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‘General Hospital’s’ Steve Burton Weighs-In On Ethan Becoming Sonny’s Enforcer and Danny Joining the Mob

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Since Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) was dragged away and taken into custody by the WSB, paving the way for two-time Daytime Emmy winner Steve Burton’s current hiatus for the show, on-screen Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) seems to be making some changes in his organization since he does not know if Jason will ever return, and he needs a right-hand man.

Enter the return of Ethan Lovett (Nathan Dean) who showed up at Sonny’s asking for a job. While Ric Lansing (Rick Hearst) does not trust Ethan one bit, Sonny believes Ethan would not betray him since he is Luke Spencer’s son and Sonny and Luke were very close. However, Ethan is always playing a con and thus far, viewers are trying to determine just who he is ultimately working for?

In addition, on recent episode of the ABC soap opera, Jason’s son Danny Morgan (Asher Antonyzyn) went to Sonny and told him he wants to join the mob. Danny wants to find his dad, who is believed to be somewhere in Europe, perhaps at Steinmauer Maximum Security prison, but wants to bring down Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and those responsible for doing this to his dad.

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Now on the latest episode of the That’s Awesome Podcast with Steve and Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), the two chat on how Steve feels about Ethan becoming an enforcer, and Danny getting into the mob, especially since Burton revealed, he will be officially returning to General Hospital this coming June. That means, viewers should be on the lookout for Steve on-screen on the ABC soap opera come sometime in July or by latest August.

MARRIED TO THE MOB

Burton expressed, “Sonny needed somebody to step up and step in. I don’t know what the intentions are. I would say the number one thing if you’re going to be training somebody is first and foremost, loyalty. You got to have it or you don’t, and most people don’t. That’s where you get into this thing of Danny going into the business.”

“Obviously, Jason wouldn’t want Danny in the business,” clarified Steve. “But, if you’re talking about this ‘business’, this would be the next natural (progression), I’m saying from a character standpoint, if his (Danny’s), acclimation is to go, ‘Hey, I want to be in this business,” and there’s a few different things here going on. Reading a lot of books about this world, this industry. there’s different roles in these businesses.”

Steve explained further the drama and complications that exist if Danny and Ethan in the mob as to how Jason handled his job. “Jason had a specific role, I do multiple things for Sonny. Granted, the enforcer part in this situation is, we need it. Sonny needs protection.  If there’s something that needs to be done that there’s a little resistance you’re enforcing. But usually it’s defensive. You’re protecting the household, you’re protecting the family from external things.”

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

When talk turned back to Danny, Steve definitely sees the logic of Danny stepping into a role like his dad did. “Danny is a tough one. Jason wouldn’t want that to be, but it would be a natural thing for him to be in the business, because you have loyalty, because you can teach. No parent would ever want their kid to be going into that kind of role,” said Burton. “Butl if you’re telling story on a soap, it’s really interesting. And to see that kind of young buck energy where he’s like, ‘I want to prove myself. I want to prove myself to my dad.’ Well, that’s what I did. That’s what my character did years ago for Sonny.”

So, do you think Ethan will wind up being a true enforcer for Sonny and taking Jason’s place for go? Will Danny end up in the mob? What did you think about Steve Burton’s thoughts on the matter? Let us know via the comment section below. But first, check out the latest episode of That’s Awesome with Steve and Bradford below.

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I’m getting tired of the WSB. Danny is a young teen who I don’t take seriously as an actor at all! Too many characters in the show.

Send Danny off to college in another state please. Too many characters on the show and the WSB stories are getting tiresome!

With all due respect, Steve Burton doesn’t need to weigh in on this. He is on a break. His character is on a break. Let us respect the break which has received so much attention. I have a pet peeve about actors publicly “weighing in” on storylines. Laura Wright also frequently engages in such silliness. Let us leave it to the writers, shall we?

Maybe the show is okay with the actors and actresses “weighing in” on their stories because viewers/fans in a way may feel that they have a connection to the actresses and actors who portray the characters they know and care about,As for Steve Burton, even though he’s taken a break from GH it makes sense that he wants to keep up on what’s going on story-wise while his character is off-screen so that when does return to filming he’ll be up-to-date on what happened while he was gone.

You’ve been singing the same song for a long time now.

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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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