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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Alexis Mourns Gregory Then Has a Showdown With Ava

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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.

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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.

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‘General Hospital’s’ Cynthia Watros Honors Former ‘Titus’ Co-Star Stacy Keach Following His Passing

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General Hospital star Cynthia Watros, who can currently be seen in on the ABC soap opera in the role of Nina Reeves, has had a enduring career in television. That included her time on the 2000-2002 Fox sitcom, Titus.

In Titus, Watros starred along with Stacy Keach as Erin Fitzpatrick and Ken Titus, respectively. After the November 10th news that Keach had passed away at 85 while living in Poland, Cynthia took to her Instagram on Thursday, November 12 to pay tribute to the great actor.

Watros expressed, “My first prime time show was along side Stacy. I loved him instantly. What an amazing talent and man.❤️”

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In Titus, Stacy played stand up comedian Christopher Titus’ heavy-drinking, chain-smoking, five-times-divorced father who frequently pulled cruel pranks and tried to toughen his kids up. Cynthia played by Christopher’s level-headed, big-hearted girlfriend trying to build a normal life with him. In fact, Cynthia’s role on the sitcom was first series regular role after her Daytime Emmy run of Annie Dutton on Guiding Light which ran from 1994-1998.

STACY KEACH’S WIFE ON HIS PASSING

Keach’s wife, Malgosia shared the news of the actor’s death publicly in a statement with PEOPLE. Malgosia expressed, that Stacy had, “a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure.”

She added, “Stacy peacefully departed this world. He fought for so long, with extraordinary courage, determination and strength. He was a true warrior, facing his illness with the same remarkable spirit and resilience that defined his life.”

Małgosia continued, “Stacy was not only a legendary actor, admired and loved by audiences the world over, but also my beloved husband, my companion and the heart of our family. His passing leaves an immeasurable emptiness in our lives. But his extraordinary spirit, his unforgettable voice and the love he gave so generously will remain with us forever.”

Now, let us know do you remember when Cynthia made her sitcom debut in Titus? Share your thoughts via the comment section on Cynthia’s many TV roles and the passing of Stacy Keach in the comment section. But first, check out the very first episode of Titus with Cynthia Watros below!

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RATINGS: ‘Beyond the Gates’ Inches Closer to ‘General Hospital’ in Total Viewers

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The latest ratings are out for the week of October 26-30, 2026 and the big takeaways include: that CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates was separated by only 23,000 viewers behind third place (of the soaps) General Hospital! For the last several weeks, Beyond the Gates has been closing the gap on this year’s winner for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and continuing to best GH in the key demos.

According to the latest Nielsen ratings breakdown from Soap Opera Network, the final week of October brought Beyond the Gates 1.790 million on average tuning-in and the show set a season high in total viewers. Meanwhile, General Hospital hit a new season low! The long-running ABC soap had 1.813 million for the week, and once again the series did not go over the 2 million mark.

Meanwhile, in the key Women 18-49 demo, Beyond the Gates was firmly ahead of GH with a rating share of 0.21, while General Hospital had 0.17 rating share.Then, in the key Women 25-54 demo, Beyond the Gates was once again ahead of the ABC soap with a ratings share for that demo at 0.30 while GH came in with 0.26.

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In addition and comparatively, Beyond the Gates +22,000 viewers week-to-week, and had the largest gains in viewership year-to-year in daytime TV with +267,000 from this in 2025.. However, General Hospital seems to be going in reverse. The show was down -56,000 viewers week-over-week and down -22,000 year-over-year .

BEYOND THE GATES

Let’s take a look at some of the storylines that had people tuning-in to Beyond the Gates during the ratings week:

Hayley (Marquita Goings) attempted a massive shocker regarding her pregnancy and tried to use it to extract money from Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). Although, Bill saw right through her game, he demanded a paternity test, and made it clear he has no intention of raising the child—planning instead to pay her off to take the baby and leave. Meanwhile, Hayley confided her plan to her cousin Randy (Maurice P. Kerry).

Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) and Naomi Hamilton (Arielle Prepetit) clashed over Jacob’s ongoing investigation into The Impaler, causing significant strain in their marriage. At the same time, Smitty (Mike Manning) considered taking matters into his own hands—including potentially heading to Mexico for evidence—while Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) worried about what comes next.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL

Over at General Hospital for the ratings period, the story served up included:

Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) teamed up to investigate what really happened to Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Later, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) leads them to Jack’s dead body.

Jude (Wil Traval) dropped a bombshell claim to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn); that he is Phoebe’s father, while Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers.

Then, Danny caught Rocco (Finn Carr) and Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) sharing a kiss, plus the shocking return of Heather Webber (Alley Mills) capped the week.

Now the questions become; without having much promotional synergy in the ABC day-part to draw more eyeballs it is not helping but hurting General Hospital. It seems Beyond the Gates is also a  benefactor of a one-two-three punch of CBS soaps (Y&R, B&B and BTG) and promotion.

However, that still doesn’t take away the fact that Beyond the Gates is close to besting GH in all ratings category as they go head-to-head in some markets across the country.

So, are you excited to see Beyond the Gates climb in the ratings? Are you concerned for General Hospital? Do you think they can stave off Beyond the Gates in total viewers or will the upstart soap overtake them in the next ratings report? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

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Antonio Sabáto Jr. Breaks Silence on His Son’s Arrest for Fatal Hit-and-Run

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Antonio Sabáto Jr., the former Jagger Cates of General Hospital and GH: Night Shift, and the former Dante Damiano of The Bold and the Beautiful has issued his first public statement since the incident involving his son, Jack’s arrest in Alaska for a fatal hit-and-run.

Jack is the son of Sabáto Jr. and Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, and according to court documents obtained by KTUU  Jack, was allegedly driving a white Chevy Tahoe when he hit and killed Carl Simmonds, 42, near an intersection in Anchorage around 5:35 a.m. on Monday, November 9.

The reports indicated that Jack fled the scene — but later decided to called the cops to say he hit “something” that “suddenly appeared in the road” while he was “doing late-night DoorDashing.”

Jack Sabato

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Now, Antonio has taken to his Instagram breaking his silence on the situation, sharing, “At this time, my family and I are navigating an extremely sensitive and deeply personal matter.”

He added, “As a father, my love for my children remains unconditional, and my priority is the well-being of my family. We ask that the public and members of the media honor our privacy during this difficult time and keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.”

The soap alum concluded, “I also wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the gentleman who tragically lost his life. My thoughts and prayers are with them as well. We sincerely appreciate your compassion, understanding, and respect for the privacy of everyone affected.”

Jack Sabáto was arraigned in court on Tuesday, November 10 with bail set at $5,000, and a no-driving order and the potential of $5,000 penalty fees if he fails to attend future court appearances.

Antonio is the father to Jack, 34, daughter, Mina Sabato, 24 and son, Antonio Sabáto III, 15.

This is a developing story. You can check out Antonio’s official statement below.

So, let us know your thoughts on this tragic hit-and-run, which claimed the life of another man, and Antonio’s statement, via the comment section below.

 

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