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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava Blackmails Alexis; Marco Calls Out Natalia for Her Bigotry

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Blackmail and bigotry seemed to be the order of the day on the Wednesday, April 9th episode of ABC’s General Hospital. First, Ava (Maura West) has made her move to extort money from the Cassadine fortune; now armed with the evidence that Kristina (Kate Mansi) had intent to cut the brakes to her car, but instead cut the brakes to Ric’s (Rick Hearst). The move sent both Liz (Rebecca Hebst) and Ric to the hospital with injuries.

Ava comes to visit Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) at her law office, and Ava tells Alexis that Kristina tried to kill her and she can prove it. Ava tells Alexis about her argument with Kristina at her apartment and how she had the motive and the opportunity to tamper with the brakes on Ric’s car. Alexis wants proof, so Ava shows her the security footage from the camera in the garage.

Alexis wants to know how much Ava wants from her to keep this quiet, and that is when Ava brings up the money Alexis controls from the Cassadine Estate for Ace. Alexis asks about the car and Ava says she had it moved from the impound to an undisclosed, but safe location. Trying to push back on Ava, Alexis points out Alexis has broken the chain of evidence.

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Ava counters that Ric knows the brakes were tampered with, and that her next move is to let the police know, who will the inform the DA’s office.  Since Alexis’ daughter, Molly (Kristen Vaganos) works for the DA’s office, she will learn that Kristina almost killed Molly’s father. In the end, Ava gives Alexis until 9am tomorrow to cough up the money, or she’ll tell Molly!

Elsewhere, while at the Metro Court restaurant, Natalia (Eva LaRue), after speaking with Jenz (Carlo Rota), joins her son Marco (Adrian Anchondo) at his table. He tells her about his interview with Alexis and Diane’s (Carolyn Hennesy) law firm and that if he gets the job, he’ll be moving to Port Charles.

The judgmental Natalia,says she is very unhappy with his choices and she’s not happy he’s been practicing law for 10 years and wasting his musical talents, since he could be on tour with his sister,Alison aka Blaze. Marco reminds her that he was angry because of her reaction when he came out to her; and how she tried to shove him back into the closet, the same as she later did to Alison. Natalia says she regrets how she reacted.

Next, Natalia blames Jenz for manipulating Marco into going to law school and how she did not fight enough to keep him from going. Natalia swears she’s changed now, but Marco is not buying it. After Marco storms out, Sonny (Maurice Benard) who was having lunch with Kristina and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), where he filled his son on his heart condition, spots Natalia at the bar as he was leaving, and heads over to ask her why she was talking to Jenz Sidwell. We fade to black.

So, are you Team Ava or Team Alexis? Who do you want to get the upper hand in this blackmail attempt? What do you think of Natalia having two children that are gay and her originally being completely unaccepting of them? Share your thoughts in the comment section. But first, check out some of the scenes between Maura West and Nancy Lee Grahn from yesterday’s GH, followed by a preview for today’s, April 10th episode where Sonny confront Natalia and says, “Why didn’t you tell me he was your ex?”

 

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Finally.. the episode with the BIG re-write about her son… Marco suits being a lawyer more so than a rock star, in my opinion.

Team Ava all the way. Kristina needs yet again another hard wake up call.

Hey GH fan; we’ll have to “agree to disagree” on this one. (Uggg; I hate that overused expression so much, lol). Ava, in my opinion, is intolerably obnoxious. She backstabbed Nina in the worst way, and then hit her up for money. She thought she killed Nikolas and left him to rot, lied to Laura’s face, and then when it was discovered he was still alive instead of jumping for joy she was less than enthusiastic AND wants his divorce settlement money. She did cause Kristina’s baby’s death in a roundabout way; she knew Kristina loves Sonny and it would be horrible for her to have to testify against him. Yet, she and Scotty, just a few weeks before Kristina was to give birth, handed Kristina a court order to testify against him. Ava had to have known that would set Kristina off. So, to my mind had Ava not set that ball in motion, that argument in Ava’s apartment would never have happened. (Not to mention Ava goaded her by calling Alexis all sorts of names). AND…how vicious does one have to be to taunt Kristina about not being a mother; last argument they had Ava said something about a mother protecting her child, something “Kristina” wouldn’t know about. So…though Kristina has become unhinged; emotionally fraught, she’s still ten times a better person than Ava will ever be. I’m team Kristina on this, though she does need mental help to get through her anger and despair.

I can understand how Kristina’s situations have driven her around the bend. She is far from innocent but the need for retribution will lead to more hardships. The hardest thing is to let a wrong go, and the loss of her baby goes beyond letting something go.

Better to wait and relish in your adversaries downfall than be the cause it. I find it more sweet that way.

I don’t know; I’m a Scorpio and the thought of revenge is sweet, lol. Not in physical violence, lest this comment get blown out of proportion by less than rational people. (lol again. 😉 ) As for our soapy Kristina, she’s been in a downward spiral and will likely hit even more rock bottom before she hopefully reaches back up to the top. And at least after she cut the brakes she did have the sense and the conscience to call Ava and attempt to keep her from getting into that car. It’s not like she cut them and couldn’t wait for the accident to happen. As soon as she calmed down she realized how wrong she was; she also, as Lucky said, felt great concern after the accident even though she despises Rick. The show can take Kristina in two ways; when Maurice exits they can have her take over, or they can go the other way and she stays on the more productive path…

Ah-ha ! That explains everything as I am a vergo… a sensitive guy.

But I bet your house is neat and tidy!!

Spectacular !

LOL; I didn’t know Virgos were sensitive. In actuality, I’m extremely sensitive. So much so, that I think I’m an empath. Seriously, However those are two separate things. I can “feel” for you, cry for you, want to wrap you in my arms, make it all better… and hopefully in that situation you’re not pissing me off at the same time. LOLOLOLOLOL! Then I’d be in conflict. I’ll give you an example. I have a neighbor whom I detest. I don’t just dislike him, I literally detest him. He’s a despicable, callous, unfeeling “human being.” And I’ve said many times in spite of my empathetic nature, my overly compassionate nature, I’d step over him if he was lying in the middle of the road. And I meant it. But then, sigh, one day I saw him and he looked old; frail. Hunched over, skin and bones. And in the midst of my hatred for him I felt empathy…Because gone was the vicious creature and all I saw was vulnerability. But then I remembered how he made fun of people who were as he is now…

I think it’s clear that Kristina knows she caused events that lead to the death of Irene and that knowledge is too great of a burden so she externalizes that guilt onto Ava. Easier to target Ava ( who is an easy target given her crimes and misdemeanors)than it is to face the hard truth.

Yes; I agree she knows that Ava didn’t push her. Still, it WAS Ava’s fault for putting Kristina in a position that would have landed Sonny in jail. As I said to GH fan, Ava as always, pushed Katrina (pun intended) to the point of escalation. Ava should never have asked Kristina to testify against her own father. Ava was demanding she betray her father which would have caused him to lose A very and probably be locked up. I can understand Kristina’s fury; I would’ve marched over there, too.

I agree. I’ve always hated Ava and everything she stands for. She’s done all she can to torment Kristina, before and after Adella. Can you imagine poor Avery being brought up by this woman with no morals, especially after or when she loses Sonny. I’d bet anything that she’d give Avery to him if the right amount was offered . I’d also like to reiterate everything she did to Nicholas and her one friend, Nina. She is just a thoroughly disgusting human being and I hope I can watch GH long enough to see her demise or get put away for the rest of her miserable life!

I can’t disagree with your account of Ava’s crimes. But Ava Jerome was introduced to us as a classic soap opera vixen-villain. Sure, she’s had a few peaks and valleys along the way especially when she was victimized by Ryan and Esme. Now Ava has returned to her glorious villainous ways, and I love it. What I hate is when a character is presented to us as some kind of hero or heroine despite their villainous actions. To use a tired cliche, Ava is that character you love to hate.

As much as I love Alexis, I am Team Ava. Alexis needs to wake up and realize her daughter needs help. Whether she meant it for Ava, Ric or Elizabeth, sane people do not tamper with people’s brakes. Plu,s Ava is more fun when she is rich. The biggest question is where did all of the Jerome money go?

Good question… since all the other Jeromes are now here in Hell. And they couldn’t bring their money with them.

I think Natalia could teach that old dog Sonny some new tricks .

So out of thin air, they explained how the studio musician became a lawyer…well sort of. Because Natalia was claiming he was still a working studio musician just a few months ago when Blaze was about to go on tour. But now we’re supposed to believe he’s been a lawyer for 10 years??

And I guess we’re not supposed to remember that his name used to be “Eloi” and not “Marco”??

And why does he have a last name (Rios??) different from both of his parents?? Seems obvious to me that it was daddy Sidwell’s idea that he take a job with Diane & Alexis’ law firm, probably so he could get some inside information on both Corinthos Coffee, LLC and this Cassadine Trust Fund that Alexis was recently appointed to.

Seems unlikely that Marco is going to be able to keep the secret of who his parents are, now that he’s living in Port Charles. Poor Lucas… he thought he found somebody with better ethics and morals than Brad? Doesn’t appear to be the case.

Well, we really don’t need to see Natalia waxing on anymore about her disappointment with her children. So, let’s just accept the name change (Marco is much better) and job switch. Makes me we wonder if Adrian can sing and if he’ll be part of the NB.

Sidwell is apparently not Allison/Blaze’s father, so Natalia must have married again after Jenz – hence the Ramirez name.

Hense yet another new character soon to come then.. Natalia’s 2nd husband.

I sure hope it will be someone so great that we can all say, “no wonder they aren’t together”, and I’m really happy Sonny dumped her miserable butt!

I agree. She tells Marco she’s changed but how does a fifty- something year old woman, who has remained resolute with her belief that homosexuality is bad, even after her son came out to her, just suddenly “ change” overnight?
I wasn’t convinced anymore than Marco was.

Oh Harry; I have to disagree with you again. I am so sick of everyone, from viewers to characters, bringing up Natalia’s views on gay people. She admitted she was wrong, and I DO believe it was sincere. Do I think she embraces it? Loves it? No. But I think her hardline view has softened, and I think the views she had were understandable since she was brought up in a strict, Latin, Catholic, home that were not accepting of that choice. She did get to actually see Blaze and Kristina’s love for each other and it did give her a certain realization. Until and if she shows a judgmental side again to either of her kids, I think the dialogue is beating a dead horse. What I expected her son to say was that he spoke to his sister, and she told him that their mom had had a breakthrough; that she had softened her stance and was more open and accepting. So…yes; I do think people can change their views. Natalia didn’t change overnight; she changed after she was saw how much emotional hurt she caused (which she never intended; not publicly) and the devastating fallout.

The way it was written is that yes, Natalia did change her life- long views on homosexuality abruptly. And in her conversation with Marco demonstrated, she still views him as a disappointment because he didn’t follow her plan for him (in this case, becoming a lawyer instead of a musician).

Well, to paraphrase Mae West, Ava is very good but when she’s bad, she’s better. Ava might be bad but she doesn’t have an orbit of people swirling around her trying to rescue her. I wish Alexis would stop enabling Kristina. Kristina now has Lucky joining her litany of enablers while she grows more self-righteous and self deluded day by day. Alexis should turn her daughter in. It’s time for tough love.

And what? Have her go to jail for possibly decades? She needs psychological help; not jail.

She could plead guilty by reason of insanity and get the help she needs. But Alexis’s continued circumvention of Kristina facing the consequences of her actions is codependent behavior, and it is weakening her daughter. No more coverups!

Hmmm after watching Friday’s episode…you and Rebecca1 called it… off to Shady Brook she goes

Diane gave great advice although it’s not that easy to have someone involuntarily committed (not in California anyway).

I bet Kristina will be just as much trouble in Shady Brook as she is out. Will she just accept what’s happening to her, due to her mother’s instigation, or try escaping?

I hope she’s sent to a spectacular asylum in the Swiss Alps and we get a nice long break from that petulant overgrown child.

Love the Easter egg

Team Ava entirely. This is the Ava I have missed: the strongheaded, confident person she was.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

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On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!

Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).

GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

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A VISIT WITH DAD

Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.

Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!

Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.

Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!”  The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR

While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).

Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.

An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process.  As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”

CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER

At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.

Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.

So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section,  but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.

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

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Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.

Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of  The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.

In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?

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The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.

The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.

General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.

Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.

Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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

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If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).

In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.

Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

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BOATHOUSE BRAWL

In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.

Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.

However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.

WILL SCOUT WISE UP?

At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.

Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.

So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.

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