General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Women in Peril
The conclusion of the Monday, August 18th episode of General Hospital had three women’s lives about to be changed forever as they all teeter on the brink of disaster.
First, Maxie (Kirsten Storms) collapsed during a taping of Home & Heart, after applying the new face mask cream Deception was marketing; clearly there seems to be something in the chemical formulation that caused her to hit the floor. All the more proof that something is not up to snuff is when the Home & Heart assistant brought Maxie a specific jar of the cream as the demo for the show.
Maxie’s now medical emergency happened after lawyer Martin Grey (Michael E. Knight) was summoned by her to the set when she needed legal advice, because she was considering going against the wishes of her Deception partners in regards to Sonny’s (Maurice Benard) investment, and wondered if she could get kicked out of the company as a result. He explained she would be protected by whistleblower laws if she went to the police, but warned her if she did that, she might ruin her relationship with her colleagues forever.
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Meanwhile, Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) and Jason (Steve Burton) see each other face-to-face for the first time at the Five Poppies Resort. She winds up going to her room, and later, Jason shows up. Both are extremely emotional as Jason wants to know how Britt could be alive and well after supposedly dying at the hands of the “Hook” killer (later revealed to be Heather Webber)? It’s a tense moment with all the emotions in their eyes.
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Then, Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is traumatized after shooting Vaughn’s (Bryce Durfee) attacker. She flashes back to when she fired bullets into Cyrus Renault. Back in the present, Vaughan smothers the assailant with a pillow. Later, to cover their tracks they dispose of the body. When they return, Josslyn heads to the shower to wash the blood off of her.
However, Josslyn winds up sitting on the shower floor trying to come to terms with how she has now shot and killed two people. Vaughan comes upon the scene and gets in the shower with Jossl and sits and holds her as she leans on him as their messy business as WSB agents catches up with them.
So, what do you think has happened to Maxie? What did you think of the ending of the episode with Josslyn completely traumatized? And what on earth will Britt say to Jason? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.
Josslyn and Vaughn in the shower was an homage to Casino Royale. Nice touch.
Congrats to Joss on catching up with Alexis and Ava in the body count department. Got a while to go to tie Heather.
Seriously, other than the squinting, Eden did a great job in those scenes. Joss & Vaughn decompressing on the shower floor was a moving scene.
Hope Kirsten has a good break and comes back refreshed. Maxie deserves a front burner story in 2026.
Refreshing to see Burton in suits.
Recently, Steve Harvey’s Family Feud asked the question ” what do you do with one eye closed?” The top answer was “shoot a gun” !
So perhaps Josslyn’s squinting was more of her aiming?
While it was totally predictable, I am not happy that Josslyn and Vaughn did the horizontal mambo this early in their story. They should have remained agents butting heads while slowly getting to know and trust each other.
I was ok with Vaughn holding her in the shower. But when it led to the bedroom I thought it was ridiculous. As if everyone can conspire in murder, dumping the body, then hit the sheets. Yes, I know they’re wsb agents but I still thought it was ridiculous. And Vaughn knew she was shaken. Bad move.
Hoping in the sack seems to be Josslyn’s knee jerk reaction to deathly situations. She and Dex did it for the first time right after Britt saved her from the hook.
Meanwhile, Emma and Gio, who actually have chemistry, are close to playing naked footsie in the Metro Court Pool…in a couple of weeks. And Trina and Spencer took a couple of years to finally become intimate. What is up with the writers putting the brakes on sexual coupling with similar couples in that age range while they rush Joss off to bed any generic blonde guy with no background information who happens to come her way?
OMG . Enough time went by. The shower and love scenes were great. Hope they stay together.
OMG. Like calm down. Those were not love scenes. They were de-stressing-with-sex-scenes. There was no build up, no conflict and no story. It was gratuitous sex.
Love Joss and Vaughn together. The shower and love scene were delightful
Really?
Two attractive people are forced together in extremely emotional and sexual scenes and poof! Fizzle. I don’t think they have any chemistry, and I find myself fast forwarding through scenes with Joss playing superspy agent. I get that they’re trying to pass the WSB torch to the next generation but compared to Robert and Anna, these two are a Wonder Bread Mayo sandwich. Joss is just not convincing as a WSB agent and just looks ridiculous. The real character in distress is Nina. She’s just rigged to lose by a writers’ template that dictates she must lose. If Carly isn’t throwing her in the pool with a smirk, you have that hideous Willow telling her off for the umpteenth time. Just once I’d like Nina to tell that sullen little psycho to go F herself. Cynthia Watros is too gifted of an actress to be handed the mess the writers throw at her. They need to give her a story that is not predicated upon Carly triumphing over her or Willow emotionally abusing her.
Loved the “wonder bread mayo sandwich” analogy!
I don’t mind the WSB storyline, but it’s not one of my favorites. But, can Joss be a real agent, or is this something more reminiscent of Scarecrow and Mrs. King? The eye squinting was a bit too much.
As for Nina, Cynthia is really turning s**t into sugar with scraps she’s been given. Nina needs a new romance. Problem is there’s nobody on the canvas right now that could be paired with her.
Yes, she is. You just know Nina saying,” How ya doing” to the hotel staff after she was thrown into the pool was an unscripted
line. I get that the writers try and make Nina an unlikeable and unsympathetic character in their infinite efforts to Carly-prop, but Watros’s natural charm and talent overrides their efforts. I wonder if she’d make a good pairing with Martin Gray?
She’d have to forgive Martin for throwing her under the bus when Michael pestered him for details on who turned Carly and Drew into the SEC.
They could try again with Ric – as there’s no long term future with Elizabeth and him.
I love the WSB story line since the WSB has always been part of GH story lines,it is nice to see the younger generation brought in..
I also love Joss and Vaughn together. I think that they are both doing a great job and am so happy that Joss is there fighting evil.
The latest ratings are out for the week of October 26-30, 2026 and the big takeaways include: that CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates was separated by only 23,000 viewers behind third place (of the soaps) General Hospital! For the last several weeks, Beyond the Gates has been closing the gap on this year’s winner for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and continuing to best GH in the key demos.
According to the latest Nielsen ratings breakdown from Soap Opera Network, the final week of October brought Beyond the Gates 1.790 million on average tuning-in and the show set a season high in total viewers. Meanwhile, General Hospital hit a new season low! The long-running ABC soap had 1.813 million for the week, and once again the series did not go over the 2 million mark.
Meanwhile, in the key Women 18-49 demo, Beyond the Gates was firmly ahead of GH with a rating share of 0.21, while General Hospital had 0.17 rating share.Then, in the key Women 25-54 demo, Beyond the Gates was once again ahead of the ABC soap with a ratings share for that demo at 0.30 while GH came in with 0.26.
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MORE BY THE NUMBERS
In addition and comparatively, Beyond the Gates +22,000 viewers week-to-week, and had the largest gains in viewership year-to-year in daytime TV with +267,000 from this in 2025.. However, General Hospital seems to be going in reverse. The show was down -56,000 viewers week-over-week and down -22,000 year-over-year .
BEYOND THE GATES
Let’s take a look at some of the storylines that had people tuning-in to Beyond the Gates during the ratings week:
Hayley (Marquita Goings) attempted a massive shocker regarding her pregnancy and tried to use it to extract money from Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). Although, Bill saw right through her game, he demanded a paternity test, and made it clear he has no intention of raising the child—planning instead to pay her off to take the baby and leave. Meanwhile, Hayley confided her plan to her cousin Randy (Maurice P. Kerry).
Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) and Naomi Hamilton (Arielle Prepetit) clashed over Jacob’s ongoing investigation into The Impaler, causing significant strain in their marriage. At the same time, Smitty (Mike Manning) considered taking matters into his own hands—including potentially heading to Mexico for evidence—while Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) worried about what comes next.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
Over at General Hospital for the ratings period, the story served up included:
Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) teamed up to investigate what really happened to Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Later, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) leads them to Jack’s dead body.
Jude (Wil Traval) dropped a bombshell claim to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn); that he is Phoebe’s father, while Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers.
Then, Danny caught Rocco (Finn Carr) and Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) sharing a kiss, plus the shocking return of Heather Webber (Alley Mills) capped the week.
Now the questions become; without having much promotional synergy in the ABC day-part to draw more eyeballs it is not helping but hurting General Hospital. It seems Beyond the Gates is also a benefactor of a one-two-three punch of CBS soaps (Y&R, B&B and BTG) and promotion.
However, that still doesn’t take away the fact that Beyond the Gates is close to besting GH in all ratings category as they go head-to-head in some markets across the country.
So, are you excited to see Beyond the Gates climb in the ratings? Are you concerned for General Hospital? Do you think they can stave off Beyond the Gates in total viewers or will the upstart soap overtake them in the next ratings report? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Antonio Sabáto Jr., the former Jagger Cates of General Hospital and GH: Night Shift, and the former Dante Damiano of The Bold and the Beautiful has issued his first public statement since the incident involving his son, Jack’s arrest in Alaska for a fatal hit-and-run.
Jack is the son of Sabáto Jr. and Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, and according to court documents obtained by KTUU Jack, was allegedly driving a white Chevy Tahoe when he hit and killed Carl Simmonds, 42, near an intersection in Anchorage around 5:35 a.m. on Monday, November 9.
The reports indicated that Jack fled the scene — but later decided to called the cops to say he hit “something” that “suddenly appeared in the road” while he was “doing late-night DoorDashing.”
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Now, Antonio has taken to his Instagram breaking his silence on the situation, sharing, “At this time, my family and I are navigating an extremely sensitive and deeply personal matter.”
He added, “As a father, my love for my children remains unconditional, and my priority is the well-being of my family. We ask that the public and members of the media honor our privacy during this difficult time and keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.”
The soap alum concluded, “I also wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the gentleman who tragically lost his life. My thoughts and prayers are with them as well. We sincerely appreciate your compassion, understanding, and respect for the privacy of everyone affected.”
Jack Sabáto was arraigned in court on Tuesday, November 10 with bail set at $5,000, and a no-driving order and the potential of $5,000 penalty fees if he fails to attend future court appearances.
Antonio is the father to Jack, 34, daughter, Mina Sabato, 24 and son, Antonio Sabáto III, 15.
This is a developing story. You can check out Antonio’s official statement below.
So, let us know your thoughts on this tragic hit-and-run, which claimed the life of another man, and Antonio’s statement, via the comment section below.
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Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Ava’s (Maura West) daughter Avery looks quite different, starting on today’s November 9 episode of General Hospital. That’s because GH has made Avery into a full-blown teenager and the role is now being played by actress Alya Bullington.
In her debut, the Tennessee native was thrown into the deep soap waters with Daytime Emmy winners, Maurice Benard and Eden McCoy (Josslyn). Bullington weighed-in to TV Insider about her first scene which featured Avery overhearing a fight between Sonny and Josslyn.
She explained “It was something I have never done before, I did not have a lot of experience with the screaming and the crying stuff, but I got my first script, and I was like, ‘OK, this is a huge opportunity to learn so much about how that stuff works and to become this character that I have never even tried playing before.’”
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THE TEENAGED VERSION OF AVERY WILL HAVE A LOT TO CONTEND WITH
Speaking of working with McCoy, Bullington shared, “She’s incredible. I remember her just laughing and making jokes on set, and then the minute that they started taping, she just locked in and she cried immediately, and my first thought was, ‘I want to be able to do that.’
The soap opera newcomer added, “I think she just inspired me so much because she is so great and she can just lock into whatever character she wants to in the moment.”
The character of Avery was born back in 2014, but as recently as the October 8 episode of General Hospital, the character was suddenly referred to as a teenager. This is the second young female character in recent months to be aged up following the casting of Kayden Brenna Tokarski as Scout Cain.
As for her take on Avery and what’s ahead, Alya said,“She’s emotional, and she’s curious, and she’s a really fun person to play because so much stuff is happening in her life. I think she’s kind of confused about what’s happening and what to believe.”
So, what do you think about General Hospital making Avery a teenager? Are you excited to see the conflict between Sonny, Ava and Avery now that they have aged up the character? Share your thoughts and welcome Alya to GH via the comment section below.
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