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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava Realizes Cates Wants Her Dead; The Search to Find Lucky is On

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On the Wednesday, August 28th episode of General Hospital, John “Jagger” Cates’ (Adam J. Harrington) plot to bring Sonny (Maurice Benard) down becomes oh-so-clear, and it becomes oh-so-clear that he has to be stopped.

While Sonny, Kristina (Kate Mansi) and Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) are talking about the loss of Kristina’s baby (that she named Adela after Sonny’s mother), a knock at the door changes the conversation. Cates shows up and has more questions for Kristina in what happened in her confrontation with Ava (Maura West).

Sonny knows Cates really wants to talk to him, so he tells him to come to his office tomorrow. Cates tells Sonny that he doesn’t get to pick the place. Cates demands Sonny meet him in twenty minutes at the Port Charles Grill, or he will take Kristina back into custody.

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Kristina doesn’t want her dad to take the bait, but he says he knows how to handle Cates. After Sonny exits, and Alexis has to go to GH to deal with insurance issues from Kristina’s medical care, Kristina makes a call to Jason. When Jason (Steve Burton) shows up, the two discuss Cates and Ava. Kristina believes Cates is working with Ava (Maura West) and she is lying about the night she lost her baby and crashed through the Metro Court window. Kristina wants to do something. but Jason reminds her again, Cates is after Sonny. Next, Jason promises that something will be done about Cates, but he can’t tell her what he plans to do.

When Sonny meets with Cates, the FBI agent tells him he can make all of Kristina’s legal troubles go away by turning himself in for decades of crimes, least of which was turning a young Karen Wexler into a stripper. Sonny responds saying that Cates is putting a lot of faith in Ava’s “confession.” Sonny says Ava could flip on him, but Cates says Ava will be in no position to recant her statement, ever.

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We go to Ava who is holed up in a hotel room with FBI Boyle, who Cates seemed to indicate to Ava, will keep watch over her. But soon, Ava realizes Sonny is right! Cates wants her eliminated. When Boyle leaves to get some food for Ava, she goes into Boyle’s purse and sees a wad of cash, sunglasses and a burner phone. Ava flashes back to Sonny telling her that Cates wants her dead. As she tries to leave the hotel room, Boyle is right there at the door not very pleased!

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Laura (Genie Francis) is desperate to track Lucky (Jonathan Jackson) down in Africa in hopes he is a match to save his sister, Lulu’s life. She goes to Port Charles WSB bureau chief, Jack Brennan (Charles Mesure), for help since the WSB owes her family a favor.  (Yes, didn’t Luke and Laura save the world among other things???) She wants his help in tracking Lucky down. Eventually, Brennan gives her a bit of intel, but not much.

Later, Laura decides she is going to go find Lucky herself! Kevin (Jon Lindstrom) is going along to support his wife. Tracy (Jane Elliot), who had stopped by to visit with Laura, is shocked that they are attempting this. Laura asks her to watch Ace and have her ‘two’ nannies help take care of him while she is gone.

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Meanwhile in Africa, Lucky and Isaiah (Sawandi Wilson) can’t seem to get out of the sticky situation that they are in, so Lucky offers Isiah a gun and tells him to go find his contact to get him out of Africa. Isiah doesn’t want to leave Lucky behind. Lucky says he will save both of them if he does it this way, and to contact the WSB for help, as they owe him a favor.

So, is this the end for Agent Cates? What will Jason’s plan be? Will Kristina take matters into her own hands? How will Ava get away from FBI agent Boyle, and will Laura and Kevin find Lucky? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

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While I’m glad they’ve given Ava an escape from the damage the writers have done to her character over the last six months, it’s disappointing to see the character assassination that they’ve done to John “Jagger” Cates. Let’s just add him to the the pile with Rick Webber and Paul Hornsby- male characters from the 80s and 90s brought back only to change them into maniacs that were not true to the original characters.

Separately, the Quartermaine Day Care Center is kind of ridiculous. I know it’s Monica’s house (Alan gave it to her) but I’m sure he didn’t intend for it to become a home for wayward children. That said, would be nice if we actually get scenes with Tracy and Ace together.

I’ve actually taken a break from watching because I’m so disgusted with what they have done with Jagger. When will they learn that mustache-twirling villains are so less interesting than complex characters who misguidedly do bad things? The actor is so good, and the Jagger return started with such promise. What a disappointment.

It’s a pattern writers have established for decades. If a good looking leading-man- material character goes against Sonny, they have to ruin the character in order to prop up Sonny. There’s no rhyme or reason behind Cate’s obsession with Sonny- it’s not character driven anymore than it is history driven. When Jagger and Karen happily drove away from Port Charles on the motorcycle, Sonny wasn’t even a bleep on Jagger’s radar. And that was 30 years ago. When Jagger resurfaced 6 months ago, he was a good guy raising his autistic son as a single father. Then he was ruined thereby giving Sonny permission to murder him in cold blood just like he murdered AJ in cold blood. Sonny started to evolve and become a better man but now he’s regressed back to acting like a murderous thug. The problem with that is Sonny is presented as the moral compass of GH. Honestly, I wish Maurice would retire at this point. Sonny’s storyline has become regressive, redundant and dull- he’s running to stand still.

I keep expecting some twist for our beloved Jagger. The current Agent Cates version is like the old Taggart on steroids. This is not how a real FBI agent acts – why the FBI hasn’t sent someone to control the guy is beyond most of our comprehension.

I keep waiting for a brain tumor – a “Cesar Faison” mask – some threat to his son – something/anything to explain this character’s crazy downward spiral. Because otherwise, it is just total disregard for GH’s history.
I do find the agent who is guarding Ava a bit menacing and wonder why she has that wad of cash in her purse. Silly Ava did not trust Sonny and now she is in a heap of trouble ready to be dispatched to the GH version of “The Train Station”.

Guessing we will find out soon whether FBI Agent Cates ends up in a pool of his own blood and sent off the canvass to the “Who killed Jagger” page in GH history.

Perhaps the “twist” will be what I have been alleging all along, since this recast appeared. And that’s the fact that NuJagger is actually the son of Cyrus the Virus.

Which would make him Lulu’s cousin, and a potential liver donor. Either partially, or the whole thing, should it come to pass that he no longer needs his organs

After seeing Friday’s show, I can’t wait to see how this all plays out. So many want John dead, but only one killer wins the Jackpot!

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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.

Rocco

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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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