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GENERAL HOSPITAL: The “Returns” of Cyrus, Esme, and the Arrival of Valentin

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A trio of familiar faces made the Friday, December 5 episode of General Hospital a memorable one; some in a nightmare, and someone actually alive who have been on the run.

In story, Laura (Genie Francis) has a nightmare while sleeping on the couch that her dead brother, Cyrus (Jeff Kober) shows up at her door with the murder weapon, the gun, that killed Professor Dalton. Cyrus tells his sister to take responsibility for her actions before it’s too late. A bewildered Laura is stunned to see and hear from her brother.

Just then, the very dead Esme Prince (Avery Pohl) joins the nightmare when she comes down the staircase. She lays into Laura for her lies and not taking care of her son, Ace, because of what she did to Dalton. Laura wakes up just as Kevin (Jon Lindstrom) comes home, and she informs her husband of the visit she received earlier from Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and his blackmail attempt.

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LIFE IS BUT A DREAM, ERR NIGHTMARE

Laura tells Kevin that Sidwell has a photograph and implicating evidence of her and Sonny (Maurice Benard) looking into the trunk of her car with a dead Dalton in blood stuffed in it. She explains that Cyrus and Esme showed up in her nightmare, which concerns Kevin (and we all know about Laura’s past mental stability).

Kevin says if she were to come forward, she’d have to think about Ace and what would happen to him. Laura also worries what will happen and be the fate of Sonny, for surely, Sidwell is going to go after him too. Just then, Sidwell has shown up at Sonny’s and shows his adversary the photographic evidence he has. Sidwell tells Sonny that he wants the piers and the mobster’s full cooperation.

Sidwell also threatens Sonny that if anything were to happen to him, or his son, Marco, the gun which has Laura’s DNA all over it will be sent to the police along with the photos. Sidwell is certain Sonny will protect his friend Laura at all costs. After Sidwell exits, Laura calls Sonny and he promises her they will figure out what to do next.

SPIES

Meanwhile after Brennan (Chris McKenna) spends an uneasy Thanksgiving with Carly (Laura Wright), he heads back to the WSB headquarters and summons Josslyn (Eden McCoy). They have a terse conversation where Brennan is upset with her for her relationship with Vaughan; while Josslyn brings up his relationship with her mother. When Jack also brings up her loyalty, Josslyn says she joined the WSB to do good and not put innocent people like Lucas Jones (Van Hansis) in danger. Brennan says Sidwell needs to be stopped and that the WSB wants his technology. When Josslyn questions why would the WSB need it or how they plan to use it, Brennan clams up. Next, he gets an upsetting call.

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Cut to: Carly hears an intruder at her house and goes to get a fire poker and when she turns around a scuffed up Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) is standing in front of her, clearly having escaped from Steinmauer maximum security prison. Is this the beginning of the end for Jack Brennan? Will Valentin and Carly step up their plan to bring the g

A HELPING HAND

Finally, a drunk Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) is taken back to her room at Bobbie’s by Jason (Steve Burton). She is crying and flailing and falling apart, and kicking Jason out of her room so she can take her medication via injection. But, she is too drunk to do it herself, and all of the syringes and vials go all over the floor. Crying, Jason helps Britt to the bed, and he prepares and injects her with the medication to control her Huntington’s disease. Next, he tucks Britt into bed and she passes out. So, Jason decides to stay the night in a chair to keep watch on her.

So, did you enjoy seeing Avery Pohl, and Jeff Kober back on your screens as Esme and Cyrus, even though they were in Laura’s nightmare? Would you like GH to write that Esme is actually alive and well and never drowned at sea, to challenge Laura for custody of Ace, if Laura were to wind up behind bars for “killing” Sidwell?

What did you think of the return of James Patrick Stuart as Valentin? Do you hope Valentin will now stay in Port Charles and help Carly take down Jack once and for all?  And, what did you think of the Britt and Jason scenes? Clearly, Jason cares deeply for her, but will she ever let him in her heart, or is it that she just can’t bare the thought of losing him, if something were to happen to her? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.

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Although I don’t like the character Esme, I think the actress who played her Avery Pohl did a very good job! I would like to see her back to cause more havoc on the show, also would like Spencer to be alive! I think the soap was a lot more interesting when these characters were on, bring back the conflicts between Trina,Esme and Spencer!!!

Only if Esme could get rid of Drew FOR GOOD.

The writers would have to show a good reason why esme would want to hurt drew?

Agree

Yes Esme should come back

Not for long unless there is a good story for her.

No more Esme or Cyrus!
These writers need to give it up and stop bringing the dead back to life. Next it will be Professor Dalton. Come on‼️
I could write better storylines.

They were in Laura’s dream for one episode – not brought back to life.

The character esme is an decent actress but I don’t think I want her to come back

Kudos to the GH team for keeping the appearances of Kober and Pohl from leaking out. Esme’s appearance was particularly surprising

I knew about Kober but totally surprised by Pohl

No cant stand either one of them. When will spencer join

returning cast members

Better question is when will Dex? I miss him. Joss misses him.

Jesus Christ get over it already.

Never!

I guess therapy doesn’t work for everyone.

If you’re referring to me, the only thing that will work is if they bring Dex back. All I want for Christmas is to have Dex back! To have Dex back! To have Dex back!

Looks like you’ll be getting coal in your stocking again this year.

She or he needs it desperately.

Stop using God’s name in vein

Stop using Dex’s name in vain!

It would have been nice if spencer comes back there is no chemistry between kai and trina

Well, good! This must mean Anna will be coming back soon to work with Valentine. She is needed!

Loved seeing them
All back, and kudos for keeping it under wraps. Soaps are so much more enjoyable when the big reveals and surprises go off as planned.

Wouldn’t mind seeing Esme and Cyrus back full time. Miss em both.

Agree

Let exime stay dead

She’s not dead. Trust me, I would know!

Cyrus is here, of course. Problem is, he’s so delusional he actually thinks he made it to Heaven, and it’s just an unusually warm summer. And all the angels wear red for some reason.

I am disappointed that Laura is falling apart about finding doltons body in her car come on remember how Laura and Luke use to avoid people who use to want them dead in thosedays they always have a bag pack because they were always on the run sorry about those errors.

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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

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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

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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?

The Compatibility Experiment

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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

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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.

Rocco

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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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