General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Dante Breaks The News To Lulu; He Is Going Undercover And Leaving Port Charles
Thursday’s episode of General Hospital gives us the exit story for Dominic Zamprogna, since he has wrapped his run as Dante Falconeri.
In story, an emotional Dante asks Lulu (Emme Rylan) to come home early. Once together, he informs her he is going undercover to get Raj, the man that threw her off the Haunted Star over two years ago, and where she almost drowned.
He goes on to explain to a shocked Lulu that the WSB is putting together a task force to locate the guy and they have a new lead on him. In fact, Raj is now heavily involved with major gun trafficking ring.
Dante says he has been invited to join the task force and he needs to leave Port Charles tonight. When asked why he needs to be a part of this … Dante explains he is good at undercover work, and since Raj has never seen him, he could be the key to bring the guy down. He tells Lulu he wants justice for what Raj did to her.
Lulu is worried about his safety. Next, Chase (Josh Swickard) stops by Dante’s and he explains to his cop partner he’s leaving town for a while. and asks Chase to please look in on his brother, Michael (Chad Duell), for him. Chase says he will not let Nelle hurt Michael.
When it’s time for Dante to make his quick departure, he has a heartbreaking goodbye with Lulu. He doesn’t even have time to personally go and say goodbye to his mother, Olivia (Lisa LoCicero), and there was no mention of his father, Sonny (Maurice Benard). However, Dante professes his love to “Leslie Lu”, and remembers the first time they met. In these scenes, Zamprogna once again had the ability to make us reach for the hankies, something he has done time and time again over his run on the ABC daytime drama.
Dante leaves their home, and thus leaving Lulu in tears. On the same day, Zamprogna posted two heart-tugging tweets. One that said, “The love you guys have given me over the years and continue to give is overwhelming. It is I that must thank YOU!” The second, a shot of a sad-faced Zamprogna vat the PCPD set.
So, what did you think of Dante’s goodbye to Lulu? What did you think of what seemed to be a quick write-out of the character? Share your thoughts and theories in the comment section below
lulu was so sad and I felt sorry for her. Dante’s exit was just too quick
Can Raj come back to Port Charles and finish what he started, drown the insipid Lulu? This storyline was obviously written very quickly and not much thought was put into Dante’s exit storyline. What a disaster.
Totally agree
Ha ha! We lose Dante but are stuck with insipid Lulu-Hoop? Life is unfair.
This is at least as sloppy as the way they wrote Laura out, if not worse. Which would lead a Devil to believe that this was not exactly a long term planned departure, as we have been told. An undercover assignment to catch a long forgotten day player villain? What kind of dragonshit is that??
More evidence that this departure was sudden? Remember that cheesy “Summer Fun” promo that they put out a couple weeks back? Dante & Lulu were shown in that promo. Nelle (who is also leaving) was not. I suspect DZ got screwed over by this regime…. just like Genie Francis and several others have in the past 5 years.
Well, you know I gotta agree with the Devil I also have sympathy for him.
Oh, Harry, you Rolling Stone, you.
This all sucks…just because I hate to see him leave. I wish him well in whatever he does next. But secretly, I hope he returns to GH and they write great stories for his talents.
Horrible rush job. It’s like they made the story up on the fly due to a last minute decision.
Yup. Yet, an entire episode is spent on flashbacks of Nelle’s relationship with Chase. & #ParkingLotPeter is featured daily. Dante didn’t say good-bye to his mother (and, I’m not sure about his father). This show is not going down the tubes, it’s down the tubes, already.
Dominic leaving wasn’t surprising… he was simply toooo good for the lame storylines he was given. What was unforgivable on Frank’s part, is not giving Dante a chance to say goodbye
to Olivia, Sonny & Michael.
Exactly, and a last visit to Nathan’s grave, along with a visit to Maxie and the baby. Lazy writing.
Yeah, I did pull out my hankie. Tears were rolling down my cheeks. Oh no, not because Dante is leaving. Its because HE ISNT TAKING LULU WITH HIM!
FUNNY ‼️
I know, Timmm. Hard to believe the WSB doesn’t need an ” ACE” Reporter on the scene to divulge State secrets and the like. By the way, could ACE be an acronym for Amateurish Clumsy Egomaniac?
I guess lonely Lulu will have an affair with Chase….im so done with GH…Jason started out interesting only to rehash his old story…should had change him into the doctor he was going to be with very little memory of his bromance with Too Sonny In PC and his momma bear Snarly…soon as Nelle leaves im no longer a viewer…im still watching days!!!…Is Micheal reverse gaslighting Nelle???
It’s obvious the writers were caught off guard by DZ not re-upping his contract. Frank should have at least thrown LilLo in the episode to get one more Falconeri family scene.
The fake flashback scene lacked emotion as it was a retake of the scene that originally featured Julie Berman. No memorable scene in the past 4 years featuring Rylan? Sad.
The throwaway scene with Sonny and Dante at PCPD the other day felt like a goodbye moment with the hug.
So, is Lulu even necessary anymore? In the past few years, her father, mother, stepmother, both brothers and nephew have departed. Throw in Kevin’s peculiar recent scenes and it makes you wonder if her stepfather might be taking a break. Run, Rocco, run – before the curse gets you, too.
I still think its Luke in that other room…too bad it wasnt Tony Jones or the real Carly-lol
A lot of people think it’s Kevin, and his twin brother is impersonating him, also seemingly now a psychiatrist, when his specialty was pediatrics.
He supposedly died in a fire, but we know how magically this can be turned around. I am thinking its Morgan, who probably learned the Morse Code, somewhere along the way.I just can’t figure why if he was rescued from his own firey crash, why would he be held captive in a place like that, and by whom?
This was so contrived – poorly conceived and poorly written. God bless these talented actors who have to try to sell this material. The show should be embarrassed. Dante didn’t even say goodbye to his own children, let alone his parents! Maybe the person in the room next to Carly at Ferncliff is a talented and creative new head writer who wants to bust out and save this show. Long live GH!
LOL! Now THAT was funny!
The scene between Dante and Lulu was heartbreaking and well played by both actors. But where’s the goodbye scenes between Dante and his father? His mother? It was all too swift and indicative of how badly the GH vets are treated. Dante deserved better. Oh well, that gives more air time to Frank’s pets.
It was very sad but believable
I agree with dmr and some of the other posts. A rush job to sweep Dante off the canvas while saddling us with Lulu is bad enough. But now we have entire scenes of Peter the Puke hallucinating! Why? Do we need fill time? Meanwhile the goodbye scene showed DZ at his best. If he’d had more in depth scenes like this over the years, maybe he wouldn’t be leaving. Also, LOVING the Drew/Franco friendship. Talk about an embarrassment of riches–two great actors with sex appeal and talent to burn lighting up scenes together. What a treat that was on Friday…made up for the puke, sorry, Peter. BTW…do I dare hope that Peter’s surname might also be the month of his departure?
This is an honest question to Soaphound and others, who have expressed their dislike of Wes/Peter. I have liked this actor from way back on GL.I think he is a good actor, but do not hold his personal choices in life against him. So, please tell me what you guys don’t like about him.
Speaking of Carly, is anyone else as disgusted as I am always having to hear how much, she and Jason love each other? I guess they are supposed to love each other as friends, but it gets a little nauseating!
Many longtime fans of the show find it preposterous that Anna would have a child with Faison, a man she truly despised. Not ever mentioning such child in over 40 years was equally ridiculous. It goes against the decades old love story of Robert and Anna and how Anna hid Robin (probably the most beloved character in GH history).
The out-of-nowhere never-before mentioned adult offspring has also been done to death on this show. Monica, Laura, Bobbie, Alexis, Holly and Connie all had adult children appear after years of being on the show. But none of them had waited 40+ years!
Many don’t buy Ramsey’s portrayal of the character as a believable threat. Throwing him in with Maxie during her grief period didn’t help. The details of the parking lot conversations with Frank compound the issue that this character is really not needed on the canvas. I can’t speak for everyone, but I’d rather watch Mac reload napkins at the Floating Rib than anymore of this story.
In summary, Ramsey is just a part of the problem. Writing and ideation are probably bigger concerns.
Well, Violet, speaking for myself, I also liked Wes as Olivia’s brother on GL. I just feel he’s miscast in this role. He doesn’t seem to have the emotional resources that are needed to convey Peter’s suffering. When he recounts his emotional torture from Faison, he sounds like a nine-year-old who had his video game suspended. Not all his fault, he tries hard and isn’t a bad actor. And even Meryl Streep and Al Pacino get miscast occasionally. Add to that the Peter character is unneeded and annoying. But when I see the emotional powerhouses that Maura West, Billy Miller, Roger Howarth, Laura Wright, and others can deliver, Mr. Ramsey just seems like a high school drama student. But we all have our favorites…That’s the fun part of being a fan! CHEERS!
And yes, Violet, I just about hurled over Carly’s latest declaration of love (more like pathological obsession) for Jason. Enough already! This is what Steve Burton came back for? Jason is just Carly’s lapdog. Meanwhile, Drew’s life is growing and expanding in all different, positive directions. Guess it pays to avoid Carly and Sam.
Soaphound, first if all, may I ask if you are male or female? I’d assume male, using the name hound, but you know what assume means.Anyway, thank you for answering my comment, and about your opinion of Peter/Wes.I just feel for him, and guess I want to mother him, and get him away from the crazy and wacky (in that order) Dr.O and Nina. Considering, most of his scenes have been with them, and the other old timers, I feel like he’s held his own, even without L.W’s help. Speaking of witch, they should have let her keep her regular shoes, and she could have used them to answer her neighbor’s S.O.S. Thanks again, always enjoy your comments, even if I don’t always agree.
& yes, tired of the “Jarly” love fest. It’s nauseating.
Dmr,thanks. I am surprised that Kevin doesn’t think it’s a little over the top!
I hate to say this but sometimes a crappy exit story is the TPTB way of giving the finger to a departing actor for not taking the contract offered them. DZ’s exit reminds me the way Days handled the character Bo’s exit when PR wouldn’t take less money. It was so lame, and the character stayed in limbo for years until eventually they had PR back and wrapped up the character Bo in a more fitting way. Soap writers always have contingency plans for characters should contract negotiations tank or an actor decides not to renew or the show decides to drop their option– so this half a@@ goodbye smells fishy to me–its petty, but it happens.
Will have to look at the ep on abc.com…. but I’ll take a rush job of saying goodbye and a contrived reason over Dante’s sudden death. But, it’s hilarious that he’s looking into someone trafficking guns. Isn’t that what we’ve suspected Sonny’s business is? Perhaps, then, this is why he didn’t have a scene with Sonny. I’m hand waving it away and looking forward to the recast in the autumn. You know he’ll be back when Lulu starts looking at photos of him and it’s another actor.
Why couldnt this have been a bigger and longer developed story? Robin, Ana, Robert and now Dante have all just turned to their spouses and children and selfishly telling them that they are leaving.
For all the “soap heroics” there should be more to the story plotline than “im going so deal with it!”
Dante has always been a character written as being MORAL AND ETHICAL but has subverted the law for friends and loved ones (his dad for the most part) and his leaving is another example of how selfish he can be. I mean, did he or the wroters not think about how Lulu’s entire family abandoned her at one time or another? Her dad, mom, brothers, etc. Now her husband opts to do the same for a character we all forgot about.
Looks like GH gave him ( Dominick) the bum’s rush, and probably told him not to let the door hit him on the way out! They could have let the poor guy(Dante) say good by to the kids and his mom and Michael, who live in the same house.They left him sitting on the back burner too long, and he got sick of it.Don’t blame him at all for leaving without much notice. Hopefully, they now know what it feels like, when they dump someone, the same way, i.e,Laura.
Dante was not killed off and said he’d back, so a recast is possible.
I like the way he left, sweet and easy.
but– there will be a ton of Lulu drama from it– and she needs to go / Lulu is hard to tolerate.
Everyone is “deserting” the ship?
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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

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

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?

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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

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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