Hated it. It is not an anniversary celebration when GH loses once again a legacy character we were cherishing. It is not a celebration when Frisco and All I need get trashed.

I loved the episode very much. It is very painful that the Quartermaine family is never allowed to be happy! Why must they always suffer. Why must they all die? I am one of the current regimes biggest supporters. It’s times like this that I ask myself …..WHY????

Great recap!

Thought it was very clever and creative – Frank V. really excels at these special touches which is something considering they put out 250-ish episodes a year.

Wish DAYS would do more stuff like this sometimes – they don’t seem to think outside the box as much as GH does.

I thought it was done very well. I really like the three Carly flashback.

Thank you for today’s beautiful GH episode. The opening roll call gave me goosebumps. Honoring Carly/Sonny with the 3 actresses who played Carly was a treat and did not slow down story for gimmick or sentiment. Bobbie explaining to Scott that Noah Drake dumped her for former town virgin, Anne Logan, had me laughing out loud. The Monica, Emily and A.J. scenes were gold. Finally, A.J.’s ascent to heaven, seeing Lila, Edward and Alan on the way left me teary eyed. I heard myself say aloud (in an empty room, no less) “there they go, the Quartermaine family. One knitpicky thing – I wish A.J. had asked Emily why Jason was not there. Such a beautiful episode – thanks again!!! Paging Dr. Steve Hardy; Paging Nurse Jesse Brewer…..

I confess to reading this as I am on a writing deadline and have no time to catch the episode, now on the net…I’m glad I did. It is a lovely re-cap and doesn’t spoil a thing; I will leisurely catch the episode in due time and thank you so much! Looking forward!

There will always be people who are hard to please.

The carly thing was so clever and it worked sooooo well I love Laura but I loved Sarah and Tams just as much and it was such a fan service to let us see them again in such a special way. And as much as I would rather there be more Q’s around esp Alan they’re gone and it made for some rich scenes for Monica it was heart wrenching to hear her talk about how everyone shes ever loved died and that final scene was really lovely. I always preferred Billy Warlocks AJ to Seans and I’m kind of sad theres no door open for AJ to ever come back but I’m not so invested in the character I cant appreciate the emotional weight or the lovely send off.

Loved the Carlypalooza! It was brilliant idea of Sonny reminding Carly about what AJ did to them & Michael. Instead of Maurice Bernard talk to Laura Wright’s Carly about the landmarks in their relationship, he got to share the events of their lives with the actresses(Sarah Brown and Tamara Braun) who played Carly.

Disgusting episode!!!!!! This regime has NO clue what the fans want. Wow! Read a message boatd once in a while Ron!!!!!!

the episode was interrupted by late breaking news(gh airs at 2pm in colo springs) by obama press confres about obama care. just when sarah brown came on, and came back with tamara braun, so i gave up watching and will purchase the episode on itunes, no thanks to abc.

I am sad the Sean Kanan has left the show and that AJ is now dead ‘for real’. The Quartermaines were once the bread and butter of this show and it’s really sad that only Monica and Tracy are the only ones left. That said, it was a great episode with lots of flashbacks and historic moments. It’s very rare for a recast (Carly) to have flashbacks of the previous actors!

I loved the opening! Perfect tribute to characters we’ve loved over the years.

Seeing Sarah as Carly reminded viewer s that she is the blueprint of Carly. When Maurice said “this was supposed to be forever”, you kind of saw the look on their faces like there was definitely some unfinished business with there version of Sonny & Carly. With Tamara’s Carly, you saw the character grow & redefined while still having that edge. Maurice seemed very happy to see Tamara again. They got up around the set, interacted with each other in comfort, when Tamara talked about the meltdown, you can see the disappointment in both of their faces as the the scene transitions into today’s version of Carly Laura Wright. While it works, the magic isn’t there with Maurice & Laura like the other two Carly’s. I think he was most comfortable with Tamara because she had alot to prove and knocked it out the park. Carly-palooza was fun to watch and shows why Carly is an important character.

i liked the episode but i think it should have been less sonny/carly scenes – where was michael??? he should have been there with monica after all aj was his father…………….
i must say monica & aj scenes were awesome!

The episode was good but why do they to keep putting Frisco down. Frisco and Felicia helped make GH what it is and they keep trashing him. They must really hate Jack Wagner. The scene with Monica brought me to tears!

It is shameful that did episode celebrated the decimation of the Quartermaine family and further glorified CarSon. It is a shame that they never get to pay for their sins. In the Gospel according to General Hospital, crime does pay. It is a crying shame!

The opening was ok…wouldve been better had we heard Steve Hardy in the background yelling ‘What the Hell has happened to my General Hospital!!!’…There was not much to celebrate watching a legacy character, especially a Q, being killed off…it was nice to see Mac, Felicia, Scott, Bobbi, Lucy, and Kevin but it felt like they were on their own show and not part of GH!!!

This was a sickening, emotionally manipulative, terribly written episode that showcased the absolute worst of what fans have HATED about this show for 15 years…since the Guza/Phelps reign of terror began. If you don’t like Carly…and the majority of viewers dont….this episode screwed you over 6 ways from Sunday. We were forced to relive the complete ugliness that defined Sonny and Carly. This was the way they chose to honour loyal fans???? I am shocked’and disgusted and appalled.

No doubt that Carly has been portrayed by 3 stellar actresses!! They have all been awesome. But…the trashing and eventual death of AJ was unnecessary and a slap in the face to the legacy of the Quartermaines

Even in death, AJ’s life is all about Sonny and Carly…and as an added bonus, Ava. We didn’t get a single flashback of AJs history. Instead we got three Carly’s screaming like a banshee. Each one got a turn. It was very nice to see all three, but it did nothing to move the story forward, was clearly was a stunt, and quite honestly distracting. If you want to use the old flashbacks, then use them. The audience has already made the recast leap with you. There was no need for three different actresses with no explanation. Can’t wait for the Days 50th where the writers kill off a Horton. I laughed out loud at the line about the Quartermaines growing because of Danny and Michael. I won’t be surprised when next week Monica sells the Mansion to Madeline and Tracy, in her dumbed down state, moves onto the haunted star. Ron has systematically destroyed the history of every vet that he has touched on this show. Women have become stupid (Anna not knowing she was kissing a latex mask, Liz letting Ric anywhere near her and her kids, Carly hooking up with Franco, Alexis & Julian) , and moved in so many new characters that someone tuning in after a two year absence would have no idea who anyone is. He has destroyed super couples (Luke & Laura, Patrick & Robin, Frisco & Felicia), treated 21 year vets exits with the subtlety & care of a jackhammer, without one single flasback(Jason), and trashed longtime fandoms and friendships on the almighty altar of agenda (Liason, Scotty & Lucy). Every “romance” takes place in a day maybe two, and then once you might get interested in a couple they disappear for months(only if they are vets, new folks get shoved down our throats see Sabrina & Britt) And add to that a series of farcical villains and characters with tenuous at best ties to GH (Sabrina, Britt, Obrecht, Franco, Silas, Nathan, Ava, Kiki, Nathan, Madeline, Nina, Carlos…I’m sure I missed some). The storylines aren’t about the vets, they belong to the new characters( Nina is Silas & Ava, Ben’s kidnapping is Britt & Obrecht, Connie’s murder – Ava, Robins return – Sabrina, Jason’s death- Julian & Faison) A lot of folks, RC included, response will be, “Why are you still watching if it is so bad?” or “You sure waste a lot of time thinking about something you hate?” I watch because I have been loyal to this show for 30 years. Without me, and other fans like me, there would be no GH. The only difference is now, I can watch 10 hours of shows in 3 hours, because there is not much to keep me interested. And I’m not alone if Twitter is an indication. To fix the show would be pretty simple. Get rid of most of the new creations and mine the long history of the show and the characters relationships. Write stories that have some meaning.… Read more »

I loved every minute of the Anniversary show! It was well written, well acted, and was very heartwarming. It also tugged at the heart strings at the end. Seeing the likeness of Lila, Edward, and Alan to help lead AJ to heaven was very well done. Using the GH steps to lead up to heaven and into the light was superb.

I loved the Carly trilogy! Each of the different actresses did a wonderful job with the character of Carly. Love them all, and love Maurice (Sonny) in every scene he does! (Them darn dimples get me all the time)! Happy Anniversary General Hospital. Don’t ever leave my afternoons!!!!

Michael Fairman:
I really love how you wrote this piece Michael. It brought me to tear’s, your writing of the Monica and AJ scene. Great Job Michael, I say this because, I actually saw the scene and was moved a 2nd time in you’re writing of it.

Sarah Brown, better actress.
Laura Wright, sexiest, prettiest, best body
Tamara Braun, most compassionate & reasonable Carly, stilled played w/ the edge.

Tamara: You are far prettier, put some weight on honey; your face is too thin, taking away from you’re natural beauty.

Maurice Benard: Always on point. Thank you for serving us for 21 years on General Hospital.

Frank Valentini and Ron Carlivati: What you have done for this show, simply amazes me.

THANK YOU!

Frank and Ron hit it out of the park with the three Carlys. What luck that all three were available. So unique how they told the Carly stories and then currently dealt with Carly having to cover for Sony after murdering AJ. Thats the sad part, another Q gone! I wasnt as overwhelmed with the Quartermaines walking up the stairs to heaven because it had already been done so brilliantly before with Edward and Lila. Frank and Ron have to somehow rebuild the Q mansion with new family, half on Monica’s team and half on Tracy’s team.

I loved this episode and will most likely watch it a few more times!!! I loved the Carlypalooza!!! I loved seeing Sarah and Tamra and Laura… it all blended very well and it was a fun walk down the Carly and Sonny memory lane. I loved the nod to Annie Logan… a character I liked very much and wish we could have back again. The nods to so many were fabulous! I know Sean is leaving and all of the back drama around that… but I thought it was handled beautifully by everyone! The whole episode was great and yet the Carly and Sonny moments were my favorite… the mentions and likenesses of so many favorites was really lovely!!!

Well done by all on the episode and behind the scenes!!! Love GH and always will!!! Happy 51st year and Congratulations to the best soap!!! The best cast!!! The best crew… writers and everyone who brings it over and over again each day!!!

As someone who started watching GH again at the beginning of their 50th anniversary celebration, I think it was well done. I missed the entire Sonny era beginning in the 90’s and think it was fitting to honor that whole thread that has contributed to GH because there was nothing about his contributions during the Nurses’ Ball last year.

Like most fans who grew up with L&L, it’s sad to see how the rich Quartermaine history has been decimated. I agree that the excuse of “having nowhere to take AJ” is very lazy because as anyone can see from DALLAS, just because a character is alcoholic does not make them useless. Monica is an alcoholic. Luke is an alcoholic, for goodness’ sake! But, IMO, you can’t say that the current regime hates GH’s legacy because they’ve done a good job honoring it. I see more older actors than younger ones on GH these days – Scott, Bobbie, Lucy, Kevin, Tracy, Luke, Alexis, Monica, Duke and especially Anna are on regularly. Who brought back Nickolas, Liz, Ric, & Lucas? Same regime. I have no problem with new characters as long as they illuminate the old ones, which Ava certainly has.

It was also very creative & open of them to show three of the Carly actresses because most shows do not want to break the illusion of the current “face” of the character. Giving them screen time in the present was also groundbreaking! But, so was Carly as I understand. All three of those actresses won Emmys for playing her, which must be some kind of record.

I know it won’t always be perfect. But, I hope the current writers keep up the good work, and keep the focus on the future. Monica is perfect as a feisty matriarch because she’ll be a great combination of Edward & Lila, while heading up GH of course (oh, yes, she’ll be reinstated). In fact, having the Q’s medical & business fronts headed up by two ball-busting women would be great legacy IMO. It’s Tracy time to shine & who can’t wait until she kicks this iteration of Luke to the curb? I’m looking forward to that!

A great episode honoring some of the best characters on GH. Just seeing the back of Lila’s head had me in tears. Was surprised that AJ died, was sure he would linger in a coma and emerge as a new actor, but his death raises the stakes for Sonny, Ava, Michael, Carly and Monica. I don’t think Monica would hesitate to kill Sonny with her bare hands when she finds out!

Why didnt we see jason? Because he is supposedly frozen somewhere and just may return!! Wishful thinking! Amazing episode, the SonyCarly scenes took me back ages!!!!!! Well done!

I loved the episode and in particular the brilliance of incorporating the 3 Carlys. Don’t think this has been done before on any other soap. Saddest part was AJ dying and going to heaven with his family. Maurice Benard and the 3 Carlys were wonderful, as was Leslie Charleson – sad moments but the show goes on. Thanks for this very unique episode!

I absolutely adored the beginning of this episode, with the gallery of photos in the hospital of our beloved cast members that have passed away both on and off screen. Sean Kanan had so much potential as AJ Quartermaine. Unfortunately, he was not given the suitable material and storylines to play out. I was very excited to see him come back two years ago, as I adore the Quartermaine’s. The only AJ Quartermaine in my eyes is Sean, not Billy Warlock. As much as I loved the tribute episode, seeing many of our beloved, core, legacy characters, I am also saddened to see the Quartermaine family continue to be decimated.

I thought the beginning was good.

I am sick of the ghost device being used in soaps to bring back characters that are dead– GH has been guilty of this a lot in the last year.

The staircase up to heaven has touching and poignant when it was used to usher Edward up to heaven to be with Lilia — but this time it seemed silly and cliche as if they were thinking everyone like that when we did with Edward lets do it again. But it didn’t work this time, at least not for me—I doubt AJ would blissfully walk into the light with all his unfinished business on earth, he seems to be the kind of ghost that would stick around until his name was cleared and Sonny was brought to justice.

As for the Carly thing— that was just odd. I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it either.

i liked the beginning it was so good to see the other carlys my favorite was tamara braun i wish they would bring her back for something. it was a real tear gerker. what is sonny gonna do when michael finds out he shot aj. and please, please, dont put liz and nickales back together iam tired of miss goody two shoes, and what did you do to luke i dont like this part he is playing. i am so happy about britt she got what she deserved i feel sorry for nickales he didnt deserved any of this he just wanted to be happy and that wacko mother of hers needs to be put away. please let it come out that ava shot connie sonny will go baserk that will make a good story line.

I was unimpressed with yesterday’s episode. Killing a Quartermaine off I’m never impressed with that decision. Super “humanizing” a mobster such as Sonny in a warm and fuzzy moment in a chapel with a cross as a backdrop is classless. Sonny just killed AJ and we’re celebrating him? The mob story line just about put GH in the grave just a few years ago so we want to go back down that line again?! Trashing former stars in the 51st Anniversary episode is low class! GH wouldn’t be on the air 51 years if it wasn’t for the those former characters! I truly understand why Sean Kanan left…his storylines were awful! Couldn’t someone come up with the idea to recast or persuade Billy Warlock to return? I stopped watching GH in the early 2000’s when Sonny went after AJ and decided the show was too dark for me. I just started back up in the last 2 years…I’m ready again to stop watching! Destroying the legacy of Alan & Monica (which saved GH in 1977) is a damn shame! Bringing back the gangster son through some miracle of Robin is not the same. The character of Jason can stay gone! Get it together GH!

GENERAL HOSPITAL works best for me when the storylines are hospital- and family-based. I was tired of the mob plotlines and had hoped the series would minimize those when the golden anniversary neared and we moved into this new era.

The current GH has so many characters and relies on so many cliches (endless resurrections and parentage games) and I get frustrated, BUT… I do like the actors and attention to history. Just would like a little more reality.

Recently reviewed the Rachel Ames guest spot from a year ago. Her brief return as Audrey is what I would like GH to be. I would like more of those moments and less over-the-top plotting.

That said, I am grateful to have a 51st anniversary to celebrate. GH and DAYS are the best we have now among precious few daytime dramas.

i wish as in some spoiler sites that AJ would have asked Emily where Jason was. It was out there that Emily would say “It is not his time yet” so I was kinda of bummed

The Quartermaine family is officially gone. 🙁 The mansion will never be the same. Now we have Michael and Danny to carry the legacy, what a joke

While I can’t disagree with much of what the earlier posters have opined about how A.J. was treated since Sean returned, and that there’s still too much focus on Sonny, I absolutely loved seeing Sarah Brown and Tamara Braun as the earlier Carlys. I would have never anticipated seeing these actresses on G.H. again and thoroughly enjoyed watching them ‘live’ and in their flashbacks.
I think Laura Wright is a fabulous Carly, but my choice for the definitive Carly is Sarah Brown, perhaps because she was the actress who introduced the character. I recall the few episodes early on when she called herself “Carly-Babes” although I don’t remember under what circumstances.
What I thought the 51st anniversary show did best was feature the 3 exceptional Carly actresses, let us see how so many Q deaths have affected Monica, and allow Lucy to finally make the right decision about Kevin/Scott.
Along with so many other fans, I’ve been quite disappointed at many of the storyline choices Ron C. has made and not too long ago decided to stop watching the show, but there have been enough scenes lately that I changed my mind. I try to be positive rather than negative despite my disappointments, and I know TBTB love Kathleen Gati’s portrayal of Dr. Obrecht, but if I never saw or heard that character again, I’d be a very happy camper. End of digression from 51st anniversary episode. I’m glad that I recorded it so that I can play it again a few more times. Sometimes, Ron and Frank get it really right; the rest of the time I just fast forward. But I’ve been watching for 31 years and it’s hard to let go of the show when it does get it right.

I think it was a huge mistake to kill off AJ. Too many writers, B&B and Y&R included, think stunts and stunt casting is what we want.

I want to be as emotionally invested in a soap the way I was with Guiding Light in the 80’s and 90’s.

I like these shows, but I can watch them in 15-20 min a day because theres so much fluff and filler.

GH is brilliantly produced, directed and acted. The writers obviously work very hard and are very creative. But it doesn’ t always work. They are really not attracting many new viewers in the last several months; ratings are pretty much stalled. And I think the reason is the show is too frenetic and choppy, too many mini-stories that last a few weeks then are put on hold so they can do a short arc for other characters. There was no need to kill off AJ; put him in a permanent coma. The Carly thing was weird but okay. This regime needs to decide what kind of show GH will be. It’s too much of too many things. It’s fun to watch now and then because it’s so crisp and fast moving, but my investment is limited because I can’t quite attach to many of the characters.

The one thing I would ask RC is keep politics out of a soap the cheap shot at Gov. Chris Christie was stupid and I do not live in NJ but really we watch soaps to get away from politics!

YOU PEOPLE ARE NEVER HAPPY!!! I thought it was a great episode. Carlypalooza was very well done as was AJ’s exit. IMO, AJ may be a Quartermaine but I won’t miss the character.

The anniversary episode was AMAZING! I loved the scenes with Tamra Braun!

The opening tribute was great! The Carlypalooza a work of genius! Sonny & Carly are always fantastic! Killing A J – again – was the best thing since the character was written into a corner that in no way ever reflected the history of the character! The Lila & Edward ghosts were greatly appreciated – a big tip of the hat for that! No Jason & no mention from Monica a little suspect – she could have asked & Em & A J could have given her a look or said ” you will see him again”. Hopefully that will be in the form of Steve Burton! Resurrections are de rigueur on soaps – so Alan, Em, A J can always come back! Helena may have them all on ice on Cassadine Island! Mostly a thumbs up on this episode! Now they need to bring back the GH Theme Song (Dave Koz’s version) & immediately unmask the Luke imposter & get Tony Geary out of the loony bin & back in Port Chuckles!

Hated all the Sonny/Carly krap. Enjoyed the Quartermaines, but killing AJ was unforgivable. Time for a new head writer!

Final word the end of the Q’s all done by JFP & Guza every death every write out so blaming RC for it is really stupid he brought AJ back from the dead a stupid move. If you are DEAD stay that way. I am not a big fan of most of his writing but the destruction of the Q’s did not happen on his watch.

I absolutely loved every single second of the episode, fantastic job by all involved!!!
I was so thrilled that Leslie Charleson’s Monica was allowed to be the driving force of the episode, proving again what a treasure She has been over Her years on MY all-time favorite show, and that includes daytime and prime-time… It was so beautifully done from the opening to the final scene, and I have been a Fan for all My 50 years… It was NOT Frank and Ron Who wiped out the Quartermaine clan, rewrote the history of the Vets, ie: Laura, Rick Webber, etc… That was all done during the Jill Phelps/Bob Guza/Brian Frons reign of terror!!! WE life-long Fans remember the true histories of Our beloved characters, and are greatful that Frank and Ron have restored the rich history that the previous regime totally threw out the window… If they had not all been fired when they were, We would not even be talking about “GH” today, as it too would have been cancelled… I also loved the way that 3 of the 4 Carlys were brought back to reminisce with Sonny, amazing and the chemistry between Sarah Joy, Tams, and Maurice was right on point as though they had never left… I for one loved the episode, and was very impressed with how well it all fell into place, perfectly… I watched it when it aired on ABC, and two more times because I enjoyed it THAT much… As for Jason not being among the Q’s there to great AJ on His journey, is because I suspect that He is most definitely still alive and will soon be recast… We know that Steve Burton is that hack Jill Phelps’ dear Friend, and has no intentions of coming back to “GH” so I am anxious for a decent good Actor being cast as Jason Quartermaine, NOT Morgan, and having lost His Jason Morgan memories, and come to terms and learn what happened to Him after a drunken AJ ran Him into that tree… Again, BRAVO, job well done by ALL involved!!!

Just made me miss Sarah Brown that much more. She’ll always be my favorite Carly. I can’t believe the continued destruction of the Q’s. I thought FV/RC would have more respect for the legacy of the show. Oh, Sonny, why are you still around? 🙁

I enjoyed the Carlys and all the flashbacks. The one who brought me to tears was Alan, even just from the back.

Are they going to have a special show every year until ABC cancel GH I can see 50 but 51 52 ect

about 20 minutes plus was MIA… due to Barack Obama

that being said… the one stand out.. was seeing… My lovely.. Felicia, Mac, uber HOT Kevin, and Lucy

i’ll catch the three Carly’s : hopefully, on YouTube

it’s just a crying shame…. mind numbing : brain fart : catastrophic epic proportions… that AJ – A Quartermaine… is : GONE ???

respect for the fans : respect for the Serial : mind the history

the one thing that boggles… and IS no surprise…

Anthony Geary’ Luke: the womanizer : skirt chaser : dare I say, viagra for naught

??? this is interesting? this is funny? a rib tickler… cause it’s Luke… its OK ?!?!

first Brit, then Kiki ( he can have dull), then Sam…

unbelievable… ?!?! Period .

Tracy : even when she figures Luke out… needs to search, for Joe Scully, 3rd

he’ll rise from the dead faster than Luke