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GENERAL HOSPITAL: A Gaslighted Anna ‘Seems’ to Have Had a Mental Break; Willow Has The ‘Key’ to Win Custody of Her Kids (Recap)

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On the Wednesday, February 4 episode of General Hospital, Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) executes her new plan to get full custody of her children from Michael (Rory Gibson), Felicia (Kristina Wagner), Mac (John J. York) and Emma (Braedyn Bruner) wind up in France and are shocked by the shape they find Anna (Finola Hughes) in, and Jason (Steve Burton) reveals to Sonny (Maurice Benard), who is responsible for trying to kill him and setting the fire to his penthouse that sent Michael to a burn clinic in Germany and more.

First, now in France, Felicia (Kristina Wagner) and Mac (John J. York) go to see Anna inside her room at the mental health clinic. Anna’s doctor explains that she has been through some type of traumatic ordeal. Sadly, when the Scorpios see Anna, she begs them to get her out of the clinic because she has to stop Faison, and that he is alive.

Anna goes to explain how she was kidnapped, chloroformed in Port Charles and taken to a small room. The super spy and PCPD commissioner (who is on leave) spells out how Liesl (Kathleen Gati) was in the room when her Polycythemia Vera reared its head and gave her a blood treatment. Felicia explains to her that Liesl has been in Port Charles this entire time.

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A GASLIGHTED ANNA LEADS TO A MENTAL BREAK?

As she continued on, Anna explains how Faison talked to her through an intercom, which Mac thinks is impossible, because he’s dead, but Anna fires back that Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) and Nathan (Ryan Paevey) were believed dead and are alive, so that could be true for Faison! Next, Anna says Peter August (Wes Ramsey) also visited her in her cell, causing major worry for Mac and Felicia how their friend has seemingly lost it!

The doctor tells the Scorpios that Anna cannot be moved to the United States at this point, because she is also facing assault charges and she is advising that Anna stay in France until she is mentally strong enough to return to Port Charles.

Emma insists on seeing her grandmother. When she goes in, Emma is gut-punched to see what bad shape Anna is in; especially when she tells Emma that Faison is keeping an eye on them. Anna tells her to go before it’s too late, but Emma doesn’t want to leave her like this. Anna gets even more upset and agitated. Suddenly, the doctor and an orderly give her a sedative to calm Anna down. The episode featured excellent performances by Finola Hughes and Braedyn Bruner.

JASON IS ON TO CULLUM

Meanwhile, Jason visits Sonny and tells him Anna is in terrible trouble, but instead of going after her, he has to first stay in Port Charles to help Britt. Jason reveals to Sonny what Britt told him in confidence, that she is being forced to work for Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota). Jason also reveals that Cullum has involvement as the one who tried to kill Sonny and set fire to the penthouse that caused Michael his burns. Sonny wants to take Cullum out. Jason says they have to wait because he has to get his hands on Britt’s medication to reverse engineer it. He needs Cullum alive for now, otherwise Britt could die too.

WITH THIS KEY, I THEE FRAME YOU

Michael and Willow meet with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) and Ric (Rick Hearst) to work out a custody agreement to present to the judge for Amelia and Wiley. Willow thinks she’s in a better position than Michael and wants to take her chances in court; especially since he has been dating a hooker and was seen at the scene of Drew’s shooting. Alexis pipes up that Drew blackmailed Judge Heran and then killed her. Willow can’t believe she would lose her kids because of Drew, now that he is incapacitated.

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Next, Michael says Willow can have the kids every other weekend and a month during the summer, but Willow balks at that set-up. Willow says Michael’s rule was to keep Drew out of the kids’ lives, and since he is basically in a coma and unable to talk, what’s the problem?

Alexis proposes a 60/40 custody split in Michael’s favor. Willow says she needs a minute to think about it, and so she wants to be alone. She walks out into the waiting area. Her next move … but of course! She grabs Michael’s key ring from his jacket pocket and adds Drew’s house key to it.  Willow walks back inside the law office and says she is fine with the custody terms. Alexis says she’ll draw up the papers and give them to the judge.

So, who is going to help Anna escape the mental facility? Will it be Jason or Emma? Is she so far gone from being drugged and gaslighted by Cullum, Pascal, Sidwell, and company? What did you think of Willow’s move with the key ring, where someone will find that Michael has Drew’s house key, making him look guiltier than ever? Is Willow about to get full custody of her children? Weigh-in via the comment section below. But first, check out these key scenes featuring Finola Hughes from today’s GH.

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Braedyn is a real find for this show. As Emma, she has the ability to drive story for years to come.

Some of Finola’s best work in a while.

I absolutely agree. The fact that this young actress can hold her own in scenes with the amazingly gifted Finola Hughes speaks volumes about her talent. They were completely believable as grandmother and granddaughter. While I don’t enjoy seeing the formidable Anna Devane in this weakened state yet again, these two actresses are making it worth watching.

Finola is fantastic as always.
I find the rest of this story very confusing. I don’t like when I can’t follow a soap’s logic.

I suspect this story will begin to pick up now. What you have seen the last few months, with Anna trapped in the underground dungeon, tripping balls on unknown psychedlics, and hallucinating visits from Faison & Whiny Heiny, I’m thinking this was a clever way to cover for Finola’s usual three month vacation. They likely filmed all the “dungeon scenes” before hand, and since they didn’t really disrupt the continuity of any other storylines, they could slip a scene into an episode every week or two, and make her extended absence far less noticeable.

So now that she’s somehow ended up in France, I’m guessing that’s when she came back to work for real, so hopefully we will see some movement here.

Now on the other horn… she’s in France. The last we saw of Robert Scorpio, he was also in France. Is that just a coincidence, or did they bring the Scorpios to France to set up the sad story of Robert’s departure from the mortal realm?

I love Finola Hughes and love Braeden Bruner as Emma( I still see the WSB in her future) but this storyline is dragging, like Anna said since Halloween, and I hope its Anna who saves herself along with the Scorpios, because well Jason decided his new young gf is more important to save,Drew is now learning what happens to you when you go young. (way to go willow), ok, I’m projecting but the show needs to start moving things along, with almost all their storylines playing out right now, I mean Valetin is just living in the attic, and Nathan is more interested in hooking up with Lulu then finding out where he’s been for the past seven years, what’s up with Chase obsession with getting Michael back for stealing Willow from him?

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Josslyn Gets a Visitor in Obrecht, Chase Makes A High-Profile Arrest … But Who is it?

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, after Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) chloroformed Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati), she winds up thrown into the secret room at Wydemere with Josslyn Jacks. Now, both Obrecht and Joss are under the thumb of Cullum and Sidwell  (Carlo Rota) for different reasons.

However, what will Cassius (Ryan Paevey) think of the news that his mother is being forced to finish Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) work on Faison’s final project?  Cassius gets very alarmed when Sidwell informs him in the Monday, June 8 “Next on General Hospital” video teaser, that, “Locating Britt is no longer a priority.”

Meanwhile, Portia’s (Brook Kerr) baby shower is here, which could wind up in an all out war between Isaiah Gannon (Sawandi Wilson) and Curtis Ashford (Donnell Turner). While Curtis is lawyering up with someone, Portia wants Isaiah to “just hold off for now.” Is she referring to him suing Curtis for destroying his ability to operate after injury his hand, or to stay away from the baby shower?

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KRISTINA’S PLANS

Kristina Corinthos-Davis (Kate Mansi) pays a visit to Lucas Jones (Van Hansis). It appears she drops the news of her decision to leave Port Charles to attend medical school at UCLA, which paves the way for Kate Mansi’s upcoming exit. When talking with Lucas she says, “A lot of people are going to be surprised by this.“ Is it that she wants to become a doctor, or is something else also going on?

By week’s end Chase (Josh Swickard) is going to make a major arrest! Who gets hand-cuffed and taken to the PCPD? Is it Sidwell, who Lucas was trying to set-up or someone else? Stay tuned.

Now below, check out the official GH spoilers for the week of June 8-12.

MONDAY, JUNE 8
Laura relishes her victory. Jossyn’s days may be numbered. Kristina issues a request. Curtis seeks Alexis’ help. Kai worries about Trina.

TUESDAY, JUNE 9
“Nathan” makes a major confession. Portia’s baby shower is a tense affair. Sidwell is on the warpath. Willow is blindsided. Brook Lynn issues an apology.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
Carly takes action. Trina makes a bold decision. Dante gets bad news. Willow receives a tempting offer. Curtis and Portia clash.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11
Valentin cautions Carly. Ava has a guilty conscience. Sonny is taken by surprise. Nina checks in on “Nathan.” Cody scores points with Molly. Danny and Charlotte make a plan.

FRIDAY, JUNE 12
Ethan weighs his options. Tracy has harsh words for Willow. Brook Lynn seeks Sonny’s aid. Chase makes a high-profile arrest. Alexis is persuasive.

You can check out the General Hospital preview video for the Monday, June 8 episode below.

Now weigh-in:  Will Josslyn and Obrecht work together to escape Wyndemere? Who is Chase going to arrest? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Cullum Kidnaps Obrecht as Britt’s Replacement to Finish Faison’s Final Project

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WSB director Ross Cullum is truly as despicable villain as they come, and played with steely intensity by Andrew Hawkes. For the double agents latest crime, you need to look no further than the Friday, June 5 cliffhanger of General Hospital, where in the episode’s final moments he sneaks up on an unassuming Dr. Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati) after hiding in the back seat of her car.

Next, he chloroforms her with his intent clear. He plans on forcing her to finish the last leg of Faison’s final project at Wyndemere, since her daughter Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) left town with Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) in tow to get away from Cullum!

In what led to the kidnapping, Cullum had a terse conversation with his business associate and co-conspirator on the project, Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota). It is Sidwell who is preoccupied with wanting to bring Marco’s killer to justice (not knowing it’s the man right in front of him!). Sidwell told Cullum if bringing Marco’s killer to justice wasn’t a priority for the WSB director, then why should protecting Cullum be a priority for him?

SIDWELL VS. CULLUM

The two finally put aside their differences as they have to complete Faison’s final project for it will be highly lucrative for them, useful for their mutual gains, and groundbreaking. In order to do that they need a great mind with a scientific background to finish it up and get them to the finish line since Britt as disappeared.

Later, outside of “General Hospital,” Obrecht is headed back to her car after searching Britt’s office for any clues as to the whereabouts of her daughter. But when she got in the car to drive away, that’s when the aforementioned Cullum strikes!

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BROOK LYNN GETS ADVICE FROM A FORMER ADULTERESS

In other key developments, after Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) keeps inserting herself into Chase (Josh Swickard) and Brook Lynn’s (Amanda Setton) life, all with the seeming pretense to pay back Chase for helping her clear her name at the trial, and standing by her, she brings good news in person about baby Phoebe’s adoption to Alexis’ (Nancy Lee Grahn) law office to Chase. Once Brook Lynn heard Chase was on her away over with paperwork, she decided to hightail it out of there for an “emergency” appointment for Deception.

As we come to find out, Brook Lynn meets up with Lucy (Lynn Herring) at the Metro Court pool, She then proceeds to inform Lucy about Willow sniffing around he husband. Lucy says she knows a thing or two about being an adulteress. Brook Lynn wants Lucy to help her send a clear message to Willow to stay away from her husband, or else!

Now below, check out the scenes before Obrecht was kidnapped where she visited Willow, Nina (Cynthia Watros) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) and suspects Willow is up to no good.

Then let us know, with Lucy taking Brook Lynn under her wing, what plot do you think the two will come up with against Willow? What do you think will happen to Obrecht? With Lucas also at Wyndemere trying to bait Sidwell into an attempted murder charge, will he winds up thrown in the secret room with Josslyn? Share your thoughts and theories on the latest GH via the comment section below.

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2026 SDSA TV Award Nominations: All Five Daytime Dramas Score in Best Achievement in Set Decoration

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The Set Decorators Society of America has revealed its nominations for 2025-26 SDSA Awards for Television, which recognizes the work of the set decoration and production designers in primetime, streaming and daytime series.

This year, all five soap operas: Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless all received nominations in the Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Daytime Series category.

In its official SDSA rule book, to qualify for the category of a Daytime Series, which includes daytime dramas, daytime talk shows, daytime game shows, and daytime children’s programming, all episodes must air before 6:00pm and must have a credited Set Decorator. For daytime dramas, the content must contain multiple plotlines that are carried over from episode to episode.

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WHICH EPISODES CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE COMPETITION?

The eligibility year for episodes runs June 1, 2025, and May 31, 2026.  Founded in 1993, the SDSA is an international nonprofit professional association dedicated to promoting excellence and preserving the legacy of the art of set decoration in motion pictures and television.

Several popular primetime and streaming titles that have wrapped their final seasons also received nods including Euphoria, Stranger Things, Hacks, Outlander, and The Boys. Popular titles such as Bridgerton.

Take a look below at the nominated scenic design teams from your favorite soaps:

Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Daytime Series

Beyond The Gates: Set Decoration by Cynthia Slagter with Production Design by Bruton Jones

The Bold and the Beautiful: Set Decoration by Prim Rosales, Beth Wooke, Prerna Chawla, Charlotte Garnell, Chelsea Mondelli, Michelle Hall, & Linda Louise Sheets with Production Design by Lou A. Trabbie III

Days of Our Lives: Set Decoration by Adele Caine & Sarah Holmes with Production Design by Tom Early & Dan Olexiewicz

General Hospital: Set Decoration by Jennifer Elliot with Production Design by Andrew Evashchen

The Young and the Restless: Set Decoration by Jennifer Haybach, Justine Mercado, Maria Dirolf, & Monica Lowe with Production Design by David Hoffmann

So, which soap opera from the calendar year of basically June of 2025 to a week ago in 2026, do you think has had the best looking sets? Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, or The Young and the Restless? Make you pick and drop it in the comment section below.

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