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Braedyn Bruner Cast as General Hospital’s New Emma Drake
The holidays are bringing a fan favorite character back to Port Charles when Emma Drake comes home, but there’s a catch. No longer is Brooklyn Rae Silzer playing the part of Robin (Kimberly McCullough) and Patrick’s (Jason Thompson) daughter, but instead, General Hospital has recast the part with actress, Braedyn Bruner.
As viewers know, Brooklyn had played the role of Emma since she was a little girl starting back in 2011 and up until 2023 when she would make return appearances. Now, Emma comes home with Bruner making her debut, and she immediately shares scenes with her on-screen grandmother, Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on the Monday, December 23rd episode of the ABC daytime drama series.
Bruner spoke with TV Insider on what GH fans can look forward to with her version of Emma Drake. Bruner expressed, “Emma is confident. She’s bold, she’s unruly, you could call her rebellious. But I think underneath all that tough exterior, she’s really quite compassionate. As we’ve been filming, we’re kind of peeling back those layers and getting to see more and more of the vulnerable side of her. But externally, she’s a lot.”

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Hailing from Texas and having a few feature films under her belt, Braedyn shared that Emma is the “most fun I’ve ever had playing a character because she is incredibly nuanced and I’m finding more and more of her every day. I hope everyone loves her as much as I do.” Much like some recasts choose to do, Braedyn looked up video clips of Emma’s story on You Tube in preparing for the role, plus scenes of the romance of Emma’s parents, Robin and Patrick.

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Could Emma be the new love interest for Gio (Giovanni Mazza)? According to Braedyn, “As soon as I found out I booked it, Gio and I went and got lunch and kind of got to know each other on a more personal level.”
Taking to her Instagram on her first GH airdate, Bruner expressed, “I’m so SO excited and honored to continue this incredible legacy. & to my new family at General Hospital, I love every single one of ya.”
So, how are we feeling about a Emma Drake recast? Excited for Anna to have her granddaughter back in Port Charles? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
This was a long-time coming; it’s very clear Brooklyn Rae Silzer is focused on her school work (which she should be), so it was time tor recast Emma. Plus, this will also put her back into the proper rankings of the Josslyn demographic. I’m looking forward to seeing what Braedyn Bruner will do with the role.
THE WRITERS AND PRODUCER’S OF GH HAVE MADE A BIG MISTAKE and if those lunkheads knew how to write the show would not be going the way of All my Children and One Life to Live and that is down the crapper first off Lulu is BACK so where is her brother Ethan where is her Grandmothe Leslie why have they not come back why no visit to Nicholas ROBIN Has a brand new SISTER WHERE IS SHE her daughter which is not her daughter is home bad recast too and sad decision too waited months for a family reunion and got a crap recast just send Emma back home it is all to sad and pathetic to watch hey GH Writers start channelling Gloria Monty now that is when the show was good and exciting and entertaining now it is just crap on a cracker so Pathetic SEND EMMA HOME BYE BYE
I see the direction the writers are taking GH and I’m loving it. They are building or rebuilding GH legacy families. They started with the Q’s. Tracy has become the matriarch of the Quartermaine family. She’s fighting for Michael and even welcomed Jason, in her own way of course, back home. Even the Q home has become a central hub. Then thankfully they reunited the Spencer family. I love seeing Laura reunited with her children, Lucky and Lulu. I don’t mind the two new Scorpios, Cody and Sasha, but now they’re bringing back a legacy character with Emma Scorpio-Drake. I always thought it would be sweet if Emma and Cameron came back as a couple.
I loved Cameron’s (Will Lipton) recent visit but I do wish they could bring Cam and Jake back home. Especially since Elizabeth and her sons are the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Dr Tom Hardy.
I Wish the writers of GH would get their heads out of their tuckus they have ruined my show and they continue to do so yes they bring back characters but they don’t stay long and I hope that is the case with Emma SEND HER HOME I waited months for a reunion thinking it would be Robin since she has a new SISTER and Jason came home WHERE THE FRICK IS SHE her daughter showed up big let down there a RECAST Pathetic SEND EMMA HOME the show is a downer if Laura weren’t on it i’d give up on it I Still might Start channeling GLORIA MONTY that is the only thing to save this train wreck Pathetic SEND EMMA HOME GET HER OUT SUCH A LET DOWN
Edward – why are you watching? You seem to really dislike GH. And clearly you don’t know much about the actress who plays Robin. KM doesn’t act anymore. She works behind the scenes as a director. Her last on screen credit is 2021 on GH. And if my memory is correct that was very short term. If my memory is correct, it’s been a decade since she was on contract while making several short term appearances from 2014 to 2021. So to answer your question of “where the frick is she” – her character is in CA. The actress is doing other things. Do you want a Robin recast? Based on your ALL CAPS, I think your head would literally explode if they did. Get over it. Enjoy the show. Don’t enjoy the show. But gosh, calm down.
Thank you Jeff.
Jeff, you did better than I did, telling Mr. ED the facts. If I’d seen your post first, I wouldn’t have bothered wasting my time. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
Oh, poor baby, they are “ruining YOUR show”?Robin is long gone and the previous Emma is pursuing a career as a nurse, and you are demanding that these actors stop living their lives and perform for YOU, are you nuts or just plain selfish? My guess would be both!
Recast Robin now as well if Kimberly not returning
No no no no. A recast Robin is unacceptable. There are just some characters you cannot recast. Robin is one of them.
Agreed. And, there’s no space on the canvas for Robin right now.
Agreed. The show has been on 60+ years. Characters come and go. The actress has moved on. The character has moved on. And that’s OK.
Yeah. Let’s recast Luke and Steve Hardy while we’re at it.
(yes, that was Satanic sarcasm)
Have you figured out yet, who has acquired Windemere.? The H on the sofa pillow has me stymied. The only cast member that stands out is Hardy, Is it possible that one of them is left or ???
Emma should have been brought back ages ago, and I wish It would of been with Brooklyn Rae Silzer, but if she’s in school (college) then I can understand, wish William Lipton would of return full time and been repaired with Emma, but I not mad if they put her with Gio, I hope Emma is a good combo of her mom and Grandma, I would love to see Emma kicking ass like grandma.
I am not happy about the recast. Brooklyn will always be Emma to me. I looked forward to seeing her grow up and continue with the show the Kimberly played Robin since she was a kid. I was very disappointed yesterday seeing the recast. Gh needs to remember the actresses who made up fall in love with the character. They could have just let Brooklyn come back for a few episodes like Cameron Webber is doing. Stop with all the recasts we have had too many and it is ruining the show as a whole.
It’s possible Brooklyn might not have been interested in doing even a few episodes anymore. She’s studying to become a nurse and appears to be at least putting acting on the back burner.
Braedyn is gorgeous! I think we should all welcome her with open arms to GH and give her a fair chance as a SORAS’d Emma. Let’s hope the writers give her a good, decent story.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Chase Gets to The Bottom of Brook Lynn’s Lies; But is Jordan Truly the Person Responsible for Her Own Car Crash?

The marriage of Chase (Josh Swickard) and Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) just took a nosedive on the Friday, September 4 episode of General Hospital, while Trina (Tabyana Ali) got an earful, Anna (Finola Hughes) lured Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) into a trap in the middle of nowhere, and oh, yes! Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi) and Rocco (Finn Carr) shared their first kiss.
Here’s the takeaways from Cliffhanger Friday. First, as the Quartermaines host a Labor Day weekend party, Chase’s suspicions about Brook Lynn being the other driver in Jordan’s (Tanisha Harper) car accident grew while cutting limes with Emma (Braedyn Bruner) in the kitchen. There, Emma mentioned that Brook actually arrived late to Charlie’s Pub and missed the first song of the night during Trina and Gio’s (Giovanni Mazza) performance.
Now loaded for bear, Chase sees Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring) in the Quartermaine foray, and asks to speak with her in the kitchen, privately. Having put two and two together (for once! Chase can’t seem to do that where Willow’s concerned) he tells Lucy, he knows she lied in her statement to the police pointing the finger at Willow for the car accident and demanded the truth!

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ROUTE 91
Meanwhile, Jordan is also present at the party, and Tracy (Jane Elliot) and Michael (Rory Gibson) tell her that they want her to keep a close eye on Drew (Cameron Mathison) while working at Aurora Media. Inside the living room, Lucy is making a hasty exit from the party after spilling the beans to Chase. Next, a pissed off Chase pulls Brook Lynn into the kitchen.
Then, he tells his wife his theory of what happened the night Jordan got in a car crash. Chase says Brook Lynn’s car was on Route 91 at the same time of Curtis (Donnell Turner) and Jordan’s car crash. However, Chase thinks she is covering for someone in the family. Brook Lynn promises to talk to him more about this later when they are alone, but it’s too late. Outside on the terrace, Trina heard the whole thing!
Now in the living room, and getting ready to hear Gio and Trina do a performance from their set at the club earlier in the week, Chase and Brook Lynn look upset. Trina comes into the room looking very angry and demands to know the truth from Brook Lynn! She wants to know if she was the driver of the other car who left her dad and Jordan at the side of the road.

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ARE WE OUT OF THE WOODS?
Meanwhile, Anna who is off her rocker, has lured Britt (who stupidly went to meet her) out in the middle of the woods. Jason (Steve Burton) got wind of where Britt is, when Sonny (Maurice Benard) informed he sold some land to Anna. Jason is trying to get a hold of Britt fearing she is walking into a trap, but she is not answering her phone.
When Britt finally catches up with Anna, she asks her why did they have to meet in the middle of the boondocks? Suddenly, Anna pulls out a gun and replies, “So no one can hear you scream.” We fade to black.

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FIRST KISS
As one thing has lead to another, Scout and Rocco have found themselves leaning on each other and developing feelings for one another. In story, Rocco and Scout picked up Outback and went to the boathouse for one last swim before the summer comes to an end.
While they swam, Outback ran off and wound up back where he was earlier, in the wood,s trying to dig up Jack! Back at the boathouse following their swim, Scout and Rocco have a heart-to-heart, where Scout admits she feels the only person who truly understands her through all the turmoil she has gone through with her dad and brother is Rocco. The two share a kiss.
Now below, check out the scene between Chase and Lucy where he demands she amends her statement to the police as Brook Lynn becomes the chief suspect in running Jordan and Curtis off the road causing their car crash.
Weigh-in: When all is said and done, isn’t Jordan the person who is responsible for her own crash, by taking her eyes off the road to kiss her ex-husband, Curtis Ashford? Do you think Brook Lynn’s cover-up will send Chase running in the direction of Willow and the two will hit the sheets? Glad to see Scout and Rocco share a lip-lock? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.
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‘General Hospital’ to Rebroadcast Special Episode in Tribute to Anthony Geary

This Labor Day, General Hospital will show an encore presentation of its touching tribute to the late Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer). The news came from ABC executive, Nathan Varni who shared the information across social media.
Varni expressed, “Save the date! ABC will encore our very special farewell tribute to Tony Geary this Labor Day, Monday, September 7.”
The episode was originally broadcast on February 20, 2026, and honored to the late eight-time Daytime Emmy winner, who sadly passed away on December 14, 2025 at the age of 78.

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The tribute episode centered on Luke’s daughter Lulu (Alexa Havins) finally grieving the loss of her father after she had come out of a four-year long coma and never dealt with her grief on learning the news of his death.
WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE ON-SCREEN REMEMBRANCE OF LUKE SPENCER?
The other characters who remember their time with Luke who are included in the episode with many flashbacks were: Tracy (Jane Elliot), Sonny (Maurice Benard), Carly (Laura Wright), Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) and of course, Laura (Genie Francis).
Behind the scenes, General Hospital wanted to pay tribute to its most iconic star, but since the character of Luke was killed-off in 2022 off-screen, after Geary retired, there wasn’t an easy creative route to go when Geary passed away in real-life. However, the writers did a commendable job with this special episode in tying in memories and remembrances of Luke through Lulu’s grief as a starting point.

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THE LAST APPEARANCE OF TONY GEARY ON GENERAL HOSPITAL
Anthony Geary exited General Hospital in 2015 after his record-setting eight Daytime Emmy Lead Actor wins for his work. He then moved to Amsterdam full-time to live with his husband, Claudio Gama.
Two years later, Geary made one final appearance on GH, when in 2017 he popped in the last scene of what was Jane Elliot’s then departure from the show when Tracy was reunited with Luke in Europe.
You can check out the original promo for the special episode “Remembering Luke Spencer” and the late Tony Geary from back in February of this year below.
Now let us know, will you be watching the Anthony Geary tribute again this coming Monday? Do you miss seeing the character of Luke Spencer in Port Charles? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Alimi Ballard’s Role Revealed as WSB Agent William Baines Who Oversees Jack Brennan Investigation

The Thursday, September 3 episode of General Hospital featured the debut of former Loving and The City actor, Alimi Ballard (ex-Frankie Hubbard).
Now some 30 years later, Ballard is back on ABC daytime, but this time as was revealed today, he is playing WSB agent William Baines who arrives in Port Charles to oversee the disappearance of Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna).
Here’s what went down; after Josslyn (Eden McCoy) reported Brennan missing to the WSB, agent William Baines met her at the Port Charles bureau office. It was there that Baines informed Josslyn he was taking over the search for Jack.
Josslyn kept trying to stay on the case telling Baines she had connections with many people in Jack’s inner circle in Port Charles. However, Baines instructed her to keep on her current assignment as CEO of JJE. When she questioned why implanting her at her father’s company was so important, Baines shared she needs to get inside intel on JJE’s subsidiary holdings. Once she does, she will be briefed on what comes next.
DREW FRAMES NINA
In addition, Baines wanted to be briefed on what Josslyn knows so far about the MIA Brennan. One theory from the WSB is that Jack skipped town because of how badly the Cold Fusion debacle went down on Spoon Island. Then, as Josslyn brought up how her mother Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) witnessed a public shouting match between Jack and Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros), Baines pulls out a photo of Nina from his folder.
As if things couldn’t get worse for Nina, Drew (Cameron Mathison) broke into her car, planted evidence of Jack’s wallet under the seat as retribution for her trying to kill Drew when she pushed him in his wheelchair into the lake at the boathouse. Drew snarled that “payback is bitch” as he sat in the driver’s seat of her car.
So, what are your initial thoughts on the arrival of WSB agent William Baines? Do you think he may wind up as Jack’s successor as the WSB Port Charles bureau chief ? What did you think of Drew framing Nina for Jack’s death? Share your thoughts via the comment section below. But first, check out the confrontation between Drew and Nina with Ava present.
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