General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Rocco Confesses to Britt That He Shot Cullum; Ethan Has an Agenda, But What Is It?
On the Tuesday, April 21 episode of General Hospital, while Rocco (Finn Carr), who is doing community service at the hospital, brings a pillow into Cullum’s (Andrew Hawkes) hospital room, Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) is walking past the hospital room door, and is mortified upon the scene.
Britt sees Rocco chatting with Cullum, who tried to kill her and had Jason dragged away to parts known. Having no idea of the true background on how Cullum was shot, Britt makes up an excuse to get Rocco to quickly exit Cullum’s room. After they leave, Cullum smirks.
Next, the two head to the hospital chapel to talk privately. Rocco shared he hadn’t realized whose room he was walking into when a nurse told him to deliver the pillow. A very concerned and frightened Britt warned him to stay away from Cullum, calling him “evil.” She went on to say how Cullum was the man behind having Jason taken away by the WSB.
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ROCCO COMES CLEAN
Just then, a guilt-ridden Rocco confesses to Britt that he actually followed her the night Cullum was shot to the pier and hid, but saw everything that happened. Britt is in shock, when Rocco reveals, he shot Cullum, not Jason!
In other key developments, Ethan (Nathan Dean) visits Sonny (Maurice Benard) asking for a job inside his organization, since he is down a man with Jason being gone. Ric (Rick Hearst) is there and doesn’t trust Ethan one bit. After all, Ethan has a history like his father, Luke Spencer, of working a good con job. After some back and forth, Sonny tells Ric to interview Ethan for the job.
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ETHAN LANDS RIGHT WHERE HE NEEDS TO BE
After the line of questioning, Ric insists to Sonny that bringing Ethan aboard is too big a risk. Ric voices his concern that Ethan could be woking for Sonny’s enemies to help take him down and out. Sonny hires Ethan anyway, and confesses he knows Ethan is hiding something, but feels confident that he wouldn’t use Sonny’s friendship with Luke, and his father’s memory, to double cross him. Sonny tells Ric, he is doing this for Luke.
Once outside of Sonny’s, Ethan is on the phone and calls Lulu (Alexa Havins) where he admits he got a job with Sonny. Lulu is worried, but Ethan, who is glaring through the window at Sonny and Ric, tells his sister, “I’m exactly where I needed to be.”
You can catch Ethan’s “job” interview with Ric and Sonny below.
Now let us know, what angle do you think Ethan is working? Is he trying to truly protect Sonny? Is he working for the WSB and under Sidwell’s thumb? Or is something else going on? And, what do you think Britt will do now that she knows that Rocco was the person who shot Cullum? Will she try to get Jason back to Port Charles? Stay quiet, or try to take out Cullum herself? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
Ethan is Luke and Holly’s son, so of course he’s “working an angle”, as Sonny himself said. It wouldn’t make sense that he’s working for the WSB or any other law enforcement agency, because his parents told him not to trust cops.
And there’s not a snowball’s chance in my backyard that he would be on Sidwell’s payroll, after what he did to Holly & Lucky. So I will be eternally damned if I know what his agenda is, but obviously it’s one that benefits from the resources of Corinthos Coffee, LLC to help him pull it off.
There’s been some speculation on whether Ethan might be the father of baby Phoebe. The timing of his return seems about right for that. Tracy would certainly be shocked to learn that Luke’s grandbaby is now living under her roof in the Q mansion.
I think it’ll turn out that Ethan is baby Phoebe’s father and maybe he sent Delilah to Port Charles to keep her safe from someone or something.And maybe Delilah was the one Ethan was leaving a message for saying he’d be waiting on the docks at a certain time everyday waiting for that person to show up but unbeknownst to Ethan Delilah is dead.Also maybe the name Delilah is an alias that Ethan told that woman to use to make sure she couldn’t be tracked down by whoever was after her and that would explain why the police couldn’t trace that woman’s family since she was using an alias.
I’m going to take a slight detour from the subject matter and talk about the depressing, pointless story of Jordan’s accident. For so many reasons, the story is not working. The biggest weak link in this badly written storyline is the glaring fact that Donnell Turner ( Curtis)is a wooden, lifeless and monochromatic actor. Moreover, Curtis is written a self-righteous, hypocritical, somewhat narcisstic jerk. I don’t like him- I don’t root for him. But he’s supposed to the good guy- right?
Excellent point Harry – and it’s one I’ve thought about for a number of years now. The character of Curtis has the capacity to be a leading man, but Turner’s performance continually pushes me to a “why should I care” or “can we just move on” feeling.
Even when Curtis was paralyzed in the MC pool accident- golden material for most actors – DT just didn’t bring in.
Donnell seems like a nice guy and is a long time fan of the show. That said, after 11 years of playing the character, there’s little remaining in a tank that was never quite full.
Right, and when you juxtapose his bland reaction to discovering he is Trina’s father to Taggert’s anguished reaction from discovering that she is not, what you have is a tale of two actors. Donnell as Curtis always tends to be in a state of righteous indignation- he is a one more actor. His great love Jordan is going through a physical and emotional crisis but he’s laser focused on getting Isiah.
Rocco was told to tell NOBODY about what he did. So he goes and blabs it Britt?? And was I wrong, but how did Cullum know Rocco’s name when he brought him the pillow???
Cullum met Rocco at least once before so that wasn’t a stretch. Cullum also knows how Britt feels about Rocco.
Cullum seems to do his homework at least part of the time. As he proved today when he talked to Liz about her connection to Jason and their son Jake. Even knowing where Jake is currently enrolled in art school .
On the other horn there was that random run-in with Joss at Wyndemere. She even used her real name but he didn’t seem to realize she was on the WSB payroll.
Unless he was playing her all along . Which is entirely possible .
Of course his previous interest in Rocco was to find out what he actually knew about the Nutty Professor’s old lab at PCU since Rocco had previously been arrested for breaking into the lab, but didn’t really see anything of significance.
It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since Van Hansis made his debut as the recast Lucas Jones on General Hospital. It was back on October 4, 2023 that GH fans got their first look at the former As the World Turns (ex-Luke Snyder) favorite in his new soap role.
Hansis became the fifth actor to play the role of the adoptive son of the late Bobbie Spencer and Tony Jones, and the biological son of the late Julian Jerome and Cheryl Stansbury. Prior to Van, C.J. Thomason (2002–2003), Ben Hogestyn (2005–2006) Ryan Carnes (2004–2005, 2014–2020, 2024) and Matt Trudeau (2020–2021) had played the part.
When Van left daytime after As the World Turns sadly went off the air in 2010, it would be 14 years until he stepped back into the updated frenetic pace and grind of acting on a daily soap opera.
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LUCAS CAME HOME TO PORT CHARLES
Since Lucas has been back in Port Charles, he fell in love with the late Marco Rios (Adrian Anchondo) who was murdered, moved into a new apartment with his current roommate (soon to be love interest?) Joe Fitzpatrick as played by Jonathan Bennett, has become best buds with the “Britch” Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud), and has found himself involved in multiple other storylines. However, now that Van is firmly implanted on GH, might Lucas get a leading storyline of his own? Stay tuned.
In the meantime, to acknowledge his two-year anniversary at General Hospital, Hansis shared via his Instagram a photo montage and some heartfelt “thank you’s’ and words. “Two years ago yesterday, Lucas Jones came home to Port Charles looking a little different. Looking exactly like me.” began Hansis.
“When I took on the role, I was told it would be a heavy recurring for a few months and then we’d see where it goes – being based in NYC at the time, I thought it would be a fun little gig that would bring me back to my old stomping grounds of daytime for a bit.”
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GENERAL HOSPITAL HAS BEEN LIFE-CHANGING FOR VAN HANSIS
Next, the longtime New York-based actor confirmed he has now moved to Los Angeles as this new chapter of his life has unfolded, and how grateful he is that the show’s writers and producers have continually given more for Lucas to do.
Van explained, “But then they kept writing for me more and I fell in love with Lucas, and everyone around him (in front of and behind the camera). I wanted to stay a while and am so grateful I have. Being a part of GH these last two years has been life changing. Literally. My family and I are Angelenos now, I’ve made incredible new friendships and have been able to revisit old ones.”
The three-time Daytime Emmy-nominated actor concluded with, “Thank you Frank (Valentini, executive producer, GH), thank you Mark (Teschner, casting director, GH), for inviting me to the party. You throw a great one. ”
So, happy to know Van is sticking around General Hospital for some time to come? What has been your favorite Lucas Jones moment over the first two years of Van’s run? Let us know via the comment section below.
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Robert Kelker-Kelly, ‘General Hospital,’ ‘Days of our Lives’ and ‘Another World’ Star Dies at 62
Robert Kelker-Kelly, who became prominent as a one of the leading men in soap operas back in the late 80s and 90s has died at the age of 62. TMZ first reported the news of Robert’s passing on Saturday, October 3 at his home in St. Peters, Missouri.
According to the St. Peters police report, officers responded to call at around 8:16 pm about an unconscious man who was not breathing, as paramedics and other EMS were en route, Kelker-Kelly had reportedly complained of chest pain shortly before becoming unresponsive and the circumstances appeared consistent with a medical event.
Officers and paramedics administered life-saving measures, but were unsuccessful in reviving Kelker-Kelly. The cause of his death is still unknown and under investigation.
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Daytime fans first saw Robert back in 1987 when he was cast as Sam Fowler on Another World. He played the role for three year suntil 1990. Two years later, he took over the role of Bo Brady on Days of our Lives replacing Peter Reckell, who at that time decided to leave the show.
As Bo, Kelker-Kelly was major in story playing opposite the likes of: Crystal Chappell as Dr. Carly Manning, Kristian Alfonso as Hope Williams and Lisa Rinna as Billie Reed. When Peter Reckell returned to his signature role in 1995, Kelker-Kelly left the show.
Next, Robert returned to his original stomping grounds at Another World but this time as race car driver, Bobby Reno who was actually Dr. Shane Roberts. His second AW stint lasted from 1996-1998.
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Eventually, the actor would begin his run as the evil Stavros Cassadine on General Hospital in 2001, then make returns in 2002 and 2003. In 2013, he briefly returned as Stavros as part of the show’s 50th anniversary celebration, and made one last appearance in 2014.
Robert has also became a professional pilot full from 2003 to 2015 and had been married to former Days of our Lives star, Miriam Parrish (ex-Jamie Caldwell) from 1997-2011, but the couple divorced in 2011. Since that time, he has not remarried.
Recently, Robert was back in the news when Lisa Rinna talked about her time working with her former Days of our Lives co-star in her recently released memoir, You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It.
Rinna shared on her then on-screen love interest, “Behind the scenes, we hated each other. Remember when Kathy Hilton said I was the biggest bully in Hollywood? Not true. Not even close! I have legit stories about the real bullies in this town. Robert Kelker-Kelly is one of those bullies.”
The former Billie Reed and reality star even punctuated that with, “He made my life a living hell on the set of DAYS, He was horrible to me, I’d go so far as to say verbally abusive. He was passive-aggressive, manipulative and played weird mind games.”
Michael Fairman TV will provide further updates as they become available on the death of Robert Kelker-Kelly.
Now, share your remembrances and condolences on the loss of Robert Kelker-Kelly via the comment section below and let us know of all his daytime roles, which was your favorite.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Everyone Turns Their Backs on Sonny; Can Anyone Get Chase to Open His Eyes About Willow’s Treachery?
This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the ABC soap opera picks right back up with everyone turning their backs on Sonny (Maurice Benard), and now the one person he hoped would be by his side appears to be abandoning ship when Justine (Nazneen Contractor) doesn’t believe him about ordering the beatdown of Sidwell (Carlo Rota) in the latest spoilers video.
Sonny screams at Justine, “Someone is setting me up.” She says, “It’s over!” He proclaims, “I didn’t do it!” Little do they know that it was actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) who set Sonny up to take the fall for the Pentonville drama that left Curtis (Donnell Turner) with injuries as well.
Then, Lulu (Alexa Havins) is seen using her voice memo app on her phone to record her discussion with Sidwell while he is recovering from his injuries at the hospital. This moment is intercut with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) saying, “I wish there was someone who could get Chase (Josh Swickard) to open his eyes about who Willow truly is!”
Next, Willow is seen happily waving while at a table at a Metro Court Gardens, while Chase, Michael (Rory Gibson), Brook Lynn and Ava (Maura West) all receive text messages. Tracy (Jane Elliot) punctuates the promo stating, “That’s the real Willow,” while the words “The world knows” comes across the screen.
Take a look at the official GH spoilers for the week of October 5-9 below.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5
Sonny challenges Justine. Josslyn takes matters into her own hands. Britt and Willow discuss matters of the heart. Jason is taken to task. Serena finds herself in a bind.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6
Felicia has welcome news for Anna. Brook Lynn confides in Valentin. Hudson tries to talk Josslyn down. Lulu makes a daring play. Willow and Chase discuss his marriage.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
Carly asks Anna for a favor. Tracy bites her tongue with Gio. Drew and Alexis go at it. Scout tries to broker peace between Danny and Rocco. Lulu pursues a lead.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
Carly supports Sonny. Lulu’s latest article makes waves. Ava pitches a new target to Drew. Curtis gets a shock. Chase throws down the gauntlet.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
Britt offers a lifeline. Anna offers her expertise. Sonny reassures Gio. Portia makes her loyalties clear. Dante’s investigation hits a roadblock.
Check out the latest General Hospital promo for the action this week entitled, “The World Knows” below.
Now weigh-in: With everyone disbelieving Sonny, what will be his next move? Will he hit rock bottom, or rise up and fight back and prove his innocence? Will Sonny enlist Jason to get to the bottom of this, even though Jason is out of Sonny’s business? Meanwhile, can this truly be the week that Willow is exposed for her multitude of crimes … or is this all a red herring? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
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