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GH Executive Producer Frank Valentini Nurses' Ball Preview: Liz Pulled Back Into Jason's World And Orbit & Is A Carly/Ava Catfight On The Way?

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It’s Nurses’ Ball time, ya’ll! So get your tuxedos and your glam dresses out and get ready for the dramatic, singing and dancing spring spectacular which has become a staple of General Hospital!

On Monday, series and Emmy-award winning executive producer, Frank Valentini previewed for TV Line, a few plot points that will spill over into the Nurses’ Ball festivities! Chief among them:  “Elizabeth’s (Rebecca Herbst) burgeoning feelings for Franco (Roger Howarth)”.  Yup, seems those feelings and the conflict between Franco and Liz’s ex-Jason (Billy Miller) will be a major point.  According to Valentini: “That conflict pulls Liz back into Jason’s life and his world.”

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Meanwhile, Carly (Laura Wright) is in full tilt Carly-mode and ready to bring down Ava (Maura West) once and for all, and the mob gal’s attempts to have baby Avery all to herself!  Valentini teases: “Carly will get into it with Ava in a big way!” When asked if there might be a catfight on the way … the EP says, “You just might. The tension’s been boiling, so it’ll be fun to watch them square off.”

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And there are still several other key plot points: Will they, or won’t they say their “I do’s”?  That is the question on Brucas (Ryan Carnes and Parry Shen) fans minds.  With reports that things don’t look so good for the duo when incidents tear them apart on Nurses’ Ball night, will they find a way back to each other in time?

And then there is Nikolas (Tyler Christopher) and Hayden (Rebecca Budig), who right now are out to destroy each other!  Will one of them finally succeed with dire consequences for the other?  

So, would you like to see Franco and Liz try to have a relationship?  Do you think Jason and Liz will truly get back together, especially now that he remembers everything of his past?

Do you hope Carly and Ava duke it out?  What do you hope happens for all these storypoint this week on GH?  Share your theories and thoughts in the comment section below!

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Does Jace remember he is a Q and once wanted to be a doc?…..not an exciting show but not too bad…still has some good moments…wish tptb thought of something new for the nurse’s ball instead of the same strippy number but i digress…just happy there is still soaps in a rather bland daytime!!!

DO NOT want to see Liz with Franco! Always loved Liz and Jason but can be realistic about that. How about Liz and Fr. Munro!

Yeah, I think I like Franco and Liz as friends better. But Liz should kick Jason to the curb. Wouldn’t mind her with Munro!

Yes, I third that emotion. Do not want to see Dizzy Miss Lizzy pulled back into Jason’s orbit anymore than I want her to be pulled into a relationship with the totally screwed up Franco. To me, both Jason and Franco are totally depressing.
Dr. Munro works for me.

I hate the idea of Franco and Liz. Franco is not real for me — somewhat of a joke. I love the idea of Liz and Fr. Munro!

I thought priests were to remain celibate??? Not marry? How can Munro have a relationship with Liz or anyone else???

Liz haven’t had any real chemistry/connection with anymore since Lucky!Unless its her and her hubby whining about Jiz, there is no reason why GH keep sitting her in JaSam orbit!Many couples on GH, but Liz is the only leech!Detach Liz and see what she can do on her on without all those babies daddies to keep her in a storyline!If shse cannot do any more than she need to keep stepping!That slap mess have gotten real old,people will cut you know!As for her and Franco, looks like a total weird looking couple after Franco have had Nina!

it would be a shame if “Liz returned” just to be put into another disaster relationship.

Agreed!

ITA! I love the chemistry with Rebecca and Billy, but not if she’s just gonna be “angst” for Jasam. Cannot stand the idea of her with Franco (can’t stand Franco!). Besides Billy Miller, she has the best chemistry with Tyler Christopher (of the men currently on the show).

They need to recast Lucky, maybe Brian Presley.

Why should there be tension between Carly/Ava .The baby is not Carly’s . MYOB Carly, and go find your own kids. You have a daughter no one ever sees, have her locked in the cellar have you.Carly is mother of the year, her husband tried to kill her ex he tried to kill Averys mother, he killed Michaels father, his son is in the nut house trying to be his dad.Michael has been in nothing but danger because Alexis filed coerced adoption papers, so carly could have Sonny be the father. Just writing this made me remember No more GH the mob show.

The Corinthos-your typical all-American family…lol

I find Carly cloying, self-righteous and annoying. Ava is just the same manipulative witch in every situation. It’s the same old records being played over and over again. Not interesting.

I just hate child custody battle stories to be boring, redundant and depressing. Add Sonny, Ava and Carly into the mix and the aforementioned because mind blowing stupid and dull.
Please…..don’t. No one cares and in reality neither the murdering Sonny or the murderess Ava deserves to have that beautiful child.

Right, you are….beside the fact that the expression “cat fight” de-womanizes any female. And, is sooo passé, to say the least.
However, I must admit I cannot resist watching Maura West in feline mode. Her soft, but stinging purr does hit right between the eyes. Just as one of her icy-hot stares can freeze hell.

Frank, you have said NOTHING we already know!

You think a Liz and Finn pairing would work…i did like them in scene today!11

Maybe if Finn stays on. We dont know what kind of contract Michael signed?

Now that Nashville is officially over…Frank V. should offer Jonathan J.
(Lucky) a permanent position on GH… Similar to the one EP JFPgave
Steve Burton, working 2 weeks on, getting 2 weeks off so he could be
with his family in Tennessee. Everyone is working less on soaps these
days …get rid of the dead weight, once & for all and Get the best for GH!!!

Hi Fanny…I’m holding out hope that Nashville will be picked up by another network. There are a several petitions going around and the producers are shopping the show to other possibilities including Hulu and CMt. So as much as I love JJ as Lucky, right now I’m rooting for him to continue on as Avery…

1000 percent behind you Fanny! Remember, GH wouldnt do that deal with Steve so he “Retired!” Y&R did the deal and he had Jill Phelps in his corner there. But your right, the business has changed and so have some of the people at GH, so maybe?

Dead Weight: Sabrina, Nathan, Jordan, Dante, TJ, Michael, Morgan and mooching black guy who hangs with Hayden!

I like the new people who can add to the show and they are Finn, Griff, and Amy. I thought that girl who hung with Morgan, former Miss USA, might have been good to ass to the show? She could act. Also, I didnt mind Rosalie.

You will never convince me in a million years SB had the job lined up with JFP when he left GH !

I mean he knew he was going over to Y&R ! Also how long are we going to endure Billy Miller grinding his teeth and mumbling I wish Franco would have knocked him on his backside and I am not even a fan of Franco though I have to admit his picking up Liz well sorry they work well together I mean you can actually understand them when they talk! Refreshing indeed!

@Rebecca…If Nashville is brought back by popular demand on a
competing network, FANTASTIC…still believe JJ could juggle both
shows, including his band and restaurant w/ partner Steve B. Strike
while the iron is HOT!

@Timmm…Everthing you said and a cherry on top❗️

@k/kay…completely agree about Billy M….In my opinion
he’s too laid back, comes across as being bored… I won’t
pretend to be pleased with his portrayal of “Jason” since
he doesn’t try to convince us he’s happy in the role.

Ava needs better material at least with Ron she had juicy work Maura West is the best actress on GH she needs juicy and better material the way Jean and Shelly are writing for her is a mess. Jean should know better she wrote for her at ATWT. Maura needs Emmy material under Shelly n Jean she has none, tired of Carly being Carly same material as always

Tae – agree with you all around. Maura West is wonderful, and was more wonderful under Ron C. Hope Ava is given her baby as is right. And if there is a hair-pulling scene, hope Ava kicks a$$. Never liked Carly.

Anthony yess ur right Ron loved Maura he knew her strengths but I’m shock because Jean wrote for her on ATWT so I’m just lost.. And yes I hope Ava destroys Carly!
I wouldn’t mind taking Ava back to the beginning her mob life and killing lol

Although Jean certainly wrote for Maura on ATWT, whether she wrote for her WELL is open to debate and discussion.

By the way Michelle Stafford said in an interview she really pushed to have Greg Vaughn come back as /Lucky you will never convince me that Lucky Spencer would abandon his boys that was just TG thinking only JJ could play him. Greg Vaughn did a great job with the drug story and he is not bad on the eyes I would love it if we found out Jake was indeed Lucky’s after all. Liz needs to be out of Jason’s orbit. Sam is bettered suited for him t hey can compare Smith&Wessons that’s how boring they are!

k, JJ was THE only Lucky who could play opposite Luke. Thats the way the TWO of them wanted it anyway. BUT, Tony is gone and JJ is making music. I have NO problem bringing back Greg. He is a rarity on daytime, he actually was a recast to a major character and did a fantastic job! He is handsome, smart and can act. Yeah, bring him back. His mother and sister are in town and Lucky could take over that god awful police department!

Lucky in any form needs to stay gone, like forever, because Elizabeth already has three kids and has to deal with Franco and Jason’s nonsense!

Doesnt matter GV had a gig with Oprah I just thought he did a great job as an adult Lucky ! Anad I loved JJ as a kid looked like he had a promising career in movies then it went south but he has his band investments etc! Move o

Kay–I am agreeing with all your posts. Yes, GV did an amazing job playing an adult Lucky and he nailed the role of a struggling addict. I love JJ but damn it, GV did an amazing job too.
And yes, loved Miller as Billy Abbott and was really rooting for him to succeed as a Jason recast. Alas, it is not working anymore than it is working for Roger as Franco.
And Michelle Stafford continues to give me the creeps as Nina.

@k/kay, Yes, GV did a great job with the drug story and he looked the part as Cam and Jake’s father, but the dude was way too old to play Lucky Spencer! GV could have come on as a Spencer cousin or even one of Jimmy Lee Holt’s hot sons!

What astounds me are the people who want Liz to be the same woman she always is and they don’t want Carly to be Carly. SMH!!! A Carly/Ava fight has been a long time in coming. I agree with the point about Ava being under utilized in an exciting story. Maura West is daytime royalty if not the queen herself. Please think of something worth her talent. Ron Carlivati loved Maura West and wrote for her. Which was good because she could produce. I will never knock GH for the stories they present because quite frankly they are the ONLY soap who has a cast than can convincingly portray what is written. Is it always unique? Sometimes no but always believable. I love Carly. I think she is an honest woman. She stands up for what she believes and is a passionate woman which is why Sonny loves her. I am tired of the Brad Lucas match being kept apart. Can we have one real gay couple who actually make it? It does happen in real life. Liz needs to have a love life. And while Franco and Liz do have chemistry, I know deep in my heart, that Franco loves Nina. Period. Stop destroying Liz and give her some love this time. Bring back Heather. Full time. We need some evil in Port Charles (evil mixed with that special mixture of insanity) that does not revolve around the mob. Helena was always over the top but I loved her for being consistently vile. She had direction in her evil doings and always explained it fully. Heather has that ability too. I want Anna to find love again. Such an amazing woman she portrays. Let’s get her front and center. There are so many stories brewing in the background but I want to see them come to fruition. Don’t introduce any more new characters and work the crew you have now. They are all beyond amazing. As for the Nurses Ball. I can’t wait for those hot men to dance across my screen shirtless and hunky. I don’t care who doesn’t approve, just get busy with the unbuttoning of those shirts….thank you soap gods for making those “dreams” come true……

I would have Heather on a work release program at Kellys. Pay her in BLT’s! But seriously, she is such a juicy character that would be in EVERYONE’S business. Maybe she can slip some rat poison into Sabrina’s sandwich!

Oooooh…..I LOVE that idea, Timmmbo! It would save me the effort of assiduously avoiding the Sabs centric episodes that have once again begun now that she and her offspring, “Eduardo Rivera” have been imposed upon the GH canvas.

Hey, Timmmbo and Shaybelle,
I love the Heather idea!!!!! But, I’ve always liked Sabrina, albeit I agree that I have a hard time understanding why the character is necessary.
And, what nonsense is this? Naming a non-Quartermaine Edward? There are at least three Q male scions who will be able to procreate, yes?
Nonetheless, Shay, ma belle….it was just a matter of time before Sabrina returned. What storyline will be attached to her now after all the Carlos/baby drama? Perhaps the baby is Michael’s afterall? Oh, my, Shay….be still YOUR heart!! LOL.

Carly is an honest woman? Yikes!

How about a lesbian relationship for Liz. Bring Parker and her wife-the doctor to GH. Have them break up because of Parker’s interest in Kristina. Her wife can then become friends with Liz and things slowly and realistically take off from there. Let’s face it Liz has no luck with men and if Parker’s wife is as attracrive as Parker is than Becky will produce the chemistry. She can have chemistry with a head of lettuce. RH is amazing and has the acting chops to pull off the authenticity of the sl. Let’s bring GH into 2016 and have it reflect the reality of thee world around it. I’m sure there are gay people behind the cameras on the crew and if they film in NY then they are totally surrounded by the LGBTQ community. Why do soaps have such issues with this subject?!

I can’t help it, I always get a kick out of the Nurse’s Ball, and except for the Nikolas and Hayden story, I’m interested again this year. I think, now that Jason has his memories back, he’ll have to be affected by the history he and Elizabeth have shared. No way in heck do I want them back together, but I’m kind of anticipating some sort of acknowledgment of that history from him, and some concern that she be safe. Yep, she did him wrong, but hopefully now he’ll be able to put it into a more understandable context. I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the Elizabeth/Franco dynamic. I don’t think Elizabeth’s feelings at this point will involve much more than some trust and understanding, but I’m looking forward to watching wherever they go from there. I’m not really a fan of cat fights, but Carly and Ava look ripe for one, and I’m curious to see the material in LW and MW’s hands. Could be more fun than most. I’m pulling for Brucas for sure, but spoilers don’t sound good. Even so, it will be great to see them finally getting some serious focus. Maybe there will end up being a bedside ceremony? Nikolas and Hayden… For me their story has been close to unwatchable for a while. The characters are so unlike able together. I think both would benefit from a long break from each other. (I know I would!)

Hi….No to Liason, but yes to Lianco!!!

Do have to say more excitement in Ava and Carly’s storylines!!! Ava has become back burner and that’s too bad
Also, re: Roger
He, too, needs strong material! He was huge on OLTL after all got through initially hating him, they loved him. You have a strong, funny, versatile talent….don’t waste it! JS

NO, I dont want to see our beloved Liz with Franco. Liz has always belonged with Jason.
He wanted to be with her too. I would be forever indebted to GH, is they would give Liz and Jason 1 beautiful loving year with no one interfering in their love life. Liason is the most wonderful part of watching GH. Nothing else comes close. Not Carly,Sonny, Franco etc.
I would also love wonderful Nicholas Cassadine to get someone worthy of his talents.
NOFranco, not now, not EVER! Please, for once in your writers’ lives, please give the Liason fans what they need and want. Thank you GH

I love Liz and Jason but I really don’t want them to put Liz back in Jason’s orbit if she’s just gonna be there as angst for Jasam or to use Liz as a pawn in the Jason/Franco feud. If they really want to give her a love interest, put her with Griffin.

So== where is the excitement?
it all seems very predictable.
I keep hoping that GH will become exciting, once again.

looking forward to the actors dance & song performances.

The excitement disappeared the minute Jean and Shelley took over, just like it did when they took over y&r and the other soaps before…

I am rooting for Jason &Elizabeth to find their way back to each other. Their connection &love for each other couldn’t be broken. Liz felt it the moment he was brought in the ER she didn’t leave his side. He felt it the moment he saw her he remembered her name they were drawn to each other. Beautiful love story and how they were drawn to each other all that love amnesia couldn’t break that bond. This all happened long before Liz found out who he was.Long overdue to see Jason remember all of this and see all the past memories of the long history they had loving each other. Their love for each other was not a lie and that is what Jason will see. Becky Herbst Billy Miller brought this all to the screen with their amazing Captivating Scorching Hot Undeniable Chemistry TeamPower House Miller Herbst Bring it all slay it all leaving you wanting more. For the love of Soaps they are Pure Gold on screen together Bring on Jason &Elizabeth

I agree that Jason & Elizabeth are MUCH more romantic than Jason&Sam, but I am SO SICK of the endless ship war! I want Liz to find lasting happiness. And she can’t as long as GH thinks Jason needs to keep waffling between her and Sam forever (so they don’t lose Liason fans, I’m thinking, but how can Liason fans even be happy if Liz & Jason are gonna get 6 months of happiness and then he bounces back to Sam?! Time and time again!) As long as KM is there, GH is going to keep pairing Sam with Jason because they believe that’s what most of the audience wants. I’d like them a lot more if they actually had a relationship! Some cute and playful dialogue maybe! If they’d taken some time getting to know each other before they jumped into bed together. GH was in too much of a hurry to satisfy Jasam fans, who of course get excited by anything Jasam does, but the rest of us wonder what’s the attraction?

Jason and liz always…

I’d ultimately like to see Jason and Elizabeth brought back together. I love their chemistry. Billy Miller and Rebecca Herbst are a fantastic acting duo and chemistry like that should be capitalized on, not squandered.

Having said the above, I don’t want to see Elizabeth being stuck in limbo. I want to see a powerful story that showcases Elizabeth as the strong, kind woman who has survived obstacle after obstacle in her life. Meanwhile, I want to see Jason remember all of his life, including his life as Jason Quartermaine. I would love to see those memories return and see something fresh story-wise for the character.

Rebecca has chemnwith everyone! I loved old Liz and Jason. This new Jason is not really the old Jason but he and Liz have tons of chemistry. I really do not like him with Sam. I am like others if they are just trying to give Jasam angst. Leave it alone. As far as Franco and Liz-I think they should have made RH SLW-.Nothing romantic. I also thought Finn and Liz scenes were cute. But I felt nothing romantic. GH needs better stories. We have been on repeat for way too long. Would love to see Liz maybe get Rich, maybe open a clinic or a business, maybe help Nick get back on his feet. She should have men wanting to date her. Nick and Heyden just need to end. I think Heyden and Curtis have Chen. Would like to see Heyden and Liz be friends. Heyden and Finn might be good also. All the couples on GH right now are lackluster, so are the stories.

I for one luv JaSam and know I’m not the only one! Seems some people forgotten that when Jason supposedly had died he was and is married to Sam not Elizabeth! When he came back he was on his way home to his wife Sam before he got hit by a car and landed him in the hospital and woke up with no memory, had he still had his memories he would have wanted his wife Sam there not Elizabeth! Elizabeth needs to grow up and be a woman and find someone else to pawn herself on! Leave JaSam alone!

No, I’m over Liz and rinse and repeat story line with Jason. Time for Lucky to come back and make it clear that Jake is Lucky…..why else would Helena take him? All of us long time viewers know that Helena has a thing for the Spencers. Liz needs to grow up and stop chasing married/ taken men. I’m ok with Liz and Franco but both of them need to stay out of Jason’s orbit and he needs to stay out of theirs as well.

I can’t look forward to the nurses ball knowing Lucas is going to die, Jean and Shelley suck, really struggling to stay with this show since those hacks took over.

I don’t know if it’s just me, but when BM is in scenes with anyone other than KM I can actually understand what he’s saying. So for that reason and the fact that I find Jason and Sam boring, I wouldn’t mind seeing him paired with anyone else; not just Liz. Jason and Liz were interesting when they were together but I just don’t know how you bring them back together after what she did to him. Liz has developed and grown. Why would she even want Jason back? In the few scene they’ve been in together, he seems to bully her into decisions. Now Liz and Griffin are a couple that would interest me. I could see him exorcising some of her demons. LOL!

I agree that Franco and Liz are great as friends and don’t think that necessarily translates into a love match. Besides, I actually like the honesty of Franco and Nina trying to work through their difficulties.

Hopefully, Ava and Carly will go at each other. I was so happy to see Carly do something devious when she had Max intercept the baby furniture so Ava couldn’t take Avery. For years, I’ve heard about all the manipulating Carly did but I’ve never seen it. This made me sit up and pay attention. LW and MW are excellent actresses, so seeing them go at each other would be great!

I am looking forward to the NB and only wish Brad and Lucas would last. Someone wrote that Lucas is being killed off. IF that’s true, the writers suck! Since they obviously don’t know how to write for them, I wouldn’t be surprised. Shame on J&S if they don’t follow through with their love story.

Rodd, it’s not just you. Kelly Monaco tends to mumble and it seems to make Billy Miller mumble back

Billy has probably asked Kelly to marry him but she didnt understand his question and or he didnt understand her answer!

I agree with everything you emphasized, Rodd….great post.
Just one thing…Roman Catholic priests are never to engage in marriage or sexual relationships. They do take a vow of celibacy. Unfortunately, this is not a perfect world and neither are its inhabitants. LOL.
Thus, Griffin may ‘disrobe’ from those heavenly vestments. It has happened throughout the ages.

Liz and franco, I am there for that. I have no problems with angst with Jason over Franco, as long as it doesn’t have Liz mooning over Jason again. She is much more interesting with Franco, she needs a dynamic screen partner. That is not Griffn, or Jason at this stage.

Getting sick and tired of going back and forth with Jason and Sam, and Jason and Liz. Liz kept this man from his family and shouldn’t be anywhere in his realm. At this point just let all three of them go their separate ways and be done with it.

This show sucks!l! Niz is once again teased then screwed over. Putting Liz with Franco to get a rise out of Jason. Franco loves Nina and shouldn’t be around the child he kidnapped. Don’t want to go down that Liason rabbit hole again and that goes for LL2

I don’t want to see Lizzy and Jason ,back together,he and Sam are great together and Sam has waited too long to have him back,Liz can be with Nicholas,they have great chemistry,get rid of Hayden,and shell yea,I want Carly to give Ava what she deserves,and I could car if Brad and Lucas get married,no punt intended,and get Obreit off the show she me sick.

I really don’t want the red carpet to end… Nina is the highlight of this episode!

Ava needs to be with her daughter more than Carly needs to be with Avery. Sonny and Ava need to be sharing custody of Avery. if Carly kicks Ava’s butt then Ava should kick Carly butt. Dante stay can stay, he just needs a new pairing. I just find Dante dull and boring these days. I find all the couples dull and boring.

Lol Fanny! That’d be a lot of juggling for Jonathan, particularly because he’s got a wife and kids. Never say never… but I do like the way you think! 🙂

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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.

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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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