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GENERAL HOSPITAL: The Letter
Monday’s cliffhanger for General Hospital, may finally move the needle in the relationship of Trina (Tabyana Ali) and Spencer (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) … or will it?
Fans of #Sprina are hoping that Tuesday’s episode will bring with it, at least, Trina learning Spencer’s true feelings for her, before he goes back to prison.
The tense final moments of Monday’s GH came about when Trina was being a thrown a party at the Savoy – after all the charges were dropped against for the viral video of Cam (William Lipton) and Joss (Eden McCoy) having sex, when it was really Esme (Avery Pohl) who did the dirty deed.
At the celebration, Trina’s not thrilled to see a dressed-up Spencer show up at the party. With the letter he penned for Trina in his sport coat pocket, he tells Trina he wanted to see her before he serves his time in Pentonville.
Trina is taking a tough stance with Spencer. While he tells her they are friends, Trina says she needs time, even though he came forward in the trial and risked his freedom for her. She tells Spencer she wants what’s best for him, and after they hug, she goes back to enjoy her evening with Rory (Michael Blake Kruse).
Wanting to move their relationship along, and after Rory invites Trina to a police officer banquet, she says she does’t want to be so cautious anymore in her life, and the two seem to be getting much closer.
Cameron sees Spencer sitting alone at a corner table at the party and sees him with the letter. Spencer admits he wrote it as an apology to Trina and to let her know how he really feels about her. However, after talking with her and seeing Trina and Rory, he decides he’s not going to give her the letter.
Cameron expresses that Trina deserves the truth and to let her decide what she wants in her life. After all, Spencer admits he loves Trina in the letter.
Later, as Spencer exits the party, he drops the letter in front of Trina, and she gets to it first! With it in hand, she asks Spencer, what is this? He looks on shocked and worried of what to do next.
So, will Spencer get the letter back in his possession before Trina reads it? Will Trina open it after Spencer runs out? Will Trina read it with Spencer present, or … could the letter somehow end up in Rory’s hands and he hides the letter from Trina and she will never know the truth, and Spencer will think she knows, and doesn’t love him back? Share your theories in the comment section below.
But first, in case you missed it, check out our recent video interview with Tabyana Ali and Brooke Kerr (Portia) where they talk all things Sprina and more.
I really dislike these “tell him/her you love him/her before it’s too late” scenarios, followed by a series of misunderstandings…so manipulative. I adore Spencer but nuTrina is a better match with Rory, chemistry-wise. So I really am not invested in “the letter” except it reminds to rewatch the classic Bette Davis movie of the same name. Now THAT’S a story!
HaHa—That’s exactly what my grandmother said, Soaphound—“The lettah; where’s the lettah Petah? —give me the lettah, Petah!!”,
I am not feeling it. That letter scene was so idiotic. What I got out of it? Appreciating yummy Spencer’s face and Trina’s dress.
Since Rory’s probably going to be transferring from the PCPD to Chicago in the near future, they might as well pull the plug on that whole thing now.
Maybe Spence can be the one who helps Trina pick up the pieces when she inevitably finds out that Taggert ain’t her daddy.
She’s going to be even more upset when she finds out that Curtis her real dad may have passed on his dad’s mental problem, which I’ve never believed the man has. I always felt he was misdiagnosed, though I don’t know how taking the meds for something like that would effect you if you didn’t need them. I also think Auntie needs to come clean and tell them what really happened to the divorce papers. I thought she had more integrity.
I don’t think it’s “lack of integrity” on Stella’s part. Remember that she had a stroke right in the middle of Kelly’s Diner when she was supposed to be dropping off the signed divorce papers at the court house.
Neurological injuries often have some impact on a mortal memory, so Stella had forgotten all about the papers, until yesterday when the announcement of the impending Curtis & Portia wedding. It’s possible that she’s not completely sure of her memories…. or she’s hesitant about how exactly to break the news to her nephew that he can’t get married just yet. Stella, being a devoutly religious woman, will no doubt do the right thing soon, and not run the risk of meeting me in the afterlife, by being responsible for her nephew committing bigamy.
Satan
Everything you say is right but she DID have another recollection of taking the papers when she first visited Curtis and Portia’s new house. I was just assuming she had now fully remembered the whole incident. Now, Iam really g9ing to say something crazy, but have you or anyone noticed Portia’s giggle/squeal she does? It’s driving me nuts!
The latest ratings are out for the week of October 26-30, 2026 and the big takeaways include: that CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates was separated by only 23,000 viewers behind third place (of the soaps) General Hospital! For the last several weeks, Beyond the Gates has been closing the gap on this year’s winner for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and continuing to best GH in the key demos.
According to the latest Nielsen ratings breakdown from Soap Opera Network, the final week of October brought Beyond the Gates 1.790 million on average tuning-in and the show set a season high in total viewers. Meanwhile, General Hospital hit a new season low! The long-running ABC soap had 1.813 million for the week, and once again the series did not go over the 2 million mark.
Meanwhile, in the key Women 18-49 demo, Beyond the Gates was firmly ahead of GH with a rating share of 0.21, while General Hospital had 0.17 rating share.Then, in the key Women 25-54 demo, Beyond the Gates was once again ahead of the ABC soap with a ratings share for that demo at 0.30 while GH came in with 0.26.
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MORE BY THE NUMBERS
In addition and comparatively, Beyond the Gates +22,000 viewers week-to-week, and had the largest gains in viewership year-to-year in daytime TV with +267,000 from this in 2025.. However, General Hospital seems to be going in reverse. The show was down -56,000 viewers week-over-week and down -22,000 year-over-year .
BEYOND THE GATES
Let’s take a look at some of the storylines that had people tuning-in to Beyond the Gates during the ratings week:
Hayley (Marquita Goings) attempted a massive shocker regarding her pregnancy and tried to use it to extract money from Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). Although, Bill saw right through her game, he demanded a paternity test, and made it clear he has no intention of raising the child—planning instead to pay her off to take the baby and leave. Meanwhile, Hayley confided her plan to her cousin Randy (Maurice P. Kerry).
Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) and Naomi Hamilton (Arielle Prepetit) clashed over Jacob’s ongoing investigation into The Impaler, causing significant strain in their marriage. At the same time, Smitty (Mike Manning) considered taking matters into his own hands—including potentially heading to Mexico for evidence—while Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) worried about what comes next.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
Over at General Hospital for the ratings period, the story served up included:
Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) teamed up to investigate what really happened to Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Later, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) leads them to Jack’s dead body.
Jude (Wil Traval) dropped a bombshell claim to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn); that he is Phoebe’s father, while Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers.
Then, Danny caught Rocco (Finn Carr) and Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) sharing a kiss, plus the shocking return of Heather Webber (Alley Mills) capped the week.
Now the questions become; without having much promotional synergy in the ABC day-part to draw more eyeballs it is not helping but hurting General Hospital. It seems Beyond the Gates is also a benefactor of a one-two-three punch of CBS soaps (Y&R, B&B and BTG) and promotion.
However, that still doesn’t take away the fact that Beyond the Gates is close to besting GH in all ratings category as they go head-to-head in some markets across the country.
So, are you excited to see Beyond the Gates climb in the ratings? Are you concerned for General Hospital? Do you think they can stave off Beyond the Gates in total viewers or will the upstart soap overtake them in the next ratings report? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Antonio Sabáto Jr., the former Jagger Cates of General Hospital and GH: Night Shift, and the former Dante Damiano of The Bold and the Beautiful has issued his first public statement since the incident involving his son, Jack’s arrest in Alaska for a fatal hit-and-run.
Jack is the son of Sabáto Jr. and Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, and according to court documents obtained by KTUU Jack, was allegedly driving a white Chevy Tahoe when he hit and killed Carl Simmonds, 42, near an intersection in Anchorage around 5:35 a.m. on Monday, November 9.
The reports indicated that Jack fled the scene — but later decided to called the cops to say he hit “something” that “suddenly appeared in the road” while he was “doing late-night DoorDashing.”
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Now, Antonio has taken to his Instagram breaking his silence on the situation, sharing, “At this time, my family and I are navigating an extremely sensitive and deeply personal matter.”
He added, “As a father, my love for my children remains unconditional, and my priority is the well-being of my family. We ask that the public and members of the media honor our privacy during this difficult time and keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.”
The soap alum concluded, “I also wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the gentleman who tragically lost his life. My thoughts and prayers are with them as well. We sincerely appreciate your compassion, understanding, and respect for the privacy of everyone affected.”
Jack Sabáto was arraigned in court on Tuesday, November 10 with bail set at $5,000, and a no-driving order and the potential of $5,000 penalty fees if he fails to attend future court appearances.
Antonio is the father to Jack, 34, daughter, Mina Sabato, 24 and son, Antonio Sabáto III, 15.
This is a developing story. You can check out Antonio’s official statement below.
So, let us know your thoughts on this tragic hit-and-run, which claimed the life of another man, and Antonio’s statement, via the comment section below.
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Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Ava’s (Maura West) daughter Avery looks quite different, starting on today’s November 9 episode of General Hospital. That’s because GH has made Avery into a full-blown teenager and the role is now being played by actress Alya Bullington.
In her debut, the Tennessee native was thrown into the deep soap waters with Daytime Emmy winners, Maurice Benard and Eden McCoy (Josslyn). Bullington weighed-in to TV Insider about her first scene which featured Avery overhearing a fight between Sonny and Josslyn.
She explained “It was something I have never done before, I did not have a lot of experience with the screaming and the crying stuff, but I got my first script, and I was like, ‘OK, this is a huge opportunity to learn so much about how that stuff works and to become this character that I have never even tried playing before.’”
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THE TEENAGED VERSION OF AVERY WILL HAVE A LOT TO CONTEND WITH
Speaking of working with McCoy, Bullington shared, “She’s incredible. I remember her just laughing and making jokes on set, and then the minute that they started taping, she just locked in and she cried immediately, and my first thought was, ‘I want to be able to do that.’
The soap opera newcomer added, “I think she just inspired me so much because she is so great and she can just lock into whatever character she wants to in the moment.”
The character of Avery was born back in 2014, but as recently as the October 8 episode of General Hospital, the character was suddenly referred to as a teenager. This is the second young female character in recent months to be aged up following the casting of Kayden Brenna Tokarski as Scout Cain.
As for her take on Avery and what’s ahead, Alya said,“She’s emotional, and she’s curious, and she’s a really fun person to play because so much stuff is happening in her life. I think she’s kind of confused about what’s happening and what to believe.”
So, what do you think about General Hospital making Avery a teenager? Are you excited to see the conflict between Sonny, Ava and Avery now that they have aged up the character? Share your thoughts and welcome Alya to GH via the comment section below.
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