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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Paul Eliminates Sloane!
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Paul Hornsby (Richard Burgi) is certainly establishing himself quickly as the man to fear in Port Charles!
After being responsible for the shooting of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard), secretly attempting to take over the territory by blackmailing Ava (Maura West) to do his dirty work, and hoping everyone believes the deceased Carlos Rivera (Jeffrey Vincent Parise) is behind the shooting, it seems his plan is running smoothly.
However, there was a major roadblock on Tuesday’s episode of General Hospital. A tipsy Sloane (Robb Derringer), who is hell-bent on making Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) pay for her crime for shooting Rivera as retribution for the murder of her beloved Duke (Ian Buchanan), decides to call the new DA Hornsby and turn in evidence against the woman who dumped in!
Sloane meets Paul on the docks and hands him a key to a safety deposit box, which has Anna’s gun with her fingerprints all over it, as well as Carlos’ wallet and ID. What does Sloane want out of helping out the DA? He wants immunity in exchange for his testimony.
But little does Sloane know who he is talking to … or handing evidence to! In a shocking moment for Sloane, Paul reveals that Sloane must die in order to keep his plan in motion that Carlos is behind the hit on Sonny. Next, Paul plugs Sloane with two bullets. From the looks of it, it’s bye, bye, Sloane!
And as previously reported, after GH brought back actor Robb Derringer to play Sloane (after a short recast stint by Grayson McCouch) it looks like the character is the next casualty of story. This way, Paul’s crimes remain covered-up as he continues to terrorize the town.
What did you think of Paul shooting Sloane? Now that Sonny has a brain clot on the brain and needs immediate surgery, will Paul with an assist from Ava finally take the territory? Share your thoughts below!
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GH’s Roger Howarth Chats On Shifting From Franco To Drew & The Stunning Story Twist
In one of the most intriguing plots of 2019, General Hospital’s Franco Baldwin was morphed into Navy SEAL Andrew Cain following a harrowing mind-mapping procedure. In all went down thanks to Shiloh (Coby Ryan McLaughlin) and Dr, Cabot (Time Winters), taking the life and memories of Drew (Billy Miller) from his flash drive and transferring them into Franco’s brain, wiping out his past and his present. That followed the tearjerker moment, when Franco sacrificed himself to free his kidnapped stepson, Cameron (William Lipton) from the twisted procedure; that could have left the teenager with Drew’s memories or even in a vegetative state.
The recipient of this storyline – and who would be taking on another persona in his storied daytime drama career – is none other than Roger Howarth. The Daytime Emmy- winning actor is no stranger to changing fictional identities on GH. Howarth, played OLTL’s Todd Manning over in Port Charles, later switching to Franco (previously played by James Franco) following the legal dispute between ABC and Prospect Park.
Last week, viewers got their first glimpse of Howarth taking on the traits of Drew circa 2012, and in short order, it has caused emotional upheaval for Franco’s wife, Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst), Drew himself, Jason (Steve Burton), and Kim (Tamara Braun)… and that’s just for starters.
Michael Fairman TV chatted with Roger as he started his journey transforming his work from playing Franco to Drew and the challenges it presents, plus the ripple effect the change will have on the canvas for many of the characters. In addition for One Life to Live fans, Roger chats about his appreciation for his time on that iconic series in a candid, self-effacing, and special conversation. Here’s what Howarth shared:
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When you were told that they were going to put Drew’s memories into Franco, what was your initial reaction to learning that news? Did you think it was a great twist?
ROGER: Yeah, I think it’s a great idea. I really do. Good story needs a lot of things, and this checks a lot of the boxes. It brings people together; it provides obstacles. There are a lot of places this could lead to. I just think it’s really smart and interesting. I look forward to it a lot, and I can already tell by what I have shot thus far that it’s going to be fun.
If this story is written well, what has happened to Franco will be life-altering and crucial to so many people’s lives in Port Charles.
ROGER: What I like about it, and this isn’t lip service, is that it’s a great story because it affects a lot of people. Those are the good stories. Elizabeth has got to deal with this, the boys have to deal with this, Scotty’s (Kin Shriner) got to deal with it, Jason is confused by this information, and now this person in interacting with Drew, and Kim, and Shiloh. All of the sudden, the canvas is interacting completely differently. So, I think the writers are having fun with this as well.
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Then, there is also the character of Kim played by Tamara Braun, who Drew shares a past with. It will be interesting to see how that relationship plays out, we already witnessed Franco’s Drew instantly smitten and attracted to her.
ROGER: Yes, the person in this body is running under a certain set of assumptions that no one else shares. So, yes, it’s confusing to everybody, I am sure, including Kim.
Do you see Franco eventually flipping back and forth, and having personality traits of both he and Drew?
ROGER: No. One hundred percent, no, and that provides a real obstacle with a couple like Franco and Elizabeth. They are always looking for obstacles to prove to the audience that these two people really do care about one another, and that’s the purpose of a story like this. I’m guessing and hoping that it will provide the character of Elizabeth with a particular objective because it would be nice to see Becky be able to play all of those beats.
Right, and to have to fight for something…
ROGER: Yes, it’s very tragic. This is a character that is accustomed to tragedy, and to see Becky play the role of Elizabeth dusting herself off, trying to get what she wants is going to be really cool.
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The tragic twist had Franco saving Cameron from winding up with Drew’s memories and being the vessel for Shiloh to use. What did you think about how Franco sacrificed himself in order to protect Elizabeth’s son? It was quite heroic.
ROGER: I think the other beautiful part of this is that this was motivated by love. I don’t see it as heroic. I think as an actor, you’re always looking for the heart of the story, and the writers made it really simple. He does this because he loves this kid. Yeah, they’ve had their ups and downs, and they are struggling to figure out how they can get along, and they have a lot of things that they feel about one another, but push actually did come to shove, and I think that the character of Cameron is going to be deeply affected by that.
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This now puts Franco deep within Shiloh’s storyline and past with Drew, because Shiloh desperately wants a key piece of information locked in Drew’s memories. So, in theory, this kind of ranks among one of the better stories you’ve probably ever gotten to tell in your daytime career. Everyone is hoping that it lives up to its expectations in the execution of it on-air.
ROGER: It is certainly a high concept story. It’s asking a lot of the audience. So far, we’re all in. It’s a good cast. I work with really good actors, so I’m not worried. It is asking the audience to suspend disbelief for sure. The good stories do. I think Erika Slezak (Viki) on One Life to Live, getting to play Dissociative Identity Disorder as Niki and Viki that was a large ask. She never blinked. She did everything that was asked. I’m trying to follow her example.
Exactly, and she played more characters. She had more alters after that.
ROGER: (Laughs) Yeah! She’s better at this than I am. I’m having trouble with the one. (Laughs)
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What do you think about how Scott and Franco’s relationship will be affected, now that he is in essence “Drew”?
ROGER: There’s no part of that relationship that hasn’t changed because there is no Franco. Franco is not around … Franco has left the building.
He is a completely new person for all intent and purposes.
ROGER: For sure. This soldier doesn’t appreciate being called by somebody else’s name. He is not compassionate to the people who mistake him for this somewhat tortured art therapist that he no longer is.
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What is also interesting is that this should put you right into conflict and scenes with Steve Burton, because now you are essentially playing Jason’s twin.
ROGER: Yes. For me, as an actor, to get a chance to work with Steve, and to play a like-minded person, is intimidating frankly, but it’s exciting.
Also, the audience knows how Franco and Jason are such enemies, and now, he is really in his mind his twin.
ROGER: Yeah, Franco sees in many shades of gray and other colors, and from what I can tell, Franco as Drew sees the world much simpler. He thinks more clearly, he finishes his sentences, he thinks before he speaks, he knows what he is going to say. His point of view does not waiver. He is determined.
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That’s got to be so exciting for you to get to play after all of Franco’s psychological baggage and issues.
ROGER: I’ve got to say, it’s been a bit of a challenge for me to play someone with a different set of speech patterns and who stands differently. Because Drew thinks and feels differently about everything; his body is the same, but his body is behaving differently, and it speaks differently, and he thinks at a different tempo. They’ve been very patient on set giving me chances to do it badly, so far. (Laughs) It’s not uncommon for me to get halfway through a scene and to have to start over. I am essentially figuring it out as we go along. I am very appreciative of the fact that they have been giving me a few extra takes to try and figure out how this guy stands. He relates to people with a different set of space and time. It’s cool. It’s a cool set of puzzles. It’s been really fun. I’m a lucky guy.
When I first learned of the story twist, I was like, “Oh! Roger will be great in this.”
ROGER: I don’t know, man. I could be stinking it up pretty badly. (Laughs) I think there’s a trap as an actor who has been asked to play twins, and the trap is that this guy is only acting the way that he acts. The trap is frankly to act too much because the audience is being told that he is a different person. If I go too far to try to demonstrate that he is a different person, then it slips into parody or overacting. Over the years, I have definitely been guilty of overacting, so, I’m a little frightened of it. (Laughs) I don’t like the way it feels. I know how it feels to go too far. I have been getting notes like, “You could pull it back a little bit.” (Laughs) It’s pretty funny.
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In the past, I have heard you say you’d rather go to work and feel unsettled about what you are asked to play. Does that still hold true?
ROGER: For sure! I’d rather go to work and leave my job knowing that it was terrible and that I get to come back the next day and make it a little better. The best thing about daytime is how much it will stretch you and pull you and ask as much of it as you are willing to put in.
Now speaking of Franco, what did you think about the wedding reception on the yacht with Elizabeth? Did you think that was a nice payoff for Friz fans?
ROGER: Yes, for sure. I thought it was a really sweet culmination to a sweet story about these two people finding one another. I’m glad they incorporated a large part of the cast. It was a really good idea.
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What did you think of how all of Elizabeth’s boys (Cameron, Aiden and Jake) performed a song for Franco and their mom at the reception, and how Franco relates to all of them?
ROGER: I think it was a really important story point, and it was nice, and it was easy to play. They’re really good kids, and they’re also terrific people.
Franco really stepped up as a stepdad to Aiden, who had been bullied at school. I loved the cooking scene, where Franco was baking with Aiden. What do you think about their relationship? I love that Franco is being very understanding.
ROGER: I think he’s trying to be understanding. I don’t think he’s really great at it. I think he’s a human being just trying to figure out how to make the best use of his time here, just like the rest of us.
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General Hospital needed a big jolt with an umbrella story like this that turns the canvas a bit upside down. How does it feel to be at the epicenter of it?
ROGER: I really don’t think I’m the center of the story. I’m not even kidding. The story is that this piece of information is worn on the shoulders of Franco, but the people who are most effected by that piece of information are Kim and Elizabeth.
It will be interesting to see what the reaction is like from the GH audience. You’re not on social media. Will you check out what they are saying … or the feedback?
ROGER: I’m not on social media. But, I believe there is a guy whose job it is to track that initial criticism/support. I think it is kind of cool that we will get real-time reviews, you know what I mean? I actually thought about that because with the character of Franco, it took us a while to figure out who the guy was. There was a lot of blonde hair and some missed cues, and we weren’t sure which relationship would be featured, whether it would be Franco and Ava (Maura West), or whether he would wind up in Carly’s (Laura Wright) arena again. It took a while to figure out the best way to put that guy in the canvas, and I imagine that it will happen again. I didn’t dye my hair for this, but I did cut it. (Laughs)
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How was working with Billy Miller in this storyline twist? Were you there on his last day on set?
ROGER: Yes, I worked with Billy not on his last day, but on his last show. He was remarkable with dignity and with class, and I wish him all the best. He did a great job. He is a good actor. I’m sure he will find somewhere to go be an actor.
Throughout your soap career, has there been a story that you initially pooh-poohed, but when you did it, you thought, “Oh, this is great!”
ROGER: There was a story when Carly and Franco were together, and they wrote a story where Franco gave Carly a gift that wound up being a camera…
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The evil-eye necklace!
ROGER: Yes, this small seeing rye. I just thought, every time Franco would come in and say something like, “Oh, you’re wearing the necklace. It’s so beautiful,” while we were doing it, I was like, “Wow. The audience is really going to hate this.” (Laughs) However, my real-time Twitter is the subway, and while it was airing, I got on the train and sat next to this really amazing fan, who just told me how much she loved that story, and I was honestly surprised and pleased. I am often wrong, and it doesn’t surprise me now when I am wrong … because I was really wrong then.
You mentioned Franco with Ava which was a potential pairing. I think you and Maura West have always had great chemistry together on screen.
ROGER: Yes, she’s a pretty great actor. She’s great with everybody.
She is. You knew Maura’s work first when she was at As the World Turns, while you were there, also?
ROGER: I didn’t know her well at As the World Turns, but I knew who she was. She’s a hard worker, and Jack (Michael Park) and Carly always had a lot to do. She was pretty focused when she was there, but I spoke to her. I didn’t feel like I got to know her until I got to work with her on GH.
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Last month on July 15th would have been the 51st anniversary of One Life to Live. I saw a lot of people commenting and remembering the show on social media that day. I put together four photos on a post I made about that show featuring some of the remarkable actors who were a part of it. From there, I received hundreds of comments of how people were just missing the series, the characters, and actors they loved in it, including you. When you look at the list of people from yourself to Judith Light, to Robin Strasser, Bob Woods, and of course Erika Slezak – it’s such an unbelievably talented group who spent time in Llanview. Do you ever think about what an incredible experience that was, and how the fans still miss that show so much?
ROGER: All the time. I mean, I’m a lucky guy. I think it really was a special building to work in, and the people who we are talking about: Erika (Viki), Bob (Bo), Robin (Dorian), and Phil Carey (Asa), and Clint Richie (Clint), and John Loprieno (Cord), the people who made it possible for me to work there set an environment and a tone that made it a really special place. It was a really good cast, like you said, and there was a lot of opportunity for them to write a really cool story. I wasn’t a part of the AIDS quilt storyline, but to realize that they told a story like that and incorporated that into our show was wonderful.
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Such an amazing story and One Life was telling socially relevant and important issues of our time, always.
ROGER: I can’t say for certain, but I do believe that the original concept of the Todd, Marty (Susan Haskell), and Powell (Sean Moynihan) storyline was kind of supposed to be initially an effort to bring awareness to a horrible, violent crime. That was a long time before the #MeToo movement. I think it was a show where the writers had a social conscious as well and really brought awareness to a lot of different things. That’s a great legacy and something that show should be very proud of.
Once the character of Todd Manning took off on One Life, and how they found ways to redeem him, and how it spoke to how much the network, the show, and the audience responded to your performances, did you ever feel you had a bit of a safety net as an actor, or were you like, “I’m going to be fired tomorrow?”
ROGER: This is truth: I am so grateful to have a job, and I don’t take anything for granted. I don’t think anybody is safe in this business. I just don’t. I just don’t think anybody gets to say that they’ve arrived. I just did a roundtable, and I shared this with people who have a lot more clout and opportunity than I do – that actors are by nature, the good ones, are aware that every day that you get to go to work is a privilege, and don’t waste it.
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In soaps, for the most part, when someone is stepping into someone else’s role as a recast, or actor who played one role is changing to another, there seems to be this reactionary period of adjustment, and then, there is acceptance from the audience over time … unless you really stink it up … as you say. (Laughs)
ROGER: Here’s the thing, and this is why I think this is such a great idea, it’s not about me playing this part, it’s about how Elizabeth, who has been on this show for twenty-something years gets to react to it, and giving her the ball. It’s flashy that Franco is Drew, but it is really and Elizabeth/Kim story. I may be the one overacting and stinking it up, but it’s theirs. Do you know what I mean? It’s not my story.
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What do you want to say to the fans about this new “role” you are taking on at General Hospital?
ROGER: I want to say that I really do appreciate the fans. Here is the thing, they’re down for everything. I hope they’re down for this. It’s a big ask, but I really hope that they like it.
So, what do you think of Roger as Andrew Cain thus far and how the storyline is beginning to take shape? Are you excited to see how Franco becoming Drew (through the mind-mapping procedure) shakes up the canvas? Do you hope Drew returns to be Franco sooner than later? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Franco Looks In The Mirror … And Believing He Is Drew Kisses Kim
This week on General Hospital, viewers have seen that when Franco (Roger Howarth) awoke from his mind-mapping implantation (thanks to Shiloh and Dr Cabot) he woke up saying that he is “Drew Cain”. Thus, as far we know, Franco now carries the life and memories of Drew from 2012 and back, and as of now, has no trace of Franco’s memories.
When Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) and Drew (Billy Miller) try to make Franco understand in his confusion what transpired, Liz brings a mirror to Franco to see his face, which makes this all the more terrifying for him. Liz insists to him that she is wife, but he tells her that he is sorry but he does not recognize her. Franco insists he is going to leave town and Drew asks him to please stay put, as Liz promises that they can reverse what happened to him. But can Liz really promise that?
Later, Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) fills Sam (Kelly Monaco) and Jason (Steve Burton) in on what happened and how Franco now was implanted with Drew’s memories, which leaves them stunned. That means Franco, who is one of the people Jason loathes most in the world – now believes he is Jason’t twin brother.
Meanwhile, as Kim (Tamara Braun) and Julian (William deVry) prepare to leave Port Charles for Manhattan and start live anew, (so Kim can not be haunted by her life in Port Charles from the recent death of her son, Oscar) things are about to make a shocking turn … for her.
Back at GH, Liz is upset when Franco decides he must get out of his hospital room. Liz is scared he will just skip town knowing he feels he has no ties there. Drew reassures her that because he is a version of him, the pull will be way too strong for him to exit Port Charles.
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Kim is now at the hospital getting ready to turn in her resignation letter and runs into Franco. He recognizes her and calls her “Kim!” You can tell he is quite smitten with her. Kim is not sure why Franco is acting that way. She announces she is leaving Port Charles to which he says he is going to come with her. She sees he has a hospital ID bracelet on, so she thinks something has happened. Just then, Franco tells her about the first time Drew Cain and her met up! This shocks Kim … and the next thing you know … he moves in for a major kiss and lip-lock as Drew and Liz look on.
So, what do you think of the story turn thus far that has Franco now with Drew’s memories and with no trace of Franco? Share your thoughts on the twist via the comment section below!
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Constance Towers Returns To GH As Helena Cassadine … But Just How Does She Appear?
Now, any General Hospital fan knows that if there is skullduggery and evil going down, Helena Cassadine (whether dead or alive) is usually somehow involved when it comes to the lives of certain people in Port Charles.
And … some major storyline news from TV Line reveals that on next Monday’s August 19th episode of the ABC soap opera, Constance Towers reprises her role as the evil one herself … Helena!
Apparently, look for Helena to appear in a flashback with none other than Shiloh (Coby Ryan McLaughlin) and about Drew Cain’s time in Afghanistan. That scene might hold a key to just what Shiloh wants now that he has implanted Drew’s memories into Franco (Roget Howath), thanks to Dr. Cabot’s work. But could what is revealed also relate to the story that will see Billy Miller (Drew) exit the canvas later this month? Stay tuned.
Viewers last saw Helena alive in story until November of 2016, but then she was part of Jake’s hallucinations that were a part of the chimera storyline that climaxed at the Nurses’ Ball back in May of 2017.
So what do you think Helena’s presence in a flashback will reveal? And, who is ultimately having that flashback? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
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I absolutely hate when shows bring characters back completely changed! But, if the show wants Paul to eliminate some dead weight, I am all for that. I also wish a regime would have the courage, the foresight, and the show changing game plan to finally let one of the countless enemies who have tried to “get” Sonny actually get him. I hope I live long enough to see the day Sonny Corinthos dies on this show. So many characters have been killed for him, because of him, or by him that it is sickening to watch the constant glorification he receives. He deserves to die in an epic mob shoot out and be 6 feet under.
Agreed!!!
I totally agree. Never liked the character since the beginning. Sadly, Dylan – I totally agree, however, Sonny will NEVER die. Even if Maurice decides to leave the show, and Sonny is “murdered” he will rise again. And with the current storyline with this stroke-thing — Sonny will pull through and gain power once again. Maybe the new female writers will be less in love with the character and minimize the mob stuff. They can get rid of Carly, too. Never liked that character except for a short time when she was played by Tamara Braun and the character was involved with Alcazar. I wonder if actors read these comments we make and realize how much we dislike their characters. But I guess to them – a job is a job.
The only “Carly” I ever liked was Tamara Braun…and you are correct…Sonny ain’t going anywhere.
A job is a job. He is doing what is written. He is an actor. He is not an NFL player running around and dragging his girlfriend through a freakin casino, knocking her out! !
Totally agree! Remember all the thibgs he used to say to Karen!! I remember well how he said that she wanted her step dad Ray to moleste her… He was making her dance naked and was horrible to her. Scott Baldwing has every right in the world to hate Sonny.
I, too, wish that Paul was still a good guy. That’s a worthwhile complaint. But he hasn’t been on in twenty years. People change in twenty years!
GhLover, you’re right of course but I couldn’t help but laugh aloud when I read “he made her dance naked.”
Yes, I have a warped sense of humor.
That said, let Paul now kill Nina, Franco, Kiki, Julian, Kiki, Sabrina and Valerie.
Yes, Harry, Kiki gets it twice! lol. Agree.
Harry…usually agree with you but I guess I don’t have your sense of warped humor, and you lost me on both counts.
I disagree!!! Richard Burgi is so good as Paul. He is the reason I’ve started watching General Hospital once again. If Paul goes then I go as well.
i’ll get pelted for this:
Jane Elliott… is such a grand dame… high end
that it has to be difficult to … find her a man who can match spark and whit
they had it … with Richard Burgi…
???
I wanted some romance and loving … to enjoy
and I wanted it with and for Traci!
dang it… !
ruination for the Quartermaines!
let me guess
the nuHeadwriters… have no plans to realize the potential and “minefield with Billy Miller’ Jake as Jason Quartermaine
Dylan…Are you going dark side? I thought you didn’t like all the killing on GH as a means to an end to solve problems.
Hi, Rose.
I don’t think Dylan is joining su, here….LOL. I believe what Dylan wants, is poetic justice. You know…’live by the sword, die by the sword” type-of-ending for Sonny? He has pillaged and plundered, as it were, people’s hearts, souls and minds, leaving devastation in his wake. It is called getting one’s just desserts. I feel the same way; and I am the last to merge into that dark, villainous lane. Even the best of us hold some rancor for Sonny’s ilk. Later, my friend.
Sonny is the Victor Newman of GH. He protects his family and never pays the consequences for any of his actions. I accept it. Dont like it but accept it. It happens in the real world to. Dont like it but accept it!
Sonny is a lead character. What do you want to do, kill him off and tune in to see detective West everyday? I’m not a big fan of Sonny’s but I’d rather watch him and Carly before I watch Dante and Lulu ANYDAY!
Timmm…Heavens “no” to killing Sonny off. But I don’t like that he doesn’t have more jail time/consequences to at least partially pay for all of the misery he has caused to lots of people and his own family.
Cee I love you. Lol. And Timm. …as I have stated….it’s called General Hospital! There is and would always be plenty of Drama to be mined in that setting. I would have no problem with Sonny…if he was played for the villain he is! Not a misunderstood hero! Which he isn’t! And never was. Early on in Carlivati’s tenure, around the time of the 50th….there were literal WEEKS where Sonny was not even seen!!! That was glorious! !! And the show had good ratings then!! Fast forward to a few months ago when it became all Sonny again and record low ratings came in. I believe the viewers are metaphorically speaking loud and clear!
I don’t mind watching Carly, Timmm. It’s Sonny that sticks to my craw…the fake murderous look in his eyes, which scares me not at all, the stuttering and lisping that fog my concentration, and the fact that he tries to command a situation/scene which eventually fizzles out.
But, you’re right. I am able to stare the cold reality in the face….he is here to stay, for reasons I cannot fathom.
Considering Carly changes men as often as she changes her unmentionables, I am sure she’ll find someone at the blink of an eye. How about Milo? LOL.
There are actors, and then there are actors, Timmm. Maurice just does not fit the category of a compelling actor for me. I am not into Victor Newman either but at least, Eric can perform, even at his age. It is a matter of opinion, and taste. Ryan/Nathan artistic delivery may not be up to par for most, but I do not cringe when I see him. His character represents a normal cop doing his normal work….he is not perceived as super-cop….he is actually the brunt of many jokes. That fact has much to do with how well-received a character is. Sonny has had his hey-day and from all the comments, fans are tired of this unwarranted adoration given to the worst kind of living ‘thing’…..I’ve only been watching for a short time and I’m sick of the shenanigans and him.
What bothers me the most is that there’s never any closure with this character. He devours everything in his path with gigantic tongues of fire and gets away with it. I don’t understand it. Why do the writers keep this character’s twisted image alive? Not only is the character a fiend, but the acting is deplorable. Later.
Completely disagree! I love his character and his whole family. Inwouldnlive for him to go out in the blaze of glory that was described… Just not until he’s ready to retire.
Where’s autocorrect when you need it?
I would love….
So over Sonny. The character has been played to death.
Here’s the thing. Its Anna’s gun and Carrrrlos’ wallet. They still haven’t found the body, so there is nothing to match the bullets to. if Sloane is dead, there’s no one to corroborate the story. Even if Sloane survives, no one trusts him anyway. The fact that Paul will shoot without hesitation or remorse is the part that matters. There’s nothing he won’t do to make his plans stay on track and that is what is going make him dangerous and interesting to watch.
Exactly, Lisa. But, this is PC law and lawmakers. Carlos was/is a known criminal; Anna a respected citizen/agent/former law-woman. Anyone in law enforcement would be grateful for Carlos’ death or capture. Ironically, the rumor Ava started, that Carlos is alive, is probably true. I hope this is the case. It is the only way for Anna to escape being held mentally captive by Paul……Nothing to hold over her head.
I am wondering….it was Anna’s gun to have been used to shoot Carlos, right? So, wouldn’t her fingerprints be on the weapon? Why is this fact so shocking or important? What is the big deal about that? Am I missing something? Sloane was a cad. Anna could say her gun was missing or something. Then, again….why not report it stolen. That scene, Carlos’ shooting, I mean, was so contrived and weird. So she shot him….he deserved it. Anna was not in her right mind, otherwise she would have never put so much faith in Sloane. How convenient!
TPTB will fashion this storyline any way they wish. The only good thing about this is seeing Anna back in action….
@Dylan.
Oh, my God, Dylan. Did you feel the sweet, yet sad and heart-wrenching emotion displayed between Kayla and Caroline, too? I sobbed over that scene. It was so well executed…..I felt the love and pain that, so obviously, enveloped Kayla. The performance by these two outstanding actresses is so rarely seen anymore; it just tore at my heart.
@Dylan.
That’s it, Dylan! You have concisely put a title on Sonny which was escaping me. “Misunderstood hero” is perfect. He is a villainous fiend; yet, he is upheld as the Messiah-in-training. Blasphemy. LOL.
Whatever happened to crime doesn’t pay? Whatever happened to paying for one’s crimes? Where is the good example being set and beheld? Instead of catching the bad guys, governors in in my home state (what a laugh) give them the key to the city…..or more bad guys are harvested . I am waiting for Carlos or his clone to show up.
GOOD! Didnt like either Sloan. Heres hoping Paul goes on a rampage and takes out Nathan, Sabrina, Valerie, Lulu, Ava and Morgan!
Now onto Anna. Either her and Paul will fall for each other or he will prosecute her for Carlo’s murder UNLESS Carlos reappears and Paul has to let Anna go. I would like to see Paul lay it on Anna big time and have Robert come back into town and side with Anna and go after Paul. Either way, I love Richard Bergi and miss Robert Scorpio!
I hope Paul goes on a killing spree too and kills offf half the cast…maybe he can pollute the air with a deadly toxin and only a few survive!
I know, networks bitch about how expensive it is to produce a soap and they have to cut the budget. WELL, cut it! I hate to see people lose jobs but keep people who are relevant and cut the fat and put some money into the sets or do an on location story!
Franco should go postal again and off most of the current cast. The canvas is bloated and unfocused. It is a shame that so many talented actors are stuck in roles that are completely wasted or pointless. Altman and Pass an Auntie have their work cut out for them. I am guardedly optimistic about their work but am NOT happy with Michael going gangsta! He looks and sounds ridiculous. A cherubic blonde boy who looks barely out of his teens has no place in the mob. Leave that crap to Morgan. I am just watching a DEEPLY affecting scene on DAYS with Kayla, Caroline and Victor and it reminded me how good soaps can be when they focus on family!! DAYS is awesome right now!! It is tight and focused and entertaining.
Hey, jimh.
What Paul will do is use the incriminating info on Anna to his advantage. He is just biding his time…like a snake in the grass, lurking; waiting for the right instant, to pounce. Will Anna capitulate?
I agree. The list is long:
Kiki
Elizabeth
Sabrina
Ava
Julian
Valerie
Alexis
Jordan
OH yes, Timm. I forgot Nathan and Morgan. They need to go too
So much excess baggage. And since Alexis sold her soul to the Devil, I think she and her cleavage need to go too
all your list are stupid, you all basically want a show with no characters, just plain dumb list!
My dear Harry:
If Nathan leaves, whose well-honed chest, abs and biceps am I to admire?
Alexis looks like a goof ogling over every wag of Julian’s tail!
Lol, Timmm. Paul may just do that. He is fermenting, right now. Lol. Shooting Sloane before the guy could say, “uncle” proves what a heartless ‘batard’ he really is. And, that was unplanned, spur of the moment, I’m assuming. Imagine when his schemes are all categorically laid-out? WOW!!
We all have our favorites, I guess. Ava brings good and evil all rolled into one. We have seen how fiercely and convincingly ( well, not the Denise part, lol) she can act. We need her to create conflict; without conflict, there’s no story. Valerie is inconsequential; introduced as a remaining link to the Spencers that once were. She is a wanna-be. We may not see her purpose right now, but it was mentioned before that she may be a Q. Therefore intertwining the two families. Nathan has a lot of story to tell. He will be the hero…yeah, at least, my hero…LOL. I don’t much care about Dante or Lulu….they are the most insipid lovers and partners ever. Sabrina’s purpose right now is to bring some balance to Michael’s life? Ha! I don’t mind her presence, but, c’mon, she’s encouraging Michael to say, “open sesame” and enter/plunge into the abyss? Yeah, I agree about Sabrina. There was a time I thought she could be Sonny’s daughter….but, the less humanity spawned by Satan, the better.
Morgan is a waste. Even idiots have a modicum of a functioning brain….this guy has none. Whatever it is the writers are trying to do with this character, well, it’s just not working. He goes on a rampage over every little thing….is that a manifestation of bipolar disorder? Or, is he just a spoiled nincompoop used to getting his way? Oh, but of course….everything comes to a halt….every blessed storyline is at a standstill because the Prince of darkness takes center stage. We are only afforded a few glimpses of what or may not happen with Jake, Liz, Sam, Morgan, Ava, and the rest.
I think, Timmm, that only a couple of whom you have mentioned should take a hike. Later, luv-ya.
“Nathan has a lot of story to tell.” WHAT!
Nathan’s story:
I get up, shower, dry myself off, look in the mirror and say wow, theres that hunky guy in my bathroom again!
I go to the kitchen no one sees, eat some oatmeal, banana and down a broccoli smoothie!
Go to the living room/dining room. Do some push ups and sit ups and….
Oh, I get a shower, theres that guy in the mirror staring at me again!
The front door makes a noise [Someone knocks] Its Valerie Spencer. Spenser, isnt Bobbie and Luke pasty white? Wait, they told me not to think! I’m sweating now!
Another shower!!!
Ha ha ha!
@Timmm..
Hello, ‘dahling’.
Oh, my gosh, Timmm…I am laughing so hard…you really rock my world…LOL
You have just described my husband, how did you know that was his morning ritual?? HaHa!
That is your best satirical post, yet. I have enjoyed reading it to no end.
I must make my point, though…all teasing aside: I still feel that sooner or later, Nathan’s father will be making an appearance. That’s what I meant when I said Nathan had a lot of story to tell. Perhaps I should have phrased it differently; that is, there is a storyline centered around his paternity; his parentage. I did mention the other day that Paul could be his father, unbeknownst to no one but Liesl. Arrivederci…luv-ya.
@CeeCee….We are of the same mind when it comes to Paul as a “babydaddy” candidate for Nathan….I have mentioned this one before in the recent past. We need to see an encounter between Hornsby and Dr. O. to ascertain that possibility. Also, whilst we are on the subject of paternity, how about this one: Ava somehow obtained a sperm sample from Dante (leftovers in the lab?) and used that to father Avery. After today’s episode where the little munchkin had a rash, I recalled Rocco’s allergy to latex, which he inherited from his father. Could this be why Ava’s child DNA tested out as a “Corinthos?” Everyone assumed that meant either Morgan or Sonny, but what if the answer is neither A nor B, but “C?” Just ruminating…..
@Shay.
Hi, Shay……good one. Avery is Dante’s? Never crossed my mind. How deviously delicious would that be?
As yourself, I automatically assumed Paul was a good candidate as being Nathan’s father. I talked about it….but, I think only you and I actually touched on that subject. Perhaps it’s too far fetched?
I can’t get over how alert and smart and cute the twin babies are. I want to reach out and hold either of them. Later.
Well, FINALLY, CeeCeeGirl! One of my responses to you made it to post….I’m not sure if this is to what you were referring on another GH thread, but suffice to say, it was only one of three from yesterday, one being rather lengthy in explaining my recent absence. If you did NOT get that particular reply, let me know and I shall throw myself upon the mercy of the moderators and post it for a second time with a request to at least personally send it to you! Talk about frustrating….if I even use the words “Sappy” or “Alexis,” I get totally obliterated, yet someone else can express the exact same sentiment and make it online….as for our speculations on various paternities, I think they are brilliant. Both are rather clever and unexpected, and would be a welcome change from the banal nature of the two (?) current pregnancies. (What is this obsession with reproduction anyway????? Port Charles has plenty of cute kiddies…..especially Avery. We don’t need anymore darn offspring!) Neither of these new “blessed events” is remotely necessary…and the very notion of having to put up with such nonsense again has turned me off to GH, possibly for good this time. Really!
@Shay.
Oh, I hear you, Shay. All these babies. Point is, how many of them will survive?
Unfortunately, sweetie, I did not get your post explaining your absence. I look forward hearing it. Yes, do beg, if you must…LOL. Later.
Okay….I’m begging! Mr./Ms. Moderator….PLEEEEZE send this to my bestie CeeCee! I completely understand that you don’t always appreciate my thoughts and how they are expressed…fair enough, don’t post me for public consumption. But when you also fail to forward my responses to the inboxes of designated parties, it makes me appear rude and disinterested…and I’m neither!!! So, if you could please personally pass this one on to CeeCee????…Much thanks! (Resend begins here…..) Oh, I’m still here, CeeCeeGirl!!!!….Lurking about on the GH threads…thanks for asking! I’ve not had much to say since the NLG TWI (Tweeting While Intoxicated) debacle….I repeatedly expressed my negative thoughts on her behavior–okay, I raked her over the coals—and practically none of my sentiments made it online, even though my issue was with not what she said, but simply the irresponsible m.o. of her saying that and so many other things in the past. After that episode, I just had enough for awhile, since I also (apparently) failed to get a few of my other previous responses directed to you, as well. (I’m assuming you did not receive them?) It just seemed a good opportunity for a bit of a time out…..from both commenting and watching GH….I just cannot take it as it currently is! But I do always check out the recaps and that in itself is a gag-worthy exercise. Absolutely nothing has changed! All the wrong legacy characters are being frontburnered and the atrocious, worthless newbies are still hanging around offering little of value. Not much in which for me to invest at this point…..it’s no wonder ratings are down. I keep hoping for a turnaround so that I can regain my sense of enjoyment, as opposed to utter disgust, for my once-beloved soap. However, from what I have been reading in spoilers, such is not the case….yet. At any rate, I do read this website on a daily basis to keep apprised of what all my favorite people have to say, you included, but of course!….I shall look for your other post! Once again, thank you for wondering about me. I’ve missed you, too! I will try to get back into the “posting groove,” Girlfriend! Va bene? Later!
When is all the mob violence on this show going to end? GH is not getting better, it is getting worse.
agreed. I fast forwarded through most of Friday and Monday’s shows.
Tristan..
The GH mob stuff has not ended for 3 decades, and it will not end,
the mob is a cornerstone of GH, it is a core part of GH ..
I watch 2 soaps and both are very different from each other, I like the variety.
I get different things from each soap/balance perhaps..
I am among all the GH mab fans, and we are many 🙂
I’m under the impression that it’s not going to end, unfortunately. Every hint i hear about the new writers isthat they want to focus on the Corinthos Family. I stopped watching, but hopefully, you’ll all let me know if by some miracle things change.
Justin, I haven’t watched in two months, but I troll the boards hoping for good news.
Suooo, the mob has not been a cornerstone of GH. And emphasis on the mob is why RC/FV were brought on in the first place, to salvage GH because of the horrible ratings due to the mob obsession of the previous regime. GH cannot survive on the love of the mob fans alone. It needs to recapture viewers who left because of the mob. If it is mob central again, GH will not survive. Simple as that. Last time that happened GH was going to be cancelled, unless your beloved RC and FV could turn it around. Which they did, until they tried to turn it into a retirement home for stars of other soaps; losing focus again and losing viewers. Which is where we are now, with them going back to the mob because it is the easy way out: just have people yell at each other and shoot and kill. Any hack can write this nonsense. If they don’t diversify the storylines, GH will fall again never to rise. I’ll take my prediction to the bank: it’s money.
No one doubts that some like the mob. But that group is far outweighed by the number of viewers who have left because of the mob. GH can only survive by giving satisfaction to the greatest numbers, not just the faction of mob fans. GH has to please more than viewers like you, or it is dead. Is that what you want? Would you prefer that GH cater only to mob fans and end up cancelled? If so, you are not the true fan of the show that you pretend to be: you’re a fan of the mob, not of GH. If you were, you would want it to survive. It won’t focusing on the mob.
Hi Tristan…from what I’ve read, the new writers are literally going to focus on both…mob and romance. Not necessarily in that order or intertwined!
Ugh. Can’t stand Paul atall.
I just lost my ‘liking’ for Paul with my lunch, Margie.
Me too. Well it’s October 1. I really hope things change in GH. Otherwise…
CeeCee .. 🙂
Paul is awesome!!
He is handsome and pure power, a great character..
We have only seen a few scenes with Paul and wow I’m looking forward to more of the charming dangerous man..
He is a man nobody should mess with! yet, he has soft side will Dillion and Tracy..
I can’t wait to see where he goes with Anna and of course Tracy..
ALL soaps need the bad guys to bring suspense and intrigue and to give us someone to root for, their targets!
some root for bad guys some for the good guys, whichever they bring the excitement..
@su.
Hi susu.
I really do appreciate your loyalty. But, a good person is good all around; not just to the people he loves. And, even then, people such as Sonny, and I am sure we will see in Paul, do turn against their own family. Sonny has sold his soul to Beelzebub. You know of Judas Iscariot, right? Weeell!
I do agree that Burgi is one superlative actor. That’s why I am disappointed, I guess. I did not expect Paul turning out to be a cold-hearted murderer. Later.
Your going to like him even less. I hear he will start toying with Nathan soon.
@Timmm.
And what a tail it is!!!! Absolutely wasted on Alexis. HaHa and LOL.
@Timmm.
You are cracking me up, Timmm, with your one-liners. Always hits the spot. Now, because my mind is a little bit in the gutter, and a little bit in all that’s ‘pure’, I am getting mixed visions here. LOL. Toying with Nathan.?…golly gee, that leaves an open field of meaning, Timmm. Whatevah do you mean, suh? HaHaHa..I’m having so much fun….
More dumb mob stuff.
So, Carly decides she needs to pray for Sonny’s life. Who does she pray to? Jesus, Allah, Buddah, Krishna, God Almighty Himself? No – she prays to Saint Jason, a mob enforcer and cold-blooded killer. This was the most unintentionally funny scene in recent memory. Having said that, Laura Wright is awesome. Long live GH!
Great post, Mister Media.
LOL!!! hilarious!
Laura Wright can cry like no other; she makes sh*t work 😉
Ahh, Mister Media….Carly’s prayer scene, imploring whatever force out there was a mockery of everything that is true…..goes directly against nature.
However, I agree…Laura is killing it; whether we like the character or not. Furthermore, the woman’s got LEGS. A full view of her gams was shown today. I say WOW!!!!
Laura/Carly doesn’t get enough praise..
Her acting is superb, she can bring it !
I am Luvin’ Paul !!
Finally the real deal, a real mobster!! (he is writen well..
Ava will find herself in over her head and then Julian to her rescue, seems logical.
Paul killed Sloane because he doesn’t fit in with his plans, Sloane could become a stick in the wheel.
That killing was ”cartel” style. Paul’s missing years got him higher up in the cartel for sure. It doesn’t matter how one gets involved with the cartel it is how one comes out lol
And– Paul now owns Anna!
and Anna has no connections to counteract Paul, Anna is a lone wolf.. She needs Scorpio!
Dante is as useless against Paul & his peoples.
Finola/Anna has gotten a good story.. She will rock in this story!
hmm who will she get involved with to save herself? (she really needs Scorpio!
The mob, and the mobsters families have been the cornerstone of GH for 3 decades.
It’s about time GH goes back to its roots..
The Hospital is a building, just a building.
The hospital was a hanging out place; a building. It was about the doctors & nurses and their families loooog gone. Patrick & Liz are just an echo..
GH will never be about Doctors & nurses and their issues, again. (it would need a new cast of doctors and nurses and fans who would want to watch a new cast of them develop for 8 years to even start building it up. naww with budget it’s never gonna happen..
Obvious; the network is moving forward from the 80’s..
The Q’s are down to Tracy (ready to retire) Mona (already retired on call) Dillon who has not yet developed will be the lone Q.
Jason will not be a Q because there are no Q’s for him to interact with and no writer would ever put Jason behind a do nothing desk.
Jason will be lovingly Mona’s son but he will also be Jason/Jake mix ..
Hey!! if Mona dies Jason will inherit the mansion and ELQ, I’d imagine ..
was told– in the all soaps other core families had died out too (even the Webers are for all purposes dead and gone) AMC the Chancellor’s ect ect..
Happy GH is having some good ol’ fashioned mob stuff going on!
Of course there are many other characters, 30 plus of them, and their stories that will soon be on screen too.. looking forward to the fight of who gets Avery .. Jason’s revel and the turning of all when he’s back, Anna and her dilemma,..
gotta wonder who is capable of ridding Port Charles of the corrupt DA and mayor.. can’t be Anna she is owned by Paul, now. Dante hahaa no way..
Long Live the Mob!! (us mob lovers are many and happy 🙂
Who the hell is Mona?
Margie 🙂
ohh wow, on me!
I meant ”Monica” .. posting while triple tasking isn’t my thing lol
thanks for letting me see my 0oopsie ..
Lol, Margie. Su means Monica…only a typo. It happens.
It may not be just the lose of the Q’s, other core families, and General Hospital as anything but a place to patch up the criminals. There may also be an exodus of the demo, not the one the networks covet, that none-the-less provides the anchor numbers for ABC to keep GH on the air. Because as we have already experienced, ABC can be as ruthless as Paul if GH “doesn’t fit into their plans” anymore. Then bye-bye mobsters. We’ll see!
Hi Rose,,
GH is the way the network wants it be.
The direction it is going is what they want..
I’m happy there will some kind of mob stuff going on, after GH’s core is mob related.
I can not see a way to build the Q’s back back up, especially not at this stage of the game/too late…
RC/FV brought in Dillion to help keep the Quartermaines alive, but still not by any means enough to sustain the Q’s 🙁
Tracy & Monica are near retiring and then Dillion (Ned is at Days) will be the last of the Q’s… sad, indeed 🙁
(( my loved Cassadines are all gone too except Nik and the rarely on screen Helena..
I miss the Alcazar’s and the Zacchara’s and Jerry Jax, they made GH light up!!
Here’s a little history lesson for you Su000. The cornerstone of GH is General Hospital. From 1963 – 1978 there was no city of Port Charles. GH revolved around the halls of General Hospital.
There were “mob” stories in 1978 – 80 (Frank Smith), then again from 1988-91 (Jerome Family). Sonny was introduced in 1992 but we didn’t have a full-on mob focus until around 2000.
P.S.: You “mob lovers” are very few. DO YOU LOOK AT THE RATINGS?????????????????????
So, no GH is not a show about the mob.
Oh su0000, you like poking at people dont you? The “M” word! MOB! I agree, the mob has had a role in GH for years and it always will. Its called GENERAL HOSPITAL but it is a place where characters bump into each other but it is not central to the show since its been broadcasted in BLACK and freakin WHITE! People want “Greys Anatomy Daytime!” I dont!
Hi Timmm…Don’t want Greys Anatomy, etc., daytime, or anytime. Don’t like wall-to-wall operations, etc. Ugh! But also don’t want the mob and killings all of the time on “daytime.” Wish writers could figure something out that had a more balanced mix of good storytelling that made everyone from su to practically everybody else happy…at least most of the time. And it’s not that I want the mob wiped out entirely…just don’t want them to be the focus of GH.
I understand, Timmm. The mob is here to stay. However, Rose has more than a valid point. There should be a balance. And, I hope I do not fit into the category of domesticity…..the kind of housewife who watches GREY’S ANATOMY, or all that other fluff/stuff with the word WIFE in it. Other than my soaps, documentaries , and crime drama, I love to watch HOUSE FLIPPING on HG-HD.
The character could have been a great addition to the cast. But, no, they had to make him another Mobster. I too prayed–I prayed Sonny would die–and somehow take Morgan with him.
I love Laura Wright–but she was so much better with Jax. There was more realistic conflict & a lot of love. I cannot tolerate the blind hypocrisy of the family Corinthos. As if Sonny is any better than Ava.
Was this show light on mobsters that they had to make Paul one too? And who is he “reporting” in to? Carlos? Faison? Fluke 2?
For all that is holy, NO Fluke2 or ever.
It’s my fear, not my wish
LOL, mollie. God forbid. I don’t know if I could live through another Flukoid.
@Lucy D…..No more “Clusterfluke!” (One, two…or otherwise…PLEASE!) But as to whom Paul could be reporting? Maybe a Cassadine? (The occasionally mentioned, but never see Valentin?) Or….what if Paul is in actuality, Valentin? How cool would that be? (I’m waiting for him to run into Dr. O. to see what her reaction will be…that may provide a good clue as to his game.)
Just what this show needed — more violence and more organized crime. Haven’t the viewers suffered enough with the Corinthos clan being on every day since the almost wedding the week of Labor Day? Sadly it appears that Ron Carlivati’s exit has meant the end of the snappy banter and any sense of fun so that we can get back to worshipping at the altar of Saint Sonny.
I can’t believe One Life To Live was cancelled instead of GH…
Alan – you are so right about OLTL. It was a better show with a great cast.
Loved One Life to Live. Never should have been canceled. Gh has it’s place for some fans, but OLTL was wonderful. Miss it 🙁
They should’ve found a way to have saved both “All My Children” and “One Life to Live.” Any chance they could resurrect them??? (And…I’m not sure…but the new writers’ material doesn’t begin until next week, right?)
The best thing about this was we did not get a two day dialogue of somebody pointing a gun he just pulled it out and shot him. What a total waste of a handsome actor Burgi .I hear Sonny is going to have a stroke good deal for the actor he won’t have to struggle to remember his lines.
k/kay that is too funny. Yes, maybe Maurice will actually be able to handle his lines if he just has to grunt and pout. Lol.
I objectively realize that Burgi is good looking…but I can’t get past his resemblance to Fred Gwynne…aka Herman Munster.
MF…Paul “eliminates” Sloane is just another friendly fire way of saying he brutally killed Sloane at point blank with no warning. Many commenters have said how they grew up watching soaps with mom or grams. So much for a “love in the afternoon” escape, and “family” entertainment that I wouldn’t mind my kids seeing.
I really don’t like the violence at all… I don’t want those images in my mind…(including that awful, sudden stabbing of Silas). It’s all so unnecessary. Sometimes, esp. regarding violence and the imagination, less is more. Wish the writers understood this. And, yep, I grew up watching the soaps with my mom too. It doesn’t always seem like the soap writers today understand the genre. And sometimes it seems like they’re trying to change the soaps to be more like prime-time shows, which doesn’t work for me in any way. 🙁
I think that’s it exactly, Samantha. Daytime is trying to mimic prime time. I suppose “they” are omitting the line of separation here. It’s not working for most of us, it seems. Daytime has lost much of the enjoyment I derived from it….at least, for me. I don’t really have the same eagerness to catch the next episode, albeit I always manage to find time to watch. I have been watching soaps all my life, so it would almost be like taking an important chunk out of my day. I suppose any soap lover feels the same way.
Now, as a point of interest…..would it be far-fetched for Paul to be Nathan’s father? Liesl had said that whomever that man may be, is much worse than Victor C. Well, I find Paul, in his suave, debonair, every-hair-in-place, starched and pressed to the gills self, quite threatening……like the carnivorous eyes of the crocodile lurking just beneath the water’s surface.
You are so right, Rose. I did not expect Paul to do that. I jumped when I heard the gunshot. It caught me off-guard. I am really trying to understand what is going on here. Are TPTB preparing us for the demise of Sonny’s life of crime? Will Paul fill that ‘coveted honor’?
Now, it seems poor Anna will be at Paul’s mercy; who is relishing this cat-and-mouse-game. Perhaps he has romantic designs towards her….a sexual liaison? Will the writers pull these two together? Poor Tracy.
Those days of watching cleaner, happier soaps with Gran or Mom is fast becoming a distant memory, my friend.
Ps. Perhaps, my mind is roaming in the wrong direction. Could something be building between Paul and Ava, other than their diabolical conspiracy?
Speaking of Ava, I know she’s a bad, bad girl, but where does Morgan get off calling her a murderess; being the scion of an infamous murderer himself? Wasn’t he ready to take Julian out? Who are these people? The Untouchables? I think these writers better come to grips with the fact that members of the mob are in a league of their own. One does not normally see them among the general public. And, if by chance, one ends up in the hospital, there would be a swarm of paparazzi. I did not even see one paparazzo around. Yeah, yeah, it’s a soap…but make it look somewhat credible. Trying to have them mingle with ‘normal’ society is unrealistic…..they are a lot more ostracized than what these meanies are portrayed to be. Obviously, the writers need to confer with Puzo or Sorsese to sort of get an idea on how to write an inspiring crime story.
Yes, Rose. Anyone who knows anything about the method of writing knows that where there’s good, there must be evil. Just as there must be character foils. It started in the Garden of Eden…LOL. However, good must win, if not always because that would be unrealistic, but, at least, once in a while.
As I always say, fiction mimics reality; nonetheless as I, and many fellow-posters have said, Daytime should keep its separation from Prime-time. I know that’s the way it was, but the line of separation has completely disappeared. Nothing is left to the imagination. It’s like wearing a sleek, elegant, sexy dress (preferably black or red. Lol.)……we never reveal all our assets.
Well Rose, alot of the moms dont watch anymore and the grams are dead! Sad but true. In 2015 this is what is happening on TV and on the internet, violence! Sad but true.
Maybe some of us would like a respite from violence, Timmm. If it were all that, GH’s ratings would be through the roof. But they are not, are they? Hmmm, wonder why.
If the moms aren’t watching and the grams are dead (which they all are not, by the way) just who does this afternoon violence appeal to? The thirty-something boy/men living in mom and dad’s basement, living vicariously through the inept shoot-em-ups on GH? If they are what GH is targeting, this show will be dead in a year. Or less. It needs the moms and grans BACK to survive. You don’t get ’em back with non-stop violence.
Tristan made a valid point. I WANT moms to watch and I want GRAMS to be alive and watch! What I was trying to say is times have changed and viewers habits have changed, as well. Tristan is right, GH shouldnt appeal to men in their 20’s or 30’s who are looking for violence. God knows there is enough of that! [Prayers to the folks in Oregon.] I would love romance and humor over violence but you need patience in the hospital. The other thing about GH is the mob has been around so long that so many characters would become irrelevant without it. [Sonny, Anna, Duke, Jason, Sam, Julian, Ava, Michael, Goofball, Brenda, Carly, Robert, Frisco, Mac, Felicia, ect.]
Timmm, glad you mentioned Oregon. There is just so much horrible violence and my problem with GH is that it glorifies killing and killers, and REVELS IN VIOLENCE!!!!! Such a wrong message in this society. Sometimes entertainment should offer another path; show that there are better ways of living and better people than Sonnys and Pauls in this world. What kind of a message is it sending to society when the show glamorizes murders and murderers and has no DECENT MORAL COMPASS??? GH has NO decency in it. No heroes to root for!!!!
What is the difference between the killers at Sandy Hook and in Oregon and the beloved mobsters of GH? They are all killers. So you tell me.
Timmm…i think we all have some valid points. I guess what would work for all of us is more balance between good and bad, with bad actions having consequences just once in a while, and way less in-your-face-violence, especially with guns. I echo your sentiments about those in Oregon, and everyone else affected directly or indirectly with this and the other shootings in the US. It’s not entertaining when it happens in real life, so why have it as a frequent staple for GH, or soaps in general.
However, you need Sonny, the mob or something like that, the Cassidines, and other bad guys/gals to “challenge” the “good” citizens of Port Charles or else it would get boring. Plus, even though they have questionable morals and ethics, to put it mildly, they have brought a lot of interesting characters to GH.
But just not a diet of the violence, or the graphic shootings like Paul/Sloane, or even Anna, who I love, and Carlos.
I agree with balance. As for the shootings, my main objection is that there are too many and the victims are characters I love like AJ and Silas. As far as shootings go,,,I don’t agree they’re graphic. They’re pretty innocuous other than the obvious result. No blood…or too unrealistic to affect me…no gore.
As for the “hospital”…I wouldn’t mind seeing more scenes and interactions there like in days of old, but the Steve Hardys and the lovable gossip Amy are gone. So, unless they can recreate the “hub” it used to be, I could do without it. Have no desire to watch a medical show. Illness isn’t my form of entertainment.
Did I miss something? Is Carlos alive? I enjoy the actor, so I hope so, but what can he do now unless he teams with Anna to take down Paul for his redemption.
I havent seen where Jeff resigned but I really think someone screwed up when they killed off him and Silas.
By all accounts, Carlos is dead, j9. I just have a hunch that he will pop up sooner or later. It is part of GH’s staple. LOL.
The reason why he was ‘brought up’ by Ava was to put the blame of Sonny’s shooting on him and off Julian. Ava’s fib worked, so far. It would be ironic if Carlos survived his own shooting.
An alliance between Anna and Carlos? Hmmmm. Wow! Never thought about that because I don’t think it’s feasible…yet again, who knows with these soaps!
Thanks, CeeCee! I must have missed that part about Ava just saying that about Carlos. I love that Anna and Carlos team up to take down Paul, it would redeem Carlos and I’d like to have them keep (and use!) this actor. Tons of charisma and great actor. I hope another soap hires this guy if a return doesn’t work out.
I really detested what the writers did with the Sloane character — and am beyond irritated that they let Robb Derringer, the original Sloane, go. (Or did they… Hmm… 😉 ) First of all, Sloane was a sharp, intelligent character. He may have done some despicable things, but what an intriguing character with so many story possibilities! Not much regarding his recent story lines and behavior have made a lot of sense to me. In the beginning (remember the New Year’s Eve kiss?) there were sparks that could’ve rivaled any of the old Hollywood romance stories. And then they let the original actor go. The second actor, and no offence to him, but he wasn’t “it,” he wasn’t that charming, mysterious, intriguing man anymore. But then they brought the original Sloane back, and the sparks started again. However, because of the freaky story lines, this character started behaving in “non-Sloane” ways (again, because the actor had to follow the seemingly ridiculous twists and turns of the writers). The Sloane who first appeared in Port Charles and romanced Anna would never have gone on some insane, jealous trek. What the heck??? And, even if he were drunk, the character that we got to know would never have been so stupid. Show up to talk to Paul and tell all and ask for immunity? Yeah, right. (Bad writing…or something else the writers are up to? Maybe…) He was presented as a special agent. He’s far from stupid. We’re expected to believe that this intelligent agent fell apart all because of Anna not seeming to want him anymore? Not buying it one bit. So. Here’s my guess (and my hope — because I absolutely love this actor and character and want to see more of him in Port Charles!): Perhaps everything’s been a ruse. Well just about everything. Think about it…and keep in mind that he and Anna are secret agents who know all the tricks of the trade (and this would keep them both in the “intelligent category” where each of these wonderful actors belongs). Maybe the fighting between Sloane and Anna was done on purpose by these characters knowing that their conversations were being bugged. Maybe they knew about the mob’s goings-on before we, the audience did. And maybe Sloane’s scenes with Nikolaus and Hayden were on purpose too — to have witnesses to his “pining away for Anna”… And maybe when he met Paul on the docks, he was wearing a bullet-proof vest. And maybe Anna going to see Dante was not about what we were led to believe. And Anna’s nervousness wasn’t because she didn’t know if she was going to be caught as a criminal for “killing” Carlos, but because she didn’t know if her plot with Sloane would really work or not. Sloane’s body was never seen after he was shot by Paul. The writers, thankfully, have left the door open for him to return. When? I don’t know. Maybe he’ll be away gathering information to give… Read more »
Sometime short stay charaters are created.
The purpose of a short stay charater is to be and then not to be lol
Sloane character was not meant to be a regular.
The Sloane character had a purpose, to give Anna a great story, then he was done.
It is business, not everyone who enters can stay..
Some are hired as short stay.
Su, I understand that some actors are only on a short-term basis. However, some of the short-term actors actually turn into long-term, and I could definitely see him becoming a regular in Port Charles. (Did you see the latest edition of the ABC Soaps magazine? Robb Derringer was given a great article and awarded the magazine’s “Gold Star” for acting. He deserved it. And there were so many story lines his character could’ve been woven into. It’s just sad when you see someone so talented and who works well with the regular cast members and then see him not being kept on the show. And I feel the same way about Silas. If they aren’t “working” well with the other story lines, etc., it’s a lack of creativity on the writers’ parts. They had gems right in front of them with Robb Derringer and Michael Easton. So sad. Well, if they aren’t brought back, I expect to see them in other shows soon! They deserve it.
Wish Robb was still on..Or hell bring him back as someone else. Ugh!!! The soap hasn’t been the same sense.
I dont mind that Sloane is gone. I would much rather have Robert Scorpio back for Anna to save the day. Finola and Tristan have so much chemistry and history:)
You’re right, Liz.
Sloane could have had a chance…but, the writers decided to make him an undesirable catch that the cat dragged in. Sloane just did not work, afterall.
I am not familiar with Robert Scorpio. I take it he is/was nothing like Colin Atkinson. However, whatever Robert and Anna had is long gone……which does not mean he would not be able to get Anna out of her present fix. Problem is, I don’t know if I’d be able to resist the urge to smack him a few rounds. If Scorpio came back, I would not be able to separate him from jawless Colin.
This whole scene with Carly, Morgan, and Michael talking about Ava being a killer is absolutely ridiculous! Plus, they had the nerve to be upset that she wasn’t tried for it. Sonny was released for killing A.J. and for a while Michael was angry; yet, now he has totally forgotten his indignation with Sonny’s only spending a month in prison; unbelievable! I don’t understand why the writers didn’t have Ava mention A.J.’s murder by Sonny during the tirade of her murdering Sonny’s girlfriend and what an unfit mother she is. Really! These people act as if Sonny is a paragon of virtue. These writers are going to at some point rip this baby from Ava and give her back to Sonny. Plus, Carly had the nerve to say that Sonny has the right to see his child; however, when the shoe was on the other foot, Sonny positively refused to allow Ava to see her daughter.
Yes, instead of Sloane, this whole mob crowd should have been killed ; I agree, it’s General Hospital , not General Hospital and The Mob. I can’t even give the mob credit for sending people to GH. ; yet, the funeral home is smiling or should I say funeral homes.
Hi, Belle.
Ava did not mention Sonny murdering AJ because it is obvious the PTB want us to forget that atrocity ever happened. Calling Ava any sort of name “ain’t” working for us, is it? I did say, They are calling the kettle black!
Indignation? You are too kind with your words, Belle, my friend. We witnessed Michael’s wrath; his rage; his thirst for revenge. What about barring Ava/Denise from seeing Avery?
Furthermore, how soon Michael forgets what Morgan did to him. He drugged him. Where was the familial concern for his brother and sister then? What if Michael had decided to drive home with the baby in the car? I had hoped the new writers would accommodate us by ‘fixing’ all these little nagging inconsistencies….but, to no avail. These characters should all show up wearing clown costumes…the hospital has become a circus, the perfect platform for the Corinthos’ clan.
Yes, it’s horrible what the writers have done. I think they believe the audience will forget in due time…however, that assumption means they hold little regard for the viewers, who aren’t as ignorant as they might think. 😉 Yeah, it’s all just too much… Makes me not care. And the death of Sloane (unless it was a fake “death”), along with the death of Silas (both of which were too sudden and violent), makes me want to move on from Port Charles. In fact, with everything combined, I’m really not interested anymore in this once great soap. Sigh. Have watched since I was kid with my mom. But it’s just not the same, and I blame the writers and executives. I feel so sorry for those actors too, who are given less than excellent scripts to work with. Well, thanks for letting me vent. Ha… I may tune in next week to see what the new writers are up to. But they would really have to “wow” me with better stories, less violence, something to tug at my heart and make me want to stay. And bringing back Sloane and Silas somehow (even if those actors played different characters) would be a dream come true.
@Samantha.
Hi,
You can vent any time you want, Samantha. I’m here for you…LOL.
I don’t know if you watch Days, but if you want a ‘heart-tugger’, that’s the soap to watch right now. Kassie DePaiva has been playing at my heartstrings for a while now. Later.
I agree with everything you wrote Belle, but I’ll add the audacity of Carly saying Sonny has a right to his daughter. I want to SCREAM…did YOU and Sonny think about that when you stole Michael from AJ? You would think this would give both of them pause…some revelation that they did this to Michael’s father. You would also think we’d see some internal conflict in Michael as he grapples with that fact. It appears “think” is the operative word here. Either the writers don’t think past the immediate script…or they think it’s acceptable. It’s not.
Arg! They just bring back the actor I preferred for Sloane and then kill him off? What is the point, other than they must think we’re dumb not to figure out who shot whom – as the 2nd Sloane actor looks just a bit like Hornsby.
Wish this actor (Hornsby) could have been a different character and they could’ve gotten Paul Satterfield to come back as Hornsby, because he played a devil on OLTL (Spencer Truman) years after he left GH and I could really hate his character all over again, rather than this Sloane, who came on like a nice guy at first. This turn around reminds me of Ted Bundy. **shivers**