GH In The News: The PC Press Club

[ByaNose]

There’s great storyline potential if they brought Hayden back. I know RH & her got along really well, too. I guess it ain’t in the budget. 

[driver18]

I'd be fine with Hayden never coming back personally.

[Sake614]

I love that Kirsten is maintaining a sense of humor through all of this! Brain surgery is serious stuff and I’m so glad she’s going to be okay.

and how awesome is it that Emme is taking care of her? It’s great to have such caring friends. ❤️

[Cheyanne11]

Via Ingo's IG:

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Happy to announce the birth of our daughter ‘Iwa (pronounced Eva) Lehua Rademacher 6/5/2021 Born at home, very very early in the morning on Saturday. We’re all super tired but Baby and Mom are doing awesome. Another successful Home-birth.... my wife @ehiku is an absolute champion. 🙏 of course there is a much longer middle Hawaiian name that tells her story.

 

[texastornado]

https://www.soapoperanews.net/2021/06/breaking-wes-ramsey-out-at-general.html

[dubbel zout]

I'm not surprised, as Peter was well past his freshness date.

[GHScorpiosRule]

47 minutes ago, texastornado said:

https://www.soapoperanews.net/2021/06/breaking-wes-ramsey-out-at-general.html

 

 

Edited June 10, 2021 by GHScorpiosRule

[DanaK]

1 hour ago, texastornado said:

https://www.soapoperanews.net/2021/06/breaking-wes-ramsey-out-at-general.html

Before I I actually read the story, I thought the headline was that Wes is breaking out of General Hospital, like he was going on the run or something. I know, it doesn't make much sense, but sometimes headlines read weird

[Cheyanne11]

1 hour ago, dubbel zout said:

I'm not surprised, as Peter was well past his freshness date.

Now more than ever!  I'm just waiting for Epiphany to walk in complaining about some awful smell on 4 West.

[ciarra]

1 hour ago, Cheyanne11 said:

‘Iwa (pronounced Eva)

Yes, give the child a name that will be mispronounced her entire life.  I like IR, but he's a bit of a nutter.  His wife is lucky she didn't have to give birth in the woods.  Go to a hospital.  Home birth.  Geesh.

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Now, it seems like this is the end for Peter August... at least for now!

This isn't good enough for me.  I want him gone, gone, gone.  Forever.

[tessaray]

2 hours ago, ciarra said:

Yes, give the child a name that will be mispronounced her entire life.  I like IR, but he's a bit of a nutter.  His wife is lucky she didn't have to give birth in the woods.  Go to a hospital.  Home birth.  Geesh.

One of my kids was a home birth. It was so much better than any hospital experience. I would have had them all at home if my husband hadn't been so nervous about the whole thing.

But yeah, poor kid. The name is pretty though, either way.

[ciarra]

I'm skittish of non-hospital births.  My bestie's sister's baby was born with cartilage blocking her nasal passages.  They had to life-flight her to a hospital 1700 miles away to find a specialist that corrected this.  If it were a home birth, she would have died.

[peachmangosteen]

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Happy to announce the birth of our daughter ‘Iwa (pronounced Eva) 

But why though lol?

[ciarra]

21 minutes ago, peachmangosteen said:

But why though lol?

Hawaiian, I presume.

[driver18]

Can we finally put to rest... maybe Peter isn't really dead now theories? An actual doctor and nurse checked his vitals and declared him so. I was really surprised by the number if 'I think he's still alive' comments i saw everywhere.

[Sake614]

Ingo lives in Hawaii. His new daughter will go to school in Hawaii. I highly doubt anyone will mispronounce her name. And if they do when she’s an adult, she can just correct them and that will be the end of it. 

[30 Helens]

18 hours ago, texastornado said:

https://www.soapoperanews.net/2021/06/breaking-wes-ramsey-out-at-general.html

I was going to comment, but I think @GHScorpiosRule said it all!

[GHScorpiosRule]

3 hours ago, 30 Helens said:

I was going to comment, but I think @GHScorpiosRule said it all!

I almost posted the song video by Daler Mehndi, but I thought that would have been too much, so I settled for a gif!

15 hours ago, driver18 said:

Can we finally put to rest... maybe Peter isn't really dead now theories? An actual doctor and nurse checked his vitals and declared him so. I was really surprised by the number if 'I think he's still alive' comments i saw everywhere.

It's a soap. No one is sincerely dead even after seeing a body. Hello! AJ come to mind? There was Roy from many years back who had died, but suddenly he didn't die when he was recast and A Martinez played him, etc.

Edited June 11, 2021 by GHScorpiosRule

[absnow54]

14 hours ago, driver18 said:

Can we finally put to rest... maybe Peter isn't really dead now theories? An actual doctor and nurse checked his vitals and declared him so. I was really surprised by the number if 'I think he's still alive' comments i saw everywhere.

I was waiting for the official press release before I believed he was at least temporarily dead (this is a soap after all and his dad is basically Rasputin.) I was still worried we'd find him waking up from wherever Liz and Finn temporarily stashed him, and lurking off to make his escape, but since it seems like he's done filming, I can breathe a sigh of relief. 

[Cheyanne11]

20 hours ago, ciarra said:

I like IR, but he's a bit of a nutter.  His wife is lucky she didn't have to give birth in the woods.  Go to a hospital.  Home birth.  Geesh.

All three of their kids have been home births.  His wife is clearly on board for this; it's not like Ingo is forcing her.  

As to the name's spelling, at least it's an actual person name, not like firstborn "Peanut."  I mean...

[Kiki777]

1 hour ago, GHScorpiosRule said:

It's a soap. No one is sincerely dead even after seeing a body. Hello! AJ come to mind? There was Roy from many years back who had died, but suddenly he didn't die when he was recast and A Martinez played him, etc.

Yeah, in Soap Land, a person could resurrected after getting burned at the stake and chopped into little barbecued bits which are then fed to seagulls.  

[30 Helens]

21 hours ago, ciarra said:

I like IR, but he's a bit of a nutter.  His wife is lucky she didn't have to give birth in the woods. 

But he works on GH, so he has lots of experience in how that’s done! It would not be a problem. He could also coach her through a trans-pants delivery, if needed.

[TeeVee329]

This EW article on soap LGBTQ storylines kinda rubs me the wrong way because it's clear it's missing a lot of context slash the author didn't actually watch any of these stories.

https://ew.com/tv/daytime-dramas-lgbtq-characters/

For example, Bianca's groundbreaking marriage to (awful, terrible) Reese lasted, like, a day because Reese had kissed a man the night before.  And no mention of Fish and Kyle having soaps' first same-sex love scene, WTH!

And we'll see how much screen time this "big story" for Terry actually gets, Frank.

Edited June 11, 2021 by TeeVee329

[tessaray]

Leaving out Kish jumped out at me too. They had a great, soapy story. 

[DanaK]

18 minutes ago, TeeVee329 said:

This EW article on soap LGBTQ storylines kinda rubs me the wrong way because it's clear it's missing a lot of context slash the author didn't actually watch any of these stories.

https://ew.com/tv/daytime-dramas-lgbtq-characters/

For example, Bianca's groundbreaking marriage to (awful, terrible) Reese lasted, like, a day because Reese had kissed a man the night before.  And no mention of Fish and Kyle having soaps' first same-sex love scene, WTH!

And we'll see how much screen time this "big story" for Terry actually gets, Frank.

I wonder if Terry is going to go for the chief of staff job?

[Gigi43]

4 hours ago, TeeVee329 said:

This EW article on soap LGBTQ storylines kinda rubs me the wrong way because it's clear it's missing a lot of context slash the author didn't actually watch any of these stories.

https://ew.com/tv/daytime-dramas-lgbtq-characters/

For example, Bianca's groundbreaking marriage to (awful, terrible) Reese lasted, like, a day because Reese had kissed a man the night before.  And no mention of Fish and Kyle having soaps' first same-sex love scene, WTH!

And we'll see how much screen time this "big story" for Terry actually gets, Frank.

 

I still remember Brain Frons' insane comments that he was surprised and it was wonderful too see so many AMC fans wanting lesbian Bianca to get her baby back. Even people who aren't fully on board with LGBTQ stuff don't like seeing a person suffer the way they made Bianca suffer from the moment of the rape on, let alone the fact that Bianca was well loved amongst the audience already.  

 

I don't believe for one second Terry is getting a big story. It'll be like how The Story Of Soaps acted like she was a character we see everyday. 

[dubbel zout]

She'll be onscreen for a week and then vanish until next June, when the show needs to once again trot her out for Pride.

[TeeVee329]

Reading Frank's quote about this alleged big story for Terry, it's so obnoxious:

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 "I think it's important to portray members of the LGBTQ community in a way where they're just like everybody else. They want jobs, they want to get promoted. They want to fall in love. They have problems, they get sick, they have victories and defeats just like everybody else."

Terry wants to fall in love, huh.  That's why she's been here, like, two years and we haven't even heard about an off-screen date?  Whatever, dude.

And Lucas (who?) certainly had a defeat when his entire life blew up in his face and he lost his husband and baby in one fell swoop, but still he couldn't buy screen time.  Whatever, dude, some more.

Edited June 12, 2021 by TeeVee329

[Asp Burger]

"Anything that's been around for a very long time is weighed down with preconceived notions and stereotypes," General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini tells EW. "People think everybody comes back from the dead on soaps, or how there's always an evil twin. People make fun of us."

And his response to that perception has been to preside over a show on which everybody has come back from the dead and there have been several twin stories. 

Re: Terry, a story in which she fights for a position at the hospital is the kind of thing they would do with her. She'll want a job, our "good" characters (for example, Liz and Finn) will be supportive, maybe we'll get a villainous day player to mouth some unenlightened things, Terry will ultimately get the job, and then Terry can go back in the freezer. Hospital administration is not exactly the stuff of front burner on General Hospital. I still remember the big deal that was made out of Lynne Moody joining the cast as Taggart and Gia's mother and getting some important-sounding title at General Hospital. Then she only aired sporadically, and the airtime she did get was never about the hospital. Just the standard meddling-mom stuff, like browbeating her daughter about going to law school, and cheerleading Taggart's relationship with Hannah.

[GHScorpiosRule]

But in years past, the Chief of Staff was very present in this show. Steve? Alan? Monica (until Mooby and the mob ate up the show). And with Britt, she was still very much present during the hospital scenes until she ran off with Jason.

But I suspect if Britt does lose the job, and Terry does get it, with Frank's track record, she'll always be in her office and trotted out when plot demands it.

[Melgaypet]

17 hours ago, Gigi43 said:

I still remember Brain Frons' insane comments that he was surprised and it was wonderful too see so many AMC fans wanting lesbian Bianca to get her baby back.

Then later, McTavish (I think it was her) scolding viewers for doubting that they were committed to their lesbian love story of Reese/Bianca and anyone who thought they would pair Reese with a man was essentially making shit up and then, as @TeeVee329 mentioned, had her making out with a dude (Bianca's brother-in-law and the sperm donor for her and Reese' child!) the night before their wedding.

Edited June 12, 2021 by Melgaypet

[Sake614]

FV is a gay man himself. As such, you’d think (and sadly be wrong) that he would be committed to INCREASING the LGBTQ presence on the show. Not just trotting them out for Pride month or to show solidarity when something terrible happens to a member of the gay community. 
 

Terry has been on the show for almost 3 years now and other than her being Liz’s best friend in school when Terry was a boy, we’ve learned nothing about her. As others have said, not even a discussion about dating. 
 

And Lucas (who?) has been nonexistent since he unceremoniously handed over his son to Michael and never looked back. Well except for about a month ago when he suddenly decided to go out with the hospital slut/predator, Felix.

 

[YaddaYadda]

Terry has gone nowhere. We know absolutely nothing about her personal life. Maybe she's a pediatrician oncologist, or maybe she's just a straight up oncologist since she was the one dealing with Franco's tumor???

I thought FV had a problem with RC playing Lucas, but apparently he has a problem with the character full stop. And I'm not really sure why. They gave a gay couple a child, then they had half of that couple lying for over a year about the baby and the other half handing back that stupid baby, like it was no biggie.

Nobody really goes to jail on this show, but the gay dude is in jail. Turned himself in without so much as a fight because he was scared that Sonny would kill him if he didn't do as he was told. 

Kristina/Parker went nowhere very fast and I'm not even sure if Kristina has managed to find herself. I think they just stamped her as gender fluid and moved on???

I get the sense that FV doesn't wanna rock the boat too much with LGBTQ storylines. Not sure why, though. I think if anything, we live in a time and age where this has been normalized.

So I guess FV just sucks.

[tessaray]

I've been watching again this year and had no idea there was a Terry. I think I remember a line early on (last winter)  that mentioned her and because of Randolph/Robinson confusion, thought they were referring to Portia (who was new to me). 

[dubbel zout]

I think FV is lazy more than anything else, so he pays lip service to stuff instead of making the effort to do more substantive stories. 

[YaddaYadda]

2 hours ago, dubbel zout said:

I think FV is lazy more than anything else, so he pays lip service to stuff instead of making the effort to do more substantive stories. 

It's his and this show's loss, tbh. I think the show would be much better with more diversity and less Snarly, going around town trying to mark her territory and pick fights with various people.

[WendyCR72]

I said this before: I don't care if a character is straight, gay, bi, or anywhere in between, provided they get written for. The bolded is why I knew the moment that Lucas was revealed to be gay and Kristina...whatever she is, unsure if she is a lesbian or gender fluid...I knew the show was basically over for them.

It's sad, ridiculous, and unfair, but US soaps - for the most part - just do not treat non-straight characters as full-bodied people. And why I just wish Lucas and Kristina - in this restrictive climate - were straight, to get story. (I actually liked the budding something or other that was happening with Lucas and Adrianne Leon's Brook Lynn way back when, but respected the show for the decision to have Lucas be gay; but the show has done jack with it!)

If I thought any given character would have the same full life with romances and villainy and whatever else is given to the straight characters, I'd LOVE a diversified soap. But knowing what I know and seeing what I see (or rather, don't!), I feel the show would at least be more honest if it stopped pretending to give a damn about marginalized groups/communities.

[WendyCR72]

On a TOTALLY different topic, I loved this sweet Twitter lovesfest between JT/KMc. Apparently, JT was complimenting KMc as a director to someone. I miss Scrubs, but am still glad they aren't here. LOL!

 

[Asp Burger]

17 hours ago, YaddaYadda said:

Nobody really goes to jail on this show, but the gay dude is in jail.

Jail (or institutionalization) is only a real danger when someone is being written out and they don't want to kill or "kill" them. Steven Lars, Matt, Heather, "Liv" Jerome, Brad as you mentioned, Ryan. Shawn's done a good long six-year stint, although they're building to his being exonerated/sprung now.

17 hours ago, YaddaYadda said:

Kristina/Parker went nowhere very fast and I'm not even sure if Kristina has managed to find herself. I think they just stamped her as gender fluid and moved on???

10 hours ago, WendyCR72 said:

The bolded is why I knew the moment that Lucas was revealed to be gay and Kristina...whatever she is, unsure if she is a lesbian or gender fluid...I knew the show was basically over for them.

I don't think Kristina has ever been said to be gender-fluid. That would be if she stopped defining herself as exclusively female. I'd categorize her as bisexual, on the evidence. When she was getting involved with Parker, she also had a sexual relationship with that cute guy who was a fellow barista and was always running. (Now I'm remembering that summer when GH was shooting so much in that sad-looking park, which must have been close to the studio.) She ultimately decided her feelings were stronger for Parker, but I think that was more about Parker over him (Aaron! Thank you, internet!) than women over men generally. 

So, they could go either way with Kristina if they gave her a new love interest, although I'm sure some people would be upset just on representation grounds if it were a guy.

But I agree the current regime has shown little interest in the character. She's only on now when something Alexis-related is happening and the full Alexis supporting complement is needed. 

[TeeVee329]

6 hours ago, Asp Burger said:

She's [Kristina] only on now when something Alexis-related is happening and the full Alexis supporting complement is needed. 

Or when her bisexuality is used as an example of how awesome Sonny is because he acted like a human being and accepted her (he hung out in gay clubs with Lois and Connie all the time, don't ya know!).

[UYI]

On 6/10/2021 at 12:52 PM, Cheyanne11 said:

Via Ingo's IG:

 

At least this one doesn't have a name like Peanut, which is his son's name. Congrats to them, of course.

On 6/10/2021 at 1:04 PM, texastornado said:

https://www.soapoperanews.net/2021/06/breaking-wes-ramsey-out-at-general.html

The Guiding Light fan in me is sad, because I always loved WR there; I had the BIGGEST crush on him as Sam back in the day (and therefore don't blame LW in the slightest for going after him after her divorce/totally envy her, hee!), but given how profoundly negative the reaction to his character has been for basically his entire run (I haven't watched in years, so I can't comment on the character of Peter himself), I'm happy for you guys, at least, and I certainly wish him well.

And now I'm going to hide from @GHScorpiosRule before she beats me with a baseball bat for saying something nice about him, based on her reaction here. :P 

(Just kidding, love you boo! <3)

 

Edited June 13, 2021 by UYI

[UYI]

Also, I just had to share this.

From the Department of Random (TM Dlisted):

Alan Locher spoke with Zac Garred (ex-Levi) a few days ago in the Locher Room. He talks to a LOT of soap stars, of course, past and present, but Levi was SO widely despised, he was killed off within a few months of his run, and it's not like he's done another soap since, so...this amuses me, for some reason.

(He had at least one fan, though, per the responses Alan got on Twitter, so good for them, I guess!)

 

[ByaNose]

Wait! This wasn’t known? Although, she looked totally pregnant on Friday’s show whereas before she didn’t. I guess the taping schedule has been wonky & out of order:

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/gh-star-reveals-pregnancy/

[nilyank]

Well no wonder she looked more pregnant than Sasha should be pregnant. Did the show really have to write in her real-life pregnancy? I don't think they are going to tock it.

[YaddaYadda]

1 hour ago, ByaNose said:

Wait! This wasn’t known? Although, she looked totally pregnant on Friday’s show whereas before she didn’t. I guess the taping schedule has been wonky & out of order:

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/gh-star-reveals-pregnancy/

I actually looked it up when she looked like she was 5 months along, and it said that she wasn't, and I couldn't for the life of me figure out the storyline purpose of why they would soras her pregnancy or make her pregnant in the first place.

She looks very good, but I think writing in her pregnancy was unecessary.

[Cheyanne11]

I had a feeling!  But, yes, again with the absolute no imagination of immediately writing in every actress's pregnancy.  It's ridiculous.

[ByaNose]

1 hour ago, Cheyanne11 said:

I had a feeling!  But, yes, again with the absolute no imagination of immediately writing in every actress's pregnancy.  It's ridiculous.

The had to write it in because she can’t act.  She and Johnny Wactor have no chemistry and are rather boring. The writer’s probably said let’s write the pregnancy in to see if she can do something with that. Now, they had to add Gladys in for some drama because otherwise this storyline & character are DOA. That’s just my opinion. 

[YaddaYadda]

9 hours ago, ByaNose said:

The had to write it in because she can’t act.  

I saw her in a very small role in this Netflix series called Start Up and she really wasn't that bad. I was expecting a breathy delivery of her line, but she played a Swedish coder who spoke English with a Swedish accent. She did a fairly decent job. 

FV refuses to trim the fat. Instead, he keeps bringing new characters or recycling actors into new characters. 

[Cheyanne11]

10 hours ago, ByaNose said:

The had to write it in because she can’t act.  

They've been writing every actress's pregnancy in for a good long while, so I don't think that's it at all.

[absnow54]

4 minutes ago, Cheyanne11 said:

They've been writing every actress's pregnancy in for a good long while, so I don't think that's it at all.

Even Brook ended up with a "baby" even though AS was offscreen through the duration of her pregnancy!