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GH Nurses' Ball 2017 Part One: The Opening Number, Sonny Inches Closer To The Truth, The Wizard Of Awesome's Deadly Weapon!
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The highly-anticipated GH Nurses’ Ball 2017 kicked-off on Tuesday’s episode of the Daytime Emmy-Award winning Outstanding Drama Series. The ball which first debuted back in 1994 is a staple of the soap opera.
On opening night of the ball, Nina (Michelle Stafford) is back anchoring the red carpet arrivals along with Extra’s Mario Lopez. Viewers see how the arrivals of certain Port Charles finest emotionally torments Nina, including: Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart), Charlotte (Scarlett Fernandez), Lulu (Emme Rylan), Anna (Finola Hughes) and Ava (Maura West).
While the glitz and glamour is happening at the ball, Sonny (Maurice Benard) is at home with the bottle of Morgan’s supposed lithium pills pondering what happened to his son before his death. Michael (Chad Duell) stops by and delivers Morgan’s journal per Sonny’s request from Carly (Laura Wright). Sonny refuses at that point to go the ball. When he looks in the journal we seen an entry from Morgan that he is taking 600mg of his pills. That prompts Sonny to call Andre (Anthony Montgomery). Andre says he noticed that too as far as the dosage, but he confirmed that the pharmacy dispensed it properly.
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The good doc shows up at Sonny’s, where they come to the conclusion that if Morgan took half of his recommended dosage at 300mg, would it spiral him out of control? Andre says no it wouldn’t. Sonny notices residue at the bottom of the pill bottle and tastes it and then both Andre and Sonny come to the conclusion that something is amiss.
Andre rushes off to have it tested. Sonny then watches the arrivals of the red carpet on TV, and sees Ava there, who he finds out gave a huge donation to the ball in Morgan’s name. Sonny is livid, and later at the end of the episode shows up in this tux to the ball, much to the surprise of Carly.
When it’s time for the opening number, our emcee, Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring) sets up that the ball would not be possible without the wonderful nurses of GH. And in a twist on their opening, a music video begins on the screen in front of the attendees featuring singing, and dancing on the hospital floor with Epiphany (Sonya Eddy), Felix (Marc Anthony Samuel), Bobbie (Jackie Zeman), Amy (Risa Dorken) and more. As the song continues with dancers, we later reveal the nurses live on stage at the ball and coming through the crowd to join Epiphany on stage. The tune this year was the annual closer, “You’re Not Alone”. Only this time GH tweaked to be a rousing dance number!
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Elsewhere, while Jason (Billy Miller) is having trouble shaking his nightmares of Helena Cassadine and his family, he needs to get a drink where he stumbles upon the chimera necklace that Anna had in her purse, which is now dropped on the floor outside the ballroom.
Backstage, Jake (Hudson West) who is preparing to take the stage with his magician act, now has two assistants for the routine – Emma(Brooklyn Rae Silzer) and Charlotte. As “The Wizard of Awesome” prepares for his act, Jake shows the young girls the tube with the chimera emblem on it that he says will be the finale of his magic trick.
So, what did you think of part one of the Nurses’ Ball 2017? What was your favorite part? Comment below!
Enough already with Sonny and the meds! The shows focus on him makes me want to tune out! Where are Laura, Kevin, Monica, Finn, Hayden???? I know we will have performances by some of the other missing characters, but really?
The focus of the show needs to change.
I was wondering where Laura and Kevin were, too. Laura was probably relegated to babysitting Aidan, or something. Also, Monica, where is she?
Laura’s there with Lulu…she’s been there the whole time….Kevin? I have no idea why they paired this couple up if they weren’t going to show them. Pointless. I love Kevin and I think they’re great together but either Jon Lindstrom doesn’t want the gig or the powers that be are too cheap to pay him. If it’s the latter they need to cough it up and bring him back full time.
They do need to cough up the money for Jon Lindstrom. He has been on only once the last few months, just to sit and listen to Lulu babble. Can’t be satisfying as an actor to come in for that. . That’s a big problem with the show, no consistency with storyline . Characters off screen for weeks at a time. I was really enjoying Kevin and Laura, started watching again and now nothing for months. Why would they pair Genie with Jon if he is not available? I am baffled.
Genie Francis made a Christmas cd with her brothers. She has a lovely voice. Why didn’t she walk the red carpet and perform?
What a “dead” Nurses’ Ball–where’s the excitement or even the momentum, pray tell?!&^%$#
Remember when Sadie Grey sang at llanview’s funerals on OLTL OMG #PRECIOUSLORD.
@Nancy…Per your Met Gala comment: Certainly for some, the point was to be comically bizarre, and I suppose that Caroline of Kennedy’s particular lampshade-inspired party frock could have been intended as a salute to this year’s event honoree, Rei Kawakubo/CommesDesGarcons, but judging by most of the other attendees, the standard garb was still pretty much a tossup between traditionally gorgeous designs or as much revealed skin and as little actual fabric coverage as possible…I mean, really, the back-in-the-day hookers in Times Square donned more than a lot of these chickadees! Upon further research, I did discover a definite few other notables who trended toward the more outre’, as well….think Katy Perry, Rihanna, Madonna, you know, the usual examples known for flaunting bad taste!—Yet none seemed quite as overwhelmingly-offbeat and surprisingly strange in their choice of couture as the normally impeccably-attired Kennedy! Hers apparently took the cake above all other fashion oddities of the evening. However, I’ll still give her this…I did love the shoes!!!
I like new black female nurse!! I hope she becomes recurring and gets a story!
Deanna does seem very likable.
If they want to tie her to the canvas, make her the daughter of Bryan & Claudia Phillips (Scotty & Laura’s pals from the early 80s)
@Steve….Not a bad thought, but I think she should have been Epiphany’s lil’ sis!!!! It seems a shame that this longstanding GH character has never had any family other than her son, Stan…especially when they bring on black characters right and left that have no historical connection to the GH canvas! However, speaking of Claudia, it would be oh-so-nice to see her return to Port Charles…Laura and she were such good friends back in the day! Time for a “catch-up!”
@Shay… I agree Epiphany should have more family. As Milo has apparently joined Alice and Rosalie in the characters dropped without notice department, Phip can use a connection. Might be too late to connect her to Deanna though.
I’ve read a few spoilers that they’re bringing on a son or daughter for Curtis that he never knew about. Not sure of the age group. Josslyn could use an age appropriate friend.
@Steve….I’ve never understood the showrunners’ dismissive attitude toward Epiphany….this character is so substantial and full of potential, well-connected with fans and an established favorite, not to mention, a superb candidate as both one of GH’s moral centers and a matriarch of her own extended family….it makes absolutely no sense that her lack of presence has become backburnered to the point of virtual non-existence, except when it’s time to bring her back to sing!!! In the past five years, we have repeatedly seen new minority players brought onto the GH canvas, and why they have never been given status as part of Nurse Johnson’s familial orbit is just beyond me….starting with Shawn, Felix, and then so many others, these characters had the potential to be brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins, etc. to Epiphany with a mere stroke of a pen…It strikes me as simply plain lazy and lacking in foresight to have ignored this obvious angle, although it just further illustrates this show’s highly annoying tendency of bringing on at a breakneck pace one meaningless new character after another with no real historical ties to Port Charles’ past. Of course, given this has become the standard GH practice for an age now, I suppose Epiphany’s “role” would have no reason to be the exception to that “rule!”
Me too!
While I was never a fan of the character, it will be interesting to see if Sabrina is mentioned at all. Both Felix and Michael had opportunities to bring her name up, but so far nothing.
With the moving of the traditional closing song to the opening, something tells me this year’s ball will end rather abruptly.
Poor Emme Rylan, I know they’re hiding her pregnancy, but that gown!?!?
GASP! Bite your tongue! Don’t even utter the S word in public, don’t even think it or she might come back!
I had to laugh when they rolled Lulu in. Weebles Wobble but they don’t fall down.
Yeah, you said it, Harry! Looked a bit like that “cloud” thing that Rhianna wore a year or so ago, didn’t it? 🙂
I share your deep sense of horror, Harry! My most present fear is that we are going to have some sort of sappy salutapalooza to Sabs since the NB was once her raison d’etre—well that, and being Port Charles’ #1 majorly annoying and useless character for what seemed an absolute age—be it in the form of a montage of her “greatest hits,” a holographic appearance or even a ghostly visit from the great beyond. Needless to say, I hope that I am wrong, wrong, wrong!!!!
That gown is fashion road kill! There is no hiding her pregnancy, or at least, they have done a terrible job at hiding it. You can clearly see that she is very pregnant.
Kudos to Emme Rylan actually. She tweeted a picture of her backstage with Kelly Monaco hiding under the dress. Now there’s a great sense of humor!
I’m still waiting for it to begin, Steve! We have an expression here in the South–“slow as molasses” that fits the bill.
Is not slow as molasses they’re just embarrassing the entire canvas trotting long missed characters out because they refuse to pay their salaries and don’t know how to write for more than ten characters month to month. Our soaps are just that over melodramatic drama that’s only missing the Power Rangers to swoop in and save the city.
At least it wasn’t nearly as bad as Caroline of Kennedy’s recent Met Gala sartorial sin…Her best-described-as-bizarre couturial concoction made her appear as if she were trapped inside a Chinese lantern comprised of three different kimonos she undoubtedly brought back from her stint as US ambassador to Japan…..and that she were about to launch straight up into the sky at any given moment a sudden gust of wind should materialize! This particularly epic fashion fail was so egregious it had to be seen to be believed! Really, Lulu’s moored-Hindenburg-inspired ballgown may have been a designer disaster of “magnificent proportion”—just like the dress itself—but it had nothing on the former first daughter’s unmitigated mess that must have had the always-elegant Jackie O. spinning in her grave!! (In fact, it’s rather reminiscent of that Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade balloon-styled skirt Tracy Q wore awhile back…remember the “sensation” that one created here as we similarly commented???)
But wasn’t the choice of dress SUPPOSED to be bizarre –according to the “artsy” theme as discussed by the director of the gala?! In that case “Lulu (and Caroline K.) fit right in 🙂
Glad to see the Ball is off to a good start. Loved hearing “You’re Not Alone” for the opener.
I have always loved the Nurse’s Ball, since the 90’s, when TPTB spared absolutely no expense whatsoever and EVERYONE in Port Charles was invited. I am happy to see that the show continues to bring the Nurse’s Ball to us, even if it is on a lower scale. What makes me laugh, is that Emma is able to solve the Ana/Alex mystery in about a nanosecond and the “Dimpled Don” thinks to taste the pill residue in Morgan’s pill bottle and basically pieces together Ava’s involvement. Yet, the keystone cops, AKA, the PCPD, have stared at the empty pill bottle (found at the floating rib) for who knows how long and hasn’t solved a crime without a civilian’s (or mobster’s) help in decades.
Anyhoo, I digress, “Cheers” to the Ball! Although, was Mario Lopez and awkward Nina really needed on the red carpet?
You said it–“awkward.”
To answer your last question, dmr? A big, fat NO!!!! The only red carpet commentary I care to hear is from Brad and Britt….those two “arbiters of style” and their catty pronouncements were utterly hilarious…JACKPOT!!!! (#BringBackBritt!!!)
SHAY..why is there a red carpet? Never understood it. Even Port Chuck denizens have to know the only reputable or close to family are the Quartermained. Why on earth would ANYONE tune into a mob funded gala?? DROP the carpet shag!!
I like Brad best when he is paired with Britt as BFFs. They would have made a great red carpet team, very Joan Rivers-esque.
Excellent point, davlestev1!!!! In its current form, the red carpet coverage is nothing more than an obvious, umpteenth attempt to make it look like Nina has an actual function in Port Charles! (Didn’t work…never has, never will….) However, since there are next to nil bona fide dignitaries left in town to “arrive,” it does rather beggar belief that this waste of time and money has been allocated toward this hollow custom in what has become a virtual non-event financed by the worst of the worst. The entire concept has become truly mock worthy….hence my request for Britt and Brad!!!….At least they do the sort of entertaining, sarcastic shtick the late, great Joan Rivers used to so successfully direct at all those self-important celebs parading about on display at assorted award shows.
I laughed when Sonny deduced that the powder in the medicine bottle didn’t taste like lithium – like he knows the taste because must chew his lithium pills when he takes them every day, LOL 😉
“Tastes Like Lithium”…..Is that anything resembling “Smells Like Teen Spirit?”
You know what makes these shows so unreal..the fact that day in and day out IT’S NOT ABOUT DOCTORS AND NURSES!!
As far as Lopez, it’s anybody’s guess, dmr. But, I think Nina was chosen to partner Mario because her separation from Valentin was not yet made public; therefore, it was the best ‘out’, if you will; the perfect excuse for Valentin and Charlotte to enter unaccompanied by Nina.
BTW–MICHELLE killed that delicious, purple number.
Lulu reminded me of Ursula on ice ( from The Little Mermaid) in a salmon-colored concoction with no beginning and no end, just gliding along without any semblance of having feet under that parachute.
Horror of horrors!!!
Poor Emme. I bet she was so uncomfortable wearing that thing. Yet, she is sooo pretty!!!! She does actyally, glow.
And, I enjoyed Ned and Olivia to no end. I was wowed!!……really taken aback by Lisa….she’s not only beautiful, but what a performer!! I know Wally is an excellent singer, but Lisa was a welcomeed surprise.
Loved those white skinnies and black top…just my size and style, LOL. Great ensemble.
Plus, her gown was perfection….less is more!! Good show.
I, also, thoroughly enjoyed Dillon’s and Kiki’s musical skit…..Sooo cute and talented.
Welcomed
Its too early to tell BUT, so far, so bad! I couldnt stand Morgan when he was on and ALL I hear about every show is MORGAN! Its the Nurses Ball and the main story is Morgan, Sonny, Carly and Ava! What about AIDS? The opening number was cool but the scrubs were ugly! AND, no Brad or Lucas? ABC never listens to what the fans want with this Ball but its better than nothing. Oh, and something else than can ignore, the red carpet, it is horrible! Just have a body cam focus on each guest as they enter the ballroom. How about some dialogue? Richard Simmons would have been a major plug for GH since he has been in the news lately. Mario Lopez, not so much.
Or better yet, how about Billy Bush, Timmmbo??? I hear he’s looking for work…probably could have been gotten on the cheap! LOL.
Shay, I feel so sorry for Billy Bush! What did he really do? Yes, he is or was part of the liberal media BUT he was a young kid trying to make a name for himself! He was in the presence of The Donald, a imposing celebrity billionaire! Billy giggled at Donald’s crude comments like a school boy who heard his gym teacher use vulgar language. Remember Pat O’Brian? He said much worse and had a substance problem and was given other chances. What about the women who co-hosts 20/20? She has struggled with alcohol and is back at her job. My point is BB didnt say or condone what Donald said, he only laughed at it. IF it would happen today Bush would have handled it better. Donald should back BB and Hollywood should look in their own freakin closets before they black ball Billy for one more day!
Agreed. Stone and Robin flashbacks always welcome. Why not focus just on the Ball and the fight against AIDS. I would have much preferred that, over this crap TPTB call drama. I am SO sick and tired of the “Morgan Hour.” I could not stand the actor or the character when he was on-air, now, I have to sit thru and hour and deal with the petulant narcissist off-air.
I do agree with you about Billy Bush. Frankly, the man was just doing his job. As Forrest Gump said,”That’s all I have to say about that.”
0oooh gawd!!!
The opening number was so lame that is was cringeworthy..
It was a High School song and dance performance.
ahaa I felt like was viewing it from the gym.
I know the actors are not professional song and dance peoples but still the performance/direction was totally lame.
I hope they/producers will pick up their game and at the least put some effort into the ball.
Lulu’s dress ahha haa!
It looked like a decorated Hindenberg !
Anyways, the dance number will be remembered. Perhaps they’re saving the best for last.
“…the performance/direction was totally lame.”
Oooh, cold! 😉
Girl, why don’t you just delete this wonderful program from your DVR? Your posts are consistently negative and critical. Why waste your time watching a show that you hold in such low regard?
hi JasonLovesGH ..
DVR lol if I miss whatever I watch online..
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I love the show/GH it is the writers I have problems with, they stink and the world should know of the suckyness bad writing.
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the opening number was lame..eeeewwwww! lol
side; have you ever watched the worst movie ever produced – Plan 9 From from Outer Space’ ??
I have watched it 9 or more times, now you know why I still watch GH 🙂
Mario’ – make’up – woah he looks like he has lipstick and eye liner
what are we channeling here? too much information
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oh my god… no they didn’t
Lulu has gone Momma Smurph. roaring LOL. no matter how I try to get in to her. something always crashes. argh! that Christmas wrap . hose her down.
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the most cringeworthy – I want this over in the worst way.
any thing Jason and Sam do; with Jake and Franco. BLECH !
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two loud ROAR – for
Lucas and Kevin . if FAN POSTS are more about these two and not even the NB itself. fans dream the BEST. ahem… dreamboat action
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speaking of which. I stand by my post. “I make time for Nathan” unless.. I missed him… he seems more relaxed. another prod to production… bring back Ellie Trout. for … story for Ryan Paevey Nathan. that’s when he really sparked
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the cutest yet
LOL… it’s only the best watching Emma and Charlotte together… imagine them as teens and women… be it allies or adversaries
Jocelyn. she’s on so rare .. she looks great
the REAL FH’ Anna. just top of the line dazzle. Paul would have complete her. ?
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I don’t know what F/J/S are thinking… mixing in the most bland boring and blatant story of all time. this needs to be so OVER them. Carly and Sonny . this is the nurses ball… the three dullard are so in to themselves that they truly think the audience is just as caught up ? argh! it’s just not that catching
on the 5/19 ep: it was thee treat and feast
Maura West
of ole
bringing down the unheralded queen… Carly
tour de force
it just made Carly one note that much more realized.. how she stomps about town doing the same act. just no longer exciting, is she?
i’m not looking forward to what I saw… the preview.. that Ava has Sonny and Carly in a showdown? and it may be to the detriment of Ava character. which will only raise that much more the distaste ire rankle and blech ! done in by F/J/S
another thing while i’m at it… this Lucy holding Ava ransom… COME ON Scotty. MOVE on and help your BFF. all this dumbed down , at the expense of Ava?
have to put out their.
it’s the most fun when – ANY – character meets Carly eye to eye
drum roll… womanhood… spot on
Martine and Ava stood up. isn’t it that much more
dag! after Carly walked in on Sonny and Martine. Sonny looked sucker punched and immediately started drawing blanks…. that’s all the proof you need.. how oft he kowtows to Carly. just doesn’t mix, any more.. if ever
Lulu was fashion road kill! LOL!
I think Mario Lopez is a nice touch of realism to the “red carpet.” The gowns are gorgeous!!! My favorite is the black and white that Liz is wearing, next Nina’s. Some of these gowns are so stunning they’re nicer than what “celebs” wear at real events.
However…Lulu? Oh my gawd!!!! If you added wheels to her feet she looked like the carriage from Cinderella! Surely there must have been some beautiful, flowing gown that could mask her pregnancy that didn’t make her look like she should be bounced into a basket. Cute, though, that Charlotte’s dress color matched hers…
As far as the “Ball”, they’re incorporating too much story and not enough singing/dancing. I loved seeing Valerie. She’s gorgeous…she can sing, dance, “strike a pose”…don’t know why they don’t have more of a role for her. And…WHO’S HER FATHER???!!!
And the obvious absence of Monica, Finn, Hayden, Alexis, Molly…Why have Felicia? She hasn’t uttered a word? Do they pay her less to just sit there? Why isn’t Robin there…she flew in but then doesn’t attend?
Was impressed as always at the talent the cast has…all can sing/dance. Emma was adorable as usual.
I’m still looking forward to next weeks talent and the unveiling of the chimera. I think it’ll pay off. Ummm…I hope.
I really loved your take in most of your commentary, especially what you said about poor Lulu’s pumpkin carriage lookin emsemble- I couldn’t have described it better especially when you said “if you added wheels to her feet” ha ha ha. I’m sure hope it wasn’t Ems choice of dress.
Since I’ve been watching this soap from it’s start, I haven’t been impressed with the Nurse’s Ball for quite some time. But I did love Valentin’s, Ned and Olivia’s performance. The rest has been underwhelming as has been the talent. I can’t stand the new Amy (actress). The writers should never try to replace the character that Shel Keppler created
Thank you, ABC SOAPS VET FROM THE GET (whew! that’s a mouthful! 🙂 )
I agree with you somewhat on Amy. The problem is they introduce characters and then drop them so if their intro is poor or undeveloped…or in this case an attempt to recreate the “vibe” of the original Amy it understandably falls flat.
Someone else suggested they should have made Amy the daughter of Amy Vining. A niece, perhaps? Then it might have endeared us to her. Objectively, she’s cute, bubbly and as I’ve mentioned somewhere else on this thread, I do think she’s talented. Very well suited to the stage…musical theatre.
We have two choices as viewers…take the little tidbits of these sometime characters as cute little snippets with no real importance to the stories…or hope they get developed to enrich the canvas.
Rebecca, I cannot find your post in which you offer a contrary opinion to my own as far as The Nurse’s Ball cover of the Leonard Cohen song is concerned. Where did it go? Well, I appear to be lost yet again as I have a lousy sense of direction. Yes, I am that person who gets lost leaving the doctor’s office while looking for the exit which leads to the waiting room (there’s an existential metaphor in there somewhere).
In any case, your rebuttal was so well written it made me change my mind about GH’s use of “Hallelujah”. Yes, I was wrrrr……I was wrrrrrrrrrrrrr….okay, I was wrong! This is the mark of a good persuasive essay; you state your thesis point, you back it up with quotes and evidence and then you echo your thesis with your conclusion. Well played.
“Hallelujah” is an incredibly well written song and it speaks volumes that it’s been covered by so many different artists who all inject their own perspective and emotional tone into their rendition. Some artists hit it while others fail miserably. Looking at you, Justin Timberlake and Celene Dion).
I must admit that I am a tad overly protective of Leonard Cohen.
Also, and I think you know this, I utilize hyperbole for comedic effect. While I detest Nina as much as I detest liver and onions, I do acknowledge that I over state it when I call her a “heinous creature”. Some folks have a palate which appreciates liver and onions and Nina while others do not. It’s simply a matter of taste.
That said, it’s refreshing to debate with you because you manage to be civil and respectful while disagreeing with the other person.
Civil discourse is something sadly lacking in our country right now and believe me, I know I am part of the problem. I am trying to remedy this.
One of the reasons I avoided this forum is I find it hard to stifle the compulsion to blurt out my opinion about the current state of affairs. To say I am alarmed and worried would be the understatement of the year.
Folks come in here for the same reason they watch soaps–for escapism.
So, I need to respect that and if I can’t, I need to stay the heck out of this forum.
Hope all is well with you and like the high schoolers write in their yearbooks, “HAGS!” (Have a nice summer).
What is WRONG with my brain lately? Time to double up on the Ginko Biloba
That’s have a GREAT summer, not have a nice summer.
See what happens when I try and sound all young and cool? I always end up tripping on my shoelaces.
In any case, have a GREAT summer, everybody.
My favorite part was that thing they had Lulu wear to hide the actress’ pregnancy. It was right out of SOAPDISH…
Yes, Alan….if the wardrobe people were aiming for the comical touch, then they succeeded magnificently. But honestly, the only two real fashion knockouts were Finola and Becky’s characters…looking as sleek and sensational as ever! By the way, would it have been too much to ask that some of the men bother to shave before this “big event?” (Rhetorical question….) Apparently, the answer is yes, but their casual hirsute looks really didn’t mix well with this formal black tie occasion!
I would add Michelle Stafford to the best dressed list. Everything from her hair to her dress was perfect.
As much as I admire and love Finola, Shay, I thought her gown was ill-fitting. Did you not notice how it did not sit well on her rear? Bad couture. It was too big for her. Beautiful gown—definitely her style; but, not ‘adhering’ to her body.
What can I say about Rebecca/Elizabeth? In my opinion, she is the most naturally beautiful woman on the soaps.
Her gown was exquisite in its simplicity….a perfect fit. She looked ethereal….and, wore that creation well.
@CeeCee…My impression of Anna’s gown was only from a quick glimpse…I didn’t take a long gander at the fit, just the style itself….same goes for Liz! Theirs were the only two fashion selections I found to be remotely attractive, but of course, that probably had to do with the actresses as much as the dresses themselves! Honestly, I fast-forwarded through as much of this event as possible, because I was bored silly, extremely disappointed with the acts and thought most of the apparel resembled cheap promwear.
You’re right, Shay….it was hard to get a good glimse. The dress was gorgeous…the top part fit to perfection. It was the part around her derriere that was a little baggy–should have been more form-fitting.
But, who cares, right. She’s beautiful, nonetheless.
I know you are not fond of Nina, but Michelle’s dress was like a second skin ( only purple, lol)….she shone in it..
Her body was made for that style…loved it.
But, Liz certainly stole the ‘fashion show’.
Let’s not forget the men…Curtis!! Oh, my, Curtis!!!! Straight out of an Italian ‘Uomo’ magazine.
And, Nathan and Griffin: what can I say?
Yes, CeeCeeGirl, Liz “stole the fashion show!” She was utterly flawless, although I think I still preferred her Audrey Hepburn-esque pink princess gown of last year…or was it the year before??? For me, the past few NB events have been such a mish-mosh of nothingness, I am having trouble recalling. But the lovely Becky Herbst can quite literally carry off anything, probably even a burlap sack! LOL…At any rate, Finola also shares that quality, by and large…it is a shame that her dress was not altered to hug her enviably-slim silhouette, but perhaps it was on loan and could not be touched. All in all, I think the most elegant female “in attendance” was the Ice Queen herself…as impeccable as ever was our beloved Helena–and her portrayer, Miss Constance Towers—More please, more!!!
I have to say, Shay, that I really liked Olivia’s dress–and it fit her well, also.
And how about that attire when she performed with “Ned”? Didn’t she do justice (more than) to those white pants?? 🙂
@Nancy…Yes! Lisa LoCicero looked wonderful, then again, she usually does in any outfit “Olivia” wears! She’s always had a great figure…both before and after her recent pregnancy, and those white skinnies she donned were utter perfection…I think they were actually the star of the NB!
I thought the opening number was magnificent! It was fun, fresh and the remixed version of the song was fabulous. I’ve watched it at least 10 times. Hooray!
Sidebar: the 2 dudes dancing on the station behind Epiphany in the picture featured above are some serious eye candy, particularly the one on the right. He makes my knees quiver. If this dude can act, Mr Valentini please put him on contract and pair him with Lucas (where is he, by the way?). Talk about some sizzle! 🙂 (I’m over Brad.)
I hope you are posting about the bearded guy… in the opening number. that caught mine
I concur about the background dancers. Hot!
Sad thing is they’ve had more screen time than Ryan Carnes has for the past few months.
I liked the fact they mixed things up with the opening nurses performance.
I’ve been totally underwhelmed by the Nurses Ball in past years since taken over by new regimes. Aside from the fact that they are over-produced, there is very little talent to speak of, and no real, raw energy.
I will say that the exception and greatly appreciated difference this year, was Valentin;s piano playing and beautiful rendition of a difficult to vocalize Billy Joel song, the blending of Ned and Olivia great singing and dancing act and being pleasantly surprised by Joss’s lovely voice and performance.
The rest was ho-hum. I will always love anything Emma does.
I forgot to mention that I love most of the gowns and costumes worn for this year’s ball, and Elizabeth’s was especially stunning. They could have done better for Lulu.
They need to show Monica. Let her have a life, including a sex life .
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sonny Tells Dante, “I Don’t Want a Son Like You,” While Michael Tells Brook Lynn to Bide Her Time Till Chase and Willow Have an Affair
On the Thursday, October 1 episode of General Hospital, both Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) had some things to say and what they had to say didn’t go over well with whom they were talking to!
Sonny had a confrontation with his son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna), while Michael leveled with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) over Chase (Josh Swickard).
GH is setting up a scenario where everyone is going to make it look like Sonny was responsible for having Sidwell (Carlo Rota) beat up in Pentonville; while viewers already know Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison) were behind it.
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A VISIT WITH DAD
Now, Dante comes to Sonny’s house. He wants to know straight up from his dad if he ordered the attack at Pentonville. Sonny flatly denies any culpability or responsibility, but Dante refuses to believe him.
Dante informs Sonny he has video footage of Sully and Vito at the prison. Sonny explains to Dante he doesn’t know why Sully beat up both Curtis and Dante. Things escalated when Sonny was deeply hurt that Dante refused to believe him. Dante says he was disappointed that his father didn’t respect him enough to be truthful with him!
Sonny asks Dante to consider that he was being set up. He says all he did was to tell Vito to instruct Sully to keep a watchful eye on Sidwell, not to harm him. No matter what Sonny said, Dante continued hammering him with how he knew deep down, even though he said he left the mob, he had to finish off Sidwell for himself.
Next, Sonny explains everything he has ever done was to provide for and to protect his family. Dante fired back that he doesn’t want to deal anymore with Sonny’s half-baked truths. As the two men argue, Gio (Giovanni Mazza) shows up at Sonny’s front door and overhears Sonny losing his temper and shouting at Dante, “Get out of my house! I don’t want a son like you!” The scenes featured an excellent performance by Maurice Benard.
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MICHAEL THE MANIPULATOR
While this is going down, outside the Quartermaine boathouse, Brook Lynn opens up to Michael about living at the Q’s with Chase being there, since he only came back due to legal advice from his lawyer, Monet Mitchell (Blythe Howard).
Brook Lynn questioned whether they should get legally separate. Michael insisted that would be a big mistake. When she asks why, Michael tells Brook Lynn to bide her time until Chase and Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) have an affair; then she’d have full custody of Phoebe.
An angered Brook Lynn pushed Michael into the water and accuses him of moving Willow back into the gatehouse with intent on putting Chase and Willow in closer proximity and sacrificing Brook Lynn’s family in the process. As the two cousins bicker, Chase shows up asking Brook Lynn if she is OK. Michael punctuates their talk with “You know, I’m right.”
CURTIS FIGURES OUT A WAY TO GET OUT OF THE SLAMMER
At GH, Willow visits Curtis (Donnell Turner) in his hospital room. Curtis wants Willow to get him pardoned and keep him out of jail, and in return, he will help her nail Sonny.
Next, Willow tells Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) she wants Curtis held for observation for three more days. He agrees to do so under one condition, that she understands that he may need to call in a favor from a congresswoman.
So, what did you think of how Dante accused his father and refused to believe Sonny’s answers? Is this the end of their father and son relationship for good? Is Michael the most manipulative person of all, except for Willow? Do the two deserve each other? Do you want Chase and Willow to have an affair? And what of Curtis? Does he have many redeeming qualities left? Share your thoughts via the comment section, but first check out the talk Michael had with Brook Lynn.
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GH Alum Tajh Bellow and Y&R Alum Loren Lott Star in New Tiktok and Microdrama ‘Love Island’ Spoof
Two soap opera alums very familiar to fans of General Hospital and The Young and the Restless are paired together in a new short-form digital series from none other than Issa Rae’s production entity HOORAE Digital.
Look for Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, GH)) and Loren Lott (ex-Ana Hamilton, Y&R) as part of the cast of The Compatibility Experiment, premiering on October 14, 2026, exclusively on TikTok and its companion microdrama platform, PineDrama.
In the video teaser, it appears that Bellow and Lott play a couple, Kelvin and Camila, set in a Love Island reality show-esque environment trying to win the one million dollar cash prize, only what could go wrong?
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The Compatibility Experiment loglines share that it brings a fast-paced, relationship-focused reality check—much like Love Island with a twist. The show takes a participant’s current relationship, introduces them to a potentially more compatible partner, and forces them to navigate the differences with life-changing money on the line.
The new series is part of a groundbreaking content deal between HOORAE Digital and TikTok to develop premium short-form storytelling. The ensemble cast also features; Ayona, Reggie Luck, JaNa Craig, Tosin Morohunfola, Jessica Jacoby, Georgia Warner, and Nick Cassidy.
General Hospital fans know Tajh Bellow for his performances as TJ Ashford, and who earned two Daytime Emmy nominations along the way during his run. Bellow took over the role in 2018 and last appeared on the ABC daytime drama series in December of 2024.
Loren Lott first appeared as Devon’s (Bryton James) sister Ana Hamilton on The Young and the Restless from 2018 to 2019; making a brief return in 2024. She has continued to perform on the stage and screen with recent credits including: Bel-Air, Cherish the Day, and All American: Homecoming.
Check out the trailer for The Compatibility Experiment below and let us know what you think of its concept and if you are glad to see Tajh and Loren again? Hoping they might return to daytime in their GH and Y&R roles at some point in the future? Weigh-in via the comment section.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ava and Drew Revealed to be Behind Framing Sonny for Sidwell’s Prison Beatdown
If you thought that the person responsible for the Pentonville brawl that saw Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Curtis (Donnell Turner) taken to General Hospital was Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or even Sidwell himself, you were dead wrong! On the Wednesday, September 30 episode of GH, it turned out that the culprits were actually Ava (Maura West) and Drew (Cameron Mathison).
In story, Drew apparently bankrolled the attack on Sidwell and framing Sonny. He told Ava their planned worked (she came up with it!) but was horrified when Drew informed her that Curtis got caught in the crosshairs. Ava is visibly upset because of her longtime friendship with Curtis’ daughter, Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali). Drew tried to make Ava see the bright side. Curtis was witness to it and his presence will cast doubt on Sonny’s claims to that he had gotten out of the mob and gone legit.
Later, Vito shows up at Drew’s. They informed him that his guy on the inside of the slammer made a big mistake by hurting their friend and ordered him to leave town.
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BOATHOUSE BRAWL
In other major developments, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr) have a blow out fight as Danny blames his “brother” for the reason Charlotte was sent off to boarding school.
Rocco told off Danny for Charlotte’s (Bluesy Burke) reckless behavior and he explains he had to protect his sister. He went in on Danny saying that his mother Lulu (Alexa Havins) has been right to send Charlotte to boarding school and far away from Danny.
However, Rocco went a bit too far when he shouted, “And if your mom was alive, she would send you away too!” Next, Danny punched out Rocco, leading to a terrible brawl. An angered Danny yells at Rocco to, “Stay away from me and everyone in my family. And don’t you ever mention my mom again!” Danny storms off.
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Now alone outside the boathouse, Rocco flashes back to his first kiss with Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarksi), hoping that his fight with Danny will not escalate and ruin their budding romance. Meanwhile, a bloodied-mouth Danny heads over to Sonny’s and Jason (Steve Burton) is there at the same time. He then admits that he has a bad fight with Rocco and they are both beaten up.
WILL SCOUT WISE UP?
At the end of the episode, Scout, who had a fight with Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) over Drew, and who keeps telling everyone how good a man her dad truly is, comes upon a suspicious scene.
Scout hides behind the wall outside Drew’s. She sees her dad, Ava and Vito talking. Next, Scout seems to overhear Vito assuring Drew and Ava that their business dealings are done, and he’ll be leaving Port Charles for good.
So, what did you think of the reveal that Ava and Drew were behind framing Sonny for the prison beatdown of Sidwell (and Curtis)? Do you think Danny and Rocco’s relationship can be repaired, or do you think the teenagers will continue to be at each other’s throats? Finally, do you hope Scout gets a clue and stops thinking her dad walks on air? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out how Ava and Drew conspired below.
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