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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Did Dante’s Outburst at Gio Seem Out of Left Field, Just to Make Father/Son Angst for Reveal Down the Line?
On the Wednesday, May 7 episode of General Hospital, Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) went off half cocked on an innocent Gio (Giovanni Mazza), after his son Rocco (Finn Carr) is rushed to the hospital with alcohol poisoning. Rocco and Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) had snuck into the PCU beach party and Rocco ended up on his own drinking too much. Gio actually found Rocco passed out and tried to get him to safety.
However, while at the hospital, Dante throws down all over Gio with a tirade saying while in front of Lois (Rena Sofer), he knows who Gio really is. Of course, that has double meaning here, as everyone has been shielding Dante from learning the truth – that Gio is his biological son with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton). Lois just looks on in anger and horror.
Dante continues to yell at Gio, that he has watched him grown up since he was a baby and wants to know how he could be so careless as to give Rocco booze that almost cost him his life? Gio swears up and down he had no idea that Danny and Rocco were even at the party.
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Next, Dante goes in on Lois, saying that she and Gloria coddled Gio his whole life and this is the result. Gio swears he doesn’t know who is responsible for the plight Rocco finds himself in. Dante threatens Gio that if he finds out that he gave booze to Rocco he will face police charges. Lois fires back at Dante that if he’s going to play Mr. Detective, maybe find out the facts first.
Lulu (Alexa Havins), who is conveniently eavesdropping on the conversation, comes forward to intervene and tells Dante to stop, and that Rocco will be okay. An emotional Dante yells, “My ONLY son could have died tonight.” That’s when Lois yells at Dante that he’s way out of line.
Out of nowhere, Gio takes responsibility for the situation and says, “No, Dante’s right. This is on me.” Next, Gio runs off. Dante tells Lois to chase after him and make it better for him, just like she has for his entire life. Lois yells back at Dante and says at least Gio was there trying to help Rocco, as opposed to Dante who was nowhere to be found when his son needed him. Lois tells Dante his anger is misplaced and he should be thankful that Gio was there. Most college kids would have left a drunk kid on the beach to sleep it off, but not Gio.
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Lois tries to explain to an unknowing Dante, that Gio has a good heart just like him, and shame on Dante for not recognizing it as she storms off. Lulu thinks Dante is way out of line, especially when he keeps saying how irresponsible Gio is, but Lulu points out Gio is a classically-trained violist, which takes extreme discipline.
Eventually, Rocco and Lulu go into Rocco’s hospital room to be by his side, after he was just visited by his grandmother, Laura (Genie Francis). Rocco’s parents, while angry at him, love him and are just so glad he is alive and OK. When Lulu exits the room, an emotional Dante tells Rocco, he promises to never turn his back on him. Outside in the hallway, Lulu makes a voice memo to herself to look into where Lois was when Gio was born.
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Clearly, this episode was written to establish conflict between unknowing father and son, Dante and Gio. So, when the reveal happens things are not good between the two of them, or Dante will feel so guilty and awful for the things he said, he will eat crow too. Then we have Lulu, who clearly has put two and two together. Now the question becomes, if Lois gets on to her, will she manipulate any past paper trail or evidence tying Gio’s birth to her? Stay tuned.
So, were you annoyed by the scenes where Dante unloaded on an innocent Gio and brought up what an irresponsible kid he had been all his life; when clearly that is not the Gio in front of us? Share your thoughts via the comment section.
Yeah.. two things came out of this:
First one was the standard soap cliche writing that always comes with the “long lost kid” storylines. Gotta make up some reason for the parent and the kid to hate each other before the truth comes out. Long time GH viewers will remember how much Alexis & Sam hated each other, just before they found out they were related, and then stem cells from Sam’s dead baby were used to save baby Kristina’s life.
The other thing was Lois’s outburst in the hospital where she’s yelling at Dante “You don’t know who he really is!!” Lulu saw that, and she’s putting 6+6+6 together and adding it all up.
So to continue with the standard soap cliche writing, I’m expecting Gio to find himself in a medical emergency soon, where blood transfusions are required. And either Lois will blurt out “Dante, he’s your son!!” (as she came very close to doing yesterday) or Lulu will insist that Dante get tested, probably with BrookLynn giving her some kind of “death stare” as she says it.
I was super annoyed that Dante went off on Gio. So out of character for him. And Gio did get him home. How is a young college guy supposed to know if someone has alcohol poisoning? And I am really tired of Miss holier than thou Lulu butting her nose into this situation. It has nothing to do with her and others have repeatedly told her to keep it to herself. She just keeps on meddling.
I wanted to shake Dante. Talk about kicking someone when they’re down. Every time we thought he’d gotten it out of system, he’d hunt Gio down to lay into him some more. Gio is so sweet. I was glad Cody defended him but I’d like to see Cody lay into Dante a little for being so hard on Gio. I understand Dante was terrified and upset but he went rogue on Gio and he got personal and came short of calling him a worthless, fatherless bastard. He definitely insinuated he was a pampered, sheltered charity case. It was cold and harsh. He owes a major apology to Gio. Yes, Gio is guilty of not calling 911 nor calling Dante or Lulu, but he still got him off the beach where he otherwise might have died right there.
Well said. Dante was a total jerk! Gio is the best… I can’t wait til it all comes out.
It was over the top the way Dante reacted to Gio. That kid has been nothing but perfection since he came to town. So polite, helpful, loving, intelligent. I am dying for this secret to come out. Tracy needs to beat it out of Lois! Gio is Sonny’s grandson! Sonny will have a cow!
Tracy is gonna have a cow too when she learns she shares a grandson with Sonny. Lol. Maybe she’ll learn about it first, and maybe she’ll just tell Lois she’ll keep the secret. As much as Tracy hates Lois, she would go along with Lois’ deceit rather than let Sonny know the truth. I look forward to when Tracy learns it’s Gio. She already loves him.
At least neither Gio nor Danny had unprotected sex and knocked somebody up as a teen, Dante
Well… not that we know of. But considering teenage Sonny fathered Dante (and didn’t find out about it until decades later) and now we find out that teenage Dante did the same thing, then that establishes a pattern, and there’s probably a toddler somewhere in Bensonhurst who has an unusual ability to play his little Fisher-Price toy violin.
Of course we won’t really find out about that until about 2050. If GH is still on the air, that is.
Oh my God. HILARIOUS!!!!!
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‘General Hospital’s’ Jonathan Bennett Talks On Where Joe Fitzpatrick is Headed and Soap Opera Shirtless Scenes
It had become abundantly clear that roomies Dr. Lucas Jones (Van Hansis) and PCPD detective Joe Fitzpatrick (Jonathan Bennett) seem destined towards a romance on General Hospital.
In fact, to get Lucas all hot and bothered (although he does fully let on), during the Friday, October 16 episode, the good doctor helps Joe pick out something less stuffy to wear to a bar to meet people.
However, the moment is met with Joe taking off his shirt in front of Lucas and doing a quick change from sport coat and button down shirt to a more relaxed casual button down shirt. In fact, the ABC soap opera even called out the moment as their clip of the day (see below).
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MAJOR STORY TEASE FOR JOE
Bennett spoke with OUT in a new feature about what may be on the horizon for the by-the-book Joe and the moral Lucas, and how he learned that once the producers and writers on a soap script in a shirtless scene, if it goes over well, said actor, can expect many more in the months to come!
“I’m so excited for the audience to see where my character goes on General Hospital. It’s going to be monumental and I think people are going to love it,” teased Bennett. “I was shirtless in an episode and so petrified to shoot it,” he added. “I wanted to look my best and feel good. I really worked hard to get my body to a good place and I did it.”
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However as Jonathan points out, now he is finding himself half-naked in upcoming scenes as officer Joe! “I think I shot myself in the foot! Now that I did it once and it turned out well, every few weeks I read a script and I’m coming out of the shower, changing my shirt, or in the bathtub,” revealed Jonathan.
So, how does he keep camera ready? “I’m in the gym more, I have a better diet,” pointed out Bennett. “You have to stay healthy if you’re going to be shirtless every few weeks! I’m gay, an only child, and an actor. Of course I love the attention!”
While Bennett’s Port Charles story is going to reveal itself in the coming months, you can also see Jonathan back as the host of The Food Network’s Halloween Wars 16th season which concludes on Sunday, October 25.
Now below. check out the scene in question from Friday’s GH entitled, “Lose the Shirt.”
Weigh-in: What do you think will be “monumental” that Jonathan has teased that viewers will find out about Joe in the coming weeks? Are you feeling the on-screen chemistry between Joe and Lucas? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
The Friday, October 16 episode of General Hospital marked the on-screen debut of the mysterious Jude, played by primetime vet and Australian-born Wil Traval.
While not much has been revealed just yet, Traval spoke to TV Insider in his first conversation since joining the iconic ABC soap opera in a new interview out today.
As GH fans witnessed, Jude was introduced in scenes at a bar with Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud), and it would seem this may be her new leading man after things went south between Britt and Jason (Steve Burton). Traval said of working with the Daytime Emmy-winning Thiebaud, “I can’t speak more highly of her. I think she’s fantastic. It’s the biggest delight in my life to be working with her.”
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FROM BROKEN BACK TO PORT CHARLES
As it turns out, Wil was supposed to be on board for a very short visit to Port Charles. However, as he revealed, things didn’t go the way he planned and his stay got extended!
“Originally, it was going to be a short guest role, I believe, and at the end of the week I got a call saying they might want to offer me a contract on the show, which was a real surprise and delight.” the actors shared. “And the rest is history from there.”
The road to General Hospital was not an easy one in some other respects. Traval was in the middle of recovering from a car accident that broke his back when he got the call to submit a self-tape for the role of the mysterious stranger back in June. Suddenly, he found himself getting a callback which in turn led to a chemistry read with Kelly Thiebaud.
WHO IS JUDE?
In the week to come, General Hospital viewers will learn Jude’s connections to the residents of Port Charles and his true identity.
With an Australian contingent on the canvas, and its tentacles throughout GH history including: Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer); Robert Scorpio (the late Tristan Rogers); and Josslyn’s father Jax (last played by Ingo Rademacher), and Jerry Jacks (last played by Sebastian Roche), one would think Jude HAS to be tied to these characters from down under, or does he?
So, what did you think of Wil Traval’s on-screen debut as Jude? Who do you think he will be revealed to be connected to? Do you think Jude will make a solid leading man for Kelly Thiebaud’s Britt Westbourne in story? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below.
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‘General Hospital’s’ Josh Swickard Stars in Faith-Based ‘The Space Between Us’ as The Man Who Has an Affair with a Married Woman
While General Hospital’s Harrison Chase’s (Josh Swickard) marriage to Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) has seemingly come to an end based on trust issues, and his unrelenting believe of the innocence of his ex-wife Willow Cain (Katelyn MacMullen) when she has committed heinous crimes, Josh Swickard is also being featured in another story on another platform in the new faith-based movie, The Space Between Us.
In the streaming feature now on the Angel platform, Swickard is playing Levi Boone, a handsome young solider, who finds himself attracted to a married woman played by Jennifer Taylor. The two have an affair. The movie made it’s debut last week on October 8.
According to the loglines, “The Space Between Us dives deep into modern relationships, following marriages straining under the heavy weight of busyness, unmet expectations, and spiritual disconnection. Described as a story of grace in the mess, the film takes a grounded, deeply relatable look at how even the best intentions can fall apart—and how faith, strong community, and honest vulnerability can bring true healing.”
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In a cast interview, which features Swickard, Taylor and Kristoffer Poloha, the trio discussed their thoughts on betrayal in marriage, and who’s right and who’s wrong and more.
Josh Swickard explains, “The audience can get it from a lot of sides too where we can show it, and if you have crossed that line in your marriage. it doesn’t have to be over. And when two people are willing to work, anything’s possible. Not giving the end away. I’m just saying. It could happen. It could happen. People can end up together.”
Meanwhile, Kristoffer Poloha added, “Like, wait a minute, but this other guy steps in and I think passion takes over. I think what you see is how easy it is to stumble. Whether it’s adultery or whether it’s another type of sin, you can basically burn your house down in many different ways and how quickly it is to light that fire.”
The Space Between Us is from Canyon Productions. The company delivers faiith-based media designed to encourage, inspire, and uplift viewers along their spiritual journeys. By showcasing the genuine struggles and eventual triumphs of relatable characters facing tough real-world challenges, Canyon aims to create projects that point audiences directly toward hope and perseverance.
You can check out the discussion between Josh, Kristoffer snd Jennifer Taylor on what happens with their characters in the film below, followed by the scene where Swickard’s Levi meets Taylor’s Mona … and her husband!
So, will you be checking out Josh Swickard in The Space Between Us? What do you think about GH’s Chase, portraying the man that ignites passion in a woman who previously had been faithful to her marriage? Let us know via the comment section.
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