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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Carly’s Caught Between Brennan and Valentin: Who is the Man For Her?
On General Hospital, Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) has found herself as the woman in the middle between arch-nemesis, Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna) and Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart). Now on the set-up going into the April 10 episode of the ABC daytime drama series, while hitting the sheets with Jack, who professed his undying love to her, she envisioned Valentin in their moments of intimacy.
In the pick-up, after their night together, Carly walked Jack to the door, where he thanked her for giving him a second chance, and she thanked him for the update on Jason. The subject turned to Valentin. Carly questioned Brennan why it was so important to track him down. Jack came forward with that the WSB wants the information Valentin has on Sidwell and the final project of Cesar Faison.
After Jack exited, Carly turned around and none other than Valentin was there. Valentin believes she is going to double-cross with Jack. Carly revealed that she felt bad that Jack loves her when all she claims she is doing is using him. In addition, Carly feels that Jack felt guilty about recruiting Josslyn into the WSB. That comment irks Valentin when he knows and she knows Jack has never confessed that he recruited Carly’s daughter. Next, Valentin becomes curious as to what would happen if Jack told her about Josslyn? Would that make her still feel bad for the guy?
Valentin went in on Carly saying that she looked like she enjoyed Brennan’s company, while admitting that he was jealous because he’s developed feelings for her. Now with tears welling-up in her eyes, Carly shares that if Valentin thought she would betray him, then he didn’t know her at all.
From that point out, Valentin shuts down and called their sleeping together a big mistake, and they needed to stick to their ultimate plan and goal. Carly fired back that they shouldn’t let “some Stockholm Syndrome sex thing” screw everything up between them. An upset Valentin exits up the stairs to the attic. Meanwhile, once hearing Valentin slam the attic door, Carly flashes back to their hot night together.
So, do you think that Carly will ultimately move her relationship forward with Jack? Valentin? Someone else? Weigh-in who you would like to see her with. But before you post your comment, take a look at Carly and Valentin’s scenes from a few days back, then let us know.
Carly really should have joined a Trappistine monastery and never looked at a man other than an elderly priest. But, that ship has sailed. In my opinion, Carly will be much better off with Jack Brennan. He is a very flawed man; but, he genuinely loves her and has demonstrated that time and time again by the risks he has taken on her behalf. He is trying to become a better man. Carly and Jack are very appealing together. Valentin is a chronic liar, manipulator, who has been on the run from the law off and on for as long as he’s been on the show. Look at the life he’s put his daughter through. I think Valentin’s overtures toward Carly are just more manipulation for his own needs. Besides, Carly and Valentin have no chemistry together.
Except, she doesn’t really love Jack Brennan. I really think she loves Valentin.
Sexual obsession is not the same thing as romantic love. Not to be vulgar but it was pretty much spelled out to viewers that Carly ascended to orgasmic bliss when Valentin went south of the border on her. And boy, was that hard for me to write without any pearls to clutch.
I am starting to think that there is some kind of built in writers’ template that dictates that all men must fall under Carly’s spell. Honestly, I don’t get the appeal. Valentin reminded me of Otto from a Fish Called Wanda as he gazed at Carly waddling up the stairs with Brennan to her bedroom in order to make love with him. I fully expected Valentin to appear from the outside window just as Otto did and say,” Don’t call me stupid.” And Valentin does appear to be stupid. His idiotic obsession with Carly of all people has ruined his mystique. I hate this storyline as it is predicated upon plot and not character.
100%!
Once you envision someone else’s face on the guy in bed with you, there’s no going back. Carly may be grateful to Jack for assisting with Jason and keeping her out of prison with the RICO violation. That will never be enough to cancel out the danger he put Josslyn in.
They’ve been chem testing Jack with others. So, he’s likely to stick around.
I think Carly should take a vow of celibacy and take a 6 month sabbatical to Budapest. I’m tired of Valentin acting like her house dog so happy when his master comes home.
I know both men are WSB and therefore are trained liars. But if comparing the two, I thought Brennan was more convincing confessing his love for Carly. I don’t think Carly has chemistry with many men, but I’d say Brennan is a more suitable pairing for her. Valentin is written poorly in this storyline, in my opinion. I just don’t see him falling for Carly under these circumstances. Or at the very least, I don’t see see Valentin ever acting like a jealous school boy. I liked Valentin being there to help Curtis rescue Jordan. I think it’s time the writers let Valentin out of the attic and back into Port Charles society. Enough with this other stuff.
Valentin is an international spy, he thrives on the adrenaline. Wooing Carly just raises the stakes in this situation and therefore the danger and the rush. I can totally see how he’d fall for her. James Patrick Stuart and Laura Wright are smoking hot together, in my opinion. And Chris McKenna (Brennan) has real chemistry with Cynthia Watros, who needs an exciting scene partner for Nina. Let’s have the two of them dance around each other. In terms of story, if Carly ever finds out Jack tried to have Sonny killed, that would end their relationship anyway. She’s more fun with Valentin.
agreed. She clicks with both, but I think she loves Valentin more.
General Hospital Fan Club Weekend brought out many of your favorites to the four day event; with the main cast gathering on Saturday, August 1. Fans near and far attended the weekend held this year at the Burbank Marriott Hotel. Whether it be the main cast event or the smaller more intimate events featuring two or three cast members a great time was had by all.
Some of the cast participating in the main cast event included: Cyrus Hobbi (Yuri), Gary James Fuller (James), Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), Viron Weaver (Wiley), Paige Herschell (Jacinda), Chris McKenna (Brennan), Josh Kelly (Cody), Kayden Brenna Tokarsi (Scout), Cassandra James (Terry), Laura Wright (Carly), Dominic Zamprogna (Dante), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane), Rick Hearst (Ric), Adrian Anchondo (ex-Marco), and Chloe Lanier (ex-Nelle).
In addition to, Van Hansis (Lucas), Cameron Mathison (Drew), Ryan Paevey (ex-Cassius), Easton Rocket Sweda (Leo), Maurice Benard (Sonny), Kristen Vaganos (Molly), Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis), Kate Mansi (ex-Kristina), Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth), Cynthia Watros (Nina), Kristina Wagner (Felicia) and more.
Take a look at some of the snaps from the main event arrivals below:
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GH’s Rick Hearst with on-screen daughter, Kristen Vaganos, plus Nancy Lee Grahn, and Kate Mansi.
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GH’s Maurice Benard on-hand to meet the fans.
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Jack Brennan in the house … Chris McKenna.
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Adrian Anchondo, Van Hansis and Anchondo’s boyfriend, Days of Our Lives, Colton Little.
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GH’s Josh Kelly and his gal, the former Nelle Benson of Port Charles, Chloe Lanier.
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Who is James’ father? Not Cassius or Spinelli, actually. Actors Gary James Fuller, Ryan Paevey and Bradford Anderson!
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One of General Hospital’s newest cast members, Kayden Brenna Tokarski attends her first GHFCW event.
Michael Fairman TV will be adding more images to this post in the day ahead.
So, were you glad to see so many of your GH favorites attending this year’s General Hospital Fan Club Weekend? Let us know via the comment section.
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Vincent Pastore of ‘Sopranos’ Fame and ‘General Hospital’s’ Maximus Giambetti Dies at 80
Vincent Pastore, best known for his memorable role as Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s The Sopranos has passed away.
The veteran actor was found dead on August 1st in his home in the Bronx, New York. Pastore was 80-years-old. The cause of death is yet to be determined.
As well as his role on The Sopranos, many soap fans will recall he played multiple smaller roles on the beloved One Life to Live from 1995 and 2004. However, in 2008, he landed the short-term role as Maximus Giambetti on General Hospital.
PASTORE WANTED TO BE ON GENERAL HOSPITAL
Maximus was the mobster father of Sonny Corinthos’ (Maurice Benard) bodyguards: Max (Derk Cheetwood) and Milo (Drew Cheetwood)
According to Soap Opera Digest, Pastore told Soaps In Depth back in 2009, after appearing in a SOAPnet promotional campaign as a celebrity fan of General Hospital: “‘I’d love to be on the show. So they called up GH’s casting director (Mark Teschner) and Bobby (Robert Guza Jr. ex-head writer, GH) and they wrote me in!”
Pastore was a huge General Hospital fan from way back, who at one point told producers that he would watch the ABC soap opera while working in bars and nightclubs in the 70s and 80s.
Throughout his decades long career, Pastore appeared in films including: Goodfellas, Carlito’s Way and Men of Respect, The Jerky Boys: The Movie and the 1996 HBO TV movie Gotti.
In TV, besides The Sopranos, Pastore’s credits included: Law & Order, The Practice, Son of the Beach, Queens Supreme, Hawaii Five-0, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, plus the miniseries The Last Don II. Most recently, Vincent was a series regular on Gravesend and guest starred on Yellowjackets.
Pastore is survived by his daughter, Renee, son-in-law and granddaughter.
Share your remembrances and condolences for Vincent Pastore on his memorable role on ‘The Sopranos’ and his time on ‘General Hospital’ via the comment section below.
As had been teased since Jason Morgan’s (Steve Burton) captivity by the WSB and his release on General Hospital, he is clearly having issues speaking about what happened to him, after he was dragged away from Port Charles when he took the fall for Rocco (Finn Carr) who shot WSB director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes).
Now. as Jason tries to reacclimate to life back in Port Charles, he has already displayed that he wants to do better for his son, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and the people he loves and to show up for them.
In addition, things took a turn on the Friday, July 31 episode where after Sonny (Maurice Benard) questioned Jason if he was having an issue with Ric (Rick Hearst) working side by side with his half-brother, Jason had something to say.
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An emotional Jason tells Sonny, “I can’t work for you anymore.” The moment left Sonny dumbfounded, and viewers won’t know the pick-up of the conversation till Monday’s August 3 episode of GH.
Could it be that this time Jason will cut ties with Sonny and the mob for good? If so, it would be the end of an era for Jason and Sonny, sort of the Batman and Robin of GH with a twist.
Previous teases from the GH co-head writing team of Chris Van Etten and Elizabeth Korte, and Burton himself on his podcast That’s Awesome ,seem to indicate there is a change coming for Jason that sends him off in a different path in his life.
However, we should learn Jason’s reasons shortly, and if Sonny can talk him back into the mob, or can just wish Jason the best and let him go. But now the question becomes, if Jason exits life as Sonny’s right hand man and henchman, what do you see him doing with his life? We do know that Jason is aware that Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) has tied to the WSB, since he escorted him to Port Charles via Jakarta on the plane which may be a clue.
Weigh-in below: Do you want Jason to go work for the Quartermaines and truly join the family in full? Do you see him doing something to help those in need, or do you see him going undercover with the WSB to expose some of the treacherous things they perpetrated on him and others, or do you see Jason doing something completely different with his life? If so, what? Let us know your hopes and thoughts for Jason in the comment section below.
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