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GENERAL HOSPITAL: The Real Jason Is Revealed … Let The Fallout Begin!

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On Friday’s pivotal episode of General Hospital, viewers learned the identify of who is the real Jason Morgan, and who is his twin, Andrew.  Now that Dr. Andre Maddox (Anthony Montgomery) has been caught and brought into the PCPD, everyone involved, their loved ones, and friends have gathered at the station to get the 411 on just what the doctor did, and to whom!

Leave it to legal eagle, Diane Miller (Carolyn Hennesy) to keep the proceedings moving along for all of us to get to the truth.  Andre says it was all about his research and discovering a breakthrough in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Diane questions the doctor.  He admits he was financed in his research by a mysterious backer.  Andre reveals several years ago both twins were brought in together and they were already unconscious for his test.  However, Andre was told to map memories for both men and place Jason’s into Drew’s brain.  He then says that Andrew believed he has lived Jason’s life, and he knew which one of the men was Jason.  Andre says he lost track of the men, until he was summoned in 2015 to monitor the situation in Port Charles. Sam (Kelly Monaco) has had enough of explanations, and wants Andre to tell everyone who’s who!

Andre looks at Jason and says, he was sent to monitor to Andrew Cain (Billy Miller), which is him, and then turns to Six and tells him he is the real Jason Morgan (Steve Burton). Diane asks for proof of this revelation as Andrew is shocked and devastated.  Andre says he does not have proof, but Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) pipes up that he does.

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He goes on to say that Sam’s husband is Navy Seal Andrew Cain!  We next see a photo of Andrew with his old face as a decorated officer. Spinelli reveals that Andrew went AWOL three months prior to Jason being “killed” and thrown in the waters of Port Charles. Curtis (Donnell Turner) tries to get his good friend, Andrew, to believe in these facts.

There is also more proof available.  Spinelli requests Jordan (Vinessa Antoine) look into fingerprints from the Navy records. She pulls them up, and they are a match. Meanwhile, Jason thanks Diane, Spinelli and Carly (Laura Wright) and Sonny (Maurice Benard) for believing in him. In an emotional moment, he says he knew if he could get home to Carly and Sonny everything would be OK.  In the interrogation room, Sam tells Andrew he is a hero, but he says he has no connection to Andrew Kane.  Next, Andrew becomes unglued as he is desperate to hold on to the life and the family he has built, as he feels it’s all now slipping away from him.  He storms out and confronts Jason saying, that no matter what the DNA tests say they are not brothers. Andrew feels betrayed by everybody.

We have got to give major props to Billy Miller for this episode for his work upon learning he is Andrew, as well as the whole GH ensemble, who made this an emotional and riveting reveal with very human elements to it.

What will happen next?  Is Andrew’s true family with Dr. Kim Nero (Tamara Braun) and her son, Oscar (Garren Stitt)? Will Sam stand by Andrew? Will Jason just let Sam go forever? Watch the moment where Andre reveals the news about the twins below!

So, what did you think of the big reveal? The back-story of how the memory mapping occurred? The performances on Friday’s GH, and ultimately, who do you think is the mysterious backer that wanted to derail the twins lives? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!

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All is right in the world of PC again! There could be no other Jason Morgan. Steve Burton baby!!

W R O N G ! ! !

You’ll see, when this story ends, Billy will come out the Victor. He will continue playing the role he created as a family man and let go of Sonny and Carly for good.

Correction, no cap on victor

Hey Joni, I don’t necessarily see you disagreeing with Carrie. I think it’s best that Burton turned out to be the real Jason Morgan, a role he made his own.
This gives Miller a chance to step out and be his own man as Andrew and yes, he will be the victor in that he will manage to forge ahead without Sonny and Carly.

“…and let go of Sonny and Carly for good. ”

it’s been an amazing ride… in the context that… Sonny and Carly have been marginalized

they are not even relevant to the show

it’s been gobsmacking fun to know this

1. Sonny has been – HE MAN’ing – it… i’ll go their… back in the drivers seat? you’d think this mob has gone soprano back in the saddle again.. me thinks – sharing the spotlight.. will get you their… longevity and mantra. OK? GH –

2. Carly is trotted out for her altruistic emotive SPEECHES. if Carly doesn’t agree .. then whats the point ? her little speech at Josslyn .. for going over to BM Jason and Sam place w/ Oscar…. caused – our – Carly to go off the rails and tracks … SCREECH… oh well.. what’s the point ? TPTB and Frank and SHelley are so enamored by THEIR star… that all we see is lackluster

every part of this storyline is generating enough

thank the heavens for Leslie Charleson

i’m certain if the camera pans long enough @Steve Burton.. his script will include words

BOFFO – on less is more… Sonny and Carly

LOL To each is own~ This fan LOVES (no correction, meant the caps) Steve Burton, imo the 1 the only Jason Morgan. 21 yrs vs 3 yrs. Until I see different Steve is Jason Stone Cold.

I agree Carrie.

Dragon-roasted crow is now available in Hell’s cafeteria to all of the folks who were pushing the ridiculous fan fiction stories about Frodd being a triplet, the twins being switched at the point of the accident (despite Jason having dashboard fragments from AJ’s car in his head in 2012) etcetera etcetera……

Despite the retcon of a twin being a bit ridiculous to begin with, I would say the reveal itself was well done. And a nice touch with Curtis being the one who finally got Andrew to face reality. After all, he’s the only friend that Andrew really has in Port Charles, since all of his other relationships were based on the falsehood of him being “Jason”.

That’s not to say that all those other folks won’t be able to relate to Drew as himself (provided he stops pushing them away) but Curtis arrived in Port Charles after 2012, so he never had the real Jason as a reference point.

Anyway…. time to move on with the stories of the abductions and who bankrolled the whole thing. Or in other words…… do we see Faison before February sweeps?? Because you can bet your soul he’s behind it all.

I don’t care if I discover the person that I thought was my long lost friend turns out to be someone else, I wouldn’t stop being that person’s friend . As for me, when these so called friends decide to rekindle the relationship with me , it’s over . The closeness will never be the same.

I don’t do well with betrayal myself, Boop. I know we should be more forgiving….kind of hard when the knife coming straight for our back blindsides us.
Some actions are just too unforgivable. I would never trust such a person again.

What could they have done? They expressed how much they cared about him.. Admitted he was a great friend.. But they couldn’t LIEand say he was Jason when they knew he wasn’t.. They didn’t turn their backs on HIM as a person and friend. But he thought they did because they wouldn’t feed the falsehood that he was Jason Morgan. Drew just didn’t want to hear it and took it as betrayal when they were just being honest.
What else could they have done?

LOL, Satan….sorry to dispel your euphoria….I was the one to suggest the triplet theory in jest……beside the fact that it was in question mode. I am very selective as to whose post I read. You are one of them….enjoy your writing.
These sites are in place to elicit speculation….and, let’s keep in mind it is a soap.
As I said, the entire “scenery ” went too smoothly.
I will not eat crow because, at the risk of repeating myself, any ‘triplet’ theory was suggestive.
Alas, I grant you the theory is debunked—I never believed it myself….it started as a joke….hahaha???? Su and I engaged in the Franco Q tentative theory….jokingly.
However, do not count your chickadees before they hatch…….Steve as Jason is still presumptive .
I shall throw in the towel, lay down my sword and shield if Steve is the true Jason, and bow to you and all others.
Never uttered with certainty that Billy was The Jason . Gof forbid Steve, the Lord, God is not. This story is looking very fraudulent. Brought us up just to let some of us down. Obviously not you, LOL. You are Satan; already down there.
And, although Steve will be Jason, I still need more facts and explanations that make sense.
Billy Miller has been thrown under the bus. He deserves better…..thus, the navy seal theory looks very attractive to me.
That is not to say that IT is the big twist. If Steve is Jason, then the story will fall flat. But, I will accept it…I really like Steve; now.
No suspense, no satisfaction in my mouth to be tasted…..in the words of the mighty Timmm, ” don’t fluke it up”. Yet, it seems to be going in that direction.
If this is another Fluke/Luke story…..what can I say?!?! Shame on the PTB.

If you wanted to see Steve be Drew, you might still get your wish….

I don’t see Drew’s story developing without some fake “flashbacks” of his back story being seen. And Billy Miller can’t play those flashbacks, because this would have been when Drew looked like Jason…..

So there you go…. Steve Burton will play Drew…. just not the Drew of the present day.

What I’d really like to see is Drew put aside his misplaced anger at his brother (who has done nothing to him) and work with him to bring down Faison and/or whomever else is involved in this whole series of crimes committed against both brothers.

Satan: I like your suggestion of the twins working together to kick the crap out of Faison and anyone else involved in the memory swap.

Celia, I agree with your assessment of Billy/Drew being thrown under the bus, at least by the “friends” like Sonny, Carly, Spinelli, etc. I was relieved when Billy was Drew until the AWOL business. Can’t we have some relief from the anxiety even for a short while? I want to see the Oscar story develop as well as Aurora, not military prison nightmares.

Hey there, CeeCeeGirl! Not only do I harbor serious doubts that Franco shall ever be proved a “Q.,” but I am wondering if he is even a real Baldwin??? You see, I’m firmly convinced he is actually the love child of the just departed Johnny Hallyday! All one needs to do is take a gander at a recent photograph of this French musical icon and it’s like fast-forwarding to the future Franco! His resemblance to RoHo is absolutely uncanny!

@Soaphound.
Not too many feel as we do, Soaphound. I think it depends on one’s perspective….or, our personal feeling for an actor/character.
As I gleefully ( LOL) announce, ad nauseam, Sonny and Carly have no right to pass judgment on ANYONE!!
Nevertheless, did you notice, by yesterdays episode, how the language between this “can-do-no-wrong” couple, has changed? I think the writers must be reading our comments/complaints over “Drew’s” lack of commiseration from the Incredible Duo.
Suddenly, Carly has developed regrets over the fact that poor, poor “Drew” is still loved and appreciated, as a true friend, by them!
Sonny “ain’t notin’ but a hound dog”, and Carly a “stampeder”. Ha!!

I loved how this all played out in the police station. But you know who or what I loved the most? Diane. Jordan continues to look inept as a police commissioner, so much so, that the brilliantly sharp Diane takes over with the questioning. As Diane pieces it all together with her expert questioning of Andre, Jordan sighs and mumbled,”Oh Andre.” Really? Then Diane and Spinelli instruct Jordan to go over to the police computer to compare Andrew’s finger prints and she’s kind of like,”Right here? Like this?” She comes off as a confused office temp, not a competent, self assured police commissioner.
I really enjoyed how Curtis got his friend Jason (Andrew) to face the truth and to stop blaming Jason by saying,”You both got screwed.”
I completely understand Andrew’s anger but it is somewhat misguided. Being mad at Jason, who has also suffered and lost so much, is irrational. However, it makes sense psychologically speaking.
I could have done without Carly’s self -righteous and gleeful smirk. This was not the time to feel triumphant.

Excuse the mixing of present/past tenses. I should have proof read my comment before posting.

Well said Harry. Diane kicks ass and Jordan is ridiculous as commissioner. Why is she still there? I guess the same reason Nelle, Nina and Amy are. Anna or Mac or even our beloved Bo Buchanan are appropriate commissioners. Curtis was also great in this scene.

@Harry….Diane rocks!!! She’s one large and in charge lady! And Mari, amen!

Robert Scorpio stays away from PC out of that embarrassment because of the women who calls herself a police commissioner!

I think Diane has been a biatch through this entire thing. She was friendly with “Drew” when she thought he was Jason, she knows how he risked his life for Sonny and Carly…and yet she gave him the complete cold shoulder when Steve Burton’s Jason came back. She didn’t even give him the courtesy of telling him gently and warmly that she felt a need to represent his brother due to personal reasons…no…she dismissed him like one would swat a fly.

So, no, I wasn’t impressed with her smug, know-it-all attitude in the police station. I WAS impressed by Spinelli’s sleuthing skills which he managed to deliver with accuracy and yet compassion at the same time. Big difference.

I think we have our wires crossed, Satan, LOL. I did not say I want Steve to be Drew. ….what I said was that we could not be sure the true Jason is Steve, in answer to your emphatic assumption thst he was. Am I making sense? And, it serms that we still do not know, regardless what the facts or Spinelli ( ugh) say.
You said ( correct me if I misread) that it was, indeed, Steve, otherwise his return to GH would have been for naught.
I said that the great twist would be; we were led to believe that Steve WAS Jason; but, ultimately he turned out to be Drew ( speaking in the conditional sense, here)…….especially if Steve’s tenure is a short one. Hard to keep tenses in order , LOL….
Perhaps he, Kim and Oscar will get on the yellow brick road and leave PC?
As far as the misplaced anger? You are absolutely right—-but, it’s both of them. Easily fly off the handle…..men with such insecurities, as to not tamp their anger, turn me off. I find a ‘controlled’ man soooo sexy!!
My wish?! I could care less who is who….whomever it is, I do not want BM to be short-changed.

@Shay.
Ohhh, Shay…as much as I like Diane; she, too, is a hypocryte. I, truly, do not get these writers….they cannot seem to discern between what’s fair and what’s distorted.
So far, the only good advice, she seems to have given, was to Alexis—that is, stay away from Julian.
Spinelli? Why does everyone trip over himself/herself whenever he speaks? Is he some kind of “magus”??
I cannot tell you how much he gets on my nerves.LOL. I know, I know…..EEEEverybody loves The Thorn!!

Well. Satan. I, too, thought (at the beginning of this tale), that Franco might be either one of three or one of the Q twins. I then pushed the possibility that Billy was the original Jason Q…kidnapped during the AJ car accident…woke up with no memory and thus Jason Morgan was born. Though originally Drew. It would have made perfect sense. As for head fragments, hahahaha..I must admit I have no recollection of that but ya know…during one of the thousand brain surgeries they were subjected to they could’ve stuck a few pieces in the other twins’ head to cover their bases!

Though it’s easy to go with history and just assume everything will fall into place (as it has), with Steve Burton returning to the role he held for so many years, the fact that it’s a soap and not always a very-true-to-life “drama” made speculation fun and the story intriguing. Because, truly, all possibilities are on the table with soaps. So I don’t think anyone is “eating crow”…Personally, I’m not disappointed. Said all along I was/am enjoying the story and would be fine with how ever it played out. I wasn’t sure which way it would go..but it seems they went the safe route. Too many fans would start crying “history!!!!”

It’s all good. I think everyone involved has brought their A game and there’s more to come. Too many lives involved…

What I’m not looking forward to is Steve Burton/Jason kissing Sonny and Carly’s butt again. Putting his life on the line…again. And the very fact that Sonny’s already asking him to do so, after now getting him back for the second time…is insane. Sonny supposedly had a much stronger conviction to leave the life, which he found was impossible without putting everyone in more danger. But he didn’t skip a beat sucking Jason right back with him. I truly hope Sam stays with “Drew”…risking losing Jason AGAIN…putting her life and her children’s lives at risk again (after her breakdown where she couldn’t bare the thought) would again be, insane. But then again there’s Kim. And Drew.

The story is one without limit at this point. So good, that I’d rather they focus on it every day for a while and let their other characters take a vacation. (LOL…I DO love so many of them…but this “saga” is must-see soapy right now.)

Maybe Faison will come along with Britt…but hide in the shadows….

If Sam could have her way, she would keep both! If not just to stick it to Elizabeth!

Oh, Rebecca, I’m already “over” the Jason/Carly/Sonny menage a’twits. Did you see their faces st the station? Utter, complete rapture over Jason and looks of disbelief and confusion cast over at Drew, as if this were all his fault. And even though it wasn’t true, Drew’s accusation that Sonny was seeking payback over his refusing the mob life didn’t seem as ridiculous as it should have, since Sonny has ZERO loyalty. Anyway I’m glad about the Drew reveal or I was until this AWOL business. It makes me anxious and I pray it’s short-lived. What do u think?

Hey Soaphound…

“Menage a twits”…hahahaha…I sense a new soap in-the-making!

Ugh. Well, as said I detest Carly and Sonny. More so Carly And the fact that Jason jumped right back on the saddle to do Sonny’s bidding conveys to me that he values Sonny and Carly’s friendship and his position with them more than he does his life with Sam and their kids. You would think that after several near-death experiences he would, as Billy/Drew decided, leave “the life.” It’s never even a consideration with him.

I actually DO like Sam and Steve Burton’s Jason together. Watching their scenes these last few days, the love was palpable, the longing, the loss, etc. And Jason KNOWS her so well. When he saw her on the pier and she was obviously distraught from the truth…torn between her love for both…he just looked at her and said, “it’ll be okay.” Those few words for me packed a wallop. It was just full of love, support, understanding and like he was holding her in his arms without touching. And yet…

I love Billy’s Drew. You know I’ve agreed with you all along about how devastating all this has been for him. I never felt he “whined” as some, LOL, whined that he did. I thought he was/is justifiably distraught, confused, fearful, rejected, dejected…and yes…Sonny, Carly, Diane, Robin were horrible to him. Thankfully, Sam, Monica, Curtis, Liz and even Spinelli didn’t turn their backs on him.

This AWOL thing was quite the surprise! I really wasn’t expecting that and haven’t been reading spoilers so, ya, it was something I hadn’t considered. Another great twist by the writers…they’re following up one dilemma with another which keeps the story moving and yet not too predictable.

I think when Sam goes to Jason for help in exonerating Drew, it might bring her closer to Jason. So far she’s avoided him except for a bit of chat. They haven’t even hugged. I can’t imagine that she hasn’t run into his arms. She loved Jason with everything she had. And he, her. And yet, to find out he’s alive, with the same face that she thought (and had accepted) was gone forever…I don’t care how much she loves Drew it’s got to be completely beyond her wildest imaginings to have him standing there…and yet is taking everything she has not to allow herself to feel what she must be repressing.

Drew? It was a bit ridiculous that he thought Sonny was messing with the proof…but he’s more reactive than his brother and he’s up against the wall. He just lashed out and understandably so.

I’m still wondering about Kim. I can’t tell if she really loved/loves Drew. She seems too calm right now. If she thought him dead, and there he is, new face and all…strange that we haven’t seen her in private moments where she’s freaking out or calling a friend or having a flashback of the two of them in love…Unless, she had something to do with his disappearance.

Oh, Soap, I just don’t know! 😉 And that is why we’re going to tune in tomorrow and the tomorrows following to see how it all unfolds! Don’t be “anxious!” In the words of Jason, “it’ll be okay…” 🙂

Can i say how much better GH has been since they dumped Jean Passanante as co head writer for Chris Van Etten. GH used to be a chore to get through and the show was so dull. Now its exciting, interesting and this whole 2 Jason story has been great. Interesting Shelly Altman is doing much better work with Van Etten versus Passanante. Anyone else notice a different in GH since the co head writer change.

I have definitely noticed the difference.

I 100% agree, she needed to retire much like Jill Farren Phelps. GH is watchable now.

FYI, JFP never retired, she was dismissed from Y&R.

me too sorry to say but I agree.

Spot on!

Story is moving wayyyyyy faster than the John Doe disaster that introduced Billy Miller to GH.

I know in some way, Billy Miller feels cheated knowing that the man he’s been familiar with for 5 years is now a imposter.

But this story has introduced new exciting characters that I hope will stick around after the “Real Jason” reveal.

GH played this out really careful and made sure that Billy had story beyond the reveal.

We may have gotten back Steve, but Billy will now creating the magic in good storytelling.

Billy is the better actor, so I have no doubt he will continue to be the “star” of the story!

Thank you, AJ and Remy. Billy needs a chance to really let go and let his talents soar, like it did on Y&R. This will hopefully be it. Well, after this AWOL nonsense.

……And, AJ, once he meets a happy-go-lucky woman, who lights up a room when she walks in, his ‘stardom’ will soar. Leave glum-glum Sam behind. ( Unless she finds some ingredient/star-dust to get her out of her perpetual doldrums. She is trying—lately).

I’m looking forward to Drew finding himself and his past. I also hopes he shaves that dreadful beard.
I know e has put on some pounds but the beard makes it worse,especially since Billy is really good looking.
Also the Drew story line will give him so much room to create his own personality and so much to discover while still setting his roots in PC.
I am excited also for the Drew/Oscar story.. it should be fun..

Great Episode! Billy Miller has been fantastic !

Ditto!!!

One of the highlights of the week was Billy Miller’s character telling Carly to go to hell. He’s really come alive in his scenes now that he doesn’t have to play the Stone Cold vibe.

For the record, Carly is welcome in Hell any time. Well at least three of them are. That briefly existing train wreck of Carly 3.0 can go to Heaven and let my Former Employer be tormented for once!

I enjoyed that scene ,too Steve. I want Miller’s role to maintain its oppositional attitude with Sonny and Carly ; plus, any other characters who have been turn coats.

Ohhhh, yeaaahh, Steve…..very satisfying, that!!!!!! Carly can go the the devil, any time, any hour, any minute!! You said it, my friend!!

I love Carly.. All 3! LMBO

Miller never played the Stone Cold vibe. He was terribly miscast and that’s why Steve Burton is Back.

Who cares, Billy Miller’s portrayal of Jason far exceeds the robot Jason as portrayed by Steve Burton. Billy is more handsome and believable in his acting. He is playing the role of Jason who no longer needs Sonny, but wants his family and a fulfilling lifestyle.

Billy Miller will be found to be the real Jason in the end!

He was never supposed to be “Stone Cold.” It was said repeatedly that he wasn’t the same since he’s been back. Not by the viewers but by Carly, Sonny, Michael…even Sam. He wanted out of the mob, he was more affectionate, was more tolerant of Franco in that he didn’t pound on him like Steve’s Jason just did, etc. These weren’t the actor’s decisions to not have the “Stone Cold vibe.” He was a different man in demeanor because that’s how he was written. Differently, a man more oriented toward family than Sonny’s business. A man who is strong, tough, fierce…but not lacking emotion.

Thus, I don’t think he was miscast; just portrayed differently as per the direction his character was given/written.

Miller far exceeds Burton and is more handsome and believable? Lol!

Miller mumbles his lines and has an inaudible voice. He can’t project at all. Imagine him as a stage actor, you can’t, he wouldn’t get hired.

Burton embodies the character he plays, he makes you believe he is Jason Morgan. That is the job of an actor. To be believable as you say and that’s Burton as Jason. As for handsome? Please…

Burton embodies the character Jason Morgan because it was his portrayal that has been portrayed all these years until his departure. So, of course he makes you “believe he is Jason” because long-time viewers are used to his voice, his expressions, his mannerisms, etc. They didn’t clone Billy’s character. They just imprinted memories. So, of course he wouldn’t be an exact replica…emotionally or characteristically. Which is why he was different. Again, not the actor but the way each of the two were written. Steve Burton as Jason was written exactly as it was in the past..stoic, few words, pragmatic. He is sticking by Sonny because he IS Stone Cold. Billy’s character, on the other hand, didn’t seem like “Stone Cold” because he wasn’t written to be. He wanted out of the mob, he actually left, he had a curiosity and a desire to start a new line of business, he was more tolerant of Franco, etc.

So Burton embodies it because he’s the same as we remember. Billy’s character was never the same; not in demeanor, temperament…he was more “kissy-kissy” with Sam, he was buddy-buddy with Curtis, he was always more open with his feelings.

Anytime anyone tells Carly where to go, it is a true treat. Ditto for Sonny. And yet, those two have the unmitigated audacity to be appalled that any person should ever dare to be so bold.

Well in truth he never did. He never played Stone Cold..Though he did do an altered version of Jason.

But I see the friendship rebirthing…He may not be Jason but as they have said,they still care about him and know he risked his life for Sonny. But they shouldn’t have to lie to him that’s not doing him any favors.

I have really enjoyed this story arc with Steve Burtons return. Glad Billy is getting really good material, actually the whole group is Thankful the reveal was made incredibly quickly in Soap time! Looking forward to where this goes long term.

Well that was all too convenient…. which tells me Steve Burton is Jason for now… until he starts having memories about being Drew! We all know Helena is behind this and it’s oddly strange that not one person has thought of that or mentioned it, especially Dr. Robin! I like that Billy Miller is Drew because it allows him to use his range but I think down the road he’ll wind up being Jason… or at least Jason Q and not Jason M.. There’s definitely more to this story. No matter what, Carly and Sonny have their guy/robot, one that will always put them first.

I agree Yvonne.

Those are my feelings, as well, Yvonne….for now, I accept Steve as The Jason.
There is more to this story—-too smooth, as I said, also.
Since when does a soapy plot not have a hitch? A twist?
Awaiting with bated breath…..
Neverthelees, this turn of ‘veiled’ events have sent some into a gloating frenzy. LOL.
We shall see….the door is ajar, for me.
But, seriously, Billy is better off as Drew, albeit, as I said early on ( actually called both Neanderthal), he has anger issues just as Steve displayed when attacking Franco.
Was it a tactic to confound us? Keep us guessing?
Furthermore, Franco’s ‘work’ is (yet) not done. It’s coming…..

@Steve.
Haha…great play-on-words!!
More importantly, Sam should have known who was whom just by the ‘fit’ of those drawers….inside-out! Ha!!….. A wife/lover does know every inch of her husband’s/lover’s body, doesn’t she??

Right on Celia!

Celia: I said the same thing. I don’t care how long my husband was gone, when and if he returned, I would definitely know him by his capabilities, feel, and physical attributes.

No, I think the end game is what we saw Friday. Steve is Jason. His story now will be focused on Sam. Billy is Drew. He actually COULD have a bigger story now since he has Sam to consider AND he needs to rediscover who Drew is.

So Steve Burton is Jason Morgan. We knew that from the beginning. Now what can he do? Let me see….ummm mutter incessantly, stare into space without uttering a word or ummm beat someone up? *Sigh* I don’t really care that he’s back on the canvas because he is the most snoozy of all of them. This story was a complete waste of time. Billy Miller has carried this show storyline with how he has reacted to it all. He is just stunning at the reaction scenes. Kelly Monaco is really projecting some strong emotions with having to make her choice. But let me say that if she choses Jason her character will fade into the woodwork because they have ZERO chemistry together. Billy and Kelly have chemistry. I root for them. But I know what they are going to do. It’s just sad that they wasted so much time with a story that had zero pay off. I’m glad we’re all back in the 90’s with Steve Burton wearing a jacket that has never been washed and acting like he is so bored reading his lines. I nominate him for a Razzy award this year. I know all the h8ters are going to come for me about Mr. Burton but I don’t care……He is a snooze on screen. Meanwhile Ava and Griffin are awesome together. Here’s to a great story with them.

Who’s underwear has Drew been wearing for the last couple of years? This is what we need to know.

One would have thought with her husband being dead for two years, Sam would cleared out his drawers, so to speak.

I don’t know bout yall, but I am absolutely positive that I would easily identify my husbands abilities and physical attributes in our bed, no matter how long he had been gone.

I have been saying this litany since the entire mess started, joniG….not just Sam, but, also Lizzie, who should have known the difference when “Jake” first slipped between her;…uhmmm, sheets. LOL.
This fact alone makes me think Jake is Jason Morgan.
I know my husband’s attributes, as you put it, by touch and feel….blindly by memory.

Maybe she thought he was “different” bc he “forgot”

I know, they duplicated Jack on Y&R and the same argument came up. Did they duplicate his privates? NO!

I, absolutely, follow you, joni……your post is exemplary….best so far in in how this mix-up could have happened. I think everyone knows I am less than well-versed in GH history; but, as Shay’s, your words dance before my eyes.
Thank you—You are very straight-forward, uncaring who agrees or not—I like the way you phrase your thoughts on paper ( as it were)……
…….”I like it like that”.

Well, I don’t think Sam is too bright.

Okay, you dont like Steve Burton. BUT you must not have watched when he was Patient Six and the great job he did just acting with his eyes. Then his scenes with Ava. They were great! I will agree with you on one thing or state an obvious fact, when Steve is with Maurice or Laura, it does become old hat.

Hey, Timmmy,
I don’t know if you are talking to me, LOL….I do like Steve; a lot. He truly showed his stuff….what he’s made of. ….never thought I’d cross that bridge until his ‘end’ at Y&R.
And, as you say, he loses that gravitational pull when around Sonny and Carly—-hovering like the black plague; death!!
Wuv-ya!! LOL.

You’re so right, Mateo. I LOVE when characters say Jason is “solid, quiet, etc.” Yeah, try catatonic. Billy and Kelly have been the emotional touchstones for me during this reveal, and I can’t wait for Billy to get to sink his teeth into a new character, not a recast. Jason, Carly, and Sonny should kick Joss out and move in together. At this point, they deserve each other.

As a viewer who has always been a fan of Jason Morgan. I’m beyond thrilled to have Steve Burton back because as much as I love BM he never pulled off the feel of Jason Morgan. I accepted because I felt it was due to his accident but also I had no choice. And I liked him

This often happens when main characters get replaced. I adore Laura as Carly, but I have to say Sarah Brown who created the role is maybe my favorite. I loved her raw edge.
I know many prefer TBs Carly.. I despised her at first but tolerated her over time because the character grew into something else, something more elegant and mature.
And for me Laura’s Carly is a mix between the first Edgy Brave ballsy Carly And the elegant also brave and fiery Carly TB brought.
She is elegant and strong and street smart all in one. So while Sarah is my favorite Carly she originated the role, it’s her creation.

But I also was thrilled when she returned for Olivia Zacchara… Again I adored her raw character.. Great actress and I hated she died

I wish they would have had Billy as Jason Quartermaine before the accident with AJ, and that they were switched and Steve would have been Jason Morgan- Jason after the accident. That would have been a much better story, and everyone would have been somewhat satisfied and Billy/Jason would have had less to be upset about. I feel so sorry for Billy and his character. I can see GH eventually deciding to get rid of the character, though I love him more than Steve’s Jason. Not because of Steve, but because he’s more of a normal, feeling person, and not a killer. Don’t count on Steve sticking around , though. He made up a reason he was leaving and in no time flat he was on another soap. he’s a great actor, but I’m not going to get invested in the character. I hope Sam doesn’t break “Andrew’s” heart.

I didn’t see anything on Friday’s episode that would negate the (fabulous) fan theory that Andrew is Jason Q before the accident. In fact, that the motives for the memory switch and the people behind it are still a mystery, I’d say that it’s still on the table as an option. This isn’t me reaching here… they’re putting all of those pieces in place (specifically reaffirming Monica’s love for Andrew and the acquisition of the media empire ie something in his brain is bringing out his inner Quartermaine). I’d also not be surprised if we found out soon that part of his military service was medical. I don’t think we’re done with the evolution of Andrew into Dr. Jason Quartermaine.

Even if this doesn’t come to pass, for the first time in a long time, I find myself having fun watching this show and trying to figure out where it’s going. The show is also going out of it’s way to have its cake and eat it too all the while allowing both fanbases to get what they want. It seems to me that under past writing regimes, specifically Guzas reign of terror (which eventually got me to drop this show for many years) it seemed as though the fans would suggest/request something and the writers would do the exact opposite just to piss us off. I never understood that. We’re the ones keeping the show alive and while no writer can please everyone, killing this or that character off just to spite the fans seems to be counter productive.

In any event, regarding Steve’s reason for leaving, I think that he and the former head writer (Ron) had disagreements over how the character was to be handled and Steve (from what I’ve heard) decided to jump ship citing family reasons rather than work with him any longer. Ron was infamous for having Twitter wars with fans and stars which is, I think, what ultimately got him removed from the show. You can’t piss off that many people and keep your job (unless you’re the president of course, but I digress). Bottom line is – I don’t see Steve going anywhere as long as the show makes him Stone Cold and able to be the tough gun toting guy and nothing else. (And don’t even get me started at the INSANE conversation about Franco being a ‘bad’ serial killer and Jason being a “good’ hit man because avoiding THAT is the only way that I continue to watch this show and like these characters).

Unless they have Billy Miller’s character regain the childhood memories of Andrew, that double switch theory remains a possibility.

Lol! The ridiculous fan-fic started months ago that BM is Jason Q switched at the accident won’t go away. The writers are smart enough not screw with the character that way. It has nothing positive to offer and only kills a great story.

If Miller can’t make it with this character as laid out, a former Navy Seal, then he should go wait tables or something until his “big break” in prime-time comes through. I wouldn’t hold my breath.

Oh, like this show hasn’t screwed with iconic stories?? I could name at least a dozen off the top of my head within the past decade alone. lol Every show does it all the time. 🙂

Great post Jacob and I agree with everything you wrote. I voiced the same opinions frequently.

When fans have theories that not all agree with they’re not “ridiculous.” This has been fun to try to figure out and the “switched after AJ accident”was/ is quite plausible. Will it come to be? Perhaps not. But if it wouldn’t ruin anything in my book. So far, they’ve done a great job. Looking forward to its continuation….

Nobody is paying any attention to something physical here. When Jason was injured and dumped into the water and thought dead, he had facial injuries. Those injuries could be why his face was so easy to change when his memories were also swapped. This further places Billy as Jason, unless Andrew was swapped as a child and lived the life of Jason from age 3 until the injuries and presumed death 5 years ago. Follow me???

Great post! I agree, we the fans of GH are spoiled, to have Miller and Burton, TWO Emmy winners who have tremendous fan bases on the same show is a treat! Plus we have Finola, James Patrick and Maura! Also, I think Kelly Monaco has elevated her game on the show!

Billy Miller looked llike he was in so much pain, I could feel it through the screen, and Sam damn she looks like she’s always sizing up the two Jason’s probably trying to figure out who she had more fun in bed with, the real JASON was giving us that condescending/dear in the headlights look that he’s mastered. Diane is all she care about how much she can charge her dumb clients? Talk about being money hungry! Earlier in that same episode it was disgusting/disturbing , and sad to see sonny telling his trained pet Jason that he’s gotta take care of some shady business in Puerto Rico , like hell yeah it’s called hurricane Maria!! Is sonny going to send jason to help the country? Doubt it sonny really is one selfish sob! Sonny n Carly are so clueless that they haven’t once questioned dr Maddox bout the so called help he provided to Morgan. They probably forgot bout him now that their pet JASON is back. GH is good agian so I’m happy !!!

Im surprised it wasnt Sonny sizing them up trying to figure which one he loves the most…Carly too,,,now they can each have one-lol

Good one, Jimmy. Leave it to you to make me giggle. They need more than a king-size bed.

Alan and Jim–ha–ha! you both made me chuckle. I realize I am in the minority but I find Kelly Monaco’s approach to Sam to be predicated upon a one note platform. I honestly got the feeling that she didn’t give a damn if Andrew or Jason goes home with her. I fully expected her to say,”Jason or Andrew, one of you come home with me and let’s eat Chinese food in bed–I’ll leave it up to you two to decide. I don’t care.”

lol 🙂

As long as “The Noodle Buddha” enters into the equation, Sam is good to go!

LOL

Well Sam already knew who was who.. She just never admitted it to Drew.
She loves both men but it’s been 5 years since Jason was home and in that time she fell in love with Drew. She will Ofcourse choose Drew for now but will she be able to stop longing for Jason?
I think over time she will go back and forth before her heart decides..

As for everyone else I don’t think anyone acted badly to Drew.. And Dianne is always just earning her money with only small shows of emotion. Drew was the one being an ass to Carly, Carson tried to tell him they cared for him but he wouldn’t hear it because they didn’t think he was Jason. Well he isn’t and he was still rude, to Carly and Jason who simply came home…He hasn’t tried to storm the home and claim what’s his.. He rescued his wife/Love from being kidnapped and drowning. He hasn’t asked Drew to move out of his home and get away from his kids or even his wife.. He came HOME and reclaimed his name. And Drew acts like an ASS and tells him he isn’t his brother. Well thanks to that brother he gets to go home and be with Sam and his daughter for Christmas instead of court martialled. So he is an Ass but I understand to a point but I don’t like it. But I also can’t wait for all the stories to come.

Billy was a snooze until recently…he is better off not being Jason…his son being Oliver ties Oliver to the Qs…but i think Nelle should later be revealed as Tamara’s daughter-they kind of look like each other imho!!! …Why should Sam suddenly go back to Jason now that her feelings are for Andy…she did think he was Jason but now that he isnt should not change how she feels for him…Jason belongs to Sonny and always will-no one can break their love bond!!!!-lol

I concur, Jim. I do not understand why the “Killy” fans think Miller was thrown under the bus. I feel like having to play Jason Stonecold Morgan’s was hindering Miller’s natural effervescence and now he can break free and flesh out his own role.
I have always enjoyed Miller, thought he was terrific as Billy Abbott, but let’s face it. he’s been sleep walking as Jason Morgan. It’s time for him to wake up and start the party as Andrew Caine. Now, if only Andre can give him back his memories.

Sam puts him to sleep…and me too!!!

The kid’s name is Oscar.

My bad…but it does start with an O-lol

Yes, Jimmy, albeit BM was given a one-two punch ( as I said, thrown under the bus), meaning, it was unexpected ….left him breathless. But, he can live out the rest of his years with honor, reconciling himself with the fact that a future as Drew is a better, healthier and more peaceful life….no anger, please!! LOL.

This will give him a chance to develop his own character and have a background we fans still dont know of…playing Jason was so wrong…a tried character…Billy gets a fresh start with Drew!!!

That’s right, Jimmy. Well said….. Billy should be Drew ….the part fits him well–focused and honest.
I guess the return of Steve ( obviously) was not in the works when Billy picked up the role. I just wonder who made the earth move so powerfully, to impact and shape a complete reversal of a new, ‘remodeled’ Jason.
Was it Steve who decided to return and upset the PC universe this way? Or was it the PTB’s idea? LOL.
Be that as it may, I truly did welcome Steve—–as much as it does hurt everyone; Billy, as Drew, will come into his own, as you so eloquently stated, my friend.
I, also, had the opportunity, throughout this travesty, to see Kelly Monaco demonstrate her acting ability. Sam is hot and cold….but, when she puts the effort into the mix, she’s all in. ….hasn’t said much, but, what she does say hits the spot, nonetheless. Her face has been an open book, thus far. So, speechifying her feelings is superfluous for her character…the old adage is still alive, Jimmy….. “A picture paints a thousand words.”

Great reveal….it just makes me dislike Carly and Sonny more!How do thy stop caring for Andrew in a minutes notice!!!!Couldn’t some one blow them up>>>>who is it rooting for them?

Please see my response to this below. I don’t know why it was separated from your post.

Ugh. I agree as does Soaphound, who’s been lamenting that very fact since Burton’s return. The way the characters treated Billy’s “Jason” was so hurtful it’s beyond repair in my opinion. It’s one thing to be thrilled, elated, joyous to feel the “real” Jason, the man you loved and missed for so long is back; it’s another to completely turn your back, act as if you don’t know, react without compassion or support, for the man they’d supposedly come to love as well, who sacrificed for them and risked his life for them more than one time. Really hideous. I truly hope”Drew” won’t forget too easily or too soon about their betrayal like Michael so completely did after Sonny killed AJ and Carly covered it up. Time doesn’t heal ALL wounds…

Will the brothers ever get close? Brotherly love! They are family now…

That might take a while. Although MF spelled it differently above, the last name of Cain has biblical references to a not-so loving brotherly relationship

Of course! Cain and Abel…..bad brother, good brother. ….although I was not under the impression that either Jasons was evil. Must ask Satan.
Would one kill the other, as in Genesis?

The same thought occurred to me, Steve, but you beat me to the punch! And CeeCee…What if the angelic Billy Miller’s Drew turns out to be the “Goofus” to stonecold Steve Burton’s “Gallant?” (Shades of “Highlights” magazine…not my own descriptive words there….)

One will save the others life or need a bone marrow donation!

Please do not let them make Andrew the new AJ, everyone’s favorite scape goat.

Don’t worry, Rhonda. Franco already has that honor.

You think Carly might quit laying all over SB and we pay this guy how much to stand their with no emotion god can it be over BM please show your acting chops and KM come out of your coma and show your stuff! Yep they pay big bucks for SB to play a robot

If it were not for Steve’s return this show would suck! What else is going on that is not tied to Steve? MAN LANDERS!

Since it’s the same storyline as the two Todds in OLTL does RC get a check?

SO much better than the Two Todds (and I liked that story)…. I just wish Roger H would turn to the camera at some point and muse to himself that he feels deja vu with the Two Jasons. 🙂

Yeah, Jacob….I’ve yet to settle the Franco involment with myself in this imbroglio.
My dad always, teasingly, said I was/am the bane of his existence…. LOL. He willingly gave me away, to my husband.
I like to go deep…..delve into the pit until all the snakes are out…crawling on their bellies.
Su has a point….Franco is a Q? Is he?
From the onset I suggested that Steve and Roger were the twins….that went nowhere, HaHa.
Yet, I feel it in my patella ( especially in inclement weather, LOL) that Franco holds a major clue.
Franco will experience deja-vu, for sure. When that happens, it will be everyone’s undoing.
Faison’s coming to town, Ho Ho Ho…..

@Jacob…LOL!

If this was a redo of the Two Todds, Susan Moore would be revealed to be alive and working for the DVX. She would be the mastermind behind the whole swap.

Yes just keep singing the praises of that bunch I heard Giza was in the building!!! Yawn

Guza

OK–

Andrew;
Chief Special Warfare Operator Navy Seal.
A Navy Seal served that with honor.
He has a distinguished service record and received multiple medals and commendations.

Jason;
Sonny’s hitman/killer ,

And— Andrew being a Navy Seal could kick Jason’s ass in a heartbeat, and a Navy Seal is phantoms above a hitman.
Jason should never ever mess with Andrew ..

0ooh and—
Jason is a butt-wipe in comparison to Andrew !

Hey, su,
Yeah, I know neither of them is Monica’s bio son, but she did love , whom she thought was Jason, as her own. It must be such a blow to be faced with such a dilemma. ….for all involved.
Nonetheless, I think that even if nuJason turns out to be Drew, Monica has had ample time to develop a motherly love for him. She can love both. As a mother, I know I would.
As far as liking ( which is different from love) Jason2 more? Yeah, I guess you may be right….personality-wise, maybe?

Exactly what I said on another site, SuzieQ…..I’d much prefer an American hero, who served his country with honor; than a Sonny murdering underling, “concubine”…. HaHaHa and LOL.

Oscar is a Quartermaine. That is all.

I think Monica likes Andrew much better than Jason..
Neither are her sons (1 adopted) but Jason has not by any means been a good son.. She will be proud of Andrew, very proud to have him as a Quartermain.

Monica is a Q by marriage.. neither of the twins are of her blood.

@Grant Putnam.
Hi, Grant…again, LOL,
I’ve said this before ( and I am probably wrong), I will say it again…..the “twins” may turn out not to be brothers. It could be all a ruse. It is a soap, where the unbelievable and the ridiculous happens. The miscreant who put this all in motion has a target (s) in mind. Those whom he/she thinks have done him/her wrong. The Jasons are the weapons, as it were.
PC is the stage and the targets “merely players” ( Willy Shakespeare).
Transfusion? Plasma transfer? There may be a ‘cell’ working at the lab playing with the bloodwork/DNA…..just a thought.
…..a complete ‘mise en scene’.

Hey Cee, I was talking to Mateo about the negativity he directed towards Steve, not you my love!

@Timmm.
Hi, T,
I figured that ….thanks you for clearing it up…
I have nothing negative to say about Steve. I guess those who favor Billy resent him? After leaving the show for so many years, Steve may be considered as the usurper……intruding on Billy’s space.
I do not feel this way; as long as Billy stays put. LOL…..
…..All I expect is for Billy to be given as good a story as it gets…..
I know I keep harping on this, but, I am still not so sure this story is so cut and dry….
Later, Timmmy….

su0000…I don’t know how long you’ve been watching GH but Monica ADORES Jason Quartermaine aka Jason Morgan. She raised him. Though she was upset that he joined forces with Sonny, he was always a good son to her. She was one of the few people in the family (along with his grandmother Lila and sister Emily) that he remained close to. She would NEVER care for him any less. He is the one she raised. So if I HAD to choose, I’d say she’d choose Jason Morgan over Drew. With that said, she won’t have to choose. She’s come to love Drew and has thought of him as her son for the last few years. So, she’s the real winner in this story. She doesn’t have to make a choice and she never abandoned either one when identities were in question. Considering Monica has lost everyone to death…including her biological son AJ, her adopted daughter Emily and Jason (twice) before he suddenly appeared alive..again…well…now she has two for the price of one! Monica now has “twins” who she considers her sons.

Rebecca is right. Monica loves Jason and that love doesn’t negate her love for his twin brother, Andrew.

It would be a good fight. Just like Peter and the chicken on “Family Guy!”

Hey Suooo, in theory I think you’re right. With a NAVY Seal background Andrew would really be able to make mince meat out of Jason.
However, as executed by Miller, I don’t see that happening. He was never quite adept at playing those action scenes. The only physical test I see that cuddle bug Andrew winning is the race to the refrigerator.

Great acting but I do not care for the story. I wonder if the fantastical elements soaps have taken in recent years is a reason why the genre is weaker in audience and popularity. Don’t get me wrong, I try to keep up with all four remaining legacy soaps. But when they require such a level of suspension of belief, it is difficult to stay on board.

…..know exactly what you mean, Iakovos!!

The fantastical elements have been a part of soaps since the weather machine in the 1980s. Before that, there were twins of dead people showing up (All My Children’s Kitty and Kelly in the mid/late 70s) and Vicky going to Heaven on One Life to Live (the 80s). Don’t forget about Marlena’s possession also in the 80s (90s?). While it may be true that the fantastical elements have made the genre weaker, it is nothing remotely ‘recent’.

Jacob…again, agree!

I love Billy Miller but after the story got heating up, I realized there was no other way to go. I do want Billy to stay on the show and make us understand who Andrew is. This could be a good journey for the actor to bring a new character to life.

I think that job should go to Steve Burton. He should eventually prove out to be Andrew.

Not happy about Obrecht being back.

Well, plenty of us are glad to see Liesl back to doing what she does best….pining for her beloved “Cesar” and doing whatever lethal bidding on his behalf she deems necessary! Now that her “family” is returning to Port Charles, things are really on a roll again for Dr. O….if she can just break into song, the holidays will be truly complete!!!!!

You go, girl !! Frohliche Weihnachten!!!!!!

Most DEFINITELY THRILLED Dr.O is back on the canvas… Frank V.
should offer her a contract…She’s truly brilliant!!!

I – love – dr. O

I hope GH gives Dr O and her daughter Britta some tender scenes together

AND I like some one post that Faison is actually, in hiding, with Britta back to check up on “things”

Sounds like the “Tale of Two Todds” from One Life to Live.

Loved seeing this impromptu gathering at the PCPD… Quickest case solving
that police station has ever had!!! Writing was spot on, all major players got
a chance to shine. Great sudsy Friday reveal.

It was a total ” we’re going to hand wave this all away because honestly, let’s just get this over with because it’s too ridiculous to dwell on”. I am OK with that. At some point, just get over the hump and on to the relationships. the sci fi mumbo jumbo is necessary but forgettable.

I enjoyed the story up until Jason 6 jumped through the roof window, no matter how good the acting or not.

After that…Jason6 has shown no empathy for what his presence in PC, Jason Drew’s turncoat friends, (except Sam at least for the time being), and further reveals on who is who is doing to Jason/Drew. He is really STONECOLD.

And Jason Drew while, having all kinds of reasons to be upset, is behaving like a loose cannon all of the time. And again, like Jason6, not looking at what his brother has been through with any kind of empathy. You wouldn’t think a Navy Seal who has seemed to retain many of Seal instincts and training, and with all kinds of accolades would be so out of control.

And then there are the turncoats. Just beyond shame on each and every one of them for how they have behaved towards a “past friend,” Jason Drew.

Wonder if there is still a wild card role for Franco to play? So far I think Roger has done a good job with what he has had t work with.

But I’m sure the writers have set us up for all of this. So I will be watching to see what’s next. The Jason’s become BBF’s? I know, that’s pushing it.

I LOVED Jason jumping through the window! In that single moment, all of Jason’s instincts to protect Sam (even if she’s married to someone else) came rushing back and it was a true love moment! LOL…I actually got a rush! Seriously, Steve Burton was fantastic in that scene. Like a predator, he lay in wait, observing the scene below as people were being held at gunpoint. You could see him considering, perusing…and then…BAM! he sees Sam’s at risk and instinctively leaps through the window without a concern for himself. True superhero moment. The subtle flicker, the change in Burton’s expression when his character sees Sam being injected…wow!…

I agree with you about his lack of concern for Drew. At least he’s not gloating or throwing it in his face. He’s understandably relieved to be verified and in true Jason Morgan fashion, is weighing everything methodically even though his emotions are involved. His love for Sam is as great as Drew’s…he’s willing to sacrifice being with her and reclaiming his life if she’s happy with his brother.

And, yes, I’ve empathized with Billy’s Drew the whole time. He got the worst part of the deal. His own life stripped away, the life he believed was his isn’t, the sons he has aren’t his, the wife he loves still loves his brother (even if she’s repressing it.) He can’t empathize with Jason now. His own life is too threatened; his identity a compelte mystery to him. He really is lost.

The turncoats? LOL. Great description! Yeah; they’ve been despicable.

Love Franco. I’d like him to have a good life with Liz and stop being the AJ substitute for town punching bag.

I didn’t say it right. I liked Jason6 up until after he jumped through the window. I too liked this instinctive move to save Sam. It’s how he’s acting towards Jason/Drew, or not acting, that is bothering me.

One more episode for Outlanders. I haven’t really enjoyed the 2nd season since Claire and Jamie reconnected.

Also, I don’t think Kelly and Sam are getting her their due here. Talk about confusing, but so far Sam has been loyal and supportive to Jason/Drew, but at the same time open to Jason6. Not sure where it’s going to end up, but I hope with the Billy/Jason. And I really liked when she told Andre no sympathy for him, and further, where to go while at the police station. Too much undisclosed money going on in the world for the “right” or greedy reasons.

And love how Monica is handling having both of her two sons back. Way better and classier than anyone else.

Then there’s the Kim and Oscar equation. How long is Kim signed up for? But if we are to have a retro newbie back in PC, I think she is doing great. Plus she has a job at GH.

Also love Leisl back. Love how she is portrayed. Was never a big Brit fan, but we’ll see.

And “no” to the old Morgan for at least right now if not indefinetly, and all the drama-overload we would get from the already drama-overload of Carly and Sonny.

It is beyond me as to why Billy Miller’s Jason would want to fight for the identity of a career criminal wth over 50 arrests. If I were him I would be relieved I wasn’t that person and forever connected to Sonny and Carly — and I’d dump Sam to save myself months of having to listen to her “process” everything. If you ask me, Drew is the big winner in this whole thing. Now he just needs to sue for custody of Scout so at least one of those poor kids has a chance at living a life not tainted by continual criminal activity and violence.

My partner (who hasn’t watched in months) said that every scene with the crowd in the police station looked like an episode of THE CALIFORNIANS with the multiple shots of the cast waiting for Andre to parcel out the next nugget of the story before they went to commercial.

LOL, Alan,…..your partner, pretty much, said what I said about that scene…..with different words. What a joke, eh?!

When is Jason going to find out that AJ was alive and that he was killed by his bestie

@Grant Putnam.
I doubt he’ll care, Grant…..I don’t know much about the brothers’ relationship (Jason and AJ), but I gathered they weren’t close? Sonny is the whole package for Jason and vice versa. LOL.
Happily ever after??

I’ma say never, Grant. This show seems dedicated to making sure that Sonny’s myriad crimes are given the weight equivalent to jay walking.

Grant Putnam, yes it is true that Sonny shot and “killed” A.J. “in cold blood”, but it’s not just a one sided situation here. A.J. was seen , by Sonny himself, strangling (I believe it was) Ava Jerome. And so he naturally doesn’t like seeing a woman / female getting abused. So, he shoots him. AJ honestly deserved what he got, and if Sonny’s bestie Jason ever decides to place blame on Sonny himself. But Jason I think knows how Sonny has felt with wanting to “do A.J. in”, so-to-say. Remember that Jason and A.J. both did not have the best sibling relationship. It for sure had it’s turmoil.

@Ashland22Cripton.
With all due respect, Ashland, I do not see Sonny as the upstanding person you describe.
He is the last to judge anyone. Sonny has a dark soul without contrition and undeserving of any redemption. He made a choice to kill…and, he did….not out of noblesse for women, but as the brute, that he is.
Sonny does not like seeing a woman getting abused?….from what I understand he shot Carly, did he not? He abused and affronted the heavens by having sex on holy grounds ( he and Ava both). Lord, and GH long-time fans, only know how many other women he abused.
AJ deserve it? Oh, good grief….wasn’t he shot by Sonny, point blank, without hesitation in cold blood. It is that intense hate which makes a murderer a murderer. And, Sonny is not a prophet, not a judge, not a jury, not an honorable human being….mostly, he’s not God!! Just a feral animal , and a wannabe He-man, with his tail tucked between his legs, who is presently being led by the nose by a He-woman, his wife.

No way did AJ “deserve it.” AJ was abused by Sonny and Carly for years! They stole his son, prevented him from seeing him, tied him to a meat hook, made him sign away his rights by threatening him. They’ve ridiculed him, demeaned him, made him look horrible in his son’s eyes. Carly doused him with alcohol and made him think he was drinking again (that’s why it GALLS ME when she talks about what Ava did to Morgan!)…they were completely disgusting to AJ. For Sonny to walk around and dote on Michael…having stolen him from AJ…all the while he’s stealing yet again Avery from Ava. While the circumstances are different and this time he is the bio father…what right does he have to keep Ava away from their daughter? She’s no worse than him. And AJ had an illness…alcoholism..which he was conquering. And yet they thought Michael needed to be kept away from him??? So Michael could what? Be shot and be in a coma? Shoot someone, get arrested and raped in jail? Yeah…AJ as a father would have been sooo much worse. Please.

It’s also infuriating that the writers keep omitting mention of AJ from the canvas. Yes! Jason should know Sonny killed his brother and Carly covered it up! He should have some sort of reaction, loss, sorrow, conflict. There was a time when AJ was originally thought dead that Jason went to the Quartermaine crypt and apologized to AJ…if I remember correctly he said he knew now what it meant to be a father and he was sorry that he took Michael from him. Something to that effect. So, yes, Jason should know and should be angry. Sonny and Carly have already turned him from Ava because of what she did to Morgan; what they did to AJ was multitudes worse. And yet he cherishes them. It’s truly a maddening point in the story for many.

I couldn’t agree more, rebecca1.

Maddening, Alan. You would think ONE of these writers would right (write) the wrong (s)!

Ashland, your post concerns me. You feel AJ deserved to be killed in cold blood? I truly hope you never serve as a juror in a murder trial.

@Harry….Sounds like he may have been one of those who served on the jury for the Kate Steinle murder case!

@Ashland….Are you sure you’re not Ron C posting under an assumed name? I recall you did say you were a writer who enjoyed penning soap opera-oriented material.

I am not Ron Carlivati. I am Connor Chown, who is a free-lance soap opera writer. Unlike writers like Ron Carlivati, I am presently at the very least not getting paid for it.

Well then, my bad!….And a sincere good luck to you in your chosen endeavor, Connor Chown! I hope you were not offended by my quip, as I only meant to mildly rib you on your rather unique AJ perspective…I’m sure you have realized by the numerous other responses here that yours is not a popular view, yet one which would undoubtedly concur with that of Mr. Carlivati—hence my understandable error!

The reveal was great, but I was disappointed that Monica wasn’t there for it! You’d think that she would want to know for sure who was who, because they are both Alan’s sons and she has grown to love Andrew like her own even though she didn’t raise him. I also wanted to see her rip Andre a new one for using her hospital as a base for monitoring the Jason/Andrew and duping everyone in the process.

I also laughed when Andre said he has the best of intentions when treating Jake. Sure, he might not be an inherently malicious or evil person (like Helena or Faison) but someone who’s willing to bend their moral and ethical code to the extent he did should not be allowed to medically treat anyone, least of all a child. Plus, he intentionally manipulated and misled Franco, not only compromising his oath as a psychiatrist, but also the mental health of a patient with a long history of mental illness. I have no respect for the guy moving forward.

Once the Jason brain mapping settles, let’s hope they don’t have Andre return and revisit his treatment of Morgan. Please, no.

Despite his obvious deception Andre does have a good heart. What he did to the twins is unforgiveable; how he rationalized it, probably as I said the hurting the few for the good of mankind theory…his desire to cure those with memory deficit…perhaps he thought if he did reach some conclusion he’d be able to restore Drew’s memories. Perhaps he still can.

I also believe he sincerely wanted to help Morgan and was crushed when he “died.” (or didn’t die.)

Andre’s a good man gone bad, for what he thought were good reasons. Horrific crime, to steal a man’s life as he did to Drew. Many horrors done in real life, too, that we’re probably not aware of. Not to mention the horrific experiments they conduct on animals…

Convenient storytelling strikes again.

Yeah, that is pretty nasty. Mental Illness is a fragile thing and you can lose it so quickly. I understand that more than ever this year now that I have developed anxiety that I never had before. Even the smallest interactions can make you paranoid and lower your self esteem. I can only imagine how this story would have played out in REAL life.

I feel bad that they made Andre a “baddie.” LOL..I always liked him and found him a calm presence in Port Charles. I do think they used his back story so that it makes sense but it’s a shame he used his brilliance and what I believe was truly his intent…to help people with memory-robbing ala alzheimers condition…by destroying the lives of other human beings in the process. The old…sacrificing the few for the good of mankind syndrome.

I don’t think though that Franco has a “mental illness.” I do believe his actions were the result of his tumor as well as his obviously yet-to-be revealed early childhood trauma. It’s likely that Drew was the uncontrolled child; perhaps it was he who threw Franco down the stairs. Either way, all their lives have spiraled (staircase pun intended!) out of control.

rebecca1…Y-E-S…THANK YOU!!!!! At this point, it gets BEYOND OLD watching those SMUG HYPOCRITES Sonny and Carly POLLUTE my poor TV screen. BEYOND YUCK!!!!!

Happy Holidays, Rebecca.

Hey jay….I think your comment got re-routed; I’m guessing it was my rant about what Sonny and Carly did to AJ.

Yep; hypocrites as you say! Epitome of! Ugh!

Thanks, jaybird369. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

I agree as much as disagree with everyone. I love both actors and their characters as well. The future possibilities are endless, so let’s get on with the show!

OK—-
I had high hopes the writers would think BIG and roll out of their safe box.
Franco being a twin a Q would have made for years of phenomenal stories!

The writers thought too ordinary.
Franco at odds with his twin Jason and in the Quartermain realm how perfect it could have been..
Roger going through changes with his Franco character would have been gripping.

But, once again the writers had an opportunity they screwed up.
I’m disappointed 🙁

I HATE the character of FRANCO!

I hate that Franco has eaten up Lizzy’s identity. I think Lizzy is an interesting, nuanced character but her only role seems to be to prop up Franco with his insatiable need for love and validation.
Rebecca Budig is an amazing, albeit underrated, actress, and I think Lizzy is worth about 100 of Sams. Give this character a story which doesn’t resolve around needy Franco!

hey Timmm ..
I luvs Franco, he is not carbon copy he is unique and a GH character that is one of GH’s best characters ,,
Long Live Franco !

I just have to wonder how long term Franco is meant to be. I think this engagement to Elizabeth will be just that. I don’t think they will get married. I think Elizabeth and Steve Burton’s Jason will finally get together. I see Roger leaving at some point. There is NOTHING going on with his character and he hardly has any interaction with Scott — who has ZERO interaction with his off the canvas daughter, Serena.

I don’t believe Steve Burton’s Jason and Sam are endgame any longer because she has a child with Billy Miller’s Jason.

I must agree, Chrystie……if Steve is Jason, he will end up with Liz…if Billy is Drew, he will stay with Sam. But, is it too simple?
There was crescendo, no doubt….but the landing did nothing for me, due to the fact that from the get-go most assumed the outcome—Steve is Jason.
So, this story, if left as is, went nowhere…fell flat on its face. Gimme something tangible, writers!!!!

I love Franco and I’m hoping that Liz doesn’t leave him when she ultimately finds out he lied to her about knowing which was the real Jason. In typical soap opera fashion she’s ecstatically happy…until it all blows apart. I’ve been saying this all along but she really should give him some slack; she lied too many times to hold it against him. And, in his defense, he’s insecure (rightly so) and he did try to tell her but, like the “twins” he’s afraid of losing the one he loves.

I’m rooting for Franco and Liz. As for Sam? I feel torn. When I see her with “Drew” they’re perfect together and she’ll have a safe life with him. When I see her with Jason…it’s heartbreaking. She’s been in shock since he’s been back…seemingly not letting the truth surface that he’s “her” Jason…denying that the man she currently loves, never was. When I saw her comforting Drew and telling him how much she loved him and wasn’t leaving it seemed so right; so poignant. And then she sees Jason on the pier and he utters, “it’ll be alright,” and I, myself, melted. LOL. I don’t envy anyone loving two people at the same time. I’m waiting for Sam to run into Jason’s arms; I’m afraid it’ll be all over for her and Drew when she does. And, maybe it should be. Over.

Then there’s Kim. Perhaps she and Drew will reestablish a relationship if, indeed, Oscar is his son and they once loved each other. Unless, she’s evil. Rumors have been that she had something to do with the switched identities which would, of course, ruin any chance of romance.

It’s all up in the air. Which makes it interesting…but no one’s secure at this point. Kudos to GH for keeping us guessing.

By the way, though Ingo is no longer on the canvas, “Joceylyn” couildn’t look anymore like him than if she were actually his daughter in real life. Down to her very expressions!

Go to your corner su0000! I love Roger but hate Franco! I have said before, he should have stayed dead when James Franco left!

Exactly, Timmmster! The stain James Franco left upon his eponymous character can never be cleansed from my eyes or mind…he was utterly revolting, and no amount of storyline revisionism or even the recasting with a beloved soap vet like RoHo cannot sanitize this scoundrel’s sick, sick past .

I agree completely, su…..but, we should not be too hasty in dismissing Franco. He is one of the most exemplary baddie turned good—-amazing!! He is weird, but I like him; and, I do not know if it’s because he’s Todd’s crossover; or because I love Roger.
The writers did miss this great of opportunity….Franco as the twin would have been more challenging and, yes, more soapy.
Billy and Steve are just too obvious….I repeat–no suspense!!
Nevertheless, did you notice that glint of craziness in Franco’s eyes while hugging/holding Lizzie after her marriage proposal?!?! What does it mean? Is he telling one and all, “Ha Ha; I know something none of you does”?
All is not lost, SuzieQ—keep the faith, soldier!!

The look in his eyes was because he was going to confess to Liz that he knew which twin was which (Andre told him in the letter). And, just as he was finally about to confess she proposed to him…so he chickened out…afraid he’d lose her…especailly now that she wanted to marry him. So, the look was concern…knowing once again he lied by omission.

I have to agree where others have said there is more to come on the 2Jason’s saga. I believe the story line is going to take Sam and Jason/Billy (JMBM) to the brink of separation. Not because she sways toward believing in Jason/Steve (JMSB), but that she continues to worry about what the right thing to do would be.

The ending of the JMBM situation is Monica proclaiming equal rights to both of Alan Qs twins financially and familiarly. This will stop JMSB from taking JMBM accomplishments over the past two years away from him and Sam.

The biggest problem will be in JMSB claiming his children Jake and Danny. Both boys are in an extremely precocious age group. They will start off confused by the twin story and memory swapping. Each of the boys will struggle in their own right. They will put their parents through hell with their questioning of the events that occurred. They will utilize the silent treatment and running away to divert everyone’s attention to their painful suffering in the JMBM vs JMSB trauma.

Many different events will twist and turn throughout the children’s array of behaviorall outbursts. This is where the story is going to culminate in the real Jason identity being outed. JMSB will slip up in a conversation with Danny that will clarify he is actually Drew
However, no one will put two and two together from the way Danny relates the conversation. This will lead to other twists and turns until the truth finally comes out, and Drew proclaims his real identity. He insists he came to the conclusion he is Drew through multiple flashbacks of his Navy Seal training and missions. And through his time with his family, Kim and Oscar.

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. I DO NOT want JMSB to be the real Jason Morgan. And speaking of the name Morgan, I think it’s high time we get Morgan C. back, even if they have to replace the actor portraying the role. They’ll find out that Morgan was held by the same people who plotted and carried out the memory swapping of the twins. Morgan has no memory and the only person capable of returning the memory of each of the men is none other than Andre. Let’s see him follow the court ordered memory resolution without him getting a cushy deal!

What do y’all think of my theory? Or is it wishful thinking?

Jake would be especially confused, as he’d have to get used to calling a third man daddy. Until a few months after he returned from Cassadine island, Jake only knew Lucky as his dad. Then, Billy Miller’s Jason and now original sperm donor Steve Burton’s Jason.

Poor kid could use therapy, wait that really hasn’t been a good idea so far.

Well now Sam has children with two men so it should not matter if she stayed with Billy Miller’s character. Her history with Jason is pretty much over. She will probably find a way to allow Jason into Danny’s life but I do not believe that Sam and Jason are now endgame because she has children with two different fathers.

Maybe now Elizabeth will get some respect since she isn’t the only one with children with different fathers, but … who am I kidding? She is the GH punching bag.

Franco and Scottie are the GH punching bags…used to be AJ.

As far as mulitple baby daddies…all the women have that on GH. Carly, Alexis, Olivia, Liz, Sam, Tracy, ( Lulu even though that was a” tad” outside the norm), Maxi, Ava…basically every single one of them!

Niiiice!!!! I like it, joni…

I am rooting for Sonny and Carly to remain the ridiculous mob couple that they are. When I say ridiculous, I mean it in the nicest of ways. Sonny does not remind me of a mob boss at all. He sways back and forth from being a marshmallow and a meatball. When mob bosses play the role of a kind and benevolent husband and father, they do so with a tone that would make one say, “Whoa, he is such a softee, NOT.” The most one would get from him would be to say he is a family man with the same tone he used when ordering a hit. His family would ALWAYS show their love and affection toward him.

Oh, my gosh!!!!! You know how many times I have painted that Sonny picture, joni? Forever and then some….
Sonny, the wannabe Vito Corleone—or his son, Michele Corleone —Sicilians at their best. LOL.
Oh, Sonny…he must have such a sour taste on his forked tongue!!

TERRIFIC EPISODE ON FRIDAY….BILLY MILLER SHOWED HIS REAL ACTING ABILITIES WHICH MADE US LOVE HIM ON Y&R!!! LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS WEEK….

I knew it! I knew BM’s Jason was a phony from minute one. I mean, every plastic surgery storyline on a soap has the orignial “darrin” come back and eventually reveal the new face guy is a fake. Now they need to bring back Todd Manning on GH for this storyline. If anyone knows what its like to have your identical twin brother steal your life for years, it’s him.

Whomever disagrees, disagrees BUT I love how the Jason identities were revealed! First, they had all the pertinent parties gathered at one place. I know, Monica wasnt there BUT her scenes with Burton and Miller should be just the three of them. Secondly, Burton IS Jason. Miller couldnt do the character justice. Now, thats not a knock on Miller, its just that ONLY Burton gives that 20 year old and counting character justice. Now the good news, they can have Maddox deprogram Miller and he will became Drew and he will lighten up and become the Billy Miller we all know and love and still be a bad ass because he was a Navy Seal and proudly served this great country. GH, I tip my hat!

I completely agree with ypu, Timm.

I love the Navy Seal angle, too, Timmmbo! What can I say, there is just something so attractive about an All-American male in a military uniform! (Although I’ve always been partial to the Marines…but those naval officer whites are also quite smashing!)

Oh, I you know it’s Helena (whom I for the record, I do not for 1 minute increments believe she’s dead!) & Faison, which would make sense that Obtecht would be involved! I read the “Brich” is coming back for a limited time… LMBO… Love it!

That ‘fact’ ( Helena and Faison) was already put out there by a few of us, Daisy Flower……months ago.

Oopsies– I apologize, LOL. I meant Daisy Willow. I don’t know why I wrote Flower?

Well, as I just joined, I wouldn’t have known what was posted “months ago”…

I think if the mystery had proceeded that Billy Miller’s character would have eventually started breaking down — he was already not acting like Steve Burton’s Jason — he was angry, telling people to go to Hell, etc. Steve’s Jason had always had somewhat of a calm demeanor for a hitman (haha), but he seemed to take the higher road.

With Billy’s Jason seeing Oliver’s mom and having some sort of a reaction, I truly believe that this memory mapping was starting to break down which would not work for this Alzheimer’s/dementia plan.

What surprised me the most (and apologies if I was not paying attention), but the fact that NOBODY asked if Billy’s character could get HIS memories of being a SEAL, etc. back? That would be something I would want to know!!!!

Yes, agreed, Chrystie. I thought about that.
However, there are two obstacles. Billy may not be Drew; thus, he has no memories as a navy seal…..and, two: Steve is being overlooked as Drew, the navy seal.
Both of their memories should be jarred—put to the test.

Loving GH. I was expecting this turn out. I hope that Sam and Drew stay together. They have great chemistry. I hope that Jason is Oscar’s father and that will keep him away from Sam. I am disappointed with Carly and Sonny. They liked BM Jason but as sooooon as SB Jason showed up, they threw BM over, under and around the bus. They treat him like crap now. Especially Sonny. Anyway, great acting and great story going on right now. I do hope they can keep Andre in the picture and put him in a triangle with Anna and Finn until they bring back Hayden. They can git rid of Amy, Chet, Stella and the new doctor. Bring back Hayden for Finn and Elizabeth needs her sister.

I do like the story….have enjoyed it, immensely, Ricky….. Steve is a treat…..
But, ” I was expecting this turn out” is exactly why the story lost steam, at this juncture. No SURPRISE!!!!
I can only hope there’s something more here than meets the eye!!

As they say ” it ain’t over until the fat lady sings”… in other words until Helena shows up and reveals the real truth. Everything else is fake news until then!

Bingo, Yvonne! That’s what’s missing. A BIG BOOM!!!!!…..or boon, as it were, a thing called Helena or a facsimile.

Well, CeeCee, whilst I am with you on hoping that our beloved Helena makes a big and splashy encore appearance in Port Charles, today I had a real eureka moment….OMG! Could the just mentioned Jimmy Lee Holt—who we’ve discussed here in the past—be a part of this “Two Jasons” conspiracy??? This would make perfect sense since, at one time, he was thick as thieves with both Susan Moore and Heather due to his fallout with the Q’s regarding his huge resentment over not being included as one of Edward’s legal heirs—amongst other issues too numerous to discuss. He also loved little Jason and after Susan died, he (and Heather) tried to get custody of the tyke, along with baby’s tidy Quartermaine trustfund!!!! To say Mr. Holt had a bone to pick with not only his his father, but Alan and Monica, as well, for their various acts of skullduggery is an absolute understatement! Should this theory bear fruit. it would definitely qualify as a massive BOOM!

Team Billy Miller !
Rooting for Sam and Drew.

Why are some viewers calling Oscar by the name of Oliver?

As much as I like Jason (Steve Burton) and I like Billy Miller (solo, without Monotone Sam), I am just not too keen on this storyline. Maybe because it’s too far-fetched for me. I guess I think it’s just stupid! I am sick to death of Carly and Sonny. With friends like those, who needs enemies (poor Drew)! Monotone Sam-as boring as ever. She just drowns out every scene/storyline in my opinion. Where was Monica during the reveal? Babysitting? Once again, the PCPD look inept while Spins and Diane work their magic.

Hey, dmr.
I can’t even go through any scenes with Sonny and Carly, any longer….it has gotten that bad for me. I either mute them or FF their insipid, idiotic, self-serving scenes. The hypocrisy has reached its limit when it comes to these two. Barf!!
….not that I like Julian, the character ( though I chuckled at his in-your-face ‘tude, as he posed for the pictures); but, the sanctimonious, almighty and perfect citizens affected by the superlative Corinthoses, threw me into a fit of laughter. All Carly has to do is blow on Sonny, and he will fall over. Ha!!
It is amazing to me how these writers push these freaks of nature down our collective throats. Intolerable!! Plus, now Avery calls Carly, “Mama”???? That is soooo WRONG, everywhichway!!!!!
The kid has a mother!!
I like Steve, but the stoicism is a bit overdone….my heart belongs to Billy, albeit I have a newfound fascination for Steve. Nevertheless, I think “Drew” will be the victor, as joniG stated…..no matter the outcome of his identity, or all the crises he has had to face….and still to confront.
This story, as I said, has lost its luster. No tongue-in-cheek.
Sam? She stepped up….I saw a spark….tiny, but there. I am assuming that is her best. I read her face….it spoke to me for a NY minute. She has not been as boring, except for the one-tone inflection in her voice—-thus, monotone. Perhaps, her ‘undertone’ ( LOL) is her appeal??
I like to see where the Two Jasons’ story goes.
In the meantime, I can do without the childish rif-raf executed by Maxie and Lulu….I find no amusement in their shenanigans. Dumb!!
When are the “luscious” characters coming….namely, Britt and Faison?….how about a little bit of Brad?
Now……What irked me the most, as banale and petty as it may sound, was that stupid XMas tree ‘erected’ by Olivia…..HUH??
I have been around Italians since I was six years old (in NY, Italy, and MA….and then some), and I have never seen a tacky Christmas tree such as that in any Italian home. What the…..????
The only tree I have ever seen like that, if memory serves me right ( as it was years ago), was in the Corey (sp) household on “Another World”…..talk about ignorance!!!! Has any one of them ever traveled to Italy?—class lives there….

Excellent list of grievances there, CeeCeeGirl! Nothing says “Christmas” like the loathsome Sonny and Carly waxing sentimental about the magic of the season….and their oh-so-huge greeting card list! So, St. Sonny plans to personally handle the one directed to “Sam and Drew”…..how very touching…NOT! I also agree that the luster of the “Q a Deux” storyline has tarnished…as soon as Jason resumed his typical arrangement with the Corinthii, I was pretty much done, although that’s not to say that I’m still not pleased to see Steve Burton back on the GH canvas….I simply would have preferred much more ambiguity about his real identity for a bit longer….it all seems a bit anti-climactic after the big build-up. As for Maxie and Lulu’s big caper? UGH! The less said, the better, but am I the only one who is wondering if KS is with child just like her character? She looks convincingly like an expectant mother. Also, I share your repulsion for Olivia’s tacky taste in holiday décor…so OTT gaudy and hideous…how could anyone be THAT clueless??? I mean, it’s not as if Liv hasn’t been out of Bensonhurst before, and as you said, her highly questionable choices for festooning the Quartermaine manse are hardly indicative of the typical Italian Christmas traditions, which I’ve only known to be quite religious, dignified and beautiful….not to mention, chock-full of fabulous food!

Oooops! Launched too soon, CeeCee!…Just wanted to add that I’m with you, mia amica! I’m also waiting with bated breath for Britt, Brad and Faison to grace Port Charles with their own special sort of twisted yuletide cheer! Liesl has already thrilled me to no end with her all-too-brief appearances and left me wanting more, more, more! (And, no, I don’t mean “Andrew!” Awww…poor Billy….so sad to see him in such sad sack mode….but I think his dilemma will bring out the fighting tigress in Sam!)

When Andre explained what he did with the mapping of Drew’s brain, he said that the first thing he did was copy Drew’s (Billy’s) memory as a “Baseline”, and then he copied Jason Morgan’s memories onto Drew after that. So…. If he truly copied Drew’s memories as a baseline, that means he has his (Drew/Billy’s) copied memories, so at some point why could he not copy Drew’s old memories back onto Drew?
I think down the road they will realize this, Billy Miller (Drew) will ask Andre to copy his Drew (baseline) memories back on…. and in this process, he may risk losing all his new memories with Sam — But imagine, if when his memories get copied back on…. that he now gets back his lost Jason Quartermaine memories also. That would be a cool twist…. he really is Jason Q …. and those lost memories come back, one his brain is re-shuffled and his Drew memories are re-implanted.
That will be how they realize Billy Miller was really Jason Q… because he’ll start to remember the Jason Q memories once everything is re-mapped. Kinda like a computer defrag moves everything in memory around and re-maps it….

I like that theory Dee.

I really want SB/ Jason and Sam to get back together. I get that becoming a mom changes priorities, but Sam and Jason together have always been hot and exciting, and anything but boring. Jason should be the father to both of his boys, Jake and Danny. He would also be open to Scout even though she is his niece. He has always been level head proving Burton is the REAL Jason. Steve Burton’s reaction to everything was true to 20 yrs of character. BM/Andrew can open up new story lines. He can be Oscars father. It could also open up new story lines, characters etc… Jason and Andrew should team up and find out who and why this was done to them. Doing so could possibly build a relationship between the two of them.

oh yeah, the way BM/Jason reacted to everything when P6/Jason came back showed how little he had control over his emotions. The real Jason never lost control in such a manner.

Well, good conclusion but “Drew” is such a crybaby, I am so sick of his whining.

And how many more years do we need for Lucky to recover. The writers have turned him into the worst dead-beat dad. He’s making Luke look like father of the year. Maybe he’s been kidnapped by Faison too… It’s been done before! Maybe that’s who has Nicholas and Morgan too!

Lucky still has aways to go before he tops Frisco in the dead-beat dad category. And although they’ve patched things up, Robert letting Robin believe he was dead for 15 years would top both Frisco and Lucky. Also in the Hall of Shame are Jeff Webber, Larry Ashton and Paul Hornsby.

You are right Steve!

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Nancy Lee Grahn’s Star-Studded ALS Fundraiser Reveals “I’ll Be There” Video Featuring Soap Opera Notables

Talk about your impressive line-up! It’s a soap fans dream and for a great cause. General Hospital’s Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) is prepping her one-night only ALS fundraiser which will feature many of her friends and co-stars.

The benefit is set for May 4th in Glendale, California. Slated to participate are Genie Francis, Jane Elliot, Peter Bergman, Maurice Benard, Eileen Davidson, Thorsten Kaye, Michelle Stafford, Stephen Nichols, Rena Sofer, Jason Thompson, Kelly Monaco, Melissa Claire Egan, Maura West, Kristina Wagner, Gregory Harrison, Trevor St. John, Kate Mansi, Kirsten Storms, Cynthia Watros, and many others.

On Wednesday, Grahn took to her social media and released an “I’ll be there” video shout-out featuring, Monaco, Elliot, Bergman, Bernard, West, Harrison, St. John and more. In a touching and important moment in the new video, Michelle Strogny, who is battling ALS, is featured.

Photo: ABC

Previously, in speaking with Soap Opera Digest on the impetus of the event, Grahn recalled, “I was actually doing Zoom events during Covid and I met this woman that I just fell in love with, Michelle Strojny. At the time, Michelle had been living with ALS for four years. Now, it’s five years. She is a mom of a teenage son, she has the most wonderful husband, and she has been dealing with this [disease] for quite a while. And obviously, there isn’t a cure yet. It’s not survivable yet. But as she says, it’s not incurable. Nothing is; it’s underfunded. But anyway, I just really dug this woman. She is so grounded and filled with grace, and she spends all of her time working to raise money for the cause. We did a fundraiser for her last year and then I thought, ‘You know what? The soaps don’t ever get together to do something for charity.’ Collectively, we have this amazing community and we don’t collectively use it for a good cause, and I think it’s such an easy thing for us to do and we could potentially really make a difference.”

As GH viewers know, Gregory Harrison is playing the character of Gregory Chase, who is also battling ALS in a touching storyline that is currently playing out shedding a light on this disease.

For information on Nancy’s event, including the stars who are s scheduled to participate click here. To purchase tickets to the event click here.

Check out the video featuring Nancy’s friends and co-stars below.  Now let us know, your thought son the line-up for the benefit and helping raise awareness and funds for ALS research via the comment section.

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‘General Hospital’ Writer Shannon Peace Let Go, and Shares on Sprina: “One of My Only Regrets is to Not Have the Opportunity to Develop That ‘Ship’ Further”

As General Hospital’s new head writing team of Elizabeth Korte and Patrick Mulcahy gets off the ground and running, there are still changes a foot on the writing team.

Now comes word via breakdown writer Shannon Peace that she is no longer on contract with the long-running ABC soap heading into its 61st season. Peace shared a heartfelt message on her Instagram, thanking the fans, and the show for the opportunity and the importance of diversity in the writers room.

Peace began, “After almost 3 years on staff and 106 episodes penned, I am no longer on contract with General Hospital. Writing for this country’s longest running television serial drama has been an education of epic proportions; I will forever be grateful that I earned my WGA card on a daytime fixture that holds memories for so many.” (Peace pictured below with GH EP Frank Valentini and script writer, Charlotte Gibson from about ten months ago).

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Shannon added “Even more importantly, as the sole Black breakdown writer (and only POC in the writers room) during my tenure, I pushed for vital interactions and discussions that prioritized inclusion, visibility, and representation”

The writer pointed to the example of vital interaction when in story, “Stella and Portia’s frank July 2022 conversation about the role race played in Esme’s framing of Trina is just one example of the impact I’m gratified to have had.”

Acknowledging former GH co-head writers was also part of Peace’s farewell expressing, “Appreciation to my former bosses, Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor – not only taking a chance on me, but for valuing my opinion and championing my voice.”

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Many GH fans know that Peace was key to the development of the love story between Trina Robinson and Spencer Cassadine as played by Tabyana Ali and Nicholas Chavez. Shannon gave a special shout-out to ‘Sprina’ fans, “I also want to thank fans who were supportive of my work, especially the recognition of my love for ‘Sprina’. One of my only regrets is not having to develop that ‘ship’ further.”

She concludes her statement with,”In the aftermath of a historic writer’s strike that shed new light on the troubling ways writers are regarded in daytime, my sincere hope is that General Hospital recommits to valuing staff writer efforts and input, with a more intentional focus on diverse viewpoints — and thrives for another 60 years.”

Accompanying her post, Shannon added, “Thank you all for the love and support these last few years. I hope GH fans get all they hope for and more!”

So, what do you think about GH not renewing Shannon’s contract? Will there be more continued changes afoot? What do you think is the future of ‘Sprina’ anyway at this point as viewers wait to see if Nicholas Chavez officially returns to the show?  Comment below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason Learns Britt Died and Tells Anna He Has Been Working For Cates Since November 2021

On the Tuesday, March 26th of General Hospital, Anna (Finola Hughes) and the viewers learn about where Jason (Steve Burton) has been for over two and half years. However, Jason gets some news of his own.

Anna is visiting Jason at the PCPD interrogation room. She asks him if he shot Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), which he flatly denies. Anna believes him, but she tells Jason it doesn’t matter, because video footage shows him on the roof at the time of the shooting

When talk turns to Jason not willing to speak without his lawyer present, Anna can’t grasp why Jason would instead spend an hour alone talking with John Cates (Adam J. Harrington).

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It is then that Anna brings up that John went by “Jagger” and that the two of them knew each other in high school. Jason doesn’t recall much of his time in high school following his brain injury, but then he gets furious realizing John knew about “Jason’s” past. That is when Jason slams the table and tells Anna, “I’ve been working for John Cates since November 2021.”

Next, Jason explains further that he has been working as an informant for the FBI. Anna wants to know how this came about and he tells her that after the tunnel collapsed, and he couldn’t make it to Britt (Kelly Thiebaud)… all of a sudden he sees Anna’s face drop.  Anna is the first person to tell him that Britt died and was murdered. She tells Jason the killer is in custody, but he continues to be shocked, overwhelmed with tears welling up in his eyes. Realizing he has to pivot to save his life, Jason continues telling Anna how he wound up working with John.

Jason explains that after the tunnel collapse in Greece, FBI agents grabbed him and placed him under arrest and took him to Quantico where he met John. At Quantico, John played a recording of RICO violations and offered Jason a deal if he agreed to be an informant against Pikeman, the illegal arms dealer.

Anna hears from Jason that he thinks Pikeman is selling illegal arms to anyone flagged by the NSA but has ties to the WSB which they needed a civilian to infiltrate their organization as a military soldier, a mercenary.

Jason tells Anna he was a part of the team brought into eliminate Sonny (Maurice Benard). Every time an attempt was made on Sonny’s life over the last two years, a different team was sent to do the job. Anna gets furious when she learns that John told Jason his job was to kill Sonny and she was with John at the warehouse that night. Jason ensured the sniper missed Sonny and left the rifle behind. However, they were supposed to meet an extraction team. Before he was shot, Dante saw it was Jason on the roof and when he turned around with his hands over his head, Dante was shot by the other guy. Jason says if Dante dies, he’ll be charged with capital murder and then will be useless to the FBI.

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Meanwhile, John visits Bobbie’s and runs into Carly (Laura Wright). She learns Jason is in custody and is going to head to the PCPD. Before she does, Carly has some words with Cates when she learns not only does John have a vendetta against Sonny, but Jason too.  Carly tells John he should recuse himself from the case.

So, what did you think about the moment when Jason learned Britt died? What do you think of Jason’s return storyline thus far and what we learned about Jagger/Jason and more? Comment below. But first, check out a moment from today’s GH with Jason and Anna.

 

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