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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Dante and Charlotte Visit Comatose Lulu: Isn’t it Time to Wake Her Up Already?

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The Friday July 28th episode and recap of General Hospital featured Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Lulu’s daughter, Charlotte (Scarlett Fernandez), visiting her mom while she still remains in a coma.  However. Lulu has been moved back from a long term care facility to Port Charles.

In story, Dante takes Charlotte to visit Lulu at General Hospital.  An emotional Dante and Lulu sit with Lulu and fill her in on the latest happenings, but, of course, Lulu is unresponsive and hooked up to machines to breath for her.

Later, Dante gives Charlotte a minute alone with her mom, and that’s when Charlotte breaks down in tears telling Lulu how much she really misses her and needs her.  She goes on to say that both Sam (Kelly Monaco) and Laura (Genie Francis) take her out to do things, but it’s just not the same and that Lulu needs to wake up (YES! She does!).

Charlotte tells Dante in the hallway that she wants her mom to come home … to their old home. She says she looked into the house the other day and everything was covered in sheets. In her mind, she believes Lulu would want someone living there.

It would seem to be a good sign that Lulu was part of the story on the episode, and that she is now in care at GH.  The question becomes, is the ABC daytime drama series, ready to wake the character up, so it would cause conflict for Sam and Dante’s romance?

If Lulu comes out of her coma, who do you hope plays the part? Emme Rylan, Julie Berman or a new actress? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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First of all, it’s great to see the real Charlotte back. The recast was absolutely horrible, and I hate to say that about child actors, but there’s a reason she pretty much vanished after two or three episodes.

This is the first time we even were allowed to see the place where comatose Lulu is currently residing, so that to me is a sign that yes, she is about to wake up. Now having said that, I can’t imagine she will actually open her eyes until her mother Laura is back from “summer vacation”.

Seeing a return of the original Lulu, Julie Berman would be a Devil’s preference. If it’s Emme Rylan I’m OK with it. After the most recent run of recasts at GH, I’d really hope there’s not a Lulu 3.0

In either case, should there ever be a wedding for Sam & Dante, it’s going to be “crashed” by either Lulu or Jason. Or maybe both. You can bet your soul on that!

Please not Jason! Not a fan of that character at all! I liked Billy Miller in the role but not Steve Burton. I actually don’t mind him as Harris on Days but still seems a bit one note to me.

Steve Burton is the only “real” Jason!

You are entitled to your opinion. However, I do not like Steve Burton as Jason and never have.

Yes. Bring back Steve Burton as Jason. I have always wanted a guy friend like Jason. Much love.

Please.
Brains Jason back to general hospitals.
And Lulu 2.
A Nathan.
Nathan and maxi back together.

I need Jason back and no one can play lulu but lulu

I’m not a Lulu fan, maybe someone new would picque my interest. I’m not a fan of Sam and Dante either so I’m ready for a new scenario. You know Charlotte will pull her mom and Dante together. Wonder why Nina has ” dumped” Charlotte. She was her biggest champion when Nina was with “Papa”.
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Just please get rid of Nina. Nina cannot act, she is unattractive, she is nosey, will not take responsibility of her wrongs, which are many, she feels she should get what she wants, and she is a big time LIER. She does not deserve to have a relationship with Willow or her grandchildren. Nina deserves to be driven out of Port Charles forever. Off of the show of General Hospital.

Emme or a new actress for me. I like Julie Berman but not as Lulu. Her friendship with Maxie didn’t feel as authentic and I could not have bought her Lulu as a mother.

Agree 100%

Let it be the original so that Emme Rylan can come back to the y n r where she can take over as Abby!!;
Current Abby just needs to go. Period. Nice girl but was never Abby. A Abbott or Newman cousin maybe but not Victor and Ashley s daughter.

Julie Berman

Dante and Lulu belong together and those skids need their Mom

Julie played a badass Lulu, which I really liked. I didn’t like the reinterpretation of Lulu when Emme played her.

Emme Rylan

I agree!

Julie Berman would be ideal or Emme Rylan. At least it wouldn’t be yet another new recast as there are several most recently. Otherwise keep the character in a coma.

So great to see the original Charlotte.
Let’s keep it this way, GH!

What do we think of charlotte and Jake? What a surprise. I got scared when Jake stayed back, after everyone left for the game. With Esme there, I was afraid he had eyes for her.

Honestly, I am just happy that Scarlett Fernandez has returned. I hope Charlotte is featured more.

She has always brought good fun in her scenes and will always be the best Charlotte. A Bree Williamson return would be great too but recall her character was killed off camera (?)

Emme needs 2 play her there’s been way 2 many recasts already, let’s bring back a familiar face. Sam & Dante DNT seem good 2gether anyways & technically Dante is still married 2 lulu sooooooo, come on writers let’s do this, have lulu come back have Gladys & Nina in prison &. Sonny & Carly back 2gether, keep drew way away.

Hallelujah to ALL of this!!!

I think that Lulu& Dante got a divorce.

I agree to all this.

Would love to see Julie Berman back!

I want Emme back, I loved her.

Welcome back OG Charlotte!

The scene was a setup for Maxie to move into Lulu’s house. That way, they get to reuse the set. Speaking of reused sets, the Chechnya House was Carly’s old home with recognizable center stairs.

As for Lulu returning, there has to be a long term story arc as the character wasn’t really driving story the last few years she was on.

Julie Berman would be outstanding or someone new. As nice as Emme is, her portrayal of Lulu wasn’t very dynamic.

I’m so happy to see Scarlett Fernandez back as Charlotte. I would love to see Lulu back. Julie Berman would be ideal, but I highly doubt she would return because I think she’s moved on, so then Emme Rylan should come back. I agree with the other posts. We’ve already seen recasts of Molly and Kristina, so we don’t need a third Lulu. Emme Rylan was fired and upset about it, so it’s very possible that she would be willing to come back.

Emme Rylan

Would love to see her wake up and Emme Rylan playing the part of Lulu.

I want Julie Berman, the original Lulu to come back, she is the best. Not crazy about Emme Ryan playing the part, never have been.

New actress,loved the first one but not the second. They mention one from all my children would be perfect. New blood

Who’s the one from All My Children?

Emme Rylan, please!

I would LOVE to see Emme back as Lulu! No offense to Julie, but I wasn’t watching when she was on, so Emme IS Lulu to me. And I miss her.

If Julie Berman can’t come back, I would love to see Stephanie Gatschet return to daytime and take over as Lulu. I never liked Emme Rylan in the role, she was much better as Abby on Y&R.

Either one, but please not another new one.

Bring back Julie Berman, both her and Dominik Zamprogna had such chemistry together. Julie played Lulu Spencer so well. She was bad ass, like a true Spencer would be.

I can hear Charlotte with all her arguments to Dante etc, why they need to reopen the house so it will be ready for LuLu when she wakes up, knowing her family is there waiting for her, etc,etc.Dante and LuLu were divorced and she had just accepted that school teacher’s ring when he got blown up. This is really going to mess with Dante and Sam’s relationship.

Is Charlotte here to stay? What is the mystery surrounding Martin and Valentin? Good or bad? Is Valentin responsible for burning Anna’s house? Why?
Aside—Ned said, “Gumpa”—Writers: there is no such word in the Italian vocabulary. This is an Americanized dialect word which is very offensive. Cut it out!! The correct word is, “compare” or “padrino “ which both mean, “Godfather”…

I want lulu to wake up. I want Sam far away from Dante. Hopefully when lulu wakes up he will realize like lulu did that he is still in love with lulu. Of course he will fight it but in the end I hope lante get back together. Also I would really love with everything going on with Valentin that something reveals that Dante is Charlotte biological dad with Lulu. It wouldn’t change Valentin/Charlotte love for each other but would give Lante 2 biological children together. Plus give the Valentin actor a great storyline

How nice for Maxi and her two kids to live in Lulu’s house. What did they do with baby, give her away?

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!

In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?

Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS

The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!

Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?

Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.

MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.

Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.

Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.

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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

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With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).

On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..

In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”

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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!

FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD

As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and  and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”

Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.

So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

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In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.

The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.

Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL

Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.

The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.

In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”

So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.

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