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Steve Burton Confirms When He’ll Be Back at ‘General Hospital’ and Jason’s Great Escape

By Michael Fairman

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General Hospital fans have been on the edge of their seats as just what the fate of Jason Morgan would be after being carted away by the WSB on the March 25 episode of the ABC daytime drama series, which paved the way for two-time Daytime Emmy winner, Steve Burton to have an extended hiatus from the soap.

Previously, Burton announced back in February he was taking time off to spend it with his wife, Michelle Lundstrom and his children, and to live life for awhile without the constraints and demands of acting on a long-running soap opera.

Now on the latest episode of the That’s Awesome Podcast that dropped on Sunday, April 26, Burton and his co-host and his GH co-star, Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), bantered about if Jason would be planning a great escape while he has been off-camera so he could get back to Port Charles after Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and company whisked him away to what was believed to be somewhere in Europe.

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CIRCLE JUNE RETURN

That’s when the two talked about their recent Stone Cold and the Jackal comedy show tour and appearances and the most asked question Burton receives which is. .. when he would be bringing Jason back home to GH and to Port Charles. Steve revealed, “Yes, I am coming back to the show. I start in June, so I’ll be back for sure.”

With Burton starting back at ABC Prospect Studios sometime in June, that would mean that viewers should expect to see Jason pop back up on their screens most likely in July, or early August, if Burton begins taping scenes in the latter part of the month.

Explaining how he views Jason getting home to his loved one, and how he may be plotting an escape, Steve noted that Jason is probably thinking, ‘How many steps to here? How long does it take to get to here?’ Like, all this stuff. So I have to assume that Jason’s probably doing something like that to get out.”

So, how do you think Jason will find his way back to Port Charles, or do you think he will be on the run for a long time? Then, if Steve returns, do you anticipate him being back full-time? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section.

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Wish Finola Hughes was getting this kind of coverage. For cryin’ out loud, there’s no news here. Actors go on vacation all the time. When we first heard he was leaving, we heard he’d be back in June. Thank goodness for Chris McKenna, or we’d STILL no nothing about if/when Anna is coming back!

If Finola wanted to go public with her time off reasoning and planned return, she would. She appears to have taken a total break from social media, which is really not a bad idea.

Granted. But just an assurance that she was PLANNING on coming back would have been better than what we got. What’s wrong with an exit tweet and THEN a break?

Finals Hughes is not obligated to inform the public that she was taking a break.

I understand your viewpoint as I have greatly missed Anna on GH. But sometimes life throws us a curveball and we can’t make absolute predictions as to what happens next. As John Lennon once sang,” Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” Sometimes we just don’t know what’s next in our lives.

I’m glad Steve took a break because Jason’s exit gave the young actors who play Rocco and Danny some great material. Hope they continue to shine in the way his return plays out onscreen.

Can anyone confirm, there is a general hospital YouTube channel where the narrator sounds like Steve Burton talking all about the characters and storyline… I highly suspect its AI tho because Steve was to be off taking time for his family. Doesn’t seem like he would be so doing these indepth commentaries on the storyline while he’s gone.

There are three legitimate YouTube Channels with any soap content. Michael Fairman has one of them. The other two are “Stone Cold & the Jackal” which does indeed feature Steve Burton & Bradford Anderson (hence the name). The third one is Maurice Benard’s State of Mind, which focuses more on mental health issues than it does soaps. But his guests are often soap actors, from GH and occasionally others.

Most of the other YouTube soap channels – especially the so-called “spoiler” sites – are AI dragonshit and you can’t believe a word they say about anything.

Steve & Bradford are still doing one episode a week. They’re also doing live performances. I don’t keep track of their schedules, but apparently this doesn’t interfere with the “family time” Steve talked about when he announced his vacation from GH. And if you heard the latest episode, you will know that he’s going to be back on the GH set in June, so probably back on the screen in July.

I expect that Jason will make an end run at Cullem through his other protagonist, Sidwell as they both now pose a great threat to Danny, Jason’s son. He may very well come upon the truth about Nathan/Cassius Faison, stumble across Jocelyn Jax in captivity & join forces with her, Valentine, Sonny & Ethan to bring an end to the homegrown terrorist organization that is plotting mayhem against Port Charles. Great chance for Rick Landing to prove his worth to Sonny & Jason as well. This is my take for a greatly interwoven storyline, that if penned well… could be a significant ratings booster!

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‘General Hospital’s’ Finn Carr Weighs-In on Potential Rocco and Scout Teen Romance

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Finn Carr, who delivered powerful performances on General Hospital, when Rocco shot WSB director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and its aftermath, may be headed for his first on-screen love story on the ABC soap opera.

Ever since it was announced that the long-running daytime drama decided to age-up Scout Cain, and in a few recent scenes between Rocco and Scout, it’s clear these two share similar interests and like each other.

Scout is now played by Kayden Brenna Tokarski, who made her GH debut back on July 20 as the daughter of Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) and the late Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco).

Rocco and Scout

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In a newly-released virtual segment with ABC11 North Carolina’s GH virtual insider, Dearon Smith, both Finn Carr and Asher Antonyzyn talked about working on a soap opera, while finishing high school, and teasing what’s ahead for Danny and Rocco. While Finn and Asher couldn’t give too much away, Smith asked Finn Carr if there is something brewing between Scout and Rocco?

WHAT’S NEXT FOR ROCCO AND DANNY?

Carr responded, “That’s an interesting question. Kaden is great to work with, and I love working with her. There definitely is some great stuff coming up that people are going to want to watch. It’s good stuff and really fun.”

Apparently, Danny and Rocco will also find themselves once again in some trouble, but as Finn tells it looks like this time, Danny will take the brunt of it. “We get into a lot of trouble … well, Danny gets into a lot of trouble … but I do a lot though.” Very cryptic indeed!

You can check out the full conversation with Finn and Asher with ABC11 below.

Now, let us know, would you like to see Rocco have a girlfriend, and that it would be Scout? Do you think Finn and Kayden work well together on-screen? Share your thoughts via the comment section.

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Laura Wright Signs New Contract with ‘General Hospital’

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While there have been plenty of on-screen newcomers in recent weeks on General Hospital, no need to worry about one of its mainstays, with the news from Daytime Emmy winner, Laura Wright, herself. Wright who plays Carly Spencer on the ABC soap opera has revealed on X, that she just re-signed a new deal with the soap opera to remain in Port Charles.

Wright is the fourth actress to play Carly, following in the footsteps of the OG Carly, Sarah Brown, Tamara Brown, and Jennifer Bransford. In fact, Laura left her major role on Guiding Light as Cassie Layne Winslow to take over the role of Bobbie Spencer’s (the late Jackie Zeman) complex daughter in November of 2005. Now almost 21 years later, Laura has made Carly her own and has delivered memorable performance after memorable performance throughout her run.

When a fans commented on X, “Can I just say if you ever leave General Hospital as Carly I will stop watching the show. I honestly have loved you and think that you are the best person to play Carly,” Laura Wright jumped in to the thread and assured her and other GH fans, that she has no plans to go anywhere else.

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LAURA WRIGHT STAYING PUT AT GENERAL HOSPITAL AND FANS ARE HAPPY SHE’S STICKING AROUND

Laura expressed, “I’m not going anywhere, just signed a new contract!!!” Since she made her public statement, many GH fans were thrilled with the news with comments such as: I would’ve been devastated if you weren’t sticking around. You’ve truly made Carly your own after so many years, ” and Happy to hear this, I always enjoy #GH more when Carly is on,” plus “So glad you’re sticking around as Carly. Love Carly and can’t wait for more #Caradine and #Jarly”

One fans hopes Laura will be on for years to come a la Jane Elliot’s tenure as Tracy Quartermaine saying, “Awesome. It’s so fun getting to see the full life of a character. Hope you stick around for many more years. I think Carly will be a hoot in her Tracy Quartermaine era.”

Laura Wright’s road to General Hospital started back on ABC’s Loving when she first played  Allison “Ally” Rescott on Loving (1991 to 1995) and then its spinoff The City (1995 to 1997). She later joined Guiding Light as Cassie, who was revealed to be the sister of Reva Shayne played by Kim Zimmer. She played the part from 1997-2005. From then on its been all GH scoring a Lead Actress Daytime Emmy win in 2011, along with eight total nominations throughout her daytime career.

Currently, Carly is involved in a romance with Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart), but it’s on shaky ground with Anna Devane back in the picture not so happy to see the two canoodling, and Carly having been warned by Sonny that Valentin is not trustworthy.

However, after seeing Laura’s post that she has signed on to stay at GH, James Patrick Stuart commented on X  reacted by stating, “Phew!”

So, happy to hear Laura has re-signed with General Hospital and will continue her role as Carly Spencer? Let us know via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Willow Feels The Effects of Jacinda’s Drugs; Josslyn Find Out She’s CEO of Jasper Jacks Enterprises

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On the Friday, August 7, episode of General Hospital, Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) unknowingly has put her children Amelia and Wiley in danger, Drew (Cameron Mathison) and Ava (Maura West) appear to be in collusion against Sonny, and Josslyn (Eden McCoy) and Hudson (Troy Lennon Appel) get off to a rocky start (which as you know in soaps could be a love match down the line!).

Here’s what went down as most of the action took place at the Metro Court pool area: First, Josslyn meets with Hudson, who reveals himself to be none other than the VP of Operations for JJE (Jasper Jacks Enterprises). Hudson tells Josslyn he was sent to Port Charles from Australia, while her dad was sailing around the world as he had named her the new CEO of his company.

Josslyn immediately puts her foot down and tells Hudson she is not accepting the position. He asks, why? She informs him that she works as a WSB agent. Hudson seems stunned and his interest is piqued.

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HUDSON DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF JOSSLYN

In turn, they get into a tiff, where Hudson is annoyed that he flew all the way around the world and wasted his time. Meanwhile, Josslyn is annoyed that her father didn’t even bother to ask her if she wanted to run the company. In the end, Josslyn tells Hudson to get her a list of qualified candidates, one of which she can sign the company over to.  She then storms off.

However, Hudson spots Ava Jerome, whom he knows was speaking with Ethan in Norway, and who knows about Ethan’s involvement with baby Phoebe. Ava is busy talking with Drew on how they mutual disdain of Sonny, and it should be the driving force for them to work together to take him down. Ava wants no more threats over her head of having Avery taken away from her by her father. Drew is all ears!

Michael (Rory Gibson) meets up at the pool with Jacinda. She shows him the restraining order that Willow got from the courts against her to stay away from the children. Michael promises to get his lawyers to fight it.

However, Michael knows something is up when Jacinda said, “Willow is about to make a public mistake,” hoping that pills she put in Willow’s iced coffee have begun to spin the congresswoman out of control. Michael demanded to know what Jacinda had done to Willow.

Josslyn

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WILLOW’S ABOUT TO GO FOR A DANGEROUS DRIVE

Elsewhere at Nina’s, Willow got a surprise when Amelia and Wiley showed up. Now, she will have them for the afternoon and decides they are going to have fun day. After a slight scare when Wiley picked up her iced coffee, Willow told her son to put down the drink because it has caffeine in it. However, then Willow began to drink it herself unaware that Jacinda spiked it with drugs.

In the final moments of the episode, Willow’s behavior changes as she is now over-excited about taking the kids to the arcade. A drugged Willow grabs her car keys, and she and Amelia and Wiley head out to the car. We fade to black.

So, did you feel on-screen chemistry between Hudson and Josslyn? Do you like Drew and Ava teaming up? Do you think Willow gets into a car accident with Amelia and Wiley in the car, which in turn, will kick Jacinda to the curb with Michael? Share your thoughts on what happens next and more in the comment section below. But first for some clues, take a look at the General Hospital preview that aired for Monday’s August 10th episode during the closing of today’s GH.

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