General Hospital
The Cast of ‘General Hospital’ Delivers the ‘Power Performance of the Week’
General Hospital fans knew when Sam McCall suddenly died of a heart attack (for a yet unspecified reason) it would provide plenty of material for the cast who have been a part of Sam’s on-screen story over the years. Sadly, in order to have this tearjerker of a drama, we had to say goodbye to Kelly Monaco, who for 21-years played the fan favorite character.
As the story picked up last week, all of Sam’s loved ones eventually learned she passed and the grieving was so raw and gut-wrenching. In the episodes that followed Sam’s death, the ensemble cast of GH portrayed their heartbreak making most fans reach for the hankies several times over. There will be no question that come Emmy time, Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis) has to be a lock for a Lead Actress nomination for her realistic portrayal of a mother trying to comprehend the unimaginable.
In addition, Dominic Zamprogna (Dante) has been tremendous and has been given the ball as the grieving fiancé who doesn’t know how he is going to move on without Sam. Meanwhile, Sam’s longtime love, Jason Morgan, played beautifully in scenes with poignant and understated performances by Steve Burton, seems to have the mandate of breaking the bad news to anyone else who loved Sam.

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Throughout the week, there were other knock-it-out-of-the-park moments. In particular, a young Finn Carr as Rocco, who admits to his grandmother, Laura Collins (Genie Francis), that he feels responsible for Sam’s death. The heartbreaking moment when Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) learned his ‘Fair Samantha’ was gone, and the touching scene where Spinelli says that Sam was the first person that gave him a chance, while Jason said it was because of her that the two are such good friends now, and let’s not forget that hug at the door.

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Then, there was the grieving Davis girls, each handling despair over the death of their sister in different ways. Kristina (Kate Mansi), wailing at God in the hospital chapel and collapsing in her brother Michael’s (Chad Duell) arms, while Molly (Kristen Vaganos) is less histrionic, but trying to hold it together only to realize she cannot fight back her feelings. Then, there was Alexis needing her girls to be there for her, and each other and to stop the in-fighting!
We saw Carly (Laura Wright) heartbroken at watching Jason and Sam’s son, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn). struggling with the loss of his mother, but saying he has to be strong for his little sister, Scout (Cosette Abinante), while Scout is missing her “mommy” as she tells her father, Drew (Cameron Mathison). Jason also had the task of telling Diane (Carolyn Hennesy), who was also visibly shaken and upset, and we have yet to have the scene where Diane comes to comfort her best friend, Alexis.

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On the Friday, November 8th episode, Alexis, who is planning the funeral for her daughter, tells Dante she thinks Sam’s kids should live with her, which was also another hankie-inducing moment. Elsewhere, Lucas (Van Hansis) is blaming himself for the death of his half-sister, believing there must be something he did wrong in the surgery, or in her post-op care, and is comforted by his ex, Brad Cooper (Parry Shen).

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With so many heartfelt and gut-wrenching moments abound, Michael Fairman TV names the ensemble cast of General Hospital the resounding choice for the ‘Power Performance of the Week’.
Now below, let us know the standout moment from the aftermath of Sam McCall’s death thus far that has touched you, or deeply-affected you the most via the comment section below.
Even if Nancy gets a nomination I don’t expect her to be happy about it, because of the fact that Kelly Monaco got kicked off of the show and now Trump being the president again, We know she’s so political so I wouldn’t expect her to be truly excited about it, She could say that She’s grateful for the nomination but that’s about all you can get out of her.
You could have stopped at Kelly being fired! Her politics are just that, her politics and her expressing it her right.
Why did she get fired! Guess I’m behind times.
It’s still a free country.
What in the world does Trump, have to do with this?
Can’t we at least immerse ourselves in the fantasy world of Port Charles for an hour without being reminded of the world around us and all of its issues….c’mon ppl
Totally agree why oh why cant people leave politics out of EVERYTHING. If you dont like it then leave this country. No one would care
Amen.
It’s pretty funny, all these people going to leave if Trump won. I don’t see anyone leaving…..
It’s posturing. These narcissists seriously believe that their feelings are the only ones that count and that the world really cares what they think or feel. These people are seriously mentally unhinged and truly need psychological help and major coping skills. So sad that we’re talking about adults who you would think would more sane and mature by now in their lives. Nancy and all the other left celebrities need to realize that no one cares what they do or say and that their job is to entertain us. They need to keep their mouths shut when it comes to politics. They’re not that special to think what they do or say will hold any clout. America has spoken and these people were wrong. Unfortunately, they will never acknowledge that they were. Again, narcissistic behavior won’t let them admit it. Get a hold of yourself already it. You lost. Life goes on
The answer to that is that President Trump has absolutely nothing to do with it. Some of us watch the show for entertainment the same reason we read spoilers and such about it.
Hands down the powerful performance came from a very different storyline on GH with Sasha (Sofia Mattsson)…. Sofia killed it as she discovered that Robert Scorpio is her father. Now we need Robin to return to meet her half-sister, I mean Kimberly came back to meet her half-brother, Peter August. Sofia has a had great material with scenes with her mother Holly and that whole dynamic. (Regardless of the first cousin thing with Cody)… Sofia proves that she’s on this fascinating storyline which means I am sure we will have more of Tristan Rogers! Loving the scenes with Holly & Robert. And… the fallout of the Cody cousin thing and finding out her father is Robert, then Sasha hit the sheets with Michael! I really loved Sasha with Brando… When she lost Liam, Sofia was once again, fantastic.
Maybe they can get Joan Collins to play Holly’s mother, who raised Sasha.
I think Joan Collins would be perfect as Holly’s mother!
What You Know Joe Collins played her mother on Dynasty
I’ve never been a fan of Alexis nor her portrayer but nevertheless give credit where credit is due. She was in too much shock to pass out and actually still is. I loved it when she told the girls she needed them and how she said it. Definitely a nomination. Jason and Dante in their different ways but still their portrayers are doing a phenomenal job and the ones supporting them all and her brother… Yes, I agree with performances of the week and we haven’t seen what’s to come.
The outstanding performance was Stone Cold’s gut wrenching emotional and tearful loss of the love of his life. All others were magnificent, but his stands out the most. Several Emmys should be won.
I agree the ensamble cast did an outstanding job, which we expect from vets like NLG, Steve and Dominic. But I was most impressed with Finn Carr. He was fantastic. He is one of GH’s hidden treasures. I hope we see more of him going forward, especially in the teen scene. Carr handled his scenes with Genie like a seasoned pro.
Agreed.
I haven’t watched GH in a few years but, Sam was one of my favorites to know she’s no longer going to be a cast feels weird .
I turned it off for the first time today, was so bored… and Kirstin crashing cars with Natalia?? Yes, I was so bored.
Get a story going…or I think I will be gone
I thought Nancy was fabulous but the way Jason’s scene went down brought the tears flowing.
Also I agree with Phil the remark from Devin Murphy was snarky plus everyone’s has the right to state their opinions. Remember the “First Amendment “.
Beautifully portrayed. So sorry to see Kelly go. But the acting from multiple actors has been award worthy. Maybe the passion infused seems of grieving have inspired a change of heart. Writers, write her into their memories for 20 more years. Unless she is blessed with bigger and better opportunities. Which is a given, of course.
Right on but special shout outs to the characters of Alexis Davis and her almost son in law for consistently powerful scenes Hers touching ( sonny n Diane)and heartbreaking and bewildered by Dante.
Jason is the only Actor who never gets to display emotions , but listening to stone cold saying goodbye to the love of his life, the only woman he ever loved, OMG!!!
That was so real!
Jason’s acting career is at the top of every soap Emmy.
Dude u were so real. I taught it was your real life wife.
I agree, as most everyone here, definitely freaking powerful!! Jason was undstated, as he always is, it was his look of pure devastation that got me crying watching him, and his conversation with Sam was OMFG just heartbreaking of course Everyone did a phenomenal job!!!!
I kept wondering though… tell me if u did too… WHY with this much out-pouring (writers wrote) HOW could they kick Kelly off the show????
I mean Man they ALL poured their hearts out, and as I’m watching, crying lol, I’m talking to the TV!!! “She is soooo loved, WHY make her leave???” When any of them would say how much she cared, she was loved, how she affected their lives, I’m yelling “exactly, so why make her leave???”
You guys wrote these great scripts for her departure, knowing how loved she is by us tooo, so WHY kick her off???
Idk, maybe it’s just me, maybe I’m “too into it” but …. just my two cents…
It’s so strange…we all know it’s just a soap.but we get so immersed in the story..it seems real…like I hate Ava and the last one married to Sonny. But it’s just a story !!!
I agree, as most everyone here, definitely freaking powerful!! Jason was undstated, as he always is, it was his look of pure devastation that got me crying watching him, and his conversation with Sam was OMFG just heartbreaking of course Everyone did a phenomenal job!!!!
I kept wondering though… tell me if u did too… WHY with this much out-pouring (writers wrote, they delivered) HOW could they kick Kelly off the show????
I mean Man they ALL poured their hearts out, and as I’m watching, crying lol, talking to the TV! “She is soooo loved, WHY make her leave??? When any of them would say how much she cared, she was loved, how she affected their lives, I’m yelling “exactly, so why make her leave???”
You guys wrote these great scripts for her departure, knowing how loved she is, so WHY kick her off???
Idk, maybe it’s just me, maybe I’m “too into it” but ….
I think Nancy and Steve both deserve an Emmy nod for their scenes last week at Sam’s bedside! They both had me in tears!
Spinnelli absolutely outstanding. Alexis. Jason, Dante. Everyone WOW . I have lost a son
In his 30s. Totally unexpected. It hit me right in my heart and my stomach. Unbelievable acting. KUDOS.
Sam was a powerful lady with so much love to give even to save a woman’s life. I am going to miss Sam as she was one of my favorite characters
I agree with everyone, especially about firing Kelly and I would quit watching this damn show tomorrow, but I would be just spiting myself.Ive gotten to the point of either accepting the poor writing and acting, also long pauses between some of the good plots, while filling in with ” who cares” crap and making us wait days for the good stuff to pick-up again. Wondering if this is a new tactic?
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Josslyn Learns She’s Been Kidnapped by Cassius Faison
Now it’s sink or swim time for WSB agent Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy)! Can the skills she learned training under Agent Vaughn and being lured into the world of being a spy by Brennan, help her survive being locked up in the same room Anna Devane was? That is the latest wrinkle to her reality that kicked off on the Thursday, May 7 episode of General Hospital.
In story, after having a knockdown drag out fight with “Nathan,” eventually Josslyn is left unconscious and wakes up in the same room that Pascal and company had tormented Anna in for weeks. When she comes to, Josslyn is in a panic and does her best by breaking a hanger, (there are nice clothes left for her on clothing rack, and some snacks) and attempting to unlock the door to her freedom.
Enter, the ominous Cassius (Ryan Paevey). Believing he was still “Nathan” who has developed some sort of psychotic mental break, she pleads with him to let her help him. It’s at that moment, Agent Jacks gets an earful. Cassius reveals he is Nathan’s twin, Cassius Faison.

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THE BIRTH OF CASSIUS
Josslyn tries to figure out how Liesl would not know she gave birth to twins. Cassius tells her Liesl believed he’d died at birth. It was his father, Cesar, who arranged the entire thing when he was born.
Next, Josslyn wondered how Nathan’s body could be gone from his grave, if he wasn’t still alive. Cassius shared he arranged to have Nathan’s body removed, and then hacked the PCPD database to replace Nathan’s fingerprints with his own. He gloats that no one would suspect him, since he is known as the good-guy cop at the PCPD.
Then, in a real kicker to Josslyn, she leans that Britt is the one who told Cassius she was a WSB agent, and then the lightbulb went off that Britt and Cassius are working alongside Sidwell and Cullum. Insisting he and his sister wanted out from under Sidwell and Cullum, and that he doesn’t want to have to kill Josslyn, Cassius warns her that her best shot at surviving is to do as he tells her and not cause trouble.
NO ONE WOULD SUSPECT
Josslyn says people will come looking her for, but in a smug manner, Cassius says nobody will ever suspect that “Nathan” would have anything to do with her disappearing. As she pleads, he walks out and locks her back in the room and regains his composure before he leaves.
Eden McCoy spoke with Soap Opera Digest about Josslyn’s shocking new predicament and shared, “I think Josslyn’s whole journey here is walking the line between being really vulnerable and really, really scared in this situation, but not being able to show that because it’s her job not to react that way. She’s trapped, she’s been kidnapped by a stranger and now she has to work overtime not to give in to her instinct to be scared. Instead, she’s got to incorporate her new training (as an agent).”
So, who will find Josslyn? What will happen when she comes face to face with Pascal again? Are they leaving just enough room for Cassius to come out of this without being a total “bad guy,” so when this storyline ends, it keeps Ryan Paevey on the canvas? Weigh-in via the comment section. In case you missed it, watch the moments below where Josslyn learns her captor is Cassius Faison!
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ethan Burns Delilah’s Photo with a Promise in Touching Turn from Nathan Dean
General Hospital fans were reminded on the Wednesday, May 6 episode of the ABC daytime drama, just why Nathan Dean’s Ethan Lovett always had a special place in our hearts. After all, not only was he the son of the iconic Luke Spencer and Holly Sutton, but Ethan was always the guy who was great at running a con, but with a heart of gold. It was on full display in key scenes that locked Ethan back into a major storyline since Dean’s return.
Here’s what went down in the pick-up: Ethan is chatting with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) after having met baby Phoebe. The couple explain what happened to the woman they found needing medical attention, Delilah. Brook Lynn goes to explain how they tried to track down Phoebe’s family, but it proved fruitless, and now after becoming Phoebe’s foster parents, they have hopes to adopt her.
When Brook Lynn revealed how they found the unconscious Delilah, a devastated Ethan, who is trying not to let on he has any tie to the woman, asks if she had been attacked. Chase said she had no identification in her purse, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that she was hiding something.

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WHAT HAPPENED TO DELILAH?
As Ethan subtlety tried to nudge Chase for more intel, he reveals that the PCPD found Delilah’s luggage, and it was full of high-end clothes and a list of art galleries, but her fingerprints did not show up on any database. Chase is convinced that Delilah was covering her tracks.
Poor Ethan is gut-wrenched as he looks at baby Phoebe, after hearing how Delilah’s life ended, and when Brook Lynn and Chase talk about how thrilled that baby Phoebe just dropped into their lives, considering they were considering adoption anyways. Ethan says, while struggling to hold back tears, that it’s very clear how much Brook Lynn and Chase love Phoebe. Later, after Ethan left, Brook Lynn tells Chase she is scared that the state will take Phoebe away from them. Chase assures her that won’t happen.

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TEARS AND A VOW
Then, in the heartbreaking conclusion of the episode, an emotional Ethan heads back to the pier. In tears, he pulls a photo of Delilah out of his pocket. He cries that she should have been there for her and he apologizes, crying that his hope was for her to be safe in Port Charles.
Ethan tells Delilah that he’d seen the baby, and she is beautiful. Next, Ethan takes out his lighter, and sets fire to Delilah’s photograph promising her that he’d keep their secret to himself and no one would ever have to know.
So, what do you think the connection is between Ethan and Delilah? Was she working with him on a con? Were they at one time lovers and she had his child? Are they related? What did you think of the performance of Nathan Dean in the emotional scenes? Let us know in the comment section, but first, you can watch it again below and then weigh-in.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ethan is Rocked at News of Delilah; Is Baby Phoebe His Child?
The return story of Ethan Lovett (Nathan Dean began to unpeel itself on all new episodes of General Hospital, when on Tuesday May 5, he is seen on the pier talking on his phone and clearly calling a woman named “Delilah,” and in what seems like concern for her, tells her on voicemail, “you need to show up.”
As viewers know, Delilah (played by Lily Cardone) was the pregnant woman that Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) found on the side of a road and managed to get her to the hospital. Once at GH, Delilah died, but her baby was born. Brook Lynn and Chase then went to efforts to become the little one’s foster parents, since no other family ties for the baby girl have been found.
Their happiness at finally having a child, may be very short-lived. First, Brook Lynn is a key suspect as the other driver that may have caused the accident that burned and put disfiguring lacerations on Jordan’s (Tanisha Harper) face. At that time, Brook Lynn had a bit of wine with Lucy (Lynn Herring), and had rushed out of the Quartermaine mansion to try to get to Gio’s (Giovanni Mazza) performance with Trina (Tabyana Ali) at the reopening of Charlie’s.

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Fast forward to now. Ethan turns up at the Quartermaines and runs into Brook Lynn and Chase along with baby Phoebe. Brook Lynn introduces Ethan to her husband and then they explain they are foster parents to Phoebe.
Brook Lynn then tells Ethan, that sadly, Phoebe’s mother had died, and all they knew about her was her name: Delilah Wilson. As soon as Brook Lynn mentions Delilah’s name, it’s clear Ethan is stunned, although he tries not to let on anything to Brook Lynn and Chase. Previously, Brook Lynn told Chase that it was recommended to her that they try to search on their own for Phoebe’s family. Well, is this her dad starring her in the face?
All this begging the questions: What is Ethan’s relationship to the deceased Delilah? Were they working on some kind of con together? Were they in love? Is Ethan the biological baby-daddy to Phoebe, which would really throw a wrench into Brook Lynn and Chase’s dreams of starting their own family? And, will all of this dovetail into Michael’s plan to get Chase and Willow to hit the sheets? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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