General Hospital
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.
Courtesy/ABC
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.
Courtesy/ABC
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.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Chase and Brook Lynn Sign Divorce Papers; Are You Glad They Ended Their Marriage or Hoped for a Reconciliation?
Any hopes for a last minute reprieve were dashed when filled with sorrow, Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) and Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers in front of a judge in the Dominican Republic on the Monday, October 26 episode of General Hospital.
The judge asked if they really wanted to go through with this, as a teary-eyed Brook Lynn and Chase both hesitated to sign the court documents. They admit that neither of them wants to get divorced, but they both came to the conclusion that too much mistrust has permeated their relationship, and too much has happened between them to stay married.
With that, Brook Lynn decided to put her pen to paper first. She signs the divorce papers. Next, Chase follows suit. They look at each other with tears in their eyes that their marriage is officially over. When the judge went to filing their divorce papers, Chase and Brook Lynn agreed to split custody of baby Phoebe straight down the line 50/50.
Courtesy/ABC
THE END OF THE ROAD
Next, the judge returned and gave each a copy of their paperwork. Chase says to Brook Lynn that he thinks that they should each fly back to Port Charles separately, and that he would take another flight home. Chase says goodbye to Brook Lynn and exits. Now alone looking at the empty room, Brook Lynn utters,“Goodbye, Chase.”
Later in the episode, as Brook Lynn flies back home to Port Charles alone, she listens to the message from Tracy (Jane Elliot) telling her she is doing the right thing by divorcing Chase.
Cut to: an emotional Chase who went to the beach. He looked at his wedding ring. Mourning the loss of his marriage, Chase buried his ring in the sand, at the same time Brook Lynn was removing her wedding ring on the airplane.
The drama won’t stop from here for Brook Lynn, because as teased in the GH video spoilers preview for the week, Jude (Wil Traval) will come calling wanting to see his “daughter,” and potentially staking claim to baby Phoebe! As for Chase, now that he is a free man, will he begin a relationship with his ex-wife, Willow Tait (Katelyn McMullen), with whom he has been completely duped? Stay tuned.
So, were you happy that Brook Lynn and Chase actually ended their marriage? Were you hoping that the two would reconcile at the last minute and realize love can conquer all, or do you think they were being adult about the situation that they couldn’t get out of their own way and feelings to make their union work? Share your thoughts in the comment section. But first, check out the scenes from Chase and Brook Lynn’s divorce and its aftermath below.
Things continue to look up, up, up for CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates. Now, in the latest Nielsen ratings picture, that 15-time Daytime Emmy nominated drama has moved into the #3 spot over legendary soap opera, General Hospital in the key women’s demos, 18-49 and 25-54.
In addition, according to data from Soap Opera Network, Beyond the Gates is closing the gap on General Hospital, even among total viewers. Let’s take a look at the week in question which are reflected in the latest ratings report.
For the week of October 5-9, 2026, Beyond the Gates is inching closer to an average of 1.8 million viewers tuning-in with the ratings week at 1,756,000. While down slightly from the previous week by -9,000, the series taped in Atlanta, is still up year-over-year +161,000.
Photo: CBS
BEYOND THE GATES
As for the all-important demos, Beyond the Gates delivered a 0.22 ratings share in women 18-49, which is up +0.02 week-over-week, while General Hospital fell to fourth place in ratings share for the demo with 0.21, which was on par from the previous week. Then, in women 25-54, Beyond the Gates scored a 0.32 ratings share; that’s 0.05 points more than GH who came in with 0.27 of the ratings share and up + 0.02 week-over-week.
So, what had viewers tuning-in to Beyond the Gates the week of October 5-9 2026? For starters: Hayley Lawson Hamilton’s (Marquita Goings) blackmail plot falls apart as Vernon Dupree (Clifton Davis) and Joey Armstrong (Jon Lindstrom) intervene to stop her in her tracks. Meanwhile, Ted Richardson (Keith D. Robinson) proposed to Shanice (Ernestine Johnson) in the Big Apple.
In addition, Smitty (Mike Manning) refused to participate in Martin’s (Brandon Claybon) upcoming political press conference due to liability concerns, and Andre (Sean Freeman) confronted Dani (Karla Mosley) about her near-death experience the night of the tornado and what it has to do with her ex-husband, Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett)!
Courtesy/ABC
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Over in Port Charles and General Hospital, the ratings week saw a slight uptick in total viewers of +6,000 with a total viewer average at 1,898,000, and up overall +20,o0o year-over-year.
In story, GH brought viewers, ADA Justine Turner (Nazneen Contractor) breaking off her secret romance with Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) as she seemingly struggles to believe his professed innocence in the prison beatdown of Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota). Then as Sonny cannot get a single person to believe that he is telling the truth, his ex-wife, Carly (Laura Wright) shows up and stands by his side.
Elsewhere, Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase’s (Brook Lynn) marriage continued to crumble, as Lulu (Alexa Havins) published explosive allegations that Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) drugged Drew (Cameron Mathison), after recording Sidwell in his hospital room, who later denies he said anything about Willow and Drew to Lulu.
As per usual, the number #1 and number #2 soaps of the week were The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. The sister soaps also saw the gap close between the two for the top spots with Y&R adding the most viewers for the week with both soaps losing the most viewers for the ratings period.
In total viewers, Y&R came in with 3,015,000 while B&B 2,628,000, which means there is less than 400,000 viewers separating the two.
So, what do you think of how Beyond the Gates outperformed General Hospital in the key demos for the week of October 5-9, 2026? Do you think its just a matter of time before Beyond the Gates overtakes General Hospital in total viewers for the #3 spot, or do you think the iconic daytime drama series can stave them off and maintain its hold on #3 in the viewership? Weigh-in via the comment section.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Brook Lynn Gets a Shock from Jude, Nina Gets a Reprieve, and Ava’s in the Hot Seat
This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital airing October 26-30, a secret relationship is revealed, a new lead on the case of the missing Brennan (Chris McKenna), and a knock on the door that may alter the life of Brook Lynn Quartermaine’s (Amanda Setton) happiness take center stage!
In the just released GH spoilers video for the week, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) gets an eyeful when he walks into the Quartermaine stables and finds Rocco (Finn Carr) kissing his sister, Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi). Things have already soured between the “brothers” as Jason (Steve Burton) tells his son, “You and Rocco can’t be so quick to throw that kind of friendship away.”
Meanwhile at the PCPD, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) is going over the case of MIA former WSB former Port Charles bureau chief, Jack Brennan with Joe (Jonathan Bennett). When Dante asks what leads he may have, Joe shares, “Ava Jerome.”
Courtesy/ABC
Just then, Agent Baines (Alimi Ballard) is seen sitting in a dimly lit room with Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros). Viewers have not seen Nina, since the WSB whisked her away presumably to Steinmauer, because they believed she was the culprit who did away with, or caused, the disappearance of Jack Brennan after Drew (Cameron Mathison) framed her.
Now, Baines says to Nina, “We may have rushed to judgment.” Does this mean, Nina could be sent back to Port Charles, if everyone now zeroes in on Ava (Maura West)?
Then, in the shocking conclusion of the video preview, Brook Lynn opens the front door of the Quartermaine mansion to find Jude (Wil Traval) standing there with a demand! “I’m here to see my daughter,” he tells BLQ as she looks stunned.
Will it turn out the Jude is the biological father of baby Phoebe, and if so, what his relationship to Hudson Parker (Troy Lennon Appel), who viewers recall beat up Ethan Lovett over the little girl? Stay tuned!
SPOILERS
Now below, check out the official GH spoilers for the action this week in Port Charles.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 26
Carly and Valentin take on a new mission. Jason issues a warning to Willow. Curtis gets bad news. Scout and Rocco’s secret is at risk. Lulu doesn’t like what she hears about Charlotte.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27
Sonny confronts Alexis. Portia comes to Ava’s rescue. Dante worries that Gio is headed for heartbreak. Scout opens up to Drew. Danny issues an ultimatum.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28
Ava lawyers up. Dante defends Lulu. Britt’s news stuns Willow. Carly shares her suspicions. Tracy drops a bombshell.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29
The Quartermaines are rocked. Anna has a breakthrough. Tracy prepares for battle. Joe questions Carly. Ric makes a request of Alexis.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
Jason grills Josslyn. Dante and Elizabeth are shaken. Danny makes a confession. Trina and Emma are alarmed. Lulu gets disappointing news.
Now below, watch the latest GH promo entitled, “Secrets Come Home.”
So, do you think Nina comes back to Port Charles and the WSB takes Ava into custody? Do you think Jude will prove he is the biological father and takes baby Phoebe away from Brook Lynn? Who actually killed Jack Brennan? Weigh-in via the comment section.
Eileen Davidson and Lisa Rinna Head to Off-Broadway in ‘Real Housewives’ Rotating Casts in Neil Simon’s ‘Rumors’
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Chase and Brook Lynn Sign Divorce Papers; Are You Glad They Ended Their Marriage or Hoped for a Reconciliation?
Y&R’s Christel Khalil and Bryton James to Crossover to ‘Beyond the Gates’
RATINGS: ‘Beyond the Gates’ Bests ‘General Hospital’ in Key Demos
‘All My Children’ Alum Alan Dysert, Ex-Sean Cudahy, Passes Away at 75
Tabitha Brown and Kandi Burruss Guest Star on ‘Beyond the Gates’ for Dani’s ‘Welcome to Your Life’ TV Special; What Could Go Wrong?
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Presenters Announced
‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Cast Dish on Steffy, Finn & Carter, Daphne Baby Drama! (Exclusive)
Days of our Lives’ Conner Floyd Talks Dominic Marino Mystery, Chad and Belle, and Susan Seaforth Hayes (Exclusive)
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Preview: What Has Happened to Jill?
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Chase and Brook Lynn Sign Divorce Papers; Are You Glad They Ended Their Marriage or Hoped for a Reconciliation?
GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Brook Lynn Gets a Shock from Jude, Nina Gets a Reprieve, and Ava’s in the Hot Seat
DAYS OF OUR LIVES Preview: Xander Fights for His Life, Halloween in Salem, Lani Returns to the Salem PD
Y&R’s Jason Thompson and Mark Grossman Deliver the ‘Power Performances of the Week’
‘Beyond the Gates’ Marquita Goings on Hayley’s Pregnancy, ‘Friendship’ with Leslie, and Working with Timon Kyle Durrett (Exclusive)
-
Beyond the Gates6 days agoTabitha Brown and Kandi Burruss Guest Star on ‘Beyond the Gates’ for Dani’s ‘Welcome to Your Life’ TV Special; What Could Go Wrong?
-
Breaking News5 days ago53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Presenters Announced
-
Interviews4 days ago‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Cast Dish on Steffy, Finn & Carter, Daphne Baby Drama! (Exclusive)
-
Days Of Our Lives1 week agoDays of our Lives’ Conner Floyd Talks Dominic Marino Mystery, Chad and Belle, and Susan Seaforth Hayes (Exclusive)
-
Previews1 week agoTHE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Preview: What Has Happened to Jill?
-
General Hospital1 week agoKin Shriner Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ TV Daughter Kelly Kruger
-
Beyond the Gates1 week ago‘Beyond the Gates’ and Daytime Emmy Nominee Mike Manning to Chat Live on the Michael Fairman Channel
-
Breaking News5 days ago2026 Daytime Emmy Awards: ‘Extra’ Partners with NATAS for Pre-Ceremony Red Carpet Stream; Week of Segments Leading to Ceremony and Post-Coverage
