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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Elizabeth Learns She’s Responsible for Reiko Falling Down the Stairs; Where Does This Story Go From Here?

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Where is this all leading? That is the question many General Hospital fans are asking themselves following Wednesday’s episode. On the surface, it would look to now drive a wedge between the relationship of Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) and Finn (Michael Easton). So, here’s what viewers found out or had confirmed.

In California, Jeff (William Moses) reveals to Elizabeth that it was she who pushed Reiko down the flight of stairs.  At first, Elizabeth refuses to believe it.  Previously, Jeff admitted to having an affair with Reiko (Mele Ihara) while at Doctors Without Borders and Carolyn (Denise Crosby) admits she knew as well.  Liz starts to recall the missing pieces in her head of the argument she had with Reiko. Carolyn says, it’s all coming back to Liz now.

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It was then, that Liz recalls her confrontation with Reiko where she called Reiko ‘a home-wrecking whore’.  At that moment, Liz threatened Reiko that she would tell Carolyn and Reiko’s husband about the fling with her dad.  Reiko grabbed Liz and told her she should not go through with that.  During the argument, and as a struggled ensured, Reiko tumbled down the stairs. Liz cries and realizes, “I did it! It was me.”

While Liz can’t seem to recall if Reiko’s fall was caused by her own intent to push her, or if it was an accident and Reiko slipped, Jeff shares he didn’t see what happened. However, Jeff really lowers the boom on Liz when he reveals that due to the fall, Reiko suffered a traumatic brain injury and severe bleeding. It was then, that Reiko needed a blood transfusion, and that’s how she got the disease that killed her.

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Carolyn steps in and tells Liz they did everything to protect her from the legal system since she was a minor. So, they set out to get an immediate transfer for themselves and sent her away.  Liz struggles to understand why she couldn’t remember any of this. Carolyn shares that originally, following Reiko’s fall, Elizabeth suffered from terrible nightmares and sleepwalking episodes. Eventually, Carolyn coached her to block out the memories, and hence, they sent her away so she would never remember. Carolyn and Jeff say it was better to lose their relationship with her than lose her forever.

A furious and hurt Elizabeth can’t believe they brainwashed her, sent her away, etc. and believes all her parents cared about was protecting their reputations and storms out of the house.

So, how did you feel about the resolution to the mystery of what has been troubling Elizabeth for months and months? Do you think this will end up with a surprising turn? Are there just too many pot-holes in this entire story to make it palpable to long-time viewers? Share your thoughts on the story via the comment section below.

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Hated every second of it. Once again the people at GH are struggling to find a reason for Finn (or whatever struggling character) to still be on the show, so they hijack a story that should have been about Elizabeth’s abandonment by her parents (and countless others along the way) and made it about an irrelevant character that should have left town 5 years ago. I don’t really care where it goes from here. Aside from Rebecca Herbst’s performance delivering on whatever material they give her, once again Elizabeth fans are left wondering why they bother watching.

I swear Chris a n d Dan get dumber and dumber with these stories and Frank allows it.

All three of these actors did wonderfully. I think Liz’s parents caring more maintaining their reputations than helping their daughter fits with the history. I do not however like that GH made this all about Finn & hus dead wife. I don’t care about Reiko. I no longer care about Finn after having watch him mistreat Liz. I hate that the writers used Becky to probably give Michael Easton an Emmy reel.

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Please tell when and how Finn mistreated Liz. I must have missed that show.

It’s been great having Liz lead her own story this past year or so. Having this story play out inconsistently and appearing to have no clear direction from the jump, has hurt it. Nonetheless, Becky has finely gotten scenes this past week that she could sink her teeth in. Liz got considerable POV and fair amount of screen time. It’s been since the Jake Doe story that we saw that. Becky did some fantastic, nuanced work this week.

I’m curious to see how the story goes moving forward. I’m okay if Finn and Liz share the next part of this story together since they’re in a pairing together and have been in each other’s stories since Franco died, I’m just hoping that they won’t shift all the focus on Finn going forward. I have a feeling that Heather will also get involved in their story coming up soon, as well.

I just cant get over the writers retconning this story. Or maybe they didnt, maybe they are writing it that its her parents who are trying to brainwash her again. Because Finn told Hayden how Reiko and he got the disease and it wasnt because Reiko was clumsy and tripped down some stairs. Also, while I am LOVING that Liz finally has a front and center story about her, I kinds wish they didnt try to make it about Finn and his long dead wife. I’m over the fact they insist on taking Lizs stories and insert her love interests as the main character (ie: Lizs rapist comes back became about Franco. Lizs parents coming back becomes about Finn.) I do love that they cast her parents though, finally, after 25 years. I loke the actors so far.

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They tell this story with Laura and Rick Weber ?

It is rather similar. If Elizabeth all of a sudden goes into a catatonic state or if they reveal Scotty pushed Reiko, then it’s a carbon copy!

This was all too convoluted. Making Elizabeth somehow responsible for Reiko’s illness and ultimate death is an idea that came way too late. It’s revisionist history. Don’t care for it at all.

What an awful piece of writing! How did this get by Frank Valentini whom is supposed to be such a perfectionist? Between this and the awful Carly/Reese revisionist story I am really beginning to wonder what is going on at GH!!

What’s going on is that they have been treading water since they threw Jason under the bus for a second time, nearly a year ago. That’s why you have the endless Nina propping, as well as filler stories that go nowhere like this mess & Carly’s Jacksonville “detour”. I was hoping Holly’s return might have meant a return to some proper GH writing, but now it’s starting to look like she’s some sort of zombie on the Victor/Shane payroll, so Hell only knows if anything good will come from that.

I love that Becky got a story and material for her 25th, however, I don’t like the retcons. It seems like Chris & Dan want to surprise the audience more than tell a dramatic story. All I wanted was for Elizabeth’s parents to come back to Port Charles, act like they never did anything wrong and try to reconnect with Liz and the boys. I wanted Liz to be emotionally wrecked by it. To lash out at her parents. To cry. To cry a lot. To be supported by her loving husband Franco. A story arc that would have lasted 3 to 6 months. I didn’t want a story about Finn and his dead wife.

Relations in soaps can often seem rather convoluted. With that in mind, I submit the Michael Easton connection…

Easton plays a character (Finn) who was connected romantically to two daughters (Elizabeth and Hayden) of Jeff Webber (and is the father of Jeff’s granddaughter – Violet). Jeff had an affair with Finn’s first wife (Reiko). Finn was also engaged to Anna, whose daughter (Robin) was in a relationship with Jason (biological son of the cousin (Susan) of Jeff’s second wife, Heather – who’s also the mother of Jeff’s son (Steven Lars) and Elizabeth’s deceased husband (Franco).

But wait, there’s more…
Easton also played the character of Silas Clay, bio father to Kiki Jerome, Nelle Benson and Willow Tait. All three had romantic relationships with Michael Corinthos, first cousin of Jeff’s grandson (Jake) and the grandson of Jeff’s first wife (Monica).

I could go on (such as Sam and Alexis involvement with McBain, Silas and Finn), but my head was spinning just figuring this part out.

As the character of Jeff (ironically) in Tootsie said: “This is one nutty hospital.”

I just don’t think writers have any good, original ideas anymore. And it’s not always their fault. The well of face-to-face interaction and relationship building, which makes for human drama, isn’t what it used to be. I blame a lot of it on the growing use and dependency on tech from children to adults. You don’t see kids outside playing with friends. Many are working from home. And even using online dating services to get a date. Then covid further caused more isolation. So now we see regular tv filling up with more news, talk, game, and “fake” reality shows. Amazing what classical composers wrote with no tech of any kind except their own imagination.

While I was hoping for this reunion to happen I could never really think of anything Elizabeth’s parents could say that would rationally explain their absence from her life. Once it was revealed that Reiko was in Elizabeth’s memory I kind of released myself from much serious emotional investment in the rollout and accepted that the writers were obviously fixing to tell a crazy story with a confusing timeline. I’ve really struggled with the writing of the entire show for quite a while so this just feels like more of the same mostly disappointing mess. I’m a forever Becky/Elizabeth fan, though, so am watching and rolling with the punches like I always have. Becky’s portrayal makes me keep hope alive and it’s been great seeing her get some substantial material. I’m curious to see what happens next with Elizabeth and all the other characters in the story but I can’t even imagine what else the writers are going to come up with.

This convoluted mess is just something to push Finn even more to the forefront of Elizabeth’s story. The writers are dead set on pairing Liz with Finn despite how poorly the couple has been received by critics and fans alike. This whole thing would be so much better if Elizabeth was still with her devoted husband Franco and he was playing the supportive role while she got the front burner. Every story doesn’t have to be about a new romance. Elizabeth deserved a story about her and her parents. Instead, the audience must revisit Finn’s dead wife that no one cared about in the first place. The only way to salvage this mess would be to have Finn secretly targeting Jeff and his daughters all these years! And, for good measure, have him be the one who faked Franco’s death so when it’s all revealed, Elizabeth gets her HEA with the love of her life.

The “love of her life” is Lucky Spencer. Not some half assed retcon of a serial killer invented so Frank & ReRon could keep a pet from their own cancelled TV show gainfully employed.

That said though, I do agree with you that Elizabeth & Finn (created for the same reason as Frodd) was a ridiculous pairing. Not nearly as bad as Sonny & Nina, but what could be worse than that mess? Most of the current couplings on this show are laughable, really. Just when you thought Brooklynn & Chase might have had a shot, it turns into some ridiculous cartoon about autotuned lipsyncing “music”.

That’s a big problem, Satan. They can’t write convincing love stories that we can invest in. Chase and Brook Lynn were doing so well on a nice slow burn, becoming friends and allies before romance intervened. Now, it seems she’s more obsessed with Linc than Chase! He’s such a sweet guy and so likeable and ridiculously handsome…he deserves better. Finn is a dullard, PERIOD. And not just with women. His scenes with the adoring Chase seem one-sided with Chase delivering all the smiles and brotherly love while Finn just seems preoccupied…with what, I don’t know. He doesn’t seem to have an ‘inner life’. At least Froddo has some personality and sex appeal…well, until this latest incarnation. Austin Gatling Gun or whatever the hell his name is this time is a snore and his pairing with the spirited Maxie is catastrophic.

I thought this whole SL is stupid. Kevin could have finished the hypnosis and brought out the rest of Liz’s memories without going to find these half-assed parents that only succeeded in making her more guilty and unloved. I like Billy Moses but he sure does not do parent, husband or Dr. very good. The mother reminds me of a jailer, and I swear I could hear the keys clamging on her belt as she walked across the floor, scarry! I heard enough about Reiko years ago who Finn thinks was an angel, and now to find all this with Liz taking the blame for killing his beloved wife, enough is enough.

I just truly hope dead Reiko does not all of sudden… appear alive. That would be absolute worst storyline yet !

and Violet, thanks so much for thumbs up on your comment to my Josh Kelly election comment… I just don’t understand why so many take issue with him… I would definitely give him a best new addition to the cast any day, but just far too sad that Kelly Thiebaud is exiting… they have great on screen chemistry.

Worst storyline yet?

How quickly we forget Fluke, Denise DeMuccio and the never-ending Peter (Anna’s not-son, but nephew) problem.

Character assassinations of Rick Webber and Paul Hornsby, the woman in white, plus the temporary couplings of Emily & Sonny and Felicia & Luke all stunk up the screen more than Lizzy’s current convoluted story.

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I don’t understand what the problem with Josh Kelly is. He just has not been accepted well, although I’ve recently gotten to like Britt with Dr.Gatlin-Holt also. I’ve seen 4 of her new episodes on Station 19 and it makes me miss her on GH all the more. I think her Huntington’s Desease will ultimately drive her away from Port Charles.

The ONLY saving grace of this story … which is often the case … is Rebecca Herbst. I can’t fathom why this show consistently treats her like a second string, D List member!

She is a beloved 25 year veteran who has proven her worth to the show time and time and time again.

This is one of the worst stories I have ever seen on daytime. It is contrived and forced and should have had nothing to do with Finn.

Back in 2002, the writers did something similar to Rick Webber. They retconned him into some kind of a sleazy cheating lech who hung out in attics.

I like a lot of what this writing team does … but this story is an epic fail!

It is isolated, weird, and just does not fit in with the fabric of the show. These are legacy characters … not day players to be sacrificed to uncharacteristically bad writing.

They are asking above,”Where Does This Story Go From Here?” I couldn’t care less, because it is of no interest to me, as is Elizabeth and her whining attitude. Sorry, I know how much she’s liked by most but to me she’s so needy and annoying.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Britt and Rocco Say Their Goodbyes, Then She Gets Arrested; Anna Reveals “Nathan West” is an Imposter

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On the Friday, June 26 episode of General Hospital, emotional moments, a new duo on the run, the end of the line for Britt and an eye-opening moment between Anna and Felicia were the order of the day. Let’s take a look at what went down, but first let’s give a round of applause for Kelly Thiebaud (Britt) and Finn Carr (Rocco) on their goodbye scenes.

In the story, Rocco insists to his parents, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Lulu (Alexa Havins) that he wouldn’t leave Tortola without Britt. Dante is getting impatient because Britt brought all the trouble in recent months to his son. They need to protect him and they can’t if he stays with Britt. Lulu tells Britt she is the only one who can do the right thing, right now.

Britt explained it is too dangerous for Rocco to stay with her. She was very selfish and made a lot of terrible decisions along the way and Cullum is tracking her down because she did not finish the project he enlisted her for. She convinces Rocco to go with his parents and gives him a little token of something that reminded her of when he was a baby which is a bottle to blow bubbles with.

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TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF

Rocco makes Britt promise to take her medication to ward off her Huntington’s disease symptoms and to keep changing locations so she is not caught. The two share a final hug as both are in tears. Dante makes a call. While in the car ready to leave Britt behind, Rocco says he will never forgive himself is something happened to Britt.

Back inside, Britt is ready to inject herself with her medication but is unaware that Cullum has now tainted it with poison! But she is saved from that, when two police officers burst through the door to arrest her for kidnapping charges! Did Dante call the local police? Is he doing this to keep her safe or to pay her back?

In Port Charles, Charlotte (Bluesy Burke) arrives at Crimson, completely unaware that the man in the elevator is following her. Nina (Cynthia Watros) and Charlotte have an argument about Willow (Katelyn MacMullen). Suddenly, Willow calls her mother that she is being questioned by the PCPD, and Nina learns, it is as a suspect for being the other driver that left Jordan and Curtis injured by the side of the road on Route 91.

ARRIVALS AND DESTINATIONS IN QUESTION

Chase (Josh Swickard) comes to Willow’s rescue much to Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Justine’s (Nazneen Contractor) chagrin. Willow learns Lucy  and Drew are the supposed witnesses against her. Chase figures out when Joe (Jonathan Bennett) was alone with Drew, he got him to blink in a way that implicated her. However, in a shocking moment, Justine reveals that the trip log from Willow’s BMW SUV placed her at the scene of the accident just second before it occurred.

Meanwhile, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) comes by Crimson to see Charlotte. He says he broke into the WSB office to get info to expose Cullum as a double agent. Charlotte blows a gasket! She can’t believe that he would do something so stupid that it could have gotten him killed. She firmly tells Danny that best thing he can do to help Jason is to stay out of things. Danny storms out, but notices the stranger in the elevator who now steps into the Crimson lobby.

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The man tells Charlotte he is Agent Mark McKay with the WSB and he has orders to bring her in. When she resisted, he was about to chloroform her, when Danny knocked him out and took off with Charlotte.

ANNA PUTS HER TRUST IN FELICIA

In France, after having some private time with Emma (Braedyn Bruner), Anna (Finola Hughes) wants to talk to Felicia (Kristina Wagner). She tells her best friend she was trying to figure out what memories of her past with Faison, she could trust and not trust. Since Felicia knows her best she is hoping she can believe what she is about to tell her.

It is then that Anna says, “Nathan West (Ryan Paevey) is not who he says he is.” Felicia looks dumb-founded. Will she believe her friend … or think she has drummed this all up in her mind? Stay tuned.

So, what did you think about the goodbye scenes featuring Finn Carr and Kelly Thiebaud? Did you reach for the hankies? Do you believe that soon, Cassius will be caught for his duplicity and the truth about Britt’s “illness” will come to light? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below. But first check out the scenes featuring Anna on her road to recovery in France

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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Drops First Single EDM/Dance Track ‘If You Need Me’

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Last weekend, we shared the news that General Hospital alum and Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos) was releasing his first single today on June 26th and it has indeed dropped! And for those readers who guessed that Duell’s first track out of the gate was going to be an EDM/Dance/House track … you are correct, sir!

The song entitled, “If You Need Me” is perfect for the late night clubs and can be found on Spotify and other major streaming platforms! Duell is noted as the performing artist, but as the composer/ lyricist and the beatmaker of the track. For his music projects, Chad is going solely by the name of “Duelly” which has been his social media handle for years.

Taking to his Instagram on Friday, Duell explained his deep dive into making music, expressing, “I’ve wanted to make music for a long time… I just never did it. It always felt like this huge, overwhelming thing to learn. All the technical side of it, the programs, everything that goes into actually building a track… it was easy to keep pushing it off.  A couple months ago I finally just decided to go for it.”

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BIT BY BIT PUTTING IT TOGETHER

Chad added, “Since then I’ve been putting in a lot of time learning, experimenting, figuring things out, and slowly starting to find a sound I’m really proud of. This first release is more of a dance/EDM vibe, but I’ve also been working on a lot of different styles behind the scenes that I’m just as excited about. At some point I realized I could keep holding onto everything trying to make it perfect… or I could just start putting music out and grow as I go.”

Stepping out of his own way, Duell firmly says, “So that’s what I’m doing.  My first track “If You Need Me” is out now. More coming soon… this is just the beginning.”

As GH viewers know, Chad made the decision to step away from General Hospital after a 15-year run with the series where his last episode aired in January of 2025. By May of last year, the role was recast with Rory Gibson debuting in the part.

Give a listen below to Duelly’s “If You Need Me,” and let us know what you thought of it via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: What Did You Think of the Return of Anna Devane, and What’s In the Letter?

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Finola Hughes made her dramatic return on-screen on the Wednesday, June 24 episode of General Hospital. Viewers will see Finola as Anna Devane again on tomorrow’s June 26th episode.

In the story, while in the French mental health facility, Anna has a session with Dr. Laurent. She tell her she now knows she was never kidnapped and that Cesar Faison is dead.

As she continued with her ruse, she went on to say she understands she was enlisted back into the WSB on a secret mission, and through that she relived all the trauma she endured by Faison, which caused her to have a psychotic break. Anna promises Dr. Laurent that her treatment plan had helped her so much in figuring out what was real, and what was in her imagination.

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ANNA’S GOT HER OWN PLAN TO ESCAPE

In a smart move (hopefully) Anna told Laurent if she could talk to someone else who had known Faison that it might aid in her recover. She was given the phone and she called Felicia (Kristina Wagner), who agreed to fly to France in the morning. Dr. Laurent claims she is pleased with Anna’s progress, but that they still have a very long long way to go.

Now by herself, Anna pulled out a packet of letters from a bedside table. There is one in particular that she is fixated on. What does it contain? Is this all a part of her escape plan? Will she warn Felicia that “Nathan” is really Cassius (Ryan Paevey)? If so, will Felicia even believe her?

In a summer preview with Soap Opera Digest, GH co-head writers Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten shared, “We’ll see echoes of Anna’s earliest incarnation as she returns to Port Charles with deadly intentions.”

So, were you happy to see Anna Devane back on your screens? What do you think is in the particular letter she was staring at? Will Felicia help Anna escape or not believe a word she says? Weigh-in via the comment section.  But first, you can check out some of the scenes from Anna’s on-screen return below.

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