General Hospital
Réal Andrews Shares Heartfelt Goodbye to General Hospital
If you caught Monday’s March 2nd episode of ABC’s General Hospital you know by now that Taggert met his maker, thus ending the return of longtime GH favorite, Réal Andrews.
Andrews had not been seen on the Port Charles canvas since 2003 and returned recently for an arc of episodes in 2020 . Through his storyline, viewers learned that Trina (Sydney Mikayla) is Taggert’s daughter.
In a touching post on his Instagram, Andrews shared his thanks to everyone involved for bringing him back to the soap and more.
Andrews shared: “RIP Taggert. Thanks everyone for all your support I appreciate you all it was a great run and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity. Although I appreciate your support more than you know I am great Gods got me. It’s Diamond I am worried about when she heard the news about her Daddy being dead she went into a depression so pray for her please. It has been a honor and privilege working with Maurice, Steve, Sidney, Brianna, Donnell, Rebecca, Roger, Max and Genie . Thank you to Frank , the Producers and Writers for the opportunity. Thanks to Mark Teschner for always believing in me and thanks to all the crew and Staff for making my stay and amazing one. God Bless, Réal”
So, sad to see the character of Marcus killed-off? Comment below.
Doesnt really mean the character is actually dead…not anymore!! and hey…im the real Jimh-lol oh and Willow is going to make a play for Micheal!!!
We just got him back! Dang. Was hoping it was a fake death to go undercover… GH, you teased us and let us down.
I believe that it is fake ; there’s a plan in place by someone.
I wasnt watching gh when Taggert was on before, so to me his return was just another new character I wasnt interested in. For me the highlight of Monday’s episode was Laura confronting Cyrus at Pentonville. Genie Francis is a treasure and I give the current writers credit for giving her material in which she can shine.
Davy…Agree about Laura confronting Cyrus. Classic Genie and she shows why no one does it better.
So agree, Rose.
Davy…P.S…l’m also enjoying seeing Genie’s husband, Jonathan Frakes, on the great new show, “Picard, playing Will Riker again to Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc.
Certainly was. Genie brings it! She surely IS a treasure.
I AGREE IT WAS SO SAD TO SEE TAGGERT KILLED OFF IT WAS REALLY NICE HAVING HIM BACK ON GH I THOUGHT IT WOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER
And the point to bringing him back for such a VERY short stay was? Sorry, but he was a big part of the canvas way back and I expected him to be around alot longer than he was. Oh, well.
Jordan the Commissioner –
I’d rather she died than Taggert..
Target as the Commissioner would Rock!
Their roles should have been reversed.
Taggert would have been a supreme Commissioner.
Taggert has fire while Jorden has ummm nothing much.
I’ve never cared for the Jordan character, nope= Dullard.
Awwww dang, another good one gone 🙁
But, Su, did Taggert REALLY die? And I want you to think on this one, please:
Laura and Curtis have killer chemistry and they could team to bring the evil one to his knees–and have a merry time doing it. Let Genie Francis release her inner Laura–as in days of old–and she and Curtis could go on a great adventure–even a “road trip.” Remind you of any classic GH couple/story line?
Team those two up and watch the ratings soar. Are you with me, Su? 🙂
It was a very sweet and touching way for him to leave… knowing that he was going to die he asked his daughter to leave the Room on a sweet errand. The only thing I didn’t believe was that through all of the commotion her mother was never notified until the very end… and then she couldn’t be reached?
I’m sorry Trina seems to be the type of young lady that has a good upbringing which means a mom that is present. Not having another parent around when this is happening to her biological father is just “way” unbelievable. I was very disappointed.
I believe that there was a reason behind Taggart sending Trina out of the room ; more than likely , so that he could take a pill that faked his death.
So sorry to see him leave. Loved his relationship with his daughter. Actually loved his interactions with everyone, including Sonny, and his last request to take care of his daughter, but was not surprised at his answer, big, bad crime boss that he is, according to a lot of people, while men like Julian, and Valentin get admiration galore. Go figure!
Yes, Violet–you said it!
Nancy dillingham
Thanks Nancy. I agree with the others that think they faked his death, and that was the main reason they sent Trinna out of the room, so as not to see him ”die”.
We’ll see, huh?
Yes, Violet, we shall indeed see!
gonna miss you
Bring back Marcus taggert..plZ
It added new life to port Charles..
so sad to see him go..
I don’t get this at all. Why would they bring Taggert back after all these years, give him a daughter in Trina, only to turn around and kill off the character? Makes absolutely no sense. There was so much potential story there to tell. GH has been very good lately, in my opinion. But they dropped the ball on this one. Real is such a classy guy. I follow him on Twitter and Instagram, and you could see how much he enjoyed being back, he was always posting pictures with various castmates and promoting the show. This is very disappointing.
Maybe he is going undercover to help Sammy & Jordan. He may re-emerge later.
Hey Cheryl, one can only hope! It certainly wouldn’t be the first time someone on GH faked their death. I did consider that and I hope that’s the case. If Taggert isn’t really dead, Real and his castmates are doing a really good job selling that he is dead on social media, lol. We shall see.
I think so.
Even though Andrews was part of a story I don’t like, must admit Taggert was growing on me. Sorry they killed him off.
I thought maybe it is a hoax death but this sounds real. My question is why bring him back then kill him off so quickly?? Why start the idea of a team up with Sonny then end it??
Let’s put it this way….
I haven’t seen Taggert running around Hell. And while I doubt he would make it upstairs, the folks up there who still take my calls tell me he’s not in Heaven either. So when you don’t actually SEE somebody die in Port Charles, you could safely bet your soul that it wasn’t real.
And why not? Who would be better to investigate Cyrus the Virus than somebody he’s no longer worrying about, because he’s supposedly dead.
The only question is who Taggert actually let in on his plan before he faked his death. Doubt he would trust Sonny & Jason, given their less than stellar history. Jordan and/or Curtis more than likely. Hopefully they’ll tell his kid. No reason to make her suffer.
Satan…Well said, even coming from the other side of paradise. :))
Satan, I like your style (writing style)! Entertaining! 🙂
You and I agree on something , Satan. I don’t want his daughter to suffer either.
I have a theory, Jimh, though I admit to not having given it too much thought. Maybe they were desperate to make us invested in another Sonny mob yarn, so they kill someone in order to give us an emotional stake in the outcome? It’s not working for me. Call me hard to please.
He was the main needed piece/character in the
mob war..
he was disposal to create the story- he is dead..
he served his purpose.
Yeah… he’s every bit as dead as Jughead on Riverdale.
Not yet, Su. Hello there!
Nancy, how you be?? 🙂
yes, Taggert is dead..
And before he could enjoy his
malted milk balls / whatever..
and–
the writers would never inflect great sorrow/pain
on a child.
and- Jorden would be in on it if faked
but it’s obvious she wasn’t..
((Taggert would have been a great commissioner
100 times better than Jorden 🙁
and-
Lucifer on netflix is Awesome!!
waiting for the next episodes.
“Before he could enjoy his malted milk balls.” You are a real riot, Su. So much fun! But didn’t you think it was a bit of black humor that the daughter (how about those snake eyes of hers?) laid the malted milk balls on his body? Just seemed a bit to weird for me! Methinks they might just be putting us on!
While the GH canvas is crowded, I would’ve been happy to see him stay a bit longer. Who knows, this could all be a rouse to bring down Cyrus and he’s really alive.
TVJeff…who knows, maybe it really is a rouse and rumours of his death are greatly exaggerated. It’s a soap, it happens. :))
Taggert isnt dead. He is going undercover. One day he and Trina will be reunited. Its one of GH’s legendary moves, kill someone off, play out the loss and then the loved one emerges from the ashes!
Timmm…that’s what I’m hoping.
Yeah!
i said that somewhere too…but i think Curtis is her father!!!
Gone Much to soon! What a gift though watching him again!
I CANNOT COMMENT, because I DO NOT want Secret Service knocking on my door…
I thought he might be faking his death to say his daughter from being in danger. Say that’s what happened.
We love Taggert, so much more storyline with Trina , resurrect him.
I’m puzzled as to why Trina’s mom dislikes Ava or feels uneasy around her ; however , feels comfortable with the mobster’s wife and associates. Who’s writing these stories?
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Nina Stabs Brennan with Drew’s Meds During His Brawl with Valentin
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.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Josslyn Learns She’s Been Kidnapped by Cassius Faison
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!
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ethan Burns Delilah’s Photo with a Promise in Touching Turn from Nathan Dean
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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