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November 1, 2024 – News Of Sam’s Death Spreads, Soap Suds, All the Costumes, Village Celebration, Halloween Tease, History Lesson, Famous Or Not, X Quotes & Mama Told Me

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts, recaps, and the whole GH enchilada on Fridays)

General Hospital

First, my bad yesterday. It was Rocco with Dante, not Danny. Hey, I was burnt out from all the Halloween festivities and those two kids look alike. Moving on…

Holly knocks at Robert’s office door and says she hopes she’s not interrupting. He says, only his pathetic attempt at concentrating. He’s surprised to see her. He thought she would have been on her way to the next adventure by now. She asks why he’d say that, and he says, it’s normally at that stage where they’re left to clean up the mess she’s left.

Maxie asks James to put a decoration next to the fireplace, but he’s busy playing with his lasso. She says, yo, cowboy, but he says, yo and cowboy don’t go together. She says, howdy then. Can he put this next to the fireplace? He says his holster isn’t fitting right, and she says she’ll fix it. He asks, when? and she says, when he helps his mother out. He does as she asks, and she tells him, that wasn’t too difficult, was it? Spinelli comes out in a suit decorated like a skeleton and says, happy Halloween, family. Maxie says, nice. They really should start feeding him more. He’s all skin and bones. He says, a skeleton joke, and here’s him thinking he couldn’t love her any more, and James says, yuk. Maxie asks, where’s Georgie? and Spinelli says, getting dressed he assumes. Georgie comes out in regular clothes, and he says, or not. Maxie asks, where’s her costume? and Georgie says she decided not to wear it. Maxie says, why? and Georgie says she’s too old for trick-or-treating.

A man lets Kristina into Dante and Sam’s apartment, and she thanks him. She says, Sam is always doing nice stuff for other people. She thought it would be nice to do something for her. The man says, Dante told him about the liver donation. It takes a special person to do something like that. Kristina says, that’s what Sam is. She’s special. He says he’ll leave her to it and goes. She puts her bags down, when Molly comes out. She asks what Kristina is doing here.

At the hospital, Sonny sees Laura and says, Madam Mayor. She asks what she said about him calling her that, and he says, that she loves it. She laughs and asks, what brings him to the hospital today? Other than giving her a hard time. He says he’s visiting Dante and Sam, and she says, great minds think alike. He asks if she’s visiting Lulu, and she says she is. He says, any changes? and she says, Lulu actually made it through the surgery and Dr. Gannon says he’s cautiously optimistic, so she is too. He says, more than cautiously he bets, and she says, vigorously optimistic. He says he’s pulling for Lulu, and she says she knows and thanks him for that. He says, all thanks go to Sam, and she says, they certainly do. She’s so grateful to Sam for giving her daughter this chance.

Carly meets Jason outside Bobbie’s and says she got his message. She got here as soon as she could. He says he was at the hospital, and she says, what happened? What’s going on? He says, Sam died.

Rocco says, they just saw her. Sam was fine. Dante asks, what’s going on? and Alexis says, she’s gone. Rocco tells her, stop saying that, and Dante asks, what’s she talking about? Sam was fine. He just saw her. She was joking around. She was fine. Portia says she’s so sorry… but he says, no. She was fine. How can she just be gone? It doesn’t make any sense.

Holly tells Robert, nothing she can say can justify keeping their daughter from him all these years, and he says, they’re both in agreement on that. What is she doing here? She says she’s worried about their daughter, and he says, their daughter. He’s still getting used to that. She says she’s never going to win any mother of the year awards, and he says, they don’t give awards for that. She says she loves Sasha and it’s breaking her heart that Sasha is shutting her out, seemingly forever. Sasha’s even blocked her number. He says, that’s between her and Sasha, and she says she was hoping he’d speak to Sasha and asks Sasha about unblocking her, but he says, Sasha isn’t answering his calls either. She says, maybe they could go over to the Quartermaines, but he says, it’s up to Sasha how much she wants to let him in, if at all. She says she hopes Sasha does, and he says, so does he. She says, keep trying? and he says, promise. She starts to leave, and he says, before she goes out that door, there’s something he needs to know.

Maxie asks, since when is Georgie too old for trick-or-treating? and Georgie says she’s not a kid anymore. James says, she’s going to miss out on all the candy, but she says, there’s more to life than just candy. He says, like what? and she says, like everything. Spinelli says, a little bit of advice. Don’t be in too much of a hurry to grow up. You only get to be a kid once. Maxie says she agrees, and Halloween is the best. It’s the one day of the year you get to be anything you want to be. Georgie says she just wants to be her. Is Maxie mad? Maxie says, of course (🍷) she’s not mad. She just confused. This came out of nowhere. Georgie says she’s just over it. That’s all. Maxie says, she’s over it or her friends are.

Kristina says she came to support her sister, and Molly says, really. The idea of her taking care of anybody but herself is just… Don’t worry. It’s already done. Kristina says it is possible for her to think of something Molly hasn’t, and Molly says, like what? Kristina takes things out as she talks and says, like pajamas. Comfy, but still sexy. Slippers. And mysteries to pass the time. And Halloween candy so she doesn’t feel like she completely missed out. Molly says, that’s actually pretty thoughtful, and Kristina thanks her. Molly says, but Kristina knows Sam isn’t actually coming home today, right?

Carly asks what Jason is talking about. Sam made it through surgery. It’s got to be… He says, it’s not some kind of mistake. He saw her. Carly asks, what happened? and he says, she had a heart attack. She says, that’s crazy. A heart attack? Sam is perfectly healthy. He says, she’s gone, and Carly says she can’t believe this. He says he needs her help right now, and she asks what he needs. He says he was bringing Danny and Scout to see Sam and when they got off the elevator, he saw Alexis and he knew. He knew something was wrong. So he told Danny to come here and wait, and Danny texted that he was taking Scout trick-or-treating and bring her here right after. She says, he has to tell them, but he says he doesn’t know how. Drew needs to know. She says, yes, of course (🍷) he does. She can call him. How is this happening? How are they standing here trying to figure out how to tell the people Sam loved that she’s gone?

Portia says, Sam experienced cardiac arrest, and Rocco says, she had a heart attack? Dante says, wait. The surgery went well, right? Everything was good. She checked out. Everything was fine. Portia says, any surgery can have unexpected post-op complications. She’s so sorry for his loss. He says he doesn’t want her apology. He just wants to know what happened to Sam. Portia says, they’re in the process of an investigation and promises she’ll reach out after the autopsy. Rocco says he doesn’t understand, and Dante says he doesn’t either, and hugs Rocco. Laura and Sonny join them, and Laura asks, is it Lulu?

Robert says, Holly said she wouldn’t have told him about Sasha if this business with Cody hadn’t been in play, and she says, that’s true. He says, but she told him that he’s a great father, and she says, he’s an incredible father. She’s seen it firsthand with Robin. He’d have risked everything for her, and he did. We flash back to Holly and Robert when we were all babies, and he tells Holly that he has to do this. That woman out there is a large part of his life. Apart from being his wife, she’s also the mother of that little person upstairs. He just wouldn’t be a person if he didn’t try to bring her back. She says, he wouldn’t be the Rob she knows if he didn’t feel that way. In the present, she says, he’d have gone to the ends of the earth for Robin, and he asks why she wouldn’t assume he’d do the same for Sasha. And don’t tell him it’s because he would hate her or not accept Sasha. He wants to know why she didn’t tell him that he had a daughter.

Georgie says she doesn’t feel like playing pretend, and Spinelli says, if she’ll permit him the briefest of history lessons. Maxie says, did they stop him? and he says, Halloween isn’t just about dressing up. It used to be called All Hallow’s Eve. James says, that sounds way cooler, and Spinelli says, doesn’t it? It depended on the culture, but in most places, it was about honoring those people that had made sacrifices for others. Georgie says, he’s making this up, but he says he jests not. People dressed up to emulate their heroes. James says, like him. Cowboys are the ultimate heroes. Georgie says she didn’t know that, and Maxie says, when she was around Georgie’s age, her friends said dressing up in costumes was for babies. Georgie asks what she did, and Maxie says she stopped dressing up. She stopped going out for Halloween and didn’t trick-or-treat. James says, super lame, and Maxie agrees. She says, but her sister… Georgie says, Georgie? and Maxie says, yeah. She loved Halloween. She trick-or-treated all through high school. She said it was fun and she said she had no plans to outgrow having fun. Spinelli says, sounds like Georgie, and Maxie says, yeah. She wishes she’d listened to her sister instead of her friends though. Her Aunt Georgie was right. Georgie says, we never outgrow having fun, and Maxie says, never. (My friends and I not only trick-or-treated until we were about 16, we would go home, change costumes, and go out again. I’m pretty sure it’s one of the reasons people have kids.)

Laura says, somebody tell her what happened, and Alexis says, it wasn’t Lulu. Laura says, then what’s wrong? and Alexis says, it was Sam. She didn’t make it. Laura says, what? and Dante asks if Alexis can tell him what happened. Was she there? Alexis nods and says, yeah, and Sonny asks, what the hell happened? Dante says, Sam is dead. She’s gone. That’s what happened, okay? He asks Alexis, please tell him what happened to Sam, and Alexis takes his face in her hands and says, Sam was showing her the engagement ring. He cries, and she says, then she couldn’t breathe and then she closed her eyes and then she didn’t… She hugs him and he cries.

At the Quartermaines, Drew says, this is a nice surprise. What brings Carly back? She asks if they can talk in the living room, and he says, what’s going on? She says, it’s just something that would be better discussed in private, but he says, this is fine. What happened? She says she’s so sorry… He tells her, just say it, and she says, Sam died this evening. The surgery went well, and she was in recovery, and then she had a heart attack. He says, Sam? and she says, yeah. She was on the phone with Lucas on the way over here. He tried to revive her. He did everything he could. Drew asks what she’s talking about. Was she there? She says, no, but Jason and Alexis were there. He says, Jason was with Scout and with Danny, but she says she just saw him. He was at Bobbie’s. Drew asks, where are they? Where’s his daughter?

Danny and Scout arrive at Bobbie’s, and Scout says she’s sorry. Jason asks what she’s sorry for, and she says, they couldn’t wait anymore. They had to go trick-or-treating. Danny says he didn’t want to miss the good candy, and Jason says, smart move. Scout asks if they can visit mommy now.

Holly says, when she and Robert were married and in love was the sweetest time she’d ever experienced, and he says, they were happy. She says, so happy. It was this perfect memory to lay her head down on at night and she was terrified she was going to lose that. He asks how she’d lose it, and she says, if you alter perfection in any way, it loses its magic, and she didn’t want that to happen to them or even the memory of them. He says, but a piece was missing, and she says, if she’d tried to add that, nothing would have been the same. She was afraid to risk it. She was 100% completely selfish. He says, they missed out on something more spectacular than what they had, and she says she guesses they’ll never know.

Molly says, Sam’s got to stay in the hospital at least a week to recuperate, and Kristina says she thought since the surgery went so well, maybe Sam will be home early. Molly asks if Kristina read the research she gave her on recovering liver donors, but Kristina says, there’s been a lot going on. Molly says, for Sam. The doctor’s not going to just slap on a Band-Aid and send her home.  There’s a whole protocol. Kristina says she didn’t come here for a lecture, and starts gathering everything up. Molly says, no. She came here to bring Sam a bunch of stuff she doesn’t need. Kristina says she came here to support her sister, and Molly says, maybe she should have taken the time to inform herself on what Sam is going through. Kristina says, oh my God. She’s sorry she didn’t take the time to read the stupid email, and Molly says, it’s no surprise. Kristina asks, what’s that supposed to mean? and Molly says, it’s her whole M.O. All about the gesture, never about the follow-through. (Ugh. Somebody needs to slap Molly.)

Laura takes Alexis’s hand and says she’s so incredibly sorry for her loss. Sam was just an incredible person and just so generous. It’s just not right. Staring straight ahead, Alexis says, no, it’s not, and Laura asks Rocco to come with her to the chapel. She wants to say a prayer for Sam. Rocco says he wants to stay with dad, but Dante says, go with grandma. Laura and Rocco leave, and Alexis continues to look catatonic. Sonny sits next to her and says he’s sorry. Is there anything he could do? Alexis says, bring her back, and he says he wishes he could. She says she needs to go talk to Kristina and Molly before they find out from somebody else, and he says he can do it, but she says she needs to do it. He says, go ahead. He’ll take care of Rocco and Dante. Alexis thanks Dante for loving her daughter, and Dante cries. Alexis says, he made her very, very happy. She leaves and Sonny sits next to Dante, putting his arm around Dante’s shoulders. He asks if there’s anything Dante needs, and Dante says he thinks he needs to go see Sam.

Jason asks Scout and Danny to have a seat on the bench, and tells them, something very sad and unexpected happened, and Danny says, this has to do with mom, doesn’t it? Jason says, yeah, and Scout says, what about mom? Jason tells them, there’s no easy way to say this, but their mom died in the hospital only a while ago, and Danny says, mom’s dead? Jason nods and says he’s sorry. Danny asks if that’s why he made them leave. Was it happening then? Jason says he didn’t know what was going on, but he knew something was wrong. He found out later from the doctors that they were doing everything they could to save her. Danny says, but they didn’t, and Jason says, their mom’s heart stopped. Danny asks, why? and Jason says, they don’t know yet. Scout says, mom can’t die. The part they took out was supposed to grow back. She’s saving Rocco’s mom. She’s a hero.

Dante goes into Sam’s room, sees her, and cries. He sits by the bed and says, it’s not supposed to be like this. He takes her hand and says he’s so sorry. She looks like she’s sleeping. Like she could wake up. That’s not going to happen, is it? He cries and says he’s so sorry. She was so beautiful. He doesn’t think she ever realized how beautiful she was. He should have told her more. He Just doesn’t understand this. He puts his head on her chest.

Robert says he understands Holly was afraid, but if she’d risked something, maybe they would have preserved what they had. She says she’s so sorry, and he says, so is he. Because from what he remembers, he risked everything to save her. She says, and that was before he was in love with her. We flash back to Robert telling her that he admits he never planned it this way, but he can give her a lot of good reasons why she should marry him right now. But first and foremost, he knows that under the circumstances, Luke would want it this way. Think about this. If she marries him, everything is safe and sound. She says she can’t exactly refuse to consider it, and he says, then she will think about it? In the present, Holly says, the last thing she wanted was to marry him. No offense. He says, none taken, and she says, and it turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to her.

Carly asks if Drew is okay, but he says he doesn’t know what he is. She says, it just seems so unreal, and he says, it’s just that Sam survived so much that would have broken just about anybody else. Not her. She was just so strong and resilient and just fiercely loyal to her friends and her family. Carly says, especially her kids, and he says, Sam and Carly were a lot alike. She says, there was a time when she would have hated to hear that. She and Sam used to disagree a lot and they used to clash about everything. He says, especially Jason, and she says, always Jason. But even back when she hated Sam, she always respected her. Now, how she stepped up for Lulu… He says he knows. It’s just incredible. Carly says she’s always going to be so grateful that Sam agreed to be Lulu’s donor. Her cousin is alive because of Sam. He says, that’s who she was, just so generous and so courageous, and she says, fearless to a fault. He says, it just wasn’t supposed to end like this. She says, no, it wasn’t.

Jason says, Scout is right. Her mom is a hero. Because of her mom, Rocco’s mom will live. Scout asks why hers had to die, and he says he doesn’t know. Danny says, it sucks, pretty much summing the whole thing up, and Jason says he knows. It does. Scout asks if they can see her, but Jason says he’s sorry. He can’t take them to the hospital, and even if he could… Danny says, it’s not mom anymore, but she tells him, Uncle Jason said she was there. Jason says, her body is, but everything that makes her so special, that makes her Scout’s mom – her smile, her laugh, her hugs… Scout says, the way she said good morning when she came into her room? and Jason says, none of that is at the hospital. Scout asks, then where is it? Jason says, heaven. In our hearts. Her love is all around them. Just because somebody goes to heaven doesn’t mean that love stops. Her mom’s love will be with her forever. She says she doesn’t want mom to be dead, and Jason says he knows she doesn’t. He and Danny hug.

Kristina says, Molly is all about her brilliant solutions, and Molly says, they are brilliant, and practical. Outside, Alexis puts her key in the lock, and Molly says she got prepaid food delivery service and someone to clean the house. Two things that will help Sam out immensely. Alexis comes in, and Kristina says, okay. She can’t compete with that. Molly says, there it is. That big Kristina eyeroll, telling everyone that she’s always the victim. God forbid there should be an actual adult in the room. Kristina says, tell her what it’s like. What is it like being literally better than everyone else around her? Molly says, not everyone, and Kristina says, just her then. Molly tells her that she said it, and Kristina says, she thinks it every minute of every day… and Alexis says, stop. Please just stop.

Dante thanks Sam for saving his life. He thanks her for choosing him and for their beautiful family. He thanks her for saying yes to being his wife. He cries and says he just doesn’t know how he’s going to do this. He doesn’t know how he’s going to do this without her. He kisses her forehead, then her lips. He kisses her hand and says he loves her.

Holly says, by far the most fulfilling, and it was never more apparent than during her recent trip to Africa. It was a very difficult trip. And she kept thinking to herself, what is she doing here at this stage of her life? You see, there’s before and after. He says, before and after what? and she says, him. He defines her whole existence. He says, she’s giving him too much credit, but she says she’s not. Their marriage was unexpected, but navigating being his wife, being married to him, and then realizing he wasn’t just the man who was helping her, but the man she was falling deeply and desperately in love with. It was a revelation. All of it. And she wouldn’t trade that time for the world. He says, neither would he.

James says, if they don’t go now, they’re going to miss all the best candy. Can we go? Can we go? Can we go? Maxie says, zip it or she’s taking his lasso, and he sits down, pouting. Georgie comes out, dressed something like an anime character, and Maxie says, she looks great. Spinelli says he knows who she is and her costume is spot on. James asks if they can go now, and Maxie says, can somebody clue her in? Georgie says she put a lot of thought into it, and Maxie says she can tell. Georgie says, thanks for talking her into it, and Maxie says, she’s welcome, but what is she? Georgie says, not what. Who. She’s Zenon, Girl of the 21st Century.

In the chapel with Rocco, Laura cries and blesses herself. He tells her that he doesn’t know what to say, and she tells him that he doesn’t have to say anything. He says, isn’t that what a prayer is? but she says, a prayer can be whatever you want it to be. It can be a wish, a message, a feeling, whatever you have in your heart. He says he prayed for so long for his mom to be okay and those prayers were answered. She’s going to live. Laura says, yes, she is, but he says he didn’t want Sam to die to make that happen. Laura holds him as he cries.

Dante tells Sonny, it doesn’t feel real. He just can’t wrap his head around it. Sonny says he doesn’t know how you accept something like that, and Dante says he doesn’t know. He was just in there talking to her, and now he’ll never hold her again. He’ll never see her smile again. She’ll never roll her eyes at one of his stupid jokes again. Sonny says, all the little things, and Dante says, it was his fault, but Sonny says, don’t go there. Dante says, it was his fault and Sonny knows it, and Sonny says, how so? Dante says, Lulu needed a donor and Sam was that donor. Sam did it for him and Rocco. She did it for them. Now she’s dead because of it. He gets up and walks off.

Kristina asks, what’s going on? and Alexis says, come sit with her. Kristina says, just tell them, but Alexis says, come, please. They sit down, Alexis in the middle, and Kristina says, what is it? Alexis is scaring her. Molly says, yeah, what? and Alexis takes their hands. She says, their sister didn’t make it, and Kristina says, what? Alexis says, Sam is gone, and Kristina says, that’s insane. Why would she say that? Alexis says she’s sorry, but Kristina gets up and says, no. The surgery went well and the doctors all agreed. Alexis says she knows, and Kristina says, Sam’s part was the easy part. What does she mean? What happened? Alexis says, she had a heart attack, but Kristina says, that’s not true. Sam’s fine. Alexis says, Sam is gone. She’s so sorry, but Sam’s gone. Molly starts to cry, and Alexis puts an arm around her.

Holly says she had a home with Robert, and he says, she did. She says she never experienced feeling belonging like that before. That’s why she fell for him. He asks if that’s the only reason. He bets they could have had that again. She says, if only she hadn’t lied to him about Sasha? Admit it. He hates her now, doesn’t he? He says he could never hate her, but he’s not sure if he can ever forgive her.

Rocco tells Laura that he was jealous that Danny and Scout had their mom, that she could hug them and talk to them and help them with their homework. Laura says, that’s perfectly understandable, and he says he wishes she could have been his mom, doing all that stuff for him. Laura says, okay, so he felt a little envious from time to time, and he says he should have been happy for them, thankful that Sam was so great. Because she is… She was. Now he’ll never get the chance to tell her. Laura says, it’s okay.

Sonny tells Dante, none of this was his fault, but Dante says he wants to change it all. Sonny asks what he’d do differently, and Dante says, everything, but Sonny says he doesn’t believe that. Dante says he spent weeks at Lulu’s bedside, leaving Sam to pick up the pieces at home, neglecting the family that they built. Sonny says, his son’s mother was hanging by a thread. Of course (🍷) Lulu was a priority. Dante says he promised Rocco that they would get a donor and then he told Sam that he felt like he lied to Rocco by saying that to him. Sonny says, he did what any father would do, but Dante says, he doesn’t get it. How was she going to say no after that? Sonny asks if he means when Sam found out she was a match, and Dante says, yeah. With all the stress and pressure they were under, how was she going to then turn around and say no? Of course (🍷) she was going to do it. Sonny says, it doesn’t surprise him that Sam would say yes to being a donor. She would do anything for Dante and Rocco. Dante says he knows, and look where it got her, and Sonny says, here’s where he’s wrong. Sam didn’t do this because of him. She knew there was a chance a life would be saved and she was all in. That life just happened to be Lulu’s. Dante hugs Sonny.

Jason brings Danny and Scout to the Quartermaine’s, and Scout runs to Drew. He hugs her and she says, Lulu’s okay. Mommy’s not. He says he knows. He’s so sorry and he loves her so much. He’s here for her no matter what. He holds her, and Jason tells Danny that he’s here too. Danny hugs him, and Carly watches with tears in her eyes.

Molly asks how someone as healthy as Sam has a heart attack, but Alexis says she doesn’t know. They don’t know. She was with Sam, and she was talking about her engagement and then she was rushed out of the room. Kristina says, wait. What? Engagement? Dante proposed? Molly says, oh my God, and Alexis says she wishes they could have seen how happy Sam was. Both girls lean on their mother, and she holds them close.

On Monday, Holly asks if that means Robert is cutting her out of his life; Danny tells Carly that it’s his job to look out for Scout; Rocco says it’s his fault Sam died; and Dante says he doesn’t want to live without Sam.

🧼 All the Soap News Fit To Print…

Ugh. It’s got to be a dream or fantasy sequence. It’s not like she’s coming back or they faked her death… or did they?

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/sam-is-dead-on-gh-but-kelly-monaco-isnt-done-yet

On top of it, she has to say goodbye to all her friends. It’s worse than switching schools.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/nancy-lee-grahns-message-to-fans-about-sams-death-on-gh

Have a last dance.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/listen-to-jason-and-sams-love-song-just-you-and-me

I’m literally more annoyed by this storyline. Why? It’s not right to take this from us too. I have to say, she certainly doesn’t seem broken up about it.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/sofia-mattson-opens-up-about-sasha-and-codys-future-on-gh

Celebrations in the soap world.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/gallery/general-hospital/see-how-your-favorite-soap-stars-celebrated-halloween-2

👻 Around the World In Costumes…

First, the Queen of Halloween.

https://ew.com/heidi-klum-reveals-2024-halloween-costume-et-in-drag-8738057

Her catalog of costumes.

https://ew.com/heidi-klum-halloween-costumes-through-the-years-8736623

The soap turned morning show stars. I like them, but I can’t take him early in the morning.

https://www.etonline.com/media/videos/how-kelly-ripa-and-mark-consuelos-pulled-off-live-halloween-quick-changes-exclusive

https://ew.com/live-kelly-mark-2024-halloween-costumes-inside-out-menopause-8737380

I’m not sure what they’re smoking at The View, but this is a little weird.

https://ew.com/the-view-halloween-children-donald-trump-anna-delvey-costumes-8737521

All the celebrities.

https://ew.com/best-celebrity-halloween-costumes-2024-8734108

https://extratv.com/photos/image_jpg_20241101_5c07cf89c3644a6988d2edc4433a0855/

I’ve never heard of worst dressed for Halloween, but I’m here for it.

https://www.tmz.com/2024/11/01/worst-dressed-celebs-halloween-2024-costumes/

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/10/28/halloween-our-picks-of-the-costumes-that-celebrate-the-best-and-worst-of-2024

🗽 Meanwhile, In the Village…

The epitome of creativity and a billion pictures of it.

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/village-halloween-parade-2024-in-pics/

🔪 You Never Know…

Is anyone really dead in these movies?

https://ew.com/jamie-lee-curtis-teases-halloween-movie-future-exclusive-8737530

🎃  Everything You Ever Wanted To Know…

This is the greatest source of information on Halloween ever. Every All Hallow’s Eve topic you can think of. Scroll down to the depths.

https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

🦄 Celebrities Are Just Like Us…

First, the regular folk and their pets. Kudos to the woman who dressed up her horses.

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/2024-pet-halloween-costumes

And the celebrities’ furry friends.

https://www.tmz.com/2024/10/30/celebrity-pets-all-dressed-up-for-halloween/

🦇 Quotes of the Week

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. – Maya Angelou

It is mental slavery to cling to things that have stopped serving their purpose in your life. – Chinonye J. Chidolue

My belief is that personal freedom cannot grow beyond personal responsibility. The more people that learn to be fully accountable for their lives, the more freedom each of us can enjoy and the more fulfilling all of our lives will be.Ross Parmenter

In our daily lives, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but the gratefulness that makes us happy. – Albert Clarke

The four hardest tasks on earth are neither physical nor intellectual feats, but spiritual ones: To return love for hate; to include the excluded; to forgive without apology, and to be able to say, I was wrong. – Unknown

In this business, until you’re known as a monster, you’re not a star.Bette Davis

If you go out looking for friends, you’re going to find they are very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere. – Zig Ziglar

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them. – Orison Swett Marden (Or smack them out of the way.)

In gay years, that’s a long time. – Austin, I Love a Mama’s Boy

For Halloween, I’m going as that feeling you get at a store when you try to refold a sweater property and put it back on the shelf. – Rob Delaney

🧛‍♀️ Pulling Out Of Transylvania Station…

Enjoy your weekend, be it post Halloween celebrations or catching up on sleep. Then join me on Monday for soap, what’s on Deck, and perhaps a renegade Halloween picture or two. Until then, stay safe, stay not forgetting to turn your clock back on Sunday, and stay never outgrowing having fun.

May 6, 2022 – Nina Declares War, Memories, Congrats, Nominations, Choosing Sides, Weigh-In, Blacklisted, Off-Road Rage, Disrespect, Men Of the North, Five Solid Quotes & Told Me

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What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

On the phone, Sonny tells Brick that he got the latest report on the west coast competition, while I try to figure out what on earth is that sculpture or taxidermy or both in his office. What is that??? There’s knock at the door, and Frank brings in Dex. Sonny tells Brick, something just came up, but he’ll get the report to him. He says, Dex doesn’t waste any time; he just saw Dex this morning. Dex says, Sonny told him there might be more work for him, so why wait? Sonny tells Frank that he can go, and Dex says he brought his resumé. Sonny takes it, and tears it up.

In an exam room, Brando wonders, where’s TJ? and tells Sasha, they should have the results of the CT scan by now. She says, maybe he got caught up with another patient. She’s sure the CT will be fine. All she has is a headache and some jangled nerves. They shouldn’t even have bothered him. Brando says, she had a major shock last night. He’s tracking TJ down. He leaves, and Sasha’s hand shakes as she holds a cup of water. TJ comes in, and says he’s sorry it took so long; there’s a back-up in radiology. Her CT looked fine, but does she want something for the headaches?

At the MetroCourt Garden, Gladys looks at the memory card, and flashes back to Sasha trying to escape the photographer. Valentin asks if he can be of some assistance.

Curtis sees Jordan at the hospital and asks if she’s okay. She says she’s fine; she passed her latest check-up with flying colors. He asks, what’s with the concerned expression? and she says she’s following up on the Harmony Miller case. What about him? He says he was hoping to speak with TJ, but he’s been working these 24 hour shifts, and it’s been hard to get ahold of him. Jordan tells him, one thing you can say about her son, he’s no slacker, and Curtis agrees. She asks what he wants to talk to TJ about… Sorry, none of her business. Old habits die hard.

Nina peeks in the window of the nail salon, then goes inside. The receptionist asks if she can help, but Nina says she sees who she’s looking for. She whips the towel off of Scotty’s face, and asks the technician to give them a second. He says, if Nina is looking for a manicure, Veronica is her girl, but if she’s looking for her attorney, he’s busy. She says, too bad. She needs his full and complete attention, and she needs it now.

Willow says, that’s not true, and Dante says, he’s sorry, but the evidence they have that says she’s not Harmony’s biological daughter is from Dr. Byrne’s notes; what’s left of them anyway. Michael says, what’s left? and Carly says, Harmony burned most of them. She found the remaining sheets in a folder Harmony missed. Dante says, what they have are partial notes from Dr. Byrne’s therapy sessions with Harmony, and Michael says, if it’s only a partial record, maybe he misunderstood Dr. Byrne’s notes. Carly says, Harmony said Willow wasn’t her biological daughter, and Michael says, that would explain why she attacked Carly and Alexis. So no one else would know the truth. Dante says he’s sorry. He knows Willow has questions, and the PCPD will do their best to give her answers. Willow says, it’s a lie.

Sonny says he can’t rely on resumés. Chet already said all kinds of nice things about Dex, and he already knows Dex can handle himself by the way he handled those fighters that were supposed to be sparring, but ended up fighting. Dex asks if that means he has a job, but Sonny says he has to get to know Dex better before he decides if Dex is the right fit for one of his businesses. Dex says, coffee, import/export, and Sonny says, the most important thing is trust, especially in his business. He has to know if he can trust Dex. If that’s a problem, they stop right now. I’m starting to think Sonny really does deal in coffee, since we don’t see him deal in anything else really.

TJ tells Sasha, they’ll start with an over the counter, non-habit forming medication, and that should take care of the headaches. If it doesn’t work, he’ll prescribe something stronger. Brando walks in, and looks at the prescription in Sasha’s hand.

Gladys says, it’s been a while, and Valentin says, it has, sitting down. He says, he was about to leave, when he saw her sitting there staring at that memory card. He takes it out of her hand, and slides her laptop over. He asks if she wants him to open the files, but she says she can handle it. He says, what have we here? He looks at a picture of Sasha, and says, it’s the Face of Deception.

Jordan says, if she sees TJ, she’ll tell him that Curtis is looking for him. He says, wait. It’s about Marshall. She says, what about him? and he says, TJ likes the guy, and wants to know his grandfather. She says, TJ has a big heart, and he’s very forgiving. Marshall’s absence for all these years hasn’t hurt him the way it has Curtis. He says, still, there are some things TJ’s entitled to know, and she says, such as? He says, such as who and what Marshall really is.

Scotty tells Nina, for cryin’ out loud, get lost, but she says she’s not getting lost. He’s supposed to be preparing to help her fight to be in her grandson’s life, not getting a manicure. He says, judges like well-manicured lawyers. Not to mention, her Aunt Liesl likes it when his nails are clipped and polished, and ready for action. She says, the state of his cuticles isn’t a high priority right now, since she got an advance copy of the five-part series The Invader is going to run. He says he got it too, and she asks why he’s so calm. They’re trying to sabotage her, even before she sets foot in a courtroom. He says, who’s they? and she says, Michael and Willow, who else?

Michael tells Willow, it’s a lot to process. Dante can come back later. She says, Neil Byrne? He lost his medical license. He was a drug addict. Who’s to say he didn’t make up lies about her mother to feed his own fantasy; blaming her for an imaginary adoption? The man was obviously delusional. Dante tells her, as he said, the PCPD is not going to accept anything without further proof, but she has to ask herself, why would  Harmony kill her psychiatrist and his brother if not to keep her secret protected? Willow says she doesn’t know, but she does know her mother loved her. Maybe she wasn’t the best mom, but she loved Willow as only a mother can love her child, especially now, before she… Michael says, his mother told them Harmony admitted the truth to her; she wouldn’t lie. Carly sits with them, and tells Willow that Harmony said it to her again; to her and Alexis at Ring-Around-the-Rosie Point. That’s why she attacked them. She was so desperate to keep her secret, and when it started coming out, she just lost it. Michael says, maybe that’s what drove Harmony to the middle of the road without looking. She had hopes of finding Willow, telling Willow what she did, and seeking forgiveness. Nice move on Michael’s part, since that will probably make Willow feel guilty. Willow says, that’s what Carly was talking about in the chapel, and Carly says, she wanted to give Willow a little time. That’s why she didn’t tell Willow last night; she didn’t tell Michael either. Willow says she didn’t lose her mother last night. Harmony was never her mother in the first place. Wow. She got past denial quickly.

Dex says, Chet warned him that Sonny might tear the resumé up. He said Sonny plays by his own rules. Sonny says, Dex brought the resumé anyway, and Dex says, he’d rather be overprepared than show up lacking. Sonny says he likes Dex’s philosophy. If – and that’s a big if – he has room for Dex in one of his businesses, he needs to know Dex can take orders and follow them. No going rogue, and never think he knows better than Sonny. Are they clear? Dex says, crystal. He just needs a chance to prove himself. Sonny asks what Dex thinks they’re doing. He knows Dex is tough; Dex already proved that this morning. But tough can only get you so far. Smart is the better way.

Brando asks if Sasha is okay, and TJ says, the CT didn’t show any serious injury, but here’s no need for Sasha to live with residual pain. He recommended a painkiller. Sasha says, over the counter, not habit forming, and Brando thanks TJ. TJ says, anytime, and Sasha says she’d love to freshen up before she goes to work as the Face of Deception. She thanks TJ, and he leaves. Brando says, pick her up later? and she says, of course (🍷). He leaves, and she dumps her bag out on the counter. The photographer walks in, and she asks what the hell he’s doing here. He says he saw her doctor and husband leave, and thought he should check up on her. Missing something? He knows just how she feels.

Valentin says he didn’t think Sasha was capable of taking a bad picture, and Gladys says, it’s not Sasha. It’s the paparazzo who wouldn’t leave her alone. He asks how she got her hands on his photos, and she says, how does he think? He says, these were taken last night; he assumes before Harmony got hit with Sasha’s car. Gladys says, it was an accident, and he says he knows that, and she knows that, but in the wrong hands, these photos tell a decidedly different story. He shows her the photo where Sasha is picking up her pills.

Jordan says she thought Curtis made peace with Marshall’s past, but he says, easier said than done. After she refused to dig up his father’s sealed arrest records… She says she gave him a good reason for that, and he says, he understood. He wasn’t happy about it, but he realized he was putting her in an impossible situation. She says, so he found someone else to help, and he says, certain information came his way. She asks, what kind? and he says, the kind she wouldn’t release to him. She asks how he managed that when she said no.

Scotty says, Nina’s case will be decided in court, not on the pages of The Invader. So he suggests she chill out and get herself a manicure. She says, the byline belongs to Grant Smoltz, and he’s painting her to be this vengeful homewrecking vixen out to get Wiley’s other grandmother, Saint Carly. He says, there’s nothing he can do about Schmaltz and his slander, because everything he said was public record. She asks if he doesn’t think the judge is going to read that, and deny her petition for visitation. Out of the two grandmothers, who does Scotty think the judge is going to have more sympathy for? He says, there are two grandmothers involved, and one just died. Compared to Harmony, Nina is Mother Teresa. She asks what he’s thinking, and he says, Harmony Miller is the suspect in two murders. She just assaulted Carly and Alexis, and she’s dead. He’s sure Willow is all over the map right now, and so is Michael. Nina says, and…? and Scotty says, they go to Michael and Willow’s barracuda lawyer, and say it will behoove them to drop this whole Invader thing; they go to court, and let the judge decide whose behavior is better, Nina’s or a double murderer’s. Diane has walked in, and says, nice try, but on behalf of her clients, they’ll see them in court.

Willow says, it makes a scary kind of sense; it explains so much. Harmony isn’t her biological mother. Is that why Harmony couldn’t find her birth certificate; there’s no official record? Dante says, according to Alexis, that birth certificate never did exist. The one Willow got from Harmony was forged. Carly says, when Willow was a baby, Harmony took her from someone else, and claimed Willow as her own. Willow says, she was kidnapped? Oh my God. What else doesn’t she know? Michael asks if she wants a break, but she says, they can’t stop now. Everything she ever thought about her childhood is a lie, and she has to know the truth.

Dex tells Sonny, he never went to college, but he served two tours. He’s seen combat, and can handle himself under pressure when everything’s on the line. Sonny says, he appreciates the ability to handle trouble, but doesn’t want his employees looking for trouble. Dex says he kept his nose clean at the gym, and only mixed it up when he had to, and Sonny says, Chet told him. Dex says, if you keep your cool, you don’t have to mix it up. If there’s no choice, he acts quickly, and makes sure he’s the last man standing. Sonny says he likes Dex’s attitude, but attitude will only get you so far. Sooner or later, you have to back it up.

Sasha says, get out, and the photographer asks if she’s going to scream for help, or scream for one of those pills she was going to pop before he took her picture? She says, those pills are for migraines, like the one he gave her when he wouldn’t leave her alone. He says, those capsules are distinctive, and they’re not for migraines. They’re not pillow mints either. She says, if he hadn’t chased after her, she… He says, she wouldn’t have turned Harmony Miller into roadkill? She says, he’s disgusting. She hadn’t taken anything. He says, only because he surprised her. Far be it for him to spoil the Face of Deception. He just wants his memory card. Those pictures are his bread and butter. She says, hers too, and he says, then he’ll delete the ones he has of her and the pills. He’ll even forget what he saw. She asks how she’s supposed to believe him, and he says, believe this. He has connections. He can get what she needs. He sends her his number, and tells her to give him a call; sooner rather than later. It’ll be their little secret.

Gladys closes the laptop, and tells Valentin, her daughter-in-law is grieving the loss of her baby. The doctor prescribed some medication to help her cope. He says she has his sympathies. The loss of her child is tragic, but Sasha has a public history of drug abuse, covered on Good Morning America no less. A photo with her and medication would cause red flags. She’s his business partner, the face of the company, and the brand ambassador, so she represents a huge part of his investment. Gladys says she couldn’t trust Sasha more if she were her own flesh and blood daughter. Now if he’ll excuse her… She goes to another table.

Jordan asks how Curtis got his hands on his father’s sealed arrest record, but then says, never mind. She won’t force him to tell her the truth, or compel him to lie; both are bad. He says she seems to care more about how he found out than what he found out, and she says, dammit. She cares about him.

Nina asks Diane to just listen, but Scotty tells her, quiet. He tells Diane, he knows her BFF’s roommate just died under mysterious circumstances… Diane says she thinks he means Alexis’s houseguest, not roommate, Harmony Miller. He says, aka Willow Tate’s mommy. If they want to play hardball, he’ll make sure the judge knows that one of the grandmas is a murderer. Diane tells him, knock himself out. Harmony Miller wasn’t biologically related to Wiley, therefore has no standing; therefore it’s a non-starter. She’s a little surprised at how fuzzy he is as counselor for the petitioner on this particular legal question. The only reason his client has any standing to bring a petition is because the biological grandmother, and the biological mother, convicted kidnapper and murderer Nelle Benson, is dead. But her clients are well within their rights to argue against the petition. And if Nina cares about this little boy like she says she does, she’ll drop the claim before The Invader article goes national.

Willow says, Carly was with her mother just before she died. Did Harmony tell her why she lied about Willow being her child? Carly flashes back to Harmony asking her to protect Willow because Nina’s love will smother her, and her promising Harmony that Willow will be okay. Willow says, please. Her whole life just became one big question mark. Did her mom… Did Harmony tell her anything?

Dex says he wouldn’t be here if he wasn’t ready to prove Sonny can trust him. Sonny says, Dex’s service is impressive, and he saw what Dex could do at the gym, but there are other factors he needs to consider. Dex says, if Sonny hires him, Sonny will what he brings. There’s a knock at the door, and Frank lets Brando in. Brando says, Sonny is having a meeting; he’ll wait outside. Sonny says, the meeting is over, and introduces Brando to Dex. He tells Frank that Dex is going to have an espresso at the bar; he’s going to wait. Dex thanks Sonny, saying he appreciates Sonny’s time. He leaves, and Sonny tells Brando, close the door. He says he heard about the accident; how’s Sasha? Brando says, emotionally, she’s fine, but emotionally, she just… She just began to deal with losing Liam and then this happened. Sonny says, it’s tough, but Brando’s helping her cope, right? Brando says he’s trying. Sasha thinks she has to be strong for him, and he can’t get through her defenses. That’s why he’s here. He hopes Sonny knows what to do.

Sasha joins Gladys, and says she thought they were going to meet at the office. It’s a little early for happy hour; they’re still on the clock. She sees the memory card in Gladys’s hand, and says, she still has it. Gladys says she was thinking of flushing it down the toilet. Sasha flashes back to flushing her pills down the toilet, and says, don’t. Gladys says, why not? and Sasha says, because the jerk wants it back. Gladys says she bets he does. Give her one good reason to say yes.

Jordan says, she cares about Curtis, but it’s not like she has feelings for him that way, like she did when they were married. She loves him, but… feel free to help her out of the hole she’s digging here. He says he gets it. She doesn’t want him to get so caught up in Marshall’s past that he crosses the line. She says, if it happened, she wouldn’t be able to look the other way, and he says he wouldn’t ask her to. She says, as long as they’re clear, and he says, they are. She asks if it was worth whatever price he paid to find out what he wanted to know about Marshall, when TJ comes along, and says, Marshall? What about him?  

Nina tells Diane that she’s only doing this because she cares about Wiley. She’s not going to allow Wiley’s parents to deprive him of someone who loves him, and who he loves, especially now that Harmony is gone. Scotty says he’ll put it simply. If they go ahead with Smoltz’s hatchet job, it’s open season on Harmony. Diane says, and make Willow yet another innocent victim of Harmony? By all means, be her guest. Nina says, Willow is hardly an innocent victim. She refuses to stand up to Michael over and over again, and would cut Nina out of Wiley’s life without batting an eyelash. Diane says, perhaps Nina’s attorney neglected to tell her this – no surprise – but Michael and Willow are Wiley’s parents, and it’s their legal obligation, not to mention their moral and sacred duty to do what’s in the best interest for that child; while Nina has a documented and provable history of emotional and mental instability. If she’d like to avoid further embarrassment and public humiliation, withdraw that claim. Nina says, let her make this perfectly clear. If Michael and Willow insist on dragging her through the mud, she’ll return the favor, and drag them right along with her.  

Willow asks if there’s something her mom told Carly before she died; something she should know. Carly says, she thinks Dante’s right. There are a lot of questions that need to be answered. Dante says he’d like Willow to take a DNA  test; that way, they can rule out any blood relation to Harmony. Michael says, that makes sense, but Willow’s been through the wringer. Can’t it wait for a while? Dante says, it can, but if they want answers, the sooner Willow takes it, the better. Willow says, Michael is right. She needs time to digest everything she’s learned. Dante says he’ll check in tomorrow. He’s sorry to be the bearer of bad news. He leaves, and Carly says she’s going to take off too. Michael asks if she’s going to be okay, and she hugs him, saying, yeah. It’s been a crazy day. Stay strong for Willow. She hugs Willow, and says, the answers will come when she’s ready. She told Harmony that she would protect Willow, and she will. She leaves, and Willow wonders, protect her from what?

Dex tells Frank that he recognizes Brando from the gym. He’s Mr. Corinthos’s nephew? Frank says, cousin, and Dex says, Mr. Corinthos is famous for his coffee and his loyalty. He admires both.

Brando apologizes for imposing, but Sonny says, Brando can always come to him. Lesson number one. He’s family, and his troubles are Sonny’s troubles. Brando says, and vice versa. What’s lesson number two? Sonny says, when you love someone, don’t wait for them to come to you. Sasha’s in pain. Let her know he’s not scared; he’s not looking for a way out. Brando says, you take the good and the bad, just like he said in his marriage vows, and Sonny says, absolutely. Putting her first, Brando can’t go wrong. She’s going to say she’s okay, and Brando has to trust that and respect her, but if there are any warning signs, do not ignore that. Brando says, he’ll make sure Sasha knows that if she falls, he’ll catch her. Sonny says, if he does that, he can’t go wrong.

Sasha tells Gladys, the memory card has all the photographer’s photos on it, not just hers. Maybe if they give it back, he’ll leave them alone. Gladys says, as long as she has this card in her hand, they’re in the driver’s seat… pardon the expression. Gladys glances at Valentin, and says, Sasha makes her son happy, and what makes him happy, makes her happy. So if there’s something else interfering with Brando’s happiness, Gladys will protect her. Which means Sasha can trust her with anything. I’m wondering why they don’t just erase the incriminating photos and give the card back. Duh.

Jordan hugs TJ, and says, as much as she’d love to stay and chat, his uncle has something he wants to talk to him about. When was the last time he slept? He looks tired. He says he was all set to go home, Britt okayed it, and they got slammed, so he stayed. She says she admires his dedication, but don’t forget to take care of himself. He tells her that Britt just said the same thing, and Molly is board, and she says she needs to get back to her own job. She hugs him again, and leaves, and TJ asks what Curtis was saying about Marshall. Curtis says he ran into Jordan by accident, but he wanted to talk to TJ about his grandfather. TJ says, Curtis saved him a trip. There’s something he wants to show him.  

Jordan waits for the elevator, when Dante comes out. He says he just came from seeing Willow. He tried to break the news to her gently. Jordan asks if she agreed to give him a DNA sample to prove she’s not Harmony’s biological daughter, and he says, no; he got pushback from Michael. She says she doesn’t blame him. Willow needs time to grieve and process. Maybe they’ll be more open to it tomorrow. In the meantime, she has a more pressing job for him. He asks, what’s more pressing than proving Harmony wasn’t Willow’s biological mother? and she says, finding out who was.

Scotty says, he’s sure it’s not going to come down to mutually shared destruction, will it? but Diane says, if Nina wants to fight to the bitter end, so be it. She’ll find a new salon. Nina says, wait. Wiley needs all of his family, now more than ever. She understands Willow’s whole world was shattered, but don’t punish that little boy because of Willow’s pain. Diane says, Nina seems to think depriving Wiley of her presence would be a punishment; the court may not agree. She leaves, and Scotty tells Nina not to let Diane get to her. Nina says, he’s right. She’s the barracuda, but whatever Michael is paying her to drive Nina out of Wiley’s life, he’s wasting his money. Scotty says, it sounds to him like it’s all-out war, and she says, it is. He says, good. Then she’s changed her mind. She says, about what? and he says, Sonny. She’s got to let him put Sonny on the stand.  

Michael says, it sounds like Harmony wanted his mom to protect Willow from the truth about all the lines she crossed. Willow says, Harmony was probably delirious; most end-of-life patients are. She couldn’t prevent the truth from coming out. But now that she knows Harmony wasn’t her birth mother… Nanny Melanie comes in with Wiley, who runs to Willow. Melanie says, someone misses his mommy, and Willow says, not half as much as his mommy misses him.

On the phone with Martin, Valentin says he was hoping Drew would wait before showing an interest in ELQ. Martin’s girlfriend promised him her vote to support him as CEO, but her vote only counts as a tiebreak, so he’s afraid his days are numbered. Carly approaches, and says, bad news? and Valentin says, just business; nothing life threatening. He heard about Harmony Miller’s incident. He’s glad Carly wasn’t harmed. She thanks him, and he says he imagines Willow is badly shaken. She sits down, and asks why he would care about that.  He says, she was his daughter’s third grade teacher, and after a rocky start, Willow was actually good for Charlotte. Carly says, that doesn’t surprise her; Willow’s a wonderful person. He says, who is now grieving her mother, and facing a prolonged court battle with Nina, but it doesn’t have to be that way. She says, Nina got to him, and he says, imagine if they got their priorities straight. Carly could lead the way by making peace with Nina.

Brando asks if Sonny’s learned any more about the attempted robbery at Charlie’s, but Sonny says, that’s not Brando’s concern. Take care of Sasha, and he’ll take care of everything else. He glances at Dex.

Sasha thanks Gladys for looking out for her, but doesn’t she think returning the memory card would be a gesture of good faith? Maybe one day he’ll return the favor. She’s got to get back to work, and so should Gladys. Gladys says, after she finishes her drink, and Sasha leaves.

TJ comes back with the clarinet case, and Curtis says, isn’t that…? TJ says, Marshall’s? He knows. He opens it, and hands Curtis the note, saying, this is from him too. Curtis reads: I wanted to leave you a gift, but all I have to offer is this gift of music. Like you said about surgery, it’s part of one great unfinished symphony. Your loving grandfather. TJ asks if Curtis knows what it means, and Curtis says, it means TJ’s grandfather left town because of him.

Dante says, before he can find Willow’s birth mother, he needs to know more about Harmony, and Jordan tells him to start digging into Harmony’s background before she moved to Port Charles. Somewhere out there a mother’s missing her daughter.

Nina tells Scotty, nothing has change. Leave Sonny out of it, but Michael is fair game. He says, only Michael? and she says, and Willow. Willow has the keys to unlocking the door that’s blocking her access to her grandson. What is the saying? When someone looks too good to be true… He says, they’re usually not, and she says, there must be something about Willow that they can uncover. She wants him to keep digging until he finds it.

Carly asks Valentin, what is it about Nina that makes otherwise rational men come to her defense? He asks when the hurting stops. When do they stop attacking one another, and get on with their lives? She says, he should ask Nina that question. She kept Sonny from his family for nine months, and then she slept with him. Now she’s petitioning the court for visitation with Carly’s grandson. He says, Wiley is Nina’s grandson as well, and from her perspective, Carly cost her a daughter, so why don’t they just end this?

Wiley asks why Willow is crying. Does she have a boo-boo? Willow says, they’re happy tears, because she’s sitting here with him and his daddy, the two most important men in her life. Michael says he thinks Annabelle II misses Wiley, and suggests he go back to the house with Melanie, and he and mommy will meet him there soon. Wiley leaves with Melanie, and Willow says, Wiley is lucky. He’s young, and barely knew his Grandma Harmony. Whatever pain he feels at not seeing her will heal. Michael takes her hand, and says, and hers? She says she doesn’t know. She just keeps asking the same question. If Harmony isn’t her birth mother, who is?

On Monday, TJ asks Curtis if it was worth losing his father; Cameron tells Spencer that he needs to know the hell he’s been catching is worth it; Nina tells Ava, this time it’s on her orders; and Esme intends to be happy.

🧼 Soap From the Past…

Just for fun.

🌹 Brava…

This girl deserves an Emmy. It took guts to walk away from acting to pursue her education, and her Trina is very much missed.

🏆 For Outstanding Work…

The Daytime Emmy nominations.

👏🏻 Kudos To Herself…

Crystal gives herself another pat on the back.

💎 Weighty Opinions…

Maybe Crystal is supportive, but I have the feeling she’d go to the opening of an envelope.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1329680/rhobhs-sutton-crystal-weigh-in-on-erika-jaynes-disrespectful-behavior-amid-garcelle-feud

🍑 Sigh…

Far be it for me to say how she feels, not having walked in her shoes, but it’s the timing. And this: She also curiously noted — despite saying minutes earlier that she had been blacklisted — that she had many opportunities to have her own show but that she never wanted one.

🚗 She Liked One Of My Tweets Once…

I’m sure Danielle is no prize, but this dude sounds like he’s short a few marbles. And for New Jersey, the both of them are parked perfectly.

🙋🏻‍♂️ Slam It…

I sometimes wonder how the rest of the family feels, since I think there’s like a million of them. Frankly, I think Melissa dodged a bullet, and Joe #2 should walk away from his mess of a sister. She’s nasty, she did it on purpose to be hurtful, disown the witch.

👑 The North Is Coming…

Wow. That’s quite a big guy throwdown.

https://comicbook.com/movies/news/the-northman-pits-alexander-skarsgard-against-game-of-thrones-mountain/

🧶 Quotes of the Week

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. – attributed to Edmund Burke

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things. – Theodore Roosevelt

Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up. – Jesse Jackson

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear. – Albert Camus

Don’t rush the brush. – Shaeeda’s mom, 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days

🚶🏽‍♀️ Walking On a Dream…

Since I won’t be here until it’s time to rehash the Dead, a very Happy Mother’s Day to mothers of all kinds – birth mothers, adoptive mothers, might-as-well-be-my mothers, mother figures, and of course, pet moms. May your special day be everything you want it to be. Until we Fear, stay safe, stay distinctive, and stay not waiting for someone you love to come to you if they’re in pain. Trust and respect them, but don’t ignore any warning signs.