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GENERAL HOSPITAL: It’s Not a ‘Good Morning’ For Alexis After A Night Of Sex With Neil
Monday’s episode of General Hospital had another shocker of an ending. We already watched last week as Nelle (Chloe Lanier)”fell” to her supposed death, and Carly (Laura Wright) has now gone along with Jax (IngoRademacher) lying to Valerie (Paulina Bugembe) that she lost track of Nelle and she got away. Now Carly will feel guilty for keeping the truth from Michael (Chad Duell), Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) and Sonny (Maurice Benard). But will she tell Sonny?
Speaking of Sonny, he goes to Turning Woods to visit Mike (Max Gail) and Mike is declining rapidly, and Sonny is trying to hold on to every moment he has with his dying dad. Later, he asks Carly what happened with Nelle? She has yet to answer.
Meanwhile, finally, Willow and Michael share a kiss and then later look more into each other than ever as they now have Wylie home safe and sound at the Q’s.
Then in a moment know one saw coming, after Neil (Joe Flanigan) and Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahm) finally admit to each other how much they want to be with each other, and missed each other, the two share a kiss and Alexis lets him know she wants to have sex with him now. (Of course, she was a bit more subtle than that!)
Basking in the afterglow, Neil says they can take this at their own pace and Alexis says they don’t have to keep their distance; as they have been doing and dancing around each other for months.
In the morning, and after what appears to have been another round of sex. Alexis brings in some coffee to him and is chatting away, when she sees Neil’s feet which are cold and that he is unresponsive. When she goes to turn him over and touch him he is very pale and cold. Alexis is stunned. It would appear that Neil has died. Fade to black.
In a tweet, following the airing of today’s GH, and the comments from fans, Nancy Lee Grahn kidded, “My fiancé after hearing about today’s #GH has requested to sleep in the guest bedroom from now on.”
So, what did you think of the ending of GH? If Neil is dead, what will happen next to Alexis? if he is dead, are you pissed GH killed him off? Comment below.
My prediction here is that Neil was “self-medicating” with some sort of opiate substance, which of course, Alexis knew nothing about.
Odds are he got some bad drugs, probably laced with Fentanyl and accidentally overdosed. And of course, the source of the drugs will trace back to Cyrus the virus.
Hope they don’t turn this into a serial drug death kind of thing, but they have already dropped hints of Sasha having a cocaine habit, so she will probably be the next one to go.
Sophia mattson is extremely popular so I don’t see her being killed off , I do agree with you about Neal’s sudden passing being linked to cyrus . ( I told all jeff Kober will show u the definition of a bad to the bone monster)
I’d argue that Joe Flanigan is more popular than Sofia Mattsson. Regardless, in a show that needs to trim its cast, both play expendable characters with no family ties to anyone in PC. I say that, even though I like Neil and his relationship with Alexis.
I was just thinking earlier in the episode that the show hasn’t shocked me in a while. Nelle at the cliff wasn’t out of the blue as we knew the character needed a break for a (little?) while. At first, I wanted Alexis to be dreaming, but now hope they stick with it.
The opioid theory is an interesting one. Any chance we can get Peter hooked?
She will be the next to go- Frank Valentini has a budget to cut because of the covid laws.
I hope it does turn into a “serial drug death kind of thing.” They had potential of major kills when Ryan Chamberlain returned to town; instead, only one main character (Kiki) died, and the rest were all one-off burner characters. This could be a way to free-up the canvas and clean things up. I could think of a handful of characters that could be offed, and Sasha is not one of them.
Yes, I am totally pissed!!!!! LOVED the character of Neil and thought they really had a great opportunity to finally give Alexis some real happiness. A real romance for older adults. RIP Neil! Will miss you, Joe Flanagan!!
Shari ! “Thank You” All i’ve ever asked, in like, FOREVER
^^^ “…A real romance for older adults. RIP Neil! Will miss you,Joe Flanagan!!”
this was so easily tolerable… because of all the bad matches we the audience have had to sludge thru…
what a waste
Patrick…I agree what a waste. I liked him with Alexis. It could have been interesting if the writers found a way to get them reinstated into their careers again. In PC you can always use a good lawyer, and with all of the trauma going on a psychiatrist. I have been catching Joe on reruns of Stargate Atlantis. Liked him on this series as well.
I hope it is a dream
I liked Neil, so it is a shame that his character has seemed to have been killed off, especially since I was hoping Walt Disney Television would share his publicity images that were shot last year. This couple had potential, and it is said to see that it has ended.
Also, am I the only one having problems playing episodes on ABC’s website? Has been that way for quite some time. The ads will play, but the episodes will not.
Hello Scott, I LOVE Neil and Alexis and if Neil is dead he/Joe Flanagan will be missed…Scott, YES re:ABC website…it’s the one I always have trouble with, don’t have this issue with CBS, barely watch anything on NBC but when I do most of the time their website works ok…
I have all kinds of issues with the ABC app,I watch on Hulu instead.
a great actor and great character is shown the door.
So not gonna be happy is he’s dead! It starts in my area in just an hour, so I’ll be watching and screaming if he is dead.
Why can’t the writers let Alexis truly be Happy? Neil did that for him why did they kill him off?
Oh Alexis, you underestimated your sexual powers! Seriously, maybe Neil took a little too much Viagra, but I think I underestimated my own wishful thinking. The moment I saw Dante’s Dr. Dr. Kirk, and read that he was going home I said to myself, whoah!there’s the man for Alexis and immediately yelled to the TV, bring him home with you! I did not recognize him as Christopher Cousins from the other soaps he’s been on but I tell you folks, the EYES sold me. He’s one good looking man.
It would be great if we could see a full episode! Interrupted by covid or rioters!
The latest ratings are out for the week of October 26-30, 2026 and the big takeaways include: that CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates was separated by only 23,000 viewers behind third place (of the soaps) General Hospital! For the last several weeks, Beyond the Gates has been closing the gap on this year’s winner for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and continuing to best GH in the key demos.
According to the latest Nielsen ratings breakdown from Soap Opera Network, the final week of October brought Beyond the Gates 1.790 million on average tuning-in and the show set a season high in total viewers. Meanwhile, General Hospital hit a new season low! The long-running ABC soap had 1.813 million for the week, and once again the series did not go over the 2 million mark.
Meanwhile, in the key Women 18-49 demo, Beyond the Gates was firmly ahead of GH with a rating share of 0.21, while General Hospital had 0.17 rating share.Then, in the key Women 25-54 demo, Beyond the Gates was once again ahead of the ABC soap with a ratings share for that demo at 0.30 while GH came in with 0.26.
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MORE BY THE NUMBERS
In addition and comparatively, Beyond the Gates +22,000 viewers week-to-week, and had the largest gains in viewership year-to-year in daytime TV with +267,000 from this in 2025.. However, General Hospital seems to be going in reverse. The show was down -56,000 viewers week-over-week and down -22,000 year-over-year .
BEYOND THE GATES
Let’s take a look at some of the storylines that had people tuning-in to Beyond the Gates during the ratings week:
Hayley (Marquita Goings) attempted a massive shocker regarding her pregnancy and tried to use it to extract money from Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). Although, Bill saw right through her game, he demanded a paternity test, and made it clear he has no intention of raising the child—planning instead to pay her off to take the baby and leave. Meanwhile, Hayley confided her plan to her cousin Randy (Maurice P. Kerry).
Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) and Naomi Hamilton (Arielle Prepetit) clashed over Jacob’s ongoing investigation into The Impaler, causing significant strain in their marriage. At the same time, Smitty (Mike Manning) considered taking matters into his own hands—including potentially heading to Mexico for evidence—while Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) worried about what comes next.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
Over at General Hospital for the ratings period, the story served up included:
Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) teamed up to investigate what really happened to Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Later, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) leads them to Jack’s dead body.
Jude (Wil Traval) dropped a bombshell claim to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn); that he is Phoebe’s father, while Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers.
Then, Danny caught Rocco (Finn Carr) and Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) sharing a kiss, plus the shocking return of Heather Webber (Alley Mills) capped the week.
Now the questions become; without having much promotional synergy in the ABC day-part to draw more eyeballs it is not helping but hurting General Hospital. It seems Beyond the Gates is also a benefactor of a one-two-three punch of CBS soaps (Y&R, B&B and BTG) and promotion.
However, that still doesn’t take away the fact that Beyond the Gates is close to besting GH in all ratings category as they go head-to-head in some markets across the country.
So, are you excited to see Beyond the Gates climb in the ratings? Are you concerned for General Hospital? Do you think they can stave off Beyond the Gates in total viewers or will the upstart soap overtake them in the next ratings report? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Antonio Sabáto Jr., the former Jagger Cates of General Hospital and GH: Night Shift, and the former Dante Damiano of The Bold and the Beautiful has issued his first public statement since the incident involving his son, Jack’s arrest in Alaska for a fatal hit-and-run.
Jack is the son of Sabáto Jr. and Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, and according to court documents obtained by KTUU Jack, was allegedly driving a white Chevy Tahoe when he hit and killed Carl Simmonds, 42, near an intersection in Anchorage around 5:35 a.m. on Monday, November 9.
The reports indicated that Jack fled the scene — but later decided to called the cops to say he hit “something” that “suddenly appeared in the road” while he was “doing late-night DoorDashing.”
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Now, Antonio has taken to his Instagram breaking his silence on the situation, sharing, “At this time, my family and I are navigating an extremely sensitive and deeply personal matter.”
He added, “As a father, my love for my children remains unconditional, and my priority is the well-being of my family. We ask that the public and members of the media honor our privacy during this difficult time and keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.”
The soap alum concluded, “I also wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the gentleman who tragically lost his life. My thoughts and prayers are with them as well. We sincerely appreciate your compassion, understanding, and respect for the privacy of everyone affected.”
Jack Sabáto was arraigned in court on Tuesday, November 10 with bail set at $5,000, and a no-driving order and the potential of $5,000 penalty fees if he fails to attend future court appearances.
Antonio is the father to Jack, 34, daughter, Mina Sabato, 24 and son, Antonio Sabáto III, 15.
This is a developing story. You can check out Antonio’s official statement below.
So, let us know your thoughts on this tragic hit-and-run, which claimed the life of another man, and Antonio’s statement, via the comment section below.
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Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Ava’s (Maura West) daughter Avery looks quite different, starting on today’s November 9 episode of General Hospital. That’s because GH has made Avery into a full-blown teenager and the role is now being played by actress Alya Bullington.
In her debut, the Tennessee native was thrown into the deep soap waters with Daytime Emmy winners, Maurice Benard and Eden McCoy (Josslyn). Bullington weighed-in to TV Insider about her first scene which featured Avery overhearing a fight between Sonny and Josslyn.
She explained “It was something I have never done before, I did not have a lot of experience with the screaming and the crying stuff, but I got my first script, and I was like, ‘OK, this is a huge opportunity to learn so much about how that stuff works and to become this character that I have never even tried playing before.’”
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THE TEENAGED VERSION OF AVERY WILL HAVE A LOT TO CONTEND WITH
Speaking of working with McCoy, Bullington shared, “She’s incredible. I remember her just laughing and making jokes on set, and then the minute that they started taping, she just locked in and she cried immediately, and my first thought was, ‘I want to be able to do that.’
The soap opera newcomer added, “I think she just inspired me so much because she is so great and she can just lock into whatever character she wants to in the moment.”
The character of Avery was born back in 2014, but as recently as the October 8 episode of General Hospital, the character was suddenly referred to as a teenager. This is the second young female character in recent months to be aged up following the casting of Kayden Brenna Tokarski as Scout Cain.
As for her take on Avery and what’s ahead, Alya said,“She’s emotional, and she’s curious, and she’s a really fun person to play because so much stuff is happening in her life. I think she’s kind of confused about what’s happening and what to believe.”
So, what do you think about General Hospital making Avery a teenager? Are you excited to see the conflict between Sonny, Ava and Avery now that they have aged up the character? Share your thoughts and welcome Alya to GH via the comment section below.
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