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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?

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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.

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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.

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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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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?

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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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