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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Baby Switch!
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Oh for God’s sake, this is right out of One Life to Live.
Wasn’t it a crossover story with GH? Which makes it worse since that would be twice that GH has done this. I have no words to describe how lazy that is!
It was a crossover with All My Children…. and it went on for nearly TWO YEARS. Agonizing and depressing all the way around and not worth the little payoff that it got – the story ruined the character of all of those who knew and said nothing, in particular Dr. Joe (who was the salt of the Earth and the soul of the show and knew about the switch and said nothing).
Dead baby and baby switch stories must end on soaps forever.
The last baby switch involved OLTL characters after that show went off the air.
Sam gave birth to Danny while Tea gave birth to Victor Lord III. Baby Victor didn’t make it. Somehow, both women were in the woods when Heather decided to switch the babies.
Trying to recall the last time any Quartermaine heir had a normal birth. Brook Lynn, maybe?
I am ALL for this storyline!! Maybe when it comes out that Brad stole Michael’s baby…it will also be remembered that Brad tried to rape michael years ago!! That was a real gem that Carlivati wrote. I cant see scenes with Michael and Brad in the same room without cringing and screaming RAPIST!! DOES everyone else forget this??? Michael had just been brutally raped in prison….then Brad tried to blackmail him into anal sex again. Frixkin gross!!! These are the characters the show is trying to make us care about!!
Oh, ugh. I forgot about that. 🙁 Carlivati turned his gift for reviving characters and reinterpreting old storylines into hack work after his first year on GH. I was so happy for him to leave.
Brad tried to coerce Michael into having sex. At no point did he force himself on Michael, and the type of physical action was never implied.
I do not think anyone cares about Brad! He is a character that everyone hates!
Whose dr joe
Really a baby switch – I can’t watch anymore. Its ridiculous. Really!!!
I am completed disgusted by this storyline. GH boldly had Brad and Lucas marry, but quickly took them off canvas. Every now and again, we viewers heard that they were attempting to adopt. This would have been a groundbreaking storyline, had it been presented on-screen. The pay off is that their child is dead and their relationship will be destroyed by Brad’s duplicity.
Will any staff at GH realize the baby has been dead longer than the timeframe of Nelles delivery? What if the birth mom is Finn’s ex & she wants the baby back? Will Obrecht hear of this and weigh in because her pride in delivering a healthy baby will force her to reveal the baby was not still born? Will Nelle end up in Frencluff where wev learn that Mary Pat is her real mom & they have plotted together against Carly? Michael and Carly deserve a quick reveal about the baby switch as Nelke doesn’t deserve to exact another… Read more »
Great post, Cea….I thought the same thing. What happens if the mother wants the baby back? Hmmmm.
I also think Jimh makes a good point. Is the baby Finn’s and Hayden’s. How about that twist? The plot thickens?
If that was Rachel/Hayden/new identity’s baby, it would be the longest gestational period in history. Sure, there’s SORAS, but don’t remember a pre-natal soSas (soap opera slowed aging syndrome).
I’ve suspected all along Brad and Lucas would wind up with Hayden and Finns child. And, it wouldn’t be that much of a stretch (in soap time because Hayden left about eleven months ago. We can suspend our disbelief for a few months. Time is created in soaps; never accurate to our reality. What can take two weeks onscreen might be only one or two says in story.)
I don’t think the switch will go on for long. Both Alexis and Julian saw Wiley and Julian took his picture.
Not the longest… Margaret on OLTL was pregnant for over a year with Sam.
All those questions you have Cea? That’s what a good soap opera does-brings you stories with twists and turns and lots of “what if” questions! Thanks for the enjoyable post!
I love the intrigue of it all and usually write my own twusts and turns to see how closely they match…thank you!
GH DON’T CARE ABOUT GROUND-BREAKING ANYMORE. horrible story period.
i personally do not want MICHAEL to have a baby with NELLE.” This is bad.
I just hate the SL and majority i see on line, and off do not want Mike to have a baby with Nelle. A woman who should’ve been gone a long time ago.
Yet, Michael calls Sonny, “Dad”.
Agree. I detest this storyline on so many levels.
I knew this was coming. I hated the idea. I was prepared to criticize it all. And then it happened. Chloe Lanier amazes me with her ability to be so cruel without any emotion at all. This story is so wrong on so many fronts but I love it. Chad Duell who usually has little ability to move me was on point in his reaction to losing the baby he did it all for. I actually felt that tear come out of my eye as he sat holding that deceased child. He ran with the scene and scored big time.… Read more »
The only thing on this show that’s more tiring than the endless Frodd propping is the baby switches. And this one is especially going to suck because it’s going to force Michael to fight with his uncle Lucas over something that neither of them are to blame for.
And how long before somebody sees the picture on Grandpa Julian’s phone and realizes that baby is not the one who now is in Lucas & Brad’s home?
Agreed, Satan. The picture thing does have merit….however, newborns actually do look alike—especially when given a minimal glance. Plus, newborns’s faces change from morning to twilight. Yet, an eagle-eyed observer could ‘catch’ it. I guess it depends how long TPTB want to go on with this. At the risk of sounding repetitious ( the last thing I want to do is annoy Satan–God forbid, Ha!), Nelle was impregnated for a reason…..by the same token, Brad and Lucas came back on stage all gung-ho over adopting. I said it; and so it happened… I shall paraphrase my wording….” I don’t know… Read more »
I think everyone saw a switch coming but probably didn’t expect it to play out this way with Nelle voluntarily giving over her baby. It’s a good twist and I hope the writers can keep it interesting and somewhat realistic. Olbrecht is still out there and, having helped deliver the baby, knows that it was not stillborn.
I don’t want to sound like a Miss-Know-It-All, Mister Media because I’m not, LOL……and I do hope you guys aren’t sick of me repeating my stuff…. oh, well…..
But, I did comment exactly on this fact.
I assumed Nelle would be going to jail and that she would give the baby to Brad and Luca’ rather than Carly and Sonny having it.
I wasn’t thinking, though, Mister Media…..well, I forgot about Michael (Not a hard thing to do) having something to say about that. His child, too, afterall.
Oh Celia, can you imagine Carly & Sonny raising/co-parenting ANOTHER kid? Where are Social Services when you need them? BTW, isn’t Jason’s return a joke? He just stands around Sonny’s parlor, not emoting, waiting for kill orders or dreaming of rescuing Carly. Is this why Steve Burton came back? Gosh, Billy/Drew sure got the best part of that deal. His life just keeps getting better and fuller (Oscar, new friends) while Jason wastes his life in the void of Sonnyland.
I’m still afraid Miller will leave, esp as he just snagged a recurring role on another show. I am fully aware of what recurring means and that he can do both – but the second they announced Burton’s return. the cheering and craziness that i will never understand was turned up to 11 and i thought for sure, I don’t blame Steve Burton at all, you are 100% right about Jason being a crappy role. Curtis described it best 🙂 something about Jason having the personality of concrete. I laughed, literally out loud, whoever wrote that line at least gets… Read more »
Oh, Vail, that was my fear, too. But since he actually has a character to play now (instead of a retread of Jason), he seems happier. I know I am. If Billy stays, so do I.
LOL, Soaphound. Carly and Sonny are parents of the year….every year. Ha!! I am so on the fence over this baby switch…..at least, the other baby will get a decent burial. Listen to me….not even a real baby… In one way I am so glad Carly is not getting her hands ( or clump-clump feet?) on Wiley ( or is it Whiley?….stupid name, anyway)….but, by the same token, it’s sooo wrong; everywhichway…. OOOOO….Brad will get his…..!!!! Jason? Hmmmm! Of course PC needs him solely for Carly. What other reason could there be? Actually, they make a better couple than she… Read more »
I know Celia, I know. So is it Wiley Jones-Cooper or Wiley Cooper-Jones? Sounds like a DOWNTOWN ABBEY character. If they’d named him after WILE E. COYOTE, that I could understand; at least he was funny. And our Billy…he’s looking so good lately.. His hair is growing out and those blue eyes have been really glistening… while all poor Jason gets to do is flower. The Sam/Carly curse appears to have left our Drew for good. Here’s hoping!
Sorry Celia. Meant to say Jason gets to “glower”. He’s hardly flowering.
Sorry, I am sitting here laughing at your typo. Thought you meant it in the sense of maturing, develops fully, etc. He is just that now. His interactions with Monica and others, is so different, and outgoing, sans Sam. Hope we don’t lose him, if he doesn’t re-sign his contract soon. This is only my two cents worth, but do not like him with Madam D.A.
Sucky how long ago it was obvious some messed up thing would happen with the two babies story. I still have no idea how (Ja)Nelle became Brad’s alleged BFF but I saw that and knew it. Just frickin knew it. There are fans on msg boards that could write story that would blow the writers of this and every soap I watch (all but Days) out of the water! I do not include myself, you have to be like a chess master to write amazingly for Daytime – see 3 moves ahead, you know? I would LOVE to have fresh… Read more »
I’ve been waiting for Brad to make another stupid move. This is in character for him as we’ve seen through the years. I do think this story is going to be very good. Baby switch stories are always fun even if we’re waiting and waiting and waiting for the fallout to take place.
We all saw a switch….I never thought of a mother giving the child away like Nell did….Here, you take the live one and I’ll take the dead one…I can say mine died and no one will know but us……Doesn’t give Brad a chance to grieve over his son……..Now IF baby momma comes back within the 30 days, Brad is screwed……
Hi, Jackie….nice to meet you,
Well, Nelle is nuts ( love the actress—her acting is fluid, fluent, and flawless), but she knows she’s going away to Ferncliff or Pentonville (? Sp)….it’s not as if she can take her baby with her….so, she has nothing to lose.
Her main intent here; her aim; her most ardent desire is for the Corinthii ( thanks, Shay, for the correction–yours is the correct spelling–I looked it up) not to have her baby. Nelle’s work is done…
I was right about Nelle giving her baby to Brad and Lucas…i thought the baby switch would be without their knowledge but it will be more interesting to see Brad’s guilt every time Micheal is around…however, was hard to watch when a baby dies-had to bury one-he would be 19 years old now!!!
Agree 100%.
Snore! Problem is, everybody saw it coming. No originality! I’ll watch General Hospital till the very end, but sometimes the storylines are so disappointing and predictable
I agree
People kept saying Nelle was going to give Brad and Lucas her baby but I kept hoping it wouldn’t happen. Then when they had another baby given to them I thought: Good, Brad and Lucas will be happy. But when the guys’ baby died and nelle walked out of the woods, I got sick to my stomach. IDK. The writers back-burner Brad and Lucas for months and now they bring them out as part of Nelle’s revenge plot. When someone’s been gone for so long and then given the amount of air time an extra might receive, it’s hard to… Read more »
I predicted Nelle would give them her baby..and i agree…its hard to invest emotionally in Brad and Lucas when they were rarely shown,,,,
What Happens When This Baby Starts To Look Like Michael Or A Corinthos Now what Will Brad Do It Will Take a Few Month For This To Happen
Michael has a much mentioned birthmark, I am now wondering if the guys will find one on the baby, humm? Also have read that yes indeed, the mother of the other baby wants him back. Will Brad try something new, and tell the truth? I doubt that little worm would know what that was, if it crawled up and bit him! He’s shown his true colors when he helped Britt, and tried getting money from Finn and Hayden.How ironic if the other poor baby turned out to be theirs. Will the baby be tested or an autopsy done, or are… Read more »
Oh yes, Violet, Brad is in way over his head. Again! When Nelle is your “good buddy”, it’s time for some self-examination.
Do you mean to tell me that they will not examine the dead baby for the BIRTHMARK?? And if not why?
Maybe I am just stupid, but who inherits a birthmark identical to their Dad’s? I have a horrible one on my leg, was bullied freaking endlessly and almost to death for it in school, so I have looked into this. Of course, it is a soap, not a documentary.
Do we know when Chloe is leaving, has she filmed her last scenes yet?
Chloe supposedly filmed her last scenes before the July hiatus. That means her final air date is coming up soon.
LOL. You’re too funny, Vail…authentically so… Speaking of Nelle….I was sort of taken aback when Joss decided to make Nelle her punching-bag. Really? This is a woman who just gave birth, in dire circumstances at that, yet, no blood in sight….especially after the blow in the gut Joss gave her; not to mention ramming her frail, birth-torn body into the wall over and over. I am still laughing. Any woman, who has given birth, knows how cramps can overtake the body….and, the bleeding….and the bleeding….and the bleeding. Too unrealistic. Too last-minute planning. As I said, giving the baby to Brad… Read more »
Way back when, A.J had a birthmark like Alan’s, which led Monica to check into his DNA, because at the time, they thought someone else was the baby daddy. Monica had a very bad rep then, with her drinking and sleeping around. I am sure you’ll get a more accurate account, if you look up the Quartermaine birthmark.
I think it will come out way sooner. Not sure what you meant about Texas, maybe a typo? Baby swaps are such a soap standard (like who’s the daddy, etc) we will see it soon, not when the kid is headed to Uni. Hopefully ;0) Nelle’s goodbye gift to her “BFF” and the people she hates for no reason. Isn’t she a sweet li’l sociopath? (Michael isn’t a blood Corinthos, so that’s not going to be an issue. His bio-father had similar colouring to Michael, AJ Quartermaine).
The baby won’t look like a Corinthos since Michael is not a Corinthos by birth. What would be great is if he looks like AJ! Yes! AJ reborn. Would love that..and it’d be great to stick it to Carly and Sonny for their grandson to look like AJ!
I had to double think about the baby looking like a Corinthos——although Michael is not a blood Corinthos, Michael and Morgan are half brothers, and he’s a Corinthos.
So, Lynn, my friend, you may have a point…….the baby may look like Morgan. Hmmmm.
This works for me. Nelle goes out alive and probably will take Carly’s place at Ferncliff Brad and Lucas have a baby. Oddly enough, it is related to Lucas. My guess is Carly will form a special bond with this baby. Michael is crushed. So are Sonny and Carly but someday the truth will come out. Probably when Nelle rolls back into town. The ONLY hole is this, Julian took pictures of Brad with Wiley #1. What will he think when he sees Wiley #2? Plus, Alexis brought the first newborn too Brad. BUT, this secret will last for a… Read more »
Timmm, I saw this coming three months ago, like most everyone. But Chloe Lanier is so great, I’m actually into this twisted tale. Just goes to show how great performances can sell stale material.
I think Michael will figure it out, when the Quartermaine marking/ blemish appears. Wasnt that how AJ figured out that Michael was his
Yes, Ann, if the writers honor history, they’ll revisit that. For those of you not around 35+ years ago, Monica gave birth to AJ thinking it was Rick’s baby. Decades before DNA testing, blood tests seem to indicate AJ was Rick’s son. It wasn’t until Lila spotted the Quartermaine birthmark and further testing showed AJ had a condition known as Bombay pheno type that it was proved Alan was the father. With all the Quartermaines born in the last 40 years, the show has never again mentioned the birthmark. Perhaps it skips a generation. Edward had it, maybe not Alan.… Read more »
I’m not sure how AJ would have considered that as definitive proof, since Carly was initially claiming Jason was Michael’s father. And he would have had all the same genetic potential for passing on a Quartermaine birthmark. It definitely would have excluded Tony Jones, of course (unless he turned out to be the result of another one of old Edward’s “extracurricular activities” (like Jimmy Lee Holt, Bradley Ward, etc.) But they never went there, obviously.
I need to search YouTube to refresh my memory. I know the birthmark story concerned baby AJ. Don’t recall that they mentioned it when Michael was an infant.
Assuming that it doesn’t skip generations and the mark stays throughout a lifetime, they could’ve used that to prove Jimmy Lee was a Q and Franco was not. I don’t think they ever mentioned if Jason had the mark. If so, Drew would have it too. Also, we assume it’s only male heirs of males, thus Ned and Dillon would not have it.
Hate this.
I hate this baby switch. It has been played out too many times before. Nell wins again. I’m not watching General Hospital for quite sometime to come. Totally disgusted with this.
It stinks not watching G H anymore Done
HATE IT!
This crazy, it is either going to be the birth mother wants the baby back or drag out like the story with Sam & Danny and it take Carly bring suspicious and Jason, Sam, Spinelli & I think Curtis is going to be suspicious and with Nelle at least being off screen Brad is going to be the fall guy. He will not want Michaels child going back to the birth mother. This whole story is heartbreaking
I hate it end the storyline Melle gets what’s coming to her and Micheal gets full custody if this goes on for months I will not be happy with GH
Michael getting the baby may not dit well eith everyone, considering Carly will end up rearing it—-under the loving, sainted hand of one criminal: Sonny!!
Correction: sit well with everyone.
This is sloppy writing. Too many ignored details. IMO….baby #2 should also pass or baby mama of baby#1 should come and see it’s not her baby. Hate the baby switch. A simple autopsy would end it but there will be some reason they won’t do that.
I also thought an autopsy would help settle this mess, but after today’s show, it looks like they tested everything, but the baby’s blood. Why am I not surprised?
Also, could Nelle authorize a cremation without Michael’s consent?
So typical for daytime drama. Disappointed with the writers
Could they not come up with a better storyline?
Baby switch storylines are good when you have a parent or parents to root for. In this scenario there are no characters that I’m rooting for. Nelle is bad. Michael is boring and tied to a “bad” mob family. Brad is a “bad” guy. Lucas is the innocent in this story, but the way the GH writers keep him off the canvas even though he is a Spencer/Jones I could care less. I don’t feel that I know him at all. Baby stories usually excite the female audience, but this story doesn’t have a core female character at the center… Read more »
I’m not sure if the writers chose to write less for Lucas or if the actor chose to make himself scarce. If it’s the latter they should recast the role. Brad and Lucas should be seen more often at the hospital. Brad, as little as he’s been on, has been flying solo for the most part.
Taking too long to resolve the issue with Nel. Time to get her out of the picture and Brad needs to tell what really happened with the baby switch.
Worse story line ever. Starting to be disgusted with General Hospital writers. Mabe time for something better to watch on TV
Respectfully, Anna’s “forgotten child” with her mortal enemy is far worse.
Also much worse than this:
– Fluke
– Denise DeMuccio
– Sonny & Emily
– Luke & Felicia
– Text message killer
– The Eckert Family
– The Lady in White
ALL great mentions!
YES. Eckert Family was so boring and unlikeable. I never “got” the lady in white storyline.
—Sabs and Patrick…..with the whole Disney princess thing. Ugh!
Love it. Agree with everything Mateo said…yes baby switches (and practically every other soapy plot has been done) but this played out differently than I expected. Phenomenal acting. Well done GH!
Ahhhh, gee!! What else is new?
I am so tired of baby switching. For once let something good happen
Sherri, for once something good DID happen. Nelle does not get to be a “mother” to that poor baby. We just have to have faith, that one day, and soon I hope, Michael will get to be a daddy to his little boy.
I fell soar for Steve Catcher to ability to be closed chapter between killy and Billy that means to them to let go
Haven’t seen it all play out yet (I’m so behind!) but it sounds great. I really hate baby switching stories and the Bianca/Babe story was responsible for me switching off that show in 2005 that I had watched continuously since 1970….. and yet I have to be thankful that they didn’t enroll the Maxie/Nathan baby in this as that would have made it worse. If the show can tie in the AJ/Carly/Michael storyline somehow, it will be worth it. But watching Brad suffer knowing he has lied to Lucas should make good soap…. and yeah, perhaps Nelle IS the new… Read more »
I hate this STUPID storyline. I’m so sick and tired of Babies Dying and being switched on GH. Can’t they come up with something that hasn’t been done.
Knew that was coming. Too see through, when a baby dies they usually run tests as to why and blood work too. Story line sucks.
I agree…it would be poetic justice if Brad was tormented by thoughts of birth mom taking baby back and cane clean to Michael. But he should turn the table on Nelle by letting her continue to believe that he & Lucas are raising her son. Brad should agree with Michael to never let Nelle know he rreturned the baby to Michael. Nelle should then be carted off to Ferncliff never knowing that Michael is reunited with his son and that would give Michael the justice he deserves.
I totally agree. Also Nell just gave birth and Brad’s baby was born hours earlier….wouldn’t there be a huge difference in the physical state of the babies? The baby born in the hospital would be perfectly cleaned with umbilical tied. The storyline is old & tired.
I hate this storyline. I think it’s stupid to switch the babies. So typical 80’s soaps can’t we move into 2018?
It is a horrible story line . I hope that Brad would return the baby sooner rather than later.
The baby is Kristina’s
I hate this story line, it actually gave me nightmares!! Just send Nell to prison and let Michael have his baby!!! Oh and this better not take years!!!!
I know, Terri….as I said, it will be as slow moving as molasses.
It could go on until Wiley grows up, gets married and has a baby looking exactly like Michael. LOL.
Everyone will think the ‘bride’ had an affair with Michael. Hmmmm.
I hate this story line poor Michaele
I hate it
It’s bull! We are ready for Nell to get busted & Michael to get his baby. We are not watching much longer if it doesn’t happen soon!
It was predictable! Sad, horrible story line. No wonder why Soaps are ending!!! It’s only a matter of time before GH says bye!
Stupid, if they drag it out, gets boring.
Please don’t do this again, come on!!!! Please don’t drag this out, it’s so predictable that the writing was going this way. It’s not even interesting anymore. Stop with the baby switching
Another baby switch? Maybe it’s time to switch GH off
OMG! too many stories about families on Gh losing babies only to find out later they are alive. I.e. Jason and Elizabeth, Jason and Sam. Lulu and Dante. Give it a rest and stop with the baby lost and found situations. Writers can come up with something better.
Way too much negativity here in bashing this story line. In total agreement that it has all the earmarks of being unoriginal and formulaic–the writers did it to themselves with baby fever (Hayden’s off-screen, Maxie’s with Nathan, the private adoption, and now Nelle’s)—but anytime you can get such great performances out of your cast and involve so many players, it has to be seen as a win. It’s been intricately woven enough (like Nelle’s baby blanket) that it should have some twists and propel story for some time to come. Can we not be satisfied with what was likely another… Read more »
If you think this is bashing you should see what they do on the Facebook GH groups! Hordes and hordes of Carly fans who hated every minute of this story, complained all day, every day of the week. Some stopped watching, others wrote letters; it was insane! They detested Nelle, couldn’t bare to see Carly “suffer” and you would have thought the character was real and a member of their family was being crushed. Hatred came out for Chloe Lanier; she was verbally attacked on Twitter, etc. So, now that this site (MF) has expanded you’ll be seeing more and… Read more »
Rebecca, I generally confine myself to this site (and not as often as I used to), so I don’t see what’s going on elsewhere…or here, necessarily, as I haven’t mastered the new site yet—too many places the threads could be, so I probably miss some good discussion. Speaking of missing, I haven’t seen a “Patrick sighting” in a while. I miss his railing about the “dullards,” Frank, Shelly, Chris, and Jean (she still gets the grief, even a year removed!) …not that I ever got his Mad Libs-esque poetry, but his passion, yes. With respect to another character (if not… Read more »
I think it took all of us “regulars” a while to get used to this site. Objectively, it’s funny because it’s not that complicated. But the original one was very straight forward; and with a few exceptions was all-soaps-all-the-time. You clicked and there was the “talk” of the day. This is obviously more comprehensive. Basically I just either look for replies, click on latest news and/or look for the show I’m interested in. We’re definitely missing people in action. As you say haven’t “seen” Patrick in a while and Harry seems to have gone missing lately, too. I guess time… Read more »
This is the worst . Just fix it now and end this now. I sure don’t want to watch this for months or years . I’m already so over it.
Oh how I hope in the end the baby grows up to be the spitting image of AJ! To have a constant reminder of AJ living on would be priceless! Other than watching Carly in Ferncliff, having her and Sonny having to see AJ in Michael’s son would be almost perfect payback!
GH does a lot of baby switches. All soaps do. Not really that thrilled with this story although the actors rock their scenes. GH and their over-the-top stories are not my taste. Too much to suspend belief.
I saw the overkill plot of baby switching coming a couple of months back.
It was inevitable ..
That plot has been used to death and very predictable.
Who else saw it coming, raise your hand .. haa!
Thought;
what in heck will Michael do with a baby? bad bad bad plot.
All the many babies- after birth they rarely exist.
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babies are drama tools mainly for the ‘whose the daddy’ stories, just tools..
Hate the switch it seems not one baby can be born without some drama . It’s a surprise that any family can’t just have a somewhat normal pregnancy. Stopped watching after they got away with switch.
Using the death of a child to further a story is sickening. Parents who tragically loose their baby to SIDS or other causes don’t just get to replace the child. The same when little Jacob “died” ;his character was properly grieved and the consequences of drinking and driving were real. However, when he returned years later, it removed all value to the story line. Baby swapping story lines are predictable and boring. Blah.
Baby switching has been done to death. Find a clever way to reveal Nelle’s horrible decision.
General Hospital
GH EP Frank Valentini On Taping the Sonya Eddy Tribute Episode: “It Was an Extraordinary Script, and It Was a Labor of Love That Day”
This week on General Hospital, the ABC daytime dramas series kicks off its 60th anniversary set of episodes, with what is sure to be the most emotional – the tribute episode for the late Sonya Eddy in honor of her beloved GH character, Epiphany Johnson.
GH’s executive producer spoke with Soap Opera Digest (in their latest issue on newsstands now), about how the show decided to handle the delicate subject of a real-life cast member’s passing and connect it to the story on the canvas of the soap opera.
In conjunction with GH co-head writers, Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor, the trio decided that if they weren’t ever going to be able to see Sonya as Epiphany again, that there was no way they were going to ever recast the role. Valentini shared: “We decided it was important to honor not only Sonya, but Epiphany and we wanted to dedicate a full entire episode all about that.”
The EP went on to give praise to his writers, and the cast for their performances when taping the episode: “I think everyone was touched by what the writer’s wrote. It was an extraordinary script and it was a labor of love that day in honor of Sonya, who was so incredibly loved by everybody in the cast and crew.
The way the death of Epiphany is structured on the airshows is key also to the upcoming Nurses’ Ball episodes set to air the following week. Frank expressed: “Epiphany is a very pivotal person in the Nurses’ Ball, so it’s almost like a part two (of her tribute).
The Sonya Eddy tribute episode airs Wednesday March 29th.
Are you looking forward to seeing how GH honors Sonya and the beloved Epiphany of GH? Comment below.
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General Hospital Alum Briana Lane Mourns the Loss of Her Husband
Heartbreaking news to report. Briana Lane, who took over the role of General Hospital’s Brook Lynn Quartermaine while Amanda Setton was away from the series, shared that her beloved husband, John Lange, passed away on March 14th.
Lane posted a photo of herself with John on her Instagram expressing: “I will love you forever my sweet John. Til we meet again.”
Photo: ABC
In August of 2020, Lane started subbing for Setton as Brook Lynn, and her performances won the hearts of GH fans. She stayed with the show till November of that year and returned one other time in 2022. In addition, Amanda received a Daytime Emmy nomination for her work in the Outstanding Guest Performer category in 2021.
As for the love story of Briana and John, they wed in December of 2016. As many know, Briana is not only a great actress, but also has a successful music career and John was very supportive of her professional life. Lange was remembered as a walking encyclopedia of television knowledge, a dog lover, and a lover of comedy.
Friends of Lane’s have set up a Go Fund Me page, to assist in giving John the memorial he deserves and to help Briana as she navigates this next chapter of her life.
Many of Briana’s former GH co-stars shared their grief and support in her IG post including: Kirsten Storms (Maxie) and Katey MacMullen (Willow).
Share your condolences for Briana on the loss of her husband in the comment section below.
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General HospitalMarch 26, 2023GH EP Frank Valentini On Taping the Sonya Eddy Tribute Episode: “It Was an Extraordinary Script, and It Was a Labor of Love That Day”
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General HospitalMarch 22, 2023General Hospital Alum Briana Lane Mourns the Loss of Her Husband
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NewsMarch 19, 2023Y&R’s 50th Anniversary Party (Photos)
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NewsMarch 24, 2023The Young and the Restless Debuts New Opening Title Sequence
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InterviewsMarch 25, 2023(EXCLUSIVE) Y&R Alum Janice Lynde, John McCook & Jaime Lyn Bauer Talk Brooks Sisters & Lance, Behind the Scenes Exits & The Music They Performed
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NewsMarch 20, 2023B&B’s 36th Anniversary Party (Photos)
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NewsMarch 27, 2023Y&R’s Michael Mealor Ties the Knot
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NewsMarch 19, 2023B&B Alums Gina Rodriguez and Joe LoCicero Welcome First Child