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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 Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!

In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?

Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS

The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!

Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?

Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.

MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.

Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.

Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.

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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

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With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).

On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..

In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”

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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!

FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD

As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and  and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”

Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.

So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

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In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.

The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.

Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL

Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.

The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.

In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”

So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.

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