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‘General Hospital’ Cast Led by Finn Carr and Van Hansis Deliver the ‘Power Performance of the Week’

By Michael Fairman

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In what will go down as one of the most harrowing, eventful, and riveting weeks of daytime television, General Hospital brought viewers a sequence of episodes the week of March 23 that will now serve as an umbrella story affecting many citizens and families in Port Charles and out of Port Charles for quite some time to come.

Throughout the drama, it was multiple cast members from the ABC daytime drama series that brought their A-game and stepped up to the plate and hit a home run as the circumstances in the well-crafted story gave the actors the material to sink their teeth into.

In the storyline, Marco (Adrian Anchondo) is stabbed by Cullum (Andrew Hawkes). Later, Cullum is about to attack Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) on the pier and is shot in the back by Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr). Both Marco and Cullum are rushed to the hospital. In one OR, Lucas, who despises Cullum, is trying to save his life and get the bullet fragment out of his spine.In the other OR, and unbeknown to Lucas (Van Hansis), his boyfriend Marco is struggling to survive surgery to stop the bleeding from his multiple stab wounds by Dr. Gannon (Sawandi Wilson) and Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst). 

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ITS TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES

Sadly, in the end, Marco dies and Cullum lives. Meanwhile, Jason (Steve Burton) who is covering for Rocco, made sure his hand got cut and hurt (just like Rocco) and made it look as if he fired the gun that almost killed Cullum, when he took the weapon and fired a shot on the pier and got his finger prints all over it. Jason tells Britt (Kelly Thiebaud), who got knocked out by Cullum, to tell the police that he is the one that shot the nefarious WSB director. Eventually, Jason is taken into custody by the WSB and sent away (most likely to Steinmauer Maximum security prison in Europe or somewhere else) but not before saying a heartbreaking goodbye to his son, Danny (Asher Antonzyzn) and Britt.

Along the way, there were so many deeply affecting performances including from: Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis) finding Marco bleeding out in her law offices, Carlo Rota (Sidwell) as a grieving father at his son Marco’s bedside in anguish, Steve Burton, with all the sadness and sorrow in his eyes as his plans to escape town to help Britt have gone bust, Kelly Thiebaud as Britt watching the love of her life taken away, and Asher Antonyzyn trying to come to grips that his father is leaving him again and more.

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ROCCO AND LUCAS FIND THEIR WORLDS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN

However, the two that standout to us among the rest for the week are Finn Carr and Van Hansis. For Carr, the scenes where Rocco is in  shock that he actually shot a man, and how he finally reveals to his mother, Lulu (Alexa Havins), and detailed the events of what led him to shoot Cullum brought a lump to your throat. We have been saying for quite some time now, Finn Carr is the real deal. Rocco’s admission of guilt and anguish were heartbreakingly played throughout the week, especially when he learned what happened to Jason.

As for Van Hansis, this was the type of performance he is known for. No one can bring the absolute heartbreak and devastation when losing the person he loves as Van. He did it as Luke Snyder on As the World Turns when at the end of the series they killed Dr. Reid Oliver (Eric Sheffer Stevens), and now as the more mature Dr. Lucas Jones. While as Lucas he is dealing with a different set of circumstances, it’s the same predicament, being left alone and losing the person you dreamed of building a future with. From the moment he finds out Marco died from Elizabeth, to seeing Marco’s lifeless body, to his scene with Ava (Maura West) outside of the hospital where she wants to hug Lucas, but he’s not ready to grieve for Marco, it was played pitch-perfect by Hansis.

So, for all of the reasons stated above Michael Fairman TV names the cast of General Hospital, led by the performances of Finn Carr and Van Hansis, as our pick for the ‘Power Performance of the Week.”

Now below, let us know if you agree with our choices for Finn and Van and the rest of the cast in the story from last week’s dramatic episodes of GH via the comment section.

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I loved loved! Last week episodes. My only question is will they all get away with it and what is my favorite mobster Sonny going to do? Need more action from Sonny now.

They were all strong not a slacker in the group. Burton,Grahn,Havins, and Antonzyn also great. Lets not forget those writers also.

Greatest show on daytime!!

Finn Carr was amazing. He’s got quite a future ahead of him. Everyone brought their “A” game to the shows last week. Congratulations to the entire cast and crew for outstanding work.

The episodes last week were great. I only wish that Marco had lived and Cullen had died.

I absolutely loved last week!!! I know Sonny isn’t as young as he used to be but he’s not doing anything anymore… Had to get that out. Great job by everyone,Finn did wonderful! The only thing I thought was too soon to say from Lucas is he’s not ready to grieve yet…. Nobody thinks about that immediately after losing someone but Van was just doing his job and he did it well. All involved did. Please wrap these storylines up sooner than later. Willow especially!!!! Seriously

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GH’s Dominic Zamprogna On How Dante Plans to Deal with Lulu and Rocco’s Cover-Up After Learning His Son Shot Cullum

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By the end of the Friday May 8 episode of General Hospital, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) with the help of Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) put two and two and realized, that his son, Rocco (Finn Carr) is the person who shot WSB Director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) in the back, and was the person who Jason (Steve Burton) was protecting.

This revelation hits the police commissioner like a ton of bricks, especially when he realizes his ex-wife Lulu has been in on the secret and not telling him about it. So, where does Dante go from here? In a new conversation with Soap Opera Digest, multi-Daytime Emmy nominee, Dominic Zamprogna shared what viewers can expect.

Zamprogna expressed on Lulu and Rocco not coming to him for help, “He gets that the reason they probably didn’t want to tell him is because they’re worried that he’s too by the book, but this is his son! He has a lot of anger over them not telling him.”

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KEPT IN THE DARK – COMING INTO THE LIGHT

Armed with the truth, Dante’s caught between a rock and a hard place, “This puts him in a situation where he’s potentially going to do things that he wouldn’t normally do, and that’s a big deal for him. Dante having to confront these people for lying to him is going to be good drama and conflict. There is huge emotional fallout from all of this. It has a big effect on his relationships.”

Next week, look for Lulu (Alexa Havins) to be the first-person Dante confronts, “Alexa is so good in those scenes. She is such a powerful actress. But as far as Dante and Lulu go, I could see it taking them a very long time to heal from this, because of her lack of transparency.”

A THANK YOU TO JASON

As far as what Jason did for his son, and how Sonny’s enforcer was grabbed by the WSB and sent away, Zamprogna knows Dante will have a lot of thanking to do, if and when they connect on-screen when Steve Burton returns from his hiatus this summer.”

“Like we needed another reason to love Jason,” Zamprogna scoff, but acknowledging how Dante “definitely (is) going to be owing Jason big-time when he gets back to town!”

So, the once happy family of Dante, Rocco and Lulu is about to fall apart, but can they all work together to keep Rocco safe? Just wait till Dante finds out that his buddy “Nathan” is really Cassius Faison (Ryan Paevey) ! Something tells me in the end he is going to save Lulu from the guy.

Now, let us know are you looking forward to Dante confronting Lulu and Rocco? How can he protect his son in his position as police commissioner? Will he just look the other way? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Nina Stabs Brennan with Drew’s Meds During His Brawl with Valentin

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Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros) was all over the place and frantic on the Friday, May 8 cliffhanger of General Hospital leading to disastrous consequences, plus Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) learns from intel from Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) that Rocco is the culprit who shot Cullum, and Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Ethan (Nathan Parsons) catch Ric (Rick Hearst) and Ava (Maura West) seemingly scheming over a big payday.

Here’s what went down: in the major turning point, Nina is once again unable to inject Drew (Cameron Mathison) for the second time with the syringe Willow gave her to keep Drew in his locked-in state. She starts rambling in Drew’s room on how she doesn’t want to be doing this, and for him to not stare at her. Suddenly the front door rings, and she puts down the syringe, while Drew looks on.

Once she gets to the door, it’s Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna), who Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) forced her to invite over. Nina hides the syringe and places it under a toy truck on the bookcase. When Jack entered, he questioned her as to why he is here, assuming it’s news about Valentin. Jack reminds Nina she should be concerned about their arrangement, not the one he has with Willow.

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NEEDLE POINT

Now, Nina is becoming more hysterical as she needs an update from him on the evidence she wants to use against Drew. However, Jack does not give her any details or prognosis. He also adds that his boss is on him, and until Cullum lets up, she and Willow need to be patient. With nothing to hold over Drew she could use, Nina wants to get Jack out of the house before Valentin arrived, but it’s too late. Valentin confronts his nemesis with gun drawn.

As Valentin holds both Nina and Jack at gunpoint, he came at her for double-crossing him, and Jack realized Nina lured him into this trap! Valentin demands to  know where Jack sent Josslyn, but Jack says he has no idea what he is talking about!

Next, the two go at it for control of the gun, while Nina is screaming for them to stop. Meanwhile, Drew can hear the whole thing down the hall. Panicked once again, Nina grabs the syringe to seemingly jab Valentin, but the men switched places as they fought, and Jack got the syringe-full of Drew’s meds instead.

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MY SON THE SHOOTER

Elizabeth comes to see Dante and they walk through who could have been on the pier the night Cullum was shot. It is then she admits that when Rocco was brought into GH for what he and Lulu claimed was a knife cut, she knew then, the hand injury looked like a slide bite from shooting a gun. Suddenly, the pieces all come together for Dante and why Jason would take the fall for his son, because he is Sonny’s grandson and Danny’s brother. Dante also figures out that Britt and Lulu have known the truth and kept it from him. He is rocked to the core.

Speaking of Rocco, Lulu (Alexa Havins) is now seeing the other more menacing side of the man she believes is Nathan West. However, his twin, Cassius Faison (Ryan Paevey) is firmly telling Lulu they have to get Rocco out of town to keep him safe now that Cullum is getting out of the hospital, but she takes his demands badly. Lulu tells Cassius he has no right to tell her what to do with her child. Could you see Lulu ending up just like Josslyn? Kidnapped under Wyndemere? Stay tuned.

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BROTHERLY BETRAYAL?

Sonny is spiraling over his distrust for his brother Ric, especially after Ethan reported to him what he saw between Ric and Ava. Now at Ava’s gallery, Ric finishes his business with a mysterious seller. Next, he hands over a hefty commission to Ava at the moment Sonny and Ethan arrive. Sonny aims a gun at his brother,  accusing him of betraying him and Ric looks stunned. We fade to black.

So, what do you think will happen now to Brennan? Will Willow and Nina have to keep drugging him too? If Drew missed his dose, will he come out of his locked-in state and start to have some motion in his arms or legs and make some sort of escape? Do you think Sonny is truly being double-crossed by Ric? And, what did you think of when Dante realized that Rocco shot Cullum and who is the person Jason took the fall for her? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out these key moments from today’s GH below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Josslyn Learns She’s Been Kidnapped by Cassius Faison

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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!

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