General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sam Accepts Dante’s Marriage Proposal; Michael is Flummoxed by Drew’s Admission
Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco) is still alive going into Wednesday’s, October 30th episode and now is engaged to be married to her man, Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna). That moment, and more happened on yesterday’s Tuesday, October 29th episode of General Hospital.
In story, as Sam wakes up from her transplant surgery, Dante is there and surprises her with a marriage proposal at her bedside. At first, he tells her that the doctors say she will be released within a week and can come back home. In the meantime, she reminds him of all of the things that need to be done for her children, Danny and Scout, while she is laid up at GH.
When Dante pull out a ring, Sam is surprised. Next, she tells him it’s OK if he still loves Lulu. (Remember those words, people! We are sure they will “haunt” him or give Dante the “go-ahead” that he can go back to Lulu, down the line.) Sam also tells Dante that he doesn’t have to propose to her now, just because she was a liver donor to save Lulu’s life.
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Dante says that’s not the case. He’d like to marry her so they can grow old together, and because he loves the family they created. Sam says “yes” and they share a kiss.
Meanwhile, Isaiah (Sawandi Wilson) tells Laura (Genie Francis), Lucky (Jonathan Jackson) and Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) that Lulu is out of surgery and in recovering and that things went well. Now, they have to wait to make sure her body accepts the transplant. Lucky hugs his friend for saving his sister.
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Michael (played by the subbing Robert Adamson) is about to get a bombshell dropped on his head. Now that Cody (Josh Kelly) publicly outed Drew’s (Cameron Mathison) kiss (es) with Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) all the while sleeping with her mom, Nina (Cynthia Watros), the word is about to get out everywhere, and in part due to the PI that Ned hired to get evidence of Drew’s duplicity.
Drew comes to the Q’s after being roughed up by Cody and Ned (Wally Kurth) and Tracy (Jane Elliot) confront him with the evidence on the video tape, and blackmail him to step down at ELQ. In fact, Ned tells Drew that he will side with him on every decision as Tracy wants to confirm Ned as the company’s CEO.
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Nina has come to tell he daughter that Cody knew about the kiss between Willow and Drew. Now that it is out there, she needs to come clean with Michael. Back at the Q living room, Michael comes in at a tense moment. Then, Drew admits to Michael he kissed his wife, just as Willow runs into to tell him. Michael walks out.
Sasha (Sofia Mattsson) heads to the same bar that Cody got taken into custody at, and is just starting to knock down drinks after her massive confrontation with her mother, Holly (Emma Samms), for her ruining her life with Cody. We are sure Michael is not far behind to join her.
What did you think of Dante proposing to Sam at this juncture in their history and the story? What did you think about the way that Michael found out about Drew and Willow’s transgression? Share your thoughts in the comment section. But first, take a look at today’s October 30th teaser for the action in Port Chartes.
I hate this. Kelly Monaco said that this move to kill off Sam (and fire her) was an act of “retaliation.” I agree with her. Yes acting is a job. Yes actors have bosses. And yes, we all know bosses can fire their employees. But on a sixty-year-old soap, where the entire genre is based on continuity of legacy families and characters, and many viewers watch for decades, just plucking a legacy character off the canvas AND killing him or her off, like they did to Alan Quartermaine, AJ Quartermaine, and now Sam (why didn’t she ever change her last name from Morgan??? Just realized that…) is not only cruel to the actor but cruel to the viewers who have watched these characters for years. Both Kelly and Sean Kanan’s characters were killed off, both actors let go, for “drama behind the scene. It was known when AJ was killed off (not too long after Carlivati brought AJ back to life, that the two had issues and poof! AJ and Sean gone. And now Kelly…
So, as much of a tearjerker as this will be, as much of a story that may develop, many of us will notice “Sam’s” absence for however long we continue to watch the show. I never stop lamenting that AJ was killed off. Every Quarteraine scene I think how much better it would be if he was still “alive.” How much more drama and Quartermaine internal bickering, competition, snark, backstabbing that made the Quartermaines who they are would still be ever-present. Look how long it took them to FINALLY put Ned and Tracy into scenes together; how long it took them to have Tracy once again show an interest in ELQ and go up against Drew with her son. These writers don’t seem to understand continuity of characters or families; newer viewers don’t like Ned or Holly, or Lucy, because they’ve been off the show for so long that to them they’re just new characters who we don’t need. When you break the history, when you ignore the characters and families who ARE GH, then you have different generations of viewers watching who have no clue what came before.
So I’ll watch the last Sam episodes and cry my heart out. It’s not that in the scope of real life that it’s important; it’s because real life has so many problems that these fictional lives take us away, allow us to escape into their world with these familiar faces. And now a very familiar one, one that we thought would be there for years to come (however long GH is on) will be forever gone.
Such a petty, vicious, decision. No different than when they pulled OLTL off the air. They couldn’t care less that viewers invest years of their lives with these characters…they laugh all the way to the bank because to them it’s “just a business.”
It sounds like she was a prima Donna and that doesn’t go over well in show business.
GH is starting to feel intentionally torturous for the audience… we’re meant to invest in Dante’s marriage proposal to Sam, when she know she’s going to be killed off very soon? This whole story feels like a long, drawn out goodbye that the fans don’t want.
Why can’t they let Sasha finally be happy? The twist of making her Holly’s daughter is fine, but Robert should not be her father. And neither should Luke. This would be a great opportunity to tie to someone like Leopold Taub, have her inhereit his fortune, and become the powerhouse she deserves to be.
And while I’m glad the ‘Drillow’ secret is finally out, why couldn’t they wait until Chad Duell was back to film the scenes? Nothing against Robert Adamson, but for a story beat this important, it should be the original actor in the role.
And don’t even get me started with all the Heather ridiculousness!
Agree with your assessment on Sasha not being a Scorpio. Might have been more drama between Holly & Robert if she wasn’t his daughter.
As for the Michael casting, it’s not as easy to reschedule shooting anymore with the block method GH uses. Scenes (which can be spread over a month) are filmed when the required sets are in place and any non-contract cast are available.
As for Adamson, when playing Michael, I always view him as the son of Billy Warlock’s version vs. Duell as the son of Sean Kanan’s portrayal.
Let’s hope that Heather has left Port Charles and the show for a while.. I would prefer Robin Mattson playing Heather if we do see her return.
“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”- Albert Einstein. I love you. All will be All will be well. There are some things a TV mother just knows.” ~Nancy Lee Grahn.
Sasha must be the most tortured daytime character in history. This is madness.
GH has always been a little darker in tone than other daytime dramas, especially since the introduction of the mob families. How can it not?
I know many lament the death of Sam, but it happens. We cannot keep every actor/character on the canvas forever. the sudden departure of one really can allow for many storyline changes and character growth. If there is an actor issue, I do accept recasts yet it seems they do not happen as they once did.
If there is a beef for me with soaps, it is resurrections from the dead, lost and forgotten children who show up in adulthood, extended comas, comic book drama, and evil twins. The tropes can be fun, yes, but not when they are overdone. Too many in Port Charles have succumbed to these in recent decades, and please, no more mad scientist/spy nonsense where someone has been held for years. There is great heart and emotion in humanity and everyday living. I’d like to see some of that, and a little humor and joy. GH has been better than other soaps in allowing there peripheral and supporting characters shine this way.
General Hospital
Kelly Sullivan Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’s’ Maura West Recalling When Ava Shot Connie (Exclusive)
It was just over 13 years ago on General Hospital when Ava Jerome (Maura West) shot and killed Kate Howard/Connie Falconeri (Kelly Sullivan) in an effort to keep her quiet from revealing that Derek Wells was actually Ava’s back-from-the-dead brother, Julian Jerome (William deVry). It’s a crime that somehow Ava never has quite paid for either.
The episode back aired on August 13, 2013 and viewers had to say goodbye to Kelly Sullivan who played Kate and her alter, Connie. In the story, just before she died, Kate/Connie scrawled the letters AJ in her own blood, initially making the PCPD and Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) think that it was AJ Quatermaine (Sean Kanan) who did the deed.
Now, Sullivan recalled sharing scenes with the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning West, during a live conversation on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel. Kelly was the special guest talking about her recent return to the soaps in her new role as The Bold and the Beautiful’s Darcy Dylan.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MAURA WEST
Speaking of her final GH scenes and working with Maura West, Sullivan gave her then GH co-star major props. “If you’re going to be shot by somebody (on the soaps), you want to be shot by Maura West, c’mon!”
Maura West debuted back in May 2013 as Ava, and Sullivan remembered when the As the World Turns favorite began on GH. “I remember when Maura West first arrived at GH. She walked in with this cute little bob (hairdo) and she’s just delicious,” shared Sullivan.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Kelly revealed more about Maura, adding “I think she’s amazing! I remember right before I left the show, someone suggested, and I would still love to do this with her, if she ever want to, but someone suggested that they wanted to direct the stage play A Streetcar Named Desire with Maura and I, where I would play Stella and she would play Blanche! Wouldn’t that be great?”
Speaking of the Ava/Connie showdown scenes, Sullivan expressed, “On television and on General Hospital specifically, Maura West is able to play a character who does the most horrendous things and you still care about her and that’s the mark of a really great actor. In other words, you’re able to be liked in the midst of the most horrendous things, and as a performer not shying away from that, and to just have the courage to do what’s on the page (in the script).”
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KELLY SULLIVAN PARTING THOUGHTS AS SHE LEFT GENERAL HOSPITAL
Kelly also shared her sentiments when she walked off the set of General Hospital after her run back in August of 2013. “I really was honored. Every day I would go to work and I would say a little prayer, which is I want to do justice for my character, explained Kelly. “It’s between me and my character. I get to walk this path with her and to leave the show on that note, which is, I left every out there. I just gave it my all and again what an honor it was to play Kate/Connie.”
You can catch the full conversation with Kelly where she talks about her time on General Hospital, The Young and the Restless where she played Sage Warner and now The Bold and the Beautiful below.
So, do you remember the Ava and Connie scenes where Ava shot and killed her? What did you think of Kelly Sullivan’s sentiments about Maura West? Share your thoughts via the comment section. But first, watch the reveal where Ava recalls murdering Connie below!
The question of will Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) stay awhile at General Hospital after his recent extended hiatus from the show earlier this year, has reportedly been answered.
TMZ via court documents obtained in Burton’s ongoing legal battle with his ex-wife Sheree Gustin, shared that Steve actually inked a new three year deal with the ABC soap opera back in June.
That is significant because it was June when Burton returned back to work as Jason. In addition, the court filing confirmed that Burton had already moved back to California from Tennessee.
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STEVE’S HIATUS AND HIS RETURN TO PORT CHARLES
GH fans will recall, it was back in February of 2026, that Burton announced via his Instagram that he was stepping away from his role of Jason Morgan for short break and pointed to wanting to spend quality time with his new wife, Michelle Lundstrom Burton with whom he tied the knot back on May 17, 2025.
Steve expressed at that time, “I’m newly married and looking forward to spending some quality time with my family.” It was back on March 25 that viewers saw Jason carted away by the WSB after taking the fall for Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) who shot then WSB Director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes).
Burton returned to work on June 1, and due to General Hospital taping roughly six weeks ahead of air, made his on-screen comeback on the July 13 episode.
GOING FOR GOLD AT THE UPCOMING DAYTIME EMMYS
Then, Steve and his enduring fans got an extra special treat on the same day, when it was revealed on Extra that he was nominated for the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series category.
Steve previously won in the Supporting Actor category for his work as General Hospital’s Jason in 1998 and as The Young and the Restless’ Dylan McAvoy in 2018.
Now with Jason and Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) relationship seemingly hitting the skids, plus Jason’s commitment to staying out of mob life to focus on being present for his son Danny Morgan (Asher Antonyzyn), what does the future hold for the fan favorite character? Stay tuned.
So, happy to hear that Steve Burton signed a new three year deal with General Hospital? Knowing that, what storyline would you like to see Jason get involved and with who? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason and Britt Reach an Impasse; Is This the End of Their Relationship?
On the Friday, September 11 episode of General Hospital, Jason (Steve Burton) and Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) relationship becomes strained to potentially the point of no return.
Things take a turn when an unglued Britt having been traumatized by almost being killed by Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) asks Jason to back her up with the PCPD when she reports Anna for attempted murder.
However, Jason told Britt, he can’t. Jason shares that he does not believe Anna would have gone through with shooting her. Therefore, Britt was not in any real imminent danger. Britt is flabbergasted and hurt that Jason is refusing to tell the police what he actually witnessed for himself on Mount Emerson.
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BRITT WANTS BACK UP FROM JASON
Jason counters that he can’t believe that Britt would want Anna punished. or sent to prison, or a mental facility after the trauma she endured while being locked up and mentally tortured while at Wyndemere.
He asks Britt, “How could you even say that you want her locked up or prosecuted for what she did when you knew she was being held prisoner and you did nothing to save her?” Britt is stunned by Jason’s response.
Coming up, official General Hospital spoilers share that on the upcoming Monday, September 14 episode, Jason confides in Carly (Laura Wright), while Britt is stung. In the video preview that aired at the end of the Friday, September 11 episode for this coming Monday, Britt says to Jason, “You don’t believe me. Do you?”
General Hospital head scribes, Chris Van Etten and Elizabeth Korte previously teased in their fall preview of the soap, “Britt and Jason have come a long way and fought a lot of enemies to be together. But the most stubborn obstacle to their happiness isn’t without, it’s within. Decisions Britt made to stay alive while under Cullum’s thumb will come back to haunt her and may prove too difficult for this unlikely couple to survive.”
So, what do you think will happen? Will Jason and Britt break-up over Britt’s lies and Jason’s unwillingness to report Anna’s crime against her? Do you want Jason and Britt to go their separate ways? If they do, will Britt become romantically involved with Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) ? If so, who do you pair Jason with? Anyone? Weigh-in via the comment section.
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