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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Danny and Jason Have a Heart-Tugging Goodbye as Carly Turns Herself in and is Arrested by Cates
Excellent performances from Asher Antonyzyn (Danny), Steve Burton (Jason), and Laura Wright (Carly) were the order of the day on Thursday’s July 25th episode of General Hospital.
In story, Jason is ready to leave Port Charles for Alexandria and his next mission under the thumb of Agent Cates, when Danny shows up. Danny hopes his dad is not mad. He wants to know how long Jason will be gone this time. Jason says he can’t say, but wishes he could tell him.
Jason goes on to explain that he doesn’t want Danny anywhere involved in this part of his life. He admits he’s still in trouble due to the choices he made years ago before Danny was even born. Danny asks if he regrets the choices he made. Jason answers both yes and no, saying that what he regrets the most is how all the time went by that kept him away from his son.

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As Danny is getting emotional, Jason says at least they get to say goodbye this time, and he’ll know he’s out there alive. Danny wants to know who he should be mad at for taking Jason away from him. Jason just wants Danny to be a kid, and not be mad at anyone about this. As they call for the departure of the bus to Alexandria, Danny hugs Jason. He wants his dad to promise they will see each other again, which Jason promises.

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Meanwhile, Carly has had it with Cates (Adam J. Harrington) and what this has cost Jason. She demagnetizes the key card of Cates’ hotel room at the Metro Court. He comes to the front desk to get a new one, when Carly interrupts his request telling him he is no longer welcome at this hotel.
Cates says thought they were friends. Carly firmly tells him, they are not friends and that she hates him. Arrogantly, Cates suggests she call her buddy Jason, as he’ll tell her to let him stay at the hotel. Carly says he has no leverage over Jason and screams out, “You think you can charge me with RICO violations, prove I’m a big bad mob boss? Well, come and get me!”

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Joss (Eden McCoy), Gio (Giovanni Mazza), Diane (Carolyn Hennesy) and Sonny (Maurice Benard) are all in the hotel lobby watching the showdown. Carly screams that she is no monster, and that she has nothing to do with the mob. She will be happy to prove that in court. Cates tells Carly to stand down, and she finally calls him out as a “vindictive bastard with an axe to grind.” Next, Cates places Carly under arrest, as she defiantly stands there with her hands outstretched waiting to be cuffed.
Carly tells Joss to go find Jason at the bus station and tell him what is happening. At the end of the episode, just as Jason is about to board the bus, Joss stops him and tells him her mom was just arrested. We fade to black.
You can check out the scenes featuring Steve Burton and Asher Antonyzyn below.
Now let us know, what did you think of Jason and Danny’s goodbye, and Carly standing up to Cates? Comment below.
These “RICO charges” are 666% a steaming pile of dragonshit. Carly attended ONE meeting with the “Five Families”, just to let them know that Corinthos Coffee LLC was in good hands (hers) and that all was proceeding normally within the business. No specific “illegal activities” were discussed during that meeting, and I’m not even sure Carly herself would know the specifics of what to discuss, as Sonny never involved her in the business during any of their multiple marriages.
If merely being in a meeting with alleged criminals is worthy of RICO charges, then I guess I should expect a visit from the FBI, as most criminals have to meet me eventually.
The Jason & Danny scenes were well done, but we all know Jason’s not going anywhere. Certainly not now that Carly got herself in handcuffs.
Hope your guest is Agent John Cates, AKA Jagger. Can’t be too soon for me, and give him appropriate accommodations, so he won’t be evicted like he just was by Carly.
Laura Wright is the BEST part of GH.
She makes Carly so bad a** and fun to watch whenever she is on screen.
GH sure has taken a beloved character – Jagger Cates – and literally killed his character for all time. Poor Jagger was doomed from the moment he uttered “Call Me John” – they’ve given him a new name “Agent John Cates” – and didn’t even have the decency to make sure his name was secure from duplication less than 2 weeks prior to his first on screen date. Brennan – was only known as “Brennan” until right before the local Pikeman crew were nabbed by Anna and Dante.
Cannot remember whether Agent Cates is expendable or not. If he is supposed to exist after Carly gets the charges wiped from her record or prevails in court – well it’s going to be a hard sell.
The questions we should all be asking ourselves: Who was the person on Cates phone call he was so terrified of disobeying and Where is Jagger Cates Autistic 21 ish year old son Stone Jr (an adult on the spectrum still makes a horrifying victim). Since Jagger walked into Bobbie’s, there has been no direct connection with his son – no phone calls and he is very rarely mentioned – although GH made a point of Cates running into Leo that first day.
Cates is also over the top out of control gunning for Sonny. Not sure that their 30+ year past really stands up to the irate volatile anger Jagger is showing us on screen.
There are two ways this can go: The first is to redeem Agent Cates but that is becoming harder with each episode in his present embodiment of Jagger as the nasty FBI Agent who is bullying our hunky GH hero Jason graces our screens.
#2 – Agent John Cates – would make a great “who killed FBI Agent John Cates” storyline. And it has been ages since GH has attempted a who done it story. Agent John Cates is a prime murder victim, while the beloved ‘Jagger Cates” might not be so hated. The list of perps quickly lining up (Carly/Jason/Sam/Spinelli with Sonny at the top of the list) To even a surprise suspect – Danny who wants his father home or an unknown Pikeman entity. (whoever wiped Brennan out of existence, Brennan himself or Valentine). If it’s Sonny it will make things oh so much more problematic if Sonny gets a bipolar meds pass with old friends like Robin and Lois who love the Jagger they once knew.
And don’t forget we have the sexually charged bipolar medicine blackmailer Ava slithering in and out of the picture. This whole scenario might save the uber slow burning Pikeman arc and make it watchable.
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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

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

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

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.

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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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