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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Laura and Kevin Adopt Baby Ace, Adam Huss Exits For Now as Nikolas: What Do You Think of the Story Point?

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Last week, Adam Huss wrapped his current stint as GH’s Nikolas Cassadine when he was sent to prison for his crimes of kidnapping Esme. That spelled the end of the actor’s most recent run on the ABC soap opera.

However, in the story, that left who would take care of his baby boy, Ace. Before he was whisked away to the slammer, Nikolas brought Ace home to his mother, Laura (Genie Francis), for her to take care of him. All of this on the heels of the presumed deaths of both Esme and Spencer.

Now on Monday’s episode of General Hospital, a knock on the door at Laura’s changes her life and Kevin’s (Jon Lindstrom). Laura’s brother Martin (Michael E. Knight) arrives with adoption papers concerning Ace. Laura tells Martin that they are only watching Ace as temporary guardians until Nikolas gets out of prison.

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However, Martin explains he had a conversation with Nikolas and the best way to make sure nothing happens to Ace is for Laura to become his permanent custodian. Laura is in shock. Martin says Nikolas gave him permission to start the paperwork, now it’s up to her.

After Martin leaves, Kevin assures Laura he is on board with it, if she wants to adopt the little boy. Laura tells Kevin that she knows he didn’t sign up to be a baby daddy at this point in his life. Laura says this is a huge responsibility. Kevin says that he knows adopting a child at this stage of their lives is very complicated.

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In the end, Kevin feels it’s something they should do together and for Ace. On that not, Laura says to Ace, “Welcome home, baby!”

So, what do you think of the story? Are you glad Laura and Kevin are adopting Ace? Will this spell trouble in their marriage? If Laura becomes the ‘mother’ figure to Ace, will there down the line be a court battle for custody of the little boy from either a ‘alive’ Esme or a free’d Nikolas? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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Interesting plot twist although I doubt Nikolas would ever agree to let his son be adopted.

So, instead of bringing on any of Laura’s 3 adult children, they’re going to give her and Kevin a toddler? What will Ace call them? Grandma & Uncle Kevin? What nanny is going to raise Ace with a mayor and busy psychiatrist for parents? Who takes care of Ace when Laura mysteriously disappears for a few months each summer?

Allegedly, both are blood relatives of the poor kid (who doesn’t even have an actual name yet) so it seems like the best option available.

Nikolas is in prison, and so is Heather, who is also a lunatic. And Ryan, of course, is down here in Hell. Esme is not, yet, but you probably won’t be seeing her again for a while. She might be back when Spencer is.

My biggest fear is somehow Heather will escape, she’s good at that and kidnap Ace and our new “man of God ” will help her, omg, what a pair

It was ridiculous we didn’t get 2 more days of Nikolas. Martin convincing him to give up his parental rights was too important to have been handled in an offscreen conversation. Likewise, it makes no sense that Laura wouldn’t go the jail and talk to Nikolas, HER SON, face to face before making any final decision.

Also, I guess this means no onscreen trial? Will Nikolas just disappear into the legal system? That’s not really how it works!

Looks like they’re giving Nikolas the Steven Lars Webber/Matt Hunter insta-prison treatment.

Agreed – they should’ve had a few more scenes with Huss.

Those are two characters I would like to see return to GH. I loved Steven and Matt.

I suppose it was done off screen because the actor who currently plays Nicholas cannot handle the material. He just isn’t good enough to play Nicholas. You watch, when Nick gets out of prison it will be a new Nicholas!

Agreed. Huss is hot but being hysterical and like you are gonna have a full meltdown 24/7 is not acting. I hope the new Nik is hot but has actual acting training.

The way they handle trials, I’m glad they didn’t do an on-screen trial. My expectations of realism is low, but GH does such a horrible job with courtroom scenes, I’m happy to see them bypass a trial

I would have liked those scenes to play out too. Adam Huss is working on a film so maybe they wrote it this way to work around his schedule. If they don’t take this opportunity to recast the role, they don’t intend to bring Nicholas back full-time or they could be waiting for Huss to complete the film and then bring him back. I’m all for redeeming Nicholas, but aside from apologizing to his son, mother, and Ava, he needs to make things right with Liz and Hayden. Last I remember Victor killed Hayden’s mom and kidnapped Hayden. Is that right?

I’d Cyrus can be released from jail.. certainly Nichloas has an out too.

I just want Adam Huss back on screen is more to the point.

This is bull, he goes to jail for keeping his unborn baby safe. Esme broke into his home and then tried to blackmail him for money. Esme killed his older son Spencer. They made him out the bad guy. When he was also a victim of Ava actions. He was in a coma no one is bringing that up including Nickolas we want justice for him too. He should be raising his son not his mother. And the way the writers wrote Laura is horrible they need to redeem them both get Nicholas out of jail he has to find Spencer. I hope the new writers will fix the unbalanced and unbelievable writing

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First of all GH does not deal in logic all that much. Why bring Nicholas back on canvas just to have him sent away again?!? Makes no sense, plus why should he have to pay for imprisioning that lunatic Esme? He did Port Charles a favor! Also this is all B.S. anyway Esme is no more dead than Spencer! So expect a hot summer when both rise from the grave! I hope that they spring Nicholas from jail ,i love the dark prince ! He needs to be on screen. Especially when Spencer and Esme return!

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O G and Satan bring up very good points, as usual. Laura not even having a talk with Nikolas before this adoption thing is crazy and Spencer will certainly want Ace when he gets back, and Esme too if she’s found when Spencer is., he’ll be over a year when Spencer returns and as far as from what I know, kidnapping usually gets life in prison, daddy who?

Oh Violet, don’t you get the feeling that this was a spur of the moment story ploy? It reminds me of the finale of the great movie “The Candidate” when Robert Redford turns to Peter Boyle after his surprise election victory and says, “What do we do now?” I’m no fan of nuNikolas but this move just reeks of desperation.

Sosphound, this beats me but I felt that they were desperate to get rid of Adam Huss, so dumped him at the last minute in favor of this whole new adoption SL. To me, Laura and Kevin should just remain grandparents because when/if Nikolas and Esme return, there will surly be a custody fight.

Stupid story line. Very disappointing that they killed Esme off and have people think Nicholas is dead when we all know he’s shooting a movie.
Time to think outside the box and not keep using the same storylines.

Get rid of heather

Are you kidding? She’s one of the most interesting characters that affects so many other people.

I’m worried about Heather Webber escaping again.

I beleive that story is ridiculous the writer do not know what to write anymore.. i do not like this situation Laura and Kevin adopting baby Ace make know sense. Please change your scenario.

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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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