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GH’s John J. York On If Cody Turns Out to Be Mac’s Son: “It Would Certainly Change Things, and Would That Be a Good Thing or a Bad Thing for His Family?”
From the looks of it, Mac Scorpio (John J. York) is certainly questioning whether it could just be possible that he is the bio-dad of Cody Bell (Josh Kelly).
Mac was not-to-pleased to learn that Cody was supposedly the biological son of Leopold Taub and the late Dominque Stanton. After all, Mac was romantically linked to Dominique while she was in a loveless marriage to Taub. Back in the day, after all the turmoil that Dominique endured including being committed to Shadybrook, thanks to Taub, she was reunited with Mac only things went south when Holly Sutton (Emma Samms) was around.
Clearly, Cody arriving in Port Charles has a lot to do with figuring out his parentage, especially after he has already had an altercation with Scott (Kin Shriner). In the latest issue of Soap Opera Digest on newsstands now, John J. York weighs-in on what would happen if it turns out Cody is Mac’s son.
York expressed: “It’s like a puzzle that he’s putting together in his mind, thinking about what his own relationship with Dominique was, thinking about what a bad guy Leopold was.”
John also added, “Mac has a lot of questions. At this point, he doesn’t know anything for sure. But if it was true, it would certainly change things – and would that be a good thing or a bad thing for his family? Mac Just doesn’t know.”
So, do you think Mac is Cody’s real father given the timeline? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
Since they’re clearly trying to force Cody down our throats whether we like him or not… and by this Devil’s reading, most of us do not…. then Port Charles #1 rule of course is… “mysterious newbie HAS to be related to a core character somehow”.
Well, we know Dominique is his mom (assuming he’s telling the truth about anything) and that Katherine Bell was his adopted sister. But they’re both dead, and neither is likely to return. Nor is Leopold Taub… whom Cody assumes is his father.
So we need a living relative. Technically Serena is his half sister, but she’s not likely to return either. (Apparently only interested in saving European whales)
By process of elimination, that leaves the only other man in Port Charles (other than Scotty) who knew Dominique in the biblical sense. And that would be Mac Scorpio.
And with Mac as his daddy, look at all the extended family he instantly gets as a result. Felicia… Maxie… Robert… Robin… Emma (if we ever see her again)
Not a bad trick for a pointless character who nobody would ever give two shakes of a demon’s tail about, if he weren’t related to anybody.
You have my blessing here, my friend. The character is not only pointless but seems incapable of any facial expressions beyond staring and/or being totally pleased with himself. Poor Britt/Kelly, trying to bring some energy to their deadening scenes.
Soaphound
I tend to agree.what bothers me is this going back and forth, which we’ve seen a million times, with the girl falling for the guys charms in the end anyway. That’s what I feel is happening with these two, with all the sparring, he’ll win her over.
I feel the opposite. I don’t understand how Kelly is being directed for those scenes. It’s a time-honored tradition that in that sort of Sam-and-Diane style bantering/bickering there is a lightness under all the cutting remarks that she is not providing. I think Kelly is fantastic in general but find her off-putting in these scenes while Josh seems like he’s trying too hard, if that makes sense. They haven’t found their balance yet, in my opinion.
Violet & Sonni.., I think we’re all finding the story direction inconsistent. First, I thought Cody was another spawn of Faison. Then I thought he was manipulating Britt for some unknown nefarious purpose. Now he might be Mac’s son? Frankly, I’ve lost interest in all the possibilities.
The only way a good story can come from it__
If Cody is Faison’s son and that would get dr O in a twitch and Britt would have a brother..
Faison was an awesome character and missed, he brought the thrill and drama…. If Cody is lackluster Mac’s son = a sleeper.
SuOOO
Hi Su, the fist time he was so inquisitive with Britt got me wondering if he was indeed, Faison’s son, otherwise why all the interest and then questions about Peter. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, right?
the arrival of Josh Kelly has been a good thing. I hope he is around for a long time
I love Josh Kelly’s character on GH! I hope he is Mac’s son.
I think josh is great! I have found myself really enjoying the episodes he is in. I hope he is there long term.
Was this actor brought in to fill the void Steve Burton left. If so,it is failing. Why did we need another “new character”? Why couldn’t ABC use the money and recast Lucky or bring back Dr. Steven Webber?
What’s the point of this character. Still dont care for the character even if he is related to the Scorpios.
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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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