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General Hospital’s Adam Huss and Nicholas Chavez Deliver the ‘Power Performances of the Week’
Last week, much of the buzz was all about the highly-anticipated emotional reunion between Nikolas Cassadine (Adam Huss), and his son Spencer (Nicholas Chavez) on General Hospital. Would Nikolas actually go through with it and try to make amends with his oldest son, and would he finally meet his younger son, Ace?
Well, the scenes lived up to the hype and with a HUGE assist from Joey Clay (Ace) who is one half of the fantastic twin siblings who play the part, the other being Jay Clay. Needless to say, it was riveting drama where we are sure many in the viewing audience reached for the hankies.
When Nikolas comes to Laura’s and Spencer opens the door, after the shock of it all, Spencer hears his father out. Nikolas says, “I did abandon Ace, but he wasn’t the only son I walked out on.”

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Spencer replies with disappointment, “I’m used to you disappearing by now.” Nikolas admits he failed at letting Spencer know how much he loved him, but that some of his favorite times were when they were together when Spencer was younger. Then, in a heart-tugging moment, Spencer breaks down in tears and tells his father, “You were my whole world. I loved you so much.”
Later, Nikolas overhears Ace crying. Spencer goes to get the little one and hands him to Nikolas saying, “Ace, this is your dad.” What happens next are the moments that had many GH viewers talking about; just how little Ace leaned into his father’s chest with such comfort and reacted to the drama playing out before him. It gave Adam Huss even more to draw on for his touching performance.

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Next, Nikolas gets Spencer to hand over Ace in his plan to leave town with the young one as the best way to protect him from Esme (Avery Pohl). In yet another heartbreaking moment in the scenes, Spencer tells his baby brother how much he loves him and then threatens his father; that if he ever hurts or abandons Ace he will make him pay.
When Ace’s baseball cap is left behind, Spencer runs to retrieve it to catch-up with his father, only Esme is at the door. What ensues is Spencer letting Esme know that Ace is gone and Nikolas has him as he stands up to Esme for all her lies, and manipulations. He even calls her out knowing she is now pretending not to have her memory back when she does!

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Adam Huss and Nicholas Chavez played the history of the relationship of this volatile father/son relationship, and made it work effortlessly. That is not an easy thing to do given they were not the original actors in their respective roles.
Nicholas Chavez showed once again why he is an actor with the brightest of futures with his effective and nuanced work. While Adam Huss also shined as the conflicted father, trying to make amends, showing us Nikolas’ heart, but always seemingly having an agenda. And as for our little MVP’s Joey and Jay Clay, they certainly have taken to Chavez and Huss and amped up the drama perfectly.
For all these reasons mentioned above, Michael Fairman TV names Adam Huss and Nicholas Chavez work as the Power Performances of the Week.
Now below, check out the key scenes again. Then let us know what you thought of Adam and Nicholas, and the Clay brothers, in last week’s episodes of GH via the comment section.
You already know how we feel about these scenes., your amazing!
Unpopular Opinion, I would have given this to Cynthia Watros. She was stellar on Friday. These two were great too though. GH just has the strongest group of actors on their cast!
I agree. The cup runneth over last week with three power performers.
Yes, you are right. She did show her real miserable self, didn’t she? Hope this is the beginning of the end of this terrible character.
Nina is not a “miserable” person but she has had a lot of misery, most recently because of bch Carly. I have no desire for “Nina” to leave the show. What I’d like to see is her FINALLY have a relationship with her daughter, which would mean the writers have to undo the mess the current writers made of Willow, who is not less a bch at this point than Carly.
Agreed about Cynthia—I do not like Huss—-and, Spence’s light has been spent for me. He and oh-so-boring nuTrina are both trying to act like sophisticated adults—a wash!!
Esme is being accused of something she, most likely, didn’t do. She has been kidnapped—does that sound feasible? Who did this? Nikolas? Spencer himself? How about her mother? Sonny? Maybe Cyrus arranged for Esme to look for Ace with an “escort”.
Another week, another great performance by the cast. I would love to see “GH” bring back Adam Huss as an on-contract actor. He was amazing in the scenes with Ace and Spencer, but he and Ava’s (Maura West) scenes had great chemistry. It seems Nik has a lot of storylines that would capture us, from Elizabeth, Spencer, Esme, Ava, Laura, etc.
A few more comments:
Please make Anna a strong character again. It seems the storyline with Charlotte and Valentin has disappeared. For months, she was at the Metro Court talking to Sonny about everything. Now, she is sitting by herself at a bar sharing stories with Drew (?). Finola is a gem and deserves more.
I hope the show is ready to move in a different direction now that Nina has been outed for her part with Drew going to prison. It seems too much time is spent obsessing about Sonny, trying to build a relationship with Willow or exchanging hate with Carly. Again, an amazing actor, but it beginning to be one note.
The book Anna was reading is a real book, “Never Get Angry Again” I did order a copy as it looks like a good read.
Should play up Sonny character more now that he’s found Nina out. Nina is always the victim of her own villain ways. Let’s see her get some of her own medicine back for what she did. To move on without any consequences or ending the storyline would be disappointing. As she’s still in bed with Cyrus and about to be with Valentin. Drew move with firing and replacing her with Carly was EPIC!! I had to watch the show 2x cause it was so amazing. Sonny needs to find out Ava’s role too since he’s been protecting her. Let the real Esme come out so she can finally pay for her crimes. She’s gotten away too long and now fooling Laura who’s helped her. Laura now turning on her family for Esme. Willow should have more compassion & understanding for Michael. He was protecting her, so she is turning on him for the first problem in the marriage. I feel bad for Michael. He’s tried to protect his family and everyone except his mom understands. Kudos to Carly.
Are you serious! The scenes with that vile toxic character were awful!! Hopefully under Patrick Mulcahey Carly will finally get her comeuppance. Better yet maybe he will write her out and bring her back with Sarah Joy Brown!
Unfortunately the rumors of Tamara Braun returning don’t have legs.
What are you watching!!!! LOL. Nina is and always has been a victim, and I’m sick of her constantly paying the price. Her mother hurt her, Harmony hurt her, Sasha hurt her, Carly hurt her and since she’s been out of that coma the most important thing to her has been to find her kids who were taken from her while she lay helpless IN that coma. Nina’s been through enough; she deserves to finally be happy.
Carly is possibly the most vile character on the show. Has been for decades. It’s time she pays.
What? Where do get this stuff? Nina is no saint, and as I said before, she’s an angel compared to Carly Succubus..
The little boys who play Ace should be included in this.
Yes, they were amazing weren’t they and it was all natural reactions, no acting here!
I don’t think the little actors who play baby Ace are acting; I just think they’re mellow, sweet, kids who are affectionate and trusting. And seemingly always tired, lol.
Hate this Nicolas
Really such a harsh term. And you should know it’s spelled Nikolas – pointed out numerous times in the article.
Ace is a Quartermaine not a Cassadine Michael is his real father.
That’s 666% complete dragonshit.
Ace is definitely a Cassadine, fathered by Nikolas or Spencer, and Esme is his mother. In what world do you think Michael was ever with Esme?
LOL; I think you’ve posted this somewhere else. What are you on? Must be good. 😉
When is Carly ever gone get ALL her paybacks. Like she has been a saint… She IS definitely NO Saint. ALL of the years of manipulations, hatred and nastiness she has issued. Let’s not forget ALL the years of deceptions. She needs to do some major reaping. I’m tired of how everyone is wrong and does everything wrong. Except for her “special” self. Keeping life changing, life altering secrets from others. While being a freaking hippo…crite…
I totally agree, Lisa. Watching her strut into CRIMSON like some conquering hero made me ill. It just means yet ANOTHER Carly-centric tale with her latest swain Droop. And her first CRIMSON feature article should be “Clumping Shoes – Empowering or Embarrassing?”
I agree. Carly entered the show as a hateful and conniving young woman. She has continued as such throughout the years. She I always redeemed and forgiven. However let someone cross her or stand up to her because she has wronged them and Holy H*** hits the roof. I would love to see Carly suffer for her wrong doings. She may then actually change and be an honestly good person.
Thank you Lisa! One hundred percent agree. On a side note, I loved AJ and it always bothered me how she got away with everything she did to him, and now it’s rinse/repeat with Nina. I can’t stand how Carly isn’t even called out by the other “people” in Port Charles, while Nina is the one who’s always hurt and ostracized. It’s hard to watch.
Good talk Nic and Spencer. Hope ya’ll find your way back.. Both older now. And hopefully a more mature and lovin family oriented storyline will be displayed betwixt you 2..
@michaelfairman
Are Chris & Dan out? Twitter has numerous posts listing Korte as interim HW.
You had me crying! You were amazing and this little guy is so precious.
I guess I put my foot in it. LOL—I so want to make Esme the good girl—Wishful thinking!!
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!
Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).
GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

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A VISIT WITH DAD
Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.
Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!
Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.
Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!” The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR
While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).
Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.
An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process. As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”
CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER
At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.
Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.
So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section, but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.
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GH Alum Tajh Bellow and Y&R Alum Loren Lott Star in New Tiktok and Microdrama ‘Love Island’ Spoof

Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.
Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.
In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?

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The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.
The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.
General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.
Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.
Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown

If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).
In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.
Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

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BOATHOUSE BRAWL
In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.
Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.
However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.
WILL SCOUT WISE UP?
At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.
Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.
So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.
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