General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Diane Poised to Be Attacked by the ‘Hook’; Elizabeth Knew Finn’s Late Wife, Reiko?
On Friday’s cliffhanger of General Hospital, Diane Miller (Carolyn Hennesy) looks to be the next victim of the mysterious ‘hook’. We won’t know till Monday how it plays out, but things are not looking good for the legal eagle in a preview for the airshow.
In story, Diane dropped by the garage that Brando worked at, looking for Sasha (Sofia Mattson). At first, she bumps into Sonny (Maurice Benard) who is not pleased with Diane for trying to take him down on the witness stand during Nina’s hearing. She shares she was helping her clients Michael and Willow as best she could. Sonny says it was personal for him and he can’t forget what happened.
Next, Diane tells Sasha that she’s serving as her interim lawyer since Martin is unavailable and is there to discuss her guardianship. Sasha is scared that she’ll wind up behind bars now that Brando is gone. Diane assures Sasha she will file a continuance to keep the process going to keep her out of jail. Diane asks where the guardianship papers may be, and Sasha tells her to check Brando’s office.
Dex (Evan Hofer), who is looking suspicious (but it has to be a red-herring, right?) is going to take Sasha home per Sonny’s orders, but Sonny also tells Dex to lock up when Diane is finished with her business.
Later, Diane in the dark, goes to Brando’s office to find the guardianship papers. Next, a figure appears in the doorway with the hook. This time the ‘Hook’ looks to be of smaller stature leading many on social media that the person behind the violence could be Esme.
In other developments, Elizabeth Webber’s (Rebecca Herbst) convoluted storyline, just got even more convoluted. Liz looks at the photo she’s drawn and suddenly has a flashback revealing the woman’s face at the bottom of the stairwell. She then tells Finn (Michael Easton) that after her recent session with Kevin, she recalls seeing the woman’s face. Conveniently, Finn was just talking about his late wife, Reiko with Gregory (Gregory Harrison). So, when Liz talks to Finn, she sees a woman’s face on Finn’s phone.
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Finn explains that the picture is of his late wife, Reiko. He tells Liz he is working on a case that reminded him of Reiko, and he mentions being in the Mariana Islands with her. That makes Liz frantic and she decides to leave. Next, she heads home, where she locates a photo of her and her sister, Sarah. The photo is titled, “Elizabeth and Sarah, Mariana Islands, 1997.”
So, do you think Diane will perish or survive the attack by the ‘Hook’? Who is the ‘Hook”? What on earth is going on with Liz’s storyline? Share your thoughts and theories in the comment section below. But first, vote in our latest ‘Michael’s Poll’ below by voting on which character is the culprit behind all of the bloodshed?
Think Victor hired the killer to show Sonny who s the boss! Killing all who Sonny cares for!
At this point, everyone is a suspect, Jodie—even Austin. LOL… there is something nefarious going on–could Austin, Rory and Dex be working together?
I will be extremely upset if Diane dies by the hook ! Mostly because Diane is a wonderful “pop” in character when needed, and let’s not forget the under developed angle of Diane being Spenillie’s mother.
A huge huge loss if GH ends Carolyn Hennesy’s Diane.
Agreed!
I think Finn and Portia will come up with some sort of antidote to save Diane. Just speculation on my part.
Agreed,GH is trying to lose all their fans. First Brando, now Diane. Why not Nina,Esma Victor, Dex,or Selina?
I have been watching GH since the Luke and Laura era and I don’t remember any “hint” or storyline about Diane being Spinelli’s mother. Spinelli was raised by his grandmother–and as far as I remember–there’s never been any mention of his mother or father.
You’re right , Brian—-
Do you think Esme is the hook? ——considering Ava was the first victim, I immediately thought of Esme. Brando just happened to be an inconvenience. Joss had been the target.
I sort of suspected Ryan, as well. But, how many times would he be able to slither out of “lock-up”? Besides, the hook ( as stated above) is “small in stature”.
Then again, so are Rory and Dex. I suspect Rory. The actor is leaving, so….
You can tell from this freeze frame that “the hooker” is not a very tall person. So anybody thinking it’s Ryan, escaped from his minimum security lockup? Not a chance.
Might be the chip off his psychotic block though. Esme is the most likely suspect given the physical stature of the killer as seen in the picture, and the list of the victims so far.
Some people are jumping to the erroneous conclusion that the killer is centering on Sonny and attacking those connected to him. And there certainly are ties between all the victims & Sonny, so far. Even if Joss had been attacked instead of Brando (which was the killer’s intention) this would still be the case.
Possibly because of the Brando factor, what’s being ignored is that all intended victims are also tied to Trina…. Ava is her boss & her friend. Joss is her best friend. Diane is the lawyer who got her off the hook for the phone porno mess.
The phone porn was Esme’s doing, of course. And she thought she had Trina out of the way, but the efforts of Joss, Cameron, Spencer, and Diane kept that from happening. Don’t be surprised if Cam is the next one on the target list.
Now on the other horn, Spencer’s currently locked up in Pentonville. So the hooker isn’t likely to get to him. But should something happen to him in prison, could this be connected to the hookings? And if so, how exactly could that happen?
Well, if Esme is the hooker it couldn’t. But there’s another small-statured potential suspect out there who has recently inserted himself in Trina’s life. And is determined to keep Spencer out of it. That would be Rory, of course. Now this Devil has long suspected that Rory is not just a goody two shoes cop, but a well placed “plant” from one of Sonny’s rival mob families, most likely the Alcazar or Rivera clans. And if Rory has mob connections, he could probably call in a “favor” from some of his family’s employees who are locked up in Pentonville. Ask them to rough Spencer up a little bit… or possibly attempt to take him out completely.
Esme is still my primary suspect for the hookings, but I’ll also stick with my theory that Rory is ultimately up to no good. And the fact that he’s likely headed for a permanent transfer to the Chicago PD makes it even more likely that we will see Rory’s dark side officially manifest very soon.
Any other suspects besides those two? Can’t think of any that fit the victim list.
I will be furious if it is Rory! Just don’t do it! Sacrificing Rory at the altar of Spencer would be gross! I hate it when soaps do it!
There is something familiar about him but hope he’s not the hooker i think we’re all in for a surprise
I can’t stand Rory. He’s as bland and as boring as milque-toast. Making him the hooker would inject a much needed complexity to thus character who right now sucks the oxygen out of the room just from merely entering it.
I love Rory! I want him to continue to be a good guy. He is wonderful and the actor is terrific!
Me too, Richard. There’s something so calming about him, which is unusual for such a beautiful man. I hate to admit that I’m also liking Dex now…hope he isn’t the “hooker” either.
Soaphound
Iam with you on this one. I have never believed the hooker was Rory or actually Dex which does seem to be a mystery.
Rory seems to be looking more guilty every day, to me. It could be a “red herring” because these writers want to believe they actually fooled the audience into thinking Esme was actually dead, so they can’t make it too obvious that she’s the hooker. Still thought it was interesting that Rory was tossing those axes around with impressive accuracy though. Those axes & the hook are probably about the same weight…. could just be a coincidence, of course.
Oh Violet, I’m so angry about all this gratuitous violence on GH. Cody getting beaten up in alley by Selina’s goon. Then the ongoing “hookings”, now Sonny strings Dex up for a workover. If I want this level of violence, I’ll watch a Tarantino movie. Makes me wonder about the mental health of the writers. I doubt many longtime viewers are asking for this sadistic turn. I’m seriously thinking of a temporary moratorium on the show for myself. I feel that strongly about it.
Soaphound
I agree. It’s a terrible thing Sonny’s having done by one of Ms. Woos goons. My finger is constantly on the FF button. Another thing if it was Dex, how utterly sadistic would he be to try killing someone so brutally and than attempt saving their life? Doesn’t even make sense.
Soaphound…I am with you on the violence. The “nu” improved Sonny stringing up Dex just about did it. And ms. Wu. I can watch what’s going on in Ukraine if I want to watch this kind ugliness from a deranged persons. But not on my soaps. In fact I don’t care who is the “hooker” anymore. So I turned the show off because there was not much promise of anything else I was interested in. MF…I’m sure you want to keep up good relations with all soap writers, etc. Can you let them know how some of us are feeling about the kind of stories they are writing?
THANKS for the support, Rose. I’m proud of myself — I kept my promise to myself and boycotted the Wednesday episode entirely. If the torture carries over, I’ll turn off today’s episode.
Soaphound…As if the “hooker” story wasn’t enough, now GH did it again, and doubled the violence with Spenc being attacked in jail. Turned it off since I can’t ff. Plus as I said before, there aren’t any other stories I am much interested in. But more than that I am now questioning for how long. Wouldn’t wish to do it but I’m sure I can find something else to do for an hour than watch GH anymore.
Right, Soaphound.
I was as turned off as everyone else by those tough-guy scenes, which were not so tough,—just pitiful—especially that guy with the knives.–I don’t get it!!
I thought Sonny had turned a new leaf? I guess he’s a good/bad guy??
What’s weird is that Dante is a cop and allows his father to run wild. Is there a difference between Sonny and The Hook? Such an oxymoron.
Then again, Sonny is bipolar —maybe he’s The Hook?? LOL Well, small of stature, so…..
Could be emulating R L Stevenson. .
Celia, Billy alert! Mr. Miller will be guest starring on the October 3rd episode of NCIS! Can’t wait to see those eyes, that hair, the deep voice. I’ve been having Billy withdrawals for too long!
Really???? I am a big fan of both Biily ( as you know) and NCIS—been watching for years–miss “Gibbs”.. thanks for letting me know!! Can’t wait either.
Aside–Last night Molly Burnett ( Melanie Jonas of DAYS)! made her debut on Law and Order SVU as detective Grace Muncy.—I am glad about that, as well. Quelle surprise!!
Maybe, Billy will be a regular on NCIS?? I’d die!!
Soaphound
I almost didn’t watch because I remember how good Billy does BAD from a couple of movies and his part years ago on AMC. He’s still a good actor, but didn’t like the show, in fact I just about stopped watching when Gibbs left. I don’t care for the new guy and the shows have become boring and uninteresting to me.
I stopped watching years ago also. But it was great seeing sexy Billy as a bad guy. He does good and bad equally well. Such charisma is sadly lacking in most newer stars.
Billy is was great—don’t care if he played a bad guy.LOL. He looked even more beautiful with longer hair—those eyes and that smile are killers!!
Celia, I loved seeing our boy again and you know how I feel about his glorious blond locks. Yeah he was a bad guy but he can pull his gun on me anytime. Oops, so sorry! Billy has that effect on me.
Oh, yeah, Soaphound—we are two naughty girls❤️
GH has had a level of violence for some time. Have you been asleep through all of this? Take your own advice and go watch a Tarantino m0vie.
Having a level of violence “for some time” doesn’t make it more justified. And it certainly doesn’t justify your lack of courtesy toward other opinions.
alic…yes GH has had a level of violence for some time, especially since the Sonny era started. And many have not liked how it has found a “normal” place in GH. But much of it was innuendo and words at least not the stark visual of the last few weeks. Definitely not for a daytime soap.
You’re right, Rose—if the visual violence weren’t enough, verbal description and names soeak for themselves ( pardon the pun). The “knife guy” ‘s name is Carver–how a’ propos!!
Celia…What’s happening to GH? They are going to have to start putting viewer discretion notices before shows if they keep going the direction they are. Especially if kids still watch with adults. I’m fairly new to Y&R, but I would far rather see helicopters interrupt a wedding, and even Diane, than some of the stories GH is offering.
Yes, Rose—I grew up watching soaps with my grandmother. But, as you say, this did not go on—
I don’t know what prompts GH’s escalation to this point as I’m a relatively new viewer. GH was not part of my nanna’s curriculum ( LOL), she watches now because I do.
I think that at this juncture in today’s society where mayhem has broken loose everywhichway, soaps should advocate peace and harminy.
Then again, I’m asking for Utopia–albeit, a little sunshine would be nice,
Celia…Believe me it was never this kind violence. Just the regular soap deceit, lying, cheating, etc,..you know what I mean. I know Hallmark isn’t for everyone and maybe too many good-ending, formula stories for me on a full time diet. But probably also why I am now enjoying seeing it’s rerun of ‘When Calls the Heart’, including Jack (Frisco)and Kristina (Felicia) from GH’s “golden years of fun, romance and adventure. Okay, it also has Lori Laughlin in it, pre-dating the college bribe scandal. :)))
Soaps have always had their violent moments. I know there’s a few mortals here who remember GH when Phil Brewer got his head bashed in with a geode rock. Or the various serial killer storylines on Days of Our Lives..three of them being the same guy, Andre DiMera… dude managed to escape from Hell multiple times… sorry about that!
Even Ryan’s last murder spree, with Nurse Ratchet’s head in the apple barrel & the dead Kiki Twit was more gory than the hooker thing, really.
Satan…Yes, soaps have always had violence. But GH has turned it into a regular industry with Sonny & Co heading up one branch that also gives money to the Hospital. But in the last few weeks writers have turned it up a couple of notches/everyday occurrence with “the hook,” torture of Dex, even the attack on Cory (hope I got his name right) courtesy of Ms Mu, and Spencer in Penntenville. (Sp?). Excuse me If I left out any.
Satan..PS. Let’s add some recent, more minor violence as well…punches to Brook Lyn’s ex-manager; Sasha’s nagging photographer: Esme poisoning the guy from the bar; and Esme and Ava’s catfight at Cassadine home.
Hi. Satan—I was just checking the site and notice that my comment follows yours— not meant for you but for “Alic”.
Ciao.
That was rude—you could offer an opinion without bullying other posters.
Violet, I’m starting to think the big reveal on the hookperson will be a typical letdown, someone from left field. The equivalent of a mystery author introducing the killer in the last five pages.
I just hope it isn’t someone who makes absolutely zero sense (like the reveal of Redneck Clyde as Abigail’s killer on Days)
Still say it’s 65% chance of Esme & 35% chance of Rory…. nobody else fits the pattern of the attacks.
Soaphound
Don’t you hate that? We always want it to be someone we know and suspect.
richard m griffin
Iam with you. I think he’s a sweetheart and will be terribly disappointed if he turns out bad. He doesn’t deserve all the negativity given by some others.
Selina Woo is small, heartless and could be the culprit. But more likely to send someone else to do the job!
Is Selina Wu capable of the crimes? Absolutely.
Totally not her style though. If she wanted to take somebody out, she would come up with a far more creative way to do it.
She would also have zero motivation to do such a thing. As I have said elsewhere, the hookings are not centered around Sonny, despite that being the theory that the PCPD is working with at the moment. But even if they were, Selina’s “business arrangements” with Sonny seem to be working well for both of them so far, so she would have no reason to target him by “proxy”.
What a great guess, Kevin!! I should have thought of it myself. What would be her motive? She must have a million adversaries.
The woman is all that and more. So, who did she send? Rory? Or as Satan suggests, some unknown.—- An outsider or someone no one suspects or expects to be so barbarous.
I did reason that out, Satan. Ryan is a big guy!! Of course, Esme was my main suspect–still is . However, it’s too easy. By the same token, the writers are creating some anticipation, which is a good thing. Yet, to me, the road still leads to Esme. We shall see…..
Perhaps, I have underestimated the writers. They will apply the element of surprise by passing the “hook” to someone nondescript whom no one suspects. Are the writers so crafty as to devise such a ploy/plot as that?
The writers think they are being clever… They’re either planning on the viewers being “shocked” that Esme is still alive (though nobody has ever died falling off the parapet at Wyndemere… at least not the first time) or being “shocked” that the “goody two shoes cop” Rory has been working his own dark agenda all along, from the second he inserted himself into Trina’s orbit.
Of course long time viewers & cynical Devils can see through both of these illusions. But after what just happened over on Days with the whole “Redneck Clyde killing Abigail” thing, the last thing I would want to see here is some random suspect come out of nowhere. Even if it was somebody I really wanted to get rid of like Gladys or Nina.
Sidebar here… Is anybody else having trouble with Hulu lately? The last two weeks, the episodes haven’t been showing up here in Hell until much later than normal. Yesterday’s episode didn’t show up until 1:00 AM this morning, for Hell’s sake! Thank all that’s unholy for my infernal insomnia, and I was awake to watch it then.
All great points, Satan—And, yes– the Clyde-thing is a shocker..
As far as Rory—he is pretty much a favorite—not I.—from the get-go, I suspected him along with Esme. Too good to be true.,
Furthermore, Ye gods are trying very hard to throw Dex into the mix, yet, inasmuch as all the scrutiny directed his way, I don’t think he is in possession of “the hook”.
Also, we are led to believe that all the victims are linked to Sonny. Well, I think this is a tactic, by the writers, to make Sonny relevant ( I repeat–keeping him front and center)—
I don’t think this is the case. I may be wrong, but if ithe Hook is indeed Esme, that notion goes down the toilet ( pardonnez-moi), as Esme is all about revenge. Trina will be next. Just saying….If I’m wrong, I promise to eat crow.
First, these hook attacks are repellant and inappropriate for daytime. And to trot Diane out of obscurity just to have her victimized is cheap and unimaginative. What is the POINT of this tale anyway? Next, I like Elizabeth but this series of mental disorders is disturbing and seems to be leading to, what? She knew Reiko years ago and may have thrown her down a flight of stairs? So what? She clearly didn’t kill her as she was later Finn’s wife. I’m just not getting this yet.
Soaphound… Like you I can’t stand the nature of the hook story on GH. What are the writers thinking? This is daytime soaps for gosh sakes. You can still have drama without killing people in a horrible way.
Liz was also present when Finn pushed Peter August down the stairs, and helped him hide Peter’s body in the freezer. Liz’s disorders started a while after all of this. Wonder if Peter’s death triggered her current mental conditions, some of which also happening on stairs?
I think with all the stress and disappointment in our country, GH does not need to add to it. Why all the bad?
Have you forgotten Franco’s murders? Very gruesome. Or when Nurse Mary Pat’s head was floating in the bucket of apples. Yes, the hook is “nasty” but it’s not the first time daytime has done this.
Franco was never a murderer. A magic DVD told me so!
Satan
That being said, what are your thoughts on Dr. GATLIN HOLT and why was Cody so interested in the name Gatlin when he met him at Maxi’s?
I’ve been wondering if he has ties to Dawn Of Day, so many possibilities, and who was the demented person that paired him up with Maxi?
Doesn’t make any sense that Cody would have any knowledge of the name “Gatlin”. Charity Gatlin (Austin’s mother) left Port Charles in 1986, and Cody’s mother, Dominique Stanton, arrived in Port Charles the first time in 1991. So there’s a 5 year gap in between, and no reason why the two families would have ever crossed paths. Cody previously had an interest in the name “Faison”, but at least Faison had been a partner in crime with Leopold Taub (Dominique’s ex husband) so there at least was some historical link there.
Who knows? Maybe he read Lucy’s book?? I don’t see any resurrection of the Dawn of the Dead cult happening, and I can promise you that Shiloh will NOT be escaping Hell under any circumstances!!
Satan
Thanks for your input. You see so much a lot of us miss, but was hoping you might have caught the interest Cody had with that name. If there’s anything significant it will come out eventually.
Police nowadays have forensic science available to them to determine the height of an attacker in a stabbing type situation. Therefore the height of the killer should have been approximated after Ava and Brando’s attacks.
It has been clearly established that Reiko died of an infectious disease which Finn couldn’t save her from and he has suffered terrible guilt over this.
I hope she will be ok
I’m am not currently liking this HOOK story, and normally I’m game for a scary movie or show, but not the soap, I’m not a fan of killing off characters, especially since now they’ve killed off Brando. And liz storyline is also taking to long, makes me feel like they are making it up as they go along. I’m happy Rebecca is on more but still lets get things going here, not sure I’m a fan of split personalities or disorder whatever liz is going through, it all makes me feel like freaking Ron C is back to writing for GH.. If he was he would kill of a few more characters a major character too so he could boast about nobody saw this coming, hell he probably make Liz the hook killer, or her split personality alter ego. whatever the case this two storyline need to end so we can all move on and get something better going on. Bring Hayden back, and Liz and Hayden can deal with their daddy issues and the fact that they both now have Finn in common.
I just noticed that the person entering the garage is small only coming up to the middle of the door window, lots of headroom there
I think it is Esme. The body type is right for it being her. She is doing it at the behest of Ryan. She meant to kill Joss and not Brando. She added the poison when Ava didn’t die. Diane defended Trina. I would think she would go after Trina and Cam (Spencer is in prison).
If it is Rory I will hate the writers and producers more than words can say! I hate it when the sacrifice a character at the altar of another (in this case Spencer). Leave Rory alone! He is a good guy and let him remain so! (I prefer Trina with Rory to Spencer – Spencer lied to her over and over and over again. That is NOT the basis for a good relationship!).
I had hoped it was Nina who was the one who was pushed all those years ago and that is what caused her coma. I don’t like the pairing of Finn and Elizabeth at all. They are really pushing them on us and imo they don’t really work as a couple. The dead wife story isn’t all that great. Maybe it was Gregory who pushed her? I had a flash in my mind that Gregory was the hook killer but then they went from him and Alexis talking to the hook killer attacking Diane so that seems unlikely.
If size is any indicator, I’m going out on a wild limb and guessing that it is Kristina. Esme just seems too convenient and random. Why would she target people around Sonny? Kristina could be wanting to teach her father a lesson for some reason. Who knows.
All that being said, I really hope that the writers have this storyline planned out to the end and aren’t making it up as they go along, or they’ll end up with the same mess as they have with Elizabeth’s storyline.
Kristina was clearly inside Charlie’s at the time.
Rodd
I think you are way off base on this one. Kristina clearly adores her dad and do not see her capable of such a thing unless the Dawn Of Day damaged her more than we could imagine.
I love this storyline. Apparently, this is a budget problem and they are killing off characters. Someone hates Sonny, I hope it brings the old Sonny back. I also hope the character of Nina will be the next target. I wish they would not hurt Diane but it looks like she is about to meet her maker. Damn shame she is the best lawyer on that show. Who will get Sonny off now?
The doctors will save Diane – no worries there! They will find some antidote.
Lila Williams
Who do you consider the “old” Sonny to be? This is exactly something the old Sonny would do. He sure isn’t acting like” Mike”, as Nina likes to think of him being.What makes you think that Diane and Nina are both going to die?
The person shown could just be a stand-in for the real “Hooker” A lot of us have probably checked Avery/Esme’s height which is 5’6″ which I don’t call petite. This one looks more like Elizabeth’s hgt. but she was home checking on her old photos at the time, I think. This is so crazy, maybe we have a Copycat killer.
That figure with the hook sure looks like a petite female.
It really seems the writers are making up this Elizabeth storyline (which seems more like a Finn story every day) as they go along. Connecting her to Reiko and Reiko to Jeff is as MF says above “convoluted”.
Genie Francis and the character of Laura are all time favorites, but how does the mayor justify helping her mom move into a new Italian villa while the city is being terrorized by a hook-yielding serial killer? Genie’s earned the right to her annual summer break (and it keeps her contract within budget) but having Laura be mayor when the character has to be off screen for 3 months a year might not be the best option. Tony Geary’s annual break didn’t impact the rest of story too much because his character never had an occupation that required him to be around.
Just a random observation…
General Hospital
‘General Hospital’s’ Dominic Zamprogna Shares He Was ‘Happy to Hear’ of The Triangle Storyline Developing Between Dante/Elizabeth/Ric
General Hospital’s Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri) opened up about the burgeoning love triangle forming between his Port Charles alter-go, Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) and Ric Lansing (Rick Hearst) after recently aired scenes, plus his hopes for the future of a Dante and Liz pairing, during his appearance on the Sunday, April 23 edition of the That’s Awesome podcast with Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) and Bradford Anderson (Spinelli).
On last week’s episodes of GH, Ric has made the decision that he wanted to propose to his ex-wife, only when he showed up at Elizabeth’s front door, he misread the scenario he walked in with Liz tending to Dante’s injured leg from the softball game. From there, the legal eagle’s jealous streak is reemerging which may cause him to act out and do something unforgivable, or will he take the high road? Stay tuned.
Speaking with Steve Burton and Bradford Anderson about where Elizabeth stands in the annals of the long-running soap, Zamprogna said, “She’s up there with Steve and Maurice (Maurice Benard) as one of the most legacy-filled people on the show.”
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HOW DANTE AND ELIZABETH CAME ABOUT
Dominic jokes it’s a far cry for where Dante and Elizabeth previously, recalling, “We had some scenes together years ago and we were both laughing. Becky’s like, ‘Well, I guess we’re not going be paired up anytime soon.’ I remember we laughed immediately after they yelled ‘cut,”‘and said to each other, ‘Well, so much for that!'”
Fast-forward to early 2025 and as Zamprogna remembered it, “Elizabeth Korte (co-head writer, GH) came up to me at the General Hospital Christmas party, and I think it was a year and a half ago and she said, ‘We’re going to have you in scenes with Elizabeth,’ My internal monologue is going, ‘I’m not with Lulu (Alexa Havins) anymore and Sam’s (Kelly Monaco) gone, so maybe they want to see if this works.’ I didn’t want to get scenes with Becky and try to find the chemistry. I just wanted to play whatever honestly was written and came across for both of us and hope it was what people liked, and I don’t know if it is … or not.”
Knowing how beloved Elizabeth is to the GH faithfuls, Zamprogna added, “She got a big fan base with Ric … and a big fan base with with Jason … and you know, you’re going to piss somebody off. But, didn’t Ric drug Elizabeth and put Carly in a panic room?”
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DANTE AND ELIZABETH PAIRING COULD STIR UP STORY FOR OTHERS IN PORT CHARLES
In closing, Dominic felt that the wide-reaching tentacles of a Dante and Elizabeth relationship is something he is 100% down for. “The triangle thing; I was happy to hear it was with Ric and her, because I felt it’s important to have her the top of it as opposed to Dante, Lulu and Elizabeth.”
Zamprogna added, “When you get into relationships on a soap, things seem to fizzle out a little bit, The buildup is what’s the fun part, and the getting to know each other, and the people who are affected by this coming together. When with this case it’s going to affect: Ric, Sonny, Lulu. There’s so much more story here. To me, it’s going to be a fun story to play.”
You can check out Dominic’s visit to That’s Awesome with Steve and Bradford below.
Now weigh-in: Are you rooting for Dante and Liz, or Dante and Ric at this juncture of the story, or neither guy for Elizabeth? Let us know your thoughts and picks via the comment section.
General Hospital
GH and OLTL Alum Patrick J. Gibbons Reveals the Story Behind Writing Trina’s Song on ‘General Hospital’ (Exclusive)
At the conclusion of today’s August 21 episode of General Hospital, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali) sings a lullaby to baby Dez, that went into a montage to close out the episode as her father Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner) reports to Pentonville and winds up in his jail cell.
However, in a fun fact, the song entitled, “A Lonely Heart To Give” was actually written by none other than former One Life to Live and General Hospital actor, Patrick J. Gibbons.
Daytime fans first met Gibbons as Sam Manning on One Life to Live. At the time, when he started on the soap, he was just 5-years-old. Gibbons played the part from 2010-2013 on ABC and Prospect Park’s editions of the show. Fast-forward to 2018, Gibbons shows up on General Hospital as Wyatt Hoover, the scout who seemed always be injured, but in the thick of the drama. Patrick had appeared on GH multiple times as Wyatt including: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023.
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FROM HIS GRANDMOTHER’S DEATH CAME THE INSPIRATION FOR HIS SONG
Now in 2026, General Hospital fans are getting to learn about another side of Gibbons’ talent as a songwriter and guitar player after “A Lonely Heart to Give” debuted today! Michael Fairman TV caught up with Patrick, who is now a senior at Penn State entering his final year as a finance major, to get the back-story of how his song wound up on GH!
Gibbons explained he wrote the song in honor of his grandmother who passed away a few years ago with whom he was, very, very close with. “Randomly, my grandmother had a downfall and passed away during the second semester of my sophomore year. I was in my dorm a lot and I was just playing with my guitar. And at the time, I was really into finger-style playing. I wrote the lyric and music to it (with a little help from my guitar teacher Lou), and my mom showed the rough demo to Frank Valentini (EP, General Hospital). He’s like an uncle to me. Frank loved it so much he said, “Finish that up. I want to hear the whole thing, and I want it on the show.”
MAKING MUSIC FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL
Gibbons and his parents took the next steps! “So now, all we needed was a female voice, because I thought that would fit the song well,” Patrick shared. “At the golf club we go to my parents were at a dinner. They liked the singer that was performing and spoke to her about the song, and she says she would like to bring it to her ‘boss’ who ended up being Eric Bazilian of the Hooters fame!” (Bazilian also wrote the smash hit song “One of Us” for Joan Osborne).
Next, “We went in the studio and recorded it and the song came together and it was beautiful. We loved it. They loved it at General Hospital and now they’re putting it the show and they are coming in with a piano, instead of a guitar. Paul Glass, the GH musical director, has been keeping us updated over the last six months of how it was coming along, and when it would air, and how GH put their own arrangement to it. I can’t wait to see and hear what they did with it.”
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PATRICK’S ONE LIFE TO LIVE FAMILY
Everyone knows that the One Life to Live extended family share a very tight bond, and Patrick said he does stay in touch with a few of his former One Life to Live co-stars, especially those from the Manning family! “I stayed in touch with Kassie DePaiva (ex-Blair) and sent her little videos here and there. She was like my second mom for five years. We keep in contact with Kristen Alderson (ex-Starr) over X the most, and she can’t believe how big I’ve gotten. Like, none of them can! (laughs). I also loved working with Roger Howarth (ex-Todd) and Trevor St. John (ex-Todd and Victor Jr.), and to me since I was so young, they were just my friends, ‘Roger and Trevor,’ not Todd Manning or Victor Jr.”
It was a trip to California and a visit to Port Charles that ultimately led to Gibbons second soap role of Wyatt Hoover. Patrick explains, “In 2016, Frank Valentini invited us out to Los Angeles to visit the set of General Hospital. I think he heard me say, ‘This is so much fun. I miss being on the set.’ He goes, ‘You should come out. I’ll bring you on the show. We can make you a character.'”
A few years later, Patrick’s dream became a reality! “Then, by the summer of 2018, I was playing Wyatt, the scout, and shared scenes with Wes Ramsey (Peter August), and the best was when I shared a scene with Roger Howarth and Michael Easton (ex-John, OLTL and ex-Silas, Finn et al, GH), it was like chemistry from the old days.”
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IT’S ALL IN THE NUMBERS
As to his future aspirations, it’s a career in the finance game that has piqued Gibbons’ real-life interest. But never say never to a return to acting. Patrick explained, “I’ve always enjoyed numbers. And on top of that, one of the biggest parts of finance is being personable and outgoing.”
He continued, “That’s one of the greatest skills I developed growing up. I really love the markets. I’m super interested. I’m never going to close the door to acting. I’m always open to that because I just love it so much. It’s such a great art.”
Take note! If there are any investment bankers or private equity folks among the GH faithful looking for a young analyst next year, Patrick’s DMs are open. You can find him on X at @PatrickJGibbons.”
So, what did you think of the song sung by Trina on today’s GH that was written by Patrick J. Gibbons? Did you enjoy Patrick’s performances as One Life’s Sam and GH’s Wyatt? Would you like to see him back on GH at some point? Let us know via the comment section.
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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Admits That He Didn’t Expect the Role of Michael Corinthos to be Recast, and Would Consider Working on Another Soap (Exclusive)
Chad Duell, the Daytime Emmy-winning actor, who stepped away from the pivotal role of Michael Corinthos on General Hospital, opened up about: his previous decision to leave the series after nearly 15 years, where’s he’s at now after time away from the demands of a daytime soap opera, and took a stroll down memory lane with some of Michael’s most-acclaimed storyline during his run, during a livestream chat on August 19 on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel.
Viewers last saw Duell on-screen as Michael in January of 2025, and with his successor in the role, Rory Gibson making his debut at the GH Nurses’ Ball in episodes that aired later in May. It was clear that during the conversation, Chad was a bit surprised that the GH brass decided to recast him when he thought he was just taking some much needed time off.
Burn-out of the daily grind of being on a soap was definitely a part of Chad’s decision to take a break. Duell explained “People know when you’re doing something for so long or your character is kind of in the same place for so long or doing the same stuff over and over again, you do get a a little burnt out, you get a little stiff, stale, a little stiff at times. I didn’t want that to be any sort of lasting impression. I have 15 years of a body of work of I’ve done on that show, which is fantastic.”
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WHILE CHAD WAS AWAY GH RECAST MICHAEL CORINTHOS WITH RORY GIBSON
Chad shared, his mindset when leaving GH was, “I’m taking some time away, we’ll see what happens.” Then he added, “Obviously, they decided to go in a different direction with Michael when I was gone. I didn’t think they were going to bring somebody back in my place. But you know, it’s the business. You never know what can happen.”
Duell also shared he has not watched a single episode of General Hospital since he left the series, but now feels he reenergized following the loss of his father and stepping away from the GH, “I’m in a place now mentally, where I’m ready to sink my teeth into it again.”
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Even though he is no longer Michael on GH, Chad was very happy with his final storyline where Michael was set on fire when a bomb exploded at Sonny’s (Maurice Benard) penthouse. “It was fun to put him in a dangerous situation, because I was wanting Michael to be in something scary instead of trying to be a hero character or just things happening around him, but to be the center point of tragedy happening to him. (I always saw) Michael as the heart of the (Corinthos) family.”
When Michael was badly burned the show chose not burn his face, which normally a soap does when they are recasting role and switching actors. Chad weighed-in, “They didn’t burn my face because I told Frank Valentini (EP, GH) I’m willing to come back. It was just a little bit of a break. So, I assumed that if they would have burned my face, they could have brought somebody back looking different than me… if that’s what their plan was.”
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MEMORABLE MICHAEL STORYLINES
One of Chad’s most memorable performances was the in the storyline of Michael’s rape while he was sentenced to prison in 2010 and the confession of it in 2011. “It was so well-written and I was very nervous,” recalled Chad. “When I get really nervous about something, it ends up being really good when I do it, because it just means I care a lot about it”
“I have to put a lot of effort and work into it, and I really want it to be good. I was working with Dominic Zamprogna (Dante) and Steve Burton (Jason) a lot during those scenes, and Laura Wright (Carly). It was great working with Steve and Dominic, especially, during that storyline.
A NEW SOAP ROLE FOR CHAD?
As to a future soap opera role, Chad is open to the idea and would love to jump back in to a juicy role, “I know people over at The Bold and the Beautiful, and The Young and the Restless. They know that if they’re interested, I would love to come in for a screen test or something, and they can see what I’m doing.”
Meanwhile, Chad has been busy putting out new music under the moniker Duelly and during the interview he explains how he creates his EDM tracks and much more. You can stream his latest single, Static in the Quiet Room on Spotify, Apple Music and You Tube Music.
You can check out the full conversation with Chad Duell below.
Now let us know: what show would you like to see Chad cast on down the line? BTG, DAYS, B&B, Y&R, or a new role on GH? What did you think of his thoughts on the casting switch while he was away in the role of Michael? What was your favorite Michael storyline during Chad’s 15-year run on the ABC soap opera? Let us know via the comment section.
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