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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny, Valentin and Dante Find Themselves at Emotional Crossroads
On the January 3rd episode of General Hospital, three men found themselves at some defining moments in their lives, their relationships, and their futures.
First, Sonny (Maurice Benard) who is coming to the realization that he has a problem with his heart, sits down with Jason (Steve Burton) and explains to him that he has been having chest pains for awhile before the incident at the boxing gym. He feels he needs to make some long-term plans and needs to take a step back from the mob. Jason says he will step up his role for the short-term but he can’t take over the organization. He has to be there for his son, Danny after the death of Sam.
During their conversation, FINALLY, the mention of Sonny murdering FBI agent John “Jagger” Cates came back around. Sonny wants to find out who found the gun that exonerated Alexis. He tells Jason about giving “Charlie’s” to Kristina. Next, Sonny goes on about not wanting to be a burden to his kids. Jason tells Sonny the kids love and need him in their lives. In the end, Sonny says they have to come up with an exit strategy as there is no one they can hand the organization to.

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In Prague, Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) have a major showdown which brings up all types of points for the two exes. Lulu blames Dante for messing up her chance to bring her daughter, Lulu home to Port Charles. Dante tries to explain to her that Lulu brought the attention on the situation, which caused the sniper to shoot, which allowed Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) to getaway with Charlotte (Scarlett Fernandez).
Dante believes that Valentin was being manipulative and the shooter followed her to get to Valentin. Lulu doesn’t want to give up on finding Charlotte, but Dante tells her to let the professionals handle it. Nothing is getting through to Lulu.
It’s at that point and in a excellent performance from Dominic Zamprogna, Dante finally lays into Lulu. He tells her that Charlotte has chosen to be with Valentin. Meanwhile, their son, Rocco (Finn Carr) sat by Lulu’s bedside for four years praying and willing her to wake up out of her coma. Dante says Valentin knows how to go under the radar, and her search for Lulu caused too much attention and danger for everyone.

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Lulu stands down that she’s going to stay in Prague and keep searching for Charlotte determined to bring her home. At that point, Dante lets loose on her. He tells her that Sam lost her life while saving Lulu’s. The way she is acting it’s like Lulu is going to throw it all away because she doesn’t care about the sacrifice Sam made. Lulu says she’s grateful for what Sam did, but it’s her life and she’ll make her choices, not what he thinks she should do. Before he storms out, Dante tells her he figures Rocco doesn’t matter to her anymore! Lulu smashes a vase in the hotel room in anger.

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Valentin is on the run with Charlotte. In his car, they have a heart-to-heart, which is touchingly portrayed by James Patrick Stuart. He asks Charlotte if she wants to go back to Port Charles with her mother, and that he knows she is missing out on a normal childhood with her friends, and her brother, Rocco, etc. Charlotte says Lulu has people in her life, while Valentin doesn’t have anyone. She wants to stay with her father. He hugs his daughter, and they drive off.
Elsewhere, Michael (Chad Duell) convinces Sasha (Sofia Mattsson) to stay in Port Charles to raise their baby. He says he will let her raise the child alone, but if she needs anything financially or anything medically he will be close by and has the means to help her. Sasha says that if she had to get unexpectedly pregnant, she is glad that he turned out to be the bio-dad.

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What do you think will happen to Sonny? Are you glad Dante told off Lulu? Do you want Charlotte with Valentin or do you think she should go back to Port Charles with Lulu? Will Valentin ultimately figure out a way to live back in Port Charles for his daughter’s sake? Share your thoughts in the comment section. but first check out the scenes between Valentin and Scarlett below.
For Dante (and the Davis women)… why do none of them know about Sam’s autopsy and the digitalis overdose? It seems outside of hospital staff, Lucky and Ric are the only ones aware of this. Not sure it’s against HIPAA to release autopsy results to family members.
Wouldn’t the hospital have to call in the PCPD as part of the investigation?
Whether you agree with Sam and Dex’s deaths, at least they’re creating a hospital-centric storyline.
Both actors were in active storyline, and both were good.
The new writers need to consult with a group of daily watchers to see where our heads are at. I personally wouldn’t have axed either one of them. Willow is getting boring after her sorded affair with that stupid Drew. Send him off too DC and leave her home with Michael. I would have recast Michael instead of writing his character out.
Don’t Write Out Michael, Bringing Him Back!!!Gives Great Story Lines For Sonny, Carley, Willow, and Brings In Jason Having To Deal With Drews, Depraved Lust For others (Carley,Nina,Willow)
Has To Be Dealt With…. He Went From Michael’s Mother Carly… To Nina, Ex-Wife To His Father Sonny…and Willows Mother…. To Willow Herself!! Ohhh My Goodness!! All That Right There Is Major Storylines…And Now A Baby With Sasha!!! Lots Of Storyline There With Michael’s Character….Now Is A Good Time To Bring Back Morgan…??? The Car Blew Up… And No Trace Of Morgan; Was Presumably Dead??
Being Heald By Sonny’s Enemies Finding His Way Back To Port Charles To Help His Father And Jason Take Over The Organization and Help Michael He Be The Unknown Man Sasha Could Say She Slept With…DNA Could Match and Save Michael Secret For Another Storyline Sasha and Carly Too, As Well As Eva Jerome…..
Just looked up N.Y laws and Autopsy reports are given to next of Kin or as requested. Yes, why hasn’t Alexis demanded a report? They say it can take months, depending on the circumstances surrounding the death. In Sam’s case, it seems pretty cut and dried, except to us viewers.
I agree with Michael Fairman and others that Alexa Havins is truly a great casting choice as a Lulu recast. She’s doing an outstanding job! But I just realized something- I despise Lulu no matter who is playing her.
6th
DNT like the new Lulu. Want the old one back. PLZ
She’s not coming back.
I do too. I miss Emme Rylan. I know they’re not going to listen to us because they’re not going to switch actresses now, but those of us have been watching for many many years have become invested in our characters. I lived all over the world while I was in the Air Force and my mom would record the shows for me and the characters were like my family
The key thing you wrote is investment in the characters (not the performers).
Alexa is playing Lulu closer to the original adolescent/adult performance of Julie Berman. For many, Emme (and the writers) took Lulu in a direction far from the character’s original persona.
Exactly. Emme Ryan was a bit too Lulu-Goes- Gidget for me. Too perky and spunky for my taste.
I thought it was just me. Couldn’t stand Emme’s Lulu, Gidget is a good description . I could not understand Dante with this crazy person.”Perky and spunky” was a nice description but I always found her interfering, butting in and in everyone’s business.I like Alexa and her more grown-up interpretation of Lulu.Wouldnt mind seeing she and Cody together, unless they find out that he and Sasha are actually not related.
Agree with Judy. Gavin’s has a boring face & don’t like her. Get rid off Drew. Another boring character. Both Lulu & Drew are not needed to continue the storyline.
I’ve pretty much always liked LuLu. And Alexis Havin is doing a fantastic job in the recast, imo. But I must admit that right now her character is really starting to get on my last nerve. I was so glad that Dante set her straight before he left that hotel room.
Agree
True. I was kidding when I said I detest Lulu. I kind of have a love hate relationship with which she is blissfully unaware. But yeah. Alexis Haven has nailed it.
Her denial is going to get someone hurt or worse. I can’t decide who’s worse- her or Portia. Both ladies are such good actors that most of us despise them! Daytime Emmy deserving, both of them!
I can’t stand Portia’s interfering and a too long list of other things but I can’t compare she and Lulu, who are very different people.
Ditto! Obvi she’s a good actor!
Lulu is her father’s daughter: Head strong AKA: STUBBORN! I know she’s concerned about her daughter and she should be. Valentin has placed Charlotte’s life in danger and he is being very selfish. Charlotte’ shouldn’t have been asked to make that choice.
Also agree
Has it occurred to you that Charlotte would be in grave danger if she wasn’t with him? His enemies would use her as bait to get to him.
Ah. no – That shouldn’t be the decision of a child. My opinion.
I think the writers have ruined this show. Lulu needs to leave the bratty Charolette with her father! Maybe another bullet will make her wake up! No body acts like they know Sam and Dex were murdered except Josslyn. Crazy!
It’s about time Dante told Lulu off. This Lulu is acting arrogant and self-centered I hope that changes. People on the show like Edward quartermaine have lived very very long time with a heart condition I think it’s a bad idea to take Sonny out of his position however Jason is what he is already and Danny is his kid I don’t understand that decision either. They broke him and Sam up because he is Sonny’s #2 which was stupid but ok so he can still be in that position but no other??? And Luke’s son is back! Valentine’s being very selfish keeping her on the run and in danger he should make a deal that he will turn himself in if they keep him in port Charles near his daughter. TJ’s character has been terrible lately. Just needed to vent
Charlotte is a brat that should stay with her Dad. Dante is right. Lulu is tossing Rocco aside chasing a pipe dream.
Agree, thoroughly!
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair

On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!
Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).
GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.

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A VISIT WITH DAD
Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.
Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!
Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.
Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!” The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.

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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR
While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).
Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.
An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process. As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”
CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER
At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.
Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.
So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section, but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.
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GH Alum Tajh Bellow and Y&R Alum Loren Lott Star in New Tiktok and Microdrama ‘Love Island’ Spoof

Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.
Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.
In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?

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The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.
The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.
General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.
Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.
Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown

If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).
In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.
Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.

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BOATHOUSE BRAWL
In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.
Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.
However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.

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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.
WILL SCOUT WISE UP?
At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.
Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.
So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.
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