General Hospital
Lindsay Hartley Returns to GH Temporarily Filling In for Kelly Monaco
Beginning on tomorrow’s Thursday, February 3rd episode of General Hospital, look for a return from soap vet, Lindsay Hartley (Ex-Theresa, Passions and Ex-Arianna, DAYS) when she once again takes over the role of Sam on the ABC daytime drama series.
Hartley was back and temporarily replacing Kelly Monaco, when Monaco took a brief break from her role in January.
According to Soap Opera Digest, Monaco is already back at the studio filming all-new episodes as Sam.
Lindsay last filled in for Kelly back in August of 2020.
In a tweet to Michael Fairman TV on Wednesday, Hartley shared: “I am very thankful for this opportunity. I am grateful to General Hospital and Kelly Monaco for trusting me again with such a special character that Kelly has created for the soap community and for the genre that is forever dear to me.”
Look for Hartley to appear in a few upcoming episodes.
So, looking forward to seeing Lindsay again as General Hospital’s Sam? Comment below.
Bring her back to DAYs please!
Sure, what’s one more Rolf Zombie walking around??
Well said, S. Who knew Sam could be even more boring and less consequential? But this temp-replacement guarantees it.
This must be temp hire week over at GH. We had Temp Marshall, Temp Leo, and now Temp Sam.
She does good work and filled in well for Kelly the last time.
Let’s make the change permanent.
Agree. Kelly is not putting any effort into the character of Sam. Yawn Yawn Yawn!
Kelly is Sam!! & she is the BEST!!
NOT!!
Love her in the Lifetime movies. Glad she can fill in from time to time. Now GH bring Vincent Irizzary on as another Cassadine or even AMC David.
HALLELUJAH!!
Sam is worn out uck; no longer what she was 100yrs ago–
Speaking for myself- Sam is very hard to tolerate.
Thanky god I’ll get a break from her.
I remember Lindsay as Sam and she was/is a keeper, for sure.
Looking forward to seeing her again.
If wishes came true then Lindsay would permanently replace kelly
JMO — t
hTere are others who love Kelly as Sam I’m not one 🙂
SuOOO
Iam a long time fan of Lindsay from AMC. I would love any role she got her teeth into.
Just another thought from my previous post. Seeing her today acting kind of playful, too happy to play Sam who always seems like she has a stick planted too far to reach, What a difference!
I dont mind Kelly. BUT, Lindsay and Cameron Matheson would have a ton more chemistry together!
Timmm
Agree, but afraid he might be getting too close to Carly. I was starting to like him and hate seeing him get tangled up with her.
She brings energy to all of her roles. Sam is unrecognizable as played by her…in a very good way.
Only three episodes and the amount of sheer emotion and attitude Lindsay Korman-Hartley has brought back into the role of Sam McCall is refreshing. I’ve never seen so much agreement for a temporary recast, and the desire to make her hiring permanent.
It is high-time TPTB bring on Cara Castillo. Ms. Korman-Hartley should not be off soaps.
Hartley makes Sam fun and rootable. Not sure they can bring on any AMC characters with the potential “Pine Valley” series still under consideration. Perhaps Sarah Webber or a recast Hayden Barnes (if TPTB don’t want to bring Budig back).
I could almost see her as a Sarah recast…. though Sarah was always a blonde so she might have to bleach her hair. But I’d really rather see her go back to Days, where she might be able to extract both of her siblings’ heads from their respective craniums.
I don’t see why they couldn’t bring on All My Children characters, which I would think would increase Disney-ABC’s chances of bringing Pine Valley to life in primetime.
And, in truth, I don’t se Korman-Hartley working in either the role of Sarah or Hayden. Truthfully, I’d rather see Rebecca Budig resume her role as Hayden, and I would love to see Bethany Joy Lenz cast as Sarah.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Elizabeth Thinks of Dante While With Ric; Will She Leave Her Ex in the Dust?

Clearly, head nurse Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) is trying to deny her feelings for Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) on General Hospital, when she is trying to make up for missed opportunities and dates with her former husband, Ric Lansing (Rick Hearst).
On the Friday, November 6 episode, Elizabeth arrived at the Metro Court for her date with Ric. She made sure she thanked the legal eagle for taking care of her house on Halloween when she was called into work.
However, while telling Ric this, Elizabeth is struck by a flashback of her and Dante baking in her kitchen, where a very close encounter almost led Dante and Elizabeth to kiss. After shaking that image off in her head, she goes back to her date with Ric, who is being very sweet to her.

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ELIZABETH HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT RIC
Their date gets interrupted when Lulu (Alexa Havins) shows up at their table asking Elizabeth to convince Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) to drop the libel case against her.
Later, when Liz talked with Willow, and Willow shared she appreciated the head nurse looking out for her, she asks her friend if Ric is the kind of man she wants her life?
Willow is pointing out, as she had in her relationship with Drew (Cameron Mathison), does Ric really love Elizabeth … or is he using her to get what he wants? That comment puts more doubt in Elizabeth’s mind over reconnecting with Ric, and giving her more credence to follow her feelings for Dante.
So, where is this leading? Will Elizabeth cut things off with Ric? If so, will he snap? Is Ric using Elizabeth? And what about Dante? Are you enjoying the growing closeness between Elizabeth and Dante, or do you prefer Elizabeth with Ric? Let us know in the comment section, But first, check what went down on Ric and Elizabeth’s dinner date which lead to more questions than answers below.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Tracy Leaves Port Charles to Help Dillon; Paving the Way for Jane Elliot’s Temporary Exit

General Hospital viewers became concerned when on the Thursday, November 5 episode, Tracy (Jane Elliot) was preparing to leave Port Charles to go help her son, Dillon Quartermaine, who got arrested while trying to film in Thailand.
Tracy informed Jason (Steve Burton), that she had to leave and was counting on him to look after things while she was away. That included: making sure Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and baby Phoebe were safe from the likes of Jude Jax (Wil Traval) as well as the Quartermaine businesses since Ned (Wally Kurth) still can’t overexert himself since his heart attack.
In Tracy’s final scenes, for now, she tells Gio (Giovanni Mazza) and Emma (Braedyn Bruner) to be there for Brook Lynn while she is going through her ordeal after divorcing Chase (Josh Swickard) and Jude trying to claim baby Phoebe.

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HOW LONG WILL JANE ELLIOT BE GONE FROM GENERAL HOSPITAL?
However, GH fans! Have no fear. Tracy’s exit was written into the show to facilitate Jane Elliot’s annual vacation. Same time last year, Elliot exited the canvas around this time after the entire Ronnie Bard/Martin Grey debacle; where they conspired to make it look like Monica left the Quartermaine mansion to her sister, Ronnie (Erika Slezak) instead of Tracy. In that storyline, Tracy took off for a spa in France for some much-needed R&R.
Now, according to Soap Opera Digest, while viewers are just seeing the beginnings of Jane Elliot’s temporary leave, the soap opera confirmed that the long-running star is already back taping new episodes. GH roughly runs about six weeks ahead of air in its production schedule.

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ALL ABOUT JANE
Jane Elliot started her GH journey back in 1978, and has come and gone a few times including an announced retirement back in 2017, only to eventually come out of retirement a few tines, and rejoin the show full-time in 2023.
Along the way, Elliot has won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress back in 1981, and in 2025 was honored for her 50 years of excellence in daytime television becoming a Gold Circle honoree from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Michael Fairman TV spoke to Jane at that time, immediately after receiving her honor on-stage. You can check out that interview here.
Now below, watch scenes from Thursday’s GH where Tracy informs Jason she has to leave the country and go help her son.
Then let us know, with the mention of Dillon Quartermaine on today’s GH, will the soap opera FINALLY recast the role? Will you miss Jane while she is off-screen? Glad to know she is already back taping all-new episodes of the ABC daytime drama series? Let us know in the comment section.
General Hospital
GH’s Finola Hughes and Laura Wright Tease Anna/Valentin/Carly, “It’s Not Your Typical Triangle, We’ll Say That”

On General Hospital, Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) are now dealing with the fallout of their discovery, the dead body of Jack Brennan. While Carly became a suspect, now the two need to figure out just who was responsible for the former WSB Port Charles Bureau chief’s sudden ending.
Meanwhile, Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) is trying to put her shattered life back together, after almost killing Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud), hallucinating she was seeing a dead Peter August (Wes Ramsey) and trying to shake off years of trauma at the hands of Cesar Faison (Anders Hove).
While it has become apparent that Valentin and Carly love each other, the same holds true for Valentin and Anna, but is it differently, now that the former lovers are apart? However, it appears when Anna is in trouble, Valentin shows up to save her. That is not lost on Carly, who up until now has tried to be adult about the whole situation, but how long will that last?

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Michael Fairman TV caught up with both Daytime Emmy-winning Lead Actresses on the red carpet at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards and asked them to weigh-in on what viewers can expect, and what’s it has been like working with leading man, James Patrick Stuart.
Laura Wright explained, “James is hilarious. I would say most of our dress rehearsals are laughing it out because we’ve got to show up for taping, but he’s very funny.” Finola Hughes echoed that with, “He’s a very funny person, always,” adding, “I couldn’t be in a scene with him and Amanda Setton (Brook Lynn, GH). It was him, me, and Amanda one time. We couldn’t get through the scene!”

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The discussion turned to if GH viewers will see Anna and Carly fighting over the love of Valentin. Laura Wright shared, “Not in the way you would think. It’s not your typical triangle. We’ll say that.” Finola Hughes concurred, “It’s not your typical triangle!”
Watch our chat from the red carpet with Finola and Laura below, and make sure to check out all the moments from Michael Fairman TV at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards here.
So, do you think Valentin will be caught in an actual love triangle between Anna and Carly, or will he be fully in his relationship with Carly, only to find himself constantly coming to the rescue of Anna Devane, causing an ultimate riff in his relationship with Carly? Who would you like to see Valentin with … Anna or Carly? Let us know via the comment section below.
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