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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Kathleen Gati Returns as Liesl Obrecht and Gets the Lowdown on Anna; Will She Be the One to Reveal Cassius is Not Nathan?

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Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati) is back in Port Charles and not a minute too soon! She may hold the answers to, or could upend Cassius (Ryan Paevey) impersonating his dead twin brother, Nathan West, and could help Anna Devane (Finola Hughes), who’s paranoia over Cesar Faison being alive is getting worse! All this, according to Anna’s doctors in France, and her bff Felicia Scorpio (Kristina Wagner).  

On the Friday, April 24 episode of General Hospital, Felicia met with Liesl to discuss how Anna is getting mentally worse and believes her doctors are receiving orders from Faison to gaslight her. Felicia asks Liesl for her help and would like her to talk to Anna, but Liesl says given their past history, her presence would make matters worse. Liesl does admit that it bothers her that Anna believes Faison is alive. Felicia asks if that’s possible.

When talks turns to her children, Obrecht says she hopes for the sake of her children that Faison is dead. But does she know she gave birth to twins, Cassius and Nathan? Has she known from Cassius’ arrival in Port Charles, he was pretending to be Nathan or has she been duped as well? And if so, did Faison take her other son, and she never knew he existed?

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There is so much to be revealed and it seems like Obrecht has to be the one to figure out that Cassius is impersonating Nathan. Later in the episode, Josslyn (Eden McCoy) ran into Liesl and asks her if it’s possible Nathan is impersonating Faison. All this, has to raise suspicious for Liesl. How much will she be willing to help Anna? Will Faison be alive? Will she realize she had another child?

On her return, fan favorite, Kathleen Gati, spoke to Soap Opera Digest and expressed, “Of all the characters I have played throughout my career, Liesl Obrecht is by far my favorite, and I miss her when I am away too long. So it’s great to be back! Needless to say, I can’t wait to see what the writers have in store for her!”

You can check out Obrecht’s conversation with Felicia marking the most recent return of Kathleen Gati.

Now weigh-in: Do you think Obrecht knew at all about Cassius? Will she figure out that he is impersonating her other son, Nathan? Did she know all along? Is Faison alive? Share you theories via the comment section below.

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How is it that all these women can give birth to twins and not know it? First it was Susan Moore. And her baby daddy was a doctor, for Hell’s sake. I’ll give Nina a pass because she was a literal vegetable when her babies were born, so that’s a valid excuse not to remember.

But Liesl Obrecht? It doesn’t fit. She’s no dummy, and she was 666% aware of what Faison was capable of. To the extent that she let her sister raise Nathan, and lied to him about who his father was until very shortly before he died. If my Fuzzy Devil Memory serves me correct, Nathan never actually met Faison until the day dear old daddy shot him in the chest. (Oh and by the way… how exactly does Cassius Muhammad Ali Clay Faison have those two bullet hole scars in his chest, where Nathan got shot? That seems a little TOO much commitment to method acting, to take actual bullets for cosmetic purposes, right? )

As it happens, it wasn’t really all that safer for Nathan to be raised by Liesl’s sister, considering she made her own daughter a vegetable for 20 years. But after all this, we’re supposed to believe Dr. Ooblech let Faison steal one of her kids, which would pretty much negate the whole point of what she did to “protect” Nathan?

Do these writers even bother with the history of this show any more?

In a word, “No!” Love your commentary here, Satan. Continuity went out the window in soaps decades ago. I cannot pinpoint the exact moment, but history has been ignored, besmerched, and rewritten countless times in soaps. It seems that more than half the adult population of soap characters have had children who come into their lives as adults without the parent ever knowing about the birth. Add to that the unrelenting trope of long-lost siblings or evil twins.

And as much as I like DOOL, bringing back people from the dead has jumped the shark — also long ago! What’s happening with the character of Lexie is insane. Pods should be for peas and astronauts, not the previously “deceased.”

James…oh, I agree with you, Brother…about DOOL’S Lexie, I mean. To me, there was no need for the show to bring Lexie back. At all.

Have a good one, Brother.

oh satan, I know you don’t have faith because well your Satan, but yes, these twin plots are something else and you have to suspend with normal logic to maintain your sanity but to answer a few of your questions, I don’t know or remember everything in details but if my bad memory serves me here a little, Susan Moore did know she gave birth to twins, Jason and drew, and if I remember correctly heather was in on her given up one to be raised by the same women who raised Franco. As for Liesel not being aware she gave birth to twins maybe they (Faison) told her one of the twins died, hmmm but then Liesel did the same and gave Nathan up? ok, yeah I see where your coming from with the writers messy revising their own history, whats the saying to many chefs(writers) in the kitchen rewriting the show. they did this with Anna twin Alex, on AMC Alex and Anna got along and Alex wasn’t really the “evil” twin, imagine that twins that were both good, then GH decided that Alex was evil yet never explained the shift in the character and why she turned on Anna. As for Anna, I hope she’s duping everyone and setting up to take down this silly evil villains once and for all and I hope Felicia is helping her out because one plot point that upsets me is how easily both Felicia an Mac believed Anna had gone cray cray.

Unless they retconned it again, Susan wasn’t aware she had a twin. As a money grabbing opportunist, she would’ve never given up another Quartermaine heir.

Nathan’s origin story was that Faison didn’t know Obrecht was pregnant. Liesl arranged for her sister Magda (Madeline) to raise Nathan as her own. Her sister was no saint, and has a history of baby market shenanigans, so it’s more likely Madeline did the same thing as Heather and gave the twin away.

What needs explanation is Cassius’ interaction with Cesar. Lots of explaining to do.

She is a great actress, and it is a great character, They need to use her more.

agreed! Love seeing her act on the show. She’s a good actress!

There may have been another retcon on Friday’s episode when Liesl said “the entire time I was married to Cesar”. Liesl’s been on the show since 2012 and that’s the first time it’s been mentioned Obrecht and Faison were married.

As twins run in the Westbourne-Obrecht family, wait until 2036 when it’s retconned to reveal that Amelia has a never before seen twin.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Britt and Rocco Say Their Goodbyes, Then She Gets Arrested; Anna Reveals “Nathan West” is an Imposter

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On the Friday, June 26 episode of General Hospital, emotional moments, a new duo on the run, the end of the line for Britt and an eye-opening moment between Anna and Felicia were the order of the day. Let’s take a look at what went down, but first let’s give a round of applause for Kelly Thiebaud (Britt) and Finn Carr (Rocco) on their goodbye scenes.

In the story, Rocco insists to his parents, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Lulu (Alexa Havins) that he wouldn’t leave Tortola without Britt. Dante is getting impatient because Britt brought all the trouble in recent months to his son. They need to protect him and they can’t if he stays with Britt. Lulu tells Britt she is the only one who can do the right thing, right now.

Britt explained it is too dangerous for Rocco to stay with her. She was very selfish and made a lot of terrible decisions along the way and Cullum is tracking her down because she did not finish the project he enlisted her for. She convinces Rocco to go with his parents and gives him a little token of something that reminded her of when he was a baby which is a bottle to blow bubbles with.

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TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF

Rocco makes Britt promise to take her medication to ward off her Huntington’s disease symptoms and to keep changing locations so she is not caught. The two share a final hug as both are in tears. Dante makes a call. While in the car ready to leave Britt behind, Rocco says he will never forgive himself is something happened to Britt.

Back inside, Britt is ready to inject herself with her medication but is unaware that Cullum has now tainted it with poison! But she is saved from that, when two police officers burst through the door to arrest her for kidnapping charges! Did Dante call the local police? Is he doing this to keep her safe or to pay her back?

In Port Charles, Charlotte (Bluesy Burke) arrives at Crimson, completely unaware that the man in the elevator is following her. Nina (Cynthia Watros) and Charlotte have an argument about Willow (Katelyn MacMullen). Suddenly, Willow calls her mother that she is being questioned by the PCPD, and Nina learns, it is as a suspect for being the other driver that left Jordan and Curtis injured by the side of the road on Route 91.

ARRIVALS AND DESTINATIONS IN QUESTION

Chase (Josh Swickard) comes to Willow’s rescue much to Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Justine’s (Nazneen Contractor) chagrin. Willow learns Lucy  and Drew are the supposed witnesses against her. Chase figures out when Joe (Jonathan Bennett) was alone with Drew, he got him to blink in a way that implicated her. However, in a shocking moment, Justine reveals that the trip log from Willow’s BMW SUV placed her at the scene of the accident just second before it occurred.

Meanwhile, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) comes by Crimson to see Charlotte. He says he broke into the WSB office to get info to expose Cullum as a double agent. Charlotte blows a gasket! She can’t believe that he would do something so stupid that it could have gotten him killed. She firmly tells Danny that best thing he can do to help Jason is to stay out of things. Danny storms out, but notices the stranger in the elevator who now steps into the Crimson lobby.

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The man tells Charlotte he is Agent Mark McKay with the WSB and he has orders to bring her in. When she resisted, he was about to chloroform her, when Danny knocked him out and took off with Charlotte.

ANNA PUTS HER TRUST IN FELICIA

In France, after having some private time with Emma (Braedyn Bruner), Anna (Finola Hughes) wants to talk to Felicia (Kristina Wagner). She tells her best friend she was trying to figure out what memories of her past with Faison, she could trust and not trust. Since Felicia knows her best she is hoping she can believe what she is about to tell her.

It is then that Anna says, “Nathan West (Ryan Paevey) is not who he says he is.” Felicia looks dumb-founded. Will she believe her friend … or think she has drummed this all up in her mind? Stay tuned.

So, what did you think about the goodbye scenes featuring Finn Carr and Kelly Thiebaud? Did you reach for the hankies? Do you believe that soon, Cassius will be caught for his duplicity and the truth about Britt’s “illness” will come to light? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below. But first check out the scenes featuring Anna on her road to recovery in France

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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Drops First Single EDM/Dance Track ‘If You Need Me’

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Last weekend, we shared the news that General Hospital alum and Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos) was releasing his first single today on June 26th and it has indeed dropped! And for those readers who guessed that Duell’s first track out of the gate was going to be an EDM/Dance/House track … you are correct, sir!

The song entitled, “If You Need Me” is perfect for the late night clubs and can be found on Spotify and other major streaming platforms! Duell is noted as the performing artist, but as the composer/ lyricist and the beatmaker of the track. For his music projects, Chad is going solely by the name of “Duelly” which has been his social media handle for years.

Taking to his Instagram on Friday, Duell explained his deep dive into making music, expressing, “I’ve wanted to make music for a long time… I just never did it. It always felt like this huge, overwhelming thing to learn. All the technical side of it, the programs, everything that goes into actually building a track… it was easy to keep pushing it off.  A couple months ago I finally just decided to go for it.”

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BIT BY BIT PUTTING IT TOGETHER

Chad added, “Since then I’ve been putting in a lot of time learning, experimenting, figuring things out, and slowly starting to find a sound I’m really proud of. This first release is more of a dance/EDM vibe, but I’ve also been working on a lot of different styles behind the scenes that I’m just as excited about. At some point I realized I could keep holding onto everything trying to make it perfect… or I could just start putting music out and grow as I go.”

Stepping out of his own way, Duell firmly says, “So that’s what I’m doing.  My first track “If You Need Me” is out now. More coming soon… this is just the beginning.”

As GH viewers know, Chad made the decision to step away from General Hospital after a 15-year run with the series where his last episode aired in January of 2025. By May of last year, the role was recast with Rory Gibson debuting in the part.

Give a listen below to Duelly’s “If You Need Me,” and let us know what you thought of it via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: What Did You Think of the Return of Anna Devane, and What’s In the Letter?

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Finola Hughes made her dramatic return on-screen on the Wednesday, June 24 episode of General Hospital. Viewers will see Finola as Anna Devane again on tomorrow’s June 26th episode.

In the story, while in the French mental health facility, Anna has a session with Dr. Laurent. She tell her she now knows she was never kidnapped and that Cesar Faison is dead.

As she continued with her ruse, she went on to say she understands she was enlisted back into the WSB on a secret mission, and through that she relived all the trauma she endured by Faison, which caused her to have a psychotic break. Anna promises Dr. Laurent that her treatment plan had helped her so much in figuring out what was real, and what was in her imagination.

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ANNA’S GOT HER OWN PLAN TO ESCAPE

In a smart move (hopefully) Anna told Laurent if she could talk to someone else who had known Faison that it might aid in her recover. She was given the phone and she called Felicia (Kristina Wagner), who agreed to fly to France in the morning. Dr. Laurent claims she is pleased with Anna’s progress, but that they still have a very long long way to go.

Now by herself, Anna pulled out a packet of letters from a bedside table. There is one in particular that she is fixated on. What does it contain? Is this all a part of her escape plan? Will she warn Felicia that “Nathan” is really Cassius (Ryan Paevey)? If so, will Felicia even believe her?

In a summer preview with Soap Opera Digest, GH co-head writers Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten shared, “We’ll see echoes of Anna’s earliest incarnation as she returns to Port Charles with deadly intentions.”

So, were you happy to see Anna Devane back on your screens? What do you think is in the particular letter she was staring at? Will Felicia help Anna escape or not believe a word she says? Weigh-in via the comment section.  But first, you can check out some of the scenes from Anna’s on-screen return below.

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