Winston Wolfe

Ugh. I haven't been really watching or keeping up with GH since last week's interruptions. We're really not through with the SLS? My heart goes out to CD, but frankly, I was thrilled when it seemed like Mikey was taking a dirt nap.

My hope is that Tracy is being positioned as the Q Matriach, just as Stella pointed out, and just as it should be. Seriously, who is the last character to definitively deny both Sonny AND Jasus in the same episode, if ever? Luke Spencer? Jerry Jax, maybe? It's been eons since it last happened, and it will probably be a very long time before we see that again. I hope that the writers don't cave today and ruin the awesomeness that is Tracy Angelica Quartermaine.

Brain fart. *shrugs* Hmmm. Isn't it that Lulu is "Girl Reporter" and Cujo Jr. is now "Girl Detective?" Other than that, there's a lot to unpack from today's episode. For right now, I only have one huge question: Why were so many characters speaking as if they were delivering bad William Shatner monologues from ST:TOS? IF. YOU. KNOW. WHAT. I. MEAN. Drew and Nina were particularly offensive with the yelling and over-enunciating. Btw, get well soon @Daisy - I enjoy your posts so much!

It also speaks to what a piss-poor Co-Chief of Staff Portia is. Once I realized someone on my staff is using Digitalis to kill patients, every single bottle would be locked in my office and only one trusted designee per shift would have access to it, should such a strategy be possible. Re: Leslie Charelson, there's been so much on-screen and off-screen death attached to GH over the last three or four years it's getting really depressing. ETA: I just realized that locking the Digitalis down within GH wouldn't stop Cyrus or someone else from bringing it in from the outside.

Multiple news outlets have reported that Leslie Charelson has passed away at age 79. True Soap Royalty who left us with a ton of great memories. Sleep well, Queen.

@Daisy - you're one of the reasons I love you guys so much! Many of us like the same things outside of GH - you're a DS9 fan. @Suicidy and I can chat about Steranko's S.H.I.E.L.D. Truly awesome! Btw, when Nicole DeBoer took over the Dax role, she continued the hands-behind-the-back affect after studying Terry Farrell's version of the character... I have to admit, seeing CamMat in such pain around losing his home reminds me that he's an actor doing a job - he may find Drewfus as repugnant as the rest of us. Although I've a belief that some actors mine parts of their own psyche to play certain roles - Gandolfini did it with Tony Soprano and it took a toll on him. Not sure I like how Brennan is "leaving Breadcrumbs" for Joss. Cyrus is a very dangerous man and Joss is a college student. Seems to me the play would have been to tip Jaysus off and let him off Cyrus. Much more efficient, IMO, and Carly isn't going to be thrilled if/when she learns Jack put Joss in harm's way.

Jason's "we need to be out of the business" line to Sonny was one of the most interesting bits of dialogue to come around in a while. Who are Mooby and Jasus if they're not in the "Bidness?" Past writers have tried alternative timelines with these two, like Mike of Nixon Fall and BM's version of Jason, who didn't want anything to do with the Mob, IIRC. It never works, and it never sticks. The writers would really have to elevate their collective game to re-invent those two.

Especially in light of that poor woman who was burned alive on the NYC subway last month As a former NYC resident, I would not ride the subway again even if gas prices rose to $25 per gallon and parking cost $50 an hour. Simply not safe. On another note, I just saw CamMat on CNN literally crying and howling in grief while watching his LA house burn down. A reminder that these actors are real people and have to deal with some of the same stuff we do.

You know you’re going to heck for that one. LOL!!!!! I can hear Sonny now, "I'm making a big donation on behalf of Mikey's friends at Shriners."

You know, I actually thought you were joking and went to Amazon to find out. It's actually there - and every single available copy is used. Says a lot, doesn't it?

Oh yeah, we're definitely getting Sidwell for Cyrus. It's a nothing swap since neither are particularly enthralling baddies. I like that she knew it too. I also liked that she shut down his "The mission approved my working here" with her own "I'll call the mission and fix that." She acted logically for a change. I don't care much for Portia, but she should probably have Curtis have a little chat with Cyrus The Virus pretty soon. And not walk to the Garage by herself from now on. Steranko is the man, very 60s and 70s cool. The kind of dude who could get away with wearing Brut or High Karate, LOL. The WSB hasn't lived up to its potential in a very long time, probably since Scorpio and Donnelley were active agents. I've never taken Anna seriously as a "super spy." It's a shame we didn't see more of Frisco's time with the WSB - a great writing crew could have done so much with that.

Life Model Decoy! Nick Fury approves. I'm guessing we share an appreciation of Jim Steranko's S.H.I.E.L.D., yes? In other news, I had been wondering how they would write the SLS out. Naturally, this tragedy (LOL) is going to eventually send grief-stricken Carly into another gear where Mikey's spawn are concerned. Did anyone else notice that CamMat went into over-drive with the hand-over-the heart thing when talking to Willow today? Never thought much of the actor one way or another, but based on his version of Drew, I can't even stand to watch him in Hallmark movies anymore. Since its long past time for Cyrus to leave the canvas, I'm hopeful Jack's discovery will lead to Jasus taking him out. More cast culling to come, if we're lucky.

She seems worse, actually, and not at all like Luke's mini-me. Although he could occasionally be a hothead, Luke was always shrewd and calculating. He would have also torn into Lulu about her behavior, but not as vigorously as Dante. I'm so conflicted. My Beloved Daughter calls me "Papa Bear," so when Charlotte does that "Pah Pah" thing, I never know how to feel.

Lulu has every right to be angry, but Valentin was not going to let Charlotte go. He's always been extremely possessive of her, even when they all lived in PC. This version of Lulu seems to be somewhat delusional.

Anna is a legacy character that has brought some entertainment over the decades. Now, the way she's being portrayed, I hope Anna is part of the ongoing cast culling. In a perfect world, Laura (who seems to have very convenient blind spots about people at times) finds out about all of Anna's unethical, looney behavior and replaces her with either Mac, Lucky, or Dante. I thought the exact same thing! Rational, mature conversations on GH are not exactly common, and it was a nice change of pace to see two adults discuss something calmly and logically. It was also surprising to see SLS give up claim to his latest spawn so easily. Wonder what is condition to Sasha will be? Hopefully it's that he can just set up a generous trust fund for the baby. And just like that, all of Alexa Havin's initial great work has gone straight into the crapper. A damn shame. And Dante doesn't have any potential new pairing on the horizon - he and Sasha might have been nice, but it looks like she's leaving. TIIC always seem to screw up a promising new character. Looks like Dr. Gannon is going to be sucked into Mooby's orbit, maybe as his personal doctor. Heaven forbid the character get some juicy hospital-oriented stories not involving the mob.