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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Tracy and Sonny Lament Over Luke on His Birthday; Cates Makes a Play for Ava
You can’t get any better than Jane Elliot, and on her most recent return to General Hospital, she has been given touching scenes that show us the heart of Tracy Quartermaine against the stuff outward veneer of hers.
Now on Tuesday’s July 23rd episode of the ABC daytime drama series, Tracy is sorrowful as it is Luke’s birthday and for as we know in story, Luke is presumed dead.
Tracy talks to her son, Ned (Wally Kurth), who knows it is Luke’s birthday and comes to comfort his mother who is in the stables. She admits to Ned that without Luke, she feels like she’s barely keeping her head above water. Eventually, Ned gives Tracy a warm embrace and she thanks him for being her sounding board during this difficult time.

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Later, Tracy runs into Sonny (Maurice Benard) on the street looking in the direction of where Luke’s club used to be. As they mourn look on his birthday, Tracy remembers how Luke made up his mind at a young age to take advantage opportunities that came his way. That through Luke’s harrowing past, he found some happiness. Sonny recalls his final goodbye with Luke on the docks of Port Charles, before Luke left for Amsterdam. The two agree that Luke was the all-time best.
Elsewhere, Cates (Adam J. Harrington) is showing his true disdain for Sonny, as he is obsessed on bringing him to justice and putting him behind bars. Cates is still holding a deep grudge for what happened to Karen Wexler and for his brother, Stone.

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Cates comes to see Ava (Maura West). He wants information on Sonny’s criminal activities. If she wants his help with getting custody of Avery, he needs hers help in return. Ava explains she’s in a delicate situation and if she helps put Sonny away something could happen to her. Cates promises Ava that she won’t lose Avery. Next, the two share a kiss. However, its interrupted by an important call for Cates.
Meanwhile, Carly (Laura Wright), Jason (Steve Burton), Sonny (Maurice Benard), Anna (Finola Hughes) and more have had it up to here with Cates manipulations and what’s its done to their lives.
So, what did you think about Tracy remembering Luke on his birthday? Do you enjoy the performances of Jane Elliot as much as we do? Do you think Cates and Ava will end up hitting the sheets and taking down Sonny together? Comment below.
I’m really enjoying Tracy’s softer side. These last few scenes with Sonny and Cody were great. She was actually nice! I’ve always loved Jane Elliott and glad she came back.
Jane Elliott makes the show better every day that she is on it. I would have loved to have seen her and Gregory get together. Tracy is a beautiful, wealthy woman. Can we bring in someone who could go toe-to-toe with Tracy/Jane? The Daytime Emmy Awards needs to recognize her the way they recognized Suzanne Rogers this year, but I would prefer to see her get an acting nod.
The only prospect that I can see right now would be Lane Davies, the old curmudgeon lawyer that they may be thinking of pairing with Nancy Grahn, whom she was married to on Santa Barbara. I don’t like him with Nancy at all but he could be a toe to toe partner for Tracy.
So…. Veggie Lulu is getting more visits… Lucky is on his way home… Tracy & Sonny reminiscing about (the no way in Hell is he really dead) Luke on his birthday….
Could this all be pointing into a big return for the Spencer family in the coming months?
As the Mandalorian would say…. “This is the way”
The way to bring GH back to life, that is.
Geary is retired for good. Luke isn’t coming back – not even temporarily. The show has moved on.
I can’t imagine Anthony Geary would be coming out of retirement and leaving Amsterdam to return to GH at 78 years old. He’s supposedly loving his life over there. I do think they’re going to bring back Lulu, and they need to get Nikolas out of jail and bring him back, too.
Tracy sparkles. She lights up every scene she plays in. When you have a great actress anything is possible.
Jane is fantastic. I’m so happy she’s been back at GH this long.
Ugh! SO sick of the re-imagining of Tracy Quartermaine. She’s become Lila! She’s so sickeningly sweet to EVERYBODY. I miss the scheming witch on wheels that used to stir up trouble everywhere! Sure, it’s a joy to have Jane Elliott on the program again, but they’ve completely lobotomized the character.
I don’t think that was the original plan, but since Leslie Charleson’s health has declined somewhat rapidly, Tracy’s “short visit” became a long time return, and she’s evolved into the de-facto matriarch of the Quartermaine clan. And Hell only knows, they need one!
I think that it would be a bit more true to character if Olivia would become “Lila.” She’s also compassionate, but no-nonsense. Don’t get me wrong. Jane is brilliant either way. But I miss her snark. And with Rena Sofer back as Lois Cerillo, it would be even BETTER to have these two grand dames go toe-to-toe.
I think the only way Geary would return is if they let him write the story. After the exit story he was given, I wouldn’t blame him one bit.
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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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