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GENERAL HOSPITAL: An Emotional Laura tells Sonny, ‘I Had This Strong Visceral Impulse to Call Luke’ (Recap)

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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.

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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 Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!

In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?

Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS

The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!

Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?

Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.

MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.

Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.

Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.

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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

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With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).

On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..

In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”

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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!

FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD

As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and  and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”

Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.

So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

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In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.

The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.

Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL

Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.

The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.

In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”

So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.

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