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GENERAL HOSPITAL Shocker: Sidwell Paid Off Judge Heran to Grant Michael Full Custody Of His Children

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Just when you thought you knew the upshot of where Judge Heran’s (Tessa Auberjonois) decision to grant full custody of Amelia and Wiley to their father, Michael (Rory Gibson) Corinthos was headed, think again!

At the end of the Thursday, June 19th episode of General Hospital, Lucas (Van Hansis) and Marco (Adrian Anchondo) are chatting and Marco says he really appreciates his father, Jenz Sidwell’s (Carlo Rota) support, while his mother, Natalia Rogers-Ramirez (Eva LaRue) never fully accepted him.

Lucas shares that he is worried for Marco, that his closeness to his father could put him in danger one day, just like what happened to Michael being close to his dad, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard). When the discussion turned to the judge’s decision in Michael and Willow’s (Katelyn MacMullen) custody case, Marco shares that speaking from a legal point of view, it’s odd that a judge would rule in the father’s favor, and with no visitation rights granted to the mother. Lucas looks concerned, especially when Marco says that it rarely happens.

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Meanwhile on Spoon Island, after Sonny and Sidwell have an ominous conversation on how Jenz plans on taking control of Sonny’s territory, while threatening his family, Sonny stands firm. He tells Sidwell that he is going to protect Port Charles from anyone and that includes him. Sidwell tells Sonny he would be wise to reconsider. Sonny gets angry and says, “Why should I reconsider? Take your money and get out of my way!”

After Sonny leaves, Judge Heran shows up. She tells Sidwell she did exactly what he instructed and awarded Michael Corinthos full custody of his children. Sidwell is happy about it, and tells the judge the remainder of her money will be wired to her bank account, revealing that the judge can be bought and is corrupt as ever.

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This revelation paints a whole new picture of what is going on here. Now, the injustice is going to be stacked against Willow as she sinks to new lows as she is losing her grip on reality. She has had Drew lie to her face, time and time again and manipulate her countless times over, and now the court ruling was not on the up and up.

Elsewhere, after Sasha (Sofia Mattsson) puts little Daisy down to sleep in her nursery at the Quartermaines, someone is watching the baby after Sasha exits. Later, Sasha checks on her little one and hears music playing from the mobile over the nursery, which she did not turn on.

After the conclusion of the episode, it begs the question “Why?” Why did Jenz Sidwell want Michael to get full custody of his children? Is this from being in cahoots with Drew Cain? Does he plan on destroying Michael’s life and his kids as part of his plan to bring down Sonny? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

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This writing for Sidwell is getting ridiculous. He’s starting to look like the Second Coming of Teddy Balkan – the cartoonish villain who was so over the top he would have fit right in on the 1960s Batman TV series.

And that storyline also ended Bob Guza’s otherwise stellar career as GH head writer. Maybe this one can get them to bring him back home instead of working for the “direct competition” at CBS.

Guza has already left BTG. He doesn’t seem the type to work with Frank – just look how long Mulcahey lasted.

As for “stellar”, that’s up for debate.

Bob Guza was the one who was bound and determined to make Sonny daytime’s Tony Soprano. Sonny, now in his early 60s, is facing an existential crisis, albeit a boring one. He has become a stagnant character with no clear sense of direction with the end result being that he’s become dull. The Sidwell vs Sonny scene was meant to be riveting but I was bored and barely paid it any attention. While I’m not a fan of his writing, I do wonder how Guza would write for Senior Sonny.

Excellent analysis Harry.

The current ADA Turner plot seems rather Guza-esque. Another younger woman thinking she can bring in the mob king. Guza would likely have Turner fall for Sonny and hide evidence for him.

The gray or salt & pepper hair looks nice on Mo. He’s quoted as saying the show won’t let him keep it. The black dye does have Sonny more as a stereotypical NY mobster.

As for Guza, some of his non-mob stuff was pretty good. The whole “scrubs” relationship with Robin and Patrick worked. But then you balance it out with the abomination that was Courtney.

I do wonder how much blame Guza gets for decisions that were dictated by JFP. Killing the Qs and Georgie for example.

Thank you, Steve. It seems they want to keep Sonny in the 90s, what with the insistence he dye his hair black and pairing him with yet another Brenda prototype. Problem is it’s 30 years later, he’s 30 years older but this DA appears to be in her 30s. I may be in the minority but the reason I liked Mike and Nina in Nixon Falls is it underscored character maturation and growth and Sonny was able to escape that stagnation. Now he’s back in it. I understand why Maurice Benard has felt imprisoned as Sonny.

Harry, I’m with you on Nixon Falls as it brought out the best in Benard – something fresh to play. I liked where Mulcahey was going with Sonny in his short tenure, and RC’s treatment of Sonny was one of the better parts of his writing period.

Although doppelgänger storylines are a bit of a trope, I still want to see AMC’s Nico Kelly come to PC and be mistaken for Sonny. Mo would likely be totally into it.

While the actress that plays ADA Turner is good, the storyline is stale from the start.

She is good. I’d like to see her with Dante maybe. It be nice to see our veteran characters break old patterns.(as I’m sure you’re aware, the actress is married to Carlo Roto, who plays Sidwell).

I’d say Guza’s time as head writer was a mixed bag overall. I liked his 1997-2000 tenure a lot more than the later years. He wrote some great stuff, he also did some god awful stuff, especially at the end. Although personally, I’d take Guza any day over the show we’re getting currently from Korte and Van Etten.

This is getting way to twisted and drawn out leave Sasha and her baby alone .let willow be pregnant by drew and for Gods sake tell her drew and nina slept together. Move on let sidwell have a heart attack and die drop item C on ballot move on . Let Ava Alexis Kristina and Rick go to prison slap the crap out of Brooklyn move on let Gio and Emma be the new Allen and Monica let their love blossom and build on this . When is Monica dying?

Sidwell needs to keep Drew in Port Charles for his plans. If Willow got custody, she’d be easily manipulated to moving to DC.

I’d say Guza’s time as head writer was a mixed bag overall. I liked his 1997-2000 tenure a lot more than the later years. He wrote some great stuff, he also did some god awful stuff, especially at the end. Although personally, I’d take Guza any day over the show we’re getting currently from Korte and Van Etten.

Is Tessa related (daughter perhaps) to the late, great Rene Auberjonois?

Hating the Drew ” evil wins over good” storyline. Makes me feel like I need a shower after watching. Taking a break !!

Why? Makes no sense—but, when the explanation becomes known, it will still
make no sense. Idiotic, senseless plots!!

What are the chances Sidwell is playing games with Sasha and her baby?

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Britt and Rocco Say Their Goodbyes, Then She Gets Arrested; Anna Reveals “Nathan West” is an Imposter

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On the Friday, June 26 episode of General Hospital, emotional moments, a new duo on the run, the end of the line for Britt and an eye-opening moment between Anna and Felicia were the order of the day. Let’s take a look at what went down, but first let’s give a round of applause for Kelly Thiebaud (Britt) and Finn Carr (Rocco) on their goodbye scenes.

In the story, Rocco insists to his parents, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Lulu (Alexa Havins) that he wouldn’t leave Tortola without Britt. Dante is getting impatient because Britt brought all the trouble in recent months to his son. They need to protect him and they can’t if he stays with Britt. Lulu tells Britt she is the only one who can do the right thing, right now.

Britt explained it is too dangerous for Rocco to stay with her. She was very selfish and made a lot of terrible decisions along the way and Cullum is tracking her down because she did not finish the project he enlisted her for. She convinces Rocco to go with his parents and gives him a little token of something that reminded her of when he was a baby which is a bottle to blow bubbles with.

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TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF

Rocco makes Britt promise to take her medication to ward off her Huntington’s disease symptoms and to keep changing locations so she is not caught. The two share a final hug as both are in tears. Dante makes a call. While in the car ready to leave Britt behind, Rocco says he will never forgive himself is something happened to Britt.

Back inside, Britt is ready to inject herself with her medication but is unaware that Cullum has now tainted it with poison! But she is saved from that, when two police officers burst through the door to arrest her for kidnapping charges! Did Dante call the local police? Is he doing this to keep her safe or to pay her back?

In Port Charles, Charlotte (Bluesy Burke) arrives at Crimson, completely unaware that the man in the elevator is following her. Nina (Cynthia Watros) and Charlotte have an argument about Willow (Katelyn MacMullen). Suddenly, Willow calls her mother that she is being questioned by the PCPD, and Nina learns, it is as a suspect for being the other driver that left Jordan and Curtis injured by the side of the road on Route 91.

ARRIVALS AND DESTINATIONS IN QUESTION

Chase (Josh Swickard) comes to Willow’s rescue much to Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Justine’s (Nazneen Contractor) chagrin. Willow learns Lucy  and Drew are the supposed witnesses against her. Chase figures out when Joe (Jonathan Bennett) was alone with Drew, he got him to blink in a way that implicated her. However, in a shocking moment, Justine reveals that the trip log from Willow’s BMW SUV placed her at the scene of the accident just second before it occurred.

Meanwhile, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) comes by Crimson to see Charlotte. He says he broke into the WSB office to get info to expose Cullum as a double agent. Charlotte blows a gasket! She can’t believe that he would do something so stupid that it could have gotten him killed. She firmly tells Danny that best thing he can do to help Jason is to stay out of things. Danny storms out, but notices the stranger in the elevator who now steps into the Crimson lobby.

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The man tells Charlotte he is Agent Mark McKay with the WSB and he has orders to bring her in. When she resisted, he was about to chloroform her, when Danny knocked him out and took off with Charlotte.

ANNA PUTS HER TRUST IN FELICIA

In France, after having some private time with Emma (Braedyn Bruner), Anna (Finola Hughes) wants to talk to Felicia (Kristina Wagner). She tells her best friend she was trying to figure out what memories of her past with Faison, she could trust and not trust. Since Felicia knows her best she is hoping she can believe what she is about to tell her.

It is then that Anna says, “Nathan West (Ryan Paevey) is not who he says he is.” Felicia looks dumb-founded. Will she believe her friend … or think she has drummed this all up in her mind? Stay tuned.

So, what did you think about the goodbye scenes featuring Finn Carr and Kelly Thiebaud? Did you reach for the hankies? Do you believe that soon, Cassius will be caught for his duplicity and the truth about Britt’s “illness” will come to light? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below. But first check out the scenes featuring Anna on her road to recovery in France

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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Drops First Single EDM/Dance Track ‘If You Need Me’

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Last weekend, we shared the news that General Hospital alum and Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos) was releasing his first single today on June 26th and it has indeed dropped! And for those readers who guessed that Duell’s first track out of the gate was going to be an EDM/Dance/House track … you are correct, sir!

The song entitled, “If You Need Me” is perfect for the late night clubs and can be found on Spotify and other major streaming platforms! Duell is noted as the performing artist, but as the composer/ lyricist and the beatmaker of the track. For his music projects, Chad is going solely by the name of “Duelly” which has been his social media handle for years.

Taking to his Instagram on Friday, Duell explained his deep dive into making music, expressing, “I’ve wanted to make music for a long time… I just never did it. It always felt like this huge, overwhelming thing to learn. All the technical side of it, the programs, everything that goes into actually building a track… it was easy to keep pushing it off.  A couple months ago I finally just decided to go for it.”

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BIT BY BIT PUTTING IT TOGETHER

Chad added, “Since then I’ve been putting in a lot of time learning, experimenting, figuring things out, and slowly starting to find a sound I’m really proud of. This first release is more of a dance/EDM vibe, but I’ve also been working on a lot of different styles behind the scenes that I’m just as excited about. At some point I realized I could keep holding onto everything trying to make it perfect… or I could just start putting music out and grow as I go.”

Stepping out of his own way, Duell firmly says, “So that’s what I’m doing.  My first track “If You Need Me” is out now. More coming soon… this is just the beginning.”

As GH viewers know, Chad made the decision to step away from General Hospital after a 15-year run with the series where his last episode aired in January of 2025. By May of last year, the role was recast with Rory Gibson debuting in the part.

Give a listen below to Duelly’s “If You Need Me,” and let us know what you thought of it via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: What Did You Think of the Return of Anna Devane, and What’s In the Letter?

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Finola Hughes made her dramatic return on-screen on the Wednesday, June 24 episode of General Hospital. Viewers will see Finola as Anna Devane again on tomorrow’s June 26th episode.

In the story, while in the French mental health facility, Anna has a session with Dr. Laurent. She tell her she now knows she was never kidnapped and that Cesar Faison is dead.

As she continued with her ruse, she went on to say she understands she was enlisted back into the WSB on a secret mission, and through that she relived all the trauma she endured by Faison, which caused her to have a psychotic break. Anna promises Dr. Laurent that her treatment plan had helped her so much in figuring out what was real, and what was in her imagination.

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ANNA’S GOT HER OWN PLAN TO ESCAPE

In a smart move (hopefully) Anna told Laurent if she could talk to someone else who had known Faison that it might aid in her recover. She was given the phone and she called Felicia (Kristina Wagner), who agreed to fly to France in the morning. Dr. Laurent claims she is pleased with Anna’s progress, but that they still have a very long long way to go.

Now by herself, Anna pulled out a packet of letters from a bedside table. There is one in particular that she is fixated on. What does it contain? Is this all a part of her escape plan? Will she warn Felicia that “Nathan” is really Cassius (Ryan Paevey)? If so, will Felicia even believe her?

In a summer preview with Soap Opera Digest, GH co-head writers Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten shared, “We’ll see echoes of Anna’s earliest incarnation as she returns to Port Charles with deadly intentions.”

So, were you happy to see Anna Devane back on your screens? What do you think is in the particular letter she was staring at? Will Felicia help Anna escape or not believe a word she says? Weigh-in via the comment section.  But first, you can check out some of the scenes from Anna’s on-screen return below.

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