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GH’s Maurice Benard Weighs-In on Sonny Unknowingly Not Getting His Proper Meds, “I Will Say This, I Haven’t Had This Much Fun Acting in a Long time !!!”
General Hospital’s Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) is being duped in a most heinous of ways. The mobster, who suffers from bipolar disorder, takes his medication to help control and stabilize his mental health.
However, on Friday’s March 29th episode of General Hospital, viewers learned that Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) has been in cahoots with a pharmacist to doctor Sonny’s medication where he is getting a much smaller dose and the rest is filled with placebo.
Now, Sonny is beginning to act more paranoid and suspicious, and is beginning to act out in ways he might not usually display. It was in full force in key scenes between the mobster and Jason (Steve Burton) and Carly (Laura Wright). Fans of the show were quick to take to social media after the reveal.

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Many voiced their concerns for Benard, who suffers himself from bipolar disorder and in the past has had to play out these tough storyline beats for his soap opera alter-ego.
When Sal Anthony Corrente tweeted, “Not happy to see that @japastu and @MauraWest are working against @MauriceBenard. I look forward to Sonny’s recovery and vengeance in what ever manner he deems fitting,” Maurice responded back.

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The three-time Daytime Emmy-winning star shared on Sonny’s current plight: “There’s a lot of talk about what’s going on on the show. Some talk about mental health. We have to remember it’s a TV show. It can’t always be perfect. But I will say this, I haven’t had this much fun acting in a long time !!!”
Maurice is a fierce advocate for mental health and has become popular as a host with his series State of Mind, as well, that sheds light on people’s emotional struggles and more.
So, are you looking forward to seeing Sonny struggling as he is unknowingly being given the wrong does of medication? Or are you upset that GH is going there? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
There’s a lot of talk about what’s going on on the show. Some talk about mental health. We have to remember it’s a TV show. It can’t always be perfect.
But I will say this, I haven’t had this much fun acting in a long time !!! https://t.co/xVok5Xm8EN— Maurice Benard (@MauriceBenard) March 30, 2024
So, Ava is working with Valentin? And, Valentin burnt down Anna’s house, instead of Charlotte? What does Valentin have on Ava, to get her to gaslight Sonny? Many questions!
You sound like all three of your questions are true and maybe they are except although Valentin is the worst, I’m not sure he would or could burn down Anna’s home. He was supposed to love her and that would be inhuman, the worst.
I thought Charlotte had already been cleared of setting the fire. I thought Brennan was saying he was the one responsible for burning Anna’s house down.
I don’t remember this -confession- of Brennan but it seems plausible, since he’s in cahoots with Valentin, now I’m wondering if he did burn Anna’s house down, did Valentin know at the time who did it and if he did, he’s even worse than I thought he was.
Brennan was talking in circles, so it may not have been a confession. I just interpreted it that way. If so, I would also love to know how much Valentin knew.
I personally do not like a storyline that messes with mental health medication or any medications. Any more than I do baby switch storylines. Remember, It is all fiction.
With all due respect, your concluding sentence contradicts your first sentence. It’s almost as if you are reassuring yourself.
I don’t see why anyone would want to see someone or enjoy watching someone struggle even if it is a character on a show.
What surprises me the most is Maurice Benard going along with this scenario, thinking it’s fun? Especially he, himself struggling with mental health and tries to help people on his show State Of Mind, boy talk about contradictory.
Mo probably is having fun because the other times Sonny went off his meds – it was a conscious decision on his part. He now gets to play something not knowing what’s causing it.
I don’t think Ava is in cahoots with Valentin. However, when the medication switch is eventually discovered, she’ll be the most likely subject based on her past with Morgan.
Don’t think anyone enjoys that, I don’t
The only chemistry this guy has is with Becky . She could sit there and read the phone book and you would be memorized . This is why I don’t watch rhe show because abusing one of my favorite actresses in this industry is more then I could take. I feel the same way about Case in Y&R so I dropped that just don’t get it . I guess as George Carlin use to say it’s a club and you ain’t in it
I found it bothersome that GH was using bipolar plot twist and use it to drive story w/ Maurice but if the actor himself is ok with it then I’m relieved, I just hope they don’t prolong this. As for Valentine, also not liking him turning full villain, hope there’s a twist here too, I liked Valentine w/ Anna, but there’s such a thing as going too far. And Ava, what is up with her? she’s creeping me out how she’s drooling for Sonny, how sad, she’s throwing away her friendship w/ Nina, whose also going off the wheels, damn, how sad,
The show has needed a smart villain since Victor died. Valentin is a logical choice and gets back to the character’s inception. (Helena warned how evil he could be. He shot both Nikolas and Kevin). We’ll also circle back to why he had Nora make sure Olivia Jerome was sent away for good.
His turn further to the dark side is a good sign that we’ll see Lulu awake from her coma sometime later in 2024.
Can you imagine the lengths he’ll go to,to keep Lulu away from his precious Charlotte. That girl is bad news, ever since she was a little kid.
Charlotte is more invisible than bad. Hasn’t it been a few months since we last saw her?
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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

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.

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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.

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

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?

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

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.

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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.

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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.
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