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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sam’s Cause of Death Revealed; Lulu Tries to Escape Turning Woods as Cyrus is Looming
The loved one of Sam McCall’s (Kelly Monaco) have returned home from her funeral, and are wracked with guilt over her death during the Thursday, November 20th episode of General Hospital.
Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) believes Sam would still be alive if she hadn’t donated her liver to Lulu (Alexa Havins), because that’s what she thought would make him and his son, Rocco (Finn Carr) happy. Lucas (Van Hansis) couldn’t even bring himself to attend his sister’s funeral after being the doctor who operated on Sam and she later died. He is more tortured over it after Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) blamed the death of his mother on Lucas shortly before the service started and Lucas walked out.
Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) is searching for Sam’s last will and testament as Molly (Kristen Vaganos) watches her demeanor, and they discuss Ava’s (Maura West) court case which begins tomorrow. When Alexis finds the folder containi it says that Sam wanted Drew (Cameron Mathison) to raise both Danny and Scout together. Both Molly and Alexis are perplexed at what to do now.
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Danny and Jason are spending time at Sam’s grave, which is beside baby Lila’s gravesite. The scenes between Asher Antonyzyn and Steve Burton have been some of the most emotionally-affecting and touching of this whole story. Later, Danny admits to his dad, that he yelled at Lucas and blamed him for Sam’s death, while Danny also asks Jason what happened between him and his uncle Drew since both men have been punched in the face. Danny is upset that Jason could have been arrested.
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At Turning Woods, Lulu figures out she had some kind of surgery and sees her transplant surgery scar under bandages. Next, she overhears Cyrus (Jeff Kober) talking to the Turning Woods director outside her room, and about the great care she’s getting. Lulu has a flashback ( an all-new one with Havins in the role) in a previous run-in with Cyrus at GH; before the bomb explosion that ultimately led to her coma. Lulu continues to listen as Cyrus claims to the director that his sister, Laura (Genie Francis) asked him to represent the family at Lulu’s bedside. He says he will be the person to tell the family that Lulu has made some improvements.
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Now, Lulu wants to get out of dodge and tries to walk for the first time in four years and drags herself out of the bed, but lands on the floor. Then, she pulls herself back up with a very ‘Lulu’-esque expression. But, of course! she is Luke and Laura’s daughter.
Portia (Brook Kerr) calls Lucas to the hospital to go over Sam’s autopsy report. She is pleased to tell him no surgical error that he or anyone else did let to Sam’s heart attack. Lucas asks what caused the heart attack and Portia hands him over the toxicology report. Next, Portia asks Liz (Rebecca Herbst) to come to her office as Lucas calls Lucky (Jonathan Jackson) and tells him to get to GH because Liz is going to need him.
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At the end of the episode, we learn that Sam received an overdose of Digitalis. Liz says that’s impossible it wasn’t prescribed. Unfortunately, Portia says they need to conduct a full investigation to find out exactly what happened. She suggests Liz call her union rep.
So, why would it be, that if proven true, that Cyrus Renault would want to kill Sam? It would seem his target is Lulu. After all, four years ago, Cyrus forced Julian Jerome (William deVry) into rigging a bomb meant to kill Jason. However, the plan failed and the bomb went off and caught Lulu in the blast, but the bomb killed Dev and Dustin. He obviously wants to silence Lulu.
Now weigh-in: what do you think about how Sam McCall died? Are you glad that Lulu has finally woken up? Were you touched by the Danny and Jason scenes today or someone else’s? Share your thoughts in the comment section. But first, check out what went down after Lulu woke up after four years and Cyrus was hovering.
The scene re-creation was a genuine surprise, and it was nice to see Alexa Havins Bruening already putting her stamp on the role of Lulu.
Agreed, Scott—It took a while, but I like Cyrus now—too bad.if he is the killer, it proves that redemption is unachievable by the unredeemable .LOL.
I’m sure that Cyrus’s holy roller act is fake and that he’s the killer.
Wow. After dragging the Lulu wakes up story for months – she finally wakes up and sees Cyrus?
Why did Laura not foresee the trauma of her daughter possibly waking up to Cyrus and make sure he was banned?
How long is the show intending to drag out a missing Lulu? This was supposed to be our one tiny piece of joy in months and the show wants to make sure we all suffer for it endlessly.
Like I said previously – I no longer trust the story telling on GH. They will do anything for a twist or bomb to shock us no matter what the fallout.
We could take all the drama when we had a happy couple or two to root for – but the show ripped that away from us. So now the piling drama on top of tragic circumstances just doesn’t hit right.
Next up – GH is taking Danny away from Jason and giving it to creepy Drew the guy who sleeps with his young niece in law the day Sam died.
As I stated on the other site, it’s very possible that Cyrus is somehow responsible for Sam’s death—-He wanted his niece, once awakened, to get back with Dante. With Sam out of the way, the path would be cleared.
So Cyrus wanted Lulu and Sam both dead, is that what we’re supposed to understand?
The Lulu thing I can kind of understand, because he doesn’t want her remembering that he was responsible for the bomb at the Floating Rib. But he never had anything to do with Sam, and the narrative about him wanting to get rid of Sam so Dante and Lulu can be together doesn’t square with the fact that he also apparently wanted Lulu dead.
They should have just left it that Sam died of a blood clot, which is believable, because it actually can happen to someone after surgery. Instead this convoluted, nonsensical plot involving Cyrus apparently wandering in and out of patient’s rooms, messing with ventilators, slipping Digitalis to Sam, and not one person saw him, is just typical for the writing on GH these days.
Lulu woke up and became aware enough to get out of bed from a 4 year coma faster than I get out of bed on a Monday morning, lol. And where is her mother? Genie Francis has been MIA. Laura wasn’t at Sam’s funeral, she wasn’t at Turning Woods with her daughter. They’re writing characters that we know and love to be the worst parents in the world to facilitate their ridiculous storylines.
How do we know that Lulu knew/knows that her uncle was responsible for that bombing? Does Laura know? If so, why does she have anything to do with him?
I am thinking that it is more the investigative reporting she was doing at the time of her coma. Cyrus does not want anything to stand in the way of his Laura happy family scenario.
Sam – collateral damage – to make it look like the hospital is bad news.
Why is Laura MIA now that her lousy killer brother is probably the one that killed Sam and is now”stalking” LuLu? We know she won’t die, after coming this far with the story,but why can’t something be good once in awhile, instead of giving that damn Cyrus so much screen time, I’m so sick of him, can’t wait until someone takes him down, and we’re rid of him for good.
That would be a Festivus miracle!
I couldn’t have said it better. There’s nothing about Cyrus I like. Some villains have humor or some characteristic that makes you want them to stay on the show even if they’re awful. Not him. He’s full blown creepy and irredeemable.
It just doesn’t make sense why Cyrus would kill Sam?? This is really strange ans senseless?
Well, you could write it in a twisted way that would sound logical to Cyrus, if not anybody else. Remember that the bombing at the Floating Rib was supposed to be Cyrus’s attempt to kill Jason, who as it turns out, wasn’t even there when the bomb went off.
So in Cyrus’s mind, Julian screwed up by somehow setting the bomb wrong or whatever. Jason was unharmed, but Lulu ended up spending 4 years in veggieland. Cyrus didn’t know she was his niece at the time (or did he? ) but he eventually developed at least a shred of a guilty conscience about that. Which caused him to take out vengeance on somebody. Can’t be Juilan, as he’s dead. And Jason was believed to be dead for a while. But when he came back, maybe that stirred up Cyrus’s anger again. Even though the one he should be angry with is himself.
So how do you hurt both Jason and Julian? By targeting the one person they had in common: Sam.
Does any of this make sense? Sure… if you think like a psychopath, which is what Cyrus is.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) revealed on Thursday, the lineup of presenters for 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards taking place on Friday, October 30, 2026, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California.
The ceremony will stream live on the NATAS YouTube channel at YouTube.com/@theemmys and watch.TheEmmys.tv.
Scheduled to present from the current soaps are: Katelyn MacMullen (Willow, General Hospital), Delon de Metz (Zende, The Bold and the Beautiful), James Preston (Nick, The Bay), Paul Telfer (Xander, Days of our Lives), Tamara Tunie (Anita, Beyond the Gates) and Susan Walters (Diane, The Young and the Restless).
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In addition soap alums, Crystal Chappell, Lesli Kay, Joe Lando, Eva LaRue, who is also a nominee this year, A Martinez, Juliet Mills, and Alicia Leigh Willis, will also be on hand to present.
The ceremony which celebrates nominated lifestyle programs and dramas will also include presenters: Eva zu Beck (Superskilled with Eva zu Beck), Danielle Chang (Lucky Chow), Sunny Hostin (The View), Derek Hough (Extra), Pati Jinich (Pati’s Mexican Table), Star Jones (Divorce Court), Michael Jr. (Stand Up and Do Something), Judge Greg Mathis (Mathis Court with Judge Mathis), Keke Palmer (Glam Through the Ages), Nischelle Turner (Entertainment Tonight), and Andrew Zimmern (Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen).
The 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards will bring together an exciting mix of presenters representing the full spectrum of daytime television,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO of NATAS. “From familiar faces in daytime drama to the personalities and creative voices behind talk shows and lifestyle programming, this year’s lineup reflects the breadth of talent that makes daytime so special. We look forward to celebrating the people who continue to shape the genre.”
Matthew Hoffman (Love Island USA, Cheap A$$ Beach Houses) will serve as the ceremony’s Voice of God, bringing his signature comedic narration to the evening’s celebrations. As previously announced, Lifetime Achievement honoree Genie Francis (Laura, General Hospital) will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by her husband, Jonathan Frakes.
So, what do you think about the list of presenters for the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards? Let us know who you are looking forward to seeing via the comment section below.
General Hospital fans took to social media following the airing of the Wednesday, October 21 episode of the ABC daytime drama series. In story, Molly (Kristen Vaganos) reveals to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) that she has received an offer to join the top law firm in Chicago that practices civil law. She says it’s her dream job.
The problem Molly says is relocating from Port Charles and uprooting her life and being away from her mother, Scout and boyfriend Cody Bell (Josh Kelly). Wistful that she may lose another daughter to a long-distance situation (Kristina left a few months back to go to medical school in California), Alexis urged Molly to get Cody to go with her.
Molly still seemed concerned and has trouble committing to the idea. Alexis tells her to talk it over with Cody. Meanwhile, Cody asked Tracy (Jane Elliot) is he can have Thanksgiving off because he and Molly planned to spend Thanksgiving together with their families. After initially balking, Tracy agrees.
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WILL MOLLY AND CODY HEAD TO CHI-TOWN?
Later, Cody shows up at Miller & Davis and the conversation turned to Thanksgiving dinner that Alexis is hosting. Molly and Cody asked her not to cook anything. Cody hugged Molly reassuring Alexis that he and Molly would take care of whatever was needed on Turkey Day.
So, this raises the question, why out of nowhere are we learning that Molly received an amazing law offer in Chicago, if the character was not being written out? If Molly leaves the canvas, would the character of Cody make his exit too?
Kristen Vaganos joined GH as a recast Molly Lansing-Davis back in September of 2023 and went on contract in August of 2024. Josh Kelly began playing Cody Bell back in June of 2022. Initial reports were that Kelly joined the show on contract and then as of June 2025 went on recurring status with the show per his choice.
Do you see a world where GH is writing out Molly and Cody? Would you be sad to see Kristen and Josh exit the soap opera? If this is not what is going on, is this just a plot point for some other story that is upcoming? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.
It’s been over two-years since his last appearance on General Hospital, now fan favorite Kin Shriner (Scott Baldwin) has taken to social media to share his thoughts on the casting of his grown-up TV daughter, Serena Baldwin now played by Kelly Kruger.
Kelly took over the role of Serena on-screen starting with the July 30, 2026 episode and has been ensconced in the storyline with her mother, Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring), in trying to win back full creative control of Deception for her.
In fact on the Monday, October 19 episode of the ABC soap opera, Serena tried to dupe Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) into signing over Michael’s (Rory Gibson) shares of the company. Jason caught on and wondered why she was doing this. She claimed she just wanted to help her mom gain creative control from Tracy (Jane Elliot) rather than full ownership, and begged Jason to keep quiet about it, which he agreed to for now.
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WHERE IS SCOTT?
On Monday, Shriner also took to X and said, “I think Kelly Kruger is doing a great job on General Hospital, and she and Lynn Herring work well together.” That was followed by comments in his thread about the show needing to bring back Scott too.
In fact, back on August 25, Shriner also took to X with a reminder that Scott is still around and ready to come back to Port Charles, sharing, “Scotty Baldwin always fits in he just needs the right sport coat !!!!”
The last time Serena mentioned her father Scott was when Kruger made her debut and informed Lucy that her father was, “living his best life in Key West.” Meanwhile, Shriner posts on his X account continually and shared back on August 2, that it has been 49 years since he made his on-screen debut as then teenaged, Scotty Baldwin and thanked the fans for al the love and support.
So, now let us know, are you enjoying Kelly Kruger as Serena Baldwin? Do you want to see GH bring back Scott Baldwin into the story, so Serena has both her parents in Port Charles? Do you like the potential of Jason and Serena pairing? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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