General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Carly and Sonny Come To An Understanding Of Their Complex Relationship!
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On Monday’s episode of General Hospital, Laura Wright (Carly) and Maurice Benard (Sonny) proved why they can continually make Carly and Sonny two of the most complex characters in a unique relationship on daytime soaps.
Sonny and Carly got into an honest, tangible discussion about their relationship and where they stand, after everything that has just happened on Pier 54 with the arms deal, Morgan’s (Bryan Craig) manic episode, Kiki’s (Hayley Erin) shooting, and Sonny lying to Carly that he is not truly wheelchair bound, but can walk. That deception though, ultimately saved the day at Julexis wedding when Sonny took down Dixon.
An emotional Carly tells Sonny that she hates that his business makes him lie to her and their kids, yet she’s not angry with him, but actually at herself! She feels she’s looked the other way too often, and yet she enjoys the power that Sonny yields. Carly reveales that her biggest fear is the next bullet could hit him, or one of the kids, and that the cycle of violence they find themselves in never ending. But Carly also admits that Sonny makes being bad and committing crimes look sexy. She is aware that it is wrong and that violence should end, but Sonny cannot promise her that, as he will always do what he has to for their children, his family, and for Carly.
Sonny wonders if Carly is going to walk out on him. She says, what would be the point? They would find other people like she did with Jax, and he did with countless other women, but they would still long for each other. In the end, Carly feels like Sonny heard what she has to say. He smiles with his dimples, something Carly admits she has always has been unable to resist, and the two reach and understanding of their relationship and their past, their mistakes, and their hopes for the future.
It was nice to see an adult conversation between CarSon. What did you think of the performances of Laura Wright and Maurice Benard in the episode? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!
It was great! Again, the writers are injecting dialogue and adding depth. The last writing regimen would have NEVER wrote these scenes between CARSON. The dialogue was true to each others characters. Carly wants Sonny to clean up his act and Sonny says he will see what he can do. In other words, its never going to change and Carly hit the nail on the head when she stated there was no reason to leave him since they would only hurt others and eventually end up back together. Great stuff!
I agree with every word you said Timmm…Really well written for Carly & Sonny.
Getting to understand the inner workings of this relationship was great.. Never
before have we gotten this close-up & personal…Laura Wright hit a home run!
Laura Wright has been on fire! Is she nominated for an Emmy? I hope so. She has really had a good 12 months but then again, she is always steady and she appreciates where she is and is kind to us fans.
These scenes just made me hate them even more, they both make me sick to my stomach. I think Carly needs to spend more time raising Jocelyn.
Thank you for posting!! I feel the same way about these two and most everything Corinthos. Detest the way the writers try to glorify these two and their two sons. The Corinthos characters always come up smelling like roses no matter they do – including murder.
Um, Lil Angel — Jocelyn is not a Corinthos so her importance in the grand scheme of things is pretty much nil. Why should Carly waste a millisecond of her time caring for a child not produced with a criminal when she can dote and fawn over the child produced as a result of Sonny having grown up sexy times with Ava on the crypt of the man he murdered?
Boggles the mind, doesn’t it, Alan? Lol. Why, indeed?
Dont forget to bash Jax. He is a deadbeat dad!
Yes, Timmm, in the same way that Frisco is…..through the whims of the showrunners who don’t see fit to have either of these characters visiting Port Charles to be part of their children’s lives.
These types of conversations where writers delve into why might not have the excitement value of shoot out, but they draw me into as a viewer, eager to listen to some real dialogue that has some depth and meaning behind it. Over at Y&R, my ears bleed listening characters scream out the same one liners every day ie. Victor– “Billy boy is no good” Summer ” I don’t want to be caught in the middle” Nikki ” You gone too far this time Victor” Phyllis ” He has to be pay” over and over and over– so thank you GH for reminding me what drama is like when it goes into the motivation of the characters and my ears thank you too.
Laura was exceptional. When Carly isn’t being annoying the character can be great.
Your RIGHT Jonboy… When she’s calm and collected she makes sense,
which motivates us to listen.
This was just another reworded conversation they’ve had a thousand times. Carly realized their culpability in the terrible things that happen due to the mob, Sonny once again said he’d try to limit collateral damage and would protect his family. As he has promised for decades, and has always had the same results. Granted, I guess it was nice seeing them have a repeated conversation but with calmer demeanors, but nothing has changed, nor will it ever.
This is why GH is always on fire. Many dislike the constant focus on Sonny and Carly but I love this relationship because it is not about fake hero worship of each other. They both know each others weak spots and know about their personality flaws. Carly hates what Sonny does for work but loves the man she sees. Sonny knows what he does decimates his wife but he also knows it defines who he is to himself. He loves Carly like no other woman. Every time he is with another woman he is bent on proving to himself that he can wash this lady out of his system. And it always gets destroyed because he knows he can’t quite make it in the world without her. I love this couple because they are human. They are flawed in character, they are weak in parts but together they satisfy a need that is not understood by outsiders. They are the epitome of a real couple. Love is there. Family is there but also the silent understanding that not one other person, for Carly or Sonny, would put up with what they do to others and to each other. They truly belong together. I don’t know if this defines “star crossed lovers” but it does define the meaning of the phrase, “for every person there is a match”. Whether its by heaven or hell is for each individual person to consider. I love GH so much for how they portray the frailty and strength of this couple. Laura Wright and Maurice Benard know these characters so well. Kudos to both of them. Thank you for a great performance and for continuing to portray all that Sonny and Carly are. God I love this show.
I love Sonny and Carly they are my favorite couple in daytime
I appreciate the attempt by the writers to explain their relationship, and I think much of what was said is plausible. Unfortunately, I am long past caring.
And also unfortunately, although I applaud the attempt to do a better job of defining who these two characters are and why they act as they do, what really needs to be explained is not why Carly and Sonny are attracted to one another, but why they aren’t total pariahs in Port Charles but are instead more or less accepted in Port Charles society. That’s the crux of the problem for most of us who are tired of All Things Corinthos–not a failure to understand Sonny and Carly’s complicated relationship.
All in all, an attempt to explore the characters a little more deeply can’t be a bad thing, but in this case, it leaves a bigger stone unturned. Maybe that’s coming, but I kind of doubt it.
(And why do I still think that if Brenda came back and made a credible play for Sonny, he’d still abandon Carly in a heartbeat?)
Yes. Yes, and yes.
Because Brenda Barrett is Sonny’s true achilles heel. Vanessa Marcil needs to come back in my opinion. Even if Michelle Stafford (who I enjoy), and Rebecca Budig have to leave. She’s the true ratings draw and with the reentrance of her and Jax would set Port Charles ablaze
MT
NICE ! on … Brenda and Jax returning…. THEY, would, eclipse… Sonny and Carly
period
i’d like to see Brenda and Jax returning ; as a couple… and totally diss ; Sonny … and Carly
I just don’t see the point in Sonny and Carly; period
all the touting… and frontburner … and threads… and interviews… and guest spots on TV shows… do not make… a worthwhile must see couple
geez louise.. what more proof do you need… do they even show these two having sex….. REAL SEXUAL ENERGY… with appetite and gusto… it’s the lame ole candles and flowers and wine…
everything between these two is precursor… already spelled out… with their longdrawn out history… that Sarah Brown and Tamara Brown eclipsed Maurice Benard
so anything thereafter… is retread with .. CARLY loud annoying self and Sonny way too much on the dialogue about his “pharaoh like six shooter” or what have you… his menacing leers are joking
the thing that bugs me… is…. from the VERY START of Carly and Sonny rekindled relationship…. there was Carly… in his face… butting in about everything going on…
it’s as if Sonny did nothing… but let Carly… his woman… mow him over, as well
so now we are seeing a spiritual soul searching momentous COUPLING ???
I mean ; really?
where do they go from this rebirth… rejuvenation…
if all of Port Charles has no choice but to never mind both of their history…
what’s to care about
so… Sonny proclaims he will take care of HIS family
Carly will mow everyone down who gets in Sonny face? LOL
They both (Brenda & Jax) would set Port Charles on FIRE‼️‼️‼️
Every fan of GH knows that Sonny and Brenda are Endgame. Even Vanessa Marcil has said that. And she would come back for that stiry.
@MT…..Even though I am no Brenda fan, I would consider this to be a more than fair trade….Let’s do it, and oh, could we please throw in Sabs for good measure????? Thanks!
Excellent question……why are these two accepted as upstanding citizens or as I’ve often said lately, the center of the show. I guess we as viewers are supposed to toss aside any sense of right or wrong. I haven’t forgotten as much as the show wants me to that Sonny murdered AJ Quartermaine and Carly is still responsible for the mess that AJ’s life became. Well, I for one, have not forgotten that there was once a sense of morality and value of life and law abiding.
I dont think the writers were explaining the characters per se. I think they were justifying how and why Morgan should go away for treatment. Also, I think the ship has sailed on Brenda.
Loved seeing Sonny n Carly have a civil adult conversation about their relationship. I can see how much they have matured. This conversation was needed n both Maurice n Laura acted it perfectly!!!
I want Sonny with Ava… Fire and ice never a boring moment..
If Ava were with Sonny perhaps he would be my Sonny again, and this new monk Sonny, the love guru would die off.. yuck!
I just have need to FF through the 10 minutes a overly long conversations/ talk talk talk LOL
My favorite college professor would say;
If you can’t say what needs to be said in a solid paragraph then you are just muttering on.
Laura and Maurice are gold, both phenomenal actors!
I wish i could understand it…i like the actors but not their characters…Sonny talks about his mob stuff like its just another day at the office and Carly is Mrs June Cleaver with an anxiety disorder!!!1
Was it me, or have the viewers seen these scenes play out before? I felt as though it was Groundhog Day, watching these scenes. I’m sorry, but Carly being written as a “good mother” is beyond comprehension to me. She does not put her children’s lives or their safety first. Her needs and wants come first. She is a text book narcissist, just like Sonny. Case in point, when she was speaking with her daughter at the Metro Court, and Joss told her how appealing and glamorous that she thought her Uncle Sonny’s lifestyle was-Carly looked shocked, dumbfounded! Why, though? She has done nothing to shield her children from this dangerous man or his lifestyle. As if what happened to Michael, her first born-in prison, was not enough.
It’s a mixed bag, really. I mean, it was nice that Carly suggested no guns and I really think LW brings it every day (MB half the time), but it really is a wasted conversation (like so many others in the past) if nothing ever changes. And when it comes to Sonny on GH, nothing does. The road paved to a happily ever after for Sonny and Carly has come at the expense of so many more things: the reputation of the show, the writing quality has dropped, a loss of fans over the years, loss of both veteran and newer characters, loss of focus on other aspects of the show including its RICH LONG HISTORY (not it’s history since Sonny arrived), and the villainization of good characters.
At the end of the day, I couldn’t care less about Sonny and Carly as a couple.
The GH of today is like commercial radio of today. People are quite sick of hearing the same types of songs by the same artists (pimped by the record companies) over and over (that seem whitewashed and lack creativity), but TIIC seem to think they know what people really want.
The reality is that GH (like radio) used to be more cutting edge and trendsetting in the past and both are a shadow of their former selves.
Yes Liam but just like GH, in real life, I have married friends and they talk about the same things ALL the time!
I think you completely missed the point.
Carly and Sonny have ALWAYS been my favorite couple and I am glad to see that they have matured quite a bit since their 1st marriage. I am not sure that I like Carly going to Jason and telling him that she does not want him and Sonny back together again in business, Jason is an adult and should be able to make his own decisions, but I understand where she is coming from. I am hopeful that Jason WILL reunite with Sonny and in turn make the business LEGIT…..that would be a soap first. LOL Sonny needs male friends, so does Jason and they should be allowed to re-kindle their friendship. JMO
Uh…Sonny and Carly’s relationship ‘complex and unique’…NO, NO AND MORE NO!!!!!
I know, right
really now
overzealous marquee
i’d like to see Sonny stand up to her… her overbearing “nature” just riles
I get that fans drool over Carly’ nature is to never back down… no matter how right or wrong she is
to watch her moral stance… ??? for what??? to be loved ??? by Port Charles…
for her cross to bear?
she’s a take no prisoners… jeez! she belittles and emasculated Jason…. as his bff
she owns Sonny cajones
OK…. Morgan has bi-polar
is that all that’s gone wrong with their relationship ???
what really reeks… what it REELS… is that Sonny andCarly are stuck together…neither of them… really and truly have any other relationships outside of their dimwitted and dull children
they mowed over Jason…. LOL… Carly BFF and Sonny sidekick
yikes
where’s the fun in this couple… everyone outside of their children are bought and paid for… and are sidelining themselves because of their mob lifestyle
yawn
I liked the scene. I thought they let Carly represent the voice of the fans when she said that Sonny made violence look sexy and romantic. It’s what so many of us have been complaining about. Now the writers have to follow through. They have to show Sonny trying to rely less on violence. And they have to show Carly holding him accountable. Otherwise it will be a one-off pretty speech that was just inserted to appease fans, and not to really change the direction of the characters. But all in all I was grateful to the writers for putting the conversation out there. I don’t think Carly and Sonny have ever had a heart to heart quite like this.
I would love to see Sonny… doing menial labor with ripped abs and musculature arms… shelving his coffee beans
I have one word for you, Patrick……”Poldark!” Check out the eponymous character, Ross Poldark, in his famous scything scene from season one, and you’ll be saying “Sonny who????” tout de suite! (Just ask CeeCee!)
I thought it was absurd and laughable. NOW Carly’s having a revelation? Not when Michael was shot and in a coma because of Sonny’s business? Not when Michael killed Claudia, was incarcerated, raped…all because of Sonny’s business? Not when he murdered AJ? Not when Jason was “killed” because of Sonny’s business? Or how ’bout when she had Jax adopt Morgan because of Sonny’s business…oh wait! She did have that revelation..,over and over and over again. So now, when she went into revelation 912 and told him…you don’t want to ask me if Im leaving you…she then answers and tells him…..Im not leaving you. Even though our son almost got Kiki killed and attempted suicide…I’m STILL not leaving you.
Oh and Sonny. Can you not take your guns to work? Okay dear…
what else can we do… if this is the Sonny and Carly Show
3 things…
1. Carly admitting they’ve always loved each other… even when she was with Jax
???? her character just blew me away… when Jax was in her orbit… total WOMAN. NOW… her being all revelatory and aura protected ???? it seems to me… they just made a joke of all that they’ve done and will be
2. she’d crawl on glass back to him…. ??? is this telling us all mob war and come hell or high water… these two would go to the ends of the earth to be with their bonnie and clyde… she just demeaned herself… lowly
3. Carly is telling Sonny… you make killing and mob life Sexy.. not verbatim… but close… these two are in their fifties …. NO ? close enough… Laura Wright is 45… she’s aged. Maurice Benard is 53
i suppose fans can go on
but… it just wasn’t a heart to heart that took me with
but….it just wasn’t a revelation for either or
Could someone explain to me why I should care whatsoever about a career criminal and murderer discussing why he and the woman that helped him cover up the murder of her son’s father are meant for another? Never have two people deserved each other more and never have two people given the fast forward button on my remote such a workout.
Lol..love the “workout” imagery.
I’m a big Sonny and Carly fan, and I really enjoyed their scenes on Monday, and in fact in this whole Bipolar/ Mob storyline. Last Fridays’s scenes with Morgan were wonderful as well. I watch soaps to be entertained, I want to see complex bigger than like characters not perfect everyday people. Sonny and Carly have a lot of dysfunction but that makes them interesting to me. I love Mo and Laura’s chemistry together,we all have characters/pairings we enjoy and they are it for me. Laura Wright is fantastic, and always makes me feel for Carly. I have seen a lot of growth in Carly and I like that. I also understood where Sonny was doing from as well as he is trying to protect his business and his whole family. I always look forward to their scenes together.
What you say is very true, Melissa. I can see how the exchange between Carly and Sonny would be considered poignant by their fans.
I, on the other hand, was not moved. Carly may have superseded my expectations, but Sonny will always be Sonny. I do not think his persona will be changed. I can’t imagine GH without Sonny, as he is. I can’t say. But, I love Maurice, and I would hate for him to lose all semblance of Sonny Corinthos. He should be killed off and brought back as someone else. His good twin, perhaps?
If Sonny is now expected to remove his wolf’s clothing, we will have to wait a very long time. I find it very hard to believe Sonny’s behaviour pattern will change much from his violent lifestyle. That is all he knows.
Everyone around him, especially Carly, has always enabled him. It is no wonder he continued to wreak havoc and destroy others’ home and hearth.
It was a pretty speech, eh? We did see human qualities, somewhat.
As for Vanessa Marcil / Brenda they can’t afford her.
I’m tired of the Carly character. The actress is good but the character has become pointless. She does nothing to move the story forward at this point. If you took her out completely it would make no difference. All she does is wring her hands about her children, proclaim herself Jason’s “best friend”, & get into everyone’s business. She’s pretty judgemental for such an awful person. It’s such a shame that such a formerly great character has become so irritating.
General Hospital
More of the Story on ‘General Hospital’ Star Josh Kelly’s Latest Film Role in ‘The Workout’
We had previously shared that General Hospital’s Josh Kelly was taking three weeks away from his role of Cody Bell to a shoot a role in an upcoming movie entitled The Workout.
Josh originally revealed his role in the film during an episode of GH castmates, Steve Burton (Jason) and Bradford Anderson’s (Spinelli) podcast.
Now Deadline has filled in some of the blanks, and shared some intriguing intel on the premise of the film and its back-story. The film stars Kelly along with Peter Jae, and UFC Fighter, Ashlee Evans-Smith. Other cast members include The Bay’s Kristos Andrews.
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In The Workout, two army rangers set out to create a workout video, but their plans are abruptly halted when a mob hit interrupts their filming. Tragically, one of the rangers loses his wife in the attack, sending him on a relentless mission to take down the mob and anyone who stands in his way.
The film from James Cullen Bressack, almost did not get financed. Apparently, ten days before his birthday, Bressack made a post on Instagram about the feature and production, casting, and financing came from the post … illustrating the power of social media. After the post gained traction, a producer provided financing and actors expressed interest in joining the project, leading to a quick production.
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In a statement, Bressack shared, “As artists a painter paints, a musician makes music, a writer writes, but as filmmakers we have to ask permission to create. It’s time to change that narrative. This film spawned from a necessity to create. We create. We tell stories. We play pretend. I’m excited to take this journey. This is the truest form of collaboration and a community of friends coming together to make something fun. While our industry has had a rough time recently with strikes and a possible strike looming in the future, it’s nice to remind ourselves why we got into film to begin with. To have fun telling stories.”
No word yet on when The Workout will be released.
So, looking forward to seeing this collaborative effort featuring GH’s Josh Kelly? Comment below.
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However, four of the top award category nominations will be revealed on Thursday, April 18th across four entertainment news programs to kick things off.
Those include this Thursday episodes of Access Hollywood, E! News, Entertainment Tonight and Extra. Over the past few years, NATAS has often let the syndicated entertainment news program handle the duties of revealing the top actor and actress in a daytime drama series, but we shall see which categories the shows unveil this year.
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As previously announced, the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be presented in ceremonies on Friday night, June 7th on CBS (8 – 10 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+*.
The awards will be back at The Bonaventure hotel in downtown Los Angeles, where (the delayed due to the actors and writers strike) 50th annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held back in December of 2023.
Look for the full nominations to be posted right here at Michael Fairman TV and you can follow along on Friday on the Daytime Emmys social platforms as well.
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The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of categories, including daytime dramas, talk shows, instructional programming, hosting, culinary, and legal/courtroom programs. In 2021, NATAS and the Television Academy jointly announced plans to realign the Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards to be organized by content genre, as opposed to program airtime.
The 51st Daytime Emmy Nominations will honor the work and achievement from the calendar year of 2023.
So, who would you like to see in the running for gold when the Daytime Emmy nominations in the key acting and show categories are revealed? Share your thoughts below.
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General Hospital’s Adam J. Harrington Weighs-in On John and Carly, and How it’s ‘Starting to Get Very Complicated”
On recent episodes of General Hospital, Carly (Laura Wright) came to John “Jagger” Cates (Adam Harrington) rescue as he was beaten down in an assault. Carly put on her “nurses cap,” sort of speak, and got John to his hotel room and watched over to him, to make sure he didn’t lose consciousness.
GH fans also got their first glimpse of what may be a new romance for Carly, if she and John continue to bond. If John and Carly were to have a relationship, it would certainly have a ripple effect with Jason (Steve Burton) and Sonny (Maurice Benard).
Adam J. Harrington shared his view on the scenes and what might be next between the two. Speaking to Soap Opera Digest, Harrington shared, “I thought it was written in a way where there’s an understanding and a respect between them both. I don’t think there was any moment where she was not aware that he’s an FBI agent, and there was no moment that he wasn’t aware of her history and relationship to other people in the town. I really liked it. I was really looking forward to shooting it with Laura and we had a really nice time shooting it.”
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When Carly and John part ways, it seems there were some romantic sparks, as Harrington puts it, “Isn’t that interesting that sometimes with people, the one moment they actually show how they feel is when they know there’s an escape hatch. They know they’re about to walk away. So, it’s almost safe in that moment to do it. I thought that was really special about how (the writers) handled John and Carly. Even the music in that scene was beautifully done.”
Where is this all heading? Conflict! Internally and professionally, and as Adam explains, “Who Carly was to John on paper as just a tool to be used as bait is starting to get very complicated.”
What would you think of a John and Carly pairing? Would you prefer him with Anna, or neither of them? Let us know via the comment section and take our poll below.
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