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Kimberly McCullough & Michael Sutton Reunite to Commemorate GH’s Iconic Love Story on the 25th Anniversary of Stone’s Death

By Michael Fairman

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On November 29th, 1995, viewers of General Hospital watched one of the most heartbreaking, and iconic moments in soap opera history; when a young Stone Cates, who is dying of AIDS, sees his beloved Robin one last time.

In the scene, Stone asks Robin to walk towards the window, hoping that the light from it will give him the ability to see her, as he has lost his vision due to complications from the disease.  When he says, “I see you, Robin, I see you” right before his passing, it became a landmark moment in television history, and so did the love story of Robin and Stone.

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25 years later, the story and that scene still resonate as ever and to mark its recent anniversary, Michael Fairman reunited Kimberly McCullough (Robin) and Michael Sutton (Stone) to share their remembrances of not only that scene, but the challenges and the joys of playing this young couple who would be forever changed by HIV/AIDS and what it meant to them, the audience, and to soap history.

 

In the mid-90’s, Wendy Riche was the executive producer at GH, Claire Labine was the head writer, and Francesca James was a director, who all crafted and executed all the right moves in this storyline, while Kimberly and Michael brought it to life on-screen.  Then, in 1996, Michael received a Daytime Emmy nomination for his work in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category, while Kimberly received the Daytime Emmy that year for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series.

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While Kimberly and Michael discussed their experiences, and shared backstage stories, they also update the audience as to their lives now, where Kimberly is a successful television director and mother to her son, Otis, and Michael is successful in his real estate career, and how he has helped those impacted by Covid-19.

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You can watch the conversation below, which is also posted on The Michael Fairman Channel on You Tube, along with more celebrity interviews.  Make sure to “Subscribe” if you have not done so, previously.

Then let us know your thoughts and remembrances on the power of Robin and Stone’s story via the comment section below.

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Cant do it justice without Wendy Riche…ok with this but Robin is rarely around ..give stories to those mainstays…

Such a great interview. I’m overjoyed to see Kimberly and Michael together again. What a wonderful way to remember their iconic story.

Love seeing you both. Miss Robbin

Mr. Michael Fairman; “Michael” ; Mr. Fairman’ God how you keep us all ticking… the lovefest fans alike have watched decades

you bring us a wonderful heart tug – come on… the love story of Robin and Stone… celebrating 25 years in the making

from one fan who has a pretty good read on decades of keeping up. These two actors are etched, are so beloved, is right at the top of the best of the best in ALL soap annul. Kimberly McCullough (Robin) and Michael Sutton (Stone)

two so young, who paired up, and did their best work, demanding WORK

Kimberly : she was so cute and right on , how she spoke of Michael as “her anchor”. I so agree with this one: how she teased Michael about being “Benjamin Buttons” he’s regressing with age… oh god.. this love story was filmed 25 years ago… yet today, he looks over 20 and barely 21. LOL

when Michael F. asked if Finola Hughes ever spoke to her of her work. Kim quipped… “well you know she’s british” she doesn’t hand out , but when you knows it, all is right with the world. THIS is one of the BEST mother/daughter… in all of soap history, any way… and we delight and celebrate and the emotional beat and ties are just their

Michael quipped about Kim… at the time of this story was already an actors actor…having started at 9 years of age. AND Kim , right back @Michael… well I had to mature up to you.

Michael Sutton: it was pure delight LISTENING to this man. he has amazing recall… the detail in summation… the enormity of the story… sharing the balancing act of the story, personal life, how much these two worked hand in hand

Michael F: i totally agree with you, that when Michael Sutton REELED… the sensitivity, the adoration he felt for Robin , how the love always shines thru. FROM TWO TEENAGER !!! how these two built this story

once again… it was fun, for me, especially when the male actors who never shied away from their profession… this was an acting gig… AND it was Michael Sutton , moment in the sun the care he put in to creating with Kim… and the thought process he shared … yeah, he’s an actor with that little bit something that will always resonate

Alas, Michael F., your care of; is always recognized and respected

“You are’ A lovely Man” as shared by Kim and Michael and me, plus fans

Thanking “You” for all that you bring to the table, it’s a delight to still be giddy

Michael Sutton turned out to be pretty handsome.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Nina Stabs Brennan with Drew’s Meds During His Brawl with Valentin

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Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros) was all over the place and frantic on the Friday, May 8 cliffhanger of General Hospital leading to disastrous consequences, plus Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) learns from intel from Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) that Rocco is the culprit who shot Cullum, and Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Ethan (Nathan Parsons) catch Ric (Rick Hearst) and Ava (Maura West) seemingly scheming over a big payday.

Here’s what went down: in the major turning point, Nina is once again unable to inject Drew (Cameron Mathison) for the second time with the syringe Willow gave her to keep Drew in his locked-in state. She starts rambling in Drew’s room on how she doesn’t want to be doing this, and for him to not stare at her. Suddenly the front door rings, and she puts down the syringe, while Drew looks on.

Once she gets to the door, it’s Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna), who Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) forced her to invite over. Nina hides the syringe and places it under a toy truck on the bookcase. When Jack entered, he questioned her as to why he is here, assuming it’s news about Valentin. Jack reminds Nina she should be concerned about their arrangement, not the one he has with Willow.

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NEEDLE POINT

Now, Nina is becoming more hysterical as she needs an update from him on the evidence she wants to use against Drew. However, Jack does not give her any details or prognosis. He also adds that his boss is on him, and until Cullum lets up, she and Willow need to be patient. With nothing to hold over Drew she could use, Nina wants to get Jack out of the house before Valentin arrived, but it’s too late. Valentin confronts his nemesis with gun drawn.

As Valentin holds both Nina and Jack at gunpoint, he came at her for double-crossing him, and Jack realized Nina lured him into this trap! Valentin demands to  know where Jack sent Josslyn, but Jack says he has no idea what he is talking about!

Next, the two go at it for control of the gun, while Nina is screaming for them to stop. Meanwhile, Drew can hear the whole thing down the hall. Panicked once again, Nina grabs the syringe to seemingly jab Valentin, but the men switched places as they fought, and Jack got the syringe-full of Drew’s meds instead.

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MY SON THE SHOOTER

Elizabeth comes to see Dante and they walk through who could have been on the pier the night Cullum was shot. It is then she admits that when Rocco was brought into GH for what he and Lulu claimed was a knife cut, she knew then, the hand injury looked like a slide bite from shooting a gun. Suddenly, the pieces all come together for Dante and why Jason would take the fall for his son, because he is Sonny’s grandson and Danny’s brother. Dante also figures out that Britt and Lulu have known the truth and kept it from him. He is rocked to the core.

Speaking of Rocco, Lulu (Alexa Havins) is now seeing the other more menacing side of the man she believes is Nathan West. However, his twin, Cassius Faison (Ryan Paevey) is firmly telling Lulu they have to get Rocco out of town to keep him safe now that Cullum is getting out of the hospital, but she takes his demands badly. Lulu tells Cassius he has no right to tell her what to do with her child. Could you see Lulu ending up just like Josslyn? Kidnapped under Wyndemere? Stay tuned.

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BROTHERLY BETRAYAL?

Sonny is spiraling over his distrust for his brother Ric, especially after Ethan reported to him what he saw between Ric and Ava. Now at Ava’s gallery, Ric finishes his business with a mysterious seller. Next, he hands over a hefty commission to Ava at the moment Sonny and Ethan arrive. Sonny aims a gun at his brother,  accusing him of betraying him and Ric looks stunned. We fade to black.

So, what do you think will happen now to Brennan? Will Willow and Nina have to keep drugging him too? If Drew missed his dose, will he come out of his locked-in state and start to have some motion in his arms or legs and make some sort of escape? Do you think Sonny is truly being double-crossed by Ric? And, what did you think of when Dante realized that Rocco shot Cullum and who is the person Jason took the fall for her? Weigh-in via the comment section, but first check out these key moments from today’s GH below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Josslyn Learns She’s Been Kidnapped by Cassius Faison

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Now it’s sink or swim time for WSB agent Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy)! Can the skills she learned training under Agent Vaughn and being lured into the world of being a spy by Brennan, help her survive being locked up in the same room Anna Devane was? That is the latest wrinkle to her reality that kicked off on the Thursday, May 7 episode of General Hospital.

In story, after having a knockdown drag out fight with “Nathan,” eventually Josslyn is left unconscious and wakes up in the same room that Pascal and company had tormented Anna in for weeks. When she comes to, Josslyn is in a panic and does her best by breaking a hanger, (there are nice clothes left for her on clothing rack, and some snacks) and attempting to unlock the door to her freedom.

Enter, the ominous Cassius (Ryan Paevey). Believing he was still “Nathan” who has developed some sort of psychotic mental break, she pleads with him to let her help him. It’s at that moment, Agent Jacks gets an earful. Cassius reveals he is Nathan’s twin, Cassius Faison.

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THE BIRTH OF CASSIUS

Josslyn tries to figure out how Liesl would not know she gave birth to twins. Cassius tells her Liesl believed he’d died at birth. It was his father, Cesar, who arranged the entire thing when he was born.

Next, Josslyn wondered how Nathan’s body could be gone from his grave, if he wasn’t still alive. Cassius shared he arranged to have Nathan’s body removed, and then hacked the PCPD database to replace Nathan’s fingerprints with his own. He gloats that no one would suspect him, since he is known as the good-guy cop at the PCPD.

Then, in a real kicker to Josslyn, she leans that Britt is the one who told Cassius she was a WSB agent, and then the lightbulb went off that Britt and Cassius are working alongside Sidwell and Cullum. Insisting he and his sister wanted out from under Sidwell and Cullum, and that he doesn’t want to have to kill Josslyn, Cassius warns her that her best shot at surviving is to do as he tells her and not cause trouble.

NO ONE WOULD SUSPECT

Josslyn says people will come looking her for, but in a smug manner, Cassius says nobody will ever suspect that “Nathan” would have anything to do with her disappearing. As she pleads, he walks out and locks her back in the room and regains his composure before he leaves.

Eden McCoy spoke with Soap Opera Digest about Josslyn’s shocking new predicament and shared, “I  think Josslyn’s whole journey here is walking the line between being really vulnerable and really, really scared in this situation, but not being able to show that because it’s her job not to react that way. She’s trapped, she’s been kidnapped by a stranger and now she has to work overtime not to give in to her instinct to be scared. Instead, she’s got to incorporate her new training (as an agent).”

So, who will find Josslyn? What will happen when she comes face to face with Pascal again? Are they leaving just enough room for Cassius to come out of this without being a total “bad guy,” so when this storyline ends, it keeps Ryan Paevey on the canvas? Weigh-in via the comment section. In case you missed it, watch the moments below where Josslyn learns her captor is Cassius Faison!

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ethan Burns Delilah’s Photo with a Promise in Touching Turn from Nathan Dean

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General Hospital fans were reminded on the Wednesday, May 6 episode of the ABC daytime drama, just why Nathan Dean’s Ethan Lovett always had a special place in our hearts. After all, not only was he the son of the iconic Luke Spencer and Holly Sutton, but Ethan was always the guy who was great at running a con, but with a heart of gold. It was on full display in key scenes that locked Ethan back into a major storyline since Dean’s return.

Here’s what went down in the pick-up: Ethan is chatting with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) after having met baby Phoebe. The couple explain what happened to the woman they found needing medical attention, Delilah. Brook Lynn goes to explain how they tried to track down Phoebe’s family, but it proved fruitless, and now after becoming Phoebe’s foster parents, they have hopes to adopt her.

When Brook Lynn revealed how they found the unconscious Delilah, a devastated Ethan, who is trying not to let on he has any tie to the woman, asks if she had been attacked. Chase said she had no identification in her purse, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that she was hiding something.

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WHAT HAPPENED TO DELILAH?

As Ethan subtlety tried to nudge Chase for more intel, he reveals that the PCPD found Delilah’s luggage, and it was full of high-end clothes and a list of art galleries, but her fingerprints did not show up on any database. Chase is convinced that Delilah was covering her tracks.

Poor Ethan is gut-wrenched as he looks at baby Phoebe, after hearing how Delilah’s life ended, and when Brook Lynn and Chase talk about how thrilled that baby Phoebe just dropped into their lives, considering they were considering adoption anyways. Ethan says, while struggling to hold back tears, that it’s very clear how much Brook Lynn and Chase love Phoebe. Later, after Ethan left, Brook Lynn tells Chase she is scared that the state will take Phoebe away from them. Chase assures her that won’t happen.

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TEARS AND A VOW

Then, in the heartbreaking conclusion of the episode, an emotional Ethan heads back to the pier. In tears, he pulls a photo of Delilah out of his pocket. He cries that she should have been there for her and he apologizes, crying that his hope was for her to be safe in Port Charles.

Ethan tells Delilah that he’d seen the baby, and she is beautiful. Next, Ethan takes out his lighter, and sets fire to Delilah’s photograph promising her that he’d keep their secret to himself and no one would ever have to know.

So, what do you think the connection is between Ethan and Delilah? Was she working with him on a con? Were they at one time lovers and she had his child? Are they related? What did you think of the performance of Nathan Dean in the emotional scenes? Let us know in the comment section, but first, you can watch it again below and then weigh-in.

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