Connect with us

General Hospital

22

‘General Hospital’s’ Jane Elliot and Erika Slezak Deliver the ‘Power Performances of the Week’

By Michael Fairman

Published

on

Photos: ABC

How do you cap an extraordinary short-term story arc, featuring the two greatest actresses to ever appear in daytime drama? You give Jane Elliot (Tracy Quartermaine) and Erika Slezak (Ronnie Bard) meaty, emotional moments that they can sink their teeth into and give General Hospital viewers the treat of their soap lovin’ lives. That’s how you do it!

Last week in episodes that aired on Monday, November 3, Tuesday, November 4 and Thursday November 6, the rightful owner of Monica’s house is finally given the keys to the mansion, in scenes that showcased the immeasurable acting talents of Jane and Erika.

For Jane Elliot, the way she is able to keep up Tracy’s armor and defense mechanisms up, and to live by the Quartermaine way to squash the families enemies, is juxtaposed by showing the vulnerable and tender heart that she tries so hard to cover up. Never was that more clear, when she is overcome with tears at reading the note Monica left her when she located the late doctor’s real last will and testament. Now armed with the truth, she heads back to the Qs from Lulu’s (Alexa Havins) to stop Ronnie who is in the process of selling the house to Drew, per Martin’s (Michael E. Knight) blackmail.

Courtesy/ABC

For Erika Slezak, she played the guilt-ridden sister, who knew selling the house to Drew (Cameron Mathison) is a mistake, but also knew she was trapped and being threatened by Martin. In the end, Tracy reveals Monica’s actual wishes, and an emotional Ronnie says that now her sister’s true wishes can be honored. Next, when Tracy learns that she is the true “sister of Monica’s heart”, and that she, not Michael (Rory Gibson)has ownership of the house, she kicks Ronnie out even after Ronnie apologized. That set off Tracy’s family and they all walked out on her too.

In the climatic episode, that brought the story to its conclusion and marked Slezak’s final episode, Tracy has summoned Ronnie back to the mansion in a lame effort to apologize to her, per the demands of her family or they won’t even consider moving back in, if Tracy should left them. And this gave us the heart-tugging last scenes (for hopefully just now) between Erika and Jane. At first, Ronnie is appalled by Tracy’s attempt at an apology and tells her it’s not accepted!

Photo: ABC

However, Ronnie says she really grew fond of Monica’s family and doesn’t want to deprive them of their home, so she’ll just tell them that Tracy apologized. Tracy smugly says she did nothing wrong, and did nothing that wasn’t warranted. Now upset, Ronnie says that Tracy judged her from the second they met and that it was clear she thought Ronnie was a working class woman who she thought less of.

In a beautiful moment by Slezak, Ronnie shares that all she wanted was to say goodbye to her sister and meet her family. She realizes Monica’s final gift to her was a family, since she didn’t have one growing up and all the years they were separated. Ronnie demands that Tracy give her a proper apology or put a sock in it!

And there was the moment, when it locked in for Tracy! She realized that Ronnie is Monica’s true sister and that she can’t treat her with disrespect any longer. “Put a sock on it” was the phrase Monica would tell Tracy, when her sister-in-law would go on verbal tangents. It is here that Jane Elliot, made us all reach for the hankies, when she FINALLY truly apologizes to Ronnie, with sincerity and tears in her eyes. Tracy says that she’s sorry Ronnie didn’t get to reunite with Monica before she died. She’s sorry she judged her before she got to know her, and she’s sorry she doubted her love for Monica, and hopes Ronnie can forgive her.

Courtesy/ABC

What followed was the Quartermaines coming home to Tracy, and Ronnie heading back to North Carolina after a tender scene with Gio (Giovanni Mazza). We could have given Erika Slezak and Jane Elliot the Power Performances of the week, every week during their run, but these final three episodes really pulled at our heartstrings, and both women should be nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2026 for their work. All this to say, that’s why Jane Elliot and Erika Slezak are  Michael Fairman TV’s picks for The Power Performances of the Week.

Now below, let us know if you agree with our picks of Jane and Erika, and tell us your favorite moment from last week during the  Tracy/Ronnie story as General Hospital wrapped up this arc to honor the late Leslie Charleson and the character of Monica Quartermaine, via the comment section. 

22 Comments

22 Comments
oldest
newest

I would love to see Robin Strasser make a guest appearance.

I miss all the wonderful actors from OLTL, or I wish ABC would reboot a OLTL version.

Hopefully the success of Erika Slezak visit will get them thinking.

OG GH fan – I couldn’t agree more.

I can just picture it now! Robin going at it with Jane…can I say “soap heaven” We’ve had the utmost pleasure of Erika with Jane, with Genie, with everyone else. Robin Strasberg…what a joy it would be.

Oops, I meant Strasser! The crazy auto correct thingy changed it before I caught it.

Strasser, not Strasberg! The auto correct gizmo did this before I caught itt.

Erika Slezak and Jane Elliot, that’s how it’s done.

The way Jane Elliot’s voice cracked as she really apologized was heartbreaking. I would watch her read names out of a phone book.

She truly is royalty among her peers.

Every scene between Erika and Jane was worthy of an Emmy. I don’t know if we’ll ever get to see two powerhouse actresses go toe-to-toe like this again but at least we can say that we did with Erika and Jane and that’s something to remember for all time!

I kept thinking how are they gonna get Tracy out of this mess? But when Ronnie said put a sock in it & Tracy froze I did too because I knew Monica said that to Tracy! I said this is it & it was. I could have cried all day watching this. And Gio! He is precious. Love the actor & love the character. He is so wise , so kind. So gorgeous.

As for Gio, it is so refreshing to see a young man without facial hair and tattoos all over the place. He is the finest talent to come on in many years.

Indeed!

Erika Slezak is a gem. I watched everything she did on GH, and they wrote her dialogue carefully. It actually seemed like the writers wanted everything she said to make sense. Not like on Y&R where Eric Braeden confessed he interjects his own words into what Victor is saying to make it sound more logical. I hope Erica returns for short visits, she is now part of the GH family.

It just doesn’t get any better than these two actresses. Their scenes together have been riveting and I feel we have all been treated to a master class in acting.
What a privilege to be able to watch the very best!

Agree 100%

Erika Slezak’s performance on GH truly deserves to win a Daytime Emmy. Her acting brought me to tears on more than one occasion playing the humble role of Ronnie and pitted up against that viper Tracey who shocked me into believing anyone could be so ruthless and heartless. Jane Elliot is an extraordinary actress who is more than capable of evoking every human emotion. Good luck to each woman at the Emmys. I’ll be cheering you on!

When Tracy heartfelt apologizes for her aggressive behavior to Monicas real sister and asks for her forgiveness. So touching powerful and moving to me . Regretfully due to u-tube tv I can not view General hospital I watched before Luke and Laura’s Wedding. Peaked at a store.

Seeing Ms. Slezak during this run was truly wonderful. I don’t usually watch GH but made it a point during her run. Her scenes with Ms. Elliott were AWESOME. Reminded a bit of those Viki – Dorian scenes. I still miss OLTL.

Absolutely agree!!!! I’m so happy it ended like that and Ronnie telling Tracy to put a sock in it… Tracy melted. What a beautiful way to honor the respect and love between Monica and Tracy and Leslie. They deserve more than performance of the week and thank you for giving it to them.

Please keep Erika GH for as long as she’d like to stay. Tracy and Ronnie are a match made in soap heaven. There are stars and then there are Superstar-Jane and Erika!!!

The scenes with Jane Elliot and Erika Slezak were like a master class in grand dame hood in acting. Their final scene just was amazing. I’d love to see Erika come back for holidays and such and see her and Tracy become friends. Itbwas wonderful!

I loved the moment when Ronnie said “Put a sock on it!” And when Tracey sincerely apologized. That’s a first for that tiger!!!

I want Erika back full time. She said she would be delighted if they ask her back.
Think about it please Erika.

General Hospital

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

Published

on

By

Sonny, Dante, Michael, Brook Lynn General Hospital

On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!

Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).

GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

Sonny and Dante

Courtesy/ABC

A VISIT WITH DAD

Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.

Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!

Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.

Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!”  The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

Michael and Brook Lynn

Courtesy/ABC

MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR

While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).

Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.

An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process.  As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”

CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER

At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.

Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.

So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section,  but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.

Continue Reading

General Hospital

GH Alum Tajh Bellow and Y&R Alum Loren Lott Star in New Tiktok and Microdrama ‘Love Island’ Spoof

Published

on

By

Tajh Bellow and Loren Lott

Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.

Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of  The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.

In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?

The Compatibility Experiment

Photo: HOORAE

The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.

The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.

General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.

Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.

Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.

Continue Reading

General Hospital

GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown

Published

on

By

Drew and Ava

If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).

In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.

Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

Maura West

Courtesy/ABC

BOATHOUSE BRAWL

In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.

Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.

However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

Rocco

Courtesy/ABC

Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.

WILL SCOUT WISE UP?

At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.

Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.

So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.

Continue Reading

Video Du Jour

Jonathan Bennett joins the cast of GH as Joe Fitzpatrick. Catch the latest promo! Leave a comment.Leave A Comment

Recent Comments

Power Performance

Heather Tom

The Bold and the Beautiful

Airdate: 7-24-2026

Popular

22
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x