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Joshua Benard Makes a Return to General Hospital
The week of September 11th will bring with it another appearance by Joshua Benard on General Hospital. The son of three-time Daytime Emmy-winning star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos), is back reprising his role of Adam.
Adam is a classmate of Josslyn’s (Eden McCoy) and he will be back on campus and when we last saw him in 2022, he made an off-color comment to Josslyn after the sex-tape of her and Cameron went viral (thanks to Esme). He later realized he was being a complete jerk about it and apologized to Joss.
What will Adam’s demeanor be like in the fall of 2023? Stay tuned. Soap Opera Digest mentioned in their fall preview for GH, that Josslyn gets closer to a schoolmate. Might that be Adam?
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Meanwhile, the younger Benard continues both his acting and music career, frequently posting videos on Instagram.
Last year, Maurice has his son, on an episode of his You Tube series, State of Mind, where the two did a deep-dive into Joshua’s passion for acting and music. You can check that out below.
So, looking forward to seeing Joshua back in Port Charles? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Can we please cut out the nepotism on this show? This character adds nothing to the already bloated canvas.
So we now have Gregory Harrison’s daughter, Josh Swickard’s wife and Maurice Benard’s son? (To be fair, so far I really like Gregory’s daughter as the surrogate.) But seriously in any other industry, this much blatant nepotism would be grounds for an investigation!
And don’t forget Kin Shriner’s gal pal and the four insufferable years of the guy from the parking lot.
Oh, I don’t count Wes Ramsey in this group. As you (maybe) could tell from my username, I was a longtime “Guiding Light” fan and knew Ramsey’s work. He’s an established actor with actual soap cred. I didn’t object to his performance like others do though I believe he was poorly directed to camp it up more than necessary. Playing Peter was not indicative of his other soap and movie work.
I really liked his work and character on GL, what a difference huh, from playing pukey Peter?
Let’s look at this as the youngsters learning from the older actors.
Aren’t fathers suppose to help there children?
Most definitely
Their children
Shh … shush .. shush..
“Shh…” Not sure what your intent is with that.
Joshua is a cutie like his father. If him on the show as Adam means less Joss and Dex nauseating scenes that I have to fast forward through, I’m all for it. I hate the way they’ve written Joss since she got together with Dex. I liked her with Oscar, liked her with Cameron, can’t stand her these days.
Agreed. Another holier-than-thou, missy—like the character’s mother, Carly—follow the leader.
I still think there’s a familial link between Dex and Sonny.
I felt from the beginning that Dex might be Sonny’s son but there have been so many rumors claiming otherwise Jason for one, that I’ve just given up guessing.
I know, Violet—but even if Dex is Jason’s son, there would still be a link between him and Sonny.
What’s puzzling is the fact Dex had all this unleashed rage for Sonny, for a long time—-working for Michael to destroy him. Perhaps, Sonny is his father and Dex resents him for abandoning whoever his mother is?
I don’t know where this rumor started that Dex was “Jason’s son”, but there’s no way on Earth or in Hell that’s even a remote possibility.
We know where Jason Morgan was from the time of his brain scrambling in 1996 to his first supposed “death” in 2012. During that time he fathered two children. Jake with Elizabeth, and Danny with Sam.
Dex appears to be roughly the same age as Morgan Corinthos. Yeah, SORASing messes with ages all over the place, but if we assume the age to be correct, then the only woman Jason was with around that time period was Courtney Matthews (Sonny’s sister). And Courtney only had one child, Spencer. She literally died the day he was born, due to a bioweapon-caused pandemic.
I suppose they could really stretch reality and claim that Jason fathered a child somehow when he was a drugged up zombie, held prisoner in Russia. But that child would be younger than Danny, so that couldn’t be Dex.
The most obvious explanation for Dex is that he’s a brainwashed & facially reconstructed Morgan Corinthos… even with the obvious “ick” factor that he’s been banging his own sister for several months now. It’s not like that’s never happened on daytime TV before (see Tommy & Marie Horton or Tony & Renee DiMera on Days of Our Lives, for example). Yes, the whole family will probably need therapy once this secret comes out, but in context, it’s exactly the type of thing a sadistic criminal like Lorenzo Alcazar would do, as part of a revenge plot against the Corinthos family.
Hey Satin
Here’s a new rumor about Dex I just read last night. Chew on this one and let us know what you think.. They say he’s an undercover cop, how about that?
I was not surprised today when there was no evidence against Sonny. I had also read that the crates were full of coffee, and also Sonny wasn’t in the least worried about his fate.
The coffee beans in the crates were so obvious I saw that coming from 666 miles away. Basically what happened here is that Sonny and his “technical advisor” Brick ran a sting operation of sorts, using that fake “evidence” they planted on Sonny’s laptop for the fake nanny “Betty Rutherford” (probably not her real name) to find, and turn over to her bosses in the Pawtuck Mafia.
Cyrus took the bait… sent the fake “evidence” to the Feds (apparently with the assistance of the prison warden) and the Feds were gullible enough to believe it was real.
Where Dex fits in to all of this… I’m not sure about that one yet. He sure looked disappointed… maybe even a bit angry when Sonny walked away from the bogus charges. I don’t think he’s an undercover cop though, because he’s already proven on multiple occasions that he can’t properly use a gun. Which is also why I don’t believe he’s an actual military combat vet, and was probably brainwashed with that backstory.
It’s time for you to finally give up on the Dex is Morgan theory. Maybe Dex is just another Sasha – no real connection to the canvas.
Except this guy shows all the signs of a brainwashed plant, embedded deliberately into the Corinthos organization to cause chaos. His alleged backstory of “military combat vet” doesn’t hold up at all, as he’s very sloppy with guns, and got knocked on his ass at least twice now by Spencer, who’s basically a spoiled rich kid with no formal training.
He doesn’t necessarily have to be Morgan, but I can’t think of anybody else who could be used by this yet unseen enemy so effectively to infiltrate the Corinthos clan from within. As I said, this would be exactly the type of thing Lorenzo Alcazar would do, and I still say he’s the one behind “Pikeman”.
Well, I for one can’t wait to find out and somehow I don’t think he’s a bad guy. I like him and am hoping he’s one of the good guys. Thanks for all your input by the way.
If the writers can make Cody Mac’s son even when we saw Dominque during the entire time she was supposed to be pregnant, they could shoehorn Dex to be AJ and Courtney’s son. Just as long as she never returns as a regular character. Before Heinrik, she was the one character who should’ve departed years before they finally finished her off. If Dex is the offspring of AJ & Courtney, he’s be both Michael’s bio brother and (adopted) cousin. Just don’t make him Jason’s son as there’s no payoff in that and Jason never had time for his other 2 sons.
Of course if Dex were Courtney’s son, he would also be Spencer’s brother, and they already hate each other, so that would be a standard soapy trope thing.
Only problem is that Courtney was in Port Charles the whole time she was with AJ and then with Jason and wasn’t pregnant. At least with Dominique she was supposedly locked up in the nuthouse when she was pregnant, so it’s remotely plausible… in the same sense that Susan Moore having twins was plausible, because nobody actually saw Jason being born.
If Courtney had a child which was stolen by AJ, she definitely would have told Sonny & Jason about it.
What if Dex turns out to be Karen and Jagger’s son???? That would be a pretty big grudge against Sonny for turning his Mom into a stripper and drug addict. And I know that Karenand Sonny and Jagger hugged it out on GH and Port Charles but a long lost kid….
Would he have that role if he had no family on the show? I doubt it. Not fair to the other struggling actors who have no family connection. Should be no family rule like many businesses have.
Give the young man a chance! How do you know he’s only on the show because of his father? What if he is by recommendation of his father? He’ll still have to prove himself anyway.
That’s right
I think it depends on what role his father played in Joshua’s hiring. Is GH aware of Joshua because Maurice, but did he then have to audition along with other actors? I think that’s okay because people hear about jobs in all sorts of ways, including family and friends. Did they just hand him the role without requiring an audition? That leans more toward your concerns.
Also, most businesses rule about family is that one family member can’t directly supervise another. But many, many businesses have more than one family member working for them.
B&B should hire him as Jack Marone, Brooke’s son with Nick. He would be excellent as a rival for his half-brother, R.J. (who is in desperate need of a story).
R.J is helping his Granddad out with his designing, SL will be interesting I think. I also think it will be as a last resort if they ever bring Jack into the show, it’s like he never existed. Poor guy, it was only a mistake that they used Brooke’s egg, creating Jack.
OMG, here we go again. Related or not, if a person can do the job well, what’s the harm? My Granddaughter and her husband own a pretty big business and wanted nothing more than for their children to join and maybe someday run the company. My Grt.granddaughter was hired and much to her own surprise is doing great and my Granddaughter’s brother is also part of the Co. .also doing a great job. BTW, there do not seem to be any resentment s among their co-workers.
I actually like him—something very endearing about him. Absolutely simpatico .
Me too Celia, he’s a doll!
Back to GH. I got so scared today when Jake wanted to hang back at Carly’s place. Thought he had his eyes on Esme but it turned out to be Charlotte.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) revealed on Thursday, the lineup of presenters for 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards taking place on Friday, October 30, 2026, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California.
The ceremony will stream live on the NATAS YouTube channel at YouTube.com/@theemmys and watch.TheEmmys.tv.
Scheduled to present from the current soaps are: Katelyn MacMullen (Willow, General Hospital), Delon de Metz (Zende, The Bold and the Beautiful), James Preston (Nick, The Bay), Paul Telfer (Xander, Days of our Lives), Tamara Tunie (Anita, Beyond the Gates) and Susan Walters (Diane, The Young and the Restless).
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In addition soap alums, Crystal Chappell, Lesli Kay, Joe Lando, Eva LaRue, who is also a nominee this year, A Martinez, Juliet Mills, and Alicia Leigh Willis, will also be on hand to present.
The ceremony which celebrates nominated lifestyle programs and dramas will also include presenters: Eva zu Beck (Superskilled with Eva zu Beck), Danielle Chang (Lucky Chow), Sunny Hostin (The View), Derek Hough (Extra), Pati Jinich (Pati’s Mexican Table), Star Jones (Divorce Court), Michael Jr. (Stand Up and Do Something), Judge Greg Mathis (Mathis Court with Judge Mathis), Keke Palmer (Glam Through the Ages), Nischelle Turner (Entertainment Tonight), and Andrew Zimmern (Andrew Zimmern’s Wild Game Kitchen).
The 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards will bring together an exciting mix of presenters representing the full spectrum of daytime television,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO of NATAS. “From familiar faces in daytime drama to the personalities and creative voices behind talk shows and lifestyle programming, this year’s lineup reflects the breadth of talent that makes daytime so special. We look forward to celebrating the people who continue to shape the genre.”
Matthew Hoffman (Love Island USA, Cheap A$$ Beach Houses) will serve as the ceremony’s Voice of God, bringing his signature comedic narration to the evening’s celebrations. As previously announced, Lifetime Achievement honoree Genie Francis (Laura, General Hospital) will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by her husband, Jonathan Frakes.
So, what do you think about the list of presenters for the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards? Let us know who you are looking forward to seeing via the comment section below.
General Hospital fans took to social media following the airing of the Wednesday, October 21 episode of the ABC daytime drama series. In story, Molly (Kristen Vaganos) reveals to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) that she has received an offer to join the top law firm in Chicago that practices civil law. She says it’s her dream job.
The problem Molly says is relocating from Port Charles and uprooting her life and being away from her mother, Scout and boyfriend Cody Bell (Josh Kelly). Wistful that she may lose another daughter to a long-distance situation (Kristina left a few months back to go to medical school in California), Alexis urged Molly to get Cody to go with her.
Molly still seemed concerned and has trouble committing to the idea. Alexis tells her to talk it over with Cody. Meanwhile, Cody asked Tracy (Jane Elliot) is he can have Thanksgiving off because he and Molly planned to spend Thanksgiving together with their families. After initially balking, Tracy agrees.
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WILL MOLLY AND CODY HEAD TO CHI-TOWN?
Later, Cody shows up at Miller & Davis and the conversation turned to Thanksgiving dinner that Alexis is hosting. Molly and Cody asked her not to cook anything. Cody hugged Molly reassuring Alexis that he and Molly would take care of whatever was needed on Turkey Day.
So, this raises the question, why out of nowhere are we learning that Molly received an amazing law offer in Chicago, if the character was not being written out? If Molly leaves the canvas, would the character of Cody make his exit too?
Kristen Vaganos joined GH as a recast Molly Lansing-Davis back in September of 2023 and went on contract in August of 2024. Josh Kelly began playing Cody Bell back in June of 2022. Initial reports were that Kelly joined the show on contract and then as of June 2025 went on recurring status with the show per his choice.
Do you see a world where GH is writing out Molly and Cody? Would you be sad to see Kristen and Josh exit the soap opera? If this is not what is going on, is this just a plot point for some other story that is upcoming? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.
It’s been over two-years since his last appearance on General Hospital, now fan favorite Kin Shriner (Scott Baldwin) has taken to social media to share his thoughts on the casting of his grown-up TV daughter, Serena Baldwin now played by Kelly Kruger.
Kelly took over the role of Serena on-screen starting with the July 30, 2026 episode and has been ensconced in the storyline with her mother, Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring), in trying to win back full creative control of Deception for her.
In fact on the Monday, October 19 episode of the ABC soap opera, Serena tried to dupe Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) into signing over Michael’s (Rory Gibson) shares of the company. Jason caught on and wondered why she was doing this. She claimed she just wanted to help her mom gain creative control from Tracy (Jane Elliot) rather than full ownership, and begged Jason to keep quiet about it, which he agreed to for now.
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WHERE IS SCOTT?
On Monday, Shriner also took to X and said, “I think Kelly Kruger is doing a great job on General Hospital, and she and Lynn Herring work well together.” That was followed by comments in his thread about the show needing to bring back Scott too.
In fact, back on August 25, Shriner also took to X with a reminder that Scott is still around and ready to come back to Port Charles, sharing, “Scotty Baldwin always fits in he just needs the right sport coat !!!!”
The last time Serena mentioned her father Scott was when Kruger made her debut and informed Lucy that her father was, “living his best life in Key West.” Meanwhile, Shriner posts on his X account continually and shared back on August 2, that it has been 49 years since he made his on-screen debut as then teenaged, Scotty Baldwin and thanked the fans for al the love and support.
So, now let us know, are you enjoying Kelly Kruger as Serena Baldwin? Do you want to see GH bring back Scott Baldwin into the story, so Serena has both her parents in Port Charles? Do you like the potential of Jason and Serena pairing? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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