General Hospital
General Hospital’s James Patrick Stuart Delivers the ‘Power Performance of the Week’
Last week, was not a good one for GH’s Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart). His father, Victor Cassadine (Charles Shaughnessy) made him a guinea pig for his insane science project by having Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati) inject him with the pathogen, while blackmailing his son for answers (to if he came alone to Greenland, or not) if he wants the antidote to save his life.
Strapped to a chair, Victor and Liesl watch the virus take a hold of Valentin as blood drips from his nose. Victor yells at Valentin that he can end his torture at any moment by talking and admitting who his companions are.

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Cue James Patrick Stuart to delivering the gut-wrenching drama in the next series of scenes which has earned him Michael Fairman TV’s pick for the Power Performance of the Week.
As the pathogen is rendering Valentin delirious and messing with his vision, he believes he is seeing his mother, Helena Cassadine (in a return from Constance Towers). Valentin begs his mother to help him. However, Helena laughs and reveals she is not there to save him but to drag him down to hell with her. Fighting her, Valentin spouts he is not going anywhere, let alone with her.
Helena continues her torment telling her son that everyone he loves will be better out without him, which crushes Valentin. Next, Helena tells him not to fight the pathogen as soon it will be all over. Suddenly when he looks up, Valentin sees Anna (Finola Hughes) through the observation room window.

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Delusional and thinking he is not really seeing her, Valentin cries out that it’s not Anna, as she fights to make him believe it is. When Anna finally makes her way into the observation room to be by his side, Valentin is worried that she will become infected with the virus. Next, the scenes between Finola Hughes and Stuart were just so heart-tugging, honest and raw. The two discuss their flaws, their bad sides, their history and why they are drawn to one another, and more.
Throughout all the scenes and in these harrowing moments in the life of Valentin Cassadine, his portrayer, James Patrick Stuart, brought the intensity, the suffering, and the confusion while exposing the emotional root of his character flawlessly.
So, what do you think of our pick for James Patrick Stuart as this week’s ‘Power Performance’? Share your thoughts on the scenes via the comment section below.
I’m afraid I didn’t buy or feel much with this performance but I don’t find any sparks with Anna & Valentin in the first place. I applaud the attempt at opening up sets and adding some action but it’s too violent for daytime. The nanny from hell? Seeing Spencer get beaten up?…whose cradle does that rock? These ice diamond stories don’t appeal to me as a rule and this one had more false starts than an amateur production of CATS. I kept losing track of where people were except Trina, who seemed to be EVERYWHERE.
I am not a fan of Valentin. He comes off as too smug and I hate him and Anna together. He was supposed to be an evil Cassadine, the worst of the bunch. Huh? Starvos and Victor are ten times more freighting than this guy! As far as the Ice Princess story, it was good to have revisited the story BUT, having Luke make a surprise appearance to wrap up the story and save Port Charles would have been so good! Mr. Geary is retired. Right. So be it. My “Performer of this Storyline” goes to Charles Shaughnessy. What a great job!
I love these 3 actors and any scenes that they are in!! They were amazing!!
Great acting on everyone’s part, but a horrible story I can do without. And am so tired of the Willow, Michael, Carly, Nina saga.
I’m so tired of that story line too
At this point I don’t even care if Willow dies
Yes, just exhausting
Me also can’t stand it. If you also notice they are constantly saying Drew is bring back Liesel, i thought it was all a joint mission they all went to bring them back not just him
Constance Towers was Fabulous! I liked that she was an “illusion” rather than back from the dead. Well done
Yeah, we had to deal with some of the “security” issues down here in Hell, with all of the escapes by the Cassadines & the DiMeras over the years. But Helena’s here to stay now.
We don’t have any control over what somebody hallucinates when a designer pathogen is circulating through their body, of course!
Very well deserved, I thought James was tremendous. He can use these scenes for his Emmy reel next year, and hopefully finally win one. Finola Hughes was very good also, as she usually is. Charles Shaughnessy was like an old school villain, he’s been a hoot as Victor. I’m sorry to see him go, if this is the end of his run. Although, as we all know, villains are never really dead in Port Charles, lol.
I’ve really enjoyed the throwback story. They’ve done a great job mixing in odes to the past, and some of our beloved all-time GH characters with current characters and current elements, and it’s made for some good drama and adventure, two hallmarks of what classic GH has always been known for.
Bravo / Brava to the entire cast on this one and especially JPS for his pathogen injection performance. He endured over his Mother Helena (best villain, Constance Towers) . Great job, everyone!
I agree he was amazing! One of my favorite daytime male actors.. Well done!
I think JPS is the best actor on the show. I love him with FH. I enjoyed the entire story line. CS will be missed. I, too, am tired of the Michael, Willow, Carly and Nina story line. I liked Nina with Sonny,and was looking forward to Nina and Willow eventually having a true mother/daughter relationship. I also hated on today’s show when Michael wanted to hurt Sonny, but do everything in his power to help his mom. Am I the only one who remembers Carly excitedly telling quite a few people how much money she was going to make off of this.
I like Sonny and Nina together, too. I hate that on GH, apparently Carly actually doing a crime isn’t the bad thing…LAWFULLY REPORTING it is.
I enjoy Valentin and Anna together. What I’m sick of is the whole Willow story. I have have to fast forward scenes with Michael and her….ugh!
Stephanie,
You are right about the Willow SL. So sick of it, who cares anymore? Michael is a pain in the butt, when he’s not moaning over Willow, he’s plotting on putting his father in prison. He’s turned into a real creep!
I have always liked James Patrick Stuart. Great performance!
I love James Patrick Stuart! Valentin & Anna! Kill Willow off already. Sick of her, Micheal, Carly & Joss holier than thou attitudes!!
Sorry,most of this stuff was too farfetched and unbelievable to me, like GH went Sci-fi on us. I sure didn’t enjoy Helena before or after. Poor Valentin, what a family, and people put him down, with a family like that, I’m surprised he can put one foot in front of the other. At least Anna sees the good in him, note to Soaphound, I don’t see any sparks or chemestry either. I’m sorry to say that Anna is not the Femme Fatale she used to be, I can’t see her competing with Holly or Diane.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Will Ava Tie the Knot With Drew?

On the Friday, November 13 episode of General Hospital, Drew (Cameron Mathison) convinces Ava (Maura West) they need to get married, to each other! Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) hopes to get the DNA results on Jude (Will Traval) she has waited for, and Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) secretly co-conspire to find out who in Port Charles had the infamous tick!
Here’s what went down: Drew explained to Ava that they needed to get hitched ASAP, that way, they couldn’t be forced to testify against each other in the Jack Brennan case. After initially being kind of sick of the thought of marrying Drew, he made her change her mind, by throwing out the fact that if she lands in jail Sonny (Maurice Benard) will have Avery (Ayla Bullington) all to himself.
Next, Ava heads to GH to ask Lucas (Van Hansis) to be her witness in marrying Drew. Lucas has already figured out the reason Ava is marrying Drew because it has something to do with Brennan’s death. Explaining she hates the idea of getting married to Drew, she has run out of other options. Lucas agrees to help her, but firmly tells Ava nobody would believe it was a real marriage anyway.

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CAN MOLLY AND JOE STOP THE WEDDING?
At the same time, Drew asked Martin (Michael E. Knight) for a post-nuptial agreement. Martin was not happy to hear that Drew was going to marry Ava, warning that prison was a better option than tying himself to a woman like Ave Jerome.
Eventually Ava, Lucas, Drew, and Martin gathered at the city clerk’s office. Lucas comes up with a way to derail or stall the nuptials by saying that they need to wait for Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) and Avery to show up, as they should be a part of this, too.
Lucas may have saved the day, because Molly (Kristen Vaganos) and Joe (Jonathan Bennett) went to Drew’s office to serve him his warrant, but found the office door open. Next, Joe found a sticky note on Drew’s folder that revealed Drew had obtained a marriage license. A light bulb goes off in his head and he realized Ava and Drew are getting married, so he and Molly rush off to City Hall to try and stop it.

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IS JUDE THE TRUE BABY DADDY?
Elsewhere, after receiving a text message that the DNA results are in at the hospital, Brook Lynn ends her discussion over Jude and baby Phoebe with Gio (Giovanni Mazza) and runs out of the Quartermaines.
Once Brook Lynn gets off the elevator at GH, she sees Jude and Britt Kelly Thiebaud) looking might close. She quickly heads back towards the elevator sight unseen and was clearly shaken by what she saw. Earlier at the doctors and nurses hub, Elizabeth helped Dante by confirming by an ear gesture they had worked out; that the patient with the tick was Ava Jerome.
You can check out the scenes where Lucas gets a visit from Ava and he learns she wants him to be her witness in marrying Drew at City Hall.
Now weigh-in: do you think Ava and Drew will tie the knot before Joe and Molly make it to City Hall? What do you think the DNA results will show once Brook Lynn gets her hands on them? Have they been tampered with? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Carly Fears Escalating Tensions Between Sonny and Josslyn: ‘I’ve Already Lost One Kid Because of That Man. I Won’t Lose Another’

On the Thursday, November 12 episode of General Hospital, as battles line are drawn by Carly’s (Laura Wright) ex-husband, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and her daughter, Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy), she realizes things are about to get a whole lot worse, and she expressed her fears to Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart).
After Sonny came to see Carly to get her daughter to back off of him; especially when Josslyn lit into him in front of nuAvery (Ayla Bullington), Carly is terrified that Sonny could retaliate against Josslyn. Realizing, Josslyn is in danger, Carly won’t sit by and let anything happen to her. She tells Valentin, “I’ve already lost one kid because of that man. I won’t lose another.”
Viewers won’t soon forget the devastation Carly felt when Morgan (Bryan Craig) died in a car bomb explosion back in 2016 because of Sonny’s dealings in the mob in a complex story involving Julian (William deVry) and Olivia Jerome (Tonja Walker).

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SONNY IS READY FOR WAR
Meanwhile in the aftermath of his visit with Carly, Sonny told his brother Ric what went down when Josslyn disrespected him in front of his own daughter and hurt Avery. Since Josslyn already make it known that she no longer considers herself part of Sonny’s family, he’s decided to treat her accordingly.
Sonnys first step in payback is to take away her support system at JJE by approaching Hudson Parker (Troy Lennon Appel) again, but this time in a much less-friendly way.
Ric points out that this would go against every move Sonny made as a legitimate businessman in Port Charles and would mean he’s back in the mob? Sonny doubles down, saying Josslyn changed the game when she involved Avery. While he showed concern of how bad Carly would feel over all this year, he said he is ready to finish what Josslyn started.
At the Metro Court, Ava (Maura West) is listening to Avery explain what happened between Sonny and Josslyn and how much she hates Josslyn right now, which Ava seems to be OK with.
WILL JOSSLYN’S WORLD BLOW UP ON HER?
Speaking of Josslyn, she is on the pier still after her talk with Hudson and still crying over her confrontation with Sonny and Avery overhearing it, and what she told her sister. Lucas comes across her at the pier while out for his run.
Explaining how badly she feels for what she said about Sonny to Avery, Lucas says that eventually Avery will discover the truth about Sonny. He explains to Josslyn that even though Avery hates her now, she will come to realize that what she said about her father was the truth, and that Josslyn was not lying to her at all.
So, what do you think about Sonny ready to play dirty to take down Josslyn? How will Carly ensure her daughter does not wind up dead? Who do you think is in the right here? Is Josslyn’s vendetta against Sonny justified, at the cost of the relationships with her family? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.
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‘General Hospital’s’ Cynthia Watros Honors Former ‘Titus’ Co-Star Stacy Keach Following His Passing

General Hospital star Cynthia Watros, who can currently be seen in on the ABC soap opera in the role of Nina Reeves, has had a enduring career in television. That included her time on the 2000-2002 Fox sitcom, Titus.
In Titus, Watros starred along with Stacy Keach as Erin Fitzpatrick and Ken Titus, respectively. After the November 10th news that Keach had passed away at 85 while living in Poland, Cynthia took to her Instagram on Thursday, November 12 to pay tribute to the great actor.
Watros expressed, “My first prime time show was along side Stacy. I loved him instantly. What an amazing talent and man.❤️”

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In Titus, Stacy played stand up comedian Christopher Titus’ heavy-drinking, chain-smoking, five-times-divorced father who frequently pulled cruel pranks and tried to toughen his kids up. Cynthia played by Christopher’s level-headed, big-hearted girlfriend trying to build a normal life with him. In fact, Cynthia’s role on the sitcom was first series regular role after her Daytime Emmy run of Annie Dutton on Guiding Light which ran from 1994-1998.
STACY KEACH’S WIFE ON HIS PASSING
Keach’s wife, Malgosia shared the news of the actor’s death publicly in a statement with PEOPLE. Malgosia expressed, that Stacy had, “a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure.”
She added, “Stacy peacefully departed this world. He fought for so long, with extraordinary courage, determination and strength. He was a true warrior, facing his illness with the same remarkable spirit and resilience that defined his life.”
Małgosia continued, “Stacy was not only a legendary actor, admired and loved by audiences the world over, but also my beloved husband, my companion and the heart of our family. His passing leaves an immeasurable emptiness in our lives. But his extraordinary spirit, his unforgettable voice and the love he gave so generously will remain with us forever.”
Now, let us know do you remember when Cynthia made her sitcom debut in Titus? Share your thoughts via the comment section on Cynthia’s many TV roles and the passing of Stacy Keach in the comment section. But first, check out the very first episode of Titus with Cynthia Watros below!
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