General Hospital
The Finola Hughes and Ian Buchanan Interview – General Hospital
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These days you can’t miss an episode of General Hospital, as you just never know who may show up, or what blast from the past! However, nothing prepared viewers for the startling revelation on last week’s episodes when it was revealed that this evil version of “Duke”, who had re-emerged in Port Charles, was really super-villain Cesar Faison (Anders Hove) in disguise, who was running around with a prosthetic Duke mask on fooling Duke’s beloved, Anna Devane! And as has been revealed, the real Duke and Robin Scorpio Drake (Kimberly McCullough) are being held hostage in the Swiss Alps somewhere by this obsessed crazy man!
On-Air On-Soaps sat down on the set of General Hospital with Finola Hughes (Anna) and Ian Buchanan (Duke) to attempt to get the inside scoop on what went down behind-the-scenes as the twists and turns of this fascinating storyline have been constructed, and how they have had to portray it. First, Ian has had to play faux-Duke and the real Duke, and Finola, has had to play a grieving mother falling again for the love of her life, who unbelievably just showed up in Port Charles back from the dead!
Chatting with Finola and Ian is such fun, because as many soap fans know the duo are best friends in real life. So, how do they feel about creating the romance of Anna and Duke once again? Will the real Duke return to his beloved Anna, and save Robin before it’s too late? What did they think when it was Ian as “Duke” who “killed” the most popular guy in soapdom, Steve Burton (Ex-Jason)? For the
answers to these and more, check out our conversation with the fantastic Finola and the indelible Ian!
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MICHAEL:
Ian, when you agreed to return to General Hospital to reprise the role of Duke, did you know the entire outline of this treacherous story?
IAN:
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You mean, did I know several people had to go and they needed someone to take care of it? (Laughs) No, not initially, but then I did. You know, the thing about Duke is that Duke was a bad boy who fell in love and then he wanted to be a good boy. But he always struggled, which does not excuse all the other stuff playing out on screen. So, obviously something seriously had gone wrong! (Laugh) To be honest with you, as the audience has said about “Duke”, he is evil and he is a creep. It feels creepy to me some times. It’s hard for me now to play what we have always played. There is an element to it there, but it just feels like, weird. I mean, Duke, was always a little duplicitous, but now he is down right “threepliticous”, and evil and nasty, and you have now seen the reason!
FINOLA:
All I can say and add to that is this is going to be a big fat ass end of story!
MICHAEL:
Well, “Duke” (Who we now know is Faison) supposedly killed Jason!
FINOLA:
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The first thing Ian said to me when he found out how this story was going to unfold was, “Oh, I just don’t want to kill Steve Burton (Ex-Jason). I just don’t want to kill Jason.”
IAN:
But, I really did not know that was going to happen at first. It really wasn’t made clear.
MICHAEL:
So wait! You said you did not want to kill Steve Burton, even before you knew this was going to be in the script?
IAN:
Yes! You know, when I came on the show in 1986 Duke did clean up some people, and there were three bodies in the harbor that were never found, and then we had the writer’s strike and they wrote these full confessions, and I just forgot all of them. (Laughs) So he did. Duke did shoot people that were leaving the show, off-camera I think … maybe one was on camera. And so I thought, “Oh no! He’s doing it again!” But … there are great reasons the way that story will unfold, and I hope people will be patient a little bit. I know people still like the Duke and Anna dynamic, but there is obviously one heavy shoe that is going to fall, and it’s not a stiletto!
MICHAEL:
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Anna is this brilliant woman! Do you think it’s even realistic to think she would buy into this odd “Duke”? Is he just so overcome and overwrought with losing her daughter, that when it comes to matters of the heart, she can’t think straight?
FINOLA:
Yes, it’s that she is grieving the loss of Robin, and Anna really wants it to be true that this is Duke.
IAN:
As much as she believed on very little information that Robin is alive, then on the end of that, she wanted something back in her life that was very familiar and comforting. I want it to be what it appeared to her to be. But of course, Anna does not know all the things “Duke” has been doing.
MICHAEL:
Finola, would you say Duke is the great love of Anna’s life?
FINOLA:
Yes, I do. I do think that he swept her off her feet, for sure. Anna is someone who wouldn’t be swept off her feet.
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MICHAEL:
Finola, did you freak out when you saw the old clips of you and Ian as Anna and Duke? There was big hair! They have been utilizing those a lot in flashbacks to propel the story.
FINOLA:
They are cruel! (Laughs) Massive hair, lot of make-up, and that was just Ian! (Laughs)
IAN:
Yes, lot of hair and big eyebrows and eyelashes.
FINOLA:
And such big hair. What was I thinking? Ian, why didn’t you stop me?
IAN:
I don’t know. I think I had other things to think about. (Laughs)
FINOLA:
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But what? Why didn’t you just say, “Finola, you look like a reject from the Warren Jeffs polygamist sect with those blouses?” (Laughs) And, I had the MC Hammer pants on! My shoulders were like linebackers, too! I mean seriously, who sat up in the morning and went, “I am going to make my hair look like it’s crispy and have bangs like a cockatiel, and I am going to be wearing the biggest linebacker shoulder pads.” Actually, someone tweeted, “Why were you wearing clothes three sizes too big?” (Laughs) And, I cannot answer that. I don’t know why! (Laughs) But I should have had my breasts out or something. Everything else was covered. And it was this idea, because I think all the other girls on the show were sexy, that I wasn’t going to be that kind of sexy. I don’t know if I was in on the joke, or not? (Laughs)
IAN:
Wasn’t that the whole thing about your character, being a little restrained? Anna was very academic and cerebral.
FINOLA:
… And she was playing in a man’s world.
MICHAEL:
Back in that day, fans loved Duke and Anna as a true couple. So it was so puzzling and off-putting at first, till we understood what was really going on with Duke’s false face, thanks to Faison, which then explained why “Duke” was acting so snarly!
IAN:
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We love Duke and Anna together too, and I thought originally, “We are really going to play it this way?” But, because I trusted that it is going to play out well, I can say we are in the good hands of our head writer, Ron Carlivati. That is the great thing, because I have gotten creeped out myself by some of the stuff I have been doing. I get totally creeped out!
FINOLA:
There was one thing at the end of the tango that aired a couple Friday’s ago. I walked away and he had to smirk, and afterward I felt so bad for Ian.
MICHAEL:
And then there is the issue of Robin! I thought it has to be Faison the whole time, because why would Duke hold Robin hostage? What did the two of you think was going on in the first scenes between Robin and Duke before you knew how this all really played itself out?
FINOLA:
Well, at the beginning when Duke was talking to her, I thought he was protecting her.
IAN:
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I thought he was keeping her in a safe place till he could bring her home, but even that had a taste of something else was going on, and there was more to come.
FINOLA:
I did, too. I thought Duke was protecting her. I thought Duke has taken Robin because someone was trying to kill her, and that was the easiest way to do it. Just pull her out of the rubble and make everyone believe, including Anna, that she was dead. So that was my initial thought when I saw those scenes, but then he got creepy. Then our executive producer, Frank Valentini, discussed the story with us.
MICHAEL:
After you knew what was happening, that clued you in on how to play it?
FINOLA:
Right, and after that we were very quiet! (Laughs) We walked away and were like, “Wow! This is such a huge story.”
IAN:
Yes, it is a huge story, and hopefully there will be a huge story that follows that.
FINOLA:
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It’s big story that they are telling, and you just have to wait and see how it all plays out. I can tell you its been fascinating being on the inside of it.
IAN:
It’s pretty intriguing, I think. The audience is on to what is going on way before Anna is, even right up until the end! She maybe starts to suspect it, but the audience already knows what is going on.
MICHAEL:
Do “Duke” and Anna consummate their relationship?
FINOLA:
You will have to see!
MICHAEL:
But I read that it was weird for the two of you to even go there, because you’re best friends in real life?
FINOLA:
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Oh, the kissing, yes, because we are besties in real-life. My concern was that my children would see it.
IAN:
Yes, my godson, and even little Sadie!
FINOLA:
Yes, my daughter Sadie saw it. I had on my phone what someone recorded, as Ian and I were rehearsing the Tango scenes, just to see if it looked okay …
IAN:
… Or, to worship ourselves! (Laughs)
FINOLA:
….Right, or to worship ourselves and say, “Aren’t we fabulous! Look at us. We are 90 years old and we can still do it.” (Laughs) So Sadie looks through my phone just to see what I am doing. She comes across this tape and of course, my kids call Ian, “Uncle Ian” and Sadie is only five-years-old.
IAN:
Yes, even Susan Flannery (Stephanie, B&B) calls me “Uncle Ian”! (Laughs)
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FINOLA:
Yes, we all call him “Uncle Ian”. So Sadie is watching Ian and I doing the Tango and dancing, and it ends with this very close moment and we kiss. And Sadie looks at it and goes, “Oh, is Uncle Ian your uncle too? (Laughs) And I go, “No. He is my friend” And Sadie goes, “Do you like him as much as we like him? You like him too, don’t you?” And I think to myself, “Oh my God. I am destroying this child’s brain, because I am married to her father and here I am kissing her Uncle!” But she did it so diplomatically and so very Church Lady like, “Is Uncle Ian your uncle too? Do you like him, as much as we like him? (Laughs) It was classic!
IAN:
And to add to that, her son Cassius was on the set the other day, and he was walking up to the crew people going, “Finola is my mother, and Uncle Ian is my godfather.” He just wanted to let everyone know who we were to each other. (Laughs)
MICHAEL:
Well Ian, I hope you will be on GH longer after this whole Faison situation plays itself out. Will the real Duke please stand up? (Laughs)
IAN:
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I never asked for anything, but that is what I would ask for, in that it would be an opportunity for Duke to redeem himself.
MICHAEL:
I hope it’s Duke that brings Robin back to Anna and Patrick.
FINOLA:
God, I hope so. Someone has got to do that, and something has to be done.
IAN:
I think it would be cool for Duke to go back to Port Charles and deal with what has gone on, even though he hadn’t had much to do with it, really.
MICHAEL:
Will Anna have to make a choice between Luke and Duke? Or, who she wants as the man in her life?
FINOLA:
I don’t know. Frank Valentini and Ron Carlivati have all the answers to that one. But it is really kind of cool that I get to work with Ian and Tony Geary (Luke).
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MICHAEL:
I have loved the scenes both of you have had with Tony Geary. How has it been to work with him?
FINOLA:
Awesome! There was one day that it was Jane Elliot (Tracy), Ian, Tony, and myself, and we all had scenes together and I thought, “Somebody pinch me right now. This is really good.” I am so thrilled to be involved in this story right now. It’s a thriller!
I never thought to see Anna & Duke back on the show. I was convinced that when the show became the Sonny/Carly/Jason Hour, GH would never reclaim what made it so great in the 80s. This is a time to be very thankful.
I was lucky enough to be at the “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire” taping with Finola, Jason, Ian and Ron – And got to chat with them all and take pics. LOVE them all! DO watch that episode when it airs!!!!!
I got to thank Ron for bringing the “Awesome” GH of years past back. I am a 32-year GH watcher and am THRILLED at what is going on now. Thank you to ALL of them!!
Love the returns! And Robert Scorpio too!
Ditto!
That is the best part of this whole story. Love having Tristan back on screen again and it looks like they are finally writing the real Robert Scorpio
I’m glad Tristen’s back that made me feel real good.
What a terrific interview! Thanks for that. These two are wonderful together on screen and off, and they just seem so happy right now. It’s a joy watching them and reading their thoughts on what we’re watching as well. I’m glad they both love Anna and Duke as much as we do! GH is better than it’s been in ages, and IMO, they are the reason. Go FinIan!
Great interview Michael! Love the two of them and the story!
I am very glad to hear that the actors are having as much fun creating and playing out this story as we the fans are watching it. Happy to see a revitalized GH and much more use of periphery characters who help make Port Charles the destination viewing it is. Can’t wait to see what this story brings to the rest of Port Chuck as well as Anna, Luke, Duke & Faison! Looking forward to the Nurse’s Ball, Lucy Coe and the opportunity to properly mourn Edward Quartermaine (along with David Lewis and John Ingle).
Thank you for proving the fans right by telling more stories with class and energy. SOAPS STILL MATTER.
it’s all delicious! MORE! MORE! MORE!
You are the BEST Michael. Thanks for clearing some things up. No matter what happens, FinIan are blockbuster material as Anna & Duke on our TV screens, and I’m holding out for the ‘fat ass end of story.’ Glad that Finola and Ian are invested in DNA as much as the fans and that they are having the time of their lives bringing them back to us. GH is must-see TV again.
Great interview, Michael, Especially because we hadn’t seen that group of Finola, Faison, and Duke for a very long time. I’m waiting to see if Luke will unveil the truth about all the shenanigans! However I can’t buy into this rubber head Faison is wearing. Are you telling us that no one sees through this? That is so cornical. It really takes away any thought of seriousness even though we like to see the past actors come back to GH.
BRING BACK FRISCO
Love these two together and this interview! The fact that they are “besties” adds to my enjoyment of their amazing dynamic.
I alway’s like Robert & Anna together much more than with Duke….I like Robert’s sense of
humor & his accent & his whole personality………
yeah, I prefer Robert&Anna too, but I do love the tango dancing …. 🙂
Awesome interview. Loving GH and On Air/On Soaps!
What if Robert i actually GRANT PUTNAM in disguise!!!
Wow, really good to hear these two interview. I love FH and IB. They have really brought back the suspense in a SL. Hope to see more, more, more….
I love this woman always so natural and simple!. There are few real actors, to this day, so it is appreciated when actors appear on screen who love their work and are not only interested in fame.
Yeah, but Robert is alright about Duke and Anna, and Duke will never be alright if Robert and Anna back together.
Beyond the Gates
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Tops With 18, ‘Beyond the Gates’ With 16
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the full list of nominees for the upcoming 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, and it was CBS daytime’s The Young and the Restless and broadcast television newest soap opera, Beyond the Gates that racked up the most nominations with 18 and 16, respectively.
The full reveal on Tuesday follows the announcement of several major categories including Lead Actor and Actress on Monday via Extra and Entertainment Tonight and The View today revealing Daytime Drama Series and more.
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmys ceremony is set to take place on Friday, October 30 at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.
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In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS expressed, “We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television, As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
“Each year, the Daytime Emmy Awards celebrate the creativity, passion, and dedication that drive this vibrant community of storytellers,” said Rachel Schwartz, Head of the Daytime Emmy Awards. “Congratulations to this year’s nominees, whose work continues to entertain, inspire and connect with audiences every day. We look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements in Hollywood this October.”
The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of genres, including daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional and legal/courtroom programming.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Gold & Silver Circle Inductees, and ceremony host will be announced at a later date.
Now below, check out the nominees in the daytime drama, talk show, entertainment news series and creative arts categories and congratulations to all!
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Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Stacy Haiduk (as Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives
Karla Mosley (as Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Michelle Stafford (as Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless
Heather Tom (as Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful
Tamara Tunie (as Anita Williams Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Eric Braeden (as Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless
Steve Burton (as Jason Morgan), General Hospital
Scott Clifton (as Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye (as Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful
Christian Jules Le Blanc (as Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Linsey Godfrey (as Sarah Horton), Days of Our Lives
Camryn Grimes (as Mariah Copeland), The Young and the Restless
Beth Maitland (as Traci Abbott), The Young and the Restless
Trisha Mann-Grant (as Leslie Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Amanda Setton (as Brook Lynn Quartermaine), General Hospital
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Sean Dominic (as Nate Hastings), The Young and the Restless
Timon Kyle Durrett (as Bill Hamilton), Beyond the Gates
Michael Graziadei (as Daniel Romalotti), The Young and the Restless
Roger Howarth (as Matt Clark), The Young and the Restless
Mike Manning (as Bradley “Smitty” Smith), Beyond the Gates
Lawrence Saint-Victor (as Carter Walton), The Bold and the Beautiful
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Braedyn Bruner (as Emma Scorpio-Drake), General Hospital
Al Calderon (as Javier Hernandez), Days of Our Lives
Alice Halsey (as Rachel Black), Days of Our Lives
Giovanni Mazza (as Gio Palmieri), General Hospital
Ambyr Michelle (as Eva Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Arielle Prepetit (as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Jasmine Burke (as June Hughes), Beyond the Gates
Jeff Kober (as Cyrus Renault), General Hospital
Eva LaRue (as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez), General Hospital
Christopher Sean (as Paul Narita), Days of Our Lives
Ray Wise (as Ian Ward), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
3rd Hour of TODAY
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Live With Kelly and Mark
TODAY With Jenna & Friends
The View
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro, The View
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri
Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra
Outstanding Daytime Personality (Daily)
Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri Seymour, Extra
Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight
Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood
Star Jones & Corey Jovan, Divorce Court
Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood — An Entertainment Tonight Special
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Working In the Theatre
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
Have Guitar Will Travel World
The Kelly Clarkson Show Episode 5033
Let Frankie Cook,” Getting the Band Back Together
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 104
The Bold and the Beautiful,” Episode 9511
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”
The Jennifer Hudson Show, ” Episode 4041
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
General Hospital, Episode 15719
The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Episode 5033
The Young and the Restless,” Episode 13273
So, what do you think of the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations? Who are you happy to see receive a nomination and who do you think was snubbed? Weigh-in via the comment section.
General Hospital
‘General Hospital’s’ Steve Burton Shares Reaction to His Lead Actor Daytime Emmy Nomination, ‘It Was to Honor Leslie Charleson’
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award nominations kicked-off on Monday with the announcements of four major categories including, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Actor, and among the nominees is General Hospital’s Steve Burton (Jason Morgan).
Burton is already a two-time Daytime Emmy winner in the Supporting Actor category for his roles as GH’s Jason and his turn as Dylan McAvoy on Y&R. However, Steve is yet to win in the Lead Actor category and he has received 11 nominations along the way in his daytime career.
Following the reveal that he is a 2026 Daytime Emmy nominee, he and his GH co-star, podcast co-host and comedy show partner, Bradford Anderson (Spinelli) taped a special edition of their That’s Awesome podcast just featuring Burton’s reaction to the news.
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FOR LESLIE CHARLESON
Steve expressed, “I know it’s such a cliche to say, ‘I’m just so honored to be nominated.’ But truly, I’m so grateful to be nominated, so grateful to just be on the show off and on for 30 plus years and to be nominated with the guys in my category. Just to get the opportunity. Frank (Valentini, executive producer, GH) texted me right away. I was just like, ‘Thank you for the opportunity to get to do what I do.'”
Taking in the moment, Burton thanked those who helped him select the material for his nominated reel. “Unless you win, you don’t get to say things. So. I’m going just say a few things: Elizabeth Korte (co-head writer, GH) helped me a lot with the material, (as did) Michelle Henry, who’s a producer on the show, Laura Wright (Carly, GH), and then my wife Michelle (Lundstrom). I believe it was Jill Phelps who told me that when A Martinez felt like he had a great show or great scenes, he would mark it down. So, when Emmy time comes, you have all the show numbers written down, and you don’t have to think about it, because that’s half the battle (finding the material).
Burton explained how meaningful this nomination is for him, because of playing the scenes of Jason losing Monica, and his closeness with the late, great Leslie Charleson.
“The nomination’s an amazing thing, and it’s beautiful, but really it’s to honor Leslie Charleson. A lot of my material was because of her, and how I started on the show as a Quartermaine, it just means a ton,” shared Burton. “Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH) has obviously has been instrumental, and I’ve said it from day one and I’ll shout it from the rooftops. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here, and to be working with the people that we work with is incredible.”
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SHOULD JOHN OLIVER BE NAMED HOST OF THE DAYTIME EMMYS?
During the end of his conversation with Anderson, Steve suggested that the host of the Daytime Emmy should be Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver, who recently guest starred as the head of the WSB named Z on General Hospital, and is soon to show up on Days of Our Lives in a mystery role in August.
Thus far, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has not revealed their host for the upcoming ceremony to be held on October 30 in a venue to be named in Hollywood, California.
You can watch Steve sharing his reaction to receiving his 2026 Lead Actor Daytime Emmy nomination below on a special segment on the That’s Awesome podcast.
Now let us know, are you glad that Steve chose scenes surrounding Jason mourning the loss of the woman that raised him, Monica Quartermaine for his Emmy reel? What do you think of John Oliver as a suggestion to host the Daytime Emmys? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason Reconnects with Danny; Tristan Roberts Arrives in Port Charles, Lots of Nods to #16
General Hospital’s 16,000th episode was packed with little reminders through points in today’s script that the ABC daytime drama series has set another milestone and it paved the way for the return of fan favorite and newly nominated Daytime Emmy Lead Actor nominee Steve Burton (Jason Morgan). The 16,000th episode also introduced viewers to the new surgeon in Port Charles Dr. Tristan Roberts played by Dean Geyer.
Here are the key takeaways and what went down on the July 13 episode: Tristan and Jason are seated next to each other on a plane heading to Port Charles. Throughout the flight, a beaten up Jason has flashbacks to being thrown into, and being held captive in a cell and tortured. It appears Jason is suffering from some form of PTSD from what he was put through after being dragged out of Port Charles by the WSB months ago.
As the plane prepares to land, Tristan tells Jason there would be a car waiting for him once they land and to enjoy the rest of his life. Later, Tristan arrives at the nurses and doctors hub at GH and approaches Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst). He tells her his name and that he is the new surgeon on staff.
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A REUNION PLUS A HEAD NURSE DEFENDS SONNY
Meanwhile, at the end of the episode, Jason is outside the Quartermaine boathouse looking bewildered when he runs into Danny (Asher Antonyzyn), who is so thrilled to see his father, and the two hugs each other as tears are shed.
Elsewhere, Elizabeth tells Sonny (Maurice Benard) that he thinks its a great idea for him to get the 16th seat on the hospital board, but when it comes times to convince Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) of that, things go awry when Tracy, Laura and Sonny try to work things out. After Tracy launches into Sonny about killing Alan and Monica’s son AJ, Sonny walks away dejected.
Next, Sonny runs into Elizabeth, where he informs her what happened with Tracy. So what’s a head nurse to do? Elizabeth marches into the conference room and reminds Tracy of all the different donations and ways Sonny has contributed to the hospital from the Stone Cates AIDS wing, to the Michael Corinthos Center for Pediatric Head Injuries as well as his constant support each year for the GH Nurses’ Ball.
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WSB WAR SCARS
Then, in one of the best parts for longtime fans of the series, Elizabeth talks about her legendary grandparents, Audrey and Steve Hardy and she tells Tracy they would have wanted Sonny to have a seat on the board for all the good that he has done for the hospital. After Elizabeth states Sonny’s case, things took a turn and Tracy and Sonny wound up shaking hands as Sonny is board member #16.
In the how great was it to see Anna (Finola Hughes) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) together scenes department, the pick-up of last Friday’s cliffhanger is played out as the two former lovers fill each other in on what has gone down in their lives in the last several months including Valentin admitting he had been living in Carly’s attic, and Anna realizing she was kidnapped by Cullum, Sidwell and Cassius Faison. During their conversation, Anna sees the hallucination of Peter August (Wes Ramsey) right while Valentin is standing there.
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Later Anna was on her way to saying goodbye to Valentin, when the two share an emotional hug. After Valentin made his exit, Peter reappeared and warned Anna to not let Valentin distract her because she has important work to do. Anna answers, “I know.”
So, what did you think of General Hospital’s 16,000 episode? What do you think is wrong with Jason? What is the important “work” that Anna has to do? Were you glad to see Sonny get a seat on the hospital board, or not so much. Weigh-in via the comment section. But first, check out the scenes on Jason and Tristan’s long flight to Port Charles.
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