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Bonnie Burroughs Exits General Hospital, But Did Gladys Get What She Deserved?
On Thursday’s General Hospital, Gladys’ (Bonnie Burroughs) machinations and lies caught up with her when Sonny (Maurice Benard) sent her packing and out of Port Charles.
For months, Gladys has been an instigator and co-conspirator with Dr. Montague (Daren Toonder) in the heinous drugging plot of Sasha (Sofia Mattsson) and keeping her locked up in Ferncliff. All of this stemming from Gladys’ gambling debt to Selina Wu (Lydia Look), and getting her hands on Sasha’s inheritance.
On yesterday’s GH, the walls finally closed in on Gladys and she admitted all her wrongdoings to Sonny. In the end, she winds up being taken by Sonny’s henchman, Frank, to be deposited back to Bridgeport from whence she game.
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Actress Bonnie Burroughs spoke to Soap Opera Digest (in their latest issue on newsstands now) about her departure from the ABC daytime drama series. She had played the role since July of 2019.
Burroughs expressed that she got a heads up from GH executive producer, Frank Valentini that her gig was coming to an end, and how it helped prepare her for to say goodbye to the character and the soap opera: “I’m glad I got that heads up, because if I hadn’t, when I got the script for the last episode, it would have hit me harder.”
As to her time playing Gladys and why she could play her so well, Burroughs acknowledged, “I’m attracted to characters who are messy. Gladys is a liar, She’s never been fully mature, well-functioning adult. She couldn’t get her act together in the end, when it was really bad, it was all about self-preservation – at the expense of Sasha’s well-being.”
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Many GH viewers have cried out that this ending for Gladys was not severe enough punishment for her crimes. In addition, many thought Gladys would be killed-off, and it would lead to a new murder mystery with several prime suspects. However, none of that came to fruition.
What do you think about how Gladys was written off GH? Was this a Will you miss Bonnie Burroughs as the troublemaker in the Corbin clan?
Will miss the character and the actress. She was a fully developed character and was well played by Bonnie
A murder mystery would have made for real drama in true soap fashion . But no prison or something harsher is what should have happened but to understand sonny is loyal to family n so she is family so he sent her back to we’re she came from never to return n she knows that I’d she does she will make good on his threat so in that respect yes it’s ok
I agree. Ending the story this way was just plain stupid.
I understand familial ties, however, Sonny is neither God nor the law. He cannot pick and choose who gets deserved punishment—especially from someone as lawless as Sonny.
I actually liked the actress, if not the character, Gladys. She could have been redeemed by testifying against the psycho doctor.
Celia, I was hoping Gladys would ride to the rescue and zap that crazy doctor in the badoobies with an electric cattle prod, ala TOOTSIE. But no such luck. BB is an excellent actress who played the amoral, spoiled brat parts of Gladys to the hilt. By the way, doesn’t that doctor bear a creepy, separated-at-birth resemblance to new JEOPARDY! host Ken Jennings?
Very glad it was Sonny that took Gladys down! And I think sending her out of town was as good a way as any to get rid of her. But I also am glad they didn’t kill Gladys off because that means she could always return at some point.
Bonnie played the heck out of that character, but it was time for Gladys to go!
Gladys got to walk away alive only because she was “family”. Sonny let her live because of Mike & Brando, not so much because of herself.
Now, on the other horn, I really expected we would get that so-called “doctor” down here, most likely a victim of his own needle. A little disappointed that he survived, but maybe Cyrus can take care of him in prison?
As you say, maybe someone will give him a big taste of his own medicine.
Gladys (and Bonnie) was too good to kill off. Glad that she’s only been written out and the door is open for an inevitable return. The storyline dragged on too long. I hope that Sonny puts the screws to Selina Wu for targeting his cousin. THAT’S the murder mystery waiting to happen!
Yes, I was hoping Sonny would send her back to where ever she came from and her twit of a nephew, Brad.
I believe that Brad is Selina Wu’s nephew, not Gladys’.
She needed 4 horses to pull her apart. What a despicable character.
I’m just glad she’s gone. After Brando’s death there was no need for the character to stick around, and keeping her alive means she can come back in the future to cause more trouble. Gladys is a good start, but GH needs to trim the fat and get rid of characters that don’t add to the story, like Marshall, Gregory and Mason.
Gregory is Finn and Chases dad. He’s integral. He brought the boys together. He also mended fences with estranged Finn. It’s all good.
Don’t know about Gegory but Curtus will need his dad when he and Portia part and or if they find out that Trina us really not his daughter. That whole DNA thing was just too easy, especially with Ms.Wu’s fingers in the pot.0
Sonny will make good on his threat if she ever returns is what it should of said in the last post
Bonnie’s really the only reason Gladys has remained part of the canvas for over 4 years. There were many times Gladys could have been written out (especially after Brando’s death) but her presence only got stronger.
The character, as written, could’ve had a more permanent demise (death or long term incarceration) but banishment to Bridgeport (trust me – it ain’t pretty) allows Burroughs a possible return down the road.
Disappointed we didn’t see the story play out with her punishment. What a terrible way to end this story by just sending her out of town. She got away with everything.
I thought Sonny would make her confess to the police so that she could relinquish Guardianship. I hope her Bensonhurst trip doesn’t add to Sashas problems. Hope Sonny gets time before eloping to talk to Sasha.
I’m sure that Sonny was already talking to his lawyer Diane Miller (also Sasha’s lawyer) about how to legally get Sasha out of this ridiculous guardianship. Sonny’s unfortunately missed a lot of things he shouldn’t have since he returned from Tricky Dick Nixon Falls, but this detail isn’t the type of thing he would miss.
I’m also thinking Sonny is going to take exception to Gladys selling the garage to Selina Wu to pay off the gambling debts. If a Devil remembers correctly, Sonny set up Brando as the defacto “owner” of the garage (since Brando did not want to directly work in the “coffee” business) but Sonny always remained a “silent” partner in the garage… so it wasn’t really Gladys’s place to sell it, if that were the case.
Pam
Bensonhurst is in NY, area of Brooklyn where Olivia comes from, Gladys comes from Bridgeport, Connecticut where she’s being sent back to.
I’m very upset that Sasha didn’t get to press charges for what Glady did. What will Sasha live on, now that Glady blew all her money.
I’m sure Sasha won’t be hurting for money even if she doesn’t recover everything that Gladys stole.
Although Gladys stole Sasha money to pay her debt and to go on shopping sprees it was never said that she spent all of Sasha’s money. Hopefully, Gladys didn’t bankrupt her.
Bonnie is a fabulous actress and I have a feeling she’ll be back.
No she got off too easy!
I agree.
I was hoping she’d have to confess to authorities at least. She’ll probably be written back in…. she’ll be under the thumbs or Cyrus or Selina.
It’s not done yet. Anything could happen to her. It’s wait and see. Just hope they give Sasha som
No Gladys did not get what she deserved. She should have been put in jail. She committed a host of crimes. She got off Scott free. She can live her life without paying for anything.
Not really. She still owes Selina Wu a ton of money, and Selina will not forget this. She will spend the rest of her life looking over her shoulder…unless, by some miracle, she takes down Selina and gets redemption.
Wait a minute, they need Gladys as a corroborating witness against evil Doctor M to help Sasha prove the kidnapping and drugging and attempted murder. Also, could have a case against Selina Wu for blackmail with Gladys help. That might be a way to get Sasha’s money back from Selina. Still, very glad they finally stopped torturing poor Sasha. Let her be happy for a while.
You make a lot of good points here. What are they just going to take Sonny’s word and all the others that Gladys took all Sasha’s money and violated her custodial rights with Sasha’s money?
Now that the writer’s strike is over I believe we will get changes and turns–I’m waiting to see how they will correct and turn things..
Oh Violet, they may as well take Sonny’s word, since the whole town is practically worshiping at his feet already. Did you see the way Dante just gazes on him with eyes of pure adulation? Hell, even diehard Michael has drunk the KoolAid, forgiving Sonny left and right, looking at him beatifically. What rubbish!
As I ‘ve said, I lived years ago in Bridgeport, in fact my two kids were born there over 60 years ago. Have no idea what it’s like today, while I enjoy sunny Cali. As for the question asked above, no I certainly won’t miss her character but I’ve always thought she’s a lovely woman, wouldn’t mind seeing her in a nice part.
Hi Violet..
Bonnie is a very good actress.. She aroused emotions, made me mad, and wanted revenge, she portrayed Gladis very well….She was a spark that made fires..
You have two children, boys or girls, uuumm men or women ???
They sent her off to live somewhere else so I suspect she is gone but not forgotten, maybe a new story for her down the line. She played a fantastic mess of a villain. She’s a great actress and I’m going to miss her!
It would have been more palatable to force Gladys to face Sasha and testify against that low down doctor. However, we still have to think about Selena Wu’s involvement and how Sonny would and could handle her. Could surely have escalated to an all out mafia war.
Gladys should have went to JAIL ! She got away with what she did. Just hope Selina Wu catches up to her wherever she is and makes her pay.. She deserves it!
I was very glad to see the character go, but not the actress who really is very talented. Bonnie said the fans would be pleased with the ending, but that could not be further from the truth.
I wanted a last showdown with Sasha and for Sonny to bring her to the PCPD himself on the first leg of there trip to Pentonville. I somehow can’t see the PCPD let her get away with embezzlement just because she is Sonny’s family, and I’m sure the Dr will have a LOT to s
I’m glad Gladys was caught when Sonny found out what she did did Sasha
I would have liked to see her go to prison and join Cyrus She is a great actress so I wanted her to stay
On the Friday, November 13 episode of General Hospital, Drew (Cameron Mathison) convinces Ava (Maura West) they need to get married, to each other! Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) hopes to get the DNA results on Jude (Will Traval) she has waited for, and Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) secretly co-conspire to find out who in Port Charles had the infamous tick!
Here’s what went down: Drew explained to Ava that they needed to get hitched ASAP, that way, they couldn’t be forced to testify against each other in the Jack Brennan case. After initially being kind of sick of the thought of marrying Drew, he made her change her mind, by throwing out the fact that if she lands in jail Sonny (Maurice Benard) will have Avery (Ayla Bullington) all to himself.
Next, Ava heads to GH to ask Lucas (Van Hansis) to be her witness in marrying Drew. Lucas has already figured out the reason Ava is marrying Drew because it has something to do with Brennan’s death. Explaining she hates the idea of getting married to Drew, she has run out of other options. Lucas agrees to help her, but firmly tells Ava nobody would believe it was a real marriage anyway.
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CAN MOLLY AND JOE STOP THE WEDDING?
At the same time, Drew asked Martin (Michael E. Knight) for a post-nuptial agreement. Martin was not happy to hear that Drew was going to marry Ava, warning that prison was a better option than tying himself to a woman like Ave Jerome.
Eventually Ava, Lucas, Drew, and Martin gathered at the city clerk’s office. Lucas comes up with a way to derail or stall the nuptials by saying that they need to wait for Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) and Avery to show up, as they should be a part of this, too.
Lucas may have saved the day, because Molly (Kristen Vaganos) and Joe (Jonathan Bennett) went to Drew’s office to serve him his warrant, but found the office door open. Next, Joe found a sticky note on Drew’s folder that revealed Drew had obtained a marriage license. A light bulb goes off in his head and he realized Ava and Drew are getting married, so he and Molly rush off to City Hall to try and stop it.
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IS JUDE THE TRUE BABY DADDY?
Elsewhere, after receiving a text message that the DNA results are in at the hospital, Brook Lynn ends her discussion over Jude and baby Phoebe with Gio (Giovanni Mazza) and runs out of the Quartermaines.
Once Brook Lynn gets off the elevator at GH, she sees Jude and Britt Kelly Thiebaud) looking might close. She quickly heads back towards the elevator sight unseen and was clearly shaken by what she saw. Earlier at the doctors and nurses hub, Elizabeth helped Dante by confirming by an ear gesture they had worked out; that the patient with the tick was Ava Jerome.
You can check out the scenes where Lucas gets a visit from Ava and he learns she wants him to be her witness in marrying Drew at City Hall.
Now weigh-in: do you think Ava and Drew will tie the knot before Joe and Molly make it to City Hall? What do you think the DNA results will show once Brook Lynn gets her hands on them? Have they been tampered with? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Carly Fears Escalating Tensions Between Sonny and Josslyn: ‘I’ve Already Lost One Kid Because of That Man. I Won’t Lose Another’
On the Thursday, November 12 episode of General Hospital, as battles line are drawn by Carly’s (Laura Wright) ex-husband, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and her daughter, Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy), she realizes things are about to get a whole lot worse, and she expressed her fears to Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart).
After Sonny came to see Carly to get her daughter to back off of him; especially when Josslyn lit into him in front of nuAvery (Ayla Bullington), Carly is terrified that Sonny could retaliate against Josslyn. Realizing, Josslyn is in danger, Carly won’t sit by and let anything happen to her. She tells Valentin, “I’ve already lost one kid because of that man. I won’t lose another.”
Viewers won’t soon forget the devastation Carly felt when Morgan (Bryan Craig) died in a car bomb explosion back in 2016 because of Sonny’s dealings in the mob in a complex story involving Julian (William deVry) and Olivia Jerome (Tonja Walker).
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SONNY IS READY FOR WAR
Meanwhile in the aftermath of his visit with Carly, Sonny told his brother Ric what went down when Josslyn disrespected him in front of his own daughter and hurt Avery. Since Josslyn already make it known that she no longer considers herself part of Sonny’s family, he’s decided to treat her accordingly.
Sonnys first step in payback is to take away her support system at JJE by approaching Hudson Parker (Troy Lennon Appel) again, but this time in a much less-friendly way.
Ric points out that this would go against every move Sonny made as a legitimate businessman in Port Charles and would mean he’s back in the mob? Sonny doubles down, saying Josslyn changed the game when she involved Avery. While he showed concern of how bad Carly would feel over all this year, he said he is ready to finish what Josslyn started.
At the Metro Court, Ava (Maura West) is listening to Avery explain what happened between Sonny and Josslyn and how much she hates Josslyn right now, which Ava seems to be OK with.
WILL JOSSLYN’S WORLD BLOW UP ON HER?
Speaking of Josslyn, she is on the pier still after her talk with Hudson and still crying over her confrontation with Sonny and Avery overhearing it, and what she told her sister. Lucas comes across her at the pier while out for his run.
Explaining how badly she feels for what she said about Sonny to Avery, Lucas says that eventually Avery will discover the truth about Sonny. He explains to Josslyn that even though Avery hates her now, she will come to realize that what she said about her father was the truth, and that Josslyn was not lying to her at all.
So, what do you think about Sonny ready to play dirty to take down Josslyn? How will Carly ensure her daughter does not wind up dead? Who do you think is in the right here? Is Josslyn’s vendetta against Sonny justified, at the cost of the relationships with her family? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.
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‘General Hospital’s’ Cynthia Watros Honors Former ‘Titus’ Co-Star Stacy Keach Following His Passing
General Hospital star Cynthia Watros, who can currently be seen in on the ABC soap opera in the role of Nina Reeves, has had a enduring career in television. That included her time on the 2000-2002 Fox sitcom, Titus.
In Titus, Watros starred along with Stacy Keach as Erin Fitzpatrick and Ken Titus, respectively. After the November 10th news that Keach had passed away at 85 while living in Poland, Cynthia took to her Instagram on Thursday, November 12 to pay tribute to the great actor.
Watros expressed, “My first prime time show was along side Stacy. I loved him instantly. What an amazing talent and man.❤️”
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In Titus, Stacy played stand up comedian Christopher Titus’ heavy-drinking, chain-smoking, five-times-divorced father who frequently pulled cruel pranks and tried to toughen his kids up. Cynthia played by Christopher’s level-headed, big-hearted girlfriend trying to build a normal life with him. In fact, Cynthia’s role on the sitcom was first series regular role after her Daytime Emmy run of Annie Dutton on Guiding Light which ran from 1994-1998.
STACY KEACH’S WIFE ON HIS PASSING
Keach’s wife, Malgosia shared the news of the actor’s death publicly in a statement with PEOPLE. Malgosia expressed, that Stacy had, “a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure.”
She added, “Stacy peacefully departed this world. He fought for so long, with extraordinary courage, determination and strength. He was a true warrior, facing his illness with the same remarkable spirit and resilience that defined his life.”
Małgosia continued, “Stacy was not only a legendary actor, admired and loved by audiences the world over, but also my beloved husband, my companion and the heart of our family. His passing leaves an immeasurable emptiness in our lives. But his extraordinary spirit, his unforgettable voice and the love he gave so generously will remain with us forever.”
Now, let us know do you remember when Cynthia made her sitcom debut in Titus? Share your thoughts via the comment section on Cynthia’s many TV roles and the passing of Stacy Keach in the comment section. But first, check out the very first episode of Titus with Cynthia Watros below!
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