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‘General Hospital’s’ Chris McKenna On Jack’s Reaction to Carly Cheating On Him with Valentin: ‘Heartbreak and Absolute Rage and Humiliation’

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The stage is set for next week on General Hospital, after yesterday’s May 1 cliffhanger, when Brennan (Chris McKenna) sneaks into Carly’s (Laura Wright) house and heads up to her bedroom, bursts in the door and finds her between the sheets, albeit at that moment alone.

However, Jack is already armed with plenty of ammo, he saw two glasses of wine in Carly’s kitchen, Josslyn (Eden McCoy) already lit the fire, by telling him her mother was seeing someone else, the WSB bureau chief then went to visit Carly’s ex, Sonny (Maurice Benard). The mobster’s reaction pretty much sold Jack that Carly must be sleeping with another man.

As Jack goes to check out the situation to confirm his suspicions, Carly and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) have just hit the sheets, after fighting their attraction once again for each other. Now comes the moment of truth that Carly has been sleeping with Brennan’s sworn enemy, Valentin.

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In a preview of what’s to come, Soap Opera Digest spoke to both Chris McKenna and Laura Wright where they talked about the upcoming scenes.  McKenna expressed, “This has been coming for such a long time.” He also previews, “Brennan comes at her pretty aggressively.”

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Wright added, “Carly didn’t expect Brennan to walk into her bedroom! He doesn’t have a key. It’s late at night. She thinks she and Valentin are in the clear. She sees that he’s so angry and so worried about being cheated on… but not that he’s sorry for lying to her face or because her daughter is in danger because of him!”

As to how Jack will handle the situation from here and finding out that Carly is with Valentin, McKenna confirms, to expect, “heartbreak and absolute rage and humiliation” from Jack. He’s thinking, ‘This can’t be real. This can’t have happened. I can’t be this stupid. I can’t have been this blind.’ And as to Jack’s current state of mind, coming into the situation, “Jack is drunk and a little unhinged and the audience finally gets a glimpse of what’s going on underneath that rigid exterior.”

Needless to say, the fallout will be huge, and McKenna is proud of the trios work in the scenes, sharing that Laura Wright was a fantastic as ever, and that GH’s executive producer, Frank Valentini was on the set the entire time with Laura, James and him, making this story point play out to its full effect.

So, are you excited to see how what goes down between Brennan, Carly and Valentin and the fallout? Do you think this will cement Carly and Valentin as a couple, or will Carly regret what she’s done to Jack? Weigh-in on how you hope this all plays out via the comment section below.

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Not sure why Joss felt compelled to send a raging Jack in the direction of her mother and Valentin but I will say her recent actions demonstrate she lacks the maturity and strategizing skills needed to be an effective WSB agent. That said, I’m glad Joss’s foolish actions led to someone finally ending this seemingly Carly’s Boy-Toy-in-the-attic storyline which cast neither character in the most flattering light. Moreover, McKenna is a solid actor who will bring his A game to the table, and we will get to see him in all of his raging, unbridled glory.

After “seemingly”, I meant to write “endless.” I wish I could use the edit function but every time I try, I receive the message telling me that it is too late at this point in time. Story of my life, I tell ya. To redirect back to topic, looking forward to McKenna showing viewers his emotional range.

I too was wondering why Joss felt compelled to put her mother in more danger by telling Brennan.

My favorite part of this story was that actors analyzed the episode and their characters.

Ha ha ha!! I see what you did there.

I do agree with you about Donnell Turner so Chris McKenna could give him some lessons on how to act naturally.

Right? And to be fair to Turner, it’s not his fault that the writers are having him hunt down the driver who was not at fault and most likely didn’t know the driver, who was actually at fault, was later crashed her car after over correcting. So you have the poor actor aimlessly skulking around while employing his one note acting skill of righteous indignation making an absolute fool of himself. It’s a perfect storm of bad writing merging with bad acting.

I don’t understand why Jocelyn felt the need to put her mother in such extreme danger. Her character has become quite wishy-washy and a little bit irritating.

I’m just ready for this part of the storyline to be over. While I appreciate the actors and their work, I’m just not feeling any chemistry with either of the guys with Carly. It was a breath of fresh air when Valentin had scenes with Nina because he was finally out of Carly’s house and I’m not even a Nina fan. Maybe this fallout will ignite a spark for Jack and I’ll see something between him and Carly. All I know is that this is the first time in a very long time where there’s more about the show that I’m not enjoying than what I am. I want to like this show again.

I’ve dreaded this moment since Carly hooked up with Valentin. My heart breaks for Jack. Jack stated very clearly that, because of his career, he has never had a truly intimate connection with anyone. He hasn’t been able to trust and let anyone in. He broke that rule with Carly and fell in love with her. Jack told Carly that he’s let her into his life like no one else. Learning that Carly is cheating on him is devastating. And when he learns that the other man is Valentin, I can only imagine the rage that will be unleashed. Chris McKenna is a very strong actor. I’m sure the fireworks will be monumental.

I really feel badly for Jack – he is my favorite character! I think Carly was playing him & I dreaded this moment. Chris did an excellent job portraying these emotions. You could feel it through the screen! He deserves an Emmy for this performance!

I’m on Jack’s side here too, and I don’t think we’re supposed to be. I credit CM’s acting prowess for this as well as the overall awfulness of Carly and Joss. I’m not too happy with Valentin these days either

I didn’t even know I was on Jack’s side until he interrupted the love making between Carly and the attic squatter. Someone needed to put an end to that god-awful, icky coupling.

Nicely put. I agree.

Well to be 666% fair about it, Jack really earned Carly’s wrath by manipulating Joss into killing Cyrus the Virus (who did deserve it, of course) and then using that killing as blackmail material to coerce a somewhat naive young girl into joining the WSB. And then being thrown almost immediately into an international plot involving the remains of the Cesar Faison cabal.

All the while he’s keeping Carly herself in bed, and in the dark about all of this. She only knows about it because Jason just happened to see Britt in the Paris airport and tracked her down in Croatia on his own dime, and finds “Agent Barbie Jacks” working the case. Had Jason not gone halfway across the planet to rescue a girlfriend whom he had believed to be occupying an air conditioned condo down here in Hell, Carly might still be in the dark about her daughter being a spy. Because Brennan wouldn’t have told her.

I agree with you 100% you said all the words I wanted to say

Feel bad for Jack? He recruited her daughter into a very dangerous professiin, behind her back I might add. He gets what he deserves.

he actually set her up to kill someone so that he would have her over a barrel. He held that over her head to get into the WSB, which I never liked the fact that that’s the way the storyline went. She was such a beautiful young girl now she’s a loner spy.

You’re not wrong. But Carly is so awful you just wanna root for her nemesis.

I agree with you there he did let her in, but he also betrayed her by pulling her daughter into the WSB and lying. Putting her daughter in danger was a totally bad move on his part. And I like the original Jack. He was so handsome. This guy never seemed like Carly‘s type. Well it’s just a show. I have to remember that lol things change on a daily basis.

I like both guys but Jack is so cute

Thank you for that in-depth character analysis.

Bless your heart.

Part of me wishes that Valentin and Brennan would get together and leave Carly in the dust. I haven’t figured out why every guy falls for Carly, but I’m playing along.

Carly is a force to be reckoned with and loves bad boys. She’s a magnet. Not to mention she’s gorgeous. I feel bad for Jack, then again, I hate that he’s been lying to her.

I for one like Brennan and Carly together. Let Valentin go find Anna and bring her home. Hope Carly feels like shit for playing with Brennan like that when the man truly loves her. As for Joslyn she is a grown ass adult and doesn’t need mommy’s approval for whatever career she decides.

Cannot wait to see the explosive moments with Carly and Jack going to be epic I feel sorry for jack althou he reguited josslynn he love Carly she hurt Jack Brennan for cheating on him with Valentin and plotting I don’t like Valentin with Carly no chemistry

I personally like Carly with Valentin but what happens when Anna comes back?

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

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On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!

Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).

GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

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A VISIT WITH DAD

Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.

Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!

Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.

Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!”  The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR

While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).

Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.

An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process.  As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”

CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER

At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.

Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.

So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section,  but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.

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GH Alum Tajh Bellow and Y&R Alum Loren Lott Star in New Tiktok and Microdrama ‘Love Island’ Spoof

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Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.

Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of  The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.

In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?

The Compatibility Experiment

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The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.

The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.

General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.

Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.

Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown

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If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).

In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.

Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

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BOATHOUSE BRAWL

In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.

Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.

However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.

WILL SCOUT WISE UP?

At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.

Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.

So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.

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