General Hospital
GH’s Eden McCoy Delivers The ‘Power Performance of the Week’
Not often does a week’s worth of soaps offer up so many outstanding performances. However, the beginning of 2023 brought just that in dramatic scenes featuring General Hospital’s Kathleen Gati (Liesl), Kelly Thiebaud (ex-Britt), Willian Lipton (Cameron), Parry Shen (Brad) and Days of our Lives Lauren Koslow (Kate).
When all was said and done there was one performance, that for us, rang most true. For anyone who has ever gone through a break-up and had to let someone you care about down, you could feel and understand the raw emotion displayed by General Hospital’s Eden McCoy (Josslyn).
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Not only did McCoy deliver during the breakup scenes as Joss broke Cameron’s heart into pieces, but later, Joss is shocked and guilt-ridden to find out that Britt died from ‘The Hook’s’ attack after saving her life, and then having to admit the whole thing to her mother, Carly (Laura Wright). Never mind the one other event of that fateful night. Joss had sex with Dex (Evan Hofer) before she headed over to Kelly’s to talk to Cameron, realizing she should have cleared-up her relationship, first.
McCoy really shined when Josslyn arrived at Kelly’s to tell Cameron things have changed between them. She tearfully apologized for not coming to him sooner. She promises she will always love him, but she is not in love with him anymore, and she lets him know there is no going back. They can’t fix things. As Josslyn pours her heart out knowing what this was doing to Cameron, it was a five-hankie moment, indeed.
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In addition, when Josslyn spills most all to her mother (she left out the part of having sex with Dex), you could genuinely feel the bond between the two, which as we have stated many times through the years, speaks to the perfect casting of McCoy as Carly’s daughter and her on-screen chemistry with Laura Wright.
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For all of these well-played and outstanding moments, Michael Fairman TV names Eden McCoy our pick for The Power Performance of the Week.
Now let us know, what did you think of Eden’s work in the break-up scenes between Joss and Cam and its aftermath? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
Probably some of Eden’s best work. She’s developing into a fine young actress.
That said, best performance of the week was definitely Kathleen Gati. She always brings it, but Liesl’s anguish and grief was both heartbreaking and riveting to watch.
I agree. Kathleen Gati was emotionally compelling. Eden was wonderful. I may despise the hypocrisy of the character but the actress is damn talented.
I agree
The girl has beauty and talent. I’m not liking the portrayal too much, lately, but I still love Eden/Joss. The actress is going places….Everyone was amazing.
So well deserved!! Congrats Eden.
She is an amazing actress with a great career ahead if this is what she chooses to do.
Eden’s performance was heart wrenching. It was a realistic portrayal of first love that quite often isn’t forever ❤️
Eden was excellent! But so were Britt, Liesl, Cameron & Brad!! Even Maxi had a ‘moment’ less annoying!
Eden McCoy is definitely One to Watch!
I just want to know why they had to kill Britta off!?! I know she’s going to primetime, but she could have come back for visits off-season!
Kelly found love with a man from the UK and they had been having a long distance relationship. She said in a recent interview that she told producers she was never coming back. She quit because she found love.
Oh, I didn’t know that…thanks for the info!
I’m very happy for her!
I agree 100%about Britta. And also while Eden was great, definitely not better than William or Liesl etc.
I totally agree. I didn’t find her performance emotionally compelling. When William said, “I’m such an idiot”, imo, made the scene.
I don’t care for William’s acting at all. He leaves me cold. But Eden had a few awesome performances this past week. She is not a master like Kathleen Gati, yet, but she’s on her way.
Cameron really reminds me of a young Lucky Spencer lately. Which makes perfect sense, as Lucky is the only true father that kid ever had. Not bio related, of course (that would be Zander Smith who committed “suicide by cop” before Cam was born) but now that Cam’s hair is a little longer, he’s even starting to look like Lucky.
When he was talking to Liz at Kelly’s yesterday, it was almost like a 90s flashback scene.
Totally agree with you. Eden and William tore my heart out in those scenes. They were heart-wrenching and beautifully true. These young people can really shine when given the right material. GH is luck to have them and we, their fans, are lucky to be entertained by them. Bravo!
Josslyn was great in the breakup scene and if she is pregnant I encourage it. She is a strong woman who will her baby forever. I know she is a strong in real life and I know her future in real life will be one of the best. She is a great actress and great person
No. We do not need a teenage college sophomore becoming pregnant. Why on earth would you welcome that? Joss wants to go to Med school. Please, no more babies. Let us hope Joss and Rex used birth control.
I doubt they’re going to add another baby on the way to the canvas, especially when it looks like they’re setting up a traditional soap trope – a baby switch with the Quartermaine and Cassadine heirs. Ugh – more Weeping Willow ahead.
Especially not when there’s a very real possibility they could be brother & sister. Don’t even want to imagine a baby coming out of that scenario… it’s bad enough as it is.
There you go again. ABC standards and practices would never permit that to happen. They purged the show of anyone remotely connected to sexual assault. They’re not going to go down the incest route.
I was hoping they would never go there at all, of course. I just can’t see a point to the “Dex” character at all if he’s NOT a brainwashed Morgan Corinthos. It’s the best explanation for all of his other actions & associations, aside from banging Josslyn.
Hell, we know what Cody’s DNA test says, and he’s still a pointless character! And too dumb to be a Scorpio, in this Devil’s opinion.
Agreed that Mac deserves better than what we’ve seen from Cody so far. Any Scorpio offspring should be more dynamic.
Using Cody as an example, these writers are not afraid to ignore show history and shoehorn a birth into a mostly improbable slot in the past. Who knows how they’ll connect Dex – but Morgan ain’t the path.
Maybe Dex is the long-lost child of Lilly and Sonny? Yea- Sonny needs another kid! lol
Not a snowball’s chance in my backyard that they would undo the “clink boom” car bombing, one of the most iconic GH scenes of the 1990s. Also, they already had Sonny meet Lily in Heaven during a “near-death experience” and she verified that their son was with her upstairs.
Latest internet rumors have him being Courtney’s son (either with AJ or Jason). That would make him Spencer’s brother and Sonny’s nephew.
Zoey
I’ve been saying this for months. I’d read it somewhere and it made sense to me. Satan has been saying he thinks he’s Morgan but I don’t buy it, mostly I guess because I never liked Morgan and I do like this actor playing Dex. Too bad he’s being drawn into Drama Queen Joss’s life . Yea,yea I know, everyone loves her.
Such a beautiful young and talented actress
Heartbreaking
She has been excellent. Raw emotion. She has become a great actress.
Also her chemistry with Dex is amazing!!! They need to be together.
Yep – her chemistry with Dex is off the charts.
Say what you will about the characters, the actors are talented.
So… Evan Hofer – total hottie! I saw most of his background has been comedic acting.
Also love the Uber talented Kathy Gati.
She was only one word:. AMAZING.
Eden did an excellent job. Its a soap its suppose to be filled with mistakes, regrets and love. Her scene reminded me of the GH of old
All I can say is—Love, Love, Love Joss’ stilettos, albeit she has hurt Cameron so much—poor guy doesn’t even know the half of it.
Who is Dex? A medical doctor??
Top notch this week, Joss. Dex too. Actually, all were outstanding.
Just wish all stayed on….exits are sad.
Today was the “mostest” episode in a looong time. Everyone was spectacular, even Mathison, of whom I am not a fan.
Laura Wright was exceptionally authentic—every nuance, gesture and word was stellar and real– Kudos!!
The writers really knew what they were doing—they approached the developing suspense with true expertise—can’t wait for the climax to break ( Carly finally disclosing the truth to Nina)…..
Celia…Yes, to everything you said. Except I am a fan of Mathison. He finally broke out of the Mr.Nice mold and showed depth. I hope he dumps shrew Carly. Also the same to Nina, who I also like, was great. Even Wiley.
We do agree on Carly—too entitled, too holier-than-thou. But, as an actress, Laura is to be lauded.
I love Nina, as well, albeit we’re outnumbered—not many viewers like her.
—Mathison? Hmmm–not one of my favorites ( since he played Ryan Lavery-AMC), but I’m starting to warm up to him—the lovey-dovey scenes with Carly gross me out—especially because he is her third Quartermaine “bite”–
But, yes—Mathison, as Drew, showed a side of himself which stunned me in a good way.
Celia & Violet…Re: our feelings about Carly shouldn’t cloud the great job Laura does in this role. What I wonder is if actors who can play sob’s well know and read about how fans feel about their characters? Like Thomas. Do they read MF for instance?
I think they do, Rose–unless there may be some who truly get hurt by some of MY comments. In my defense, these sites would have no relevence if we were not able to express our likes or dislikes.
My personality and character? What you see is what you get. My mother is wont to tell me that sometimes I “hit” people in the face like a bucked of ice-water. LOL.
PS, Rose–And to add to that–I find myself muting or FF-ing scenes with “Mrs Robinson” and her daughter.
Oh Celia! What’d you think of the Nina reveal? I thought Cynthia was astounding! All those conflicting emotions and memories playing across her face at once..what a treat for us for having to wait so long. Now, there’s Willow’s insane reaction to come…next week should be good. BTW, did you see what they did to Y&R’s Noah’s gorgeous hair? He looks like a London punk in the early 80s grooving to The Sex Pistols…what a disaster!
OMG, Soaphound!!-when I saw Noah with that rat-fur atop his head, I thought of you and your reaction—I swear!! What is that???? Holy moly!! His scalp is so white, it’s almost scary–oh, please–flagellate me—!!
I don’t know if these half-shaved heads ( which I see too often) are meant to make a statement?—And, I thought the 50’s crew-cut, which both my grandfathers had ( in pictures) was harrowing—
My 16-year-old niece’s ( cheerleader with beauty and brains) boyfriend ( football player) has another weird hair cut, which is now the thing with High School boys. I swear that from a distance, and without my contacts/glasses, i thought he was wearing a baseball cap.
Yes, Nina was amazing—even with her little interaction with Wiley—I guess he and she must meet secretly off camera—who knew the three of them ( Sonny, Nina and Wiley were soooo close??).
Well, Carly will get hers from all sides, “You selfish bitch”!!!. Punto e basta!! ( A very popular Italian cliché after making a forceful statement). LOL.
rose
I like Drew too and it looks like he’s finally getting an eye full of the real Carly, I wondered about Wiley so excited to see Nina and especially Sonny. Don’t remember them even meeting as Michael wouldn’t even let Sonny near the boy, and Nina.only s few times with Willow dragging him away from her.
Drew knows exactly who Carly is. Remember he’s still walking around with Jason’s memories in his head, so he “remembers” everything that Jason & Carly went through over the years, all the stuff with AJ, walking in on the “hate sex” with Carly & Sonny, which started their roller coaster from Hell of a relationship. Drew knows all of that as if he lived through it himself.
That’s the thing – these writers are ignoring the Drew has Jason’s memories angle. Andre cleared Franco of Drew’s original memories but Drew still had Jason’s when Billy Miller departed the role.
A glaring continuity error that Elizabeth Korte should catch and point out in story occasionally.
General Hospital
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.
General Hospital
‘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!
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.
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