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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Mac and Cody Hug it Out

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In a very touching moment on the Friday, August 16th episode of General Hospital, Mac (John J. York) finally buried the hatchet with Cody (Josh Kelly) and accepted and acknowledged him as his son.

The moment is played out after Cody rescues James (Gary James Fuller) from drowning. After he saves the little boy, Mac, Felicia (Kristina Wagner), Sasha (Sofia Mattsson) and Maxie (Kirsten Storms) are all present. James explains he ran away because he doesn’t understand why he has to stay away from Cody. Maxie explains he doesn’t have to anymore and then Mac pipes up that it was his fault that that he couldn’t take riding lessons with Cody.

Mac tells James that his feelings were hurt and he was angry, so he took it out on Cody. Next, James asks his grandfather, why he is upset with Cody. Eventually, Mac tells James that Cody is his son. James asks, “Does that make Cody my uncle?” Cody confirms its true.

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Next, Mac explains that he recently found out that Cody is his son, but everything that just happened with James, reminded him that family always forgives and loves one another, even in the face of making each other angry at times.  After Maxie exits with James, the moment many viewers have waited for goes down.

An emotional Cody and an emotional Mac, look at each other, when Mac says his gratitude toward Cody knows no bounds for saving James’ life. Cody jokes he sounds like Spinelli, the son he never had. However, Mac says, “But … I do have a son and l’m looking right at him,” to which Cody responds, “And I have a dad.” The two men share a warm embrace as Felicia and Sasha look on.

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That very small moment between father and son was a very big moment in the story. It was played to perfection by John J. York and Josh Kelly. Most of that performance as all in their eyes, making it all the most heart-tugging for viewers of the show.

This moment in the storyline was a long time coming, since the story was put on hold while John J. York was recovering from treatment for his battle with two blood cancers: myelodysplastic syndromes, or MDS, and multiple smoldering myeloma. York returned to GH on-screen back in June of this year.

What did you think of the moment when Cody and Mac truly became father and son to each other? Did it live up to your expectations? Comment below.

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The scenes were well played out. The lead-up, with Felicia recapping Mac’s arrival into Port Charles, was well written. Now, where do we go from here? Felicia needs a storyline. Maxie needs a love interest. And, Natalia just needs to go.

I agree with all your character points, although Natalia unfortunately is not going anywhere anytime soon.
GH’s writing team seems to be solidifying core families and bringing them back together. The Scorpio/Jones clan has been fragmented in the past with Anna rarely joining the fun. Now with the addition of Cody (and Sasha eventually), Felicia and Mac hopefully won’t be left to sideline Maxie’s action.
Since James seems to be headed for front burner status with his “Kiss” secret – I am looking forward to GH writers having fun with that one.

Best hug-out ever ! Hope Josh Kelly’s role grows. He was great as Cutter on OLTL and now even better as Cody on GH.

I agree he’s great and he’s a very good looking guy ❤️

Couldn’t care LESS.

We all knew these scenes between Mac and Cody would be terrific – which is why one of the longest waits for DNA was so hard, Kristina Wagner’s rant pulling up Mac’s history when he first came literally out of the water onto the Port Charles docks was superb. Something she rarely gets credit for. An interesting fact: both father and son arrived in PC out of the water – taking another body of water to bring them back together. The ending came as a period on the old GH writing team’s tenure. New episodes after the break supposedly start on the 19th (Monday).

I sincerely hope this story with Cody and Mac doesn’t get dropped like a “Blaze” of a hot potato. There is so much history and questions to uncover with Cody’s birth. GH writers can certainly send Cody and Mac on a mystery hunt to find what happened all those years ago. Did Taub steal him away as a baby and tell Dominique her baby died? Because it does not seem like Cody’s parents were the nurturing types.

The writers have been missing a ton of connections along the way with Dominique’s history. In the short time, the character was on screen – she made an impact and touched many families. That includes the Quartermaines. From what I remember she was Lila’s Goddaughter and they were close. Yet her name hasn’t been brought up in probably a year.

Mac can be kept quite busy introducing Cody to the other half of Port Charles characters he hasn’t met yet. And Robert will not be happy to find out Cody is his nephew. We can all easily see Brother Robert trying to trip Cody up and push a wedge between Mac and his son.

FYI – This is the “new” writers work. They’ve been credited since the August 7 episode. Was nice to see Wagner have a great monologue.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Britt and Rocco Say Their Goodbyes, Then She Gets Arrested; Anna Reveals “Nathan West” is an Imposter

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On the Friday, June 26 episode of General Hospital, emotional moments, a new duo on the run, the end of the line for Britt and an eye-opening moment between Anna and Felicia were the order of the day. Let’s take a look at what went down, but first let’s give a round of applause for Kelly Thiebaud (Britt) and Finn Carr (Rocco) on their goodbye scenes.

In the story, Rocco insists to his parents, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Lulu (Alexa Havins) that he wouldn’t leave Tortola without Britt. Dante is getting impatient because Britt brought all the trouble in recent months to his son. They need to protect him and they can’t if he stays with Britt. Lulu tells Britt she is the only one who can do the right thing, right now.

Britt explained it is too dangerous for Rocco to stay with her. She was very selfish and made a lot of terrible decisions along the way and Cullum is tracking her down because she did not finish the project he enlisted her for. She convinces Rocco to go with his parents and gives him a little token of something that reminded her of when he was a baby which is a bottle to blow bubbles with.

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TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF

Rocco makes Britt promise to take her medication to ward off her Huntington’s disease symptoms and to keep changing locations so she is not caught. The two share a final hug as both are in tears. Dante makes a call. While in the car ready to leave Britt behind, Rocco says he will never forgive himself is something happened to Britt.

Back inside, Britt is ready to inject herself with her medication but is unaware that Cullum has now tainted it with poison! But she is saved from that, when two police officers burst through the door to arrest her for kidnapping charges! Did Dante call the local police? Is he doing this to keep her safe or to pay her back?

In Port Charles, Charlotte (Bluesy Burke) arrives at Crimson, completely unaware that the man in the elevator is following her. Nina (Cynthia Watros) and Charlotte have an argument about Willow (Katelyn MacMullen). Suddenly, Willow calls her mother that she is being questioned by the PCPD, and Nina learns, it is as a suspect for being the other driver that left Jordan and Curtis injured by the side of the road on Route 91.

ARRIVALS AND DESTINATIONS IN QUESTION

Chase (Josh Swickard) comes to Willow’s rescue much to Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Justine’s (Nazneen Contractor) chagrin. Willow learns Lucy  and Drew are the supposed witnesses against her. Chase figures out when Joe (Jonathan Bennett) was alone with Drew, he got him to blink in a way that implicated her. However, in a shocking moment, Justine reveals that the trip log from Willow’s BMW SUV placed her at the scene of the accident just second before it occurred.

Meanwhile, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) comes by Crimson to see Charlotte. He says he broke into the WSB office to get info to expose Cullum as a double agent. Charlotte blows a gasket! She can’t believe that he would do something so stupid that it could have gotten him killed. She firmly tells Danny that best thing he can do to help Jason is to stay out of things. Danny storms out, but notices the stranger in the elevator who now steps into the Crimson lobby.

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The man tells Charlotte he is Agent Mark McKay with the WSB and he has orders to bring her in. When she resisted, he was about to chloroform her, when Danny knocked him out and took off with Charlotte.

ANNA PUTS HER TRUST IN FELICIA

In France, after having some private time with Emma (Braedyn Bruner), Anna (Finola Hughes) wants to talk to Felicia (Kristina Wagner). She tells her best friend she was trying to figure out what memories of her past with Faison, she could trust and not trust. Since Felicia knows her best she is hoping she can believe what she is about to tell her.

It is then that Anna says, “Nathan West (Ryan Paevey) is not who he says he is.” Felicia looks dumb-founded. Will she believe her friend … or think she has drummed this all up in her mind? Stay tuned.

So, what did you think about the goodbye scenes featuring Finn Carr and Kelly Thiebaud? Did you reach for the hankies? Do you believe that soon, Cassius will be caught for his duplicity and the truth about Britt’s “illness” will come to light? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below. But first check out the scenes featuring Anna on her road to recovery in France

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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Drops First Single EDM/Dance Track ‘If You Need Me’

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Last weekend, we shared the news that General Hospital alum and Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos) was releasing his first single today on June 26th and it has indeed dropped! And for those readers who guessed that Duell’s first track out of the gate was going to be an EDM/Dance/House track … you are correct, sir!

The song entitled, “If You Need Me” is perfect for the late night clubs and can be found on Spotify and other major streaming platforms! Duell is noted as the performing artist, but as the composer/ lyricist and the beatmaker of the track. For his music projects, Chad is going solely by the name of “Duelly” which has been his social media handle for years.

Taking to his Instagram on Friday, Duell explained his deep dive into making music, expressing, “I’ve wanted to make music for a long time… I just never did it. It always felt like this huge, overwhelming thing to learn. All the technical side of it, the programs, everything that goes into actually building a track… it was easy to keep pushing it off.  A couple months ago I finally just decided to go for it.”

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BIT BY BIT PUTTING IT TOGETHER

Chad added, “Since then I’ve been putting in a lot of time learning, experimenting, figuring things out, and slowly starting to find a sound I’m really proud of. This first release is more of a dance/EDM vibe, but I’ve also been working on a lot of different styles behind the scenes that I’m just as excited about. At some point I realized I could keep holding onto everything trying to make it perfect… or I could just start putting music out and grow as I go.”

Stepping out of his own way, Duell firmly says, “So that’s what I’m doing.  My first track “If You Need Me” is out now. More coming soon… this is just the beginning.”

As GH viewers know, Chad made the decision to step away from General Hospital after a 15-year run with the series where his last episode aired in January of 2025. By May of last year, the role was recast with Rory Gibson debuting in the part.

Give a listen below to Duelly’s “If You Need Me,” and let us know what you thought of it via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: What Did You Think of the Return of Anna Devane, and What’s In the Letter?

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Finola Hughes made her dramatic return on-screen on the Wednesday, June 24 episode of General Hospital. Viewers will see Finola as Anna Devane again on tomorrow’s June 26th episode.

In the story, while in the French mental health facility, Anna has a session with Dr. Laurent. She tell her she now knows she was never kidnapped and that Cesar Faison is dead.

As she continued with her ruse, she went on to say she understands she was enlisted back into the WSB on a secret mission, and through that she relived all the trauma she endured by Faison, which caused her to have a psychotic break. Anna promises Dr. Laurent that her treatment plan had helped her so much in figuring out what was real, and what was in her imagination.

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ANNA’S GOT HER OWN PLAN TO ESCAPE

In a smart move (hopefully) Anna told Laurent if she could talk to someone else who had known Faison that it might aid in her recover. She was given the phone and she called Felicia (Kristina Wagner), who agreed to fly to France in the morning. Dr. Laurent claims she is pleased with Anna’s progress, but that they still have a very long long way to go.

Now by herself, Anna pulled out a packet of letters from a bedside table. There is one in particular that she is fixated on. What does it contain? Is this all a part of her escape plan? Will she warn Felicia that “Nathan” is really Cassius (Ryan Paevey)? If so, will Felicia even believe her?

In a summer preview with Soap Opera Digest, GH co-head writers Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten shared, “We’ll see echoes of Anna’s earliest incarnation as she returns to Port Charles with deadly intentions.”

So, were you happy to see Anna Devane back on your screens? What do you think is in the particular letter she was staring at? Will Felicia help Anna escape or not believe a word she says? Weigh-in via the comment section.  But first, you can check out some of the scenes from Anna’s on-screen return below.

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