What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
šĀ And we’re back.
General Hospital
At the warehouse, Carly asks if Jordan can get the ambulance there faster, and Gladys tries to comfort Brando. Jason has shown up, and Jordan asks if he can tell her what happened.
Josslyn is at the hospital, where Chase asks if she can retrace her steps for him. Josslyn says she went to the pier because sheād left her journal behind. Thatās when she saw the shooter. Chase asks if he was headed for Sasha and Michael, and Josslyn says he was, but she thinks it was really Michael he wanted, and she had to warn him. If she hadnāt, the shooter would have killed him. Chase says Michael is lucky to have such a brave sister. She saved his life.
Michael arrives at Sonnyās, and asks a guard how everything is. The guard says, no sign of trouble, and Michael says Sonny is taking Mike back to Turning Woods. He wonders how things are at the warehouse, but the guard says Tony hasnāt checked in. Michael says he hasnāt heard from his mom either. Dev comes in, and asks, whatās going on? The place is crawling with guards and he canāt go anywhere. Michael tells him, something bad went down.
Finn tells Nikolas that itās terrible to have forced Hayden to abandon her child. Nikolas says he never intended it to go there, but Finn says, he did. His greed cost Violet her mother. Nikolas says, temporarily; Hayden will come back. Finn asks if heās supposed to take Nikolasās word for it because heās a prince. Finn says Nikolas thinks heās gotten away with it, but promises he wonāt.
Jax thanks Elizabeth for taking care of his daughter, but she says she didnāt do much. He says he appreciates it anyway, and heās sorry for what Nikolas did to Hayden. Jax regrets enabling him. Elizabeth asks what Nikolas did, but Chase interrupts. He thanks Jax for letting Josslyn answer questions, and says he might have some follow-up. Jax tells him to call any time, and he says Jaxās daughter is a brave young woman. However, Jax should have a talk with her about the difference between brave and reckless. He moves on, and Elizabeth tells Jax that whatever he has to say can wait; Josslyn needs him. He says it kills him that Hayden canāt be with Violet, and she says, thanks to Valentin. He says, Valentin isnāt the one who forced Hayden into hiding.
Ava tells Valentin that criminals who get off on bail often go on to convictions. He says she inspires him. How many times has she been charged with murder, and beat the conviction? Nina says, enough, and Valentin says heās made mistakes, but loving her isnāt one of them. Heās not stopping until he gets back everything he lost.
Gladys tells the EMTs, please help. They canāt let her son die. An EMT says theyāre ready to move, and Gladys says sheāll ride with him. Jordan tells her, go ahead; an officer will take her statement later. Carly says sheās going too, and asks Jason to tell Michael that sheās okay. Jordan tells Jason that she got an update from the NYPD. Sonny was the intended target in the Brooklyn shooting. On the pier, it was Michael, and then they have the warehouse. The coordinated attacks begin with him.
Dev asks if Josslyn is okay, and Michael says, sheās fine. Dev asks why she didnāt come back, and Michael tells him, sheās at GH; her father wanted her checked out. Dev says, thank God no one was hurt, and Sasha thinks Michael should tell him the rest. Dev says, thereās more? but Michaelās phone rings. Itās Jason, who asks if Michael is okay. Michael says, he, Sasha, and Josslyn are fine, but Laura was shot; sheās in the hospital. Jason tells him about the warehouse being targeted, and Michael says his mom was there. Jason says she wasnāt hit, but she went with Gladys to hospital. A guy was shot, and theyāre riding with him. but he doesnāt have any more details. Michael says heās got it, and Jason says the police are there. Heāll call when he knows more. Jordan says Jason might express his gratitude by cooperating for once.
Valentin tells Nina that he misses her. All he thinks about is that they belong together. Ava tells Nina not to humor this nonsense. Valentin doesnāt know what she needs. Nina says, everyone thinks they know what she needs today, and asks what Valentin wants. He says, her. He always wants her, and deep down, she feels the same way. They can work it out. She says, itās over, but he says he doesnāt believe that. They had a life at Windymere; her, him, and Charlotte. She says the life they had there is long gone. Doesnāt he get it? She was in it with Ava. Valentin needs to get it through his head that she helped them take him down.
Jax tells Elizabeth that Nikolas recruited him to help get him back to Port Charles, where he knew there was a document that could reinstate him as heir. He recruited Hayden as well; her job at Aurora was just a front. They were both helping Nikolas. Valentin caught on, and targeted Hayden, pressuring her for information. Elizabeth says Hayden must have thought she had no other option than to leave Violet. Jax says, itās not that simple. Valentin offered Hayden money for information. Nikolas found out about it, and wanted to get her out of town before she talked. Nikolas staged the attack that forced Hayden to leave. Elizabeth says, he wouldnāt do that, but Jax says, he did. Hayden was an impediment in his plan, and he moved her out of the way. Elizabeth says Jax knew? and Jax says he found out after Hayden disappeared. He confronted Nikolas, who told him everything. He tried to reach out to Hayden, but her phone is off, and he has no way to trace her. Elizabeth says she canāt believe Nikolas would do this to Hayden and Violet. Separating a mother from her child is despicable. Nikolas approaches, and Elizabeth cracks him one across the face. Heās been getting a lot of that lately.
Jason tells Jordan, the Brooklyn shooter is dead, and she says, Jason killed him. She talked to the NYPD, and knows what happened. Surprisingly, Jason wouldnāt talk without his attorney being present, but the waitress exonerated him, and the NYPD is satisfied it was self-defense. She is too. She knows thereās no way Jason wanted a gunfight in the middle of a restaurant. Jason says, no, he didnāt, and she wonders who targeted them in Brooklyn. Who knew theyād be there?
Elizabeth asks Nikolas what he did to Hayden, and Nikolas supposes he has Jax to thank. Jax wisely says heāll give them some space, and jets. Nikolas says he was going to tell Elizabeth, and she says Hayden helped him pull off his plan, and this is how he repays her? How could he do this to her? Him, of all people. Valentin tore him away from Spencer, and forced him into hiding, and he did the same thing to Hayden. Nikolas says he never intended for it to be more than a few days. He thought Hayden would check in. He didnāt know she was going to make herself unreachable. Elizabeth says Violet means everything to Hayden, and he convinced Hayden to leave to protect Violet. He knows Hayden doesnāt do things halfway. Sheās disappeared without a trace, and they have no way of finding her to tell her itās all a lie, staged by her friend Nikolas. She says he has to go find Hayden. Her daughter needs her.
Jax lets Finn know that he told Elizabeth the truth. Finn asks if he wants a thank you, but Jax says, no. He regrets his part in it. If heād known what Hayden was going to do, he would have stopped Nikolas. He asks how Violet is, and Finn says, itās hard coming up with excuses when Violet asks for her mother. What would Jax tell Josslyn if Carly disappeared? Elizabeth tells Finn that heās needed in the ER. A second shooting victim has been brought in.
Several of Sonnyās guards are in the hospital waiting area, and Chase asks if one of them is visiting a patient. The guard says nothing, and Chase says he didnāt think so. The PCPD is providing security, so they can go. The guard doesnāt move, and Chase says if he and his boys donāt leave voluntarily, heās going to arrest them. He thinks Mr. Corinthos has had enough trouble today, and sure as hell doesnāt need more. Sonnyās security team leaves.
Dev is obviously upset, and Michael tells him that he needs to calm down; it will be okay. Dev asks how he knows, and Michael says he doesnāt, but Dev canāt imagine the worst. Josslyn, Carly, and Sonny are safe. Dev asks what they do now, and Michael says, wait it out. If Dev wants to do something to help, he can be with Avery. Michael suggests Dev watch a movie with her; make sure she feels safe. Dev says he can do that, and goes upstairs. Sasha asks if Michael really thinks that will calm Dev down, and Michael says, it will make him feel less afraid. He and Morgan used to do it with Josslyn. She says, comforting Dev seems like second nature, and wonders how many times heās done it before. He says, calm someone down? and she says, or explain away someone trying to kill him.
Ava says sheās confused as to why Valentin is still there. He heard Nina; thereās nothing left there for him. He says Ava doesnāt speak for Nina, and Ava says, nor does he. Heās deceived her time and time again. Now beat it. She and Nina have important things to discuss. Valentin asks Nina to hear him out, and she asks, whatās left to say? He says he loves her. Nothing heās done was with malice. He can still make her happy. Ava says heās delusional. He thinks if he says he acted out of love, it will absolve him of the lies and betrayal. In reality, the sad truth is, he doesnāt know the first damn thing about love.
Josslyn comes out of the ER with Jax, and sees Gladys, who says, itās nice to see a familiar face. Jax asks, whatās going on? and Gladys says, itās such a disaster. She doesnāt know what to do or how to help. Josslyn says sheās helping just by showing up; it will be okay. Gladys tells her, thatās sweet to say, but she canāt relax until she hears it from the doctor. She saw her boy, lying there shot and bleeding. Jax asks who sheās talking about, and she says her boy Brando. He got shot saving Carlyās life. Carly joins them, and hugs Josslyn, saying she was so worried, and asking if Josslyn is okay. Jax says Josslyn got the all clear, and Josslyn says sheās allowed to leave. Carly says, thank God no one was hurt, and Josslyn says she didnāt hear. Carly says, hear what? and Josslyn says, Michael was with Laura on the pier, and Lauraās been shot. Gladys says, this night is getting worse and worse. Carly tells Jax and Josslyn that Gladysās son saved her life. They had to stop by the warehouse, and suddenly some guys started shooting. The bodyguard got Gladys into the office, but Carly was stuck outside with bullets flying. A guy showed up, and pulled her to safety. Gladys says her boy is a hero, but he got shot. Carly says, itās not bad; heāll make a full recovery, but Gladys says, he lost a lot of blood. She canāt lose her son; he canāt die. Josslyn says, heās in great hands, and Jax says heās glad heās okay, but whatās going on? Carly says, itās all a mess, and he asks where Sonny is. He saw Sonnyās bodyguard there. Carly says heās getting Mike settled back in Turning Woods. There were two attacks out of town. Obviously, someone is making a move against Sonny, and Jason is talking to the cops at the warehouse.
Sasha tells Michael, sheās not naĆÆve. Itās not like she hasnāt heard who Sonny is. Michael asks if itās a problem now, and Sasha says, after he nearly got killed, it might be. He says he knows itās awful, and wishes she didnāt have to go through this. She says sheās terrified, and he says she has a right to be. Heās experienced things like this before, and learned how to handle a crisis like this. She asks if there will be more, and he tells her, itās hard to say. His father is a powerful business man, and gets unwanted attention from time to time, but itās Sonnyās business, not his. Sasha says either the gunman didnāt know that or didnāt care. He didnāt see Michael Corinthos, the head of ELQ; he saw a target. If not for Josslyn coming back, he could have died in front of her. She doesnāt think she can go through that again. He holds her, and says, itās okay. She wonāt have to.
Chase joins Jordan at the warehouse, and she says Tony was just taking her through what happened. She asks Tony to tell her again, and Tony says, it was a normal afternoon. A shipment of beans had just come in. They were offloaded, and the workers were gone. Carly stopped by to drop off some paperwork, and brought Devās grandmother with her. Gladys wandered off, and Tony went after her; thatās what the shooting started. Jordan says, he saw it begin? and he says he put Gladys in the office, and returned fire. Carly was pinned down, and there was no way for him to reach her. Chase asks if it occurred to them to call the police, and Tony says they were a little busy. Jordan tells Tony, continue, and Tony says, the gunfire came closer, and was about to reach Carly, when this guy swooped in to cover her. Jordan says, Brando, and Tony says he didnāt recognize the guy, but he must be a professional the way he covered Carly and got her to a more secure location. The gunmen shot at them until they ran out of ammunition, then took off. Jordan says, they shoot up a warehouse thatās the property of a powerful alleged mob kingpin, and just leave?
Tony says he doesnāt know what to tell her. The gunmen were shooting, then they were gone. Chase arrives, and she asks if Tony minds retracing his steps again with Chase. Tony says, no, and Jordan tells them to get started while she talks to Jason outside. She and Jason step out of the warehouse, and Jordan says, hypothetically speaking, if there was an attack on a warehouse, would the shooters run out of ammunition and leave? Either theyāre the most incompetent gunman ever, or Tony isnāt telling the whole story. Jason says he wasnāt there; he canāt say. She says, of course (š·) not. She admires him on some level. Heās raised non-incrimination to an artform. Taggert shows up, and says he knows from past experience how uncooperative Sonny and his associates can be. She says tell her about it.
Jax tells Carly that heāll take Josslyn to his place, but she asks him to take Josslyn back to Sonnyās. Itās well-protected, and Michael, Dev, and Avery are there. It will make Josslyn feel better ā and her. Jax says, Brando saved her life; impressive for a supposed dead guy. Carly tells him that she doesnāt know why Gladys lied, or if it really is Brando, but sheās sticking around. She wants to find out why Brando got dragged in, or if he was involved with the whole thing.
Valentin tells Ava, before Nina, he didnāt know trust or love. He thought love led to misery and unhappiness. He supposes he wasnāt far off, but he didnāt know the big picture; the joy and connection of knowing someone completely. Of having someone love him back, without judgement. He didnāt know what it was like, but he does now. Ava says heās just wasting his breath. He says Ava doesnāt know a thing about love. Thatās why sheās easy to manipulate. Ava asks what heās talking about, and Nina says sheās trying to do a job. Both of them need to leave. Ava says she has some redecorating to do in her castle, and Valentin says, good luck with that. Ava says Valentinās taste is ostentatious and pretentious, which makes sense, since he was pretending to be a Cassadine. Not to worry. Sheāll have the place spruced up in no time. Nikolas walks in, and she adds, with the help of her husband. Nina says she has to make a change in security. She canāt take anymore. Nikolas says he figured Valentin would weasel his way out of jail, so he took the liberty of drawing up some paperwork. He hands Valentin an envelope.
Valentin takes the papers out, and says, itās a restraining order. Nikolas says to keep him far away from Windymere, and adds, keep reading. Valentin says, nice of Nikolas to arrange a DNA test. Nikolas says Valentin can refuse, and heāll petition the court for an order, but that will be a clear indication that Valentin is not a Cassadine. Valentin says Nikolas doesnāt see it; heās so caught up in revenge. Helena is playing him. She set him up from beyond the grave. She left a trail of breadcrumbs to what he wants most ā to be the prince ā but Valentin is the rightful heir. Valentin Mikkosovich Cassadine. Nikolas is the punchline to Helenaās last pathetic joke.
Gladys tells Carly that she canāt stand waiting, but Carly is sure Brando is having excellent care. GH has the best doctors in the state. Gladys says, Brando has always been brave, with no thought to his own safety. Carly says sheās grateful Gladysās son saved her lifeā¦ Gladys says, but? Say what sheās thinking. Carly says Gladys told them that Brando was dead. Why say that when she knew he was alive? Finn comes out, and Gladys says sheās Brandoās mother. She asks how her son is, and Finn says, heās stable. The bullet passed clean though. Gladys says, prayer is working, and he tells her, keep it up. The bullet missed all key organs and arteries. Gladys asks if she can see him, and Finn says, of course (š·). Gladys goes inside, and Carly thanks Finn. Finn says he was just doing his job. Whoever bandaged Brando on the scene did good. Carly says, thanks, and he says heāll make sure she gets updates.
Elizabeth leaves the bag with Brandoās personal effects at the reception desk.
Josslyn goes back to Sonnyās, and Dev hugs her, practically knocking her over. He says Michael told him what happened; he was worried. Michael says he told Dev she was all right, but Dev says he had to see for himself. Jax says Sonny has enough security guards to start a football team. Sasha tells Josslyn that she didnāt get a chance to thank her. If she hadnāt called out, things could have ended differently. She saved Michaelās life. Michael agrees she did, and Josslyn says he owes her big time. Jax tells her to get some rest, but she says sheās not doing anything until her mom gets home. Jax says Carly and Gladys are fine, but whatever happened at the warehouse was bad; they could have been killed. Dev says, a shooting at the warehouse and pier at the same time must mean something, and Jax says, nothing good.
Chase tells Jordan the preliminary findings match Tonyās story ā to a point. There were two shooters outside, and three inside; Brando, Tony, and Brent, who worked there. An associate chased the gunmen, and didnāt return. Taggert says, he probably grabbed a gunman to hold for Sonny. Jordan introduces Taggert to Chase, and tells Chase they worked in the DEA together. Taggert says it was after his tenure at the NYPD. He and Sonny worked different sides of the same street in Brooklyn. Heās not there in an official capacity, but asks Jason, if he was, who might try to take over Sonnyās territory? Jason says heās not answering any questions without his attorney present. Taggert says, some things never change. Sonny must have pissed someone off. Jordan says, Sonny is at Turning Woods, getting Mike settled. Tagger says, Mike was involved? It must have been pretty traumatic for him. Jordan is glad Sonny is taking care of Mike, but when heās done, she has plenty of questions.
Carly sees Brandoās stuff, and noses around. She slides something out of the bag.
Elizabeth sees Finn, and tells him that Jax told her about Nikolas. Sheās still in shock. He tried to justify his actions, but keeping Hayden from Violet is unforgivable. Finn says Violet misses her mom very much, and Elizabeth asks how heās doing. He says he loves Violet, and wants to be the father she needs. Elizabeth hopes he doesnāt feel alone in this. He has Anna for support, but she doesnāt want him to forget that heās officially part of her family now. Violet has a lot of people who love her, including three cousins whoād like to see more of her. Finn says itās kind of her, and suggests arranging a playdate. He canāt believe he said those words, and she tells him, get used to it.
Valentin tells Ava and Nikolas, enjoy their brief stay. Donāt go crazy redecorating. Ava married his nephew, and thinks she married a prince, but heās nothing. Nikolas tells Valentin to stay away from his home. Valentin says he still has his true love, and Ava says, too bad itās not reciprocated. She imagines there are a lot of fine-looking upstanding men who will be lining up to treat Nina better than Valentin did. Valentin says, maybe sheās right, but they canāt love her like he does. Nina says, goodbye, and he says, for now. He leaves, and Nina smiles at Ava.
Josslyn tells Sasha, a random guy showed out of nowhere to help, and he was shot. Her mom insisted on waiting at the hospital with Gladys. Itās was Gladysās son Brando who saved her life. Jax says, Devās father.
Carly looks at a photo of Dev and Gladys.
Jordan says, three shootouts going down at the same time is no coincidence, and Chase says, if itās connected to Sonnyās truck getting stolen, itās a huge escalation. Taggert says, they wanted to get rid of the competition fast and final, but Jordan says, the good news is, they failed. Jason and Sonny are still standing, along with their families. She tells Jason that when he talks to his lawyer, he might want to think about all they stand to lose if this blows up into a mob war. She doesnāt mean territory, but their families, and innocent bystanders. Whatās coming for them has no code. Itās going to be public and ugly, and sheās going to stop it if she has to take him and Sonny along with them.
On Monday, Willow tells Brad to manage Nelle or she will, Gladys asks Brando what heās doing in Port Charles, and Carly asks Sonny why theyāre doing this to him.
š§Ā Some Non-Newsā¦
Itās not very exciting, but thereās not much on the new Wives yet.
šš¼Ā Bad Employeeā¦
I guess the law of averages says into all businesses, some d-bags must fall.
š°š»Ā Just Canāt Get Enoughā¦
Ariana breaks down the breakdown.
šĀ Yeah, Wellā¦
Itās not like he probably wasnāt doing this all along.
šĀ Moving Onā¦
Eternity meaning, until someone better comes along.
ā¾ļøĀ It Never Ends For Meghanā¦
Iāve noticed that taking ownership is the new not taking responsibility.
šĀ Kinda Saw It Comingā¦
Their relationship had itās ups and downs, and I was rooting for them, but itās not a surprise. What is a surprise is that theyāre being publicly nasty.
šĀ Quotes of the Week
Itās almost time to die. ā Judge Judy upon finding out how many people in the courtroom didnāt know who Rip van Winkle was.
Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. ā Gertrude Stein
So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great, good fortune. ā Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Artistic growth is, more than it is anything else, a refining of the sense of truthfulness. The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is. ā Willa Cather
I had to learn who I was again through animals, because animals know who you really are. ā Kim Novak
Sometimes when you least expect it, the tables turn and that scary feeling that has taken hold of you for so long somehow turns into hope. ā David Archuleta
It turns out, nature is more imaginative than we are. ā Abraham Loeb, a theoretical physicist at Harvard (Iād say God is, but okay.)
Putting a guy whoās in the closet in the closet? Itās like gay nesting dolls. ā Max (Kat Dennings), 2 Broke Girls
Let me start with anger management. Donāt piss me off. ā Pao Mayfield, 90 Day FiancĆ©: Pillow Talk
It feels like a summer camp for drunk third graders. ā Kate Chastain, Below Deck, referring to unruly guests
My mother always used to say: The older you get, the better you get, unless youāre a banana. ā Betty White
š¦” Ā To See Or Not To See…
Just please don’t drop the groundhog. (That was the closest thing to a groundhog emoji I had.)
What I Watched - TV With Theresa 