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July 12, 2024 – Sasha Tells Cody What She Saw, NYC OG Reunion, Fired, New Knight, Real Darkness, Those Brats, 1½ Weeks To Go, Red Carpet Ugly, Quotes Numbering Nine & Summertime

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Maxie tells Cody that they’re just about to have dinner. He should join them. Felicia says, great idea, and Cody says he appreciates what they’re trying to facilitate here. Their hearts are in the right place, but Mac knows where to find him if he wants to talk. Maxie says, sorry… not sorry. She knows this wasn’t the best way to get the two of them in the same room, but she and her mom thought he and Mac needed to talk face to face. Then they can all have a conversation as a family. He says, that’s just it. We’re not a family; you guys are. He’s just the guy who gives her son riding lessons. Maybe it’s better they keep it that way. He leaves, and Mac says, care to explain the point to that humiliating exercise?

Michael meets Sasha in the stable doorway, and she says she was just on her way to the gatehouse. She hands him a picnic basket, and he says he didn’t expect her to be his delivery service when he put out the SOS, but she says, no problem. She was bringing a basket to Cody anyway. There’s fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans with garlic inside. He thanks her and says he didn’t know he’d have the kids for the evening. She says, there’s enough for Willow too. Where is she tonight? He says, she’s working late with Drew.

Doc says, one book, and Ace was out. He asks if Laura is reading that article, and she says, yeah. He asks what she thinks, and she thanks him for sending it to her. She’s not sure if it’s a good comparison to Heather’s case, because this guy got cobalt poisoning from industrial exposure. He says, true, but he suffered from extreme neurological disorders, dementia, and uncontrollable rage. She says, that’s exactly how they would have described Heather not too long ago. She wonders if this article could help people understand how Heather could have changed.

Curtis comes home to find Trina there, and asks, who is this stranger in his house? Kind of looks familiar. Kind of like someone who used to live here. She asks what he’s doing home already. Mom said they’d both be working late and Marshall’s at the club. He sees a beautifully set table, and says, so she thought she could have a romantic dinner at the house? Is there something he should know? She says, it’s actually a surprise dinner for him and mom. It was from the MetroCourt and the sommelier said he recommended the wine, which he didn’t sell her. It was a gift from the hotel owner. He says, she’s adorable, but she didn’t have to do this. She says, it’s an occasion that needs to be marked on the calendar. It’s been a year. He says, since he was shot and almost lost everything, and she says, it’s been a year since his family rallied around him and he found everything. And look at him now.

Jason lets Anna into his apartment, and she says she doesn’t have a lot of time. She’s on her way to Valentin’s right now. She’s going to drop by unannounced and walk out with the satellite phone he uses to communicate with Pikeman. Jason says, assuming it’s still there, and she asks why he’d move it. He doesn’t know she found it. It’s the best way they have to prove that Pikeman is trafficking illegal arms, and that Valentin is in charge of them. So where is she going to find Jason once she’s secured the evidence? He says he’ll be parked two cars down from Valentin’s house, but she says, no. She’s going it alone this time.

Doc says, the patient in the article was restored to baseline behavior. No more decrease in mental functions and no more rage. That’s a good indicator for recovery and it seems to be what’s happened with Heather. Laura says, ironically, the best argument for Heather’s transformed state of mind is that she doesn’t want her case reopened, and he says, based on what he’s learned from a medical and legal standpoint, a strong argument could be had that there was a rush to judgement and the case should be opened. If that were to happen, Heather could even get a new trial. Laura says, maybe she could, but that’s not what Heather wants.

Curtis says he thought he was the only one that kept track of his shooting at the MetroCourt, but Trina says, no. The whole family’s aware. She asked Aunt Stella if she should mention it to him or not, and she said, the heck with mentioning, we should celebrate. So, ta-da! She’s celebrating not only him being alive and well, but standing and walking. He hugs her and says, thank you, baby. Being able to walk again means everything, but what he’s most grateful for is spending time with his family. But he noticed there are only two place settings. She’s not joining them? She says, nope. She just wants her mom and dad to celebrate privately. The way they just pulled together was inspiring, so they deserve this. He says, it’s very thoughtful of her, but they are putting a dinner or cookout on the schedule, so it doesn’t matter how busy she is. She says, he had her at cookout.

Michael tells Sasha, the meeting came up suddenly, but it’s for the New Tomorrow Institute, so Willow could hardly say no. Sasha says, for sure. So how’s it been for him with Willow’s new job? He says he’s happy as long as Willow’s happy. He knows she was pretty conflicted with the long hours she was working at GH and not having the valuable time to spend with the kids, but luckily, Drew came up with a solution. He pitched Willow as spokesperson for the New Tomorrow Institute and got her on board. So Willow can now spend time with the kids and still do work she can be proud of. She says, a win-win, and he says, the kids sure think so. So does Willow. She does seem happier, doesn’t Sasha think? She says, no question, and he says he should get this to the troops. Thanks for dinner and have a good evening.

Jason says, the last time Anna went to Valentin’s alone, she came out empty handed, and she says she was searching the place. Now she knows where the evidence is. He asks if she meant to spend the night last time, but she says, it just happened. It’s none of his business and it won’t happen again. He says he’s not trying to call her out, but he is a little concerned. He knows how complicated this is. She says, noted. She still doesn’t want him there. Valentin has security cameras. He’ll notice if the same car with the same diver is parked outside each time she visit, so no. This is a solo operation. She’ll meet him back here once she’s acquired the phone. He gives her the key to his place, and she says she’s on her way then. She’ll be back when she has the phone. She leaves and Jason loads his gun.

There’s a knock at Jason’s door, and he opens it to Elizabeth. She says, sorry for just dropping by, but he says, it’s okay. Is everything okay with Jake? She hands him an envelope and says, see for himself. He starts reading something in Spanish and asks if it’s Barcelona Academy of Arts. He takes out a letter and says, his Spanish is not good, but is this an acceptance letter? She says, Jake has been accepted into the drawing and painting program.

Valentin opens the door, and Anna asks if he’s surprised. He says he is, but it’s his favorite kind of surprise. He invites her in and she presents him with some wine. He asks if she’d like to stay for dinner, and she says she’d be lying if she said she wasn’t hoping he’d ask. He’s a wonderful cook and she’s just a lowly small town Police Commissioner in need of a hot meal and some good conversation. He says, then she’s come to the right place, because he’d never want her to waste away or be bored.

Sasha is unpacking a picnic basket, when Cody walks in. She says, he didn’t come up to pester her about dinner, so she figured he might be busy and brought it to him. Has he eaten? He says, no and thanks, but he really doesn’t have an appetite right now. She says, that’s impossible to believe. What’s going on? He says, nothing he wants to get into right now, but he’s glad she’s here. He could use the distraction. She says, there’s a lot of that going around, and he says, so keeping him fed isn’t what drove her out of the kitchen and down here. She says, of course (🍷) she’ll always care for his nourishment, but no, and he asks, what’s going on? She says, if she tells him, she has to swear him to secrecy. This has to stay between them.

Felicia says she’s not going to apologize for scheming to bring Mac and Cody face to face. She was hoping Mac would let reason take hold in that stubborn brain of his, and maybe, just maybe, he and his son could actually talk with each other. Maxie says she thinks stubbornness is an inherited trait, because Cody’s really digging in now, and Felicia says she doesn’t get it. Mac and Cody liked each other just fine before Cody told him the truth. Cody is the one who had to live with the secret and now it’s out in the open. He came to Mac of his own volition. Nobody forced him to do that. No one was twisting his arm. Why can’t Mac let it bring them closer together instead of driving them apart? Mac says, maybe he liked the liar better, but she says, don’t you do that. Don’t play this off like you don’t care. What you like better is your own pride. And Maxie’s right. Cody is just like him. Too proud to beg to be accepted as his son, and maybe deep down, Mac wants him to as penance for lying, until Mac can forgive him. He says, Cody jerked all of them around with his lies. He’s not letting anyone do that to his family. Not a relative, not anyone. Maxie says, funny. Now he’s the one that’s lying.

On the phone, Doc says, send her up, when Laura comes in and says, bad dream. Ace is down, then she stayed a while to watch him sleep. It’s just so beautiful, like an angel. Then she realized that Heather is never going to see that unless she takes a photo of it, and she will. She’s made a decision. She’s going to honor Heather’s request and let this go. It just feels like such a shame though. Now they’ll never know whether or not she could have gotten a reduced sentence. There’s a knock at the door, and he says, the doorman called. Trina is here to see her. Laura opens the door, and Trina says she’s sorry to just show up, but it’s important.

Portia comes home and sees the table. Curtis puts on some music, and she asks if he did this, but he says he can’t take credit. This is 100% their beautiful daughter’s idea. When he got home, she was putting on the finishing touches. The food, this amazing bottle of wine, it’s all from the MetroCourt. Trina thought that after the year they’ve had, they needed some time with each other. Portia says, she is so incredibly sweet. She has to call Trina right now and thank her. He says, she can call Trina tomorrow. Tonight is about them. She says, that’s perfect, because she’s been thinking about him all day. How happy she is that he’s here and that they’re still together. She was so afraid of losing him. He says, why don’t they celebrate what’s ahead, and they can leave all the pain and fear behind. She says, the pain maybe, but she’s having a hard time leaving the fear behind. She hates to admit this, but it’s hard for her to celebrate when she’s worried about the safety of her family.

Elizabeth tells Jason, it’s such a prestigious school, she didn’t want to discourage Jake, but she had no idea he’d actually get in. Not because she doesn’t recognize his talent. He’s amazing and his teacher references are glowing, but you never know if someone else is going to see your kid the way you see them. (Truth! Or your pets.) He asks if Jake is excited, and she says, he’s trying to be lowkey about it, but she can tell he’s over the moon. She actually made a point of not talking about it after he applied because she didn’t want to get his hopes up, but she guesses she worried for nothing because they think he’s the real deal. Jason says, that’s great, but he’s going to have to take her word for it. Does Jake even speak Spanish? She says, he’s had six years. Two years in middle school, then all through high school. This is a dream come true for him. Their son is going to study art in Spain. He thanks her for letting him know and asks if she thinks Jake would mind if he reached out to him about this. She says, that’s why she’s here. He might want to spend whatever time he can with Jake before he leaves. It’s sooner than he thinks. He says he’d like to do one more thing. Let him cover Jake’s tuition and expenses.

Laura says, Trina is always welcome, and invites her in. What’s going on? Trina takes a stuffed horse out of her bag and says, it’s an Ace emergency. She found this in her car. She was at her mom and dad’s house, trying to grab some clothes to take to her place, and this must have been there from the last time she babysat Ace. She hopes he hasn’t missed it too much. Laura thanks her and says, it’s so thoughtful. She’d have Trina give it to him herself, but he’s already gone down. Trina says, that’s okay, and Doc says, it’s good to see her, but he has some cases he still has to review tonight. He leaves, and Laura asks if Trina would like to sit down. She’d love the opportunity to catch up. She heard Trina moved onto the Quartermaine grounds. She thought maybe she would have seen Trina at the 4th of July. Trina says she’s been keeping a low profile. She thinks it’s important to vote and all, but she’s just not into the political scene these days. It’s just a little too chaotic and overwhelming. She knows what she’s for and what she’s against. She’s not saying she’s not interested in those issues, but she’ll make sure she’s up on them before she votes in November. Laura says she’s sure Trina will be. Her mother’s very invested. Trina says, yeah, because of Heather Webber. Has she said anything to Laura?

Portia tells Curtis that for years she lived in apprehension because Taggart was pursuing his career in law enforcement. She was so happy Curtis had left that job when they got together because she knew he would be safe. No risk of life or death every time he walked out the front door. Then this mad woman who was fixated on their daughter was finally captured and put in prison where she belongs. She thought she could actually have some peace and was doing real good for a while there, but now this mad woman might just be casually walking their streets again. He says he seriously doubts that will happen again, and she says she knows he thinks she’s being paranoid, but she thinks the lesson over the past few years is, maybe she hasn’t been paranoid enough. Because she didn’t listen to that scared inside voice; she tried to quiet it. And what happened? Trina almost died in France. Spencer did die. That’s why she’s sounding the alarm about Laura trying to reopen Heather Webber’s case. She just fears the worst… She knows it. The worst is yet to come. (This woman. There are so many layers as to why she’s overreacting. The first of which is, highly doubtful Heather would just be put back on the streets. At best, she’d be moved to Spring Ridge. It’s annoying how Portia is an intelligent doctor, yet doesn’t know basic facts. We’ve been here before.)

Valentin says, Anna is in luck. He just made a caprese salad and was about to sauté some filet of sole he picked up earlier. She asks why he enjoys cooking so much, and he says, it relaxes him. Charlotte’s gone now and he’s not used to cooking just for himself, so he almost always has too much. Open the wine and he’ll finish dinner. He’s really glad she’s here. She says, her too, and he kisses her. He says, one dinner for two coming up, and goes to the kitchen. She sets down the wine and goes to the bookcase behind the desk. He comes back with wine glasses and a corkscrew and asks if he can help her find something. She says, he found it, taking the corkscrew from him. He says he’s sorry, but he has to get back to the fish, and tells her to open the wine to let it breathe. She opens the wine, and he brings in their dinner.

Maxie says, nobody’s lied more to this family than her, but Mac says, that was different. She says, it was different because he forgave her. And when it was her turn, she wasn’t so quick to forgive. She remembers clinging to some sort of misguided pride and pushing her mother away, saying she didn’t want Felicia in her life. Even though it didn’t happen overnight, she realized her pride wasn’t nearly as comforting as her mother’s love. The moral of this story is, Mac never turned his back on her. Why can’t he do that for Cody? Mac says, they’ve been over this. He raised her. He always knew her intentions were good. Cody is a stranger who he happens to share biology with. He doesn’t know what she expects, that he suddenly forgives and forgets? Felicia says, they’re not suggesting that, but they’re also not letting him give up on his only child – his son.

Sasha says, Cody knows she and Michael dated, right? and he says, yeah, and they managed to be friends afterwards. She says, right. They’re better off actually. Now she’s stumbled into something that might blow up Michael’s life, not to mention his business with Aurora and ELQ. He says, sounds ominous, and she says, he promised to keep this between them, right? He says, yeah. What is it? She says, the other day, Nina confided in her that she was having an… affair isn’t really the right word. More like a situationship with Drew. He asks why that would bother Michael. Because they all work together? Oh, because him and Willow have bad blood with Nina. She asks if she’s telling this story, or does he already have it figured out? and he says, no, proceed. She says, during the fireworks on 4th of July, she walked into the solarium and saw Drew and Willow kiss, and Cody says, no, but she says, yes. He asks if she’s absolutely sure, and she says she wishes she wasn’t, but it was Drew and it was Willow, and they were lit up by the fireworks and they were too into the kiss to even notice she was there. He says, whoa. That’s a curveball. She says, right? She just had a conversation with Michael, and she was squirming the entire time. He clearly has no idea, and Drew and Willow are working together, and they’re out tonight at a meeting. She doesn’t know what to do.

Elizabeth says, it’s very generous of Jason, but she’s already looking into loan applications. He says, they’re going to forget the loans. Please just let him do this for Jake. It’s something he can do, and she’s been carrying the load for way too long. She says, okay, and thanks him. That’ll be a really big help. She’s still paying for Cameron, and she’s got Aiden coming up, and she’s looking at a lot of expenses for Jake with traveling. He’s got to go there for orientation and got to update his passport and get a student visa and the books and art supplies. He says, that’s fine. Does she think Jake will be okay with him helping? She says she guesses that will be up to Jake, but she got the impression that when they went to the game, things went well. He says he thought so.

Laura says, Heather inspires fear and rage in people and rightly so. If she were Trina’s mother, she would also be very protective of her. After all, Heather did target her. Trina says, but when she came to see Laura in the office, she was so great, and she understands why Laura feels the way she does. Laura says she appreciates that, but she has to tell Trina something. She just came from visiting Heather today, and Heather made it abundantly clear to her that she would like her to drop the whole thing. Trina asks if she’s going to, and Laura says, it’s Heather’s life. It’s her decision and she thinks she has to respect that. Trina says she’s glad to hear that, but Laura does raise an important question. If Heather wasn’t in her right mind and she wasn’t in control of her actions, should she be locked up for the rest of her life? Laura says she honestly doesn’t know what the right thing is here, but she does know she’s going to respect Heather’s wishes. She’s curious though. What does Trina think should have been done with Heather?

Portia says she needs to find out how many names she needs to have on a petition to have Laura recalled as mayor, but Curtis says, that’s been tried before. It didn’t work then, and he doubts it will work now. She says, then she’ll just have to make it an issue. She doesn’t think the public would take too kindly to their mayor’s attempts to try and overturn Heather’s conviction. He says he gets it. She’s fired up about this. She says, and he’s not. She gets that Laura’s his friend and hopefully, that woman will come to her senses, but she can’t afford to take that chance. And more importantly, Trina can’t. He says he hadn’t told her this before, but he went to Pentenville to visit with Heather. He had to see for himself. She says, so they’re just not telling each other things. Is that what’s happening now? He says he was still processing the whole thing and he didn’t know how to talk to her about it until he had. She says, why? Was it that bad? He says, it’s not that bad. After talking with Heather, he can see what Laura sees. From a legal standpoint, maybe Heather doesn’t deserve to be behind bars for the rest of her life.

Felicia says, when Mac thought Cody wasn’t his son, even afterwards he couldn’t let go of the connection he felt with him. Don’t even deny that. Mac says he’s not denying he likes the guy, but Cody lied to him and kept up that lie, every interaction they had, every conversation. Every laugh they shared, Cody was lying to his face. How does she expect him to accept that? Maxie says, Cody grew up with people he wasn’t close to. They never treated him like a son. Is Mac going to continue that and not treat him like one either? He says, the two of them are ganging up on him, but Felicia takes his hand and says, no. (Yes.) They’re loving him. They know how difficult it is for him to welcome Cody with open arms. Because he’s angry, and for good reason. Cody lied to him. He cost them a year of their lives. But ask himself, how much time is he willing to let his anger cost him now?

Sasha says she doesn’t know what Willow is thinking. Michael loves her so much and she knows Willow loves him. They have two small children. He says, all she saw was a kiss, so maybe that’s all it was. They were probably drinking, fireworks were going off. Maybe they just got carried away. She says, so it was a one-time thing? and he says, she knows these people better than he does. Do Willow and Drew seem like people to sneak behind Michael’s back? She says, absolutely not, and he says, okay. His advice is that she forgets that she saw it. Unless she wants to blackmail. His recommendation would be, Drew’s got deeper pockets. She says she needs to go finish cleaning up. Forget she said anything. He says he’s sorry, and takes her hands. He was just joking. He was just trying to lighten things up for her in his own clueless way. She says, he really is clueless, isn’t he? and he says, about most things, but with this, he sees pretty clearly. She asks, how is that? and he says, people can be reckless and crazy. He totally includes himself in that, but that doesn’t really matter right now. One of the hazards of working in someone else’s home is that sometimes you’re going to find out things you wish you hadn’t (been there). And the fact that the Qs are stinking rich only magnifies that problem.

Portia says, no, but Curtis says, she’s still Heather, but not cruel or violent. Nothing like the maniac he remembers. She says, it just makes her crazy to sit here and think he was sitting across from someone who’s an absolute threat to their family. He says he had to see it for himself and he’s glad he did. Because if Laura makes some kind of effort to free Heather – and he’s not saying she has, because she hasn’t – but if she does, they don’t have to fight her. Portia asks why he’s even saying this, and he says, because Heather made it clear to him that she doesn’t even want her case reopened. She told him that she’s right where she belongs, and she would tell that to any judge or parole officer who reviewed her case. She says, Heather said that, so… He says, she did, and she was adamant about it. So no matter what Laura does, he’s 100% confident that Heather Webber will stay right there in that cell where she is for the rest of her days.

Elizabeth tells Jason that Cameron is loving California, and she would never deprive Jake of this opportunity. Does he remember when she wanted to be an artist? He says he does remember. She was good. She says, but she gave up on it. She kind of went back to it a little bit after she met Franco. She knows how Jason feels about him, but he did a lot for those boys and for her. He says, she gets the credit for the boys. She’s done an amazing job raising them. She thanks him and tells him, like she said, it’s going to be up to Jake if he allows Jason to pay for Barcelona. She does want to say that she sees he’s trying to make up for lost time with Jake and Jake sees it too. He’s making good on his word to be a better father. She appreciates that.

Sasha says, Cody is right. The best thing she can do is ignore that it ever happened. And whatever is going on between Willow and Drew will work itself out. Just don’t try to blackmail them. He asks what it’s worth to her and laughs.

Mac says, Cody wanted him to believe he wasn’t his son, and now Cody wants him to know that he’s his son. If the circumstances have changed, that’s on Cody, but he doesn’t have to automatically fall in line and neither does Maxie. Cody can go through whatever he’s going through, but that has nothing to do with them.

Laura says she has to tell Trina that to a degree, she has compassion for whatever Heather is going through right now. As she becomes more lucid, maybe she can get some counseling. Maybe she can arrange for Heather to have a psychiatrist see her in Pentenville, somebody who can help her deal with the things she’s done. Because she believes Heather is truly remorseful. Trina says she’s been thinking about this a lot. Is it fair that someone who’s mentally ill gets punished for something they have no control over? Should they be treated the same as someone who knew what they were doing? She doesn’t think so. Heather couldn’t help that she was sick. She didn’t choose it. Laura says, it’s easy for her to see why Spencer loved Trina so much. She has a very loving, compassionate heart. Trina says, Laura asked what she thinks should be done to Heather, and she thinks Heather should get justice according to the laws of this country, because that’s what she’d want anyone to get. Laura says, her too.

Portia says she wishes she could believe that Laura will do what Heather asks and just let this whole thing go, and Curtis says he still believes in Laura’s integrity. She will do the right thing. Portia says she thinks they’ve talked about Heather Webber enough for one night. She certainly doesn’t want Heather to derail this absolutely lovely celebration that their daughter planned for them. He says, before the first course – he puts on some music – may he have this dance? He holds out his hand and she takes it. She says, it would be her absolute pleasure, and they kiss as they dance.

Valentin asks if Anna has given any thought to his proposition, and she says, leaving Port Charles with him and going… He says, wherever they feel like, and she says she’s thought about how hard it would hit her if he were to disappear without her. He sets down his wine and says, then don’t let him. They kiss and it looks like they’ll be getting busy.

On Monday, Jack tells Carly that he doesn’t like those odds, but maybe they can improve them; Willow tells Nina that she did something terrible; and Elizabeth says, the only way to know is to make the offer.

🗽 Reunited and It’s Not So Good…

Oh for Pete’s sake, Countess. Put on your big girl panties and don’t be all uncool.

https://people.com/bethenny-frankel-luann-de-lesseps-reunite-hamptons-party-8674417

Luann de Lesseps ‘Hurt’ After Bethenny Frankel Reunion: ‘Used Her Daughter To Get to Me’

🚣‍♂️ Bound To Happen…

That’s probably why most of them have their own businesses. Would you want a perpetually hung over 35 going on 14-year-old working for you?

Jesse Solomon Fired From Finance Job After Summer House Debut

⚔️ Spinning Off the Throne…

The latest look at the latest GoT spin-off.

https://ew.com/game-of-thrones-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-first-look-cast-confirmed-8665658

📺 Reality In the Dark…

The Vice channel’s Dark Side series is the best, and this sounds like it won’t disappoint.

https://www.ebosscanada.com/news/new-dark-side-series-from-vice-tv.html

Dark Side of Reality TV Trailer: Vicki Gunvalson ‘Will Never Forgive Bravo’

Excellent article about reality TV.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dype9v/is-reality-tv-too-scared-to-be-reality-tv

🍻 Back To the 80s…

If you’re a fan of the 80s youth quake in film, this documentary is for you. I watched this last weekend and loved it. I’m reading his book now.

https://people.com/andrew-mccarthy-hulu-brats-documentary-biggest-bombshells-8660143

🏊 Diving Into the Deadpool…

Just one more week and a half.

https://okmagazine.com/p/deadpool-and-wolverine-everything-to-know/

https://comicbook.com/movies/news/deadpool-wolverines-teaser-footage-ryan-reynolds-hugh-jackman-tva-cassandra-nova-mcu/

https://movieweb.com/the-history-of-deadpool-and-wolverines-relationship/

🐕 From Contest To Carpet…

I love this dog so much.

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/ugliest-dog-photo-contest-winner-stars-in-deadpool-and-wolverine-movie

https://ew.com/dogpool-gets-its-day-deadpool-and-wolverine-london-premiere-8677127

💡 Quotes of the Week

But instead of spending our lives running towards our dreams, we are often running away from a fear of failure or a fear of criticism. – Erina Wright

The only thing standing between you and outrageous success is continuous progress. – Dan Waldschmidt

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – T. S. Eliot

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. – Steve Jobs

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. – George Bernard Shaw

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. – Will Durant

A bend in the road is not the end of the road, unless you fail to make the turn. – Helen Keller

The man used to have to get naked to count to twenty-one. – Dorothy (Bea Arthur) when asked if her ex had a head for numbers, The Golden Girls

The bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep. – E. Cossman (Or sometimes a good stiff drink.)

🪺 Time Of the Season…

Try doing something you’ve never done before this weekend, then meet me on Monday for soap and misbehavior on Deck. Until then, stay safe, stay planning your road trip route in advance to avoid unnecessary delays, and stay letting reason take hold over stubbornness.

Jun21

June 20, 2024 – Spinelli Finds the Prize, Get Your Own, She’s a Tease, Sold, It’s Them Not Her, New Traitors, A Farewell, Posteenth, The Cutest & Don’t

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

At the coffee warehouse, Carly asks Jason if he’s busy, and he says he’s working. She suggests he check in with Drew. What Drew is doing might affect him.

Terry asks if Elizabeth wants to grab coffee, but Elizabeth says she can’t. She has paperwork. She doesn’t how Epiphany did it. Terry says, they’ll call it a meeting. They do have catching up to do. Elizabeth says, that sounds ominous, and asks if something happened with Terry and Yuri. Terry says, it’s about Elizabeth and Finn.

Finn tells Violet that everything she needs for a pool day with Georgie is in her bag, but Violet thinks it would be more fun if they had a take your daughter to work day. Finn says, they’ll do that another day. He has to arrange it in advance. She tells him that he said there were surprises at work all the time, and Finn asks if there’s some reason she doesn’t want to go to the pool. She says she doesn’t want to leave him here alone.

Mac and Felicia make out on the sofa, and Felicia says, before they get caught up with their reunion, this isn’t their house. Mac says, the kids are out with Maxie and won’t be back for a while, and Bailey Lou is fast asleep. The babysitters have the run of the place. Felicia reminds him that Spinelli lives here now, but Mac says, Spinelli said he had a rendezvous. Mac wants that to remain a mystery.

Sam goes to Spinelli’s gamer den, and he tells her that he found something. She asks him to please not tell her that the FBI is onto him, and he says, her lack of faith in his ability wounds him. Cates still doesn’t know they’re using his credentials. She says, they can’t get sloppy, or they’ll get caught, but he says, that’s not the issue. He found their prize, but now they have a new problem.

Finn says he’d rather hang out with Violet than go to work, but his patients need to see him. He’ll probably be so busy, he won’t miss her. He wants her to go have fun and not worry about her dad. He’s fine. Georgie arrives to get Violet, and Finn tells Violet to have lots of fun. If she needs anything, call him. They hug, and he says he loves her so much.

Terry says she doesn’t want to pry, just check-in, and Elizabeth says, obviously, she’s hurt and confused. She loves Finn and wishes she could be angry and write him off, but she can’t. She knows he’s a good man, but he’s sick and needs help. Terry says, they’re both medical professionals, and have seen this more times than they can count. No one can force Finn to get help. He’ll have to ask for it. Elizabeth says, it’s hard enough to watch Finn spiral, but she’s worried about the toll it will take on her boys. They built a beautiful relationship with Finn, and she’s afraid it will create a void. Terry says, it’s tough, but she’s a great mom and will get them through it. Elizabeth says, but what about Violet? How is she going to get through it?

Finn takes out a bottle and glass, and looks at his hospital ID. He puts the bottle and glass back, and leaves.

Jason wonders what Drew has going on besides running Aurora, and Carly says, there’s no reason his and Drew’s relationship should be as messy as the one he had with AJ. Drew broke up with her because he knew she’d put Jason first. She thinks he was hoping she’d deny it. Jason says he’s sorry, but she says she and Drew are fine. Drew seemed good at Willow’s surprise party. Jason should have come. He would have heard the announcement. His brother is running for congress.

Mac tells Felicia that he’s glad to be home. He missed her. She says, good, and he says he’ll never take off without her again. It drove home how lucky he is. Frisco gave an honest accounting of his mistakes with her and the girls and didn’t whitewash his behavior. (Hmm… Could Frisco be coming back? Is Morgan a red herring?) Felicia says, it must have been awkward, and Mac says, it was, but it was liberating. Frisco was grateful and thanked Mac for being a father to the girls when he wasn’t. He thinks Frisco understands how much he missed out on in leaving Port Charles. He made damn sure Frisco understood how extraordinary the three women he left behind are. She says, they’re lucky to have him in their lives. He made sacrifices for her girls, and she’s sure he felt it would have been easier to take off and start his own family. He says, never. They’re family and he never wanted anything else. There’s a knock at the door, and Mac says, whoever it is has godawful timing. Felicia opens the door to Anna and Robert, who says, there’s a rumor the old man has returned. Anna says she’s here to arrest her brother-in-law for an unlawful absence, and she and Robert hug Mac.

Finn tells Elizabeth that he doesn’t want it to be strange or awkward, and asks if she wants to check his blood alcohol content. She asks if she needs to, and he says, she doesn’t need to do anything, but they have to work together. That’s it. She says she knows he’s hurting, and she still loves him. He’s still family. He says, she’s Violet’s aunt, and before she asks, Violet is at the pool with Georgie and Maxie is supervising. Elizabeth steps away, and Portia greets Finn. He thanks her for the time off and says he’s eager to get back to work. He wants to check his patient files before rounds. Portia says she and Terry would like a word, and he says, lead the way, following her to Terry’s office.

At the pool, Gio tells James that Josslyn is the lifeguard today, and asks what that means. James says, no cannonballs, and Gio says, they can still have fun. If they follow the rules, maybe he can hook them up with ices later. Georgie says, James has to listen to her, but James says, she’s not the boss of him. Maxie says, correct, and tells Georgie and Violet to go in the pool. James missed a spot with his sunscreen. Nina comes along, and says, like father like son, and James says, Mac is putting in a treehouse for him with Cody. Nina says she hopes she’s invited to the housewarming. Or are girls not allowed? He says, she is, but not Georgie. Maxie lets James go into the pool and tells Nina that she handled Natalia’s complaints. Nina says, good. She trusts Maxie. Maxie is surprised she didn’t hear complaints from Nina about Natalia, but Nina says, she went to Willow’s surprise party and she’s walking on air. Maxie says, they must be getting along better than she thought, but Nina says she had to find Drew and ended up invited. Maxie asks if Nina expects her to believe she was just looking for Drew because of business, and not planning to attend the party. She wasn’t born yesterday.

Carly tells Jason that McConkey is retiring and convinced Drew to run for his seat. Jason says he thinks Drew would make a good congressman. She doesn’t agree? Carly says she thinks Drew has great qualities for a politician. He’s photogenic, he can talk to people, and has a great life story. (Apparently, she doesn’t expect a lot from a political candidate.) Jason asks why she has a problem with him then, and she says, there will be public scrutiny. It will take zero minutes to pick apart Drew’s story and they’ll dig for dirt. With the Quartermaines, there’s plenty to find. AJ’s drunk driving, Jason working for Sonny, all the way to Dante’s shooting, and Jason can’t afford scrutiny

Spinelli tells Sam that he can’t corrupt or delete the file. It’s accessible, but not assailable. Unfortunately, the FBI will be holding onto it. Sam asks what he means by accessible but not assailable, and he said it’s like a real-only file, but they can only listen to it. They can play it, but not delete it. Sam tells him to just play it. Maybe knowing what it is will help them find a way to neutralize it.

Terry tells Finn that his patients are under capable supervision, and Portia says, this conversation can’t wait. They want to discuss Finn’s responsibility to GH and his patients. He says he’s anxious to see how his patients are doing. They can find a time that works for all of them and circle back. Terry says, there’s no need, and Portia says, they’ve cleared his calendar for the day. Terry says, they’re here as his colleagues, but also his friends, and Finn says, the last time they had a meeting like this, he was told to have a lawyer present, but Terry says, they want to keep it informal. Finn asks what this is really about, and Portia says, his drinking.

Josslyn says, Trina is the nicest person she knows, and asks how Gio got in trouble with her. He says, it was just a misunderstanding. They’re fine now. Josslyn tells him that Trina has been going through a lot, but she’s too close to get an accurate reading. It’s been a rough year for Trina. Her boyfriend died unexpectedly in February. Gio says, Trina told him that she’d lost someone close. He’s sorry for her loss and he’ll tread carefully. She thanks him and says she doesn’t mean to tell him what to do. He says he’s used to it. She’s kind of bossy, but nothing compared to his aunts and some of his uncles. Dex walks in wearing his uniform.

Anna says she’s happy Mac is back. She could use his advice and they have a lot of catching up to do. He congratulates her on becoming Commissioner. With respect to Jordan, he always thought she was the best person for the position. Felicia says, Mac was no slouch, and Robert says he raised the bar for everyone. Anna says she tries daily to live up to his high standards, and Robert says, at least he didn’t have Cates breathing down his neck. Mac asks if he means Jagger Cates. Is he back in Port Charles? It will be good to see him. Anna says, he goes by John now and he’s not the sweet young kid Mac remembers.

Carly says, the people who love and care about Jason can be hurt. How does he think Monica would want to see the front page splashed with all of that? Or Danny and Jake reading it? He’ll be thrust in the spotlight against his will. Jason says he’s been through worse.

Sam says, it explains so much, and Spinelli says he thought Jason would rather go to prison than he an informant. He was acting out of love. Sam says, for Carly. That son of a bitch.

Finn asks, who said he was drinking? and Portia says, they were approached by a concerned party. Finn says, Elizabeth. They’re taking the word of his ex as proof of a problem. Terry asks if he’s denying using alcohol, but Finn says he’s denying nothing. He’s seen them drink. Have they ever seen him be impaired at work? He’ll submit to a blood test if they think he’s drunk. Portia says, everyone is different. Finn has a narcotics addiction. Terry says, they can’t risk him treating patients, and Portia says, he can treat them supervised, but has to submit to the physician’s health plan. He’ll have to go to meetings, they’ll monitor his attendance, and he’ll have to authorize his sponsor to give them updates, as well as get drug testing on a regular basis. Finn asks, what if he says no? and Terry says, it will have to go before the Executive Committee, which will make it official. Then the committee will have to notify the Medical Board, which will make it public. They’ll give him a choice of seeing patients under supervision or he could lose his license altogether.

Trina joins Josslyn, and says, Dex is looking official. She tells Gio that there are no more towels, and he says, duty calls. Trina says she’s going with him, and they leave. Josslyn tells Dex, nice uniform. It suits him.

Nina says, possibly Drew arranged for her to show up, and Maxie says, uninvited. Nina says, once she was there, Willow invited her, and Maxie wonders what would have happened had Nina been asked to leave. Nina says, of course (🍷) she would honor Willow’s wishes, and Maxie says, Nina and Willow’s relationship was happening naturally. If Nina hurries and manipulates it, she risks it being worse than before. Nina says, it’s different from her earlier misfires… Her lies, schemes, and cringeworthy sucking up. Now she has Drew on her side and Willow thinks he walks on water.

Finn tells Portia and Terry that they’re smearing his reputation. If he determines there’s slander, be warned. He knows everything about this place. He saved the hospital from going under. If not for him, neither of them would have jobs. GH exists today because he signed his patent to the Blackwood’s cure. Terry says, no one is denying his contribution, and Portia says, they want him to remain to build on it. Finn says, they’re not being friends. They’re bureaucrats and hypocrites. Portia says, they’re looking at him like a valued member of the staff and as a friend, but he says, friends don’t blindside him and threaten to take away something he loves. He’ll save them the trouble. He quits. He walks out.

Carly says, Drew gets to live a great life while Jason slaves at the warehouse, lives in a room above Bobbie’s, and Sonny tells everyone that he’s a traitor. (Um… Isn’t Jason loaded? It sounds like his choice.) Jason says, let Drew have his life. He doesn’t want it. Carly says, it’s not about what Drew has; it’s about what Jason doesn’t. Jason says, it’s not Drew’s fault, and Carly says, it was two years Jason could have spent with his family and that his family spent grieving. Why? What was so important that it was worth him losing that time?

Sam tells Spinelli that Jason lied to her. He’d said he had no choice, but everything he did was because of Carly. Cates has evidence about Carly running Sonny’s organization, and Jason put her welfare above everyone, including his children. Carly always comes first. Spinelli says, it must have been the hardest decision Jason ever had to make. There’s some nobility… She tells him, don’t you dare. There’s no nobility in abandoning his kids so a grown woman can escape the consequences of the life she chose. Anyone who says otherwise never heard a son crying for his father because he’s dead. She asks if Spinelli can make a copy, and he says he can. Why? She says, just do it.

Jason says, there’s an important job he has to do. Otherwise, he never would have left his sons and his family. Once the job is finished, he’ll take his life back. It’s the only life he wants. Carly says she hopes Drew’s campaign doesn’t get in the way. She’ll do everything in her power to defend him. She knows he’d do the same for her. Jason says, okay, and she says she’s glad he agrees. She hugs him and says she’ll see him soon. She leaves and Jason gets an audio file from The Jackal.

Spinelli tells Sam not to do anything hasty, but she says she’s going to do the one thing a good mother does – protect her children at all costs. No matter what it takes. She leaves.

Mac says, maybe he can talk to Jagger and get him to back off, but Felicia says she thinks Anna can handle Cates. Anna says she’d prefer he keep out of it, when her phone dings. She tells them that she has to deal with something, but she expects Mac back at his desk at 5 am sharp. No excuses.

Maxie tells Nina, be careful. Willow’s opinion of both her and Drew could change if she finds out about their affair, and how they hate each other, but can’t keep their hands off each other. Nina says she could keep her hands off Drew if she wanted to. They’re consenting adults, and he got plenty. Because of her connections and advice, he’s running for congress and Willow is his biggest supporter. She’s going to make sure he’s elected. Willow will be grateful, Drew will owe her, and they’ll all be happy. Everyone wins.

Finn sees Elizabeth when he comes out of the elevator and asks if she’s happy now. She got her revenge. She wanted him out, so he’s out. He just quit. She reported him before he had a chance to explain, with no concern how it would hurt him, his patients, or Violet. The only thing that mattered was getting back at him. She says she did turn him in, but she did it for his patients, Violet, and most of all, him. He’s jeopardizing everything good in his life, and it was the way to get back the Finn she knows and loves. The compassionate, brilliant, loving man who would never put anyone in harm’s way. Finn asks if she knows how many lives he’s saved. Of course (🍷) she doesn’t, because she doesn’t know him at all. Maybe she never did. He doesn’t want her near Violet. Don’t call her, don’t see her, and don’t spend time with her. She says, he agreed… but he says, that was his mistake. He thought he knew her, but he was wrong. Stay away from him and Violet.

Gio says, that’s the second time Trina ran interference for Josslyn and Dex, and asks if they’re back together. Trina says, not yet, but maybe they’ll figure things out. She’s trying to give them room to talk things out. He says he likes seeing her look out for Josslyn. She cares about her friends as much as they care about her.

Dex says he could use Josslyn’s help. The department is having beach volleyball. It’s not his game, but he volunteered to break the ice with the other cops. Tom Cruise, he’s not. Josslyn says she’d love to help, but she can’t this weekend. She and Trina are moving to a new place. He says he’s glad for them, but sorry to lose her expertise. She says, He has to learn to negotiate. She’ll give him some pointers if he helps her move. He says, deal, but he would help regardless. It’s the PCPD’s motto to protect and serve.

Portia thanks Elizabeth and says she was right. She saw the way Finn was, and Elizabeth absolutely did the right thing. Elizabeth thanks her and says, when Finn sobers up, he’s going to realize what he threw away. She hopes someday, somehow, he can pick himself back up, but what is it costing Violet?

The kids go back to Maxie’s after the pool, and James wants to talk about the treehouse, but Mac says, Cody needs to be here. Georgie says, Violet’s done some camping and has ideas, and James asks if Violet can stay over. They can camp out. Violet says, her dad won’t let her, but James says, she hasn’t asked. Maxie says, another night. Violet’s dad is expecting her.  

Finn comes home after a hard day of being a jerk. He takes out the bottle and glass and takes a drink. He pours another and drinks that too.

Anna goes to the coffee warehouse, and Jason asks if she’s made any more progress with Valentin. She says she’s going slow and treading carefully, and he says, Cates is getting impatient and wants results. Drew is running for congress and it’s going put him in the public eye. The spotlight will be on him, and if his profile is too high, he’ll be useless to the FBI. He didn’t go through all this for Cates to arrest Carly. He knows Anna wants to do this her way, but he’s running out of time. Cates will get what he wants, and he’ll bust Valentin.

Sam finds Carly, and says, there’s something she needs to hear.

Tomorrow, Cates promises to make it worth Carly’s while; Chase wants to know why Violet is with Tracy; and Jason says, he’s not letting this thing go to waste.

🏊 Must Have…

Well, I’m definitely getting one of these. Although I’d rather have the actual pool.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/get-your-own-gh-metro-court-pool-towel

🍊 New Slice Of the Orange…

Premieres July 11th.

Heather Dubrow Teases ‘Must-See’ RHOC Season 18 and Tamra Judge Friendship

👰🏼‍♀️ Love For Sale…

Dresses. Plural. I had one. Great charity choice though.

https://people.com/summer-house-star-lindsay-hubbard-selling-wedding-dresses-after-broken-engagement-carl-radke-8666037

👠 Never Her Fault…

Yeah, that must be it.

https://ew.com/teresa-giudice-says-feds-targeted-her-because-rhonj-producers-had-her-pay-cash-in-scene-8666098

🚬 Twirling Their Mustaches…

This season’s Traitors.

https://extratv.com/2024/06/05/the-traitors-tom-sandoval-sam-asghari-and-more-join-season-3-cast/

She’ll make it nice.

The Best Dorinda Medley on Traitors Memes

📓 Goodbye Professor…

All the great movies he made, and yet, whenever I hear his name, I think of Animal House.

https://ew.com/donald-sutherland-dead-mash-actor-was-88-8666623

🎉 Celebrations…

How the stars celebrated Juneteenth.

https://extratv.com/2024/06/18/stars-reflect-on-juneteenth-celebrate-the-freedom/

🐶 Mine For the Win…

You can try though.

https://people.com/worlds-cutest-rescue-dog-contest-2024-submissions-8666051

El Wray sez: I iz a shoo in.

🩱 Got My Suit Damp…

Join me tomorrow for soap and a pre-weekend kiki. Until then, stay safe, stay having a back-up plan when hosting an outdoor party, and stay asking for help if you need it, whether it’s with moving or something bigger.

Jun14

June 13, 2024 – Curtis Thinks It’s Time He Met Heather, Explanation, Rallying, End Of Awful (For Now), Crossing Over, Earth’s End, After the Glee, Prophecy Fulfilled & Words

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Tracy saw Stella sitting on Gregory’s bench at the park, and said Stella was sitting in her seat. Stella told her to sit her boney ass down, and they smiled at one another.

Blaze made raspberry iced tea for Kristina and said, it helped tone the uterus and made it more efficient. She had to take care of her baby, figuratively speaking. They both admitted to fantasizing that the baby was theirs, and Kristina said, they’d need a bigger place. Blaze said, their new house would have several bathrooms and a big backyard, and Kristina added a tire swing. Blaze said, they’d need three bedrooms for when her brother Eloi visited and the abuelas. Kristina liked the sound of Abuela Alexis.  

Adrian brought champagne to Alexis’s office and wanted to toast to the sweet circulation numbers. Alexis said she was a recovering alcoholic and couldn’t join him even if there was something to celebrate, which there wasn’t. She called him a poor excuse for a journalist, and he suggested she refer her complaints to the First Amendment. Alexis said she and the mayor understood the First Amendment, and leaked information had been used for clickbait headlines. She warned him that he did not want to square off with Laura.

Laura said Trina must have seen The Invader’s claims that she was launching a campaign to free Heather, and Trina asked if she was. Laura said, no, and she didn’t want Heather to be free. Trina said she was glad to hear that, and her mom would be too. Her mom had freaked out. Laura said she could empathize, but Trina said, not enough to leave it alone.

A guard brought Heather to the visitor’s room, but Heather said, there must have been a mistake. She didn’t know this guy. Curtis said, maybe not, but he knew her.

A mosquito was after Tracy, and she told Stella that her pheromones attracted bloodsuckers and parasites. It was a wonder she and Gregory became friends. Stella said, they don’t make them like that anymore, and Tracy remarked that the bench was solid and handsome, like the man. Stella asked how the memorial was, and Tracy said, good. A lot of memories were shared about what Gregory had left them. Stella asked what Gregory left Tracy, and she said, cheated.

Kristina thought Blaze’s mom would make a good grandma, that a baby would mellow her out. Blaze said, it might make her more comfortable with them, but she wouldn’t want Natalia to push the kid into music if they weren’t into it. Blaze would want them to be their own person, not molded into what she wanted. Kristina said, it was important that people be accepted for who they were. They’d let their child reveal who they wanted to be. It was nice to fantasize about the future, but she didn’t know if it was the right timing to be doing that. There was a knock at the door, and Kristina opened it to Molly.

Heather said, everyone knew the notorious Heather Webber, and Curtis said, she was all over the news. Her hook too. She said she didn’t need reminding how wretched a place the world had become and how she contributed to it. He did give her a reminder of the beauty in it though. It had been years since a man came calling. She asked what his name was, calling him hot stuff, and he introduced himself. He told her that he was Trina’s father, and he was sure Heather knew her.

Trina told Laura that she’d been freaked out too, but had to think objectively. What she knew about Laura was different than what people were thinking. Spencer thought world of her, and she and Doc were adopting Ace. Spencer would be so happy about that. She wanted to hear what was going on from Laura directly. Laura thanked her for keeping an open mind, and admitted she was torn in several directions, but she’d try to explain. Trina said her mom had already explained about the metallosis, and Laura said her actions had been mischaracterized. She’d only requested copies of Heather’s court records. Trina asked, why? and Laura said she wanted to see to what degree Heather’s condition was responsible for her actions, since it hadn’t been known at the time. Trina asked, if it had been, would Heather have gone free? Is that what Laura wanted?

Adrian told Alexis that they were only vulnerable to liable if the article was proved untrue. Did Laura prove that? Alexis asked what he didn’t get about we’re done, and he asked if Laura demanded a retraction or correction. Was she considering pushing the DA to set Heather free? Alexis said, Laura didn’t want Heather free, and Adrian asked who had more credibility, The Invader or the claims of an elected politician? Who was fighting for justice, their paper or Laura? Diane walked in and said she’d also like an answer to that.

Blaze offered to leave, but Molly said, stay, since Blaze was sister adjacent. Kristina asked what was going on. Did Molly lose a case? Molly said, no, just her domestic partner. They had a blowout fight. Kristina said, they didn’t even disagree on dinner, and Molly said, they never disagreed on anything until this year. Kristina said, until she was their surrogate.

Diane asked Alexis where the paper got their information and was it reliable. She’d been on the receiving end of a poison hook. Adrian said, it was a matter of civic interest, but Alexis said, it was more like prurient interest. He could see himself out. He left, and Alexis told Diane that Laura had only requested the transcript of Heather’s hearings. Diane asked what the file was on Alexis’s desk, and Alexis said, it was the transcripts. She’d gotten them from Laura. Diane asked if it was true that Laura was angling for Heather’s freedom and Alexis was helping her do it.  

Laura told Trina that there was no way to know how the inquiry would go. They only had what ifs. What if Heather’s illness had been discovered and diagnosed? Perhaps the atrocities she committed wouldn’t have occurred. Trina said, but they did. Five people were dead. She asked if there was anything in the transcripts that would get Heather released, but Laura said she wasn’t a lawyer. Trina said, Alexis used to be one, and asked if Laura was discussing it with her. There was a knock at the door, and Trina said she’d go, since she hadn’t made an appointment. Laura opened the door to Doc and told him that she and Trina were in the middle of a conversation. He said he was sorry to interrupt, but maybe he was just in time to run interference. Trina said, there was no need, but he said, her upcoming article in The Invader made him think otherwise.

Curtis said he knew Heather remembered Trina, and Heather kept her head down as he talked. He said, she barely escaped with her life, but not Spencer. Heather’s daughter made sure of that. He saw Trina’s broken heart because of what Heather put in motion and saw the light go out of her eyes. He asked if Heather was offended by the truth, but she said she knew the truth and had no problem with what he was saying. It was what she didn’t want to say that was the problem.

Tracy told Stella that she wished she’d met Gregory sooner, before his illness. He thought it brought out his strengths and would probably tell her something enlightened that made her feel obliged to look for untapped powers in herself, if she had any. Stella said, Tracy was a formidable woman, and she was surprised at this streak of self-doubt. Therapy worked. Tracy said, nice knowing her, but Stella told her, don’t give up on herself. We could see our weaknesses coming, but our strengths were a surprise, revealed when life demanded it. The trick was to recognize them before they went to waste. Gregory did put his to good use, but she could relate to Tracy feeling cheated. That’s what brought her on this walk. She didn’t even notice the plaque until she’d been there a while, but Gregory’s name seemed fitting, so she stayed. She was thinking about someone dear to her that she lost a long time ago and lost all over again today.

Molly told Blaze that she and TJ had been together since high school. Maybe all this time she’d been thinking they were in sync when it wasn’t the case. They were focused on their careers and school and catching up. Maybe they ignored the reality that they grew apart. Maybe they pushed new thoughts and feelings away until it exploded in their faces.

Doc said, there was a promo in The Invader that survivor Trina was sounding out on the mayor’s efforts to free Heather Webber. Trina said, it was a lie. She never talked to them. Her mom said they’d reached out, but she said she wasn’t interested. She’d never give an interview. Laura said she believed Trina, and doubted Alexis knew about it, since she hadn’t known about the original article. Doc said, it’s official; Laura was clickbait. Trina said she’d taken up enough of Laura’s time, and Doc said he was sorry that all this had been dredged up. Trina asked, in his expert opinion, did he think it was possible that the poison made Heather a killer?

Heather said she was a sorry excuse for a human being, and Curtis agreed. She said she didn’t have the words to express how she felt. Nothing would be sufficient to take away the pain she’d created. Saying she was sorry was ridiculously inadequate, but it was true. She cried, and said she was so, so sorry. Sorrier than he would ever know. He said she was right. Nothing she could say would change anything. He’s not sure what he expected to accomplish, but he thought it was time they met, especially with what was going on in the news. There was one thing that might help. If she hadn’t been captured, what were her intentions for his precious daughter?

Alexis told Diane that she was looking over the records as a favor to Laura and giving Laura her noncredited opinion. Diane said, no offense, but why didn’t Laura ask a lawyer lawyer? and Alexis said, offense taken. She and Laura were friends and she’d been standing there when Doc asked if Heather would still be accountable if her medical impairment had affected her judgement. Diane asked what she’d discovered, but Alexis said she hadn’t had much of a chance to discover anything yet. She did notice there was never a medical exam. Now they know the cobalt poisoning was an issue, and the implant causing it had been removed. Diane asked if Heather was nice now, and Alexis said, it was new evidence and they both knew there were lots of precedents about that. Diane said, in every one, a deterrent was found, and Alexis said, except one. Diane said, name it, and Alexis said, the one Diane set herself.

Diane asked what Alexis was talking about, and Alexis wondered if she was being uncharacteristically modest or feigning ignorance. Diane said she had no idea, and Alexis suggested they go to the gym. Diane said, it must be serious if Alexis would rather sweat than gloat. What precedent did she set in defense of Heather? Alexis must have misread one of her dusty old cases. Put your money where the precedent is. Alexis said, the State of New York versus Robert Frank, aka Franco.

Heather said, an honest answer might not be what Curtis wanted to hear, but he said he wanted to hear the truth. She said she didn’t know. Somehow, she mixed up wanting to protect her daughter with taking lives. She’s not claiming she doesn’t remember the horrible things she did. But what she can’t piece together or reconstruct is why. What she thought she would accomplish by murdering people. He asked if she was working out her argument in the event of her case being reopened, and she asked why her case would ever be reopened.

Doc told Trina that metallosis was a real diagnosis. It manifested itself differently in different patients. Was the issue because they were clinically psychotic or because they were raging with toxins? One way to find out was to remove the toxins. Trina’s mother had advocated for removing Heather’s artificial hip. Trina said, and now she was kicking herself. Would they let her know if there were further developments? She promised she wasn’t giving any interviews. Laura said she would, and thanked Trina for not rushing to judgment. She feared there was more to come. Lately, there had been a lot of it. Trina told them, goodbye, and left.

Kristina asked what she was missing. How could they fall apart over one argument? Most high school romances didn’t last, but theirs did. Molly said, it was less complicated then. They were on the same page with everything, but now, not so much. TJ says something, then later claims he never meant it, like he had to fall in line with her. They’d had disagreements, but not like this where it was filled with pent up resentment. Was it wrong for her to want him to mean what he said, instead of waiting months to tell her how he really felt? Kristina asked if he was having buyer’s remorse about her being their surrogate. She thought they’d hashed it out already. Molly said she thought so too, and Blaze said she didn’t get what the issue was. Kristina said, TJ thought she was unreliable. Despite the questions and doubts, he just agreed because it’s what Molly wanted. He wouldn’t trust her to take care of a cactus, let alone a baby.

Molly thought she and TJ’s argument was exacerbated by an underlying issue, and Kristina said, communication was more important now than ever. Molly said, they needed to work on that and do better. She had to get back to work, and Kristina and Blaze encouraged her to stay, but Molly said she was good. She was sorry to interrupt their afternoon and thanked them for hearing her. Everything was going to be fine. TJ was still the most wonderful guy on the planet, despite his bout of un-wonderfulness. She left, and Blaze said she’d never seen Molly like that. Kristina said, her either.

Alexis said, it was discovered Franco had an infliction that seriously impaired his judgment, like his mother. He was found not liable and the person who presented that to the court was Diane. She wasn’t judging Diane and respected her. She didn’t want to see Franco go free, but Diane did her job and did it well. If a smart lawyer deployed her Twinkie defense, Heather’s sentence could be overturned. Diane said, if it was, and a murderer went free, she had no one to blame but herself.

Heather said she pled guilty, case closed, and Curtis said, she had no idea? According to The Invader, the mayor was questioning her conviction and asking for it to be looked at. Heather asked, what mayor? and Curtis said, Laura Collins.

Doc says he hated the outrage toward Laura, especially when he was to blame too. He performed a psyche assessment on Heather that was different from any other, and asked Alexis if there were any legal ramifications. He never thought there would be a chain reaction that would affect Laura’s career. Laura said, he’d been professional and ethical. There was no way he was at fault, and frankly, neither was she. As mayor, she was supposed to do the right thing. And the right thing by all the citizens of Port Charles, not just the ones they liked.

Tracy said she was assuming this was about a man, and Stella said, the love of her life – Marcus. They were engaged, but circumstances changed that. She broke engagement and left him behind to help her sister raise her nephews. Marcus married a lovely woman who passed away. There was never another man she could be serious about. There was a man in London who she thought she loved, but he couldn’t hold a candle to Marcus. She convinced herself that she chose the life of a single woman and believed it, until a friend called and told her Marcus died. It hurts so much every day. Everything she’d done seemed nothing compared to what she never had and never did.

Heather said, even she knew it was a crazy idea. She’d reach out and ask Laura to stop. She was a rotten person who’d done terrible, unforgiveable things. She remembered all of it. The weight of the hook in her hand and the sound when it made contact. She was exactly where she belonged and didn’t need a judge to verify it or say otherwise. She was so sorry about the light going out in his daughter’s eyes. Curtis said, she’d given him lot to think about and thanked her for her time. He wouldn’t be back. The guard took Heather away.

Laura said Portia was treating Heather, but didn’t see a conflict in holding her responsible, and Doc said, Portia trusted the legal system that sent her to prison. No wonder Portia wanted to see her stay. Laura said she didn’t think Heather was innocent, but it was important for her to have a fair hearing. It wasn’t up to them to decide. Doc said he admired the stand Laura was taking, and she told him to remember that when they were calling for her head. He might be the only supporter she had left. They hugged.

Diane said she was stymied and didn’t know what to do. Alexis said, the goal was to keep Heather in jail. Diane should keep her mouth shut and hope no one stumbled on her defense to save Heather like her son was saved.

Stella said she’d be fine in an hour… or two, and Tracy said she had the time, putting her hand on Stella’s. Aww!

Kristina thought Molly had a bigger problem than she was admitting, and Blaze asked if they wouldn’t fight to save their marriage. Kristina said, they weren’t married. They were domestic partners. Blaze asked why they didn’t get married, and Kristina said, Molly didn’t want to see it fail. Blaze said, it happened with domestic partners too. What would happen with the baby if Molly and TJ broke up? Kristina said she never thought about that. What would be her responsibility? She needed to figure that out.

Tomorrow, Drew asks Nina, what the hell was that; Kristina wonders, what happens with the baby if Molly and TJ split up; and Elizabeth tells Chase that she can’t subject her children to Finn.

🏊‍♂️ Oh Poolboy…

I have to confess, I didn’t notice. And I desperately want that pool for my living room.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/ghs-adam-j-harrington-explains-what-happened-to-his-eye

⚖️ Demanding Justice…

A beautiful tribute from Perry Shen.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/gh-stars-join-rally-to-demand-justice-for-johnny-wactor

🤽 Making Life a Beach…

Finally, an end to this Summer hell. Amanda said she’d gone into a funk after marrying Kyle. I wondered if she ever considered that she might be in a funk because she married Kyle. There was more about the Carl/Lindsay debacle, and Lindsay backpedaled and grandstanded, while Carl just looked blank. Mr. Kyle Obvious said there was a history of her drinking and being irate. I noticed that Lindsay is one of those people who goes up on the ends of their sentences, kind of like it’s a question? And once I noticed it, it became annoying AF. When asked about what she actually did for a living, there was a moment of crickets. I’m still not sure. The million-dollar question was, how was she blindsided? She confirmed it was because of her ego when she said it seemed like Carl had laid the groundwork for her to be the villain. Kyle said he thought she’d have a sense of self-awareness at the Reunion. He asks a lot. And this coming from someone who has little self-awareness themselves. She did agree Carl had made the best decision for her, but didn’t like the way he’d done it. When asked about their situations, Lindsay said she was in a new serious relationship, and Carl said he hadn’t kissed anyone since Lindsay. Andy told Kyle, the mullet needs to go, and although he had no credentials in this area, he cut Kyle’s hair. Badly.

Summer House Season 8 Reunion Recap, Part 2: What Would Jesse Solomon Do?

Paige’s take, a New York POV.

Summer House’s Paige DeSorbo on Kyle Shading Podcast, His Marriage Issues With Amanda, and West “[Fumbling] the Bag” With Ciara, Plus Talks #JusticeforHannah and Their Reception Compared to West and Jesse

It’s doubtful Lindsay understands the meaning of sisterhood.

Danielle Olivera Gives Update on Lindsay Hubbard Friendship

⚰️ Still Interviewing…

I haven’t really kept up with this show, but from watching the first season and the beginning of Season 2, it’s worth your time. It’s incredibly stylish and the gore is magnificent. I’d wanted to watch Mayfair Witches too, but you can’t watch everything. At least not in the same season.

https://screenrant.com/interview-with-the-vampire-season-2-mayfair-witches-crossover-tease/

🌏 Just Go About Your Business…

My latest K-binge. What do you do when an asteroid is about to hit the earth?

Goodbye Earth – Netflix Series Review

And in the plot twist we didn’t see coming. This is a shame. I also loved #Alive and Hellbound.

https://thedirect.com/article/goodbye-earth-yoo-ah-in-netflix-scenes-controversy

🎼 Coming Up Roses…

While they lost some cast members way too soon, it sounds like those remaining didn’t do badly. I resisted watching this for a while, but enjoyed it when I finally gave in. I thought they could have done better with Rocky Horror though.

https://ew.com/tv/glee-where-are-they-now/

🦬 Good News and Bad News…

Supposedly, the white buffalo is both a message of hope and a warning. It was sad to hear buffalo are essentially extinct in the wild.

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/uknews/warning-as-birth-of-rare-white-buffalo-calf-in-yellowstone-park-fulfills-ancient-prophecy/ar-BB1o8cio

🪁 Being Lazy, Hazy, and Crazy…

End the week with me tomorrow, along with the whole bar of soap, tea, quotes, and a tune to send you off to whatever life holds for you. Until then, stay safe, stay not spending your time at a party on your phone, and stay recognizing your strengths before they go to waste.

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May 30, 2024 – Sonny Hunts Down Dex, Summer Endings, Not For Her, Update In the Hills, Juneteenth, Pups (!) In Sports & Ready

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Jogging through the park, Sonny comes face to face with Josslyn, who’s jogging the other way. She stops a moment, then continues on, but he calls to her. He says, if she has something to say, just say it, and she stops.

Willow says, it’s a fantastic opportunity for Drew, and what a compliment McConkey wants him. Drew says, definitely intriguing, and she says, intriguing was the total eclipse a month ago. He’s being recruited to run for a powerful congressman’s seat by that very congressman. Isn’t he excited? He says, obviously not as excited as she is. He is. It’s a rush. It’s kind of crazy and obviously an honor, but what makes her think he can do this? And he’s not fishing for compliments here. He really wants to know. She says, is he kidding? He singlehandedly changed the course of her life and her family’s life. He risked his life for her. He genuinely cares about people. Think about what he could do with more resources on a bigger scale with a wider stage. Michael comes in and asks if this is about the New Tomorrow Institute. He’s not interrupting a work session, is he? Willow says, actually, Drew has something important to tell him.

At Bobbie’s, Molly tells Dante that she heard this wedding was really something. Very eventful. He asks if she talked to Kristina, but she says, Sam. She hasn’t actually talked to Kristina since the wedding. She’s got a lot going on at work and had to tie up a bunch of things so she can take time off when the baby comes. He says, oh yeah, the baby. Congrats. Did she have TJ painting the nursery or something like that? She says, no, but she should, and he says, she should. Get TJ working. She gets some to-go coffee, when Dex walks in. She says she’d better get going. She’ll see him later. She leaves, and Dante thanks Dex for meeting him.

Outside, Molly runs into Blaze, who says, it’s been a minute. Molly says she knows. Her family calls her a workaholic and she’d love to deny it, but… Has Blaze seen Kristina lately? Blaze says she just left Kristina at her mom’s house. Molly’s mom’s house actually. She wanted to see how Alexis is doing. Molly says she’s headed there too, after she drops some things off at the courthouse. The Davis girls will be in full support. Blaze says, they should hang out soon – her and Kristina, and Molly and TJ. Molly says, yes. She would love that. Maybe they could all talk about what went down at this eventful wedding.

On the phone at Alexis’s place, Sam tells Alexis, no problem. Just get here as soon as she can… No, Molly’s not here yet… Okay. She’ll see her soon. She loves her. Kristina asks if she said anything about Gregory. How does she sound? Sam says, okay-ish, and Kristina says she hopes Alexis is all right. She’s just been so upset since Gregory passed. Sam says, yeah. She knows Gregory’s death hit her pretty hard. They were supposed to the wedding together until the hearing came up. Kristina says she hopes it was worth it. She’s just worried that if their mom loses her law license, she… Sam says, don’t say that, please. Because she worries too, but they have to remember that sometimes mom is a lot stronger than they give her credit for. And so is Kristina. Kristina says, that’s a lovely sentiment. Why is Sam looping her in with that? Sam says, because sometimes things can get conflicted, and Kristina is fiercely loyal and protective to the people she loves. And she has to be just as fiercely loyal and protective to herself, and Sam believes she will. Kristina says, Sam believes she will what? and Sam says, when push comes to shove, she believes Kristina will do the right thing, even if it comes at a cost to Sonny.

Maxie comes home and says, sorry everyone. There was a fragrance emergency. Felicia, James, Spinelli, and Georgie are sitting on the sofa, and Spinelli tells James, the reason his Minecraft login has been so glitchy is because of cookies. Georgie tells James that she told him not to be using the laptop while eating. There’s dried frosting caked around the clutch pad. Spinelli says, the cookies he’s talking about are of the cyber variety. He suspects James has accumulated a great number of those pesky website cookies, which slows down the process. He’ll run a quick clean-up app… and voila! He’s back in business. Georgie says, Spinelli is the best, and thanks him. Maxie clears her throat, and Spinelli says, she’s home. Felicia says, they were so engrossed in Spinelli’s wizardry, they didn’t hear her come in. Georgie says she tried for two hours to find out what was wrong with the computer. Dad fixed it in like, ten minutes. The same way he did when she was writing that paper and the computer crashed. She thought she’d lost it, but he saved it. Maxie says, Georgie’s dad is a tech genius. There’s no question about that. Georgie says, and he’s super handy to have around, and James says, it was great when he lived here. He asks Spinelli if he can’t move back in. Please?

Blaze tells Molly, don’t worry about Kristina. She’s still a bit fragile, but she’s doing better. Molly says, she’s fragile? Why? Blaze says, Molly was just talking about the wedding. She thought Molly knew. Molly says, seems they just got their wires crossed. What? Blaze says she thinks Molly should talk to Kristina about it, and Molly says, but Blaze is right here. Blaze says, it’s none of her business. If Kristina wants to tell Molly everything, that’s up to her. Molly says, but Blaze just said she’s fragile. Kris might interpret any well-meaning questions she might ask as an interrogation, and that might really blow things up between them. Blaze says, okay. Kristina’s father went after Dex and Kristina saw the whole thing. She called Blaze from the ladies’ room, hysterical, sobbing, hyperventilating. At first, Blaze was afraid it was the baby, but it wasn’t. In fact, she suggested they go to the ER, but Kristina didn’t want to. She just needed to calm down. Molly says she just caught a glimpse of Dex’s face inside. He looks really banged up. If Kristina saw that, no wonder she’s so upset. Blaze says, she was, but she’s doing fine now. Really. Molly says, okay, thanks Blaze for letting her know, and leaves.

Kristina says, obviously, Sam knows what happened at the wedding, so who told her? Sam says, Sonny. He stopped by looking for Dante and gave her his version of the story. Kristina says, that explains why Dante has been blowing up her phone, and Sam says, she hasn’t spoken to Dante? Kristina says, she’s been busy, and Sam says, busy avoiding his phone calls? Dante is worried about her and so is she. Kristina says, Sam just got finished telling her how strong she is, and Sam says, wow. Kristina was actually listening to her. Strong people hurt too. She’s just worried Kristina is carrying this weight about what to do about Sonny, and it’s wearing on her. Kristina says, it’s already been decided. Dex isn’t filing charges. Sam asks how she feels about that, and Kristina says, how does she feel about her dad not potentially facing prison? Sam says, that, and the fact that he hurt Dex and isn’t going to have to face any consequences, and Kristina says, at the end of the day, he has to face himself. And he knows what he did. And he knows that she knows what he did. Sam says, that’s wrong, when Alexis walks in. Kristina tells Sam, they’ll talk tomorrow, and Sam makes a zipping motion across her mouth. Kristina says she’s so sorry about Gregory, and hugs Alexis. Sam hugs her and asks how she’s doing, and Alexis says she’s okay. They didn’t have to upend their day and come over here, but she’s glad they did. Kristina says, they brought lunch, and Alexis says, that’s sweet. Kristina asks, how was Albany? and Alexis suggests they talk about that when Molly gets here. She tells Kristina that she looks pale, and Sam says, that’s because she stays out of the sun. Alexis should try it sometime. She’s fine.

Dante and Dex sit at a table, and Dante asks if Dex is doing okay. Dex says, the stitches brought down his deductible, and Dante says he guesses it could have been worse. Dex says, thanks to Jason, it wasn’t, and Dante says he guesses Dex has a decision to make. Dex says, it’s already made. He’s not going to be filing charges. Dante asks, why not? and Dex says, partly for Kristina. She was a witness and he’s not going to put her through that with the baby coming. He can’t do that to her, even though she told him not to back off for her sake. Kristina’s always been a friend to him. What kind of a friend would he be if he made her testify against her father? Dante says, Dex told him that Kristina was part of the reason. What’s the other part? Dex says, best case scenario, Sonny gets a year and some change behind bars. That’s after a bitter court battle where he ends up getting dragged through the mud. So is it worth it? Why bother for such little benefit? Sonny would still have reach and would still probably run his organization. And on his release, Sonny would have him killed, assuming he even waited that long.

Josslyn says she’s not wasting her breath sharing her thoughts with Sonny, and he’s not going to listen anyway. Sonny says, maybe not, but she can get it off her chest, and she says, they used to be honest with each other. He was her stepfather. He was there for her when Oscar died. He was there for everyone with Mike. But he’s not that person anymore. He thinks that he can do whatever he wants to anyone at any time and he never has to pay for it. Sonny says, she’s very young. She doesn’t know what he’s been through. She says she knows that he should be in jail for what he did to Dex. He should be locked up, praying that all of his prior crimes don’t get Diane laughed out of court. How about him not even being grateful to Dex? He says, grateful for what? For Dex trying to rat him out to the PCPD? She says, he attacked Dex, unprovoked. He threatened to kill Dex, but he walked out again because Dex isn’t pressing charges. He asks why Dex backed off, and she says, out of concern for the people Sonny so willingly shoved aside. Dex did it for Sonny’s kids.

Michael says, Drew would be taking McConkey’s seat and McConkey is backing him? and Drew says, McConkey is retiring and thought he’d make a good candidate. Willow says, he came to Drew and proposed it to him. Isn’t that amazing? Michael says, it is. He had no idea Drew was interested in politics. Drew says he’s not disinterested. Obviously, he’s never thought about running for office until McConkey pitched it to him. Willow says, McConkey made the right call. She’d vote for him. Drew says, what about Michael? He values Michael’s opinion and wants to hear it. Obviously there would be implications for Aurora. Michael says, off the top of his head, he thinks it’s a dicey time to split focus with the launch of the new wellness division. Curtis at the helm is the right choice, but he lacks C-suite experience, so they were counting on Drew’s supervision there. Drew says, he’d catch on. He’s not worried about it. Plus, Michael is up on that. Michael says, if Drew is elected, he’s going to have to put his stock into a blind trust, and he knows the SEC is going to be watching. Drew says, no doubt about it, and Michael says, he’ll have to take time away from the company, robbing Aurora of his vision and guidance. Drew says, all valid points, and Michael says he’s sorry, but Drew asked. If Drew was hoping for a blanket endorsement, he’s sorry. He can’t give it to him.

Molly hugs Alexis and says she’s so sorry. Gregory was such an amazing guy. Alexis says, it’s a little hard to believe he’s gone. She knew he had ALS, and she knew what that meant. She knew he was declining, but she just didn’t expect it this way or this soon. They just jumped out of a plane together. Sam says, they all know the parachute opened. The jump worked. How about the appeal? Alexis says, how about the appeal? and Molly says, that bad? Alexis says, it wasn’t good. It turns out Neil’s brother, Fergus Byrne, sat on the disciplinary committee when her case first came up. Molly says, Neil’s brother? That’s a massive conflict of interest. Alexis tells her, that’s what she and Diane said. They gave a strong argument. They fought hard and he fought dirty. He put a tainted take on everything she said. Kristina says, hopefully, the judges will see right through that, but Alexis says she doesn’t think the odds are very good, so she’s going to prepare herself for a ruling against her. Sam asks how long that will take, and Alexis says, thirty days, a month. Kristina says, that long? They’re really going to make her wait that whole time? Molly says, she was right to fight. However this goes, she’s proud of Alexis standing up for herself and making the appeal. Alexis says, at least they know who turned her in for perjury – Ava Jerome.

Josslyn says she was with Dex when Michael asked him to reconsider turning Sonny in, and Sonny says, Michael? She says, yes, Michael. His son. The one he had renounced. Kristina was such a wreck over what might happen to Sonny, that she went to Michael and asked him to fix it. Which meant going to Dex, and that’s what Michael did. Sonny asks if he’s supposed to be grateful to Michael, but she says, no. That would mean he’d have to see the good in other people instead of focusing on himself. So no, she doesn’t expect him to be grateful. Just know that if he lifts his hand against Dex again, the only reason he can is because the man he wanted dead had the grace to let him go. She runs off.

Dante tells Dex that Sonny came to him and told him what happened. His version of the story at least. That’s how he found out. Dex says he sees, and Dante says he told Sonny that he wasn’t going to step in, so he’s not here on Sonny’s behalf. Dex says he didn’t think Dante was, and Dante says, but also, he didn’t arrest Sonny either. The least he could do was warn Sonny, make him understand the gravity of the situation. That if something had happened to Dex, or if something does happen to Dex, Sonny is the one they’re going to come looking for. Dex asks if he thinks it made a difference, but Dante says he doesn’t know. In the past, when he’s had these conversations with his father, they had deterrent. But now he doesn’t know what’s going on. He has his temper, sure, but he never openly flouted the law, and right now, he’s acting like he’s untouchable. So Dante guesses he misjudged his father. Like he misjudged Dex.

Kristina says, unbelievable. Ava, of all people? She murdered Connie, she sabotaged Morgan, and she goes to the bar and tries to get Alexis’s license taken away for what potentially amounts to a white lie? Molly says, Ava is vicious and ruthless, but she’s smart. She knew where to hit Alexis where it would hurt her the most. As far as she’s concerned, Ava took away Alexis’s law license. Alexis says, she had help – Fergus Byrne, and Molly says, that guy should have been disbarred, not Alexis. Alexis says, no kidding. They pointed out the conflict of interest and she doesn’t know if it swayed the judges or not. She hopes so, but at least it’s on the record. Sam says she’s proud Alexis stood up for herself, and Molly says, yeah. Even when the outcome they want isn’t guaranteed. Kristina’s phone dings and she says, it’s Dante. She’s got to handle this. Sam suggests she drive Kristina there, and Alexis thanks them for coming by. Kristina hugs her, and Alexis says, they always make her feel better. Sam hugs Alexis, and Alexis tells them, be careful. Sam says, she knows they will, and leaves with Kristina. Alexis asks Molly, what’s up? She didn’t even touch her food. She doesn’t want Molly to worry that she’s going to start drinking. She’s sober. Resolutely so. Molly says she’s glad to hear Alexis say that. She’s really proud of Alexis. She’s sorry. She’s just really got a lot on her mind. Alexis asks, what’s on her mind? but Molly says, today’s not about her. Alexis says, today is about them. So again, what’s on her mind? Molly asks how Kristina seemed to Alexis just now, and Alexis says, pale… subdued… Why? Molly says, because apparently, Sonny lost it and assaulted somebody at the wedding right in front of her.

Dante says he’s been avoiding Dex at the station because he didn’t want people thinking he was indirectly pressuring Dex to protect Sonny. Dex says he’s been avoiding Dante too. To be clear, he never felt any kind of pressure from Dante. He will admit, he was a little worried when Dante asked to meet with him today. Dante says, at worst, they probably think he doubts Dex as a cop, but he doesn’t. He thinks it’s pretty cool that Dex is trying to turn his life around. Dex says, that’s all he’s out to do. He should have never gotten tangled up with Sonny. Working for Sonny was turning him into someone he never meant to be. He just wants to put that behind him. He wants to do better and be better. Earn a badge and be worthy of it. Dante says, that’s good to hear. He appreciates Dex. Dex helped save his life and he’s grateful Dex isn’t pressing charges, mainly for Kristina. Dex says he’s witnessed how much Sonny loves his kids. He’s probably shaken up about letting Kristina down. Dante says he used to think that, but right now he just doesn’t know.

Maxie asks James, whose idea was it to ask Spinelli to move back in? Was it Georgie’s or grandma’s? James says, it was his idea, and Georgie says, but it’s a good one. And she’s here for it. She begs Spinelli, please, dad, move back in. They love having him around and he’s really a help around the house. Felicia says, good point, and Maxie looks at her. Felicia says, who wants ice cream? Come on. Let’s go find a treat. Follow her. Georgie tells James, that’s grandma’s way of giving them time to talk, and they leave with Felicia. Maxie says she thought Spinelli was coming over for dinner. It’s a little early. He says he was, and he hopes to still stay. He doesn’t think Georgie and James engineered his early arrival. He thinks the computer was truly buggy. She says she’s glad it was because it gives them a moment to talk. She didn’t want to say this in front of the kids and didn’t want to put him on the spot, but she misses having him here too. She would love it if he’d move back in.

Willow says she thought Michael would understand why it’s so important for Drew to run, but Drew says, it’s okay. He asked for Michael’s opinion. He wanted to hear what Michael had to say, and that’s what he has to say. He’s pragmatic. He’s looking out for Aurora and looking out for him. This is what he needs to hear. Michael says, McConkey was already facing a challenge from an opponent who’s been running for months. Drew is late coming in. Willow says, Drew has a name and has his own money, but Michael says, his opponent will try to accuse Drew of buying a congressional seat. Willow says, politics gets dirty. Opponents say anything. Michael says, speaking of, expect mudslinging. That’s going to be very hard to shake off. Drew says he can handle that, and Willow says, and let’s not forget about McConkey’s endorsement. Michael says, it will only get Drew so far up. Worst case, Drew loses, and the wellness division’s rollout is compromised, and Aurora is destabilized, right after they’re recovering from the stock inflation scandal. Drew says, all sound arguments for why he shouldn’t run, and Michael says, Drew asked for his opinion. He thinks Drew has more to lose than he does to win. Willow says she couldn’t disagree more.

Josslyn sees Blaze stretching in the park, and Blaze asks, how was her run? Josslyn says, it was good. She had to let off some steam. Blaze says she hears that. Nice seeing her. Josslyn asks how Kristina is doing, and Blaze says, Kristina was doing better, until she let slip to Molly what happened between Dex and Sonny, and how Kristina reacted. Molly is the last person Kristina would want to worry about her. Josslyn says, welcome to the madness. She’s sorry Blaze was pulled into it. Blaze says, Kristina’s worth it. She just wishes she had a better perspective about things weeks ago. In fact, she owes Josslyn an apology. Josslyn says, for what? and Blaze says, she was right about Sonny.

Molly tells Alexis, Blaze said Kristina witnessed Sonny going after Dex and just got all hysterical. She did some quiet checking with Anna, and yeah, Sonny assaulted Dex. Apparently, it would have been much worse if Jason hasn’t pulled Sonny off, and Kristina witnessed the whole thing. Alexis says, it must have been terrifying for her, and Molly says she imagines it must have been terrifying for Dex too. He’s elected to not file charges, which is his right, but she can’t worry about him right now. She’s just worried about Kristina and the baby. Kristina didn’t even call her. She hasn’t said a thing about it. If she hadn’t run into Blaze, she wouldn’t know Kristina had some meltdown in the ladies’ room. Alexis says, Kristina didn’t mention it to her either, but she’s sure it’s because Kristina was worried that she had too much going on. Molly says she doesn’t know if Kristina is keeping quiet because she’s the ADA or because Kristina doesn’t want her hovering, which of course (🍷) is her natural instinct because Kristina is her sister. And she’s carrying their baby. So now, she’s tiptoeing around Kristina’s boundaries, but what about hers? Doesn’t she have a right to know about Kristina’s emotional and physical state? Alexis says she understands. Kristina should have told her. Molly says she can’t even bring it up to Kristina because she risks setting Kristina off. So now she’s in this horrible position of having to choose whether to tell TJ or hide it from TJ, knowing full well he’ll go straight to Kristina if he knows, which will absolutely set her off. So what is she supposed to do?

Kristina meets Dante at Bobbie’s and says, Sam told her that dad came looking for him yesterday, so she assumes that’s why he wanted to talk to her. Dante says, yeah, he did, but that’s not why he’s here. He’s here for her, because she’s his sister and he loves her. She says, sorry. She’s been kind of a mess since the wedding. He says, nobody should be subjected to that. She shouldn’t have witnessed something like that. She says, dad tracked her down after and tried to justify it. But anything he said, or ever said, is ever going to make her forget that image. He was hitting Dex and the blood was dripping down his face, and he was yelling at Dex that he was going to kill him, and Jason. It was awful. Dante says, Dex is okay. He just talked to Dex. She says, well she’s not okay. She’s all over the place. All she kept thinking about at first was, this can’t be happening. Then she was looking at him and thinking, that can’t be my dad. But it was. She knows her dad has flaws and she knows he’s hurt people, but not like that. Not directly, physically, or maybe he has. She doesn’t know. The man that she saw was so ugly and full of rage. It was like he was wearing a mask or something. Or maybe he’s been wearing a mask this whole time when he’s with her. Dante says, it’s a complicated situation, and Kristina says, Dante’s seen him like that before, hasn’t he, when Sonny shot him. Dante says he doesn’t know actually. It was quite the opposite. He was like a stone, unemotional. It was like shooting him was nothing. She says, it wasn’t on purpose. It was an accident, right? That’s why he didn’t go to jail. He says, no. He lied about that.

Dex is reading on a park bench, when Sonny comes up to him.

Maxie says she never should have kicked Spinelli out. She overreacted. He was really wonderful. The kids really miss him being here and so does she. Will he move back in? He tells her that he can’t believe he’s saying this, but he must respectfully and regretfully decline. He loves her. He doesn’t want to be roommates. He wants them to be partners. He wants to be a couple. She says she does too, and he asks how this would work. Would they share a bedroom? Is she ready for that? She says, no, not yet, but she’s open to that in the future. It’s just… the kids. He says, right. Georgie’s of the age where it could be awkward. She says she does want to be a couple, but she thinks they need to take things slowly. Can’t they just be roommates for now? He can move back in and sleep in the guestroom. Or would that be too difficult if they’re not together together?

Dex gets up, and Sonny says, relax. He just wants to talk. Dex asks how Sonny found him, and Sonny says, Dex probably knows by now, he can find anybody he wants. Is Dex going to invite him to sit down? He’s unarmed. He’s alone. Does Dex want to frisk him? Dex says, if this is an ambush, and Sonny came to finish the job, he won’t take it lying down. Sonny says, noted, and Dex sits down. Sonny sits next to him and says he heard Dex opted to keep what happened in the house, but Dex says he’s not in Sonny’s house. Not anymore. No, he’s not filing charges, but he didn’t do it to help Sonny. He did it to help Kristina. It would have been bad for her. Sonny says he appreciates that. That’s why he’s here. He just wants to let Dex know, as far as his part, this is over.

Alexis tells Molly, let’s just sit here and put our emotions aside, and put our lawyer caps on. What’s the primary goal? Molly says, a healthy baby, and Alexis says, and how do we accomplish that? Molly says, with a calm and centered Kristina, and Alexis says, and how is Molly going to assist in that? Molly hesitates, and Alexis says, by not confronting her. Don’t rile her. Molly says, so just tread lightly? Treat Kristina like a minefield keeping her from her baby?

Dante says, as Kristina knows, he didn’t know Sonny was his father when he was working undercover. He got to meet the family and he fell in love with all of them. Michael the fixer, Morgan the wiseass, and her, the princess. He felt like they were all family even before he knew they were. He wasn’t going to take Sonny away from them and he didn’t want to take Sonny away from himself either. It’s really hard growing up without a father. He had a lot of family. They were great. They made a lot of noise at his Little League games, but he didn’t hear that one voice he always wanted to hear. And in the playground and on the street, when kids were saying all sorts of things about his mom because they didn’t know who his father was… He gave as many bloody noses as he got, but he’d always say something stupid like, you guys are gonna get it when my dad shows up. But he never did. And after a while, he stopped kidding himself that he ever would. So when he woke up at GH with a bullet hole in his stomach and Lu told him that he had a father, he justified not turning Sonny in for his kids, for her. But he’s one of Sonny’s kids too, so he did it for himself too. Finding out he had a father was a gift and he wasn’t going to give it back no matter who his father was. So he did what he had to do to keep his dad out of prison. Kristina takes his hand and says she knows Dex is keeping quiet because of her. And honestly, a part of her feels relief that she doesn’t have to testify, but the other part of her is scared that she’s making everything worse.

Spinelli supposes he’s always been waiting for Maxie, so yeah. He can wait as long as needed. She says, so he’ll move in, and they will date, and he says, nothing would delight him more than being here with his family. They kiss, and the others come back. James says, they got Spinelli rocky road and birthday cake. Those are his favorites, right? Spinelli says, yes, and Georgie says, they’re bribing him. Please say he’ll move back in. He looks at Maxie and says he’s moving in. They all hug.

Willow says, everyone is so tired of politics. The reason being, why bother? Why believe in someone? Most of the time, it’s ugly, and people aren’t listening to each other, no more than the politicians are listening to the people. Congressman McConkey was one of the rare ones, who actually tried to govern fairly. He didn’t suffer fools gladly, and he’s hand selected Drew, because he recognizes Drew’s potential, his desire to make a difference, to serve the people. He’s a decorated war hero who’s already served our country. A man of determination and strong character, who can more than withstand any bad press the opposition might throw at him. And as for his wealth, no need to shy away from it, because it’s actually proof that Drew won’t have special interest groups behind the scenes pulling the strings. And as for Aurora, Michael knows that he can handle it without Drew. He’s done it before. Whatever expansions are on the horizon, he’ll manage them, because right now, Drew has something more important to do. Contributing to a functioning government is worth a few sacrifices. Drew says, wow. Maybe he should get her to be his campaign manager. She tells him that she’d say yes, but she wants him to have someone who knows what they’re doing. Michael says, she’s convinced him, and Drew says, him too. He was on the fence, but she made him realize he has an opportunity to make things better. And if he turns it down, it’s like he’s skipping out on his duty, and he can’t do that. So if he does this, he’s going to need some help from them. Michael says, he’s got it, and Willow says, we’re all in – she takes Michael’s hand – Congressman Cain. Drew laughs.

Alexis says, aside from likening her sister to an explosive device, Molly is on the right track. Just tread lightly. Molly supposes that’s all she can do now, and Alexis says she’ll serve as a buffer between Kristina and Sonny. Molly says she doesn’t want Alexis to get involved with Sonny, but Alexis says, trust her. She can handle him. She’s concerned about her girls. One needs to calm down and one needs to get some rest, because Molly is going to need all her energy when she becomes a mom. Molly says she can handle anything if it means keeping this baby healthy, and in a couple of months, she won’t need to be relying on Kristina anymore. When this baby comes, she’s going to keep Kristina and her drama far away. (Rut-roh.)

Dante says, this is not on Kristina. This is on Sonny. She says, what about tomorrow? Or the next day, or the next year, or the next time he does something like this? It is on her, because she didn’t stand up and stop him when she had the chance. He says, okay. If that’s the way she wants to be about it, it’s going to be on her and it’s going to be on him too.

Blaze says she thought Josslyn was way out of line. Now she sees Josslyn was just trying to warn Kristina, make her see her father for who he is. Josslyn says she can see how Kristina can have illusions about Sonny, but now the blinders are off, and she’s seen what he’s capable of with her own eyes. And a part of her really wishes Kristina hadn’t and she was still safe in those illusions. It’s ironic, isn’t it? She says she’ll see Blaze around, and continues on.

Sonny says, this thing between him and Dex, this bad blood, it’s over. Dex says, just like that, and Sonny says, it’s a distraction he doesn’t need. He has more important things to do. He rubs his forehead, and Dex says, Sonny isn’t one to back off a grudge, but Sonny says, Dex doesn’t know him as well as he thinks he does. As a matter of fact, he doesn’t want Dex to think about him at all. Please. Dex wants to be a cop, be a cop. Dex isn’t worth his time and energy. He gets up and so does Dex, and Sonny says, Dex is nothing to him now. For your sake, keep it that way. He glares at Dex and walks away.

Tomorrow, Laura wonders who got this information and leaked it to the press; Curtis tells Portia, there’s got to be something more to this story; Jason tells Sonny that he’s in real trouble; and Carly tells Kristina, this stays between us.

🤽 A Finale, a Reunion, and a Pause Walk Into a Bar…

The only thing I have to say about this embarrassing mess is that Lindsay has always been a controlling shrew who gaslights her way through life, and Carl knew her long enough to know that wasn’t going to change.

Summer House Season 8 Finale Recap: The Breakup Heard Around the Bravoverse

I blinked and missed this.

Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard Season 2 Reunion Recap

These people don’t know what a favor Bravo did them.

Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard Officially on Pause After Season 2

💝 More Than Golden…

This is her nice way of saying she wouldn’t be caught dead getting involved with such an embarrassing form of entertainment. She will, however, watch it.

https://people.com/susan-lucci-was-called-about-leading-the-golden-bachelorette-exclusive-8653911

💎 The Latest In Diamonds…

Crystal got a raw deal, especially since she was just coming into her own, but this might be interesting.

https://people.com/rhobh-season-14-cast-bozoma-saint-john-jennifer-tilly-kathy-hilton-8652679

She is too funny and smart. And probably too funny and smart for this nonsense.

Jennifer Tilly Joins RHOBH Season 14: What You Didn’t Know about the Star

🔓 Learn All About It…

Get the lowdown on the teenth of June.

https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/historical-legacy-juneteenth

🐶 First Came the Bowl…

The Stanley Pup will be broadcast in the U.S. on NHL Network and ESPN+ on Friday, June 7, at 8 p.m. ET and on Sportsnet in Canada on Saturday, June 8, at 6:30 p.m. ET. Air dates and times are subject to change based on the schedule for the 2024 Stanley Cup Final.

https://people.com/nhl-starts-stanley-pup-canine-hockey-game-filled-with-rescue-dogs-8656129

🧥 Ne’er Cast a Clout…

Join me tomorrow for the last soap in May, along with tea and tidbits to entertain. Until then, stay safe, stay never texting while driving, and stay not just being fiercely loyal and protective to those you love, but also to yourself.

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May 24, 2024 – Alexis Rests Her Case, Monday, Free Soap, That House, VanderJunk, Post Deck, Range To Behold, Gaga’s Quinn, For Love Of Pets (!), Very Nearly 10 Quotes & Bumper

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Diane and Alexis return to the courtroom. Fergus scowls at them and Diane says, he’s going to give himself a migraine if he keeps that up. Alexis says, he’s doing that because he hates her, which is okay, because she hates him. Diane says, good, and Alexis says, he knows she didn’t have any responsibility in Neil’s death, but that didn’t stop him. Diane says, as lawyers, they both know that sentence was over after she didn’t have any responsibility. Nothing that man has said today bears any relevance in her case. It isn’t factual. He’s completely unhinged. The bailiff says, all rise.

At the hospital, Portia tells Elizabeth that she’s so sorry about what happened. Finn called her and told her about Gregory and that he wasn’t going to be in today. She didn’t know him that well, but she did know him to be an incredibly decent man. Elizabeth says, better than decent, one of the best, and Portia says, he handled his ALS diagnosis with phenomenal dignity. She felt very lucky to see him in his element yesterday. How proud he was of his family and how much he clearly loved them. It was really beautiful. Finn didn’t tell her very much, just that it happened suddenly. Elizabeth says, in his sleep, and Portia says, sometimes when that happens, it can be very difficult for the family members who are left behind. Elizabeth says, more difficult than she ever imagined.

Violet tells Brook that she knows of a lady who lived to be over 100 (she knows my neighbor?). She wonders if her dad could do that. Brook says, maybe, and Violet says she wishes grandpa would have. Brook says she does too, but they know that was impossible because grandpa was sick. Violet says she’s scared, and Brook asks, why? Violet says, because she forgets things all the time. She forgets her times tables, she forgets her dates, and even though she tells herself not to, what if she forgets her grandpa? Brook says, impossible, and Violet asks how she knows. Brook says, because his hugs and smiles and fun stories aren’t things they can memorize for a test. The people who love us and that we love, changes us. That love becomes a part of us, imprinted on our hearts. Violet says, like a tattoo? and Brook says, exactly like that. Violet says, tattoos are forever. That’s why her daddy says she has to be sure if she wants to get one because they’ll stay. Brook says, just like her grandpa’s love for her. It’ll never go away.

Chase says he doesn’t want anyone telling him how to handle losing dad, so he’s not going to turn around and judge Finn on how he’s dealing with it. This is going to be one of the hardest days of their lives, especially for Finn. Finn says, no… but Chase says, Finn had to find him like that. He doesn’t know how Finn did it. Finn says he had no choice, and Chase says, still. Finn says, it’s not like it’s his first dead body, and Chase says, it’s not a body; it’s dad. Finn says, it didn’t look like dad. Their dad’s eyes were kind and understanding, and his mouth… how it curved up at the edges. Chase says, yeah. Like he was always ready to give a smile if anyone gave him half a reason to. Finn laugh/cries and says, yeah. That wasn’t the person he found. He didn’t smell like Old Spice anymore. He was so cold to the touch. Colder than you could ever imagine possible. That wasn’t their dad. Their dad was warm. Chase says, one of the warmest people he’s ever met, and Finn says, yeah… He didn’t want this to happen. Chase hugs Finn and says, neither did he, and they both cry.

Tracy comes into the stable humming, and Cody asks, how was the ride? She says, just what the doctor ordered. She means literally. She has to thank that Dr. Randolph for telling her to get outside more. Sun on her face, wind in her hair… yummy! Cody says, that’s really great. He’s glad. He was told she’s needed up at the house. Don’t worry about the mount and saddle. He’ll take care of that. She says, really? No one was up when she left, and if they’re up now, it’s because they’re gossiping about the Bensonhurst family members she met at the wedding, and thankfully, have already forgotten. Cody says, it sounded pretty important, and Tracy says, really? Who needs her? He says, Chase, but she says, no. Chase and Brook are on a plane to Florence. He says, they didn’t get on that plane. They couldn’t. She says, why not?… Why not? He says he’s sorry.

Portia says, this must be hard for Elizabeth too. Gregory wasn’t simply a patient. She’s practically a part of the family. Elizabeth says, it felt that way, and Portia asks how Finn is holding up. Elizabeth says, he’s struggling. They all are. Portia says, if she wants to take the day off to go be with him… but Elizabeth says she’s pretty sure he doesn’t want her around right now. Portia says, that doesn’t sound like Finn, especially under these circumstances. Is she sure? Elizabeth says, positive, and Portia asks, what’s going on? She is Elizabeth’s friend too, remember? Elizabeth says, she’s also the Co-Chief of Staff, and walks off.

Tracy says, Gregory died? and Cody says he’s sorry. He knows he already said that, but he doesn’t really know what to say. Why doesn’t she take a seat – he pulls out a chair – and he’ll get her a water. She sits down, and he puts a bottle of water in front of her. He puts his hand on her shoulder and says, anything else he can do? She says she wishes he’d seen Gregory at the wedding yesterday, and he sits next to her. He says, Gregory must have been proud, and she says, he was happy. How is it that person no longer exists? She’s sorry. That sounds ridiculous. He says, no. It doesn’t sound ridiculous to him. She says, they all knew it was coming. It’s just that… this was so sudden. Cody says he feels like you can expect something and still feel punched in the gut when it actually happens. He’s sorry she had to hear it from him. She says she’s not. She used to try and imagine what Gregory would have been like when he was young, and you know what? She imagines he was a lot like Cody.

The bailiff says, court is now back in session, and Diane asks Alexis if she’s ready for this. Alexis says she’s done nothing but prepare and be ready for this. What more does Diane want her to do? Diane says, what more does she want Alexis to do? She wants Alexis to get mad at somebody other than herself. And she wants Alexis to fight like hell, or just give it up and go home at this point. She doesn’t care. But what she doesn’t want is even a hint of wishy-washy I deserve this nonsense. The judges take their seats in sync, looking weirdly robotic, and Judge Caldwell says she trusts everyone had productive recess and used the new slide. They’re ready to hear the final statements, starting with Miss Davis. Alexis says, if she may, she would like to return to her earlier points, without them being obscured by opposing counsel, if that is at all possible. Yes, she lied under oath, but that perjured testimony was made in front of a medical board hearing and not in a court of law. Judge Caldwell asks why that distinction matters, and Alexis says, because she wasn’t testifying as an attorney. She was testifying as a private citizen, who was desperately trying to protect the career and the reputation of a man she deeply cared about. A man who just so happened to be the late brother of opposing counsel Fergus Byrne. (Yep, I’m still laughing when they say Fergus, but come on. His brothers are Neil and Brendan, and their parents decided to name their third baby Fergus. One of these things is not like the other.)

Finn says he handled things in the worst possible way, but Chase says, no, he hasn’t. Finn insists he has. What is he doing? Hurting Elizabeth, pushing her away? Being someone Chase and Violet can lean on? No. He selfishly made this about him and that bottle. Chase says, there’s no right way to grieve, and Finn says, but there’s a wrong way. And that’s what he’s done. Chase says, he’s being too hard on himself, and Finn says he’d have thought after all this time, he would have been stronger. Chase says, he is strong, and Finn says, it’s not like they weren’t prepared. They’ve known dad was dying for months. Chase says, but knowing it and experiencing it are two completely different things, and Finn says, he hurt dad. He hurt him so many times, and now he’s gone and blown his sobriety, one of the things dad was really proud of him for. Chase says, now he’s just rewriting history, but Finn says, did he or did he not ruin his relationship with dad? Chase asks if he rebuilt. Did he? Landing in a place of understanding and trust and love. Finn did it with dad; he can do it with his sobriety. Finn says he needs a favor, and Chase says, anything. Finn says, get rid of it, and Chase takes the bottle and glass to the kitchen.

Cody says he’s really flattered that he reminds Tracy of Gregory, but he doesn’t see it. Tracy says, they both have a quiet, open way about them. Unhurried, unworried. Cody laughs and says, believe him, he worries plenty. She says, just good at hiding it? and he says, more like good at alleviating it. Or the horses are rather. He comes here to the stables and hangs out with these guys and figures, a world with them can’t be all bad. She says, that is exactly what Gregory would have said, except about his family. They are what grounded him and what gave him a reason to keep smiling. He says he’s happy Gregory had them, and she says, her too. Does he want some more similarities? He says, if she wants to share them, and she says, he doesn’t talk too much, and he doesn’t miss a thing. And he doesn’t push people around. He gives people a lot of grace. That, my friend, is a gift. She gets up, and he says, going back to the house? She says, no, not yet, and he asks if she’s going to Finn’s, but she says, no. He needs time. Did he notice if she left some clothes in the tack room? He says, yes. He hung them up behind the towels so they wouldn’t get dusty. She thanks him and says, if anybody asks, would he tell them he told her the news? He says, of course (🍷). He really is sorry. She says she really is sorry too, and goes in the back.

Molly comes out of the hospital elevator as TJ is walking by, and he says he thought they were meeting downstairs. He kisses her, and she says she couldn’t remember what they said, so she thought she’d come up in case he was waiting for her. He asks what she feels like for lunch, and she tells him to pick. He says he picked last time, and she says, he did such an amazing job of it. He says, Bobbie’s? and she says, Bobbie’s. Elizabeth runs up to Molly and says she can’t get ahold of Molly’s mom and keeps getting her voicemail. Molly says, to tell her about Gregory? She’s so, so sorry. Elizabeth thanks her, and Molly says, it’s going to be a really big loss for her mom. They were really close. TJ says, it’s not every day you jump out of a plane with someone, and Elizabeth asks if Molly knows where she is or how she could reach her. Molly says, she and Diane are in Albany for the Court of Appeals hearing, and Elizabeth says, right. That’s why she didn’t go to the wedding. How’s it going? Molly says she hasn’t heard anything yet. She should be home tomorrow. Does Elizabeth want her to try and call her? Elizabeth says, that’s okay. She would like to talk to Alexis herself, but thanks her. Elizabeth and Portia lock eyes, and Elizabeth leaves.

Fergus says, as soon as he heard his brother Neil figured into the complaint against Miss Davis, he recused himself from the medical review board. Alexis says, and was replaced by his partner of his law firm, and Diane says, sounds like an inside job to her. Alexis says, something else that she thinks is very noteworthy is that Ava Jerome was the sister of her ex-husband. She thinks Ava’s credibility should be called into question because she had clear motive to have Alexis disbarred. Judge Caldwell says, which was? and Alexis says, retaliation for divorcing her brother. Fergus says, Miss Jerome’s animus toward Miss Davis is irrelevant, but Alexis says she begs to differ. He says, they’re going in circles here. Miss Davis perjured herself, plain and simple. Alexis says, which she already admitted. It’s where she perjured herself that’s relevant. What’s also relevant is that she was never informed of her disbarment hearing, or the fact that Mr. Byrne’s law partner was sitting on that panel, or that Ava Jerome was involved. And had she known any of those things, she would have proceeded differently. It has become very clear to her, and she hopes to the judges as well, that this disbarment is not about her wrongdoing, but about the personal vendetta of the Jerome family and Fergus Byrne.

At Bobbie’s, TJ asks what Molly thinks is happening up there, but Molly says she doesn’t know. She wishes she did. Can he imagine? It’s not out of the realm of possibility her mom comes home from Albany and is able to practice law again. He says he certainly wouldn’t bet against Alexis and Diane, and she says, her either. He says, what about a little Davis girls match-up? and she says, he means if she and her mother went up against each other in court? He asks who she thinks would win, and she says, that is a nightmare scenario that she doesn’t even want to think about. He says, she knows all of her mother’s weak spots, and Molly says, yeah, and her mother would know all of hers. TJ says, even so, he’d put his money on her, and she tells him that he has to say that. He’s her domestic partner. He says, rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it? and they laugh. She says, how about DP? and he says he could get used to that. She says she could get used to him, and he says, she’d better, because he’s not going anywhere.

Elizabeth sees Tracy coming out of the elevator and says, it’s a hard day. Tracy says, one of the hardest, and Elizabeth says, if she’s looking for Finn… Tracy says, no. She assumes he’s home. Elizabeth says, he is, and Tracy says, actually, she’s looking for Stella Henry. Does Elizabeth know where she is? Elizabeth says, last time she saw Stella, she was in the breakroom, and Tracy thanks her. She says she’s so sorry for Elizabeth’s loss, and Elizabeth says she’s sorry for Tracy’s. Tracy continues on.

Tracy finds Stella in the breakroom, and Stella says she heard about Gregory. She offers Tracy a chair, and Tracy sits down.

Elizabeth is sitting in the locker room, when Portia comes in. Elizabeth gets up, but Portia says, please don’t leave. She was confused, and honestly, a little hurt that Elizabeth didn’t want to talk to her. Is she wrong about their friendship or… Elizabeth says, no, but what she would be talking to Portia about, it’s not her story to tell. Portia says, okay, but just know Elizabeth can trust her if she changes her mind. She’s worried about Elizabeth. Elizabeth says she’s not the one Portia should be worried about, and Portia says, now Elizabeth is scaring her. Is someone in trouble? Elizabeth says, when she went to Finn’s this morning, he was drinking.

Elizabeth says, Portia has to understand Finn had just found his father’s body. Portia even said how difficult it is when a death is sudden like that. There’s no warning; there’s no chance to say goodbye. Gregory was just gone, and Finn was in shock and needed to hold on to something and he grabbed the wrong thing. It’s all been… Portia says, wrong, and Elizabeth asks Portia not to make her regret confiding this.

Stella brings tea and cookies to the table, and Tracy thanks her. Stella says, Tracy and Gregory were very close, and Tracy says she’s glad for the time they had together. Stella says, but she wishes they’d had more, and Tracy says, so much more. Stella tells her, Curtis and Portia said the wedding was magical, and Tracy says, it was. Gregory officiated over the ceremony beautifully. It was important to him. Stella says, and to Chase and Brook, she’s sure, and Tracy asks if she heard anything else. Stella says, about the wedding? but Tracy says, no. About his cause of death. Stella says, from what she understands, it was in his sleep, and Tracy says, no seizures? No paralysis? Stella says, not that she’s aware of. It sounded peaceful. Tracy asks what she thinks it was, and Stella says she’s heard a few theories. Cardiac arrest, pulmonary ambulism. Both are merciful outcomes for an ALS patient. She’s sure Dr. Cramer’s file has the death certificate. Does Tracy want to see it? Tracy says, no, but does Stella think there will be an autopsy? Stella says, no, there won’t be, and Tracy says, good. The family shouldn’t have to go through that. Stella says she agrees, and Tracy says she wonders if Stella could do something for her. Stella says, name it, and Tracy says she knows Stella’s job title is patient advocate, but she gets the feeling Stella sort of runs this place. Stella laughs and says, don’t tell her supervisor. Tracy says, so if anything comes up, like medical bills or official notifications, anything she can handle with her hands or her checkbook, would Stella let her know? Stella says, absolutely.

TJ asks how Molly is spending the rest of her day off, and Molly says she was thinking of taking a walk around the bluffs. He says, that sounds great, and she says, but? He asks if he sounds too much like a dad if he prefers that she doesn’t go alone, and she says, seeing how he’s about to be a dad, he should probably start sounding like one. He says, ask Kristina, and she says she did, and Kristina said yes, but that was a few days ago. Now Kristina’s not answering her calls. TJ asks if that’s his fault that there’s a rift between her and Kristina, but she says she wouldn’t call it a rift. They talked about going for a walk casually. She’s sure Kristina didn’t even know it was a plan plan. He says, okay. Why didn’t she just say that from the start? Because she thinks the minute she mentions Kristina not being the paragon of perfection, he’ll jump on it, right? She says, he’d be wrong.

Brook brings Violet home, and Finn hugs her, saying, he missed her. Violet says, they weren’t even gone a whole hour, but Finn says, it’s still too long. She says, he smells like toothpaste. Did he have lunch yet? He says, no. He was waiting for her. Does a grilled cheese sound good? She says, with tomatoes, like grandpa used to make it? He says, she’s got it. Why doesn’t she go wash her hands?

Alexis says she’s made choices in her life that she wishes she hadn’t, but she’s paid for them. She doesn’t think her personal life, as flawed as it may be, should have any bearing on her ability to practice law. She’s a good lawyer and she has a track record to prove it. She lost her career as the result of a personal vendetta, and she was never given a chance to speak her piece. So she’s speaking it now. Thank you for listening. She sits down and Fergus gets up. He says, Miss Davis asks them for a separation of her personal and professional life. It’s ironic, since all of the mitigating factors she presented were personal. Judge Caldwell tells him, get to the point, and he says, Miss Davis asks us to rely on her ability as a lawyer, citing examples of her work in and out of the courtroom, and those examples are impressive, though decidedly cherrypicked. Before they start polishing her Lawyer of the Year trophy, let him point out a few details that she conveniently left out.

Molly says she thinks when it comes to her sister, she and TJ are both to blame. He says something about Kristina; she jumps to her defense. She says something, it’s his turn. TJ says, right. He hasn’t done too much defending lately. He’s been too busy second guessing every move. He’s sorry. She’s been hesitant to bring up her own sister and that’s not right. She says she thinks it’s easier to worry about Kristina, and he asks what she means. She says she means it’s easier for them to doubt their surrogate because it’s her sister. If it were Andrea or another candidate, does he really think they’d be monitoring her bedtime and showing up with groceries? He says, or looking for parts of their family tree they can chop off, and she says, doubtful. He says, they’d just want them to be healthy and happy and living their lives, and she says, that’s what they should want for Kristina too. He laughs, and she says, what? He says he was just trying to picture how someone else would react to their inquiries, and she says, he means he doesn’t think their surrogate would welcome her showing up on their doorstep with kale and yogurt? He says, obviously, our baby needs protein, and she tells him, say that again. He says, protein, and she laughs. He says, our baby, and she says, they’re having a baby. He says he can’t wait.

Stella says, Tracy would really step up for Gregory’s family like that, and Tracy says, they have enough to negotiate, so if there’s any issue with his literary works or his papers at the university, she’ll just take care of it and get them professionally stored. Stella says, that could be a lot of work, but Tracy says she doesn’t mind. She has one more favor. Stella says, okay, and Tracy says, as much as she’ll miss Gregory immensely, it really is not her loss, and she wants Stella to keep this just between the two of them. She doesn’t want her name all over it. Stella says she understands, and she will, but let her be very clear on something. It is Tracy’s loss. Not hers alone, but it’s her loss. In her neighborhood, when someone is grieving, you bake them a casserole. Tracy laughs and says, no one wants her baking a casserole, and Stella laughs with her. She says, the point is, these are extraordinary gestures, and Tracy says, it’s what she can do. Stella says, a lot of people can do things, but they don’t have Tracy’s heart, so they end up doing nothing. Tracy says, Gregory changed her, and Stella says, for the better. Tracy says, he expected a lot of her and she doesn’t want to let him down. Not this soon anyway.

Fergus says, what Miss Davis didn’t tell them was that she was suspended at one time for discouraging her client, Carlos Rivera, from taking a plea deal which would have afforded him a lighter sentence. That’s a curious choice, until it’s revealed that the man Mr. Rivera would have been testifying against was none other than her husband at the time, Julian Jerome. Judge Caldwell says, and she assumes Mr. Rivera can testify to that, but Fergus says, unfortunately, not. Before the case could come to trial, Mr. Rivera was murdered by Julian Jerome. Perhaps Miss Davis’s plan all along. Both Alexis and Diane jump up, and Diane says, objection. Prejudicial. Fergus says, apologies. It’s just that it’s difficult to keep Miss Davis’s personal and professional life separate when the two are so entangled. Judge Caldwell says she encourages him to try. Avoid such wild speculation. Fergus says, understood, and Diane says, is it though? Fergus says, in addition, his other brother Brendan, futilely attempted to hold Miss Davis accountable for his brother Neil’s death, which tragically, led to Brendan’s death as well. Diane says, that is a wildly inaccurate statement, and Alexis says, he knows very well she had nothing to do with either of his brother’s deaths. Judge Caldwell bangs her gavel, but Fergus won’t shut up and says, does she truly think Neil wouldn’t be alive today if he’d never met her? Of course (🍷) he would, and Brendan would too. The judge bangs the gavel again and says, order in the court. Fergus says, you destroyed my family, Alexis, and I’m here to make sure you never destroy anyone else’s. Judge Caldwell yells for order.

Tracy picks up her bag, and Stella asks if she has someplace to be. Tracy says, not really, but she probably should head home. She’s avoided her family long enough. Stella says, what’s a few more minutes? and pushes the plate of cookies toward Tracy. Tracy holds out her hand and Stella takes it. Tracy picks up a cookie with her other hand, and Stella laughs.

Elizabeth tells Portia that she’s sorry she dumped all of that stuff on her earlier. She’d just come from Finn’s apartment, and they’d gotten into it… Portia says, it’s fine. She can’t imagine what must be happening with the two of the right now, but she is glad Elizabeth trusted her as her friend. Elizabeth says, it’s all just really fresh. She thinks once the dust settles, it’ll all go back to normal. She lowers her voice and says, and Finn having a drink was a complete aberration. He had a moment of weakness, and that’s all it was, a moment. He has to take care of Violet and she knows he’s going to pull himself together and be strong for her. Portia says, and he has patients that are counting on him as well, and Elizabeth says, of course (🍷). He would never put his patients in danger. Portia knows that. She has to keep this a secret. Please. Portia says she knows how important Finn’s sobriety is to him and she’s sure this was a one-time crisis. And it’s probably over already. Elizabeth thanks her and tells Portia that she really needed to hear someone say that. Portia says she’s really glad she could be the one to say it, and Elizabeth leaves, but Portia looks worried.

Violet says she saved Finn the last bite, and he says, she’s too good to him. He opens his mouth, and she pops it in, saying, she knows. He says, so good, and she asks if she can play on her tablet for a little. He says, sure, but first, daddy needs a hug. She hugs him and he says he loves her so much. Never, never forget that. She says she won’t, and goes to her room. Finn tells Brook that he’s so sorry they missed their honeymoon, but she says, their family is the most important thing right now, okay? And she’s here for whatever he needs. Errands, food, laundry, babysitting. Consider her at his beck and call. He thanks her and says, but right now, he thinks what he needs is a meeting. Chase says he thinks that’s a great idea.

Fergus says, lying under oath is perjury. Yes, it took place at a medical board hearing, and sure, some would argue that makes it less impactful. But the repercussions from that lie had enormous impact. Diane says, how many times will opposing counsel say the same thing? and Judge Caldwell tells Fergus to wrap it up. He says, Miss Davis’s lie set off a chain of events, which led not only to the deaths of both his brothers, but removed Miss Davis from the state bar as well. She has demonstrated repeatedly that she has no regard for legal ethics. Nothing that happened can be undone. That should include the disbarment of Alexis Davis. He sits down, and Judge Caldwell thanks him, Diane, and Alexis for their statements. The court will communicate their decision within the next 30 days. Court is dismissed. She bangs her gavel, they rise, and the judges leave. Diane tells Fergus that he should be ashamed, and he walks out. Diane tells Alexis, I’ll say this for you, you swung for the fences.

Next week (I assume Tuesday), Tracy says she’d prefer to skip the platitudes; Alexis tells Fergus that she has the legal system just where she wants it; Sam asks if Spinelli doesn’t want to help her anymore; and Jason says he’s hoping that’s still the case, but Anna says, he can’t be certain.

🧼 Monday Soap Or No Soap…

GH will not have a new episode on Memorial Day.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/abc/soap-opera-soaps-holiday-schedule

🧴 Studio Suds…

If you want a change of pace, this looks pretty good.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/the-bold-the-beautiful/watch-sean-kanans-soap-studio-city-for-free

🏊‍♂️ If They Say So…

The only thing I can see that’s best about it is that it’s almost over.

Why Summer House Season 8 Is the Franchise’s Best Season Yet

For those who want to relive this week’s trainwreck one more time.

Summer House Season 8, Episode 14 Recap: From Dusk Till Donne

🍸 Following the Rules…

GH has told us many a time, the only way past it is through it.

Vanderpump Rules Season 11 Reunion, Part 3 Preview: Ariana Madix Gets Emotional Over ‘Difficult’ Summer

Playing the world’s smallest violin.

Tom Sandoval and Billie Lee Are ‘Not Talking Anymore’

⚓️ Stud Of the Deadly Seas…

I’m thrilled Captain Lee won’t be leaving the screen even though he’s left the Deck. Premieres June 1st.

What You Need To Know about Deadly Waters With Captain Lee

🦬 My Latest Binge…

Love this story and love Josh Brolin. He’s in one of my favorite Tarantino movies, Planet Terror, and the remake of True Grit was better than the original.

https://ew.com/outer-range-season-2-trailer-josh-brolin-time-travel-family-conflict-8631136

https://ew.com/josh-brolin-outer-range-season-2-ayahuasca-trip-8650631

No wonder I like him.

https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/josh-brolin-doesnt-buy-difficult-actors-1235008748/

🃏 The Latest In Harleys…

It will be interesting to see her spin on the character.

https://comicbook.com/movies/news/joker-2-lady-gaga-breaks-silence-harley-quinn-role/

🐕 Three Wins and a Loss…

Another partnering for pets.

https://people.com/kat-dennings-on-losing-her-soulmate-cat-adopting-kittens-exclusive-8651686

Glamming it up.

https://people.com/adoptable-pets-dogs-and-guinea-pigs-treated-to-fancy-hotel-photoshoot-8651280

I’m not telling my dogs about this. There will be no living with them.

https://people.com/bark-air-luxurious-new-airline-for-dogs-took-first-flight-8653726

So sad to see her go to the Bridge, but she certainly had a full life. And 18 years is amazing.

https://people.com/dog-behind-viral-doge-internet-meme-dead-at-18-8653525

👄 Quotes of the Week

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. – Friedrich Nietzsche

If God sends us on stony paths, He provides strong shoes. – Corrie Ten Boom

A person sees in the world what they carry in their heart. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Animals are such agreeable friends — they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. – George Eliot

Everlast is a brand name, not a nickname. – Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur), Golden Girls

It’s easier to track a stuck pig than it is to ask it where it’s going. – The Ghoul (Walton Goggins), Fallout

Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn’t what you get for it, but what you become for it. Shake things up today! Be You…Be Free…Share. – Steve Maraboli

A hypnotist with pink eye is like a boxer with two broken hands. – Bill Doss (Michael Keaton), Documentary Now!

Home of the free, because of the brave. – Unknown

🌭 More Than a Barbecue…

Enjoy the extra time off if you have it, but keep in mind the reason you got it. Then join me on Monday really Tuesday for no soap, but the Deck which gives us no break for memorials. Until then, stay safe, stay giving some thought to those who died keeping you safe, and stay remembering that we’re changed by the people who love us and that we love, and that love becomes a part of us. Like a tattoo.

May24

May 23, 2024 – Dex Goes To Anna For Advice, Soap’s Best, Two Awful Houses, Next Dubai, Latest Vampire, Upcoming Battles, Seniors Rule & Some

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Anna thanks Carly for coming to her office, and Carly says, Anna’s welcome, but she doesn’t feel like she was asked as much as summoned. Anna says she’s sorry about that, and asks Carly to sit down, but Carly says she’ll save Anna some time. She really has no idea what’s going on with Sonny. She doesn’t talk to him much anymore, and when they do, it’s barely civil. Anna says she didn’t ask Carly here to talk about Sonny, and Carly says she never thought she’d live to see the day. Anna says, a friend of Carly’s is in the hospital, and Carly asks, who? Anna says, Jack Brennan. He was admitted to GH last night. Carly asks, what happened? Is he okay? Anna says, he was stabbed in the abdomen, but no major organs were hurt, and Carly says, thank, God. Anna says, God could be one explanation. Maybe Brennan was the recipient of a miracle or maybe he stabbed himself.

Ava tells Sonny, Kristina is in her third trimester now, right? So trust her when she says, his daughter is now in a swirl of emotions and all of them heightened. It’s not her fault, but right now Kristina is more than capable of taking something she saw and blowing it way out of proportion.

Dex says he knows that’s not an easy offer to make, and he does appreciate it, and Kristina says, it was the right thing to do. He says he’s not sure what he’s going to do yet, and she says, of course (🍷). She’s just so sorry for all of it. Not just the attack, but he’s saved her dad so many times and he’s proved his loyalty to him. He did not deserve this.

Alexis says, as the court already knows, she was disbarred for committing perjury, and Fergus says, there you go, your honor. Now she’s a confessed liar. Case closed. Diane says, if Mr. Byrne refuses to control himself, maybe they should adjourn until they find someone more dispassionate. Judge Caldwell asks Fergus if that will be necessary, and he says, no. Apologies.

Ned says, Brook’s mother told him that she needed him. What can he do? She hugs him, and he says he’s so sorry about the honeymoon. They can reschedule it when they’re ready. She says she doesn’t care about that. Chase just lost his dad and he’s completely heartbroken. Her dad is still here, and she just wants him to know how very much she loves him. He says he loves her too, and hugs her.

In the foyer, Chase opens the compass, looks at the engraving, and closes it.

Elizabeth says she knows Finn is in pain and he’s grieving, but she cares about him way too much to let him throw away his sobriety. He’s already lost so much. Finn says, so what she’s telling him is, put away the bourbon for her sake, but she says she’s telling him that the bourbon isn’t helping him. Whatever he does next, he has to do it for himself and that little girl in her bedroom who just lost her grandfather.

Sonny tells Ava that Kristina saw Jason grab him like he was a crazy person who needed to be held back. That’s what scared her. Ava says, and it wouldn’t help that the person she saw grabbing him was once his best friend. He says he won’t need friends. Not anymore.

Dex tells Kristina to take care of herself, her and the baby, and leaves. Blaze says, he’s right you know. She didn’t do anything wrong. Kristina says, the problem is, she did. In her own way she’s just as guilty.

Alexis says, it is true that she was under oath when she denied having sexual relations with Neil Byrne. But that oath was administered in a medical board hearing, not in a court of law. Fergus says, a distinction without a difference, but Alexis says, it’s a big difference if you ever ended up in a lawyer’s office when you should have seen a doctor. The judges and Diane laugh, which doesn’t make Fergus very happy.

Finn says, Elizabeth isn’t in charge of his sobriety; he is. She says, he’s right. He is. He says, it’s between him and that little girl every day. Her mom walked out on them five years ago, so Elizabeth doesn’t get to walk in here now and tell him if he can have a drink or tell him what’s really important to Violet. She says, they care about each other’s children, and she’s just looking out for Violet like he looks out for her boys. He says, she’s welcome to look after Violet. She can stay here, and she can make friendship bracelets with Violet. Or she can leave. Those are the two choices. You decide. He opens the door, she picks up her bag, and walks out. She turns around, but he closes the door and cries.

Anna tells Carly to just hear her out. If you stab yourself, it’s going to hurt for a minute, but you take care not to hit anything critical. You still get an acceptable loss of blood, and before you know it, you’re out of prison and in the back of an ambulance, and on your way to GH for a couple of days. It’s not the worst plan in the world, right? Carly says, right. When Anna puts it like that, she’s surprised more inmates aren’t stabbing themselves. Anna says, just to clarify, Brennan neither confirmed nor denied harming himself. He did say, however, that if he had stabbed himself, it would give him a chance to see Carly again.

Chase’s phone rings, and he says, Elizabeth? Elizabeth says she knows he’s got a lot going on right now, but his brother needs him, and so does Violet. He asks if she’s okay, but she says she doesn’t know. He asks if she’s with Finn, and she says she was, but she’s not who they need right now. He is.

Anna says she didn’t realize Carly and Jack were so close, but Carly says she barely knows Jack Brennan. They certainly don’t have a stab myself so I can see you kind of relationship. Anna laughs and says, but Carly did visit him in prison. Carly says, Jack Brennan has very little, if anything, to do with her. Are they done here? Because she has a lot going on in her life without this. She gets up and Anna says, she seems to be in a hurry to go somewhere. She trusts that it’s not to see Brennan, right? Carly walks out.

Alexis says she was notified that she was accused of perjury by affidavit. She never even saw the actual document itself, and instead, the Bar Association met without her being present. And it just so happens, Mr. Byrne was a member of that panel. Judge Caldwell says, Mr. Byrne? and Fergus says, it’s true he was a member of that panel, but when Miss Davis’s case came through for judication, he recused himself. Alexis says, and his place was taken by his law partner, and Fergus says, he has an impeccable reputation. How dare she impugn his integrity? She says she didn’t impugn his integrity, and he says he would hope not. Unlike her, he has a sterling reputation. She says, he’s impugning her reputation, and Diane says she’s sorry, but she for one doesn’t need to hear Mr. Byrne wax poetic about his law partner’s curriculum vitae. She assumes he’s brilliant. Otherwise, Mr. Byrne wouldn’t have offered him employment in the first place. The judge says she agrees. Let’s move on. Alexis says she would love to. That is, if it’s all right with Mr. Byrne. Fergus nods, and Alexis says, simply put, she doesn’t think she was given a fair hearing. Not that Mr. Byrne’s friend – excuse her, law partner – had anything to do with it, but she didn’t even know the name of her accuser. Judge Caldwell says, Mr. Byrne? and he says he submitted the accusation. She says, and? and he says, Miss Davis never requested the name of her accuser. Alexis says she’s requesting it now.

Lois makes a charcuterie board in the nook, and Ned asks what she’s doing. She says, putting something together to feed people. He says, why? What people? She says, people they know. They might want to gather here today. Besides, they have a guest coming, and Brook and Chase are here. Ned says, Brook and Chase are gone, and she asks what he did to make them leave. He says, nothing. Brook wanted to see him. He thought it was about the honeymoon, and he told her that they could reschedule it, but it wasn’t. She just wanted him to know how much she loved him. Of course (🍷) he told her how much he loved her. She says, that sounds like Brook. Where did she and Chase go? He says, Chase got a call from Elizabeth. He said he had to go over to Finn’s, like now. She says she’s glad Brook went with him. They’re each other’s family now. And Brook more than Chase will tell them what’s going on later. He says, Chase looked really upset. He didn’t say what the call was about, but he was worried. She says, every couple gets tested, but these two are just right out of the gate. What more can the universe throw at them right now? (Never say things like that because then you’ll find out.)

Finn takes another drink when Violet comes out. She says she made a friendship bracelet. She thinks it looks pretty good. He says, let him see, and she asks, where did Aunt Elizabeth go? He says, this is amazing. He thinks something came up at the hospital, but he can give Aunt Elizabeth this bracelet later. She says, it’s not for her; it’s for Aiden. Finn says, that’s what he meant, when there’s a knock at the door. Finn answers it, and Chase hugs him. Finn says he’s so sorry, and Brook hugs Violet. She sees the bracelet and says, it’s so gorgeous. Violet thanks her and says she made it for Aiden. Brook says, he’s a lucky guy, and Finn says, part of him was hoping they’d get on that plane and go to Italy. And when they came back, everything would be the same, but nothing is ever going to be the same. Chase says, the important thing is that they’re here now, together. Brook notices the bottle of bourbon.

Ava tells Sonny that Kristina is going to come around. She just needs a minute. She’ll realize he’s the same dad she’s always known and loved and adored. He says, yeah, and she says, there’s something else weighing on him, isn’t there? He says, his sons, they turned on him, and she says, sons, plural. She knows where things stand with Michael, but Dante… Sonny says, he’s a cop. That comes first. He just thought maybe it would be different. She says, it’s just terrible that Dex turned out to be the traitor that he is and that Kristina misinterpreted his actions. But really, it’s Jason’s fault, isn’t it? He says, yeah, and she says, when it comes down to it. For butting in and making the situation much worse. He says, she’s got that right, when there’s a knock at the door. Ava says she’s going to tell whoever that is to go away. He deserves some peace. She answers the door and Carly is there.

Anna looks at the police report on Jack’s stabbing, and there’s a knock at the door. She says, come in, and Dex walks in. She says, my God. What happened? He says, before he answers that, can they talk off the record? He could really use some advice, person to person, and he didn’t know who else to ask. She says, of course (🍷). Sit down. Does he need anything? He says, no thank you. He’s already been to the emergency room. She asks, what happened between the wedding and now? What the hell happened? He says, Sonny, after she left, and she hands him a glass of water. He says, Jason put a stop to it, but not before Kristina saw the whole thing.

Ned starts to pick up a piece of cheese with some tongs, but Lois snatches them away. She asks if he’s seen his mom, but he says, not for a while. Why? She says, she and Gregory were close. She thinks he needs to check on her. She’s got to be hurting. He says he’ll talk to her later. He’ll give her some time to deal with it in her own way. She’s not big on emotional displays. She says, Tracy’s got a lot of feelings and they run very deep. Maybe he hasn’t noticed them because of ELQ and how they squabble about Eddie Maine, but she thinks Tracy had real feelings for Gregory. He says, like romantic feelings? and she says, yeah. Maybe. He says, but he was sick when she met him, and Lois says, so what? He says he thought all they did was argue. He knows Gregory would push back whenever she said something. When it came to the wedding prep and rehearsal dinner, he knows flat-out Gregory told her that she had to be nice. Lois says, and she was. She was very nice and very generous. She didn’t snark at anybody. She kind of missed it. And he knows how much Tracy respects people who stand up to her. He says, some people, and she says, and those people are the people she cares about and has feelings for. He says, she’s right. He didn’t see it. He’s a terrible son. She says, of course (🍷) he’s not. Come on. If there’s anything they’ve learned in the last 24 hours, it’s that whether you’re a parent or a child, there’s an invisible clock ticking. They’ve just got to be better with each other.

Brook asks if Violet feels like going for a walk, and Chase says he thinks it’s a great idea. It gives her dad and him a chance to talk about grown-up stuff. Brook says, she knows what grown-up means, right? and Violet says, boring. Brook says, exactly, and Violet asks if it’s okay with Finn. Finn says, it’s okay by him if it’s okay with her, and Violet says, let’s go. Finn hugs Violet and says he’s going to be right here when she gets back. She says she loves him, he says he loves her too, and she and Brook leave. Finn asks if Chase is okay. Does he need anything? Chase says he just wants to know what happened, step by step. He glances at the bourbon bottle and says he means everything that happened.

Fergus says, they can see Miss Davis is attempting to turn this hearing into a personal vendetta (which is odd, since it seems like he is), and Alexis says he’s the one who tried to avenge his brother by getting her disbarred. So she thinks vendettas might be his area of expertise. He says he didn’t need to do anything. If any damage was done, it was self-inflicted. She says she’s made her share of mistakes. She should have taken responsibility for them, and she’s taking responsibility for them right here and right now. He, on the other hand, lets other people do his dirty work for him. She has a right to face her accuser. He laughs and says, apparently, his colleague can’t tell the difference between an appeals hearing and a criminal trial. Alexis starts to move toward him, but Diane stops her. Alexis tells the judges, he says this hearing is about justice and not a vendetta. So let’s let him prove that by telling her the name of her accuser, please.

Sonny says he appreciates Carly running over here, but as she can see, he’s completely fine. She asks if they can talk in private, but he says, Ava knows everything. They can talk in front of her. Carly says, does she? and Ava says, it’s a shame Dex has forgotten who his friends are. Carly says, that seems to be going around a lot. She asks if Sonny has heard from Kristina, and he says, she’s in an emotional place right now. She’s going to get over it. Carly says, his daughter, who thinks he walks on water, saw him beat a man. And when his friend tried to drag him away, he threatened to kill them both.

Blaze says, Kristina can’t make things right for her dad, and she can’t make Dex decide one way or another. Kristina says she knows, but she tried to pressure Dex into doing what she wanted him to do. She just did it through Michael. She is her father’s daughter. Blaze says, she’s much more than that, but she has to make herself and her baby her biggest priorities. Kristina says, if this priority gets any bigger, she’s not going to be able to walk, and Blaze laughs. She says, it’s beautiful. She’s beautiful. Kristina says she wants her baby to have a better world than she had and she’s not doing her part in making sure that happens by letting her dad go free – again.

Anna says, what a mess. Kristina thinks the world of Sonny. Dex says he doesn’t think so anymore, but he doesn’t want to make her testify against him. She says, that’s very compassionate of him, but is he sure? He says, if it were just her, it would be bad enough, but it’s not. There’s a baby to worry about. He respects Anna and he admires her, so he needs to hear it from her. If he decides not to press charges for any reason, is he tarnishing the badge before he even puts it on?

Ned asks if Lois wants a drink, and she says she’ll share a small glass of wine with him. She’s been weeping on and off all day. Her stomach is in knots. He says, his too, and drinks half the glass. She says, not for nothin’, his idea of sharing needs work, and takes a sip. He says, not for nothin’, but if she wants more, he’ll pour some more. They laugh, and she says she’s really glad she married him. And she’s so glad that they were young, and they were in love and they had their beautiful Brook Lynn. She wouldn’t change a thing, except maybe not having her heart broken so much. Although scrap that, because everything that happened brought them exactly to where they are right here. Exes who love each other and they’re the best of friends. And they share a beautiful daughter and years in the future, they’re going to share some beautiful grandchildren. He says he’s looking forward to that, and she says, her too. Although she has to say, she’s a little nervous. She’s going to be over the moon when she gets to hold that grandbaby, but the thought of being a nonna, ugh. She’s afraid somebody is going to ambush her and throw her into a black dress with support hose and orthopedic shoes. He says, Gloria didn’t let that happen to her. It didn’t happen to his mother either. She says, his mother’s not Italian, but he says, Gloria is, and she didn’t turn into a little old lady in a black dress. Why would Lois? She says, he’s right. She’s going to be nonna in combat boots. He says, and she will rock them, and she says, see? He’s a wonderful man. And you know what? Life is short, and we don’t know how much time we have here, so for the record, she loves him, and she appreciates him. He says, she changed his life. He met her and nothing was ever the same. It was all exponentially better. He loves and appreciates her too. She thanks him and he says, and he’s really looking forward to seeing a nonna in combat boots. She laughs and says, it’s really sad though, because someday when they get to hold that hypothetical grandchild, Gregory won’t be here to hold that baby. He hugs her.

Judge Caldwell says, upon review, it is their decision that Miss Davis does have the right to know her accuser, and Alexis says, so? Fergus says, Ava Jerome, and Alexis and I say, what? He says, the name of her accuser. Ava Jerome.

Lois answers the door, and Gio is there. She hugs him.

Diane says she requests a hearing to determine the credibility and reliability of Ava Jerome’s testimony. The judge asks, on what grounds? and Diane says, on the grounds that the revelation that Ava Jerome is the witness changes the entire complexion of this case. Fergus says, Miss Davis forfeited the right to a hearing when she failed to offer up a defense years ago, but Diane says, Miss Davis was denied information years ago. And as such, felt mounting a defense would be futile. Judge Caldwell says, a separate hearing will not be granted. This case has been settled for too long. Diane says, then she would ask for a recess so they can formulate a response to what can only be described as an ambush. Fergus says, that’s ridiculous, but the judge says, they have fifteen minutes. At that time, they’ll expect final statements. The recess starts now. She bangs her gavel and they go to the playground.

Blaze says, how about if she takes Kristina home? and Kristina asks if Blaze is trying to get rid of her, but Blaze says, no. She’s trying to get Kristina to relax. But while Kristina rests, she’ll whip up an omelet. Kristina says, Blaze knows how to make an omelet? and Blaze says she’s a woman of many talents. Kristina says, that she knows, and Blaze says, so she shouldn’t expect breakfast in bed anytime soon. Kristina says, not exactly. She’s a fan of Pop Tarts, right? Blaze says, come on, and they leave.

Anna says, showing compassion for Kristina under no circumstances compromises Dex as a cadet and certainly not as a cop. He says, so failure to report a crime is okay? and she says, let’s just think about this for a second. Just say they could secure a conviction of aggravated assault against Sonny, and they both know that’s not a sure thing. Dex says, understood, and Anna says, Diane Miller would work her magic, and he’d be out in what? Eighteen months, give or take? He says, right, and she says, meanwhile, his entire family would be dragged into this and there is no telling what that stress of testifying would do to Kristina and her baby. On the other hand – and this is very important – he’s the victim of a vicious assault that required medical attention. He says, allegedly. So what is she telling him to do? She says she’s not telling him to do anything. She’s just reminding him that a single crime really affects a single individual. Every crime has ripple effects that just sort of reach out and touch people who had nothing to do with the crime. Their lives, your life, will change forever. Sometimes in small ways. Sometimes in not so small ways. He’s certainly within his rights to report this assault, but he’s under no obligation to do it. And she doesn’t know if this is the right time for them to go after Sonny. He says, everything would be a lot easier if it were just black and white, but she says, life isn’t black and white. People aren’t either; they’re grey. Cops don’t have things easy. If they did, anybody could be a cop.

Carly says she thought she and Sonny came to some kind of understanding. At the very least, a truce. He says he was in a bad place, and she stopped him from going to a worse place and he appreciates that, but she didn’t see what happened. She says, okay, then tell her what happened, and he says he lost his temper. And he punched Dex. Maybe a few more punches. And he kicked him. Then Jason came in and grabbed him, and it all escalated. She says, so it’s Jason’s fault, and he says, Jason just grabbed him real tight. Jason’s a strong guy and he was furious, and he couldn’t move. He started saying things. He doesn’t even remember what he said. Then Kristina’s there. He doesn’t know what she heard, and she ran off. None of this would have happened if Jason had just stayed out of it. She says, now it’s Jason’s fault. Before, it was Dex’s. Before that, it was her and Michael. What is he going to do when he runs out of traitors? Who is he going to blame for the man he’s become?

Dex says he appreciates Anna taking the time to talk to him. He knows how busy she is. She says she doesn’t know if she helped in any way, but she’s always happy to listen. He starts to leave, and she says she hopes she didn’t discourage him from pressing charges. Because the law is the law. That actually is black and white. That’s actually a good thing because it prevents them and saves them from having to make more subjective decisions. He says he understands, but he’s not going to press charges. He’s sorry if that makes him a terrible cop, but for now, he’s going to live in the grey. She says, for what it’s worth (🍷), she thinks he’s going to be a very good cop, and he leaves.

Sonny tells Carly that she said what she needed to say. He thinks she should probably go now. She says, yeah. He seems to have everything he needs right here. She looks at Ava and heads for the door. Sonny says he appreciates what she did for him last night. He and Kristina are good. They’re going to be fine. She says she hopes so, and leaves. Ava says, after hearing that, she’s impressed by his restraint, and he nods. She says, it’s almost as if Carly wants him to be estranged from his children.

In the hallway, both Diane and Alexis rub their foreheads, and Alexis says, according to Ava, she made Ava’s brother’s life a living hell. The night he tried to kill her, she sure hopes she did. Diane knows it was Julian, right? It was Julian who announced to everyone that she was involved with Neil. Diane says, of course (🍷). And Ava takes it upon herself to call Neil’s brother Fergus, who was sitting on the bar disciplinary committee at the time. (God help me, I laugh out loud every time they say Fergus. Not very mature, I know.) Alexis says, it certainly seems that way, and Diane says, meanwhile, Counselor Byrne is sitting on his own pile of conflict of interest. Alexis says she can’t believe they went through this whole big ordeal for nothing. For nothing. All the work they did, all the legal precedents they found, all of the ethics cases, everything – nothing. And does Diane know why? Because her disbarment was never about the law and the law is not going to help her get her license back. They turn around and a guard is there. Alexis says, it’s time? and he says, yes. Alexis tells Diane, Ava Jerome, under the guise of sticking up for her sociopathic brother… Does Diane know what she did? She cost Alexis her career. And not only that, because of Ava, she lost herself.

Lois tells Gio, welcome. Let her help him with his stuff. She wheels in a big suitcase, while he brings in another two, and she asks, who helped him pack? Was it her mom or was it Zia Francesca? He says, Francesca, and he told her that he didn’t need all this stuff. Lois says, but you know what? Don’t worry about it. The room he has, the closet is huge. He’s going to be able to fit everything, no problem. He looks around in awe and says, just tell him where he’s going. Lois says, just leave it there. Yuri will bring his stuff up. He says, seriously? and she says, seriously. Sit down. She’s got to tell him something. She leads him to a seat in the foyer, and she says, he knows Gregory, Chase’s father, the one who officiated at the wedding, right? He nods, and holding back tears, she says, he passed away last night. Gio says, that’s… He’s so sorry. She says, it’s okay. It’s a loss, but Brook and Chase canceled their honeymoon and right now they’re both over at Chase’s brother’s place. He gets up and says, maybe it’s the wrong time for him to come stay. He can look for a rental… She says, absolutely not. Monica is already on board with all this and they’re getting his room ready. He says, the Quartermaines don’t even know him, but she says, they will. He’s extended family and this is on family. She missed him and she was a little worried about what kind of trouble he might be getting into without her having her eyes on him. He says he’s good as gold, and she says, he is good as gold. And she’s so happy he’s here in Port Charles. She really thinks this is the right place for him. They hug.

At Bobbie’s, Violet is coloring, and Brook says, Violet must be feeling pretty sad right now. She’s sad too. Violet can talk to her about her grandpa, but she doesn’t have to. They can just sit here and be quiet together. Violet puts her crayon down and says she’s thinking about her dad. Grandpa was his dad, so he must be especially sad right now. Brook says, he is, and Violet says, what if something ever happened to her dad? Brook says, it’s really scary to think about, isn’t it? Violet says she loves him so much, and Brook says, she doesn’t have anything to worry about. Her dad is strong and healthy, and he’ll be around for a really long time.

Finn says, step by step? and Chase says, please. Finn says he dropped Violet off at school. He came back and the apartment was quiet. It was so quiet. He called out to dad, but he didn’t answer. So he went in his room and… he was so still. He called 911 and a coroner came out not long after that and pronounced him deceased. Chase looks at the bourbon bottle, and Finn says, yeah. He had a drink. Chase says, okay, and Finn says, maybe more than one. He’s not really sure.

Tomorrow, Tracy wonders if Stella could do something for her; Alexis says, had she known any of those things, she would have proceeded differently; Elizabeth says she doesn’t want to regret confiding in Portia; and Finn says he needs a favor from Chase.

🏆 Excellence In Daytime…

Extra added info.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/daytime-emmys/daytime-emmy-hosts-and-gold-and-silver-circle-honorees-announced

Cast your vote. At present, GH is way ahead.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/daytime-emmys/daytime-emmys-2024-vote-for-the-winners

🤽‍♂️ House Of the Trainwreck…

It’s really a wonder the Carl/Lindsay relationship didn’t disband earlier than it did. She’s always been an argumentative shrew. She’s one of those people who, if you say black, she’s going to say white, regardless if it’s white or not. She found the perfect lackey in Carl, who was so insecure, he took her abuse until his stepfather told him that he shouldn’t. And while I’ll give him kudos for hanging onto his sobriety in the midst of this mess, she was the poorest choice for a supportive partner. It’s not like he hadn’t known her forever. There wasn’t a chance she was going to stop drinking or even stop drinking to screaming demon excess. He walked right into the awful. This was the only available recap.

https://people.com/summer-house-recap-lindsay-hubbard-thinks-fiance-carl-radke-wants-stepford-wife-8653310

And the people I’m mystified want to emulate the immaturity.

Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard Season 2 Finale, Episode 9 Recap: See You Next Year, Martha

Their Reunion trailer if you have the stomach for it.

Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard Season 2 Reunion Trailer Revealed

🐪 Wives Coming Up…

I don’t pay a whole lot of attention to this one, but I do like the bling. Premieres June 2nd.

https://people.com/the-real-housewives-of-dubai-season-2-trailer-arrives-with-desert-hot-drama-8630238

⚰️ Interview In Progress…

From last Sunday.

https://www.avclub.com/interview-with-the-vampire-review-season-2-episode-2-1851485741

🐉 Incoming Dragons…

The latest on what’s happening in Westeros.

House of the Dragon: Exclusive First Look at the Big Battles and Family Drama of Season 2

🐶 Senior Partners…

I love a celebrity who uses their power for good, and I love a senior dog. I have a Pekingese who’s 17½. He mostly sleeps, but he enjoys his meals, and I couldn’t love him more.

https://extratv.com/2024/05/21/cecily-strong-partners-with-hill-s-pet-nutrition-for-senior-pet-adoption-campaign/

Marco

🌚 Here Comes the Moon…

Drop in tomorrow for soap and a bit of this and some of that to send you into whatever the weekend holds. Until then, stay safe, stay gifting without expectations of reciprocity, and stay remembering there’s an invisible clock ticking and be better with each other.

May17

May 16, 2024 – The Best Wedding Ever, Soap Bubbles, Baby Men In the House, Return Decision, BET’s Best, Funny Pets (!) & Lady

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Gregory says, we are gathered here today – he coughs – to witness… and celebrate – he clears his throat – the marriage of these two… beautiful young people – he struggles getting the words out – Brook Lynn and Chase, are you ready to enter… enter into the holy… state of mat… matrimony. He seems almost frozen, and Chase says, dad? Tracy is ready to get up, and Finn asks if Gregory is okay. Chase says, give him a minute, and Gregory breathes heavily and clutches the podium. Tracy gets up and goes to the podium, walking normally, not rushing. She takes his arm and asks if he can breathe. He nods, and she says, good. She quietly tells him, take all the time you need. Everybody understands. It’s okay. His papers fall to the floor, but before Finn can pick them up, Violet does. She places them on the podium and goes back to her seat. Tracy says, don’t worry about the order. Breathe. He does, and she says she can finish this like she promised him. Or they can just wait. Nobody minds. She grips his hands with her own, and he thanks her, his breathing more normal. She goes back to her seat, and he tells them, as I was saying, and they laugh a little. Brook Lynn and Chase, are you ready to enter into the holy state of matrimony? Which is an honorable estate and not one to be entered into lightly, but humbly and reverently. Are you willing to take your vows in the presence of this company and in the sight of God?

Gregory says, Brook Lynn and Chase, please take hands, and they do. He says, Harrison, do you take Brook Lynn to be your lawful wedded wife? Do you promise to love and comfort her, to honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, in prosperity and adversity, and forsaking all others, to be faithful to her for as long as you both shall live? Chase says, I do, and Gregory says, Brook Lynn, do you take Harrison to be your lawful wedded husband? Do you promise to love and comfort him, to honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, in prosperity and adversity, and forsaking all others, to be faithful to him for as long as you both shall live? Brook says, I do, and Gregory says, Shakespeare wrote, true love cannot be found where it truly does not exist, nor can it be hidden where it truly does. Harrison and Brook Lynn, your love cannot be hidden. It illuminates you both. May the light of love you see in each other’s eyes today be with you in all the years to come.

Gregory tells Chase to repeat after him, but Chase says, actually, he has this memorized and he’s kind of proud of it, so… I, Harrison Chase, take you, Brook Lynn Quartermaine to be my wedded wife. To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish till death do us part. Gregory says, Brook Lynn, and Brook says, I, Brook Lynn Quartermaine, take you, Harrison Chase to be my wedded husband. To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish till death do us part. Gregory asks if the best man has the rings, and Finn pretends he can’t find them, but then gives them to Gregory, who says, these rings that you present each other are emblems of the union which you this day declare, and they will henceforth affirm. May they remind you and all others of the bond between you and of the act of faith in which you now partake. He tells Chase to place the ring on Brook’s finger and repeat after him. With this ring, I thee wed. Chase puts the ring on Brook’s finger and says, with this ring, I thee wed. Some people just know the first time they lay eyes on each other. It’s like they’re struck by lightning. That was not us. Everyone laughs, and he says, the first time I saw you, I was struck by a bottle you swung at my head. That bottle is still in evidence lock-up. Now it’s just evidence of my love for you. You’re a force of nature, Brook Lynn. You’re a tsunami, a tornado, an earthquake, all in one unstoppable, invincible, impossibly beautiful woman. And that love and faith that you have in me makes me feel invincible too, and I promise I will bring the strength and love you inspire in me every single day to our marriage, to our children, just as my dad always did for me. He nods to Gregory and says, I don’t know if anyone has been so lucky to get hit in the head with a bottle, but here I am at your side forever. They look at Gregory, and he says he’s okay. Just very, very grateful.

Gregory tells Brook, place this ring on Harrison’s finger and repeat after me. With this ring, I thee wed. Brook puts the ring on Chase’s finger and says, with this ring, I thee wed. When I was a little girl, I used to wonder, what kind of man will I marry? Being surrounded by so many strong women, they always taught me not to settle, to hold out for the best possible man like they did. So I made myself a list. My groom to be had to be handsome, and strong, and smart. And he had to love music and he had to love me. Check, check, check, check, and check. Everyone laughs, and she says, but there was one thing I forgot to put on that list – this is a biggie – the husband of my dreams also had to be good. He had to be kind and patient and fair and just… good. And you, Chase, are a good man. You literally make the world a better place every single time you leave the house, and you make my world a better place every single time you come home. You keep people safe and right wrongs, and you do your best to keep people from making bad decisions, no matter how stubborn they may be. I won’t mention any names, but me. Everyone laughs and she says, and even when those bad decisions sometimes happen, you show up with patience and forgiveness and always love. So I am so grateful I hit you over the head with that bottle. There’s more laughter, and she says, and it was an accident. I don’t know how many times I need to tell you that. So I just hope that when I need it, you’ll give me your forgiveness, and I promise I will always give you mine. But the promise I make to you today, to love and to cherish you always, is the easiest promise I ever made, and even easier to keep. Gregory says, by the power vested in me by the State of New York, I now pronounce you husband and wife. Son, you may kiss your bride. They kiss and everyone applauds and cheers.

Everyone stands, and Lois runs to Brook, hugging her. The rest of the crowd follows, and Finn hugs Chase. He says, congratulations, bro, and Chase says, thank you so much. He turns to Gregory and says, and thank you for the best wedding ever. They hug, and Gregory thanks Chase for being patient when he got a little stuck. Chase says, everybody loves a comeback, and Gregory says he’s just glad nobody left. On the bright side, his bucket list is now complete. Chase says, about that. He had one more thing to add to Gregory’s list. Holding their first child. As everyone files out, Dante and Finn pass out packets of birdseed. Leo says he’s not hungry right now, and Olivia says, those aren’t for eating. Leo asks, then what are they for? and she says, follow her and she’ll show him just what to do. He’s the one who served the love potion at the picnic, so technically, this whole thing is kind of his fault. Leo says he’s the bringer of happiness, and Olivia says, damn straight he is. Violet asks if Olivia can take her to the reception, but Olivia says, Violet is going to miss out on throwing the birdseed. Violet says, that’s okay. She needs to get ready for her big surprise. Olivia says, okay. Then let’s go. They leave, and Finn says, Dante’s mom, his whole family. Dante says, they’re something else, aren’t they? Finn says, damn straight, and Dante says, lucky you. They’re part of Finn’s family too.

Outside, Kristina asks Sonny if everything is okay, and he says, yeah. A lot of familiar faces. People he hasn’t seen in years. Kristina says, his people are her people, so he’ll have to introduce her at the reception, and he says he will. Natalia says, it was such a beautiful wedding, and she saw Blaze getting all teared up at the bride and groom. Blaze says she guesses she’s one of those people who cry at weddings, and Natalia says, maybe she should think about that. (I’m guessing Natalia is saying Blaze should change teams, but ironically, it sounds like she’s pressuring them to get married.)

Inside, Carmine tells Gio, nice job, and Gloria sobs. Lois tells her to stop crying, and Gloria says, her first. Chase asks Maxie if she has any notes on the ceremony, and Maxie tells him that she was just saying, the natural light could have been a touch brighter. Spinelli asks if the natural light doesn’t come from the sun, and she says, exactly. The sun had one job. She and Spinelli leave, and Brook asks if the natural light worked for Chase. He says he doesn’t know. All he could see was her. She says she wishes they could do it all over again, and he says, too bad, because this wedding was her first, her last, and her only. But he would be open to renewing their vows every 30 years or so. She says she was thinking every 10 to 15, and he says he can’t wait to argue about it. They kiss. Tracy asks how Gregory feels about sitting down. She found a quiet little room off the altar. He says, the sacristy, and she says, is that what it’s called? He says, everything’s called something, and thanks her. He could use a quiet moment. She says, all right then, and takes his arm. Follow her. As they walk, he says he appreciates her. She’s always thinking ahead, anticipating what he might need, but always letting him make the choice. She says, he knows her. She doesn’t like to be pushy. They stop, and he laughs and says, she has great finesse and grace, which everyone here saw today when his body was refusing to make words. She says she believes every wedding should have some suspense, and he says, forgive him if this is too much… She says she’s on the edge of her seat, and he says he sometimes wonders what life would have been like if he’d met her when he was 25 or 30. She says she’s had the same question a couple of times, and he says, and what answer did she come up with? She says, that life would have definitely been very different. Today would have been very different. And today, since their two families were joined in such a beautiful, joyous way, why would anyone want to change that? He says, why indeed? and gives her his arm. They continue on. Chase and Brook leave the church and are met with birdseed and cheers.

At the MetroCourt Garden, Jordan says, this is a fun party, and Drew says, who’d think Lois would be the subdued one? They take some champagne from a passing tray, and Jordan says, to the happy couple. Drew says, cheers, and they clink glasses. He says, at what point does she think it’s okay to slide out of a wedding reception without being rude? and she says, don’t tell her that he’s bored already. He says he’s not bored. It’s just that, at weddings, he tends to look around and see missed chances. Curtis tells Portia that watching Brook and Chase today made him realize, when you say those vows, you really think you know what you’re in for. The truth is, none of them have a clue. She says she’s just glad they’re in it together, and he clinks his glass against hers and kisses her. Jordan tells Drew that she’s going to pretend she has no idea what he’s talking about. She hands him her glass and says she’ll be right back. She leaves, and Jason approaches Drew. Drew says he didn’t expect to see Jason here, and Jason says, Monica asked him to come. Drew says he didn’t expect to see Jason at all. He guesses neither of them have made an effort to see each other since Jason returned, and Jason says, should they? Drew says he thinks the fact Jason is asking that question pretty much answers itself, and walks away. (Why is Drew so pissed off at him?)

Outside the church, Lois says, okay, okay. Pictures. She poses the bridal party, along with the grandparents. She gets in position herself and tells the photographer, they’re ready. Everybody say, formaggio. They all say, formaggio, and the photographer takes photos while there’s a song part. In the final photo, Chase dips Brook and gives her a kiss.

Jordan goes into the bathroom to find Portia there. She says, touching up or hiding out? and Portia says, a little bit of both. They fix their makeup, and Portia says, and what about her? She noticed Jordan is here with Drew. Jordan says, Drew’s here, she’s here, and that’s all there is to that, and Portia says, mm-hmm. Seems like she and Drew have a little bit of a vibe going on. Jordan says, they’re both single people at a wedding. She’s not exactly sure why she was invited. Portia says, she was Chase’s boss for a really long time, but Jordan says, not anymore. Come to think of it, it could have been Ned that invited her. Ever since she became Deputy Mayor, he’s been very friendly. Portia says, so this was a schmooze invite, and Jordan says, at this point, anything’s possible. Portia says, Curtis thinks they were invited because Brook’s booked clients at his club, and Jordan says, including Chase. So she guesses they’re both schmooze invitees. Portia says, exactly. Anything’s possible. Olivia walks in and asks if everything is okay. Portia says, everything’s fine, and Jordan says, they were just trying to figure out which family invited them. Portia says, and since one of those families is Olivia’s family… Jordan says, they were hoping she could shed a little light on the mystery. Olivia says, that would either be a Lois question or a Tracy question, and Portia says, they’re going to ask Lois. Olivia says, any social event is only improved by their gorgeousness, and goes to the mirror. Jordan says, the woman’s got a point, and Portia says, that does explain it. Jordan says, shall we? and they go back to the reception.

Natalia says, it’s so pretty, and thanks Sonny for a really wonderful afternoon. He says, she’s not leaving, is she? and she says she and Allison are staying at the hotel for the time being, and she figured he’d want to catch up with friends and family. He tells her, stay. He doesn’t know if she knows, but one of his old friends owns the hotel, and she throws great parties. They laugh, and Gio approaches them. He says, excuse me, Mr. Corinthos, and Sonny says, come here, and hugs him. He asks if Gio is too grown up to call him Uncle Sonny. Sonny adjusts Gio’s tie and introduces him to Natalia. He says, this is Giovanni Palmieri. We call him Gio. They shake hands, and Natalia says, that was beautiful today. She really admires his musicianship. He thanks her, and she asks how long he’s been playing. He says, as long as he can remember. His mother was a violinist, and she was much better than he is. Sonny says, he’s just being modest. He studied with the best teachers in New York. Gio says, thanks to Uncle Sonny. Sonny paid for his lessons and his first tutors at college. Sonny says, Gio deserves a shot and he’ll tell Natalia why. He will be a concert violinist. Ain’t that right, Gio? Gio says, thanks to him, and Sonny says, come here. He hugs Gio again.

Kristina and Blaze go in the bathroom, where Sam is touching up her makeup, and Sam asks if they enjoyed the wedding. Kristina says, it was so beautiful, and Blaze says, and Chase’s dad. Kristina says, he was so brave, and Blaze says, he did such a nice job. Sam says, right? when her phone dings. She says, uh-oh. Dante’s bosom buddy is in trouble again. Kristina says, Sam to the rescue, and Sam tells Kristina, they’ll talk over cake. She leaves, and Blaze says she doesn’t know about Kristina, but she’s feeling a little over-chaperoned. Kristina says, her mom was nice today. She’s made eye contact; she smiled even. Blaze says, in a warm, welcoming way? but Kristina says, more like a keep your hands off my daughter way, but hey, she’ll take it. It’s funny. Her mom’s been known to do the same thing. Blaze says, she’s objected to Kristina’s girlfriends? And Kristina says, one in particular. She can’t say her mom was entirely wrong. And if Blaze ever tells anyone that… Blaze says, who would even believe her? Where’s her mom anyway? Kristina says, Albany, and Blaze says, the law license thing. Kristina says, yes. She hopes her mom gets it back. Blaze says, Kristina really likes her mom, doesn’t she? Kristina says she loves her mom. Like depends on the day. Blaze says she hears that, and Kristina says, there’s one thing their moms have in common that’s really important. Their moms are crazy about them, just not so crazy about their choices. Blaze says, of course (🍷) she just wants the best for you, and Kristina says, my job is to convince your mother that what’s best for you is me. Blaze says, actually, Kristina doesn’t have to convince her mother of anything, because Kristina has already convinced her. Anna and Lois guide Gloria into the bathroom, and Gloria says, her contact is caught under her eyelid, and she can’t get it out. She’s half-blind. Lois says, just lean her head back. She’s going to try and fish it out. Gloria grabs Lois’s hand and asks if she’s crazy. Lois will skewer her eyeball with those nails of hers. Blaze says, let her get a tissue, and Anna says she has an idea. She asks Gloria to look down at her shoes for a second, and Gloria does. Anna moves her eyelid, and Gloria says she can see. She can see! She’s going back to the dance floor. She leaves, and Kristian and Blaze are dying laughing. Lois is looking at her nails and frowning, and Anna says she thinks they look very nice. (They’re actually pretty tame for Lois.) Kristina says, really, so nice, and Lois thanks them. She says, let’s go dance, and jets.

Finn seats Gregory at a table and asks what he can get him. Gregory says, not a thing. Why doesn’t Finn sit here with him? Finn says he’d love to, and sits down. He says, Gregory was a rock star today, and Gregory tells him, that’s nice of him to say. Finn says, he was. Everyone’s been talking about how perfect the wedding was. He hopes Gregory allows himself a little pat on the back. Gregory says, if Finn insists, but if anyone was a rock star today, it was Tracy. Tracy walks through, and Gregory says, she bravely stood between him and disaster. Finn says, she was something else. The two of them make a good team. Gregory says he’s just glad the ceremony came off. Performing that ceremony in front of all those people, skydiving’s got nothing on it. Finn laughs, and Lois comes by with Carmine. She thanks Gregory so much for such a lovely service and kisses his cheek. Gregory says, it was his pleasure, and Lois says, this is her pops, Carmine Cerullo. Pops, this is the father of the groom, Professor Gregory Chase. They shake hands, and Lois says, and of course (🍷), he knows that familiar mug, right? You remember Sonny. Carmine and Sonny hug, and Carmine says, this one was at his house so much when he was a kid that after he went home, his Gloria used to take a head count at bedtime to make sure none of theirs were out there getting into trouble. She’d say, pop, we’re short one. Sonny’s not here. They laugh and Carmine hugs Sonny again.

Maxie tells Natalia, yes. Sales are up. And she has the feeling it’s because of their new Face of Deception. Natalia says, that’s so good to hear. She looks forward to having their accountant verify their tally, and that way, her daughter can get her cut as per her contract. Maxie says, Natalia doesn’t get invited to a lot of parties, does she?

Elizabeth tells Jason, this is a surprise, and he tells her, people keep saying that. Monica asked him to come. She says, so here he is, and he says, tell him if this is a bad idea. Does she think Jake would like to go out on the lake with him? Gloria approaches them, and Elizabeth says, he means like fishing or something? Jason says, either that or if he thinks that’s too boring, maybe they could get a speedboat. Gloria says, excuse me. Are you Jason Quartermaine? Jason says, Mrs. Cerullo, and she says, it’s been a long time, but did he ever become a doctor? He says, no, and she says she can’t blame him. She can’t stand the sight of blood either. Sonny walks up, and Lois says, look who’s here. Their honorary son, Sonny. She goes over to Sonny and hugs him.

Spinelli says, Maxie, question, and she says, Spinelli, response. He says, was there a bride at the wedding? and she says, what? He says, because all he could see was her (aww!), and she kisses him. She says she can’t think of a better place than at her best friend’s wedding to tell him that she loves him, and he kisses her. They hear applause, and for a moment, Spinelli thinks it’s for them, but Brook and Chase come in. Lois taps on her glass, saying, kisses! and they oblige. Everyone cheers.

Brook thanks Gregory so much. The ceremony could not have been more perfect. Gregory says he thinks it could have used fewer pauses himself, and Chase says, you were there. You did it, and I’ll thank you for this day every day of my life. Olivia clangs something and asks for everyone’s attention. No one is listening, so she finally yells, yo! I’m trying to talk here. They get quiet, except for some laughter, and she thanks them. She says, now that they have the guests of honor, she’d like to present them with a tray of the cocktail of the day. This gorgeous concoction is known as – wait for it – the Brook Lynn Chaser. Everyone laughs and applauds, and Olivia says, get it? Tracy hopes she doesn’t explain it to them, and Lois says, they’ll take two right here, but Olivia says, wait a minute. This delicious beverage was such a hit at the bridal shower, she decided it deserved a revival, but the happy couple gets first dibs. Brook says, no, no, no. She’s terrified of spilling anything on her dress. Gloria says, what for? It’s not like she’s going to wear it again. Brook says, in that case, she’ll take two, one for her groom. Chase says he prefers to be called her husband, and they kiss.

Carmine tells Finn, hello again. They didn’t get a chance to talk before when they were taking the pictures. Finn says, they were all kinds of busy, and Carmine says, they were, but they’re not now. Is he? (The look on Finn’s face – I’m dying.) Finn says, no, he guesses not, and Carmine says, so he understands his granddaughter’s new brother-in-law is a doctor. Finn says, yes, he is, and Carmine pulls a chair over, putting his foot up on it. He pulls up his pant leg and says he’s got this rash on his leg over here. Is there any kind of lotion or cream he should be using? His wife has got a dozen or so at home, but nothing seems to work here. (HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!)

Sam says hi to Spinelli, and he asks if she’s enjoying the festivities. She says she is. She likes watching Dante being swarmed by his relatives. And Spinelli? He says he’s having the best time he’s had in years, and she says she’s not going to keep him long. She just wanted to know if the Jackal would be available to work with her on a new case. He asks if she could give him a tiny hint as to who they would be investigating, and she gets close to his ear and says, the FBI.

Finn writes something down and tells Carmine, a friend of his happens to be the best dermatologist in the city. Since he’ll be in town for a few days, give her a call, and tell her that Finn sent him. Carmine thanks him and says, having your leg on fire from 2 am on can really spoil your day. So to express my gratitude – he takes two glasses of champagne from a passing server and hands one to Finn – have a drink on me. Finn sets it down, and Ned asks for everyone’s attention. He has his guitar and Violet stands next to him with a microphone. Finn says, that’s my daughter, and Carmine says, she’s an angel. Ned says, they have a little surprise for the newlyweds. Violet promised the bridegroom that she would sing a song at the wedding. What she didn’t tell him was that she would write the song herself. So Brook Lynn and Chase, this is for you. Ned plays the guitar as Violet sings about true love. (The song is amazingly good. This kid is 8. If she keeps it up, she’ll be the next Lady Gaga.) Carmine says, Finn’s little one isn’t just an angel, she’s a star. Salute. He and Finn clink glasses, and Finn takes a drink before he realizes what he did. He stands there with the rest of it in his hand, looking kind of stunned.

The look on his face actually makes me feel a little ill.

Tomorrow, Cody says, if Sasha has a better way, he’s all ears; Spinelli tells Sam that he doesn’t know where to start; Violet says she needs to ask Finn a question and he needs to be honest with her; and Anna tells Jason that he’s causing a scene and asks him to rein it in.

🧴 A Little Bit Of Soap…

Aww. It’s sweet when their real feels creep into it. You can also see Brook’s dress here. Seriously, where is Lila’s dress in that? Wasn’t it supposed to be the sleeves?

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/wally-kurth-reveals-the-truth-behind-ghs-emotional-wedding-scenes

Ugh. I hate when they change writers. It’s hard enough to keep track of everything. I’ve always wondered though, if they have one of those bulletin boards like detectives do in the movies, with photos and maps and strings going everywhere.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/more-changes-to-the-general-hospital-writing-staff

They should dedicate the whole building to GH. Great group shot.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/gallery/general-hospital/the-general-hospital-stage-dedication-party-see-the-pics

🏊‍♂️ Summer Awfulness…

Every time I actually pay attention to this show, I’m sorry. I watched a 42-year-old man cry because his wife wants to have a project of her own and not just be his Loverboy sidekick. I will say, it was good of the women to have her back and explain things to him. Of course, that’s what made him cry. Like, grow up, dude.

Summer House Season 8, Episode 13 Recap: Amanda Just Wants to Be Happy
Summer House’s Paige Calls Kyle a ‘Little F—king Boy’ Who Won’t Compromise

I only watch this on occasion, and only in my peripheral vision. Because I can’t believe anyone would want to follow in the footsteps of this frat house mentality. Jackie Onasis is rolling in her grave.

Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard Season 2, Episode 8 Recap: You Get Too Handsy

💎 It Was a Tense Moment…

Like we thought she was giving up that diamond. She’s like the zombies in Dawn of the Dead gravitating to the shopping mall. It’s what she knows.

Why Kyle Richards Decided To Return for RHOBH Season 14

🏆 For Their Excellence in Performance…

The 2024 BET Award nominations.

https://www.bet.com/article/rlcnyi/drake-tops-the-list-of-nominees-for-bet-awards-2024-with-seven-nods

🐱 Leave ‘Em Laughing…

Usually when my pets do something crazy, I end up with a picture of a tail or a fluffy behind.

https://people.com/comedy-pet-photography-awards-name-2024-finalists-8648505

🥒 There’s No Crying in Pickleball…

Take this route tomorrow for soap and assorted amusements. Until then, stay safe, stay refraining from constantly photographing everything for Instagram (we don’t need to see every grain of sand or piece of toast), and stay not assuming the wedding birdseed is a snack.

May10

May 9, 2024 – Gregory Makes a Decision, Hey Cuz, Reflection, Houses Of Awful, Possible VanderMove, Off the Runway, Them Again, Nepo Furbabies & Home

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Chase says, Finn’s going to do the talking, right? and Finn tells him, that’s what he said. It’s just he was thinking Chase could say it better. Chase asks why he could say it better, and Finn says he’s not exactly known for his bedside manner. Chase, on the other hand… Chase says he what? and Finn says, he does things with care and compassion. Chase says, Finn can be caring and compassionate when he tells their dad that they don’t think he should come to the rehearsal dinner tonight. And he can’t wait to go to Coney Island. Gregory comes in and says, good morning. He’s sorry it takes him so long to get up and get dressed. Did he miss seeing Violet off to school? and Finn says, yeah. She’s only going for a half-day, and he’s going to pick her up so she can change before going to the airport. Gregory says, sounds like a plan, and Finn says, speaking of plans, they wanted to talk to him about this evening, and he… Chase?

Alexis opens the door to Laura and says she was just preparing for her hearing next week. Laura says she was so happy to hear Alexis was taking steps to overturn her disbarment. How’s it going? Alexis says she thinks she’s as prepared as she can be, but at this point, she’s just spinning her wheels. Laura says she thinks Alexis is going to do great. She knows Alexis is an excellent lawyer. As a matter of fact, that’s why she’s here.

At the MetroCourt, Ava tells Sonny that she contacted two of their most high-profile artists to see if either of them would like a large commission to create a piece for the city. Sonny watches Jordan talking with Olivia, and says, turns out that’s not going to be necessary because he’s moved on to another idea. Ava looks over at Jordan and Olivia.

There’s a knock at Blaze’s hotel room door, and Blaze opens it to Natalia. Natalia asks if she can come in. She doesn’t want to see anything she shouldn’t see. Blaze says, since she knocked instead of barging in, she thinks Natalia is safe. What brings her by? Natalia says she wanted to see what outfit Blaze is going to go with for the Quartermaine wedding, and Blaze says she hasn’t decided yet. Why? Natalia says she doesn’t want to clash with it.

Jason is doing actual work at the coffee warehouse when Sam runs in and asks, where’s Danny?

Laura says she went to see Heather in Pentenville the other day, and Alexis asks how she’s doing. Laura says, pretty well. She’s still recovering nicely from the surgery, but other than that… Alexis says, she’s still the same Heather, but Laura says, no. She’s really not. Since the replaced the bad hip, the changes in Heather are striking. Alexis says, in a good way? and Laura says, it appears so. Alexis says, appears being the operative word, and Laura says she knows Alexis and Doc talked about this a few weeks back. She just wondered if Alexis was able to find anything that would suggest they might be able to revisit Heather’s case. Alexis says she’s surprised Laura actually wants to move forward with this, and Laura says, it’s just that the more she talks to Heather, the more she believes the cobalt poisoning was affecting her ability to reason. Alexis says, so the metallosis was the reason she killed those people, and tried to kill all those other people, and had two decades of horrendous and cruel behavior? Laura says she’s not qualified to say. All she can say is, up until this point, Heather has always felt justified in her actions. Alexis says, and now? and Laura says, now she’s beginning to question her violent behavior. And she’s showing signs of real remorse. She thinks in general, Heather is feeling more in control of herself and containing her anger better. That she actually witnessed. Alexis asks if Laura thinks Heather is actually growing a conscience, and Laura asks if Alexis was able to find anything to help her. Alexis says, actually, she did.

Gregory says, of course (🍷) he wants to hear everything Chase has to say, but first, there’s something he needs to say. If it’s all right. Chase says, please, and Finn says, by all means. Gregory says, having the rehearsal dinner on Coney Island is such a fun idea. (I actually wish I’d thought of something like that) And it’s beyond generous of Tracy to bring them all down there, so that Brook can revisit one of the great joys of her childhood. Everything about it seems unmissable… Chase says, the thing is… but Gregory says, please let him finish. He hopes they won’t be upset with him. He promises he’ll apologize to Brook and her family, but he really feels he needs to conserve his energy for the wedding itself. Chase asks if he’s saying… and Gregory says he’s thought long and hard about it. As much as he wants to go, he’s not going to go. He’s asked Tracy if she would stand in for him at the rehearsal. Chase says he really wishes Gregory could make it too, but he understands, and he’ll make sure everybody there does too. Gregory thanks him, and Finn says he knows it must have been a hard decision, but for what it’s worth (🍷), he thinks it was the right one. He can call a home help agency and see if he can get someone to stay with Gregory. Gregory says, no. That’s not necessary.

Blaze says, since when is Natalia going to Brook’s wedding? and Natalia says, since Blaze’s invitation arrived. Or did she not get a plus one? Blaze says she did and she’s taking Kristina, and Natalia asks, why? Blaze says, because Kristina’s her girlfriend, and Natalia says, how could she forget? Blaze says, it seems to slip her mind a lot, and Natalia says, Blaze’s relationship with Kristina is always on her mind, especially at times like this. Blaze says she knows she’s going to hate herself for asking, but times like what? and Natalia says she thinks it’s unwise for Blaze and Kristina to go as a couple to such a public event. She thought they had an understanding about that. Blaze says, so did she. Apparently, they were both wrong.

Jason says, Danny’s not here, and Sam says, all she knows is that he’s not in school. She got a call from his counselor. He was concerned because Danny missed an appointment. He asks why Danny is seeing a counselor, and she says, because Danny occasionally has trouble following the rules. Anyway, he wasn’t marked as present in his first period class, so she used that location app on his phone to see where he was… He says, she’s tracking Danny? and she says, the app said his phone was at home. So she went upstairs to his bedroom and his phone was on his bed under a pile of clothes, which means he deliberately doesn’t want her to know where he is. Jason says, maybe he just forgot his phone, but she says, no teenager ever let’s their phone out of their sight. Especially Danny, considering she just gave his phone back to him. He says he hasn’t seen Danny, and doesn’t she see that she’s training Danny to lie to her?

Sam says, first of all, Jason doesn’t know anything about her relationship with Danny. Danny knows he can trust her. Jason asks, how would he know that? Every time Danny brings up the truth in wanting to spend time with him, he gets into trouble. He thinks maybe if he lies, there’s a chance he won’t get caught and won’t get in trouble. She says she just warned Danny that being around Jason is dangerous and their son refuses to listen to her. He says, okay. If they agree that he and Danny can spend some time together, he won’t be somewhere dangerous. She says, what happens if he just shows up at Jason’s place like he did the other day? Can he promise her that Danny won’t be walking into something dangerous? He says, no, and she says, exactly. And that’s what terrifies her. It’s not just about Danny getting to know him and spending time with him. He wants the danger. He chases it just like Jason. Just like she used to. He says, this is different. There was a time when he didn’t care if he lived or died. He doesn’t see that in Danny. She says, then tell her what it is he sees in their son as opposed to the last time he was in town, and he says he just sees a kid who likes freedom. She says, he’s a teenage boy. They all want their freedom. He just doesn’t know what to do with it. Jason really doesn’t know anything about raising a teenager. He says, maybe not, but she says, definitely not. Because the first rule in raising a teenager is being there, and he wasn’t. He was alive and she still has no idea where he was or what he was doing. And nice tattoo by the way. Did he show that to Danny? Did he at least explain to him where that came from? What are the odds Danny is going to want a tattoo too? (Ha-ha! Tattoo too.) Let’s just hope he goes for one and doesn’t go full out with a whole sleeve. She actually doesn’t know. Maybe that just happened one tattoo at a time over the past two plus years. He says he’ll explain to Danny… and she says, he’ll explain to Danny that he should just hide Jason in the boathouse and not tell her. He says, for what it’s worth (🍷), Danny walked in on him in the boathouse. He didn’t seek Danny out. She says, he told their son to lie to her about it, and he says, because that was the safest thing for Danny right then. That was his decision. Be mad at him. She says she is mad at him, but she’s afraid for their son, and he says, she’s afraid that she can’t control him. He doesn’t even think she sees it. And no matter what Danny does, it feels like he’s in trouble, and it’s wrong. He’s a kid. If he skips school, he’s going to get into trouble. He’s got detention, he gets grounded, take the phone away. He’s going to pay the price. Life goes on. She says, if he knows so much about their son, where is he right now?

Alexis tells Laura that she found two cases where post-condition release was granted because the key witnesses recanted their testimony. The most relevant was a forensic psychiatrist who acknowledged his findings were based on incomplete evidence. Laura says, so then a diagnosis of cobalt poisoning would have helped Heather’s defense, and Alexis says, possibly. If Laura can get a transcript of Heather’s court appearance, she’ll take a look at it. Laura thanks her, and she says, but Laura has to manage her expectations. Metallosis or not, there is no judge that will want to vacate her conviction because the body count is too high, and she confessed, and she pled guilty. Laura says, yes, but all of her actions were under the influence of something out of her control, and Alexis says, maybe she didn’t murder anyone before the metallosis, but Laura can’t pretend Heather was some sort of quirky free spirit. Laura says, she’s right, and Alexis says, it’s a long shot. Laura asks if Alexis is saying she can’t help anymore, because she certainly would understand that, and Alexis says, as a citizen of Port Charles, as a human being, she’s hesitant. As a once and hopefully future attorney again, she believes everyone is entitled to a fair defense, even Heather. Laura says, then she’ll see about getting Alexis those transcripts.

Blaze says she’s taken Natalia’s advice on keeping her private life private. As much as she hates to say it, Natalia has a point. She hates that people are so intolerant. Even a quarter of the way through the twenty-first century, things for queer people… Natalia says, please don’t refer to herself that way, and Blaze says, things for people like her are getting harder and harder. All of this to say, this is a family wedding, not a public event. Natalia says, sometimes Blaze can be such an innocent. Yes, this is not a public wedding, but everybody is going to read about it, and all the lucky invitees are going to be plastering their social media with photos and selfies, especially since there’s going to be a celebrity in their midst, which Blaze is. Blaze says she doesn’t think anything is going to change because they saw her standing next to Kristina, but Natalia says, that doesn’t even count all the professional photos that are going to be out there on the newswire. And that’s not just locally. It’s going to start at The Invader and then it’s going to proliferate outward. Blaze says she wouldn’t worry. The Quartermaines are used to protecting their privacy from the press. Yes, it will be a well-attended event, but only by close family and friends, and she’s going with Kristina. Natalia says, she’s thinking about this in the absolutely wrong way, and Blaze asks how she should be thinking about it. Natalia says, she’s not going as just a regular person, and certainly not as somebody’s girlfriend. She has to think about herself as a brand. Sure, Ally can go to any old wedding she wants to with whoever she wants to, but the second somebody takes a photo of her and puts it online, she’s no longer Allison, she’s Blaze. And they’ve worked too hard to create this brand so carefully. She doesn’t want to see all this hard work and effort just be for nothing.

Olivia asks Sonny how he likes the new menu, and he says he loves it. He wants one of each. Ava says, so does she. She’s heard wonderful things about the new chef. Olivia says, they were a real find. She hopes Sonny wasn’t bothered by the guys in the ballroom. They’re pulling out all the stops. They want everything to be perfect for Chase and Brook’s wedding. Ava says she’s sure the reception is going to be absolutely beautiful, and her phone rings. Sonny says, whatever Olivia needs, she knows he’s here, and Ava says, it’s Trina at the gallery. They’re expecting a new piece today. Excuse her. Olivia says, hurry up. She doesn’t want to miss that. Ava leaves, and Olivia says, please. Tell her that he’s not bringing that one to the wedding.

Gregory says, Violet will be away with them, and while the caregivers are all perfectly nice, he could use a break from this endless procession of strangers in this apartment. Finn says, they’ve been through this before, and Chase says he’d feel more comfortable knowing Gregory isn’t alone. Gregory says, they won’t even be gone overnight. They’re flying back this evening. Chase says, they’ll probably be pretty late, and Gregory says, regardless, he’ll be fine. Finn says, it’s one thing if he spends the evening worrying about Gregory, but it’s Chase’s rehearsal dinner. He should be able to enjoy it without wondering if he’s abandoning Gregory. Gregory says, and Finn of all people would know what it’s like to be abandoned before his wedding. He recalls feeling great at his rehearsal dinner with Jackie, and then wondering where the hell Finn was when the wedding started. But by all means, lecture him on proper wedding etiquette. (Touché and ouch.) Finn says, okay. He thinks that Chase can take the conversation from here, and leaves.

Sam’s phone rings, and she tells Jason, it’s Danny’s school. She answers and listens a moment. She thanks them for letting her know, and tells Jason, that was Danny’s counselor. He got the time wrong. Danny’s at his appointment right now. Jason says, so where’s he been? and she says, in class. The first period teacher didn’t put the attendance into the computer until after the class was over, so go ahead and just say it. Tell her, I told you so. He says he’s just glad Danny is safe, and she says, her too. She’s going to get out of his way, and Sonny’s. He says, Sonny’s not here, and she asks where he is. Jason says he doesn’t know, but she says, of course (🍷) he would know where Sonny is. What’s going on? Did something happen between him and Sonny?

Blaze says, Brook’s wedding has nothing to do with her branding, and Natalia says, maybe she hasn’t been clear enough, but this wedding, her manager’s wedding, has everything to do with her branding. It’s like the most amazing photo op. An event like this, as prestigious as this Quartermaine wedding, and her going as Brook’s client, this is incredible PR. Photos of her and Brook together or even of the two of them together is all brand awareness for Blaze and her music. Blaze says she won’t use her friend’s wedding as a career steppingstone, and Natalia says, but her friend is also her manager, and she should be all over this. Blaze says she loves Natalia and she’s so grateful for everything Natalia has done for her finances. Not just when she started making money, but even before, to help her with her singing. From voice lessons to paying for studio time and everything, every little detail that’s helped her get this far. Natalia says she hears a but, and Blaze says, but there are decisions about her life that only she can make. And this is one of them.

Alexis tells Finn, come on in, and he thanks her for letting him come over. She says, of course (🍷). Start at the beginning. Tell her everything. He says he and Chase both thought it would be best for Gregory if he didn’t go to the rehearsal dinner tonight in Coney Island. So they went over to talk to him, and he beat them to the punch. He said he was going to stay home and rest for tomorrow. She says, okay. That’s great. He says, except he wanted to bring in a caregiver to keep an eye on him while they were all away, and she says, oh. So she guesses he didn’t like that idea. Finn says, no. Gregory reminded him that he slept with Jackie and didn’t show up at his wedding. She says, whoa. That wasn’t the turn she expected this to take. Finn says, him either, and she asks what he said. Finn says, nothing. He left, called her, and here they are. He abandoned his father again. She says, he walked away from an unwinnable argument. That is not abandonment. He says he kept Gregory out of his life for almost thirty years. He convinced himself that after what he’d done, staying away was the right thing to do. He blamed Gregory for moving on so quickly when Finn’s mom died. He even changed his name. He tried to distance himself from his father as much as he could. She says, and then they found their way back together. They worked it out. Finn says, if he ever thought Gregory was going to forgive him, this morning proved otherwise.

Sonny tells Olivia that he’s not bringing Ava. Lois made it a point to not invite her. She doesn’t even know those people. Olivia says, she may not know those people, but those people definitely know her. Ava comes back and says, what people? Olivia says, the Cerullos, the Falconaris, all the people from the old neighborhood. They’ll be at her stepdaughter’s wedding tomorrow. She tells Sonny that she’ll send the waitress right over, and leaves. Ava says, not that he asked, but just in case Sonny wants a plus one for the wedding, she did pick out a pretty spectacular outfit. No pressure. He says, there is no pressure because she’s not going.

Chase tells Gregory that he’s making himself breakfast if he wants anything, and Gregory says he’s so sorry. He shouldn’t have said what he said. Now he feels like he’s spoiled the evening for Chase and his brother. Chase says he doesn’t think Gregory spoiled anything. He and Finn just want to make sure he’s okay here and has help if he needs it. Gregory says he understands. He shouldn’t have lashed out like that. He let his nerves get the better of him. Chase says, he’s nervous? And Gregory says, of course (🍷) he’s nervous. Tomorrow is a huge day. Tonight’s an important night too. It’s the night before his son starts his life as a married man. And as much as he wants to be there with Chase and Brook and everybody, tomorrow is more important. He wants to go over everything he wants to say and make sure he gets a good night’s sleep, and he can’t do all that if some stranger he’s never laid eyes on before is asking him if he’s all right every fifteen minutes like he’s a toddler. Chase says he’s sorry, but Gregory says he doesn’t blame Chase. He doesn’t even blame Chase’s brother. He knows Finn’s just doing it out of concern for him. He’s sure from Finn’s perspective, he thinks he’s right. Chase says, it’s not just that. Sometimes he wonders if he and Brook made a mistake asking him to preside over the wedding. What was Gregory supposed to do? Say no? Chase is concerned that with Gregory’s illness, they’re putting too much pressure on him. Gregory says, presiding over Chase’s wedding is the opposite of pressure. He puts his hands on Chase’s shoulders and says, it’s the greatest honor of his life.

Blaze says she’s going to this wedding with Kristina, period, and Natalia says, she’s made that clear. Blaze says, but Natalia keeps trying to talk her out of it, and Natalia says, no. Blaze has made her decision… a bad one. She apologizes if Blaze has found her concern and her honesty disagreeable. Blaze says she actually understands Natalia’s concerns. She knows how hard Natalia has worked for her continued success. Not just for herself; she knows Natalia is doing it for her too. Natalia says, for her first, and Blaze says she knows how important her image is, especially how important it is to Natalia, but nothing she’s done – nothing that she and Kristina have done – is a threat to her career. On the contrary, her music is taking off. Her fans are going nuts on social media, demanding she release her new single, and she thinks it’s going to be her best one yet because she’s so happy with Kristina. Natalia says, happy musicians don’t make great music, and Blaze asks if Natalia is saying she has to be miserable to have a successful career. Natalia says she just knows Blaze made her decision. Do what suits her and they’ll see which one of them is right. She picks up her bag and walks out.

In her office on the phone, Laura says, Webber. W-e-b-b-e-r. First name, Heather. Jordan walks in, and Laura says, there won’t have been a jury trial, but look for the arraignment, expert witness hearings. Maybe one or two of those would be medical and psychiatric, then sentencing… Okay. Thank you. She tells Jordan, sorry about that. What can she do for her? Jordan says she wanted to give Laura an update on the progress for that urban renewal project, and Laura says, that’s moving forward already? Jordan says, mm-hmm, and it just got a big boost. Laura says, from where? and Jordan says, McConkey. Laura says, Congressman McConkey? That’s amazing. Tell her more. Jordan says she will, but first, she needs to ask Laura something. What was all of that about Heather Webber?

Sam asks if this is about Dante’s shooting, because everyone knows it wasn’t Jason. Jason pretty much saved his life. Jason says he’s been working as an undercover informant for the FBI, and she says, what? She doesn’t understand. How? He says, it doesn’t matter, but she says, of course (🍷) it does. He says, what matters is, the undercover part is over, but his connection to the FBI is not.

Ava asks what Olivia said about her, but Sonny says, she didn’t say anything. The Cerullos and the Falconaris are going to be there, and they have long memories. She says she knows what they think she did, but there is… He says, they don’t need to have proof. They know because Olivia knows, and he knows. She walks into that wedding, it’s disrespecting Connie’s memory and he can’t do that. She gets up and says, if that’s how he feels, maybe she should rethink her place in his house, and he says he can’t believe… She says, what happened to being the only person he could trust? and he says he can’t believe she doesn’t see this. It doesn’t matter that the – he lowers his voice – evidence was destroyed. She still did what she did. She says, what happened was a very long time ago, and he asks, how long before she lets go of what Ryan did to Kiki? She says, how dare he throw her daughter’s murder in her face? and he says, that’s how the family’s going to feel if she walks into the wedding. He gets up and says, listen to him, okay? If she wants to move out, she can move out. It’s safe now, so he’ll buy a place for her, and Avery or Avery can stay with him. She says she’ll take care of her daughter herself, just as she always has, and walks out. He sits back down.

Laura says she’s taken it upon herself to investigate what legal proceedings were held in Heather’s case, and Jordan says, for the Hook murders? Laura says, yes, and for everything that happened on Spoon Island with Ryan and Esme. Jordan asks what she’s hoping to find, and Laura says she just wants to see what expert testimony was given, if any. She doesn’t know much about the case. She distanced herself from it at the time it happened. Jordan says, that sounds wise, but why this sudden interest? and Laura suggests they sit down. She says, it has recently come to light that Heather has been suffering from a medical issue that was brought about by a disintegrating hip replacement. Jordan says, that sounds awful, but what does it have to do with her case? Laura says, the hip raised her levels of cobalt and other metals in her system to the point of toxicity, and it’s quite possible that chemical imbalance was affecting her judgement. Jordan says, driving her to commit a series of kidnappings, jailbreaks, acts of terror, and murders. Laura says, metallosis, or cobalt poisoning, is not permanent. So once the bad hip replacement is removed, the patient can begin to recover. Jordan says, that sounds great for Heather, but… Laura tells Jordan that she’s not saying this excuses Heather for any of the violence she unleashed on this city. She’s just saying it’s possible that it may mitigate some of her responsibility for those crimes.

Sam says, if Jason has been working with the FBI, does that mean he’s working with that Agent Cates, the one that tried to question Danny? He says, yes, it does, and she says, and that’s why Sonny’s turned his back on him. He nods, and she says, and why he hasn’t been in Port Charles. He says, yes, and she says, how the hell did he of all people, get involved with the FBI? but he says he can’t tell her. She says, he means he won’t, and he tells her that he’s saying this because he didn’t choose to stay away from his family. He would never do that.

Alexis says she knows what Gregory said hurt Finn, but Finn says, it was true. She says, what is also true is that Gregory has forgiven him now, ten times over, and Finn says, he hasn’t forgotten. She says, it wasn’t that easy to forget, but it’s history. She can tell him, most people would not have been able to overcome that. He says, if this is a pep talk, it’s not going really well, and they laugh. She says, but they both overcame it. Unforgivable things can be forgiven. She knows this. She’s been on both sides of the sword. He says, like with her daughters? and she says, yeah. She and Sam did not have a great relationship when Sam found out she gave her up for adoption. And Kristina. She thinks they’ve been duking it out since Kristina was in the womb. He says, and Molly? and Alexis says, she’s perfect… No, there’s been things. She’s not perfect. He asks what lesson she learned from angering her daughters, and she says, sometimes she was the injured party. He says, of course (🍷). He’s sorry. He apologizes. She thanks him and says, but what they’re talking about is his lesson here. Which is, the fact that Gregory felt safe enough to snap at him, means that he has faith in this relationship. Finn says he’s glad Gregory feels safe, and she says, Finn doesn’t. He says, not particularly, and she asks, why not? How does he feel? He says he needs a meeting. She gets up and says, let’s find you one, and he says he’s his brother’s best man. But how can he even think about getting on a plane tonight and flying down to that rehearsal dinner while his father is sick and refuses to let anyone stay with him? She says, he’s not missing his brother’s rehearsal dinner, but he says he doesn’t see any other way around it. Not that his dad would even want him there at this point. She says she has an idea.

Laura asks if Jordan has any questions, and Jordan says, just one. What is she hoping to discover? That Heather can no longer be held responsible for her crimes and be let off? Or that she can still be held responsible and kept safely away from the public? Laura says she’s just trying to get to the truth, and Jordan says, and then what? Look, she can’t be objective. Not only did Heather terrorize Curtis’s daughter, which hits very close to home with her, but Trina’s involvement with Spencer was part of the motive for Heather to commit this series of murders, including a cop. Laura says, Rory Cabrera (I feel guilty because I’d totally forgotten him), and Jordan says, yeah, and all of this was to avenge Heather’s daughter, who clearly didn’t need help avenging. Laura says she’s well-aware, and Jordan says, then she must be aware how this must make the families of the victims feel. Laura says she’s not taking this lightly. Quite the opposite. Jordan says she’s glad to hear it. Because the entire city suffered during Heather’s reign of terror. Does Laura want her advice? Laura doesn’t look like she does, but says, please, and Jordan says, do not go near this. Don’t challenge the convictions Heather Webber so clearly deserved. Laura says, but from an objective, legal standpoint, and Jordan says, Laura is not a lawyer and neither is she. If Laura feels Heather needs a lawyer, then find a third party to hire one, but for her to get involved would be political suicide. Laura says, but she’s not trying to have Heather exonerated, or even released from custody necessarily. Jordan says, necessarily will give her political rivals enough rope to hang her and her constituents will line up to cheer them on. This city needs her. She’s a strong and effective mayor. She’d hate to see Laura sacrifice her career and the welfare of this city for the likes of Heather Webber.

Natalia walks into the MetroCourt and sees Sonny, who looks like he has a headache. She says, good morning, and he says, it’s better now. She says she sees he’s waiting for someone, and he says, how does she know it’s not her? (Oh man, dude is smooth, even in his spiral.) Have a seat. She thanks him and sits down. They smile at each other.

Gregory says he’s so sorry, and Chase says, again, he doesn’t have to apologize. Gregory says he feels like he does, especially to Chase’s brother, and Chase says he’s sure Finn knows he didn’t mean it. Gregory says he hopes so. Anyway, tonight isn’t about him, so go ahead and call the home help agency. Chase thanks him… for breakfast, and goes in the back. Gregory’s phone rings, and he asks Alexis, to what does he owe this pleasure? She says, her anxiety? She’s heading to Albany in the morning. He says, already? He thought she had a little more time before she had to make her case. She says, yeah, but she’s doing some last-minute research, and she could use his ears and his brain. How would he feel about her bringing over some Chinese or Mexican food and they can go over her plea to the Appeals Court? He says, tonight? It… Sure. He’d be happy to help. Alexis gives a thumbs up to Finn.

Sam thanks Jason for telling her and apologizes for jumping to conclusions about him and Danny. He says he’s just glad Danny is where he’s supposed to be, and she says, her too. And about the whole boundaries thing they discussed about Danny… He says he’ll honor those, and she thanks him. She leaves, closing the door behind her.

Outside, Sam makes a call. She says, I need to see you, and keeps walking.

Tomorrow, Ava says she thought she’d come to the expert; Josslyn asks Dex to race; Sonny asks Natalia if she’s in a hurry, because he’s not; and Anna tells Jason that it makes their job exponentially harder.

👋 Nice Knowin’ Ya, Spence…

There’s a new love interest in town.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/newcomer-giovanni-mazza-joins-general-hospital

🥀 They Never Leave Us…

It was definitely worth the wait.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/laura-wright-reflects-upon-ghs-tribute-to-jacklyn-zeman

🤽 This…

On unsupportive partners night, I’m not sure who was worse. Kyle who literally freaked out and went on a drunken rampage when Amanda dared have a dream outside of his precious Loverboy. Or Lindsay, who wouldn’t support an idea of Carl’s if it came notarized and delivered in the Publisher’s Clearing House van. She isn’t afraid Carl will be pigeon-holed, she’s afraid she’ll have to quit drinking.

Summer House Season 8, Episode 12 Recap: We’re On a Boat!

And these people who should have run while they had the chance instead of feeding into the perpetually immature machine.

Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard Season 2, Episode 7 Recap: F*ck Your Flamingo

🍼 They’re Reading My Mind…

GMTA? Do I get a cut if it happens?

REPORT: Lala Kent is in “Talks” to Join The Valley for Season 2, Find Out What It Would Mean for Role on Vanderpump Rules as Scheana Celebrates Birthday With The Valley Stars & Jeremy Madix’s Fiancee

🧜‍♀️ Project Runway On Meth…

I have to admit, I didn’t really know Julia Fox except for some vague recollection of her name. Another fashion designer competition, but speedier and so far outside the box, it’s got it’s own box without borders. The creations are amazing, and I’m fascinated. I barely have the patience to sew on a button, but those who can’t do, watch.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/julia-foxs-omg-fashun-review-a-glorious-f-u-to-fashion-normies

👹 More Scarier the Second Time Around…

I watched this the first weekend it was out, and it lived up to the first season. I’m a big fan of a horror story paralleling real life horrors, and it was a treat to see Pam Grier. There’s a nod to the first season at the end, but you needn’t have watched it to understand this one.  

Them Season 2 Review: Deborah Ayorinde’s Horror Series is Truly Terrifying

https://mamasgeeky.com/2024/04/them-the-scare-review.html

🐈‍⬛ Fame In the Fur Family…

I would definitely dress as Choupette for the Met Gala.

https://nypost.com/2024/01/25/lifestyle/meet-the-nepo-pets-who-reached-celeb-status-thanks-to-their-famous-owners

💣 Love Is a Minefield…

Come back tomorrow for soap and a bouquet of entertaining distractions. Until then, stay safe, stay not blocking the baggage conveyor at the airport, and stay remembering that unforgivable things can be forgiven.

May3

May 2, 2024 – Tracy Puts Sasha To the Test, Georgie Girl, Joining Forces, Awful Summer People, Dead Talk, New Vampire, Moose & This Month

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

In the Quartermaine living room, Maxie says she’ll be Haven, and Lois says, she’s nothing like that woman. Brook says, that’s why it’s called acting, and Maxie tells Georgie and James to pay attention. They’re going to be the audience. Brook asks them to go easy on her, and Lois asks if they’re going to be an easy crowd or a tough crowd. James says, tough, and Lois says, this is so exciting. Brook’s grandmother loves Home & Heart. She’ll be over the moon about this. Tracy walks in and Lois says, her other grandmother. Tracy says, oh good. More interlopers in… Monica’s home. She walks through the room and out, and Lois asks, what’s with her? Brook says, she’s been in a huff all week, having the kids home on spring break. Maxie says she feels Tracy’s pain, and Georgie says, mom. Maxie says, they know she loves them, and Brook asks where Bailey Lou is. Maxie says, Bailey is with Felicia, thank God. She’s been a real terror lately. Brook says, not her girl Bailey, and Maxie says, yeah her girl Bailey, and asks Georgie to back her up. Georgie says, total terror, and James asks why she has to put cream on her face when it doesn’t really do anything. Lois asks how he would know, and he says he tried it. Maxie says, like the tiniest pea-sized amount, right? and James says he just dumped it in his hand and started rubbing it around. Yuri brings in Violet, Chase, and Gregory, and Brook says, they came to watch. Chase says, they wouldn’t have missed it, and Violet says, Uncle Chase said Brook is practicing to be a TV star. She might do that when she’s older too. Brook says she thought Violet wanted to be a doctor like her dad, and Violet says, TV star is her back-up if that takes too long. Lois says she loves it. A woman with a plan. Come here and join their tough crowd. Violet sits on the sofa with them and says, lights, camera, action.

In the nook, Tracy asks Olivia, where for the love of God is the nanny? There are children in every corner of this house. Olivia says, Melanie’s mother had a dental emergency, and Tracy says, oh great. Now for her second and final complaint. Olivia says she highly doubts that, and Tracy says she cannot believe that Olivia took her intention to hire a cook as an opportunity to give the job to Sasha. They don’t know if she can boil a hot dog. Olivia says, she’s worked in restaurants, and Tracy says, of the fast-food variety. Olivia says, no, real restaurants, and Tracy says, so has nearly everybody under the age of 30 without a trust fund. So what?

At the hospital, Willow answers the phone and tells the Dr. Soriano that they can find Nurse Baldwin in pediatric ICU… Of course (🍷) she’ll let Elizabeth know if she does. A nearby nurse says, everybody is looking for Elizabeth, and Willow says she knows. She’d hate to be her. The nurse says she was asked to work a double, but she can’t. Can Willow? Willow says she just worked a 12 overnight. She has kids to get home to. The nurse says, so does Elizabeth, and Willow says, maybe I’m an awful person. They can’t rule it out. The phone rings again, and Willow tells the doctor that she’s sorry. If Elizabeth’s not there, she doesn’t know. Try orthopedics? Felicia walks up and asks if there’s a problem, but Willow says she guesses not. Michael said Wiley was throwing up last night and she thought maybe she should pick up something for him on the way home, but no answer. So she guesses the nanny must be out with the kids and he’s fine. Felicia says, don’t shoot the messenger, but she’s been deputized to do a multi-floor search for a nurse who is willing to take an additional shift since Regina is out sick. Willow says she’s sorry. She just can’t. She’s been here all night, and she has a one-year-old who she thinks after a 12-hour shift doesn’t even remember her. Felicia says she hears Willow. She couldn’t have worked the hours Willow does when her girls were little. Which begs the question… Willow says, what? Felicia isn’t asking her why she has a job. Felicia says, no. Sorry. Having work that fulfills you, work that makes a difference, these things matter. The phone rings and Willow answers. She tells Elizabeth that she’s so sorry… Of course (🍷). She’d be happy to pick Aiden up… No trouble at all. She tells Felicia that Elizabeth is stuck so in the meantime, she’s going to pick up Aiden for her, so she guesses she feels a little less guilty. Felicia says she’d better continue her search. With a little bit of luck, Elizabeth will be out of here while the sun’s still shining.

James helps Cody in a stall, and Cody tells him, good job. Michael comes in holding Amelia, and Cody asks, what’s up? Michael says, since Melanie is helping out with her mom, he thought it would be fun hanging out with the kids, but apparently, he’s not as fascinating as Comet. Cody says, few people are, when Georgie comes in with Violet, and Michael asks if lunch is ready. Georgie tells him, the new cook said 45 minutes. She’s not optimistic. Michael says, she should be optimistic. The new cook is an old friend of his, and he bets she does a great job. Cody says he’s with Michael. He thinks the new cook is a real find.

Willow brings Aiden to the gatehouse and calls to Melanie, saying she’s home. Aiden says, it doesn’t sound like anyone’s here, and Willow says, it doesn’t. Maybe she took the kids up to the main house for lunch. Does he want to join them? Or she can make him a sandwich if he wants. He says he’ll go up to the house. He knows she worked the overnight shift. She must be tired. She says, his mom did too. She hopes it doesn’t take too long to find that replacement nurse. She must be desperate to get home and get into bed. Aiden thanks her for picking him up at the library, and she says, of course (🍷). He says he’ll tell Jake to pick him up from his soccer practice, and she asks how sports get away with holding practice when there’s no school. He says, it’s a travel league, so they basically do what they want. She says, let her know if he needs anything, and he says he will. He leaves, and she sits on the sofa and picks up a brochure from The New Tomorrow Institute.

Sasha tells Brook that she always found it easier to hold the products like this, but maybe that’s just her. Brook says, no, that’s better, and Maxie suggests she turn the label around so it’s facing the camera. Lois suggests Sasha show Brook how to cheat to an imaginary camera, when Yuri ushers in Scotty and Lucy. Scotty says he has the real imaginary camera right here, holding up his phone. Lucy asks what they’re doing here, since she was so rudely not invited. She just thought maybe a screentest for their new proposed spokesmodel was in order. Maxie asks, why? and Chase leads Violet out of the room. Lucy says, because she seems to think that anybody and everybody can sort of do the duties that she did so well, but that remains to be seen.

Sasha says, Brook wants to describe the texture, what it smells like, how it feels on her skin. Maxie says, with glowing adjectives of course (🍷) and Lois says, of course (🍷). Sasha says, silky, dewy, fresh. And you apply just a dab on your cheek – she puts some on her cheek and Brook does the same – and you rub it in. Lucy says, flawless, and Scotty says, let’s shoot. Brook is up. Ready? Quiet on the set. Action. Lois suggests Brook hold it closer to her face. That way the viewers can see the label. Lucy tells her that she was going to say that, and Brook says, like this? but Maxie says, not that close. Sasha moves Brook’s hands and says, here should be good. Gregory says he thinks he’s going to sit out in the sun for a while, get some vitamin D. Brook asks if she can come, and they all say, no. Gregory tells her, good luck, kiddo, and leaves. Scotty says, take two.

Michael says, Sasha is a great cook, but he never thought she’d be doing it for a living, and Cody says he thinks the offer of free room and board was too tempting. Also, the flexibility. He doesn’t think Mama Q is going to surrender her kitchen. Michael says, it’s probably just going to be breakfast and lunches while Olivia’s at work, and Cody says, plus Sasha has weekends off, which is great. Violet walks in with Chase and says, maybe she can make a music video one day. Chase says he’d love that, and she says, and ride comet while she’s singing. Cody says, whoa, whoa, whoa. She’ll have to talk to his agent first. She asks, who’s his agent? and Cody says, she’s looking at him. Georgie comes out and asks if it’s okay for the boys to play in the hay, even though the horses eat it, and Cody says, it better be because they do it all the time. Violet asks if she can go play with them, and Chase says, have at it. Violet runs off, saying, she loves the smell of hay. Cody asks Georgie to keep her eye on the littles and holler if she needs any help. She says, he’s got it, and leaves. Michael says, so what is this about a music video? and Chase says, Violet was watching Brook practice her spokesmodeling at the house. They were videotaping her, and now Violet’s got a bee in her bonnet. Michael says he thought Blaze was the new Face of Deception, and Chase says, she is, but it’s in her contract that she won’t do any of the promotional stuff. Cody says, so that’s on Brook now, and Chase says he doesn’t think she’s too happy about it.

Olivia says, Tracy is not the only decision maker in this household, and Tracy says, and she’s not the only person in this household who is sick to death of leftovers and Yuri’s borscht. Olivia says, that’s why she hired someone, and Tracy says she wants a real cook. Olivia says, no. Tracy wants someone who won’t allow anyone in the kitchen and she’s not going to allow that again. Tracy says, that’s the point. They have their domain, and we have ours. Olivia says she loves cooking for her family when she has the time to do it. That’s what makes Sasha the perfect solution to this problem. Aiden walks in and Olivia says, hello. He says hello, to them, and Tracy says, hello, another family’s child. Olivia says, be nice, and Aiden says, something smells good. Olivia says, it does smell good. Doesn’t it, Tracy? Tracy asks where he came from, and he says his mom got stuck at work, so Mrs. Corinthos picked him up and dropped him off. Olivia says, lunch is going to be served shortly, so she hopes he sticks around and eats with them, and he says he’d like that, thanks. Tracy says, of course (🍷) he would, when Sasha walks in and says she just wants to peek in the oven. Tracy says, when Sasha finishes lunch, she has a request, and Sasha says, okay. Tracy asks Aiden to get a cookbook and bring it to her. Open it to any page and point. Olivia says, mama mia, and Tracy says, ah-ha. Tournedos Rossini. Sounds delightful.  That’s what she wants for dinner.

Sasha says, Tournedos Rossini, and Tracy says, one of her favorites. Sasha asks if they have pâté. And if they do, will the kids eat it? Olivia asks Tracy if she thinks the kids want pâté, and Tracy says she thinks Aiden should pick another recipe. He says, pot-au-feu, and she says, excellent choice. Pot-au-feu it is. Sasha says, dinner at 7? and Tracy says, works for her, and leaves. Olivia says she’s so sorry, and Sasha says she takes it that Tracy isn’t happy with her as the new cook. Olivia asks, what was her first clue? and Sasha says she’ll just have to prove Tracy wrong, won’t she? Olivia says, bless you. She’s going to give Sasha all the space she needs. If Sasha needs anything at all, just call her for back-up. She leaves, and Aiden wonders if he can asks Sasha a question. She says, ask away, and he says he loves to bake, but he’s never seen anything like what she has in the oven. She says, it’s a great way to use any leftovers you have in the fridge. Does he want to help her chop up some vegetables, and she’ll tell him all about it? He says, sure.

Willow is asleep on the sofa, when Michael comes in with Amelia. He says, sorry. He didn’t mean to wake her. She says, that’s okay. Where’s Melanie? He says, her mom had a little emergency, and Willow asks if she’s okay. He says, yeah. It was a dental thing. So he came home to be with the kids and Wiley is at the stables with Cody. She says, the horses were more entertaining than dad, huh? and he says, yeah, pretty much. She says she sent Aiden up the main house for lunch, and he says, Aiden Webber? She says, Elizabeth got stuck at the hospital and asked if she could bring him here and make sure he got fed. He says, that was nice of her to help him. He tells her that it’s time for Amelia to go to bed, and suggests she stay and get some rest. He’ll be right back.

Maxie says she hears Deception is debuting a new product, and Brook says, that’s right, Haven… Maxie asks, what’s it called? and Brook says, Disruptor Nourishing Moisturizer… Maxie says, catchy name, and Brook says, I know, right? She smiles at the camera, and Maxie says, can she tell them about it? Brook says, oh… yes. Their newest product – Olivia walks in and sits next to Lois – is a face cream that does wonders for the skin… Maxie says, we like the sound of that. Please go on. Brook opens the jar and says, yes, well, the texture is silky smooth, and you just take a little bit on… She takes too much and says, oh shoot. She’s sorry. Lois says, it’s okay. She’s still getting the hang of it. Chase comes in and says he wants 100 jars and a beautiful face cream model, but Lucy says, sorry. He’s not their target audience. Scotty says, come on. Let’s look at the dailies. They watch the video and Maxie says, okay. That’s what rehearsals are for. Sasha wasn’t perfect the first time either. Lucy says, she was a lot better than that, and Lois says, Brook just needs to relax. They’re going to just try it again. Lucy takes the jar out of Brook’s hand and says, why don’t they give the professionals a chance? Maxie says she’s guessing Lucy is the professional, and Lucy says, watch and learn.

Michael asks Willow how her shift was, and she says, long… exhausting. He asks if she wants to go up to bed, and she says, don’t tempt her. He says, go ahead. She deserves a nap. She kisses his cheek and says she sleeps better when he’s beside her. She goes upstairs, and he picks up the brochure.

James and Wiley wrap a rope around Cody, and he says he’s too young to die. What do you desperados want? James says, all his money, and he says, they picked the wrong cowboy. Wiley says, they’ll take his horses then, but Cody says, they already belong to Wiley’s family. Violet says, actually, she’s the sheriff and they’re all under arrest, including Cody. And now he has to marry Georgie. Cody says, that’s a weird punishment, when Sasha comes in and the kids run off. Cody thanks her and she says, what did she do? He says, she came just in the nick of time. She saved him from getting hitched. She says, he’s welcome, and he asks how it’s going up at the manse. She says she’s pretty sure her first day as a cook will also be her last, and he says, Tracy? Sasha says, she’s not a fan. And it’s a real bummer because she really liked her new room. He asks if she wants him to talk to her. Believe it or not, he thinks Tracy actually likes him. She says, that’s okay. There was something about it that was too good to be true from the start, especially the part where she got to be near him every day.

Tracy finds Gregory on the patio and says, Olivia is mad at her. He asks, what happened? and she says, they need a cook. The Quartermaines have always had a cook. He says, not since he’s known her, and she says, because since he’s known her, Olivia has lived here, and she insisted that she could take it on. But you cannot run a hotel, raise a child with special needs, and cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner for a houseful of people. It’s too much. He says, agreed, and she says, so instead of hiring a professional cook, Olivia offered the job to her friend. He asks if he knows this friend, and she says, he certainly does. Sasha Corbin. And she gets it. Olivia wants somebody she can kick out of the kitchen without feeling uncomfortable. He says, she means when Olivia wants to cook, and she says, mm-hmm, and she certainly understands that, but they don’t know if Sasha has the skills for this. And hiring someone to do a job they can’t do, helps no one. Not them, and not Sasha. Is she being awful? He says, she’s being practical. Some homes, the kitchen is a place to gather. Not this one. She says, exactly. They have the nook for that. How come he gets that, and Olivia doesn’t? He says, probably because he has no skin in the game, but this is Olivia’s home too. She just wants to be comfortable in it. Tracy asks if she’s being too rigid, and he says, you’re being you. She says, so that’s rigid, angry, and unyielding, and he asks where she thinks that comes from.

Lucy asks if she’s told Haven that she’s the brainchild of Deception, and Maxie says, yes, about 17 billion times. Lucy says, right, because it’s so true. And they’re all very, very welcome. Today they have the Disruptor Nourishing Moisturizer, a brand-new product, and by the way, her idea. It wasn’t her idea for the formula, but the way it benefits your skin is totally her idea. Let her show them. She puts some on her hand and says, it’s so absorbing. It absorbs right straight into your skin. Maxie says, it’s not absorbing at all, and Olivia tells Lois, she’s putting on that cream like it’s furniture polish. Chase tells Brook, yikes. She’s not very good is she? Brook says she doesn’t think she’s one to talk, but he says, she was perfect. She says, like a deer in headlights. She loves Maxie and Deception, but she can’t help feeling this is a wrong turn for her. He says, she did seem kind of uncomfortable, and she says, kind of? He says, nobody watching is going to believe she needs a face cream, and she says she loves him. Lucy rubs her hand and says, there, you see? All absorbed. Their Disruptor Nourishing Moisturizer cream is so good. It feels so wonderful on her skin. Her baby. Her creation. Get yours today. Lois says, that was… Lucy says, fantastic, she knows. Thank you. Why don’t they review it all and they can take a vote.

Tracy tells Gregory that she thinks she’s mad at time and all the years she wasted being too afraid to leave her safety net. The only risk she took in her life was when she married Luke, and she only had him for a few years before she lost him. Happiness is great as long as you’ve got it. He asks if she’s unhappy now, and she says, no. She’s disappointed. The advantages she’s been given in life are obscene, as are how little she’s done with them.

Cody says, this is going to sound crazy, and Sasha asks when that’s ever stopped him. He says, why doesn’t she move in with him? He’s got a nice, comfortable room upstairs if she can stand the spiral staircase to get to it. She says she’s not wrong in that they’ve kissed exactly once, yes? and he says, that’s right. She says, so she feels that cohabitation isn’t real as an actual next step, and he says, they wouldn’t be sharing a bed or anything. Unless she wanted to, in which case they totally could be. She laughs and asks where he would sleep, and he says, they’ve got an extra cot in the tack room for when a mare is foaling. He can just bring it upstairs. Her phone beeps and she says, that’s lunch. She needs to take it out of the oven. There’s plenty if he’s interested. She leaves, and he says he’s definitely interested. He tells Georgie to round up the kids for lunch. Let’s go.

Lucy says, nobody looks good in that kind of light, and Lois says she thinks Brook just needs one more run through, and drags her up front. She says she’s going to show Brook and picks up the jar. She says, so Brook wants to pick up and hold the product like this, okay? Not like it’s a secret weapon, but like it’s the greatest secret in life and she’s going to share that secret with the world. Or with the viewers of Home & Heart at least. Scotty films, and Lois says, then she’s going to open it very gently and – she sniffs it – mmm. Then she’s going to take just a tiny little bit… Lucy asks what Scotty is doing. Why? He says, why not? and Lois says, then she’s going to see it’s like a little pearl, which is fitting because this cream is the ultimate in luxury. She’s going to put it on. Mmmm. Silky… hydrating… It’s like she’s died and gone to heaven. Right? She looks at the camera.

Sasha comes back to the main house, and Aiden says he was just going to call her. She asks, how’s it looking? and he says, light brown on top and ready to come out he thinks. She says, perfect, and he says he’s happy to help her serve it if she wants. She tells him that he’s a lifesaver.

Michael comes upstairs, and Willow asks if he’s going back to the office, but he says he thinks that ship has sailed. What about her? When’s her next shift? She says she’s been thinking about that, about her job at GH in general. He says he saw she was looking at that New Tomorrow Institute pamphlet. So talk to him. She says, representing the non-profit would essentially be a part-time volunteer position, meaning she’d no longer be being paid. He says, it’s not like they need the money, and she says she knows, but a lot of people do. Like Elizabeth for example. Elizabeth is raising three boys on her own and doesn’t have the luxury of turning down a double shift like she does. He says he hopes Jason being back will ease her financial burden a little bit, and Willow says she hopes so too, but it’s got her thinking. Nursing is wonderful, important work and she loves doing it, but she’s starting to wonder if she’s been doing it for the wrong reasons.

Willow says, independence is important to her, and Michael says he gets that. She says she’s not even sure she realized it at the time, but it was a huge factor in her becoming a nurse. The idea of solely relying on him for money made her uncomfortable. She liked knowing that if he left tomorrow – he says, never happen – she could stand on her own two feet. And she still relates to all that, she just… Taking this position would still allow her to do something meaningful that makes her proud, while still being there for her kids in a way that she can’t now. She can see all of Wiley’s T-ball games and take Amelia to the swings herself, not hear about it later from Melanie. (So she’ll leave the hospital in the lurch and the nanny without a job.) He says, just to be clear, Melanie is a great nanny, and the kids are happy and thriving. She says she knows they are, but she’s missing stuff and she doesn’t have to. And that makes her so incredibly lucky. What Drew’s proposing, an opportunity for her to help recruit bone marrow donors and stem cell donors, who in turn could help cure cancers like she had, and also spend significantly more time with her kids. What a gift, for them and for her. He says, it sounds like she made up her mind, and she says, he doesn’t seem surprised. He says he had the feeling this is how it would shake out, but he wanted her to get there herself. She says, and here she is, and he says, here you are, taking her hand. She says, here we are. So he’s on board if she does this? He says he’s on board with anything that makes her happy, and she says, anything? He asks if she had something specific in mind, and she says, as a matter of fact, she does, and kisses him.

Gregory says, if he’s hearing Tracy right, she feels she’s been showered with temporal gifts in life – money, property, a close knit if not always harmonious family. But in her opinion, she doesn’t have much to show for it. She says, well done, and he says, achievement is overrated. He doesn’t think we were put on this earth to win trophies or become famous or make scientific discoveries. Don’t get him wrong, power to you if you do, but the way he sees it, he thinks their job is to love the lives they’ve been given and the people they’ve been set down amongst. And to be grateful for all of it. She says she doesn’t think she’s been very successful by that measure either, and he says, there’s still time. And not all of us can say that. The kids run past and into the house, followed by Cody.

Aiden sets lunch in front of everyone, and Sasha tells James that he can do it. Cody says, he, for one, thinks it looks delicious, and Sasha thanks him. He says, she’s very welcome.

Brook asks if Lois can go through it just one more time, as Scotty continues to film. Brook asks how she held the product so it was toward the camera, and Lois says, you hold it just like this. Brook asks her to show how she got just the right amount of cream, and Lois says, she’s got to open it up gently and take just a little bit – a little bit goes a long way. This cream is a miracle. It’s a complete game changer. Maxie says, that’s the plan, and Brook says, and then? Sorry. Lois says, it’s okay. She’s just learning. Brook asks if Lois can show her the application part again, and Lois says, smell this first. Brook takes a sniff, then Lois does, and Lois says, it smells like the summer. It takes her right back to the beach. And the texture of it. Come on. Maxie and Lucy exchange glances, and Lois says she happens to be a woman of a certain age, and this makes her feel brand new. Lucy says, stop. Just stop right there. Stop, stop, and stop.

Lucy says, it’s time to face facts. Brook simply cannot be the Deception spokesmodel. Lois says she thinks Lucy is being a little hasty here. Brook just needs a little bit more time. Lucy says, that’s not really the problem, and Brook says, Lucy’s right. Lucy says, besides, they already have the perfect Deception spokesmodel, and Lois tells Lucy that if she says herself again, she swears she’s going to scream. Lucy says, Lois, it’s you, and Lois says, huh? Lucy says, you’re it, and Lois asks if she’s lost her ever-lovin’ mind. Lucy says, no. Because Lois just presented their product effortlessly. In fact, it was almost poetic. Scotty says he has the footage to prove it, and Maxie says, and she loves their products. It has to be her. Lois says, really? and Brook says, really. Just imagine everyone in the old neighborhood seeing her on TV. Lois says, the girls will get such a kick out of it, and Lucy says, come on. Is she in?

Violet and Wiley bring lunch to Gregory and Tracy, and Gregory says, what service. Tracy says, it actually smells very good, and Wiley asks if she’s seen his dad. She says she has not, and Wiley says, he must have gone back to their house. Want to help him bring his dad some lunch? James says he bets he can beat Wiley there, and Violet says, oh please. She bets she’s much faster than both of them. Right, grandpa? Gregory says, she is pretty fast. Georgie says, plate, and Wiley hands it to her, and Aiden says, fork. Wiley gives him the fork, and Gregory says, on your mark… get set… go! The kids run with Aiden and Georgie following them. Tracy and Gregory start eating, and Gregory says, this is really delicious. Tracy says, gateaux salé, and he says, she’s had it before? She says she has. She and Luke were living abroad, and they used to take weekend trips to get a change of scene. He says, isn’t Europe amazing that way? A train ride and you’re in another country. She says, their favorite place to stay was this bed and breakfast in Bergerac in the Dordogne. And every morning, the server would bring gateaux salé out for them when they woke up. Never the same ingredients twice. Just whatever they had on hand, and it was always perfect, light, just like this. Gregory says he would have liked to have met Luke, and Tracy laughs. She says, Gregory would have hated him, but he says he doesn’t think so. She says, maybe not.

Sasha wonders what else goes in pot-au-feu and tells herself to think. Cody says, why doesn’t she just look it up on her phone? but she says, because that would be cheating. (I don’t remember Tracy saying she couldn’t use a recipe.) He says, well, this is ridiculously good. Tracy would be crazy to pass on her. She says, from his lips, and he says, speaking of lips… She laughs and says, what a segue. He says, about before. He doesn’t want her to think he was trying to get her alone in his bedroom. He wouldn’t be opposed, but… She says, noted, and he says, the whole point is, he’s Team Sasha. She won’t be without a place to crash as long as he’s around. Tracy comes in and says, well, my dear, lunch was superb. She’s delighted to welcome Sasha to the household. Sasha thanks her and says, don’t worry. She’s still working on dinner. Tracy says, she can stop. Actually, she can make whatever she wants for dinner. No more tests. Do they understand each other? Sasha says, they do, and Tracy says, and Cody. Isn’t he supposed to be minding the rugrats? He asks if they’re not outside on the patio, but she says, no. They went off to look for Michael. He says, on it, and runs out.

Willow and Michael get busy, when they hear something crash downstairs.

Looking at the broken lunch plate on the floor, James says, it wasn’t his fault. Wiley pushed him. Wiley says he did not, and Aiden says, it doesn’t matter how it happened. He asks if Wiley knows where a broom is so they can clean this up. Georgie comes out with a brush and dustpan and says, here it is. As they’re sweeping it up, Cody comes in and asks, what kind of party is this? And why wasn’t he invited? Wiley says he brought his dad some lunch, but he can’t find him, and Violet says, maybe they’re upstairs in bed. Let’s go look. Cody says he doesn’t think so, no. They all made a fine mess in the stables. They’re going to help him clean up that bale of hay. Violet says, fun! and little the kids run out. Cody says, all of you, and Aiden follows with Georgie. Cody thanks them and says, it wasn’t supposed to be fun. He leaves and closes the door.

Michael listens from upstairs, and Willow asks if they’re gone. He says, gone. Remind him to give Cody a raise. She says she will, and he gets back in bed. He says he loves her, and he loves their life. She says she loves it too, and him. So much, it hurts sometimes. They get back to getting busy.

Tomorrow, Kristina tells Alexis that she doesn’t deserve to be micromanaged; Ava says someone has gone too far; Drew asks if Nina is backing out already; and Sonny says, Dante would be wise to stay away from him.

🎀 The Latest In Georgies…

I like her and wish she was sticking around.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/juliet-donenfeld-is-the-new-georgie-on-general-hospital

✨ The Force Is With Them…

May 16th, 8 pm, in The Locher Room.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/daytime-stars-join-forces-for-cancer-benefit

🏊‍♂️ Two Trainwrecks No Train…

The awful people who started it all. I almost feel sorry for Lindsay, albeit post-break-up. She can be a dragon for sure, but Carl is no prize and to have the world – or at least 5 to 10 people – watch her world unravel must add insult to injury.

Summer House Season 8, Episode 11 Recap: Carl Comes Clean

And the people who should have run before becoming awful.

Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard Season 2, Episode 6 Recap: Hurricane Summer Arrives

⚰️ Impending Dead…

What comes next after The Ones Who Live.

https://undeadwalking.com/posts/the-ones-who-live-has-concluded-what-s-next-in-the-walking-dead-universe-01htsw3x5dh2

Not anything Dead, but six degrees.

https://undeadwalking.com/posts/watch-norman-reedus-in-the-bikeriders-coming-to-theaters-june-2024-01hwwg1h7tey

🪦 Currently Dead…

My big question is, how is Claudia growing old in a juvenile body? Wouldn’t her mind stay the same age as well? Just asking.

https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/interview-with-the-vampire-season-2-review

Ironically Roger Ebert is actually dead, but not a vampire.

https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/interview-with-the-vampire-season-two-amc-tv-review-2024

🫎 A Rare Sight…

I love an albino animal.

https://people.com/rare-albino-moose-spotted-in-canada-8641927

🥊 Punching With the Rolls…

Boomerang back tomorrow for soap, a little tea, a few citations, and a possible earworm. Until then, stay safe, stay never double-dipping at a party, and stay not being too afraid to leave your safety net.

Apr26

April 25, 2024 – Jason Confronts Sonny, Not Returning, Together Again, Those Houses, Exit Feelings, Upcoming Jersey, Secrets On Deck, Superstar & 29

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

On the phone while watching Ace, Laura says she’ll submit the budget to the city council when it’s done… How many times has the city council president called?… Oh. There’s a knock at the door, and Laura says, when she submits the budget, they can call him 15 times a day. She opens the door and lets Trina in and says she can’t submit until they discuss the allocations to the school system. You know what? Block his number and she’ll call him back when she stops being annoyed… Thanks. Trina says she’s sorry she interrupted. That sounded important. Laura says, everything is important right now, and Trina says, sorry her timing wasn’t better. Laura says, her timing was perfect. Just ask Ace. Maybe he can fix the budget.

Molly wakes up on the sofa, and TJ says he thought she left before he got up and that’s why her side of the bed was empty. She says, not this time, and he asks, what happened? She says, Kristina came by last night after Brook’s bridal shower bachelorette bash. She and Josslyn got in a fight, and she was so mad, she was practically levitating when she got here. She didn’t want to disturb him after Kristina left, so she just crashed here. He says he doesn’t love the fact that Kristina was out late and emotionally distressed, and she says, it isn’t an every night thing for her and Brook’s shower was a special occasion. He says he gets that, but it’s reasonable right, to expect a pregnant woman to change her habits somewhat. Molly says, and she has. Did he expect Kristina to sit at home every night for nine months? He says, of course (🍷) not. Kristina has to live her life. Brook’s shower was a big deal, and she shouldn’t have missed it. She says, it sounds like the party was actually a lot of fun… until she and Josslyn got into it, and he says he hates to be the pregnancy police, but it bothers him that Kristina got so worked up.

At a staff meeting in the bar, Carly says she’s so happy to be back with the best team in the business. They’re the reason the MetroCourt got a five-star rating and was considered the finest hotel in western New York. And they’re going to be the reason they get that fifth star back, right? They applaud and Trish hugs Carly. The meeting disbands, and Kristina comes over to Carly. She says she could always tell how much Carly loved the MetroCourt. It always put a smile on her face when she talked about it. Congratulations on getting it back. Carly thanks her and says she really missed this place. Kristina says, it was so sudden though. What happened to Nina?

There’s a knock at Nina’s office door and she says, as much as she wishes Drew wasn’t here, does he have any contacts at High Mark Stadium? He says he doesn’t see the Bills drafting her anytime soon, so stick with what she knows, and she says she wants to do a Crimson cover at the Bills’ stadium. If he’d like her to make the deadline for this month’s issue, please take a number and wait. Anywhere that’s not here. He says he expects her to make the deadline. He just thought she’d want to know, he ran into her daughter last night. He put in a good word for her. She says, he saw Willow? What exactly did he tell her? He says he didn’t want her to get suspicious, so he kept it short and sweet. But he figured she might need a boost after selling her half of the hotel and getting it back into Carly’s hands.

On the phone in his office, Sonny says, here’s what’s going to happen if I’ve got to fix it. That means you’re out of a job. He hangs up and Ava knocks at the door. She asks if it’s a bad time, but he says, it’s never a bad time when he sees her. She says, he may not feel that way when he sees who she found waiting outside. Jason walks in

Trina says she can’t imagine trying to run a city and raise a baby at the same time, and Laura says she never imagined it this way either. Sometimes she feels like she’s not doing either one of these things very well. Trina says, for a baby who’s been through so many huge changes, Ace looks pretty happy, so she must be doing something right. Laura thanks her for saying that and says she thinks she’s lucky that she can work from home whenever she needs to. She’s also really lucky that Jordan agreed to stay on as Deputy Mayor because she could not do this without her. She’s Laura’s stealth weapon at City Hall. Trina says she thinks Jordan is probably like that wherever she works. Nobody sees her coming and when they do, it’s like, boom! Too late. Laura laughs and says, it’s true. But it’s still stressful. She’s trying to get the budget done, the nanny has the day off, and of course (🍷) today’s the day Ace woke up on the wrong side of the crib and decided he didn’t like cereal. Trina says, maybe it doesn’t have to be that way, and Laura says, no, it won’t be. As soon as she gets the budget done, it’s going to be a lot easier for her. Trina says, no. She means, maybe she could help.

TJ says he’d like it better if the surrogate carrying their baby was at home in bed instead of at a party getting into a screaming fight with Josslyn. (Why is no one blaming Josslyn?) Molly says, does she wish Kristina had been at home in bed by 8 pm with a bottle of spring water in one hand and a bottle of pre-natal vitamins in the other with a Ruth Bader Ginsberg lecture streaming from her phone? Yes. That would be great. But it’s not going to happen. He says he loves the picture she painted though, and Molly says, but it’s not a realistic picture. Not for saints who aren’t her sister. That would make Kristina miserable, which wouldn’t be good for the baby either. He says, it wouldn’t be good for the both of them, and she says, it wasn’t Kristina’s fault either. The alcohol was flowing… He says, Kristina was drinking? but she says, no. Of course (🍷) not. Josslyn had been drinking, and after she’d had a couple, she just started going in on Kristina about all the terrible things Sonny has done. (Thank you.) He asks if any of the things Josslyn said are true, and she asks if he talks about his patients. He says, fair enough, but Kristina is an adult now. She should have some idea of who and what Sonny is by now. She says, you would think so, but Kristina is better than most at compartmentalizing. She knows he steps across the line now and then, but the dad she worships isn’t capable of flat-out cruelty. Sonny is not his dad and he’s not her dad. This one is not their problem. This is all Kristina. He says, but it isn’t. Not really. He knows it’s a little late to bring this up now, but from the moment Kristina offered to carry their baby, he dreaded the day they had to deal with Sonny being in their lives.

Drew asks if Sonny opened his arms and let Nina run right in there, but she says she has no idea what he’s talking about. He says, it was so generous of her to sell her half of the hotel to Jason, so he could in turn give it to Carly. Sonny saw that selfless act and rewarded her accordingly… Wait. Did Sonny not know he was supposed to do that? She says she doesn’t know what Sonny knows or what he thinks. He looks at her hand and says, there seems to be something missing. Two things actually, her wedding and engagement rings. (Seriously, does this guy ever work at his own job? Or even any job?) She says she sold the hotel, she signed the divorce papers, she closed the chapter on her life that had anything to do with Sonny. Happy? He says, good for her, and she says, that’s it? He asks if she was expecting something else, and she says she was expecting him to actually leave, but since he’s still here, she assumes he wants to gloat. So let’s hear it. And she’s very busy, so could he please give her his best shot and make it fast, so she can get back to work. He says he’s sorry, but he’s drawing a blank, and she says, if it’s true that misery loves company, then they really are made for each other.

Carly says, Nina’s back where she belongs, behind the desk at Crimson, and Kristina says, that’s so great for Crimson. Nina really did love running the MetroCourt, so she can’t imagine Nina gave it up without a fight. Carly says, no one forced her to sell. Her choice. Kristina says, it’s a lot of money though. How did Carly come up with the… Carly says she’s going to stop Kristina right there. She’s not going to discuss her finances with Kristina. Kristina says she’s sorry. It’s none of her business. Carly says, it’s not, and Kristina says, but her dad bought it back for Carly, right? Carly says, no, and he wasn’t happy that she didn’t want him to help her. In fact, it got pretty heated. Kristina says, that doesn’t sound like him, and Carly says, but it does now. Sonny’s always had a temper, but lately it’s gotten worse. He’s more reactive, more volatile, and honestly, Ava’s a bad influence.

Sonny asks why Jason is here, and Jason says he needs to speak with him. Sonny says, they can talk if it’s about the Corinthos Coffee business, but Jason says, it’s not business. It’s a family matter. Sonny says, the thing is, Jason is now on FBI acid and FBI acid has no connection to his family. Jason asks how connected Sonny is to his family these days.

Trina tells Laura, it’s crazy. She thought she remembered everything, every moment, but since she lost Spencer, it seems like more memories come back every day. Laura says she sees what Trina means. She hopes the good ones outweigh the bad. Trina says, when it comes to Ace, they’re both. She sees so much of Spencer in Ace’s face, and Spencer loved his little brother. But she also knows that she wasn’t as supportive as she should have been. Laura says she thinks that had everything to do with Esme and nothing to do with Ace.

Ava tells Sonny that she was on her way to the gallery, and she thought she’d pop by to see if there was anything she could do for him today. He says he appreciates that, but he’ll be fine. She says, then she’ll see him later tonight, and leaves. Sonny says, if Jason is here to tell him that he bought back Carly’s half of the MetroCourt to sell it to her, he already knows, and he doesn’t give a damn. What he does know is that he can’t trust Jason and Carly anymore. Jason says he knows what Sonny thinks about him, but Sonny has a bigger problem, and Sonny asks, what’s that problem? Jason says, somebody Sonny still cares about.

Kristina tells Carly that she thinks her dad has been a little bit more on edge lately, but that makes perfect sense after everything he just went through with Nina. And it’s her dad. This is what people do, they exaggerate. They take one little thing that he did and completely blow it up out of proportion. She was just at Brook’s shower and Josslyn was trying to tell her that her dad ordered Dex to kill Cyrus Renault when he was in the hospital and helpless. Carly says she and Kristina’s father have been divorced for a while and she doesn’t know what he’s doing, and she doesn’t want to know. But she can tell Kristina, there are certain questions she doesn’t want to ask because she’s not going to like the answers. What Sonny does is his choice and it’s his responsibility, and if she were Kristina, she’d stay out of it. Blaze comes out of the elevator and Kristina goes over to her. Blaze says her day just got a lot better, and Kristina says hers too. They hug, and Blaze says she’s meeting Brook in a few. Why doesn’t Kristina join them? She’d love it. Kristina says she can’t, and Blaze says, maybe they’ll talk later. She hasn’t seen Kristina since she left Brook’s shower to attend Chase’s bachelor party. Kristina says, they have so much to catch up on. She’ll call Blaze this afternoon and they’ll find a time. She just wants to be able to focus and be with Blaze and talk to her about everything in person. Blaze says she can reschedule, but Kristina says, don’t be silly. She gives Blaze a quick kiss and goes to the elevator.

Molly tells TJ, Sonny has lived in Port Charles a long time. He’s got a lot of exes and a lot of kids. It’s probably six degrees of separation between Sonny and everybody in this town, but he isn’t a big presence in all of their lives. Her mom had a baby with him, and he isn’t a big presence in hers. TJ says, but he is in Kristina’s, and she says, and after this baby is born, she can go on being daddy’s girl and they will be here in their home with their child. A child they wouldn’t have if it weren’t for her sister. He says he knows. He’s not trying to sound ungrateful. She says she hopes he doesn’t feel ungrateful or regretful. After Andrea lost their child, she was heartbroken. She thought they would never find another surrogate. And when Kristina stepped up and offered, it was the answer to their prayers. At least it was to hers. He says his too, but they can’t forget her history. She says, and they won’t, but her sister isn’t just their incubator. She’s also a human being, with a job, and friends, and a life. And no matter what she’s done in the past, Kristina would never do anything to endanger their child. That she knows. He says he knows Kristina would never mean to do anything even the slightest bit problematic, but running around defending her dad, that isn’t just emotionally stressful, that could be physically dangerous. Molly says, Kristina and Sonny have always had a special bond. And she thinks when Kristina came here, it was a last-ditch effort for somebody to tell her that Josslyn was wrong and the things she said weren’t true. He says, but Molly couldn’t tell her that, could she? and Molly says she did her best, but she might end up prosecuting the man. He says he hopes it doesn’t come to that, and she says, her too, but it definitely won’t if she’s late to court, because she won’t have a job. She goes to get dressed.

Trina says she knows there was a time that she made Spencer feel like he had to choose between her and Ace, but it was really about Esme. She was so angry at Esme and wanted Esme out of their lives, but that meant distance from Ace. And by pushing Spencer away from Ace, she was really pushing him away from her. Laura says, Spencer was a very astute young man. He knew how difficult that dynamic was, and she’s sure he understood. Trina says she hopes Laura is right, but that got her thinking. It’s a nice day outside and maybe she could take Ace to the park if Laura is okay with that. Laura says she’s very okay with that. (Ace is all over the place and LOUD during their conversation.) Ace loves to go to the park. One thing though, be forewarned. He’s at a phase where everything he finds, he puts in his mouth. Trina says she guesses that builds up the immune system, and Laura says she won’t be sorry to see that phase pass. But is Trina sure she has time to do this? Trina says, definitely. She’s not at the gallery every day and Laura is busy. Laura says, yes, but Trina loves working at the gallery, and she wouldn’t want Trina to give up anything she loves. Trina says she does love it and she loves Ava, but Ava is really good at what she does and doesn’t really need her. Maybe she could talk to Ava about changing her schedule, and if it’s okay with Laura and Ace, maybe they could make this a regular thing. Just something to think about. She takes Ace from Laura, Laura gives her the diaper bag, and Trina leaves with Ace.

Drew says he doesn’t know if he and Nina are made for each other, but he thinks there’s some part of her that speaks to him, and some part of him that speaks to her. She tells him, all the parts of her are saying… please leave. Drew says, really? He can remember about 45 minutes when they were together that wasn’t exactly miserable. She says, that was moment of weakness that will never be repeated in this lifetime. Besides, they already reached the heights of not exactly miserable, what more is there to achieve? Total misery? He says he thinks they’ve both already achieved that, and leaves.

Brook says, with the schedule looking the way it does, she thinks a summer drop for the single is likely, and Blaze says, what about Brook’s wedding? Brook says, it won’t be a conflict. Once the single drops online, they’ll decide on a venue, and they’ll showcase it. She has lots of ideas, but let her know what she’s thinking, okay? Blaze says, will do, and Brook says, they’ll invite VIP and make a real splash. They’ll do it here. Blaze says, not in the city? and Brook says, no. Her single is going to be great, and everyone who’s anyone is going to go wherever they have to. Everyone goes to the city. Doing it in Port Charles is going to make it more exclusive. More insider-y. Blaze says she loves it. She’s in. Brook doesn’t have to prove herself as a manager to her. Blaze already has total faith in Brook. Brook thanks her and says, but that’s how she justifies the faith, by working hard. Blaze says, okay, but she saw Brook at her shower. She was loving every part of the bride-to-be experience. Doesn’t she want to embrace it? Brook says she is, and Blaze says, Brook is also taking care of her. She doesn’t want Brook to miss out on anything because Brook is having to deal with her stuff. Brook says, stuff? She means career? Blaze says, if they push for a few weeks, her career will survive. It’s not like she doesn’t have enough on her plate with all the Deception photo shoots. Brook says, it’s very sweet of Blaze to consider her personal schedule. But she can’t help but wonder if it’s less about her wedding and more about what’s going on between Blaze and her mom.

Kristina says she hopes it’s okay that she dropped in, and Nina says, absolutely. She’s welcome anytime. Kristina says she ran into Carly at the restaurant upstairs, her staff was welcoming her back, and Nina says, yes, the once and future co-owner. Kristina says she’s surprised Nina sold. She thought Nina enjoyed owning part of the MetroCourt. Nina says she did, but people change. Their priorities change. Kristina says, and Nina’s is getting her dad back, and Nina tells her, when she said she’d do anything to get back with Kristina’s dad, she meant it. Jason offered to buy her half of the hotel and she was led to believe that Sonny would approve if she sold it. It turns out the opposite was true. Kristina asks, what happened? and Nina says she miscalculated in the most damaging way possible. Kristina says, that doesn’t sound like Nina, and Nina says, they all have their blind spots, don’t they? And Ava Jerome was hers.

Laura walks into the gallery, and Ava says she wants Laura’s opinion. She just uncrated this one. What does she think? Laura says she’s no expert, but she likes it. (It’s seagulls against the sky and I wonder what they do with the art when they’re done, since I also like it.) Ava says she’s taking a bit of a risk on this artist, but she really thinks they’re going to hit and make it big. Laura asks if Trina agrees, and Ava says she’ll ask her. Trina has an excellent eye, even when she’s not herself. Laura says, she’s still grieving Spencer. Laura does too, every time she looks at Ace.

Jason says, Josslyn is convinced Sonny intends to eliminate her ex-boyfriend Dex, and Sonny says, she’s convinced of a lot of things and most of the time, she’s wrong. Jason asks if she’s wrong about this, and Sonny says, Carly and Michael have done everything to make him look bad in her eyes. He guesses they got what they wanted. Jason says, what about Kristina? and Sonny says, what about Kristina? She’s pregnant. She’s carrying Molly and TJ’s baby. He doesn’t want her upset. Jason says, it might be too late for that. Josslyn told Kristina that after Sonny beat Cyrus nearly to death, that he ordered Dex to finish the job.

Sonny says, Josslyn is just like her mother. She and Carly should stay out of things they don’t understand. Jason says, if anything happens to Dex, Josslyn’s going to blame Sonny and so is Kristina. Sonny asks what Jason wants him to do, and Jason says, just be the man Kristina thinks he is. Just leave the kid alone. Sonny says, the kid is a vet. He knows a lot of things. He’s a liability. Jason says, if he becomes a cop. Josslyn told him… Sonny says, Jason has been inside. He knows what the stakes are. Jason says, if Dex didn’t give up anything yet, the odds are he’s not going to, but Sonny says he can’t take that chance. Jason says, Sonny has to think about this. If anything happens to Dex, Joss, Carly, and Michael know he’s going to be behind it and so will Kristina. What is that going to do to Kristina? Is that what he wants?

Kristina says she doesn’t get it. She thought Ava was Nina’s best friend. Nina says she did too. It turns out, Ava is just really good at impersonating a best friend. She let herself forget something she learned about Ava a long time ago. That when Ava Jerome wants something, she doesn’t let a simple thing like friendship stand in her way. Ava wants what she has… had. Kristina says, her dad, and Nina says, now that the ink is dry on the divorce papers, Ava is exactly where she wants to be, down the hall in Sonny’s guest room. That’s when she’s not busy running interference and keeping everyone else away. Kristina says, her dad’s not going to fall for that, but Nina asks if she’s sure about that, because she’s got the divorce papers and Nina’s got the room at the penthouse. And Ava was the one who floated the idea that Nina should turn Carly and Drew in to the SEC. She takes responsibility. She did make the call, but she had help getting there. Ava’s been playing the long game beautifully, and she fell for it hook, line, and sinker.

Ava wonders how Laura couldn’t see Spencer and Nikolas every time she looks at Ace. He’s such a cute baby though. Hopefully, that eases a little bit of the pain. Laura says, it definitely does. Having Ace makes it a lot easier. She thinks that’s why Trina landed on her doorstep today. Trina wanted to take Ace to the park, and of course (🍷) she said yes. And if that went well, she wanted to take care of him on an ongoing basis. Ava says, Spencer is gone, and Trina wanted to spend time with his baby brother, like a last link to the boy she loved? Laura says, yeah. It crossed her mind too. Ava’s seen a lot more of Trina than she has. How does she seem to Ava? Ava says, she’s up and down. Although she hasn’t seen Trina too much lately; they’ve been on different schedules. She’s sure Laura has heard the gossip. Laura says she can’t say that she has. Gossip about what? Ava says, some very small-minded people are trying to make something tawdry about her living with Sonny. And really all Sonny is doing is opening his home to keep her and Avery safe. She knows she’s getting off-track here. They’re talking about Trina. She knows there are several stages to grief, but eventually, you have to start living your life again. She’s just not sure that’s what Trina is doing. Is it possible that spending time with Ace is her way of clinging to the past?

Trina blows some bubbles for Ace in the park, when TJ comes along. She asks how he is, and he says, good. He’s on his way to work, so he’s not going to complain about it yet. She says she doesn’t think he’s had the good fortune of meeting Mr. Ace Cassadine yet. Ace, this is Dr. Ashford. Ace couldn’t care less, and TJ says, Spencer’s little brother. She says, yeah, and he tells Ace, a pleasure to meet you. Trina says she and Ace were getting some air and the mayor is getting a well-needed break. He says, whatever she’s doing, she’s smiling a lot, and it’s nice to see. He believes Ace is the reason for that.

Carly tells the bartender that they need to put up the new bottles that just came in before the dinner rush, when Drew approaches the bar. He says, so the rumors are true. Carly Spencer’s back in the hotel business. Carly says, she is indeed, and he says, it looks like she hit the ground running. She says she may or may not have made a list of things she wanted to change if she ever got the MetroCourt back, and he says, it’s really good to see her back at the helm. He only wishes he could have been the one to make it happen for her. She says, he was always so generous, it didn’t feel right accepting, and he says he’s assuming she got a better offer from Jason.

Carly says she found out Jason bought the MetroCourt when he handed her the signed paperwork, and Drew says, good for him. And good for her for accepting it. He knows how much this place means to her. The only thing that really matters is that she has it back, right? He’s happy for her. She thanks him and says she’s happy for her too.

Brook says, Blaze’s mother is an excellent business manager, but Brook just doesn’t understand what she’s thinking when it comes to Blaze’s personal life. Blaze tells Brook that her mother says she doesn’t want anything to distract her fans from her music, and Brook says, but the relationship between fans and artists has changed. Social media has created an entry into artist’s lives. And it’s made fans feel more connected and invested and even more loyal. It’s a good thing. Blaze tells Brook that her mom hasn’t come right out and said it, but she thinks her mom is really afraid that her fans will see her being gay as a negative. Brook says, no offense, but what year does she think it is? and Blaze says, it’s hard to know sometimes. Brook says, Blaze’s fans love her and this is the music industry. She’s hardly the only gay artist out there. Blaze says her mom just doesn’t want to risk losing any fan support, and Brook says, being honest about who you are is just as likely to expand your audience. She’s sorry. She got all wound up. She’s just going to say one more thing, then Blaze can tell her to shut up. Blaze says, is she kidding? She loves wound up Brook Lynn. Brook says, fanbase and potential ticket sales aside, doesn’t Blaze think that being truthful about who she is will only make her life, and Kristina’s, better?

Kristina says, every time she’s been at her dad’s place, Ava is there, and Nina says, let her guess. She’s talking about Avery. She’s playing that mom card hard. Kristina says, actually, Avery hasn’t even been there. Does Nina know that her dad is drinking again? Nina says she knows, and she hates it. Kristina says she doesn’t think he has problem, but Nina made it clear that mixing alcohol with his meds is a bad idea, and Nina says, it is. Kristina says, but he’s still taking his meds, and Nina says, that’s good. Kristina says, he’s just taking it with a shot of whiskey now, and Nina says, maybe Sonny forgets the risks when Ava is pouring.

Laura tells Ava that she knows people grieve on their own timetable and in their way, and she thinks, this is just Trina. Ava says, maybe she should be ashamed to admit it, but when she and Nikolas parted ways, she didn’t even turn around to wave. Laura says she still feels the loss, but then again, she’s his mother, not the woman he cheated on, among other things. Ava says, among many, many other things, yeah, and Laura says she’s curious. Has Ava spoken to him at all? Ava says she declines if he calls from Pentenville. Has Laura been in touch with him? Laura says, a little bit. They transferred him out of state. Ava says she’s sorry. She knows that will make visitation difficult. Laura says, yeah. And she knows he did horrible things, but he’ll always be her son. Ava says, of course (🍷). She completely understands. Laura says, and as far as Trina goes, she thinks they just have to let her find her way through this thing and be there to support her. Ava says she’s fortunate that Trina seems to find solace in work. Her extra hours here have been a huge help, since Sonny and Avery need her at home. Laura says she thought Ava wasn’t staying… Wait a minute. Does Ava call Sonny’s place home now?

Sonny tells Jason, stay away from my family. Stay away from my business. Jason says, if Sonny has Dex killed, he’s not just going to be facing federal charges. He’ll lose everything. He could lose Kristina. Or he’s going to have to lie to her. And Sonny doesn’t like being lied to. Is he prepared to do that if Dex dies and Kristina looks him in the face and goes, dad, did you kill Dex? What is he going to say? Sonny says, who is Jason to judge him? Like Jason hasn’t done what he’s done. He loves Kristina and he loves his kids. He’ll protect them. What about Jason? He disappeared on his sons. He abandoned them for more than two years. Jason has no right to tell him what to do.

Ava tells Laura that Avery thinks of Sonny’s place as home and she’s glad about that. She would hate for Avery to feel like a guest at her dad’s, right? And of course (🍷) Sonny wants her to feel at home there too. Laura says she gets it. She understands. Ava says, and for obvious reasons, they feel very safe and secure there. She didn’t realize how much she missed that feeling, since Esme broke into Windymere. Laura says she doesn’t think Esme is going to be a danger to anyone anymore, and Ava says, no, but there were other incidents, some having to do with Sonny’s business, and he insisted she and Avery stay with him. Laura says she’s glad he’s being careful and it’s nice for Avery to be near her dad, but what about Ava? What does she want?

Trina says, this little guy makes everyone smile, and TJ asks if it’s him, or is he growing really fast? Trina says, he’s definitely a big guy. No question. He says, it makes him wonder about his own baby, and she asks when Kristina is due. He says, August. It can’t get here soon enough. She asks if he’s a nervous father-to-be, and he says he would be under any circumstance, but Kristina has a way of making problems of her own. He’s grateful to her, but her family… Trina says, don’t stress. Follow this guy – she indicates Ace – stay in the moment and focus on the here and now. TJ tells Ace that Trina thinks he’s achieved Zen, so can he please tell TJ how? Ace plays with some toys, and Trina says, Ace is showing him.

Blaze tells Brook that she doesn’t know if being out would make things easier for her and Kristina. Their relationship is still very new, and she wants to protect it, at least for a little while. Brook says she doesn’t blame her, and Blaze says, so maybe in a year… Brook says, a year, five years, never. It’s Blaze’s call, not hers and no one else’s. She just wanted to give Blaze a perspective that wasn’t coming from her mom. Blaze says she appreciates that, but she thinks that for now, she and Kristina are happy with the way things are.

Carly thanks Drew for understanding. When they were together, they couldn’t get things quite right, but they sure did try. He says, they sure did. It cost them though, didn’t it? Assets, money, careers… She says, his freedom, and he says, but now they get a reset, so back to normal. Kind of a new old normal, he guesses. She says, things are back the way they’re supposed to be, and he says, almost, and leaves.

Nina tells Kristina that she’s sorry, but Sonny’s not her problem anymore. The divorce is a done deal. If Ava wants him, she can have him. Kristina says, not if she has anything to do with it, and heads for the door. Nina says, wait. Be careful. Kristina asks what she means, and Nina says, Ava hasn’t survived this long by playing by the rules, and she’s really good at making sure no one sees it when she breaks them. Kristina says, her dad is in a very vulnerable place right now because of his break-up with Nina and because he’s estranged from Carly and Michael. He used to really rely on them and now, for whatever reason, he can’t. Ava is living there. She’s Avery’s mom. Her dad is letting his guard down at a time when he really shouldn’t be. He knows what Ava’s capable of, her whole family does. Maybe Ava looks at them and she thinks they’ve forgotten about Morgan and about Connie Falconari, but they haven’t.

Sonny says, before Jason lectures him on what to do about Kristina, try being a father to Jake and Danny. Jason says, too many people know Dex worked for Sonny. Any move he makes against Dex is going to incriminate him, so please for his own sake and for everybody else’s sake, just leave Dex alone. Sonny rubs his forehead and says, or what? Jason says, or he’ll have to stop Sonny, and Sonny says, he’ll die trying. He opens the door and Jason leaves. Sonny slams the door shut, then leans against it, letting out a long breath.

Tomorrow, Carly asks if Sasha would be interested in working at the MetroCourt; Tracy asks what’s more important to Gregory, his pride or his granddaughter’s well-being; and Laura asks Sonny, what makes him think the city would be interested in that?

👃🏽 Smelled This Coming…

I’m not surprised. Usually when the young’uns leave, whether for school or other endeavors, they move on. Hopefully, someone will teach him to dial it back a little.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/nicholas-chavez-reportedly-not-returning-to-general-hospital

👯‍♀️ Zoom On In…

This sounds like fun – and you can bring your pet! Sadly, I’m sure the tickets are gone by now, but you never know.

https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/ghs-brenda-and-lois-together-again

🤽‍♀️ Run Away…

At this point, watching Carl and Lindsay’s relationship unravel is like watching a trainwreck in slow motion. This week, Carl’s pastor stepfather advised him not to get married using hypotheticals. For sure the beginning of the end. Or maybe middle, since it hasn’t gone well from the jump. The absolute worst thing though, was Gabby bawling her eyes out over Danielle out-flirting her with some guy who made balloon animals or something. Then Danielle basically told her that she had no game. It was something you wail about when you’re a teenager, not in your 30s. And girl, there will be other balloon animal guys.

Summer House Season 8, Episode 10 Recap: ‘A World of Pain’

And these people. Why? Why do you want to embarrass yourselves? The one redeeming factor is long haired dachshund Milo. I think they should give him his own show.

Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard Season 2, Episode 5 Recap: We Have a Special Guest Arriving

🍑 Bye Felicias…

Freedom for her.

Kandi Burruss on RHOA Exit: ‘I Feel Totally Free’

👠 Hide Your Solo Cups…

I’m not sure if I can stomach these Jersey girls again. I also think Melissa and I have different ideas of what a plot twist is.

Melissa Gorga Teases ‘Plot Twist’ in Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 14

More screaming than ever this season! As Jenn Fessler wisely dips out.

https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/rhonj-season-14-spoilers-cast-photos

Side dishes.

Luis Ruelas Claims Ex Vanessa “Leaked” Confidential Info About Him & Teresa to RHONJ Cast, Demands $5 Million in Damages, Plus He Celebrates 50th Birthday, See Pic

https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/jennifer-aydin-defends-teresa-giudice-louie-ruelas

🛟 Secrets Of the Sea…

Now I need to go back and see how demanding the guests were who got a free ride.

Captain Lee Rosbach Reveals Charter Guest Secret From Below Deck’s Early Days

🐶 This Dog…

She reminds me of Jim on Mike & Molly. I’m trying to teach my rescue chihuahua to jump through a hula hoop. If he ever gets over being afraid of it, Hollywood, here we come!

https://people.com/tiny-dog-found-wandering-around-l-a-becomes-a-sitcom-superstar-8639055

😾 Turn That Frown Sideways…

Join me tomorrow for soap, frivolous news, and perhaps something enlightening as well. Until then, stay safe, stay shrugging off rudeness on the road, and stay in the moment and focus on the here and now.

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