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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason is Taken Into Custody By the WSB, Marco Dies Sending Lucas and Sidwell Reeling

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The Wednesday, March 25 episode of General Hospital facilitated the temporary exit of Steve Burton in the role of Jason Morgan, the final exit of Adrian Anchondo as Marco Rios, and left the door open to the continuation of a huge umbrella storyline that has everyone in the know keeping secret the fact that Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) is the person who shot WSB Director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes).

As viewers previously saw, Jason took the fall for the young man and now finds himself in a situation he may never get out of. The episode featured such strong performances by the men, in particular, the aforementioned Burton, plus Van Hansis (Lucas), Carlo Rota (Sidwell), Finn Carr and Asher Antonyzyn (Danny). Here’s what went down!

At Lulu’s (Alexa Havins), she finally is able to get Rocco to explain what happened at the pier. He tells his mother he shot Cullum to protect and save Jason, which is how he injured his hand. Lulu wants to make sure no one saw him. Rocco swears Cullum or Britt knew he was there. Lulu says no one can know about this, and in his tears and through his confession, he promises not to tell a soul. Lulu then offers up some ominous words saying, “she’ll take care of everything.”

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ONE LIFE SAVED, ONE LIFE LOST

Back at the intense drama in the operating rooms at GH, Lucas is able to get the bullet out that’s lodged in Cullum’s back. Meanwhile, Isaiah  (Sawandi Wilson) and Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) keep finding more and more stab wounds and problems during Marco’s surgery in their attempt to save him.

After Lucas finishes his surgery on Cullum, he goes to call Marco, but gets his voicemail again. Suddenly, near the hospital elevators, Elizabeth tells Lucas she needs to talk to him and tells him Marco is dead. Lucas is overcome.  She takes him to see Marco after explaining he was stabbed multiple times. Lucas says goodbye to his love in an exceptionally sad scene. What Lucas does know yet, is that the man he saved in the OR, killed his boyfriend!

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At the PCPD interrogation room, Jason is not talking to Dante (Dominic Zamprogna). Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) shows up as Jason’s lawyer, she talks to him privately and informs him Marco was stabbed on the floor of her law offices. Talk turns to Danny and Jason wants Alexis to be Danny’s legal guardian, which she agrees.. Suddenly, Brennan (Chris McKenna) and a gaggle of WSB agents show up, saying they are taking Jason into custody. Meanwhile, at Carly’s (Laura Wright), Danny is pleading with Carly and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) to help Jason who shot a WSB agent, and its Cullum. They are stunned.

THE WSB THROWS ITS WEIGHT AROUND

Back at the PCPD, Brennan tells Jason that Cullum has pulled through his surgery thus far and the WSB is taking over his case. We learn, Jason is being charged with attempted murder of an agent and it is considered an international incident. The agents tells Dante, Justine (Nazneen Contactor) and Alexis, the WSB supersedes the PCPD and Jason is going into their custody and they shackle Jason and take him out of the police station to a waiting van.

At Wyndemere, Sidwell and Ava (Maura West) are making out, when Chase (Josh Swickard) shows up and informs Sidwell about Marco and if he knew who would want to hurt him. By the time, Jenz gets to the hospital, Dr. Gannon informs him that his son died.  Then, Sidwell goes to sit by his Marco’s body, and with anguish, rage and heartbreak, he promises to make Sonny suffer for both his and his mother Natalia’s death.

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EVEN MORE ANGUISH

Ava finds Lucas outside of GH, but he doesn’t want to talk about Marco being dead, because then it becomes too real, and he tells his aunt he’s not ready to grieve. As he breaks down, Ava hugs him.

A heartbroken Britt, who is beside herself,  gets to the outside of the PCPD just as Jason is being taken away. In a very emotional performance by Kelly Thiebaud, she tells Jason she loves him as she breaks down. Jason tells her he loves her too as he knows this may be the last time they see each other. In the climatic ending, Danny shows up and says goodbye to his dad as he tearfully watches the van carrying his father drive off.

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The question becomes will the story progress while Steve Burton is on his hiatus? Will Valentin and Carly help Jason escape off-screen and he becomes a fugitive and we don’t see his whereabouts, or might that happen later when Burton is set to return? The two-time Daytime Emmy winner wrapped filming on February 6, but is slated to be back this summer to pick-up taping all new-episodes.

You can check out the heartbreaking confession of Rocco Falconeri to his mother, Lulu Spencer below.

Now let us know, what did you think about how GH sent Jason off the canvas? What did you think of the performances of the cast? Which moments gutted you the most? Share your thoughts via the comment section.

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The writers deserve a lot of credit for crafting an umbrella storyline that makes a lot of sense and appears to be covering all the beats. Having Isaiah be the doctor operating on the son of the man who nearly had him killed while Lucas operates on the man who killed Marco – well thought out!

Prison (or some form of it) as the temporary exit for Jason much better than a fake death or coma. Having the WSB be involved leaves open the opportunity for Jack to be the hero down the line (with Carly eating crow).

Rota, who often overacts, was quite moving in his scenes.

Minor annoyance…
the show really needs another nurse. Elizabeth can’t be the only one. In the operating room, Lucas was talking to an under-5 instead of Felix, Deanna or Amy (who apparently are only asked on for the Nurse’s Ball.)

Have to agree with you OG Steve. The show really needs more nurses. Poor Elizabeth can’t do everything. Bring back Felix, Deanna and Amy. The hospital needs life. If this Amy is anything like the original Amy Vining, beautifully portrayed by the late Shell Kepler, she’ll keep hospital information flowing.

Amy Vining would have had a field day with Portia and her melodrama.

Another superb episode. Everyone did excellent work. I’ve been especially impressed by Asher Antonyzyn and Finn Carr. Both can really bring it when given meaty material. Congratulations to both of them.

My opinion is that Lucas was the weak link in this very well done story.
When he was in the room with the love of his life who had just died, I felt no emotion or real grief.

Honestly? I’m not a big ole cry baby but he had me in tears. His grief was so apparent that it was palpable. But he played it with quiet intensity. Had he shrieked and cried, I’d agree with you. It was the power of an understated performance. In my opinion, Van Hansis played it with perfectly.

with perfection. Sorry.

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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

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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

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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?

The Compatibility Experiment

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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

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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.

Rocco

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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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