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GH’s Katelyn MacMullen On Willow’s State of Mind: “I Think She’s Definitely Snapped!”
This once, seemingly mild-mannered school teacher-turned-nurse (and former cult member) world has been turned upside down, which in turn, has caused what can only be viewed as a mental breakdown. Of course, we are talking about General Hospital’s Willow Tait (Katelyn MacMullen). On recent episodes of the ABC daytime drama series, the judge ruled in her ex-husband, Michael Corinthos’ (Rory Gibson) favor, and gave full custody of their children, Amelia and Wiley, to their father.
Right before the decision was handed down, Willow learned (as did everyone else in the courtroom) that Sasha (Sofia Mattsson) was carrying Michael’s baby from a one-night stand and lo and behold she goes into labor. Putting any resentment aside, Willow put her nurses’ cap on (not literally) and helps deliver the child right there on the courtroom floor.
Now, Sasha has a newborn baby and Willow has no children. After the judge handed down her decision, Willow lost it, screaming and crying in the courtroom, fainting, and being taken to General Hospital for observation as her mental health status is now in question. Then, before leaving the hospital, Sasha’s newborn ”Daisy” somehow got placed in the wrong bassinet, and another baby was given to her by mistake. After leaving GH with Drew (Cameron Mathison), and back at home with him, Drew presses Willow to marry him. She says she needs to lay down. Later, we see someone peering into the Q’s window where Daisy is with Sasha.
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So, what does this all add up to? Is Willow going in and out of a a “fugue state” a rare psychological condition where someone experiences sudden, unexpected travel and an inability to recall their past, sometimes including a new identity? Has she split and developed an alter? We have certainly seen that before. Now online speculation has that perhaps the upcoming arrival of six-time Daytime Emmy-winner, Erika Slezak (ex-Viki, OLTL) might have something to do with what fate lies ahead for Willow. On One Life to Live, Viki suffered from Dissociative Identify Disorder for years.
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Actress, Katelyn MacMullen spoke to Soap Opera Digest about Willow’s mindset at the moment where she shared, “I think she’s in a bit of a fog. I think she definitely snapped – she definitely had a moment where she snapped in the courtroom and I think that there is a little bit of delayed processing, maybe, even like (she’s) kind of losing it a little bit as she’s trying to cope with this feeling of emptiness. Her entire life is her children, so to even look at life without them is, I think, almost impossible for her. And I get it; I can’t imagine losing custody of your children and how that could affect somebody. So, I feel like anything is possible for in the realm of her mental state. I think at any given moment or on any given day, it’s kind of unpredictable. I would say… expect the unexpected.”
So, what do you think is going on with Willow? Is she going to be revealed as the person targeting little Daisy? Could Willow be in a fugue state as suggested above? Will she ultimately have another personality, the “Nelle” side of her, as a nod to her late sister? Would Erika Slezak’s upcoming GH debut have anything to do with this story? Weigh-in with your theories via the comment section below.
Erika is not coming on till fall, this looks like a summer story
It’s possible that Vicki Lord Buchanan could be involved in this storyline. Willows breakdown and mental issues will most likely be played out for several months after all it is GH and nothing happens fast.
I think when this is all over Willow needs to get a clue what her own mother went through. Both of Nina’s babies stolen from her at birth while she lay in a coma, Willow being one of those babies. Nina spent a decade searching for whom she thought was one child, only to find out she had two. One dead. And Willow. And Carly decided Nina would never know about either. Not once since Willow found out did she have empathy for her own mother. Instead, she chose Carly, shut Nina out. Not once since they supposedly got close, did she seem to finally understood what Nina went through, the pain, even when she (Willow) was afraid to lose her own. Knowing the writers, they’ll probably have Willow reject Nina again when she finds out Nina never told her about her own history with Drew. To that I’d say if Willow was a real person…”If you didn’t have your mother walking on eggshells with ultimatums on what she can say and do if she wants you and her grandkids in their lives, maybe she wouldn’t have been afraid to tell you.”
So very nice to read your comments again Rebecca1.
Yes indeed!
Wonderful breakdown of events and character development. I have nothing to add except that Watros may be one of the most gifted soap actresses in soap history. When she consoled Willow in the court room, you could feel all of her own past maternal grief rising up to merge with her grieving for her daughter’s current maternal grief. That emptiness! It was an intensely emotional and complex moment and Watros played it beautifully by showing without telling.
I have A Job for willow to kidnapped sasha’s baby in sasha home. And need drew be involved of kidnapped sasha’s baby
I think Katelyn is a wonderful actress and she’s always riveting to watch.
Forget about Willow for a minute. I think Sasha is being ridiculous towards Michael-I mean there she is living in the Q mansion, working for them & Michael “is not to be involved with the raising of their child???” I would have Michael in the bed so fast it would make his head spin! God, is Sasha blind or what? (I guess you can tell I love the recast!)
This whole “not involved” concept is ridiculous with her living in his family’s house. And, let’s say she keeps her job and in 10 years Daisy sees her brother Wiley asking her mother to make him something to eat?
Sasha is just slightly better than Holly, who never gave Robert a chance to know Sasha as a child nor make decisions for her. Then again, that was a silly retcon…
I love Katelyn MacMullen, and I know alot of viewers are on the hate willow train right now, but I like willow, and pray she dumps Drew, I like NuMichael, and eventually hope they end up back together, or I realy liked her with Chase but that train has sailed, Or has it? regardless, I’m not sure I want to see Willow develop and alter and have split personality, I watched OLTL and saw this storyline play out on that show with both vickie and jessica, and it was excruiciating and never ending, maybe for the actor is fun to play out or for some viewers, and maybe the reason I never enjoyed it on OLTL was because it was never ending with both of those characters and I just realized it was probably during all that time I watched written by Ron Carvilatti, who has the bad habbit of over doing something for far to long.
She is going to steal Sasha and Michael’s baby daisy. Or could it be brit 2.0?
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) revealed on Thursday, the lineup of presenters for 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards taking place on Friday, October 30, 2026, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California.
The ceremony will stream live on the NATAS YouTube channel at YouTube.com/@theemmys and watch.TheEmmys.tv.
Scheduled to present from the current soaps are: Katelyn MacMullen (Willow, General Hospital), Delon de Metz (Zende, The Bold and the Beautiful), James Preston (Nick, The Bay), Paul Telfer (Xander, Days of our Lives), Tamara Tunie (Anita, Beyond the Gates) and Susan Walters (Diane, The Young and the Restless).
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In addition soap alums, Crystal Chappell, Lesli Kay, Joe Lando, Eva LaRue, who is also a nominee this year, A Martinez, Juliet Mills, and Alicia Leigh Willis, will also be on hand to present.
The ceremony which celebrates nominated lifestyle programs and dramas will also include presenters: Eva zu Beck (Superskilled with Eva zu Beck), Danielle Chang (Lucky Chow), Sunny Hostin (The View), Derek Hough (Extra), Pati Jinich (Pati’s Mexican Table), Star Jones (Divorce Court), Michael Jr. (Stand Up and Do Something), Judge Greg Mathis (Mathis Court with Judge Mathis), Keke Palmer (Glam Through the Ages), Nischelle Turner (Entertainment Tonight), and Andrew Zimmern (Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen).
The 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards will bring together an exciting mix of presenters representing the full spectrum of daytime television,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO of NATAS. “From familiar faces in daytime drama to the personalities and creative voices behind talk shows and lifestyle programming, this year’s lineup reflects the breadth of talent that makes daytime so special. We look forward to celebrating the people who continue to shape the genre.”
Matthew Hoffman (Love Island USA, Cheap A$$ Beach Houses) will serve as the ceremony’s Voice of God, bringing his signature comedic narration to the evening’s celebrations. As previously announced, Lifetime Achievement honoree Genie Francis (Laura, General Hospital) will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by her husband, Jonathan Frakes.
So, what do you think about the list of presenters for the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards? Let us know who you are looking forward to seeing via the comment section below.
General Hospital fans took to social media following the airing of the Wednesday, October 21 episode of the ABC daytime drama series. In story, Molly (Kristen Vaganos) reveals to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) that she has received an offer to join the top law firm in Chicago that practices civil law. She says it’s her dream job.
The problem Molly says is relocating from Port Charles and uprooting her life and being away from her mother, Scout and boyfriend Cody Bell (Josh Kelly). Wistful that she may lose another daughter to a long-distance situation (Kristina left a few months back to go to medical school in California), Alexis urged Molly to get Cody to go with her.
Molly still seemed concerned and has trouble committing to the idea. Alexis tells her to talk it over with Cody. Meanwhile, Cody asked Tracy (Jane Elliot) is he can have Thanksgiving off because he and Molly planned to spend Thanksgiving together with their families. After initially balking, Tracy agrees.
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WILL MOLLY AND CODY HEAD TO CHI-TOWN?
Later, Cody shows up at Miller & Davis and the conversation turned to Thanksgiving dinner that Alexis is hosting. Molly and Cody asked her not to cook anything. Cody hugged Molly reassuring Alexis that he and Molly would take care of whatever was needed on Turkey Day.
So, this raises the question, why out of nowhere are we learning that Molly received an amazing law offer in Chicago, if the character was not being written out? If Molly leaves the canvas, would the character of Cody make his exit too?
Kristen Vaganos joined GH as a recast Molly Lansing-Davis back in September of 2023 and went on contract in August of 2024. Josh Kelly began playing Cody Bell back in June of 2022. Initial reports were that Kelly joined the show on contract and then as of June 2025 went on recurring status with the show per his choice.
Do you see a world where GH is writing out Molly and Cody? Would you be sad to see Kristen and Josh exit the soap opera? If this is not what is going on, is this just a plot point for some other story that is upcoming? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.
It’s been over two-years since his last appearance on General Hospital, now fan favorite Kin Shriner (Scott Baldwin) has taken to social media to share his thoughts on the casting of his grown-up TV daughter, Serena Baldwin now played by Kelly Kruger.
Kelly took over the role of Serena on-screen starting with the July 30, 2026 episode and has been ensconced in the storyline with her mother, Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring), in trying to win back full creative control of Deception for her.
In fact on the Monday, October 19 episode of the ABC soap opera, Serena tried to dupe Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) into signing over Michael’s (Rory Gibson) shares of the company. Jason caught on and wondered why she was doing this. She claimed she just wanted to help her mom gain creative control from Tracy (Jane Elliot) rather than full ownership, and begged Jason to keep quiet about it, which he agreed to for now.
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WHERE IS SCOTT?
On Monday, Shriner also took to X and said, “I think Kelly Kruger is doing a great job on General Hospital, and she and Lynn Herring work well together.” That was followed by comments in his thread about the show needing to bring back Scott too.
In fact, back on August 25, Shriner also took to X with a reminder that Scott is still around and ready to come back to Port Charles, sharing, “Scotty Baldwin always fits in he just needs the right sport coat !!!!”
The last time Serena mentioned her father Scott was when Kruger made her debut and informed Lucy that her father was, “living his best life in Key West.” Meanwhile, Shriner posts on his X account continually and shared back on August 2, that it has been 49 years since he made his on-screen debut as then teenaged, Scotty Baldwin and thanked the fans for al the love and support.
So, now let us know, are you enjoying Kelly Kruger as Serena Baldwin? Do you want to see GH bring back Scott Baldwin into the story, so Serena has both her parents in Port Charles? Do you like the potential of Jason and Serena pairing? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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