General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: A Grief-Stricken Sonny Contemplates Suicide As Robin Talks Him Down
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In a tearjerker episode of General Hospital, Sonny (Maurice Benard) who is slowly bottoming out to the depths of despair over the death of his son Morgan and his part in it, goes to the bridge in sorrow. There, Sonny relieves the emotional events of the last several days, which included: his wife Carly (Laura Wright) blaming him for their son’s death, and Carly walking out on him.
On the bridge, Sonny talks out loud that he had such high hopes for Morgan, and to be a better father than his abusive dad was. Sonny decides he can’t fail anyone else he loves, and with gun in hand it looks like he may be thinking of shooting himself. Just then Robin (Kimberly McCullough) appears! She calls out “Sonny!” And from there the rich history of what this bridge means to these longtime friends, the memory of Stone Cates, scattering his ashes, and more, is recalled.
Sonny wants to know why Robin is in town. She says she is come to see him. Robin asks Sonny to hand over the gun as she fears the worst may happen in his grief over the loss of his son. She asks if Sonny is contemplating suicide or killing Julian (William deVry)? And she reminds Sonny that she too found herself contemplating ending her life following learning of her diagnosis of being HIV positive, and it was here that Jason stopped her from jumping to the steely waters below. As Sonny’s grief continues to overtake him, Robin tries to convince him he has plenty to live for, and to take his own life would dishonor the memory of both Stone and Morgan. She tells him it’s an act of cowardice and she doesn’t want to remember Sonny as weak.
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In the key heartbreaking moment, Robin says to Sonny, “I feel like Stone brought me here tonight.” Sonny then says, “It’s getting late. I should probably go.” Robin quietly urges Sonny, “Come with me”. Sonny refuses to come with her. Robin replies, “Just you and your gun?” Then Sonny responds, “You don’t have to worry about me. I give you my word.” To which a brokenhearted Robin through her tears says, “The word of Sonny Corinthos means a lot to me. Does it still mean something to you? And quietly with tears streaming down his face, Sonny replies, “Yeah, it does.” The work of Maurice Benard and Kimberly McCullough in those moments illustrated the emotional depth of the Sonny and Robin relationship, and some of the best work by these two standout and iconic performers of GH.
While Maurice and Kimberly were ripping our hearts out in their scenes, Finola Hughes (Anna) did the same in a beautifully written monologue where she tells Griffin (Matt Cohen) how she originally gave up Robin and how she came to regret her decision. She shared her remembrances of how Robin called her “Love” not knowing Anna was her biological mother at the time, and how it was a term that Robert always used to call Anna. Later, when Anna sees Griffin bond with his daughter, Charlotte, it’s a heartwarming full circle moment. Later, Anna is surprised to see her own daughter, Robin in Port Charles a day earlier than anticipated. Hughes was perfection in all her scenes.
So, what did you think of the bridge scene between Maurice Benard and Kimberly McCullough? Do you think Sonny will now go after Julian Jerome with even more of a vengeance? What did you think Anna recalling giving up Robin? In an episode filled with hankie-filled moments, share your thoughts in the comment section below!
it’s just as… @Rose posted: where are the heartbeats of life beholden
your para on the divine and excels @ every note… Finola Hughes… BRAVO
Sonny: have we rung out every thing ? I don’t for one minute believe he’d kill himself… suicide.. for all that Maurice Benard acting choices lead to this ? even I don’t think so… it’d be great
Carly: she is smart… yet when it’s one of her own… she nuts up… she acts out worse than any one else. no wonder all of Port Charles doesn’t give a shit… they ignore her
what’s the point… award her selfishness… it’s all about what she wants.. she playacts and cavorts with an upperhand…
remember she told Nelle.. had it not been for her marriage to Sonny and ownership of Metro.. no one would give a damn about her
here here
she’s out for blood… ooh how newsworthy… how laud.
she better wring out her panty
air out her dirty laundry
One word, Patrick: Bravo!
Oh, yes…your every word is en pointe. Forget Carly for a moment. Think Laura Wright!
This actress can really bring it home when faced with the challenge of “playacting”.
Anna? So happy she’s back, but, I will ll reserve my BRAVA for a later time.
Later.
???? I thought that was a hoax…. did she “really” here from Nicholas
not that I want to know… unless its Mr. Tyler Christopher
is GH / ABC / Disney making amends here… or losing ground
I am very impressed with the writing lately on GH. Some of it is sophisticated and downright Shakespaerean. I hope I was not the only person wishing Sonny would pull the trigger! But knowing he wouldnt….just reinforces what a petulant, immature, self centered, self pitying natcissistic monster Sonny is. He has been cutting a swath of death and violence through Port Charles for 23 years. Now his own son “dies” because of his actions…and he is just an emotional coward ready to kill himself. I am really upset that the show did not really kill Morgan because again….Sonny will get to have the joy of having his son back down the road…and there will have been no consequences for him AGAIN.
Ah-ha, Dylan. I don’t care much for violence; and, a suicide is violence, in my book.
However, I would love to see Sonny in chains; in prison; in solitsire; in dark quarters; given no quarter ( pardon the pun). That’s worse than death.
I must disagree about Morgan being Sonny’s scapegoat, albeit I understand Sonny’s pain should be magnified throughout his life, not diminished and, Morgan’s reappearance will kill the pain (Ha!!). Again, accidental pun.
As a rule, children should not pay for their fathers’ sins; but as the ‘story’ goes….”the sins of the father….).
Now, out of context: What are the chances that Ava will buy Wyndemere for Nikolas?
As Cee Cee did with Carly, I do with Sonny, I look at Maurice Bernard. I dont condone want Sonny has done and did in the past, I just like Maurice and enjoy his acting. The bridge scene, well, you are a smart guy, you know what they are doing, they are ALREADY cleansing the viewers minds of what Sonny’s involvement in Morgan’s “Death” was and asking the viewers to feel sorry for him and accept his redemption. We the viewers know that any one of our favorite actors on contract are not going to die or spend lots of time in jail. Killing A.J. was horrific. Michael should have NEVER walked back into Sonny’s world. And now, his brother is gone and he along with Carly are suppose to worry about Sonny’s actions and his mood swings. Oh boy!
Patrick…LOL. I was being facetious. But, wouldn’t it be something if Nik called Ava? I think he is hiding at Wyndemere.
But, in the same breat, Patrick, if truth be known……another possibility is that Valentin ‘has’ Nik. He has threatened the life of Spencer or Laura and thus, forcing Nik’s hand by signing the mansion over to Valentin.
Now, did the Greek courts pardon Valentin? Did he escape? Is he allowed to remain in PC, or the country?
What do you mean a hoax? I don’t think it was a hoax. Nik is alive and feels he can probably count on Ava. Her mind is just as devious, afterall. LOL.
I swear I saw… Ava answering her phone… unsure of who it was… and she blurted out… Nicholas
some one …. any one… tell me this happened.
I wont imagine this one
2 tidbits about GH.
in this weeks SOD issue: Valentin… on his RUN in Port Charles… he jokes about his last visit… WITH – that – 70’s PORN Moustache.
THAT
is what got him noticed… he had sex all about him
YUM
——-
prop to mother and daughter : WHAT really cements Carly @ GH for all our weary and distaste …
Jacklyn Zeman ‘ Bobbi
I love her for this reason… Carly’ bearable… Bobbi is always a MUST
Carly and Bobbi in scenes always resonate … ta da
Yes, Patrick. Never fret!!!!
You fid hear correctly. I heard the same thing. Ava answered her phone and said” Nikolas?”. If that ” ain’t” so, my friend; then, we are both crazy…hearing things? LOL.
I just don’t know why you say it’s a hoax? What do you mean? The PTB are pulling one? She has mistaken the voice on the other end? Could it be Valentin asking her aid? Is he threatening Ava with Nik’s life?
Anyway, ‘gotta’ run…..later.
I had no fear..
Maurice was not leaving GH, so no bullet to the head, not going to happen..
Nonetheless— a BRAVO performance !
Now, hope the crying pity party will end and we get into
a–
*suspenseful mystery <– BWA-HA yeah sure.
or a —
*great adventure <– AHAA HA yah ok .
Great performances by all four of them, you can feel the pain / love.
Dis Laura get any grief scenes over Nik-NOOOOO!
NOOOO is right, Jimh!
And did Monica get any grief scenes over AJ? NOOO, again?
No. She is off trying to play doctor with Kevin Collins! Nick who?
Yeah, Timmmy. That should go down in history as the most ‘dismissing ‘ mother next to Joan Crawford.
I love Genie; beautiful and talented actress. It was so unfair for TPTB to have written Laura’s mourning her son so shabbily. What the heck were they thinking??
My message to JELLY, I tip my hat to you two. I get frustrated with stories that are not finished or acknowledged and characters who disappear for weeks on end BUT you two are putting together some great dialogue! Sonny and Robin mixing in GH history and Anna and Griffin, as well, was first class! Keep righting the write!
Head writers rarely write dialogue– they do the broad strokes, but usually it is another writer who fills in the details— in the opening credits when you see writers listed, usually for that particular episode it was one or all of them that actually wrote the scenes
Then I tip my hat to them. There is a lot wrong with GH but we have had some really good dialogue inner twinned with history. I love it!
Kimbo was great in yesterday’s scenes with Sonny–reminiscent of “old times” when we had classic GH.
It is always great to see Kim! Its so cool that she stuck around here and there since she was around six years old! That will never happen again! Emma would have been nice to have done the same but she isnt on much and there are so many more opportunities for the young kids to act now as opposed to when Kim and others were growing up in the 80’s.
Another pointless episode. How can an entire show built around one character continue if that character takes his own life? It can’t. I never for a second bought into the notion that Sonny would hurt himself because he’s written as a total narcissist and Maurice Bernard’s performances do nothing for me.
The Anna monologue was well done but can Griffin stop with the whining already? Dude just needs to man up already and take responsibility as Charlotte’s dad of the week (because next week Valentin will be the poppa and then it will be revealed that the kid was conceived with Lulu’s egg from the Crichton Clark labs).
I don’t think anyone thought Sonny would pull the trigger…but it was a device to exemplify how distraught and guilt-ridden he is. Perhaps if he spirals lower he WILL hurt himself. He’s dealt with guilt before, especially Lilly’s death and Michael’s coma. But this is the first time his order created the consequence…the first time his child was killed ( although I think Lilly was pregnant???) as a direct result of his actions. Given that Sonny is bipolar it would be unrealistic to not have him suffer a mental breakdown. The fallout will spread to family, friends, enemies…and it’s emotionally impactful. At the same time, gotta give the writers credit for Simultaneously upping the story of Valentin. They’re managing to encompass both stories and Valentin!s involves vets, history…I think GH is being written quite well these days.
I liked Sonny and Robin’s dialogue. They talked about Stone and GH has been missing out on its history.
Griffin had such hope! He has been watered down and needs to drop the priest stuff, send that sweet girl sadly to Valentin and go steal Liz off of Freako!
Of course everyone knew Sonny wasn’t really gonna off himself. That didn’t take away from the emotional impact of the scenes, especially referencing Stone and that being the same bridge where Jason once talked Robin off the ledge, which was a nice tip of the hat to history for long time viewers of the show. It’s nice to see history being honored and respected, instead of trampled over and rewritten.
I thought the scenes were brilliantly written both in the layout and dialogue, and excellently performed by Maurice Benard and Kimberly McCullough, playing off their rich and deep history together.
If you can’t enjoy moments like that for what they are, then I ask, why bother watching?
I didn’t find the scenes on the bridge (or Anna’s confession to Griffin) all that moving because throwing all that expository dialogue together in the same episode just felt like a refresher course to explain the relationships to newer viewers and remind old ones of what had come before. Scenes like that can be effective when used sparingly but filling an entire hour with them (and not having it advance story in any major way) played like a filler episode to me.
As for why I watch, I guess I have that old school soap mentality that eventually the stories will improve but it doesn’t look like they are going to with the current writers.
Oh Good Gravy, how many more times are we going to have to see this Sonny’s pain and guilt trope? Enough is enough. All his pain and all his guilt NEVER changes anything. Gangster with a heart of gold? I really don’t care. Let’s get this self-indulgent grief story over and done with and get on to something with a modicum of originality and creativity — and that is not Sonny Corinthos.
I do agree, Engrady. Let us also not forget that Sonny shot Carly in the head just as she was giving birth to Morgan. If that wasn’t enough to wake Carly up to Sonny’s dangerous and vicious cycles then nothing will.
Sonny has no business being around children.
OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR………….MAURICE/SONNY…….WITHOUT A DOUBT
Yeah, him, Laura and Nancy have a lot of scenes to submit in 2017.
Yes, Nancy, and Laura for sure, Timmmy. Maurice’s two scenes were really effective….but, as Engrady ( missed you, Engrady) points out….enough of Sonny doing something dastardly, feeling remorse, and then turn around and do it again. The idea of perpetuating any action by a mobster, leaves a bitter taste in the salivary glands.
This does not mean I do not appreciate the actor. But, Timmmy, we only get to see a one-dimensional character. What else can he do?
I suppose the same could be said of Laura/Carly. But, she was exquisite.
Nancy’s acting, on the other hand, was a novelty to me…..she is showing multi-faceted acting chops and characteristics. She really gave me a one-two punch. Actually, Alexis is at her best without Julian.
Later, love.
I wouldn’t go that far. Let’s not discount Justin Hartley. It’s all politics, if you ask me.
NEVER DISCOUNT WONDERFUL JUSTIN HARTLEY…AND…YOU ARE CORRECT…IT IS ALL POLITICS…..
^ ie: Alexis… I fail to see reason, for; Alexis
hold your britches… fandom speaks
step out of the boxed in ; strip her of all supreme justice … her moral fiber
perhaps at the outset… of her spirit’ual journey.. she releases her inhibition.. why is she so uptight… ALL the time ?
I just don’t get it…
I learned something today… I had no idea.. that Valentin is her 1/2 brother
perhaps he can speak to the church choir
at this point in time… she’s 50+ , right ? cant’ teach an old dog new tricks
Julian isn’t picking up her scent
you know… she’s so lauded the actress… move something
Most definitely. Sonny & Robin in any scene together are awesome and so important to each other throughout their lives.
I thought the episode was great but it sure made me miss Robin. It was worse when Robin mentioned Brenda’s name when they talked about scattering Stone’s ashes. That storyline broke my heart a few times and to hear mention about it again after so many years has me wishing all the players in that story were still in Port Charles.
I’m with you, James!
Frankly, I don’t like it when soaps write scenes that are designed for one purpose– to give the actors in the scene material for their Emmy reel. The very fact that Robin of all people would just show up on the bridge at the exact moment Sonny was about to pull the trigger is a big clue this was a scene written for Emmy consideration— story wise as others have stated there was no big suspense in thinking Sonny would do it– and in some ways soaps do a disservice to whole issue of suicide, it gives the false impression that everyone can be talked out of it or that the issue isn’t as complex as it is.
And as I stated right from the start it is difficult for me as a viewer to invest in all this grief and guilt when I am almost certain Morgan will be recast or else we will find out Sonny was not at fault for the bomb– so all of this feels like a waste of time,– and frankly if they write scenes specifically for Emmy reels– in my opinion that is bit like cheating– stacking the deck— but since all four soaps do it, I guess in the end it all evens out.
I don’t see it as a waste of time. They!re experiencing loss, grief, guilt, devastation, which is real for what they’re going through. It would be comparable to someone being told they have months to live and then finding a cure. Does it negate the emotions one and one’s family would experience at hearing and dealing with the bad news.,,until and if there’s a bright side in the end? The emotions and fallout are real for what they!re experiencing in the present. I think the harder challenge is to react sufficiently shocked, elated, disbelieving when ANY of these characters miraculously come back. There’s a moment of shock and then they just carry on like it!s a normal occurrence. (And I’m not talking normal for GH…I mean normal in their fictional lives.) for now it’s a tragedy which we roll with…life is ever-changing.
How true, Rebecca. One can only understand what you so beautifully expressed through personal experience.
Thank you CeeCee.
Good point, Mary SF. But I must admit that I was so happy that it was Robin who stopped him from committing suicide. I was afraid it was going to be Snell who seems to poking her nose in everything Corrinthos. She really irritates me.
Its a drama Mary. They will play the ebb and flow of Morgan’s “Death” and move on to something else. I like what I have seen and will like how they react to Morgan reappearing. Its fun!
the sensitive light portrayal… between Anna and Griffin was beautifully crafted.
how is it that even ( what 30+) years after the fact… I’m crying for Anna choices… with her own daughter
as she’s telling Griffin , perhaps it’s the right choice to give up your daughter. As she’s telling Griffin she lost 5 years of being with Robin. Anna telling Griffin you won’t know till you try.
which ended beautifully… with Griffin and Charlotte reading a bed time story, scene fades.
tears…. that actor who plays Charlotte… what a coop.
FINALLY… I can go here… if this gives us Griffin focus and purpose… well alright
A family reborn…. Anna , Griffin, Charlotte ……………………………..Duke.
I feel as though I have seen endless variations of this scenario on the bridge. GH keeps mining the same material, leaving previous few gems left…..
Or….is Valentin really Nikolas en masque, a’ la Faison?
Oh, Lordy, Lordy….NO more masks, CeeCee!!!!! (But a returning Caesar could be quite nifty……).
A star is born! Charlotte is a sweet girl who can act! GH did it again! Spencer was so good, Emma is a gem and now this little button!
I thought that gesture of getting into bed with Griffin, whom this little, innocent child thinks is her Daddy, was soooo sweet……so natural.
I felt Griffin’s somewhat awkward behavior. Awwww!! He feels inept as a father, which tells us what a caring person he is.
Sadly, his heart will be broken, Timmmy. I stand by what I said as soon as Charlotte came into play. She is Valentin’s.
On the plane, what did he say to Claudette? ” you have something of mine” (paraphrasing). What else could he mean? Charlotte or something much more valuable to a beast such as Valentin? Gold? The Weeping Nyad (LOL?).
Everyone saw Friday’s episode of General Hospital. The end of the show Sonny goes to the door and opens it and there is Morgan, his clothes all shredded up. My question to you is Morgan really alive or is it a dream Sonny is having?
I think he is dreaming, Sue.
Too soon for Morgan to return. But, I must admit; it WAS jarring.
in hindsight… retrospect
I thought that the “suicide” bridge walk was it
turns out his demon is still on
which in production value… for walk the walk… is still dry
load up the emmy panel… he’s still hurting in character
Sadly, probably a dream. I would like to see Sonny dealing with rhis differently although the acting has been imcredible. I have said it before but it is worth repeating: Dante has amazed me the most. He is a suble but very strong actor.
Sonny’s hallucinating. As you probably know he’s bipolar…and he’s unravelling.
It’ll turn out to be a dream…and a nightmare for the audience to watch.
Did anyone else watch and yell at the tv: “just shoot and save us from more Sonny worship”?
*raising hand* Me, definitely. When I thought of all the people who could live in peace if he died, it was really a no-brainer. And, frankly, I’ve never understood how Robin, the daughter of 2 WSB agents who have worked their entire lives to put away criminals, could ever support a mobster like Sonny. Stone died nearly 2 decades ago, right? Why should she continue to be loyal to someone who continues to choose to kill people as part of his business, especially when she’s a doctor who swore an oath to do no harm. Makes no sense to me.
I still don’t care that Morgan is dead. Can the show move on to other storyline’s now.
A good reason to dislike Robin, which I have NEVER done before. Another great reason to Not watch the show. Did Helena do a lobotomy on her. Sonny did try to kill jax and shoot her trying to get to him. Not incidently while her child was in the house.
Sonny wants to kill himself why not let him. Guess I will NOT be returning to the show. I am done.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom
This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!
In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?
Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!
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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS
The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!
Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?
Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.
MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.
Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.
Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric
With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).
On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..
In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”
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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!
FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD
As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”
Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.
So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’
In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.
The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.
Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”
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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL
Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.
The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.
In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”
So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.
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