General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: The Davis Girls Have a Night Out and Learn Molly Can’t Conceive a Child
The newest configuration of the Davis sisters alongside their mom, Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn), was on full display on Thursday’s episode of General Hospital.
While Holiday Mia Kriegel has stepped into the role of Molly (while Haley Pullos is away dealing with the aftermath of her car collision and serious legal woes) it looks like the soap opera may finally be starting to move the needle forward on Molly’s fertility struggle storyline.
During the episode, the women gather at a Port Charles nail salon. Molly is late arriving and when she shows up, she has champagne in-hand and seemingly ready for a party. When the subject of Molly’s medical issues come up, she warns Kristina (Kate Mansi) to back off. As Kristina continues to get the truth out of Molly and tells her to let them help her with whatever is going on, Molly finally tells her mother and her sisters that her eggs are not viable and she can never have a biological child. Next, she storms out, but returns and offers up an apology.
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Just then, big sister Sam (Kelly Monaco) asks Molly if she’s considered surrogacy or adoption. Molly comments back that she isn’t ready to look into that or deal with it. Alexis gives Molly a hug and says she will be there for her, whatever she needs.
To take their minds off their problems, the women decide to head to the Savoy, not knowing that TJ (Tajh Bellow) is also there giving Marshall (Robert Gossett) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) the lowdown on Molly’s trouble to conceive a child with him.
What do you think of this current iteration of the Davis girls with Kate Mansi, Holiday Mia Kriegel, Kelly Monaco and Nancy Lee Grahn? Do you like their on-screen interactions thus far? After watching today’s episode are you convinced more than ever that somewhere along the line, and soon, Kristina will offer to carrying a baby to term for her sister? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
The most uninteresting, boring “quartette” ever!! The weirdos.
Here we go again with the bad recasting and terrible storylines. I don’t like new Molly and her storyline. I think it was a terrible idea to give Alexis new love interest a disease. If this keeps up, I will totally stop watching.
So sick and tired of fans like you that threaten to stop watching over every little thing. It’s no wonder Head Writer Chris Van Etten said they never read fan opinions on the internet. You give us all a bad name.
Hey, John—Agreed—nuMolly is insipid and is not making an impact—I wouldn’t stop watching because of her. I mute her ad I do nuTtina.
I will stop watching (not that it matters to anyone—who am I, right??) if the show turns politically partisan again. The way Kristina was talking about her big plans may cause agitation for some, albeit I love Kate—-we shall see how her version of the character unfolds and develops.
Agree with you about Gregory; what an absolutely horrible idea to give him a disease. And not just any old disease, one of THE most horrific ones imaginable. I’m not sure what their definition of escapism is but this isn’t it.
There are some very basic, fundamental problems with this story that really have nothing to do with the story itself. Please allow me to categorize them.
1) In order for a story like this to work, viewers really need to like, care about, and be invested in the characters involved. That really cannot be said here.
Viewers have a love / hate relationship with Alexis, who is essentially the matriarch of all the drama.
Kristina has been a rarely-seen, ill-defined, hot mess of a character. She has flip flopped between men and women, and just appears fickle and immature.
Molly has changed from a perky, idealistic teenager to a surly, arrogant lawyer who is suddenly hysterically needing to have a baby when just a few months ago she had expressed NO interest in having a child whatsoever.
Sam, who will also play a vital role in all of this, is another polarizing character that some viewers love, while others love to hate.
The Likability Flag is flying at about half mast here.
2) This was done in a major story just 10 years ago with Lulu and Maxie. It was a year plus major umbrella story that most viewers remember very well. Of course soaps are repetitive and 10 years can be a long time. But still it is a very heavy, very memorable topic.
3) The recasts!! This is a major story involving two fairly major characters who are both being played by recasts. A returning viewer could be looking at the screen and ask themselves “Who are these girls?”
I never had any real attachment to Lexi Ainsworth. Not because of anything she did; but rather it’s that I don’t like Sonny. I don’t care for how the writers have written Kristina over the years either. She has been wildly inconsistent and her sporadic appearances and comings and goings have not helped. I am perfectly fine with Kate Mansi in the role.
Whereas Valentini gets frothy and excited when he manages to hire a “name” from another soap, viewers generally don’t. Not all fans know that Kate Mansi is an Emmy winning actress from another soap. Nor do they care. All they care about is that they are seeing some interloper playing their beloved Kristina.
I could live with this Molly in the role. To be honest, Molly would not be a hard role to recast. But in this story, with her as the centre of it, you do need someone the viewers can root for and want to see have a child.
4) The writing. Any stories that are springing up during the Writer’s Strike are going to be affected in some way. So far, this one has been pretty heavy handed. A story like this requires nuance, subtlety, and balance. You need to be able to root for both of the characters when the inevitable happens and Kristina wants to claim the baby. But judging by how these writers have handled the Nina Carly debacle and made it so laughably one-sided, I am not sure if this is a story they are equipped to tell in all its complexity.
5) The girl playing Molly, whether warranted or not, is facing serious backlash due to her recent drunken antics that injured people. That is having an effect on how viewers see the character of Molly, there by reducing sympathy forthe character.
I think the show has to proceed VERY carefully with this story because all things considered, it could be an epic fail!!
Johnny…I like Alexis, mainly when she was wearing her lawyer hat. But I never have warmed up to her girls, no matter who was playing their parts. Especially Kristina. And don’t you think the baby stories get overdone? From Willow, Sasha, B&B’s over the years, and most recently Sally/Adam from Y&R.
I would normally be squirming like a kid reading such a long comment—But, golly gee, Johnny—you managed to keep my interest piqued.
I cannot get into this foursome. I like Kate very much—never liked Lexi—
I love Haley and miss her—nuMolly is rubbing me the wrong way—she does not fit in. It could be her height? Compared to the rest of her family, she sticks out like a sore thumb.
I could care less about any of their storylines—
This new interest of Kristina’s smells of politics. I hope the writers don’t go there—it will be bye-bye for me.
You have a very interestingly unique style of writing!! Love it!!
Totally agree!!!
Nobody cares about medical jargon stories. Boring. It’s time for a mob war of shootouts and explosions of life and death stakes. Entertaining. Bring back Jason, Cyrus, and Alcazar to go with Sonny and Wu.
Jason can stay dead, and I’m over the mob violence, especially in today’s world. It’s too much. A lot more would like the “medical jargon stories” you seem to find boring. I’d much rather watch a hospital-focused <i>General Hospital</i>, which it should have always been, instead of a dark, mob-focused canvas.
Not me; I have no desire to watch characters suffer and deteriorate and have no future…what horribly depressing stories.
Fans want Action. Not dialogue. It’s a proven fact that mob heavy weeks draw better ratings than doctors trying to diagnose a disease. GH would’ve never seen the 80’s if it didn’t transition away from the BORING hospital drama of the 70’s to the danger adventure era. Who cares about the name of a show? You write what is entertaining! Mob is fast paced. Hospital is slow paced.
Agree; I HATE the medical stories! I don’t know why anyone would like them. Some think because the word “hospital” is in the title we should be “entertained” by one fatal disease, depressing story after another. It’s horrible. I’ll take the WSB, the mob, Victor’s cray cray, etc any day over disease stories. I’d love Alcazar to come back…
The Kristina recast was for this storyline, though… and the Molly recast was out of their hands. Material was written and set to be filmed, so they had very short-time to recast and continue telling the story. It’s how daytime works.
Alexis is a beloved character; always was. The only viewers who now hate her are the ones who hate Nancy Grahn for being the outspoken champion of decency, and who take personally her condemnation of all things pathological and diabolical that have possessed the GOP cult since the orange left his reality show to sit on what he thought was his forever-throne.
I love nuMolly. Haley Pullos comes off as self-absorbed and shallow in her personal life (whatever of it could be gleaned from her “hot” selfies one after another on social media), and her screaming about her $400 shirt upon being rescued after almost killing someone. Molly’s (as played by her) nasal whine was cringe-worthy and I hated that Molly was getting a story…until now! I really like the recast (though they need to have her stand in a sunken floor when talking to her “sisters” or have them stand on boxes, lol; one or the other would solve the drastic height difference. But she’s very pretty and can act, so I’m hoping they keep her.
I really liked Lexi and I don’t believe for a moment she was planning on leaving. It’s actually more difficult for me to get used to Kate Mansi as Kristina then it is for me to get used to Holiday Mia Kriegel as Molly (for the reasons I’ve given), and I think she and “TJ” look great together. And I’m sooooo grateful Holiday doesn’t try to emulate the whine. She comes off as a much more polished, sophisticated, young, professional…
I know it takes a while for recasts to blend in comfortably with existing cast (notable exceptions for me were the wonderful Billy Miller’s Y&R entrance back in 2008 as Billy Abbott and both Michael Muhney and Mark Grossman, both terrific as Adam Newman). But…this group just isn’t clicking for me yet. Maybe it’s because I had little interest in Christina before and even less in Molly. Maybe a little longer?
Sosphound,
You said it all for me. To me they were just part of the show to tolerate. I have little to no interest in either of them. I love Nancy/Alexis and want more for her but she’s totally wasted in her role. She was great when she could go toe to toe with her good buddy Diane or some other Attorney.
By the way, Violet, hasn’t Diane been a kick lately? I love that she seems to be the only person not intimidated by Tracy! Tracy’s behavior of late is also troubling. Gleefully blackmailing your own granddaughter? Sick! And how can she not like Chase? Has the woman no eyes or pulse?
I think it’s weird that NuKristina has yet to have a scene w/ her dad, Its really odd that it’s taking forever what’s up with that? tempMoll, it’s hard to invest because will the original Haley Pullos return? I hope the actress comes out of the mess she’s legally in right now, it’s really so nothing but positive energy her way.
NuK hasn’t had scenes with Sonny because Lexi and Maurice had palpable on screen chemistry and Frank is hoping if he waits long enough fans will forget that when they finally share the screen.
For me, it’s more important to establish Kate Mansi within the “Davis girls” group before exploring elsewhere, where she will naturally fit in.
No, it isn’t. Kristina is a Corinthos. She needs to be with her father Sonny. She needs to be with her brothers Dante and Michael. She needs to be with her sisters Avery, Donna, and Joss. She needs to be with her future stepmother Nina. She needs be with her sister in law Willow. She needs to be with her nephews Rocco and Wiley. She needs to be with her niece Amelia. She needs to be with her Cousin Spencer. Kristina has triple the connections to Sonny than Alexis. It’s her family.
It’s not a guarantee that Pullos will return; I personally hope she doesn’t. I much prefer the recast.
Let’s be honest, this was definitely a chemisty test in disguise to see if Kate Mansi and Holiday Mia Kriegel are viable replacements, nothing more to it.
You’re probably right, Remy. And for me, the experiment was even less successful than THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. I’ve felt more comfortable at the DMV.
Stop ruining Nina to try to get us to cheer for Carly.
*So* many characters are being propped for Carly and to highlight the role… it’s defening.
Thanks for that, Carlyispropped—I’ve only been watering for a handful of years, yet my first impression of Carly still stands—-I loathe her:: let me count the ways-she feels entitled—-she’s a hypocrite—she has no humility—she’s self-centered—do as I say and not as I do—she had slept with all three Quartermaine brothers and then some—-AND, her mother’s husband—she has neither dignity nor integrity—she does not set a good motherly example for her daughters.—she’s a criminal—-she has no class.
Nonetheless, the most offensive retrogressive part of her is her lack of fashion sense—frumpy.
TPTB are really putting Nina through the meat-grinder. She committed no crime here. But, “they” are availing themselves of every ploy to make her look like the scum of the earth.
For what? You’re right to assume it’s done to uplift Carly—I also think it goes deeper than that. The end game is to reunite the two misfits; Carly and Sonny!!
Word to the writers: please leave Nina alone.. k??
Nina is a snake. You may not like Carly but both actresses are good to invoke such strong reactions. That simply means they’re doing their job. I love Carly. She’s a lot of things, but one thing she’s got on her side is loyalty. Nina truly only cares about Nina. She let Peter burn down her friends bar and never alerted anyone to the danger he brought to them. All that to keep her secret. And left Ned to drown. So with that.. She’s no good either.
We like whom we like. Carly is a snake. So much trauma , caused by Carly, could have been avoided where Willow is concerned. Not divulging her true parentage was spiteful and evil. I don’t care how many excuses she pulls out of her criminal head.
Yes, agreed—they’re both amazing actresses to educe so much emotional responses from the viewers.
Bottom line? I hope Nina comes forward and confesses ——she’s a snitch. Not a criminal . I want her liaison with Sonny to end— that’s the only way to truncate this unearthly engagement. Maybe it could work on Mars. They look ridiculous. Actually, Sonny looks weird with anyone.
I know, Celia. Now he’s setting himself up as a surrogate dad to Sasha and even THAT seems forced. And Carly selling that white elephant of a house is going to garner more real estate news than the arrival of the Statue of Liberty. One important question: Will that bowl full of moss be included in the purchase price or put up for auction?
You are a bright, “starshining” gift!! I dedicate the uplifting hippie song to you: “ Goid Morning Starshine”—
Plus, sending you a million hugs and kisses —and a heartfelt HaHaHaHa.
I’ve wondered about that bug-trap mods thingy since we first had an expansively/tiny ( pardon the oxymoron)look at that kitchen sitting in that supposedly mammoth mansion.
Do the servants have separate living and cooking quarters with a huge kitchen to accommodate such a powerful, immense figure such a Ms Carly? Poor Sasha-cornered by Gladys and Sonny—now, add that salivating psychiatrist who needs to be thoroughly psycho-analyzed himself.
Pardon the typos—Ciao, bella!!
As a former snake, I really have to take exception to being compared to Nina.
Nina is the LAST person on GH who is a “snake.” Carly is the most fitting for that description and has been since she first arrived on the scene over 25 years ago; hasn’t changed except that she had kids and is older. She’s hypocritical, vindictive, judgmental, invasive, intrusive, and lacks the ability for self-reflection and recognition of her wrongs. She rationalizes every horrible thing she does…
Carly is loyal? Tell that to Jax, the father of her daughter, the man she cheated on while she was engaged to him, who remarried Sonny even after Sonny tried to kill Jax and another time had him deported. I’m thinking stealing your mother’s husband isn’t the epitome of loyalty either.
Nina didn’t “let Peter burn down her friend’s bar” and she did alert Dr. O that he was in Nixon Falls so that he and his threats would be dealt with. If you recall, Peter threatened to have James kidnapped if Nina alerted the police, which is WHY Nina called her aunt Liesl instead.
This is not the first time Carly has come between a parent and his or her child. She needs to stop inserting herself into others parent/child relationships and needs to pay for the ones she has. If there’s any snake in Port Charles it’s Carly.
And “left Ned to drown?” You mean when she immediately took out her phone to call for help, looked up and saw Tracy already on the phone and saw nufakeDrew doing CPR? Is that how she “left him” to drown? OMG; That statement was funny! (But you didn’t mean it to be, did you? smh, lol.) Though not as funny as Ned gleefully running to “tattle” on Nina and then trip on that towel! Hilarious scene; played it over a few times.
Celia, my dear, how I suffered the other day when Miss Clumpy Heels gave Sam her “I am Carly, hear me roar” speech. Who knew selling a house the audience rarely sees could inspire a new wave of solidarity in Port Charles? And why does every little thing she or Sonny does warrant so many unnecessary scenes? And now Carly and Sam are BFFs… they’re going to have to rewrite the book on unholy alliances!
You never cease to entertain me—I am really confused, though—I was under the impression that Carly was Sam’s ( who also gets to me to infinity) nemesis. Unholy is right/-well, what can I say—-once you share sleeping with brothers, the unholy alliance id already in the works.
This is the same Sam who could not tell the difference between Jason and Drew in bed. Go figure. I would think everyone has his/her “style” of lovemaking—i wouldn’t know—-but, who bought that risible and farcical idea?
Again, pardon the typos—-the kids are pressing me—-going to the beach—-Oh, yeah—not!!
Beyond the Gates
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Tops With 18, ‘Beyond the Gates’ With 16
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the full list of nominees for the upcoming 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, and it was CBS daytime’s The Young and the Restless and broadcast television newest soap opera, Beyond the Gates that racked up the most nominations with 18 and 16, respectively.
The full reveal on Tuesday follows the announcement of several major categories including Lead Actor and Actress on Monday via Extra and Entertainment Tonight and The View today revealing Daytime Drama Series and more.
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmys ceremony is set to take place on Friday, October 30 at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.
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In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS expressed, “We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television, As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
“Each year, the Daytime Emmy Awards celebrate the creativity, passion, and dedication that drive this vibrant community of storytellers,” said Rachel Schwartz, Head of the Daytime Emmy Awards. “Congratulations to this year’s nominees, whose work continues to entertain, inspire and connect with audiences every day. We look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements in Hollywood this October.”
The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of genres, including daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional and legal/courtroom programming.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Gold & Silver Circle Inductees, and ceremony host will be announced at a later date.
Now below, check out the nominees in the daytime drama, talk show, entertainment news series and creative arts categories and congratulations to all!
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Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Stacy Haiduk (as Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives
Karla Mosley (as Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Michelle Stafford (as Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless
Heather Tom (as Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful
Tamara Tunie (as Anita Williams Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Eric Braeden (as Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless
Steve Burton (as Jason Morgan), General Hospital
Scott Clifton (as Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye (as Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful
Christian Jules Le Blanc (as Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Linsey Godfrey (as Sarah Horton), Days of Our Lives
Camryn Grimes (as Mariah Copeland), The Young and the Restless
Beth Maitland (as Traci Abbott), The Young and the Restless
Trisha Mann-Grant (as Leslie Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Amanda Setton (as Brook Lynn Quartermaine), General Hospital
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Sean Dominic (as Nate Hastings), The Young and the Restless
Timon Kyle Durrett (as Bill Hamilton), Beyond the Gates
Michael Graziadei (as Daniel Romalotti), The Young and the Restless
Roger Howarth (as Matt Clark), The Young and the Restless
Mike Manning (as Bradley “Smitty” Smith), Beyond the Gates
Lawrence Saint-Victor (as Carter Walton), The Bold and the Beautiful
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Braedyn Bruner (as Emma Scorpio-Drake), General Hospital
Al Calderon (as Javier Hernandez), Days of Our Lives
Alice Halsey (as Rachel Black), Days of Our Lives
Giovanni Mazza (as Gio Palmieri), General Hospital
Ambyr Michelle (as Eva Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Arielle Prepetit (as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Jasmine Burke (as June Hughes), Beyond the Gates
Jeff Kober (as Cyrus Renault), General Hospital
Eva LaRue (as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez), General Hospital
Christopher Sean (as Paul Narita), Days of Our Lives
Ray Wise (as Ian Ward), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
3rd Hour of TODAY
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Live With Kelly and Mark
TODAY With Jenna & Friends
The View
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro, The View
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri
Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra
Outstanding Daytime Personality (Daily)
Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri Seymour, Extra
Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight
Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood
Star Jones & Corey Jovan, Divorce Court
Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood — An Entertainment Tonight Special
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Working In the Theatre
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
Have Guitar Will Travel World
The Kelly Clarkson Show Episode 5033
Let Frankie Cook,” Getting the Band Back Together
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 104
The Bold and the Beautiful,” Episode 9511
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”
The Jennifer Hudson Show, ” Episode 4041
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
General Hospital, Episode 15719
The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Episode 5033
The Young and the Restless,” Episode 13273
So, what do you think of the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations? Who are you happy to see receive a nomination and who do you think was snubbed? Weigh-in via the comment section.
General Hospital
‘General Hospital’s’ Steve Burton Shares Reaction to His Lead Actor Daytime Emmy Nomination, ‘It Was to Honor Leslie Charleson’
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award nominations kicked-off on Monday with the announcements of four major categories including, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Actor, and among the nominees is General Hospital’s Steve Burton (Jason Morgan).
Burton is already a two-time Daytime Emmy winner in the Supporting Actor category for his roles as GH’s Jason and his turn as Dylan McAvoy on Y&R. However, Steve is yet to win in the Lead Actor category and he has received 11 nominations along the way in his daytime career.
Following the reveal that he is a 2026 Daytime Emmy nominee, he and his GH co-star, podcast co-host and comedy show partner, Bradford Anderson (Spinelli) taped a special edition of their That’s Awesome podcast just featuring Burton’s reaction to the news.
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FOR LESLIE CHARLESON
Steve expressed, “I know it’s such a cliche to say, ‘I’m just so honored to be nominated.’ But truly, I’m so grateful to be nominated, so grateful to just be on the show off and on for 30 plus years and to be nominated with the guys in my category. Just to get the opportunity. Frank (Valentini, executive producer, GH) texted me right away. I was just like, ‘Thank you for the opportunity to get to do what I do.'”
Taking in the moment, Burton thanked those who helped him select the material for his nominated reel. “Unless you win, you don’t get to say things. So. I’m going just say a few things: Elizabeth Korte (co-head writer, GH) helped me a lot with the material, (as did) Michelle Henry, who’s a producer on the show, Laura Wright (Carly, GH), and then my wife Michelle (Lundstrom). I believe it was Jill Phelps who told me that when A Martinez felt like he had a great show or great scenes, he would mark it down. So, when Emmy time comes, you have all the show numbers written down, and you don’t have to think about it, because that’s half the battle (finding the material).
Burton explained how meaningful this nomination is for him, because of playing the scenes of Jason losing Monica, and his closeness with the late, great Leslie Charleson.
“The nomination’s an amazing thing, and it’s beautiful, but really it’s to honor Leslie Charleson. A lot of my material was because of her, and how I started on the show as a Quartermaine, it just means a ton,” shared Burton. “Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH) has obviously has been instrumental, and I’ve said it from day one and I’ll shout it from the rooftops. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here, and to be working with the people that we work with is incredible.”
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SHOULD JOHN OLIVER BE NAMED HOST OF THE DAYTIME EMMYS?
During the end of his conversation with Anderson, Steve suggested that the host of the Daytime Emmy should be Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver, who recently guest starred as the head of the WSB named Z on General Hospital, and is soon to show up on Days of Our Lives in a mystery role in August.
Thus far, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has not revealed their host for the upcoming ceremony to be held on October 30 in a venue to be named in Hollywood, California.
You can watch Steve sharing his reaction to receiving his 2026 Lead Actor Daytime Emmy nomination below on a special segment on the That’s Awesome podcast.
Now let us know, are you glad that Steve chose scenes surrounding Jason mourning the loss of the woman that raised him, Monica Quartermaine for his Emmy reel? What do you think of John Oliver as a suggestion to host the Daytime Emmys? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason Reconnects with Danny; Tristan Roberts Arrives in Port Charles, Lots of Nods to #16
General Hospital’s 16,000th episode was packed with little reminders through points in today’s script that the ABC daytime drama series has set another milestone and it paved the way for the return of fan favorite and newly nominated Daytime Emmy Lead Actor nominee Steve Burton (Jason Morgan). The 16,000th episode also introduced viewers to the new surgeon in Port Charles Dr. Tristan Roberts played by Dean Geyer.
Here are the key takeaways and what went down on the July 13 episode: Tristan and Jason are seated next to each other on a plane heading to Port Charles. Throughout the flight, a beaten up Jason has flashbacks to being thrown into, and being held captive in a cell and tortured. It appears Jason is suffering from some form of PTSD from what he was put through after being dragged out of Port Charles by the WSB months ago.
As the plane prepares to land, Tristan tells Jason there would be a car waiting for him once they land and to enjoy the rest of his life. Later, Tristan arrives at the nurses and doctors hub at GH and approaches Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst). He tells her his name and that he is the new surgeon on staff.
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A REUNION PLUS A HEAD NURSE DEFENDS SONNY
Meanwhile, at the end of the episode, Jason is outside the Quartermaine boathouse looking bewildered when he runs into Danny (Asher Antonyzyn), who is so thrilled to see his father, and the two hugs each other as tears are shed.
Elsewhere, Elizabeth tells Sonny (Maurice Benard) that he thinks its a great idea for him to get the 16th seat on the hospital board, but when it comes times to convince Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) of that, things go awry when Tracy, Laura and Sonny try to work things out. After Tracy launches into Sonny about killing Alan and Monica’s son AJ, Sonny walks away dejected.
Next, Sonny runs into Elizabeth, where he informs her what happened with Tracy. So what’s a head nurse to do? Elizabeth marches into the conference room and reminds Tracy of all the different donations and ways Sonny has contributed to the hospital from the Stone Cates AIDS wing, to the Michael Corinthos Center for Pediatric Head Injuries as well as his constant support each year for the GH Nurses’ Ball.
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WSB WAR SCARS
Then, in one of the best parts for longtime fans of the series, Elizabeth talks about her legendary grandparents, Audrey and Steve Hardy and she tells Tracy they would have wanted Sonny to have a seat on the board for all the good that he has done for the hospital. After Elizabeth states Sonny’s case, things took a turn and Tracy and Sonny wound up shaking hands as Sonny is board member #16.
In the how great was it to see Anna (Finola Hughes) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) together scenes department, the pick-up of last Friday’s cliffhanger is played out as the two former lovers fill each other in on what has gone down in their lives in the last several months including Valentin admitting he had been living in Carly’s attic, and Anna realizing she was kidnapped by Cullum, Sidwell and Cassius Faison. During their conversation, Anna sees the hallucination of Peter August (Wes Ramsey) right while Valentin is standing there.
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Later Anna was on her way to saying goodbye to Valentin, when the two share an emotional hug. After Valentin made his exit, Peter reappeared and warned Anna to not let Valentin distract her because she has important work to do. Anna answers, “I know.”
So, what did you think of General Hospital’s 16,000 episode? What do you think is wrong with Jason? What is the important “work” that Anna has to do? Were you glad to see Sonny get a seat on the hospital board, or not so much. Weigh-in via the comment section. But first, check out the scenes on Jason and Tristan’s long flight to Port Charles.
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