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(EXCLUSIVE) GH’s Asher Antonyzyn and Finn Carr Talk Danny and Rocco’s Brotherly Bond, Cyrus Renault, Co-Stars, and Their Favorite Scenes

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Over the last several months, General Hospital has given the ball to two of its younger actors, to help pack the emotional wallop of the death of Sam McCall and the aftermath, and the resurrection of Lulu Spencer (Alexa Havins) with all of its twists and turns.

16-year old Finn Carr (Rocco Falconeri) has been acting professionally since he was a kid, while 15-year old, Asher Antonyzyn just began his acting career and landed his first professional role as the son of Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) and Sam (Kelly Monaco).

Acting with soap veterans such as Alexa Havins, Dominic Zamprogna, (Dante) Steve Burton, Genie Francis (Laura) and others could be a daunting task for some younger performers, but not for Asher and Finn. Not only did they hold their own, they made viewers often reach for the hankies. On-screen, Danny and Rocco consider themselves ‘brothers’, even though they are not biological related, but Dante was engaged to Sam at the time of her murder.

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Now, in an exclusive conversation with Asher and Finn on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel, the young stars share their thoughts on their favorite story beats, their co-stars, their friendship on-screen and off, tease what’s ahead for Danny and Rocco, and how they might deal with the fallout from the death of Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober), while learning Jason is pretending to be Sasha’s (Sofia Mattsson) baby daddy, and the secret yet to be revealed, that Gio is the biological son of Dante and Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton).

While there are so many fun moments within the video interview including: what’s on the guys Spotify playlists and who are their acting idols; here are just a few of the excerpts related to Asher and Finn’s GH storylines below.

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Finn, one of my favorite scenes of yours was when Rocco was in the chapel with Laura (Genie Francis) feeling guilty about Sam and being happy that his mom, could come back to life. What did you think of those scenes?

FINN: I was a little bit intimidated when I looked at the sides (for the script). I saw it was heavy emotionally.  I prepared for that. But when I got on set, it was actually a very relaxed atmosphere and of course, very emotional. I was talking with Genie a lot before we taped and we discussed the scenes and we knew what each other was going to do.

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Asher, what happened when you found out you would play the son of one of the most popular stars of the show, Steve Burton?

ASHER: This is my first acting job and I had no idea what to expect. I had never really heard of the show, but I remember when I got like the audition for it my dad was sitting on the couch. He’s like, “It would be so cool if you got this, because everyone knows what it is. It’s like a world-renowned huge show.” So, we flew out to L.A. for an in-person audition, not really knowing what to expect and I got it. I was like watching a couple episodes of GH before my first film date. And that’s when Steve Burton was coming back as Jason – this huge character. I’m like, “That last name is matching up. Like, is he someone important?” I did a little bit of bit of research and I was like, “Wow, that’s just such an honor to play his son. Steve’s the best. He’s really such a great guy.”

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Finn, you have some amazing scene partners as well, including your new TV mom, Alexa Havins. What has been like working with Alexa, and playing the beats of when Rocco sees his Lulu alive for the first time in four years?

FINN: I will talk about Alexa first, because that goes into making the moment good. She’s amazing. She’s one of my favorite scene partners. I love doing scenes with her. Whenever I see that we’re both on the call sheet, I get really excited. She’s so in her character and that just helps so much with making a scene like that work and look really organic. I love to act with people and play off of them and feed off of their emotions and she was so just ready. It was really cool to watch her get prepared for that scene and do it with her. I let her take the lead and I just went with it.

There was a key scene where Rocco tells Danny that Cyrus Renault is the suspect in the murder of his mother, Sam. Then, Danny wants revenge for his mother’s death. Could you see him attempting to kill the guy?

ASHER: Personally, I think it would be really cool for something like that to happen. I think Danny is forming into a younger Jason and that means a lot to the show and something that could flow really cool with the storyline arc for Danny after losing his mom.

The two of you play brothers on GH, for all intent and purposes. What were your first impressions of each other in real life?

FINN:  We were good friends from the start. I think we got comfortable with each other. Clearly, we knew we were going to have some scenes with each other. The off-screen bond is just as important as the on-screen, and so one thing normally leads to the other. We’re really good friends off the set, too. We text, send each other Instagram stuff etc.

ASHER: A lot of the non-fighting stuff you see between us on camera is what you see in person. We’re super good friends. It’s just been awesome. I worked with a lot of teen actors at the start of my time on the show and then like nothing. So, when I saw that there was another teen boy on the show, I was like, “This is cool.” I’m very glad I get to work with someone my age that I can relate to and ask questions that I normally wouldn’t be able to ask to someone who’s much more experienced than me and older.

Do you have a favorite scene that you have done together?

FINN:  Some stuff that we just did but we can’t say! There is something really fun coming up. It’s pretty dramatic.

ASHER: Yes. There is something that we just did that was pretty fun to film.

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Finn, on recent episodes viewers learned that Gio Palmieri is actually the biological son of Dante Falconeri and Brook Lynn Quartermaine. How do you think Rocco would feel if he found out that Gio is his half-brother?

FINN: I’m not too sure how he would react. Rocco would probably be pretty shocked. I think right now, I’d be very shocked if I found out a half- sibling. That’s a pretty big thing to find out. But, I think he would be excited at the prospect of having a new brother.

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Speaking of siblings, Asher, what did you think when you found that Jason was going to pretend to be the father of Sasha’s (Sofia Mattsson) unborn baby and Danny’s reaction to the news?

ASHER: When I read that, at first, I didn’t really understand why, because Sasha is the cook at the Quartermaines. I was super confused. I then read through the script and I’m like, “OK, so Jason is not actually the father.” And that’s kind of how the scene played out, but Danny understands, and is OK with it.

What storyline would you like to get the opportunity to tell with your character?

ASHER: I would want Danny to go after Cyrus and kind of try and get revenge, and do everything to avenge his mom. I can’t say what really happens, but I think the writers know what they’re doing, and I think they have a good idea of what they have ahead for all the characters.

Now below watch the full conversation from the Michael Fairman Channel with Asher and Finn.

Do you enjoy the performances of GH’s Danny and Finn played by Asher Antonyzyn and Finn Carr? What has been your favorite scene that featured them together or with other cast members and characters? What do you think there upcoming dramatic scene will be about? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

 

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They are the cutest, sweetest boys, I love them both and they can act too!

Great interview, Michael! Asher and Finn seem like two likeable, down to earth kids. It’s been fun watching them grow as actors. They’ve both been thrown into the deep end with some very heavy material lately, and have risen the occasion. Particularly Finn in the scenes with Genie Francis at the chapel, which I lauded him for at the time here. Look forward to seeing what the future holds for both.

Great teens! Great actors, too! I hope they give them lots to do and keep that “brotherly” connection going.

I guessed Gio’s paternity long ago. I also think Donny knows he’s Gio’s grandfather.
Aside. Valentin needs to stop butchering French. It’s “ ma petite” ( feminine), not “mon petit”.

I agree about Sonny knowing he’s Gio’s grandfather. Surprised that Lois and her big mouth hasn’t come right out and said it, the way she blabs everyone’s business. What did she really get by telling Martin everything, except for Lulu finding out. Gosh, I rue the day she came out of her coma!

Correction—“Sonny”. Not Donny—oops

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‘General Hospital’s’ Tanisha Harper on the Future of a Jordan Ashford and Michael Corinthos Pairing

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It’s been clear for awhile now that General Hospital has been pushing Jordan Ashford (Tanisha Harper) more into the orbit of Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson), leading to speculation that the two will become more than just business associates and friends.

Well, now, Tanisha Harper has confirmed that the long-running ABC soap opera is testing the waters for a Jordan/Michael romance in her discussion with Soap Opera Digest.

The two characters share something in common, in that, they both have suffered severe burns and disfigurement, and they share a common bond working for Aurora Media.

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CHEMISTRY TEST

Harper explained, “At first, they were kind of just sprinkling it in; we were starting to do some scenes together here and there. But, I think the writers and Frank Valentini (EP, GH) liked it, and we’ve progressed with that.”

This poses a bit of dilemma for Jordan, who’s boyfriend Curtis Ashford had been sent to Pentonville for assaulting Dr. Isaiah Gannon (Sawandi Wilson), but who just wound up on the receiving end of a prison beat down and landed at the hospital.

All things being equal, Tanisha shared that Michael is fast becoming, “the one person who understands what she’s going through on a deeper level. That makes for a strong connection, and I think the fans are starting to see that connection, too.”

As to if things will escalate and get hot and steamy from herem like any great forbidden love story, Tanisha shared, “That seems to be where we’re headed. In true soap fashion!”

Harper also noted about the future of Jordan and Michael, “We’ll see what the writers have in store for us, but I do think that this could be something really interesting. It’ll make some people mad, and some people will be here for it!”

So, are you down for a Jordan and Michael romance? Let us know via the comment section below.

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‘General Hospital’s’ Tabyana Ali Weighs In on Who She Thinks is Trina’s Stalker (Exclusive)

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On General Hospital, as Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali) has launched a music career alongside Gio Palmieri (Giovanni Mazza), it was recently revealed that she actually has what seems like an “obsessed” stalker! How do we know? Well, there is a collage of the young woman that said person is continuing to add more photos to as the weeks and months roll on.

There have been several obvious suspects in the way GH has presented the characters. Chief among them music executive, Simon Craft (Grady Eldridge) who continually has made statements and has been shooting daggers at anyone getting in the way of his prized recording artist.

At the same time the stalking started, Kai’s friend and former college football teammate, Quinn (Jequan Jackson) showed back up who previously had a falling out with Trina. Might he be playing nice, but wants revenge on Trina?

Simon, Trina and Gio

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KEPT IN THE DARK

Fast-forward and now General Hospital fans learned that two-time Daytime Emmy winner, Alley Mills is on her way back to the show as Heather Webber, who previously was known as”The Hook” killer at one point, and is the biological mother of Trina’s sworn enemy, Esme Prince (last played by Avery Pohl).

Esme perished went she went overboard with Trina’s boyfriend, Spencer Cassadine (last played by Nicholas Alexander Chavez) a few years ago into the steely waters below. Could Esme be the one obsessing over Trina, or could it be someone else completely?

In a brand new video interview out on Tuesday, September 29, Tabyana Ali visited You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel and weighed-in on who she thinks could be the culprit! However, Tabyana shared she actually has no idea who it actually will turn out to be.

“The crazy thing is that everybody knows who it is except for me! They’re keeping that secret from me,” revealed Ali. “They want me to be as oblivious as Trina.”

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THOSE WHO WENT OVERBOARD AND PRESUMED DEAD

After looking over the potential suspects and with all the theories that have floated about, Tabyana had her top picks! “I would love for it to be Spencer. I would love for it to be Esme. Mostly because I also just want my friends back on set, too. I would love to just see them and hang out with them. I think it definitely could be one of those two,” speculated Ali.

“I think everybody thought it could have been Quinn, or could have been Simon. I think we were all pointing in that direction for a minute, but I thinks that’s too easy”, declares Tabyana. “I think they’re just trying to throw me off, and trying to make it seem like it’s one of them. Now, nobody told me one way or the other about them.”

As soaps go, it’s usually not the first string of suspects who turn out to be the actual person behind the stalking. Tabyana agreed, “If you just know writing in general, if you just know TV in general, if you know soaps in general, you know that’s a game. You know, they set up, set up, set up, and then they really show the reveal. So. I was like, ‘This is just the setup to the reveal, right?'”

As for it being Spencer, it may not because his motives are bad. Ali shared, “It could be Spencer trying to fight his way back to Trina, or Heather trying to get revenge for her dead daughter Esme, or Esme herself. Those are all good ones, I was also playing around with what if it’s Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober)? That would be kind of fun. Don’t know what his motive would be. I know he passed away. He’s dead because of Joss (Eden McCoy), but it’s like everybody comes back alive on soaps, so…”

Trina and Kai

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FROM KAI WITH LOVE

Some fans theorized it could be Trina’s boyfriend, Kai Taylor (Jens Austin Astrup) or one another option being that the real stalker takes him out. “I think that’s kind of happened to all of Trina’s boyfriends,” lamented Tabyana. “They’ve all kind of gone that way. So, hopefully it doesn’t happen that way. Would it be easier if Kai was the stalker? Okay, yeah, maybe. He’d go to jail for a couple months or whatever. Come on out and then what? He would had to have had a brain-eating amoeba that made him do it. Who knows?” (Laughs)

In the end, are Trina and Kai truly in love? Ali shared her viewpoint and gave a tease, “I think they have love for one another, but to love someone it does take gradual time. I think it’s getting to that point. I think with this music situation as well, it is really proving to Trina that Kai is willing to be there with her every step of the way.”

She continued, “He is supporting her 10 toes down, making sure that she has everything that she needs, to going to every live show. I think this portion of their lives will definitely guide them somewhere else. I think, an ‘I love you,’ might come just around the corner.”

You can check out the full conversation with Tabyana now on the Michael Fairman Channel below.

Then weigh-in, after hearing Tabyana’s thoughts on the matter, who do you think will be proven to be Trina’s stalker? Let us know via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Lulu Tells Charlotte Everything That Could Have Happened to Her With Drew

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The Monday, September 28 episode featured emotional scenes for Lulu (Alexa Havins), Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) and Charlotte that set the stage for the previously reported exit of Bluesy Burke.

In story, Lulu and Valentin inform Charlotte they are sending her away to boarding school in Maine. The reason: she needs more structure, and more than her parents can give her. Charlotte’s recent actions to try to set up Drew (Cameron Mathison) to make it look like he was making advances to a teenage girl was the last straw for the teenager.

Charlotte, at first, was angered and begging her parents to not make her leave Port Charles. Valentin exits to give Lulu time alone to talk to their daughter.

Charlotte and Danny

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MOTHER HAS SOME THINGS TO SAY

Now alone, Lulu tries to open her daughter’s eyes as to what could have happened to her if she went through with her plot to videotape Drew with her in his car! Charlotte explains her plan and how she had everything under control, but Lulu asks her what if Drew took advantage of her or hurt her? What if things went terribly wrong? She questions Charlotte, if she even thought about that?

Lulu tried to make Charlotte see that Drew could have sexually assaulted her. Eventually, Charlotte agrees to go to boarding school, as Lulu and Charlotte share a tear-filled goodbye. However, before she leaves town, Charlotte asks her mother to let her say goodbye to Danny (Asher Antonyzyn).

VALENTIN OPENS UP TO ANNA

Meanwhile, Valentin has gone to the Metro Court Gardens and runs into Anna (Finola Hughes). Valentin is distraught sharing he feels like a failure as a father and because of his choices what has become of his daughter. He is devastated. These were also well-played scenes between James Patrick Stuart and Finola Hughes. Anna assures Valentin that sending Charlotte to boarding school is not a bad idea at all.

DANNY IS HEARTBROKEN AND ANGERED

Towards the conclusion of the episode, Charlotte tells Danny she is being sent to Maine to boarding school by his parents. Danny tries to look on the bright side, that Maine is not that far away from New York, and at least she is not being sent overseas.

However, Danny becomes upset when Charlotte tells him that her parents knew what she was planning with Drew, because Rocco had told Carly (Laura Wright).

Danny is confused why Rocco would have ratted her out. Charlotte says to impress Scou (Kayden Brenna Tokarski). The two teens hug with Charlotte promising that she’d be back, and Danny telling her he would here for her once she returned to Port Charles.

So, what did you think of the scenes between Lulu, Valentin and Charlotte? Did Lulu raise good points to her daughter about Drew, to scare her enough to realize actions have consequences? Will you miss Bluesy Burke? Let us know via the comment section, but first take a look at the opening scenes featuring the trio that sets-up Charlotte’s farewell, for now, below.

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