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Troy Lennon Appel Joins the Cast of ‘General Hospital’ in Contract Role of the Mysterious ‘Hudson’

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There are even more newbies coming to General Hospital with the news today that Troy Lennon Appel is joining the cast of the ABC daytime drama series in the contract role of “Hudson.” Look for Appel to make his debut on the July 30th episode.

What we do know is that Hudson is a business executive with mysterious ties. As first reported by TV Insider, Troy has already been enjoying his time on the legacy soap opera. He enthused, “Working on GH has been nothing short of an incredible, fast-paced experience, Everyone is very professional; they’re on top of every intricate part of this very established, well-oiled machine, and I’m just trying to keep up and not halt the process in any way.”

In a statement, General Hospital executive producer, Frank Valentini expressed: “Troy is a terrific guy, and we are excited to have him join our cast. And fans will be intrigued to see how his character fits into the story.“

FOUR NEWCOMERS IN SHORT ORDER

Appel’s casting comes on the heels of three other major additions coming to Port Charles, and all should be landing on-air next month in July. As previously reported, Dean Geyer has joined the cast as Tristan Robert and is set to debut on the July 13 episode. Daytime vet, Kelly Kruger (ex-B&B and Y&R) has signed on to play the new Serena Baldwin and Kayden Brenna Tokarski is the new Scout Cain, the daughter of Drew (Cameron Mathison) and the late Sam (Kelly Monaco).

Apple added on his GH experience thus far, “So many of the cast and crew have gone out of their way to welcome me, and I am immensely grateful for how simple and easy this transition has been. I owe it all to them. They know what they’re doing, and I hope to learn as much as I can and add to the show, to the best of my ability.”

Troy’s previous credits have included: Revenge Best Served Chilled, Blackmail, Lies and Murder, and Lethally Blonde. Finding Master Right and Menflix, and he appeared with The Goldbergs star  Hayley Orrantia’s music video for her single, “Find Yourself Somebody.”

So, what do you think about the casting of Troy Lennon Appel to General Hospital? Who will Hudson actually have ties to, since it is a contract role? Will you be intrigued to see all the new arrivals next month in Port Charles? Let us know via the comment section below.

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And another one…

It’s nu-Dillion

If so, that is great news! That would explain why Willow the little twit mentioned him to Tracy on Friday’s show.

He’s a recast for Dillion.

The new characters are starting to get ridiculous already.

Too many, too fast.

Why don’t they write for the characters they currently have? It’s getting likes the revolving door at DAYS.

They better get to the point quickly with the newbies. This slow burn with Joe isn’t doing Jonathan Bennett any favors. Either Hudson or Tristan better have some ties to a legacy family.

The new Scout and Serena are fine, because of the legacy families.

Contracts don’t mean as much as they used to, when you have recurring actors like JPS and VH driving story and contract performers such as KW who is only seen a few times a month.

He’s nu-Dillion

Since Viper Willow just mentioned Dillon, I wouldn’t be shocked if that was the case. Visually, he looks like a mix of Tracy and Paul.

Wow, the “name” Viper Willow is traveling around fast in Port Charles. Wasn’t Dr O. the first to refer to her as Viper Willow, and now Tracey!!! That’s a hoot & a holler! Yeah, Weeping Willow, I mean… Viper Willow who never met Dillion made it a point to burn Tracey by inferring that she and her son, Dillion were at odds… I don’t recall how things were when Dillion left PC. Word gets around in the Q’s house! It was the way in which V.W. laid into Tracey her about Dillion. And, has Dillion and Serina ever meet over the years… that would be an interesting paring. My bet is that “Hudson” (with “mysterious ties” to PC) is Dillion, not Morgan. And Morgan would never be seen as a “business executive”… Dillion on the hand. I could see it.

Hilarious that both Liesl and Tracy have referred to Willow as a viper.

Well… Liesl used to hang with Faison & Victor Cassadine. And Tracy’s been married to several mobsters, and at least one serial killer.

So by now, you would hope that both of them have learned how to recognize a threat.

Please stop with the new characters. There are too many stories going on that are not getting the attention they deserve. We needs Drew out of the wheelchair, more time for Ric/Elizabeth/Dante, a great storyline for the underutilized Ava. We already have Anna and Jason coming back. Lets focus on the current roster and pull a few characters out of the character closet. Also, we need a break from the Curtis/Portia/Jordan/Trina nonsense.

Yes there are enough characters on the show who are not being used nearly enough. Maura West is definitely been pushed to the sidelines, why I don’t know. She is one of the most talented actresses in the show and a lot could be done with her character. Liz is another one you hardly see.

GH needs more newbies about as much as Hell needs a snow plow.

Maybe this “new contract role” isn’t a new role at all? This actor has a slight resemblance to the current version of Michael. They could pass for brothers.

Are we looking at the long awaited Morgan Corinthos recast? Considering Sonny’s losing one of his kids to “medical school”, it would fit Frank Valentini’s patterns to bring back one of Sonny’s kids now.

Like AJ escaped from Hell right after Jason “died” the first time. Or Drew was recast just before Jason “died” the second time. Or the recent substitutions of Ethan for Jason, and now Serena Baldwin for Maxie.

As per my previous speculations of a Morgan recast (during the Pikeman story) it makes 666% perfect sense that Morgan could have a completely rebuilt face and possible amnesia due to serious injuries from the “Jerome Family Project” car bombing that left him “presumed dead” , but with no body.

There you go again… Morgan is a character worth more dead than alive.

Mansi’s departure story was shoehorned in so it would be rather quick for them to write Morgan back in. Oh yes, you forgot that you pushed Dex as Morgan even when he started schlepping Joss.

If Sonny needs another offspring to fill his time, SORAS Avery to the older teen set. He’s also got Rocco and Gio to give grandfatherly advice.

I still say Dex was originally going to be the Morgan recast in the original Pikeman story which was clearly being written as an Alcazar comeback vehicle. And it would have been just like Alcazar to plant Sonny’s own amnesiac son as a mole within Corinthos Coffee LLC.

But when they couldn’t make a deal with Ted King they had to change the Pikeman story to something else. And so they abandoned the Dex as Morgan angle and instead made him the Temu Jason wannabe who stole Joss from poor Cam Webber. And then Jason came back and they didn’t know what to do with him. So they made him a uniform cop which is usually a death sentence in Port Charles (heads up, Chase!)

Back to the current newbie though, the Legion of Dumb certainly would be capable of planting a brainwashed and surgically altered Morgan within Port Charles. Look at what they did with Cassius, for example.

Could be that Sidwell has been keeping Morgan stashed away somewhere and now that he’s had to leave town himself his next move will be to send brainwashed Morgan home with his marching orders.

Word on the street is that he’s nu-Dillion.

It’s a new role with a possible past connection (a.k.a. retcon).

Additions normally mean subtractions as well. Kristina gone, Pascal gone, I think we’ll see Sidwell’s exit when Jason returns, and possibly Cullum as well. But they are wasting no time with additions. Still better watching GH than any other daytime drama.

As enjoyable as it is to watch GH its also frustaing on so many levels, I do enjoy seeing new characters be added but i have to agree with most fans that are frustrated that so many vets are wasted and not utilize, example is this slow burn with Ric Liz and Dante, wheres Felicia whose a contract player,? and the storylines drag, I use to be a big Valentine fan but ever sinse he’s been paired with Carly its been a bust for me, i’m sorry but Valentine doesn’t do anything, all he does is plan (i don’t know what) with no results. he’s been in Carlys attic for months, and all he probably got was an std from carly whose been with every guy on the show(ok almost every guy) still Charlotte and Danny have done more than Carly and Valentine have in all this time they’ve wasted playing house. I want more Liz, Dante and Ric and Ava, and Emma and Felicia and Mac we need more scorpio time.

Agreed. With Robert gone, I’d like to see more of Mac, in particular. Let’s work harder at integrating Cody as a Scorpio. Since they enjoy SORASing kids, we could do some of that and make the Scorpios more of a PC dynasty!

Since half the current characters have either run their course or don’t interest me, I’m happy to give new blood a chance. Remember the beloved vets of today were once newbies themselves … it’s the way of soaps.

In order for a soap to survive, you have to have new characters. But, they should be introduced one at a time and not at the expense of other characters. I agree what they are doing or not doing with Maura West is so wrong. They are wasting a tremendous talent. Put Willow on the back burner for a while, along with Britt and please end the Sidwell storyline!

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‘General Hospital’s’ Tanisha Harper on the Future of a Jordan Ashford and Michael Corinthos Pairing

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It’s been clear for awhile now that General Hospital has been pushing Jordan Ashford (Tanisha Harper) more into the orbit of Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson), leading to speculation that the two will become more than just business associates and friends.

Well, now, Tanisha Harper has confirmed that the long-running ABC soap opera is testing the waters for a Jordan/Michael romance in her discussion with Soap Opera Digest.

The two characters share something in common, in that, they both have suffered severe burns and disfigurement, and they share a common bond working for Aurora Media.

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CHEMISTRY TEST

Harper explained, “At first, they were kind of just sprinkling it in; we were starting to do some scenes together here and there. But, I think the writers and Frank Valentini (EP, GH) liked it, and we’ve progressed with that.”

This poses a bit of dilemma for Jordan, who’s boyfriend Curtis Ashford had been sent to Pentonville for assaulting Dr. Isaiah Gannon (Sawandi Wilson), but who just wound up on the receiving end of a prison beat down and landed at the hospital.

All things being equal, Tanisha shared that Michael is fast becoming, “the one person who understands what she’s going through on a deeper level. That makes for a strong connection, and I think the fans are starting to see that connection, too.”

As to if things will escalate and get hot and steamy from herem like any great forbidden love story, Tanisha shared, “That seems to be where we’re headed. In true soap fashion!”

Harper also noted about the future of Jordan and Michael, “We’ll see what the writers have in store for us, but I do think that this could be something really interesting. It’ll make some people mad, and some people will be here for it!”

So, are you down for a Jordan and Michael romance? Let us know via the comment section below.

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‘General Hospital’s’ Tabyana Ali Weighs In on Who She Thinks is Trina’s Stalker (Exclusive)

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On General Hospital, as Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali) has launched a music career alongside Gio Palmieri (Giovanni Mazza), it was recently revealed that she actually has what seems like an “obsessed” stalker! How do we know? Well, there is a collage of the young woman that said person is continuing to add more photos to as the weeks and months roll on.

There have been several obvious suspects in the way GH has presented the characters. Chief among them music executive, Simon Craft (Grady Eldridge) who continually has made statements and has been shooting daggers at anyone getting in the way of his prized recording artist.

At the same time the stalking started, Kai’s friend and former college football teammate, Quinn (Jequan Jackson) showed back up who previously had a falling out with Trina. Might he be playing nice, but wants revenge on Trina?

Simon, Trina and Gio

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KEPT IN THE DARK

Fast-forward and now General Hospital fans learned that two-time Daytime Emmy winner, Alley Mills is on her way back to the show as Heather Webber, who previously was known as”The Hook” killer at one point, and is the biological mother of Trina’s sworn enemy, Esme Prince (last played by Avery Pohl).

Esme perished went she went overboard with Trina’s boyfriend, Spencer Cassadine (last played by Nicholas Alexander Chavez) a few years ago into the steely waters below. Could Esme be the one obsessing over Trina, or could it be someone else completely?

In a brand new video interview out on Tuesday, September 29, Tabyana Ali visited You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel and weighed-in on who she thinks could be the culprit! However, Tabyana shared she actually has no idea who it actually will turn out to be.

“The crazy thing is that everybody knows who it is except for me! They’re keeping that secret from me,” revealed Ali. “They want me to be as oblivious as Trina.”

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THOSE WHO WENT OVERBOARD AND PRESUMED DEAD

After looking over the potential suspects and with all the theories that have floated about, Tabyana had her top picks! “I would love for it to be Spencer. I would love for it to be Esme. Mostly because I also just want my friends back on set, too. I would love to just see them and hang out with them. I think it definitely could be one of those two,” speculated Ali.

“I think everybody thought it could have been Quinn, or could have been Simon. I think we were all pointing in that direction for a minute, but I thinks that’s too easy”, declares Tabyana. “I think they’re just trying to throw me off, and trying to make it seem like it’s one of them. Now, nobody told me one way or the other about them.”

As soaps go, it’s usually not the first string of suspects who turn out to be the actual person behind the stalking. Tabyana agreed, “If you just know writing in general, if you just know TV in general, if you know soaps in general, you know that’s a game. You know, they set up, set up, set up, and then they really show the reveal. So. I was like, ‘This is just the setup to the reveal, right?'”

As for it being Spencer, it may not because his motives are bad. Ali shared, “It could be Spencer trying to fight his way back to Trina, or Heather trying to get revenge for her dead daughter Esme, or Esme herself. Those are all good ones, I was also playing around with what if it’s Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober)? That would be kind of fun. Don’t know what his motive would be. I know he passed away. He’s dead because of Joss (Eden McCoy), but it’s like everybody comes back alive on soaps, so…”

Trina and Kai

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FROM KAI WITH LOVE

Some fans theorized it could be Trina’s boyfriend, Kai Taylor (Jens Austin Astrup) or one another option being that the real stalker takes him out. “I think that’s kind of happened to all of Trina’s boyfriends,” lamented Tabyana. “They’ve all kind of gone that way. So, hopefully it doesn’t happen that way. Would it be easier if Kai was the stalker? Okay, yeah, maybe. He’d go to jail for a couple months or whatever. Come on out and then what? He would had to have had a brain-eating amoeba that made him do it. Who knows?” (Laughs)

In the end, are Trina and Kai truly in love? Ali shared her viewpoint and gave a tease, “I think they have love for one another, but to love someone it does take gradual time. I think it’s getting to that point. I think with this music situation as well, it is really proving to Trina that Kai is willing to be there with her every step of the way.”

She continued, “He is supporting her 10 toes down, making sure that she has everything that she needs, to going to every live show. I think this portion of their lives will definitely guide them somewhere else. I think, an ‘I love you,’ might come just around the corner.”

You can check out the full conversation with Tabyana now on the Michael Fairman Channel below.

Then weigh-in, after hearing Tabyana’s thoughts on the matter, who do you think will be proven to be Trina’s stalker? Let us know via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Lulu Tells Charlotte Everything That Could Have Happened to Her With Drew

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The Monday, September 28 episode featured emotional scenes for Lulu (Alexa Havins), Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) and Charlotte that set the stage for the previously reported exit of Bluesy Burke.

In story, Lulu and Valentin inform Charlotte they are sending her away to boarding school in Maine. The reason: she needs more structure, and more than her parents can give her. Charlotte’s recent actions to try to set up Drew (Cameron Mathison) to make it look like he was making advances to a teenage girl was the last straw for the teenager.

Charlotte, at first, was angered and begging her parents to not make her leave Port Charles. Valentin exits to give Lulu time alone to talk to their daughter.

Charlotte and Danny

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MOTHER HAS SOME THINGS TO SAY

Now alone, Lulu tries to open her daughter’s eyes as to what could have happened to her if she went through with her plot to videotape Drew with her in his car! Charlotte explains her plan and how she had everything under control, but Lulu asks her what if Drew took advantage of her or hurt her? What if things went terribly wrong? She questions Charlotte, if she even thought about that?

Lulu tried to make Charlotte see that Drew could have sexually assaulted her. Eventually, Charlotte agrees to go to boarding school, as Lulu and Charlotte share a tear-filled goodbye. However, before she leaves town, Charlotte asks her mother to let her say goodbye to Danny (Asher Antonyzyn).

VALENTIN OPENS UP TO ANNA

Meanwhile, Valentin has gone to the Metro Court Gardens and runs into Anna (Finola Hughes). Valentin is distraught sharing he feels like a failure as a father and because of his choices what has become of his daughter. He is devastated. These were also well-played scenes between James Patrick Stuart and Finola Hughes. Anna assures Valentin that sending Charlotte to boarding school is not a bad idea at all.

DANNY IS HEARTBROKEN AND ANGERED

Towards the conclusion of the episode, Charlotte tells Danny she is being sent to Maine to boarding school by his parents. Danny tries to look on the bright side, that Maine is not that far away from New York, and at least she is not being sent overseas.

However, Danny becomes upset when Charlotte tells him that her parents knew what she was planning with Drew, because Rocco had told Carly (Laura Wright).

Danny is confused why Rocco would have ratted her out. Charlotte says to impress Scou (Kayden Brenna Tokarski). The two teens hug with Charlotte promising that she’d be back, and Danny telling her he would here for her once she returned to Port Charles.

So, what did you think of the scenes between Lulu, Valentin and Charlotte? Did Lulu raise good points to her daughter about Drew, to scare her enough to realize actions have consequences? Will you miss Bluesy Burke? Let us know via the comment section, but first take a look at the opening scenes featuring the trio that sets-up Charlotte’s farewell, for now, below.

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