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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Elizabeth Learns She’s Responsible for Reiko Falling Down the Stairs; Where Does This Story Go From Here?
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.
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.
Didn’t
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.
Brian
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.
In a surprise casting move, General Hospital has recast the role of Serena Baldwin, the biological daughter of Scott Baldwin and the late Dominque Stanton with former The Young and the Restless, and The Bold and the Beautiful actress, Kelly Kruger.
As longtime GH viewers know, Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring) was actually the surrogate for Scott (Kin Shriner) and Dominique (Shell Danielson), since the latte was dying from an inoperable brain tumor. Sadly, she passed away before Serena was born. If you recall, Scott and Lucy named Serena after Dominique’s family estate, Serenity. TV Insider shared the casting news of Kruger taking over the role previously played by Carly Schroeder.
Kruger expressed on joining GH, “I am so excited to be joining the show “It’s a literal dream come true to finally get to work with Frank Valentini (EP, GH) and Mark Teschner (casting director, GH) after all these years! Daytime has a very special place in my heart, and I have always wanted to work with the actors and writers on this show. I truly believe the level of talent and work they put out is the absolute best.”
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The actress starts filming today on June 8 at the set of the ABC soap opera. In a statement, Frank Valentini shared, “I am excited to have Kelly Kruger join the cast of General Hospital. She’s a terrific actor and we look forward to working with her.”
Daytime fans remember Kelly from The Young and the Restless where she played the role of Katherine Chancellor’s (the late Jeanne Cooper) granddaughter, Mackenzie Browning from 2002 to 2003 and reprised the role in 2018 and 2019. Later, she appeared in the recurring role of the publicist named Eva on The Bold and the Beautiful (named after longtime VP communications vet, Eva Basler who was recently let go by the show in their behind the scenes layoffs).
SERENA HEADS BACK TO PORT CHARLES
The character of Serena was last seen on-screen in 2017, when she returned to town to mourn her grandfather, Lee Baldwin (the late Peter Hansen). The last time we heard of an update on Serena’s life was back in 2022, when Scott shared he made a trip to the Faroe Islands to see his daughter because she has been arrested for getting in trouble with dolphin hunters.
When Serena returns to Port Charles, she will also have a half-brother on the canvas in Cody Bell (Josh Kelly) as well as Lucy. Will we have more of Scott on the screen too? We shall see.
Since being away from the soaps, Kruger has become a major TikTok influencer and content creator in the beauty world. In fact, Kelly was named TikTok Shop’s Beauty Creator of the Year in 2025.
Previously, Kruger was married to Darin Brooks (Wyatt Spencer, The Bold and the Beautiful) who also just recently returned to daytime. She opened up about their split back in March. The two share daughters Everleigh Jolie, 6, and Gemma Wynter, 4.
As a preview of what’s to come, Kruger commented on Threads, “This is the absolute perfect fit and I can’t wait for you all to meet Serena!!!!! There is truly no world like the soap world. The fans, the community and the family. I’m so so grateful.” Since GH generally tapes six weeks in advance of air, fans can expect to see Kelly as Serena later in July, although no official first airdate is available at this time.
What do you think of General Hospital bringing back the character of Serena Baldwin and casting Kelly Kruger in the part? Who do you think Serena will be a new love interest for on the canvas? Could it be Ethan Lovett or someone else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Weekly Promo: Lucas Puts His Life on the Line, Cassius is Enraged at Cullum Over His Mutter
It’s a pressure cooker week on all-new episodes of General Hospital beginning today on Monday, June 8. In the newly released video teaser promo for the ABC daytime drama series, it appears anger management may be needed, before its too late!
First, Portia’s (Brook Kerr) baby shower will be a tension-filled affair with Isaiah (Sawandi Wilson), and Curtis (Donnell Turner) and Jordan (Tanisha Harper) arm and arm. Isaiah informs Portia, “I’ve decided to take Curtis to court myself.” Then, we see asking none other than Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) Davis if she would defend him in the case, where he is being accused of assaulting Dr. Gannon and thus ending his surgical career because of the injuries sustained in his hand. Can this baby shower even be a happy moment for Portia?
Meanwhile, Cassius (Ryan Paevey) is enraged to learn that Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) has kidnapped his mother, Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati) to finish Faison’s final project in the absence of his sister, Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) who is MIA along with Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr). Then, Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is seen with an unconscious Obrecht next to her, realizing she has a kidnap mate! Will Cassius continue to lock-up his own mutter?
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CORNERED FOR A CRIME HE DID NOT COMMIT
Then, it looks like Dr. Lucas Jones’ (Van Hansis) plans to get Sidwell (Carlo Rota) caught in the process of an attempted murder (his own!) has gone awry. Lucas has been making his presence known to Sidwell. As Sidwell is still unsure who actually killed his son, Marco Rios (Adrian Anchondo), having no knowledge that its his partner in crime Cullum who stabbed the man to death, he now believes Lucas did the deed.
While outside of the construction site for the Marco Rios Tennis Center, Sidwell armed with a gun corner Lucas and shouts, “You got Marco killed!” Will Sonny (Maurice Benard) be able to save Lucas, before it’s too late? If so, will this be the high-profile arrest previously teased in our GH spoilers for the week of June 8-12, where by the end of the week, Chase (Josh Swickard) handcuffs someone and takes them to the PCPD. Could it be Lucas instead? Stay tuned.
Take a look at the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “All Roads,” below.
Now weigh-in: Do you think, Cassius will work with Liesl and Josslyn with a plan to double-cross Sidwell and Cullum? Will Sidwell be arrested for trying to kill Lucas or someone else? Do you care about the Isaiah and Curtis drama over the punch that injured D. Gann, and if so, do you hope this goes to court? Let us know via the comment section.
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Kirsten Storms Addresses ‘General Hospital’ Status, Restraining Order Filed by Brandon Barash, and Clarification on Alleged Break-In
Late Sunday night on June 7, longtime General Hospital, Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones), shared a personal and professional update addressing elements of her ex-husband Brandon Barash’s (ex-Johnny, GH and Stefan/Jake, DAYS) restraining order against her, the continued issues she has faced with her alleged apartment break-in when she was away from her home in Tennessee, and what her GH fans want to know, if she might be coming back anytime soon to the ABC daytime drama series.
“I’m sure some of you guys have read the stories online regarding a situation involving something my ex-husband is currently trying to claim,” began Kirsten in her new Instagram post. “Because I did see one story online stating I reported the apartment break-in AFTER he filed something against me in court, I really need to address this entire issue.”
Back in April, a report from TMZ surfaced that Barash filed a restraining order last year citing concerns of Storms ‘behavior” and “great concern of (Kirsten’s) ability to adequately care for their minor child,” citing from September 2024 until June of 2025, Kirsten never maintained a permanent residence, and either stayed with friends or at hotels.” Brandon and Kirsten share a daughter, Harper Rose, who is now 12.
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COMMUNICATION TIMELINE
In her Instagram post, Kirsten continued, “Not only because the records/evidence will show those stories are completely false (the break-in happened and was reported to the building and Franklin PD before he filed anything in court), but also because ‘it puts my safety in a dangerous position for anyone to try and shift focus away from the fact that there was a person regularly entering my residence while I was out of town for medical appts in St Louis.'”
“You can see from my previous posts that the damage to the lock on my apartment door was extensive and obvious. I took that photo in August of last year – months before Brandon filed anything in court, I was also speaking with the people who worked in the leasing office of the building (in person and via email), attempting to get answers on the damage to my door and wanting to know about locating building camera footage,” explained Storms.
“This communication also started the first week of August. I waited to post about the break-in on my Instagram for a few months. I had already moved out of the building and honestly, it’s been something that is difficult to accept happened pretty much as soon as I moved out here. Choosing to take time off from work (for my own personal reasons) was a ‘leap of faith’ kind of moment for myself. Seeking a ‘quality a life” kinda thing?’,”concluded the actress.
THE DIFFICULT TRANSITION IN MOVING TO TENNESSEE
“Moving to Tennessee, as a single mom who lives alone 50% of the time, with a newly discovered brain aneurysm….well, I don’t think I need to explain how upsetting this entire situation has been for me. Realizing that not only was my apartment/space/privacy being violated, but this person also gained access to my WiFi and cellphone *while in my apartment* (the Franklin PD has received evidence on all of this – resulting in an investigation). I haven’t been online much because of how the circumstances have been twisted into something that it shouldn’t be. This has been a very serious thing for me to go through.”
As per usual, Storms has had to weather the good, the bad and the naysayers in her social media posts. She took a moment to also acknowledge those who are sending her good thoughts along the way during her struggles, “Thank you for the encouraging DM’s and good vibes being sent my way. I have no doubt this will be handled in the correct way and I will feel comfortable remaining in Tennessee.”
A FUTURE IN PORT CHARLES?
As to the potential of her returning to General Hospital, it doesn’t sound like Kirsten will be back anytime soon. “Given what’s been going on, I can’t say I will feel comfortable heading back to Los Angeles and returning to work, explained Storms. “This has been an eye opening experience about the downside of my profession. My daughter is my entire life, she is (and always will be) my first priority.”
You can check out Kirsten’s full post below.
Given what Kirsten has shared, do you think GH should continue to do as they have been, resting the character of Maxie off-screen? Do you think they should address her absence in the story somehow? What do you think about the continued battle the actress is having with the alleged break-in? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
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