Bringonthedrama

GH hasn't done friendship scenes of more than 2 people since Robin "died" in the lab explosion so Kimberly McCullough could start her directing career. Elizabeth, Robin, Emily and two other women from the hospital (not contract players) would have GNOs in addition to their personal conversations. I don't count Molly and Morgan's relationship as kids because they were cousins with a sibling in common. When HP's Molly was trying to keep TJ from finding out about her one night stand with Brando (she thought TJ was done with her because Jordan was so cruel when TJ was kidnapped), she made a point of telling him that she and TJ fit so well together because they studied so much and were workaholics. So I agree the writers have not given Molly a life outside of family, law stuff, and TJ.

Because Kristina being the surrogate meant this baby was related to Molly by blood as well. The problem is that Molly has been in utter denial of the reality that Kristina is - now was - in fact the baby's mother until she signed away her rights and gave it up for adoption. All this time Molly has thought of the baby as hers and TJ's completely, with Kristina "just" handling the pregnancy part because Molly's body can't do it. I remember a scene when HP was playing Molly and she complained about being so busy with her friend's wedding (I don't remember the name). I think it was pretty close to the time that TJ proposed. I thought Molly would have at least that girl friend show up for her, or maybe some day player who has known the Davis sisters for a long time. The fact that the only non-family member (not counting the spouses) of the Davises or Ashfords who showed up was Kristina's former stepsister/her brother's other adult sister, is just sad. It did escalate Kristina's feelings. She told Alexis there were moments when she felt she loved the baby more than they did; like having a baby was another check mark on their list of life goals/accomplishments. Molly jumped on the "this is about us" train after TJ yelled at her in the cemetery. The baby's birth was supposed to be "their" moment and right now, Molly does not care about Alexis being heartbroken due to "being on Kristina's side" and she's angry at Kristina for a) the argument with Ava culminating in the accident that killed the baby b) for the petition she found and c) for giving a eulogy that highlights all the pregnancy moments Molly chose to miss. It's very obvious that Molly deeply resents that Kristina has spent almost 9 months bonding with the baby, that she hasn't worked through her feelings about her diagnosis, and that she wants to make TJ happy because she's still trying to convince herself that he's the great love of her life.

I feel like we're seeing two young people who don't know how to function and treat/talk to others when they're not in professional lawyer and doctor mode. I thought it was interesting that neither one of them had a single friend (extra/day player) show up to offer condolences. They do not have the life maturity and forward outlook to be parents, and neither does Kristina. Not that these factors are a consideration in real life when a woman or couple has a baby, but if the Show intends that we as the audience will take sides about who is prepared to be a parent, why haven't we seen a nursery/furniture delivered, solid plans (not general references) for parental leave from work, and or plans for the grandparents to be involved in the first weeks and months of baby's life? At the minimum, Kristina should have had a line about how she knows she can take care of the baby on her current income. The only one who has been smart during this storyline is Alexis.

I'm Team Alexis. Her daughters wouldn't listen to her and now one of them is accusing her of helping the other "steal my baby." Attorney Molly is and has been glazing over the fact that Kristina was pregnant with her own biological child and was giving it up for adoption to Molly. I genuinely wonder if Molly and TJ would have loved the child unconditionally - or would they blame Kristina's DNA and habits while pregnant whenever the child did something they didn't like. There is this undertone of smug disdain toward Kristina from them that I find disturbing. The "you killed my daughter" stuff is over the top. Molly is talking like Irene was a young child in the car with Kristina and Kristina got in a wreck while drunk driving. She is entitled to feel angry and hurt, but she is also way too easily influenced by TJ. Kristina and Molly both being consumed by their individual grief and vowing never to forgive each other isn't going to end well for either of them. After Elizabeth referenced talking to Lucky about Lulu when they were teens, I am really looking forward to seeing BHerbst and JJ acting together again.

Yep! The hood/bag was yanked off his head as the cliffhanger.

He hasn't spoken a line yet, so yes nothing new at this time. Only that Laura has no idea where Lucky is.

To be fair, it looks like Jordan is basically quoting Molly. She put Kristina and their mother on full blast, taking the petition out of her purse and screaming about how Alexis always sticks up for Kristina and was helping her keep the baby. Alexis breaking down sobbing and protesting as Molly screamed at her was so horrible. Not to mention Molly saying TJ was right about everything. Calling her sister a trainwreck who's not a mother because she didn't protect the baby, and that she knows nothing about love? Good lord, Molly is horrible. She looked a tiny bit proud that she left Kristina as a sobbing heap on the ground in the cemetery. UGH!!! Of course Ric's proud of her for "standing up for yourself" and TJ tells her she doesn't owe him an apology for her outburst because they get to feel and grieve as needed. The montage, though, IMO shows that Molly was both very naive and very much resents that Kristina could carry a baby to term while she can't. On the other hand, Genie Francis can make me cry. The Elizabeth-Laura scenes about Lulu - with ❤️Lucky mentioned❤️ - were really well done. And see, Elizabeth and Maxie can be mature adults to each other. How refreshing! KSt did a great job with Maxie monologuing to Lulu's arm. I have to chuckle that Dante's trying to convince himself that he and Lulu were exes and both moved on, when Lulu hasn't even woken up yet. Bye, Sam!! Shut UP, Jordan. She literally has no idea what the facts are as she's spouting off to Curtis. HELLO JJ!!!! Lucky is a prisoner/kidnap victim. Looks like the same set from when CM started as new Drew. I'm genuinely shocked to see Robert in the previews for Monday's episode.

After seeing Brick's surveillance picture of angry Kristina with her finger pointing accusingly in Ava's face and remembering what Ava said to her, Kristina appears to believe that Kristina did barge into Ava's hotel room and instigate the fight. This is after TJ's been finding fault with Kristina for 'not putting the baby first' since soon after confirmation that Kristina was pregnant. Molly has been living daily with, and absorbing, TJ's attitude toward Kristina for almost 9 months now. I think Kristina considering or wanting to keep the baby is at least partly because of TJ's behavior. Once Molly shared a few details of the fight, Kristina was worried about TJ's actions in the future and how that would impact their family. He clearly doesn't want/approve of Molly and Kristina having a close relationship because he considers Kristina to be bad news. He wanted the baby away from Kristina as soon as s/he was born. He also clearly (IMO) expects Molly to fall in line with his thoughts, actions, etc. I don't think it's crazy of her to be concerned that he would take the baby and leave Molly because he decides she's not a good parent for being out somewhere with the baby and Kristina, especially if it's an event where Sonny is likely to be present.

This probably sounds mean but Molly's grief over the loss and now anger toward Kristina just leaves me cold. Yes, some of her reaction toward Kristina in the cemetery was fueled by seeing the petition, but I think more of it was due to resentment both for Kristina going to confront Ava but also because Kristina "knew" the baby while she didn't. That was very clear from the eulogy. Not once in the almost 9 months of Kristina's pregnancy did Molly try to feel the baby kick, talk to Kristina's stomach, eagerly ask for and show off sonograms to family, etc. Same with TJ. Aside from TJ getting offended during one early appointment when Kristina said she did want to know the sex of the baby, he hasn't shown any interest at all in the baby's development. He only ever looked for reasons to criticize their surrogate. TJ and Molly wanted the funeral and burial to be "their" day of grief; instead Molly got to realize Kristina really loved and was connected to this baby while she, the intended mother, never made the effort. When TJ was crying to the dirt that "Daddy loves you", I thought not once did you ever look excited about Kristina's growing belly or want to feel a kick. This baby was a vague dream/fantasy to you two whereas she was very real to Kristina. Alexis is in an impossible situation. All she has done is love both daughters and encourage them to use good judgement. She absolutely did not encourage Kristina's thinking of keeping the baby. These two young women chose not to be smart about this surrogacy situation, and that's their fault. Yet I don't see Molly and TJ being the types to own up to their own mistakes.

They do kiss, just not often. Yes, they had a love scene - two months or so ago? - when TJ apologized to Molly for how he'd behaved. They started making out on the couch. They both took shirts off and it went from there although I don't recall if they were actually shown in bed together later. I remember it because people were speculating that Molly really would get pregnant with miracle baby, from the make up sex. I think there was a sweetness with HP's Molly and TJ, that just doesn't exist between the characters since the Show cast KV as Molly. I see warmth between Molly and Alexis and Alexis and Kristina so that I find the mother-daughter relationships believable, but I just don't buy that Molly and TJ are madly in love at this point in their relationship or that Blaze and Kristina were madly in love. @GHScorpiosRule Yep, pretty sure those ankles in chains in the preview is the intro for Lucky's return. I figure seeing his face will be the Friday show's cliffhanger.

Damn, talk about destroying the sister relationship!!! Over the baby's dirt grave, in front of her dad and all their family, Molly accuses Kristina of "sacrificing my baby" to protect her criminal father. She's outraged at the way Kristina sorrowfully spoke to the grave. She's glad Kristina is devastated. (The alt Sam actress is on for this episode.) Preview: Jordan tells Curtis that Alexis and Kristina were planning to steal TJ's baby.

TJ is her family; she and TJ had a scene with Ace a few weeks or months ago (not sure because it's GH time) in the "park" where he talked about anticipating fatherhood. Also, Trina now has a close relationship with her bio/stepfather, Curtis, who TJ calls "uncle" but is more of a father figure to him over the long term than his legal father, who was killed by his bio father when TJ was a kid. Trina's mother, Portia, and TJ are colleagues as well. IIRC, TJ confided in Portia when he found out about the first surrogate's miscarriage.

Hey, this (crappy) plot point at least makes sense, as opposed to the completely absurd plot point of a school-age child downing pills from a parent's prescription bottle because she thought they were "vitamins" - as a set-up for the parent to find out he'd been taking placebos. The Show intends for these sisters to be angry at/feeling hurt toward each other instead of leaning on each other over this loss, so choosing a baby name and seeing that petition is the way to set it up. Maybe it leads to them coming back together when one or more of their parents, and maybe even themselves, get accused of murdering Cates? (Btw, I'm just assuming; I have no idea if that is actually the storyline). I doubt it would matter if Jason reminded Sonny that Anna is Robin's mother. He cared about Robin when she lived locally and was useful to him (good for his ego re: nostalgia or being the doctor treating whichever family member had been shot most recently). Now that Anna has in some way negatively impacted his life, he doesn't see a need to be decent to her. I think the only people in his life he values for reasons other than usefulness, are his two young daughters.

If they were going to name the baby after someone in TJ's family, it should be Stella in some way. Both Molly and TJ have a good relationship with her; she is a great character who has given them both love and strength. This feels like Molly sucking up to TJ (and his family) because of the anger toward Kristina for the baby's death, and their mutual respect of Stella. Molly never knew Irene, and I think neither did TJ. I'm not opposed to a deceased baby being named after a loved one. My middle name is in honor of my great grandmother. My parents both respected my mom's grandmother. She played an important role in my mother's life. I spent a little time around her in the first years of my life, before she passed away. On this show, Maxie named her son after her late husband (who died saving her and the baby) and after her true father, Mac. Alexis named her middle daughter in memory of her sister Kristina, who died while Alexis was pregnant. Sam and Jason-turned-Drew chose their daughter's first name in honor of Emily; Sam knew Jason's sister Emily.

The baby gets a name in honor of a woman the parents and biological mother never met, because of how Aunt Stella described her. Makes total sense. SO much whatever about Hat Grandpa's tears - why do we care?? However, Aunt Stella crying in Curtis's arms got me. It's a beautiful thing to see Trina put Joss in her place when Joss was giving her a hard time about her loyalty to Ava. Molly visiting her mom and Kristina however many hours before the funeral to announce the baby's name was a move intended to hurt Kristina and all three knew it. The only one to feel sorry for in the moment is their mother. I assume Alexis's call/message of demand was to Ric. NLG is rocking all of her scenes. Kicking John/Jagger out of her house was the most on fire she's been on that particular set since the telling off of Carly (when Jax was presumed dead) that won NLG the Daytime Emmy. It's so odd to see Jason having a real confrontation, using his words, with someone. Interesting use of history between Jason and Anna. Shut UP, Sonny. Why do I have the feeling that Molly and TJ will ask Ric to take Ava and Kristina to court for wrongful death? Now that she's seen Kristina's papers, she's going to want her sister to suffer (more).

It's part of Sam's personality to run her mouth when she doesn't know what she's talking about (multiple past storylines). Also, she currently is only a supporting character in storylines, so she doesn't have much to do. But I guess I missed something? Why would Jagger confront Sam? Good description of the storyline madness for Jagger! This is worse than what the Show did to Taggert.

I had the same reaction when she used the term MIL for Jordan. It does not apply since Molly was determined she was not marrying TJ and being a "wife." My understanding is that Molly is supposed to be this up-and-coming bad ass attorney in the district attorney's office. So why is she so spineless with TJ? She literally seems afraid to express her thoughts and feelings honestly to him. She doesn't even seem like she wants to be in a relationship with him. Is she just scared to walk away because they've been together for a decade now and she hasn't been in a relationship with anyone else, so she can't fathom the idea of being single/"starting over?"

Molly says it was her idea to use Kristina as a surrogate, and if they hadn't they would still have their daughter. Molly apologizes profusely for "failing you as a partner" and TJ coldly (IMO) accepts her apology?! Gross. Nice misogyny, GH!! I almost teared up when the teen Rocco actor was talking to Dante about his visits to see his mom and his hope she'll wake up. The two actors have excellent father-son chemistry. Didn't see liver failure coming as the Lulu plot point that will most likely bring Lucky back to Port Charles very soon. It looks like John/Jagger's last air date must be coming soon. Who's the suit who yelled at him in court when Kristina was released? I chuckled a little at Ava's "back away slowly, he's unhinged" face. Sam really is just a prop in the Davis Family scenes, isn't she.

I see this as a choice to sacrifice and ruin a historical character again. Marcus Taggert was a Port Charles PD officer who showed compassion and kindness to teen rape victim Elizabeth Webber from investigation through the arrest of her rapist. He loathed what Sonny and "Anger Boy"'s crimes did to the city. Fast forward to the 2020s and he's back, but written as being tolerant, even borderline friendly with Sonny because he's just so darn grateful that Sonny would protect Trina since she and Joss are good friends. Then he basically disappeared because the Show decided that Curtis would be her bio father instead and he would be a family unit with her and Portia. Now the Show (mostly via Portia and especially Trina) rarely acknowledges that Taggert exists.

A) Because we're awesome; almost always more creative thinkers and snarkers than TPTB for this Show. Not to mention, we appreciate Jane Elliot working her craft. B) James is a child who scared his family and also got himself into physical trouble because he was determined to get what he wants. (Are we positive he's not related to Carly? lol) Mac and Maxie are both adults who are flawed, but unless their actions directly caused physical or emotional/psychological harm to a person, I don't see why they need to be punished (except when young Maxie was supplying Lucky with drugs and deliberately coming between him and his-then wife). They are not abusive people.

They didn't really have to deal with consequences or punishments at all, though. For Donna, she should have had a stern talking to from an adult, something that matters to her taken away for a certain period of time and no popsicles. Her throat is sore? Okay, well she doesn't have to eat anything that would aggravate her throat but no treats to make it feel better either. All she'll remember is that she got away with something that she knew she shouldn't do, she was asleep in the hospital for a little while and her throat got sore as a result, so she got treats to make it feel better. Nothing happened to leave the impression "this was bad behavior and I must never do it again." James runs away twice because he didn't get what he wants and whatever reason(s) the adults gave him wasn't good enough for him. Well, too bad kid. We're very lucky that Cody was here when you got in trouble. But this kid was in a panic for just minutes - he was very briefly scared and he didn't lose anything important (.e.g a necklace that belonged to his dad). Then Maxie tells him, you can have riding lessons with Cody. So he basically got rewarded for bad behavior because he flat-out said he didn't care about losing ice cream or video games. I would feel differently if either kid had an extended hospital stay due to painful injuries or illness and that left a lasting impression/memory, but that's not the case with these two kids. I understand that Mac had good reason to be mad at Cody and reacted, and Maxie went along with what he said out of love and respect for Mac. But again, Maxie is the parent and she doesn't owe her child an explanation that he finds acceptable regardless. I know of kids who have actually been abused or neglected by their parents or parents' significant others, who wouldn't do what James did. He's a brat.

Yes, JJ has said during interviews he was 11 when he started on GH. I've also seen references (including Soaps.com) to AT coming on the show as Emily at age 11.

If James disobeyed his mother about say, taking something of her outside the house that she didn't want outside, that's one thing. But this brat has now deliberately gone missing twice. He could have died in the pond if Cody hadn't come along. Or he could have been kidnapped and murdered by a pedophile between the park and the Quartermaine property. It happens alll the time in the real world. His mother not being honest in no way excuses what he has done. Maxie, as the parent, is not required to give a 6-year-old a reason he finds acceptable. "Unfair" things happen all the time in life. What gets me is, this brat didn't have riding lessons taken away period - he just couldn't have them with Cody. What if Maxie had discovered Cody had been fired in the past for suspicious events involving children? She would have every right to keep her kid away from Cody and not explain. But even if she had said she's not sure can trust Cody, since James has had experiences that have him feeling Cody is cool and trustworthy, he wouldn't care what his mother says.

I got the impression Jake already has more or less written Jason off. He awkwardly accepted the money for school in Barcelona and is excited about his future. The only time he has reached out to Jason was when he was concerned about his mom having back up regarding Finn. Jason invited him to a baseball game, and he accepted. HW has not played it like Jake is yearning to spend time with his dad, the way Danny has been written. Maybe they've never argued before because they don't communicate a lot; it's well-noted they're both workaholics. Their communication problems date back at least to Molly acknowledging that sex with TJ was painful for her and he had no idea. There isn't a need for them to have a baby immediately, but they appear to treat this with a goal-oriented/achievement mindset like they have for everything else they've each set out accomplish in life. It's absurd because neither one of them had ever expressed eagerness to be a parent before. I agree that it's very likely that some of Molly's sudden desire for parenthood came out of a reaction to being told she can't have a pregnancy. But they also wouldn't be the first couple to decide to have a baby out of a desire to "fix" or glaze over undefined problems in the relationship. They had been together at least five years at the time that TJ proposed and had no idea that Molly didn't want to have the title/label "wife." They agree to become "domestic partners" and then within the last year, Molly is diagnosed with endo. TJ had no idea she was suffering. Neither of them knew whether each other wanted a family; their own families had to tell them to talk to each other. Once TJ "agreed" to the surrogacy, he became controlling of Kristina but also Molly. He would ask her why she wasn't answering the phone when he called her office and then was displeased at the idea of Molly going for a walk (near the pier?) alone/without him. This has not been a healthy, open communication relationship. Their problems pre-date both surrogacies.

Seriously. It was the same when child (NB) Spencer ran away. I think Felicia and Maxie did understand why he was angry, but they wanted him to get over it immediately because it was inconvenient to the comfortable bond/relationship that Maxie and her kids, especially James, had developed with Cody while Mac was out of town. Maxie lives with the grief that James doesn't have Nathan in his life; Cody is the only male adult in his life he's really attached to other than Grandpa Mac. Maxie has also said the only "leverage" she has over James is the riding lessons with Cody, so clearly she's having problems parenting with only her eldest child's father as a supporter. Felicia and Maxie believe Cody is trustworthy from what they've seen of him, so they want Mac onboard with their POV. I too was irritated that Mac was apologizing that because of his anger toward Cody, James got hurt. No, James got hurt because he's a brat determined to get his way, regardless of what his mom says or if his family is worried about him. Hiding in the boathouse when he heard Willow and Aunt Nina's voices was a deliberate act. Nina was there with the rest of his family when he ran away. He should lose out on months of riding lessons.