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GENERAL HOSPITAL: An Emotional Laura tells Sonny, ‘I Had This Strong Visceral Impulse to Call Luke’ (Recap)
Several storylines and key moments made up the Friday, January 9 episode of General Hospital leading to its cliffhanger. Let’s take a look at what went down as Laura (Genie Francis) and Sonny (Maurice Benard), Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) and Tracy (Jane Elliot), Michael (Rory Gibson) and Jacinda (Paige Herschell), Kai (Jens Austin Astrup) and Trina (Tabyana Ali), and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen), Drew (Cameron Mathison), Jason (Steve Burton) and Carly (Laura Wright) all had important exchanges in their scenes.
In a heart-tugging moment, Laura visits with Sonny (Maurice Benard) updating him that Sidwell is getting close to Ava, which Sonny knows is intentional to upset him, because he shares a child with Ava, little Avery. Laura shares how she feels badly about how she dragged Sonny into her mess after finding Professor Dalton dead in the trunk of her car.
Suddenly, Laura remembers when she panicked the night she found Dalton in the trunk. As she combed through her phone of who to call, she admits in tears, “I had this strong visceral impulse to call Luke.”

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LUKE AND LAURA
GH harkened back to the days of Luke and Laura and how she felt he would know what to do, because Luke was in the stranglehold of the mob and he went to measures to free himself from those ties, just like she now has to do now with Sidwell. While General Hospital usually tapes 6 weeks ahead of air, it was very touching to see Laura have that moment, given that her long-time co-star, Anthony Geary had passed away back on December 14, 2025 at the age of 78 in Amsterdam. One can assume this dialog was in the story before Geary’s death.
Elsewhere, Tracy comes to see Alexis accusing her of her trickery to get her to out Michael’s whereabouts the night Drew was shot while on the witness stand. Alexis says it’s called “a bluff” and Tracy fell for it. Tracy can’t believe Alexis is working so hard for Willow and pointing the finger at Michael just so she can see her granddaughter Scout. Tracy firmly believes that Alexis is falling for Willow’s “innocent” act.
JACINDA AND MICHAEL CLEAR THE AIR
Jacinda is waiting at the Qs for Michael to come home. When he does, she says she is there to say goodbye and gives him the backpack of money to return to his sister, Kristina. She explains what actually happened the night of Drew’s shooting. As Jacinda recalls, first, she had a drink with Michael. Then, she went on an escort call to see Ezra. But after that. Michael asked her to be his alibi that night. Jacinda confesses she didn’t tell Michael about Ezra, because she was afraid he wouldn’t want to spend time with her.

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As Jacinda is in tears, Michael says she took a risk lying for him and understands why she didn’t tell him about Ezra. She explains she is planning on taking the money she has saved and is going to start a life somewhere else. Michael asks her not to go Jacinda agrees to stay and the two share a kiss.
At the Port Charles Grill, Drew and Willow are having a nauseating talk; where Willow is telling Drew how wonderful he is. Meanwhile, Sonny and Carly show up there as well. They sit at their own table and everyone is shooting darts at each other. Goaded by Willow, Drew interrupts Carly and Jason’s meal to remind Jason that he has a restraining order against Danny and he will press charges if Danny is ever again seen around Scout.
WILLOW HAS DREW WRAPPED AROUND HER FINGER
In addition, Drew lays into Carly about keeping Willow’s children from her, and he can’t wait to slam the door in Carly’s face once Michael is sent to prison, and he and Willow have custody of Wiley and Amelia. Carly tells Drew to go to hell and dumps his drink on him, while Willow looks on pleased that Drew got what’s coming to him.
Throughout the episode, Kai and Trina, armed with the knowledge that Willow shot Drew, are not sure who to go to about it, without implicating themselves for being at Drew’s house the night of the shooting. Trina thinks they should go to the police, but Kai stops her. Kai is concerned that Drew would come after them with all his might and bluster if he found out they broke in to his house.

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Trina says Willow knew what she was doing that night and that she came in through the back door with the intent of shooting Drew. At the end of the episode, they show up at the Miller and Davis Law Office and tell Alexis they know who shot Drew. We fade to black.
So, what do you think Alexis will do with the information provided by Kai and Trina? Do you think she will help Willow get exonerated so she can see Scout? What do you think of Jacinda and Michael? Are you all for their relationship continuing or did you want Jacinda to leave Port Charles? What about Laura mentioning Luke? Were you touched, and do you think there is anyway Sonny can help Laura get out from under Sidwell’s thumb? Share your thought and theories via the comment section below.
Could it be that Frank had talked Tony into coming back in 2026 for this Sidwell storyline? Sad. The scene between Laura and Sonny was bittersweet. She could have also had the same talk with Robert if Tristan were still with us. Robert, Laura and Luke were a wonderful trio, finding their way into and out of messes. May Tristan and Tony rest in peace.
Made me a bit teary eyed. I love character driven writing, and Genie just keeps getting better as an actress.
The show is so on fire! I just don’t know why it’s not showing in the ratings. Maybe needing better promotion? Aside from social media, I never see it promoted on the air.
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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

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

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

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.

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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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