General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Olivia Jerome is Reportedly ‘Attacked and Killed’ in Pentonville
On Thursday’s February 16th episode of General Hospital, the name of Olivia Jerome was brought back into the story, and this time revealing that she apparently was attacked and killed while serving time in Pentonville.
In story while at the PCPD, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) gets a call about a prisoner, and later, Jordan (Tanisha Harper) tells Anna (Finola Hughes) that Olivia Jerome is dead.
It was back in 2017, when viewers last saw Olivia played by Tonja Walker in action in Port Charles, and causing so much trouble that eventually she wound up in jail.
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Olivia ordered the hit on the car that exploded and killed Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Carly’s (Laura Wright) son, Morgan Corinthos (played by Bryan Craig).
In addition, in a bizarre experiment, Olivia kidnapped Robin Scorpio (Kimberly McCullough) and Griffin Munro (Matt Cohen) and held them hostage in a lab in the basement of General Hospital in hopes of using Griffin to resurrect his father, and the “love” of Olivia’s life, Duke Lavery (Ian Buchanan).
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Eventually, Olivia was dragged off to an asylum and eventually prison following her court case. Now, apparently she is a-goner.
Now let us know, do you really believe Olivia is dead? Is she/was she involved in the arms deals and the shootings in Port Charles? Do you want to see Tonja Walker reprise her GH role? Comment below.
Back around 1990 – Olivia Jerome (or St. John as she originally went by) was mesmerizing. Those big eyes and hair. She lusted after Duke but seemed to find happiness with Colton (Lucy’s cousin) before Original Recipe Julian appeared to have killed her. Tonja Walker eventually wound in Llanview as Alex Olanov – another dynamic character.
When she returned from the dead, gone was any redemption she had with Colton and in its place was a cartoonish villain with Walker just a little over the top.
Saddened that they’re offing the character off camera. Was this one of Chris & Dan’s final decisions? We didn’t get enough chances to see Ava and Olivia interact.
As for Anna – most of her major enemies are now deceased (Faison, Peter, Victor Cassadine and now Olivia Jerome). Where’s Grant Putnam when we need him?
I’ll have to admit I was surprised to see Olivia show up in my office today. She was not on my Beelze-bingo card for “Likely Arrivals in Hell for February 2024”.
Last week, NuJagger claimed that the attempted hits on Sonny were part of a larger plan to take out at least 5 “major mob bosses”.
Well… OK… once upon a time Olivia Jerome might have fit that description, but last time I checked, the Jerome Crime Family was pretty much extinct. Julian has been down here for three years, Ava has been out of the business for a while now, and Olivia herself was both locked up in prison and batshit crazy, so I doubt she was capable of doing much.
Now my theory is that Lorenzo Alcazar has been the one targeting Sonny (and running Pikeman) but I don’t recall any sort of interaction between either of the Alcazar brothers and any variation of the Jerome family. In fact the Jeromes basically didn’t exist between the time Julian died in a shootout with Jonathan Paget (who he believed to be a surgically reconstructed Duke Lavery) and the day that ReRon invented Ava Jerome out of thin air as a sister that was never heard of before. So in other words, I don’t think the Alcazars & Jeromes were ever in Port Charles at the same time. So I will be eternally damned if I can think of why Lorenzo would bother killing crazy Olivia in Pentonville.
Maybe she got in a fight with Heather? Some sort of competition to see who was the craziest?
I wish they hadn’t killed her.
Sad and bad move ! Tonja Walker is always a delight to watch.
Totally and so pretty
Maybe she was the boss Austin and Mason were referring to. They always referred to their boss as “she” until they started talking about Cyrus.
Except the boss they referred to was always spoken of as a family member. And Austin hooked up with Ava, which he wouldn’t have done if he were a Jerome himself.
Cyrus did make some vague reference to Olivia Jerome while he was incarcerated in Pentonville. My Fuzzy Devil Memory isn’t recalling the context of his reference, but I don’t remember anything that implied she was involved with the “Pawtuck Mafia”.
Still say the female boss there was originally going to be Faith Roscoe and for whatever reason they pulled the plug on that at the 11th hour, threw Austin & Mason into Cyrus’ orbit, and forgot all about their boss’s previous pronouns.
And now that Austin is dead, Mason is long gone, and Cyrus is pretending to be “born again”, I doubt there will be any sort of “Pawtuck Mafia” connection to Olivia Jerome’s murder.
Probably more likely that Heather went slightly more nuts than usual and took her out.
So I assume the person that killed Olivia is also the person that killed Austin and is gunning for Sonny.
No I’m sure it’s just a ploy she is probably alive somwwhere
I think you may be on to something. Watching Friday’s GH and Anna Devane wants to see Olivia’s body ?? My guess is, it may not actually be Olivia they found dead in the woods. I guess we’ll have to wait and see ….. Stay tuned …..
Anna already viewed the body and confirmed it was Olivia Jerome.
You are the only one that seems to have it right unless Anna is not telling the truth and it really wasn’t Olivia, but what would be her motive and it’s not like there aren’t other people that have or will see the body. Also why wouldn’t Ava, as next of kiin, be called to identify the body also I found it odd that Alexis was the one to notify Ava.
Technically, you’re correct that Ava was the next of kin, so she probably should have been notified directly by the “authorities”. But of course the reality is that Ava barely knew her sister. They didn’t grow up together at all, and Ava didn’t even exist during the original Jerome Crime Family stories in the late 80s/early 90s. So in a very real sense, Anna knew Olivia much better than her own sister did, and had more history with Olivia than anybody else who is still alive in Port Charles.
Alexis probably just thought she would tell Ava out of “courtesy”, because she used to be very close to Julian, and he would have wanted Ava to hear it from somebody other than the media. Which is ironic.. since Alexis IS the media.
Since Ron and his connections are no longer writing the show, we won’t have it suddenly revealed that it was not Olivia but Alex Olanov from Llanview who is the spitting image of Miss Jerome. Her children Kim and Cutter – who are dead ringers for BLQ and Cody have to identify the body.
Luckily, we’re spared that on screen but would’ve been a hoot for OLTL fans.
Makes sense to me!
General Hospital
Adam Huss Makes Another Return to General Hospital as Nikolas Cassadine
Nikolas Cassadine will be back on your screens next week but now via Pentonville. That means, that actor Adam Huss is back for a visit for all-new episodes of General Hospital.
In story, Ava (Maura West) comes to visit her ex in the slammer. So, just what does Ava want now? She clearly has been working an agenda on Sonny (Maurice Benard). Is she working with Valentin (James Patrick Stuart)? What will she tell Nikiolas? stay tuned.
Meanwhile, once news of Huss’ return broke earlier on Friday via Soap Opera Digest, he also announced his return on his Instagram expressing, “For all those who’ve been asking, cat’s out of the bag;) Thank you to all my #Nikolas #GH fans for your unwavering support. I don’t take it for granted for a second! (Even when I can’t answer 😊) #generalhospital”
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Huss took over the role of Nikolas back in January of 2023, after Marcus Coloma left the soap opera. Previous to that, Huss filed in for Coloma in September of 2021 and November of 2022. Fast-forward to January of 2024, Nikolas gave Ace to Laura and Kevin to raise, while he eventually turned himself into the police for kidnapping Esme and keeping her hostage while she was pregnant and Wyndemere.
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The return of Huss comes on the heels of multiple reports that his on-screen son, Nicholas Chavez is not returning to the show as Spencer Cassadine, while in story Spencer is believed to have drowned int the Seine River after falling off a boat in France, when drugged by Esme.
So, looking forward to seeing Adam Huss back as Nikolas? Do you think GH will eventually have him more full-time? Comment below.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny and Jason Trade Threats on Each Other
The love affair that once was mobster Sonny (Maurice Benard) and hit man Jason (Steve Burton), and having each others back, is now apparently over! On the Thursday April 25th episode of General Hospital, an increasingly paranoid Sonny is confronted by Jason.
Jason wants to talk to Sonny about a “family matter”, but Sonny says they aren’t family now because he’s working with the Feds. Sonny goes on to say how he cannot trust Carly (Laura Wright) or Jason and he knows about Jason buying back the Metro Court for Carly from Nina (Cynthia Watros).
When the conversation turns to Josslyn (Eden McCoy) and Dex (Evan Hofer), Jason informs Sonny that Kristina (Kate Mansi) knows Sonny ordered a hit. Jason is worried about Dex’s safety. He tells Sonny that if he does something to Dex, Kristina will figure out that he is responsible.
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Sonny goes on to say how much he loves his kids and how he will protect them. He then tears into Jason for abandoning his sons, Danny and Jake, for two years and how he has no right to stand there to tell him what to do.
Jason warns Sonny again to leave Dex alone or he’ll personally stop him. Sonny snaps at Jason, countering, “You’ll die trying!” And at that point, Jason walks out and Sonny slams the door behind him.
What do you think about this split in the longstanding relationship of Jason and Sonny? Do you like Jason and Sonny at odds? Will Kristina be the person to ultimately figure out what is happening to Sonny, or it might it be Nina, who knows Ava (Maura West) is up to no good? Share your thoughts in the comment section, but first watch this clip from part of the Sonny/Jason scenes below.
Breaking News
REPORT: Nicholas Chavez Not Returning to General Hospital
For those who were holding out hope that Daytime Emmy winner and fan favorite, Nicholas Chavez would be returning to General Hospital after filming his leading role in Ryan Murphy’s Monsters anthology, it looks like those hopes have been dashed.
According to a report from TV Line, although unconfirmed from General Hospital or a representative for Chavez, the actor will not reprise his role as Spencer Cassadine on the long-running ABC soap opera and continue the love story of Sprina opposite Tabyana Ali (Trina, GH).
Chavez was cast as Lyle Menendez over the the summer of 2023 for the second season of Murphy’s limited Monsters series on Netflix. In the upcoming season, the series will focus on the the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, the two well-to-do Beverly Hills brothers accused of murdering their parents in 1989.
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After word from Chavez casting was revealed, GH fans were concerned over the fate of the Sprina story, a spokesperson for GH shared, “We support Nicholas’ endeavors and look forward to having him return to General Hospital once this project is wrapped.”
In story, the series “killed off” Spencer when he went overboard with Esme to the steely waters below after being injected with a drug, thanks to Esme and falling into the Seine River in France. However, his body was never recovered, and believed to have drowned or washed away. Thus, leaving an opening for Spencer to return in the form of Chavez or be recast down the line.
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TV Line shared that ‘multiple sources’ are confirming that Chavez is not returning to the ABC soap opera, which is what many had suspected might be the case once he left for this major starring role in a Ryan Murphy project. Chavez has been relatively quiet on social media for months.
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The Michael Fairman Channel spoke with Nicholas Chavez for a virtual interview when he first joined the show in 2021, and spoke to him right after when he won the Daytime Emmy in 2022 – you can see those below.
No word yet on when Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story will debut on Netflix, but it is assumed later this year.
So, what do you think about the news of Nicholas Chavez not returning to his role as Spencer Cassadine on General Hospital? Comment below.
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