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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Willow is Revealed to Be Gaslighting Sasha with Daisy’s Disappearances
As many had predicted, Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) has gone off the deep end, after it was revealed at the end of the Tuesday, July 8th episode of General Hospital, that she is behind baby Daisy’s disappearances. Willow is now ramping up her plan to make it appear Sasha (Sofia Mattsson) is a bad mother, and to get revenge on both her and Michael (Rory Gibson) for the fact that she lost custody of her children, Wiley and Amelia, to Michael.
At the Quartermaine’s, Sasha panics when Daisy is missing from her bassinet and alerts Michael. Chase (Josh Swickard) shows up as she thinks her baby has been kidnapped and explains how several times, Daisy has been removed from her nursery. Suddenly, while everyone is in the foyer, Olivia (Lisa LoCicero) hears a baby cry and goes back into the living room and sees that Daisy is actually in the bassinet.
Olivia then suggests to Sasha that maybe she is having postpartum depression or not getting enough sleep, Sasha tells her that is not what’s happening she would never be too tired to take care of her newborn baby. Later, Chase tells Michael, Sasha says may be imagining things, and the danger to Daisy may be coming from her own mother.
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At the end of the episode, Willow is late to see her mother, Nina (Cynthia Watros) at the Metro Court pool. When she shows up, Nina questions her on what to her so long. Willow says she was in discussion on the phone with Drew and lost track of time. However, Willow flashes back to a moment when she enters Daisy’s nursery.
Next, Willow tells Daisy, they are going to go on a little walk. Then, she shockingly says to the little bundle of joy, “Your mommy betrayed me, and your daddy won’t let me see my children, so I’ll show them how it feels to have your child taken from you.”
In an interview with Soap Opera Digest, Katelyn MacMullen said of Willow’s shocking machinations, that this is only beginning of Willow’s mental flip, especially given her past where she has lost a child, plus let’s not forget, she was sold to the ‘Dawn of Day” cult to Harmony Miller, and Shiloh was the father of her child.
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MacMullen responded, “I think everything she’s been through and everything that she experienced growing up and also when she moved to Port Charles absolutely plays a role in why she’s doing what she’s doing, and why she feels she has to do what she’s doing in order to get what she needs, essentially. I do think that her trauma is absolutely going to influence the way that she goes about doing things. It’ll be interesting to see how they may or may not even address that because I think that’s just a really interesting human thing to explore. But I definitely see her trauma coming to the surface because I think, like anybody, your trauma kind of influences the way that you handle extreme stress and stressful situations and grief and all of that.”
So, what did you think of the reveal? Did you suspect it was Willow all along taking Daisy and then putting her back in place in her efforts to seek revenge on Michael and Sasha? What do you think Willow might do next? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
I read all the theories regarding Willow being the baby napper, but I constantly told myself that the Q mansion would have better security. Plus, with all those people living there, I couldn’t imagine how Willow could have gotten in without being seen; let alone still had a key to the place. A lot of holes and suspended belief to make this storyline work. However, Willow’s unraveling is one heck of a story. I just hope Sasha doesn’t get pegged as “nuts” and that this doesn’t go on too long.
Agree.. it is ridiculous for them to think that we would think the mansion doesn’t have security cameras. Nowadays everyone has security cameras so this is a stupid plot line and to make the character of Sasha go through this is nuts. I just hope it doesn’t go on too long. Stupid storyline.
The show plays so loose with the security on the Q property that it’s beyond laughable. With Jason back, you’d expect it would’ve got better. I did like Michael’s comment about getting rid of the Nanny Cam after the Drew-Willow nasty.
Metro Court, which also has questionable security, surprisingly caught Sonny’s guards on their cameras outside Natalia’s room last week.
Side note: we haven’t seen Leo in over a year. If they’re gonna show the new exhibit at The Jerome Gallery (side-side note: Ava’s too smart to fall for Cody) it would be awkward to not have Leo there, as he is the photographer’s biggest fan.
Ironic that the mansion with two police detectives and a “coffee importer” living on the premises is the LEAST secure building in town, isn’t it?
I can’t believe Jason hasn’t paid Spinelli to install a state of the art security system on the entire estate by now. And they should probably get some dogs too.
I miss Leo—what a great kid. Now, more than ever we need the brilliant Dr Kevin Collins to come back from the Gates and psycho analyze Willow.
Yes! And considering Sasha has been the queen of misery porn for the last five years is it too much to ask to let her have 5 minutes of uninterrupted bliss? And is it also too much to ask for the Q’s to install a Nanny-cam which has become a household item for families with infants?
I knew it had to be that unhinged wacko. I certainly hope Sasha isn’t blamed and punished for Willow’s insanity.
I like this recent development simply because it is character driven writing. Willow has been through hell in a hand basket due to her then mother sex trafficking her to a cult leader when she was a minor, the death of her baby Jonah and, recently, losing custody of her children. Considering who her biological mother is, who also had a mental breakdown due to a traumatic past that was based on maternal loss, it makes perfect sense for her to follow in her mother’s footsteps. And Kate has the acting prowess to pull this off. I only wish her recent actions didn’t involve tormenting the ever suffering Sasha. Finally, while I predicted that it was Willow gaslighting Sasha, I was wrong when I predicted she would have developed DID and had morphed into Nelle. I do think that would have been a more interesting psychological development with Willow losing time and her darker twin sister fighting the mommy fight her.
It seemed like they might have tried that blackout strategy at first but then changed their minds. Remember a few weeks ago when they segued to Willow at Drew’s house all groggy from a heavy sleep?
True. Or maybe, just maybe, the flashback which Willow experienced ( of her with Daisy) while lunching with Nina was really Nelle pretending to be Willow. One thing about DID is that when the person experiencing trauma feels helpless, the dominant personality ( Nelle) takes over. I don’t the writers would delve into something that intricate though- wish they would.
Sigh. The careless gaps these writers leave open. Sasha, Michael and the others at the boat house heard Daisy on the baby monitor. That is what alerted Sasha to go check on Daisy in the first place.
Oh wow! Great catch. You’re right!
I think it’s predictable but I’m here for it. The entire Willow/Nina mother/ daughter relationship, has been a fail from the time Willow turned completely against Nina, even after finding out she was her mother, even knowing from Sasha how desperately Nina searched for her child for ten years, even knowing Nina lost twenty years of her life to a coma…sge had no compassion even to this day. We never saw Willow and Nina bond. We never saw Willow have a realization of all Nina had been through, or how Carly had hurt her. We never got to experience or feel any bond between them. For Nina, in-story, and for us as viewers, their relationship is so fragile that we assume Willow, if she was or will again be in her right mind, could turn Nina away again and “forbid” her to see her grandkids, too. So I feel no compassion for Willow. She showed none for Nina. Even when she was confident she would win custody (because Drew told her so), did she ever look at her own mom and say, “I understand now. I understand what it must have felt like to learn I was taken from you at birth. Both your children were taken from you. And instead of understanding that when I found out you were my mom and I was that child, I hurt you. I rejected you. I chose Carly over you.” That never happened, so the person I truly feel for is Nina and her unconditional love for a daughter who doesn’t deserve it.
Excellent points and solid reminders of what Nina went through, and how her traumatic experiences were never acknowledged by Willow (or anyone else for that matter).
My guess is that Nina is going to have to put Willow under a conservatorship, much like Britney Spears was.
Oops, she did it again?
Psych Willow still playing the victim when she put this all into motion? Predictable. lol She deserved to lose custody of her kids. Her psychotic break is long overdue, but the storyline is just too little too late. It’s a stupid storyline only because it’s completely unoriginal to continue torturing Sasha. Give Willow a Shadybrook storyline.
I’m pleasantly surprised with the Michael recast, and I’m loving seeing Michael and Sasha parent Daisy together. Katelyn is pulling it off acting wise, but it’s not as compelling as it could be. It’s also really dumb to have Chase dismissing Sasha’s concerns as post partum depression when he knows her better than that and is better friends with her than he is with Willow.
His detective instincts should’ve kicked in to realize there’s only one person with the motive and means to be messing with Daisy like that. Why are they still writing him as believing the best in Willow? It’s ridiculous at this point, especially after what she did to him.
OH WOW/THIS IS A SOAP OPERA PEOPLE NOT A REALITY SHOW. SECURITY CAMERAS AND WHATEVER DOES NOT EXIST IN SOAP OPERA LAND. PLEASE VIEWER ENJOY WHATS LEFT OF THE 60’S AND THE 70’S SOAPS…THEY WERE NEVER MEANT TO THINK THINGS OVER AND MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT REAL PEOPLE…THEY WERE MEANT FOR WOMEN DAYTIMERS TO ENJOY AND IMAGINE……PLEASE ENJOY
Please refrain from using all caps as you admonish us for voicing frustrations that characters, whom we know to be intelligent, for not employing simple problem solving skills. We know it’s a soap that doesn’t adhere to the dictations of reality but we should get to vent our frustrations about redundant fictional stupidity without Captain Obvious coming in here to wag a finger at us while telling us,” It’s just a soap.” Using all caps sounds like screaming thereby piercing the core of my audio processing system. Thank you for your cooperation
I did and I can’t wait to see when she is found out. I want to see Sasha and Daisey stay.
I think Michael, Sasha & Jason were way too quick to have Sasha & Daisy leave town. They were all like who could have done this??? If they’d given it a moment’s thought . . . maybe they would think Willow. Nevertheless-they could have put a baby doll in Daisy’s bed & got some cameras & had Sasha & Daisy hide out at Uncle Mac’s (Port Charles Police Chief’s) house & ultimately would catch Willow.
I just want Willow to find out about Drew and Nina, maybe she’ll come to her senses
People in the ghetto have cameras, and the richest people in town the Q’s don’t? Not even to see whose coming on the premises?
Willow is very mixed up. A lot is Drew’s fault.
The Tuesday, October 6 episode of General Hospital kicked-off with Serena Baldwin (Kelly Kruger) literally turned upside down and stuck on the Quartermaine roof in front of Jason (Steve Burton), who came to her rescue.
This marked the first time that Kelly Kruger and Steve Burton shared any substantial screen time together since Kruger debuted on the ABC soap opera back in July.
In story, Serena was trying to save the peregrine falcons’ nest that Tracy (Jane Elliot) wanted exterminated. Jason agreed to help Serena relocate the nest to the nature preserve. Said relocation would be put in the preserve adjacent to the property, think where Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) buried Brennan (Chris McKenna)!
Later, when they returned to the Quartermaine mansion, the two have more banter where Serena told Jason they should both check themselves for ticks. Serena has done a full body check in the bathroom, but then asks Jason to go through her hair and look for any signs of ticks. Clearly, one or both may have ticks prompting suspicion if they wind up at GH with Dr. Isaiah Gannon (Sawandi Wilson) as their doctor who previously treated Ava for the tick stuck in her hair!
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ROMANCE SWITCH-UPS
While initially General Hospital fans suspected that the character of Serena was being brought back to the canvas in the form of Kruger as a love interest for Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson), in recent weeks and in admission by Tanisha Harper, it appears that GH is teasing a Michael and Jordan romance. The two have been spending more time together at Aurora, and Michael helped her get accepted into the burn clinic in Germany to treat her facial scars from the car accident.
Meanwhile, after Steve Burton returned to GH after his extended hiatus this June, it was clear that the writers were heading in the direction of a Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) and Jason break-up.
Eventually, a few weeks ago, the duo called it quits after Anna (Finola Hughes) tried to kill Britt, and Jason would not help Britt press charges against his friend, who was suffering from delusions after being mentally gaslighted by Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and company.
So, what did you think of the scenes between Jason and Serena on today’s GH? Do you think Kelly and Steve have on-screen chemistry that you would be open to be seeing how it plays out? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since Van Hansis made his debut as the recast Lucas Jones on General Hospital. It was back on October 4, 2024 that GH fans got their first look at the former As the World Turns (ex-Luke Snyder) favorite in his new soap role.
Hansis became the fifth actor to play the role of the adoptive son of the late Bobbie Spencer and Tony Jones, and the biological son of the late Julian Jerome and Cheryl Stansbury. Prior to Van, C.J. Thomason (2002–2003), Ben Hogestyn (2005–2006) Ryan Carnes (2004–2005, 2014–2020, 2024) and Matt Trudeau (2020–2021) had played the part.
When Van left daytime after As the World Turns sadly went off the air in 2010, it would be 14 years until he stepped back into the updated frenetic pace and grind of acting on a daily soap opera.
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LUCAS CAME HOME TO PORT CHARLES
Since Lucas has been back in Port Charles, he fell in love with the late Marco Rios (Adrian Anchondo) who was murdered, moved into a new apartment with his current roommate (soon to be love interest?) Joe Fitzpatrick as played by Jonathan Bennett, has become best buds with the “Britch” Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud), and has found himself involved in multiple other storylines. However, now that Van is firmly implanted on GH, might Lucas get a leading storyline of his own? Stay tuned.
In the meantime, to acknowledge his two-year anniversary at General Hospital, Hansis shared via his Instagram a photo montage and some heartfelt “thank you’s’ and words. “Two years ago yesterday, Lucas Jones came home to Port Charles looking a little different. Looking exactly like me.” began Hansis.
“When I took on the role, I was told it would be a heavy recurring for a few months and then we’d see where it goes – being based in NYC at the time, I thought it would be a fun little gig that would bring me back to my old stomping grounds of daytime for a bit.”
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GENERAL HOSPITAL HAS BEEN LIFE-CHANGING FOR VAN HANSIS
Next, the longtime New York-based actor confirmed he has now moved to Los Angeles as this new chapter of his life has unfolded, and how grateful he is that the show’s writers and producers have continually given more for Lucas to do.
Van explained, “But then they kept writing for me more and I fell in love with Lucas, and everyone around him (in front of and behind the camera). I wanted to stay a while and am so grateful I have. Being a part of GH these last two years has been life changing. Literally. My family and I are Angelenos now, I’ve made incredible new friendships and have been able to revisit old ones.”
The five-time Daytime Emmy-nominated actor concluded with, “Thank you Frank (Valentini, executive producer, GH), thank you Mark (Teschner, casting director, GH), for inviting me to the party. You throw a great one. ”
So, happy to know Van is sticking around General Hospital for some time to come? What has been your favorite Lucas Jones moment over the first two years of Van’s run? Let us know via the comment section below.
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Breaking News
Robert Kelker-Kelly, ‘General Hospital,’ ‘Days of our Lives’ and ‘Another World’ Star Dies at 62
Robert Kelker-Kelly, who became prominent as a one of the leading men in soap operas back in the late 80s and 90s has died at the age of 62. TMZ first reported the news of Robert’s passing on Saturday, October 3 at his home in St. Peters, Missouri.
According to the St. Peters police report, officers responded to call at around 8:16 pm about an unconscious man who was not breathing, as paramedics and other EMS were en route. Kelker-Kelly had reportedly complained of chest pain shortly before becoming unresponsive and the circumstances appeared consistent with a medical event.
Officers and paramedics administered life-saving measures, but were unsuccessful in reviving Kelker-Kelly. The cause of his death is still unknown and under investigation.
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Daytime fans first saw Robert back in 1987 when he was cast as Sam Fowler on Another World. He played the role for three year suntil 1990. Two years later, he took over the role of Bo Brady on Days of our Lives replacing Peter Reckell, who at that time decided to leave the show.
As Bo, Kelker-Kelly was major in story playing opposite the likes of: Crystal Chappell as Dr. Carly Manning, Kristian Alfonso as Hope Williams and Lisa Rinna as Billie Reed. When Peter Reckell returned to his signature role in 1995, Kelker-Kelly left the show.
Next, Robert returned to his original stomping grounds at Another World but this time as race car driver, Bobby Reno who was actually Dr. Shane Roberts. His second AW stint lasted from 1996-1998.
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Eventually, the actor would begin his run as the evil Stavros Cassadine on General Hospital in 2001, then make returns in 2002 and 2003. In 2013, he briefly returned as Stavros as part of the show’s 50th anniversary celebration, and made one last appearance in 2014.
Robert has also became a professional pilot full from 2003 to 2015 and had been married to former Days of our Lives star, Miriam Parrish (ex-Jamie Caldwell) from 1997-2011, but the couple divorced in 2011. Since that time, he has not remarried.
Recently, Robert was back in the news when Lisa Rinna talked about her time working with her former Days of our Lives co-star in her recently released memoir, You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It.
Rinna shared on her then on-screen love interest, “Behind the scenes, we hated each other. Remember when Kathy Hilton said I was the biggest bully in Hollywood? Not true. Not even close! I have legit stories about the real bullies in this town. Robert Kelker-Kelly is one of those bullies.”
The former Billie Reed and reality star even punctuated that with, “He made my life a living hell on the set of DAYS, He was horrible to me, I’d go so far as to say verbally abusive. He was passive-aggressive, manipulative and played weird mind games.”
Besides his role in the soaps, Kelker-Kelly appeared on primetime on Touched by an Angel and Rescue 77 , and played Bo in the Days of our Lives specials Night Sins and Winter Heat in the early 90s.
Michael Fairman TV will provide further updates as they become available on the death of Robert Kelker-Kelly.
Now, share your remembrances and condolences on the loss of Robert Kelker-Kelly via the comment section below and let us know of all his daytime roles, which was your favorite.
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