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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”
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.
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’s’ Jonathan Bennett Receives 3 ‘Critics Choice Real TV Awards’ Nominations for Hallmark Series, ‘Finding Mr. Christmas’
Many things are coming up roses for Jonathan Bennett! On the heels of the news that he is set to debut this month in the role of Joe Fitzpatrick on General Hospital, who is rumored to be a new love interest for Lucas Jones (Van Hansis), comes the news that Bennett’s reality series, Finding Mr. Christmas has received 3 nomination for the Critics Choice Real TV Awards.
Bennett’s Hallmark Channel series finds itself in tough competition alongside fellow nominees: RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV), Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix), Survivor 50 (CBS), Top Chef (Bravo) and The Traitors (Peacock). In addition, Jonathan himself is nominated for Best Show Host and the series participants as the Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series.
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) revealed the nominees for the eighth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards on Thursday, which recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. Winners will be announced online at CriticsChoice.com on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 9:00am PT/12:00pm ET.

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Taking to his Instagram to celebrate the nominations, GH’s Bennett, enthused, “3 Critic Choice Nominations! I’m so proud of the FINDING MR CHRISTMAS and to be in the company of all the legends in all these categories is so surreal! Congrats to Hallmark Channel and to our nominated cast and nominated show and everyone who made this magical show possible. This is crazy! This gives FMC 6 Critics Choice nominations in 2 years. Not bad for a little show on Hallmark Channel. What are your thoughts on our show?” Jumping first into the comment thread was one of his new GH co-stars, Dominic Zamprogna (Dante) who expressed, “Yeah buddy!!!🔥🔥”
In the series, Bennett, the host and co-creator spends eight weeks guiding 10 aspiring actors through a series of “festive face-offs” and acting challenges alongside actors like soap opera notables, Hunter King (ex-Summer, Y&R) and Alison Sweeney (Sami, DAYS). Along the way, they develop their skills and a bond with one another. The show, which is available on Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Plus, highlights LGBTQ+ representation with openly gay contestants vying to be the next Hallmark star.
It should be noted that Traitors received the most Critics Choice Real TV Award nominations with 6 nods, followed by Dancing with the Stars with 4.
Bennett is very familiar to daytime fans having started his career as JR Chandler on All My Children in 2000-2001, before landing the part of Aaron Samuels in the motion picture, Mean Girls in 2004 starring Lindsay Lohan, which would become his breakout performance.
You can check out the full list of Critics Choice Real TV Award nominations here.
So, excited for Jonathan Bennett’s General Hospital debut this month? Have you ever watched Finding Mr. Christmas on Hallmark? Let us know via the comment section below.
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‘General Hospital’s’ Kelly Thiebaud on Britt and Cassius Sibling Drama, But Who Will Ultimately Blow His Cover?
On the April 30 episode of General Hospital, Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) had some choice words and warning for her brother Cassius Faison (Ryan Paevey) who has been masquerading as his twin, the very dead, Nathan West.
As the story has unfolded, viewers learned that Britt knew all along that when “Nathan” showed up in Port Charles seemingly resurrected with a missing 7 years of his life unexplained, that Cassius was taking his place.
Now in developments on today’s GH, Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) is figuring out that this guy pretending to be Nathan is someone else, and Cassius learns from Britt, that Joss is not just a ditzy sorority girl as he claimed, but a WSB agent! The moment stuns Cassius. Are the walls about to close in on him and his charade?

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Daytime Emmy winner, Kelly Thiebaud spoke to Soap Opera Digest, about the story point and getting the opportunity this time back at GH to work with Ryan Paevey, when she hadn’t had the chance to before.
BROTHERLY LOVE?
Thiebaud expressed on sharing scenes with Ryan Paevey, “It’s just been so wonderful to have him back and to actually work with him! When he first came onto the show (as Nathan at the end of 2013) I was kind of heading out — it was right towards the end of my contract, so we didn’t actually work together a ton. It’s been really refreshing and so much fun to really spend time together and get to know each other and work together. I think we have really great on-camera chemistry and banter with each other. I really enjoy working with him.”
With the stakes at an all-time, Thiebaud explained how she views her on-screen alter-ego’s involvement with her more hot-to-temper sibling and why Britt revealed the truth about Josslyn to him. “People finding out about Cassius would expose what she’s involved in and what she agreed to do,” explains Kelly “And now Josslyn is digging around, and she’s connected to Carly (Laura Wright) to Jason (Steve Burton) and that whole dynamic! It’s messy!”
BRITT’S MURKY FUTURE
Britt has currently also reached her breaking point with Jason being carted away by the WSB, Rocco (Finn Carr), the child she gave birth to, shooting Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) to protect her and Jason, Marco (Adrian Anchondo) being killed after trying to help her, and Cullum holding over her head getting her Huntington’s disease medication to control her symptoms, while blackmailing her into finishing the research on her father, Cesar Faison’s, final project. Thiebaud summed it up best for Britt right now, sharing, “It’s been a really tough time for her.”
So, who do you think will be the person to blow Cassius’ cover? Will it be Britt herself? Josslyn? Liesl? Brennan? Nina? Lulu? Rocco, Maxie, Cullum or someone else? Let us know your pick in the comment section.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Michael Reveals His Plan to Set Up Chase and Willow to Have an Affair
After the Wednesday, April 29 episode of General Hospital, it’s clear outside interference and other circumstances are set to blow Chase (Josh Swickard) and Brook Lynn’s (Amanda Setton) marriage sky high, as Michael (Rory Gibson) reveals his plans to entrap Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) and use her relationship with Chase to do it!
In story, Michael dropped by unexpectedly to Carly’s (Laura Wright). A plotting Michael reveals his plan to nudge Willow and Chase into having an affair. Michael hopes it would create both a political and personal scandal, where Willow would lose her seat in congress. In the scenario, she would be having an affair with her ex-husband, while taking care of her supposed disabled husband, Drew (Cameron Mathison), who cannot speak and is confined to a wheelchair, which in turn will look horrible for Willow’s character.
Carly asked does he really want to destroy his cousin, Brook Lynn’s life in the process? Michael goes in on Chase’s holier than thou attitude, and says he is going to set-up the circumstances that would lead Chase and Willow to betray their spouses, and hit the sheets together. Michael swears to Carly what the two of them do is up to them, but he’s going to go on the offense with this.
MICHAEL HAS BACK-UP
Later, Jacinda (Paige Herschell) is talking with Charlotte (Bluesy Burke) at Crimson and how much she dislikes Willow because of what she has done to Michael. Just then, Michael shows up and tells Jacinda privately, he’s figured out a way to fight Willow. Looks like Jacinda might work with Michael to bring down Willow and use Chase as the person to do it!
At the hospital, Lucas (Van Hansis) tells Josslyn (Eden McCoy) that Carly is cheating on Jack, but he doesn’t know with who. Josslyn suddenly flashes back to the moment she found her mother harboring a fugitive, Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart), in her attic, and as figured out that her mother is sleeping with him. She heads out.

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BRENNAN IS ABOUT TO LEARN ABOUT CARLY
Next thing you know, Josslyn has showed up inside Jack’s (Chris McKenna) hotel room at the Metro Court and when he enters his room, he is shocked to find her there. He lays into her for not keeping his distance and that Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) will have no problem killing her if he knows she’s WSB. Josslyn fires back that he is only concerned about that because his relationship with her mother depends on her being safe. But then, she lays the boom, and tells Jack, Well, you’re too late. You already lost her.”
LULU GETS A GLIMPSE OF CASSIUS’ TEMPER
In addition, Lulu (Alexa Havins) sees a different side of “Nathan.” Since she is unaware that the man before her is his twin, Cassius Fasion (Ryan Paevey), he tells her that Rocco (Finn Carr) blabbed that he shot Cullum to Britt (Kelly Thiebaud), and now he thinks they should send him away to stop him from talking to everyone else. This concerns Lulu, who rails at Nathan for telling her what to do with her son and that she isn’t going to abandon him. With “Nathan’s” outburst at her on the matter, will she finally get a clue this is not the man she thinks it is?
So, what do you think of Michael’s plan to push Willow and Chase into an affair? Will it work or backfire? Do you think Joss will reveal that Valentin is the man sleeping with Carly to Brennan, which will send him in a rage? Will Lulu continue to be clueless about “Nathan?” Weigh-in via the comment section below. But first, take a look at the GH video tease for today’s April 30 episode.
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