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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny to Ava, “If I Didn’t Know Any Better I’d Think That You Actually Cared for Me”

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So, are you down for an Ava (Maura West) and Sonny (Maurice Benard) romantic pairing on General Hospital? Well, Thursday’s March 7th episode of the ABC daytime drama series left us with it looking these once mortal enemies may actually share a passionate kiss, but will they?

Leading up to it, the two are in the hospital chapel awaiting word on Dante’s (Dominic Zamprogna) condition after he was shot twice. Ava is informing Sonny and showing him the footage of Jason (Steve Burton). Sonny says that footage could have been doctored. Ava says it hasn’t been and it looks like Jason is working with the shooter who is trying to take out the mobster. Ava tells Sonny, Jason must now be his enemy, but Sonny is not buying it.

Thinking about his past with Jason, Sonny tells Ava that she has to give him the benefit of the doubt. She adds that the guy trying to take him out is going by the name “Stone” and Spinelli’s (Bradford Anderson) nickname for Jason in the past was “Stone Cold”.

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No matter what Ava says, Sonny believes Jason would never stab him in the back like that. No matter how she seemingly presents the ‘facts’ to Sonny, he is shutting her down. Sonny just cannot believe that Jason would try to kill him.

Finally, Ava accepts Sonny’s position on Jason. She explains that Sonny knows Jason better than she does, so she trusts his judgment. For that, Sonny thanks Ava as he doesn’t trust a lot of people these days. Ava asks Sonny to promise her that he’ll be careful and look both ways.  Sonny says, “If I didn’t know any better I’d think you actually cared for me.” Ava says, of course she does, he’s Avery’s father.

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Next, Sonny laughs at the thought of that of all people Ava may be the only person he can trust right now. As they both lock eyes, it appears they are about to share a lip-lock.

So, what do you think? Would you like to see two titans of the soaps – Maura West and Maurice Benard – become a new soap couple on GH as Ava and Sonny? What do you think of the ramifications? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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Am I crazy or does it look like Ava is trying a little too hard to convince Sonny that Jason is actually out to kill him? Credit to Sonny for not believing that, but I’m still questioning Ava’s motives here.

I felt they were about to kiss at the end of Thursdays episode… I would like to see them together.

She was, but Ava is always whispering in someone’s ear. She put so many in Nina’s head; it was her idea for Nina to call the SEC on Carly and then she denied it. She’s an instigator, whether it’s on a conscious level or not.

She definitely is an instigator but why does she do that, also I agree about her trying to pursue Sonny that Jason the bad guy that wants to kill him, but why?

Can only speculate from what she’s always done. She seems to be only loyal to Avery and Trina. She supposedly really loved Nikolas, but barely blinked an eye when she thought she killed him or had much of a reaction when she found out he was alive. She and Nina are supposedly besties but she’s condescending to her many times & didn’t even attempt to state Nina’s case to Sonny; tell him how much Nina loves him or how hurt & destroyed she was by Carly keeping the truth about both of her daughters from her, keeping the truth about Wiley from her & the upcoming grandchild; her frustration that Carly didn’t pay for any of it and even that Sonny forgave Carly quickly. Instead, she went into “you can lean on me” mode with Sonny. NOW, she seems to be having somewhat of a conscience about her coming on to Sonny, but no doubt she’ll struggle with what seems like her growing feelings for Sonny even as she told Nina she’d try to help her win him back. I think Ava’s number one priority is Ava, and she can turn on a dime.

As for her putting suspicion on Jason; dunno. She doesn’t know Jason as well as Sonny does and since Ava turned on her own brother and was about to kill him, didn’t blink an eye when she thought she killed Nikolas other than worry whether she’d go to jail, she may not really understand loyalty. She may think anyone can flip. And it benefits her if she’s the only one Sonny can trust…she then quickly pivots if her suggestions don’t land well, lol.

I was trying to remember…..Did Ava and Jason help each other escape the Cassadine Compound during his last big Port Charles return? Wasn’t she there recovering from the facial plastic surgery and she helped him escape? Not that there’s any point in me trying to make logic out of any of it because you are correct about Ava turning on a dime. Also, I have to laugh at how forgiving and forgetful Sonny can be. Forgave Nina. Forgave Ava for switching Morgan’s meds which played a big part in the circumstances of his death. Wait til Carly learns Sonny may have a thing for Ava. I can see the smoke coming out of Carly’s ears now. Sonny doesn’t even know Ava kept Nina’s secret about the SEC. He’ll probably just overlook that too. lol

Wasn’t it Peter who had a hand in the clinic where Ava and “patient 6” were both housed?

Yeah, it was Heiny’s clinic (and presumably his father’s) in Russia. But apparently the Cassadines had something to do with it also, since Valentin was able to send Ava there to get her face fixed from when she set herself on fire.

It wasn’t the Cassadine compound; they were both at some Russian clinic. That’s where Ava went to get her face fixed and found Jason a captive there. She gave him a bobby pin or something (he asked her to) so he could uncuff himself and break free. They were about to kill him.

I’m not a Carly fan (understatement) so I’m in a quandary, lol. I’d love to see Carly blow a gasket over a Sonny/Ava pairing; it would give me much joy…;)…but I’d hate to see Nina hurt by a Sonny/Ava pairing. Sigh; dilemma. Torture Carly at the expense of Nina.

Yes! I’m glad someone else noticed that Ava was trying too hard to convince Sonny that Jason is back to take him down. Ava is the one that can’t be trusted and could be behind the mob killings.

Ava is not behind the mob killings. She’s not even in the mob anymore and she would never try to take Sonny out.

I don’t know if she’s behind the killings, but I do know she’s working awful hard to alienate sunny from everyone.. That Makes me question what is going on with her.

No thanks, Sonny should save his tenderloins for a new woman, one who can put up with him and his “alleged” mob life, but won’t put up with his connection with Carly or any of his exes or baby mommas, or better yet, just forget about the women and keep Sonny and Jason in a hazed bromance bubble forever.

I am all for this powerhouse couple. These two have always had amazing chemistry.

nope,just,nope

UGH!! Who wants to see these two together!

On another note I am shocked to see how badly Burton has aged. His face is all hollow and terribly wrinkled. I n pictures of him without makeup his face and neck are really red. Too much tanning? But the effevt is not that of tanning. Also, his nose has grown since last we saw him on GH.

People do age you know, he’s not the same handsome guy from the past, look at Sonny, has anyone noticed his dye job, he’s not so grey now

Yes, people do age. I fail to see why any comment past that is required.

I’m all for it, but I eventually hope it serves as a path for a Sonny and Carly reunion.

I’m also for Sonny and Carly reunion. They’re the best couple on GH

They really aren’t though. I don’t get why some want them back together. Sonny was his worse self with Carly and always seemed miserable while in her company. They are dull, redundant, unromantic and utterly joyless. There’s a reason why Mike of Nixon Falls didn’t want to know who his family is.

“Mike of Nixon Falls.” LOL!!!! I do agree “Mike” didn’t want to know, but as much as I can’t stand Carly I don’t think it was about her. Sonny was burned out; his father had recently died, he’d just killed Julian, Cyrus was out for blood, he was stressed & depressed. I think his subconscious just wanted to break away… But I agree with you about Sonny & Carly. There was zero romance as the years went by. Nada. That’s why it was so strange and yet revitalizing to see Sonny with Nina: the dancing, the flirtation. He truly seemed happier with her, until the fall….

Sonny didn’t kill Julian. He was already bleeding out from being shot by Cyrus’s goons. Sonny was actually trying to save his life, but mostly so he could testify against Cyrus. Julian died on the bridge just before it collapsed.

Reading through all these comments, I see there are many ideas on this matter. But God forbid, I really agree with Satan’s assessment of that chapel scene. I keep wondering if Ava or maybe even Julian is responsible for all the hits. The person responsible has to have brain-washed Jason and his adoration for the folks in PC must have brought him back to reality. Now he has to find a way to get the goods on the head honcho.

Having Ava and Sonny pair up again ~ while I really don’t want to see that blow up the canvas ~ would make for a really messy affair that would bleed all over the town. GH wouldn’t be able to handle it.

I don’t think Jason is brainwashed. For one thing, they explicitly said he could not be brainwashed or programmed, in the context of that “brain mapping” story the last time he returned in 2017, when they had to come up with a reason for why Drew was walking around with Jason’s memories in his head.

We also know that Jason doesn’t miss. If he wanted to kill Sonny, Sonny would be dead already, assuming he was there at the previous attempts, like he was at the recent warehouse shooting.

And Jason acted like his normal self when he was caught by Dante on the docks. He surrendered without incident, immediately went to help Dante when he was shot, and took out the Pikeman mercenary when that guy turned on him. And apparently was acting completely like himself when he went to see Carly (hasn’t aired down here yet, but that’s what I’m hearing)

So I don’t think Jason is brainwashed or controlled at all. He appears to be working “undercover” in some capacity, for reasons we don’t yet know. But my suspicion is that it has something to do with Morgan Corinthos and/or Lorenzo Alcazar. I have believed Alcazar was the real “power” behind Pikeman all along, and he might have Morgan working for him, with Morgan’s brain being wiped clean after the car bomb, much like Jason’s was after AJ smashed his head into a tree.

I also believe Jason is working undercover. There are a lot of rumors of Morgan’s return and Alcazar’s name has been brought up as well. But didn’t Jason kill Lorenzo Alcazar?

Alcazar’s alleged “death” was never actually shown. It was implied, because Jason was at his house, they had a tense conversation and the scene ended with Jason’s “cleanup crew” carrying a rolled up carpet out of the house, which oddly enough wasn’t bloody at all.

Some time later, Spinelli found electronic evidence of Alcazar’s bank accounts being accessed from somewhere in South America. And in 2012, when all of the OLTL characters were taking up way too much GH screen time, it was implied that Alcazar and Ted King’s OLTL character were actually one and the same. They were about to run off in search of him when the Prospect Park legal red tape kicked in, and they had to drop the whole story, along with the other OLTL content.

Though they have never actually said this on GH, my unholy theory is that Jason allowed Alcazar to leave Port Charles alive, on the condition that he never returned. And Jason spared his life not for Alcazar’s sake, but for the sake of his “sister” Skye Chandler Quartermaine, who was Alcazar’s wife at the time, and the mother of his child. She was in the house and listening in another room via a baby monitor to the whole scene where Alcazar supposedly “died”.

Jason probably thought Skye couldn’t live with the guilt of killing her baby’s daddy no matter how much he might have deserved it. Of course, by the time all these doubts about Alcazar’s “death” came to light, it was after Jason had been shot in the back and kicked into the harbor, so he wasn’t available for comment.

WOW!! Ava and Sonny Holy Grounds again.
I just got a flash of where Avery was conceived

I might’ve stopped watching GH all together if writers had actually written Sonny and Ava kiss in a hospital chapel during his son’s emergency surgery. Relieved they had enough sense to only write them hugging each other for now.

Well, they already had sex in a crypt, after a funeral for the guy whose death they both played a part in. So it’s a little hard to top that one.

Thank you. It sounds like you may be the only one here who understood what I meant. 🙂

No pun intended, right Satan? I mean they were literally on top of AJ’s still warm body.

I don’t think it had anything to do with sense; they were definitely about to kiss so the intent was there. They didn’t stop because of where they were or why they were there, they stopped because at this point the story will have Ava wanting more, probably reflecting on the almost-kiss, while she attempts to be a better friend to Nina instead of the disloyal one she’s been for a while now. And I don’t think the writers stopped there because of where the characters were; not everyone gets offended by these scenes.

:-)My point being perhaps the writers had enough sense to recognize that maybe it’s best if Sonny learns if Dante lives or dies first before the kiss happens. Dante was still under the knife a few rooms away or a few floors away during that scene. I realize Sonny is being written as a “lost man” right now. And I know he, being a mobster, can’t be referred to as a wonderful father. But I would bet even Maurice B. might have had some reservations if his character would have actually made out with Ava while Dante was under the knife nearby. I agree with you about the writers needing to show intent. I agree completely and I’m just glad the kiss was delayed until another time. 🙂 I was not offended.

“Made out.” Haven’t heard that expression in a long time, lol. 😉 I have to disagree though on a point about the almost-kiss: I don’t think that kiss would have been disrespectful to Dante or inappropriate because of Dante’s medical situation because it wouldn’t have been one of longing or passion. It would be out of need for human connection. As you noted, Sonny’s “lost.” He feels like everyone he loved and trusted: Carly, Michael, NINA, betrayed him and he’s experiencing one loss after another. He feels alone in his grief; his despair. Now he doesn’t know if his son is going to live or die and he feels responsible to top it off. So to me, that kiss would have less sexual/romantic and more a reaching out for solace.

OMG, they could have used the alter, that would really get your drawers in a twist. How silly you are being, it’s just a TV set, it’s not a real church.
I hope these two get together, they play off each other really good and Ava is real, not like that mean, rotten thing he’s still tied to.

I believe you misunderstood what I meant Miss Violet. 🙂 I have no problem with Sonny and Ava getting together and I’m not offended nor was I clutching my pearls. Yes, I’m quite fully aware it’s make believe, thank you. My point was I do not miss the days of the “over the top” writers. Yes, I’m also fully aware it’s a soap and there’s going to be ridiculous storylines. For myself, I consider it to be “over the top” writing if Sonny is distraught over his son so therefore he must almost make-out with Ava literally while his son is under the knife nearby? He’s not father of the year by any means, but perhaps even Sonny would wait to find out if his son lives or dies before he and Ava lock lips. lol. I was relieved the kiss didn’t happen at that moment because I would have found it to be too stupid even for a soap. I hope the writers may have felt that also and that’s what I meant about them having the sense to not let the kiss happen at that moment. Sonny and Ava can hook up all they want to after they find out what’s going to happen with Dante. What I meant was if the new writers end up not being MY cup of tea, I will no longer watch while others continue to watch whatever suits them. 🙂 Best wishes to you.

Please accept my apologies. I misunderstood your first post. It just sounded like one of the things sone people complain about when they really don’t understand .Again, I’m sorry I did not mean to offend you.

I want this to work to not work just for the entertainment of Ava and Sonny entertaining the idea of possibly making something romantically work.

Either way, it’s a good plot point and great storyline that’ll keep the canvas active

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Will Ava Tie the Knot With Drew?

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On the Friday, November 13 episode of General Hospital, Drew (Cameron Mathison) convinces Ava (Maura West) they need to get married, to each other! Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) hopes to get the DNA results on Jude (Will Traval) she has waited for, and Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) secretly co-conspire to find out who in Port Charles had the infamous tick!

Here’s what went down: Drew explained to Ava that they needed to get hitched ASAP, that way, they couldn’t be forced to testify against each other in the Jack Brennan case. After initially being kind of sick of the thought of marrying Drew, he made her change her mind, by throwing out the fact that if she lands in jail Sonny (Maurice Benard) will have Avery (Ayla Bullington) all to himself.

Next, Ava heads to GH to ask Lucas (Van Hansis) to be her witness in marrying Drew. Lucas has already figured out the reason Ava is marrying Drew because it has something to do with Brennan’s death. Explaining she hates the idea of getting married to Drew, she has run out of other options. Lucas agrees to help her, but firmly tells Ava nobody would believe it was a real marriage anyway.

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CAN MOLLY AND JOE STOP THE WEDDING?

At the same time, Drew asked Martin (Michael E. Knight) for a post-nuptial agreement. Martin was not happy to hear that Drew was going to marry Ava, warning that prison was a better option than tying himself to a woman like Ave Jerome.

Eventually Ava, Lucas, Drew, and Martin gathered at the city clerk’s office. Lucas comes up with a way to derail or stall the nuptials by saying that they need to wait for Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) and Avery to show up, as they should be a part of this, too.

Lucas may have saved the day, because Molly (Kristen Vaganos) and Joe (Jonathan Bennett) went to Drew’s office to serve him his warrant, but found the office door open. Next, Joe found a sticky note on Drew’s folder that revealed Drew had obtained a marriage license. A light bulb goes off in his head and he realized Ava and Drew are getting married, so he and Molly rush off to City Hall to try and stop it.

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IS JUDE THE TRUE BABY DADDY?

Elsewhere, after receiving a text message that the DNA results are in at the hospital, Brook Lynn ends her discussion over Jude and baby Phoebe with Gio (Giovanni Mazza) and runs out of the Quartermaines.

Once Brook Lynn gets off the elevator at GH, she sees Jude and Britt  Kelly Thiebaud) looking might close. She quickly heads back towards the elevator sight unseen and was clearly shaken by what she saw. Earlier at the doctors and nurses hub, Elizabeth helped Dante by confirming by an ear gesture they had worked out; that the patient with the tick was Ava Jerome.

You can check out the scenes where Lucas gets a visit from Ava and he learns she wants him to be her witness in marrying Drew at City Hall.

Now weigh-in: do you think Ava and Drew will tie the knot before Joe and Molly make it to City Hall? What do you think the DNA results will show once Brook Lynn gets her hands on them? Have they been tampered with? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Carly Fears Escalating Tensions Between Sonny and Josslyn: ‘I’ve Already Lost One Kid Because of That Man. I Won’t Lose Another’

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On the Thursday, November 12 episode of General Hospital, as battles line are drawn by Carly’s (Laura Wright) ex-husband, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and her daughter, Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy), she realizes things are about to get a whole lot worse, and she expressed her fears to Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart).

After Sonny came to see Carly to get her daughter to back off of him; especially when Josslyn lit into him in front of nuAvery (Ayla Bullington), Carly is terrified that Sonny could retaliate against Josslyn. Realizing, Josslyn is in danger, Carly won’t sit by and let anything happen to her. She tells Valentin, “I’ve already lost one kid because of that man. I won’t lose another.”

Viewers won’t soon forget the devastation Carly felt when Morgan (Bryan Craig) died in a car bomb explosion back in 2016 because of Sonny’s dealings in the mob in a complex story involving Julian (William deVry) and Olivia Jerome (Tonja Walker).

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SONNY IS READY FOR WAR

Meanwhile in the aftermath of his visit with Carly, Sonny told his brother Ric what went down when Josslyn disrespected him in front of his own daughter and hurt Avery. Since Josslyn already make it known that she no longer considers herself part of Sonny’s family, he’s decided to treat her accordingly.

Sonnys first step in payback is to take away her support system at JJE by approaching Hudson Parker (Troy Lennon Appel) again, but this time in a much less-friendly way.

Ric points out that this would go against every move Sonny made as a legitimate businessman in Port Charles and would mean he’s back in the mob? Sonny doubles down, saying Josslyn changed the game when she involved Avery. While he showed concern of how bad Carly would feel over all this year, he said he is ready to finish what Josslyn started.

At the Metro Court, Ava (Maura West) is listening to Avery explain what happened between Sonny and Josslyn and how much she hates Josslyn right now, which Ava seems to be OK with.

WILL JOSSLYN’S WORLD BLOW UP ON HER?

Speaking of Josslyn, she is on the pier still after her talk with Hudson and still crying over her confrontation with Sonny and Avery overhearing it, and what she told her sister. Lucas comes across her at the pier while out for his run.

Explaining how badly she feels for what she said about Sonny to Avery, Lucas says that eventually Avery will discover the truth about Sonny. He explains to Josslyn that even though Avery hates her now, she will come to realize that what she said about her father was the truth, and that Josslyn was not lying to her at all.

So, what do you think about Sonny ready to play dirty to take down Josslyn? How will Carly ensure her daughter does not wind up dead? Who do you think is in the right here? Is Josslyn’s vendetta against Sonny justified, at the cost of the relationships with her family? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.

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‘General Hospital’s’ Cynthia Watros Honors Former ‘Titus’ Co-Star Stacy Keach Following His Passing

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General Hospital star Cynthia Watros, who can currently be seen in on the ABC soap opera in the role of Nina Reeves, has had a enduring career in television. That included her time on the 2000-2002 Fox sitcom, Titus.

In Titus, Watros starred along with Stacy Keach as Erin Fitzpatrick and Ken Titus, respectively. After the November 10th news that Keach had passed away at 85 while living in Poland, Cynthia took to her Instagram on Thursday, November 12 to pay tribute to the great actor.

Watros expressed, “My first prime time show was along side Stacy. I loved him instantly. What an amazing talent and man.❤️”

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In Titus, Stacy played stand up comedian Christopher Titus’ heavy-drinking, chain-smoking, five-times-divorced father who frequently pulled cruel pranks and tried to toughen his kids up. Cynthia played by Christopher’s level-headed, big-hearted girlfriend trying to build a normal life with him. In fact, Cynthia’s role on the sitcom was first series regular role after her Daytime Emmy run of Annie Dutton on Guiding Light which ran from 1994-1998.

STACY KEACH’S WIFE ON HIS PASSING

Keach’s wife, Malgosia shared the news of the actor’s death publicly in a statement with PEOPLE. Malgosia expressed, that Stacy had, “a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure.”

She added, “Stacy peacefully departed this world. He fought for so long, with extraordinary courage, determination and strength. He was a true warrior, facing his illness with the same remarkable spirit and resilience that defined his life.”

Małgosia continued, “Stacy was not only a legendary actor, admired and loved by audiences the world over, but also my beloved husband, my companion and the heart of our family. His passing leaves an immeasurable emptiness in our lives. But his extraordinary spirit, his unforgettable voice and the love he gave so generously will remain with us forever.”

Now, let us know do you remember when Cynthia made her sitcom debut in Titus? Share your thoughts via the comment section on Cynthia’s many TV roles and the passing of Stacy Keach in the comment section. But first, check out the very first episode of Titus with Cynthia Watros below!

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