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May 18, 2021 – Sonny Recognizes Someone, Ramona Gets Busted By Leah, Did She Donate, Fashionable Fashions & Hamptons Magic

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Sonny and Nina get to the Corinth Outlet Mall, and Nina says, this is the place. Sonny says, the first stop on Elijah’s list of real estate acquisitions. She says, it’s the opposite of local charm. The words boring and mundane spring to mind. He says, the word that springs to his mind is corruption.

Carly lets Diane in, and says, before she asks, this is billable. Diane says she’s delighted to hear it. Which of the myriad of situations Carly is handling are they discussing? Carly says, Jason. She thinks she found a way to bring him home.

Britt stands in what looks like a lighthouse, and Jason walks in. She asks how it is, and he says, the perimeter is clear. She says, it certainly is isolated. She’s holding a deck of cards, and he asks what she’s got. She says, they’re in luck. Only the seven of diamonds is missing. She should probably check his stitches and change his bandages, but he says he wants to clean up first. She says she’ll be there, and he goes upstairs. She takes out her phone, and starts to punch in numbers. Jason suddenly appears, and asks who she’s calling.   

Peter shows up at Maxie’s apartment, and says he was so happy to get her message that she wanted to see him. She says she did ask that he call, but never mind. He’s there now. He asks how she’s feeling, and how’s little Louise? She says, they had a rough night. That’s why she wanted to speak to him. He asks if she had contractions, and if they should go to the hospital, but she says, it’s nothing like that. She needs to leave town.

Anna calls Robert, and leaves a message that she needs to talk to him. She’s at the hospital, but she can meet him in 20 minutes. Call her back; it’s important. She hears Finn telling Chase that he’s working around the clock to find a protocol; to make it safe for Chase to go home. Chase says he wants out, but Finn says Chase just had a major setback. Chase suggests they talk about his setback, and talk about his mysterious condition. What is Finn not telling him?   

Willow looks at her phone, and Michael asks, what’s got her so absorbed? She says, she was just researching Chase’s illness. She knows it sounds ridiculous. If Finn can’t figure it out, a Google search isn’t going to be much good. She can’t believe Finn’s found no diagnosis in all this time. Michael asks if she thinks Finn isn’t telling Chase all he knows about Chase’s condition.   

Ned walks into the Quartermaine mansion, as Brook is coming downstairs. She tells him, good morning, and he asks if everyone is alive after Valentin’s first night there. She says she’s seen no signs of bloodshed, but it’s probably the calm before the storm.

Valentin wanders around upstairs, and opens a door. There’s a scream, and Olivia yells, get out! Ned runs upstairs, and Brook says, yeah. That’s more like it.

Willow asks Michael, what if Finn is withholding information about Chase for his own good? He says, like they are? and she says, exactly. She’s in no position to criticize, but she knows Chase wants the truth. Michael says, what if they ask Finn straight out? Would it violate confidentiality? She says, actually, it wouldn’t. Chase told Finn that he wants her informed about his condition, so she has consent. But she doesn’t feel right probing into it with Finn. Michael asks, why? and she says, how much is too much? Chase thinks she’s his girlfriend, and so does everyone else. If she exploits her access to privileged information, it does feel like another lie, and she just can’t do that to Chase.

Finn tells Chase, believe him. He gets no joy in keeping Chase cooped up, and watching him eat orange gelatin. Chase tells him to find out what’s taking so long, and Finn says he’s doing the best he can. He can’t have Chase go back to his apartment, and chance his fever spiking and him having a seizure. He left Chase for five minutes, and came back to a 105 temperature, and Chase delirious. What if Chase is alone and couldn’t get help, and Finn can’t get to him? Chase says Finn will find a way to keep him safe, and Finn says, they have that. It’s called staying in the hospital.

Robert comes out of the elevator, and Anna motions for him to keep his voice down. He says he thought he’d find her there, but she says he didn’t have to come. She could have met him. He says he was at the hospital, interviewing a witness. It sounded important. What’s up? It’s not Chase? She says, no. She called Tiffany, and has some really bad news. Sean passed away. His old friend is gone.

Olivia flies downstairs, and asks why Valentin is strutting around half-naked? He strolled into her bedroom, wearing only a towel and a look of astonishment. What’s going on? What the hell is he doing here? Brook says, Monica didn’t tell her? and she says, tell her what?  Are Valentin and Brook a couple? Brook says, no, but what if they were? Ned says, they’re not. Valentin and Charlotte are living there for the time being. Olivia says, they’re what?

Britt says, she just wants to make one call; it’s important. Maxie is high risk, and she’s Maxie’s OB/GYN. She needs to make sure Maxie is all right. He says, the police could be monitoring her associates. It’s a long shot, but they could be looking at Maxie. She says, that’s why she’ll just be on for a short minute. Come on. She  trusted him all the way to a Canadian lighthouse. Now he needs to trust her.

Diane says, if Carly thought of a way to exonerate Jason, by all means, enlighten her. Carly says, the case relies on Gladys’s claims that she saw Jason getting rid of the murder weapon. They know she’s lying, and if Gladys recants, the case is over. Diane asks why Gladys would do that, and Carly says she’s going to convince Gladys that she’s making a mistake, aligning herself with Cyrus. Diane asks if they’re talking about the same Gladys. Carly can’t appeal to Glady’s better angel. She doesn’t have a righteous bone in her body, and she’s terrified of Cyrus. Does Carly know something she doesn’t? Carly says, Gladys will be singing a different tune when Gladys hears what she has to say.

Nina tells Sonny, when they were driving into Corinth, she was thinking it was a cute little town, with charming houses. Then they got to the strip mall that looks like it was dropped in the center. Before they came, she did some research, and looked at the town. Main Street was thriving, and had all these cute mom and pop businesses. Where are they? What happened to the local community? He says, Elijah happened.

Peter asks what Maxie means by leaving, and Maxie says, she’s not leaving leaving, just going away got a few days. Whispering Pines is a spa resort, and they have a baby pampering package. She’s going to treat herself. He asks if this babymoon is for couples, but she says, the spa is for women only. It’s supposed to be calming and relaxing, and she could use some alone time. She just got terrible news. Her godfather Sean died. He says he’s sorry; he had no idea. She says, someone important leaves her life just as someone important enters it. She needs some quiet to process. He understands, doesn’t he? He says, of course (🍷). He hopes it will be a relaxing time, and she says, it will be. He says, of course (🍷) it will. Chloe will be there.

Jason says Britt thinks he doesn’t trust her? and she sarcastically says, no. That’s why he didn’t want her to make a call. He says he just wants her to understand the risk to use the phone. Obviously she does, so go ahead. She says, that’s it? and he says, that’s it. They’re in this together. She doesn’t have to sneak around; just ask for the phone. Or she can keep the phone, and he’ll ask. Britt says, great, and he tells her, make her call. She says she will, and he goes back upstairs. She watches him, and smiles.

Robert tells Anna, he knew Sean was suffering from dementia, but he didn’t think it was bad enough that he’d die. Anna says, Tiffany and Annie are devastated. They knew it was coming, but even when you’re prepared, it’s just… Finn comes out, and asks if Robert is okay. Anna says, their friend passed away – Sean Donely. Finn says he’s sorry. He knows they mentioned Sean lived in Ireland, and Anna says, the memorial is tomorrow. Robert says, so soon? They have arrangements to make. He’ll check the flights. Anna says, no. She’s sorry. She can’t go.   

Willow tells Michael that she’s sorry. It’s not fair, but Chase is in the hospital with an unknown illness, and getting him through it is all that matters. She hopes Finn isn’t withholding information like Chase thinks. Michael says, Chase was pretty out of it. Maybe he’ll feel differently today. Willow hopes so. She’s heading over to the hospital. She wants to grab some time with her advisor, and look in on Chase. He asks if she wants a ride. She can sit in the back if she doesn’t trust herself with him. She says she’ll try to control herself, and thanks him.

Brook tells Olivia, it wasn’t her idea, but upon further consideration, as bizarre as it is, it makes sense. Like Valentin said, there are more wings in the house than Quartermaines. (Apparently, they thought that was as funny as I did, since they used it twice.) Valentin says he’s sorry he intruded on Olivia, and she asks if he doesn’t believe in knocking. He says he was under the impression that he and Charlotte had the guest wing to themselves. Olivia says he thought wrong, and Ned asks why she was in the guest wing. She says she’s been sleeping there since he left. It doesn’t feel right, sleeping in their bed without him. Brook smiles.

Sonny and Nina visit a park where the trashcans are overflowing. She says, the park is like the rest of Corinth. It’s obviously seen better days. Imagine how charming it used to be. Sonny sees a woman sitting on a bench, and says, maybe one of the locals can give them some insight on the park. He walks up to the woman, and says, hi, Barb. She asks if she knows him, and he says she’s wearing a name tag. She says she’s on break, and Nina says, the mall must be busy. What about the rest of Corinth? Did it go the way of the strip mall? She saw pictures on the website, and the town looked so cute. Barb says, it’s a different town. It’s changed since she was growing up, especially after what happened five years ago. Sonny asks, what happened? and she says, crime; robberies, vandalism, petty theft. People got scared and stopped shopping here. Nina says, what a shame. It must have been hard on businesses. Barb says, they started shuttering and boarding up. When they were offered a chance to sell, they jumped at it. They didn’t  expect the lots to be combined for a strip mall. Nina asks if Barb thinks the owners wouldn’t have sold if they knew, and Barb says they would have at least held out for more money. Sonny says they have a similar problem in Nixon Falls. He leans over to Nina, and says, very similar.

Carly tells Diane that she recently learned something that could make Gladys switch sides, but she’d be breaking a confidence. Diane asks if it would give her the leverage she needs to get Gladys to recant her story, and Carly says she thinks so. Diane asks if it would put Carly’s source in danger, but Carly says she doesn’t think so; it’s personal and none of her business. Diane says, then she needs to ask herself this question. What’s more important, a clear conscience regarding her source’s secret, or the possibility of Jason being exonerated? Carly says, question. Anything she says is covered by attorney/client privilege? Diane says, unless Carly is going to tell her that she’s murdering somebody. Don’t murder anyone, and don’t tell her. She doesn’t want to know. Otherwise, everything is covered. Carly says, Sasha is pregnant, and Brando is the father.

Ned says, Olivia can’t sleep in their bed alone without him? He’s been having trouble sleeping too. Olivia says, stop here. Question. What’s Valentin doing camping out there, when she gave him the best suite in the MetroCourt? Valentin says he’s there to keep an eye on Brook. She insists on ditching her security detail. Olivia says, and Monica is okay with this? and Ned says, she’s surprisingly on board. Michael and Willow come  out of the living room, and Michael asks, what’s going on? Brook says, not much. Valentin saw Olivia naked. Olivia says she was not naked, but Valentin was only wearing a towel. Ned says Valentin needs to walk around in proper attire, but Brook says she kind of likes the towel. Valentin says he’s sure, and goes back upstairs.   

Nina tells Barb, when she was parked across from the mall, she saw lots of cars. Barb says, people drive in from all over to shop at the outlets. That’s the reason a lot of people went out of business; they can’t complete with the low prices. Don’t get her wrong; she’s grateful for the jobs it brought. It’s just a different town now. She supposes it’s progress. She leaves, and Nina says, it sounds like the town lost its heart, and Sonny asks if it was lost, or stolen.

Diane asks Carly to explain how Gladys learning Sasha is pregnant with her grandchild will make her recant, and Carly says, Cyrus is into Sasha. She’s sure Cyrus thought Sasha was a trophy, and hooking her on drugs would keep her on a leash. It didn’t turn out that way, and Sasha has kept her distance. Cyrus, not so much. He won’t appreciate being shown up by his younger driver. If Cyrus found out, he’d kill Brando for being close to Sasha. Gladys has a lot of faults, but she loves her son. Diane says, the best way to protect Brando is to get Cyrus convicted of a felony for obstruction of justice. If Gladys admits she lied, and further admits that Cyrus incentivized it, Cyrus will be facing serious criminal changes. Carly says if she reveals Sasha’s secret, she’ll feel terrible using Sasha’s situation for her own benefit after all Sasha has done for Michael and Wiley. She gave up Michael, and nearly lost her life. Carly feels terrible, but there’s no other way to help Jason. Diane says, maybe she can offer Gladys something else.

Robert says, Anna is going to miss Sean’s memorial? What could be more important? Anna says she wants to go, but she’s needed there. Finn asks for a minute, and Robert gives them privacy. Finn tells Anna, she can’t do this, and she says, she’s not. She’s going to make sure Chase has another dose if he needs it. Finn says, no; she can’t miss the memorial. She’ll regret it if she doesn’t go. She says she’ll regret it more if something happens to Chase. She wants to be there for the family, but she can’t be in two places at once. She guesses she can asks Valentin to deal with Peter. Finn says, either way, she should go. She’ll regret it if she’s not there. She thanks him for looking out for her, and he says he always wants what’s best for her. She says she feels the same way about him.

Maxie tells Peter that she doesn’t need Chloe. There will be a whole staff there to pamper her. She won’t have to lift a finger if she doesn’t want to. He says, the whole point of hiring a nurse was so Maxie would have a medical professional with her at all times in case of an emergency. It will be good for her peace of mind to have Chloe there, and his. Her phone rings, and she sees it’s Britt. She tells Peter that she needs to take this. She says, hello? and Britt says, thank God she answered. Are she and the baby okay? Has she managed to keep Peter away?  

Peter asks, who is it? and Maxie says, hi, Trish. How are you? She was so worried when she didn’t hear from her. Britt says, Peter is there? and Maxie says, yep; she’s managing. Is Trish okay? Britt says she’s fine, but she won’t be back soon. What is Maxie going to do? Maxie says, she made other arrangements. She heard Trish couldn’t help because she was in a jam. Britt asks if Maxie found someone else to deliver her baby, and Maxie says, Trish knows her; she’s on it. She just has to wrap up a few details. Britt says she’s so sorry. Please, be careful. Maxie says she will. Is Trish sure she’s doing okay? Does she need to send a casserole? Britt says, she and Jason are okay. He didn’t kidnap her; he actually saved her. Maxie says she already knew that, and Britt says she can’t stay on the phone much longer. She’ll think good thoughts for Maxie and her baby. Maxie says, thanks. She wishes Trish could have made it too. Britt says she’s confident Maxie’s got this, and she’ll find a way to keep the baby safe from Peter. Maxie says she’s definitely working on that.  

Sonny tells Nina, he bets it’s the same story with the other towns. Crime goes up, businesses sell, and the strip malls and chain stores take away the remaining business, selling higher inventory at lower prices. She wonders if that’s the future for Nixon Falls, and he says, it’s already happening. That’s what Elijah does. He buys cheap, and sells to developers for more cash. She says, there’s already an uptick in crime. Phyllis said that several of her friends who wouldn’t sell, are selling now because of the robberies. The last straw. Now the town is a  target. He says, didn’t he tell her that Eli was a bad guy? She says, he is. She can’t stand the thought of Eli taking advantage of Phyllis and Lenny, when they’ve been so good to him, and taking advantage of sweet little towns. That’s the real story, not a puff peace on a charming little town, but how Elijah is using the specter of crime to drive up real estate prices, and sell the soul of sweet little towns.

Britt is playing Solitaire, when Jason walks in. She says she hoped he was sleeping, but he says he wanted to check again. She says, too bad for him. The more rest he gets, the faster he’ll heal. By the way, how long are they staying in this bucolic spot? Can they actually get a good night’s sleep? He says they should be good there, and she says, by good, he means… He says, if they take reasonable precautions, they could stay there a couple days, maybe longer. Long enough for her to see a doctor about her hand.

Michael says he and Willow are going to check on Chase. When he opens the front door, Anna and Robert are there. Michael says he and Willow were heading out, unless they’re here to see him. Robert says, they’re here to see Monica. Anna says she was just at the hospital, and Willow asks if she saw Chase; how is he? Anna says, a little restless, and Michael says he guesses they should get going. They leave, and Olivia comes downstairs. She says it’s good to see Robert and Anna. Valentin comes into the foyer, and Anna asks what he’s doing there. Robert tells Olivia, they need to see Monica. The world lost a really good guy, and them, a dear friend. Ned asks, who? and Robert says, Sean Donely.  

Chase has papers all over the bed, and Finn asks, what’s all this? Chase says he asked for his bill so far. Even with insurance paying 90%, staying here is a fortune. Finn tells him, don’t worry. He’ll cover it. Chase says he pays his own way; no. Finn says, now might be a good time to accept help, but Chase tells him, he said no. He’s the one lying there, and he’ll pay it. Finn says, no, he’s not, because it’s his fault.

Sonny asks if Nina is going to do an exposé in her magazine, and she says she thinks it will be interesting reading, and it will shine a light on what’s happening in these towns. He asks if she’s going to send reporters to Nixon Falls, but she says, no. She thinks she’ll do it herself, and expose how Eli incited crime to bring down the property values, and bundle the real estate to sell to national chains. The only problem is, they need hard proof. He says, he saw Eli talking to the thug who robbed the firehouse dance, and he heard the thug say Eli paid his bail… Sonny looks at a man on his phone near a dumpster behind Nina, and she says, what’s the matter? He says, he thinks he knows that guy.

Carly tells Diane, it’s worth a shot. As painful as it would be, it’s worth it to keep Sasha’s secret safe. Diane says Carly can always have it in reserve, in case this fails, and Carly says, she would hate to betray Sasha. Diane tells her, Sonny made choices he hated, but he made them; it’s the nature of the business. While Carly is running this thing, sentiment is a luxury she can’t afford. Diane leaves, and Carly ponders.

Britt asks if fugitives like her and Jason aren’t supposed to avoid places that keep records, like medical facilities. He says she has a fake passport. The hospital is free, and she can get the answers she needs. She says, there’s no way she’s walking into a hospital with a fake passport, but he says, she got into the country with a fake passport, and no one questioned her. Go in as a patient, and try not to pick a fight with the doctors. She asks if he just made a joke. Wow. He asks why she’s dodging this so hard, and she says, because she’s scared.

Brook says she thinks Monica is in the study, and Ned says he’ll check. Olivia suggests they get some coffee in the living room, and Valentin hangs back. He tells Anna that he’s sorry. Sean was a hell of an agent, and more important, her friend. She says, he was good friend, and behind them, Brook sneaks out the front door. Anna asks why Valentin is there at this hour of the morning, and he says he’s keeping an eye on Brook, who he sees disappeared again. Anna asks if Brook is avoiding him, and that’s why he moved in, but he says he’s living at the Quartermaine’s just until they can neutralize Peter. He asks if Sean was her best hope for an antidote, and she says she thought so. Like she told him, Faison poisoned Sean’s wife. She thought Sean might have something in his files from back then that she could use to help Finn.   

Peter asks Maxie if everything is okay with Trish. He doesn’t recognize the name. She says, Trish is a mom from James’s music playgroup. She was going to take James for a playdate, but she got the flu. It’s okay though; Spinelli is going to take him. Now where were they? Oh yeah, Chloe. He says, going to the spa with her, and she says, right. The more she thinks about it, the more she agrees with him. Chloe should go. She’s so close to her due date, it would be irresponsible for her to refuse. He says he knew she’d see reason. She’d never do anything to jeopardize their baby. She says, never. She’ll do everything in her power to keep the baby safe.   

Robert tells Olivia, Sean was one of his oldest friends. He was Robin’s godfather, and his daughter was named after Anna. Olivia says she’s glad he’s going to the memorial; it’s important to say a proper goodbye. (I’m guessing she’s going to end up going with him.) Ned comes in, and tells Robert that Monica will see him in the study. Does he know the way? Robert says he does, and thanks… to both of them. He heads for the study, and Ned tells Olivia, they should talk. She asks if he’s really okay with Valentin being there, and he says he’s 100% not okay with Valentin walking in on her, but he’s come to see the wisdom in Valentin staying there. He and Monica agree that it’s a way to assure Valentin keeps his promise to sign over Brook’s shares. She says she should have known it was something about ELQ. God forbid they forget the bottom line. Ned says, the family is so comfortable doing battle, they forget to protect who they’re truly fighting for. He’s grateful Olivia is there for Brook. Brook puts on a good front, but she’s in over her head with this pregnancy. She needs guidance, and there’s no one better to give it to her than Olivia. Olivia says, she’s a handful, that one, but if Brook will have her, she’s got Brook. She’s happy to help his daughter.

Sonny looks at the man, and flashes back to holding a gun on the robber who tried to steal from the Tan-O. Realizing it’s the same man, Sonny tells Nina, he does know that guy.  

Carly calls Gladys, and says she’s sure Gladys is surprised to hear form her. She needs Gladys to come by the house. She’s sent a car to pick Gladys up. There’s something important they need to discuss.

Anna and Valentin sit on the steps, and Anna says she’s going to Sean’s memorial. She hates the fact that she’s leaving Chase with Peter in control of the antidote, but Valentin says he’ll handle it. She thanks him, and asks if he’s sure it’s okay. He has a lot on his plate. He says he’ll take care of Peter. Go say goodbye to her friend.

Outside, Brook makes a call to her friend CeCe. She says she’s good, but girlfriend, her family is stifling her. She needs a break before the baby arrives. A couple of days of R&R. Can CeCe tell her family that Brook is staying with her?… Here’s what CeCe should say if they come looking for her…  

Maxie schedules treatments on her laptop. She wonders how long Ultimate Transcendence takes. Two hours? Perfect. She’ll schedule it after the mani/pedi, and other treatments. She says, enjoy it, Chole. You’ll be polished, buffed, and blissed out before you even realize I’m gone.

Britt tells Jason, she doesn’t want to be alone at a Canadian hospital, while some strange doctor calls her Teresa, and tells her that she has Huntington’s Disease. He says, first of all, she’s not going to be alone. He’s going with her. She says, even knowing what a risk he’d be taking? and he says, taking risks is a new thing for him. She laughs, and he almost smiles.

Chase says it’s not Finn’s fault he’s sick, and it’s not Finn’s fault that he can’t make Chase well. But it is Finn’s fault that he’s refusing to let Chase leave. Finn says Chase doesn’t understand, and Chase says Finn doesn’t understand. He’s checking out. Finn says, against medical advice. Chase can’t just leave. Chase says, watch him, and Finn says, your life depends on it. Michael and Willow stand in the doorway. 

Tomorrow, Chase says he wants out today, Cyrus says Laura will appreciate what he’s come to tell her, Laura tells Gladys that she’d be an idiot to pass up the offer, and Sonny confronts the robber, saying he knows exactly who he is.

The Real Housewives of New York City

While lounging in Ramona’s bed, Ramona and Sonja discussed the healing session. Sonja said she was surprised that Eboni had shared about her grandmother being sick, since she was new to the group. In Sonja’s interview, she said she was happy that Eboni felt comfortable enough to share. Sonja was at the point where she felt she needed to be more vulnerable and start sharing, or she’d be stuck. LuAnn found Eboni, and said Eboni had given them an Irish goodbye (i.e. ghosted them – I had to google that), but Eboni said she’d had a good time. Parts of the day had been a lot, like Ramona calling waitress Michelle the help. LuAnn said it was part of the Ramona package, and we flashed back to moments Ramona was being ignorant, rude, and/or insensitive, of which there are many. Eboni told LuAnn that her grandmother had worked as a domestic her entire life; she was the help. LuAnn said she didn’t think Ramona meant anything racial by it, but Eboni said it was the idea of seeing people as less than. She cared more about the intention than the actual words. Everyone got ready for the day, and Leah was wearing these awesome pants of many patterns, which made Ramona dizzy. She told Leah they weren’t going on safari, and in Leah’s interview, she said, it’s always a safari with these animals. She thought she was dressed perfectly. As they got in the limo/bus, Sonja noted that LuAnn was now LuAnn when she spoke to the driver, and we flashed back to when LuAnn insisted on being called Countess. While headed to a winery, LuAnn yapped about new man Garth (who she’s already broken up with), and in Sonja’s interview, she said LuAnn had a new guy, and was acting like a teenager. Garth was LuAnn’s covid flirt; reel it in. LuAnn told them about the day she planned for them in Northfork.

At the winery, Leah wondered if LuAnn was uncomfortable, only being one month sober, but Ramona said LuAnn was cool – because LuAnn said she was. In LuAnn’s interview, she said she wanted to feel included, so she brought her fake rosé. At lunch, Eboni told Ramona that her help remark had been triggering; it made people feel devalued. In Ramona’s interview, she said she liked how Eboni told her in a non-condescending way why it wasn’t cool. Ramona talked about finding out she had covid after the fact, and being tested for antibodies. Leah challenged Ramona on having said she donated plasma, and Sonja said it hadn’t been on Instagram, so it didn’t happen. Leah said it wasn’t just a test; it was a whole process. Ramona just kept saying she got tested, and wouldn’t directly answer Leah’s question. In her interview, LuAnn said Ramona was obviously lying; her face was red, and she was dodging the question.  In Leah’s interview, she said Ramona had tried to make herself look better after her sh*t behavior in the pandemic. Like she was a charitable woman who donated plasma. She told Ramona, it was like propaganda, and Ramona got loud, and gave Leah the finger. Leah told Ramona to tone it down, since she was spitting her food everywhere. LuAnn said Ramona was making herself look guilty by being defensive. Ramona suddenly had to go to the bathroom, and Leah said she wasn’t the covid police, but don’t lie. Ramona called Leah a vicious girl, and in her interview, she said the best way to handle Leah was to ignore her and walk away. Leah said nobody else seemed to give a f***, and in Eboni’s interview, she said she got that it was a morally bankrupt thing to do, but what were they going to do? Leah was never going to get what she wanted with that approach.

LuAnn said she was going in, and followed Ramona inside the restaurant/gift shop. Eboni said Leah had caught Ramona; now rest your case. Ramona yelled from the bathroom that she had diarrhea, and LuAnn apologized to the cashier. LuAnn went back to the table, and told the others that they’d given Ramona diarrhea. In Leah’s interview, she said it was time for Ramona to see a doctor. You couldn’t slurp oysters, and guzzle rosé with IBS. (Isn’t Ramona’s drink of choice pinot?) Ramona said Leah was always attacking her, and decided to go for a walk. Sonja said she’d come along, and Leah said now she was the enemy because she was looking for the truth. Sonja said she knew Ramona was wrong, but she was going to hold Ramona’s hand while she licked her wounds. Sonja said something to Ramona about cancel consolation, telling her, these days, everyone wanted to cancel everyone. She commented on Ramona’s leopard attire, and Ramona let out a screech. Oddly enough, although it was heard throughout the winery, no one even got up to see what was going on. Ramona said she felt better. In her interview, Leah said she wasn’t going to get any acknowledgement from Ramona, but every time she saw Ramona, it was going to be in the back of her head. Ramona told Sonja that she liked how Eboni explained herself in a way that wasn’t aggressive. In Eboni’s interview, she said she was cautiously optimistic about a friendship with Ramona.

In proving rich people are just like us, before leaving, the women put any leftover lobster rolls in napkins to take with them. Sonja said she never left lobster, and we flashed back to the infamous lobster boil, where Ramona and Sonja shoved lobsters into tote bags. In her interview, Eboni said it was blowing her mind seeing Sonja evolve into very tipsy. She wondered if she missed Sonja taking seven shots, but she hadn’t. Geez you’d think this was Eboni’s first… oh wait, it is. On the way back, Sonja got irritated about LuAnn’s repetitive praise of the great and wonderful Garth, and in Ramona’s interview, she suggested Sonja was jealous. It was what all of them wanted, and LuAnn got it, during covid no less. They moved on to doing some shopping in town, and in LuAnn’s interview, she said there was nothing like shopping to make a girl feel good in general. I did like the local stores, which carried a lot of unique handmade and vintage stuff. It reminded me of shopping in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where I went to a convention a few years ago. Leah bugged Ramona about inviting Heather to dinner, and Eboni said she hadn’t shucked oysters since she worked at Hooters, where she was hired for her personality. In Leah’s interview, she said she didn’t know if Sonja wanted LuAnn for herself or Garth for herself… or both. LuAnn offered to buy Sonja something from one of the (no doubt expensive) clothing stores, which Sonja readily accepted. In her interview, LuAnn said she was spoiling Sonja because Sonja was starting to spiral. Sonja whined that the blouse she wanted looked better on LuAnn. In Ramona’s interview, she said, trouble is on the way and it has one name, alcohol. Yep.

During the usual sex talk in public, Sonja said, too big is just a nuisance. I have to admit, I literally lol’d. In Eboni’s interview, she said she liked Sonja’s free spirit. I thought it was more like Sonja had too many spirits. They went to a bar/restaurant, and in her interview, LuAnn said her nerves were on edge. She felt tempted in this fabulous bar, so she went out to have a smoke. You couldn’t expect her to give up all her vices. Hey, no judgement from me, sister. Leah thought LuAnn drinking fake rosé out of a wineglass might be hurting her by keeping her attached to alcohol. In Leah’s interview, she said LuAnn was closer to a drink than she thought. Part of getting sober was getting away from that, but LuAnn didn’t want to hear her. Sonja said she didn’t want to be a canceled consolation, and Ramona wondered why anyone wanted to cancel culture. Ramona took Sonja’s drink away, saying, Sonja was getting close to the danger zone. In her interview, Ramona said that Sonja was going through something, and the drinking was taking her to the deep end. They sat down for dinner, and Leah messed with her phone, looking up all the things Heather had said. Besides talking smack about Sonja’s facelift, Heather said there was nothing authentic about LuAnn, and she was doing drugs. In LuAnn’s interview, she said, she and Heather had been fine. What the hell? LuAnn said, at first, she thought they should uninvite Heather, but on second thought, let her come. They could give it to her. Who the hell is that bitch to talk?

LuAnn FaceTimed with Garth at the restaurant, and Ramona said she was happy for LuAnn. LuAnn said he was the real deal, and Sonja drunk-called one of her male friends. Ramona said Sonja thought it was a competition, and in her interview, Eboni said she’d never been to a dinner with energy like this. She felt like Alice in Wonderland. It wasn’t her jam, but she was intrigued. Sonja got somewhat incoherent, yelling about contributions, and in Leah’s interview, she said, there’s a point where alcohol stops working and it’s not fun. Sonja wasn’t in a great place, and it exacerbates where you are right now. Sonja bothered her friend a second time, and Eboni engaged in a discussion with him about banks. She said Wells Fargo’s rates were better, but his bank helped to close the wealth gap for her people, so she was supportive. This caused Sonja to totally bug out, yelling that they wanted to talk about Wells Fargo, but it wasn’t her family, J.P. Morgan.

Don’t touch the effing Morgan letters!

Next time, Sonja goes over the edge, LuAnn says she can’t be around Sonja, Garth meets Sonja, and Heather comes to dinner.

🩸 Did She Or Didn’t She…?

The great plasma debate.

RHONY: Leah McSweeney Is Convinced Ramona Singer Lied About Donating Her Plasma Post-Covid

👗 Statements Of Fashion…

Why does everyone look so much better here than the more upscale award shows?

https://people.com/movies/mtv-movie-and-tv-awards-2021-red-carpet-arrivals/

🌞 Then the Morning Comes…

Tomorrow, the Jersey Wives reunite, when no doubt we will hear the word analogy more times than our ears can take. RHOBH is also premiering its new season, although it just ain’t the same. Whatever Wives are your jam, and even if none, stay safe, stay being your best self, and stay refusing to be a canceled consolation.

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May 14, 2021 – Plan C Is Set In Motion, Secret Sonny, Sad Situation, All About Brandi, What a Girl Wants, Reunion Shade, New Series, Why He Left, VanderPreview, This Summer, Perfect Match, A Suit’s Number Of Quotes & Beautiful

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Sonny gets into Eli’s office, and a security alarm goes off. He starts tossing things around, pulling things out of drawers, and throwing them on the floor.

Eli tells Nina that he’s glad they got that straightened out. That means he can do something he’s wanted to for a while. He moves in for a kiss, and Nina says, how about them Mets? It’s a lovely night. Why rush things? Now that she’s decided to stay in Nixon Falls, they have all the time in the world.

Sonny continues to mess up Eli’s office.

Carly thanks Diane for coming on such short notice. Can she offer Diane a glass of Sonny’s scotch? That’s how they discussed legal matters, right? Over a glass of single malt? Diane thinks her, but says she’ll take a raincheck for now. The main matter is Jason. She finds it a little disappointing and disconcerting that two clients wouldn’t trust her enough to fight groundless charges, and instead, chose to resort to a dangerous, albeit daring, criminal escape. While she’s certain she can still argue that Jason didn’t kill Franco, he now faces additional charges. Carly says she’s sure Jason did what he felt he had to do. Now she has to do the same. She has some legal work she needs to go over with Diane. Diane asks, what kind of legal work? and Carly says she needs her will revised. She needs Diane to bring it up to date.

Michael sees Willow coming into the Quartermaine mansion. She says she knows it’s Wiley’s bedtime, and wanted to say goodnight before he fell asleep. He says she’s about 15 minutes too late. The little guy was out like a light. She says she’s just going to tiptoe into his room and give him a kiss; he won’t even know. Michael says, he will. A kiss from her is pretty hard to forget.

Lucy approaches Brando at the MetroCourt, and says she owes him a big, fat apology. He says, for what? and she says he probably knows Sasha is such an asset to Deception, an asset that’s expanding every day now. She never properly thanked him for saving Sasha’s life.

In the restroom, Sasha is on the phone. She says she’s a patient of Dr. Navarro’s and wondered if she can prescribe something for morning sickness… Great. She’ll be expecting their email. She puts some water on her face, and leaves. Gladys comes out of one of the stalls, and says, so. The super model went and got herself knocked up. Damn.

Brook reads about water births from her laptop. Labor pains will still happen, but the water provides a relaxing, soothing environment. She listens to a narrator talk about water birth, while hearing a women groaning with labor pains in the background. Her phone rings, and she says they’re not going to believe the video she just watched. She’s completely on board with getting Bobbie involved. In fact, she thinks it was a stroke of genius. Maxie says she doesn’t have long to talk. Her live-in nurse brought her to GH to meet her new OB/GYN. She needs Brook to meet her there. She needs to Brook the keys to the house in Beecher’s Corners, so Brook can meet her when the baby is born. She needs Brook to go there, stock it with supplies, so everything is ready… Is Brook still there? Maxie and her baby need her. Brook says, don’t worry; she’s all in. Brook opens the door to leave, and Valentin is there. He says, going somewhere?

Maxie turns around and sees Peter. She asks how long he’s been there. What is he doing there? He says, as the father, he was informed of her appointment with her new OB/GYN. He’s just there to offer moral support. She says, that’s so considerate. Fortunately her live-in nurse came with her. She introduces Chloe to Peter, and Peter says so she’s the woman Maxie chose to care for their child. It’s nice to meet her at last. Chloe says it’s nice to meet him too, and Maxie rolls her eyes.

Valentin says he and Brook had an agreement; they’re in this together. She says she wasn’t aware their agreement meant she had to clear her comings and goings with him, and he says they agreed to do what’s best for the baby. She says it might have helped if he hadn’t hired Boris Badanov to, quote unquote, shadow her. He’s about as inconspicuous as a two-legged fridge. He says, Yuri is a good man. He trusts Yuri with her. She says she knows what’s good for her baby, and he says, their baby. She says, their baby. But Valentin is the one with the long list of enemies. If anyone’s putting them in harm’s way, it’s him.

Sasha comes back, and sees Lucy talking to Brando. Lucy says, if he hadn’t acted so quickly, they wouldn’t have just lost a spokesmodel, but a very dear friend. It could have been a million times worse if he hadn’t just jumped in. He says he’s sure anyone would have done the same thing, but she says he’s being way too modest. Deception owes him an extreme debt of gratitude, and Sasha owes him her life. Gladys joins them, and says, really? Tell her more. Brando says it doesn’t concern her, but she says, her son concerns her. Lucy was saying he saved Sasha’s life. Lucy says she wasn’t there, but Sasha told her all about it, and Brando managed to step in in the nick of time.

Sasha looks at her phone, and says, thank God; a prescription for nausea. Cyrus comes by, and says, good evening, Ms. Gilmore. Small world.

Diane tells Carly, in her dealings with Sonny, she knew what she wanted to know, and made very sure she didn’t know what she didn’t want to know. And she doesn’t want to know about Carly’s new responsibilities. Carly says, okay. Then let’s leave it at this. She wants Diane to update her will in the event that something should happen to her. The house phone rings, and Carly says, of course (🍷). Thank you. She asks Diane to excuse her, and goes to the door. Ava is there with Avery, and says, Avery has been wanting to have a sleepover with her sisters, so she took the chance of dropping by. Or is this a bad time? Avery says, please?

Eli tells Nina, time has a habit of slipping away, and he doesn’t want to lose a moment with her. He starts to move in again, but his phone dings. He looks at it grimly, and she asks, what’s the matter? He says, it’s a message from his security company. There’s been a break-in at his office. She says, what? How horrible. He says, the police have already been contacted, and he’s sorry, but he has to get over there. He’ll drop her off. She says, no! She’s coming with him. He says, that’s really sweet, and she looks at her watch.

As the alarm continues, Sonny is copying information from Eli’s computer. He says, come on, speed it up. He hears sirens, and sees flashing lights through the window.

Michael asks Willow if Chase’s condition improved after he left, and she says, whatever Finn gave him, helped with the symptoms, but unfortunately, it still isn’t a cure. Chase thinks Finn isn’t telling him the whole story. He asks why Finn would withhold information, and she says, it doesn’t seem like something he’d do, but Chase brings it up every time they talk. He says, maybe Chase is just bored and frustrated. He would be in Chase’s place. The doorbell rings, and Michael lets Ned in. Michael says he can’t get used to Ned ringing the bell; it’s still his place. Ned says, not at the moment. He came back because he forgot something. Michael asks if that’s really it, and Ned laughs, and says, busted. Today was really a breakthrough. Things weren’t quite as tense between him and Olivia. They actually enjoyed themselves singing songs. It was only for a few hours, but it was really nice to be part of the family again.

Valentin says he and Brook may have gotten into this situation accidentally, but she’s carrying their baby; that means something. She says she knows she’s been hard on him, and she’s not backing down from their agreement about the stock, but that being said, she finds it reassuring knowing the baby has him. She has faith that he’ll do everything he can to protect this baby, and she finds that really comforting. Ned comes in, and asks if everything is okay. Brook says they’re just resetting some ground rules. She asks if she can go to the bathroom, or is Yuri going to follow her in there too? She leaves, and Valentin says, it’s the hormones talking, but Ned says, it’s the DNA talking Get used to it. Brook dashes out the front door.

Peter says he thinks Maxie is overtaxing herself by coming there, considering she’s still on bedrest. She says, if it makes him feel better, she had Chloe check her blood pressure before they left, and it was stable, so there’s no risk to the baby. Chloe confirms that, and Maxie says, besides it’s really important she has this meeting. She was so comfortable with Britt, and she needs to get to know Dr. Navarro. He says it’s such a shame his sister is no longer in charge there, and tells Chloe that he’s counting on her to do whatever is necessary for the baby. Understood? Chloe says, that’s the plan.

Avery says, hi, Aunt Diane, and Ava says, sorry. She didn’t know she’d be interrupting anything. Carly says, Avery is always welcome, and tells Diane, Ava thought Avery would like a sleepover with her sisters. Avery says she made a picture in school of Donna, and Diane suggests the go up and show it to her. They go upstairs, and Ava says, look at that. One smile from Avery, and it can melt even Diane Miller’s cold heart. Diane says she heard that, and Carly says she’s thrilled to have Avery there, but they both know the surprise sleepover is just an excuse. What does Ava want? Ava says, the truth.

At Eli’s office, Nina arrives with Eli, and they go inside with an officer. Eli says, they really trashed the place, and the cop says, just like all the other robberies. He’ll dust for prints, but doesn’t expect to find anything. Just another smash and grab. Nina says, this is becoming way too common in Nixon Falls, and Eli says he doesn’t understand why anyone would break in his office. He doesn’t keep anything of value there. Petty cash… He looks in the box, and says, which they seem to have found. It makes him wonder. Is this just another robbery, or is someone trying to send him a message?

Sonny puts the cash in the register at the Tan-O, when Phyllis comes in. She says he’s not fooling her. She knows what he’s been up to. She saw him put money into the register. He should be saving up for his future. That’s the trouble with him; he’s too darn generous for his own good. Not only with Lenny and her. He says he doesn’t know what she means, and she says she’s talking about Nina. How come she’s out with Eli tonight instead of him?

Eli tells Nina, he can’t figure out why anyone would break in his office. He doesn’t keep anything there worth the risk of breaking in. Nina takes off her earrings, and quietly drops them to the floor. The officer says he’ll have to get a statement from Eli, and Eli tells Nina that he has to go to the station. He’ll drop her off. She tells him not to think about that. He has to move quickly to find out who did this. She can walk; she needs to get in her 10,000 steps. He says he’s sorry their night had to come to an abrupt end, and she says, her too, but if he can help the police find out who’s behind this, then it’s worth it. He says he’ll take a raincheck, and they can finish what they started, and she nods enthusiastically, and walks out with him.

Carly asks if Ava wants to explain what truth she’s after, and Ava says, she’s sure Carly remembers that recently she asked Ava to host a dinner party; the guest of honor being Nikolas’s new Uncle Cyrus. Carly says she remembers it ended sooner than it was supposed to, and Ava says if Carly had told her the reason she wanted Cyrus to stay, she could have been better equipped to detain him. Carly says, the real reason, and Ava says she wants to play it like that? She’ll play, and she’ll state the obvious. While she was entertaining Cyrus, Jason was escaping from General Hospital. That can’t possibly be a coincidence.

Cyrus says, not to be unkind, but Sasha doesn’t look well. Is she feeling all right? She says there’s something going around, but fortunately, her doctor has something to remedy the situation. If he’ll excuse her… He says he’s heading to GH shortly. He’ll tell Brando to bring the car around. She says, no thank you, and he says he’s disappointed she’s so standoffish. He was hoping they could put past mistakes behind them. She says, like she told him, as part of her recovery, she has to be careful who she associates with. He says, what could be more beneficial to her recovery than being with the Chairman of the Board of the very hospital that saved her life? She says, the way she remembers it, the night she collapsed, he didn’t care if she lived or died.

Lucy tells Gladys, there was actually a time when Sasha was on a date with Cyrus Renault. Apparently, they ended up back at his penthouse. Power does make a man very attractive to an ambitious young woman. Gladys asks how her Brando fits in, and Lucy says, unfortunately, Sasha had a sudden heart attack, and Brando stepped in at just the right time, and got her to GH. Gladys says her son is a hero… Now it looks like Sasha and Cyrus are closer than ever.

Valentin says he wants to know what’s going on with Brook, and texts Yuri, but Michael says, in case he didn’t notice, Brook values her independence. Valentin says he noticed. He would never dream of stifling her independence, but he needs to know that she and the baby are protected. Willow thinks Valentin’s concern for the baby is touching, and Ned says it bodes well for their future as co-parents. Valentin says, it bodes well for the whole family, because once he returns the shares he acquired from Brook, the Quartermaines will be in control of ELQ once again. Ned says, this isn’t about ELQ, and Michael says they’re doing well. Let’s just take a breath. Yuri comes in, and says he got Valentin’s text. Valentin asks where Brook is, and Yuri says he thought she was with Valentin.

Deanna tells Maxie that Dr. Navarro will be with her soon; come with her. Maxie says Peter doesn’t need to stick around. She’s just having a casual meeting with Dr. Navarro. Brook gets out of the elevator, but stops when she sees Peter. Maxie suggests Peter and Chloe take this time to get acquainted. After all, hiring a nurse was his idea. Brook scoots around the corner, and Peter says it makes him happy that Maxie sees them as one big team. (Ugh.) He’s sure he and Chloe will find plenty to talk about. Maxie heads for where she saw Brook go, but Deanna comes out  of the examining room, and says, all set? Maxie goes in with her, and asks if Deanna every does private nursing. Chloe is nice and all, but she’d rather it be Deanna. Deanna says she’s flattered, but her schedule at GH is full at the moment. Brook sneaks around some more.

Valentin tells Yuri, Brook’s car is gone. Is this what Yuri calls keeping an eye on her? Yuri apologizes, but Valentin says Yuri better hope she turns back up, or he’ll be looking for another job… in the Ukraine.

Ned tells Michael and Willow, there’s a part of him that’s very proud of Brook for refusing to let Valentin boss her around. However, as a father… Michael says, we have rights, and Ned says, exactly. He knows Valentin is worried about the baby, as he should be, given his history with making enemies. Valentin listens outside the door, and Willow says she can only speak to her experience of Valentin with Charlotte, but he’s a loving, devoted father. She imagines he’ll be the same with this baby. Michael says, leave it to her to find a way to bring this family together, especially when there’s a child involved.

Deanna leaves the examining room, and Brook jets in. She says, that was a close call. She looked like a deer in headlights. If Peter would have turned around and seen her… Maxie says they don’t have much time. She gives Brook the keys to the house in Beecher’s Corners, and says they need to go over the plan one more time, just so she knows they’re on the same page. Brook says, they leave town separately, and Maxie says, so Peter and Valentin can’t track that they’re together. Whoever gets there first will set up the house, and make sure they have supplies. Brook says, and Bobbie will come to deliver the baby. She’ll wait in another room… Maxie says, no. Brook will need to help. Brook says she’s been watching a lot of videos, and doesn’t think she’s cut out to be so up close and personal with a delivery. Maxie says she knows the situation is anything but ideal, but without Britt, they have to make it work. Louise’s life depends on it. Brook says she’s right. Keeping Maxie’s baby safe is the only thing that matters, and if she has to be part of the delivery, she’ll manage. But Maxie has to manage stringing Peter along, and make him not suspicious. Maxie says Brook has to do the same with Valentin, but Brook says, Valentin’s not so bad. He hovers, but he means well, and actually respects her as a person. He’s not some creepy stalker like Peter. Sorry. Maxie says, don’t ever apologize for speaking the truth. Peter is dangerous and deluded, and he can never go anywhere near this baby. Brook says, he won’t. She promises to meet Maxie at Beecher’s Corners. She slips out, and goes to the elevator, and Maxie tells the baby, it won’t be long now, sweetie. Maxie knows her birth is going to be a little unorthodox, but as soon as she knows Louise is safe from her father, they can be together forever.

Carly tells Ava, sometimes a family dinner is just a family dinner, and Ava says, and other times, it’s a diversion. Carly needed to free Jason, and she needed to do it that night because he had to be at a very important meeting. Carly says she doesn’t know what Ava is talking about, and Ava says, she may be out of the game, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t still hear things. The Five Families stuffed shells met for the first time since Sonny’s death. From what she heard, Cyrus was late, but he did show up, and things could have gone very differently for the Corinthos family, but apparently, they did not. Carly says, enough. If Ava has something to say, say it. Ava says she wants to tell Carly something. After everything she heard – unofficially, of course (🍷) – she has a new appreciation for Carly. She knows they have a rocky past, but they have a common enemy in Cyrus, so she’ll tell Carly again. If there’s anything she can do to help bring that man down, count her in.

Sonny tells Phyllis, Nina’s a big girl. If she wants to spend time with Elijah, so be it. He thought she was Eli’s biggest fan. She says, she’s quite fond of Eli, but the truth is, she expected Sonny to make a move on Nina by now. He laughs, and she says she recognizes sparks between to people when she sees them. Or maybe he doesn’t care as much about Nina as she thought. He says he definitely cares about Nina, and walks over to the phone.

In Eli’s office, Nina sits at his desk. She turns on the computer and puts in a flashdrive. The screen says, initializing keystroke history, and it signs her in. She says, okay, she’s in. Let’s see what she can find.

Valentin says, Brook has not checked in to General Hospital, and Ned says he’s not going to call the jail? Valentin says he was hoping Brook could resist provoking local law enforcement, since she’s pregnant. Brook walks in, and says, don’t stop. He was saying? Valentin asks to speak to Brook alone, but Ned’s not so sure that’s a good idea. Brook says she’s got this, and Ned says he never doubted it. He, Michael, and Willow leave, and Brook says, now that they’re alone, is this where Valentin tells her the deal is off?

Peter tells Chloe that he’s happy to see this is working out so well. Maxie seems to already trust her. She says, a crucial part of her job is gaining clients’ trust. He knows that, or he wouldn’t have hired her. He says, shhh… Maxie is the one who hired her. Don’t ever let her think otherwise. It’s important Chloe cultivate trust with Maxie, so when the time comes for the baby to be delivered… She says she knows the plan. She makes sure Maxie and the baby leave Port Charles, and arrive at the place in Podunk. He says, Pautuck. He likes to think of it as an idyllic getaway for him and his family, before they vanish to begin their new life, far from the reaches of everyone there who wants to keep them apart.

Dr. Navarro tells Maxie that she and the baby are right on schedule. Maxie says she can’t believe it. It won’t be long before she’s holding little Louise in her arms, even if it’s just… The doctor asks if everything is all right, and Maxie says, everything is great. Dr. Navarro says she’ll see Maxie soon, and leaves. Peter asks how it went, and Maxie says, couldn’t be better. He says, good. That’s just what he wanted to hear.

Cyrus calls Brando over, and says, the lady would like a drink. He can handle that, can’t he? Brando asks what she’d like; a martini, vodka and soda? She says she’ll be fine with just sparkling water, and Brando goes to the bar. Cyrus says she’s really taking her recovery seriously, isn’t she? and she says, more than he knows.

Gladys says, they certainly seem to have some chemistry, don’t they? and Lucy says she never noticed before, but something is going on. They’re practically giving off sparks. Gladys says she could imagine if they had kids, with her good looks and his determination, and Lucy says, that would be a devastating combination. Lucy asks Gladys to excuse her, and intercepts Sasha on her way to the bar. She asks if she can steal the face of Deception for a teeny, tiny moment, and steers Sasha to the other side of the bar. She says, oh my gosh, it’s him, isn’t it? Sasha says she doesn’t know what Lucy is talking about, and Lucy says she doesn’t know why she didn’t think of it sooner. The two of them were splashed all over Page Five. Cyrus Renault is her baby daddy, isn’t he?

Carly says she doesn’t know what Ava heard, or who she heard it from, but her main concern is keeping her family safe until Jason is exonerated, and assumes control of Sonny’s business. Ava says, Jason does have a talent for beating charges, but in the meantime, know that if there’s anything she can do to keep Avery safe, she’ll do it. All Carly has to do is ask. Diane comes downstairs and says she doesn’t see any blood on the floor. She’ll take that as a good sign. Ava says she and Carly have reached a new understanding. Please give Avery a goodnight kiss for her. She leaves and Diane asks if Carly wants to tell her what that was actually about. Carly says, Ava just paid her a compliment, and Diane says, proceed with caution. When Ava Jerome becomes a member of your fan club, it’s time to reassess. Carly says, don’t worry. She doesn’t need Ava’s approval, or her help.

Sonny says he’s starting to get worried about Lenny. Maybe Phyllis should check on him at the clinic. He’ll hold down the fort. The phone rings, and he says he’ll take care of it. Phyllis says, if she were a more suspicious person, she would think he’s trying to get rid of her. She leaves, and Sonny says, Tan-O. Mike speaking. Nina says, their plan worked like a charm. Eli and the police think it was just an ordinary Nixon Falls break-in. She came in through the back door that he left open, and thanks to the software he installed, she has access to Eli’s computer. He says, tell him about her victory later when she’s out of there. Has she found anything incriminating? She says she found something interesting that could lead her to more. He says they don’t need more; they need her out of there. She says she has to print a hard copy of the things she found, and has to make sure there’s no trace of her being on Eli’s computer. The documents start printing.

Ned tells Michael, when he sees Olivia, just tell her how much he enjoyed seeing her today. Michael says, he’s got it. he’s pretty sure Olivia enjoyed it too. Ned hopes Michael is right. He really needed this. He leaves, and Willow says she should be getting back to the gatehouse. Michael says, before she goes, he wanted to thank her. When it looked like Ned and Valentin were going to DEFCON 1, she stepped in and helped keep the peace. She tells him, what can she say? Someone has to be the voice of reason. He says he hopes she provides that voice for a very long time to come. He walks her to the door, and they say goodbye.

Valentin tells Brook, their deal is very much still on. He’s not sure why she would think otherwise. He realizes he can’t ask her to give up her life just because he’s made some enemies. She says, welcome to the 21st Century, and he says he thinks he’s come up with the perfect solution. He, Charlotte, and Yuri will be moving in. That way, they can all be together.

Peter says Chloe is outside, waiting to take Maxie home. He likes Chloe, and thinks Maxie made the right choice in picking her. Maxie says, her too, when Dr. Navarro walks in. Maxie says she remembers the baby’s father, Peter, and the doctor says, of course (🍷). It’s good to see him again. Peter says if the doctor wants to see Maxie alone, he can step out, but Maxie says, it’s okay; he can stay. She’s a little confused though. She thought Dr. Navarro said everything was okay with the baby. Is there a problem? The doctor says, the baby is fine, but she was going over Maxie’s birth plans. Dr. Westbourne said she’s open to inducing? If that’s the case, there’s really no reason to wait. She recommends they induce right now. I don’t know much about birthin’ babies, but I find it difficult to believe the doctor would suggest that if there’s nothing wrong. On the day she and the patient are supposed to be getting acquainted, no less.

Sasha tells Lucy, Cyrus is definitely not the father of her baby, and stop trying to figure out who is. She already told Lucy, the father doesn’t even know she’s pregnant. Lucy says, then Sasha needs to tell him, and let her know as soon as she does. She’ll call Sasha later; feel better.

Brando brings Sasha’s water over to her, and says, the last time he saw her at GH in the elevator, she said they should talk another time. How about right now? That night at the garage, she seemed happy, and he knows he was, so if he said or did something wrong, he doesn’t want to lose their friendship because of it. She says he didn’t do anything wrong, and he says, then what is it? What’s wrong?

Gladys tells Cyrus, she heard congratulations are in order, and he says, excuse me? She says she heard he’s becoming a father. He looks pretty puzzled, and I laugh.

Diane says she and Carly have known each other a long, long time, and while she’d never presume to speak for Sonny, she can advocate for those two little adorable girls upstairs. It’s very apparent, in the brief time she’s known Avery and Donna, even to this cold heart, how much they love and rely on Carly. Carly says she loves them just as much, and will do whatever it takes to protect them. Diane says she knows Carly is more than capable of doing that, but it comes at a price. So she’s going to talk to Carly, not just as her lawyer, but as her friend. Of course (🍷) she can change some things about Carly’s will, but please, don’t do anything to change her life, because it’s their life too. And they need her in it. Diane picks up her bag, and leaves.

Sonny says, Nina, dammit! Get out of there. She says, it just finished printing. She’s on her way. She takes some papers out of the machine, folds them up, and shoves them in her bag. Eli walks in, and asks her what she’s doing there. Sonny listens, still on the other end of the phone.

On Monday, Brando asks Sasha what’s going on, Peter asks if there’s something the doctor isn’t telling them, Cyrus says some messes are unavoidable, Nina says she can explain everything, and Brook says, over her dead body.

🏡 She Has Her Reasons…

I’m not in a hurry either.

Cynthia Watros Reveals Why Nina Is Keeping Sonny a Secret on GH

👨‍👩‍👧 Caught In the Middle…

Jennifer and her mother are still not on speaking terms.

https://www.distractify.com/p/jennifer-aydin-parents

🤸 Nothing To Cheer About…

The former Dallas Cheerleader has had a rough couple of years. And apparently, it was not LeeAnne who spilled the infidelity.

https://pagesix.com/2021/05/11/brandi-redmond-details-tragic-october-2020-car-accident/

‘RHOD’ Brandi Redmond Opens Up About Husband Bryan’s Infidelity and Shares Marriage Status, Plus She Suspects LeeAnne Locken Leaked Cheating Video as Stephanie Admits Fearing Brandi Would “Do Something to Herself”

RHOD’s LeeAnne Locken Leaks Text Messages From Brandi Redmond and Denies Sending Cheating Video of Bryan to Brandi’s Daughter as Brandi Admits Video of Husband Hurt Their Family

⚠️ Dudes, Pay Attention…

What Eboni is looking for in a man. Start brushing up.

https://pagesix.com/2021/05/11/rhonys-eboni-k-williams-on-what-shes-looking-for-after-broken-engagement/

🕶 Well, We Already Knew He Was Shady…

I didn’t see the RHOA Reunion, but I did notice on the commercial that they were all wearing black and the most giant earrings ever seen on this earth.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/one-rhoa-reunion-moment-had-142100625.html

💃🏾 Porsha Spins Off…

She’s done pretty well for someone who once thought the Underground Railroad was a real railroad.

https://people.com/tv/porsha-williams-getting-limited-series-bravo-focusing-life-and-family-source/

🏖 Stepping Away…

That’s exactly why I stepped away from watching Jersey Shore.

https://pagesix.com/2021/05/13/ronnie-ortiz-magro-stepping-away-from-jersey-shore-over-mental-health/

🍸 Lala Speaks…

The new mom tells all about the new VPR season.

https://pagesix.com/2021/05/04/lala-kent-new-season-of-vanderpump-rules-will-be-very-different/

📺 Summer Watchin’…

What’s coming up for your viewing pleasure.

https://ew.com/tv/summer-2021-tv-preview/

✨ They’ll Party Hard Together…

Two of my favorites collide.

Andrew W.K. & Kat Dennings got engaged

🐝 Quotes of the Week

Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood. – George Orwell

We know how gravity works. – Leah McSweeney, The Real Housewives of New York City, when answering if she thought Ramona had a facelift

Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant corn they are saying, let’s stay here. And by their connection to the land, they are connected to one another. – Anne Raver   

The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept. – George Carlin

The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has its limits. – Alexandre Dumas-fils

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. – Albert Einstein

There’s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. – Oscar Levant

Do you want to drink about it? – Somebody on Summer House; it doesn’t matter who

What I did or said should never be more important than why I did it or said it. – Andrea Kelly

Pizza and vodka’s her favorite. – Jennifer Love Hewitt on Drew, regarding Betty White

If you get too many men alone and leave us alone for a while, we kind of become morons. – Andrew Yang

Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. – Vince Lombardi

The great Western disease is, ‘I’ll be happy when… When I get the money. When I get a BMW. When I get this job.’ Well, the reality is, you never get to when. The only way to find happiness is to understand that happiness is not out there. It’s in here. And happiness is not next week. It’s now. – Marshall Goldsmith, American Author (Adding my favorite, when I lose weight.)

🙃 Wherever You Go, There You Are…

Another week is done, or you’ve tallied another five days on your wall, depending on how you look at it. Hopefully, if you’re not at the former yet, you’re getting closer. Or you don’t care. No matter your viewpoint, stay safe, stay fearless (withing reason; don’t be an idiot), and stay never apologizing for speaking the truth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz50PKaOUHg
May12

May 11, 2021 – Cameron Learns About Privilege, NYC Hits the Hamptons, My Face Is Red, New Host, No Awards, Two Struggles, Premiere Party & Magic

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Jordan hits the heavy bag at the gym. She flashes back to Cameron holding the gun on her, telling her officers to stand down, and getting Cameron to lower the gun. Portia asks if everything is okay.

Michael says, Wiley is quite the little builder, and Willow says, until he becomes a one-man wrecking ball, and starts destroying everything he just put up. Michael says, we just put up, and they both reach for a block. Their hands touch, and they kiss.

Chase says if he has to lie around, he might as well lie around in his own apartment, but Finn says he needs access to Chase there. Chase says, so Finn can poke him with needles? Anna asks if she’s interrupting, and Chase says, yes, thankfully. Could she please tell Finn to discharge him, so he can be bored at home? Anna says she doesn’t have that authority, but can she steal Finn for a second? Chase says, be his guest, and Finn tells him, stay. Finn leaves with Anna. In the hallway, Finn says Chase is wondering why he feels this way, and has no idea he’s been poisoned. After finding a cure for one of the nastiest diseases on the planet, he still can’t do a thing to help his own son.

Peter gets in his car near the woods, and puts on a headset. He asks fake Chloe if she copies, and she says she’s good to go. He says he needs her to do exactly as they discussed. She knocks on Maxie’s door, and Maxie says, Nurse Jennings? Fake Chloe (who we’ll just call Chloe from now on) says, that’s her, and Maxie invites her in, saying, it’s nice to meet her.

Brook listens on her phone, and says, voicemail again? Britt, where are you? Dante walks in, and says, just who he was hoping to see. She asks him, what’s up? and he says he was wondering why she was calling Britt’s phone six times in the last four hours.

Jordan tells Portia, she was just thinking about Cameron. She doesn’t know if Portia heard what happened. Portia says, it was all over the hospital this morning, but she doesn’t think Trina knows. The news didn’t identify the possible shooter. She asks if Jordan is doing okay, and Jordan says, sure. Portia says, really? She doesn’t know how in the world Jordan could be okay.

Sam enters the Kitchen of the Moss Bowl, and Carly asks what brings her by. Sam says she wanted to see how Carly and the kids were doing. And find out why Carly is having her followed.

Britt tells Jason, maybe she should have been a surgeon after all. She did a better job on him than she thought. Jason thanks her for changing the bandages. He doesn’t think he could have done it by himself. She asks if he just admitted to needing her help, and he says he appreciates everything she’s done. She says, but he’s convinced he could have survived without her, huh? He says, he didn’t have to; she came back. They need to move in a couple of hours. She says, no, they don’t.

Cameron comes into the Bistro, and Trina asks why he didn’t get back to her. Was he with Josslyn? He says, why is she asking? Did Josslyn say anything? Trina says, they haven’t talked since they got back from Pennsylvania. Josslyn has been really worried about Jason. Trina apologizes, asking if that’s a forbidden topic, but Cameron says, not anymore. He knows Jason didn’t kill Franco. Trina is glad to hear that, and she’s sure Josslyn is too. He says he doesn’t know how Josslyn feels about him right now. He did something really stupid. She says, with Joss? and he says, it affected her, but it was so much more. Trina says, just tell her, and he says he picked up a gun and pointed it at Jason. He didn’t shoot, but he got arrested anyway.

Jordan takes it that Portia wasn’t in the hospital last night, and Portia says, no. She was… It doesn’t matter, but she’s clear on what happened. She heard Jordan deescalated a highly volatile situation so no one got hurt. By no one, she means Cameron. Jordan says she came into the situation with her gun drawn, and Cameron had a gun pointed straight at her, She ordered him to put it down, but he didn’t respond. By the look on his face, he was frozen; it was pure panic. Her officers arrived, and she ordered them to stand down, but Cameron was still holding the gun. She remembers thinking she was going to do whatever it took… Portia says, to keep him from getting shot. Has she ever been a situation like that before? Jordan says she has, but they didn’t look like Cameron. Portia says, they looked like TJ and Trina.

Anna tells Finn, she’s afraid she doesn’t have any good news. She traced the scientist who created the original poison for Faison, but he died years ago. She’s hoping to find one of his associates. Finn thanks her, and she asks how his research is going. He says he’s been analyzing the residue from the vial of the antidote, but the compound is volatile; it deteriorates as soon as the seal is broken. She guesses it’s almost impossible to duplicate, and he says, unless he has a breakthrough, they’re at Peter’s mercy.

Maxie tells Chloe, James is very a very active little boy. He has a babysitter, but she might need help from time to time. Chloe says, not a problem; she loves kids, and Maxie says she values her privacy, and values discretion above all else. In his car, Peter tells Chloe what to say, and she tells Maxie, she understands. She’s completely discreet with all her clients. Maxie says she’ll expect strict confidentiality, with anything regarding her health, or something Chloe sees or hears while she’s working there. Chloe says, of course (🍷), and Maxie says, given all this, how would Chloe go about her job there? Peter continues feeding Chloe lines, and Chloe says, while allowing Maxie as much autonomy over her life as possible, she wants to help Maxie maintain a normal life. Maxie will call the shots. She’s only there to provide support and peace of mind. Maxie tells her, well said. She’s checked Chloe’s references, and everyone raves about her. She’s got the job. Chloe thanks Maxie, and promises to do her best by Maxie and her daughter. Maxie asks how Chloe knew she was having a girl.

Willow tells Michael, they can’t. They agreed. He says, right. Sorry… He’s not entirely sorry, since he couldn’t help himself. She says, neither could she, but Chase is so vulnerable right now. He says, right. Chase has to be the priority right now. It must be exhausting being so noble.

Dante says Britt’s calls are logged, and Brook says, Britt is on OB/GYN. She wants Britt to deliver her baby. He says, now that she’s taken up with Jason, that’s not going to happen.

Sam tells Carly, she noticed a tail this morning. At first, she thought it was Cyrus or his men, but she realized it was Trent, and he’s one of Carly’s guys. Is there a threat against her that she should know about? Carly says, it’s a precautionary measure. Anyone who’s close to Jason is being protected from a possible retaliation by Cyrus. Sam asks if she knows where Jason is. Is he okay? Carly says, he was shot, but he’s okay. Jason is safe. That’s all she knows. Sam asks if it’s all she knows, or is it all Carly is willing to tell her?

Anna tells Chase that she’s going to take off, but next time she’ll bring him cookies from Kelly’s. He asks why she’d do that; he’s going home today. She says, all in good time, and he says, Willow is on her way to pick him up and they’re going back to the way it used to be. Anna feels his forehead, and says he’s burning up. She calls out for Finn.

Chase asks Anna to help him get the IV off, when Finn comes in. He asks, what’s going on? and Anna says, he’s burning up. Finn tells Chase to hold still, and takes his temperature with a forehead thermometer. He says, 105, and tells Anna, make the call. He needs another dose. She runs out, and Finn tells Chase, it’s going to be okay.

Maxie says she never mentioned she was having a girl. How did Chloe know? Chloe says she could tell the way Maxie was carrying. She’s worked with so many moms-to-be, she’s good at predicting it. Maxie asks when she can start, and Peter says, right away. Chloe repeats that, and Peter smiles.

Willow tells Michael, it will help a lot if they can just limit their contact to spending time with Wiley, and nothing else. He says, avoid being alone with each other in the same room at all costs, and she says, it’s risky. When they’re alone, she just wants to… He says, him too, but they can’t.

Brook asks if Dante thinks Britt is in danger, but he says they don’t know if she’s a hostage or not, but he thinks she’s fine. Britt takes care of Britt. She says, that doesn’t sound like an unbiased assessment. Does he really think he should be handling this investigation? He says he thinks he can handle it, personal feelings aside. She says, personal feelings about a woman who helped herself to an embryo he and Lulu created, and then carried the baby to term, and tried to pass it off as her own? She sees how this could mess with his objectivity. He says he has a problem with a woman trying to keep a child away from its rightful parent, and she says, like his mom kept him away from Sonny, or Leo from Julian? He says, those were completely different circumstances, and she knows it. Why is she defending Britt so hard? Michael comes in, and asks if Dante has any update on Jason, but Dante says, you tell me.

Near the woods, Peter gets out of the car, and says, nice save. Chloe says she told him that she didn’t need coaching. She knows exactly what she’s doing. He says he doesn’t take chances. He wants to know everything she observes when she’s with Maxie. Understood? She says, understood. She looks at her phone, and says she just received his payment. He says she did well today, and there’s more where that came from. She says she promises to be everything he wants her to be, and he says, good. He takes the headset off, and his phone rings. Anna says, Chase needs more of the antidote, and he says, no hello, or how are you? She says, Chase needs more medicine now. Please. He says he’s busy right now, and she says meet her at the hospital, on the 7th floor, and he says he’ll see what he can do. She says, come now, please. He makes a call, and says it’s him. There’s something else he needs them to do.

Britt says they’re perfectly safe there, but Jason says they’re not. She says she told him, this place is never used. Nikolas probably forgot he owns it. Yes, there’s a caretaker, but they’re paid through a business manager. As long as Spencer is away, Nikolas has no interest in it. He says, it doesn’t matter. Nikolas is the legal owner. She and Nikolas have a history, the cops know she’s with him, and eventually they’re going to put the pieces together and check there. They need to be gone before that happens. She says he’s reaching, but he says, no. He’s following the ten-hour rule. She says, fugitives have rules? Why doesn’t he share?

Finn says, any word? and Anna says she thinks Peter is on his way. They can’t be seen together, or Peter will suspect Finn knows the real reason Chase is sick. She told Peter that she’d said it was an experimental treatment she was getting from some contacts, and he seemed to buy it, but he won’t if he sees them together. Finn says he doesn’t trust himself not to kill Peter, and she says, don’t do anything stupid. He’ll end up in jail, and Chase needs Finn there to look after him. He says he doesn’t know how much more Chase’s body can take.

Cameron tells Trina that he saw Jason dragging Britt to the car. At least looked like he was dragging her. The guy next to him got shot, and dropped his gun, so he picked it up. She asks if he’s crazy. Why did he do that? He says he wasn’t thinking. He didn’t fire it, but he had it in his hand, when Jordan showed up with a ton of cops. Instead of going after Jason, they went after him. Trina says, because he was holding a gun. Does he even know how lucky he is to be alive?

Jordan tells Portia, she just knew she had to stop things from escalating. As a mother, she wanted to make sure to keep Cameron safe for his mother. Portia says, thank God Jordan was there. Things could have ended up very differently. Jordan says, that hasn’t escaped her. It pains her to say it, but if Cameron’s skin had been a different color, and her officers had gotten there first, they might not have given him the benefit of the doubt. Portia says, it’s an unfortunate reality that she can’t believe they’re dealing with to this day, and Jordan says, neither can she. Just when she thinks their world is pivoting forward, they find themselves yanked back into a mire of hate and bigotry. And not just here; everywhere. Portia says, it’s unfathomable. She feels horrible for their kids. At least they grew up with a sense of hope. They felt empowered, and wanted to embrace their culture. They reaped the benefits of their parents and grandparents struggle, and passed it on to their children happily. Their kids grew up watching television shows that celebrated diversity, that showed them a vision of a more inclusive world. They grew up with people in the White House who look like them, and now they’re back to this reality, with their kids looking at them with pain and confusion, wondering why they have to proclaim their lives matter. It’s the most hateful bait and switch ever. Jordan wonders if she was naïve to think she could enact change. There’s been progress, but obviously not enough. She’s the Police Commissioner, but she’s not sure she can keep her son safe outside of her jurisdiction. Even there in Port Charles, TJ was wrongly accused of using a stolen credit card because he was trying to buy something nice for Molly. That was 2015, now it’s 2021, and she still has to warn him about wearing hoodies, and remaining calm in the face of police harassment, or an unprovoked traffic stop. Portia says, when calm is the last thing anyone feels in those situations, and Jordan says, exactly. Cameron was neither calm nor compliant. She had to talk him down. When Elizabeth came at her with righteous anger and fear, as a mother, she understood. She would do the same. But as the Commissioner, she wanted to remind Elizabeth who she was yelling at, and tell her to back off and consider Cameron lucky, but she held off and bit her tongue. Portia asks, why? but Jordan says she thinks Portia knows.    

Carly says she doesn’t know where Jason is at the moment, and Sam asks if he’s still with Britt. She went to one of Sonny’s safe houses, and saw a bunch of bloody bandages there. Jason was obviously hit, and someone patched him up. It was Britt, so she’s not being held hostage; she’s helping him. Carly knows as well as she does, this is too much for Britt to handle. Sam has to find him. Carly says, sorry. She can’t help.   

Jason says, well, Dr. Westbourne, when you drop out of sight, the first two days you don’t stay in any location more than ten hours, and we’re almost at our limit. She says, no my friend, you’re almost at the limit. The transfusion really helped and the sutures are holding… so far. But he needs to give his body time to heal. He should rest. He says he just did, and she says, try eight more hours, then they’ll talk, but he says, no. If they stay eight more hours, they’re going to get busted, and all of this will have been for nothing.

Dante tells Michael, they’re considering Jason armed and dangerous, so the safest thing would be for him to turn himself in. Michael says, if Jason calls, he’ll give him the message. Dante asks if he doesn’t agree, and Michael says, Jason was stabbed in prison. He had a hit out on him. Maybe he had no choice but to escape. Dante says, and drag Britt with him? Brooke sees Willow in the foyer, and says, before Willow heads out, she had a question about nursing classes. Willow asks if Brooke is considering them, and Brook says, no; not for her. She was wondering if Willow ever considered labor and delivery. She’s so good with babies, Willow could probably deliver a baby on her own right now. Willow says she thinks she knows why Britt is asking these questions.

Peter strolls into the hospital, and Anna asks if he brought it. He says, does she mean this, holding up the vial. She reaches for it, and he tells her that she didn’t say the magic word. She says, please, and asks, what’s wrong with him, playing games with people all the time? He says, the people who cross him pay the price, especially those he once trusted. She says she trusted him too, and he says she lied to his face, and tried to dismantle his life. She forced him to protect himself, and now, poor Finn. How does she thinks he’s going to feel when she fails to recognize his generosity, and Chase dies because of it? Finn will never forgive her. She reaches for the vial again, and says, give her the damn antidote. He pulls his hand back, and tells her to watch how she speaks to him. He’ll crush it like he did the first one, and then were will Chase be?

Finn puts a cover on Chase, and says, it’s going to feel cold, but he’s got to get the fever down. Chase says, something’s not right, and Finn says he’s sorry. It should be him, not Chase. Chase asks about Willow, and Finn says, she went home to spend some time with Wiley. Chase says, Wiley? and Finn says, her son. Chase says, he has a son?

Willow tells Brook, it’s natural to be scared to give birth. You want to make sure every possible scenario is covered. Brook says giving birth has been on her mind a lot lately, when Willow’s phone rings. She says, Finn? How’s Chase?… She’s on her way. Michael and Dante come out, and she says she has to go to the hospital; Chase had a setback. Brook asks if he’s okay, but Willow says she doesn’t know. Michael says he’ll drive her, and Dante says he has to head back to the station, and asks them to keep him posted on Chase. After they leave, Maxie calls Brook, and Brook says she can’t get in touch with Britt, and Dante was just there. Maxie says, listen to her. She just hired a live-in nurse and she seems great. Maxie thinks she could be an ally. Britt says, an ally for what? They don’t even have a Plan C. Maxie says, they do now.

Sam asks what Carly means by she can’t help her. Sam knows Jason checked in. There was a burner phone in every safe house. Tell her if he’s okay. Carly says she can’t tell Sam because Sam’s not a part of this anymore. She made the decision to separate herself from Jason and this business. This is what separate means. Sam says, Jason is Danny’s father, and Carly says, and Sam is Danny’s mother. She made the decision to protect Danny, Scout, and herself. She’s out. Carly can’t help her.

Jason says, it’s a toss-up who’s going to find them first; Cyrus, the cops, or Peter. Britt says, same difference. Peter and Cyrus are working together. Jason says, they’re allies, but they might have different objectives. They both want him dead, but Peter might want to protect her. Britt says, Peter was just pretending to tolerate her for Maxie’s sake. He’s probably thrilled she’s Jason’s hostage. He’d be the first to shoot her one sight. Actually, she just realized Peter needs to shut her up. She’s the one who can link him to Franco’s medical records. Everyone else suspects what he did, but she witnessed it. Jason says that could be a problem if Peter ever stands trial for Franco’s murder, but right now it’s a long shot. She says, Peter is obsessive about tying off loose ends. Look at what he did to eliminate Drew. Not to mention Peter hates her because she’s Nathan’s full sister… which is ironic since she and Nathan couldn’t be less alike. Nathan was loyal, generous, and kind, and she’s none of that. Jason says he doesn’t know about that. She was generous to those kids on Valentine’s Day, and she’s been generous to him. She smiles. I don’t often get into the couples thing, but I like these two.

Willow asks Finn how Chase is, and Finn says he’s getting Chase hydrated and getting his body temperature down. Chase says, Willow? and she says she’s right there. He asks if she brought their son, and Finn whispers that Chase is disoriented. He has to check on something. Will she be okay there? Willow says she will, and Finn leaves. Michael looks into the room window, and Willow tells Chase he’s going to get through this. He has to fight. Okay? Chase says, don’t worry; he’ll never leave her. She locks eyes with Michael through the window.

Anna gives Finn the vial, and he runs back to Chase’s room.  

Maxie says she has a good feeling about Chloe, and Brook asks if she’ll deliver the baby. Maxie says she doesn’t know Chloe that well, but thinks she’ll be useful in dealing with Peter. Now here’s Plan C. She’s going to tell Peter that she needs a spa day, some last minute pampering; then she’ll leave town. Brook will tell Valentin that she’s going to Bensonhurst because her mom is throwing her a baby shower. They’ll meet at Beecher’s Corners in the house that she rented because no one will look for them there. Brook says it’s great they have a place set up, but they need someone to deliver the baby. She thinks Dante suspects that Britt isn’t a hostage and is helping Jason. She’s on the run, but if she ever comes back, she’s in trouble. Either way, they have to face the fact that Britt is unavailable. Maxie says she’s already there. Part two of Plan C; they bring in someone else.

Jordan says, as whimsical and magical as Black Girl Magic is, it’s also exhausting. Portia says, it is exhausting. Their kids refer to the talk as the one they give them about the police. The talk they got was about how they have to be better. They have to be twice as good in order to compete. She took that to heart; through school, through medical school, through all her jobs. Being a doctor was in perfect alignment with her ability to compartmentalize. She can’t fall apart when she loses a patient, no matter how young or beloved. And she has to provide the best medical care to everyone, no matter how hateful or criminal they may be. But watching less qualified people get promoted and celebrated, that’s not in the Hippocratic Oath. She can’t tell Jordan how many times she wanted to call out mismanagement at Mercy, but she didn’t want be labeled as angry. But now she’s thinking, why not? Why shouldn’t she be angry? She has just as much right to outrage as anyone else. Jordan says she hears Portia. Mac and Anna never had to be magical to hold down her job. The standards she’s held to shouldn’t be higher or lower. If she fails, she fails; if she succeeds, she succeeds. She’s accountable for her own choices, but that’s not the case for everyone, is it? Portia says, if they feel anger about injustice, that’s not stereotypical or based on some trope. It’s righteous, and completely founded in reality. Unfortunately, they’re living in two different realities, and it’s far past time for that to change.

Cameron asks why he gets the feeling Trina is mad at him, and she says, maybe because she is. Does he think she’s overreacting? He says, no… maybe. It all happened so fast. It was a blur. It was surreal. It was an out-of-body experience. He had the gun in his hand, and he froze. Even though Jordan kept telling him to put the gun down, he couldn’t make his hand move. She says, which means, not only was he armed, he was ignoring police instruction. Thank God he is who he is. He asks what she means, and she asks if he remembers last summer, when the both of them and Josslyn were driving on the backroads. They were just driving and talking, and he was going to show them where the waterfall was. She remembers a cop stopped them, and asked where they were going and what they were doing. Cameron says, it pissed him off; it’s not like he was speeding. Trina says, instead of giving the cop his license and registration, Cameron asked why he’d been stopped. She was terrified. He asks, why? and she says, because he was questioning a cop, which means being uncooperative. Doesn’t he watch the news? People are told to get out of their cars; they’re patted down, even made to lie in the street just because they’ve been stopped. He says, none of those things happened to them, and she says, exactly. Because Cameron is Cameron, and Josslyn is Josslyn. If they hadn’t been there, it might have happened to her.

She says, after it was over, he and Josslyn were laughing and complaining about the cop, but she couldn’t stop shaking. Cameron says he had no idea. Why didn’t she tell them? She says, she was embarrassed. They weren’t even fazed, and she had a visceral response, so she swallowed it. Like she does when someone asks to touch her braids, or if her hair is real. They’re called microaggressions, and start to add up. He doesn’t have to deal with that, so he doesn’t have to care. He says, of course (🍷) he cares, but he didn’t understand. He’s so sorry. She says she knows. It’s a lot, but maybe now he can start by realizing how lucky he was on that backroad, and last night.

Jordan tells Portia, she’s unloaded long enough. Portia says, speaking the truth is healing, and she thinks it’s important to have a little session now and then, to remind themselves what’s real and how powerful they are. She says she sees Jordan, and Jordan says she sees Portia too. Feel free to schedule another session when she needs to. Portia asks what Jordan is going to do now, and Jordan says, what she always does. Pull herself together, square her shoulders, and go to work. Same as Portia. Portia says she’s actually on her way to the MetroCourt to meet Trina. Jordan thanks her, and tells her to take it easy. Portia says she’ll see Jordan soon. Jordan leaves, and Portia looks at a picture of her, Curtis, and Angela at The Savoy.    

Brook says, Maxie wants to involve someone else? She just got done saying that she couldn’t trust her new nurse. Who else can she trust enough? Maxie says, Bobbie Spencer. She knows Bobbie will come through for her, no questions asked.

Finn tells Willow, Chase’s fever has dropped, and he’s stable, if she’d like to see him. Michael and Willow head for Chase’s room. Anna joins Finn, and says she heard. Thank God. She looks at her phone, and he asks what she’s doing. She says she put a track on Peter’s car. She’s hoping he’ll lead her to where he’s holding the antidote.    

Michael tells Willow, crisis averted. He’s going to take off unless she needs him. She says she’s good, and thanks him for bringing. He says, of course (🍷), anything she needs, and leaves. She goes back into Chase’s room, and asks how he’s feeling. He says, better. He was pretty out of it. He thought they had a son? She says he did, and he says, sorry about that. She says he had a fever of 105; a little confusion is allowed. He says, about that fever. He doesn’t think Finn is telling him everything he knows about his condition.

We see a tray of antidote vials being put into a vault. The person turns around, and it’s fake Chloe. 

Sam guesses she’s not trusted anymore, but Carly says, this isn’t about trust. It’s about the choice Sam made as a mother. Jason honored that choice, and she’s going to honor it too. For the safety of Sam’s kids and the protection of Sam’s peace of mind moving forward, there’s nothing Carly can tell her. Sam says, got it. She goes to the door, and turns around. She says, when Carly does talk to Jason, tell him that she and the kids wish him luck, and she leaves.

Britt tells Jason, how about a compromise? He sleeps for four hours, then they take off, and he gets to pick the next destination. He says, two hours, and she’s the one who needs to rest. She says she slept most of the night, and she’s not shot. He says, she’s tired; her hand is shaking. She says, can she help it if she’s nervous? She’s a fugitive, he’s recovering from a gunshot wound, and her psychotic brother wants her dead. He says, whatever it is she’s hiding, she can tell him.

On the phone, Dante says, yeah, Britt Westbourne… Got a lead?… Where?

Tomorrow,  Jordan welcomes Dante back, Ava asks Trina why she’s upset, Sam says she could help Jason get away, and Britt says, if this is what she thinks it is, no one can protect her.

The Real Housewives of New York City

Leah visited Eboni in Tribeca, where she had a gorgeous place her ex was paying for. She didn’t want to sleep in the bedroom because they had planned on sleeping there together, but in her interview, Leah said she would just enjoy the apartment, and bring in all the men she wanted. In Eboni’s interview, she said, people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Their season was up. I have to mention that Leah was wearing a giant bow, just short of the size you see on those car commercials. No. Just no. Leah asked what Eboni thought about Ramona, and Eboni said her vibe was totally pleasant, but she was reserving judgement. She was surprised Ramona invited her to the Hamptons, since they really didn’t know each other. In Leah’s interview, she said she was supposed to go to Burning Man, but it was out because of the pandemic. So she was having a Burning Man themed dinner at Ramona’s. She didn’t think there was a chance in hell that these women would ever hang out in the desert doing drugs, so why not bring it to them?

Sonja went to a healer named Avida, or Aviva, or Evita; I’m not sure. The healer said Sonja was in tune with herself, and they needed to get into the deep stuff. Underneath that was a tremendous amount of power. She also said the colon and the brain were connected. The more you know. Sonja said she needed this for herself more than a haircut and facelift, and ended up crying about her ex-husband. She said she’d lost both her best friend and a wonderful marriage. Even though he wasn’t dead, for all intents and purposes, he was gone. She said a lot had culminated, and when she realized Century 21 wasn’t coming through, she just wanted to go somewhere and not deal. She let her emotions flow with the healer, and then went lingerie shopping, since Ramona was on a lingerie jag. She said she didn’t keep up with the Joneses; she kept up with the Singers. Ramona wasn’t taking any chances this time, and hired caterers for the party. We flashed back to the vibrator in the chicken at her last party. She decided she was going to bring it for Leah’s Burning Man dinner. On the way there, Leah told Eboni that she felt a little guilty, going to the Hamptons even though her grandmother was sick, but she was seeing her directly after she got back. LuAnn said she wanted gage where Sonja’s head was at.  

Ramona said she had a good feeling about Eboni joining the group, and when Leah arrived we flashed back to her nakey tiki torch rampage last season. In Leah’s interview, she said, this year, she was bringing Burning Man to Ramona’s backyard, minus the burning. Ramona called the caterers help, and Eboni told Leah that she thought it was degrading and demeaning. Oddly enough, although I understood what Eboni was saying, for once I could follow Ramona’s logic. All she knows is, the caterers are helping her. Sonja wasn’t sure she was ready to immerse herself in Ramona and Leah, but they were her friends, so she wanted to see them. Ramona said she’d invited Heather (Thomson), and Leah said Heather had been talking sh*t about LuAnn on her podcast. In Leah’s interview, she said she barely knew Heather – she’d talked to her for five minutes in the Berkshires – but she was constantly talking about Ramona, Sonja, and LuAnn in the press. She didn’t trust Heather. When Eboni asked who the blip Heather was, Ramona didn’t answer. When Eboni wondered what was up with that, Ramona said she had a hearing problem, but in Eboni’s interview, she said she thought Ramona had a listening problem. Agreed. She said Ramona had been welcoming, but after the help comment, her jury was still out.

Sonja gave the best quote of the show when she said, nothing works when you hit it anymore, referring to the old days when she used to hit the TV to get it to work. The women got ready for the Burning Man event, and Ramona donned a sparkly silver fringed skirt, matching pasties, and a sheer black top. Leah said her own look was Mad Max meets Coyote Ugly, which was a spot on description. She flipped out when she saw Ramona, and in her interview, she said she was so touched and happy that Ramona was wearing black mesh and iridescent pasties, and working it. In Eboni’s interview, she said, live, bitch, live, a quote to live by. Leah said she was going to have fun in the Hamptons again, but this time without alcohol. In LuAnn’s interview, she said, last year, she was more apprehensive about being with the women in the Hamptons, and not drinking. This year, however, she had her frozé, and was ready to party. Leah brought in a healer (a different one), and Ramona wondered what they were supposed to be healing from. Leah told her not to intellectualize it, and the women sat in a circle, talking about what was on their hearts. Leah said she had her grandmother on her mind because she was so sick. She’d been the one person who loved Leah unconditionally. Eboni said she had a grandmother who was also ill, and she was concerned about her mother. She wanted to expand her definition of family. LuAnn wanted to follow her gut more, saying whenever she ignored it, things hadn’t gone well. She wanted her spirit guides to show her the way. Ramona said her only daughter was now gone, and she wanted to pay more attention to her friends. In LuAnn’s interview, she said she gave Ramona credit for trying, but didn’t think anyone was buying it. Sonja said she wanted to be a better friend, and be more vulnerable. She wanted to trust her friends more with her feelings, but had a hard time even showing her vulnerability to her daughter. Eboni said, in showing her vulnerability, she’d be showing her daughter her strength. In Ramona’s interview, she said Sonja needed to stop wallowing in her misery. Positive energy yielded positive results. The healer created a sound bath, twirling a wand around some bowls and humming, then everyone screamed. Leah started bawling, and Ramona said she felt like her mind got massaged.

Eboni slipped off to her room, and Leah checked on her to make sure she was okay. Eboni told Leah that she felt lighter and free, but was just tapped out. She hadn’t been sure about hanging with an entire group of white women, but she felt she could tell her truth, and if something rubbed her the wrong way, she could say something. Ramona said it had been a great event, and they all screamed again together.

Next time, Eboni tells Ramona that the help comment was triggering, Leah asks if Ramona is lying, and Sonja freaks out about Wells Fargo.

😳 Shameful Moment of the Night…

Watching the late night rerun of The Real Housewives of Dallas: Reunion Part 2, shoving pickle chips in my mouth as Brandi talked about a video surfacing of her husband cheating, and realizing I was watching it like it was a Lifetime movie. What was really sad is, someone sent it in a DM to her daughter’s Instagram. What is wrong with people? The majority seemed to think it was LeeAnn, and D’Andra said it was because Brandi was still on the show, even though she’d made racist remarks, but LeeAnn wasn’t. Tiffany said that Brandi had been inappropriate, thinking it was funny, but she wasn’t a racist. LeeAnn had used her remarks in anger. I still don’t think that necessarily makes LeeAnn racist, although I can’t defend her actions. I wouldn’t put a lot of things past her, but I find it difficult to believe she’d send that to a child.

👠 Hosting the Carpet…

I can’t think of anyone better. She rocks.

https://www.eonline.com/news/1267618/laverne-cox-named-host-of-e-s-red-carpet-award-show-coverage

👟 No Carpet…

Although I support the causes, I buy Tom Cruise even less than I buy Ramona.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/05/10/golden-globes-2022-ceremony-dropped-nbc-after-hfpa-scandal/5026394001/

🍹 Harder Than It Looks…

Not one, but two, of the RHONY cast members talk sobriety struggles.

https://pagesix.com/2021/05/04/rhonys-leah-mcsweeney-reflects-on-sobriety-amid-pandemic/

https://pagesix.com/2021/05/11/rhonys-luann-de-lesseps-opens-up-about-her-sobriety-struggle/

🎇 A Night To Remember…

Leah plays hostess to an eclectic crowd.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9546683/Lourdes-Leon-parties-Azealia-Banks-Leah-McSweeney-RHONY-premiere-party.html

https://pagesix.com/2021/05/05/inside-leah-mcsweeneys-insane-rhony-premiere-party/

🏓 Taking My Toys and Going…

Thankfully, tomorrow is the finale of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, rightfully titled House of Horrors. It wasn’t all bad, but Teresa needs a vacation or something. Those pineapples just aren’t cutting it. Until then, stay safe, stay cool under pressure, and stay understanding realities other than your own.

May8

May 7, 2021 – Cameron Admits He’s Wrong, Real Competition, Quarantine Strikes Again, a Split, Summer Schooling, Stay Quiet, Too Much Corn, Derby Girl, Unbelief, Worst Performances, Septteen Quotes & Home

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

General Hospital

Josslyn tells Cameron, they’re alone. Is he going to tell her what’s going on? He says, Jason escaped from GH, and she says she knows. Dante was there earlier looking for her mom, and he told them. Cameron says, trust him. She doesn’t know everything.

Valentin sees Anna at the hospital, and asks if she’s there for her phlebotomy, but she says, no. She heard there was a lockdown, and wanted to make sure everyone was okay. Him? He says he has to meet with Charlotte’s pediatrician. He needs a hard copy of her vaccination records. How are Finn and Chase? She says she doesn’t know, and he says, she hasn’t seen them? Chase is on seven. She says she knows. She just doesn’t want to get in Finn’s way. He says, lockdown is over. As he sees it, she’s going to do one of two things. She’s going to go up to seven, and get in Finn’s way, or she’s going home because she’s too scared to run into him.

Chase tells Finn, that’s great, when Willow walks in. She says, good news? and Chase says he seems to be getting feeling back in one of his hands. She says, that’s great. She should leave to get coffee more often. Finn says he’ll check in on Chase later, and Chase suggests he go home; it’s late. Finn says he thinks he has a few more hours in him, and leaves. Chase says, he’s working too hard, but Willow says, Finn is just trying to find a cure for him. Chase says he knows, but lack of sleep isn’t going to help Finn find it any faster. Michael pops in, and asks if Chase is up for some company. He sees Willow, and says he didn’t mean to interrupt. Chase tells him, don’t be ridiculous. You know what they say. Michael says, three’s a crowd? but Chase says, he was thinking of, the more the merrier.

Maxie lets Brook into the apartment, and says, she wasn’t followed? Brook says she ditched her bodyguard, and Maxie says, and she parked far away from the building? Brook says, on the next block. Why is Maxie so paranoid? Maxie says, any time she pretends her baby is dead to get them away from her ex, she embraces paranoia. Brook says, she knows how serious this is, but Maxie has to chill out. Her blood pressure is going to go through the roof. Peter will move in quicker than she can say, I’m giving Brook Lynn my baby. Maxie says she’ll calm down when they have a plan set, and Brook says, then let’s get started, but Maxie says, not until Britt is here. They can’t do this without her.

In the hallway at the safe house, Sam says, Dante followed her, and he says she’s damn right. This was a test, and she failed it. Back off. She says, no; she’s going in with him. Dante tries the door, but it’s locked, so he says, police! and kicks it in. The room is empty, and Dante tells Sam, stay here. He searches the other room, and she sees an empty bag of plasma. She looks in the garbage, and sees other spent medical supplies. Dante says, they’re gone, and Sam shows him the trash. He says, looks like the bullet did some damage. Jason’s in trouble.

On the phone, Carly asks why Jason let Britt pick. Why does she get to decide?… She gets it. Britt saved his life tonight; she gets to take him wherever she wants… They’ll talk about that tomorrow, but right now, he needs to rest. She’s hanging up so he can do that. Stay safe. She loves him. She pours herself a scotch, and says, I did it, Sonny. I did it. Sonny appears, and says, he knows she did.

Valentin says, Anna doesn’t want to go home. She wants to see Finn. She insists she doesn’t. Finn is working overtime to find a cure for Chase, and that’s enormous pressure. She’s sure the lockdown didn’t help. He says he heard there was a shooting; what has she heard? She says, Jason was transferred there from Pentenville for a stab wound. He got away, and took Britt with him, allegedly as a hostage. Valentin imagines she went willingly, and Anna says, she certainly wasn’t a hostage. Whoever helped him is beside the point, because he’s probably going to go after Peter now. Valentin thinks Jason has probably decided that Peter needs to be eliminated entirely now, and Anna says, that’s not good news for them. They need Peter alive, so he can produce the antidote for Chase. He says, at least until Finn can come up with a cure. How’s that going to work, since Finn can’t even diagnose the nature of Chase’s illness? She says, he knows. She told Finn the truth.

Willow asks if Michael has heard any news about Jason, but he says, not yet. His mom isn’t returning his calls. He can only imagine what she’s going through right now. Chase says he’s sorry; he wasn’t thinking. Being stuck in a bed, it’s like nothing happening outside the room is real. Michael says Chase doesn’t have to apologize. He has his own issues he’s dealing with. Jason can take care of himself. Willow says, but Jason’s hurt, and Michael asks what she’s talking about. She says she thought he knew. She heard the nurses talking. The police think Jason was shot during the escape.

Dante says, Jason has lost a lot of blood. He’s going to need more help than Britt can give him. This got completely out of control, and it’s all because Sam didn’t trust him. She says, no, she didn’t.

At the PCPD, Olivia tells Robert, she just got a text from her son, saying he’s on a case. Does Robert know anything about this? He says, when Jason escaped from General Hospital, Mac asked Dante to step in and lend a hand, so to speak. She asks if Mac really thinks Dante is ready for this, but Robert says, it’s just this case. Dante understands that Jason knows how Sonny’s organization works, and he agreed to be part of it. She says her son is a total professional, but if someone asks him for help, he’s going to give it, no matter what the cost to his personal well-being. She’s got to talk to Mac about this. He says, Mac is conducting a search for Jason. The Commissioner, on the other hand, is looking into a case at the harbor; a ship sank. No loss of life, but a complete loss of cargo. She says he doesn’t seem upset about it, and he says, something about the cargo stinks. She says, is this it? Did Cyrus make a move tonight? Robert says, he tried to. They ascertained the ship’s cargo, and someone wants to take Cyrus out.

Sonny says, Carly is drinking scotch, and she says she wanted to feel closer to him. He says she had a big night, attending one of the meetings of the Five Families pasta primavera, and sinking one of Renault’s drug shipments. She says she had to protect the family; protect their interests. Cyrus won’t underestimate her again. Sonny says that’s what he’s afraid of.

On the phone with Jax, Elizabeth says she’s been trying to reach Josslyn, but she’s not answering her phone. Is she with him? Jax says, she is. What’s wrong? She says she can’t find Cameron. Is he with her? Jax says, he is, and she says, thank God. Is he okay? Jax says, he seemed a little upset, but he’s not hurt. What’s going on? She says she’ll explain later. Just don’t let him leave before she gets there.

Cameron tells Josslyn, Jason didn’t kill Franco, and she says, finally. She’s glad, but what made him change his mind? He says, Jason got shot; he saw it happen. She asks, how? and he says, after he left her and Trina, he stayed at the hospital. He was going to confront Jason. He was an ass; a complete ass. Beyond. He went and accused Jason of killing Franco. He dared Jason to confess to his face that he killed Franco. Josslyn says, now she’s confused. He just said he knew Jason didn’t kill Franco. He says, he does now, but he didn’t then. He yelled at Jason, then he left. When he felt like he needed to yell at Jason more, he went back to Jason’s room, and he was gone. The guard was lying on the floor, and he figured Jason escaped. That’s when he went to the garage, because that’s where Jason would be, right? When he got there, there were these people shooting. The guy next to him got shot, and dropped his gun. He went to pick it up, and… he could have shot Jason.

Michael says, Jason was shot? He didn’t hear about this. Willow says, the nurses were gossiping; it’s possible they heard wrong. Chase says Michael should go check on his family, and Michael says he’ll swing back another time. Chase says Michael won’t find him there; he’s hoping to be released.

Valentin says, she told Finn that Chase was poisoned? and Anna says, by Peter, yeah. She told him there’s a treatment, but no cure. Valentin says, she knows when Peter realizes they broke the deal, he’s going to let Chase die, but she says, Peter isn’t going to find out. He says, Finn will go to the police, but she says, he won’t. He understands the need for secrecy, and she trusts him. He’s going to focus on keeping Chase alive, and it’s up to them to deal with Peter. He asks what they’re going to do now, and she says she has an idea that might be of some help.

Brook asks if Maxie called Britt, and Maxie says, of course (🍷). She also texted Britt, but she’s not answering. Brook says, rude, but Maxie says, maybe there was an emergency at the hospital. Brook says, then call the hospital, and Maxie is about to call, when there’s a knock at the door. Maxie says, finally, and looks through the peephole. She backs up, and asks, who is it? Peter says, it’s him. Is she okay?

Dante says he thought he and Sam were becoming friends, and she says, they were, until he decided to become a cop again. He asks what she has against cops, and she says, they take orders, and they’re part of a system that punishes innocent people before they protect them. He says, no one considers Jason innocent, but she says, Jason didn’t kill Franco, and Dante knows it. He says, Jason escaped police custody, and took a hostage. She asks him to please take his cop hat off for a second, and talk to her, but he says, can’t do it. The hat stays on until they find Jason and Britt. It’s also the reason he has to take her in right now for questioning.

Sonny says he doesn’t want Carly going up against Cyrus. That’s his world, not hers. She says, he’s not there. And it’s her world too. It has been, since the first time she married him. He says he did everything he could to protect her and the kids, and she says, he did protect them. Now it’s on her. At least until Jason can clear his name and come home. He says he’s sorry. He never wanted her to face his world alone. She says, neither did she. She’d give anything to have him back. To be able to truly talk to him. She did not want to go to that meeting tonight. She didn’t want any of this, but she got it, and she’s going to do what it takes to protect their family.

Josslyn says, is Cameron saying… He says, he didn’t, and she asks why he scared her like that. He says he owes her the truth. He screwed up, big time. He was wrong about everything, just like she said, because he wouldn’t listen… to the point where he picked up that gun. And for two hours tonight, everyone thought he could have been the shooter, to the point where he started believing it himself. She says, but he didn’t; he’s sure. He says, the police have evidence from the security footage that the shot came from someone standing behind him. She says she’s glad – not that Jason was shot, obviously – but that it wasn’t him. Because if he had shot Jason, she could never forgive him.

Brook wonders what Peter is doing there, but Maxie doesn’t know. Peter asks, what’s going on? and Maxie says, it’s late; she was sleeping. He says, now that she’s up, could she open the door? He brought her a present. Maxie tells Brook that she has to hide. Peter thinks they’re enemies, and she’s running out of excuses. Brook messes up Maxie’s hair, and Maxie asks what she’s doing. Brook tells her, she said she was sleeping. She’s just giving Maxie bedhead. Brook throws a blanket on the couch, and hustles to the bedroom. Maxie lets Peter in, and he looks around. He asks, who’s there with her?

Anna reminds Valentin that Peter’s plan was a variation on something Faison did to control Sean Donnelly. She wants to find the creator of the original toxin. He asks if she thinks Peter used the same scientist, but she doesn’t know. It’s a long shot, but it’s the only lead they have right now. He says he’s been doing some checking of his own. he can’t find a lab that’s had anything to do with Peter since he’s been back in Port Charles. She says, maybe the toxin was something he already had on hand. If she finds the creator, they might also have a cure that could save Chase.

Chase says he knows Willow is worried about Michael, and she says, and his family. Carly, Josslyn, the Quartermaines. Poor Monica. He says, this is why she should go home and hold her son. And she can keep Michael company.

Robert comes into the squad room and says, Olivia is still there? She says she’s not leaving until she sees her son, and he asks if she doesn’t have something better to do, like repair her marriage? She says, since when did he get his therapist license? She tells him, sorry. She doesn’t know if there’s anything left for repairing in her marriage. When she and Robert were in Monte Carlo, it was so exciting. It was liberating even, to be more than just Ned’s wife, or Dante and Leo’s mom. She was a secret agent, saving him and Ethan from the bad guys. When she told Ned, she could see how much he resented her for it. If Ned knew she was talking to him, he wouldn’t be very happy about it. Robert says, it’s not his fault Nedki’s jealous, and she tells him to take the smirk off his face. Something between her and him? That’s crazy… right? Dante comes in, and Olivia asks if he’s back on the force. He says he can’t explain right now; he’s questioning a suspect. Olivia asks, who? and Sam says, me.

Elizabeth arrives at Jax’s house, and asks, where’s Cameron? Jax says he’s out on the deck with Josslyn, but before she goes, can she explain a few things first? She says, Cameron almost threw away his entire future tonight.

Josslyn says she knows Cameron was angry at Jason. She knew he blamed Jason – he’s only told her that a thousand times – but even when they were fighting and he was being totally unreasonable, she still thought somewhere deep down, he was the Cameron she’s always known. And when it came down to it, if he was face to face with Jason, or in a parking garage when Jason was trying to escape, he’d see the truth. That Jason was a man who’d saved his life. But she guesses not. He was able to pick up the gun, and could have shot Jason. He says, but he didn’t, and she says she knows, and that’s good, but she can’t believe it’s gone this far.

Carly tells Sonny, she’s not going to stand by and let Cyrus come after her family. He says he loves it when she gets on fire, and laughs. She tells him, put those dimples away. She’s trying to make a point. He says she doesn’t have to convince him. He knows how strong she is, and he loves it. She says she doesn’t feel strong. She just misses him. He says he’s there; she’s not alone. She hears Michael come in, and Sonny disappears. Michael asks if she’s home, and she comes out. She asks if he heard about Jason, and he asks if it’s true Jason got shot. She says, Jason is okay. She’s sorry, but that’s all she can tell him. He says she doesn’t have to lie to him; just tell him everything that’s been going on.

Willow tells Chase to call if he needs anything, and leaves. Finn comes in, and asks if Willow is going for more coffee. Chase says, she’s going home for some well-deserved rest, just like Finn should be doing. Unless he’s come to tell Chase that he’s being released. Finn says, maybe it wasn’t clear the first thousand times he explained it, but the treatment is to alleviate Chase’s symptoms; it’s not a cure. Chase says he understands that, but he’s feeling better. Why can’t he go home? Finn says, it’s not safe. Chase can’t leave the hospital.

Valentin says, while Anna is looking into Faison’s scientist, they need to find out where Peter is keeping the antidote. They need to keep Chase alive long enough for Finn to find a cure. She says she’s been thinking about that, and she’s convinced Peter is keeping it nearby. He didn’t hesitate to crack a vial of medicine right in front of her face to make a point, which tells her, he’s confident he can get more, and fast. Valentin says, of course (🍷) it’s nearby. It’s his only leverage, but it’s not going to be easy to find.

Maxie asks what Peter is talking about. There’s no one there with her, except for James. He says he heard voices, and she says she fell asleep listening to a podcast. It took her forever to figure out how to turn it off. She asks if this is her surprise, and he hands her a milkshake and a paper bag. He says he was going by, and he saw the lights on. He thought she might have a craving. It’s a butter pecan milkshake from the diner on the corner. He remembers her telling him that she craved butter pecan when she was pregnant with James and Georgie. She thanks him, and says she really should get some sleep. She needs her beauty rest. He says he doesn’t like that she’s falling asleep with all the lights on. That tells him that she’s too tired to turn them off. She’s not taking care of herself. Maxie indicates a pile of papers on the coffee table, and says she was looking at resumés for the live-in nurse. She found someone she wants to interview tomorrow, on the top of the pile. He says, she found the one? and she says, she seems pretty perfect on paper, so as long as she doesn’t have a belly chain, she’s in. She tells him that she’ll put the food in the kitchen, and share it with James tomorrow. When she’s gone, Peter snaps a picture of the resumé. Maxie comes back, and he says he’s glad she found a live-in nurse. He only wants what’s best for her and the baby. He wants them to be safe and happy. She says she knows, but she really should get some sleep. He says he knows when he’s not wanted. Kiss James goodnight for him. She says, of course (🍷), and Peter leaves. In the hallway, he looks at the resumé grimly. Maxie tells Brook, she doesn’t think Peter suspected Brook was there, but this is why they need Britt; she can be a go-between. Brook is still going to need an OB/GYN. It makes sense she’d go to Britt. Brook asks if Maxie trusts Britt to keep her non-pregnancy a secret, and Maxie says, Britt wants her baby away from Peter as much as she does. She’ll go along with their plan to pretend Brook gave birth to Louise. Brook says, while Maxie pretends her baby died. Okay. Britt works. Maxie says, there’s just one problem. Britt’s not here.

Michael asks Carly to tell him everything, from the beginning. She says he’s never been a part of Sonny’s business. That has been the deal since the beginning. That doesn’t change just because he’s gone. He says, Jason is family. He needs to know more than just, he’s going to be okay. She says, Jason is safe, and she’s going to keep him that way. He says, what about Britt? Does that mean she’s not a hostage? Carly says, no. Britt going with Jason was an unanticipated wrinkle, but she’s glad things turned out that way because Jason needs to be under a doctor’s care. He asks what he can do to help, and she says, please just keep things normal for Josslyn and Donna. Be their beloved big brother. Be a great dad to Wiley, and be her amazing son. Can he do that please? He says he can, and they hug.

Jax asks Elizabeth, what was Cameron thinking? Why would he pick up a gun? She says, he was traumatized. She doesn’t think he actually understood what he was doing. Thank God he didn’t pull the trigger. Jax says he can’t help thinking that none of this would have happened if it hadn’t been for Sonny still ruining everybody’s lives. It’s never going to stop, is it?

Josslyn asks Cameron if Jake knows, but he says Jake is at a friend’s house; a sleepover. He doubts Jake even knows Jason escaped from GH. She asks if he’s going to tell Jake that he almost shot his father, and he says she’s acting like he did. But he didn’t. (Agreed.) He picked up the gun – it was stupid, the stupidest thing he’s ever done in his life – but the didn’t pull the trigger. So why is she acting like he did?

As Brook sips Maxie’s milkshake, Maxie paces on the phone. She says, are you kidding me?… She knows they’re not kidding, but this is horrible. Of course (🍷) she’ll keep Britt in her prayers. She thanks Amy for telling her. Brook asks, what’s wrong? What happened to Britt? Maxie says, Jason escaped from GH tonight, and Brook says, good for him. Maxie says, yeah, except he took Britt hostage.

Robert asks Sam why she was at the safe house tonight; other than to wreck a police investigation. She tells him, she has nothing to say without her lawyer present, and he pushes a notepad toward her. He says, when her lawyer is present, and she has something to say, write it down. Contrary to popular belief, she just might be helping Jason. She says, if he wants to help Jason, drop the charges against him and arrest Peter August. He says, my dear, I would love nothing more than to do that, and leaves.

Olivia asks Dante if he’s sure he’s okay with being back on the force, but he says, it’s just temporary. She says he’s not starting off on the right foot, and he asks what she’s talking about. She asks if he’s forgotten that Sam is still on parole. If she gets arrested, and that parole gets revoked, she gets thrown back in Pentenville with her mother. Danny and Scout always have a place at the Quartermaines’, but haven’t those kids been through enough? Is he going to send their mother to Pentenville for the terrible crime of trying to save their father? She thought she raised him better than that. Robert comes by, and tells Dante, she’s all yours.

Chase asks if something is going to happen to him if he leaves the hospital, and Finn says he needs to be monitored 24/7. What if he has another seizure while he’s driving, and hurts himself or someone else? What if it happened in the shower, and he fell and couldn’t get help? Chase promises he won’t drive, and he’ll keep his phone close at all times, but Finn says, a phone’s not going to do him much good if he’s unconscious. He thinks the best thing for Chase is to just sit tight while he researches a treatment. Chase says Finn knows how he feels about this, and Finn says, if it’s any consolation, he hates it too. Chase says, when the hospital was on lockdown, he was ready to drag himself to the garage, just so he could be part of the investigation. Finn asks what stopped him? and Chase says, Willow. She practically sat on him to keep him there. Finn says, good for her. He promises Chase one thing; the world is still going to be there when he gets cured. So will his job, and so will Willow. Chase says, then that’s all that matters.

Michael lets Willow in, and says he wasn’t expecting her. She says she was worried about him after she blabbed about Jason getting shot. He says he spoke to his mom, and Jason is okay. She didn’t need to come; Chase needs her. She says he needs her too, and right now, that’s more important. They hug.

Sonny tells Carly, that’s some kid they got, and she tells him, she always said that Michael was the best of both of them. He thanks her for protecting Michael and keeping him out of the business, because it’s not his place. She says, no, it’s not. It’s hers.

Josslyn walks across the terrace, and looks out to the yard. She says, Cameron is right. He didn’t shoot Jason. All he did was pick up the gun. It was an unbelievably stupid move, but no one got hurt. It’s over. He asks if she really means that, and she tells him, she said it, didn’t she? He says she warned him all along that he was wrong and he’d be sorry. And all along, he wanted to apologize, but thought it might be too late. Is it too late?

Brook tells Maxie, it makes zero sense. Jason doesn’t take hostages. Why would he make an exception for Britt? Maxie says she knows, but according to Amy, it’s what the police are saying. Brook says, the police are idiots. Chase is an exception, of course (🍷). Maxie asks if Brook can please focus. They have a major problem here. Their OB/GYN is on the run with Jason Morgan. What if she doesn’t come back by the time this baby is due? How can they go on with their plan without Britt to help them? Brook says, time for Plan C, whatever the hell that is.

Peter looks at the picture of the resumé on his phone, and makes a call. He says, Maxie has made her choice. The nurse is Chloe Jennings… It’s happening tomorrow. Now, it all depends on Miss Jennings.

Valentin asks if Anna has had any luck, but she says, no. She traced the scientist to a cemetery in Leipzig. Valentin says he assumes he’s dead, and she says, very. So much for tracing the cure to the source. He says he’s sorry, but she says, it’s okay; she’s not giving up. She has another way to get into Europe’s shady scientific community. He says, dare he ask? and she says, maybe this man has former colleagues that can help them. He says, okay. While she’s busy cozying up to her shady scientific community, he’s going to track down Peter’s antidote.

Sam is writing, and Dante looks over her shoulder. She’s drawing a picture of a devil, and he asks if it’s him, but she says, this guy is way better looking. He laughs, and she says if he’s going to interrogate her, she needs to call her lawyer. He tells her, relax. He’s cutting her loose. She asks, why? and he says, because technically, what she did tonight would violate her parole. If she gets arrested, she’ll be sent back to Pentenville to finish out her sentence, and whether or not she deserves that, her kids definitely don’t. She thanks him, and says she’s sorry if her actions tonight damaged their friendship, but he says, her loyalties lie with Danny’s father; he respects that. But it does put them on opposite sides. He guesses that goes for the friendship too. She leaves without saying goodbye.

Finn tells Chase, everything looks good. Does he want something to help him sleep? Chase says, no more drugs, unless it’s a cure, and Finn says he’s working as hard as he can. Chase says, no; he didn’t mean it like that. Finn says he knows how frustrated Chase must be, and Chase says no one is working harder than Finn. He’s glad Finn is on his side. They’re in this together. Finn says, right, and Chase says, then there’s no way they can lose.

Willow says she wants Michael so badly, and he says, but they can’t. She steps away from him, and says she won’t sneak around behind Chase’s back. He says he feels the same way, but it’s hell staying away from her. She says, not until Chase is better. Finn is going to cure whatever’s wrong with Chase, and then she’ll tell him the truth about them. He says, then they can be together.

Carly says she misses Sonny, and he says he’s sorry he left her alone, but he’s always right here… in her heart. He disappears, and she takes a deep breath. She moves to the chair he was sitting in, and says she’s ready. She’s ready to be head of the family, in every way.

Cameron says he really is sorry, and Josslyn says she knows, and it’s okay. She means, it will be okay, but she’s not the one he needs to apologize to. He needs to say he’s sorry to Jake and Jason… if he ever gets the chance. She goes inside, and tells Elizabeth, Cameron just told her what happened. She’s really glad Cameron isn’t the one who shot Jason. Elizabeth says, the police exonerated him, and Cameron comes in. He tells Elizabeth that he’s sorry, but he had to see Josslyn. She says, that’s okay. It’s been a long night. She suggests they go home, and talk about it in the morning. Elizabeth thanks Jax, and leaves with Cameron.

Outside, Cameron says, why did he pick up that gun? It was so stupid. Elizabeth says, it’s okay; it was a terrible mistake. He says, Josslyn warned him that he was going to be sorry, and he didn’t listen to her. Why couldn’t he hear her? She says, Josslyn has a good heart. She’ll understand, eventually. He says, she told him over and over that he was wrong, and now he’s lost her. His best friend. Elizabeth hugs him.

On Monday, Ned tells Olivia that it feels like a new chapter, Cyrus tells Peter that his disregard is a monumental mistake, Carly says everything that happened is on her, and Britt tells Jason that she’s out.

📺 Competition reality shows were this week’s topic on For Real: The Story of Reality TV. Andy talked about how shows like Star Search and So You Think You Can Dance? led to American Idol, and how Project Runway largely got off the ground because Heidi Klum was looking to expand her career, and thought it would work. I have to say, I did not think I’d get as interested in that show as I did. I can’t sew worth a damn, but it sure is fun to watch other people create crazy clothing out of 12 tube socks, a fishing net, and a bubblegum wrapper. We saw Top Chef clips from when Padma was practically a baby, and Andy talked about how the show spun off into versions for quite a few other countries. Shows where there was a central boss, or gatekeeper, that made the winning contestant an insider were covered, like Master Chef and Top Model. I’ll watch anything with Gordon Ramsay in it, but I lost interest in Top Model after Janice Dickinson left. I did always wonder why some contestants flipped out, and not in a good way, over getting makeovers. Isn’t that part of it? The show that taught us to smize, was another one that had incarnations all over the world. Andy tried to make it sound like Top Model was a public service of some kind, which made me wonder if he got residuals or something. There was a virtual chat with Mona Scot Young, producer on Love & Hip-Hop, Kandi Burress, Holly Carter, producer of Preachers of L.A., Detroit, and Atlanta, and Vivica A. Fox. No surprise, they saved The Apprentice for last, getting somewhat political, along with an interview with Omarosa, who’d been in almost 30 reality shows, beginning with The Apprentice.

In wrapping up the series, Andy said reality TV would continue to produce winners and losers. It teaches us that it doesn’t matter whether you win or lose, people admire the guts it takes to put yourself out there. I’m not so sure about that, but okay. He said reality TV used to be a guilty pleasure, but over the years, it had gained prestige, along with two Emmy categories. Project Runway has also won the Peabody Award, named for American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honoring the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and online media. That’s a lot. Carson Kressley summed it up by saying that the cast members are a lot more like us than not like us, and Andy finished, telling us, whether we’re shocked and awed, our lives are made over, we’re addicted to love, or want to see how the other half lives, we’re sharing what it is to be human.

🗽 That’s the Reality Of It…

The latest on the latest RHONY cast member.

https://www.essence.com/love/eboni-k-williams-fiance/

📸 Fun While It Lasted…

Another one for The Countess’s scrapbook.

https://extratv.com/2021/05/04/luann-de-lesseps-and-garth-wakeford-split/

🏖 Still Echoing…

Recapping the highlights of the worst Reunion of the worst people ever.

The award for Most Changed for the Better goes to:

https://pagesix.com/2021/05/06/summer-houses-carl-radke-talks-sobriety-after-brothers-death/

And the award for the Biggest Jerkface on the Planet goes to:

https://pagesix.com/2021/05/06/luke-gulbranson-says-summer-house-producers-meddled-in-hannah-berner-plot/

🤫 Don’t Speak…

Continuing the quiet.

https://comicbook.com/horror/news/quiet-place-part-2-trailer-final-horror/

🌽 For the Thousandth Time…

Did we really need another one?

‘Children of the Corn’ Reboot Gets First Images

🏇 Coming In First…

The whole Anna Nicole thing was so tragic, kudos to her dad for stepping up.

https://people.com/parents/dannielynn-birkhead-attends-kentucky-derby-with-dad-larry-birkhead/

🐾 Daddy Gaga…

Probably nothing you didn’t know, but there are some cute dog pics.

https://pagesix.com/2021/04/30/lady-gagas-dad-says-he-never-believed-unusual-story-of-woman-who-found-dogs/

🪓 But Mommie Dearest Never Gets Old…

And what the hell was wrong with Cats? Did no one see it on Broadway? It was pretty much the same thing.

https://ew.com/gallery/oscar-winners-who-have-razzies/

🤺 Quotes of the Week

The liver is strong here. – EvanGoldschneider, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, referring to the level of drinking

Hope is the destination that we seek. Love is the road that leads to hope. Courage is the motor that drives us. We travel out of darkness into faith. – Dean Koontz

Think before you speak. Read before you think. – Fran Lebowitz

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. – Mahatma Gandhi

You are no better than anyone else, and no one is better than you. – Katherine Johnson

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws. – Plato

What you’re thinking is what you’re becoming. – Muhammad Ali

Humor helps us get through life with a modicum of grace. It offers one of the few benign ways of coping with it all. – Diana Keaton

Sometimes the only way to ever find yourself is to get completely lost. – Kellie Elmore

Integrity is doing what is right and truthful, and doing as you say you would do. – Roy T. Bennett

You can start late, look different, be uncertain, and still succeed. – Misty Copeland

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. – Confucius

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. – Jack Kornfield

There is no friend as loyal as a book. – Ernest Hemingway

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. – Audrey Hepburn (Ain’t it the truth. Every year, I believe I’ll get tomatoes.)

🐄 Cows Officially Home…

Once again, we’ve come to the end of another workweek. Or another five days have passed, depending on your situation. Whatever way you’re rolling these days, give it a rest for a moment, and shuffle things around. Do something you haven’t done in a while, or never did. Until we reconvene on Dead night, stay safe, stay keeping yourself on your toes, and stay not worrying about winning or losing. Just have the guts to put yourself out there.

And don’t forget your mom this Sunday!

May6

May 5, 2021 – Carly Attends the Meeting, Jackie’s Apple Picking Birthday, a Switch, They’re Done, Newbie Report, No Jill, Tips For Celebration & Heart Sound

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Jordan says she appreciates Dante coming back to work on this case, and he says, sure. As far as Jason’s concerned, he couldn’t have gotten far, especially if he’s been shot. Jordan agrees, and they arrive at the interrogation room. Dante says, poor kid, but Jordan says, that remains to be seen.

In the room, Elizabeth asks if Scotty can’t make them take the cuffs off, and he says he’ll speak to them. Don’t worry. He’ll do everything in his power to protect Cameron. She says, don’t worry? Her son’s just been arrested for shooting Jason. Cameron says, he didn’t shoot Jason, okay? He didn’t shoot anybody. Why won’t anybody listen to him?

Sonny puts a fancy drink in front of Nina, and she says, what’s this? He says, the Tan-O-tini; it’s his own creation. She asks if she should try it, and he says, come on. She takes a sip, and says, that is delicious. Does she detect a little tangerine? Maybe a little spice? He says she has a nice palate. Squeezed with a little smoked chili bitters, right? Makes it spicy. She tells him, I bet you say that to all the girls, and he says, he’ll let her get back to her… He indicates her phone, and she says, that’s all right. She wasn’t calling anyone. She was checking out some apartment rentals there in Nixon Falls. He says, so she’s thinking of staying there, and she says she’s considering it. They smile at each other. My pipe dream of a couple.

Jax holds the door for Josslyn, and asks if she needs some help. She says, does he? and he says, she’s right; they’re wounded. Good thing Trina was injury free, so she could drive them all the way back from Nixon Falls. She says she’s sorry Nina didn’t come back, and he says, that’s okay; there will be other trips. It’s always too soon to quit. Josslyn laughs, and asks how many quotes he has. He says, enough to annoy her into telling him what’s really going on. Every time he asks her about the ankle boot or college, she gives him a vague answer. Her dad’s just not buying it. She says she was just worried about mom. She was so distracted, she didn’t even grill Josslyn on why she was in Pennsylvania with Jax, instead of at the volleyball tournament. She’s not complaining, but something seems really off with her mom. Did she give him any details?

Cyrus says he appreciates the representatives of the Five Families gelato extending an invitation to his first meeting of the Family heads. Shall they begin? Carly walks in, dazzling in white, and says, not so fast. She walks to the head of the table, and says, now they can begin. Cyrus says, Mrs. Corinthos was not on the guest list, and Carly says, an oversight, she’s sure. There’s plenty of room at the table. Just like there’s plenty of room outside for the rest of her people. Cyrus says, that’s all well and good, but what is she doing there?

Britt tells Jason, she’s doing this under protest; it’s completely against medical advice. If he passes out, or pops a stitch and starts bleeding out all over his nice, clean shirt, she refuses to take responsibility. He tells her, she said that, and she tells him, she’s saying it again. This is ludicrous. He was just bleeding out, and now he’s dressed. He says he’s got to get to Carly. She’s in over her head.

Carly says, as they know, her husband is dead, but his organization isn’t. It’s strong and stable. The only change is the person sitting in Sonny’s seat. From now on, that would be her.

Cameron says, Elizabeth believes him, right? He picked up the gun, and saw Britt being kidnapped. Scotty says, that could show intent. Never say that. He didn’t tell that to the cops, did he? Cameron says he only tried to tell them that he didn’t do it. Jordan comes in, and Scotty says, for cryin’ out loud. Can she take the cuffs off? She says that’s why she’s there. Cameron’s not going to give her a problem, right? He says, why would he? He didn’t do it. He didn’t shoot Jason. Jordan tells Officer Miller to take Cameron to booking, and the cop says, let’s go. They leave, and Jordan says, right now, the charge is reckless discharge of a firearm. They’ll see what the security footage tells them. She leaves, and Elizabeth asks Scotty, right now, what is Jordan talking about? He says, if the footage shows that Cameron intentionally fired, it will change to assault with a deadly weapon.  

Jax tells Josslyn the just spent hours car in the car. That’s why his shoulder hurts right now. She says, sit and ice it, or lay down. She wants to take his temperature, since fever is a sign of infection. He asks how she knows that, and she says she asked questions at the clinic, and read the aftercare printout. She tells him, sit. She’ll get him some water, and maybe he’d like a snack. They could watch a movie. He says, as long as he gets to pick the movie, and she says, fine. She leaves, and Jax says, come on, Carly. What are you up to?

Britt says, maybe Carly would like it if Jason collapsed at her feet. She could use it as a diversion. She can find something meaningful to whisper in his ear while he bleeds to death. He says he’s not going to bleed to death, but she says, contraire. He just went into hypovolemic shock because he didn’t have enough blood to function. He still doesn’t, since Carly couldn’t give him a full transfusion. They still need his minion to deliver. She shudders to think of where it’s coming from, but if he doesn’t get it, he’ll go back into shock, and there will be nothing she can do to save him.

Carly says, please, everyone, take your seats. They all sit except Cyrus, who says, of course (🍷) they all regret Carly’s loss, but being Sonny’s widow doesn’t automatically make her fit to lead his organization. She says, she and Sonny shared everything. She’s been involved in every aspect of the business for some time now. She needs to protect her family, and take care of the business. She asks Cyrus to take his seat so they can proceed. Or if he has misgivings, and is too afraid to answer to her, he can leave. Ms. Wu tells Cyrus, sit down, and he does. She says she has a few questions for Carly. What is her intention for the organization, and is she equipped to maintain control of her late husband’s territory? Cyrus says, good question. Well, actually that’s two questions, so maybe Cyrus isn’t equipped with basic math.

Scotty tells Elizabeth, sit and take it easy. This could take a while. They’re going by the book. She says, the judge said Cameron couldn’t get in any more trouble, but he says, that was a year ago. She says, Cameron is on probation, but Scotty says, it’s fine. It’s been sealed up, and they can’t use it for any of the charges. She says she’s just making sure, and asks what the new charges will be. He says he doesn’t know. They’ll have to wait and see what the evidence shows.

Josslyn asks Jax, what are they watching? but he says, before they watch a movie, tell him what’s really going on with her. She says, nothing, and he says she told him she felt like everything was going wrong. What did she mean? She says she was just being dramatic, and he says he knows she wanted to play in the tournament. She’d hoped it would get her off Southern Coastal’s waitlist. Then she hurt her ankle. He knows it’s devastating, and he doesn’t want her to suppress her feelings and put on a brave face. She says she’s not, and he says, then talk to him. She knows she can. Josslyn is literally saved by the doorbell, and opens the door to find Dante. He says he was wondering if he could have a word with her dad, and she invites him in. She tells Jax, look who it is, and Dante apologizes for coming there unannounced. He looks at them both, and asks, what happened? Josslyn says, a volleyball injury, and Jax says, long story. What can he do for Dante? Dante says, it’s police business, and Josslyn says, he’s a cop again? Great… if it’s something he wants. He says, it’s nothing official; he’s helping with a case. Jax wonders what it has to do with him, and Dante says he’s looking for Carly. He’s looked everywhere, and there’s been no sign of her. Has she been in touch? Josslyn says they spoke to Carly earlier, and Dante asks if she said where she was going. Jax asks, what’s going on, and why does Dante need to find Carly?   

Carly asks the Family heads if they remember a  year ago, before Cyrus arrived. There were no warehouse explosions, no businesses were targeted. It was an efficient, cooperative, and mutually profitable organization. Her people are Sonny’s people, and they know how to run the business and deal with interlopers. Cyrus says, see here… and she says she won’t let him use Port Charles to spread his business across the eastern seaboard. She’ll consider it an act of war, and act swiftly with no mercy, like Sonny would. Cyrus says she’s too reckless, and emotionally unstable, and she tells him to watch his tone, and watch his step. She’s calling the shots, and he doesn’t want to make himself a target. He says they can’t stand there while Carly is threatening them with a unilateral power grab. She’s not part of their organization, and has never run more than a hotel. She made a mistake. The members understand what’s best for them, and what’s best for them is him.

Britt gives Jason a protein drink, and he asks why he can’t move around. She says, so he can go after Carly? but he says, no. Just walk around to do things for himself. She tells him to finish the drink, and says, they’re kicking in. That’s a good sign. If it’s any comfort, when Carly left, she seemed to know what she was doing. He says, Carly is good at bluffing.

Sonny says, it’s a half mile up the road from the Tan-O? and Nina says, it’s a cute street. Sonny says, it’s a year’s lease. Does she know how long… Eli comes in, and says Nina is sticking around? Good news. He thought she was going home. She says, Nixon Falls isn’t getting rid of her yet, and Eli says, sounds like cause for a celebration. Let him take her to the fanciest place in town. She says she doesn’t need to do any more research for the article, and he says she still needs to eat. He was thinking candlelight, wine, and a nice meal; just the two of them.

Nina says she thinks Eli is getting ahead of himself. She hasn’t found a place yet, so they need to hold off on the celebration until she’s settled. He says he’ll hold her to it. Until then, if she needs help finding a place, call him. Sonny says, Lenny and Phyllis went out to dinner, and Eli says he wouldn’t dream of intruding on their date, but maybe he’ll stay for a drink. Nina says she has a call scheduled with Crimson, so if they’ll excuse her… Play nice. She leaves, and Eli looks at his phone. He says he has business to attend to of his own. Tell Phyllis and Lenny that he stopped by to see how they were doing. Sonny says, they’re doing great, and Eli leaves. Sonny goes behind the bar, and Nina comes back. He says, that was quick, and she says she’s discouraged at how well Crimson is running without her. Elijah left? Sonny says, yeah, and she says she knows he can’t stand Eli. He says, what gave her that idea? and she asks, what’s the problem this time? He says he doesn’t think she should go out with Eli. He doesn’t want to see her hurt again. She says, hmm… Is that what this is really about?

Cyrus would like to point out, that although they pay their respects to the memory of Sonny, they’re not there to be reminded of the good old days. They’re looking to the future. He can deliver extraordinary profits, for his business and theirs. It’s up to them. Are they going to let Carly deprive them of their rightful share of a new market? They need to evict her from the table, right here and right now. Carly stands up, and says, if they think for one minute their future will be stable with Cyrus, think again. Everyone knows Cyrus’s operation will swallow their territories one by one, and he’ll trample them in his wake. Before they decide, they need to know, any action will have consequences. Cyrus can attest to the fact that he’s lost before, and he’s about to lose again. She smiles at Cyrus.

Dante tells Jax and Josslyn, Jason escaped. Shots were fired, and there was one fatality. Josslyn asks if Jason is okay, but Dante says he’s not sure, but they think Jason took a shot. He doesn’t know how bad, but Britt is with Jason. Whether she’s a hostage or not, she’s a doctor. Josslyn says, Jason wouldn’t take a hostage, and Dante says, at any rate, Britt will look after Jason. Jax asks why Dante wants to speak to Carly, and Dante says, if Jason is involved, Carly is involved. Jax says he and Josslyn just got back from Pennsylvania. They talked to Carly on the phone on the way back, but that’s it. Dante’s phone dings, and he looks at it and frowns. He says he’s got to go. Let him know if they hear from her. Jax says, will do, and Dante leaves. Josslyn asks if Jax thinks there’s a chance Dante is wrong, and Jason wasn’t hit. She hopes he’s okay, because she really couldn’t stand to lose Jason too.   

Cameron says, they took his fingerprints and photo, but he’s not guilty, and Elizabeth says she believes him. They’re just going by the book, and following the rules. Jordan comes in, and says she got the tests back from forensics. The blood on the bullet they tested confirms their theory that the bullet hit Jason. They still need to check the gun Cameron was holding. Cameron says he didn’t shoot Jason; he swears. Jordan says she’d like to interview Cameron, and Cameron says she can ask him anything. Scotty says he wants to be present, and Elizabeth asks if Cameron is okay. He says he’s fine, but let him do this. He needs to clear some things up. She says she’ll be right outside. Jordan turns on the recorder, and asks Cameron to tell her why he was holding the gun. He says he doesn’t know; it all happened so fast. He can’t remember picking up the gun. Jordan says she understands; there was a lot going on. It was a chaotic situation. Scotty asks if there’s another question coming, and Jordan says, sometimes when you’re experiencing a traumatic event, you can blank things out, like firing a weapon and shooting someone. Someone you think killed your stepfather, who you loved. Cameron says she thinks he did it, and she asks if he’d remember if he did. He flashes back to calling Jason a killer in the hospital, and he says, he didn’t… Jordan reminds him that he said he couldn’t remember picking up the gun, and everything happened fast. Is it possible he pulled the trigger, and blocked it out? Cameron says, no, and Scotty says, all right. Cameron looks freaked out, and Scotty tells him, take it easy. He tells Jordan, we’re done here.

Brando answers his phone, and says, when?… Okay, he’ll let them know. Carly says, contrary to what Cyrus is implying, she has no desire to encroach on their businesses or take over their territory. Brando tells Cyrus something, and Cyrus says, son of a bitch. One of his shipments was destroyed as it was leaving town. It’s an act of war. Carly says she can’t confirm or deny her people were involved, but bringing a shipment through her territory is a hostile act, and she could quantify the response as a necessary retaliation. Are they going to sit back and let Cyrus take over their territories? Cyrus says he’s offering them a piece of the action, and a fair deal. Carly asks, who believes Cyrus knows play fair. Anyone? Mr. Bashima gets up, and goes over to Carly. He says, condolences. Welcome to the table. There will always be a seat for her. He holds out his hand, and they shake. Carly thanks him, and says he’s very gracious. Mr. Novak comes over to her, and says, his sincere condolences. He’s hoping for a harmonious relationship. Carly thanks him, and hopes there’s no repeat of the warehouse. He says, bygones? and holds out his hand. They shake, and Carly says, lessons learned. Ms. Wu tells her, congratulations. I’m guess she’s happy that there’s another chick on board. Carly thanks her, and says, we do what we must. Ms. Wu says, here’s to better days, and I wonder why she doesn’t shake hands. Custom? Cyrus looks at Carly.

Elizabeth asks if Jordan is all done with grilling her son, and Jordan says, she understands how upset… but Elizabeth says she has no idea. It’s tense enough at home, and she just accused Jake’s brother of shooting his father. How is she going to explain it? It’s like a bomb has been dropped on her already fragile family. Jordan says she can imagine how devastating it is. Cameron believes Jason shot and killed his stepfather. Did he ever mention making Jason pay? Elizabeth asks if Jordan is interrogating her now, but Jordan says, no… maybe. She’s known Cameron a long time, and thinks he’s a good kid, but she has to do her job. She can’t let her feelings about the family get in the way. That’s why she has to do it by the book. Elizabeth tells Jordan to apply her professional objectivity, while she goes in to see her son. Jordan says, one more thing. She knows it was traumatic. Is it possible Cameron shot Jason and blocked it out? Elizabeth says, that’s not what happened. Cameron says he didn’t shoot Jason, and she believes her son. He didn’t shoot Jason.

Carly tells Cyrus, he might as well leave. He has no more business there. He says, don’t be too comfortable in that chair. She’s playing in the big leagues now. She says she knows what she’s doing, and he says, destroying one shipment might have made a splash for the crowd, but she can’t sustain it on her own. Speaking of which, where’s Jason? She says, he didn’t hear? Jason escaped. He says, it’s only a matter of time before Jason is found, and she says, too bad the same can’t be said for his shipment. Cyrus tells Brando, let’s go. They need to find Jason before the cops do. They leave, and at the door, Brando turns to look at Carly. Carly tells the guard that she needs a moment. She’ll be right out. He leaves, and she sits down, taking a deep breath.

Britt wonders what happened to Carly’s guy who said he was getting more blood, and Jason says maybe he had to go somewhere else. She says, and do what? Guard Carly at the meeting? Carly would never put Jason at risk to have an extra bodyguard. He says, Carly’s not supposed to be there; it’s supposed to be him. She says she can see he’s worried, and knows he wants to help but… Jason says, she’s right. Him showing up this would be proof that they’re vulnerable. It’s better for him to stay away, and let them think he’s still a threat. It will give them leverage. Britt asks, how? and he says, never mind. She asks if he thinks he’s said too much. It’s not like they’re strangers, stuck in an elevator, telling each other their life stories. They’re fugitives. Or is she technically a hostage? She’s lost track. He asks if she feels like a hostage, and she says she feels like someone who almost died.

Carly closes her eyes, and her guard comes in, saying, someone is here for her. She asks who it is, and Dante walks in. He says, hey, Carly. He thought he might find her there.

Sonny tells Nina, what you do when you don’t have your own life to focus on, you’re aware of what’s around you. You watch and listen, and from what he sees, Eli would be a bad boyfriend for Nina. She says, whoa. Who said boyfriend? If he’s watching and listening so much, he would know she’s not in the market for a romantic involvement with anyone. Sonny asks why she left the door open, and she says she didn’t want to humiliate Eli, especially in front of him. He doesn’t deserve that. What’s with them anyway? She thought Phyllis made them call a truce. He tells Nina, look out for Elijah. He doesn’t fault the guy for trying. She’s beautiful – he laughs – she’s accomplished, kind, fun to be around, and honest. He doesn’t think Eli is good for her. She says, what he said earlier about… He says, yeah, he’s paying attention to her, and maybe he is a little jealous.

Josslyn tells Jax, something’s not right. Carly hasn’t even read her texts. Jax says, she’s probably busy, helping Jason escape, or taking care of him somewhere else. Josslyn says, it’s a relief to think Carly is with him, and Jax says he hopes not. He’s hoping her mother will distance herself, now that Sonny is gone. She says, her mother would never abandon Jason. He’s family. He says, Jason has been accused of murder. If Carly is helping him – and he prays not – she’ll be an accessory. It’s trouble Carly doesn’t need, or Josslyn. He wishes Carly wouldn’t be a part Jason’s life, but Josslyn says she doesn’t care. Jason said he didn’t do it, and as long as Carly is with Jason, she’s okay.   

Carly asks what Dante is doing there, and he tells her, an informant said she might be at a meeting there. She says, informant? and he says, police business. He was asked to help out with a case. She says, she sees; what case? He says he thinks she knows. He’s surprised Jason isn’t there. She wouldn’t know where he can find Jason, would she? She says she hasn’t seen him, and he says, it sounds like she knows Jason escaped police custody earlier. 

Elizabeth asks, what happened? and Scotty says Jordan tried a bunch of psychological mumbo jumbo on Cameron, and Cameron got confused. She says she and Jordan talked outside; it will be okay. She tells Cameron that she loves him, and he says he loves her too. He’s sorry he screwed everything up. She says he hasn’t. He’s the bravest, most loyal person she knows, and she’s proud of him. He says he doesn’t know why. He picked up the gun, and ruined everything, his life, his family… She says, they’ll get through this; she’ll make sure. He says they don’t even believe him. He can tell. He asks if she thinks he shot Jason, and she says she doesn’t care how angry he was. She believes him. They hug, and Officer Miller comes in. He says they need to take a gunpowder residue test.

Jordan looks at the computer, and says, I’ll be damned.

Britt tells Jason that she was immobilized. The cap was off the needle, and she was two seconds away from getting an injection that would have killed her, but then he showed up. It’s an overused cliché, but he saved her life. You saved my life with that cup of coffee; you saved my life with a ride. No. He came into her office, and stopped them. He literally saved her life. What she’s trying to say is, she owes him. Whatever illegal business he and Carly are conducting, their secret is safe with her.

Jordan tells Elizabeth and Scotty, in reviewing the security footage, it appears Jason was hit by a bullet fired from behind Cameron. She’s waiting for the ballistics report, but she’s not expecting that it was Cameron who hit Jason. Elizabeth asks if Cameron can go home, and Jordan says, if it goes the way she thinks it will, she’ll drop all the charges.   

Sonny hopes he didn’t make Nina uncomfortable with what he said, but she tells him, she’s fine. Absolutely good. She wants to start arranging to look at some places. Sonny says he thought he’d chased her out, but she says, no. She’ll see him later. He says he’ll see her later, and heads outside with some trash. She says, oh, Nina. What are you doing?

Behind the Tan-O, Eli asks a guy, why the hell did he text Eli to meet him there? It’s not the time or place. He paid dude’s bail. Leave him alone. Dude says he needs more cash, and Eli says he doesn’t like a shakedown. Dude asks, who’s got more to lose, him or Eli? Sonny overhears them, and Eli takes out his wallet, handing dude some money. Sonny watches, crouching down so he can’t be seen.   

Jax tells Josslyn that he knows it’s hard, but the best thing is to wait for her mother to contact them. She says she knows he’s right, and maybe it’s good they haven’t heard anything. That means Carly is taking care of Jason. He says, whatever Carly is doing, she’ll be in touch when she can. In the meantime, they can talk about what’s really going on with Josslyn.

Dante tells Carly, they know Brick was driving, and Britt was a hostage. Talk to him. The police know Jason was hurt, and she knows what that means. Everyone involved is going to be implicated. She says she doesn’t know where Jason is, and if he has anything else to ask her, talk to her lawyer.

Elizabeth thanks Scotty, and he says, they’re still family. She says she thinks she needs to get Cameron counseling. The whole thing is awful. Even if the charges are dropped, Cameron doesn’t know Peter August killed Franco, not Jason. Scotty asks how she knows about that, and she says Finn told her a couple of hours ago. Scotty says he knew weeks ago. When Cameron got worked up over Jason, Scotty was going to tell him, but he held back. Elizabeth thinks she should tell Cameron that his anger is misplaced. Jason is innocent. Peter is the killer. Cameron overhears.

Britt tells Jason, his blood delivery is officially late. She wants him to drink more, but he tells her, get down, pulling her down next to him behind the bed. She says he’s going to pop his stiches, and he says, someone is coming. He draws his gun.

Tomorrow, Curtis says something is better staying a memory, Cameron confronts Elizabeth, Spinelli comes in peace, and Jason tells Britt that he knows how this is going to play out.

🍂 On The Real Housewives of New Jersey Jackie arranged for a day of apple picking and wine tasting with the women for her birthday. She told Evan that she planned to taste many wines. Delores called to tell Jackie that she had a doctor’s appointment, and she’d meet them at the venue. In Delores’s interview, she said she didn’t really have an appointment, but wasn’t about to ride in a van with this group so soon after the fiasco at the cocktail party. Evan told Jackie, they’re human beings. They should be able to talk while having a disagreement, and not scream. Jackie said, there were human beings, and there were women from New Jersey; those were two different animals. Jennifer redecorated away from Bill’s ornate furniture style, and I was loving the grey sectional sofa. Mom Josephine was angry with Jennifer because of the conversation about her and Jennifer’s father at the mom’s party. Josephine said they’d made a fool out of her, but Jennifer insisted that wasn’t true. I found it highly amusing that Jennifer’s dad was drinking his morning coffee out of a Betty Boop mug during this conversation. Joe #2 helped Teresa organize her garage, and said she needed a man in the house, since he was tired of doing chores there. She asked why he’d told everyone that she was in love, and he told her, Louie was the guy she’d been looking for; why hide it? He pointed out that Joe #1 had never told her anything nice, and we flashed back once again to the scene where Juicy Joe called Teresa a bitch and the c-word. Joe #2 asked if it was serious, and Teresa said Louie was the most amazing guy she’d ever met. Joe said he thought Louie was the right person, and in Teresa’s interview, she said Louie made her laugh, and he was so smart. In my estimation, that’s an open-ended statement, since Teresa isn’t exactly a genius. She said she didn’t trust everything yet. She wasn’t telling everyone until she felt secure in their relationship.

Margaret had a photo shoot for the book at her house, and was including Marge Sr. on the back cover. There was a lot of glam, coupled with props of junk food, and The Marge’s signature pigtails. Delores and Frank’s kids had birthdays a week apart, celebrating together while growing up. Even though they were now grown, the family enjoyed keeping the tradition alive. David joined them, and told Frank that Delores yelled a lot. Frank said David should have seen her at the cocktail party. Delores said the group actually took a poll on whether the Porsche was a ring diversion, but David said he was too old to care about that stuff. Delores said she’d always respect and protect her relationship with David. In her interview, Delores said David showed up when it mattered, and was crazy for her kids. Two phenomenal cakes were presented. One with animals and a stethoscope on it, for Gabrielle, who’s a veterinarian; and one with the NYC skyline, money symbols, and gold bars, for Frank Jr., who works on Wall Street.

Before the trip, the women met for breakfast at Jackie’s house, and Jackie explained that Delores wasn’t coming. Marge said Delores was upset about how they took a poll, and felt no one was her cheerleader. Jackie said, last year, Delores wanted a ring, and now she didn’t. Melissa told everyone that she believed Teresa’s new boyfriend was meant to be her husband, and in Melissa’s interview, she said she could tell Louie was the one. Teresa and Louie went out of their way for one another, couldn’t take their eyes off each other, and Teresa let her guard down with him. The women presented Jackie with a beautiful pair of earrings, and everyone told apple picking stories. Jennifer said she’d taken her parents apple picking, and her mom made it a misery. She told the group that her mom resented the party, and it looked like they wouldn’t be talking for a while. She decided to stop calling her mom out, since it wasn’t getting her anywhere. Melissa got a text from son Gino, saying Joe #2 was in a lot of pain. Melissa called home, and Joe said he thought it was a kidney stone. Melissa said she was coming home, and told Joe to call an ambulance to get him to the hospital. After Melissa left, the rest of the women got in the van and called Delores, telling her why they might be late, and what was going on with Joe #2. Delores told them to call Melissa, and tell her to go to the hospital David worked at; he’d be waiting. Marge found this ironic after Joe #2 had talked smack about David at the cocktail party. They discussed Teresa’s boyfriend, Marge saying Melissa told them she’d met him, but Teresa still wasn’t saying much. In her interview, she said she wanted to make sure it was right before introducing Louie to her friends. She said Joe #2 had diarrhea of the mouth, and Jennifer said that’s why his stomach hurt.

The guide told the group that the winery was like the Disneyworld of alcohol. Delores showed up slightly late, and said she was looking for a bunch of loud, sparkly girls. She told the women, if Joe #2 was definitely passing a kidney stone, he’d have to stay at the hospital until it happened. She thought Joe #2 must be going through something, the way he’d talked about her, but she was more upset about the poll. Jackie said she’d thought Delores wanted a ring, but Delores said her friends took part in a conversation about her, and it wasn’t what friends did. Teresa wondered if they had mactosh apples. Delores told Marge, if someone took a poll on Jackie’s husband or Melissa’s marriage, she wouldn’t have taken part. In her interview, she said she’d taken a lot of heat about her relationship, but they were coming from a place they knew nothing about. She was feeling judged.

They did some apple picking, then a wine tasting at the orchard’s restaurant, where they also ordered food. Melissa texted that the kidney stone had passed, and Teresa said their dad used to get them. Marge told everyone that she was having a combo party for Joe #3’s 65th birthday and Halloween. Delores said she didn’t want David around them because the group had mocked him, but Jennifer said she only wanted for Delores whatever Delores wanted for herself. Delores said life was constantly changing, and in her interview, said she’d learned from her divorce, if something doesn’t go your way, it’s not the end of the world. If she doesn’t get engaged, her life will take a different turn. Marge suggested Teresa bring her man in costume.

Joe #2 told Melissa that he was drinking water non-stop, because David said he was dehydrated. Melissa pointed out that David had been very good to Joe, and Joe should judge him as a boyfriend. Delores was a grown woman, and if she was happy, she’d stay. If she wasn’t, she’d leave. She told Joe not to comment on Delores’s relationship, and he said he’d known Delores before he knew Melissa. Melissa said Delores didn’t like it, and Marge had called him chauvinistic, like Delores needed a man to survive; that was BS. Melissa said as much as Joe wanted it to be otherwise, women could survive without men. Joe said she always pointed a finger at him, and he wanted his old wife back. She said she wasn’t giving up her personal growth or her dreams. She was sick of him feeling like her doing something for herself was taking away from him. She didn’t want to resent him for holding her back. He said he put her on a pedestal, and supported anything she wanted to do. We flashed back as he said, there was her singing, and when she opened envy; he built her a boutique, and got her an au pair when she wanted one. If she wants the moon, he’ll get her the effing moon. Melissa said that he’d told her not to forget about him, and he said for a time she had. She insisted that wasn’t the case, and said it was like talking to a wall. He told her to go be what whatever she wanted to be. We’re done. I honestly think he meant done with the conversation though, not the marriage.

In Teresa’s interview, she said she’d met other guys, but there hadn’t been a connection. She and Louie had things in common, but they were taking it slow. The show ended with Louie coming to the door, sharply dressed, flowers in hand.

To be continued…

🏋️‍♂️ I loved Watch What Happens Live tonight, since the guests were The Real Househusbands of New Jersey. In the intro, the husbands did taglines, and it was pretty funny. I got a bunch of likes for my tweet suggesting they get their own show. Yay me. You can also see the opening here:

🎉 The Party’s Over…

Looks like Kary and Eduardo are calling it quits.

https://people.com/tv/rhod-kary-brittingham-divorcing-husband-eduardo/

👠 First Time Out…

How the new RHONY girl is doing.

https://pagesix.com/2021/05/01/rhony-star-eboni-k-williams-debuts-as-first-black-cast-member/

https://pagesix.com/2021/05/04/rhonys-sonja-morgan-luann-de-lesseps-gush-over-eboni-k-williams/

👻 Ghosted Again…

No matter how hard she tries, she’s not going to make it happen.

https://people.com/tv/jill-zarin-wont-appear-on-upcoming-real-housewives-mashup-series-source/

💃🏽 Celebrating…

Hint: Don’t do what I did, and have to crawl home after a couple of way-too-strong margaritas.

https://www.bhg.com/holidays/traditions/celebrate-cinco-de-mayo-respectfully/

🏞 Hitting the Trail…

Is it possible I could go to bed before dawn? No matter what time you dream, stay safe, stay innovative, and stay not counting your territories before they’re hatched.

May5

May 4, 2021 – Britt Operates On Jason, NYC Reconvenes, a Little Dallas, It’s New York, Season To Come, About Southfork, Last One & Covering C&C

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Jordan tells Cameron, put the gun down. More cops run in behind her, and she tells them, stand down. She says she’s going to lower her gun, and her eyes never leave Cameron’s as she does. She says, now it’s his turn. Put the gun down.

Elizabeth leaves a message for Cameron, saying she needs to know where he is; it’s important. Finn says he’s sure Cameron is fine.

In an alleyway, the fake janitor backs up, and Cyrus comes toward him, saying, it was two trained men against one unarmed woman. How did she get away? Janitor that isn’t says, he told Cyrus. He and the other guy had Britt, dead to rights, in her office. All of a sudden, Jason shows up, gets the jump on them, and Jason and Britt take off. Other guy went after them. Cyrus says, and…? and pretend janitor says, Jason had a car and driver waiting. Other guy ran right into an ambush. Cyrus asks why Jason isn’t dead, but un-janitor says he doesn’t know. He’ll find out. Cyrus says, you know what’s unfortunate? He puts his hand on not a janitor’s shoulder and says, that they didn’t shoot him too. He takes out a switchblade, and phony janitor becomes dead phony janitor.

Brick and Britt help Jason to a bed in a safe house, and Jason says he’s good. Britt says, no, he’s not. She’s the doctor, he’s the patient; she gets to say when he’s good. Brick says, she told you, and Britt tells Brick that she needs medical supplies. He opens the door, nearly running into Carly on her way in. She says, thank God. She wasn’t sure if they got away or not. He says, it was close, and there’s a complication. He steps aside, and she goes over to Jason, who’s bleeding like a stuck pig.

Jordan tells Cameron to look at her. That’s right. It’s over now. Lower his arm, and let her take his gun. She knows he’s nervous, but she needs him to nod his head so she knows he heard what she just said. He nods, and she says, that’s great. He’s doing a great job. Now lower the gun. Cameron slowly lowers it as she walks toward him, and she quickly takes it, saying, all clear. The cops move in, and one puts handcuffs on Cameron. He asks, what’s going on? and she says he’s under arrest. He says he didn’t do anything, and she says he has the right to remain silent. He repeats, he didn’t do anything, and she says, listen to what she’s telling him; it’s for his own protection. He looks like he might cry, and says again that he didn’t do anything, and she says louder, listen. He says, okay, and calms down somewhat. She reads him his rights, but she sounds like she’s way in the background of his comprehension. She asks if he understands what she just told him, and he says, yes.

Carly says, there’s so much blood, but Jason says, it’s not that bad. Britt says, it’s very bad. She needs that bag. Brick leaves to get it, and Carly asks, what happened? Britt says, what does she think happened? Other guy pulled a gun, and shot Jason. Carly says, what went wrong? Brick was in the car waiting for him. He got there, but then went back in. Why? Britt says, he went back to save her.

At the MetroCourt bar, Mac tells Dante, the PCPD is really in need of manpower right now. Valerie is testifying in a case that just keeps dragging on (yeah, it’s called The Haves and The Have Nots), and she wants to transfer to forensics. Chase is dealing with this mystery illness, and is laid up at GH. They could use him under any circumstance, but right now, it’s crucial. Dante says he’s flattered Mac is pulling out all the stops for him, but he’s been gone a long time, and after what happened to him, he doesn’t think he can be the cop that Mac thinks he is. Mac says he understands what Dante has been through, but according to what he’s heard from Robert and Anna, his treatment was successful. He’s fit to return to duty. Dante says he’s glad they still believe in him, and Mac says, but Dante has his doubts. Dante says after the last couple of years, of course (🍷) he does. Mac says they all have doubts in their abilities at some point in life. They’re a half-step slower than when they were younger; that’s just life. Dante gets Mac’s point, but says his situation is a little more complicated than that. Mac says Dante has always had great instincts, and understands the job; and he’s always done it with integrity. He really needs Dante back on the force. They hear Obrecht toasting to savoring the pleasures of the unexpected. They look over to see her with Scotty, and Mac wonders if they’re dating.

Obrecht tells Scotty, it seems their presence is causing something of a commotion, and Scotty says, who cares about them? He’s free, and has nothing to hide. She flashes back to the first time they were together, and says, what a change. Neither does she.

On the phone in the kitchen, Brando says he’ll meet Cyrus downstairs. He gets in the elevator, and Sasha is there. He says it’s a nice surprise. Where’s she headed? She says she was just there for a doctor’s visit, and he asks if she’s okay. She says she is, but she doesn’t want to talk about it. He says, okay. He thought that after the other night… He’s sorry. He didn’t mean to pry.

Willow thanks someone, and hangs up the phone. She tells Chase that there’s no more active shooter. That was scary. You’re supposed to feel safe in a hospital, right? Apparently, she’s never checked into GH, whose safety rating is F minus-minus. Chase tries to get out of bed, and Willow asks where he thinks he’s going. He says, it’s an emergency. He’s a cop. He needs to get back to work. She says, he will – she pushes him back down on the bed – when he’s better. He says he’s feeling tons better. He hates this. When is he going to get his life back?

Jason asks if he made it in time for the meeting of the Five Families thin crust pizza, and Carly says, there’s a few hours before the meeting. How long does Britt need to patch him up? Britt says, he needs more than a patch, and Jason says they can do it tomorrow. She says, is he crazy? This is more than a temporary fix. If she doesn’t close his wound, he’s going to bleed to death.

Brick brings a medical bag, and she says, good. She thought she was going to have to rely on a first aid kit. He says, successful operations need to be prepared. Jason tells Brick that he’s okay, and Carly says, he’s not okay, but he’s going to be. Jason passes out, and Britt tells Carly that she needs to stay calm. She asks Brick to assist her, and tells Carly to keep pressure on Jason’s wound. If he regains consciousness, do not let him get up. Carly tells Jason, he’s better off. Britt is going to have to operate, and she doesn’t think there’s anything in the bag to kill the pain. Didn’t Brick just say they were prepared? Not so successful after all. Carly guesses she wants him to stay passed out. He needs to make it. She doesn’t think she can go on without him. Britt puts surgical gloves on, and Carly says this is on Britt. She has to save Jason.

Mac says, the way he sees it, he and Dante both benefit. Dante gets a job, and he gets a top-notch detective that he can trust. He understands having to walk away from police work. When he and Felicia bought The Floating Rib, he thought he was walking away from law enforcement. For guys like them, police work is in their blood; it’s who they are. Dante says Mac makes a compelling argument, but he just… Mac says he’s not asking Dante to make a decision right now. Just think about it. Dante agrees, and Mac’s phone rings.

Jordan tells Mac, she’s at GH in the parking garage; there’s been a shooting. He says, any fatalities? and she says, only one so far. He says he’s ten minutes out, and she says he needs to prepare himself; it’s a sensitive situation. He says, in what way? and she says, the shooter is Cameron Webber. He says, copy that. He’s on his way. He tells Dante, there’s been a shooting at GH, one fatality. He knows Dante hasn’t decided on rejoining the force, but it’s a delicate situation. He could use the back-up. Dante says, whatever he needs, and they leave.

Sasha asks how Brando has been, and he says, good. At least he thought he was. Is this about the other night? Is she having regrets? She says, not at all. It was… memorable. She’s just really distracted by her appointment. Can they talk another time? He says, sure, and the elevator stops. She gets out, and starts walking, but Cyrus says, Ms. Gilmore, lovely as always. She says, Mr. Renault. She’d say it was a pleasure to see him, but she’s had to give up lying as part of her recovery. Cyrus says that was a terrible moment when she hit rock bottom. He so admires her for climbing her way back. Don’t forget that he’s always there to offer a helping hand, or anything else she might need. She says, no thanks, and walks away. Cyrus tells Brando, call Brown, and tell him there’s a mess to clean up in the alley on four. Then get in touch with the warehouse, and make sure we’re on schedule for tonight. He has a tragedy to attend to. He and Brando leave, and Sasha doubles back, getting into the elevator.

Brick cuts Jason’s shirt, exposing the wound, and Britt prepares the wound for surgery.

Jordan tells Cameron that she’s sure his mother will be there soon. Elizabeth runs in with Finn, and sees dead other guy. She says, oh my God, what’s going on? And why is her son in handcuffs? Cameron swears it was a big mistake. He didn’t do it. Jason did.

Jordan tells Elizabeth that she’s advised Cameron of his Miranda rights. Anything he says can be used against him, so it’s better for him if she explains. Elizabeth asks what there is to explain, and Jordan says, Jason escaped tonight, and took Britt as a hostage. They think he was being pursued be this individual. She indicates other guy, and says, he was dressed as a hospital janitor. They’re pulling security footage and will piece together a timeline of events. What they do know is, shots were fired. Cameron flashes back to telling Jason that he wanted to see the man Jake believes in, but he can’t. All he sees is the person who killed Franco. Elizabeth asks what Jordan is doing with her son, and Jordan says when she arrived on the scene, Cameron had a gun, pointing straight at her. There was gunpowder in the air, and shots had been fired; one man is dead. She has to arrest Cameron. Cameron swears he didn’t do it. All he did was pick up the gun. Finn says, stop. Don’t say another word.

Britt asks for medical stuff, and does medical stuff to Jason. Brick assists, while Carly holds Jason’s head.

Chase says Willow has a pretty good bedside manner. He’s going to have to watch his back after she becomes a nurse. Her patients are going to fall in love with her like he did. She says his weakened state has made him sappy, and he says, chalk it up to one more unexplained symptom. He has no idea what’s making him sick. Why? Finn is supposed to be a research genius, and can’t figure it out. The only thing that makes sense is being with her. Loving her is the only thing he’s sure of.

Britt stitches up the wound. Carly frets. Brick takes notes (just kidding).

Finn tells Jordan that Cameron is traumatized by whatever happened, and asks if the handcuffs are necessary. She says she’s afraid so. Shots were fired, and Cameron was discovered holding the gun. Finn tells her, Cameron said didn’t fire it, and she says, the security footage will back him up. She understands he’s been placed in a chaotic situation, and might have acted without realizing it. She tells the officer to take Cameron to a quiet spot. Another cop calls to her to check out some blood on the garage floor, and Jordan says she needs a tech. She puts on gloves, and tells the tech to take a sample. See if it’s a match for Jason Morgan. Elizabeth makes a call.

Carly says Jason doesn’t look good, and he feels clammy. Britt asks if Jason’s hands are cold, and Brick says, very cold. Britt says Jason is going into hypovolemic shock, and they’re running out of time. She tells Brick to cut the thread, and digs through the medical bag. Carly asks what she’s looking for, and Britt says blah-blah-blah some piece of medical equipment. Jason needs a transfusion. They need to get as much O-negative blood in him as possible. Carly tells the guard to get some blood at the hospital, but Britt says, unless it’s next door, it’s not soon enough. They need it right now. Carly says, then use her. Give Jason her blood.

Elizabeth says she got ahold of Scotty, and he’s on his way. Cameron says he didn’t do anything; he didn’t even fire the gun. Why does he need a lawyer? Finn says, the security footage will prove that, but in the meantime he needs a layer to protect his rights. Elizabeth asks Cameron to explain what happened. Why is he there? He says he wanted Jason to admit he killed Franco. He wanted Jason to say the actual words, but Jason wasn’t in his room. The guard was on the floor, and he didn’t know if the guard was dead or what. Jason did it; he killed Franco. That’s why he ran. Elizabeth looks at Finn.

Cameron says, after Jason ran, he followed Jason to the stairwell. He came down to the garage; people were shooting, and Jason was dragging Britt to the car. When the gunman was shot, he dropped his gun, and Cameron picked it up. Finn says, stop. He knows Cameron wants to get it all out, but he can’t say anything. Elizabeth tells him to wait for Scotty.   

Britt tells Carly to keep clenching her fist, so the blood will flow faster. She might get dizzy. Carly says, thank God she and Jason are compatible, and Britt says, and that she knew. How many times have she and Jason bled for each other? Carly flashes back to Sonny’s funeral, and Jason telling her, she’s dressed, standing, and she’s ready. She’s going to get through this because there’s no other option. Carly looks at Britt.

Scotty arrives with Obrecht, and tells Cameron, listen. Zip it, and let him do the talking. Obrecht goes over to Jordan, and says, excuse the interruption, but Scotty said Britt was involved. What does that mean? Jordan says, Cameron saw Jason dragging her to the car, and thinks she was kidnapped. Obrecht flashes back to asking Britt why she’s in danger, and Britt saying, all she knows is that she’s doing a favor for Jason. Obrecht tells Britt that she needs to get as far away from Jason as possible. Trouble and violence follow him like he’s a magnet. Britt says, Jason isn’t the problem. It’s the people who are after him who are dangerous, but Obrecht says, he’s like an Olympic bobsled run; hazardous under any conditions. But Britt won’t get a medal for surviving Jason.   

Carly tells Britt, she and Jason have been through a lot. Does she think this is going to work? Britt says his pulse is stronger, but she can’t give him a full transfusion. Carly’s guard still has to come through. She says, he will. Sonny’s men are extremely loyal to Jason, because he’d do the same for them. Right, Brick? Brick says, ten times over. We watch as the blood flows through the tube into Jason.

Sasha asks if Chase would like company, and he says, sure. She tells him that she was at the hospital, and thought she’d check up on him while she was there. How’s he feeling? He says, not bad for a guy who can’t hold a glass of water. Sasha asks what he means, and Willow says, Chase has neuropathy which makes it hard for him to hold things. Sasha says she’s sorry; she didn’t realize. What caused it? Chase says, he wishes he knew, and Willow says, Finn and the doctors are working hard, but so far there’s been no diagnosis. Chase says, Finn found a partial treatment, and he’s better… kind of. Sasha says he must be frustrated, and Willow says, he’s been strong. Sasha says that doesn’t surprise her, and Chase says he had help. There’s no way he could have done it without Willow. She’s been an absolute rock. Her being there made all the difference.

Mac comes into the garage, and says he canvassed the 10th floor and the stairwells, but there’s no evidence of additional gunfire. Any word on the victim? Jordan says, he was working at the hospital with false credentials. Dante joins them and says Britt’s office is trashed. If she was taken against her will, she put up a hell of a fight. Cyrus arrives, and asks what they’re doing to find his Chief of Staff. Jason has escaped, a member of the staff is dead, and Britt is gone; it’s terrible PR for the hospital. Jordan says, he’s not upset; she’s not surprised. He tells her, he didn’t say that, and she didn’t answer his question. Britt’s safety is of paramount importance to him.

Jordan assures Cyrus that she’ll focus on Britt, and asks about the janitor with the false ID. He says he’s sure HR could give her a better explanation than he can. He sees Obrecht, and says he promises he’ll use his full resources to find her daughter. If she speaks to Britt before he does, please ease his mind and let him know. Obrecht says, he’ll be her first call. He leaves with Brando, and Obrecht says, but if Britt has been harmed, I’ll cut your heart out, schwein.

Finn apologizes for interrupting, but says he needs to check Chase’s vitals. Chase asks if Sasha and Willow would mind stepping out. He needs to talk to his bro… Finn. Willow says, of course (🍷), and Sasha tells Chase, hang in there. Finn says Willow has been spending a lot of time with Chase, and Chase says, she has. He’d like to spend the rest of his life with her, anywhere other than the hospital. Be honest. What is Finn doing to get him out?

Willow asks what Sasha is doing at the hospital, and Sasha says she had a doctor’s appointment, and wanted to pop in on Chase. When she walked in, she could see that he and Willow are really back together. It gave her hope that things can really work out. Willow asks if Sasha is doing okay, and Sasha says she’s fine, maybe a little introspective. She and Michael are over, and it’s for the best, but in spite of that, Willow and Chase are chase making it work. Seeing the spark in his eyes when he’s so sick is an inspiration. Willow says she’s helping any way she can, but it’s hard watching Chase struggle. Sasha says, Chase has always been physically active. She knows how scared he must be. Knowing Willow and Chase ended up together, where they belong, is a reminder that good things happen. They deserve to happy.

Scotty tells the officer guarding Cameron that the Commissioner gave him time to talk to his client in private. The officer leaves, and Scotty says, first, Cameron admitted to picking up the gun. Never admit to anything without his lawyer present. Don’t even comment on the weather. And don’t bring up Jason. Cameron says he made mess, huh?

Obrecht tells Jordan that yesterday, Britt pulled her aside, and said she was getting pressure from Cyrus that made her a target. She advised Britt to stay away, and stay safe. Jordan asks if Britt told her what it was about, and Obrecht says, no, but Britt and Jason are missing, and Cyrus is offering up his lousy fake tears. Whatever happened, he’s behind it. For once, she’s on Jordan’s side. Bring that schwein to justice. Jordan sees Dante, and asks if he rejoined the force, but he says, no ma’am. Mac says he asked Dante to ride along; a test run if he comes back. Jordan hopes he decides to stay. Obrecht just told her that Britt said she was being pressured by Cyrus. She’s convinced Cyrus is behind what happened. Mac says, maybe Britt isn’t a hostage. They’ll find out from GH security. One of the cops hands Jordan an envelope, and she tells him that she needs the footage. She takes a paper out of the envelope, and Mac asks what it is. She says, the blood on the garage floor matches what they have on file for Jason. Scotty tells Cameron, take a deep breath. He’ll be fine. Mac tells Jordan, Cameron denies firing the gun, but she says, he knows how it goes. Cameron was panicked and disoriented. He may have pulled the trigger without realizing it.

Scotty tells Cameron that he wasn’t much of a father to his kids, but Franco fixed that. It’s not Cameron’s fault. He was shortchanged in the father department until Franco came along. Cameron says he doesn’t understand, and Scotty says, Franco was a stand-up guy who helped Cameron, and that’s what he’s going to do; stand up and help Cameron. Cameron thanks him, and Scotty says, next time Cameron has the impulse to do something stupid that will ruin his life, call him first, not later. Got it? Elizabeth says, he’s got it, right? Cameron says, he’ll call Scotty first.  

Carly asks how Jason is, and Britt says she thinks it’s working; he’s warming back up. Carly says, thank God, and Britt says she’s welcome. Carly tells Brick that she has to go home and change for a meeting. He says if she needs back-up, he’s available, but she says Jordan saw him at the hospital. She knows he’s involved. He says, so what? He’s not scared of a bunch of jurors, but she says, it’s a meeting. Everyone will be on their best behavior. Brick needs to handle the thing they discussed earlier, and then get out of town. He asks if she’s sure she still wants him to do it, and she says, hell yeah. They’ve got it coming.

Sasha says when she and Chase decided to push Michael and Willow together so they could get custody of Wiley, they knew it would be painful. They thought they were prepared, but she’s never seen anyone more heartbroken than Chase when he lost Willow. He’s a good guy, and all he wants is the best for Willow. Willow says it’s what she wants for Chase too. Sasha says, it mostly worked out. Willow and Michael are Wiley’s parents, and Chase will get better. He and Willow can finally build a life together. Willow smiles.

Finn says he knows Chase is climbing the walls, and knows how frustrating it can be, but look on the bright side. Chase says, other than Willow, there is no bright side, but Finn says he found a treatment. Chase says he’s grateful for all he can get. He has less pain, but he’s not well. It’s a treatment, not a cure. Finn says, yet, and Chase asks what Finn means. Is he going to be living at GH indefinitely? Finn says he’s doing everything in his power to make Chase better, and won’t stop until he does.

Mac says, Jason was wounded, but they have no idea how badly he’s hurt. It’s not clear if Britt was a hostage or a wiling accomplice. He’s sure Cyrus and his men will be out there looking for Jason, trying to find him before they do. Dante says, if Cyrus finds Jason before they do, Cyrus will kill him, and Mac’s questions remain unanswered. No one knows more about Sonny’s organization, or where Jason may be hiding out, than Dante. Is he up for the job? Dante says he’s not willing to commit past this job, but yes, and Mac says, all he asks is that Dante bring Jason back alive.

Jordan says, they’ve confirmed the blood at the crime scene is Jason’s, and tells Elizabeth, Cameron was discovered with a gun in his hand. She has to take him in for processing. Elizabeth says, he never fired that gun, and Jordan says, they’ll see what the evidence shows, in the meantime, Elizabeth and Scotty can meet them at the station. Elizabeth tells Cameron, it will be okay, but he looks pretty scared.

Britt reaches for something, and her hand shakes. Jason stirs, and she says his name. She asks if he can hear her, and he removes the oxygen mask. He asks, where’s Carly?

At the meeting of the Five Families olive oil, one of the members says, time for the meeting to start, and Cyrus walks in. He says, here he is, on time, and assures them he always will be. He addresses Miss Wu, Mr. Novak, and Mr. Bashima. He appreciates them extending an invitation to his first meeting of the family heads. (Otherwise known as the Five Families ravioli with meat sauce.) He says, shall we begin? The door opens, and we see a pair of righteous high heels walk through. Carly says, not so fast, and removes her white coat, revealing a sophisticated white dress. She says, now we can begin.

Frankly, I always thought Carly would be better at running the organization. God knows, she’s more ruthless than Sonny.

Tomorrow, Britt asks if Jason thinks he said too much, Josslyn asks if there are any details, and Carly tells Cyrus she’s calling the shots now and he doesn’t want to make himself a target.

🗽 On the season premiere of The Real Housewives of New York City, we saw New York City as it was on March 1, 2020, compared to October 1. Protocols were in place by the time they’d started filming. Leah was in a new apartment. I thought of my first apartment, which was in Manhattan. It could probably fit in Leah’s kitchen. And don’t get me started on the smallest closet in the world, which was also triangular, or the antique refrigerator. Leah also got a new fur baby, and Chihuahua named Angel, who was extremely cute. Leah was in the process of converting to Judaism. During a video chat with her father, asking forgiveness as she went into the Jewish New Year. Her father asked if Angel wasn’t Mexican, and she said, yes, and he told her, then the dog is Catholic. I literally lol’d. Ramona and LuAnn were buddy-buddy, and bitched about Sonja being MIA. In Ramona’s interview, she said, when Sonja is feeling vulnerable, she hides, and claimed to know all about Sonja’s psychological makeup.

LuAnn also had a new apartment in the city, and acted all surprised that her view included Tom’s terrace. Leah summed it up best later on Watch What Happens Live, when she said, it’s your ex-husband you know where he lives. Leah met with new Wife Eboni for a walk in the park, and in Leah’s interview, she explained she met Eboni after she’d moved to her new neighborhood. She said Eboni was the epitome of Black Girl Magic; she’s a lawyer and a broadcaster, and has a podcast going on. Eboni asked if Leah had anything going on with her love life, and Leah said she and Pita Chip Guy didn’t work out, but they’d always be friends. In her interview, Leah said she’d sent a nakey photo to Pita Chip Guy, who in turn sent it to a friend, and (mistakenly, we assume) to her.

Sonja didn’t seem very vulnerable as she conferred with assistant #2003, and lounged around in a caftan from her clothing line, a prisoner of her townhouse until it got sold. She invited the girls over for lunch on her gorgeous patio, complete with a fountain and goldfish pond. In Sonja’s interview, she told us, Sonja is on Sonja time, and never ready for the guests, but everything else is always ready for the guests. She felt like she’d had the rug pulled out from under her, since she’d just gotten her big Century 21 deal just before covid hit. LuAnn asked Leah to be her wingman, since she didn’t want to drink, and Leah was in not-drinking mode. When everyone asked where Sonja had been for the last several months, she said she’d been in the desert, but it wasn’t clear if she meant the Sahara, the Mohave, or she was mispronouncing dessert and had been busy eating her feelings. LuAnn invited everyone to her house in the Hamptons, and we saw a flash forward. Looks like there will be a lot of arguing.

Unlike RHONJ and RHOBH, I still enjoy the RHONY. They have their share of brawls, but they seem more genuine, and don’t create drama for drama’s sake. I don’t even think LuAnn and Ramona play to the cameras. I think they’d be divas if the cameras were rolling or not.

This season, a beauty pageant, Leah gives a lap dance, ice skating, burlesque, and is that Tiffany Pollard? Heather Thomas, arguments, Garth, Sonja dressed like a pilgrim, a trip to Salem, and a séance. Leah calls Heather a Karen, sketching a nakey guy, Leah calls everyone a ho (which caused me to go, here a ho, there a ho, everywhere a ho, ho, in my head), and Ramona wonders what happened to class?

🐎 I did catch one cool thing on The Real Housewives of Dallas. They had a murder mystery party at Southfork Ranch. The rooms were designed after various characters from the original Dallas TV series, and the women were able to stay there. I love a themed hotel. To negate the fun, Kary and Brandi managed to get drunk and destroyed the plexiglass in front of a JR display. The owner was very cool about it though. Not so much D’Andra, who Kary decided to throw in the pool, destroying three grand of accessories.

🥂 Yep, It Was…

Interesting pairing.

https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/sonja-morgan-tiffany-new-york-pollard-brunch-with-tiffany-web-series-video

🏙 What’s To Come…

Leah and Eboni tell all about it.

https://ew.com/tv/real-housewives-of-new-york-city-season-13-leah-eboni/

🐴 Landmark Destruction…

All about the Southfork debacle.

https://champagneandshade.com/2021/04/28/rhod-season-5-finale-recap/

The actual ranch.

https://www.southforkranch.com/southfork-ranch-history

👮🏿‍♀️ Finding Valerie…

HAHN will begin their final season on June 1st. <sob!>

The Haves and the Have Nots: Season Eight; OWN Sets Debut of Final Episodes (Video)

🦉 Flight Of the Night Owl…

You know it’s a rough week when it’s only Tuesday and you feel like you’ve put in a full one. Whether your week is going rough, smooth, or in-between, stay safe, stay unprejudiced, and stay not wrecking JR’s room when you’re drunk. He’s already had to deal with being shot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTfHhNg1iII
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April 30, 2021 – Unexpected Allies Plan To Stop Cyrus, Close Call, a Tribute, Switching Genres, Sonja Votes No, Lucky 13, Going Down, May Day, New Drag, a Cardinal Number of Quotes & New Jackson

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General Hospital

Carly says she doesn’t have time for Ava, but Ava says, it’s important. It’s about Avery. She’s in trouble. Carly tells her to come in, and asks, what kind of trouble? Ava says, the kind that comes from Cyrus Renault. Ava sees Laura on the couch, and Laura says, what about Cyrus? Carly’s phone rings, and it’s Britt.

Nina goes into the Tan-O, and Sonny says, hi. He asks how her friends is, and she says, on the mend. He asks how she is, and she says, fine. She was hoping he’d fill this thermos with coffee, so she could take it with her. He says, she’s going on a trip? and she says she’s bringing her friend back home. He says, he’s leaving Nixon Falls?

Jax struggles to put on his shirt, when Phyllis knocks on the door. He tells her, come in, and she rushes over to help him. She asks, how’s the shoulder? and he says, every time it flares up, he thinks about how Nina could have gotten shot, and how close he came to losing her. Phyllis says she sees. That means he’s not giving up on her. He says, he’s not, and she says, then he didn’t hear a word she said. He tells her, he heard every word she said, and he agrees with her. He has to respect Nina’s wishes. She asks if that shouldn’t be the end of it, and he says, it’s not the end; it’s a pause, a break between rounds. Because Nina’s worth fighting for.

Trina looks under the hood of the car, and Josslyn says, the dashboard light says, check engine. Trina says she’s checking, but she doesn’t know what she’s looking for. Josslyn looks at her phone and says she’ll see if she can find something online that can help. Trina says she’s sorry, but Josslyn says, what for? It’s not her fault the car overheated. Trina says she doesn’t think they’re going to get to Josslyn’s dad.

Alexis is working in the prison library, when Maggie asks if the warden is a friend of hers. Alexis says, no; why? and Maggie says, a cushy job like this needs connections. Just asking. Alexis hands Maggie two volumes, and says she pulled these books for her. They’ll help with her parole. Maggie thanks her, and says Alexis has been very helpful. She appreciates it. She adds, Alexis needs to watch out. Getting special treatment can put a target on your back. She leaves, and Alexis hears a voice saying he thinks he’s a bit overdue. She turns around to see Shawn, who says, hello, Alexis.

Britt tells Carly that she’s calling to tell her that her appointment has been rescheduled for Thursday, like she wanted. Carly thanks her, and says she’s feeling better already. Elizabeth approaches Britt and asks if she knows who installed all the new faces on the floor, like the janitor (i.e. the guy who was in Britt’s office yesterday) over there. Britt says she doesn’t know. HR approves new hires. Elizabeth asks if any of the new hires are security, or is one guard from Pentenville enough to handle Jason?

The guard says Cameron can’t be in Jason’s room, but Jason asks if he can stay. They need to talk.

Nina says, her friend can’t find his way back to Port Charles, so she’s going to drive him. Sonny says, good. The guy took a bullet. The least he deserves is a free ride, and a thermos full of Lenny’s coffee. She says she told him that she was going to drive to Port Charles; she didn’t say she was going to stay there. Sonny asks what she’s going to do. Drive there, and drop him off at his big mansion, and drive back? She says she’s going to take care of some stuff at Crimson, then she has a few loose ends to take care of. Then she’ll get in the car and drive back to Nixon Falls.  He says, it seems like a long drive to drop someone off and come back. Is her friend worth it? 

Jax tells Phyllis that he has a lot to prove to Nina, and he’s going to start by helping her be a part of her grandson’s life. He spoke to the boy’s father, and he seems open to it. Phyllis says she’s glad he’s doing what he can to help Nina see her grandson, and he says, but? She says she’s hoping it’s not just an avenue he’s using to win Nina back. He says, he loves her, and wants her back, but he wants her happiness more. She asks if he loves Nina enough to let her go.

Trina tells Josslyn, her mom’s motor club is sending someone. If they can’t fix it, they’ll tow them. They should be there within the hour. Josslyn says she’d hate to drive all this way to see her dad, and by the time they get there, he’s gone. Trina says, maybe they should have stuck to Plan A, and gone to the volleyball championship in Syracuse. At least they’d be with their friends. Josslyn says, sorry. She’d rather be pulled over there, with a check engine light. Sitting on the sidelines would be just another reminder that her final season is over, and so are her hopes for getting off the waitlist at SCU. Trina says she knows Josslyn is disappointed, but it’s Southern Coastal’s loss, and PCU’s gain. Think about how much fun they’ll have at PCU. Josslyn guesses she’s right, and Trina says, if Cameron bails on California, and joins them, that’s even better. Josslyn says she knows Trina is trying to make her feel better, but she has no idea what to do about Cameron right now. He’s convinced Jason killed Franco, and wants her to agree, but she won’t. She knows Jason didn’t do it. How do they get past that? Trina says, maybe start be realizing what’s going on between her and Cameron isn’t entirely about Jason. It’s also about Josslyn and Cameron.   

The guard says Cameron can talk to the prisoner, but the door stays open. He’ll be right outside. Cameron tells the guard, yes, sir. He says, Jason wanted to talk, so talk. Jason says, you go first. That’s why Cameron came there. Cameron tells him, he had a lot to say when he first found out Jason was there. Now that he sees Jason, he wants to see Jake’s father, the father Jake believes in so much, but he can’t. He just sees the person who killed Franco.

Britt asks if she has to remind Elizabeth that Jason is a patient there, and will be treated as such. Elizabeth says, so that guy over there has nothing to do with Jason? and Britt says, it might surprise Elizabeth, but HR doesn’t need to clear personnel decisions with the part-time nursing staff. Elizabeth says, something strange is going on. Jason is there for a minor stab wound, something that could have been treated in the prison infirmary. Why? Britt says, maybe it looked worse than it was. Maybe they were afraid of being sued by the Quartermaines. Who knows? Clearly, Jason’s presence there is upsetting Elizabeth. Maybe it’s time they had a talk about her status at GH.   

Carly asks Ava, what’s going on with Avery? and Ava says, Cyrus came by, and claimed he was there to see Nikolas. When she said Nikolas wasn’t there, Cyrus made himself at home anyway. Carly tells her to get to the part about Avery, and Ava says Nikolas thought if he got Cyrus’s mother back, Alexis would be kept safe in Pentenville. Laura says she told him he was making a deal with the devil, and Ava says, they all did. When she suggested to Cyrus that he had no further business with Nikolas, he started talking about family; how Nikolas was his nephew, and she was his niece-in-law. Then he picked up a photo of Avery, and pointed out how she bears a striking resemblance to her father. Carly says, that son of a bitch. Now does Laura see why Carly needs her help?

Nina tells Sonny that she’ll be gone two days, three tops. He says he’s glad to hear it. Who else would risk their toes being his dance partner? He asks if he can be a little pushy, and she says, why stop now? He says, it seems like she’s going out of her way for this guy who hurt her; keeping a secret about her child from her. What decent man does that? She says, he was trying to spare her some pain, which was not his decision to make. He should have trusted her enough to believe she was strong enough to face the truth. Eli comes in, and says, trust. That’s the key to every lasting relationship. Wouldn’t Mike/Sonny agree?

Jax tells Phyllis, if Nina is happier without him, of course (🍷) he’ll let her go. In the meantime, he reserves the right to at least try. She says she can tell he would move heaven and earth for Nina, if he could, and he says he would. She says, what if Nina’s not looking for a superhero, but just someone who will simply tell her the truth? He says, unlike him. He can assure Phyllis, it was an isolated incident. She says, one he can’t take back. Nina came there looking for a different life. It’s too soon to say if she found it, but if she decides she’s found a future there in Nixon Falls, then he has to let her choose it. She wishes him a safe journey, and he says, what if Nina decides her life is in Port Charles? Phyllis says, then he needs to step back, and let Nina come to him.

Josslyn tells Trina that she and Cameron were good until Franco was killed, and Cameron convinced himself Jason did it. Trina says, what if they weren’t? What if something was wrong between them already? Josslyn asks what Trina is trying to tell her, and Trina says she shouldn’t have mentioned it. It’s not her place to say. Josslyn says, since when has that stopped her? and Trina says, never, and Josslyn deserves to know. Josslyn says, know what? and Trina says, not what, who. May he rest in peace.

Alexis says, not that she’s complaining, but how did Shawn get access into the women’s wing? He says, special privilege; to access books the men’s wing doesn’t have on the shelves. Of course (🍷) he had to wait a couple of years to prove himself before they let him in. He asks what her secret is, and she says, they needed a library assistant, and everyone has always said she comes across bookish. He says, when TJ told him that she was sentenced there, he thought TJ made a mistake. She says, just a cavalcade of great personal errors, and he says, TJ told him that she pled guilty. She says she wanted to face the consequences, and as it happens, those consequences are right here. He asks if it’s true she stabbed Dante, and she says she went on a booze-fueled rampage, and almost killed Franco, but Dante got in the way. He says, that’s a lot, and she says it is. Does he remember how he couldn’t quit working for Sonny, and it ended with him being put in there? She couldn’t quit drinking, and it landed her there. He says she remembers them, and she says he’s not easy to forget. He says he doesn’t look back and try to figure out what might have been; not too much anyway. She says, eyes forward, and he says, something like that. She says, it turns out they’re family anyway; they’re in-laws. He says, Molly and TJ. Who knew when they met all those years ago as a couple of kids, they’d go the distance? She says, lucky them, and he agrees.

Elizabeth says she barely has any status left, and Britt says, the fact is, Elizabeth lost her husband, horribly and violently, and then came back to work too quickly. The head of infectious diseases asked that she be reassigned not to care for Detective Chase. If this pattern continues, Britt’s hands will be tied, and she can’t help. She thinks a leave of absence is in order – effective immediately. 

Cameron says, Jake keeps telling him that Jason didn’t do it. Jason says he told Jake the truth, and it’s exactly what he’ll tell Cameron. Cameron wonders if Jason is going to make him ask if he did it. He already knows the answer. Jason says, based on what? Cameron wasn’t there; he doesn’t know what happened. Cameron says, the cops think he did it. They arrested Jason and sent him to prison. Jason says, to await trial. He’s innocent until proven guilty. Cameron says that works great for Jason. He thinks he’ll get away with it, and why not? Jake thinks he’s a hero, Josslyn thinks he’s so great, but Franco is his hero, and he was an art therapist, not a killer like Jason.

Ava says, the way Cyrus was admiring that photo, you could practically hear it would be a shame if anything happened to her tanging in the air. Laura says, this has got to stop, and Carly asks if that means Laura will help her. Ava asks, help with what? but Carly says it doesn’t concern Ava. Ava tells Carly, if it concerns her mother-in-law and her daughter, she’d say it concerns her. Carly says, Ava chose to back Nikolas, who put them in the position of losing the leverage they had left, and Ava tells her, give it a rest. Carly kidnapped a sick old lady. Laura says, in fairness, Florence was well-cared for and happy, but when they had her, they had a check on Cyrus. That check is gone now. Ava says, Nikolas thought he was helping his aunt, and Laura says she knows, but the reality is that Cyrus has been unleashed. Carly says, Nikolas made a huge mistake, so if they find they have the devil at their door, that’s on them.  She’ll do anything to help Avery, but she’s not going to rescue Ava. Ava says she’s not there to ask for help. She’s there to offer it.

Sonny asks how long Eli was listening to their private conversation, and Eli says, does Sonny mean when did he walk into an open public establishment and hear the tail end of a conversation? Just now. Sonny asks where at the tail end did Eli feel there were asking him to give input? and Nina says, enough. She has to go to the clinic, get her friend, and drive him to Port Charles. While she’s gone, are they going to play nice, or does she have to call Lenny to referee? Sonny says he’s got work to do, and Eli tells her, don’t worry; they’ll behave. He hopes she hurries back. It’s not the same without her. She gets her bag, and smiles at Sonny. When she’s gone, Eli tells Sonny, Nina is right. They don’t have to be enemies. They want the same thing. Sonny says, what’s that? and Eli says, they both care about Nina, Lenny and Phyllis, and Nixon Falls, but thanks to the robbery the other night, the town he loves, the town Sonny adopted as his new home, is teetering on brink. Sonny says, and whose fault is that, Elijah?

Josslyn asks if this is about Oscar, but Trina says, it’s about Dev. She didn’t want to say anything because the loss is so fresh, but it’s been there, bubbling beneath the surface undermining Josslyn’s friendship with Cameron, and she didn’t even know it. Josslyn says, know what? and Trina says, before he died, Dev did something selfish, almost borderline creepy. He somehow found her journal, and showed it to Cameron. Josslyn asks if that’s why her journal is missing, and Trina says, yeah. She asks when Trina found out, and why she waited so long to say something. Trina says, it didn’t seem important, and happened a long time ago, but Josslyn says she thinks she should be the judge of that. Trina says she didn’t want to tarnish Dev’s memory, and Josslyn says she can see that. Trina says, and Cameron is still upset, and Josslyn says, he’s upset because Dev took her journal? Trina says, he’s upset about what was in it, and Josslyn says Trina lost her. What upset Cameron? Trina tells Josslyn that she’s already said too much. Josslyn needs to ask Cameron. The tow guy shows up, and says, Dr. Robinson? Trina thanks him for coming so quick, and tells him the car was overheating. He says, I’ll see what I can do about that, doc.  

Elizabeth says, a leave of absence is the last thing she needs. She needs more work. Britt asks if it’s about money, and Elizabeth says, of course (🍷) it’s about the money, but the only helping her heal is to work. Please reconsider. Britt says, okay. They’ll table the discussion for now, but take the rest of the day off – with pay. Britt will cover Elizabeth’s shift. Elizabeth starts to protest, but Britt says, go home. Elizabeth leaves, and the custodian watches.

Jason says he gets that Cameron needs to blame someone, but that doesn’t make it true. Cameron says, what makes it true is Jason pulling the trigger and murdering his stepfather. Britt comes in, and says, what’s going on? She asks what Cameron is doing, and Cameron says, he hopes they keep Jason nice and safe. He hopes Jason has a long life in prison, and dies and old man behind bars. He leaves, and Jason says, let him go. Britt says, he’s a charmer, and tells the guard that she needs to examine Jason, closing the door. She asks what that was about, and Jason says Cameron thinks he killed Franco. Britt says, Cameron is clearly in pain. Why doesn’t Jason help him, and tell him that it was Peter?

Ava tells Carly, Cyrus put Lulu in a coma, and put Jason in prison. She wouldn’t be surprised if he had something to do with what happened to Sonny. Now he’s threatening Ava’s husband and daughter. He’s threatening their girl. As much as Ava doesn’t like admitting it, Avery is theirs. Tell her what they’re up to, and let her help. Laura says she was on the fence until she heard Cyrus’s latest threat, against a child. They have to do something, and they have to do it now and do it together. All of them.

Eli says he hopes Mike/Sonny isn’t blaming him for Nixon Falls failing economy. Brick and mortar is suffering everywhere. Even Drummond’s Pawn Shop is struggling, and it thrives when people are forced to sell. Sonny says, hard times. He’s not blaming Eli for the economy, but he’s not sure about the robbery at the firehouse. Eli says Sonny thinks he had something… and Sonny says, Eli did leave before the shooting started. Eli says, he’s responsible because he wasn’t there? Mike/Sonny was in the thick of it, and not for the first time. Like he told Lenny, crime seems to follow Mike/Sonny wherever he goes. Why is that? What is the secret to his terrible timing?

Nina asks Jax how he’s doing, and he says he’s been released. He signed the paperwork, and back to Port Charles he goes. She asks if he’s walking back. She knows he can’t fly the plane with his shoulder like that. He says, of course (🍷), he’s made other arrangements, and she says, cancel them. She has a full tank of gas, and a thermos full of Lenny’s coffee. She’s driving him back home. She’s parked out front, and ready to roll. He says he’s sorry. He appreciates it, but he’s afraid he has to decline.

Alexis asks what made Shawn decide to get a business degree, and he says he spent the first few years proving how tough he was. Survival of the fittest. She says she’s familiar with that. Unfortunately, Darwin isn’t her friend there.  He says, he figured he had to take something from this place besides battle scars, so he started a group for inmates suffering from PTSD. That’s how he got access to the library. He started reading about business, and discovered he had a knack for it. She says, so here he is, and he says, one day, he’ll put it to use, if he lives that long. She says here’s hoping they both get out of there. She had a close call. He says, just one? and she says, a special one. He says she doesn’t look banged up, and she says, somebody intervened. He says, maybe someone got a notice from someone on the outside? and she says, something like that. She’s sure Sonny looked out for him when he was in there, and Shawn says, he was, but he knew he could trust Sonny. If someone comes to her with a deal that sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Jason says Britt saw how angry Cameron was. If he knew the truth… Britt says he’s right. Cameron would probably get in Peter’s face with the whole, you killed Franco and now I’m going to make you pay, and then Peter would kill him too. It’s good of Jason to take the hit. As long as Cameron keeps his anger directed at Jason, he should be safe. Jason says, until they can prove Peter did this. She smiles, and he says, what? She says, for an unfeeling killer, he can be kind of sweet. He says she shouldn’t be there, but she says it’s the only place they can have a private conversation. He says, Cyrus could be watching, and she says, that ship has sailed; Cyrus already called her out for spending too much time with him.

New custodian wheels his supplies past Jason’s room. He goes around the corner, and calls Cyrus. He says, she’s in with Jason now… He can’t hear. The door is closed… Okay. He’ll let Cyrus know. He watches as Britt sits down by Jason’s bed.

Carly says she doesn’t know what part Ava can play in this, and Ava says Carly is always accusing her of being ruthless. Now’s her chance to use that ruthlessness to her advantage. Laura says, Ava is right. Carly should listen to her. The one thing Carly and Ava have in common is their love for Avery, like she and Ava have their love for Nikolas in common. Let’s be real. They all have their reasons to distrust one another, but the one thing they can all agree on is, nothing is more important than their children. This man has taken her daughter from her, and she’s not going to stand by and watch him take Nikolas too. Whatever Carly has planned, she doesn’t want to know about it, but maybe Ava can help. Carly says she thinks Laura is right. Working together is the only way to stop Cyrus. Ava asks what she can do, and Carly says, call Cyrus and invite him to dinner at Windymere tonight.   

Sonny tells Eli, great question. He goes day to day, minding his own business, and trouble seems to come out of nowhere, like somebody wants bad things to happen to him, and has the force to make it happen. Maybe it’s just his paranoia talking. Does Eli know what the one good thing about Nina leaving is? Eli won’t be able to use her to pump up interest in Nixon Falls while he drives the real estate prices down. Eli says he doesn’t follow, and Sonny says, Eli’s friends keep buying real estate, and everyone is selling. Nina’s article comes out, and everybody says, Nixon Falls is a great destination; everybody’s got to go there. And when they come, Eli will sell – at a profit. Is he right? Eli says, that’s fascinating. For a guy who doesn’t know his own name, he sure has it figured out. Sonny yells that he’s got Eli figured out, Eli yells back, and they start with the no, you stuff. Phyllis comes in and asks if this is the thanks she gets for taking both of them in, and treating them like family. Is this how they disrespect her?  

Nina says Jax came all this way to talk to her, and she offers to spend hours on the road with him, and he turns her down? Jax says, let’s be honest. The two of them in a car after all that’s been said… She says he’s probably right. It’s a bad idea. He says, besides, he’s already made arrangements for a car and driver; they’re waiting outside. Josslyn walks in, and asks if someone asked for a driver. Don’t just stand there. Come hug your daughter… or don’t. What happened to his arm? He’d said it was a minor injury. He says, it’s fine. The bullet barely grazed his shoulder.

Elizabeth asks Cameron what he’s doing there, and he asks why she didn’t tell him that he was there. She says he means Jason. Please don’t tell her that he tried to see Jason. That’s exactly why she didn’t tell him; she wanted to spare him. He says, Jake and Josslyn kept saying Jason didn’t do it. Part of him thought maybe there was something decent in Jason. Jake loves him, so he can’t be all bad. But he is.

Britt tells Jason that she’d better be on her way, before the guard thinks she’s giving him preferential treatment. She wouldn’t want it to get back to the boss. He says, this is her last chance; she doesn’t have to do this. She says she knows the risks to her or anyone she cares about. Thankfully, it’s a small list. She puts her shaking hand in her pocket, and says, nobody lives forever. It’s how you live that matters. She spent a lot of her life on the wrong side. It’s about time she tried the right one. Jason says, but there’s one more thing he needs her to do.

Ava says, excuse her? and Carly says, Ava heard her. Invite Cyrus to dinner. Ava asks if she should make it a family affair, and Carly says, even better. Ava asks how a dinner party is going to neutralize Cyrus, and Carly says, trust has its limits. Call the man. The clock is ticking, and they’re running out of time.

Jax tells Josslyn, yes, it was an act of courage and heroism, and Nina says, he’s not wrong. Jax says he can tell her the rest on the drive home, and Nina says, they have a long drive ahead of them. They should probably hit the road. Jax says, especially in an ankle boot. How did Josslyn get there? He thought she was supposed to go to the state tournaments, and that her ankle was healing. Josslyn says, they’ll talk on the way home, as soon as Trina gets back with the car. Nina says, Trina is here too? and Josslyn says they borrowed her mom’s car. Trina was starving, so she dropped Josslyn off and went to get something to eat. Nina says, so she went to a drive-through? but Josslyn says, she wanted to go to a super cute place they saw on their way here. It’s called the Tan-O.   

Sonny apologizes to Phyllis. He meant no disrespect. Eli says, him either; no excuses. He tells Mike/Sonny, no hurt feelings? and they shake hands. Phyllis says she knows they’re putting on a show right now, but she hopes they actually take the opportunity to learn how to get along. Eli says he’s willing to bury the hatchet if Mike/Sonny is, and Sonny shrugs, saying, that’s part of the show, but if it’s what Phyllis wants, it’s what they’ll do. Eli says, absolutely, and leaves. Phyllis tells Sonny, he knows she can read his tone, and he says, it’s just the fact that Eli thinks he can snow Phyllis that’s disrespectful. Phyllis asks if that’s what Sonny is doing right now, but he says at least he’s telling the truth. That takes some honesty. She says, nice save. She still needs something from him. He says, name it, and she says if he wants Nina to be happy in Nixon Falls, help make it a place where she finds peace, and harmony, not shouting and aggression. Can he manage that? He says he can do that, and she says she believes he can do better than that. He asks if she ever gets tired of being right, and she says, never. Now get to work. He laughs, and they go into the back. Trina comes in the Tan-O.    

Alexis asks if Shawn is telling her to refuse help if it comes from the inside or the outside, and he says, that depends. If it comes from someone like Cyrus Renault, that kind of favor comes at a price. She asks what she should do; quit her job the first day to get the target off her back. He says, hell no. How else could he see his favorite in-law? Just remember, she’s got a friend inside too.

Elizabeth tells Cameron, Jason’s not all bad, but Cameron asks how she can say that. She saw him looming over Franco’s body. She says she saw the way he was talking to Jake. He says Jason lied in Jake’s face. She knows Jason is guilty as well as he does.

On the phone, Ava says she was thinking about what Cyrus said about the importance of family. She’d like to invite him to dinner with her and Nikolas at Windymere. Not just the three of them. She’s invited Martin… If they’re having difficulty in communicating, she’s sure Laura will… Yes, Laura is going to be there… Oh yes, she agreed to come. Dare I say, she’s looking forward to it. It will be a true family affair.

Britt says she knows it’s a change of pace for Jason. She senses asking people for things, such as help, isn’t something he does well. What can she do for him? He says she needs to leave, and she says, and go where? He says, if things go sideways, she needs deniability, from the cops and Cyrus. She says, okay. She’ll take herself to the MetroCourt, and have a very public drink, while all hell is breaking loose there. Get that bastard of a brother of hers. And while he’s at it, try not to die. As his doctor, she would take that personally.

As Carly and Ava walk Laura to the door, Laura says, well done, and Ava thanks her. Laura says she’s going home to try and wrap her mind around what she just agreed to. It should be a night to remember. Laura leaves, and Ava tells Carly, she’ll keep Cyrus at Windymere for as long as she possibly can, and good luck with whatever Carly’s part of the plan is. Carly says, wait. She believes Ava is doing this to keep Avery safe, and believes Ava will keep her end of the bargain, but if she’s wrong, and this is a double-cross… Ava says, it’s not. For once, they’re on the same side. Cyrus won’t know what hit him.

On Monday, Cyrus wonders why they’re at Windymere, Carly tells Spinelli that she doesn’t like it at all, and the guard tells Jason, it’s time to go.

💣 It Would Have Been Chaos…

Sonny almost gave GH the slip.

Maurice Benard Opens Up About Quitting GENERAL HOSPITAL

🕶 Save the Date…

On May 21st, GH will pay tribute to one of our favorite spies.

GENERAL HOSPITAL Announces Date for John Reilly Tribute Episode

🍀 Lucky Gets Lucky…

Funny though, no mention of GH.

https://screenrant.com/walking-dead-season-11-cast-jacob-young/

🦞 No Vote For You…

Not unless she gets a purse full of lobsters.

https://pagesix.com/2021/04/28/sonja-morgan-wont-vote-for-ex-rhony-star-barbara-kavovit-for-mayor/

🗽 New New York…

What’s to come on RHONY.

‘Real Housewives of New York’ Fans Will Not Believe Who Pops Up in the Season 13 Premiere

New Wife Eboni and Leah have a pregame dish.

https://extratv.com/videos/it-s-a-new-era-eboni-k-williams-and-leah-mcsweeney-dish-on-rhony-season-13/

🏆 Oscars So Low Rated…

Even lower than the Snow White fiasco.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/26/media/oscars-ratings-2021/index.html

The search for answers.

https://www.cinemablend.com/new/4-Possible-Reasons-Oscar-Ratings-Were-Down-Year-115297.html

💐 Tra-La It’s May…

The lowdown on May Day.

https://www.bhg.com/holidays/traditions/what-is-may-day/

🤯 Mind Officially Blown…

My favorite drag queen of all time does a Jackson duet. (See below for full video.)

Orville Peck and Trixie Mattel Channel Johnny Cash and June Carter in “Jackson” Music Video

🌬 Quotes of the Week

The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. – Arthur C. Clarke

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. – William James

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. – Jim Rohn

Rejection is an opportunity for your selection. – Bernard Branson

You’ve got to learn to leave the table when love’s no longer being served. – Nina Simone

Even if it makes others uncomfortable, I will love who I am. – Janelle Monáe

If you prioritize yourself, you are going to save yourself. – Gabrielle Union

Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. – Vince Lombardi

One child, one teacher, one pen, and one book can change the world. – Malala Yousafzai

Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know it so it goes on flying anyway. – Mary Kay Ash

Confidence comes not from always being right, but from not fearing to be wrong. – Peter McIntyre

Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. – George Addair

The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind. – Caroline Myss

We can’t even get cable TV here, and you want romance. – Linda Barrett (Phoebe Cates), Fast Times at Ridgemont High

🐧 Sliding Back Out Like…

Here it is again, those days once known as the weekend, before darkness fell on the land. But I hear they might be a thing again soon, so start practicing. And no matter which day it is, stay safe, stay lighthearted, and stay not being selfish and/or borderline creepy by stealing someone’s journal.

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April 15, 2021 – Nina Cuts the Tour Short, Immature People In the Hamptons, On the Way, New Guy, See Ya, Househusbands, Another Try, Here They Are, Special Week, Remembering Kurt & Money Cover

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Brando is working under a car, and reaches for a torque wrench. Someone hands it to him, and he quickly scoots out from underneath the car. It’s Sasha.

Dante knocks on the gatehouse door, and Michael says, sorry to make him come all this way. Dante says, good thing it’s not far from the main house. Michael asks if Dante wants a beer, and Dante says, why not? Michael apologizes for being all over Dante, but Dante says he wasn’t. Michael was being a brother, and he appreciates it.   

Willow asks how Chase is feeling, and he says, better. He just can’t tell if he’s improving, or if it’s because she’s here.

A nurse gives Finn some paperwork, and says the lab put a rush on it. Finn thanks her, and Gregory walks in. He asks how their boy is.

On the phone, Carly says, be careful. She loves him. She turns around and Sonny is there. He asks, how’s Jason?

At the Tan-O, Jax asks if Nina is still on the phone. She says she is, and he says it’s good to hear her voice. He’s missed her. At the bar, Eli asks if Mike no-last-name is calling him a fraud, and Sonny tells him, he said it. Nina tells Jax, she can’t do this, but he says there’s something he wants to tell her. Tell him where she is, and he’ll come to her.  

Chase tells Willow, he had a dream that she came to his apartment, and said she was moving back in. He knows it wasn’t real, but it felt so good to hear that. She says, there’s something they have to talk about, and Finn opens the door. Gregory walks in, and asks how Chase is feeling. He was worried sick. Chase says he’s okay. It helps to have the people who care about him there. Finn says Chase is stable. According to the lab, there’s not anything obviously wrong, and his lungs are clear. Gregory says, no sign of food positioning? and Finn says, no. Besides, they’re all fine. Chase asks if he can go home, but Finn wants to keep him a little longer for observation. Gregory says, it’s good Willow can be there. He’s glad they got back together.    

Dante tells Michael, he’s sorry he’s been distant. He wasn’t trying to avoid Michael; he was trying to figure things out. Michael asks how that’s going, and Dante says, it’s going good. He feels like the fog is finally lifting. He guesses the sessions with Doc are helping. He’s feeling like himself again. He was called to testify at Alexis’s hearing, and when he was up on the stand, going through everything that happened, it was the first time in a long time that he felt grounded; like he actually knew what he was doing. He knows it’s ridiculous. He’s testified dozens of times before, and could do it in his sleep. Michael says, one of the benefits of being a great cop; Dante knows how to give a testimony. It must have felt good using his skills. He asks if Dante is going back to the PCPD, and Dante says, Jordan keeps pushing it, but he doesn’t know if he’s ready. Michael says Dante is so good at it, and Dante thanks him, saying he should have visited a long time ago for the ego boost. Michael says the department would be lucky to have him, and it would be nice for Chase to have a partner too.  

Brando says he appreciates Sasha coming out to see him, and she tells him, let’s be real. Her options of people to talk to are pretty limited; him and her drug counselors. He says, what about Michael? and she says, they ended things. He says he’s sorry, but she says she’s not. They gave it the old college try, but they both knew it wasn’t working out. Brando asks her for a screwdriver, and she says, flat or Phillips? He says, Phillips, and she hands it to him. She asks what brought him to the garage at this time of night, and he says after working all day for Cyrus, he likes to do something where he gets actual grease on his hands. She says, it’s like taking a shower. He’s cleaning Cyrus’s world off by getting himself dirty.

Carly says, Sonny is there, and he says, where else would he be? How’s Jason? She says, fine; not that Jason would tell her if it was anything else. Jason won’t last, and she needs to get him out. Sonny says, it’s already taken care of, and she asks, how? He says, don’t worry; he’s got it. She thanks him, and says, so much is going on. It’s been so… He says, overwhelming? Josslyn comes downstairs and asks if Carly is okay. Carly says she was just lost in thought, and asks how Josslyn’s ankle is. Josslyn says, it hurts a little, but it’s nothing she can’t handle. Carly says, please tell her that she didn’t play, and Josslyn says, she wishes. She’s out of practice. Carly asks, what is it? and Josslyn says, what? Carly says, whatever Josslyn isn’t telling her.

Nina tells Jax, whatever he needs to tell her, he can say on the phone, but he says it’s news he wants to tell her in person. He promises he won’t ask anything of her. He just wants to talk. She says, that’s what they’re doing now. Being in the same room won’t solve any of their problems. He tells her that he’s not saying it will, but it could be a start. Phyllis taps Nina on the shoulder and holds out her hand. Nina gives her the phone, and Phyllis says, Mr. Jax, it’s Phyllis Caulfield. Does he remember they met in Port Charles? He says, of course (🍷), and Phyllis says, where she comes from, pressuring a woman is bad manners. Leave Nina alone. She’s finally starting to heal. Phyllis hangs up, and gives the phone back to Nina. She says she hopes she didn’t overstep, but Nina says, no, and thanks her. She says she’s not ready to see Jax, but when she heard his voice… Phyllis says when Nina got there, she was broken and bruised, but she’s been putting herself back together. Nina says, with the help of friends, and Phyllis says she doesn’t want anything to disrupt that. Nina says, neither does she, and Jax coming there would ruin everything.  

Sonny tells Eli, he has an excuse; he doesn’t remember. What’s Eli’s excuse? His story doesn’t add up. Eli says maybe Sonny forgot basic math, and Sonny says he remembers how to keep an eye on someone. He has two on Eli. Nina asks if Eli is ready, and Eli says, let’s got out of here. They leave, and Sonny asks if Phyllis is okay. Phyllis says, no. She just did something incredibly selfish.

Sasha tells Brando, at first it didn’t sit right with her, now it seems blatantly wrong. He asks, what does? and she asks why he’s working for Cyrus. He clearly can’t stand Cyrus, so there must be a good reason Brando is working for that total slime. What is Cyrus doing? Blackmailing him? Brando doesn’t say anything, and Sasha says, oh my God, he is. It’s Cyrus’s M.O., like when he left the cocaine on her plate. He asks if they can please drop it, but Sasha says Cyrus wants power over everyone, and has power over Brando, but it’s not drugs. She would know if Brando was using. She thinks a moment, and says, it’s Dev. He was in the country illegally. That has to be it. Brando asks for a socket wrench, and she hands one to him. She says, here’s the deal. He saved her life, literally. He says he thinks the doctors and nurses did that, but she tells him, drop the pretense and admit she’s right. He says, fine, and she says, fine what? He says, yes. Cyrus is blackmailing him, and yes, it’s about Dev, but it’s so much more complicated than that. She says, it’s good they’re alone then, and they have all the time in the world.  

Willow says she’ll let Chase have some family time, while she gets coffee, but Gregory says Chase would rather see her than them. Chase says, true story, and Gregory says he’ll get coffee. It’s the least he can do. Chase says he appreciates it, and he appreciates Gregory salvaging the dinner when he gave up. Gregory says he meant every word. They’re still a family, even if their positions have shifted. He says he’ll be right back, and Finn says he’s glad Chase is going to be okay. He scared them. Chase thanks Finn for taking good care of him. He’s sorry for going off at dinner, and kicking Finn out of the apartment afterward. Finn says he should have insisted on staying; it would have saved them some trauma. Willow says she was glad to help, and Chase tells Finn that he’s sorry. Just so Finn knows, they’re okay. Finn asks if Chase is sure it’s not the drugs talking, and Chase says he’s sure. Finn leaves, and Willow asks, what happened at dinner? Chase says, it was  tense, mainly because of him, but he doesn’t want to talk about it right now. Willow asks what he does want to talk about, and he says, her and why she came by. What did she want to tell him?

Dante asks Michael why Chase would need him to lean on, and Michael says Dante knows. Dante says he doesn’t, but what he does know is they’re standing in Willow’s house, and it looks like Michael has been there a while. What’s going on? Michael says he and Willow are together, and not for show or for Wiley, but for them. He loves Willow so much he can’t see straight.

Phyllis tells Sonny, Nina’s ex called, and she could tell he was pushing Nina to see him. Nina was so torn, Phyllis took the phone, and told him to stop. Sonny asks what he said, and Phyllis says she doesn’t know; she hung up. Sonny says, that’s not selfish. She was protecting a friend. Phyllis says she was protecting herself too. She had a flash of what it would be like if Nina went back home. Sonny asks if Phyllis would miss her, and Phyllis says she loves having Nina there, but it’s not fair to put that on her. Jax seemed nice when they met. He asks what Nina said, and Phyllis says Nina was grateful. Sonny says, all right then. It’s good Phyllis shut it down, no matter what the reason. Nina seems like the kind of girl who gets herself in trouble whether she means to or not. Phyllis asks if he’s talking about trouble, or Eli.

At the lookout, Nina thanks Eli, saying, it’s spectacular. Mike showed her the old mill and the river, but this view of the falls is something else. He says he promised her the insider tour, and he keeps his promises. It won’t be a well-kept secret for long after she publishes the article, and tourists start flooding in. She says, that’s the hope, and he says, who knows? Maybe someone will recognize Mike. She tells him to remember what she said; the next few editions are planned. It will be a while before Nixon Falls is a destination. He says, somebody will figure out the mystery eventually, and do the town and Mike a favor.

Josslyn tells Carly that she wanted to wait until things calmed down, so they could celebrate. Carly says, tell her the good news, and Josslyn says she got into PCU. Carly says, the volleyball team; division one, and hugs Josslyn. She says she’s so proud. Josslyn is going to college. Tomorrow, they’ll do whatever Josslyn wants. She suggests Josslyn get some ice for her ankle since she’s limping, and Josslyn says, good idea. Carly says she loves Josslyn, and Josslyn says she loves Carly too. Josslyn heads for the kitchen, when the doorbell rings. It’s Jax, who asks if it’s a bad time, and Carly says, no. What’s up? He says he has something to tell her, and she’s probably not going to like it.

Gregory brings some coffee to Finn, saying he thought they could all use some. Finn thanks him, and says Chase is ready to go. Gregory took the high road, and Finn wishes he could be more like him. Gregory says Finn can be whatever he wants. Isn’t that what he tells Violet? Finn says, it is.   

Willow tells Chase, she’s not sure how to say what she needs to say, and he says, whatever it is, he’s there. They’ll figure it out together. She sits, and takes his hand. She says, sorry her hands are cold. They must have lowered the temperature; her hands are like ice cubes. He says he can’t feel his hand… or his other hand… or his feet.    

Dante says he won’t tell Michael, I told you so. He could tell there was something real between Willow and Michael. Michael says he’s afraid he’s going to wake up, and it will be a dream, but Dante says, it’s not a dream. It’s real, and no one is more deserving than Michael.

Brando says, Sonny needed a father for Dev, and reached out to his mom, so she claimed Dev as her grandson. She didn’t even tell Sonny that he was alive. Sasha asks how he actually figured it out, and he says, it was Christmastime. He was feeling sentimental, and looked at his mom’s Facebook page. There it was, front and center, a picture of her with her grandson. He doesn’t have kids, and he’s an only child. She says, obviously his mother was up to something, and he says, nothing good.

Nina tells Eli, if she does the article, it won’t be for Mike. It will be for Phyllis and Lenny. He says they make it easy, but if a guy like Mike comes around, he’s on guard. She says she gets it, but didn’t Eli try to buy the Tan-O? He says he did, until Mike stepped in with the cash for them to keep it. She tells him, he says that like it’s a bad thing, and he wonders if he can ask her something. She says, sure, and he asks, how it is Mike forgot everything about himself, and wormed his way into Phyllis and Lenny’s lives? She says, like he did?  

Phyllis says Sonny barely met Eli before he was after him, and Sonny says, sometimes instinct kicks in. She says, Eli is a good guy; they’ve known him a long time. Sonny says he knows they helped Eli out after he graduated business school, and she says, he was buried in debt, so they took him in. Sonny says, Eli moved to San Francisco, and asks if Eli ever said anything about the jobs he had there. She says, there was one that inspired Eli to change his life, and Sonny says, really? Can she remember the name?   

Jax tells Carly that he had a good talk with Michael, and she asks, about what? He says, whether Michael would reconsider allowing Nina to be part of Wiley’s life, and he said, yes. She asks why he did that. Nina told her grandson that Willow wasn’t his mother. It upset Willow and Wiley, and it was out of line. He says he understands, but Nina isn’t an evil person. She says she didn’t say that, but who’s more important? A two-year-old or a grown woman? Don’t answer that. She can’t handle it. There’s too much going on in her life. He says, like what? and she says, like how the hell to fix things for Jason.

Jax tells Carly not to get so worked up. She just makes things worse. She says, they can’t get worse, and Jax says, oh my God. If there was ever a human who could take care of themselves, it’s Jason. He has the best lawyer, and eventually, he’ll go free. He just has to last until the trial. He’ll be fine. She says, he’s not fine. Cyrus isn’t stupid. He’s a master manipulator, who finds weak spots and goes after them. He can’t do that with Jason, so the only way to get rid of Jason is to kill him, and that’s what Cyrus is going to do. Jason is in Pentenville, and she knows he’s strong, but he can’t stay awake 24 hours a day. He’s the one person who can hold Sonny’s territory together, but more than that, she can’t lose Jason. It’s that simple. Josslyn comes in, and asks if they’re fighting. Jax says he’s sorry, and Carly says Josslyn knows how she gets worked up when she’s passionate. She’ll tone it down. She tells Josslyn to let her dad know the good news, and Josslyn says she got into PCU. He says, get out, and hugs her. Carly says, Josslyn earned a spot on the volleyball team, and Jax says, amazing. It must take the sting out of being waitlisted. Carly says, waitlisted where? What does he mean, and why didn’t she know?  

Eli tells Nina, he didn’t worm his way in; Phyllis and Lenny offered to help. She says, like they’re doing with Mike, and he says, at least he knew who he was. This guy hasn’t given any indication of his past, or who he might have been. Nina says, it’s true. She doesn’t know anything about him. She just knows he’s a decent dancer. Eli asks if she thinks Mike is okay, and she says she does think Mike likes this town. He enjoys the simplicity. Eli says, he wears an expensive watch for someone who enjoys the simple life, and Nina asks if this is an insider tour or a fishing expedition about Mike. He says, sorry; they can change the topic. She says, to what? and he says, to her. How did she meet Phyllis and Lenny? She asks, does he mind if she takes a raincheck? It’s cold, and she had a call this morning that put her out of sorts. And no, she’s not telling him what it was about. He says she mistakes his interest for nosiness, but he’s coming from a good place. He promises.

On the phone, Sonny says he’s sorry to bother them. His name is Mike Smith, and he works for a company in Pittsburgh. He’s thinking of hiring someone to work for him; Elijah Crowe? Did he work for them?… What’s that?… He embezzled from them?… Arrested, but not convicted… Oh, okay. He’s sorry to hear that. Thanks for the heads up. Phyllis walks in.

Sasha tells Brando, Facebook of all places. You’d think Gladys would know better than to post a picture. He says he saw the picture had been taken at Sonny’s house, so he made his way to Port Charles, and when he got there, it was a mess. She says, not a mess of his making, but he says he still felt responsible. His mother agreed to play along, and what about Dev? What could he do with Dev’s future hanging in the balance? Cut him loose? She says, so he agreed, and he says, then, true to form, his mom told Cyrus the truth. She can guess what came next. Sasha says, he used Dev, and Brando says, Cyrus not only held Dev over his head, but Sonny, Carly, Josslyn, and everyone who knew. He had no idea how big a problem it was going to be, and didn’t want to find out. 

Finn pokes Chase’s hands, and says, nothing? Chase says his feet and hands are numb and tingling at the same time, like they’re asleep. Finn pokes on the bottom of Chase’s foot, and says, now? Chase says, no, and he pokes higher on Chase’s leg. He says, now? and Chase says, no. Gregory asks, what’s wrong?    

Finn says, it’s neuropathy, which is related to the nerves. It’s a symptom of an underlying condition or conditions. People who have diabetes often get it. Willow says, Chase doesn’t have diabetes, and Gregory says, what else? Finn says, a toxin, a tumor on or near the spine, kidney disease… Chase says, not scary at all, and Finn says he’s not trying to scare Chase. Chase asks if Finn can figure it out, and give him something to make it go away, but Finn says he needs to find the origin. Gregory asks, how? and Finn says, tests, a lot of tests. He asks if Chase is okay, and Chase says, it burns everywhere. Finn says he’ll give Chase something for the pain, and Chase says, he guesses this means he’s not going home tonight. Willow sends a text.    

Sasha says Brando is working for a man he loathes to protect people he barely knows, who haven’t always been that nice to him. That doesn’t include Dev, but Dev is gone. He tells her, don’t do that, and she says, what? He says, make him out to be noble. He did it because partly, the family has been pretty decent to him, and his mother is the other part. Cyrus is an SOB. She says he’ll get no argument from her, and he says he’s hated guys like Cyrus his entire life. His mom has done horrible things, but Cyrus is exploiting her, like he tried with Sasha. He’s glad she survived, for a million different reasons, but most of all so she could step back. The first chance he gets, he’s going after Cyrus. She says she had no idea he had a personal interest in her, and he says she’s not looking close enough. He moves closer to her, and they kiss.

Dante says it’s great that Michael and Sasha ended on good terms; it’s rare. Michael says he hopes the same is true for Willow and Chase. That’s where Willow is. Dante says, poor guy. It sucks to be on the losing end. Maybe he’ll be cool about it. Michael says, that’s what they’re hoping for, and Dante says if Chase needs someone to talk to, he’ll do it. Michael asks if that’s Dante’s way of saying he’s getting back on the force, and Dante says, no, but it’s under consideration. Michael says, he’ll take it.

Sonny asks what Phyllis has, and she says she thought she’d show him some pictures of their time with Eli. Nina and Eli walk in, and Phyllis says they’re back early. Was Eli a terrible tour guide? Nina says, Eli is an excellent tour guide and Nixon Falls is beautiful. Eli says he asks too many questions, and Phyllis says, he’s always been that way. He hates talking about himself, but he’s the best listener she’s ever met.  

Jax tells Josslyn that he’s sorry. He didn’t realize she’d never said anything. Josslyn says, it’s fine, and Jax says he should probably let them talk. He congratulates her again and hugs her. He leaves, and Carly says, Josslyn was waitlisted for Southern Coastal? How does she feel? Josslyn says she didn’t want to tell Carly, since Carly already has so much going on. She didn’t want to add to Carly’s plate. Carly says Josslyn is her plate. Anything going on with Josslyn is her top priority. She wants to know how Josslyn is feeling. Josslyn says, it’s not ideal. She wants to play with the best of the best. The Southern Coastal program is hands down the best. She honestly thinks it would be good for her to get accepted so she could have some distance. Carly says, from them? but Josslyn says, not from them. She’ll miss them like crazy. From Port Charles in general, her friends. Carly says, not Trina, and Josslyn says, Cameron.

Gregory says he knows Finn needs to run tests, but what does his gut say? Finn says he’s seen a lot, but this one, he doesn’t know. He wants to do a full neurological work-up. Gregory asks if it’s serious, and Finn says, it could be very serious.

Chase tells Willow to go home, but she says he’s in pain. He says she heard Finn. Finn is going to give him some medicine for the pain, and put him in a room. He’ll probably fall asleep. She says she can’t leave when he’s so sick.

Dante asks if Michael and Wiley are moving in, and Michael says he thinks that’s the plan. Dante says, look at him. His little brother, all grown up. He raises his beer bottle, and says, to Michael, Willow, and a lifetime of happiness. Michael says, cheers to that, and they clink bottles.

We see tools and clothes on the garage floor. We see the car Brando was working on has steamy windows, because Sasha and Brando are getting busy inside.

Carly says she knew things were strained, but did Josslyn and Cameron get in a fight? Josslyn says she can’t be around Cameron anymore. At first, she thought he was the one going to California, but it looks like he’s staying. Carly says, so she has to go? She doesn’t understand. Josslyn and Cameron have been friends since they were little. Can’t they work it out? Josslyn doesn’t see how. Cameron is so devastated over the loss of Franco. Of course (🍷) she understands, but he’s making the worst decisions. He refuses to listen to reason, and blames Jason for everything. She knows Carly hates anyone who hates Jason. Carly says she does, but Josslyn says, don’t hate Cameron. He’s grieving. Carly asks if Josslyn hears herself. On one hand, she wants to go far away, and on the other, she’s telling Carly to go easy on Cameron. Josslyn says she’s telling Carly not to hate him, and Carly says, how about Josslyn? Josslyn says she doesn’t hate Cameron. She hates where everything is right now, and how she feels about it. She hates how everything is up in the air. It’s so stupid, because she has so much to be thankful for; Carly, her dad, her family, college… Carly says, two colleges, and Josslyn asks why it has to be so hard. Carly says, because sometimes it just is. Sometimes even when a lot of good stuff is going on, life can be hard. She says she knows life is hard, and hugs Josslyn.

Nina thanks Eli for taking the time to show her around, and he says he hopes she meant it about the raincheck. Phyllis asks Nina to tell her the highlights of the tour, and Eli leaves. Nina says, the moon over the falls is amazing. Phyllis says, it’s special. What about Eli? How did it go? Nina says, fine, and Phyllis says, Mike seems suspicious of Eli. Nina says she thinks Eli feels the same way about Mike.

Outside, Eli takes out his phone, and Sonny joins him. Sonny says, Nina had a good time, and Eli says he has more to show her. Unless it’s a problem. Sonny says, no problem; see him soon. He adds that he’s on to Eli, and smiles. Eli smiles back, and leaves.  

Tomorrow, Laura asks what her son promised Martin, Ava doesn’t think that’s the way to do it, Nina asks Sonny what if he could get himself back, and Carly says, no more waiting around.

🏖 On tonight’s episode of the excruciatingly long season of Summer House, everyone partied, while Hannah and Des got busy. The highlight of the party was a drunk Kyle trying to get Frosted Mini Wheats out of a plastic container, where he seemed to think they were stuck. Lindsay said the tough love she gave Stephen made him step up, and she could call him her boyfriend again. Luke said he was Hannah’s biggest fan, and wanted her to be happy, but he was concerned Des was using her, since she was successful and Des was a washed up comedian. I have no clue where Des is on his career road, but Hannah isn’t that famous. It’s not like she’s Margot Robbie. She isn’t even Robbie Benson.

Danielle said she was taking it slow with Robert, since her last relationship was ten years ago. She didn’t think Stephen was the guy for Lindsay, and thought he was going to run out of steam. The housemates had a Kentucky Derby party, where the girls wore huge hats, and everyone watched the race on a big screen TV. Ciara was the big winner, and was glad she didn’t have to split it. #singlelife

They spent a day at the beach, where Hannah clung to Des, giving the other women opportunity to discuss their relationship. Paige said Hannah was doing everything but sending Luke a picture of her and Des having sex. She thought Hannah’s ulterior motive was to make Luke jealous, but didn’t think it was happening. I’m not sure about Hannah’s motives, but I got the distinct impression Luke wanted to put a damper on Hannah’s parade. We revisited Kyle’s proposal to Amanda two years before, and they settled on a new date of July 18th, 2021, having been waylaid by the pandemic. Amanda said she was in f*** it territory over the details, and wanted to go for simplicity.  

Des jetted early, not wanting to wear out his welcome, and Hannah asked if Luke liked Des. After a bunch of dancing around the question, Luke said he didn’t not like Des, but Des wasn’t a guy he’d have a drink with. In Hannah’s interview, she said before Luke met Des, he tried to convince her that she was going to fast, but now he was saying Des wasn’t cool enough to hang with. She didn’t think Des was going to be best friends with a guy she had history with. I find Des to be corny and romantic – not my jam – but he’s likeable, and seems to be good for Hannah. Hannah told the other girls that Luke complained about Des not hanging out with the guys more. As though to point out a possible why, Kyle announced that he wanted to think about how many places he could pee on the property. While peeing on some shrubbery. Danielle said Robert integrated with the house more, and the whole thing ended with Hannah saying something to the effect that they didn’t understand. The same way a lot of the episodes end.

Next time, finally an end to this misery, the bloom is off the rose for Lindsay (that was quick), Paige tells Amanda that she’s the problem in her relationship, a pre-wedding wedding, and Amanda thinks if Hannah can’t have a relationship with Kyle, she can’t have one with Hannah either. In other words, more middle school stuff brought to you by people pushing 40.  

💎 Polish That Diamond…

The new season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills will begin May 19th.

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a35768289/real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-season-11-spoilers/

👰🏻 But Will She Wear White…?

It looks like it might be serious.

https://extratv.com/2021/03/25/is-teresa-giudice-ready-to-marry-bf-luis-ruelas/

And they should get along just fine.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2021/04/06/teresa-giudice-boyfriend-road-rage-luis-ruelas-trump-lynne-patton/7110932002/

🐟 And the Best Part Is…

She finally broke free from Suckerfish Hoppy.

https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/bethenny-frankel-divorced-from-jason-hoppy-engaged-to-paul-bernon

🎲 What I Said…

I think the husbands should get their own show.

https://pagesix.com/2021/04/14/margaret-josephs-the-rhonj-husbands-are-closer-than-the-women/

💍 Shooting for #22…

Danielle tries something a little different.

https://pagesix.com/2021/04/14/danielle-staub-trying-out-dating-app-smore/

👠 Where’s the Housewives…

Like we don’t know where LVP is.

https://screenrant.com/rhobh-former-cast-members-updates/

🎁 Andy’s Gift…

Sure. He’ll probably be on a beach in the Bahamas holding an umbrella drink while these are airing.

https://people.com/tv/andy-cohen-watch-what-happens-live-to-air-week-long-series-of-special-episodes-in-may/

Andy provides the deets and more.

https://extratv.com/2021/03/24/andy-cohen-talks-kardashians-interview-on-for-real-the-story-of-reality-tv-plus-does-he-want-another-baby/

🎸 27 At 27…

They really were oddly a golden couple.

https://pagesix.com/2021/04/05/kurt-cobain-died-27-years-ago-today-at-27-his-best-photos/

🛥 Cruising…

Tea you tomorrow, when we see if Chase can feel his… whatever. Until then, stay safe, stay sure of yourself, and stay knowing life can be hard, even when there’s good stuff going on.

Apr10

April 9, 2021 – Jason Has Two Visitors, Heather Versus Leah, Shah Sentence, Lu’s Solution, Jill Pivots, Shame On Shamers, Chrisley Who, Holly Begs To Differ, Another One, Enough Quotes For an Octopus & In Here

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Nikolas and Ava sit at a table in the MetroCourt, and Ava says, it’s vintage Ryan. The creepy gifts, the cryptic notes. Nikolas says Doc told her that Ryan’s condition hasn’t changed; he can only communicate with his eyes. She says, if it isn’t Ryan, it’s someone who wants to emulate him. That doesn’t make her feel any better. She asks why Nikolas keeps looking at the door. Is he expecting somebody? He says, his mother’s brother, and she says she knows he wants to keep Alexis safe in Pentenville, but she’s warning him not to get involved with Cyrus. He says, not Cyrus. His mother’s other brother, Martin Grey. Ava says, whatever. If Laura knew what he was planning, she’d agree with Ava, and say, no way in hell.

Laura opens the door to Scotty, and asks what brought him by. He says, things have been going crazy in his head; he needs a reality check. She asks, what happened? and he says, Jason Morgan didn’t kill my son Franco; Peter August did.

Anna asks Valentin, how’s Brook Lyn? No adverse effects from the fall? He tells Anna, she says she’s fine, and Anna says, okay, and him? He says he’s fine. He was just thinking how ironic it is, you bring a life into the world, and because of that, a huge chunk of you becomes your biggest vulnerability, walking the world, becoming the target of threats, real or imagined. She asks if he’s talking about Peter, and he says he gets it. Peter needs to be locked up. It’s the only way to keep him safe from himself. The only way to keep any of them safe; Anna, him, Maxie, the baby. They’re the ones who’ve enabled him all these years. She says, it’s up to them to stop him, and the doorbell rings. Anna opens the door to Peter, who says he hopes he hasn’t come at a bad time. He wanted to talk to her about Maxie. Valentin joins Anna, and Peter says he apologizes for his abruptness at the hospital. He never congratulated Valentin on becoming a father again. He hopes Valentin has more luck with the baby than Valentin had with him.

At the hospital, Josslyn lies on a bed in the ER, and Jax asks Elizabeth if she’s sure the ankle isn’t broken. She says, according to the X-rays, it’s just a bad sprain. Josslyn says she told him, and he says, it’s nice to be wrong, for once. Elizabeth says she bets his heart skipped a beat when he heard she got injured at volleyball practice, and he says he almost got a speeding ticket coming to pick her up. Josslyn says she’d be flattered if she didn’t know he speeds all the time. Elizabeth says she’ll talk to the doctor, and see when Josslyn can go home. She leaves, and Jax asks, so what happened exactly? The coach told him that Josslyn went for every point like it was her last. Like she had something to prove. She says, because she does. Southern Coastal University waitlisted her. She has to prove she belongs there.

Chase and Gregory are seated at an Italian restaurant, and Gregory tells the waiter, they have two more coming. We know it’s an Italian restaurant because of the red and white checkered table clothes, the giant fork and spoon hanging on the wall, and the standard Italian music playing in the background. I’m surprised the waiter doesn’t look like the guy on the pizza box. Chase says, having second thoughts, dad? and Gregory says, if Chase can still call him dad, he supposes he can sit down with Jackie and Finn. Jackie comes in and says, good; they didn’t start.

At the phone at the hospital, Finn says he’ll tell grandpa that Violet said hello… and Jackie… and Uncle Chase. Okay, no more stalling. It’s time to go to bed. He tells her that he loves her. Elizabeth is at the reception desk, and he says, please tell him it gets easier. She says, just wait until Violet is old enough to criticize everything he does, and he asks which one is causing problems now. She says, Cameron. He thinks she’s being disloyal to Franco’s memory. Finn says, he’s just hurt. He couldn’t be more wrong. She says, Cameron is convinced that Jason killed Franco. He says, and she has doubts?

Jason sits down for a visit with Carly behind glass, and she asks if he’s all right. Are any of Cyrus’s men harassing him? He says he’s fine, and she says, which tells her nothing. He says he’s good. He can protect himself for as long as he needs to. She says, for how long? Weeks? Months? You’d think she’d know the drill, being married to Sonny. She says she’s being pressured from all sides; Cyrus, the Five Families artichoke hearts, and now, Peter August. He says, Peter’s giving her trouble? and she says, that’s what she’s trying to tell him. She needs him. So she’s getting him out of there. Whatever it takes.

Jason says, they talked about this, and Carly doesn’t make a move without him. She says, that was before he went to prison, and he says, it’s just until trial. She says, the case against him is getting stronger every day. Elizabeth, the grieving widow, insists he’s guilty, and their plan to get Gladys to recant her story is going nowhere. He asks how she thinks a plan to get him out is going to go any better. He gets it. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is wait, but for them right now, it’s the only way. She says, it’s his way. She knows he believes this, because he’s been to prison, but everything is different. Sonny is dead. He can’t call in a few favors. He can’t pressure a judge or the warden. They’re on their own.

Elizabeth tells Finn, her house feels like an armed camp with a tentative truce. Jake and Cameron are polite at dinner, then they just go to their own rooms. While Aiden just tries to keep the peace by making his brothers’ favorite desserts. He says, sounds like a house divided, and she says, for or against Jason. He says he’s sorry she’s going through that. He thinks he can relate just a little. He’s supposed to be going to this family dinner tonight, hosted by Chase. They’re supposed to be figuring things out; seeing what they’re family looks like going forward into the future. She asks, what does that look like? and he says he doesn’t know. He just knows that he has to do better. For Chase, and especially for Violet. Otherwise, he’ll just take the coward’s way out, and not go at all. She says, someone who faces down infectious diseases for a living, could never be a coward. He says, infectious diseases are easy. Families are hard. But he doesn’t have to tell her that, does he?

At the restaurant, Jackie thanks Gregory for taking her suggestion, and he says he thinks they should set some ground rules. He didn’t come here to rehash arguments or point fingers. He understands the marriage is over, even though it wasn’t his choice, but he loves his granddaughter, and wants Violet to have the family she deserves. Jackie says, so does she. She wants them to be more than a family in name only. That’s why it’s important they discuss the situation, and decide where they go from here. Chase says, there’s just one thing missing, and Gregory says, he guesses they’d better order.  

Nikolas says he told Ava, Cyrus promised to protect Alexis if he found Cyrus’s mother, but Ava says, Florence is safer away from her son. Has he forgotten what Cyrus did to her brother? Julian made a deal with Cyrus, and in the end, Cyrus forced Julian to do his bidding. Nikolas’s sister is in a coma because of Cyrus. Nikolas says, Cyrus will pay for his crimes – someday – but right now, if finding Florence guarantees Alexis’s safety, he’s willing to make a deal with the devil.

Laura says Scotty was so convinced Jason killed Franco. What changed his mind? He says he and Obrecht had a heart to heart talk, and she asks, since when does he rely on Obrecht’s judgement? He says, since… they ran into her in Switzerland, when he was there with Franco to see the doctor.  Like Elizabeth, Obrecht was convinced that Franco would not return to his former self. Laura says she also doubts Jason is guilty, but that’s not the same as relying on Obrecht’s opinion. Scotty says, it’s not just Obrecht’s opinion. It’s a fact that Peter was trying to kill Franco and Andre, because Franco might remember that Peter was the one who snatched Drew from the post in Afghanistan. She says she’s not a fan of Peter’s, but he prevented the assassination, and Scotty says, maybe he changed his mind, or was trying to make himself out to be a hero. He still put the article out about Franco’s tumor. She says, it wasn’t one of Peter’s finer moments; it made Franco a target, and Scotty says, if Dante hadn’t gotten in the way, Alexis would have killed his son. Instead, she almost killed Dante. So what happened? Peter finished the job. She says, and he’s going to let Jason pay for his crimes, and Scotty says, yeah; that’s what Peter does. It’s what he did to Obrecht. What he’s doing is looking for someone else to put on the hook, so he can get off the hook. She says she sees how it makes sense, but Obrecht isn’t a reliable source. There must be some compelling reason that Scotty suddenly trusts her.

Peter says he looks forward to his and Valentin’s children growing up together. Maybe they’ll be as close as he and Valentin once were, before lies got in the way. Anna asks what he wanted to say about Maxie, and he says, not so much Maxie as her former mother-in-law. Obrecht is spreading some vicious lie about him murdering Franco. They wouldn’t happen to have any idea where she got that from, would they?

Jax tells Josslyn, there must be a mistake. She’s at the top of her class, and was heavily recruited for academics and athletics. He’ll call the Dean of Administration and find out. She says, no; that’s so dad of him. Southern Coastal has the best volleyball program, and they have their pick of girls. She needs to try harder so they’ll choose her. Elizabeth comes in, and says the doctor wants to check Josslyn out one last time before she goes. Jax says he’ll be right back, and when he’s outside, he takes out his phone.     

Carly says she knows Elizabeth came to see Jason at the PCPD lock-up before he was transferred there, and Jason says, she brought Jake to say goodbye. She says, that’s great. Elizabeth never would have brought Jake to see him if she believed he killed Franco.  She must have doubts. He says he told Jake that he didn’t kill Franco, but he’s not going to convince Elizabeth; she’s entitled to her own opinion. Carly says, but she’s not entitled to punish an innocent man. They don’t have time to wait for Diane to prove Gladys is lying. They’re going to have to take Cyrus up on his offer. They’re going to have to give back Florence. Jason says, no. Then they have nothing. Does she think Cyrus is going to keep his word once he gets what he wants? Florence is the only leverage they have. Carly gets a text, and says, Josslyn is in the ER.

Valentin tells Peter, it’s too late to deny he’s a murderer; he already confessed. Peter says, it’s Valentin’s word against his. He supposes those playdates aren’t going to happen after all. They don’t have to be enemies. Peter pours himself a drink, and says, despite what Obrecht believes, he didn’t kill Franco. Anna says, he just expects them to believe that? and he says, for the sake of their children and loved ones, they should. He’s offering both of them a fresh start. It’s in both their best interests to accept. Anna says, that doesn’t sound like a peace offering. That sounds like a threat.

Scotty tells Laura, Obrecht loved Franco like a son. They were doing a lot of… grieving together. Why can’t she just believe him? She says she’d like to believe Obrecht is telling the truth, but she has two witnesses who say it was Jason, and one of them is the mother of Jason’s son. Scotty says he knows. He was convinced that Jason did it too. He  was the one who attacked Jason, going after him. He was going to choke him to death at the PCPD. She says Scotty made a lot of threats, and he says, he thought he was doing it for Franco, but now what he wants for his son is the truth and justice. He wants Peter in a courtroom, facing a judge and jury. He’s been a lawyer all of his life, and it’s about time he used the law in his favor.

Ava tells Nikolas, if he’s determined to help Alexis, don’t play by Cyrus’s rules. Ask Carly; what Jason knows, she knows. He asks if she thinks Carly is going to tell him. Jason may be in prison, but he’s still calling the shots, and Florence is the best leverage Jason has. The second Carly realizes Nikolas has an interest in Florence’s location, Carly will tell Jason, and he’ll move her to a new one. There’s only one way to find out what he needs to know. Martin approaches the table, and says, forgive him for being late; he was held up in court. He didn’t realize Nikolas’s lovely wife would be joining them. Nicolas says Ava was just leaving, when Ava gets a text, and says, yes; actually, she was. She leaves, and Nikolas thanks Martin for agreeing to meet. Martin says Nikolas strongly implied it was something important, and Nikolas asks, what could be more important than a man and his mother?

Chase says he didn’t think Finn would show, and Finn says, neither did he, but he realized Violet would be disappointed in him. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but when she’s older, she’ll wonder why he didn’t try to mend the rift in the family. Gregory lifts his coffee cup, and says, to the smartest person in the family – to Violet. They clink their cups, and Jackie says they’re off to a good start; they agree on something. Finn says, maybe they should quit while they’re ahead. If he goes now, he can be home in time to read Violet a bedtime story, but Jackie says he doesn’t get off that easy. Gregory asked them not to dredge up the past or assign blame, and she agrees with him.  They’ve all had a chance to express their feelings, so let’s move on from there. Chase says, feelings don’t just go away because you want them to. He’s trying to move on, but it’s not that easy. Gregory says, they’re all trying to move on, and as Chase said, it’s not easy, but they have to at least try. Jackie asks, where do they go from here? Will they be a family? Or do they tell one another, you go your way and I’ll go mine?

Carly tells Jason that Josslyn hurt her ankle at volleyball practice, and he says, go. She says she will, but they’re going to finish this. When he gets out of there, he can handle Cyrus any way he wants, but the first step is to get the charges dropped. He says, no deals, not with Cyrus, and she says she hates when he does this. He locks in, and he won’t change his mind. He tells her, go; Josslyn needs her. She says she’ll go, but she’ll be back. 

Nikolas tells Martin, he knows Martin’s last meeting with Laura was disappointing, and Martin says, try humiliating. They were moving toward becoming two sibling, until Cyrus crashed the party and ruined things. Nikolas says, Cyrus saw an opening to make himself look better by making Martin look worse, and Martin says, exactly. Nikolas understands what he’s up against. The more he tries to prove he’s not like Cyrus, the more Cyrus paints him to be as corrupt and immoral as he is. Nikolas says, it doesn’t have to be that way if he intercedes on Martin’s behalf. Martin asks why Nikolas would do that for him, and Nikolas says he’d be doing it for his mother. Family means everything to her. Martin says he knows the feeling, but not when it comes to Cyrus, and Nikolas says he bets Martin’s mother is someone whose happiness means everything to him. Martin says, more than he can ever say, and Nikolas says, from what he’s heard, if Cyrus had his way, he’d keep her to himself, and shut Martin out completely. Martin says, but that’s not going to happen, and Nikolas asks if he’s sure.   

Ava comes by Laura’s house, and says she was surprised to get Laura’s text. What’s up? Laura says she just wanted to check in. She heard Ava had quite a shock. Ava says Doc must have told Laura about the lovely gift she received at the gallery. Laura says, if it’s any comfort, Doc doesn’t believe Ryan was behind it. I’m not sure how that would be a comfort, since they know Ryan is a psychopath already, and it would be par for the course. She’d rather they wonder? Ava says she knows Doc does his best to be objective, but she’s not sure Doc sees Ryan for the awful person he is. She’s not falling for it. Sure, locked-in syndrome would present a problem, but Ryan is nothing if not creative. She’s sure he found a way to communicate with the guard. Blink three times if you want me to send Ava a disgusting, severed, phony hand. Anything is possible with Ryan. Laura says, for Ava’s sake, she hopes Ava is wrong, and Ava asks if that’s what Laura wanted to see her about. Laura says she wants to talk about Nikolas, and Ava says she hopes this isn’t the part where Laura doesn’t think it’s a good idea for them to renew their vows, but Laura says, not at all. When Ava and Nikolas first got married, it was for all the wrong reasons, but in watching them, she’s seen a change in them both. She thinks they’ve fallen in love for real. Ava says, for real, and Laura says, it’s great. That’s why she’s counting on Ava to help her stop Nikolas from making the biggest mistake of his life. Ava says, by getting involved with Cyrus?

Gregory says, before they think of how they’re going to move forward as a family, or even if they want to, he’d like to share a lesson he tried to teach his students. Finn says, not a lesson. Isn’t this bad enough? and Chase says he thought Gregory was all lessoned out when he retired, but Jackie says she’d like to hear it. Gregory thanks her, and says, everything worth knowing comes at a cost. After hearing their groans, maybe there’s a second lesson – you can’t erase you past as a family. His lectures at the dinner table made them cringe, but the fact is, they sat and listened anyway. The bedtime stories, and pancakes on Saturday morning, and all the other rituals of their childhood and growing up; he wouldn’t change it for the world. Finn says Gregory is more forgiving and generous than he deserves. Chase says he remembers another lesson from the dinner table – always take the high road. He’s trying to; he really is, but he doesn’t know if he can. Not after all the secrets and lies that brought them here tonight. Jackie says she thought they weren’t rehashing old feelings, but Finn says, they’re not old, are they? Maybe that’s the real lesson. They can get past everything except the past.

Peter says he’s offering Anna and Valentin an olive branch. Why would Anna interpret that as a threat? Valentin says Peter’s not all that subtle for one thing, and Anna says if Peter thinks he can walk out clean, there are other people believe he’s guilty; he knows that, right? Valentin says Peter needs to turn himself in and serve a sentence, so he can start down the road to redemption. If he stays on the road of whatever fairy tale he thinks this is, it will end bloody, at the hands of any of the countless people he’s screwed over. Peter says he offered them both a choice, and it seems they made it. Now they have to live with it. He leaves, and Valentin and Anna look at each other.

Elizabeth tells Josslyn that the doctor said she’s free to leave. He also said to take it easy with her ankle. That means no volleyball for the next one or two weeks. Josslyn says, but the state tournament is coming up. College scouts will be there. Elizabeth says she loves Josslyn’s dedication, but the surest way not to play in the tournament  is to aggravate that sprain. 

Carly runs into the hospital, and asks Jax, what happened? Is Josslyn okay? He says, she sprained her ankle in volleyball; it’s nothing serious, but he thought Carly would want to see her. Carly thanks him, and starts to go into the ER, but he says, Josslyn didn’t want to go to the hospital. She insisted it didn’t hurt, but he has the feeling she’s not as tough as she thinks she is. Carly asks what he’s talking about. Is something else going on?

Scotty visits Jason at the prison, and thoroughly cleans the phone before he speaks into it. I can’t say as I blame him, even on a good day. He says he’s not there to threaten Jason. For years he was afraid Jason would do Franco in, even though Franco turned his life around, and became a loving father and a good guy. He knew Jason didn’t care, and wanted to kill Franco anyway. He was convinced Jason did kill Franco, but now he has to admit, he knows Jason didn’t kill his son.

Laura tells Ava that Nikolas thinks he can protect Alexis by returning Florence to Cyrus. Ava says, Nikolas trusts that Cyrus will help Alexis in Pentenville, but she’s concerned it will open the door to Cyrus expecting more from him. Laura asks if Ava told him, and Ava says, yeah, of course (🍷). It didn’t get her anywhere. Nikolas is determined to protect his aunt, and doesn’t see that he’s likely doing the opposite. Because from now on, when Cyrus wants anything, he’ll just threaten Alexis, and pretty soon Nikolas will be under Cyrus’s thumb. Laura says, no. They can’t let that happen. How can they stop Nikolas from making this mistake?

Nikolas tells Martin that Cyrus threatened his aunt. Does Martin know her? Alexis Davis? Martin says, know her? he was her attorney for her drunk driving case, and again when she was arrested for assaulting Dante, before Diane got involved. For the record, he thinks Alexis made a mistake. She talked to him about pleading guilty, but he was shocked when she followed through with it. He was sorry to hear she got three years in Pentenville. Nikolas says, so was he, and Martin says he’s not sure what that has to do with Nikolas’s mother or his… Ah-ha. He sees. So he was right; Cyrus made Nikolas an offer. Let him guess; Alexis’s safety for their mother’s whereabouts. Nikolas says, Alexis is very important to him, and there’s nothing he wouldn’t do for her. Martin says tell him that Nikolas didn’t agree to help Cyrus, and Nikolas tells him, let’s just say the man knows where he stands. And it’s in Cyrus’s best interest not to cross him, but the conversation got him thinking. There could be a workaround. A way to bring Martin and Laura together, and keep Florence far away from Cyrus.

Chase says, this was a mistake, and starts to get up, and Finn says, there’s no dishonor in that. Jackie says, please, and Gregory says he has one last remark, cringeworthy or not. He tells Chase, when his mom and Finn told him the truth that they slept together, and he found out Finn had fathered Chase, he admits he wallowed in self-pity for a while. But while he thought back on his life, and it was a good one. He looks at Jackie, and says, they had a great run, didn’t they? She says, damn right, and Gregory says, he’s not a victim. He raised two intelligent, capable men who make a significant contribution to society every day. He remembers lots of laughs, and lots of tears, with both of them, and the icing on the cake is his granddaughter. She was a gift he never expected, and he’ll never give up on her. Finn says, that’s good, because she’s not giving up on Gregory either, and Gregory asks that they not argue. They came there tonight to find a way forward as a family. He suggests they order dinner, make a few more toasts, and get on with trying. Where’s their waiter? Chase smiles.

Their waiter is meeting Peter underneath the restaurant. Peter says he sees the waiter got his message. Don’t worry. No one will find out. He’s just doing a favor for a friend, and in exchange, his problem with the parole officer will go away. He hands the waiter a vial, and tells him, make sure Dr. Hamilton Finn gets a taste of his own medicine.   

Carly comes in with Jax to see Josslyn, and Elizabeth says Josslyn will be fine, as long as she follows the doctor’s orders. She knows it’s tough, but Josslyn will have to let someone else be the star on the team for the next week or two. Josslyn says she’ll be rusty for the tournament. Carly says Josslyn’s dad said something else is going on, and Josslyn says she’s just frustrated. This is the worst possible time for this to happen. Not that it’s serious; she’ll still be able to practice though. Carly says they’ll discuss the pros and cons of that on the way home. She asks if she can talk to Elizabeth, and Elizabeth says, sure. They leave, and Jax asks why Josslyn didn’t tell her mom about being waitlisted.

Carly says she thought Elizabeth would want to know, when Jax called to tell her about Elizabeth, she was at Pentenville with Jason.

Scotty tells Jason, Obrecht told him that Peter shot Franco, but there’s no proof, and who’s going to believe Obrecht when they have Elizabeth and another eyewitness? Jason asks why Scotty is there to see him, and Scotty says, he’s there to honor his son. He was told Franco made a deal with Jason to kill him if he resorted back to his former self. Scotty knew Jason would do it, and promised Franco that no harm would come to Jason. Jason says, that’s not necessary, and Scotty says, it was to Franco. He knows Diane is top notch, but if there’s anything he can do for Jason, he’ll do it.

Laura tells Ava that she has a pretty good relationship with the Pentenville warden. She can intervene on Alexis’s behalf. Ava says, that’s the perfect solution, but Laura says, she can’t promise anything; all she can do is try. She’s asking Ava to keep reminding Nikolas that he can’t trust Cyrus. He loves Ava, and will listen to her. Ava thanks Laura for having faith in her, and Laura says she also has faith that Ava brings out the best in her son. Don’t ever let him give in to his dark side. Ava gives her word. She’ll see to it that Nikolas does the right thing.

Martin says he’d greatly appreciated Nikolas bringing Laura and him together, but his own mother is safe; he might say, thriving. Nikolas asks how he knows, and he says, because he enjoys one advantage over his brother. Their mother can actually tolerate his company. He was allowed to see her, and she’s happy. She’s having the time of her life. Nikolas says, really? and Martin says, oh yeah, but because of Cyrus, she had to be relocated, and for his own safety, he wasn’t told where. He won’t be able to see her again for a while to spoil her and bring her favorite treats. Nikolas asks if she has a sweet tooth, and Martin says, always has. Chocolate, pastries… He had to scour Vermont to find a hummingbird cake for her birthday. Cyrus never even thought about it. Nikolas says, of course (🍷); Cyrus only thinks about himself, and Martin says Nikolas’s mother is unique. If Nikolas would put in a good word for him, it would be most appreciated. Nikolas says, of course (🍷). He’s confident all this will work out.

Valentin asks if Anna spoke with Robin, and Anna says she did, but tried not to alarm her. He says he told the school not to let Peter near Charlotte, and got private security for Brook. There’s nothing more dangerous than a wounded animal. She says, Peter is definitely wounded. It’s just a matter of time. He says they can’t afford to wait any longer. 

The waiter that Peter met with asks if anyone wants dessert, but everyone is too full. Finn says, he’s good with coffee, and the waiter puts a cup in front of him. We assume the drug is in it.

Ava asks Nikolas how it went with Martin, and he asks if she knows where to find a hummingbird cake in Vermont. She asks what a hummingbird cake is, and he says it’s Florence’s favorite dessert. She asks why that’s important, and he says Martin ordered one for Florence’s birthday when he visited. He found a baker in Stowe from North Carolina, whose specialty is hummingbird cakes. She asks if he’s feeling okay, and he says, never better. He’s going to track down Florence, and he might even say, it will be a piece of cake. BA-DUM-CHH!   

Laura gets a delivery of flowers, and says Doc didn’t have to do that, but she loves him for it. She reads the card, and realizes they’re not from Doc. She reads, I miss you grandma, and can’t wait to see you at my graduation. Love, Spencer. She says, so sweet.

Josslyn tells Jax that her mom has a lot on her mind. If she tells Carly that she’s been waitlisted, Carly will go into overdrive, and try to fix it and make her feel better. He asks if that would be so bad, and she says she doesn’t want her mom to fix it. She wants to prove to Southern Coastal that she belongs there, both academically and athletically. And step one is getting back on the volleyball court. 

Carly tells Elizabeth that she appreciates Jake being taken to visit Jason. It gave Jason a chance to tell Jake he’s innocent, and Jake believes he’s innocent. Elizabeth tells her, stop there. She knows where this is going. Carly says she’s not going to ask Elizbeth to lie or cover for Jason, just think about that night and what she actually saw. If she comes to believe what her son believes, that Jason is innocent, then she needs to tell the police. 

Jason tells Scotty that he can do something for him; look out for Jake. Scotty says he will do that, but what about Peter? Jason says, Peter has been lucky a long time, covering his tracks, and blaming other people. His luck is about to run out.

Peter goes to Anna’s house, and she thanks him for coming back. He says, it sounded urgent, and she says, it is. They’ve reconsidered his offer. He says, sorry. The offer ended when he walked out; it’s too late. Valentin comes down the stairs, and says he couldn’t agree more. We see he’s holding a gun.

Finn almost drinks his coffee, but Chase asks if they remember when he was little, and they went to a restaurant with a lazy Susan on the table. Gregory says he thought it was a merry-go-round for food, and Jackie says, they all put their glasses on it, and spun it around just to make him happy. Chase thinks they should do it again for old times’ sake, and I wonder who thought this one up. They put their coffee cups on it, and spin them around. They each take a cup, and Gregory says, to the future, whatever it holds. They clink their cups and drink.  

On Monday, Maxie asks Britt if it’s weird to fist bump about this, Willow tells Michael that she can’t let go of her feelings for him, and Anna tells Peter that Valentin isn’t going to do anything to him, but she is.

🗽 Not More Comfortable the Second Time Around…

Apparently, there’s been a mini saga on RHONY regarding not-quite OG Heather.

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/29/why-the-rhony-cast-didnt-want-to-film-with-heather-thomson/

Could they find a worse picture of Heather?

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/30/rhony-star-leah-mcsweeney-doubles-down-in-feud-with-heather-thomson/

The plot thickens.

Heather Thomson Stopped Filming ‘RHONY’ Season 13 Amid Leah McSweeney Feud

⚖️ Not What She Meant By Wanting a Stiff One…

She’s surpassed Teresa. Congratulations.

https://extratv.com/2021/03/31/real-housewives-star-jen-shah-arrested-faces-a-stiff-prison-sentence/

🛍 It’s Better Than a Bender…

Ice cream, shopping, it works for me.

https://newsbrig.com/luann-de-lesseps-goes-on-a-shopping-spree-hours-after-confirming-breakup/275093/

😳 Lotsa Juice…

I’ll bet awkward doesn’t begin to cover it.

RHONJ’s Joe Giudice Talks “Awkward” Meeting With Teresa Giudice’s Boyfriend Luis Ruelas, Says Joe Gorga “Never Helped” His Parents, and Slams Him and Melissa Gorga as Fake, Plus Announces New Business Venture

👕 The Face of Adaption…

Pandemic or no, Jill has something to sell you.

https://pagesix.com/2021/04/03/as-pandemic-wanes-jill-zarins-mask-empire-pivots-to-loungewear/

🤰🏻 You’re Supposed To Get Fat…

While anyone who fat shames anyone should be ashamed themselves, fat shaming a pregnant woman is a new low.

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/26/pregnant-brittany-cartwright-defends-herself-from-body-shamers/

🤷🏽 It’s Those People Again…

I’m still not sure why they’re famous.

https://extratv.com/2021/04/07/todd-chrisley-s-son-kyle-weds-gf-ashleigh-nelson/

🐇 Not Next Door Anymore…

Would you like some sour grapes with that whine?

https://people.com/tv/kendra-wilkinson-speaks-out-after-holly-madison-discussed-sex-playboy-mansion-former-friendship/

I see no reason for Kendra to lie. It’s not like she’s ever held back before.

https://people.com/tv/crystal-hefner-responds-kendra-wilkinson-holly-madison-feud-hugh-hefner-playboy/

🥀 Another Legend Fallen…

Is it me? Or are there an inordinate amount of deaths overall so far this year?

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9550921/dmx-rapper-ruff-ryders-dead-dies

🐳 Quotes of the Week

Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning… anyone can start over and make a new ending. – Chico Xavier

If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished? – Rumi

There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man [and woman] which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus. – Blaise Pascal

Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. – George Addair

We need to be allowed to convince ourselves that we’re more than the mistakes we made yesterday. That we are all our next choices, too, all of our tomorrows. – Fredrik Backman

We’re a society that demands electricity 24/7. This is very difficult with sun and wind. – Vaclav Smil

Electricity is really just organized lightning. – George Carlin

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. – Chief Seattle (Once again, don’t step on any butterflies.)

🌛 The Sun Ain’t Up Quite Yet…

It’s the weekend, and time for me to switch gears until the Dead walk. Whether you’re in drive or stuck in neutral, stay safe, stay unrehearsed, and stay not making your olive branches sound like threats.

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March 30, 2021 – A Marriage of Necessity, Prank Fail, Jen Does Some Laundry, an Eerie Comparison, Marriage Meet Rocks, Delores’s Dynamic, Stuck In the Suez, Engagement Excitement, Orchestration, Too Loud, Possible Return, Sober Now, New Broker & March

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What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Continuing on with the way the week started, I missed the beginning, but here’s what happened. Laura stopped by the nightclub, where Curtis was fixing things up. She asked if he thought he’d made a good decision buying it, and he said he did. Jordan and Taggert went back to her apartment, and she said he could have the guestroom. At the hospital, Peter was angry because Finn had just told him to get lost, and left a voicemail for Cyrus. He wondered if Cyrus’s eyewitness had blabbed about him being Franco’s real killer, and said Cyrus’s witness should think smarter for their own safety. Finn saw Michael at the MetroCourt, and said he was on his way to Alexis’s hearing. He asked for Michael’s take on it, since Michael is Dante’s half-brother. Anna offered Carly some tea, and Carly said Jason had been framed; Peter had killed Franco. Alexis arrived at court, with Sam and Diane, who wanted her to change her plea to not guilty. Alexis said that wasn’t going to happen, and Valentin arrived to be supportive. By this time, I was at the keyboard, and…

Finn asks if Michael doesn’t think maybe Alexis will get what she deserves, and Michael says he’s also related to Kristina. They’re all worried about Alexis, and they all just want her to get the help she needs. Finn says, the same with Dante, and Michael says, Dante isn’t just the victim; he’s the only witness. He has to testify. Finn asks if Michael has any idea what Dante is going to say, and Michael says, the truth. Dante is a former police officer. He’s going to be honest and objective, but there’s no way he’s going to downplay what happened. Alexis was drunk and impaired, and grabbed a needle filled with lidocaine and tried to kill Franco. Instead, she injected Dante, and he almost died.

In the courtroom, Alexis admits she could use a drink, and Sam says she’s not going to have one, is she? Alexis says, no, and Sam hugs her, saying she’s so proud. Diane says, they all are. If Alexis is strong enough not to drink, she’s strong enough to let Diane fight for her. Valentin says, not if Alexis wants to face the consequences, and Sam asks why he’s encouraging Alexis to go to prison. He says he supports Alexis’s recovery, and if she wants to own up to what she did, and make amends, that’s entirely up to her. Sam says, if that means pleading guilty, she’ll be sending herself straight to prison, and Diane says, not guilty doesn’t mean innocent. It just means Alexis is using the judicial system the way it should be used. Valentin says Taggert pleaded not guilty, and Alexis says, he was accused of a Federal crime, and went before a Federal judge. Sam tells Alexis to please listen to Diane, and plead not guilty, but Alexis says, she was drunk and out of control, and almost killed Dante. She needs to face the consequences. Dante walks into the courtroom.    

Jordan tells Taggert, since he’ll be staying with her, she want to establish some rules. He promises to put the toilet seat down, and she says she was thinking about more than that. No self-pity parties. When they were on the task force together, they knew what the rules were, but a lot has changed. Taggert says, one thing that hasn’t is their desire for justice. How are they going to get Cyrus?  

Laura tells Curtis that she’s looking forward to his grand opening. She and Doc would love a place to go and unwind, and listen to good music. He says that’s exactly the atmosphere he wants to provide, and she says, expect to see a lot of them. They’ve promised to have more date nights. Curtis says, so things are good between her and Doc? and she says, never better. Why is he asking? He says he’s currently flying solo, and it makes him feel good if his friends are happy in their relationships. Laura says, they’re just terrific, but she wishes she could say the same for her other relationships. He asks if it’s Spencer again, and she says, for once, Spencer is staying out of trouble. She was referring to Martin, the brother she never knew she had. She decided to surprise him with a cake and candles on his birthday. He says, that was nice of her, but he guesses it didn’t go well. She says, Martin barely had a chance to make a wish, when her other brother showed up and ruined everything.

Jason says, Cyrus never had Florence when he was a child, and never will. Cyrus tells him not to misunderstand. He doesn’t mean any harm to Carly, her children, or the Corinthos empire Sonny left behind, but Jason scheduled a meeting with some well-respected family owned businesses, and he can’t attend. He knows patience is not their virtue. Jason says he’ll reschedule, and Cyrus says, that’s not necessary. He intends to fill the void left behind by Jason and Sonny. He’ll do his best to see that everyone’s interests are protected. The families drive a hard bargain, but Jason knows how reasonable Cyrus can be. Return his mother, or Jason will be tried and convicted for the murder of Franco Baldwin. It’s his choice.

Carly says Anna was told that Peter arranged for Drew’s plane to go down, and sent an assassin to kill Andre and Franco, but she wouldn’t listen. Anna says she was wrong, and Carly says, she was in denial. She wouldn’t see what was in front of her, and because of that, Peter was walking around free. Even as the body count was climbing, Anna told herself Peter was innocent and could be redeemed. Anna says she’ll carry the weight of that regret for the rest of her life. Why is Carly there? Carly says, Jason thinks they can work together. He trusts Anna. Anna says, Carly clearly doesn’t trust her, but Carly says she trusts Jason. He believes in Anna, and she’d better not prove him wrong.

Dante, who’s wearing a suit, tells Diane, he dressed the part, and she says she always advices her clients that their appearance affects how their testimony is received. He says he can wait outside, and Sam says he doesn’t have to be there, but Alexis asks him to stay. His presence reminds her of why she’s made the choice she’s made.

Peter comes out of the elevator at the MetroCourt, and sees Finn and Michael. He asks if Finn has heard from Anna; are they speaking? Finn says, even if he had the time to talk, he wouldn’t waste it on Peter. Peter laughs, and keeps walking. Michael says, Peter’s day is coming. Sooner than he thinks.

Carly says, Anna doesn’t look surprised, and Anna says Jason told her Peter killed Franco. Peter has gotten away with far too much for far too long, and a lot is on her. She wants him brought to justice just as much as she wants Jason exonerated. If Carly has any suggestions about how that can be accomplished, she’d like to hear them. Carly says, the eyewitness is Sonny’s cousin. She said she saw Jason ditch the weapon, and Carly thinks she was paid to lie. Her son works for Cyrus, so she has access to him, and she’s taken money from Cyrus before; she was paid to betray the family. Anna says, so she’s mercenary, and Carly says, Gladys knew Cyrus hated Jason, so when Jason was brought in, she reached out, and Cyrus told her to go to the police. Anna says, and she told them where to find the gun. When it was retrieved and there were no prints on it, it validated her story. Carly says, exactly, and Anna says, it makes sense, but why does Cyrus want to protect Peter?

Gladys tells Brando that his boss is an amazing man. Not only did Cyrus pay Brando’s medical bills, he’s been generous to her. Brando asks what’s in it for Cyrus, and she tells him, don’t be cynical. Obviously, Cyrus cares about Brando. He’s concerned about his own mother, and wanted to make sure they’re in good place. He says they went over this. He knows she told Cyrus that Dev wasn’t his son, and came into the country illegally. She gave Cyrus the information to hold over Sonny’s family, and him. She asks how he can say such a thing, and he says he knows her. Cyrus is a dangerous man, and if you disappoint or cross him, he’ll make sure you regret it. Peter comes by, and asks if Gladys has a moment. She preens at his attention.  

Cyrus tells Jason, by this time tomorrow, someone else could be sitting in his cell, and Cyrus can save him a place at the sit-down with the Five Families spaghetti sauce empire. He can pledge that Carly, and everyone near and dear to her, has their safety and security guaranteed. All Jason has to do is return a harmless little old lady who means nothing to Jason, but everything to him.

Laura tells Curtis that she thinks she wanted Martin to be the good brother partly to soften the other brother. Curtis says he never had much contact with Martin. They may have crossed paths socially, but he’s not a fan of lawyers, except Alexis. He will say this though, at his worst, Martin isn’t in Cyrus’s league… or is he wrong? What did Martin do? She says, Cyrus went out of his way to paint Martin as unscrupulous with a dark side, and Martin didn’t deny it. He says, she was hoping he would? and she says she thought she was past the point of being disillusioned by people. He says, it’s not a crime to want to see the best in people; it’s a good trait, especially with family. She says, except they’re too close. It obscures their vision, and they see people the way they want to, not how they are. He says he thinks that’s how he was seeing Jordan, and she says she realizes she was rushing into it because of the family connection. Maybe he’s doing the same thing.

Jordan says she and Taggert can order pick-up. She remembers him having a weakness for dumplings and prawns with garlic sauce. I immediately get hungry. He wants to look at Cyrus’s file, but she says, it’s a police file, and there’s strict access. They can’t do this the way they did it before. It has to be legit. He says they’re older and wiser, and he’s going to have to pass on the garlic sauce. He goes into the other room with his bag, and she takes out the PCPD file on Cyrus.

Dante asks Sam, what’s up? and she says she’s just checking on him. He says, because of his triggers? but she says, that’s not what she means. She doesn’t think he’s dangerous, she’s just checking to see how he’s doing. He’s been through a lot in the past few days, and almost killed Peter. He says he would have if Sam hadn’t talked him down, and she says she honestly wishes he would have. She went to the PCPD to see Jason, and he told her that Peter killed Franco. He asks if she’s got proof, but she says, not yet. They will though. He says, her and Jason? but she says, no. Her and Peter’s sister Britt.

Diane says she spoke to the bailiff, and the judge is running late. She still has time to mount a defense for Alexis. Alexis says, even if there’s time to argue mitigating circumstances, there’s more at stake than her freedom. Diane says, from a philosophical standpoint, Alexis is right, but the judge can give her a suspended sentence or send her to prison. Valentin says, it’s more than what this is about legally. If Alexis wants to be healthy and sober, she has to be rigorously honest with herself. Finn comes in, and tells him, says the guy who lies like breathing.    

**Carly tells Anna that Gladys told the police where to find the gun. Peter must realize that she knows it’s him, and his fate is in her hands. There’s only one person who can connect him to the murder. Anna says, he’ll want to eliminate her, and Carly says, she wants to explain that to Gladys, but she won’t listen. Anna says maybe she’ll have a go at Gladys, and Carly says, a stranger with a British accent? Anna says, maybe she can find someone else, and Carly says, Gladys might go to Cyrus for a bigger payout. They have to find another angle; a way to win Gladys’s trust. Anna asks Carly to tell her everything she knows about Gladys.

Peter starts to introduce himself, but Gladys says she knows who he is. He’s the publisher of The Invader. She never misses it, especially Page Five. She introduces herself, saying she’s the cousin of the late Sonny Corinthos. Her son Brando is a trusted employee of Cyrus Renault. Does Peter know Cyrus? Peter says, everybody knows Cyrus. Brando’s phone dings, and he says, it’s the garage; he’ll get it later. Gladys tells him to take it, since it’s work. Brando steps away, and Peter says he gets the distinct impression they’ve met before. Gladys says, it’s possible. Peter does have one of those faces. The kind you never forget.

Cyrus asks what Jason says. For Carly’s sake, is he ready to come around? Jason says Cyrus doesn’t have to worry about getting a Mother’s Day gift this year, and Cyrus says Jason had his chance; he won’t get another one. Cyrus leaves as Michael is coming in, and Michael asks Jason if it’s something he said. What was Cyrus doing there? Jason says, he delivered a message, and Michael says he guesses Cyrus didn’t like Jason’s answer.

Jason tells Michael that he knows Diane is working on bail, but a witness came forward, so it’s less likely to be granted. He’s not expecting to be released any time soon. Michael asks how Jason is doing, and Jason says he’s spent a lot of time in lock-up. He doesn’t love it, but he’s used to it. Michael says, this time, it’s different though. Sonny is gone, and that has to put pressure on Jason. Jason says, Michael hasn’t asked if he did it.

Carly explains to Anna that Gladys is an opportunist, and Anna says, so it’s about money. Carly says, partly, but Gladys is also chasing things money can’t buy. She always looked at Sonny as her super successful relative. He was rich, but also respected, even feared. Anna says, he had prestige and standing, and Carly says, Gladys has lived her life on the outside looking in, and resents it. She thinks these are things she deserves, but doesn’t want to lift a finger to get them. She thinks they’re owed to her. Anna says, interesting. She has an idea of how to handle Gladys.  

Alexis says she appreciates Finn’s support, but Valentin is there to do the same thing, and Diane says, if they can’t play nice, she’ll send them home. Finn says, any personal issues will take a back seat, and Valentin says he’ll reciprocate. Sam tells Alexis there’s time to change her plea, and Finn says, Alexis loves a big fight, but the bigger fight is the one they wage every day. Valentin’s phone dings, and Alexis says she can see from his face it’s important. He says he wants to be there for her, but she says he has been; she’ll take it from there. He leaves, and Diane says, so Alexis is changing her plea to not guilty? Alexis looks at Finn, and says, no. She’s pleading guilty. Diane says, it’s Alexis’s call. Just know she’ll fight like hell, whether Alexis wants her to or not.

Peter says he hopes Gladys didn’t get the wrong impression of him. His father was not a good man, and a lot of people mistakenly think he’s following in his father’s footsteps. She says, she’s an independent thinker, and he says he wishes more people would be. He’s been dealing with a woman named Liesl Obrecht, who’s accused him of killing Franco. Where in this twisted universe did she come up with something like that? Gladys says, search me, and he says, yet Obrecht didn’t claim she saw him; she heard the story from someone else. Gladys leans forward, and says, off the record, she saw the whole thing. She went to the police, and told them she saw Jason toss the gun. He says he applauds her. Most people would be afraid to come forward. She says, not her. She knew it was too important for her to stay silent. He says, she told him that she’s a big fan of The Invader. Would she like to see her name and photo in it? She’s come forward as an eyewitness, and deserves front page coverage. Cyrus comes by, and says, that’s a bad idea that has the potential to be catastrophic.

Laura tells Curtis that she didn’t know Martin at all, and wanted to believe he was the good brother because she wanted a brother, a sibling. It’s been so long since Amy died. She rushed into the family connection, and it blew up in her face. He asks if she’s just going to write Martin off, and she says she’s not. She’s just going to take it more slowly, and proceed with more caution; see Martin for who he really is. Curtis says, it doesn’t sound too different from his situation with Jordan. Maybe he needs to see the person who Jordan really is. She says Curtis is more invested. He and Jordan have time and history. Don’t give up on that. He says, TJ was there earlier, and said the same thing, and she says, he’s still not convinced? He says, there are no easy answers, but it’s hard to rebuild trust. She says she knows Jordan hasn’t always been honest, but doesn’t think it’s all on her. Curtis just created this wonderful new life for himself. Wouldn’t he like to invite Jordan into it? Or has he made the decision to move on already?

Taggert comes back out, and suggests they order Italian. Jordan hands him the folder, and he sits with her. She says they know Cyrus is using GH to reinvent himself as a pillar of society, and he says, to make himself respectable, so his sins are glossed over. She says, they have one advantage. They see past his veneer of respectability, and see him for who he is. And one day, in the near future, they’ll figure out a way to prove it.

Gladys says hi to Cyrus, and tells Peter that Cyrus has been wonderful to her son, and her. She loves her room. Peter says, Cyrus has been generous to many people; he counts himself among them. Cyrus says, allow him to advise Peter against putting Gladys on the front page. If Jason’s lawyer manages to get him released on bail, it’s going to put Gladys in his sights, and nobody wants that. Peter says, of course (🍷) Cyrus is right; nobody wants that. Brando joins them, and Cyrus suggests he treat his mother to dessert she can enjoy in her room. Gladys says she’d prefer to stay there, but Brando says, let’s go. She doesn’t want to overstay her welcome. He walks her to the elevator, and Cyrus asks Peter what the hell he was thinking. Peter says that it’s been speculated that someone other than Jason killed Franco, and Cyrus says, there are haters everywhere, but if Peter doesn’t let it go, enough people will start to believe he should be in a cell instead of Jason. That’s the last thing Cyrus wants, unless Peter fails to deliver his end of the bargain.

Michael says, if there was a chance Jason had killed Franco, there would be no trace. And he wouldn’t have done it because Franco was Jake’s stepfather, and Jake’s happiness means more to Jason than anything. Jason thanks Michael for knowing that, and Michael says, it means Gladys is lying. If she was a normal person, he’d say she was confused, but she’s done it out of spite, or greed, or both. Does Jason think she’s hoping someone will pay her to change her testimony? Jason says, someone else is already paying her, and Michael says, someone like Cyrus? Is that the message Cyrus just delivered?

Carly says, the only reason she’s going along with this is that there’s no better plan, and Anna says, it will work. Carly says, if Jason goes to trial, it could be months before Gladys is on the witness stand, and Anna says, that’s why they have to put the plan in action now. Carly says there’s a difference between how badly she and Anna want this. Anna wants Jason freed because she thinks it will be nice, but to her it’s everything. It’s crucial that Jason be free. Anna says she wants him to be free too, but more important, she wants Peter locked up. Then Maxie and the baby will be safe. The first step is to get Gladys to implicate Peter for Franco’s murder. Is Carly in? The doorbell rings, and Carly says, she’s in. Anna opens the door to Valentin, who says he got her message. It sounded urgent. She says they’ve been waiting for him, and brings him into the living room. He sees Carly, and looks at her quizzically.

Taggert says he’s impressed at Jordan’s extended research, and she thanks him. She says, they still have no way to bust him. Taggert says, they’re not talking about framing him again; he’s not going down that road. This time, he has more to lose than she does. He says he didn’t mean it that way, and she says she knows he wants to make Trina proud. There’s a knock at the door, and Jordan says, it’s going to be a long night. She hopes it’s the food. It’s Curtis, who comes in, saying, he knows he should have called first, but he has something to say that can’t wait. He sees Taggert sitting on the couch.

Sam says she wishes she could spare Alexis the ordeal, and Finn’s phone dings. Alexis says, first Valentin, now him, and Finn says, it’s the hospital, a patient. Alexis says she can handle it, and he says he knows she will. He has faith in her. They hug, and Finn leaves. The bailiff comes in, and says Judge Carson is on her way. He tells them to take their seats. They sit, and Alexis takes Diane’s hand.  

Michael says Jason took his dad’s place before, but he can’t run things from in there, and Cyrus will take over. Jason says, Cyrus isn’t a problem, and Michael says, of course (🍷) he is. He’ll target them unless someone steps in. Jason says, that’s not happening. Michaels says he knows Diane will do everything in her power to get Jason bail, but while Jason is out of commission, someone has to step in until he can take charge again. Jason says Sonny never wanted this life for Michael, and Michael says, Sonny isn’t here anymore. Cyrus won’t stop until he’s running the whole town. Someone needs to take him on, and there’s no other way. Jason says, that’s where Michael is wrong.

Peter tells Cyrus, Jason is in custody, and there’s no one standing between Cyrus and the Corinthos empire. Cyrus says, unless Jason makes bail, but Peter says Cyrus wouldn’t let that happen, would he? Cyrus says, it will take both of them to ensure that Jason stays behind bars for the rest of his life. 

Gladys looks at Cyrus and Peter, and tells Brando that she’d love to be a fly on the wall. He asks if she knows what happens to flies; they get swatted. She says she’s touched that he cares, and he says, then listen to him. Get in her car, and go home to Bridgeport. She says, is he kidding? And miss the excitement? No way. He says he’s warning her, Cyrus’s generosity comes at a price, and she says, everything in life that’s worth having comes at a price. She’s done without having the finer things in life long enough. It’s time to cash in. He can get in the elevator, but she’s sticking around.    

Valentin says, Anna and Carly are working together? and Carly says, it’s a marriage of necessity. Anna says, they have to stop Peter, and Valentin says they have his attention. Anna says, Jason was implicated by a witness who’s lying. The real killer is Peter. He asks what they’re going to do, and Anna says, they’re not doing anything. He is.

Tomorrow, Jordan tells Curtis that Taggert is staying with her, Alexis says she’s willing to accept punishment, Maxie tells Britt that she’s confident they can handle this, and Peter asks if Carly is sure she wants to pick a fight with him.

🍹 The guests on tonight’s Overserved were Lance Bass and husband Michael Turchin, and Vivica A. Fox. The theme was An Evening in Provence, and LVP greeted them with ponies Diamond and Rosé. Dancing with the Stars (which they’d all been on) was discussed, especially how physically grueling it is. Vivica told them that when she’d done Kill Bill [Vol 1], it was like training for the Olympics, and she went from a size 6/8 to a 2. Lance told a story about meeting Julia Roberts, and gushing over her films, only to realize it was Cindy Crawford. He said she must have thought he was Julia’s biggest fan. At LVP’s urging, a quite drunk David tried to play a practical joke on Lance by jumping out of the ponies’ shed wearing a horse’s head. But it went wrong, and David ended up with a bloody nose. Apparently it wasn’t his first accident, since he said he’d broken his nose four times. Vivica said she’d been nervous to meet LVP, but she had so much fun. As did we all. I love this show. Unfortunately, the second airing did not include a preview, so I have no clue who will be on next time, but I know it will be amusing.

🧺 Shahlaunder…

I wonder if they ever called my house. I never pick up those telemarketers, but it doesn’t stop them from trying. <sigh>

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/30/real-housewives-star-jen-shah-busted-for-alleged-fraud-money-laundering/

✨ Premonition…

Cue the Twilight Zone music.

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/30/jen-shah-tweeted-comparison-to-teresa-giudice-before-arrest/

🥀 Say It Ain’t So…

Could Joe #2 be done?

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/30/joe-gorga-tells-melissa-hes-done-with-their-marriage-on-rhonj/

❓ In Case You’re Confused…

Delores explains the amazingly perfect dynamic she has going on with Frank and David. I wouldn’t need a ring either.

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/17/rhonjs-dolores-catania-explains-dynamic-with-ex-boyfriend/

🛳 Six Degrees Of…

You don’t think these could be from Juicy Joe’s business, do you?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9415223/Ship-carrying-sex-toys-caught-Suez-Canal.html

💍 It’s About Time…

After dealing with Suckerfish Hoppy, Bethenny deserves a decent guy.

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/30/bethenny-frankel-very-excited-about-paul-bernon-engagement/

☯️ It’s All Symbiotic Anyway…

Isn’t publicity for one, publicity for both?

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/23/rhony-cast-not-surprised-bethenny-frankel-orchestrated-engagement-news-the-same-day-as-trailer-drop/

🌴 Remember Her…?

I don’t, but I still think The Real Housewives of Miami should get another season.

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/23/ex-housewife-lisa-hochstein-in-trouble-again-for-noisy-bash/

🧚🏼 She Knows She Wants To…

I love Tinsley. She’s like a broken fairy princess. I say, bring her back.

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/24/insiders-talk-tinsley-mortimers-possible-return-to-tv/

🍺 Who Knew…?

I would never have pegged the high-kicking Fredrik for being a high-functioning alcoholic. Seriously, I’m surprised.

https://pagesix.com/2021/03/26/fredrik-eklund-is-160-days-sober-was-a-high-functional-addict/

🗽 And While I’m On the Subject…

There’s a new broker in NYC.

https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/mdlny-season-9-premiere-date-details-new-female-broker

🏡 Bringing It On Home…

Tuesday? It’s only Tuesday? And Easter is this Sunday? Who moved that up? I thought it was the 11th. Whatever your state of confusion, stay safe, stay keeping calm in the storm, and stay away from playing pranks if you’ve been overserved.