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GH’s Josh Kelly On Cody’s Plan to Save Sasha: “He Has to Use Some Tough Love to Get Through to Her”
Last week, Cody (Josh Kelly) was able to neutralize Dr, Montague (Darin Toonder) in order to save Sasha (Sofia Mattsson) from his clutches at Ferncliff. For weeks, Montague has been drugging Sasha so badly, that she has been hallucinating, confused and isolated while in his clutches.
Now, after infiltrating the mental institution, Cody with the help of a getaway car (thank you, Sam!) has whisked Sasha away to hopefully safety. So what is Cody’s plans from here?
In a preview for the latest issue of Soap Opera Digest, Kelly explains that after Cody brings Sasha to a remote cabin to begin to detox, “She’s frenetic and exhausted and still having hallucinations. For Cody, it’s just really sad. It hurts to watch and it’s really hard. But then he has to use some tough love to try to get through to her, because she kind of starts to not want to fight anymore. It requires Cody to cut pretty deep with some tough love.”
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Cody is now on to Gladys (Bonnie Burroughs) and her part in all of this. As teased by Kelly, Cody is going to do anything in his power to bring her down, and to justice, while keeping Sasha safe. If Cody’s action land him in hot water with the PCPD or any other authorities, according to Kelly, that is OK by his soap opera alter-ego.
Josh added on Cody’s mindset, “He’s been in trouble his whole life and this is totally worth it. He’s like, ‘Who cares if I go to jail? This is bigger than me.'”
So, are you glad that FINALLY Sasha is out of Ferncliff? Are you rooting for a big love story ahead for Cody and Sasha? What SHOULD happen to Gladys now? Weigh-in via the comment section below. But first, check out this week’s promo for General Hospital.
Josh Kelly has been doing fantastic work as Cody Bell the past few months, and I can appreciate the change in character that’s been taken since his debut. And Sofia Mattsson has been playing this material to the hills, too. But enough with the Sasha torture porn; it’s unbearable at this point.
Yeah I’m sick of the Sasha torture too. I liked her with Brando but I like Cody with her too. Cody is better paired with her than Britt. Gladys…..ugh I wish Sonny was free so Nina could tell him what Gladys has done.
I’m definitely a Sasha and Brando fan. I was upset and frustrated when GH decided to kill him off. I’m not feeling the same chemistry with Sasha and Cody. It’s not working for me.
It was about time someone got Sasha out of that facility!! It was very nerve-wracking.for me to see Sasha being kept drugged up for as long as she was. I can’t help thinking Gladys will somehow wiggle her way out of this one but one thing I think we can all bet on is that Sasha sure won’t allow that woman to be in the same room with her if she does!!
I’m a Josh Kelly fan; was thrilled when I read he was coming to GH (I liked him since OLTL). He was really getting bashed on Twitter when “Cody” first came to the show; it was frustrating to read. I’m glad that Josh is now being recognized and that many are loving “Cody.” It seemed pretty obvious to me from the start this was a character who’d been hurt in his life, was emotionally lost and in defense mode.
I’m also SO glad they let his good looks come through. The scraggly facial hair, the sideburns, the clothes; he looked unattractive to many who aren’t familiar with the actor. His “new” look finally does him justice; hope they keep him that way!
So, yes, I’m a Sasha/Cody fan and I hope these writers can write a compelling story for them, a growing romance. I also really would like to see Cody tell Mac he’s his son, and for the show to give John York more airtime which he’s always deserved. They make a great father/son relationship. Unfortunately Jon tweeted that he’d be off the show for personal reasons for a while. Hopefully he’s okay and will be back to find out “Mac” has a son.
Gladys? Looks like they may kill her off; wondering if Cody will be accused. They definitely set it up for that to be the case…
I sure agree with you. I’ve loved Cody from the beginning when everyone was putting him down, insulting his looks, intentions, etc. I know he’ll somehow save Sasha, expose greedy Gladys, the mad Dr. and Ms. Woo for good measure.
Yes, agree with all… let’s wrap this story up fast. Love Josh Kelly, but not when he is playing the “crazed” version of Cody. Bring back the humorous version of Cody please
Get rid of Gladys please!!!! Can’t stand her! Cody and Sasha are not a good m a match.just friends please. Get rid of Trina too@ don’t like that character….
yes Cody Sasha needs you soo tired of this story let’s end it OK give Sasha a happy ending she’s been on the show for a while and nothing good has happened give her the same happiness that she gave willow and Michael.
Cody and Sasha definitely need to get together and let their love story unfold. They have undeniable chemistry. Gladys needs to answer to so many, not sure if jail, Fire and brimstone reckoning from sonny or Miss Wu terrorizing her is the most fitting of consequences for such a miserable, selfish and ridiculous woman
This storyline is boring. Gladys needs her ass kicked
I want Gladys and Dr. Montague to get what’s coming to them. I applaud Cody for trying to save Sasha. Its about time someone stood up for her.cody shouldn’t have to pay any price for helping her.
For sure Cody and Sasha romance. Get rid of the Dr
Im loving Cody Bell. He’s a Ero & he loves Sasgae just dont know it yet. ❤❤
I wish Mac knew he was his dad ❤❤
Have Sonny take care of Gladys and have Sasha finally get the help she needs to recover. Hopefully Cody and Sasha could start a friendship.
It’s about time for Sasha to be out that he’ll hole thanks to Cody and Sam for helping her ,Gladis and the dr to get what they both deserved need same treatment as Sasha hurray to Cody and Max need to know his son Sasha need to smile and kick Gladys to the curb.
This story line has to end. Give Gladys what she deserves which is jail time. Let Cody and
Sasha love each other!
Cody (Josh Kelly) needs to keep a hot burner storyline and fire up a romance soon. Get going writers before the old crew returns.
It was great to see the Sasha and Cody coming together in the cabin and the emotions shown by both of them there. That was great when Sasha started to trust Cody after violently and forcefully yelling at him she finally reached for his hand.
I want to see the character plot with his Mac daddy
I hope they keep Sasha out of ferncliff after they’re caught. I really like Cody and Sasha together. They have chemistry big time.
Hate this storyline, but Sofia Mattson is absolutely KILLING it. Hope this is on her Emmy submission tape this year.
LOVE THESE 2 TOGETHER BUT, THEY NEED TO TAKE IS SLOW. YES GET GLADY’S WHAT SHE DESERVE FOR WHAT SHE HAS DONE TO HER DAUGHTER IN LAW. GET THE DR THAT DID IT ALSO. LEAVE SASHA ALONE ALEADY SHE DESERVES TO BE HAPPY. LOVE THE CHARACTERS OF COSY AND SASHA
NINA NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT DOWN ALSO FOR WHAT SHE DID TO CARLY AND DREW
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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