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GENERAL HOSPITAL: James Patrick Stuart Exits as Valentin Leaves for Steinmauer Prison With Parting Words, ‘Till Next Time’
It’s the end of the line for now for Valentine Cassadine. On the Monday, March 24th episode of General Hospital some final goodbyes and getting some things order were paramount for him as it also marked the last appearance (for now) of popular star, James Patrick Stuart.
In story while at the PCPD interrogation room, Valentin asks Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) to take care of his daughter, Charlotte (Scarlett Fernandez) financially when he explains how he was the one who basically locked Ava (Maura West) out of getting her hands on any of the Cassadine inheritance. Alexis says her hands are tied, and she has to protect the estate for Ace until he’s twenty-one. However, she goes on to say, she will give Charlotte all the love and support she could ever want. Alexis doesn’t understand why he did what he did with the Pikeman Arms deal/WSB mess (neither do we really?) but she knows he loves his daughter above all else and he did the right thing bringing her home to her mother, Lulu and Port Charles.
Anna (Finola Hughes) goes into the interrogation room to check on Valentin. She doesn’t know why he couldn’t have left it all alone. She is so frustrated, sad and heartbroken at the same time as she rattles off the list of his crimes and entanglements with the WSB, Pikeman, and all the lies. She asks him, “Why did you let them pull you back in? Why did you put yourself in a position where you could lose it all?” Valentin simply says it was for Anna.

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Charlotte arrives and wants to her papa. Anna calls Lulu (Alexa Havins) to get down to the PCPD as Charlotte wants to see Valentin before he is taken to Steinmauer maximum security prison probably for life. Anna tells Lulu it would be good for both Charlotte and Valentin to have one final goodbye.
Now down at the PCPD, Lulu runs into Alexis and for the first time since Sam died the two have an uncomfortable and emotional conversation where Lulu says to Alexis she has been afraid to face her. Lulu tells Alexis she is sorry for the loss of her daughter and grateful to Sam for her life. They embrace.

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Lulu takes Charlotte into the interrogation room where she runs into Valentin’s arms and they hug. He thanks Lulu for letting him have that moment with his daughter. Brennan (Chris McKenna) arrives and tells Valentin, “It’s time, your chariot awaits.”
Anna releases Valentin into Jack’s custody. She warns Brennan to make sure Valentin arrives safely to Steinmauer, if not she’ll hold him responsible. As he is being led out in chains by Brennan; Valentin looks back at everyone at the station before departing and says, “Till next time.”
The moment wrapped the most recent stint for James Patrick Stuart as Valentin Cassadine, but leaves the door open for yet another return down the line. After all, how do we know that Valentin won’t escape Steinmauer or Brennan?
So, are you sad to see Valentin once again written off the canvas? Were you hoping for a ‘Vanna’ reunion? Are you glad it finally looks like he will pay for his crimes over the past few years? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Valentin is one of the show’s best characters. It’s a shame that he’s leaving again. I’d happily take him over both Brennan and Sidwell, who seem to be taking his place in terms of gray-area characters. Really hope he comes back soon.
Why don’t they put him.on contract??!! It could be his choice, but there is so much storyline.
JPS has said he appreciates the flexibility that being on recurring allows him. Frank offered a contract when he first joined the show, but JPS turned it down. His one agreement is for weeks when he’s on, Stuart is listed first amongst the recurring performers.
Considering how long he’s been on the show and is always the #1 non contract actor when he appears that week, I get the sense that it was his choice not to be on contract.
Very sad. I hope James Patrick Stuart returns soon. There are tons of stories that could be explored with the return of Valentin.
Upset he’s gone. He made me want to watch.
I agree, he was my favorite character. I am so sad he will be gone.
Buh-bye! Don’t ever come back!
I’m with you. I despise the character.
JPS will be missed hope he returns soon if only for a few weeks
I am upset he’s leaving. He’s an amazing actor. I will miss him a lot but hopefully he’ll return some day.
Valentin made the show worth watching for me. I love his dynamic with Charlotte and Alexis. His live story with Nina was epic and so was his romance with Anna. Hopefully, he will return soon. JAMES PAYRICK STEWART IS A PHENOMENAL ACTOR..I WILL MISS HIM TERRIBLY AS VALENTIN.
I’ve been watching him for years, he is also a good comic actor – hilarious on Fraiser
I remember him on Frasier from years ago. Yes, it was hilarious. JPS is not only a great actor but a very funny comedian as well. I love him GH and hope comes back soon!
One of my favorite actors. So sorry to see him go.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Brennan’s Eyes Are Opened About Carly and Valentin, Josslyn Finds Herself Locked Up Like Anna
In a pivotal episode of General Hospital, Monday, May 4 finally blew the lid off of Brennan/Carly/Valentin and showed off Josslyn’s super spy prowess, and Cassius dark side all in one fell swoop!
Here’s what went down: Brennan (Chris McKenna) went ballistic after catching Carly (Laura Wright) after hitting the sheets, only he didn’t know (yet) with whom. The Port Charles WSB Bureau Chief goes in on Carly wanting to know who is it that she is sleeping with. After his angry demand, Carly tells Jack to “turn around.” Thus, revealing Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) as the other man, who is holding a gun pointed straight at Jack.
Initially, Jack thinks Valentin played Carly due to their vendetta, but au contraire! Jack gets an earful about how Carly flew to Steinmauer posing as his attorney. When Jack tried to understand why Carly would betray him in such a way, Carly spelled it out for him.

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Next, Carly let Jack have it for his lies and duplicity about her daughter, Josslyn (Eden McCoy). She knows that Jack recruited Josslyn into the WSB, preying on her grief over Dex’s death to get her to murder Cyrus Renault. Carly adds, you tuned my daughter, “into a lying, murdering spy, like you!” In tears, Carly told Jack that Josslyn will never be the same, because of what he did to her.
SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY AND LIVING TO TELL ABOUT IT
Jack realized, Carly was the one behind getting Valentin’s transfer from Steinmauser. Now on the attack, Jack told Carly she will wind up in prison for aiding and abetting a fugitive. He tells her that Valentin will grab his daughter, Charlotte and disappear, and when that happens he won’t lift a finger to save her, in fact, (he throws in for good measure) that she might get lucky and thrown into a pit with Jason.

Valentin told Jack that if he didn’t help them, he will turn him over to Cullum, who he knows is a double agent and would like nothing better than to make Jack the fall guy for all of his own crimes. Jack apologized to Carly for lying to her, said he still loves her, but that he wonders how long it will be before Valentin betrays her too.
After the scenes aired, Chris McKenna took to X and shared, “And after we finished the last scene I ran over to Laura Wright and hugged her, and then pulled in James Patrick Stuart too. Thrilled to have that material with those legends. Hope you dig it.”

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JOSSLYN LANDS IN A SLEEPER HOLD
In addition, Josslyn and Cassius (Ryan Paevey) had literally, a knock down drag out fight. First, after Cassius grabbed her arm as she was set to leave her apartment, he told her he knew she was WSB! Joss suggested that “Nathan” must be traumatized from years of being presumed dead. She grabs a candlestick and the two go at it complete with kicks, shoves, throws and all; leading to Cassius putting Joss in a version of the sleeper hold and making her pass out.
Later, Cassius calls for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), but speaks to Pascal (Marc Forget), that there is an issue that needs to be dealt with. At the end of the episode, Josslyn wakes up in the same room that Anna was driven crazy in which must be somewhere at Wyndemere, Cassius is seen looking through the one-sided window and we fade to black.
So, what did you think of the Carly and Valentin reveal to Brennan? Did Carly come out the victor in her payback to Brennan? Then, who do you think will figure out Josslyn is kidnapped? Will it be Brennan? Will he help her or use it as leverage against Valentin and Carly? Share your theories in the comment section.
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How ‘General Hospital’s’ Ned and Lois Love Story Moved Rosabel Kurth, Daughter of Wally Kurth and Rena Sofer, to Tears and Served as Inspiration
In a case of life imitating art, literally, Rosabel Rosalind Kurth, the daughter of Wally Kurth (Ned, GH and Justin, DAYS) and Rena Sofer (Lois, GH) took to her Instagram over the weekend to share her emotional reaction to watching her now divorced parents real life love story play out on General Hospital; beginning in the early 90s when on-screen Ned and Lois were one of the “It’ couples of the show.
As Rosalind explained, it was the Lois and Ned’s love story that impacted her so much that it fueled one of her latest art projects. Here’s the backstory: Rena Sofer and Wally Kurth were married in 1995 after being in story on GH. They had Rosabel in 1996, before divorcing in 1997. The two had gone their separate ways for many years, and in 2023 resumed working together on-screen as exes Lois Cerullo and Ned Quartermaine on General Hospital.
Here’s what Rosabel shared in her post, “In 1993 Rena, my mom, was cast on General Hospital to play Lois Cerulo, a spunky band manager and romantic opposite to Eddie Maine (aka Ned Ashton) played by Wally, my dad. As Ned and Lois fell in love, so did Wally and Rena, following relationship milestones close behind the work of the script-writers. Until Wally and Rena got pregnant with Rosie, me, and the scriptwriters had to write in a new pregnancy and eventually a new character.”

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Rosabel continued the real-life back story, “My mom left the show to have me, and shortly after the love story stopped writing itself my parents divorced. For 27 years my mom and my dad had minimal contact at best, tense contact at worst… until 2023 when Rena was recast to return as Lois on General Hospital to help Eddie (Ned) with identity recall after a bout of amnesia.”
Next, Rosabel revealed the key scene between Lois and Eddie (Ned) in which she noticed it also seemed like a breakthrough moments for her parents, “Two years ago, at 27 years old, I turned on General Hospital to watch Lois and Eddie rehash the past, but what I really watched was Rena and Wally having a conversation, making eye contact and even smiling at each other in the same room at the same time. When I turned on this episode of GH I didn’t know that I’d get to see a flashback sequence encapsulating Lois and Ned’s entire love story in under 2 minutes and I certainly didn’t know it would move me to tears the way it did.”
The art project the talented Rosabel is working on she shared is called, “The Honeymoon Period.” It is the first part of what she imagines to be a years-long investigation of love and fantasy through the lens of my parents’ scripted romance. Kurth added, “I’m still gathering the courage and figuring out what this body of work will look like, how it will affect my relationships, and how I will share it with you all in the end and in the meantime.”

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As a proud mama, Rena Sofer jumped into the comment thread and expressed, “Awwwww my love!!! I love this journey for you both as an artist and a daughter!! You are so lucky to have all of this on tape to watch and experience for yourself!! And equally as lucky to have your mother and father here to guide you through any questions that may come up!! I am immensely proud of you!” As soap fans know, Rena is also an artist having been making ceramics, pottery and the like.
You can watch the montage of Ned and Lois scenes below in Rosabel’s touching post below.
Now let us know, was Lois and Ned’s love story one of your all-time favorites on General Hospital? Are you glad that Rena and Wally got some closure from their 2023 reunion on-screen? What do you think of the artistic talents of Rosabel Rosalind? Let us know via the comment section below.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Brennan, Cassius and Dante Discover Bombshell Revelations
This week on General Hospital, several men in Port Charles are about to find themselves in major confrontations as secrets are revealed! In the newly released promo for the daytime drama series in episodes airing May 4-8, first, Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) talks to Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) about the night that Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) was shot.
Dante believes someone else got their hands on the gun that wasn’t Jason (Steve Burton). Elizabeth says she thinks she knows who it is. Will she explain her theory that Dante’s son, Rocco (Finn Carr), was the shooter given the teenagers injured hand, even though the news will devastate the acting police commissioner?
Then, in the pick-up from last Friday’s cliffhanger, as Josslyn (Eden McCoy) went to exit her apartment, Cassius (Ryan Paevey) grabbed her arm hard not allowing her to go anywhere. Suddenly, we now see she is armed with a candlestick and is ready to club him! But is she able to succeed? Or will she wind up knocked out herself and taken captive to Wyndemere?
Finally, in the showdown that has been a long timing coming, a fuming Jack (Chris McKenna), who has storm trooped into Carly’s (Laura Wright) bedroom, finds her in between the sheets, but the person she was with was not there at the time.
Now in the pick-up, a spiteful Carly tells Jack to turn around, where it would seem he will see his nemesis, Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart), as the man sleeping with his supposed girlfriend.
In addition, take a look at the official GH spoilers for this week below.
MONDAY, MAY 4
Michael James Scott from Broadway’s Aladdin performs at the Savoy. Josslyn is in danger. Lucas is threatened. Brook Lynn is moved. Trina and Kai get amorous.
TUESDAY, MAY 5
Ethan delivers intel to Sonny. Ric is tested. Elizabeth makes a request of Laura. Chase and Brook Lynn discuss their future. Curtis confides in Jordan.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
Britt is floored. Dante seeks out Liz. Ethan covers his tracks. Laura tries to protect a loved one. Sonny faces a dilemma.
THURSDAY, MAY 7
Carly gets alarming news. Valentin makes contact with Nina. Willow is confident in her plan. Trina and Gio make a pact. Molly is suspicious.
FRIDAY MAY 8, 2026
Sonny takes extreme measures. Carly makes an announcement. Dante is flabbergasted. “Nathan” puts pressure on Lulu. Felicia supports Lucas.
Check out this week’s GH spoiler video below entitled “Can’t Let You Go” below.
Now let us know, what do you think will happen to Josslyn in her confrontation with Cassius? Will Jack seek revenge on Valentin and Carly once he finds out she has been sleeping with the enemy? Will Dante get a clue his son shot Cullum? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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