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 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.

Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) were sweating bullets on the Thursday November 5 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful as the two were awaiting the reaction of Taylor (Rebecca Budig) and Ridge (Thorsten Kaye); after Steffy told her parents she was pregnant and that she agreed to be a surrogate for Carter and Daphne (Murielle Hilaire).

While Steffy dropped the bombshell on her parents with Finn (Tanner Novlan) by her side at the cliff House, Carter was losing his grip on reality and hallucinated that Ridge came storm-trooping into the Forrester CEO office and told Carter to get out! Once back to reality, Carter was waiting for the shoe to drop.

At the cliff house, Ridge can’t believe no one said word to him or Taylor about his daughter becoming a surrogate for Carter and Daphne. When Ridge looked at Finn for keeping quiet too, Finn came forward that he didn’t know about it! Steffy had done this without consulting him. Further confusing Taylor and Ridge.

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TAYLOR AND RIDGE ARE STUNNED BY STEFFY’S ADMISSION

Taylor puts Steffy on blast for making such a huge decision without consulting her husband. or thinking about her family, her children. her career! Finn says he reacted the same way. None of this makes sense to Taylor, and all Steffy does is apologize. Ridge and Taylor feel this is very strange behavior coming from their daughter and there must be something more to this.

Next, Taylor goes over all the challenges of being a surrogate, and the utter shock that Steffy didn’t come to her own mother to discuss this before moving forward with a procedure and becoming pregnant; especially given the fact that Taylor is a therapist who discusses surrogacy with parents and the surrogate.

CARTER IS WRACKED WITH GUILT

Meanwhile, back at Forrester, Carter is hyperventilating! He has flashes of the night he and Steffy had sex on the Forrester office couch! Suddenly the phone rings and it’s Ridge. Carter tries to calm himself down and plays it off like nothing is going down, answering, “Hey man, what’s going on?” Next, Ridge lays into him yelling, “I’m at Steffy’s. Get over here right now.”

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STEFFY’S HEAD IS SPINNING

Back inside the cliff house, Taylor still can’t get over Steffy not confiding in her own mother! She tells Steffy that giving up a grandchild will break her heart, so imagine what it will do to Steffy’s?! Once again, Taylor says none of this is like you at all, Steffy!

Taylor continues to Ridge, “Why won’t she talk to her own mother?” Steffy cries out, “I know! I’m sorry!” Suddenly, the room starts swirling for Steffy as she sees Taylor, Ridge and Finn’s disapproving faces and collapses to the floor! We fade to black.

You can watch how Steffy and Carter crumble under the pressure in the scenes below.

Now weigh-in: Do you think that Taylor and Ridge will help get to the bottom of what is really going on here? Will Carter and Steffy be able to talk their way around why this is such a great idea for Steffy to give Carter and Daphne a baby? Share your thoughts via the comment section.