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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ric Unleashes His Wrath on Kristina and Double-Crosses Ava Leading to Deadly Consequences
In a pivotal episode on Monday’s General Hospital, the seeds are sown for someone to end up in the waters of the pier by week’s end. Will it be Ric (Ric Hearst), Drew (Cameron Mathison), or someone else?
Molly (Kristen Vaganos) comes upon Cody (Josh Kelly) and Ava (Maura West) making out, with him shirtless, when she shows up unannounced at the Quartermaine stables. Before Molly walks out on him, Cody explains that Kristina (Kate Mansi) paid him to seduce Ava because he thought she wanted her away from her father! Ava storms off in a huff as does Molly.
Meanwhile, Ric stops by to see Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) but finds Kristina there, who then accuses him of blackmailing her mother. Then, Ric launches into a full verbal onslaught of all of Kristina’s actions from the court case she lost claiming Ava pushed her out the metro court hotel window, to how selfish she was about the baby and her grief, and that she never planned to give up the child to Molly and T.J.
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In addition, the two go at it about Kristina cutting the brakes to Ric’s car by mistake instead of Ava and how she should be in jail for attempted murder, but Alexis is always cleaning up her messes. Kristina defends herself by saying she wasn’t in her right mind.
Ric yells at Kristina that his daughter, Molly, would have lost the baby either way because of Kristina’s action. Seeing a sharp letter opener, Kristina goes to grab with the intent on stabbing Rick, but suddenly puts it back down. Kristina admits to Ric that she doesn’t want Molly to know what she did, and how she injured her father in the process, because she doesn’t want to lose her again after the two repaired their fractured sisterly relationship
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All of a sudden, Ava shows up at Alexis’ front door looking for the legal eagle, but comes upon Kristina and Rick. Ava and Kristina go at it about which one of them should be rotting behind a jail cell. Next, Ric says the blackmail is officially over, he’s done. In fact, he emptied all of Ava’s bank accounts and more.
Ava loses it. She screams that money is from her divorce settlement. Rick gloats that he earned it. He took all of her money and there’s nothing she can do it about it. They each talk about betraying the other over blackmailing Alexis for part of the Cassadine Fortune. As he starts to leave, Ava hits him over the head with a round sphere she grabbed from a table; knocking him out with a bloody wound on the back of his head, as Kristina just stands there and looks shocked.
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Meanwhile, the reason Alexis is not at her house is that she is meeting with Drew at the Metro Court. Alexis wants to find a path forward after their confrontation about Scout and feels there should be room for all of Scout’s relatives in her life. Drew is not having it, and just as she is talking has Alexis served with a restraining order to stay away from her granddaughter. Alexis is livid as Drew also informs her that Molly, Kristina and her entire family is getting served one too.
Nothing will stop Drew. He tells Alexis he knows that she was going to try to take Scout from him. Next, Alexis brings up Sam’s name saying she would want her children with each other, and he ripped Scout away from Danny. Drew says Danny is a thug in the making and Alexis tells him to shut his mouth, as Martin (Michael E. Knight) and Laura (Genie Francis), who are at another table and the pt patrons look on.
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Drew calls Alexis a drunk, and he is much more fit than she is to raise his daughter. Then, Molly shows up and tries to diffuse the situation. Alexis tells Drew in no uncertain terms, that when she’s through with him, it will be like he never existed. After Alexis storms out, Molly stands up to Drew and tells him Sam would hate him for doing this to Scout.
Bringing the tears and the heartbreak was the pick-up of the story of Maxie Jones’ (Kirsten Storms) medical condition. Lucas (Van Hansis) informs the family that since Maxie is in a coma, GH isn’t equipped to handle her needs. He tells them about the best coma care clinic near Boston and says Maxie has been approved to be transferred there as soon as possible as a patient. Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) is beside himself, but Lucas (Van Hansis) promises sending Maxie to get the best care will be what’s best for her.
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Next, Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) gets a call and tells Lulu (Alexa Havins) that Maxie is being moved to the coma care hospital today. They determine they need to bring Maxie’s children to the hospital to say goodbye. Lulu calls Cody and tells him to get to General Hospital right away.
Now it’s time for everyone to have their moments with Maxie before the transfer. Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) talks to Maxie and tells her how much he loves her. Lulu and Brook Lynn come to see Maxie and promise her they will look after her kids, and they will be waiting for her when she wakes up and returns to Port Charles, and that everything is going to be alright.
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The biggest hankie-inducer came when Mac (John J. York), James (Gary James Fuller) and Cody enter to say goodbye to Maxie. First, Mac in tears, gives his love to her. James doesn’t know what to do or say, but he ends up placing Nathan’s police badge with her to keep her strong through her ordeal. Outside in the hospital corridor, Maxie is wheeled out and Felicia (Kristina Wagner) says her goodbyes. Next, Maxie is taken into the elevator leaving her family and loved ones devastated and praying for her recovery.
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In Dalmatia, Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) comes to see Jason (Steve Burton) and tells him he needs to leave, while he wants to know why she is there. Britt bad mouths Jason’s “date” named Greta, who she saw him with. He explains it wasn’t a date. They were each after information from the other.
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Jason asks Britt to leave with him, and promised he’ll take her anywhere she wants. Britt says she’s not going back to Port Charles, and it hurts her to see him after how he dumped her for Carly. Jason stops Britt from walking out as they almost kiss. He says he will leave, but not before giving her a burner phone to call him if she needs him. he stops her before she walks out.
So, what did you think of Monday’s GH? What do you think will happen next to Ric Lansing? Will he survive Ava’s blunt force attack? And what of Alexis? She was heard threatening Drew! Will he find himself facing deadly consequences? What did you think of the scenes where Maxie’s family says goodbye to her … and what do you think is up with Britt Westbourne? Will she just let Jason walk out of her life while keeping his burner phone? Share your thoughts via the comment section, but first check out the confrontation between Alexis and Drew below.
Quite an action packed episode for a Monday!
Kristina Wagner continued to shine as Felicia dealt with her daughter’s predicament. It was nice to see BLQ and Lulu put aside their differences for a friend they both truly love.
Natasha Cassadine was spotted at the PC Grill! Her reaction to Drew’s ridiculous restraining orders reminds us that Alexis is not to be messed with. If Drew is incapacitated for a while, will the court award custody of Scout to someone with a restraining order out on them?
I still don’t think Drew will be dead. Would they kill off both of Scout’s parents within one year’s time? Over my 45+ years of watching GH, I’m not sure they’ve ever done that. More on that if it happens.
Rick Hearst and Maura West showed why each of them has 3 Emmys. Ric gave Kristina a much needed takedown while Ava. Further secrets will develop to protect Molly who would let everyone have it if she eventually finds out.
Lastly, Jason & Britt still have chemistry. Now, will one of them see Josslyn?
Sadly (and I mean this), I agree that the telegraphing of Drew pissing off pretty much every single resident of Port Chuck to set up a ‘whodunit’ will not end with Drew getting killed off. I am not happy about that b/c I really think it’s time for him to get his due. Equally sadly I have a feeling Ric is going belly up this time in yet another Ava murder. Surprise, surprise – Not.
Lastly, can we rename Cody the non-keeper of secrets? I mean how many has he spilled at this point?
#Dragon Chow by Labor Day.
Ric will have a headache but he will live to annoy more mortals in the future.
The congressman from Hallmark will not be so fortunate. He’s pissed off way too many people in too short of a time. And many of those mortals have made public threats against him.
We all know what that means. And the dragons are ready for Drew’s arrival.
Wow! What a great episode. Everybody brought their A-game today. And it was nice to see so many of the actors involved.
Color me impressed!
It was heartbreaking watching Maxie’s family saying “goodbye for now” before she went off to Boston. Everyone did a great job with those scenes.
Please, please, please let it be Drew floating in the water. I like Cameron Mathison but this character is so disgusting and vicious and destructive to so many lives that Drew has got to go. I think we have plenty of suspects for a very interesting murder mystery.
A “9 to 5” sequence would work well while the three have Ric tied up.
The latest ratings are out for the week of October 26-30, 2026 and the big takeaways include: that CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates was separated by only 23,000 viewers behind third place (of the soaps) General Hospital! For the last several weeks, Beyond the Gates has been closing the gap on this year’s winner for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and continuing to best GH in the key demos.
According to the latest Nielsen ratings breakdown from Soap Opera Network, the final week of October brought Beyond the Gates 1.790 million on average tuning-in and the show set a season high in total viewers. Meanwhile, General Hospital hit a new season low! The long-running ABC soap had 1.813 million for the week, and once again the series did not go over the 2 million mark.
Meanwhile, in the key Women 18-49 demo, Beyond the Gates was firmly ahead of GH with a rating share of 0.21, while General Hospital had 0.17 rating share.Then, in the key Women 25-54 demo, Beyond the Gates was once again ahead of the ABC soap with a ratings share for that demo at 0.30 while GH came in with 0.26.
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MORE BY THE NUMBERS
In addition and comparatively, Beyond the Gates +22,000 viewers week-to-week, and had the largest gains in viewership year-to-year in daytime TV with +267,000 from this in 2025.. However, General Hospital seems to be going in reverse. The show was down -56,000 viewers week-over-week and down -22,000 year-over-year .
BEYOND THE GATES
Let’s take a look at some of the storylines that had people tuning-in to Beyond the Gates during the ratings week:
Hayley (Marquita Goings) attempted a massive shocker regarding her pregnancy and tried to use it to extract money from Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). Although, Bill saw right through her game, he demanded a paternity test, and made it clear he has no intention of raising the child—planning instead to pay her off to take the baby and leave. Meanwhile, Hayley confided her plan to her cousin Randy (Maurice P. Kerry).
Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) and Naomi Hamilton (Arielle Prepetit) clashed over Jacob’s ongoing investigation into The Impaler, causing significant strain in their marriage. At the same time, Smitty (Mike Manning) considered taking matters into his own hands—including potentially heading to Mexico for evidence—while Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) worried about what comes next.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
Over at General Hospital for the ratings period, the story served up included:
Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) teamed up to investigate what really happened to Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Later, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) leads them to Jack’s dead body.
Jude (Wil Traval) dropped a bombshell claim to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn); that he is Phoebe’s father, while Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers.
Then, Danny caught Rocco (Finn Carr) and Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) sharing a kiss, plus the shocking return of Heather Webber (Alley Mills) capped the week.
Now the questions become; without having much promotional synergy in the ABC day-part to draw more eyeballs it is not helping but hurting General Hospital. It seems Beyond the Gates is also a benefactor of a one-two-three punch of CBS soaps (Y&R, B&B and BTG) and promotion.
However, that still doesn’t take away the fact that Beyond the Gates is close to besting GH in all ratings category as they go head-to-head in some markets across the country.
So, are you excited to see Beyond the Gates climb in the ratings? Are you concerned for General Hospital? Do you think they can stave off Beyond the Gates in total viewers or will the upstart soap overtake them in the next ratings report? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Antonio Sabáto Jr., the former Jagger Cates of General Hospital and GH: Night Shift, and the former Dante Damiano of The Bold and the Beautiful has issued his first public statement since the incident involving his son, Jack’s arrest in Alaska for a fatal hit-and-run.
Jack is the son of Sabáto Jr. and Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, and according to court documents obtained by KTUU Jack, was allegedly driving a white Chevy Tahoe when he hit and killed Carl Simmonds, 42, near an intersection in Anchorage around 5:35 a.m. on Monday, November 9.
The reports indicated that Jack fled the scene — but later decided to called the cops to say he hit “something” that “suddenly appeared in the road” while he was “doing late-night DoorDashing.”
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Now, Antonio has taken to his Instagram breaking his silence on the situation, sharing, “At this time, my family and I are navigating an extremely sensitive and deeply personal matter.”
He added, “As a father, my love for my children remains unconditional, and my priority is the well-being of my family. We ask that the public and members of the media honor our privacy during this difficult time and keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.”
The soap alum concluded, “I also wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the gentleman who tragically lost his life. My thoughts and prayers are with them as well. We sincerely appreciate your compassion, understanding, and respect for the privacy of everyone affected.”
Jack Sabáto was arraigned in court on Tuesday, November 10 with bail set at $5,000, and a no-driving order and the potential of $5,000 penalty fees if he fails to attend future court appearances.
Antonio is the father to Jack, 34, daughter, Mina Sabato, 24 and son, Antonio Sabáto III, 15.
This is a developing story. You can check out Antonio’s official statement below.
So, let us know your thoughts on this tragic hit-and-run, which claimed the life of another man, and Antonio’s statement, via the comment section below.
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Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Ava’s (Maura West) daughter Avery looks quite different, starting on today’s November 9 episode of General Hospital. That’s because GH has made Avery into a full-blown teenager and the role is now being played by actress Alya Bullington.
In her debut, the Tennessee native was thrown into the deep soap waters with Daytime Emmy winners, Maurice Benard and Eden McCoy (Josslyn). Bullington weighed-in to TV Insider about her first scene which featured Avery overhearing a fight between Sonny and Josslyn.
She explained “It was something I have never done before, I did not have a lot of experience with the screaming and the crying stuff, but I got my first script, and I was like, ‘OK, this is a huge opportunity to learn so much about how that stuff works and to become this character that I have never even tried playing before.’”
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THE TEENAGED VERSION OF AVERY WILL HAVE A LOT TO CONTEND WITH
Speaking of working with McCoy, Bullington shared, “She’s incredible. I remember her just laughing and making jokes on set, and then the minute that they started taping, she just locked in and she cried immediately, and my first thought was, ‘I want to be able to do that.’
The soap opera newcomer added, “I think she just inspired me so much because she is so great and she can just lock into whatever character she wants to in the moment.”
The character of Avery was born back in 2014, but as recently as the October 8 episode of General Hospital, the character was suddenly referred to as a teenager. This is the second young female character in recent months to be aged up following the casting of Kayden Brenna Tokarski as Scout Cain.
As for her take on Avery and what’s ahead, Alya said,“She’s emotional, and she’s curious, and she’s a really fun person to play because so much stuff is happening in her life. I think she’s kind of confused about what’s happening and what to believe.”
So, what do you think about General Hospital making Avery a teenager? Are you excited to see the conflict between Sonny, Ava and Avery now that they have aged up the character? Share your thoughts and welcome Alya to GH via the comment section below.
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