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‘General Hospital’ Reignites Scott’s Feud with Sonny Over His Past Misdeeds of His Late Daughter, Karen Wexler
In what now seems like many moons ago, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) was a small-time mobster who owned a strip club in Port Charles. He enticed a young Karen Wexler (Cari Shayne) to work as a stripper at the Paradise Lounge.
But things got worse from there! Sonny convinced Karen that stripping was her idea, and he eventually got her hooked on drugs and into his bed!
Karen’s father, Scott Baldwin (Kin Shriner) has never forgotten what Sonny did Karen and for years wanted to take him down when he was the D.A. Fast-forward and on Wednesday’s February 28th episode of GH, Scott visited Karen’s gravesite on her birthday.
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However, Scott had a visitor at the gravesite when John “Jagger” Cates also showed up to pay respects to his ex-wife. This was the first time Scott laid eyes on the new incarnation of “Jagger’ on-screen as played by Adam J. Harrington.
Scott realizes he might have an ally to put the screws to Sonny after John reveals the pain and sorrow he still has over what Sonny did to Karen. Speaking to his former son-in-law about the break-up of his daughter’s marriage to him, Scott pipes up that Sonny, “walks around like he’s the mayor.” Then, Scott shouts to John, “Make him pay! Take him out!”‘
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In Karen’s backstory: after getting help, Karen was reunited with “Jagger” and left Sonny. The two married and left Port Charles. Karen returned as medical student and had divorced “Jagger” in 1997, and the character landed on the General Hospital spinoff soap opera, Port Charles. Eventually, Karen was struck by a car and died. Three actresses played the role during Karen’s history: Cari Shayne, Jennifer Hammon and Marie Wilson.
Watch Scott and John talk about their vendetta against Sonny Corinthos in key scenes from GH below. Now let us know, do you think Sonny should pay for his manipulation of Karen Wexler many years ago? Comment below.
I’m not familiar with the character of Karen but I find it odd that Jennifer Harmon played her. The same Jennifer Harmon who played Cathy Craig on OLTL? I think she is 10 years older than Kin Shiner who played her father.
Jennifer Hammon was the second actress to play Karen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_General_Hospital_characters_(1990s)#Karen_Wexler
Jennifer Hammon, not Harmon
This ridiculous history revisionism needs to stop already. Scotty has been spewing this dragonshit for years, now they have NuJagger doing it.
Here’s the reality… Yes, when Sonny was first introduced, he was a disposable 13 week character so they had him do some sleazy things like passing out pills to the girls (Karen included) who worked at his strip club. When they realized how good Maurice was, they changed the character, and he actually helped Karen get on a better path and from there she was able to get herself together, move on with her life and eventually become a doctor. So if anything, Sonny was a positive influence on Karen, arguably even saved her life. And of course, when Karen died years later, it was because some idiot ran over her with a car. It had absolutely zero to do with Sonny or any mob related storyline.
What screwed up Karen in the first place was that her trailer trash mother’s pedophile boyfriend was molesting her repeatedly. Her mother also didn’t bother telling Scotty that he was Karen’s father until long after all of this happened. From what my Fuzzy Devil Memory recalls from way back in the 1990s, the original Jagger was aware of what happened to Karen – as were Brenda and the original, pre-brain scrambled Jason Quartermaine, and they all threatened to kill her mom’s pedo boyfriend.
So give the vendetta a rest already. If Scotty as a former district attorney and NuJagger as a federal agent want to take issue with how Sonny earns a living, that’s completely fair, but blaming him for anything that happened to Karen as an adult is even more ridiculous than Nina’s obsession with Carly.
Since nobody’s allowed to discuss how Sonny killed AJ or that Ava killed Connie, having Sonny take some blame for something not entirely his fault might not be bad.
If every once in a while Tracy mentioned AJ to Sonny or if Ava ever squirmed a bit on her numberous visits to Nina’s office (where she killed Connie) it would seem somewhat more authentic. At least Dante still seems like he can’t be bothered with Ava.
Seems to me that they pretty much dropped the whole story with both AJ and Connie’s deaths, once ReRon’s personal “beef” with Sean Kanan was ended… by AJ’s most recent trip to Hell.
Of course Sonny didn’t really kill AJ either. He picked up Ava’s gun, which she had already fired, but it jammed up. Who would have thought a “mob princess” would buy guns at WalMart, right?? Who knows if Sonny even had to pull the trigger, but even if he did, the bullet didn’t kill AJ. He was recovering from the gunshot wound in the hospital for several days, and then suddenly had a cardiac arrest in the hospital, which killed him. Shortly before his death, Ava was in his hospital room, clearly concerned that AJ would remember her confession to ConKate’s murder, and was basically arguing with herself about “finishing the job”. Which I believe she did. On soaps, people always have easy access to drugs that can cause cardiac arrests, but are completely untraceable in the toxicology report & autopsy.
Sonny probably would have what Ava did and turned her in for both AJ and ConKate’s murders, but instead… he decided to have sex with her in the Quartermaine crypt at AJ’s funeral, which eventually resulted in Avery’s birth and… well you can’t throw your baby mama in prison, right?
You’re kind of grasping at straws to say Sonny didn’t kill AJ or blame it on the gun.
Ava was directly responsible for Connie and played a significant role in both AJ and Morgan’s demises. (Don’t even bother with the Morgan’s not down there diatribe – that’s worth saving for another thread).
All of that said, recent scenes between Ava & Sonny have been a pleasure to watch.
Given recent developments in Port Charles, I would say Morgan might be returning sooner than you think. The inmate who was interviewed by Cyrus the Virus said the guy who was doing business with him was a “ghost” who went by the name “Stone”. And Selina Wu’s turncoat employee Lee also indicated that the guy they are looking for is supposedly dead.
Obviously it’s not Stone Cates. The Frank Valentini regime has changed GH history for the dumbest of reasons a few times since 2012, but they aren’t possibly dumb enough to mess with THAT story. Death from AIDS isn’t reversible, even in Port Charles. But Morgan’s full name is Morgan STONE Corinthos.
Would Morgan target his own father? Probably not, if he were in his right mind. But if he had amnesia after the Jerome Family Project car bombing, and was programmed by Alcazar to target his own family, definitely.
How this ties into Jason’s return – or if it’s just a bizarre coincidence that it’s happening at the same time – remains to be seen, of course.
You still went there with this Morgan thing.
STONE Cold Jason Morgan is the “dead” man in question.
All (or most) will be revealed next week. Will be paying close attention to dialogue as the new HWs work kicks in.
I totally agree!
I like that the rich history of GH’s past is being used and coming into play.
Re: Jason. I used to feel that GH could not survive without Jason and was completely supportive of the character. But the circumstances of his departure made me never really want to see him again and I still don’t. Cameron Mathison was a great hire and could have easily taken his place. He is a terrific actor with a strong stage presence. But I don’t understand what they are doing with his character right now. I hope they aren’t making him a villain or making him disappear.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) revealed on Thursday, the lineup of presenters for 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards taking place on Friday, October 30, 2026, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California.
The ceremony will stream live on the NATAS YouTube channel at YouTube.com/@theemmys and watch.TheEmmys.tv.
Scheduled to present from the current soaps are: Katelyn MacMullen (Willow, General Hospital), Delon de Metz (Zende, The Bold and the Beautiful), James Preston (Nick, The Bay), Paul Telfer (Xander, Days of our Lives), Tamara Tunie (Anita, Beyond the Gates) and Susan Walters (Diane, The Young and the Restless).
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In addition soap alums, Crystal Chappell, Lesli Kay, Joe Lando, Eva LaRue, who is also a nominee this year, A Martinez, Juliet Mills, and Alicia Leigh Willis, will also be on hand to present.
The ceremony which celebrates nominated lifestyle programs and dramas will also include presenters: Eva zu Beck (Superskilled with Eva zu Beck), Danielle Chang (Lucky Chow), Sunny Hostin (The View), Derek Hough (Extra), Pati Jinich (Pati’s Mexican Table), Star Jones (Divorce Court), Michael Jr. (Stand Up and Do Something), Judge Greg Mathis (Mathis Court with Judge Mathis), Keke Palmer (Glam Through the Ages), Nischelle Turner (Entertainment Tonight), and Andrew Zimmern (Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen).
The 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards will bring together an exciting mix of presenters representing the full spectrum of daytime television,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO of NATAS. “From familiar faces in daytime drama to the personalities and creative voices behind talk shows and lifestyle programming, this year’s lineup reflects the breadth of talent that makes daytime so special. We look forward to celebrating the people who continue to shape the genre.”
Matthew Hoffman (Love Island USA, Cheap A$$ Beach Houses) will serve as the ceremony’s Voice of God, bringing his signature comedic narration to the evening’s celebrations. As previously announced, Lifetime Achievement honoree Genie Francis (Laura, General Hospital) will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by her husband, Jonathan Frakes.
So, what do you think about the list of presenters for the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards? Let us know who you are looking forward to seeing via the comment section below.
General Hospital fans took to social media following the airing of the Wednesday, October 21 episode of the ABC daytime drama series. In story, Molly (Kristen Vaganos) reveals to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) that she has received an offer to join the top law firm in Chicago that practices civil law. She says it’s her dream job.
The problem Molly says is relocating from Port Charles and uprooting her life and being away from her mother, Scout and boyfriend Cody Bell (Josh Kelly). Wistful that she may lose another daughter to a long-distance situation (Kristina left a few months back to go to medical school in California), Alexis urged Molly to get Cody to go with her.
Molly still seemed concerned and has trouble committing to the idea. Alexis tells her to talk it over with Cody. Meanwhile, Cody asked Tracy (Jane Elliot) is he can have Thanksgiving off because he and Molly planned to spend Thanksgiving together with their families. After initially balking, Tracy agrees.
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WILL MOLLY AND CODY HEAD TO CHI-TOWN?
Later, Cody shows up at Miller & Davis and the conversation turned to Thanksgiving dinner that Alexis is hosting. Molly and Cody asked her not to cook anything. Cody hugged Molly reassuring Alexis that he and Molly would take care of whatever was needed on Turkey Day.
So, this raises the question, why out of nowhere are we learning that Molly received an amazing law offer in Chicago, if the character was not being written out? If Molly leaves the canvas, would the character of Cody make his exit too?
Kristen Vaganos joined GH as a recast Molly Lansing-Davis back in September of 2023 and went on contract in August of 2024. Josh Kelly began playing Cody Bell back in June of 2022. Initial reports were that Kelly joined the show on contract and then as of June 2025 went on recurring status with the show per his choice.
Do you see a world where GH is writing out Molly and Cody? Would you be sad to see Kristen and Josh exit the soap opera? If this is not what is going on, is this just a plot point for some other story that is upcoming? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.
It’s been over two-years since his last appearance on General Hospital, now fan favorite Kin Shriner (Scott Baldwin) has taken to social media to share his thoughts on the casting of his grown-up TV daughter, Serena Baldwin now played by Kelly Kruger.
Kelly took over the role of Serena on-screen starting with the July 30, 2026 episode and has been ensconced in the storyline with her mother, Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring), in trying to win back full creative control of Deception for her.
In fact on the Monday, October 19 episode of the ABC soap opera, Serena tried to dupe Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) into signing over Michael’s (Rory Gibson) shares of the company. Jason caught on and wondered why she was doing this. She claimed she just wanted to help her mom gain creative control from Tracy (Jane Elliot) rather than full ownership, and begged Jason to keep quiet about it, which he agreed to for now.
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WHERE IS SCOTT?
On Monday, Shriner also took to X and said, “I think Kelly Kruger is doing a great job on General Hospital, and she and Lynn Herring work well together.” That was followed by comments in his thread about the show needing to bring back Scott too.
In fact, back on August 25, Shriner also took to X with a reminder that Scott is still around and ready to come back to Port Charles, sharing, “Scotty Baldwin always fits in he just needs the right sport coat !!!!”
The last time Serena mentioned her father Scott was when Kruger made her debut and informed Lucy that her father was, “living his best life in Key West.” Meanwhile, Shriner posts on his X account continually and shared back on August 2, that it has been 49 years since he made his on-screen debut as then teenaged, Scotty Baldwin and thanked the fans for al the love and support.
So, now let us know, are you enjoying Kelly Kruger as Serena Baldwin? Do you want to see GH bring back Scott Baldwin into the story, so Serena has both her parents in Port Charles? Do you like the potential of Jason and Serena pairing? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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