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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Women in Peril

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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.

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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.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!

In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?

Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS

The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!

Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?

Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.

MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.

Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.

Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.

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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

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With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).

On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..

In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”

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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!

FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD

As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and  and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”

Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.

So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

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In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.

The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.

Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL

Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.

The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.

In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”

So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.

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