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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Carly to Drew, “How Do I Live In a World Where Nina Gets to Exist and My Mom Can’t?”
On Thursday’s January 4th episode of General Hospital, after months and months, and months, Carly (Laura Wright) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) learn that it was Nina (Cynthia Watros) who turned them into the SEC, and turned their world upside down.
Nina arrives on Carly’s doorstep. Carly is grieving the news of the loss of her mother, Bobbie. When she arrives, Nina admits she is the one who turned Carly and Drew into the SEC. Carly blames Nina for Drew’s prison beat down. Eventually, Carly figures out that Nina got busted and Sonny (Maurice Benard) knows the truth, also.
While Nina tries to explain how angry she was at Carly from keeping the truth about both her daughters, Nelle and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen), it’s not landing right with Carly in any way. They argue until Carly yells at Nina, calling her a “selfish bitch.” Nina says she’s there tonight to just try to make things right. Carly says she’ll never forgive her.
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Drew walks in on the conversation, and Carly tells him that Nina called the SEC on them. Drew says if she wasn’t a woman, he would physically hurt her. He calls her “vile” and a “hypocrite.” Nina reminds them they committed a crime. Carly tells her to stop, as she can’t deal with this right now since Bobbie just died, and kicks her out.
An emotionally overwrought Carly collapses in Drew’s arms and says, “How do I live in world where Nina gets to exist and my mom can’t?”
Later, after Michael (Chad Duell) and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have a falling out over his deception regarding Nina, he receives a phone call from Drew, as does Josslyn (Courtney Fulk). They both head over to Carly’s where they learn their grandmother, Bobbie has died.
Sonny, who headed to the church after Nina confirmed she lied and turned Carly and Drew into the SEC, runs into a smug Cyrus (Jeff Kober). Next, Cyrus says he helped Nina find her way as a husband and wife should not lie to each other. Sonny punches him in the face. Cyrus says he forgives him. But then, Sonny continues to beat him up, hoping Cyrus will fight back.
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Cyrus lands at GH unconscious when Laura (Genie Francis) and Kevin (Jon Lindstrom) show up to check on him. Sonny is home in the dark, when Ava (Maura West) walks in after her confrontation with Nikolas (Adam Huss).
Ava sees he is in a dark place with blood all over his hands. Nina shows up, but Ava warns her Sonny is in bad shape. Sonny sees Nina at the door as she says she told Carly and Drew the truth and he slams the door in Nina’s face. We fade to black.
What did you think of the long-awaited showdown between Nina and Carly and Drew? Are you glad that finally the cat is out of the bag with the “SEC” storyline? Comment below.
I was swearing at my television as Carly and Drew spewed their idiotic hate rhetoric and took NO RESPONSIBILITY for their criminal actions! I can’t stand them and I LOVE NINA! She did nothing wrong! I am so sick of how the writers (and producers) mistreat Nina and put “Queen Carly” at the center of the show. I realize it’s only Laura’s version of Carly that I hate, she’s so shrill and self-righteous – she gets on my last nerve! Team Nina one million percent!!!!! (Cynthia Watros is slaying it though! )
Agreed 100% Freeman!
Carly’s running true to form. Not to minimize what she’s going through with Bobbie’s death (and much of what she said to, and about, Nina is spot on), but she could equally be asking how she should deal with a world in which SHE still exists but Bobbie doesn’t. It would be an equally appropriate question.
But then, if she were as hip to her own shortcomings as she is to those of other people (especially women) she doesn’t like, she . . . wouldn’t be Carly.
Carly is incapable of engaging in self-reckoning.
I am not picking team Nina or team Carly… but I did love Sonny slamming the door !
Ava’s tending to Sonny was the kindest.
I loved that scene too and I liked Lois, his old friend trying to be just that again. Did I read the last scene wrong or what? When Sonny saw Dante and the other cops, why did he look so bewildered as to why they were there?
Sonny is falling apart without Nina after only a day. He needs to tell her he loves her and wants her home.
This version of Drew is completely unrecognizable vs the Biller Miller version. There’s nothing to root for in the writing nor Cameron’s portrayal.
I’m really sick of Drew, etc. being compared to Billy Miller, whom I adored as much as everyone else. There was only one of him, so let it be. These other actors aren’t cloned, nor should they be in Billy’s image. Let Cameron do HIS version of Drew, actually knowing Billy will never play him again, can you think of another actor that would/could portray him better? This is a legitimate question, I’d like an answer to.
Cameron’s Drew is what would happen if Anthony Robbin’s had Pat Boone’s baby. He’s the worst.
CM’s acting is awful. He is playing himself on GH. This isn’t Drew. It’s not a character anymore. They only trot him out to show off his abs. I hope Jason’s return will lead to Drew written off. Carly and Drew are a terrible couple.
Haters be damned. I want to see Sonny realized that Nina was telling him the truth when she said she was on her way to the Savoy to confess. Wait until he finds out Nina confessed to Cyrus, thinking he was the priest! Fireworks. In the meantime, Sonny should realize Nina did nothing he or Carly haven’t done and been forgiven for. Nina FINALLY swallowed her pride/fear and confessed to everyone. Like it or not, that takes guts. Now, she’ll have to face the music and move on. I just want it to be with Sonny’s forgiveness.
Rodd, you’re right but I’m afraid that the writing is geared to prop up Carly while repeatedly kicking Nina in the gut.
Seriously Harry….
Nina went to Carly’s house to gloat and whine on the night Carly found out her mother died. Now who is kicking who in the gut here?
Horrifically bad timing and writing. Nina’s non-crime was revealed the same day as Bobbi’s death is revealed? Then Carly gets to utter those awful lines? Let the Nina pile-on continue while the Carly propping reaches new heights.
Most unlikable and least sympathetic couple in daytime no matter how hard the writers push them as the victims they are not. CM is terrible on GH. He needs to move on full time to Hallmark Junior. Carly is all snarls and stomping. She is a domineering hypocrite shrew. Nina comes off as the one to cheer no matter what the writers tell us to feel. Sonny loves her and needs to forgive. They are good together. CW puts softness into her portrayal. LW is too much bull and bluster in her portrayal.
Jane and Ted, I don’t think the Nina haters will be satisfied until Nina is stoned to death by all the Port Charles citizens like the woman in Shirley Jackson’s short story,” The Lottery.” The writing is so slanted in Carly’s favor at the expense of Nina that many viewers are tuning out. It’s just not fun to watch Carly continue to gloat in a halo of self- righteousness with not one iota of self-awareness or regret for all the pain she’s inflicted on others.
It reminds me of the god father when Pacino Slams the door on. Keaton’s face
Lois is a Big mouth Trouble maker who loves Twisting. The knife in Sonny’s back go back on your broom stick and take. Brooke Lynn with you
Not too keen on her myself.
love to see Sonny & Carly reunite once again Too bad Sonny didn’t Kill Cyrus. He deserves. It
I don’t know what to think anymore. Is he faking all this Bible thumping stuff and whether or not, to what end? What is he getting or hope to get? He almost got beaten to death, which he asked for, so is he willing to almost lose his life to get Sonny.I’ts killing him that Laura is so close to him, he being a racketeer and all.
Cyrus is no more of a Christian than I am.
Religion is one of the biggest cons on the planet. Now this ain’t the Devil making fun of the truly spiritual folks here… I’m talking more like the Jerry Falwell/Pat Robertson/Oral Roberts types.
And I’ll bet you can’t guess where those guys are right now.
General Hospital
Adam Huss Makes Another Return to General Hospital as Nikolas Cassadine
Nikolas Cassadine will be back on your screens next week but now via Pentonville. That means, that actor Adam Huss is back for a visit for all-new episodes of General Hospital.
In story, Ava (Maura West) comes to visit her ex in the slammer. So, just what does Ava want now? She clearly has been working an agenda on Sonny (Maurice Benard). Is she working with Valentin (James Patrick Stuart)? What will she tell Nikiolas? stay tuned.
Meanwhile, once news of Huss’ return broke earlier on Friday via Soap Opera Digest, he also announced his return on his Instagram expressing, “For all those who’ve been asking, cat’s out of the bag;) Thank you to all my #Nikolas #GH fans for your unwavering support. I don’t take it for granted for a second! (Even when I can’t answer 😊) #generalhospital”
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Huss took over the role of Nikolas back in January of 2023, after Marcus Coloma left the soap opera. Previous to that, Huss filed in for Coloma in September of 2021 and November of 2022. Fast-forward to January of 2024, Nikolas gave Ace to Laura and Kevin to raise, while he eventually turned himself into the police for kidnapping Esme and keeping her hostage while she was pregnant and Wyndemere.
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The return of Huss comes on the heels of multiple reports that his on-screen son, Nicholas Chavez is not returning to the show as Spencer Cassadine, while in story Spencer is believed to have drowned int the Seine River after falling off a boat in France, when drugged by Esme.
So, looking forward to seeing Adam Huss back as Nikolas? Do you think GH will eventually have him more full-time? Comment below.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny and Jason Trade Threats on Each Other
The love affair that once was mobster Sonny (Maurice Benard) and hit man Jason (Steve Burton), and having each others back, is now apparently over! On the Thursday April 25th episode of General Hospital, an increasingly paranoid Sonny is confronted by Jason.
Jason wants to talk to Sonny about a “family matter”, but Sonny says they aren’t family now because he’s working with the Feds. Sonny goes on to say how he cannot trust Carly (Laura Wright) or Jason and he knows about Jason buying back the Metro Court for Carly from Nina (Cynthia Watros).
When the conversation turns to Josslyn (Eden McCoy) and Dex (Evan Hofer), Jason informs Sonny that Kristina (Kate Mansi) knows Sonny ordered a hit. Jason is worried about Dex’s safety. He tells Sonny that if he does something to Dex, Kristina will figure out that he is responsible.
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Sonny goes on to say how much he loves his kids and how he will protect them. He then tears into Jason for abandoning his sons, Danny and Jake, for two years and how he has no right to stand there to tell him what to do.
Jason warns Sonny again to leave Dex alone or he’ll personally stop him. Sonny snaps at Jason, countering, “You’ll die trying!” And at that point, Jason walks out and Sonny slams the door behind him.
What do you think about this split in the longstanding relationship of Jason and Sonny? Do you like Jason and Sonny at odds? Will Kristina be the person to ultimately figure out what is happening to Sonny, or it might it be Nina, who knows Ava (Maura West) is up to no good? Share your thoughts in the comment section, but first watch this clip from part of the Sonny/Jason scenes below.
Breaking News
REPORT: Nicholas Chavez Not Returning to General Hospital
For those who were holding out hope that Daytime Emmy winner and fan favorite, Nicholas Chavez would be returning to General Hospital after filming his leading role in Ryan Murphy’s Monsters anthology, it looks like those hopes have been dashed.
According to a report from TV Line, although unconfirmed from General Hospital or a representative for Chavez, the actor will not reprise his role as Spencer Cassadine on the long-running ABC soap opera and continue the love story of Sprina opposite Tabyana Ali (Trina, GH).
Chavez was cast as Lyle Menendez over the the summer of 2023 for the second season of Murphy’s limited Monsters series on Netflix. In the upcoming season, the series will focus on the the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, the two well-to-do Beverly Hills brothers accused of murdering their parents in 1989.
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After word from Chavez casting was revealed, GH fans were concerned over the fate of the Sprina story, a spokesperson for GH shared, “We support Nicholas’ endeavors and look forward to having him return to General Hospital once this project is wrapped.”
In story, the series “killed off” Spencer when he went overboard with Esme to the steely waters below after being injected with a drug, thanks to Esme and falling into the Seine River in France. However, his body was never recovered, and believed to have drowned or washed away. Thus, leaving an opening for Spencer to return in the form of Chavez or be recast down the line.
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TV Line shared that ‘multiple sources’ are confirming that Chavez is not returning to the ABC soap opera, which is what many had suspected might be the case once he left for this major starring role in a Ryan Murphy project. Chavez has been relatively quiet on social media for months.
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The Michael Fairman Channel spoke with Nicholas Chavez for a virtual interview when he first joined the show in 2021, and spoke to him right after when he won the Daytime Emmy in 2022 – you can see those below.
No word yet on when Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story will debut on Netflix, but it is assumed later this year.
So, what do you think about the news of Nicholas Chavez not returning to his role as Spencer Cassadine on General Hospital? Comment below.
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REPORT: Nicholas Chavez Not Returning to General Hospital
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