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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Carly and Jason Share Their Heartbreak Over Michael; Lucky Tries to Piece Together Why Cyrus is the ‘Digitalis’ Killer
On the Tuesday, January 14th episode of General Hospital, Jason (Steve Burton) may have an idea of how to help Michael (Chad Duell), Lucky (Jonathan Jackson) is trying to understand the motivation behind the person (Cyrus) killing patients with a lethal dose of digitalis, Tracy (Jane Elliot) refuses to let Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) take the kids off the Quartermaine property and Willow and Sasha (Sofia Mattsson) are now officially enemies.
Let’s start at the hospital, where Jason sees Carly is outside of Michael’s room. After they embrace, Carly cries, “How will we get through this?” Carly says Michael just has to make it, and Jason says he will as Michael always has gotten his strength from her. Carly responds that she feels he gets his strength from Jason, because he’s always looked up to him.
Then in a heart-tugging remembrance, Jason says Michael was the first baby he ever held. It’s at that point, Carly admits that Jason was Michael’s father in every way that counts. She always wondered what her child with Jason would have been like, instead of the child fathered by AJ, but she wouldn’t trade Michael for anything. Carly cries that she will love Michael no matter what, but he may have to have so many outward scars and speaks on how the outside world can be cruel. Jason says what if he doesn’t have to (live with those scars)?
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Jason reminds Carly about the clinic Ava went to for the burns on her face, and Carly wonders how she got in to that place. Jason tells her it was through Valentin’s conn. Will this be how Valentin gets back into Port Charles without any trouble with Carly needing his help for Michael?
Meanwhile, Lucky is speaking to the head of the redemption mission about Cyrus. She informs him that Cyrus’ is doing a wonderful job of giving comfort to hospitalized and long-term care patients. Josslyn (Eden McCoy) overhears the conversation and learns of his charity work at Rice Plaza and then tells Lucky what she knows about the night Dex was stabbed, and how Dex, at one point, was ordered by Sonny to kill Cyrus while he was in the hospital, but Sonny changed his mind.
Later, Lucky talks this all out with Liz (Rebecca Herbst) and Lucas (Van Hansis), saying they need to figure out the “why” someone (or Cyrus) is killing people such as Sam or attempting to kill someone such as Michael?
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Nina (Cynthia Watros) finds Drew (Cameron Mathison) at her door and is not happy to see him. She doesn’t like his “hold” over her daughter, and his arrogant and controlling nature when it comes to Willow. The two still share the secret that Drew was also sleeping Nina. Will that finally come out? Will Nina tell her daughter?
Willow is about to take the kids off the Quartermaine premises when Sasha stops her. Sasha can’t believe Willow would do this, but Willow says she’s doing what she needs to do to keep her kids. Willow says the situation doesn’t involve Sasha and wonders why she is interested. Is it because things went belly-up with Cody? Does she want Michael back? Yet to be revealed is that Sasha is carrying Michael’s baby which would blow this custody battle sky high. Let’s not forget, Willow made a snide remark about Sasha wouldn’t know what its like to be a mother! Stay tuned.
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Martin (Michael E. Knight) comes to the Q’s to inform Tracy that Willow is taking the kids, and Tracy refuses to let that happen. At the end of the episode, Jason and Carly want to see Michael, but Felicia (Kristina Wagner) stops them, At the same time, Nina finds Sonny in the hospital chapel and ask him to talk to Tracy before things get nastier.
Do you think sending Michael to the place where Ava had plastic surgery on his face, will be the way the show writes off Chad Duell? Do you think collectively everyone is pretty dumb not to know “why” Cyrus is killing select people with “digitalis”, or are you as confused as the characters as to the motive? Weigh-in via the comment section. But first, check out the scenes where Martin interrupts Tracy and Lulu’s discussion about finding Charlotte, with news on Willow taking the kids.
I think they may suspect why Cyrus targeted Sylvie and Lulu (mercy killing) but that doesn’t explain why he killed Sam or Dex, who were both healthy. We know Dex could place Cyrus on Sam’s floor when she died. That’s what they discussed at Rice Plaza before Cyrus stabbed him and why Cyrus killed Dex. But why did Cyrus kill Sam?
For the many flaws this story has, it certainly is bringing the drama. And the performances have been excellent, especially Jason & Carly’s scenes outside Michael’s room. The only way I’m able to stomach Drew is to completely disassociate the character now from the character Billy Miller played. As far as I’m concerned, they’re two completely different people, and this version of Drew is pure slimy villain. And why hasn’t Nina told Willow about her and Drew yet!? Shouldn’t her loyalty be to her daughter, first and foremost?
As for Cyrus, what is his motive for killing people? Putting them out of their misery? If so, that would make zero sense with Sam because she wasn’t in pain, she had a voluntary surgery that she was recovering well from. And if Cyrus is the person who stabbed Dex, then he caused his pain. Was he also the one who put a bomb in Sonny’s apartment?
At least Tracy is involved in the story. I loved watching her rip a strip off Drew. No one who goes up against Tracy gets off easy, so the more trouble she can cause “Drillow”, the better.
At least Lucky is getting some sort of a storyline. This Spencer reunion isn’t going the way I thought it would… appears so far all The Spencer clan hardly have any scenes or crossover stories yet….
And my question is why haven’t these deaths been reported to the PCPD? Shouldn’t the police have been involved with the first suspicious death (Sam) rather than an internal investigation by Portia?
Carly and Jason have real love between them and the actor’s portrayl of these deep feelings shows whenever they have a scene together, especially today.
Well, now that we’ve been remined of Ava’s burn recovery, we know it will be a done deal, between Carly and her buddy Jack, they’ll make it happen, just a matter of time and how long they want to drag this part out, before sending Michael to Germany. Also, I don’t see them letting Carly accompanying him, to hold his hand. That place should be reserved for his wife, if she really gave a damn!
I don’t think it’s Cyrus. Never did because the lack of a strong COMMON connection between he and the victims. But I had no other idea. I’ve now formed an opinion on who the killer is. I think it’s Isaiah. The connection between him and the victims is Lucky. I think Isaiah has an internal anger that’s been festering over Lucky having left him behind during a mission…
I think that’s why he found a way to stay in PC-payback to Lycky.
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.
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.”
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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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Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Ava’s (Maura West) daughter Avery looks quite different, starting on today’s November 9 episode of General Hospital. That’s because GH has made Avery into a full-blown teenager and the role is now being played by actress Alya Bullington.
In her debut, the Tennessee native was thrown into the deep soap waters with Daytime Emmy winners, Maurice Benard and Eden McCoy (Josslyn). Bullington weighed-in to TV Insider about her first scene which featured Avery overhearing a fight between Sonny and Josslyn.
She explained “It was something I have never done before, I did not have a lot of experience with the screaming and the crying stuff, but I got my first script, and I was like, ‘OK, this is a huge opportunity to learn so much about how that stuff works and to become this character that I have never even tried playing before.’”
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THE TEENAGED VERSION OF AVERY WILL HAVE A LOT TO CONTEND WITH
Speaking of working with McCoy, Bullington shared, “She’s incredible. I remember her just laughing and making jokes on set, and then the minute that they started taping, she just locked in and she cried immediately, and my first thought was, ‘I want to be able to do that.’
The soap opera newcomer added, “I think she just inspired me so much because she is so great and she can just lock into whatever character she wants to in the moment.”
The character of Avery was born back in 2014, but as recently as the October 8 episode of General Hospital, the character was suddenly referred to as a teenager. This is the second young female character in recent months to be aged up following the casting of Kayden Brenna Tokarski as Scout Cain.
As for her take on Avery and what’s ahead, Alya said,“She’s emotional, and she’s curious, and she’s a really fun person to play because so much stuff is happening in her life. I think she’s kind of confused about what’s happening and what to believe.”
So, what do you think about General Hospital making Avery a teenager? Are you excited to see the conflict between Sonny, Ava and Avery now that they have aged up the character? Share your thoughts and welcome Alya to GH via the comment section below.
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