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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Kristina is Accepted into Medical School Paving Way for Kate Mansi’s Exit; What Do You Think of How She’s Being Written-Off?
As promised by General Hospital on Tuesday May 26 episode provided the reason why Kristina Corinthos-Davis will be leaving Port Charles next month in order to accommodate Daytime Emmy winner Kate Mansi’s decision to exit the soap opera.
After telling Mansi told former Soap Opera Digest Editorial Stephanie Sloane in her newsletter that, “Now, it feels like the right time for both Kristina and me to step into new adventures,” that couldn’t have been prove more true, when Kristina’s life and story took a sharp turn out of nowhere.
During a conversation on today’s GH, Kristina is talking with her sister Molly (Kristen Vaganos) about Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) outside of Bobbie’s when suddenly Kristina gets a message notification on her phone. Next, Kristina underplayed the information, she received when she looked at the notification and announced, “I took a long shot, and just got accepted into medical school!”
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Molly looks stunned, Kristina seemed like someone who just thought she would randomly throw her hat into the ring and see if it happens, as if wasn’t such a big deal, or maybe she is just underplaying her reaction for now. Certainly, for those who have applied to medical school, and have always wanted to be a doctor, this would be the most awesome news.
As to why all of a sudden the GH writers came up with this angle for Kristina’s exit story has yet to be explained on-screen with this being such a major career decision shift when Kristina just reopened Charlie’s. More is said to be revealed on tomorrow’s Wednesday, May 28 episode.
MEDICAL SCHOOL AS A VEHICLE TO WRITE OUT A SOAP CHARACTER
The move to have Kristina Corinthos-Davis become a doctor does give the show the leeway to bring back Kate Mansi a few years down the line with a new occupation and purpose if she ever wants to return to the show since GH executive producer Frank Valentini said in a statement that the “door is always open” for Kate to return. And as we also learned, there are no plans to recast the role at this time.
Kristina doesn’t have the greatest track record with academia having been expelled back in the fall of 2015 from Wesleyan, where she had been studying prelaw. That story eventually revealed itself where Kristina got suspended after offering to have sex with one of her professors in exchange for a better grade. The professor turned out to be Parker Forsyth played by Ashley Jones, and the two eventually were in a complicated relationship before breaking up.
Soap fans have always been tasked with suspending belief when certain reasons are written to precipitate characters exits when the audience already knows that the actor had decided to leave the show or needs a maternity leave, for example. Sometimes it makes some sense for the character and other times, it does not.
So, how do you feel about the reason why Kristina Corinthos-Davis will be written off the canvas as Kate Mansi wraps up her story on-screen? Do you think it fits the character? Like it? Don’t like it? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
Such a random, left-field reason for Kristina to leave the canvas. Hilarious. But whatever works for ushering out Kate Mansi.
I hoped that Kristina and Blaze would reconnect. Since that doesn’t appear to be the case, Kristina is a smart young woman and I’m glad she has reached a more goal directed point in her life.
Not to be hash, but I’ve never seen one instance of Kristina demonstrating that she is even remotely intelligent. Believing that she was accepted into Med school, is akin to believing that Melania Trump really deserved that Einstein Visa.
Exactly.
Suspension of disbelief be damn. The idea of a college drop-out slacker, who never studied pre-med, suddenly being accepted into med school is just lazy and horribly, plot driven writing. Kristina has never once indicated she was interested in pursuing a career in medicine is insanely stupid.
Wouldn’t it be more believable if Kristina decided she wanted to be an Olympic high diver? She has natural talent. The Romanian judge gave her a 9.2 on her fall into the MC pool.
Blah blah blah
I’m happy to see Kate Mansi LEAVE!!! I never ever liked her character!!!
Loved Kate Mansi as Kristina. I will miss her!
Being a chronic mess-up is part of Kristina’s core character. Medical school? I wouldn’t let her put a band-aid on me. I’d somewhat be okay with her being a psychologist as therapy has been a fall-back career for many.
Career switches on soaps are common, but they should be plausible (i.e. Felicia going from PI to bar owner to patient advocate). But then there’s unqualified CEOs in Michael and Curtis or Laura – elected to two terms as mayor despite spending 5 years in a catatonic state.
Kristina as a doctor? What’s next? Lucy as a chemist? Liesl as a preschool teacher?
Many people are chronic mess-ups with a lack of direction in when they are young. Luckily, some of the gain direction and life purpose as they mature. Her relationship with Blaze, losing the baby, losing Sam, taking over Charlie’s, the fire and rebuilding Charlie’s may had that effect of Kristina. Kristina is not a dumb bell and modern medical school want students for all walks of life. There are programs where you earn your undergraduate degree and your medical degree at the same time. Plus, this will give Kristina a chance to stand on her own two feet with Alexis and/or Sonny as immediate safety nets.
I always appreciate your comments. I will, however, beg to differ with you here. Kristina still refers to the baby as “Adela” and has yet to take complete responsibility for cutting Ric’s brakes or her part in holding him captive.
It’s okay to have characters that maintain a bit of “screwy-ness”. On OLTL, Tina remained a bit off, Todd never really matured and Roxie, lovably, remained Roxie.
I would love to see Irene Kristen back on GH as Ava’s mother.
You know, we’ve watched through Casey the alien, a weather machine to control the world’s weather, COUNTLESS return from the dead stories…it’s not hard to believe Krissi got a wild hair and decided medical school would be a good fit. Really. It’s not a bad fit and it gives leeway if Kate wants to come back@ I’ve seen WAY WORSE STORIES ON THIS SOAP!! I’m in it for the long haul!
Hey, don’t be knocking the weather machine! Mikkos Cassadine brought that technology with him when he arrived down here, and made it possible for us to have air conditioning in Hell!
They can take molly with her doesn’t make any kind of reason Dr. Please don’t make laugh.lol
Difference being we didn’t know Casey the Alien. He just plopped into 10 year old Robin Scorpio’s garage. We had not invested in this character anymore than we invested in Mikkos Cassadine who tried to freeze Port Charles. What some of you are struggling with is distinguishing between fantastical characters and realistic characters. What I am talking about is character driven stories vs plot driven stories. We’ve known Kristina since she was a baby. Her suddenly taking an explicable turn that has not been backed up by a pattern of behavior or any history, is the WORST example of plot driven writing that I can think of. I’m sorry to belabor this but frankly, bad writing pisses me off.
Send Molly too please.
I don’t understand the medical thing? They could have sent her back to school for literally ANYTHING else. Maybe social work or psychology to help at the Corinthos-Davis center?
Bridget Forrester on B&B went from being designer to doctor in the blink of an eye. I agree for Kristina to be accepted into med school our of the blue is silly but this is GH where people come back to life time after time, mobsters go unpunished, and silly spy stories flourish. For a show whose central core is a hospital, this makes some bit of sense.
I don’t even remember her going to college so this is a big stretch. I know we’re supposed to suspend disbelief, but this is a bit ridiculous.
She went to college long enough to fall in love with a professor who was old enough to be her mother. I don’t remember what her studies were at the time, but it definitely wasn’t pre-med.
Oh right, that’s when she came out to her family.
The current writers keep going so far left of the history of this show and these characters it’s beyond ridiculous. This is just the latest in something coming out of nowhere. And not even bothering to address Kristina got nowhere close to finishing college. If they’re going to do it at least throw in a few lines about how it’s possible. And Wednesday’s episode doesn’t cut it. And at the very least have her studying psychology-that’s the only thing that makes any sense with Kristina’s background.
This is really out there! It doesn’t make sense, Kristina has not finished or been in college which she would have to be to be accepted to Med School. I know it’s a soap but viewers pay attention and don’t like when there no continuity. Marco just died, I could totally see her contacting Blaze and them giving their relationship another try. That would be reasonable and welcome with an easy exit and return.
I know, right? Maybe on a different soap, this wouldn’t irk me. But this soap literally has Hospital in its title.
Wow! Just when I think that some of these story lines couldn’t get any worse. Med school? For a non college graduate?
I didn’t know she finished college.
She didn’t. She dropped out after Professor Parker broke her heart.
She was in college for one semester before she dropped out and went away with her college professor Parker.
Are you kidding me what a stupid idea to let her leave.
I’m guessing that the learning institution that grants Krissie her medical license is the same one that awarded super-spy Robert Scorpio his law degree!
They actually mentioned UCLA. When I last checked, it’s still a top institution that doesn’t admit people who never got an undergraduate degree to their medical school.
Maybe “PARKER!” sent a letter of recommendation.
Or maybe Sonny called in a favor, considering UCLA’s hospital had some really big security holes when he had his heart procedure there a few months back, and almost got taken out by a hit person disguised as a nurse.
I would say they owe him one for not suing over that.
I’ve read that Mansi has directed some clips on GH and wants to further her career in that area. Frank Valentini has allowed her freedom in that and im glad he’s left the door open. Will Ethan then take over running Charlie’s Pub? If not him, then who?
I love that direction for Kristina. It is a happy ending and she can always come back. Thanks to the writers for not killing. Her off
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Kelly Sullivan Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’s’ Maura West Recalling When Ava Shot Connie (Exclusive)
It was just over 13 years ago on General Hospital when Ava Jerome (Maura West) shot and killed Kate Howard/Connie Falconeri (Kelly Sullivan) in an effort to keep her quiet from revealing that Derek Wells was actually Ava’s back-from-the-dead brother, Julian Jerome (William deVry). It’s a crime that somehow Ava never has quite paid for either.
The episode back aired on August 13, 2013 and viewers had to say goodbye to Kelly Sullivan who played Kate and her alter, Connie. In the story, just before she died, Kate/Connie scrawled the letters AJ in her own blood, initially making the PCPD and Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) think that it was AJ Quatermaine (Sean Kanan) who did the deed.
Now, Sullivan recalled sharing scenes with the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning West, during a live conversation on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel. Kelly was the special guest talking about her recent return to the soaps in her new role as The Bold and the Beautiful’s Darcy Dylan.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MAURA WEST
Speaking of her final GH scenes and working with Maura West, Sullivan gave her then GH co-star major props. “If you’re going to be shot by somebody (on the soaps), you want to be shot by Maura West, c’mon!”
Maura West debuted back in May 2013 as Ava, and Sullivan remembered when the As the World Turns favorite began on GH. “I remember when Maura West first arrived at GH. She walked in with this cute little bob (hairdo) and she’s just delicious,” shared Sullivan.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Kelly revealed more about Maura, adding “I think she’s amazing! I remember right before I left the show, someone suggested, and I would still love to do this with her, if she ever want to, but someone suggested that they wanted to direct the stage play A Streetcar Named Desire with Maura and I, where I would play Stella and she would play Blanche! Wouldn’t that be great?”
Speaking of the Ava/Connie showdown scenes, Sullivan expressed, “On television and on General Hospital specifically, Maura West is able to play a character who does the most horrendous things and you still care about her and that’s the mark of a really great actor. In other words, you’re able to be liked in the midst of the most horrendous things, and as a performer not shying away from that, and to just have the courage to do what’s on the page (in the script).”
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KELLY SULLIVAN PARTING THOUGHTS AS SHE LEFT GENERAL HOSPITAL
Kelly also shared her sentiments when she walked off the set of General Hospital after her run back in August of 2013. “I really was honored. Every day I would go to work and I would say a little prayer, which is I want to do justice for my character, explained Kelly. “It’s between me and my character. I get to walk this path with her and to leave the show on that note, which is, I left every out there. I just gave it my all and again what an honor it was to play Kate/Connie.”
You can catch the full conversation with Kelly where she talks about her time on General Hospital, The Young and the Restless where she played Sage Warner and now The Bold and the Beautiful below.
So, do you remember the Ava and Connie scenes where Ava shot and killed her? What did you think of Kelly Sullivan’s sentiments about Maura West? Share your thoughts via the comment section. But first, watch the reveal where Ava recalls murdering Connie below!
The question of will Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) stay awhile at General Hospital after his recent extended hiatus from the show earlier this year, has reportedly been answered.
TMZ via court documents obtained in Burton’s ongoing legal battle with his ex-wife Sheree Gustin, shared that Steve actually inked a new three year deal with the ABC soap opera back in June.
That is significant because it was June when Burton returned back to work as Jason. In addition, the court filing confirmed that Burton had already moved back to California from Tennessee.
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STEVE’S HIATUS AND HIS RETURN TO PORT CHARLES
GH fans will recall, it was back in February of 2026, that Burton announced via his Instagram that he was stepping away from his role of Jason Morgan for short break and pointed to wanting to spend quality time with his new wife, Michelle Lundstrom Burton with whom he tied the knot back on May 17, 2025.
Steve expressed at that time, “I’m newly married and looking forward to spending some quality time with my family.” It was back on March 25 that viewers saw Jason carted away by the WSB after taking the fall for Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) who shot then WSB Director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes).
Burton returned to work on June 1, and due to General Hospital taping roughly six weeks ahead of air, made his on-screen comeback on the July 13 episode.
GOING FOR GOLD AT THE UPCOMING DAYTIME EMMYS
Then, Steve and his enduring fans got an extra special treat on the same day, when it was revealed on Extra that he was nominated for the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series category.
Steve previously won in the Supporting Actor category for his work as General Hospital’s Jason in 1998 and as The Young and the Restless’ Dylan McAvoy in 2018.
Now with Jason and Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) relationship seemingly hitting the skids, plus Jason’s commitment to staying out of mob life to focus on being present for his son Danny Morgan (Asher Antonyzyn), what does the future hold for the fan favorite character? Stay tuned.
So, happy to hear that Steve Burton signed a new three year deal with General Hospital? Knowing that, what storyline would you like to see Jason get involved and with who? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason and Britt Reach an Impasse; Is This the End of Their Relationship?
On the Friday, September 11 episode of General Hospital, Jason (Steve Burton) and Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) relationship becomes strained to potentially the point of no return.
Things take a turn when an unglued Britt having been traumatized by almost being killed by Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) asks Jason to back her up with the PCPD when she reports Anna for attempted murder.
However, Jason told Britt, he can’t. Jason shares that he does not believe Anna would have gone through with shooting her. Therefore, Britt was not in any real imminent danger. Britt is flabbergasted and hurt that Jason is refusing to tell the police what he actually witnessed for himself on Mount Emerson.
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BRITT WANTS BACK UP FROM JASON
Jason counters that he can’t believe that Britt would want Anna punished. or sent to prison, or a mental facility after the trauma she endured while being locked up and mentally tortured while at Wyndemere.
He asks Britt, “How could you even say that you want her locked up or prosecuted for what she did when you knew she was being held prisoner and you did nothing to save her?” Britt is stunned by Jason’s response.
Coming up, official General Hospital spoilers share that on the upcoming Monday, September 14 episode, Jason confides in Carly (Laura Wright), while Britt is stung. In the video preview that aired at the end of the Friday, September 11 episode for this coming Monday, Britt says to Jason, “You don’t believe me. Do you?”
General Hospital head scribes, Chris Van Etten and Elizabeth Korte previously teased in their fall preview of the soap, “Britt and Jason have come a long way and fought a lot of enemies to be together. But the most stubborn obstacle to their happiness isn’t without, it’s within. Decisions Britt made to stay alive while under Cullum’s thumb will come back to haunt her and may prove too difficult for this unlikely couple to survive.”
So, what do you think will happen? Will Jason and Britt break-up over Britt’s lies and Jason’s unwillingness to report Anna’s crime against her? Do you want Jason and Britt to go their separate ways? If they do, will Britt become romantically involved with Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) ? If so, who do you pair Jason with? Anyone? Weigh-in via the comment section.
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