What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Phyllis tells the gunman to please put the gun down. They don’t want any trouble. He says, empty the cashbox, and there won’t be any trouble. Sonny stands up, and yells, leave them alone!

Michael tells Willow, he was surprised to see Sasha there, and she says they were trying to figure out if their friendship can be repaired. He says, good. At least one of their relationships is being sorted out. She says, what about their relationship? Maybe it’s time to finally figure out what they mean to one another.

Tracy comes in, and Ned says he was worried about her. Didn’t she get his messages? She says, about Olivia wanting to have dinner? and he says, yes, to celebrate him adopting Leo. She says, obviously she’s there, and he says, obviously she didn’t return any of his calls. She said she was visiting Finn, but when he called Finn, Finn said she’d left a while ago. Where was she?

At the MetroCourt, Olivia thanks Robert for meeting her on such short notice. He says he missed her interfering in his private life, and telling him what he should be doing with Jackie. She says, then she can’t wait to tell him to quit stalling, and ask Jackie out for real, but that’s not why she asked him there. She needs a favor. He says, like what? and she says, teach her how to become a spy.

Josslyn, Cameron, and Trina walk into the Kingdom of the Moss Bowl (i.e. Sonny’s kitchen), and Trina says she’s glad Cameron caught up on his sleep. He slept through the entire senior assembly. Cameron says he didn’t, and Trina says, name one thing they said about being accepted to college. Josslyn says, never hold an assembly at night in the middle of winter when your stepfather has officially been declared missing and is presumed dead. She would have fallen asleep too, except for everyone offering their condolences. Trina says it’s the first time Josslyn has been back since her lockdown in November. Everyone just wants to make sure she’s okay. Josslyn says, honestly, it’s a lot. So many people are gone from her life.

Nina laughs over finding a varsity letter, and looks at the half-heart necklace. Ava comes in, and asks what she’s got there.

Jax sees Carly at the MetroCourt bar, and asks what she’s doing there. He thought she’d be home for a few days. She says she’d like nothing more than to lie in her bed, and scream and cry, and he asks why she isn’t. She says because Cameron and Trina wanted Josslyn to go to the senior assembly, but Josslyn wanted to stay home and take care of her. The only way to get her to go was to come there. He says she could have stayed home with Josslyn, and they could have grieved together, but Carly says she doesn’t know how to grieve for Sonny.

Dude tells Lenny, give him the money. Sonny says, these people don’t want any trouble, and puts his hand on dude’s shoulder. Dude turns around and says, now would be a good time for Sonny to shut up. Give him the cash. Sonny punches him a few times in the face, and knocks dude to the ground. Sonny picks up the gun, and stands over him. He believes dude owes these good people an apology.

Josslyn tells Cameron, she’d put her journal away. Maybe it’s time to take it out. Cameron says he thought… She didn’t throw it out? She says, of course (🍷) not. She put it in the basement with a bunch of stuff her mom was keeping, like her baby blankets and favorite toys. Why would he think she’d throw it away? He says he doesn’t know. She used to take it everywhere, then one day she stopped. He jumped to the wrong conclusion. She says, no. She was saving it to read and look back on, but she doesn’t want to stop writing. She thinks it might be helpful to write about Sonny.

Nina tells Ava, it’s stuff she meant to put away. She was sorry to hear about Sonny and Julian. How is Ava doing? Ava says she’s doing okay. Avery didn’t know her brother well, but she loved her daddy. She’s not crying, but she’s looking for her necklace. She wants to wear it for her daddy. Nina asks, what happened to it? and Ava says, she doesn’t know. Carly said she was having it repaired, but Ava called the jeweler, and it was picked up weeks ago. Nina says, with everything going on, Carly probably forgot or misplaced it. Ava says, all she knows is, she doesn’t want to butt heads with Carly; they’re already doing that over the custody agreement. Nina says, of course (🍷). Sonny is gone. Ava says she has full custody now, and Nina says, and Carly resents it. Ava says, that’s an understatement. As much as Carly would like to get into it with her, she has no grounds, and Ava doesn’t want Avery to get caught in the middle of something. She wonders if Nina could broach the subject, and suggest Carly back the hell off.

Jax asks if Carly is just going to drown herself in work, and she says she should be calling people about Sonny’s memorial service, but he hasn’t even been officially declared dead. Jax asks if they didn’t reclassify the search to search and recovery. Doesn’t that indicate Sonny is considered… Carly says, no. She spoke to an attorney, and people aren’t declared officially dead until they’ve been missing three years. The only exception is in a disaster or catastrophe. He asks if the bridge collapse wouldn’t be considered one, but she says, it’s up to the person’s next of kin to make that decision. She can’t do that right now. She starts to cry. 

Robert asks Olivia to tell him what trouble she’s gotten herself into now, and she says, now? Does he think she’s always in trouble? Actually, she’s fine; she’s asking for a friend. He says, anyone he knows? and she says, Alexis. She knows his office is pursuing the drunk driving charge, and he says he can’t talk about it. She says he also knows Alexis already turned down the plea deal. He asks if Olivia can tell him why she did, and she says, that’s why she needs his help. Alexis swears something about the incident smells like a rat. He asks what the rat’s name is, and she says, Tracy.

Tracy tells Ned, she didn’t realize she had a curfew, and he says she’s avoiding his question, which only makes him more worried and suspicious. She says she was checking on Alexis, and tells him, don’t look so surprised. Contrary to what he believes, she has a heart. He says he knows she does, but she was very cavalier earlier when talking about Alexis facing criminal charges. What changed?   

Willow says she knows she and Michael agreed to sort out their feelings for Chase and Sasha before their own future. Michael asks if she hasn’t done that already, since she and Chase kissed last night?

Sonny stands over dude with the gun, and says he needs to know dude is sorry and won’t come back. Otherwise, he’ll have to find another way to discourage him. Dude says he’s sorry. Let him walk away, and he’s gone. Sonny yells, get out! and dude scrambles to his feet and can’t get out the door fast enough. Sonny puts the gun on the bar, and tells Lenny that he might want to hold on to it in case dude comes back. Phyllis says, thank God Sonny was there. That guy would have shot Lenny. Lenny says, most people would be intimidated by a man with a gun, but it didn’t seems to be a problem for Sonny.   

Carly tells Jax that she doesn’t know how  to have Sonny officially declared dead; it’s like giving up on him. He says she doesn’t have to rush. It’s about her and her family. Don’t do anyone’s timetable except her own. She says it  doesn’t matter unless they find a body, and he says, it might actually be best if they do. That way she’d have closure. She says she can’t shake the feeling that the bridge collapse and Sonny drowning is the same thing that happened to Nelle.

Nina tells Ava that she and Carly are cordial, even friendly, but she has no special influence. Ava says she does have influence over someone who has influence over Carly, but Nina says she’s not putting Jax in the middle. That could make it worse, and Carly will be less inclined to cooperate with Ava. Ava says Nina is probably right, and asks if she’s putting her personal stuff away. Nina says, it’s time to close this chapter, and start a new one, and Ava asks if the chapter ending is the search for her daughter. Nina says, that chapter led to a dead end, but the information she found was more than worth the journey. Ava says, tell her, and Nina says, Phyllis Caulfield, who took care of her for years, told her that her child was adopted by a couple in Florida. Ava asks if she knows their names, but Nina says, unfortunately not. So she’s choosing to believe her child grew up in a good home, and is living a happy, purposeful life. Jax encouraged her to believe that too. Ava asks if Nina was the one who wanted to give up, and Nina says, Jax was only putting into words what she’d been thinking. She needs to stop chasing shadows, and believe her daughter is living the life she was meant to live, and everything worked out for the best. Ava says, sounds healthy and well-adjusted, but is Nina sure giving up the search is what she wants, and not what Jax wants for her?

Alone with Trina in the kitchen, Cameron says he blew his Bluetooth speaker. They could use some music. He thinks he made a mistake, talking to Josslyn and assuming things would be normal. Trina asks, what’s been normal about the past year? and he says he was hoping for a fresh start. Josslyn comes back, and says her journal is gone.   

Robert asks if Olivia thinks Tracy was wrong for turning Alexis in for drunk driving, and she says, of course (🍷) not… if that’s what happened. He asks if she doubts it, and she says, parts of Tracy’s story don’t add up. He asks, what parts? and she says, if she tells him, he’ll feel obligated to investigate. She doesn’t want him to, until she has actual evidence. He says, she’s not going to try and hack into Tracy’s email. Anything she tells him will be inadmissible, not to mention illegal. She asks if there’s anything she can do to prove Tracy set Alexis up, and he says, the only way she can confirm it is to have Tracy admit it. She asks, how? and he says he can teach her the fundamentals.   

Tracy tells Ned, it’s true that if Alexis legal problems take her out of circulation, she’s less likely to blab about him, but she’s concerned about Alexis’s drinking. And she’s not the only one. Olivia and Sam were there tonight. Ned says, Olivia was at Alexis’s house? and Tracy says, yes. Olivia has a kind heart, and she was worried. The good news is, Alexis had gone up to bed. She doubts Alexis could have mentioned their one-night stand to Olivia.

Willow tells Michael, she’s so sorry… He says she has nothing to be sorry about. Their marriage was always an arrangement to make sure Nelle didn’t get custody of Wiley, and they succeeded. They already acknowledged they still have feelings for Chase and Sasha, so he’s not surprised part of her would want to be with Chase. She says, part of him wants to be with Sasha too. Sasha was the one by his side when the search for his father ended. He says, she was, and he does still have feelings; they knew that. Willow asks, what about their feelings for each other?

Michael says he always cared about Willow as a friend, and she says, same. He says, with everything that’s happened – the custody battle for Wiley, and Nelle kidnapping Wiley – he came to see her as someone who loves Wiley as much as he does, and cared about her as more than a friend. Willow says she feels the same way, and he says, and their feeling deepened, but they were created in a vacuum. They were playing the roles of husband and wife, and thought they’d been betrayed by Chase and Sasha, when Chase and Sasha were actually protecting them and Wiley. He wonders if the circumstances had been different, would they ever have been more than friends?

Olivia arrives home, and says she’s glad they’re both there. Are they still up for a celebration about Leo? Ned says, all of Leo’s favorites are on the menu, and she says she’ll check, and make sure Leo is still good with Ned adopting him so soon after Julian’s death. Ned says he’d like to talk to Leo first, as his about-to-be father. Olivia tells him to let her know when she can join them, and he goes upstairs. Olivia asks Tracy if Leo’s granny has any last minute advice before he officially becomes a Quartermaine, and Tracy says, first, refrain from calling her granny. And second, if Leo needs any help. she’ll stop anyone who gets in the way of family. Olivia says she has no doubt Tracy would.

Cameron asks if Josslyn thinks Carly might have thrown out her journal, but she says, no. Carly knew what it looked like, and knew what it meant to her. She’d never do that. Cameron tells her, chill out; it’s probably somewhere. He wants to get coffee before curfew; he’s buying. Trina asks if Josslyn is coming, but Josslyn tells them to go. She wouldn’t be such great company. She’d just be thinking and wondering about Sonny.

Nina tells Ava, stopping the search was her own decision. She and Jax discussed it, and he helped her realize that her daughter’s life was her own, and she has every reason to believe her daughter has a good life. She’s having a good life. She runs the magazine, has Charlotte, who she loves, and her nephew James, who she loves. And Jax, the most incredible amazing man. Ava says it sounds like they’re getting serious, and Nina says she thinks so. Jax has been making her a part of his family, which she loves. Ava asks if she gets along with Josslyn, and Nina asks why Ava seems skeptical. Ava says, Josslyn is a lot like her mom. She’s probably used to coming first with Jax, and might be threatened. Nina says, not at all. Josslyn has accepted that she’s part of Jax’s life. Ava says, a drama-free relationship, and she and Nina high-five. Nina tells Ava, say what she will about Carly – and she has – she and Jax have done an excellent job in raising Josslyn. With all the drama, Josslyn is more of a peacemaker than Carly or her. She asks what Ava is thinking, and Ava says Nina has given her a terrific idea.

Carly tells Jax, she keeps going over the circumstances of Sonny’s death; Sonny standing on the bridge, the bridge collapsing, Sonny falling into the water, and fighting hard… Jax says, don’t, but she says, it brings back the situation with Nelle. She’s not sure she believes in karma, but it must be karmic payback for keeping the truth from Nina. He says, Sonny’s death was a tragedy, but it wasn’t punishment for not telling Nina that Nelle was her daughter. Is she having second thoughts? Carly asks, is he?  

Sonny says he can’t explain how he knew how to handle the guy; he just did it. Lenny says he seems proficient in firearms, but Phyllis says, it doesn’t matter. He put his own life at risk for her, Lenny, and their business. She thanks him, and he says he’s glad he could help. Lenny asks what the plan is. Where is he going now?

Jax tells Carly, he thinks it’s too late to tell Nina the truth, but Carly says, it must complicate things with Nina. He says he keeps asking himself if he’s like Valentin, keeping the truth from Nina to keep her in his life. Carly says he’s nothing like Valentin. And as far as withholding goes, people say they love honesty, but does she think they should be 100% honest with their partner? No. Sometimes when you’re in love, there need to be secrets. He says he never told Carly that he was in love, but she says he didn’t need to. He smiles.

Nina looks at the half-heart necklace, and puts it on. She smiles.

Tracy says she’s going to get ready for dinner, but Olivia says, before she goes, she something to talk to Tracy about. Olivia remembers Robert telling her, in setting up the mark, get them on your side. Don’t let them know you’re buttering them up. Everyone responds well to a compliment. Olivia tells Tracy that her scarf is so chic, and makes her look five years younger. Tracy preens, and thanks her, saying Olivia might want to borrow it. Maybe it will make her look five years younger too. Olivia thinks about Robert saying, if that doesn’t work, have them do you a favor. It sounds counterintuitive, but people are more likely to have warm feelings for someone they’ve done a favor for. Olivia tells Tracy, damn. She forgot. She’s supposed to have a witness when they sign the papers for Leo’s adoption. Does she think Monica will be back soon? Tracy says she’ll be a witness, and Olivia says, she doesn’t mind? Tracy tells her not to give it a second thought. Besides her and Ned, there’s no one who cares more about Leo becoming a Quartermaine than she does. Olivia remembers Robert telling her, now that their defenses are lowered, slowly turn the conversation around to the subject you’re investigating. Olivia thanks Tracy, and says, it’s a weight off. Tracy says, no big deal, and Olivia says she’s glad Tracy feels that way. The whole thing with Alexis has got her distracted as hell. Tracy asks if that’s because Olivia went to see Alexis; she didn’t realize they were so close. Olivia says, they’re not close enough for her to insist Alexis get help, but it makes her sad. It’s bad enough Alexis got behind the wheel of a car. Imagine what would have happened if Tracy hadn’t been there. She thinks back to Robert saying, then take them out. She  tells Tracy, part of her wishes Alexis hadn’t been sober enough to disable the alarm. The police would have shown up, and prevented her from getting behind the wheel. She remembers Robert saying, and catch them in a lie. Tracy says she wishes she hadn’t let Alexis disable the alarm, and Olivia flashes back to her and Robert clinking glasses.

Sonny tells Lenny, he doesn’t know where he’s going from there, but Phyllis says she does. They have a room above the bar they rent out from time to time. It’s empty at the moment, and Sonny can stay until he figures out something. Sonny says he can’t take any more charity, but she tells him, who said charity? He needs a job for the time being; he can work there. Lenny is always complaining that he needs help with the bar, and by the looks of it, Sonny knows how to handle himself if trouble comes again. Sonny says, it’s awfully nice, and she says, it’s the least they can do. There’s a change of clothes in the dresser. He can borrow them for the time being. It’s upstairs, the last room on the left. He thanks them again, and goes upstairs.

Jax goes to Nina’s office, and asks if she’s ready for dinner. She says, just about. She was looking at old stuff; memorabilia her mother left, and she found this. She holds up a varsity letter S, and says she played volleyball. She knows Josslyn is on that track, and thought maybe she’d want it for good luck. Jax is sure she’d love it, but is Nina sure she doesn’t want to give it to Charlotte? She says, Charlotte made it clear that the only sport she’s interested in is riding horses. She doesn’t think they give out varsity letters for that. Jax says, probably not. He’ll make sure Josslyn gets it. Unless Nina wants to give it to her. Nina says, she’d love to, since she’s going to be part of his family in the long haul, right?

Ava knocks on Sonny’s kitchen door, and Josslyn says her mom isn’t there. She’s at the MetroCourt if Ava wants to drop in. Ava says she actually came to speak to Josslyn. She wanted Josslyn to know that she’ll always make time for her to maintain a relationship with Avery. Josslyn says, anything else? and Ava says she knows it’s an unfortunate time to bring it up, but Avery is so upset about what happened to Sonny. She keeps talking about a necklace she wants to wear. Carly sent it to be repaired, but she knows Carly already picked it up. It’s a half-heart on a gold chain. Does it sound familiar? Josslyn says, no, and Ava says she doesn’t want to bother Josslyn’s mother, but she’s desperate to help Avery through the next few days. Finding it would be a godsend.   

At the bistro, Trina says when Josslyn started talking about her journal being missing, Cameron got quiet fast. Any particular reason why? He says maybe he knows what happened to it. Maybe it was stolen. She says, and he knows this how? He says the person who stole it showed it to him, and she asks, who? He says, Dev, and she asks why Dev would do that. He says he doesn’t know. Dev said he found it after Josslyn threw it out. It was obviously a lie, and he stole it. Dev betrayed Josslyn’s trust, but if he tells her the truth, it will ruin Josslyn’s memory of Dev. She asks what he’s going to do, and he tells her, the way he sees it, there are two choices. Let Josslyn keep the good memories of Dev, or tell her the truth.

Olivia says, so Alexis did turn off the alarm. She was confused about that. Tracy says, how so? and Olivia says Tracy seemed surprised to hear about the security system. Plus the coffee was out on the counter, with a big sign that said coffee on it. Tracy laughs, and tells Olivia, what can she say? Ned comes back, and says he had a chat with Leo. Leo misses his dad, but he’s absolutely delighted to officially join the family and have Ned as his new dad. Ned and Olivia hug, and Olivia looks at Tracy, who forces a smile.   

Willow says she sees Michael’s point. What happened between them was a false reality. He says it still would be, if Chase and Sasha hadn’t made a sacrifice to save Wiley. Willow says, exactly. Their anger and heartbreak opened the door. They owe Chase and Sasha, and each other, to try and get back the love they all had. Michael says, okay, and she says, unless that’s not what he wants. Zzzzz… All right already.

Trina tells Cameron, here’s the deal. There’s a chance Josslyn will forget by tomorrow. Then they’ll forget too. He says, but if she asks again? and Trina says, they tell her everything they know. Deal? He says, deal.

Ava is meditating on the moss, when Josslyn comes back. She says she went through her mother’s jewelry box, and found a necklace she’s never seen. Ava asks if it’s a half-heart on a gold chain, and Josslyn says, yes. Ava thanks her, and holds out her hand. Josslyn says she’s doing this for Avery, not Ava, because every time she sees Ava, she thinks about Morgan losing his mind because Ava switched his meds. Then she thinks of Morgan stealing Julian’s car and driving away because he literally couldn’t think straight. Her brother is dead because of Ava, and nothing she does will ever change that. She gives Ava the necklace, and Ava thanks her and leaves.

Nina says she’s sorry. She didn’t mean to put Jax on the spot. Just forget what she said. He tells her, he’s not forgetting. His family is her family. She says, it’s okay, and he says he loves her.   

Carly sits at the MetroCourt with a drink, remembering Sonny telling her that he loves and appreciates her. There’s no one he’d rather walk down this crazy road with.   

Lenny asks if Phyllis is sure about this guy. He knew how to subdue an attacker, which makes him some kind of expert on one side of the law or the other. She says she doesn’t care about who he was in the past, but who he is now. He saved them when he could have walked away. They owe him a chance. He asks, what happens when that thug comes back with a few friends? Sonny comes downstairs, and thanks them for the clothes and the job offer, but he doesn’t want to be any more trouble. Phyllis tells him, don’t be silly. They need the help. Can he start tonight? He smiles.  

Michael tells Willow, what he wants is what’s best for everyone; to be back to normal, making it right with Chase and Sasha, and easing the heartbreak. She’ll always be Wiley’s mom, but he doesn’t regret a single moment of what happened. She says, her neither, and he guesses they shouldn’t put it off any longer. They need to sign the annulment papers.   

Tracy says, clearly, Olivia has something she wants to say to her. Just come out and say it. Olivia says, okay. What actually happened the night Alexis drove her car off the road?

Tomorrow, Jason asks if it’s a bad time, Cameron asks if it’s because of the cancer, Britt wonders what she’s being accused of, and Olivia questions Tracy.

Below Deck

We backtracked a little, and revisited Rachel getting on stage, and telling the band that she wanted dirty, nasty-ass music. Know who you are, and get it done. She repeats, if they’re making music, she wants dirty nasty-ass music. Eddie wants to walk away from the situation; it makes his skin crawl. Rachel tells the band to do Walking After Midnight, and tells the band, google it. In Francesca’s interview, she says Rachel is embarrassing them all. She’s the head of a department, and older than her. She’s exhausted from babysitting people. She tells Rachel that she can’t be up there swearing and stuff. Eddie says, it’s not effing funny. When she’s sober again, someone needs to tell her that she’s a monster when she drinks. Rachel finally passes out, and Rob signals Eddie, asking if he wants to go paddle-boarding. Elizabeth enjoys drinks with James, and says she wants to party. She thinks Francesca looks left out, but doesn’t think Francesca would be receptive to her right now. James thinks Francesca would start an argument for no reason. He asks what Elizabeth is doing after the season, and she says she has to go to a cousin’s wedding. He says he wants to go with her, and she says he’d have to propose first. In James’s interview, he says he’s interested in Elizabeth, but she believes in fate, true love, and destiny, which makes him laugh. But it’s nice to let his guard down. She makes him smile. Rachel wakes up, and eats a pastry.

Rob, Eddie, and Ashling watch the sunset. Rob says he lost his best bud to lots of drugs, and thinks of him when he sees a it. In his interview, he tells us not to take life for granted. It’s a beautiful adventure, and everything that happens creates a lesson to learn and grow from. (Thank you, Helen Keller.) Sometimes you need to just have a beer and put your toes in the water; keep it fresh. The crew gets ready for dinner.

At the restaurant bar, Elizabeth says James is going to marry her, and Ashling asks how long it takes to get a green card. Rachel says, James is a douche, and they sit for dinner. Rachel starts cursing immediately. In Eddie’s interview, he says, f*** my life. Rachel says she’s mad at Elizabeth. Why is she going with that dude? Elizabeth asks if Rachel doesn’t like James; she likes him a lot. James tells them to do him a favor, and don’t talk about him. In his interview, he says, Rachel has a drink, and wants to tear people’s heads off. She’s an a-hole. Eddie suggests they stop talking about James. James says he’d been helping Rachel, so one less job for him. Rachel says, bleepity-bleep-bleep-bleep. She’d rather flick her own bean than deal with him in a goddam conversation. Where do these people find these phrases I’ve never heard? She tells Elizabeth that she can smell James from a mile away, and Elizabeth says she’s being harsh. What did James do to her?  Rachel says, he’s a douche, and Francesca suggests this is a conversation they should have back on the boat.

Elizabeth gets up, and steps outside for a cigarette. Rachel follows. Elizabeth says Rachel doesn’t know James the way she does. Rachel says she doesn’t like him, and Elizabeth says she thinks it was the first impression. At the table, James says it puts him off Elizabeth. Izzy thinks Rachel is crying out for something, and Eddie says, probably another drink. In James’s interview, he says Elizabeth should have stayed quiet or talked behind his back, but she did the complete opposite. When they go back to the taxis, James deliberately avoids going with Elizabeth, who is the only one who gets in a taxi with Rachel. Elizabeth says, f*** that, and Rachel says, he can s*ck my d*ck. In the other taxi, James says he doesn’t think Elizabeth is going to be his girl after that. And he’s not helping Rachel again. Rachel tells Elizabeth, there’s not enough Botox for her to facially give a f***. In Francesca’s interview, she says it’s like having a drunk college roommate with Rachel. She needs Rachel, and has no choice but to work with her. At least she’s not drunk on charter. That would be an effing nightmare.

The next morning everyone stumbles out of bed. In Rachel’s interview, she says she can’t remember anything. It was a recipe for disaster, and she feels awkward, but let’s just move on. Eddie says he’s too old for this sh*t. In Eddie’s interview, he says, Izzy doesn’t seem to be getting better. It sounds like a cold, but with the virus going around, he’s worried. It’s serous sh*t. He tells her that she should see a doctor. Rachel goes looking for provisions, and Elizabeth wonders why she’s alone. She didn’t want Rachel to go off by herself, and no one likes her now. Eddie says maybe she should apologize to James. Rachel was bashing him, and she didn’t back him up. In Elizabeth’s interview, she says she feels bad that James would think for a second she wouldn’t stand by her man. She runs upstairs, and tells him that she didn’t mean not to back him up. She’s sorry, and wants to make up for it. She’ll tell Rachel to STFU. In James’s interview, he says, after everything that was said, now he doesn’t trust her, but what’s the point of causing drama? He says he’ll catch her later. Eddie tells Izzy to get up and get dressed; he made an appointment with the doctor for her. In Izzy’s interview, she says she’s at the point where she thinks maybe she should go. She doesn’t want to be paralyzed again.

The crew eats take-out in the crew mess, and Eddie says, it’s a civilized lunch. Rachel radios for a hand on the dock with the provisions, but no one responds. Captain Lee radios that it requires a response from somebody, and in his interview, wonders if he’s the only one with a radio that works. Everyone knows how he feels about that. There’s definitely something going on. He doesn’t know what it is, but you bet your ass he’s going to find out. He radios Francesca and Eddie to meet him.

Francesca tells Captain Lee, it was a great day off, for the most part, and he says, let’s hear it. Eddie says, the chef has a difficult time playing with others. Work is one thing, but when the alcohol is flowing, she’s negative and toxic. Francesca says, she directs it toward the crew members, and it makes everyone uncomfortable. The captain says, with the virus, the odds of them getting someone aren’t good. Good chefs are hard to find. The devil he has performs well when she’s sober. He thinks they should put it on the shelf. He doesn’t want to run the risk of having no chef on board. Eddie and Francesca agree. Elizabeth tells Ashling that she likes James more and more. James comes into the crew mess, and wonders why they get quiet when he comes out. He winks at Ashling, and moves along, and Elizabeth wonders why the wink. She asks if James has been flirting with Ashling, but Ashling says she doesn’t know. She feels like he does it to everyone. In Elizabeth’s interview, she says she’s been in scenarios with others who she felt couldn’t be trusted around her boyfriend. Captain Lee calls Francesca, Eddie, and Rachel for a preference sheet meeting.

Izzy tells Eddie, the bad news is, he’s stuck with her as a deckhand. The good news is she has a double kidney infection, a UTI, and strep throat. She got a whole bunch of drugs, and needs to be on bed rest for 24 hours. After that, she should be okay. Eddie tells her to get in bed, and drink some effing water.

Rachel has no hangover, adding to my theory that alcoholics don’t suffer them. The captain says the primaries are Chris and Erica. Chris owns a pipeline maintenance company, and is bringing son Sam and his wife Lindsay, and some friends, along with the queen bee of the house, a 4-pound teacup Yorkie, GG. He says Eddie knows what that means, and Eddie says, go poo-poo, GG. Erica also wants a cowboy themed party the first night. In Francesca’s interview, she says she doesn’t know much about cowboys. They like cool hats, ranch dressing and root beer (!), and have sheriffs. The captain says he’s been invited to dinner both nights. Eddie says, they have one more to get through after this without killing each other.

We see Captain Lee pacing around the bridge. In his interview, he says, with Rachel, he sees someone with all the talent in the world who squanders it. She reminds him of his son. Francesca comes in, and he asks if she’d like a glass of wine. They toast to a successful rest of the season. He asks how things are other than the chef, and says, when she’s in the galley, Rachel has blinders on; she’s laser focused. And she’s very bright. He asks if this is the first time it’s happened, but Francesca says it’s happened before. He says, you can’t reason with idiots; you might as well talk to yourself in the mirror. Rachel isn’t going to hear it until she’s in a place of sobriety. He used to know a guy like that. His youngest son passed away last year. He found him dead of a drug overdose; opioids. In his interview, the captain says it was the worst day of his life. If he’d gotten home earlier… He doesn’t know. Everything is so fresh and raw. It’s hard to imagine surviving something like this. He tells Francesca, it’s the last thing he sees before he goes to bed, and the first thing he sees in the morning. Every day is a struggle. Parents aren’t designed to bury their children. He doesn’t know if he’ll ever get over it. It’s really hard, but it’s life. She says she’s sorry, and he says, him too.    

Francesca asks Elizabeth to sort crew uniforms, and provisions come in. Ashling says she feels like sh*t. She thinks she ate something bad. It’s a half hour until the guests’ arrival, and the crew gives the boat a final check. They gather on deck, and even have dog champagne for GG. Here come the guests, and all I see is that teeny weeny dog – she’s so little! Captain Lee welcomes them to Antigua. He says they’ll get the luggage on board, and get the hell out of Dodge. Francesca gives them the tour, and finds out that GG is short for Georgia. This dog will be all I care about for the rest of the show. Ashling thinks guest Justin looks like he’s ready to get messy. Izzy says the drugs finally kicked in, and she’s feeling fine. Just in time for the next charter. She’s thinking of that sweet, sweet money. The boat pulls out, and Ashling tells Francesca she’s not feeling well. Rachel isn’t either. Eddie fawns over GG, as I would, and Izzy announces that she hasn’t pooped. James tells her that he didn’t need to hear that, and in his interview, says Rob is his boy. He’s not too serious, and they have the same personality. It works. James realizes it sounds like he’s in love with Rob.   

Rachel says she and Ashling aren’t viral, and in her interview, says she’s got bubble guts, and can’t be held accountable for the smell. The guests longue on deck. Ashling thinks she has a UTI, and Elizabeth tells her to chug cranberry juice. (Please, ladies, don’t assume that will cure you.) Eddie and the deckhands (sounds like a rock group) put the toys in the water. In Eddie’s interview, he says Izzy being sick was terrible. She’s a total badass now. Her confidence is up, and he can tell it’s what she wants to be doing. GG goes potty on a weewee mat that looks like a patch of grass. In Francesca’s interview, she says it’s taking a lot of her energy to push Elizabeth. She needs to figure out what’s going on with Ashling. It’s going to break her – again. The guests mess around on the jet skis.   

Rachel tells Francesca that her stomach is still dodgy, but if it gets worse she’ll take Imodium. In her interview, she says her stomach is so messed up. No pun intended, but she’s feeling like sh*t. In Ashling’s interview, she says guest Justin is flirting with her. Guests get smitten, and she has to keep it professional, but if it wasn’t a charter, she might go there. Really? I see she’s not picky. He kind of looks like someone who lives in his mom’s basement and plays video games all day. In Rachel’s interview, she says she worked for a boss out of Dallas. They like good, simple food, but good quality. She asks Eddie if someone can help rip lobsters apart, and he tells her that they’re busy now, but he’ll send someone later. Rob goes to help, and Francesca tells Elizabeth to check the laundry after every break. Guest Drew puts his cowboy hat on, and the guests get duded up for dinner. Izzy points out that it’s a full moon, and says no wonder the energy is crazy. James says she sounds like Elizabeth, and he doesn’t need this. Francesca reminds the captain that dinner is in fifteen minutes. He asks if it’s the cowboy thing, and I laugh at his lack of enthusiasm. Eddie says Captain Lee has to bust out his pythons.  

Francesca gives canapes to the guests, and Rachel does some grilling. Eddie says he’d love to have a lead deckhand who could pick up the slack, but no one is getting that title yet. The guests sit for dinner, and Captain Lee joins them. One of the guests says, bone apple tea. They begin to eat, and the captain says, it must be good. All he hears is the silverware. Francesca thinks the guests will be going to bed early. Ashling asks Elizabeth how things are going with James, and she says he’s not talking to her. Izzy thinks he’s immature, and Elizabeth says, it’s frustrating and weird. Everyone goes to bed, except for Elizabeth, who finishes cleaning up. James joins her, and she says she likes him, and he says he likes her too. In his interview, he says, he does want it to carry on, but she didn’t have his back. Him and his emotional baggage. Instead of working harder to fix things, he pulls back. It’s a defense mechanism, and he’s in no rush to change. Elizabeth texts someone that she’s struggling with a UTI.  

Francesca says, Rachel is sick, but pushing through; Ashling is sick, but pushing through; and Elizabeth is taking advantage of the situation. I don’t see this, and I’m really starting to believe Francesca just wants to pick on her. Elizabeth asks if Francesca thinks she can get some antibiotics, and Ashling says, they’re all falling apart. Francesca tells Captain Lee that they should get a doctor, and he wonders what’s going on. In the captain’s interview, he says he’s at his wit’s end. He might as well have a doctor on speed dial. Francesca tells Eddie that she’s getting a doctor on board, and Rachel tells him that she and Ashling have tummy bugs, and Elizabeth has a UTI. Francesca calls Dr. Williams, who says she’s available. Francesca sends Eddie to pick her up, and Rachel begins today’s breakfast special of Belgian waffles.

In the crew mess, James asks for Rob’s phone, and says he’s double-tapping all the fit birds. His phone is full of nothing but girls. Elizabeth says she can’t deal with this sh*t, and leaves. Izzy tells James that he needs to be considerate, and James says he forgot Elizabeth was there. In Elizabeth’s interview, she says, what in the actual f***? Right in front of her like they’re nothing. It was super insulting. She wonders if Rachel is right. Ashling tells James, he ignored Elizabeth the whole time she was there, and James says they’re acting like he did something wrong. Izzy says he did, and he says that’s why he doesn’t want a girlfriend. Izzy says he needs to have consideration for other people’s feelings.   

Next time, dog poopy on deck, Eddie thinks maybe Izzy can be a lead deckhand, Francesca tells Elizabeth to take accountability, and says she’s had enough.

🏃🏽‍♀️  Jetting Like the Flash…

I have to edit my article for https://mupoentertainment.com/theresa-krakauskas/, so until we meet again in Port Charles, stay safe, stay diligent, and stay discerning right from wrong, and taking the words of Dr. King to heart:

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

The time is always right to do what is right. – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.