What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
In her office, Carly looks at her divorce papers, and flashes back to her and Sonny in their better/younger days. They dance on the terrace. Ava comes to the door, and says, you rang? Carly asks Ava to have a seat, but Ava says she’ll stand. Unless the news is really that bad. Carly says, just the opposite. She’s about to make Ava’s day.
Sonny wakes up on the couch, and sees Nina sitting in a chair next to him. She says, they have to stop meeting like this.
At the gym, Marshall is out of breath, and Curtis asks if he’s good. Marshall says he is, but Curtis gives him some water. Marshall says he thinks he went at it a little too hard, when Drew walks in. Curtis says, the man of the hour.
Robert whips Mac’s wheelchair through the hospital, and Mac sarcastically tells him to take the curves a little faster. Robert asks, since when did Mac become a grandpa? and Mac says, since he became a grandpa. He reminds Robert that he’s one too, by the way. Robert says, and proud of it. They hear Stella laugh, and she says, attention everyone. Time to get loud in here. They all applaud, as Anna and Felicia walk in, and Stella shakes their hands, saying, they’re amazing. Mac gets up, and Felicia asks what he’s doing; sit back down. He asks who’s going to make him, and hugs her. Robert can tell Anna doesn’t seem too happy.
Brook picks up Mr. Snuggles and looks at Chase. Ned asks if there’s anything he can do, but she says, nothing. He asks if he can’t warm up a bottle or something, but she says she means it. She has everything under control, and he can go home. Ned says he think he’ll stay if they don’t mind, and Chase says he thinks it’s a great idea. Brook says she just doesn’t want him to get all… He says, what? and she says, emotional. She knows how he feels about Bailey. What if he falls apart? Ned says, then he falls apart. In due time, he’ll pull himself back together. The doorbell rings, and Chase asks if Brook is ready. She opens the door to Maxie, and they hug. Brook says, it’s good to see her. She was so worried. Ned says, they all were. Did she just land? Maxie says she did. She dropped her mom off at GH, so she could see Mac, and came straight there. Ned says, this might sound like a dumb question, but how is she doing? Maxie asks how much time he has, and Brook says she can’t even wrap her mind around it. First, Maxie saves the baby from Peter, then Peter kidnaps her and hauls her halfway around the world, and then she goes toe-to-toe with the psychopath and comes out on top. Maxie says, she could sleep for a week, but there really was no other option. She had to get home to her daughter, or die trying. Brook says they’re really glad it was option A, and Maxie says, her too. Chase says, and that this whole Peter nightmare is over, and Maxie says, Peter won’t be threatening Louise or anyone ever again. Her mom and Anna made sure of it.
Mac and Felicia kiss, and Stella tells everyone to get back to work. You never know what these two will get into. Robert tells Mac to get his butt back in the chair before he finishes up in ICU. Felicia says, Robert’s right, but Mac says he just wants one more look to make sure she’s in one piece. She says she’s fine, and Robert says he hopes the same can’t be said for Peter. Felicia tells Mac to get back to his room, and she’ll fill them in on everything. Mac says he wants every detail, and Felicia wheels him away. Robert tells Anna, he figures Mac is probably good for another hundred years at least. Hopefully, Maxie stays safe and Peter stays dead. By the way, he’s nominated her to get the keys to the city. She says, he didn’t, and he says, sure did. She says, then unnominate her.
Portia tells Stella, that was exciting. Now back to reality. What can she get Stella? Stella says her doctor is out of town, and his fill-in wants to change up her blood thinner. She’d ask TJ, but she can’t track him down. Portia says she’s more than happy to help Stella, and Stella says, not one, but two doctors in the family. Portia says, the family, and Stella says, so-to-speak, but she hears things might be moving in that direction. She hopes Portia has room enough in that house for Curtis and his oversized pride.
Drew tells Curtis not to go overboard. He was more a glorified bystander in that whole thing. Curtis says, glorified bystanders don’t get caught in a gunfight and save the day, and Marshall says, Drew better get used to those praises. He hears they’re calling for a national holiday. Curtis says, Drew remembers Marshall, and they shake hands. Drew says he and Marshall met about a month ago at The Savoy, but they never got a chance to talk. Marshall says, that’s because Drew’s been busy with those heroics he doesn’t want to talk about. It’s impressive that he was able to go adventuring at all. He’s one of the precious few who could cross Sonny Corinthos and live to tell about it.
Nina gives Sonny some water and aspirin, and he says she might want to leave the whole bottle. She says, that bad, and he says he’s had worse. When did she get here? She says, last night; he asked her to bring him home. He says, last night? and she says, he was at Charlie’s, and he was wasted, as the kids say – if they still say it like that – and he called her and left a message. Any of this ring a bell? He says, sometimes he overdoes it, and it gets a little hazy, and she asks if that worries him. He asks if she was here all night, and she says, yeah; it’s becoming a pattern. He says, did we… but she says, no. She just wanted to make sure he was okay, but now that he’s up, she has to get going. He grabs her hand and says, she doesn’t have to go.
Ava tells Carly, that’s some bait. Almost enough to get her to walk into a trap. Carly says, it’s not a trap. Would she have a seat so they can do this? Ava says, let’s do this, and sits. She asks what Carly could possibly say that would brighten her day, and Carly says, she and Sonny are getting a divorce. Ava says she wasn’t expecting news of that magnitude, and Carly says, she had no idea? Ava says she knew there were issues, and those issues weren’t so easily smoothed over, and Carly says, Ava’s little friend Nina has kept her in the loop. Ava says, the subject’s come up, and Carly asks if that’s because Nina won’t stop talking about it, or has Ava been coaching her all along?
Portia says, Stella heard correctly. Curtis is going to be living with her until they find a place of their own. Stella says, big step, and Portia says, one that they’re both excited to take. Stella says she can’t wait for the housewarming, and Portia says, really? Stella says, Curtis is ready. He acts all independent, but he’s a homebody at heart. Besides, he could use a break from looking after her, and get himself looked after for a change. Portia says, she’s got the wrong girl for that, but Stella says she’s not asking Portia to coddle him; just keep an eye out. Portia says, an eye out for what? and Stella says, trouble.
Drew says, things got a little dicey at The Savoy that night, but that was a one-off, and Curtis says, he thinks it was less about the club than the current state of Sonny’s marriage. Drew says, exactly. Despite what Marshall saw, he and Sonny go way back. That behavior’s not him. Marshall says he’ll take Drew’s word for that, and Drew says, Sonny is actually a pretty considerate guy, and generous to a fault. If Marshall got to know him, he’d probably agree. Marshall says, he thinks he’ll pass. It’s been his experience that guys like Sonny are generous because they have an awful lot to make up for. Curtis looks at Marshall.
Nina says she has a meeting, but Sonny tells her, postpone it; she’s the boss. She says, a boss with a reputation in dire need of rehab. He asks, for what? and she says, leaving her whole staff in the lurch, and general irresponsibility. He says, she’s not irresponsible. He wouldn’t be here otherwise. At least let him thank her for bringing him home, and make her breakfast. Come on. She says, on two conditions, and he says, name it. She says she really needs a side of hot sauce. He says, she’s got it, and she says, and a huge helping of honesty.
Ava says, leave it to Carly to somehow make her divorce Ava’s fault, but Carly says, no. It’s Nina and Sonny’s fault; they’re consenting adults. No one forced can force them to lie, much less hop into bed together. But she can’t help wondering if Ava gave Nina advice on how to make that happen. Ava says, so Carly called her over here to give her the news about the divorce, and interrogate her about her association with Nina? Carly says, that’s not why she called Ava here, and Ava says, then why? Carly says, Avery.
Anna says, Robert has no business making a spectacle of her life, and he says, Peter ran hell on this town, and the good citizens have a right to know that it’s over, and what better than the hero herself to tell them? She says she’s not a hero. She doesn’t know what he’s envisioning here; a blow-by-blow account of Peter’s last moments? She doesn’t know what anyone wants her to say. He says, what about the truth? and she says, the truth is, she never did right by him, ever, and now he’s dead. She just let him die. She tears up, and says, oh my God, it’s not something she’s proud of
Ned says, that was quite the adventure, and Maxie says, that’s one word for it. Ned says, he’s so relived they all made it back in one piece. Is there anything she needs; anything they ca do for her? She says, no. It’s finally her turn to do something for them. Take her daughter home.
After breakfast, Sonny tells Nina, sorry about the eggs; they’re not his best. She tells him that he’s already breaking the deal – straight talk. These eggs were perfection. Clearly, he hasn’t lost his touch. She looks around, and says, this place is truly striking, and he says, for years he barely used it. She says, he kept it anyway, and he says, it holds a lot of memories. She says, his connection with his friend Stone, and Sonny says, Stone was his best friend. He misses Stone. He used to come here, and spend time to himself. She says, a refuge of sorts, and he says, something like that. Now it’s just home. She asks what he means, and he shows her the divorce papers, and says, it’s over.
Carly says, Ava is going to hear it from Sonny, so she might as well hear it from Carly now. Sonny’s moving out. He’s going to take Avery with him to his penthouse at Harborview Towers. Ava says, and Carly will stay with Donna at the lake house, and Carly says, yes. She hates the idea of Avery being away from her home and her sister. Ava says, Avery adores Donna, and Carly says, they need to come up with a way Donna doesn’t suffer, but Ava says, Avery loves Carly. There’s no getting around it. She is going to suffer. Carly asks, how do they make her suffer less?
Felicia says she has the feeling Mac is going to pay a price for that smooth move of his, but he says, it was worth it. She agrees, and he says, when he realized she took off to go after Maxie… She says, he was jealous? and he says, he was terrified. Promise she’ll never do anything like that again, not without him. She says, that depends, and he says, on what? She says, whether he promises not to go to the OR or emergency surgery again. He says he’ll try, and she says, then she will too. They kiss, and he asks when he gets to see their girl. She says, not until their girl sees her girl. Maxie is picking up Louise as they speak. He says Felicia could have gone, and she says she knows, but this was something Maxie had to do alone.
Ned tells Maxie, the baby was napping, so it might take a minute to get her up and ready. Is this how she imagined this moment, getting her daughter back? She says, no, never. She never imagined it at all actually. She would imagine this whole thing being over. She imagined Peter dying lots of times. She got creative with it. He bit it in all kinds of ways. Hyenas, comets, dunked in a fryer – Ned laughs – sandblasted even. He says, she did get creative, and she says, she had three deaths for every letter of the alphabet, so she imagined Peter dying a lot. But when she got to the part where she’d bring Louise home, everything would go dark. He wonders why, and she says, the more time that went on, the less sure she felt Louise would want come home with her, and if that were the case, would she be strong enough to leave her here with Brook? Ned says, Louise is hers, and Maxie says, is she though? Brook is the only mother she’s known. Brook and Chase bring Louise in.
Portia tells Stella, sorry, it was a false alarm. Where were they? Stella says, trouble, and Portia says she assumes Stella is talking about Curtis’s father Marshall. Stella says, yeah. For all his bluster, Curtis is a sensitive soul, and he’s vulnerable too, especially to Marshall. She’s afraid Curtis wants his father so badly, he’ll ignore all the signs telling him not to get too close. Portia says, Stella is making it sound like Marshall is out to hurt Curtis. Is he?
Marshall suspects Curtis and Drew could use a minute to talk, and he sure as hell could use a minute to catch his breath. Drew says he hopes to see more of Marshall, and Marshall says, maybe Drew will catch a gig. He’s rehearsing with a band; they’re almost ready to go public. He’ll get Drew front row seats. Drew says, that would be awesome, and Marshall says, once he finds a venue, and coughs. Curtis says, subtle, and Marshall says, subtlety is his specialty, and heads for the showers. Drew says, so Curtis is making progress, and Curtis says, one day at a time, with zero expectations. Drew asks if Curtis caught the little scrap of information, and Curtis says, about having experience with men like Sonny? Drew says, yeah, and asks if Curtis is still digging into Marshall’s past. Curtis says, he had to let that go. Partly because he hit a wall, but the other part was, he was wondering if what he knows already is enough. Drew says, turning over more rocks could risk what Curtis has already built; he gets that. Curtis says, and he’s building a lot more. He and Portia are moving in together. Drew congratulates him, and says, Portia’s a lucky woman. Curtis says, not if what Marshall’s hiding comes back to bite him, and Portia by association. Drew says, his offer stands. Say the word, and he’ll put his plan into place.
Carly says, as far as she knows, Sonny has no plans to restrict Ava’s access to Avery when he moves out, and Ava says, she certainly hopes not. Carly says, but it’s Sonny, and he can change at a moment’s notice, so if Sonny tries to come between Ava and Avery, she can lobby on Ava’s behalf. Ava says, lobby to keep a child with her mother, how charitable, and Carly tells her, she’s just saying. Ava says, and in return? She ensures Avery’s presence in Ava’s life in exchange for what? Carly says, her presence in Avery’s. She doesn’t want to take any of Ava’s time away from Avery; she just want to see her. Ava says, Carly could certainly be a useful ally, but why should she bargain for Carly’s diminishing influence over Sonny, when her little friend Nina has much, much more?
Nina says, she’s so sorry, and Sonny says, they’re all sorry. She asks how he feels, and he says, his head feels better. He doesn’t think it’s hit him yet. She says, it certainly hit him last night. He doesn’t remember anything? He shrugs, and she takes out her phone, putting it on the table. She plays the message that he left for her, and he says he shouldn’t have done that. She says, what? Don’t call her? That’s not what bothers her. He says, something is bothering her, and she says, yes; his drinking.
Anna tells Robert, the sad truth is, Peter was her responsibility, and she failed him, and everyone he ever hurt. Go on, just say it. Get it off his chest. He says he would, if he knew what she was talking about, and she says, she’s done everyone a service, and shouldn’t spend another moment thinking about Peter. He’s gone; forget it. Move on with her life, blah-blah-blah, something like that, isn’t it? He says, she’s got one part wrong. The part about Peter being gone.
Chase says he loves Louise’s sleepy eyes after a nap, and Maxie smiles at Louise. Chase says he found a couple of things in the garage that he forgot to pack up for Felicia, so… Ned says, he’ll help load the car, and they leave. Maxie says, there’s nothing in garage, is there? and Brook says, not that she’s aware of. Maxie asks if Louise slept okay, and Brook says, she slept great. It took her a while to get used to the room here, but music always helps. Put on some Springsteen lullabies, and she conks right out. Maxie says she didn’t know that; Brook knows everything. Brook says, she’ll teach Maxie. Lesson number one. She loves to be held. She gives Louise to Maxie, and asks if Louise knows who that is. That’s her mommy.
Mac wonders what’s taking so long, and Felicia says, Maxie will take as much time as she needs. It’s been almost a year coming. Mac says, exactly. Sue him if he’s anxious about seeing his family intact again. He asks if Felicia thinks Brook is making this difficult for Maxie. He could send a couple of units over there to take care of it… Felicia snatches his phone out of his hand, and shoves it in a water-filled vase of flowers, and says, he was saying? He says, that was a bold move, and she says she’s capable of taking bold action when necessary. He says, just ask Peter August.
Chase looks in through the door glass, and tells Ned that he thinks they’re smiling. Is that a laugh or are they crying? Does Ned think they should go in there? Ned says, give them another minute, and Chase asks if he’s not worried about Brook. Ned says, of course (🍷) he is, but she can’t avoid what’s about to happen, nor can they make it better. Chase hopes Ned is wrong about that last part, and Ned says, all they can do is be there for her. He asks, what’s next? and Chase says, today or… Ned says, for Chase; for his future. The charade of him and Brook living together is now over. Maxie’s taking her daughter back home, so there’s no reason for them to live together, right? Chase flashes back to kissing Brook, and Ned says, so what is Chase going to do, now that they’re going their separate ways?
Brook says, she’s put together some notes on their girl’s likes and dislikes; everything Maxie needs to know about Bailey… Louise. She’s sorry. Maxie tells her, stop, and Brook promises she’s going to get it. Maxie says, Brook already has it. Her daughter has had one name her whole life. Maxie’s not going to take it away from her. Brook says, but she’s Louise; Maxie named her for Lulu, to honor her friend. Maxie says Brook is her friend too. She looks at her baby and says, so starting now, baby girl, your name is Bailey Louise. What does Brook think? Brook says she loves it.
Drew lifts free-weights, and tells Curtis, he really thinks it could work. It’s as simple as offering his dad a job, and then the clearance and the paperwork necessitate that he has to reveal something about his past. It’s not rocket science. Curtis says, but it has its advantages, and Drew says, he thinks it’s bad to go around asking questions because it could get back to Marshall. Curtis says, so Marshall has to answer the questions directly and honestly, and Drew says, that’s assuming Marshall doesn’t pick up on the plan. Curtis says, with Drew at the helm, all it takes is a soft touch, and Drew’s got that in spades. Drew says, so he’s in? and Curtis asks if Drew is sure he’s down for this. He has a lot on his plate without Curtis piling more. Drew says, he just went all the way to Europe to clean off that plate, and Curtis says, is it clean though? Peter’s gone, but is it done? Drew says, there may be one or two things left on his to-do list.
Sonny says, now he’s an alcoholic, and Nina tells him, she didn’t say that, and he says, good; don’t. She says, they had a deal, and he says he’s been honest with her the whole time. She says, he drinks too much… and he says, he turns down drinks all the time. She says, let her finish. He drinks too much for someone on mood stabilizing medication. He says, she’s a doctor now? and she says, no, she’s a patient. She’s had her own lapses. He says she can’t compare them, and she says she’s not; she’s remembering. Take as instructed, swallow pills whole, and do not mix with alcohol. He says, he’s been managing his medication, and she asks if he managed it last night, when he couldn’t stand straight and was slurring his words? Or when he stopped taking his medication altogether?
Ava says, for years, Carly has waged war on her. Carly has confronted, attacked her in public. She’s conspired to keep Ava’s child away from her, using the very same tactics she used to keep Nina away from her grandson. Carly says, my grandson, and Ava says, now Carly seeks her assistance to ensure she’s not the one shut out by Sonny and his new lady. Carly says, Nina is always one traffic jam away from a meltdown and a straightjacket. Carly has outlasted every one of Sonny’s affairs. Every. Single. One. So ask herself this, does Ava really want to test the flavor of the month against her?
Stella tells Portia, her concerns are what ifs. She doesn’t know anything for certain. Portia says, no offense, but it sounds like she does. How would Marshall hurt Curtis? Stella says, he wouldn’t; not intentionally. But this secret past he’s dragging around just might. Portia says, and Stella knows nothing about it. Stella says, no more than Portia does. Marshall was gone for 40 years. Now he’s back, with some vague story, hinting there’s trouble in his wake. Does Portia really need to know more than that to be worried? Portia says, no, not really, and Stella tells her, just keep your ears open. That’s all she asks. She thanks Portia for the consult, and Portia says, any time.
Curtis punches the heavy bag, when Marshall comes back. He asks if Curtis and Drew had a nice catch up, and Drew says they did, but unfortunately, he has to cut it short. He’s got stuff to do. Marshall says he’ll be looking for Drew at that gig, but Drew says, he’d love to see Marshall sooner than that. Give him a call; get his number from Curtis. He might have a proposition for Marshall. He and Curtis throw some fake punches, and Drew leaves.
Anna asks what Robert is talking about. Peter is gone. She saw him take his last breath. He’s dead. They sit, and Robert says, dead, definitely; gone, he doesn’t know about that. He sees Peter sitting on her shoulder, dripping doubts in her ear. All the while, he’s got this shadow he’s draped around her neck with regret. Anna asks him to answer something honestly, and he says, of course (🍷). She says, doesn’t he think she bears some responsibility for the way Peter turned out, and all the blood he spilled? Robert says, he doesn’t. Anna tried to save him, and nearly got herself killed. He takes her hand and says, next time around, do them all a big favor and give her heart to some guy who deserves her love. She cries, and he says, not Valentin Cassadine. She laughs, and says, he’s so weird.
Mac asks if Felicia is okay, and she says she’s great. He says, it wouldn’t surprise him if she felt some aftershocks after what went down. She says she did what she did for her family and friends, and doesn’t regret it for one second. If that makes her cold and unfeeling, so be it. He says, it makes her neither of those things, and he’ll prove it to her. They kiss.
Maxie says she guesses it’s time go, and asks if Chase and Brook want to say goodbye. Chase tells her, he’ll say see you later. They’ll have tons of playdates, right? Maxie says, as many as they can manage, and thanks all of them for everything they did, everything gave up. It means everything to her. Bailey is cracking me up, the way she’s looking from one of them to the next, and Brook thanks Maxie for trusting them with little Bailey Louise. Maxie says, one more thing about the names… and Brook says, don’t keep it on her account, but Maxie says she meant Brook’s name. If she’s going be mommy, Brook should be mama; Mama Brook Lynn. Through her tears, Brook says, really? She can live with that. She kisses Bailey’s head, and Maxie says, all right, Baby Lou, let’s get out of here. She leaves, Brook cries, and Ned holds her.
Ava says, when Sonny was gone, she and Carly worked together for Avery’s well-being. She sees no reason to change course now. She loves her daughter, and her daughter loves Carly. She says she’ll see to it that Carly remains a part of Avery’s life, and leaves.
Sonny tells Nina, what happened last night was on him, not his meds, but she says, they’re one in the same; he knows that. His meds keep him level, and make him responsible, but not if he overindulges. Case in point. Would he have called her last night if he hadn’t been drinking? He says he would have called her sober, and she says, really? That would have been a first. He’s looking down the barrel of a divorce because he played fast and free with his meds. He says, she doesn’t know that; he doesn’t know that. What he does know is, right now he’s going through a divorce, and Nina is here. She says, he’s changing the subject, and he asks what the subject was. She says she can’t remember right now, and he takes her hand. He hugs her, then they kiss.
Tomorrow, Sam tells Dante, she’s going to hold him to that; Elizabeth tells Finn, something big is going on; Harmony says she has something to tell Willow; and Carly asks, what happened?
🏥 Dead, But Not Gone…
I still don’t trust it. They’re never really dead. I still keep expecting Faison to show up again, even though Doc took his brain out of his body.
https://daytimeconfidential.com/2022/02/24/wes-ramsey-exits-gh
👩🏾✈️ Here Comes Another One…
It’s like there’s a revolving door attached to the role.
🗽 Here To Stay…
She’s harmonizing with her new country.
🐎 Changing Venues…
A little bit soap, a little bit country.
🐴 Back To the West…
Not that it has much to do with the original premise of Westworld anymore.
🎶 Keep It Going…
Black History Month might be coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean the music has to stop.
🛌🏽 Taking It To the Sheets…
Calling it an early (for me) night, but coming back tomorrow for soap, freshly brewed tea, quotes, and the usual music offering. Until then, stay safe, stay protective of creatures that are small in the world, and stay always giving your heart to someone who deserves it.
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