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Are GH’s Chase and Brook Lynn at a Crossroads on Conceiving a Baby, Which Could Dovetail into Rumored Backstory of Gio’s True Parentage?
In the newly-released video preview for the Thursday, December 26th episode of General Hospital, it kicks off with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard). She asks her husband, “Are you saying you want to stop trying?” From the looks of it, Chase is attempting to have a talk with Brook Lynn, about maybe, just maybe, they shouldn’t try so hard to conceive, or does he have something else to say on the situation?
If the couple puts on the brakes, does this open up the story that GH has been hinting at for months about Gio Palmieri’s (Giovanni Mazza) parentage? Viewers have witnessed Lois Cerullo’s (Rena Sofer) strange looks when talk of babies, or grandchildren have been mentioned at the Quartermaines.
Additionally, GH is ramping up the old feud between Lulu Spencer (Alexa Havins), now that she is awake and out of a four year coma, and Brook Lynn. What better way to ignite it even further but the truth being revealed that Gio is actually Brook Lynn and Dante’s (Dominic Zamprogna) child! Certainly, that would put a massive wrinkle in the relationship between Chase and Brook Lynn and cause major issues for Dante and Lulu moving forward.
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Then, there would be Carly’s (Laura Wright) part in all of this. Back in 2010, she told Brook Lynn she would finance her singing career if she slept with Dante and got it on tape as retribution against Dante for Michael being imprisoned. Brook Lynn drugged Dante and began to have sex with him, but Lulu found them in the original story.
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One other theory floating around is that Gio could be Lulu’s son, because she supposedly had an abortion after her one-night stand with Dillon Quartermaine, but what if she didn’t? Soap operas often use revisionist storytelling to help propel current on-screen drama.
In other teasers for the episode, look for Dante to get alarming news. Michael venting to Jason, and as previously noted, Willow defending her actions!
So, what do you think Chase will say to Brook Lynn about conceiving children? Do you think Gio is Brook Lynn and Dante’s son? How do you see this story playing out? Share your theories via the comment section below, and check out the GH video tease for today’s episode.
Maybe the four layers of bed clothing is getting in the way of Brook Lynn conceiving? A sweatshirt? Does Tracy secretly turn down the thermostat to save money?
Well, I hate to state the obvious but perhaps Brooklyn’s first step toward conception would be to stop wearing multiple layers of clothing to bed. She always looks ready for an ice storm while in her marital bed, and I don’t think ice fishing is a proven method of fertilization.
To address the theories in the article above:
If Brook Lynn had Gio – they are strongly hinting that occurred when they were teenagers in camp – not during the time Carly was using BLQ to break up Dante and Lulu.
You would think that ABC learned their lesson with Erica’s unabortion storyline that most fans detested. I strongly doubt they would revisit that type of story. Besides, Dillon would need to be brought back for that storyline.
Please, for all that’s right and sane, no repetition of that horrid abortion-baby storyline! That was the beginning of the end for AMC. Dante and Brooklyn, as established, had never been intimate and had a sibling- like relationship. Moreover, when Cody arrived on the scene, Dante introduced him to Brooklyn making it clear that they had never met. But now you have Cody talking about his time at camp with Brooklyn and Dante. I don’t mind subtle history revisionism but when the past is twisted and distorted to fit plot driven writing, it’s irritating.
Please, this is nothing compared to the Sasha switching her hair for Cody’s and it showing no relation to Mac, Sasha’s uncle. Now that’s twisted and distorted to fit plot driven writing. Not to mention Holly’s dead/not dead mother taking care of Sasha all these years. Not every new resident of Port Charles needs to be related to a family. If it fits the story, that’s great. I think Cody being a Scorpio makes sense. But why did they have to have Sasha be one too – especially when it contradicts so much!
I sure agree with you and have been trying to figure out the reasoning behind this farce. Also why go all through this craziness, only to kill off Sasha, which I’ve been reading, true or not? It’s like they have numerous writers and none of them know what the other is writing, nothing much meshes anymore. Can’t believe how much I USED to love this show!
They better not kill off Sasha! The idea that they’d kill of Sasha while keeping the hypocritical, morally corrupt, self-righteous, tight- lipped Willow is outrageous. I’m not sure if the writers are willfully trying to make us hate this character, (once a brave heroine whom viewers rooted for) or it’s accidental. The same goes for Drew who currently enjoys more collective hatred than we harbored for Peter ( who we were supposed to hate).Drew had the audacity to tell Willow that she doesn’t have to answer to “ that guy” referring to Lucas. Drew ain’t fit to wipe Lucas’s shoes. The nerve.
It’s just lazy writing. When’s the last time a soap did THREE paternity retcons in 6 months. We accepted the Cody reveal because it gave a beloved character (Mac) a biological son. This was despite long term viewers knowing it didn’t fit it in timeline we watched in the 90s.
The Sasha retcon is even more impossible to explain in the timeline. But, it wasn’t too late to keep the train in the station with this ludicrous Gio story. With the slow burn they’ve been doing, it could easily been dropped once they started to see negative fan reaction.
I have commented before about the plot driven writing that inexplicably and illogically made Sasha a Scorpio. Clearly they did this to free Cody up for a possible romance with Lulu just as they’re forcing the idea that Gio is Dante and Brooklyn’s son. There is a glaring pattern of lazy, sloppy, history revisionism transpiring with the writing of stories as of late.
The most obvious inconsistency about the “BrookLynn/Dante summer camp hookup” thing is that there should be a significant age difference between the two.
Brooklynn was born in the mid 90s when Lois & Ned were married. By this time Sonny was already in Port Charles for a while, preusmably several years removed from his teenage years with Olivia Falconeri, which resulted in Dante’s birth. And of course Dante and Sonny didn’t know about being related to each other until the fact came up at the most inopportune time.
(Cue Olivia shouting “Sonny! You just shot your own son!!”)
So there’s not a snowball’s chance in my back yard that these two would have been in the same summer camp. Unless Dante was one of the camp counselors preying on underage girls, and that definitely doesn’t sound like something he would do.
Chase and Brook Lynn have got to be the most unattractive couple on GH. You’ld think they might show a little bedroom romance, especially when trying to make a baby! She wore her usual B.R attire again today, in bed with Sweats, oyevey!
GH writers have become the most sloppy revisionist writers in Daytime TV, I mean they are going all out flipping everything and making stuff up along the way, we all know the time Frame in daytime is all over the place, kids are sorad and aged, with the exception of Robin, almost every kid born on GH is not the actual age they were born, and I’m not mad at that but now we have the show hinting that Gio is possibly Brooklyn and Dante kid, this after making Cody Macs kid and Sasha Roberts kid. This show has has gone out this year an not in a good way with trying to sell us on these surprise crap that some of us saw coming a mile away, The pile on has been really excessive this year. And also of note, all the recast has been excessive too, Nukristina, NuMolly,NuLulu, NuEmma, NuLucas, What we really need is NuWriters and NuShowrunner.
New Molly, Lulu and Lucas are really doing well. Jury is out on Emma and a lot of what’s weighing on Kristina is due to the storyline.
The show has survived periods of multiple recasts in the past (particularly late 70s).
After today’s show, looks like Anna’s little Emma is going to keep her busy, with what looks like a lot of shenanigans, that will keep Grandma busy full time.
I think Brook Lynn being Gio’s mother is ridiculous! Apparently, her mother and others knew and never uttered a word, especially them all having big mouths. I can’t buy this for a minute, even if it turns out to be the real story. Also Sonny took care of Gio his whole life, is he suppose to know the “real” story too? And if not Dante as daddy, who gets the credit?
Please guys, does anyone really care where Geo came from? He’s very sweet and all that,, but Brook Lynn’s son is really stretching here, like everyone knew except she and “daddy”. How stupid and boring.
The writers are hinting at a lot of scenarios and one with Dante finding love again could mean that Chase and B.L breaking up, and enter Dante B.L and Geo makes three??
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‘General Hospital’s’ Jonathan Bennett Receives 3 ‘Critics Choice Real TV Awards’ Nominations for Hallmark Series, ‘Finding Mr. Christmas’
Many things are coming up roses for Jonathan Bennett! On the heels of the news that he is set to debut this month in the role of Joe Fitzpatrick on General Hospital, who is rumored to be a new love interest for Lucas Jones (Van Hansis), comes the news that Bennett’s reality series, Finding Mr. Christmas has received 3 nomination for the Critics Choice Real TV Awards.
Bennett’s Hallmark Channel series finds itself in tough competition alongside fellow nominees: RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV), Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix), Survivor 50 (CBS), Top Chef (Bravo) and The Traitors (Peacock). In addition, Jonathan himself is nominated for Best Show Host and the series participants as the Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series.
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) revealed the nominees for the eighth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards on Thursday, which recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. Winners will be announced online at CriticsChoice.com on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 9:00am PT/12:00pm ET.
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Taking to his Instagram to celebrate the nominations, GH’s Bennett, enthused, “3 Critic Choice Nominations! I’m so proud of the FINDING MR CHRISTMAS and to be in the company of all the legends in all these categories is so surreal! Congrats to Hallmark Channel and to our nominated cast and nominated show and everyone who made this magical show possible. This is crazy! This gives FMC 6 Critics Choice nominations in 2 years. Not bad for a little show on Hallmark Channel. What are your thoughts on our show?” Jumping first into the comment thread was one of his new GH co-stars, Dominic Zamprogna (Dante) who expressed, “Yeah buddy!!!🔥🔥”
In the series, Bennett, the host and co-creator spends eight weeks guiding 10 aspiring actors through a series of “festive face-offs” and acting challenges alongside actors like soap opera notables, Hunter King (ex-Summer, Y&R) and Alison Sweeney (Sami, DAYS). Along the way, they develop their skills and a bond with one another. The show, which is available on Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Plus, highlights LGBTQ+ representation with openly gay contestants vying to be the next Hallmark star.
It should be noted that Traitors received the most Critics Choice Real TV Award nominations with 6 nods, followed by Dancing with the Stars with 4.
Bennett is very familiar to daytime fans having started his career as JR Chandler on All My Children in 2000-2001, before landing the part of Aaron Samuels in the motion picture, Mean Girls in 2004 starring Lindsay Lohan, which would become his breakout performance.
You can check out the full list of Critics Choice Real TV Award nominations here.
So, excited for Jonathan Bennett’s General Hospital debut this month? Have you ever watched Finding Mr. Christmas on Hallmark? Let us know via the comment section below.
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‘General Hospital’s’ Kelly Thiebaud on Britt and Cassius Sibling Drama, But Who Will Ultimately Blow His Cover?
On the April 30 episode of General Hospital, Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) had some choice words and warning for her brother Cassius Faison (Ryan Paevey) who has been masquerading as his twin, the very dead, Nathan West.
As the story has unfolded, viewers learned that Britt knew all along that when “Nathan” showed up in Port Charles seemingly resurrected with a missing 7 years of his life unexplained, that Cassius was taking his place.
Now in developments on today’s GH, Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) is figuring out that this guy pretending to be Nathan is someone else, and Cassius learns from Britt, that Joss is not just a ditzy sorority girl as he claimed, but a WSB agent! The moment stuns Cassius. Are the walls about to close in on him and his charade?
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Daytime Emmy winner, Kelly Thiebaud spoke to Soap Opera Digest, about the story point and getting the opportunity this time back at GH to work with Ryan Paevey, when she hadn’t had the chance to before.
BROTHERLY LOVE?
Thiebaud expressed on sharing scenes with Ryan Paevey, “It’s just been so wonderful to have him back and to actually work with him! When he first came onto the show (as Nathan at the end of 2013) I was kind of heading out — it was right towards the end of my contract, so we didn’t actually work together a ton. It’s been really refreshing and so much fun to really spend time together and get to know each other and work together. I think we have really great on-camera chemistry and banter with each other. I really enjoy working with him.”
With the stakes at an all-time, Thiebaud explained how she views her on-screen alter-ego’s involvement with her more hot-to-temper sibling and why Britt revealed the truth about Josslyn to him. “People finding out about Cassius would expose what she’s involved in and what she agreed to do,” explains Kelly “And now Josslyn is digging around, and she’s connected to Carly (Laura Wright) to Jason (Steve Burton) and that whole dynamic! It’s messy!”
BRITT’S MURKY FUTURE
Britt has currently also reached her breaking point with Jason being carted away by the WSB, Rocco (Finn Carr), the child she gave birth to, shooting Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) to protect her and Jason, Marco (Adrian Anchondo) being killed after trying to help her, and Cullum holding over her head getting her Huntington’s disease medication to control her symptoms, while blackmailing her into finishing the research on her father, Cesar Faison’s, final project. Thiebaud summed it up best for Britt right now, sharing, “It’s been a really tough time for her.”
So, who do you think will be the person to blow Cassius’ cover? Will it be Britt herself? Josslyn? Liesl? Brennan? Nina? Lulu? Rocco, Maxie, Cullum or someone else? Let us know your pick in the comment section.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Michael Reveals His Plan to Set Up Chase and Willow to Have an Affair
After the Wednesday, April 29 episode of General Hospital, it’s clear outside interference and other circumstances are set to blow Chase (Josh Swickard) and Brook Lynn’s (Amanda Setton) marriage sky high, as Michael (Rory Gibson) reveals his plans to entrap Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) and use her relationship with Chase to do it!
In story, Michael dropped by unexpectedly to Carly’s (Laura Wright). A plotting Michael reveals his plan to nudge Willow and Chase into having an affair. Michael hopes it would create both a political and personal scandal, where Willow would lose her seat in congress. In the scenario, she would be having an affair with her ex-husband, while taking care of her supposed disabled husband, Drew (Cameron Mathison), who cannot speak and is confined to a wheelchair, which in turn will look horrible for Willow’s character.
Carly asked does he really want to destroy his cousin, Brook Lynn’s life in the process? Michael goes in on Chase’s holier than thou attitude, and says he is going to set-up the circumstances that would lead Chase and Willow to betray their spouses, and hit the sheets together. Michael swears to Carly what the two of them do is up to them, but he’s going to go on the offense with this.
MICHAEL HAS BACK-UP
Later, Jacinda (Paige Herschell) is talking with Charlotte (Bluesy Burke) at Crimson and how much she dislikes Willow because of what she has done to Michael. Just then, Michael shows up and tells Jacinda privately, he’s figured out a way to fight Willow. Looks like Jacinda might work with Michael to bring down Willow and use Chase as the person to do it!
At the hospital, Lucas (Van Hansis) tells Josslyn (Eden McCoy) that Carly is cheating on Jack, but he doesn’t know with who. Josslyn suddenly flashes back to the moment she found her mother harboring a fugitive, Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart), in her attic, and as figured out that her mother is sleeping with him. She heads out.
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BRENNAN IS ABOUT TO LEARN ABOUT CARLY
Next thing you know, Josslyn has showed up inside Jack’s (Chris McKenna) hotel room at the Metro Court and when he enters his room, he is shocked to find her there. He lays into her for not keeping his distance and that Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) will have no problem killing her if he knows she’s WSB. Josslyn fires back that he is only concerned about that because his relationship with her mother depends on her being safe. But then, she lays the boom, and tells Jack, Well, you’re too late. You already lost her.”
LULU GETS A GLIMPSE OF CASSIUS’ TEMPER
In addition, Lulu (Alexa Havins) sees a different side of “Nathan.” Since she is unaware that the man before her is his twin, Cassius Fasion (Ryan Paevey), he tells her that Rocco (Finn Carr) blabbed that he shot Cullum to Britt (Kelly Thiebaud), and now he thinks they should send him away to stop him from talking to everyone else. This concerns Lulu, who rails at Nathan for telling her what to do with her son and that she isn’t going to abandon him. With “Nathan’s” outburst at her on the matter, will she finally get a clue this is not the man she thinks it is?
So, what do you think of Michael’s plan to push Willow and Chase into an affair? Will it work or backfire? Do you think Joss will reveal that Valentin is the man sleeping with Carly to Brennan, which will send him in a rage? Will Lulu continue to be clueless about “Nathan?” Weigh-in via the comment section below. But first, take a look at the GH video tease for today’s April 30 episode.
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