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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Anna Reveals Faison Is Alive!

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On yesterday’s episode of ABC’s General Hospital, Anna (Finola Hughes) is blindsided at her office by her arch-nemesis Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati) and Agent Sloane (Robb Derringer)!

Yes, Dr O’s blackmail attempts worked once again and this time on her daughter Britt (Kelly Thiebaud), who changed her mind and decided to help Agent Sloane nab Anna for her “rogue tactics” with Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) for supposedly killing her father, the notorious Cesar Faison (Anders Hove)!

Agent Sloane, who has come to Commissioner Devane’s office, reveals that Faison isn’t at Steinmauer Maximum Security Prison, and firmly lets her know, no one, including her, is above the law!

After Anna is apparently cornered by Obrecht and Sloane, and after she is handed a a subpoena and is told to get a lawyer, Anna says that none of this is necessary because …  Faison is alive!  And … the episode fades to black!

So, how many of you knew that Faison was truly alive?  Where do you think Anna and Robert put the treacherous man?  Does this mean a return visit to Port Charles for Faison could be on the way … or in the works?  Share your thoughts below!

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Jake NJ
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Jake NJ

Not another Faison arc….ugggghh

ces
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ces

well, unless Faison grew a few inches, doubt he’s Fluke.
I’m with you on yet another Faison arc though. As much as I love the actor who portrays him, it lacks originality to bring him back over & over & over again!

Terry
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Terry

Faison was wearing lifts in his shoes, because you know it’s all about the base.

Rob
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Rob

This whole “Get Anna Devane ” story is just stupid. She may be the head of the worst police department in TV history but now they paint her as a criminal?!?!?

GH is a criminals paradise, Im really starting to tire of all the violence and fake deaths.

CeeCee
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CeeCee

I’m with you, Rob. The Faizon “It’s alive !!!” revelation is no surprise. I think we all sort of suspected that this weirdo just won’t die, as so many others on GH. Could he be Fluke? Is that why he is missing from the dungeon?….or whatever those fallacious catacombs are supposed to be. Or is it that Ashton bloke? Regardless, as you say, This storyline is stupid. Anna is the criminal? The concept is so infantile, perfect child-play. Inasmuch as I am entertained by both Liesl and her ‘soul mate’, all their past and present crimes will be perpetually swept… Read more »

Shay
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Shay

Terming Faison as the “weirdo that just won’t die” is stunningly accurate, CeeCee! I really couldn’t stand that fearsome-faced freak until he was paired with the outrageous Obrecht….together their “Bickersons” act was an absolutely raucous laugh-riot. Hence, if the demented Dane’s return to Port Charles allows Liesl to once again pine for this proverbial perp in person, then it should provoke just as many pleasing departures into the altogether absurd as the first time around. However, I, too, am less than impressed with the notion of “Anna as the criminal,” although since it currently provides a means for Dr. O.… Read more »

ces
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ces

ditto. much like Sonny never will spend an entire life sentence killing a man in cold blood. Same with Ava who point blank shot Connie.

Lou Piikes
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Lou Piikes

Obrecht finally going to have her Caesar back. I just feel sorry for Nathan being stuck in this mess. I hope he survives it and comes out a better man for it.

Les
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Les

I knew he was alive

Lucy D.
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Lucy D.

Well I knew. Anna wouldn’t do that. I think that’s partly why she’s so unsympathetic to Duke and his claims that his hatred for the Jeromes was enough justification for him to lie for Sonny.

I think their shooting him was to knock him out and he’s with Robert in “Wisconsin” 🙂

Janet
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Janet

Will I hope once Anna revealed what she had done with faison I hope this agent try to nab in for all the criminal acts faison has put Anna through plus crazy liesel, how could GH make Anna criminal when she was the one been violated plus her kid all her life from faison and making him look like he his a victim, that be pour bull if this happen, they better not!!

Rob
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Rob

Never thought Anna and robert killed him, would be too much out of Character. She may have wanted to and he certainly deserved it. He’s in Duke’s Turkish prison cell

janet
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janet

Do FrankenRon really think we want to watch Faison return to destroy Anna again. ? They have beat this dead horse one to many times for me. First they turn Anna”s police into the keystone cops again. Carley goes free and WE KNOW Sonny will not be in jail long, and Faison returns. Obrecht wins again. Re-Ron rides again. Wash, rinse and repeat.I am sorry but this is not the GH I had watched for yeeaars.

su0000
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su0000

In your ”we”–
I am a Faison fan and I would love for him to return and have him and anna go at it again..
Anna and Faison are arch enemies, they never die.. their purpose is to face off..
Which one will win is always exciting..

and–
Anna has never been ”destroyed” she is strong and prevails as the heroine she is 🙂

Erick
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Erick

su0000 you are so right… Anna and Faison are great. Finola Hughes and Anders Hove have had precious few scenes together, all told. I could watch Hove read the phone book (or listen, I guess) but I much prefer him going at it with her than with Luke as Herr Krieg or whoever.
The problem is they can’t have many scenes together because Anna wants to kill him so badly, although that hasn’t stopped Obrecht from staying in town. So they could solve that problem easily.

CeeCee
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CeeCee

Good post, Su…right on !!

Patrick
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Patrick

“…Anna and Faison are arch enemies, they never die.. their purpose is to face off..Which one will win is always exciting.. ”

there you have it… all the redux repeat and entangle

it’s just when two fine actors prevail

and in Dr. O and it’s entice

rebecca1
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rebecca1

I didn’t think they killed Faison off; he’s a fun/crazy villain like Helena. If they start killing everyone off there’ll be nothing left of GH as we knew it. However, they’ve got to come up with something pretty horrendous that they DID do to him…since Robert and Anna insinuated numerous times they had to make sure he was gone once and for all and it was this big, bad, shared secret.

And so Britt’s recurring status begins…

su0000
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su0000

I don’t think anyone thought that Anna and Duke killed Faison..
Really, who would even believe that?? ..
I think everybody knew that Faison was alive..
I knew it lol …

I hope anna gets in serious trouble, it is her turn to be in hot seat..
and- it would be great opportunity for Finola Hughes to shine ..

rebecca1
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rebecca1

I don’t want to see her in the hot seat…not after Dr. O (though I do love her!) got off for holding Robin captive, stealing Ben/Rocco and assorted other crimes. Anna is the victim…over and over and over by Faison and Dr. O…I’m rooting for Anna for the win. As for the missing Faison…I must admit I can’t figure out the connection between Jerry, Fluke and Faison. I’d have thought maybe they did the ridiculous and Faison was Fluke…but that would be one mask too many. And, supposedly Robert (did she say Robert?) has been checking sporadically to make sure… Read more »

Iakovos
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Iakovos

Of course, Faison is alive. *sigh* I respect all the GH team is doing to keep daytime vital in the yes of corporate boradcasters, and the talent on said team is amazing. Truly!

Still, I can no longer engage in the current run of outlandish tales. It’s just not for me right now. This longtime fan will tune in from time to time to catch my favorites among the actors and enjoy those performances, surely, but I need a good break from the depths of madness in Port Charles.

k/kay
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k/kay

Obvious that RC is going to make Fake Luke really Faison and here is the kicker Ander Hover/Faison is 5 ft 9 TG is 6ft 1. So using a mask or plastic surgery is just blatantly stupid.

rebecca1
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rebecca1

Maybe you should keep the channel on whether you watch or not…for the ratings. c’mon…we’re in a fight for our soap lives doncha know!!! 😉

rose
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rose

I prefer good storytelling to all of the madness lately. A little madness is okay, but lately it’s gotten a bit overwhelming. Reminds me of all the effects studios are now jamming into movies because they either don’t know how to tell a good story anymore, or don’t trust a good story to hold an audience’s interest or build box office anymore. Especially with the younger demo they are looking for.

Claudio
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Claudio

I hope Anders Hove comes back as Faison. Faison is creepy, funny and wonderful to watch. He is a terrific actor.

Mary SF
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Mary SF

After forty plus years of watching soaps I stopped believing anyone is truly dead on a soap a long time ago– they could have shot him with a thousand bullets, blown him up to kingdom come, or put him in a bat of boiling acid– and I wouldn’t believed he was dead— so no this is no shock to me—the only mystery is where and what did they did to him— in my fantasies he would have been stranded on a island with hundreds of Dr. O androids tormenting him day and night a la Star Trek’s I Mudd episode… Read more »

rebecca1
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rebecca1

Never saw the Star Trek you’re referring to but your visual alone is hilarious. I’m hoping the never say dead applies to Sean Kanan/AJ one day…

Mary SF
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Mary SF

I don’t know about SK coming back, but if AJ was still alive it would solve most of Sonny’s problems if the man he “murdered” wasn’t dead— so I wouldn’t put it out of the realm of possibility as the means the writers will use to get Sonny out of jail.

su0000
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su0000

LOL ,,
the ”Mudd” episode, was great!! Faison would far well, no doubt!

soap people do not die, never..
They can be cremated and yet live..
It is not about just bringing them back, it is the journey of how they do it..
It is the story that raises the dead and the twists and turns that brings them back that is genius….
and that is what it is about, the resurrection journey !
I’m a fan of raising the dead… great stories!!

However some do stay dead if they passed in real life, if not they are not dead just absent ..

ces
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ces

so, you’re saying there is still a chance for Stavros & Victor to be alive too? Why, of course!! lol…. you’re right, no one ever stays dead, even when they die right before our very eyes on a death bed!

rose
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rose

Just have to say what a great idea from one Trek fan to another. Live long and prosper.

Patrick
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Patrick

“…in my fantasies he would have been stranded on a island with hundreds of Dr. O androids tormenting him day and night ”

Laugh out Loud moment

@Rebecca stated… I’m with… who’s behind all this… “Jerry, Fluke, Faison, Ned’s father… ” how will all this pan out… it’s a riveting play

I have to give prop to Shay and, I think, k/kay… who are just as much in admire… Jerry Jax… he’s a constant deliver mind span triggers imagination… Yikes! I like him

4 serial plug : fan salute

Shay
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Shay

Right back at ya, Patrick!!!! ; )

Carmen G
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Carmen G

I did think that Anna might have reached a breaking point with Faison after years of torture, and had actually killed him. It would have been a stretch for Anna to have done so, and if she is telling the truth that he is alive, I am happy that her core principles prevailed. I think Anders Hove is a great actor. Loved him as Beetlejuice, but I’m not aching to see him back creating havoc for Anna just yet.

Jimmy
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Jimmy

I knew they wouldn’t kill Faison off. He’s one of GH’s best and purely evil villains, I knew they would bring him back eventually. I think he’s also in cahoots with Helena and Jerry, and might be responsible for holding Robin captive again.

What would have been a great comeback for him is if, when Robin and Jason were escaping Creighton-Clark, Faison walked through the door instead of Helena. That would have been awesome.

Elite Advisors
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Elite Advisors

Ok… first I love my GH… and I get we have to “expand our minds a bit” as viewers but to have to believe that Anna and Robert has Faison in a dungeon in the floor of a barn is absolutely ridiculous… like they left him in the Cassadine barn? What now the servants have to feed and bathe this prisoner? WHHATTT? LOL….

Dan
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Dan

Anything that potentially brings Anders Hove as Faison back to GH is a positive to me. He’s one of the best villains in soap opera history, and the good ones never die. So I knew he was never really dead. The battles between Anna and Faison are timeless. It’s just a shame that Robert is still stuck in “Wisconsin” and won’t be able to join in on whatever the next adventures might be. I’d love to see Faison get involved with Helena Cassadine and Jerry Jacks again, the possibilities are endless!

Carlee
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Carlee

All I have to say is as usual Tristan Rogers is sorely missed here. TPTB screwed up in not securing him long term. With that being said, most likely they stashed him locally, Catacombs most likely. But no doubt when they get there he’s gone, but will resurface soon. Hopefully when TR can return, both Anna and Robert will kill him in self defense and will end the nightmare he has brought upon their lives.

Lauren
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Lauren

Larry is really going to be Faison. This show is a joke.

aria
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aria

i’m going to hold judging this storyline scenerio and see how it plays out, i’m glad Finola is on air more though, but like i said, i’m going to see how it plays out.

Michael (not Fairman)
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Michael (not Fairman)

I didn’t think Anna and Robin had killed Faison, but I DID think this was going to be a long, drawn-out story in which this agent tried to pin murder on Anna and we were “treated” to weeks or months of Anna being tormented, her reputation attacked/assassinated, etc. I am glad we were spared that. I did think the scene in which Anna taunted Liesl by pretending to be Faison in an Anna mask was hilarious—but other than that, this storyline has been a total bust in my book. So this agent found a file belonging to Victor saying Anna… Read more »

CeeCee
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CeeCee

Yeah !!!LOL, Michael.

Rodd
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Rodd

I think this is a fantastic story. Finola Hughes is getting in some brilliant performances and a lot more air time ~ something everyone was clamoring for, BTW. I find nothing wrong with bringing Faison in and out of the story line as need dictates. Andres Hove is a great actor and plays to history with Finola’s character. Ron and Frank have continued to draw from the show’s history; this is certainly a continuation of that. Like I said, I think this story ~ in fact, all of them ~ are firing on all cylinders. GH has me sitting on… Read more »

rebecca1
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rebecca1

I agree, Rod. It’s always fun, if nothing else. And having these familiar faces still part of daytime…which is a clock-ticking bomb waiting to explode…is what fans of soaps need to keep in mind. One day the genre will be put in a historic time capsule for future generations who will view soaps like we view silent movies…as an interesting bygone era….

Patrick
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Patrick

fan salute, Rodd

excellent, nice, all cylinders post

bringing back Anders Hove.. to catapult Anna Devane and Dr. O entreats LIVE show

kudos to GH production for knowing excell

Laurie
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Laurie

I complain lovingly, as I’ve finally learned how to read the current writers. I’m pretty much used to them now. I don’t love all the villains on the show at the same time, but I don’t totally hate them, but if they’re going to be there it must be RC writing them. I also like the way he writes The Q’s. I’ve always felt his style would fit great in that mansion & it seems to be working great. Finally some airtime for Monica! It’s a fun show. They excel at cliff-hangers, and shocking twists & they do them constantly,… Read more »

abruzzfan
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abruzzfan

I was hoping that Faison was still alive 🙂 I can’t wait to see Anders Hove again on screen with the Anna and Dr. O!

Laurie
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Laurie

Im starting to think that Faison, Jerry Jax, and Helena were cats in a past life although I think they are all individually past 9 already. Even though I just want to slap her, I find Nina and franco to actually be a breath of fresh air. Am I the only one who feels that bringing back those three over and over and over again is getting really old, really fast?

Amber
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Amber

For whatever reason viewers never want to accept that someone died. Being surrounded by Jimmy Deshler fans that wanted to bring him back and being convinced that if they tweeted to Frank and Ron enough if would happen, was just crazy. Although I did not mind Jimmy, I can’t say that I miss him on the show. The viewers didn’t know how or where to take his story, so they just killed him off. He could of admitted to having a drug problem and then he could of went off to rehab, until more story in their eyes opened up.… Read more »

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Walt Willey Brings All My Children’s Jackson Montgomery to General Hospital

Look for another legal eagle character from a former ABC soap opera to pop up on General Hospital!

News today out of Soap Opera Digest has that none other than Walt Willey set to reprise his role as All My Children’s Jackson Montgomery on upcoming episodes of GH in July.

Willey played Erica Kane’s (Susan Lucci) love interest and the Pine Valley lawyer from 1987 through to till ABC’s cancellation of the series back in 2011.  The actor previously crossed-over to another soap opera in 1996, when he played Jack on ABC’s The City.

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Taking to his Facebook account, Walt confirmed the news on his appearances on GH: “Hey Folks… Been sitting on this one for a while but now I’ve been given the clearance to announce that “Jackson Montgomery” is visiting Port Charles! I’ll be doing a few episodes of General Hospital, due to air mid July. So excited to reprise my character and see and work with old friends! I’ll keep you posted on any details. “Jackson” in Port Charles…who would have thought it? Let me, and ABC, know what you think about it!”

Could Jack’s sudden arrival in Port Charles have to do with the SEC and the trouble that Carly (Laura Wright) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) find themselves in?   Will AMC fans get to see Cameron Mathison and Willey share scenes together again?  Mathison played Ryan Lavery on the beloved former soap opera … or might Jack go up against Martin Grey in a GH legal battle, so Michael E. Knight and Willey could share scenes together again since their AMC days?

So, excited to see Walt on General Hospital? What do you think brings Jack to Port Charles? Weigh-in below and stay tuned.

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B&B’s Scott Clifton Reflects On His Conflicted Emotions on Winning Lead Actor Daytime Emmy Over Y&R’s Kristoff St. John

The Young and the Restless’ beloved Kristoff St. John (ex-Neil Winters) passed away back in February of 2019, and at the age of 52-years-old.  Back in 2017, St. John along with The Bold and the Beautiful’s Scott Clifton (Liam), were nominated alongside each other for the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category at the 44th annual Daytime Emmy Awards.

A win for either would put them in the Emmy record books to become the only actor to win all three of the Daytime Emmy acting categories as of that time: Outstanding Younger Actor, Outstanding Supporting Actor and Lead Actor.

During his appearance on Maurice Benard’s You Tube series, State of Mind, Clifton talked about the emotions and ups and downs of eventually winning the Emmy over St. John, while knowing how much it meant to Kristoff, and given late actor’s reel. In it, St. John shared scenes with the late Nichelle Nichols, who played Neil’s dying mother.

When discussing his three Emmy wins with Benard, Scott expressed: “It’s beautiful, but remember Kristoff St. John.  I got to do a couple of events with him, and I got to talk with him, and the year that I got ‘Lead’, he was nominated.  He and I both had a Younger Actor Emmy and a Supporting Actor Emmy, and if one of us won, everybody was telling us, we would have this record of the first actor in daytime to have a Daytime Emmy in all three categories.  And, he told me, and this was months before he passed away, he told me, it was really important to him to win that.”  It was then, an emotional Clifton shared: “That Emmy is not worth it to me. It’s bittersweet.”

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As to how Scott feels he wound up with the gold statuette, the B&B star acknowledged, “So much of that it is who happened to be submitting that year, etc, and this was the first year they changed the rules. All I did was take advantage of the new rules, and I was smart about it.  I did not have the best performance, but they changed the rules where instead of submitting one episode through the year, you could submit a 20-minute tape and you could grab (scenes) from whatever episodes, and I made a story with it. I was playing the voters, but I didn’t have the best performance.”

In tribute to St. John, Clifton said, “His performance  was beautiful, but it was all in a hospital.  It was so intimate and small, and controlled and authentic, and mine was all over the place, but I told a story.  I’m convinced that’s the only reason I won.”

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Scott’s reel that year was also outstanding, so many could see why he won the coveted prize and made Emmy history.

Check out the poignant story as told by Scott to Maurice in the latest episode of State of Mind below.

Then, let us know what you thought about Scott opening up on of his career-defining moments via the comment section below.

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General Hospital’s Réal Andrews and Finola Hughes Deliver the ‘Power Performances of the Week’

Two different storylines, two noteworthy performances, and both from General Hospital, made our weekly kudofest.  The first, belongs to the heartbreaking performance that still has everyone talking by Réal Andrews as Marcus Taggert.

Last week’s episodes of GH, brought with it the results of the DNA test that ‘proves’ just who is Trina’s (Tabyana Ali) biological father, Taggert or Curtis (Donnell Turner)? When Trina opened the envelope to reveal the answer in front of Portia, Curtis and Taggert, she announced it was Curtis, who was her dad.

However, if you watched the scenes carefully, you saw the subtle work by Andrews as he was attempting to remain calm before receiving the answer and what followed afterwards, but that was in front of Trina, Portia and Curtis and his attempt to put on a brave face through it all.  In reality, Taggert was devastated by the news.  When he said his goodbyes, Taggert got inside the GH elevator.  Once there, he lost it and began to cry, punching the elevators walls with his fist.  A five-hank

Meanwhile, Finola Hughes once again showed us the layers and the veracity of Anna Devane. This time, while at WSB headquarters, Anna’s past as a double agent comes to light.  Agent Hersley had her under arrest, as she is being accused of treason against the state.

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While Anna’s past as a DBX double agent were known to the agency, they weren’t known to the public. Thanks to Victor’s will reading and the revenge plot he set in motion against her, now Anna is up against more formidable foes.  When speaking with her lawyer, Martin Grey (Michael E. Knight), Anna says how can she dispute the charges against her when they are true?  She realizes in this instant that the WSB wants to hang her out to dry to cover their own asses.  Hersley threatens Anna, that if she fights the charges, they will be forced into looking into the actions of her associates, Robert Scorpio and Annie Donnelly.

Not having it, Anna throws down saying she will seriously embarrass the WSB if they pursue this … and if anything happens to Robert, Annie or anyone else she cares about, she will take the bureau down with her.  After Hersley caves, Martin asks Anna what happened. Anna states she is no longer an agent and will never be again.

This material gave the mighty Hughes the material to shine, as Anna went from having the rug pulled out from under her, to fighting back, to now not knowing what her future holds after saving others.

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For all the reasons cited above, Michael Fairman TV names the work of Réal Andrews and Finola Hughes as last week’s ‘Power Performances of the Week”.

Do you agree with our picks of GH’s Réal and Finola? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below, but first check out some clips from their work below.

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