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Y&R Recap – Dec 14-18th
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After walking up in Tucker’s bed, Jill has to wonder what Tucker’s intentions are. Deacon calls Amber while she is with Daniel in the hospital and all but admits he was responsible for Daniel’s “accident.” Meanwhile, Phyllis is overwhelmed when Nick, Michael, Lauren, Jana, Kevin, Jack, Kay and Murphy all show up to help her sift through the mountains of trash in order to find the gym bag in the hopes of clearing Daniel’s name. Heather looks through the bag and finds a ski mask among other evidence, which she and Michael promptly agree, needs to be tested for DNA. Daisy looks on worried as everyone else is excited by this turn of events. Phyllis calls Daniel and Amber to tell them what they found and both are profoundly relieved. Later, everyone meets at the coffeehouse and Kay gets a chance to tell Nick and Jack that she is going to sell the entire IPO to Tucker McCall. Meanwhile, Phyllis continues to dig through the garbage until she miraculously finds the shooter’s cell phone, which has three saved voicemails. Amber calls Phyllis from the hospital to tell her that Daniel is going back to jail tonight and Phyllis rushes out intent on stopping it. Kay meets with Tucker to inform him that she has accepted his offer. Meanwhile, Jill stops by the estate to talk to Kay about the deal and learns from Murphy that Kay has already decided to make the deal. Later, Jack introduces himself to Tucker. Face to face the men are pleasant but as soon as their backs are turned a rivalry is born.
Phyllis confronts Deacon about the message he left on the shooter’s cell phone and blackmails him into working with her. Later, Phyllis tells Deacon that she will destroy the phone if he agrees to kidnap Amber and leave town. At the coffeehouse, Daisy learns from Eden is from France and her wheels start spinning. Nearby, Lauren finds out that the rat in her boutique was one you would buy in a pet store. Lauren quickly regrets telling Michael about the rat in her boutique when he flares and immediately goes to confront Ryder Jack goes to Nick for help with dealing with Adam and Sharon’s relationship. Kevin continues to be torn in two different directions where Ryder is concerned. Phyllis learns from Adam the real reason why Adam was appointed Nick’s partner at Newman Enterprises. Later, Phyllis confronts Sharon about her relationship with Adam, convinced that Sharon is only with him to make Nick jealous. Sharon, however, makes it clear that her time with Adam has nothing to do with Nick and throws Phyllis out her house. Meanwhile, as Amber is planning Daniel’s welcome home party, Deacon gets a text from Phyllis confirming their plans to get Amber out of Daniel’s life. Michael and Lauren visit Daniel in jail and Daniel asks Michael to help Billy out. Meanwhile, Jack goes to see Billy. Sharon calls Nick to tell him about Phyllis’s visit and asks him to get her to back off. At Nick’s office, Nick asks Phyllis who her meeting was with and she lies to him.
Phyllis learns from Adam the real reason why Adam was appointed Nick’s partner at Newman Enterprises. Later, Phyllis confronts Sharon about her relationship with Adam, convinced that Sharon is only with him to make Nick jealous. Sharon, however, makes it clear that her time with Adam has nothing to do with Nick and throws Phyllis out her house. Meanwhile, as Amber is planning Daniel’s welcome home party, Deacon gets a text from Phyllis confirming their plans to get Amber out of Daniel’s life. Michael and Lauren visit Daniel in jail and Daniel asks Michael to help Billy out. Meanwhile, Jack goes to see Billy. Sharon calls Nick to tell him about Phyllis’s visit and asks him to get her to back off. At Nick’s office, Nick asks Phyllis who her meeting was with and she lies to him. Mac goes to the jail to tell Billy that she is pregnant. Jack admits to Emily that his deal with the IPO is over and Emily is forced to admit that is may be time to turn Patty’s care over to a new therapist. Meanwhile, Adam learns from Ashley that Kay sold the entire IPO to Tucker and is happy to rub the news in Victoria’s clueless face, especially when he learns that J.T. works for Tucker and didn’t say a word. Meanwhile, J.T. admits to Tucker that he wanted a chance to tell Victoria himself about Tucker’s involvement in the IPO. After taking her medications, Patty continues reading newspaper articles on her activities while she was pretending to be Mary Jane., Emily is stunned when Patty admits that she remembers kidnapping Colleen. However, Patty breaks down again and reverts back to believing Jack is her husband. As Billy and Mac stand off, but completely shattered by their mutual pain, Chloe arrives to see Billy. Chloe pushes Billy to tell the judge what he wants to know and stop being a martyr. Later, Mac sees J.T. at the coffeehouse and tells him about her run in with Billy and that she is pregnant. Lily and Cane arrive and. At the jail, Chloe tells Billy that as long as he in here she refuses to bring Delia to see him but Billy continues to stand up for what he believes is the right thing. Victoria refuses to talk to J.T. after realizes that he betrayed her in order to be loyal to Tucker. Later, Victoria tells J.T. that she is going to work for Newman Enterprises in Dubai and taking Reed with her but before they can get into even an argument J.T. gets a call from Tucker and takes it, which baffles Victoria. Victoria leaves J.T. standing there on his phone. Meanwhile, Adam makes it clear to Nick that he is in every aspect of Nick’s life that Nick didn’t want him to be and before long he will take control of Newman Enterprises if Nick isn’t careful. Emily tells Jack about Patty’s breakthrough and that she can’t walk away now. Meanwhile, Patty looks are her reflection in the mirror and admits to herself that she chose Emily’s face.
As Michael and Lauren are celebrating their wedding anniversary, an unknown woman watches them from the shadows. Later, Michael and Lauren discuss the past, present and future and how much Sheila has influenced their lives and how thankful they are that she is dead. As Amber, Kevin and Jana prep the coffeehouse for Daniel’s welcome home party, Phyllis tells Deacon that he will get the cell phone when he and Amber are safely out of town and away from Daniel. Later, Phyllis picks up Daniel at the jail and Daniel thanks Billy once again for his help with the inmate. At the coffeehouse, Chloe almost lets it spill to Amber that she went to the judge to get Billy out of jail, until Chance jumps in to stop her. As Amber is putting the finishing touches on Daniel’s party, he arrives and sneaks up behind her. Phyllis makes a toast to the happy couple but Jack is skeptical of her change of heart. Meanwhile, just as Deacon is about to set his plan into motion he runs into Ryder. Later, Deacon tells Ryder he is leaving town and advises Ryder to start standing up for himself with his mother. Moments later, Michael approaches Ryder and tells him to leave the club otherwise he’ll have him arrested. Lauren confronts Ryder about his argument with Deacon just as Chance arrives to remove Ryder from the club. As Ryder is leaving he receives a text message from his mother telling him that he is playing his part perfectly and he realizes that she is in the club somewhere. At the coffeehouse, as everyone is celebrating, Chloe gets a call from Billy to get to the magazine quickly and she takes off to meet him. Moments later, Ryder arrives and everyone’s eyes turn to him. Kevin tries to get Ryder to leave but he approaches Daniel and tries to apologize, which Daniel doesn’t accept. Phyllis sends Amber out to her car to get a gift for Daniel alone and assures Daniel that Amber will be fine. Later, Michael and Lauren are thrown when they receive an anonymous bottle of champagne. Kevin tells Ryder that he needs to cut him loose in order for Ryder to learn to grow up. On his way out, Ryder warns Daisy that his mother is in town. Meanwhile, Deacon kidnaps Amber as she is walking back to the coffeehouse. Jack and Emily share Christmas memories as they decorate the tree. At the coffeehouse, as Daniel is giving a toast to all his friends and family for stepping up and helping him get bail he notices Amber’s absence and wonders where she could be. Meanwhile, when Deacon’s car runs out of gas, Amber takes advantage of the moment to bolt. Later, Eden’s distrust of Daisy grows and she begins to wonder if Daisy could have been the one who planted the rats for Lauren, Daniel starts to really worry about where Amber disappeared to, especially when she doesn’t answer her phone. Meanwhile, Amber is stunned when Deacon tells her that he is taking her to see his son. Deacon tells Amber that his son still thinks of her as his mother and Amber is overwhelmed with emotion. Just then, Daniel walks into the barn and Deacon is stunned that Daniel found them and immediately blames the entire plan on Phyllis, telling them that she blackmailed him. Meanwhile, Nick shows up at the coffeehouse and finds out the party ended. Kevin gives him Phyllis’s phone, which she left behind and it immediately rings with a call from Paul who tells him that they are out at the barn and Nick wonders what is going on. Later, Deacon realizes he is being set up as tries to run just as the cops arrive and arrest him for kidnapping Amber.
Michael tells Eden that he ran a background check on Daisy after hearing that she had her concerns about her but nothing came up as suspicious. Later, after Eden and Noah leave, Daisy comes out of shadows, having been hiding in Michael and Lauren’s apartment the entire time and goes to look at the background check Michael ran on her. All the good will that had formed between J.T. and Victoria evaporates as they finally discuss Dubai and Victoria asks J.T. to come with them. He refuses and tells her that she can’t take Reed with her. Meanwhile, Nick confronts Phyllis about keeping him in the dark about her plan to entrap Deacon but Phyllis turns it around on him about the secrets he has been keeping regarding Sharon and Adam. Meanwhile, Sharon and Adam continue to grow closer.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Brook Lynn Threatens Willow to Stay Away From Chase or ‘It’ll Be the Last Breath You Take’
After seeing her husband Chase (Josh Swickard) in an embrace with Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) through the window (and while on the way to bring Willow a gift), Brook Lynn’s (Amanda Setton) attempt at delivering a ‘thank you’ to Willow goes south on the Friday, May 29 episode of General Hospital.
Brook Lynn was already primed for a showdown after Michael (Rory Gibson) warned his cousin that Willow offering to help and pull strings in Phoebe’s adoption is for Chase’s benefit not hers. It was at that point that Michael let her use his car since Brook Lynn’s car was in the shop, for her to drop off her gift.
As Brook Lynn got more agitated with Michael, the conversation turned further when he told her he was surprised she had the time to plan a musical showcase for Trina and take care of baby Phoebe since she’d missed Gio and Trina’s performance at Charlie’s. Michael’s wheels are turning, figuratively!
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Meanwhile at Drew’s, Willow is admitting to Chase she doesn’t love her husband, she regrets marrying him and wants out of her marriage. Willow says she is ashamed how she treated Chase when she cheated on him with Michael. Chase said there were extenuating circumstances, but it all led him to Brook Lynn and baby Phoebe now. Chase gives Willow encouragement to trust herself and they hug, which is then spotted by Willow. So when Brook Lynn enters to give her thank-you gift to Willow she is also sweet in front of Chase.
MICHAEL’S GOT A NEW PLAN TO TAKE DOWN WILLOW
When Chase has to head out, Brook Lynn turns to Willow and says,”I’m very grateful for everything you are doing for us Willow. But if you so much as breathe on my husband again, it will be the last breath you take!” Could Willow be the next person on the receiving end of a ‘Who Shot Drew?’ mystery?
Michael tells Jacinda (Paige Herschell) his suspicion that Brook Lynn was the other driver in Curtis (Donnell Turner) and Jordan’s car accident. He believes if Chase learned Brook Lynn lied to him and covered up her part of the accident, he would go running to Willow. Then Willow’s life will blow up on her as the scandal of her cheating on her invalid husband with her ex, that it would cause Willow to lose her Congressional seat. Michael reveals to Jacinda he wants all the power over Willow.
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THE ETHAN AND DELILAH ART GALLERY CONNECTION
Meanwhile in Manhattan, Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) and Ava (Maura West) went to the Hamnet Gallery and talked to the owner Apollo (in a guest start turn from Maxwell Caulfield.) The two talk about his former employee Delilah Wilson. At first, Apollo claims he didn’t know much about the young woman nor that she was pregnant. Suddenly, Apollo steps away to make a call and its to Ethan (Nathan Dean)! He reports what is transpiring and confirms to Ethan he didn’t give the women any useful intel.
Later, Ava uses her charms and wiles to convince Apollo to give up some key information when she brings up the Quartermaine family promising a financial reward. With that, he backstabs Ethan and shows Ava and Alexis the photo of Ethan with his arm around Delilah’s shoulder.
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In other developments, Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) seemed to get on the same page, when Valentin revealed he has developed genuine feelings for Carly, While he doesn’t know what the future will hold he wants her by his side, and she kisses him to seal the deal.
Elsewhere, Curtis and Portia (Brook Kerr) continue their heated battle over Curtis breaking and tearing Isaiah’s surgical hand, and Tracy (Jane Elliot) wants Ethan to be the “fixer” to ensure nothing happens that would come to light or take baby Phoebe away from her granddaughter and Chase.
So what did you think of Brook Lynn warning Willow to get her hands off her husband or else? Do you think Michael’s plan will drive Chase back to Willow? What is the connection between Delilah and Ethan? Is Phoebe their child, but what were they involved with that Ethan wants no trace of?
Do you think Willow might be “murdered” or have an attempt on her life, once Jack and Drew come out of their paralytic state and everyone else who she wronged might come after too? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below, but first check out today’s scenes featuring Maxwell Caulfield,
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Kristina is Accepted into Medical School Paving Way for Kate Mansi’s Exit; What Do You Think of How She’s Being Written-Off?
As promised by General Hospital on Tuesday May 26 episode provided the reason why Kristina Corinthos-Davis will be leaving Port Charles next month in order to accommodate Daytime Emmy winner Kate Mansi’s decision to exit the soap opera.
After telling Mansi told former Soap Opera Digest Editorial Stephanie Sloane in her newsletter that, “Now, it feels like the right time for both Kristina and me to step into new adventures,” that couldn’t have been prove more true, when Kristina’s life and story took a sharp turn out of nowhere.
During a conversation on today’s GH, Kristina is talking with her sister Molly (Kristen Vaganos) about Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) outside of Bobbie’s when suddenly Kristina gets a message notification on her phone. Next, Kristina underplayed the information, she received when she looked at the notification and announced, “I took a long shot, and just got accepted into medical school!”
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Molly looks stunned, Kristina seemed like someone who just thought she would randomly throw her hat into the ring and see if it happens, as if wasn’t such a big deal, or maybe she is just underplaying her reaction for now. Certainly, for those who have applied to medical school, and have always wanted to be a doctor, this would be the most awesome news.
As to why all of a sudden the GH writers came up with this angle for Kristina’s exit story has yet to be explained on-screen with this being such a major career decision shift when Kristina just reopened Charlie’s. More is said to be revealed on tomorrow’s Wednesday, May 28 episode.
MEDICAL SCHOOL AS A VEHICLE TO WRITE OUT A SOAP CHARACTER
The move to have Kristina Corinthos-Davis become a doctor does give the show the leeway to bring back Kate Mansi a few years down the line with a new occupation and purpose if she ever wants to return to the show since GH executive producer Frank Valentini said in a statement that the “door is always open” for Kate to return. And as we also learned, there are no plans to recast the role at this time.
Kristina doesn’t have the greatest track record with academia having been expelled back in the fall of 2015 from Wesleyan, where she had been studying prelaw. That story eventually revealed itself where Kristina got suspended after offering to have sex with one of her professors in exchange for a better grade. The professor turned out to be Parker Forsyth played by Ashley Jones, and the two eventually were in a complicated relationship before breaking up.
Soap fans have always been tasked with suspending belief when certain reasons are written to precipitate characters exits when the audience already knows that the actor had decided to leave the show or needs a maternity leave, for example. Sometimes it makes some sense for the character and other times, it does not.
So, how do you feel about the reason why Kristina Corinthos-Davis will be written off the canvas as Kate Mansi wraps up her story on-screen? Do you think it fits the character? Like it? Don’t like it? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Britt and Rocco Go on the Run; Sonny Gets Damning Intel Against Sidwell
Taking a page out of the iconic Luke (the late Anthony Geary) and Laura’s (Genie Francis) playbook, General Hospital has decided to have Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) and Rocco Falconeri (Finn Carr) go on the run, fake passports and all, on a major cliffhanger from Friday’s, May 22 episode of the ABC daytime drama.
Of course, the situation and circumstances are completely different. Britt gave birth to Rocco, he feels a connection with her and does not want to pull his parents Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Lulu (Alexa Havins) any further into his troubles any further. Previously, Rocco shot Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) to protect Jason (Steve Burton) and Britt from being killed .
Now, the two are trying to get out of dodge before both are killed by Cullum and/or Sidwell (Carlo Rota). However, in the climatic moments of the episode, outside in the parking lot of the hospital, Britt makes one last phone call… and it is to Sonny Corinthos (Maurce Benard).
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THE CALL THAT COULD SAVE LAURA AND SONNY
The timing of Britt’s call couldn’t have been better. Sonny was speaking with Laura and they were trying to figure out how to get themselves from under Sidwell’s thumb. Sidwell had been blackmailing Laura for months with fabricated evidence that she shot and killed Professor Henry Dalton and then covered up the crime with the help of Sonny.
When Britt called Sonny, she informed him she was leaving Port Charles. But before she goes, he should know that Sidwell shot and killed Dalton and that his sidekick, Pascal (Marc Forget) helped cover it up. She ends the call with, “I hope this information will be useful to you.”
Next, she turn to Rocco in the car and asks for his phone. She then stomps on both their phones, and as they leave the parking lot in her car, she runs over the phones with her tires so there is no trace of them. (although someone will find the phones and probably try to repair them and find the data, no?).
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DANTE FRANTICALLY SEARCHES FOR ROCCO
Meanwhile, Lulu, who is with her brother, Ethan (Nathan Dean), realizes the fake passport she got for Rocco is missing. She phones Dante, who is mulling over the conversation he just had with “Nathan” (Ryan Paevey). She informs him that Rocco’s passport is gone, but she knew he was headed to the hospital before he turned off his phone.
When Dante gets to GH, he finds Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) locked in a closet in Britt’s office. Liz tells him that Britt put her in there, and she believes that Britt and Rocco are running away together!
Unfortunately, for General Hospital viewers, they will have to wait until Tuesday May 26 when the drama picks back up to see how far Britt and Rocco get, and what Sonny will do with the intel he just received from Britt! As previously reported, Memorial Day brings with it an encore episode of the ABC daytime drama series.
Now weigh-in below: Are you glad Britt and Rocco went on the run? Do you think they will get very far? Will Sonny finally be able to use the information he received from Britt to leverage it against Sidwell and Cullum? What did you think of the final moments of the episode? Share your thoughts in the comment section. But first, you can check out the scenes from the episode where Lulu was planning on running away with Rocco, before Rocco joined Britt out of town.
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