Episode Discussion II: The TFGH

[nilyank]

24 minutes ago, norahs99 said:

It makes no sense!  I know soaps are kind of imprecise about character's ages sometimes, but Dante has always been positioned as about a decade older than Brook Lynn.  So what were he and Cody doing at a summer camp in their late 20s with teenage Brook Lynn?

Time to do some soap math again.

Dante was conceived when Sonny was in his late teens/early 20s.

Sonny came to Port Charles in his 20s/early 30s. Lois and Lily were pregnant at the same, so the only child that was close in age with BLQ would have been Sonny's & Lily's child or Michael who was born a couple of years later. Dante is way older than them,

My favorite characters are involved in this silly custody battle. Sonny and Carly's past is coming back to haunt them. Jason went against Sonny and Carly in favor of Monica (with a good chunk of guilt from Tracy). Tracy is taking a stand for Monica but she brings the same smug entitlement that she did when she stole Deception from Lucy.

At least BLQ didn't lie to Dr Navarro.

As much as I cannot stand Drew, he is still Scout's dad and Alexis has no leg to stand on in going after Drew for custody.

[Daisy]

so what happened with the Tracy & Carly smackdown?

[Cheyanne11]

16 minutes ago, dubbel zout said:

What exactly is wrong with Kai? If it's only a dislocated shoulder, he doesn't need to be in the hospital overnight.

I laughed at that.  Geting an MRI is an outpatient service, but this diva had to stay in the hospital overnight for a shoulder injury?  

Carly leaving the Q mansion was super enjoyable, even if this storyline is absolute nonsense.  Tracy saying she's "only doing what the order says" but I don't think the Q mansion was given custody of those kids.

 

[dubbel zout]

25 minutes ago, nilyank said:

Tracy is taking a stand for Monica but she brings the same smug entitlement that she did when she stole Deception from Lucy.

It's much more appropriately aimed at Sonny and Carly, though.

24 minutes ago, nilyank said:

As much as I cannot stand Drew, he is still Scout's dad and Alexis has no leg to stand on in going after Drew for custody.

She is Scout's grandmother, and who will take care of Scout in DC while he's off congresspersoning? To be sure, I don't think Alexis would win custody, but the threat of it might make Drew stop and think about what's best for his daughter instead of what's best for his ambition, his penis, and his ambition for his penis.

Edited Friday at 01:34 AM by dubbel zout

[Mirabelle]

I was amused by the shoulder pads on the jackets Trina and Ava were wearing when they were discussing Kai's shoulder injury.

Also, why are shoulder pads back? Are we not suffering enough?

I enjoyed Tracy out Carlying Carly. 

Edited Friday at 02:31 AM by Mirabelle

[Artsda]

Carly walks into the Quartermaine house claiming the kids belong with their mother? Huh, Carly and Diane foaming at the mouth is why they were taken in first place.

Carly acts like she and Sonny have more reach and  connections than Qs or heiress Nina. 

I loved Tracy going after Carly after she brought up Monica. I feel like the show had an idea on timing of possibly LC passing because the timing is all too coincidental. 

 

[GHScorpiosRule]

3 hours ago, dubbel zout said:

The Tracy/Carly scenes were amazing. I loved that Tracy pointed out that Willow would never deny Michael any treatment that might help him. I also loved that Tracy raked Carly over the coals for her treatment of Monica over the years. It was good to see Carly get a small taste of her own medicine from someone completely unimpressed and unintimidated by her.

As ridiculous as the story is, Tracy ripping Cujo a new one was Chef’s 💋 Tracy was the only one who could rake Cujo over the coals and so sublime that neither Mooby or Cujo could sneer and snarl their smugurry! It’s been a looong time coming and I was cackling all the way. Even though it won’t last.

Edited Friday at 04:02 AM by GHScorpiosRule

[statsgirl]

2 hours ago, norahs99 said:

It makes no sense!  I know soaps are kind of imprecise about character's ages sometimes, but Dante has always been positioned as about a decade older than Brook Lynn.  So what were he and Cody doing at a summer camp in their late 20s with teenage Brook Lynn?

Uh... isn't that technically rape if Brooke Lynn is under 18 (Which most camp kids are)?

1 hour ago, Grinaldi said:

If they weren't throwing Emma at Gio I would love a swerve that Cody is actually the father. Dante does not need that nonsense.

That would be awesome. Cody, who has the emotional maturity of a 15 year old, tries to parent a college student. Also #SaveDante

1 hour ago, dubbel zout said:

She is Scout's grandmother, and who will take care of Scout in DC while he's off congresspersoning? To be sure, I don't think Alexis would win custody, but the threat of it might make Drew stop and think about what's best for his daughter instead of what's best for his ambition, his penis, and his ambition for his penis.

It might work since Drew is now a public figure and will be looking for reeclection. Granted it hasn't worked on some real life Congressmen but I live in hope.

[Bringonthedrama]

1 hour ago, Daisy said:

so what happened with the Tracy & Carly smackdown?

Excerpt from my post earlier today:

I laughed when Tracy told Carly she can't go see Monica because Yuri's guarding the door and the kids are off-limits, doing homework and enrichment activities. LOL.  Carly crying, telling Tracy she's really something else, and leaving alone in a huff was funny.

[ciarra]

1 hour ago, Mirabelle said:

Also, why are shoulder pads back? Are we not suffering enough?

That and the pleather pants. 

Ava's jacket?  $676

 

I also wish this look was over. 

[Steph J]

Willow: has insight about the pattern she keeps repeating with men

Chase: tells her that she's wrong and gives his opinion

Willow: Okay, sir, you're right

I'm so torn about the Tracy/Carly argument. On the one hand, Tracy has no business keeping those kids from Willow. On the other hand, I got to watch Carly huff and puff and then leave with her tail between her legs. I'm simultaneously team no one and team Tracy.

[Corvino]

Here's what I thought should have happened on Wednesday after the emotional scene where Tracy pleaded with Jason to choose Monica and his family for once. He says he'll go and ask Monica if she's okay with the kids going to their mother. He goes upstairs, knocks gently on the door, and cautiously pushes it open. We see a zoom in on his shocked face. He comes back down and announces to Tracy that Monica is dead. The hugs and tears follow from that.

Ideally, this shock reverses his brain damage so that he reverts to Jason Q, with no memory of anything that happened since his accident. But that's too radical, of course, and it would just be a terrible bummer if it happened after Monica died, so that she got no warm fuzzies from it.

But the added benefit of his discovery is that then the children could go back to Willow and end this nonsensical plot thread. But I see from Thursday's episode that this thread is what the show is now ABOUT, so no. 

Of course this week's episodes were filmed before LC died, so it would have taken a tremendous coincidence for them to do Monica's death so soon after real life happened. It would have been good for immediate expression of emotion on screen and among us, though.

Doesn't Sonny have atrial fibrillation? It's news to me that you get a painful attack of that and take pills for it. The two times I had a.fib. I had to lie around in the hospital till my heart decided to calm down and get back to normal rhythm. I'd like those pills next time, please.

[Tenshinhan]

5 hours ago, norahs99 said:

It makes no sense!  I know soaps are kind of imprecise about character's ages sometimes, but Dante has always been positioned as about a decade older than Brook Lynn.  So what were he and Cody doing at a summer camp in their late 20s with teenage Brook Lynn?

No, Brook Lynn and Dante are much closer in age, with Dante being just a few years older maybe.  It's not much of a stretch that they could have all been in summer camp together as teenagers.

[jsbt]

Katelyn MacMullen is doing very good work these last few weeks. All these late in the day deconstructions of Willow's character they've done recently in various scenes are very much trying to rebuild things after their rushed and half-assed execution of this storyline, but at the same time the motives and explanations do make sense. I just wish the dialogue was as smart as it was last spring.

It does remind me a lot of what happened to Barbara Ryan on ATWT when Doug Marland came aboard - she went from put-upon heroine to bad news virtually overnight. Willow isn't quite there yet but she is being portrayed as the clueless naif in the clutches of the heavy, and when push comes to shove she often veers towards breaking bad. The setup is Right There for them to do this, same as Barbara did - Willow finds out Drew slept with her mother and she gave everything up for nothing, then turns full vindictive bitch on everyone. It can work. And should be done. She should do what Barbara did, too - seduce Chase again because she can, to fuck with the Qs. It would also be an easy way to get boring Chase off the show.

Jane and Laura did very good work together today as well. I would force Carly and Tracy into business together somehow for that reason. We could watch them clash 2-3 times a week. As for the custody imbroglio - no, Tracy should sensibly have no rights to Willow's children. Do I care? Not in the slightest, it's something the Qs would do anyway BITD to flex on their enemies and it's good, messy soap for them all to stab each other in the backs and Jane and Steve were great together. Tracy could easily go in on the cult angle with Willow's fucked-up background (and brainwashing in Drew's) to try to paint her as unfit and mock up some sort of defense with the Qs' legion of high-priced lawyers for her swerve with the kids. This stuff can be written. What I don't quite get is why Tracy and co. in the Qs all suddenly hate Drew so much too, but I guess it's the Michael thing. Tracy and Michael did get closer in the 2010s, along with Michael and Ned at times.

Should Nina make Gio her boytoy? I'm just asking questions! Watros would be very funny with him, but Ava once again falling for a barely legal twunk and two-timing Ric with him would be equally so. (ofc if I had my way Gio would be casually bi and sleep with both one of the women and an unsuspecting and mildly mortified Lucas.) Cody with Nina would also work. I would absolutely undo this whole Dante/BLQ child thing as a sad mix-up - they don't need an adult kid to age them up.

As others have said: How is Alexis going to fight Scout's sole remaining biological parent, a Congressman in good standing, for custody? How, Alexis? Her only recourse would be to go full Cassadine and play dirty, and then it could be done but they don't do that with her (and they should). Anyway this is all just clearly setup for Drew getting got and probably a whodunit in February so that's merely an academic question.

Edited Friday at 06:44 AM by jsbt

[jsbt]

16 hours ago, kitmerlot1213 said:

I guess I'm in the minority because I really like the new Emma and I think she'd make the better WSB recruit.

I agree, she's pretty good. I couldn't care less about her suddenly being mischievous. The little girl previously in the role had maybe one gear and Emma being a clone of her mother would be very boring to me. Making Robin's daughter of all people a hellraiser is far more interesting. The problem is pairing her with Gio, and I like Gio. But nobody is here for an all-new Emma and rando Gio together just because she happens to be available and notably not Trina.

I don't need her to be WSB. I wouldn't hate Joss doing that actually (or even going into the PCPD and scandalizing her mother), but I am fine with Joss in less story. I think Eden has a couple speeds and a couple things she's good at but she can't carry frontburner story. They've tried many times.

Edited Friday at 06:37 AM by jsbt

[Grinaldi]

As I have said repeatedly, I am down for Dark Willow. I like the Barara Ryan angle @jsbt. Though I am more familiar with the BarBarQ era. (Let her chase Carly with some giant scissors)

I don't need Gio tied to the canvas. If BLQ gave up a baby, let that baby stay far away with their adoptive parents. As an adoptee myself I get real sick of the trope where adoptees forget about their parents and start calling bio parents mom and dad. But Gio reads too baby faced for Nina or Ava to me. I'd rather an amnesiac Morgan recast for that.

I also agree on Emma. Not yet sold on the actress but she should be a troublemaker. Her parents are heroes so she should rebel and all of Robin's disappearances would mess with her head. Let her get close to Carly to really sell it.

I can't tell if we're headed for a whodunnit with Drew or if he's just going to be the new town pariah. Not really excited about Cam being fired after what happened to him in real life.  But there would certainly be a lot of suspects.

[ByaNose]

4 hours ago, Artsda said:

Carly walks into the Quartermaine house claiming the kids belong with their mother? Huh, Carly and Diane foaming at the mouth is why they were taken in first place.

Carly acts like she and Sonny have more reach and  connections than Qs or heiress Nina. 

I loved Tracy going after Carly after she brought up Monica. I feel like the show had an idea on timing of possibly LC passing because the timing is all too coincidental. 

 

GH must have been is very close contact with LC family of her health status because they have mentioned Monica and her health in the last week than since the last time she aired. I’m not sure they planned on having it air the exact day her death was announced. There were a few preemptions beforehand but it’s very, very close. I guess Monica’s passing won’t actually be addressed on air for another 2 months or so. I’m curious if they would bring back Denise Alexander. She herself is older (85) so that might be a challenge. Tracy is the only one from the old guard who is still alive and was apart of the Monica era (not including Francis, Shriner and Lynn Herring). I’m guessing Monica’s passing will be from Tracy’s and Jason’s POV. 

I totally agree about the Dante, Brook Lynn and Cody timeline. So dumb. 

[jsbt]

1 hour ago, Grinaldi said:

Let her get close to Carly to really sell it.

Oh please God no lol.

I do fully expect them to kill or at least shoot Drew soon, and possibly turn him into a full psycho or attempted rapist before he goes if they do off him. This show has no appetite for more organic heavies or schemers outside of goofy, embarrassing villains like Cyrus or Sidwell.

I wouldn't mind Drew continuing as a baddie, but the shame of it as I've said so often is he didn't have to become a full villain if he'd stayed on the much more nuanced trajectory Patrick Mulcahey had him on in the spring - he was a fun, roguish cad with Nina and also getting closer to Willow, but the tone and focus of the story was different, more about Nina getting back in touch with herself/gaining Drew's respect professionally and personally, as well as him being a boor in need of some humbling as the Willow thing got going. He was still at core not a bad man, just an arrogant one. Now it's a much simpler tale that's just about Drew the pervy Svengali taking over Willow's life, and I can rock with that to a point but I do think they're just going to ice him. Which could be a good story, but he could do more.

Anyway, Cynthia Watros' reactions to Drew are consistently hilarious. Everyone in that circle is playing it to the hilt (except Mo).

Edited Friday at 08:49 AM by jsbt

[seasons]

7 hours ago, Cheyanne11 said:

I laughed at that.  Geting an MRI is an outpatient service, but this diva had to stay in the hospital overnight for a shoulder injury?  

Carly leaving the Q mansion was super enjoyable, even if this storyline is absolute nonsense.  Tracy saying she's "only doing what the order says" but I don't think the Q mansion was given custody of those kids.

 

And I’m sure I’m late to the table with this, but it always astonishes me how everybody is just always able to come right up to the front door at the Q mansion. Ms Wu needed assistance to get back from her car because “the grounds are so expansive” . I kind of think there’d be after all these years at least a gate with a guard or something people would have to be approved and buzzed in if we’re talking about such an expansive setup. 
Just a little detail that annoys me! 🙃

5 hours ago, ciarra said:

That and the pleather pants. 

Ava's jacket?  $676

 

I also wish this look was over. 

Alexis and her wardrobe, always kind of felt like an afterthought to me. I think on some level that vibe comes directly from NLG. 🫤

[dubbel zout]

8 hours ago, jsbt said:

But nobody is here for an all-new Emma and rando Gio together just because she happens to be available and notably not Trina.

TFGH to throw people together only because they aren't already in a pairing. Gio is treading water until the "big" reveal, and I was bored of him on his introduction, He's so unnecessary in so many ways.

And if Bensonhurst back in the day was such a close-knit place, how on earth did a sekrit BLQ pregnancy pass unnoticed? This show always tries it have it all ways.

[nilyank]

7 minutes ago, dubbel zout said:

And if Bensonhurst back in the day was such a close-knit place, how on earth did a sekrit BLQ pregnancy pass unnoticed? This show always tries it have it all ways.

That one is actually easy. Lois could have said she was on tour with one of her clients and she could have taken BLQ out of town before she started showing. Since BLQ had decided that she was giving up the baby, Lois made sure that no one in their family or the Falconeris found out her daughter was having a baby. Convenient cousin comes from Italy with baby Gio after Lois arranges to adoption and sends BLQ to Port Charles to attend PCU as freshman who meets Lucas and the rest of the college kids.

[Bringonthedrama]

7 hours ago, ByaNose said:

GH must have been is very close contact with LC family of her health status because they have mentioned Monica and her health in the last week than since the last time she aired. 

I was wondering about this because JE/Tracy is in all 5 episodes this week having conversations with a half dozen or more cast members, talking about family with an emphasis on Monica.  Has that ever happened before? 

[Cheyanne11]

6 hours ago, jsbt said:

Anyway, Cynthia Watros' reactions to Drew are consistently hilarious.

Her "GET OUT!" the other day had me cackling.  She's really been great of late.  

[dubbel zout]

For some reason I can't copy and paste your response @nilyank. I agree your situation is plausible, but I still don't believe it could be kept quiet for so long. how often do we hear about what big mouths everyone in the neighborhood has? This is the one thing they can keep quiet about? No way.

The question was mostly rhetorical, and we know the truth is coming out soon.

[GHScorpiosRule]

11 minutes ago, dubbel zout said:

For some reason I can't copy and paste your response @nilyank. I agree your situation is plausible, but I still don't believe it could be kept quiet for so long. how often do we hear about what big mouths everyone in the neighborhood has? This is the one thing they can keep quiet about? No way.

The question was mostly rhetorical, and we know the truth is coming out soon.

And I'm so not looking forward to it, either.

[Cheyanne11]

11 hours ago, Tenshinhan said:

Brook Lynn and Dante are much closer in age, with Dante being just a few years older maybe. 

Per GH Wiki, Brook Lynn's DOB was revised to 1986 and Dante's is 1984, so this is correct.

[ciarra]

8 hours ago, seasons said:

And I’m sure I’m late to the table with this, but it always astonishes me how everybody is just always able to come right up to the front door at the Q mansion. Ms Wu needed assistance to get back from her car because “the grounds are so expansive” . I kind of think there’d be after all these years at least a gate with a guard or something people would have to be approved and buzzed in if we’re talking about such an expansive setup. 
Just a little detail that annoys me! 🙃

Martin couldn't get in to the mansion a few days ago due to security.  So it depends on what day of the week it is.  Same with how Sonny's guards keep the penthouse safe from explosives.

[YaddaYadda]

17 hours ago, dubbel zout said:

LIESL LITERALLY SAVED WILLOW'S LIFE.

If she was a man and not related to her, Willow might have fallen for her.

[Mirabelle]

9 hours ago, seasons said:

And I’m sure I’m late to the table with this, but it always astonishes me how everybody is just always able to come right up to the front door at the Q mansion. Ms Wu needed assistance to get back from her car because “the grounds are so expansive” . I kind of think there’d be after all these years at least a gate with a guard or something people would have to be approved and buzzed in if we’re talking about such an expansive setup. 
Just a little detail that annoys me! 🙃

 

This after security had been beefed up. Do the Qs and Sonny use the same agency? 

[dubbel zout]

42 minutes ago, Mirabelle said:

This after security had been beefed up. Do the Qs and Sonny use the same agency? 

Yuri can only be so many places at once, and right now he's prioritizing Monica.

[ciarra]

It's not so much keeping people out of the Q's, but keeping Michael and Willow's kids in.

[Bringonthedrama]

3 minutes ago, ciarra said:

It's not so much keeping people out of the Q's, but keeping Michael and Willow's kids in.

Yep. Carly told Willow today she had the kids sent to the Quartermaines to protect "Michael's access" to them. And now that Willow has calmed down and Carly is not snarling in her face, she says the two of them can see Michael. 

Of course Ric passively aggressively blames Alexis/their poor relationship for why he wasn't a constant and consistent presence in Molly's life. 

Maxie looks beautiful!  Her clothes, hair, and makeup all suit her well. Her entire physique looks so different from even early-mid 2024. Lulu being all "I'm applying here because I need a job" despite knowing she can't get along with BLQ was so entitled. She is delusional to think once she gets a job she can get Charlotte back and then get a place for her and her two kids, and all will be well.

I just can't with Carly. She knows nothing about medicine (is going off how Ava looks now) but gets pissy when Michael's doctor and wife ask for more information/studies/results instead of just saying yes to the Germany clinic instead of Hopkins and then is on board with waking him up to excruciating pain to get him to choose between Willow's preference and hers.  I LOVED Chad Duell's pissed off/WTH look Michael gave his mother as he woke up to her leaning over him, inches from his face.

So, the only way Drew can have a calm conversation with someone is if they accept that he's "in love" with Willow and they don't expect him to apologize for it? Ok then. Good luck with that.

Drew, without speaking to Willow, gets Marty and a court order and police officers to arrest Tracy and looks verryy smug about it.  He's so very gross.

Hope you all enjoy next week! I'll be on vacation.

 

 

[statsgirl]

The point of a Power of Attorney is for someone to make the decisions when the person can't. Michael is in pain and has no knowledge of the medical procedures or the Facility That Brennan Found. How can he make an informed decision?

Portia, if you don't know of the burn technique, head to your computer and look it up.

Sidwell hands Ava a cheque for the painting. Who uses cheques these days, much less carries a cheque book around?

This show plays fast and loose with the law. How does Drew get a court order on behalf of Willow to take her children when she knows nothing about it?

Also fast and loose is Sonny demanding that Willow can have Wylie and Amanda while keeping Ava from Avery.

11 hours ago, seasons said:

Alexis and her wardrobe, always kind of felt like an afterthought to me. I think on some level that vibe comes directly from NLG. 🫤

That makes sense. Alexis has never been a fashionista, she's been more dedicated to being a lawyer than fashion. Comfort over style.

5 hours ago, dubbel zout said:

And if Bensonhurst back in the day was such a close-knit place, how on earth did a sekrit BLQ pregnancy pass unnoticed? This show always tries it have it all ways.

I still have a real problem of Lois, with her emphasis on family, being wiling to give away her grandchild.

3 hours ago, Cheyanne11 said:

Per GH Wiki, Brook Lynn's DOB was revised to 1986 and Dante's is 1984, so this is correct.

DZ was born in 1979. But even if Dante is 40, he would have been 19 or 20 when Gio was conceived. Old enough to be told about a pregnancy.

[dubbel zout]

59 minutes ago, Bringonthedrama said:

just can't with Carly. She knows nothing about medicine (is going off how Ava looks now) but gets pissy when Michael's doctor and wife ask for more information/studies/results instead of just saying yes to the Germany clinic instead of Hopkins and then is on board with waking him up to excruciating pain to get him to choose between Willow's preference and hers. 

Totally in character. Remember how Nelle had the nerve to ask for a minute to process information about Wiley's heart surgery and wanted a second opinion? Michael was also less than sympathetic to Nelle, so that's karma for you.

[Daisy]

8 minutes ago, dubbel zout said:

Totally in character. Remember how Nelle had the nerve to ask for a minute to process information about Wiley's heart surgery and wanted a second opinion? Michael was also less than sympathetic to Nelle, so that's karma for you.

yeah i remember that (thanks YT). like everyone was like YOU BITCH to Nelle and she was like i'm not saying no i just want to know everything before I make a decision. and Carly's first thought was to lock on the roof in the dead of winter. to get her way

like it never occurs to Carly or anyone in her orbit that getting second opnions and other options are a good thing

[dubbel zout]

27 minutes ago, Daisy said:

like it never occurs to Carly or anyone in her orbit that getting second opnions and other options are a good thing

Why would it, when they think they always know best for everything?

[Cheyanne11]

53 minutes ago, statsgirl said:

5 hours ago, Cheyanne11 said:

Per GH Wiki, Brook Lynn's DOB was revised to 1986 and Dante's is 1984, so this is correct.

DZ was born in 1979. But even if Dante is 40, he would have been 19 or 20 when Gio was conceived. Old enough to be told about a pregnancy.

Not arguing that, just noting that the characters are close in age, hence why they would be at a camp together (even though it's totally revisionist history).

[YaddaYadda]

So Drew is calling the shots about the children? Dude, where's your daughter? In a hotel room with the nanny? He's so smug in everything he says, does. 

But he pissed Tracy off even more and it really feels like we're headed for a whodunnit. Although with this show, we will see who pulls the trigger, then they'll drop the storyline. See Jagger.

I don't even remember what else happened.

 

[pinkandsparkly13]

I use checks all the time to pay for things for my Dad's shop. I have for years. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 

[absnow54]

They should have located the burn facility in Llanview or Pine Valley or something, because name dropping a real and highly regarded hospital made Carly sound even more unhinged. I can’t believe they woke him up for that. 

[Sake614]

34 minutes ago, absnow54 said:

name dropping a real and highly regarded hospital

Do you not remember Spencer’s Shriner’s Hospital for Children story? Real place, great work but it became a running joke with how many times per episode they mentioned it.

also rolled my eyes when Carly went off about Ava’s burns and how you can’t even tell now. Ava didn’t have 3rd degree burns over 40% of her body. And she wasn’t in constant agony or in need of sedation for the pain. She walked freely around town with a scarf over her head to conceal the scars until she found her way to the Russian clinic. I’d think Michael would want to stay closer to his family but I’m equally sure Carly will walk out of his room and tell everyone he agreed to go to Germany, no matter what he says to her. And no one will know because she’s the only one in the room.

[dubbel zout]

Why wasn't Ava able to be at Avery's recital? Is Sonny keeping her completely away from her mother? I doubt Sonny sees that irony.  Though Ava dropped the custody ball on Avery a long, long time ago.

I had to laugh that when Willow said she wasn't going to keep Carly and Sonny away from Michael, Carly goes to watch him through the window. I don't think Willow could prevent that from happening regardless. It's being in his room and making care decisions that matter.

And way to abdicate your responsibilities, Willow. Waking up Michael, causing him immense pain, and letting his harridan mother browbeat him into a decision he is probably making just to sink back into that sweet morphine slumber? Great job!

Poor Rocco. His life is on hold until his dolt mother finds her wayward daughter who's in hiding somewhere in the world.

Drew's one to talk about Tracy being safe behind the high wall of privilege and money.

It's more visually effective to show someone writing a check than punching numbers into a phone. And this way Ric gets to rip the check out of Ava's hands.

Edited Saturday at 12:45 AM by dubbel zout

[statsgirl]

2 hours ago, Cheyanne11 said:

Not arguing that, just noting that the characters are close in age, hence why they would be at a camp together (even though it's totally revisionist history).

You know, if they were counsellors at the camp I could buy it more easily (because that happened to someone when I was a counsellor). Campers, not so much. But it sounds like they were campers (under 16? which is the age for counsellors-in-training) and I have a hard time seeing young Brook Lynn as a counsellor.

2 hours ago, YaddaYadda said:

So Drew is calling the shots about the children?

I have the feeling that the ball dropped for Willow when she was talking to Chase and she's going to be angry now that Drew stepped in. Which i think is unfortunate because I could take some more story of Willow under Drew's spell. It's better than NuLu's endless "my daughter, my daughter" and and the boring Brook Lynn/pregnancy/Gio and Trina/Kai stories.

CD leaving seems to kill the only storyline that has any pep.

[Cheyanne11]

So now Wiley and Amelia aren't even at the mansion?  Clearly this, and a comment made earlier by Tracy, show this isn't about Monica 'needing the children close' at all.  it's a war between Drew and Tracy and they're both coming off looking awful.

Michael, in unimaginable pain, is supposed to make a decision.  God, this storyline and everyone in it, suck.  Though "I'll be with him all the time" from Carly about Michael being in Germany--don't threaten me with a good time, show.

Nulu is annoying as fuck.  Cannot wait--as in I can totally wait--for the Dante/BLQ baby to come to light.  She'll be such a joy.  

[Bringonthedrama]

1 hour ago, Sake614 said:

Do you not remember Spencer’s Shriner’s Hospital for Children story? Real place, great work but it became a running joke with how many times per episode they mentioned it.

I thought Jake went there after Sam chased him into Elizabeth's basement? I don't remember Nikolas being at Shriner's with Spencer. I remember Jake needed treatment for something and Elizabeth and Jason/Drew went with him to a medical facility. Sam went too in order to support Jason/Drew and Elizabeth wanted Sam to believe she and Jason/Drew were going to be together. Franco also went to be a "friend" to Elizabeth.

[TVbitch]

28 minutes ago, Cheyanne11 said:

Though "I'll be with him all the time" from Carly about Michael being in Germany--don't threaten me with a good time, show.

That's the only information I needed to determine that the German clinic was far superior and would be the very best course of action for Michael ..and everyone else in Port Charles ..and most importantly, me. Plus, Willow's an idiot if she doesn't take this opportunity to ship Carly off to Germany where she won't be able to interfere much with her parenting. 

[Sake614]

39 minutes ago, Bringonthedrama said:

I thought Jake went there after Sam chased him into Elizabeth's basement? I don't remember Nikolas being at Shriner's with Spencer. I remember Jake needed treatment for something and Elizabeth and Jason/Drew went with him to a medical facility. Sam went too in order to support Jason/Drew and Elizabeth wanted Sam to believe she and Jason/Drew were going to be together. Franco also went to be a "friend" to Elizabeth.

Fairly certain it was Spencer after he got burned in the fire at wyndemere and was left with the teeniest, tiniest scar on his cheek but walked around with a phantom of the opera mask on his face while moaning about his appearance. 

ETA I was right. 
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/2015/02/27/shriners-hospital-children-featured-general-hospital-abc/#:~:text=Shriners Hospitals for Children is featured on,Hospitals has been worked into the storyline.

Edited Saturday at 02:13 AM by Sake614

[KittyQ]

5 hours ago, statsgirl said:

Sidwell hands Ava a cheque for the painting. Who uses cheques these days, much less carries a cheque book around?

I do.

[ciarra]

Maxie is renting Dante and Lulu's home.  Not that I want to see Maxie lose her home, but technically, half the house is Lulu's (unless Lulu got 100% ownership in the divorce?).  So I don't see why she would need to raise money to have a place to live.  She could also go to the Bank of Nikolas* (off screen), like she did when she wanted to buy the Haunted Star.  But then we wouldn't get the working at Deception drama.

*previous Nikolas had medical treatment for heart problems in Nov. 

https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/news/752624/what-happeend-to-marcus-coloma-heart-surgery/

eta, I can't tell Nikolas's apart.  Thanks Auntie Velvet.  🤭

Edited Saturday at 04:18 AM by ciarra

[Auntie Velvet]

I'm sorry to hear about Marcus Coloma, and wish him well! Technically, the "current" Nikolas is Adam Huss, I guess. I just wish they'd get him back on the show. 

Edited Saturday at 03:25 AM by Auntie Velvet