General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Alexis Mourns Gregory Then Has a Showdown With Ava
On the Wednesday, May 29th episode of General Hospital, Alexis was having quite the emotional and trying day played to perfection by two-time Daytime Emmy winner, Nancy Lee Grahn.
In story, Finn (Michael Easton) stops by to see Alexis, who is reeling from the news of Gregory’s (Gregory Harrison) death. Wanting to talk about Gregory and to be there for Finn, Alexis listens to what happened when Finn found Gregory passed away in his bed. He then admits he drank a third of a bottle of bourbon sent as a gift from the Cerullos as part of Chase (Josh Swickard) and Brook Lynn’s (Amanda Setton) nuptial celebration.
Alexis says it makes sense that he drank, as he just went through a tragic loss and so he had a reason to break his sobriety. He says it doesn’t excuse what he did. Alexis tries to help Finn forgive himself. He knows she suffered a loss and is mourning Gregory, too. She admits she wanted to drink, but she has not had one. She thinks it might be a two-a-day meeting kind of thing for them for a while. Finn says, he won’t drink again. She says, “For now.” They remain there for each other through their struggles.
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Later, Diane (Carolyn Hennesy) comes by and Alexis apologizes to her for not being able to attend the reading of Gregory’s will, but she has a feeling he made her literary executor. Diane sort of confirms it. Alexis says she on her way to visit Ava (Maura West). She regrets now, not being at Chase and Brook Lynn’s wedding, as she never thought that would be Gregory’s last day on earth.
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Armed with what Fergus Bryne (Lane Davies) told her, Alexis heads to Ava’s gallery and accuses Ava of hiring Fergus to get her disbarred. Ava smugly admits she was very happy to watch her life implode after what she did to her late brother, Julian and how she threw him away.
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At that point, Ava clearly tells Alexis she blames her for Julian’s death and that Alexis committed perjury and she has no one else to blame but herself. Alexis fires back that Ava will regret filing that complaint that helped get her disbarred.
It seems like more and more people have a reason to be angry and want payback against Ava? Could it be that Ava will be murdered? Are the rumors floating around that Maura West could be exiting the show possibly true, or is this all just a tease? What did you think of Nancy Lee Grahn’s performance in this episode? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
This has been great material from Patrick Mulcahey and Elizabeth Korte. I’m sure he quit because he couldn’t deal with all the frustrated head writers on these forums.
I doubt he quit. I think most likely he was responsible for turning GH characters upside-down overnight which didn’t go over well. Anna and Laura seemed possessed; Laura went from a loving, loyal, friend who always looked at Sonny with affection and respect with her eyes of compassion she bestows on everyone but her own son, Nikolas, to raging resentment. She was completely rude and cold to Sonny in the blink of her once-friendly, warm, eyes. Anna, likewise, went from commiserating with Sonny & sharing deep, personal, feelings about the regrets in their lives as she accepted his 24/7 security guard to watch over her, to “I must lock this man up if it’s the last thing I do.” Joss didn’t want to be a doctor anymore, Willow didnt want to be a nurse, Nina didn’t want to own the hotel, Dante rethought being a cop, Dex became a cop, and Drew is suddenly running for office. It was like the whole town was possessed…
Most of us felt like we were watching another show. Familiar faces masking strangers. With that said, after the initial shock wore off and we adjusted to Upside-down World, the show has been, to me, better than it has been in over a decade. I do have a few things I can still point out as maddening, but for the most part it is so vastly improved; the writing so good, the dialogue poignant, the banter witty…and it’s a shame that he didn’t ease into his changes which probably resulted in a hailstorm of too many complaints that reached Valentini; or maybe showed in the ratings. That’s my take. Not sure if I’m correct but that’s what seems likely to me. I wish Valentini would reverse the firing if it was indeed his decision to let Mulcahey go.
Alrighty then.
I have heard that Patrick wasn’t responsible for those badly- written plot driven stories of which you speak. From what I understand, Patrick was relegated to writing dialogue and Elizabeth Korte was allowed to change his stories without consulting him. Korte was all about making Jason’s return all about Carly while Patrick wanted it be about Jason reacquainting himself with his family. In fact, Patrick wanted Jason to return still being Jason Morgan but harboring Jason Quartermaine’s memories. He apparently was shot down every time he tried to make improvements. Frank and by extension, Korte, (whose nickname on Twitter is Metro Korte) are responsible for the poor writing which have resulted in plummeting ratings. I was looking forward to seeing the results of Patrick’s excellent storytelling skills but he wasn’t given a chance. Insult to injury is that many viewers are blaming him for the lousy storytelling which he had nothing to do with.
Good observations (as usual) Harry. Jason’s return has been rather lackluster (almost like a dinner conversation, Jason’s back, please pass the potatoes).
Patrick’s fine writing was evident in some of the wedding scenes as well as Gregory’s passing (both lacking Carly’s presence).
I’ve seen Metro Korte. Also the Head Wrighter.
As for Laura being Heather’s chief advocate- that’s just plain nuts. Genie needs a better storyline (and hopefully gets it when she returns from her summer break). Maybe one of her adult kids gets out of prison, finally finds himself or wakes up from her multi year coma.
While we are long overdue for a good whodunnit, not sure they’re going there. They’ve been mentioning Connie for quite a bit recently. Whatever became of the recording of Ava’s confession? If I recall correctly, Paul (during his character assassination – oops I meant serial killer phase) said he destroyed the recording. Now, if that somehow turns up after 10 years, justice might actually be served. That said, Ava’s a great character played by an outstanding actress. Unless she wants to depart, she should remain on the show.
Thank you, Steve. Head Wrighter? Ha!! Yes, Laura championing Heather is infuriating. I’m old enough to remember when Heather escaped from an asylum to terrorize Nurse Anne Logan. This was decades before the hip
replacement surgery. Even Heather’s own mother knew her daughter was a bad seed.
You misunderstood part of what I said Harry. If he’s not to blame for all the upside-down world changes, so be it. That’s the only reason I can see for letting either one of them go. The other stuff has been great which is why I think Valentini should reverse his decision. I definitely don’t want to go back to the Van Etten writing; the endless Carly, the endless Nina as punching bag of the decade, and the absurdity of Willow wanting nothing to do with her, or the never-ending Carly’s arse being kissed and “loved dearly by all” after everything she did to Nina. I also don’t want a return to who-dies-next-by-what-deadly-disease. I think they’ve done enough fatal diseases for the next three hundred years….
I thought the wedding was beautiful, I loved Lois’s father, I’m loving the return of the Alexis/Diane witty banter, and I think it’s great that other characters have had story…glad to see Maxi and Spinelli reunied and Sasha and Cody moving forward. The Tracy/Gregory what-could’ve/should’ve been” was incredibly well-written, but it’s the last writing team that excelled in utter stupidity to write Gregory Harrison’s character to have a fatal disease, on the heels (to top it off) of Britt’s fatal disease, on the heels on Franco’s second brain tumor, brain dead babies, spina bifida, leukemia, Ocar’s brain tumor and other love-in-the-afternoon escapism delights (said with sarcasm). So my point was if it WAS Patrick turning everything upside down overnight that’s a shame because after the whiplash many of us suffered, the show has vastly improved and if he’s responsible for that too I hate to see him go. I can’t fathom why he would have been let go if it wasn’t for the ratings drop which seems to have been because of the too-soon, all-at-once, changes.
No matter how you cut it, Jason’s return has been a big failure. I love having Steve back, but he’s barely on and his scenes consist of brief conversations with Anna. I’d rather him have come back as Jason Quartermaine (the family NEEDS to return to the Quartermaines with the actors they have left: Wally Kurth, Steve Burton, Jane Elliott and they should bring back if they can Sean Kanan (I assume he’s still on Y&R but I’d love him back), Robert Palmer Watkins as Dillon, but I digress.
Do we know for sure it was Korte who turned all the characters upside down and unrecognizable? I was until recently on X quite often and kept up with who thought what, but for various reasons I decided to take a break from the toxicity.
Boy, the writers have given Ava all sorts of villain storylines this year, haven’t they? Next, we’ll find out she’s running Pikeman. I guess I don’t mind. At least they’re utilizing Maura instead of bringing on more new people. However, didn’t Ava distance herself from Julian just before he died? I don’t recall her being terribly upset nor surprised when he died. Maybe I’m mistaken.
The way Ava’s making so many enemies overnight makes me wonder if I should expect her arrival in Hell shortly. I know Julian would be OK with that. He could use an ally against his other sister, Olivia.
GH hasn’t done an actual “murder mystery” in a while, unless you count that “Hook” dragonshit… and that wasn’t so much a mystery as it was a travesty. Especially now that they’re trying to explain it all away as the result of a bad hip replacement.
I am a Maura fan, hence ATWT but not an Ava fan, so hope she’s gone in the near future, mostly for what’s she’s done to Sonny, hindering friends and family from finding out what’s really going on with him. Bad enough that Laura is all for forgiving Heather her many crimes, as you refer to, but she’s turned on Sonny for what and why, I can’t even remember.
Laura’s supposedly upset with Sonny because he beat the unholy shit out of Cyrus in a church. And then sent Dex to the hospital to finish the job… but called it off at the last second.
Now if Cyrus was an ordinary guy and had been a loving brother to Laura her entire life, this would be understandable. But Laura’s actual introduction to Cyrus was being shot at by his thugs when he announced his arrival in Port Charles with several hit attempts at the same time. And of course he also was behind the Floatiing Rib bombing that put her daughter in a coma, where she remains to this day.
And going back further, Sonny was literally standing right next to Laura when she visited Frank Smith in prison and told him to leave her famiily alone. And of course, Sonny & Luke finally took down Frank Smith together soon after that. Then there’s the family connections – both with Lulu & Dante’s marriage, as well as both of them being related to Spencer Cassadine. So for Laura to suddenly throw all that out the window is very much 666% out of character.
Meanwhile, Laura is trying to free Heather Weber, who has been a threat to society for 40 years, long before she had her hip replacement surgery. I hate hating Laura but she’s become both unrecognizable and insufferable.
Thanks for the info, my 90+ memory is turning to mush! Last night I Googled Heather, paragraph after paragraph since 1976 when she supposedly appeared on GH, trying somehow to justify. Laura’s out of character behavior. First of all, I didn’t read a damn thing about Heather having a hip operation and I did forget that Lulu is where she is thanks to Laura’s brother Cyrus, but I guess she has.Good thing Laura is married to a shrink if she starts having legitimate memory problems, I’ve noticed a puzzled look on her face these days, notably after talking to Curtis about Heather.
I’m thinking it could lead to a who- done-it? storyline as well. That doesn’t mean Ava necessarily has to die. After all, JR recovered from his gun shot wounds after the “ Who-shot-JR?”storyline was resolved.
Ava was about to kill Julian; she knew Sonny was after him because of the bomb he planted (which Cyrus forced him to plant) and Julian went to Ava for help. Instead, she told him that Sonny would hunt him down wherever he went and make her life miserable in the process, so she pointed a gun at him. Julian was pleading with her to just let him go, leave the country, but she wasn’t having it. Just at that moment Sonny walked in and Julian jumped into the water, and he later wound up somewhere where Sonny and Jason found him, Sonny ultimately killing him.
Sonny didn’t kill Julian. He and Jason were actually trying to SAVE Julian, though not entirely for altruistic reasons – they wanted him alive to testify against Cyrus the Virus about the bombing.
By the time Sonny & Jason found Julian on the bridge, he was already bleeding out from being shot up by Cyrus’s thugs at the bus station. He died on the bridge just before it collapsed, sending Sonny downstream to Tricky Dick Nixon Falls.
As I recall yes, Julian was already injured but Sonny was holding a gun on him. He told Julian that he had to rat out Cyrus, but Julian figured Cyrus would kill him if he tried. I think he and Sonny were arguing, Julian reached for the gun and it went off, then yes, they both went tumbling down…But he did hold a gun on him and was going to end him if Julian didn’t give up Cyrus and sacrifice himself. As for Ava, she was ready to kill Julian. That was hideous…
Good performances from Nancy and Maura, as always from them, they’re two of the best to ever do it.
But isn’t this a re-writing of history? Someone please correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t seem to remember Ava shedding too many tears when Julian died. Now we’re supposed to believe that she’s been harboring this hatred and blame for Alexis the whole time, and she’s been plotting revenge behind the scenes the entire time. It’s certainly a believable story, it’s just not the way I recall things playing out when they originally happened.
I’ll say this, if this writing of Ava into a corner that has been going on is leading to her getting offed, and Maura West leaving the show, I will be extremly angry and disappointed. She’s my favorite actress on GH along with Genie Francis. That would be a huge, huge, huge mistake by GH and ABC. Maura is so beloved by the fans, in case they don’t realize it. There would be a major backlash. It’s just speculation at this point, but I sincerely hope that’s not happening.
Yes, Dan, I don’t remember Ava being upset when Julian died either. I think she was very preoccupied with Nikolas during that time. I keep thinking she also distanced herself from Julian around that time.
Because of Nikolas being Lulu’s brother and Julian’s blowing up The Floating Rib, Ava turned away from Julian. Wasn’t he one of many who fell from the parapet at Windermere and survived (albeit temporarily)?
After Julian died, I thought Ava should’ve given Charlie’s to Felicia as gesture for her brother destroying Felicia’s place of business. Instead, Sonny strong armed Ava to sell it to him (who gave it to an MIA Phyllis).
If a Devil remembers correctly the only person who ever actually died falling from the parapet at Wyndemere was Katherine Bell. And even she had to do it twice. Julian, Ava, Nikolas, Esme and probably 666 others have fallen from the castle at least once, some more than that, and have all survived. Katherine probably only died because she was needed back in Salem.
Now that you mention it, it is ironic that Ava turned her back on her brother Julian for his part in the Floating Rib bombing, while Laura seems all too willing to forgive and forget her brother Cyrus the Virus who actually ordered Julian to plant that bomb. Even while Lulu remains a vegetable all these years later.
Rumors are flying that Maura West, is leaving General Hospital. The new writers will be cleaning house including Maura. I hope this is not true. Maura has been on General Hospital for 11 years. She is a wonderful actress.
I think maybe 11 years is enough for someone who only causes misery to those around her, including herself. Poor little Avery will suffer more than anyone until her father gets his s— together. Of course Carly will step up and Avery will be with her other family.
Of course because Carly is everybody’s favorite mother, everybody’s favorite friend and every man’s favorite crush.
I was only stating the obvious and has nothing to do with Carly’s popularity. If something happens to Ava and Sonny is unable to care for Avery, due to his condition, where else would she go, seriously, do you have a better answer than your first sarcastic one?
Hi Violet. My sarcasm was not directed at you but at the Carly centric writing. It seems you are taking it personally.
Sorry Harry, I misunderstood. I am not a Carly fan but now that you bring it up, I can’t see her being any worse than Nina certainly, and Anna and Laura most recently, worst of all , being Ava. Wonder why the writers have decided to sabotage Anna and Laura, Ava’s always been a wild card, sometimes worse than others. I can’t keep up with it all, drives me nuts!
I can’t wait to see who Alexis defends first after getting her law license back. What would be ideal would be someone her daughter Molly is prosecuting, Sonny perhaps and poor Christina loving all of them.
The show conveniently forgot that Sonny is Molly’s uncle and that’s a conflict of interest.
Maybe Molly’s just following her father’s example? When Ric Lansing was DA he never saw a problem with trying to prosecute his own brother. Of course he never succeeded in doing so.
Beyond the Gates
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Tops With 18, ‘Beyond the Gates’ With 16
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the full list of nominees for the upcoming 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, and it was CBS daytime’s The Young and the Restless and broadcast television newest soap opera, Beyond the Gates that racked up the most nominations with 18 and 16, respectively.
The full reveal on Tuesday follows the announcement of several major categories including Lead Actor and Actress on Monday via Extra and Entertainment Tonight and The View today revealing Daytime Drama Series and more.
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmys ceremony is set to take place on Friday, October 30 at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.
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In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS expressed, “We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television, As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
“Each year, the Daytime Emmy Awards celebrate the creativity, passion, and dedication that drive this vibrant community of storytellers,” said Rachel Schwartz, Head of the Daytime Emmy Awards. “Congratulations to this year’s nominees, whose work continues to entertain, inspire and connect with audiences every day. We look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements in Hollywood this October.”
The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of genres, including daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional and legal/courtroom programming.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Gold & Silver Circle Inductees, and ceremony host will be announced at a later date.
Now below, check out the nominees in the daytime drama, talk show, entertainment news series and creative arts categories and congratulations to all!
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Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Stacy Haiduk (as Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives
Karla Mosley (as Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Michelle Stafford (as Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless
Heather Tom (as Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful
Tamara Tunie (as Anita Williams Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Eric Braeden (as Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless
Steve Burton (as Jason Morgan), General Hospital
Scott Clifton (as Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye (as Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful
Christian Jules Le Blanc (as Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Linsey Godfrey (as Sarah Horton), Days of Our Lives
Camryn Grimes (as Mariah Copeland), The Young and the Restless
Beth Maitland (as Traci Abbott), The Young and the Restless
Trisha Mann-Grant (as Leslie Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Amanda Setton (as Brook Lynn Quartermaine), General Hospital
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Sean Dominic (as Nate Hastings), The Young and the Restless
Timon Kyle Durrett (as Bill Hamilton), Beyond the Gates
Michael Graziadei (as Daniel Romalotti), The Young and the Restless
Roger Howarth (as Matt Clark), The Young and the Restless
Mike Manning (as Bradley “Smitty” Smith), Beyond the Gates
Lawrence Saint-Victor (as Carter Walton), The Bold and the Beautiful
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Braedyn Bruner (as Emma Scorpio-Drake), General Hospital
Al Calderon (as Javier Hernandez), Days of Our Lives
Alice Halsey (as Rachel Black), Days of Our Lives
Giovanni Mazza (as Gio Palmieri), General Hospital
Ambyr Michelle (as Eva Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Arielle Prepetit (as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Jasmine Burke (as June Hughes), Beyond the Gates
Jeff Kober (as Cyrus Renault), General Hospital
Eva LaRue (as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez), General Hospital
Christopher Sean (as Paul Narita), Days of Our Lives
Ray Wise (as Ian Ward), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless”
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
3rd Hour of TODAY
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Live With Kelly and Mark
TODAY With Jenna & Friends
The View
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro, The View
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri
Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra
Outstanding Daytime Personality (Daily)
Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri Seymour, Extra
Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight
Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood
Star Jones & Corey Jovan, Divorce Court
Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood — An Entertainment Tonight Special
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Working In the Theatre
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime
Beyond the Gates,” Episode 103
Have Guitar Will Travel World
The Kelly Clarkson Show Episode 5033
Let Frankie Cook,” Getting the Band Back Together
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates,” Episode 104
The Bold and the Beautiful,” Episode 9511
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”
The Jennifer Hudson Show, ” Episode 4041
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates,” Episode 103
General Hospital,” Episode 15719
The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Episode 5033
The Young and the Restless,” Episode 13273
So, what do you think of the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations? Who are you happy to see receive a nomination and who do you think was snubbed? Weigh-in via the comment section.
General Hospital
‘General Hospital’s’ Steve Burton Shares Reaction to His Lead Actor Daytime Emmy Nomination, ‘It Was to Honor Leslie Charleson’
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award nominations kicked-off on Monday with the announcements of four major categories including, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Actor, and among the nominees is General Hospital’s Steve Burton (Jason Morgan).
Burton is already a two-time Daytime Emmy winner in the Supporting Actor category for his roles as GH’s Jason and his turn as Dylan McAvoy on Y&R. However, Steve is yet to win in the Lead Actor category and he has received 11 nominations along the way in his daytime career.
Following the reveal that he is a 2026 Daytime Emmy nominee, he and his GH co-star, podcast co-host and comedy show partner, Bradford Anderson (Spinelli) taped a special edition of their That’s Awesome podcast just featuring Burton’s reaction to the news.
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FOR LESLIE CHARLESON
Steve expressed, “I know it’s such a cliche to say, ‘I’m just so honored to be nominated.’ But truly, I’m so grateful to be nominated, so grateful to just be on the show off and on for 30 plus years and to be nominated with the guys in my category. Just to get the opportunity. Frank (Valentini, executive producer, GH) texted me right away. I was just like, ‘Thank you for the opportunity to get to do what I do.'”
Taking in the moment, Burton thanked those who helped him select the material for his nominated reel. “Unless you win, you don’t get to say things. So. I’m going just say a few things: Elizabeth Korte (co-head writer, GH) helped me a lot with the material, (as did) Michelle Henry, who’s a producer on the show, Laura Wright (Carly, GH), and then my wife Michelle (Lundstrom). I believe it was Jill Phelps who told me that when A Martinez felt like he had a great show or great scenes, he would mark it down. So, when Emmy time comes, you have all the show numbers written down, and you don’t have to think about it, because that’s half the battle (finding the material).
Burton explained how meaningful this nomination is for him, because of playing the scenes of Jason losing Monica, and his closeness with the late, great Leslie Charleson.
“The nomination’s an amazing thing, and it’s beautiful, but really it’s to honor Leslie Charleson. A lot of my material was because of her, and how I started on the show as a Quartermaine, it just means a ton,” shared Burton. “Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH) has obviously has been instrumental, and I’ve said it from day one and I’ll shout it from the rooftops. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here, and to be working with the people that we work with is incredible.”
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SHOULD JOHN OLIVER BE NAMED HOST OF THE DAYTIME EMMYS?
During the end of his conversation with Anderson, Steve suggested that the host of the Daytime Emmy should be Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver, who recently guest starred as the head of the WSB named Z on General Hospital, and is soon to show up on Days of Our Lives in a mystery role in August.
Thus far, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has not revealed their host for the upcoming ceremony to be held on October 30 in a venue to be named in Hollywood, California.
You can watch Steve sharing his reaction to receiving his 2026 Lead Actor Daytime Emmy nomination below on a special segment on the That’s Awesome podcast.
Now let us know, are you glad that Steve chose scenes surrounding Jason mourning the loss of the woman that raised him, Monica Quartermaine for his Emmy reel? What do you think of John Oliver as a suggestion to host the Daytime Emmys? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason Reconnects with Danny; Tristan Roberts Arrives in Port Charles, Lots of Nods to #16
General Hospital’s 16,000th episode was packed with little reminders through points in today’s script that the ABC daytime drama series has set another milestone and it paved the way for the return of fan favorite and newly nominated Daytime Emmy Lead Actor nominee Steve Burton (Jason Morgan). The 16,000th episode also introduced viewers to the new surgeon in Port Charles Dr. Tristan Roberts played by Dean Geyer.
Here are the key takeaways and what went down on the July 13 episode: Tristan and Jason are seated next to each other on a plane heading to Port Charles. Throughout the flight, a beaten up Jason has flashbacks to being thrown into, and being held captive in a cell and tortured. It appears Jason is suffering from some form of PTSD from what he was put through after being dragged out of Port Charles by the WSB months ago.
As the plane prepares to land, Tristan tells Jason there would be a car waiting for him once they land and to enjoy the rest of his life. Later, Tristan arrives at the nurses and doctors hub at GH and approaches Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst). He tells her his name and that he is the new surgeon on staff.
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A REUNION PLUS A HEAD NURSE DEFENDS SONNY
Meanwhile, at the end of the episode, Jason is outside the Quartermaine boathouse looking bewildered when he runs into Danny (Asher Antonyzyn), who is so thrilled to see his father, and the two hugs each other as tears are shed.
Elsewhere, Elizabeth tells Sonny (Maurice Benard) that he thinks its a great idea for him to get the 16th seat on the hospital board, but when it comes times to convince Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) of that, things go awry when Tracy, Laura and Sonny try to work things out. After Tracy launches into Sonny about killing Alan and Monica’s son AJ, Sonny walks away dejected.
Next, Sonny runs into Elizabeth, where he informs her what happened with Tracy. So what’s a head nurse to do? Elizabeth marches into the conference room and reminds Tracy of all the different donations and ways Sonny has contributed to the hospital from the Stone Cates AIDS wing, to the Michael Corinthos Center for Pediatric Head Injuries as well as his constant support each year for the GH Nurses’ Ball.
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WSB WAR SCARS
Then, in one of the best parts for longtime fans of the series, Elizabeth talks about her legendary grandparents, Audrey and Steve Hardy and she tells Tracy they would have wanted Sonny to have a seat on the board for all the good that he has done for the hospital. After Elizabeth states Sonny’s case, things took a turn and Tracy and Sonny wound up shaking hands as Sonny is board member #16.
In the how great was it to see Anna (Finola Hughes) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) together scenes department, the pick-up of last Friday’s cliffhanger is played out as the two former lovers fill each other in on what has gone down in their lives in the last several months including Valentin admitting he had been living in Carly’s attic, and Anna realizing she was kidnapped by Cullum, Sidwell and Cassius Faison. During their conversation, Anna sees the hallucination of Peter August (Wes Ramsey) right while Valentin is standing there.
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Later Anna was on her way to saying goodbye to Valentin, when the two share an emotional hug. After Valentin made his exit, Peter reappeared and warned Anna to not let Valentin distract her because she has important work to do. Anna answers, “I know.”
So, what did you think of General Hospital’s 16,000 episode? What do you think is wrong with Jason? What is the important “work” that Anna has to do? Were you glad to see Sonny get a seat on the hospital board, or not so much. Weigh-in via the comment section. But first, check out the scenes on Jason and Tristan’s long flight to Port Charles.
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Tops With 18, ‘Beyond the Gates’ With 16
‘General Hospital’s’ Steve Burton Shares Reaction to His Lead Actor Daytime Emmy Nomination, ‘It Was to Honor Leslie Charleson’
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason Reconnects with Danny; Tristan Roberts Arrives in Port Charles, Lots of Nods to #16
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Lead Actress Drama Series
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations: Outstanding Lead Actor Drama Series
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As The World Turns2 days agoScott Bryce, ‘As the World Turns’ Craig Montgomery, Passes Away at 68
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Beyond the Gates6 days ago‘The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards’ Nominations Announcement Date Revealed: Who Will Be Going For Gold?
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