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James Ryan Takes Over the Role of General Hospital’s Ethan Lovett

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Monday’s April 17th episode of General Hospital brought the reveal that there’s a new actor in the house playing the role of Luke and Holly’s son, Ethan Lovett.  Welcome actor, James Ryan.

In story, Holly (the returning Emma Samms) is hiding out in Venezuela to escape the clutches of Victor Cassadine (Charles Shaughnessy) and to locate her son. However, Felicia (Kristina Wagner) is now in the country and connected with her friend, while Holly was posing as a maid.  The two work in tandem to find Ethan. Then, in the cliffhanger, it is revealed that Ethan is being auctioned off to the highest bidder as Holly and Felicia are gobsmacked!

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GH fans know Nathan Parsons previously played the role of Ethan since 2009 and stayed with the ABC daytime drama series through the spring of 2012.  Parsons returned several times, including for appearances in 2013, 2015, and last in 2020.

ABC confirmed to Soaps In Depth that Ryan has indeed taken over the role of Holly’s MIA son.  The question is, how long will Ethan be on the canvas? Just to wrap this story arc with his mom, Holly, or might he be in for a stay in Port Charles? Stay tuned.

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What did you think about the Ethan ‘switcheroo’, where now the character is a blonde, when previously he was dark-haired? Many are just happy that the character is finally back on the show and has blonde hair like his father, Luke!  Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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Since Holly’s return is temporary, it’s doubtful that Ethan will stick around longer. We’ll have some idea when the cast credits run on Friday.

I don’t see the point in recasting the character if they weren’t planning to keep him around for a little while, since the original Ethan has been more than willing to return for short appearances.. and that’s when he actually had full time contract gigs… which were all for a network (CW) which no longer exists, for all practical purposes. If he’s landed another gig since CW imploded, I haven’t heard about it.

As for the drastic change in appearance… Hell only knows. Maybe Frank V & the other folks in the head office were tired of getting “hate mail” that commented on how Ethan looked nothing like Luke, so they found somebody who at least has a slight resemblance to his alleged father.

EZ PZ…I HATE IT. Nothing against the actor but I will definitely miss Nathan Parsons.

Right

I like Ethan returning. I liked Nathan Parsons as Ethan but I’m willing to give the new actor a try. I just want his paternity changed to Robert!

Since the new guy has blonde curly hair, that wish is most likely not happening. Parsons could definitely pass for Tristan’s son – new guy far from it.

This is disappointing. Really wanted Nathan Parsons to come back.

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WTH ….. Nathan parsons was a perfect “look” for the character of Ethan…accent and all
Not sure about the “blonde”…

Nathan Parson’s accent is fake, though.

Surprised they didn’t let him drop the accent like John York did in the 90s. All of a sudden Mac became fully Americanized.

Hate it. No shade meant toward the new actor whatsoever. Absolutely loved Nathan Parsons in the part. If they weren’t going to bring Nathan back, they should’ve just left Ethan gone. resembles Holly with the dark hair she used to have. He doesn’t have to resemble his dad. And if this was a political decision because of the BLM stuff I read about that occurred on Twitter then get rid of NLG as well. And grow a brain while you’re at it since that should have nothing to do with employment.

WTF are you rambling on about? My goodness.

No offense to the new actor. However, I really dislike when favorite characters are changed, especially when the originals are available. I was looking forward to seeing Nathan Parsons again in this role. In general, I also dislike when new characters are introduced into a family and they look nothing alike. Rule of thumb for the director should be: Choose actors that resemble what the children of the soap family would have in real life. Some of the pairings are perfect. A few are off.

This actor has a whole lot going for him….definitely on board!

it is a good thing Holly called out “Ethan” when the hood came off… otherwise we all would have been “who’s this?”

Should have brought original Nathan Parsons back. Was looking forward to seeing him again.

I’m not surprised they recast given Nathan Parsons’ continued success in primetime, especially if Ethan is sticking around the canvas. My main problem is the bad dye job they gave to him, when his natural blonde hair would be better served. As for talent, I have no judgment as we’ve barely seen him act. I will say he visually looks younger than Parsons, so it makes me wonder about the potential on the canvas in the long-term.

Ethan suddenly being blonde is much more believable than Maxie’s new jet black hair. Granted, Kirsten’s roots may have been rather prominent for years, but Maxie has been blonde since birth. It tied her to Felicia (KW has some of the best hair in daytime).

Liesl’s switch to lighter hair matched KG’s return to her original natural color. At least, over the last 10 years Kathleen has had different shades of brown so the switch was not as jarring.

I hate that they changed him to a curly and blond from the original. At least u should make them look something alike. I hate when this is done. Nothing against hime but let’s try to be some kind of real!

Bad idea! They should’ve kept looking or done a better job of enticing Nathan back!

I havent seen him act to judge him yet. I dont know why they bleached his hair blonde. Hopefully it was a disguise? Good luck James.

Some may think Lovett’s blonde locks may resemble Luke, but I think its to throw his enemy’s off the scent. James is doing a fair job of it. He needs to loose the surfer dude tude! Nathan was much more serious not an Aussie yokel.

The point is moot. Ethan was for 3 episodes and was shuffled back off to Australia. Most anyone from central casting would’ve worked for the amount of dialogue he had in those days. While it would’ve been nice to see Lovett again, he might’ve wisely turned GH down based on the minuscule impact of the character this return.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Will Ava Tie the Knot With Drew?

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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’

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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

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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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