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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Everyone Dumps on Lois Except Sonny; Nina Gets The Ammo She Needs to Blow Michael’s Custody Case for His Kids Sky High
The Wednesday, May 28 episode of General Hospital continued the fallout from the Nurses’ Ball with excellent performances by the cast in abundance led by Amanda Setton (Brook Lynn), Rena Sofer (Lois) and Giovanni Mazza (Gio).
At the Quartermaine’s, Gio walks out on Brook Lynn and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) after learning he is their biological son. As he leaves, Brook Lynn tells Gio not to blame Dante, because he had no idea she was pregnant with his child. Brook Lynn explains she gave him up at birth. That confirms in Gio’s mind that she didn’t want him and she forgot all about him.
Brook Lynn says she didn’t forget about him, but she felt if she came looking for him, it would tears his life apart. Gio storms out with Emma (Braedyn Bruner) in tow. Next, Dante and Brook Lynn have it out. Dante doesn’t understand why Brook Lynn didn’t tell him years ago and carried this secret and has been lying to his face for over 22 years. Brook Lynn said the only choice she had was to keep it buried and when pressed by Dante, she says it is likely she would never have told him truth.
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Next, when Chase (Josh Swickard) enters the room, Dante realizes he knew about the baby as well, but Chase explained he only found out a few months ago, and had no idea the baby was Gio. Dante is trying to piece this together that if no one else knew about Gio’s true parentage, how he learned the truth? (Wait till he finds out Lulu’s major part in all of this!)
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Emma (Braedyn Bruner) takes Gio to the bridge where her mother, Robin and Jason used to meet. He explains how he overheard Lois and Lulu talking about Brook Lynn and Dante being his parents. Next, Emma asks why he smashed his violin to pieces?
Back at the Metro Court, Lois is sitting by herself gutted over Brook Lynn and Gio learning the truth, plus that her daughter wants nothing more to do with her, when Ned (Wally Kurth) shows up. He lays into Lois that he is Brook Lynn’s father, why wasn’t he owed the truth? Lois explains that Brook Lynn felt shame over her pregnancy. Things take a turn when Lois tells Ned she didn’t want the Quartermaines trying to own the child! Lois says she thought she was doing right thing, but Ned says it wasn’t fair.
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At that moment, Olivia (Lisa LoCicero) shows up and the two best friends have it out. Olivia chastises Lois for doing what was best for her, not Brook Lynn. Next, Lois throws it back in Olivia’s face reminding her she didn’t tell Sonny he was Dante’s father and look what happened there! Olivia says she was protecting Dante from Sonny’s enemies. Lois tries to explain that Gio grew up in the neighborhood and had a mother, Camilla, who loved him. Olivia gets more pissed off and tells Lois that she let Gio believe he was an orphan when his parents were right in front of him.
When Lois tells Olivia she didn’t want Brook Lynn to end up like Olivia was: alone, a single mother who had to make all kinds of sacrifices. Olivia says she didn’t make sacrifices, she loved her baby, and no longer wants to be friends with her. Lois is devastated that she is now the town pariah until Sonny (Maurice Benard) walks up to her.
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Lois tells Sonny that Gio and Camilla had a special connection, and she didn’t want to mess with that. She says she kept the secret originally to protect Brook Lynn and later Gio. Sonny realizes when she asked him to pay for Gio’s education, it was a way for him to be a part of his grandson’s life without knowing it. Sonny says he appreciates what she tried to do. Lois is in tears realizing she lost Brook Lynn and now Olivia.
Carly (Laura Wright) comes home to see Michael (Rory Gibson). Jason (Steve Burton) is there and so is Josslyn (Eden McCoy). Michael explains that Diane told him about the custody hearing for Amelia and Wiley and he decided even though he wasn’t completely healed, it was time to return to Port Charles. Michael asks about the hearing, and Carly apologizes for overstepping, as she hopes he is not mad at her. Michael says she did the right thing. Later, Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) shows up at Carly’s and begs Michael not to take her kids from her.
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Meanwhile, Nina (Cynthia Watros) meets with Maxie (Kirsten Storms) for a drink and the two discuss Willow’s chance to get custody of her children, but in order for her to have any chance of ever seeing her kids, she needs to get rid of Drew (Cameron Mathison). Nina worries if she tells Willow about her dalliance with Drew (Cameron Mathison), that her daughter will never speak to her again. When the discussion turns to Sasha and Jason, and how even though she is presumably pregnant with his child, they aren’t really together, Nina’s wheels begin to turn. She asks Maxie when she thought Sasha got knocked up.. Maxie says it happened the night before Halloween.
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Next, Nina pays off the bartender to get some intel about that night and shows him a picture of Sasha. Turns out he is infatuated with Ms. Corbin. The bartender remembers Sasha with a guy, but not Jason. Nina shows him a photo of Michael. The bartender says that he was the guy, and that he and Sasha were very drunk, all over each other, and left the bar together. BINGO ! Nina has her leverage against Michael!
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So, what did you think of the performances of the cast of GH throughout the episode? What moment was your favorite? Share your thoughts via the comment section, but first check out key scenes between Dante and Brook Lynn below.
As GREAT as the acting has been, this retcon storyline still has many holes – mainly the timeline as it relates to Sonny.
BLQ refers to him as “Uncle” implying he was around while she grew up in Bensonhurst. BLQ knew Olivia and Dante. And everyone, including Sonny knew Gio (and Camilla). How then, did Sonny not know Dante when he posed as an undercover cop when he first came to PC?
Wednesday, Olivia called Lois the closest thing she had to a sister. Connie was probably rolling over in her grave on that one.
How soon until Gio starts referring to his new relatives as Aunt Donna, Aunt Avery, and Uncle Leo?
It’s still riveting to watch – despite the convoluted premise.
And shout out to Nina for being the smartest person of the day.
The Connie oversight gave me pause also. I didn’t even think about the absurdity of Sonny not being familiar with Dante since they’re all from the same neighborhood. Good point!
All outstanding performances! I am back eagerly awaiting the next episode.
First of all, Rory Gibson is killing it as Michael so far. He’s slipped into the role seamlessly, and already has chemistry with everyone he’s interacted with. This recast is a win!
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Secondly, why should it matter to the custody case that Michael is Sasha’s babydaddy? It’s not a crime to get drunk and hook up with someone, and they have a romantic history. If anything, Michael’s own past crime and his family’s history should be enough. I just don’t see why a judge would think Michael is an unfit parent if he’s having a baby with Sasha, who it seems like the writers are going to pair together anyway.
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Finally, WHY on earth hasn’t Nina told Willow about her affair with Drew!? The second Willow told Nina about their kiss on the fourth of July last year, Nina should have told her. If Nina really wants Willow away from Drew, which would be best for everyone (including the kids), she’s had a million chances to make that happen. It makes zero sense that she’s kept quiet about this.
Nina is terrified of doing ANYTHING that might alienate herself from Willow, and confessing to her daughter that she’s slept with Drew would most assuredly do that.
Yes it would. But damn it, I realize Nina has permanent scarring from her mother stealing her newborns over 25 years ago but isn’t it time she realize that Willow ain’t worth it? Why is it all the neurotics from Port Charles refuse to get the psychotherapy they so desperately need? GH used to have Dr Gail Baldwin, Dr Kevin Collins and long ago, Dr Katz who so brilliantly treated Heather Weber. Port Charles has turned into a giant fruit cake but no one is tending to the nuts.
It still gets me that the non-important character of Silas Clay got 3 biological children. What’s funny is that of those 3 (Kiki, Nellie and Willow), Kiki was the sanest.
Performances were noteworthy. Still concerned that all soaps were down in viewers during May sweeps including GH at 1.85M. All were under 3M. Casting changes are taking their toll on GH. The Michael replacement is the only bright spot.
Which casting changes are “taking their toll”? The Lulu, Lucas, and even Emma recasts are doing quite well.
Must be Drew. The new Emma is outstanding.
The new Emma is fantastic and she looks a lot like Anna, her grandmother. I love seeing the two of them next to each other:)
And the new Molly is also fantastic!
It’s not the casting changes. It’s the long, drawn-out storylines that are causing the waning interest. I stopped watching Y&R for the same reason. We seriously need to pick up the pace on this stuff … and stop dropping storylines (Austin’s murder, Scotty’s disappearance, Jagger’s murder, etc.) without resolution. I’m fine with the recasts, and I think that the new faces on Michael, Emma and especially Lulu are spot-on.
I’ll actually pay a compliment to the writers about something: I liked how not everyone dumped on Lois. I liked how they allowed at least one character be an exception (in this case Sonny.)
The ironic thing here is that Sonny has been down this road twice before, and he’s taking the news far better than Olivia or Ned are. But it was Olivia and Ned who lied to Sonny previously.
Ned pretended to be Kristina’s father when she was a baby. Until she got sick. And then Sonny had to know, due to the old cliche of medical testing… which also resulted in Sam finding out Alexis was her mother.
And then of course Olivia never told Sonny about Dante. And watched as her son infiltrated Corinthos Coffee, LLC as an undercover cop, somehow not realizing how that was going to end really badly. Which of course it did. Though thankfully Dante survived, and eventually formed a decent relationship with his father, despite the occasional conflict due to their respective occupations.
Maybe Sonny’s just trying not to react to things too quickly, given his recent heart issues, but it’s almost like he’s taking this news TOO well.
Good point about both Ned and Olivia lying to Sonny in the past.
From a storyline purpose, Sonny has some other things going on, so to have him be at odds with Lois could take away time from those. Whereas this is Ned and Olivia’s only story currently.
Also, it gives Lois an excuse to go live with him for a while since she’s probably as welcomed in the mansion as Drew is right now.
I didn’t even know about Ned pretending to be Kristina’s father. Yikes! Yeah, it would have made more sense if Ned and Olivia had been the ones who were softer on Lois since they are guilty of paternity lies themselves.
everyone has been great but i could help but feel sorry for louis, she really messed up but it wasnt’ out of malice, i hope she doesn’t leave town, Lulu really is one busybody, hope brooklyn smacks her silly. NuMichael and Willow look hot together, I see her falling for michael again, and yes she’s made a huge mistake with hooking up and her affair with Drew but I can’t bring myself to hate her. Drew on the other hand is a sleazball Cameron Mathinson is doing a great job playing Drew as a asshole villian. I can’t wait for Drew and Michael to have a Ab off , whose got the six pack ?
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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