On the Friday, August 7, episode of General Hospital, Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) unknowingly has put her children Amelia and Wiley in danger, Drew (Cameron Mathison) and Ava (Maura West) appear to be in collusion against Sonny, and Josslyn (Eden McCoy) and Hudson (Troy Lennon Appel) get off to a rocky start (which as you know in soaps could be a love match down the line!).

Here’s what went down as most of the action took place at the Metro Court pool area: First, Josslyn meets with Hudson, who reveals himself to be none other than the VP of Operations for JJE (Jasper Jacks Enterprises). Hudson tells Josslyn he was sent to Port Charles from Australia, while her dad was sailing around the world as he had named her the new CEO of his company.

Josslyn immediately puts her foot down and tells Hudson she is not accepting the position. He asks, why? She informs him that she works as a WSB agent. Hudson seems stunned and his interest is piqued.

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HUDSON DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF JOSSLYN

In turn, they get into a tiff, where Hudson is annoyed that he flew all the way around the world and wasted his time. Meanwhile, Josslyn is annoyed that her father didn’t even bother to ask her if she wanted to run the company. In the end, Josslyn tells Hudson to get her a list of qualified candidates, one of which she can sign the company over to.  She then storms off.

However, Hudson spots Ava Jerome, whom he knows was speaking with Ethan in Norway, and who knows about Ethan’s involvement with baby Phoebe. Ava is busy talking with Drew on how they mutual disdain of Sonny, and it should be the driving force for them to work together to take him down. Ava wants no more threats over her head of having Avery taken away from her by her father. Drew is all ears!

Michael (Rory Gibson) meets up at the pool with Jacinda. She shows him the restraining order that Willow got from the courts against her to stay away from the children. Michael promises to get his lawyers to fight it.

However, Michael knows something is up when Jacinda said, “Willow is about to make a public mistake,” hoping that pills she put in Willow’s iced coffee have begun to spin the congresswoman out of control. Michael demanded to know what Jacinda had done to Willow.

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WILLOW’S ABOUT TO GO FOR A DANGEROUS DRIVE

Elsewhere at Nina’s, Willow got a surprise when Amelia and Wiley showed up. Now, she will have them for the afternoon and decides they are going to have fun day. After a slight scare when Wiley picked up her iced coffee, Willow told her son to put down the drink because it has caffeine in it. However, then Willow began to drink it herself unaware that Jacinda spiked it with drugs.

In the final moments of the episode, Willow’s behavior changes as she is now over-excited about taking the kids to the arcade. A drugged Willow grabs her car keys, and she and Amelia and Wiley head out to the car. We fade to black.

So, did you feel on-screen chemistry between Hudson and Josslyn? Do you like Drew and Ava teaming up? Do you think Willow gets into a car accident with Amelia and Wiley in the car, which in turn, will kick Jacinda to the curb with Michael? Share your thoughts on what happens next and more in the comment section below. But first for some clues, take a look at the General Hospital preview that aired for Monday’s August 10th episode during the closing of today’s GH.

On the Thursday, August 6 episode of General Hospital, Sonny (Maurice Benard) seemed to get a clue from Jason and also decided to leave the mob. Speaking of Jason (Steve Burton), he went to tell Tracy (Jane Elliot) that he quit working for Sonny, which Tracy says would be music to Monica and Alan’s ear.

Michael (Rory Gibson) gets caught in Serena (Kelly Kruger) and Lucy’s (Lynn Herring) scheme, and Jacinda (Paige Herschell) slips a blue pill into Willow’s (Katelyn MacMullen) iced coffee as payback for the restraining order she filed against her. All this, as the closing arguments from Molly (Kristen Vaganos) and Martin (Michael E. Knight) are delivered before the jury in the Isaiah (Sawandi Wilson) vs. Curtis (Donnell Turner) court case.

Let’s break this all down: In the most heartfelt of scenes, Jason shows up at the Qs to see Tracy. He explains he told Sonny he can’t work for him anymore and quit. He tells Tracy he has to be a better role model for his son, Danny.

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GETTING OUT OF THE MOB IS EMOTIONAL

Jason gets teary-eyed. Tracy says what Jason wants for Danny is all that his parents, the late Alan and Monica Quartermaine would have wanted for him. A gutted Jason feels so badly for his previous behavior towards his parents and wishes he could apologize for all that he put them through. Tracy says if they were here now, they would be happy that he had come to this decision for himself.

At Sonny’s, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) gets an earful from his father, who informs him that Jason had decided he wanted out of the business for Danny’s sake. Suddenly, Dante is worried for Sonny’s safety. However, Sonny says he shouldn’t be. Sonny claims he’s getting out of the mob too and plans to focus on business opportunities that opened up after Sidwell’s arrest. (This makes no sense, because Sidwell was involved in shady dealings too!) Next, the two men hug it out as Sonny explains he won’t be a problem for his son with the PCPD anymore.

At Nina’s (Cynthia Watros), Willow wants her mother to stop confiding in Jack Brennan about her children. Nina explained to her that her quest to reopen the investigation into Michael as a suspect in Drew’s shooting, could implicate Jack, since he had gotten rid of the traffic cam footage of Willow, the night she shot Drew. Nina is mortified when she also learned Willow has a restraining order against Jacinda.

JACINDA WANTS PAYBACK AIMED AT WILLOW

Jacinda asked Ezra (Daniel Cosgrove) to return the blue pills she’d left at his place a few months back, claiming she needed to take the edge off after Willow served her with a restraining order. She explains Willow wants her nowhere near Amelia and Wiley. Ezra is concerned for his escort/friend.

Later, Jacinda arrives at Nina’s where she runs into Willow. When Willow and Nina leave the room, it leaves Jacinda to spot the iced coffee lattes marked for Willow and Nina.  Next, she slips one of the blue tablets into the cup marked “Willow.”

Elsewhere, at the Metro Court Pool, Serena Baldwin lays on Michael’s pool chaise lounge chair. When he gets out of the water, he goes over to his chair only to have Serena laying on it. She gets a bit flirty, but explains she is concerned for her mother and Deception. Michael explains he will vote fairly with his shares given to him by Maxie. (You can check out the scenes entitled “Ambushing Michael” below).

Now weigh-in: Do you think Sonny is truly going to get out of the mob? And take up some of Sidwell’s, of all people’s business opportunities? Did you enjoy the touching scene between Jason and Tracy? Do you think Nina will wind up drinking the coffee that is laced with the drug Jacinda put in it instead of Willow?

Do you think Willow is going to try to paint Michael as a bad father and use drugs against him as well? Do you see a spark yet between Serena and Michael, or no? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.

On the Wednesday, August 5 episode of The Young and the Restless, it looks like the wedge between Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) and Victor (Eric Braeden) is all but forgotten, after several months of a strained marriage ,when the two have a sort of makeshift wedding ceremony in the Newman living room.

In the last few months, a vengeful Victor sent his nemesis Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) out to sea, only for Jack to be stuck on a boat with a returning Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk), while Nikki developed headaches which turned out to be a tumor on her optic nerve. After having surgery, it was touch and go for a minute when she returned home to the Newman ranch. At one point, she was completely blind post-surgery.

However within a few episodes, she could see again and Victor came to his senses that he loves Nikki and does not want to be without her.  The two make up. Former Y&R head writer, Josh Griffith had previously teased that Nikki’s medical condition would draw the two together, but it sure looks like this part of the story got wrapped up quick. But, is it?

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HOW VICTOR SURPRISED NIKKI

In story, Nikki returns to the Newman ranch from shopping and she sees Victor has set the living room with candles and roses. He asks her if she has any plans for tonight and then brings out the ring she gave him back when they split up.

“I wish you would marry me again,” says Victor. Then, Nikki responds, “I would marry you a thousand times over.” Suddenly, Nick (Joshua Morrow), Michael (Christian LeBlanc), Abby (Melissa Ordway), Claire (Hayley Erin) and Victoria (Amelia Heinle) walk into the room.

Nick is supposed to be in rehab, so Nikki checks on him and he assures his mom that a little family time will do him good. Victor announces, “We’re getting married.” Michael will officiate. Suddenly, Nikki realizes she cannot get married dressed like she is.  Victor tells her to go upstairs. There is something waiting for her. An excited Nikki takes Victoria with her to get ready for the wedding.

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THE NEWMAN FAMILY COMES TOGETHER MINUS ONE

At that point, Victor and Nick have a father/son chat, where Victor learns that Noah (Lucas Adams) and Sienna (Tamara Braun) left town to go back to Los Angeles. Nick hopes that Noah will be back one day soon. When Nick asks where Adam (Mark Grossman) is, Victor tells him that he and Adam had a falling out over Newman Media.

Nikki has now come down the stairs in her blue embroidered wedding dress. Victor says, “You take my breath away.” Michael begins the short ceremony as Victor and Nikki will exchange personal vows. Victor confesses that the thought of losing Nikki forever broke his heart. Nikki tells Victor he is her world. Michael tells Victor to put the ring back on Nikki’s finger and they kiss and that’s the wedding.

In the final moments of the show, after everyone else has toasted the couple, Nick gets up and shares, “Love can conquer all.” We fade to black.

So, are you glad Nikki and Victor already reconciled? Did you want them apart for longer, or do you like them being happy together? Let us know via the comment section  And, in case you missed it. Check out the Michael Fairman Channel’s latest interview with Eric Braeden where he discussed the state of Victor and Nikki’s relationship and working with his co-stars that included everyone who attended Nikki and Victor’s reaffirmation of love on today’s Y&R.