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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Spencer and Esme Go Overboard as Nicholas Chavez Makes His Exit
The Wednesday, January 31st episode of GH had Sprina fans tuning-in to see just what will become of or befall their favorite duo.
Will Esme (Avery Pohl) get away with her plot? How will the show handle the departure in story of Nicholas Chavez (Spencer), who has left the soap opera, at least for now, to film his leading role in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
In the pick-up to yesterday’s GH, Esme finds Trina (Tabyana Ali), while Spencer finds a pool of blood on the deck of the yacht. Alone with Esme, Trina asks Esme what is she doing on the boat. Esme says with Ace gone she’s been so lonely, and that she missed her and Spencer and decided to tag along.
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Later, Spencer bursts into their room telling Trina that the captain has been attacked and someone is on the boat. However, Trina doesn’t appear, but Esme does.
Spencer grabs Esme around the throat and pushes her up against the wall. When he tells Esme he has already called for help, Esme tells “Spence” she already smashed the tracking satellite so no one will locate him or his girlfriend. She asks how it feels not knowing where Trina is. Next, Esme throws in Spencers’ face that his pain doesn’t compare to the torture of what it is like to know that he gave Ace to Nikolas and she has no idea where her son is.
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Esme tells Spencer to go ahead and kill her, but if he does that, he will never know what she did with Trina. Spencer tells her that he’s not going to kill her because he wants her to suffer a long life knowing she will never see Ace again. Esme says Trina will die if he doesn’t do as she says. So, Esme orders Spencer to turn around so she can zip-tie his hands and feet together.
Next, it is revealed that Trina is actually in the cargo of the boat zip-tied and gagged. She manages to cut herself free when she sees a screw sticking out from a pipe and uses it to extricate herself.
Meanwhile, Spencer wants to know what the plan is for him and Trina. Esme says she left instructions with Trina to call Laura (Genie Francis) when she’s free, and by then they’ll be long gone. Spencer is angry, especially when Esme says Laura will have to find Ace and give him back to her if she ever wants to her grandson again. He says he’ll fight her every step of the way.
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That’s when Esme shares that’s she’s brought some special medicine on board to make him easy to control as too much of it may make him a blubbering idiot, and even more, could kill him. As Esme reaches for the syringe, Trina arrives with a wrench and the two go at it in a cat fight while Spencer is tied up.
Ultimately, Trina clobbers Esme over the head and knocks her out, giving her enough time to free Spencer, who calls Trina, “my hero”. Spencer asks what should they do with Esme. A defiant Trina says, “Let her bleed.”
As Sprina get to the deck, they try to signal for help from an oncoming boat. Next, Esme appears and jabs Spencer in the back with her syringe. Spencer starts to go down. Esme says she has enough to take out Trina, and the young women begin a fight for the syringe.
Suddenly, Spencer is loopy, but he get to his feet and grabs Esme off of Trina, but the two fall overboard as Trina looks on in anguish. We fade to black.
So, what did you think of how GH wrote off Nicholas Chavez? While we know Spencer won’t be found for now, what about Esme? Is Avery Pohl still going to be with the show, or is she temporarily written-out too? Share your theories and what you thought of today’s GH in the Sprina and Esme story via the comment section below.
Great exit for Nicholas Chavez. However I do have concerns that his time at General Hospital is going to be short. He’s a rising star with Netflix series and he may come back but I don’t think he’ll stay long. I hope they do keep Esme around somehow.
Apparently Esme is also gone, at least for now.
But she is not here in Hell, so you know what that means…. she’s going to be back someday.
I know they needed reason to get N.C. off the canvas. But they couldn’t have come up with a different set of circumstances for Spencer and Esme going overboard? Did they really have to write Trina and Spencer to be a couple of mindless fools? After everything Esme has done to them, Spencer and Trina aren’t going to discard the syringe nor tie her up while she’s knocked out? Come on. Jeez!
Can’t people just leave town anymore? Laura is the heart of the show and most of her family is gone, dead, presumed dead, in a coma etc. It’s getting too dark again.
I agree, JJ. The story is ok tho a bit over the top. And we know they will return in some form. I would like a more solid family unit on GH. They decimate families, then create impossible to believe plots of lost children and never known relatives.
Not only that, but Laura has seen countless family members return from being presumed dead through the years…
Mother Lesley was thought to die in a car accident (with Bobbie seeing her body in the ER). She returned over 10 years later having been held by Helena.
Son Lucky was presumed dead in a garage fire. Helena swept him away and the character returned with a different actor about a year later.
Son Nikolas has been considered dead too numerous times to mention.
And, Laura herself was thought to dead after disappearing on a foggy night from The Haunted Star in the early 80s.
Finally, Spencer joins the ranks of Helena, Victor, Stavros and Nikolas in the family tradition of assumed deaths.
I HOPE Nicholas is coming back to GH. Everything I’ve read in the soap press says his leave is temporary. But this one lady who says she has the inside scoop but refuses to state her source is adamant that he’s off the show for good. If that’s true, I’m sure they’ll recast Spencer again. His and Trina’s love story is unfinished.
I feel confident that Avery’s Esme will show up again, soon.
Trina and Spencer finally got an opportunity to be happy together! It’s sad that it was taken away so quickly. I am happy the essme is finally gone. Her storyline got boring. I hope Spencer comes back soon as he is a great actor and him and Trina deserves happiness.
I’m not a “Sprina” fan so I couldn’t care less. I’m going to assume Trina finds out she’s pregnant while he’s gone; just a thought. I hope Esme hasn’t been written off the show. Great actress and she is tied to the Cassadines, Heather, AND Kevin. Keep her!
what do they say when you can’t come up with something new or original? lazy writing, I sometimes wonder if the writers ever think things out? I mean consider that Spencer is related to Laura, a character who has a daughter in a coma, a dead ex husband, and sister in law, a missing son on the run with his baby boy, a deadbeat son trying to find himself(lucky), I mean how much is one character suppose to take, this is ridiculous and how many back from the dead stories can they do? So now Laura gotta have a funeral for grandson that’s really not dead? and what about Esme,? they just turned her into Nell 2.0, really lazy writing, I hope Esme and the actress comes back, I hope she wasn’t fired, because the actress is really talented and poor investment on a character and actor if GH got rid of her.
Please bring back Antonio Sabato Jr to play Jagger. Not buying this “Ken doll” version of him !!!!
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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