Dateline Port Charles: Mercy, it's Manly Michael!

Continued from previous post

I feel it's necessary to correct R600's sign-off from the previous thread:'

[quote]---Laura Webber Baldwin Spencer Cassadine Spencer Collins.

Should be ---Laura VINING Webber Baldwin Spencer Cassadine Spencer Baldwin Collins

there might have been another Baldwin in there, did she remarry/divorce Scott in 2013?

R2. That was an odd one (the remarriage). They got remarried for like 5 minutes I think. I remembered thinking what was the point..

Right, Laura remarried Scott while Ron was the hw; 2013-2014

That's a very nice picture, OP

To my friend who wants Jane Eliott front and center to be the "Sleezak of GH"....first, it's "Sleestack"; and second, Jane never yelled racial epithets in a crowd of colleagues to Jean Arley...

"Lucky Cut Loose!! Sad last days!! Lucky and Liz are hobo-history!!"

Lucky and Liz dancing. Such "chemistry".

Jason should be in a triangle with Anna and Alexis. That way he can fuck both his exes' mothers.

Watching Joss yesterday on the stand trashing Drew. Did she forget that he was Oscar's dad? (even though he looked completely different at the time).

This character was a hero for, what, 8 years? And what horrible crime did he commit to cause everyone to turn on him. He fucked his nephew's wife? He fucking went to prison for Carly. Even for GH, this character change is way too implausible.

[quote]And what horrible crime did he commit to cause everyone to turn on him. He fucked his nephew's wife? He fucking went to prison for Carly. Even for GH, this character change is way too implausible.

They're blowing this affair with Willow way out of proportion for the sake of creating drama.

Alan had many affairs while married to Monica.

Monica had affairs while married to Alan.

Alan even tried to kill Monica and her lover. while they were having a tryst.

Alan kept his mistress in the gatehouse on the estate while married to Monica.

But everything Drew is doing is apparently far worse than that.

If Rebecca Herbst goes, I go.

I wonder if Becky caught lice or scabies after that JJ kiss

OP, great photo choice. Even better than the Gio photo.

Personally, I think they use Jane perfectly. What she said about Michael on the stand sums up everything about the character; it's about family now, at this stage in her life. She's trying to protect a legacy, good, bad, or otherwise. It's her family. She's embraced Jason. She spars with Drew, but I think, deep down, she enjoys it.

Agree, Jane can't quite be the Sleestak of GH. For one thing, she's pushing 80.

She's great being what she is now - the connection to the roots of Port Charles, and a truthteller.

She had a handful of lines in her scene with Gio but boy, does she know how to pack a punch with a little.

Guess who's coming back:

So, Frank and that useless Nathan Varni who oversees the show- how’s that campaign to get former biewers back going??? lol I’ll never understand why Frank has lasted this long. There are other people out there who can manage a budget. Really.

R17 Kathleen Gati is scheduled to return; Ryan Paevey in talks to return as well.

Are they bringing Kelly T. back for Steve? How long before LW chases her away again because she can't stand that they were popular as a couple?

R19 More than likely since he's been pretty unhappy with the planned Sasha pairing. He's also considering leaving when his contract is up.

Rory's Michael is now apparently going to Sasha, while still dealing with Willow and Drew. Jason and Sasha were the plan until Frank decided to bring Michael back.

R18. Uh oh. And we were discussing cryogenics recently. Is Dr. O working with Sidwell to defrost her children?

R21 If the rumors are true then yes, you are correct 😊

R16. The author of the article, Lynette Rice, is a hack. She discusses how Britt died, vuctim of the Hooker and HIS hook. Heather is not male, last time I checked.

R23 😂 understandable but it's pretty much confirmed that Kelly T. is returning.

If they unfreeze people, then that means Sam can come back.

From Kelly T. in her own words:

R25 Right, but as a recast or Monaco?

They need to bring back Finn, Alcazar, Skye, Julian, and Dex.

Bring back Stavros!!

The means Britt's photo can come down from the hospital's Wall of Fame just in time to put Monica's picture up in its place.

Britt is alive and they will finally give Steve a pairing that makes sense for Jason fans. I still think Liason was the way to go and will be very angry if Liz is out or wasted on hobo Lucky as a happily ever after. I always wanted Liz with Nikolas or Jason never Lucky!

KT requested Britt be killed off. She left for other work, a boyfriend and mainly because she hated the Cody/Britt pairing. She wanted Britt and Jason. Frank gave her that big farewell longtime vets don’t even receive. She’s repeatedly asked for her job back after her breakup and not finding work. Frank denied her. I’m thinking SBu went over his head or finally convinced Frank to hire her back. I personally never understood the Westbourne/Obrecht hype.

Greg Vaughan, please and thank you.

Bring back Austin Gatlin-Holt. One of my all-time favorite characters.

Even his name was brilliant!

R32 All true

Previews For Next Week:

Monday, June 9th, 2025

Lucky says good-bye to Lulu.

Drew stoops to a new low.

Kristina is struck by inspiration.

Cody makes a proposal to Carly.

Elizabeth opens up to Lucas.

________________________________

Tuesday, June 10th, 2025

Willow holds her ground.

Laura has a happy reunion.

Isaiah receives a generous offer.

Trina opens up to Ava.

Tracy delivers words of caution.

________________________________

Wednesday, June 11th, 2025

Michael’s news shocks Carly, Sonny and Jason.

Trina and Kai put their heads together.

Isaiah picks up on Portia’s distress.

Nina is on the warpath.

Felicia accepts a new mission.

__________________________

Thursday, June 12th, 2025

Shockwaves rip through the courtroom at Michael and Willow’s hearing.

Elizabeth tends to a patient.

Ric makes an admission.

Ava issues an invitation.

Alexis swallows her panic.

_______________________________

Friday, June 13th, 2025

Tracy challenges Alexis.

Maxie tries to play peacemaker.

The tension between Chase and Dante grows.

Anna reflects on her past.

Marco is taken aback.

If they're bringing KT and Ryan Paevy back, who is being fired to pay for them?

Hobo Lucky's salary is up for grabs R37.

R37 Jonathan Jackson was pretty expensive. Eva La Rue didn't come cheap either and she's rumored out as well.

R38 Jinx 😊😊

Is this CVE and Korte's story, or is it Guza's?

The last time I watched this, some woman was in a mental health facility and was hiding stuff in her doll. I think she was harassing or trying to murder someone. I think the name of the actress was Robin.

R41 CVE/Korte's story with Frank. Guza went back into "retirement"

R42 Robin Mattson as Heather Webber?

Writing off Lucky is ridiculous. Just recast. Poor Aiden. His deadbeat dad was just sticking around to fuck Mommy. Laura has spent more time with Sonny than Lucky in the last few months. Ridiculous. Not a single "get a fucking job" talk with Lucky? Really?

Agreed. Recast. But I still wouldn't trust that JJ wouldn't be welcomed back if he so wanted. Time to say no more.

The magic with JJ is gone! We need a manly Lucky like GV.

Good luck to whomever gets JJ’s dressing room with the shower. The water hasn’t flowed in a year.

Cody is looking very hot with the new haircut!

The Quartermaine women should go thru their jewelry boxes. Jobless Lucky got Liz an engagement ring and it might have come from the "Lila Q Family Jewels" Collection.

Rumor: There's a possible Lucky recast in the cards; Lucky was going to be featured pretty prominently in upcoming storylines, but Jonathan's plans to opt out, which apparently included requesting a temporary earlier out, before the year was up- for music opportunities, his own, as well as with the cast of Nashville, etc., weren't agreed upon so he was shown the door. A reboot of Nashville is possibly in the works.

I know a lot of us would be fine with GV, but if he wasn't cast, who would work as Lucky?

Hopefully not Strudel.......

R52 You're lucky because remember there is a "no temps as permanent" rule.

The Jeff Branson as Lucky idea wasn't a bad one.

He could play the part, but doesn't seem to have done much acting since 2018. Just as handful of parts. Of course, the same was true of Alexa Havens up until she woke up as Lulu.

[quote]Good luck to whomever gets JJ’s dressing room with the shower. The water hasn’t flowed in a year.

It's been assigned to Gio, but only after Frank makes a few adjustments to the camera placement, sorry - I meant... security measures.

R54 It really isn't a bad idea. Michelle Stafford would probably take credit even though it's years after the fact.

Sorry but NOBODY is rebooting Nashville. Never happening. JJ acting career is now over. No other soap will hire him.

Right. It was already over.

What about Cam Gigandet?

He needs money. He has prior soap experience. He has experience in primetime and film, which Frank likes. Plus, he has that kind of dirty, white boy look that suits the character.

I’m good with reallocating money for Dillon and Johnny z returns.

Luckys most interesting story is if he’s off screen.

And maybe a new Nikolas and/or Spencer.

It is more likely they will recast Laura's other son.

Speaking of Dillon, is Scott Clifton dying on B&B or not?

I doubt Scott Clifton will leave B&B where he's a lead actor to be 3rd or 4th leading male on GH?

R57 Reboot is being shopped, didn't say that it was picked up. Jonathan barely wanted to return to GH, so doubt he's interested in another soap. He didn't even want to fulfill time on this one. He didn't want any dramatic storylines, he preferred working with Steve and an action adventure story but that still probably wouldn't have been enough for him.

R59 Good idea

R61 Right.

R62 Seems to be up in the air. At first things looked bleak for Liam, now there's some wondering if its a repeat of that story with Eric.

I think they should leave Spencer "dead." Nikolas should be recast, but they have to find the perfect actor. The last two guys were all wrong for the part.

Hopefully KT keeps pleading with Frank that she was dickmotized and still regrets leaving the show. GH could really use some Britt and Dr. O now.

Maybe now that LW is distracted and liking her current pairing, SB made the case to give Jason/Britt another chance? And a Dr. O/Sidwell pairing could catch fire.

R68 You didn't like Marcus Coloma nor Adam Huss?

To me Marcus coloma belongs in the hall of fame of terrible recasts.

I guess the guy who took over my role did okay

R69 Supposedly, Steve was able to have Kelly T. rehired, since Sasha is apparently going back to Michael. Steve wasn't exactly happy with the Jason/Sasha planned romance, which would've happened if Frank didn't recast Michael when he did. Chad apparently informed Frank that he needed at least the rest of the year off; Frank then decided to expedite the recast.

As much as LW likes to reference Jason and Carly, that's not what Steve wants. He didn't want Jason/Carly when LW and Korte came up with that mob story; back then, he was happy with the Jason/Britt romance. LW became jealous of all the attention they were getting and conjured up that Carly mob boss/marrying Jason tale. He went along with it but he doesn't like Jason and Carly, at least not LW's version, as a romantic couple. LW and Korte still want that, but Frank as well as the network apparently don't. LW was also unhappy with the negative feedback fans gave that mob marriage, blaming Sonny/Carly fans for not accepting Jason with Carly.

Johnny Z and Nelle should return. This show needs a jolt. Todays episode was pretty boring. Cody and Kristina have zilch chemistry.

I hope Kelly T. can hold up against whatever unpleasantness LW has in store for her.

Hips Wright is a bully. Kelly can hold her own and cut a bitch.

Cody's new hair: at last. He's starting to look more like the mischievous hunk from OLTL. His chemistry with Molly: if they actually had a story (and if they had the hottest sex life in Port Charles), they could be interesting. Lucky's departure: long overdue. Pathetic story and annoying character. The new Michael: very promising. The real test is whether he can stand up to Jason and Sonny. Sonny as the Ann Landers of Port Charles, giving advice to everyone: the actor is so pathetic and his "acting" is so absurd -- enough already! The stories I'd like to see: Willow starts having erotic dreams about Michael. Kai's surgery backfires and he ends up in a wheelchair, but still tries to kill Drew (setting up a big whodunit that seems to implicate Willow (who's on to him), Curtis, Portia, Nina, etc., etc.) How about pairing Trina and new young spy stud? When Rick starts courting Liz, can we get Ava into a hot romance with someone, please!

I really enjoy Josh Kelly as Cody. He brings a spontaneous sense of humor to scenes. And the pairing with Molly is fun—he and Vaganos have an easy opposites-attract chemistry.

I'm guessing Dr. O. has had Britt and Nathan on ice all this time trying to find a cure for them. When they defrost Britt I imagine the Huntingdon's Disease will be gone since it was a bad decision to saddle the character with a terminal disease if they need to keep her around to appease Burton.

I'm also guessing but fairly certain I'm right that Frank felt he had KT and Paevy (if the rumors are true about his return) right where he wanted them. No steady paycheck for a significant amount of time and desperate. I expect KT especially will be doing a lot of fawning on SM. She already had one up today with her in wet hair going on about how GRATEFUL she is.

She had that hostage video look in her eyes, R79.

Sooooooo let me get this straight....Stevie B. was threatening to walk unless the Britch was brought back? Is someone feeling threatened by a certain younger, sexier, deep-voiced hot piece of ass that just so happens to play his nephew? Lmaooooooo hilarious. How soon before Stevie and Mauricia Celeste Talbert Benard plot to send Rory running for the hills?

Yeah, I'm worried for Rory in that hornet's nest.

It does appear that Rory is making friends there. Someone posted on X a photo Rory had on his IG of him out to dinner with a few of his co-stars. Rory, Katelynn, Sofia, Josh Swickard, Amanda, Cynthia. They said there were more photos of the dinner on his IG that included JPS which I found interesting. I don't do IG.

[quote]younger, sexier, deep-voiced hot piece of ass

He really is the total package. That voice.

Rory's a sweetheart on top of everything you see on screen.

Jason and Britt are fire.

GH is set to make a great comeback by year's end.

I imagine we'll see Brad again in all this. His write out seemed rushed and odd.

Sadly, we've lost so many vets the last few years; Jackie, Leslie, Kin (who appears to have bitched himself out of work; who knows?)

All we have is Genie and Jane; I suppose Kristina, too, as she's been around for 41 years on and off

To me, GH will always be that Doug Marland era from 1977 to 1979.

I missed most of 1977 but by 1978, I was hooked. Bobbie Spencer. Laura. Scotty. Tracy. Edward and Lila. Rick, Lesley, Monica, Alan.

Steve was revealed as Jeff's bio dad, giving Steve and Audrey story/scenes. Jessie took in Bobbie and she and Dan were her surrogate parents.

Marland was a genius.

Cam, Jeff, and I’d toss Forbes March in the mix to play new Lucky. I still want GV back as the character. We need a new Nikolas too the last attempts at recasting sucked! Plus keep Liz and Becky!!!!

Frank doesn't like Forbes

I liked Forbes March on OLTL----but his recent arrest indicates that he isn't doing great..

Victoria Sleestack was furious with Forbes when he claimed on a Locher Room interview that she tried to get him fired. She denies that claim.

That's two people now who have claimed Slee tried to get them fired. Forbes and of course, Ellen "Get Those Black Bitches Out Of My Face" Holly.

Have you all forgotten the DoD? So quickly?

*sob*

I still say the guy that played Shiloh would have made a great Nik. Maybe he could come back with a bit of gray hair or gray at the temples.

show us the DoD and we won't forget you

Can't see them unfreezing Nathan. He's one of those characters whose death brought more and better stories than his life ever did (Man Landers?). All of his connected characters have moved on. Even little James has a new father figure in Cody.

Cryogenics....unfreezing....really harboring on DOOL and their Dr. Rolf's territory. Granted these Sci-fi themed stories aren't new to GH, just doesn't seem to fit with the present storylines. The momentum is pretty good right now with Gio, Michael....idk if this fits within GH's current climate.... whenever they're on a winning streak, they always seem to screw themselves over.

Could Dr. O. have possibly enlisted former Pine Valley rebel Dr. David Hayward to help with her popsicle son and daughter?

"Winning streak"?! Re-tooling the characters' ages to fit against established GH history to make the Gio story work is more sci-fi than any story about cryogenics, which actually has more than a 50 year history on GH.

Rory is on Cameo now. $50 to hear his sexy voice.

R95 Popsicle ROTFL guess that's better than his last performances as Disney's own live action version of Pinocchio

R96 Eh, wasn't a fan at first of all the revisionist history to make Gio fit....the story still turned out great. The addition of Rory as Michael is making his story pretty compelling too.... they're on a creative kick, so to now recreate those campy, weather machine type stories seems like a wrong call

They should just bring in a boatload of hot guys and have them parade around shirtless in tight shorts all summer.

Please no maga Vincent irizarry.

Way too much baggage for the character from 20 years on amc and the actor is a loathsome human being 👎🏻

R97 Is Chad and his humongous dick on Cameo?

Usually but he’s unavailable right now. Thoughts and prayers.

^Are Chad and his humongous dick on Cameo? Don't arrest me, Grammar Police.

R103 Thanks. Should have known he's there....he comes at a bargain too, not bad.

Would anyone welcome Big Dick Chad back....not back to play Michael....either Lucky....Dillon....or a new character unlocked specifically for him

No, B&B or DOOL can have Chad. He can't go to Y&R as his ex pretend wife works there.

R107 Come to think of your suggestions....Will on DOOL or Wyatt on B&B? He can take Steve with him to B&B as Thorne

GH is trending....top show on Hulu

DoD might be a good Will(probably too old though) but would be a good Nathan or Jeremy... maybe even NuNuCHad?

Chad isn't needed on any of the other shows. His acting is lacking, and I don't find him attractive despite the new improved body.;

R110 All pretty good casting choices for him and his eggplant

R111 HA!!

Who’s the guy in the pic?

R114 Rory Gibson, new Michael C.

R89. The Third Victoria got the blonde Sarah Roberts in the mid aughts fired too...Justus something or other.

Chad and his DoD can join DOOL as the new love interest for the recently-widowed Marlena.

Sure there’s a huge age gap, but it’s not the first time an older man has fallen for the ingenue Dee Dee Halls.

r116?

really? She was infinitely better than the Flash actress

I'm curious, what is Laura Wright's issue with Kelly Thiebaud?

Is Laura really as bad as some of you make her out to be? She's the same actress who allowed them to bring on the two previous Carly portrayers for that special Sonny episode. She can't be all that bad, if she allowed that to happen. Right?

R118. Yeah. She had a hard time remembering her lines and that is sacrilege to La Slee.

R119 LW's issue with KT is that she came on as a newcomer who quicky became a fan favorite. The tipping point was the Jason/Britt romance; LW, although wanting Carly with Jax when she first started, stated that Jason was Carly's true love and desired them in a relationship, except she knew Jason and Sam were popular. She saw her chance to have Jason and Carly involved when Sonny was in Nixon Falls as Mike, while Britt was with Jason. She came up with the story where Carly became a mob boss and married Jason, with Korte. They were able to get the story approved; ending Jason and Britt. The plan was a complicated sextet with Sonny/Carly/Jason/Britt/Jax/Nina, until Steve and Ingo refused to take the vaccine (GH reps say Ingo was going to be written out regardless)

In the case of Sarah Brown and Tamara Braun, when Jill and Sarah worked out Sarah's return to GH, as Claudia, LW was not too thrilled about that; same goes for Frank and Tamara when she returned to GH, as Kim. Frank hired her boyfriend Wes as a way to appease LW, for Josh Swickard was practically cast as Peter prior to Wes. Jennifer Bransford's refusal to guest star with the other Carly's meant only three instead of all four. It was actually Ron's idea, with Frank's approval, to have a Carly themed show to celebrate the anniversary in 2014. She seemed ok with it because it was only one show, however she was not completely happy with SJB nor TB being on as Claudia, or Kim, respectively. She wasn't happy when Maura West, then Cynthia Watros came aboard either.

I do not o-preciate when actors go up on their lines aTALL.

I'm going to have to watch GH for at least a couple of episodes. Rory is one of those actors who should be forbidden to wear a shirt all summer long. Speedos, please. That they managed to waste his character on Y&R is one of the mysteries concerning Josh Griffith's being allowed to work in this industry.

LW is apparently never happy about anything ever.

Apparently the world is supposed to worship Lady Gas Station Attendant and Mall Chick, and she gets threatened any time someone who can actually act comes her way.

New Rumors:

Dr. Obrecht has a connection to Sidwell and Dalton.

Britta and Nathan- are they actually Britta and Nathan

Jonathan Jackson feels slighted by Frank and has informed others that he never wants to return to GH.

Kirsten Storms is taking a leave of absence; Maxie either temporarily off-screen or a temp actress?

Which character will be killed off

Musical chairs with different couples

OLTL's Jessica Morris on her way to GH?

[quote]Kirsten Storms is taking a leave of absence; Maxie either temporarily off-screen or a temp actress?

Is she back on the stuff?

R126 Fair question. It's apparently a personal leave of absence.

Is Jessica Morris playing Temp Maxie?

There's nothing Maxie is doing right now, send Kirsten off screen for a while and all will be fine.

Jessica Morris is 46 and looks it. That age range is well covered on the show, don't you think?

R128 Unconfirmed, but the timing is interesting; Frank is supposedly in talks with Jessica- who was his third selection for Lulu, had Alexa turned him down, who herself was behind Jennifer Landon.

R129 Right, but that habit Frank has of hiring friends hasn't really gone away

Courtney Matthews brought together with Nikolas Cassadine, by way of Langston Wilde from Llanview.

[quote] Jonathan Jackson feels slighted by Frank and has informed others that he never wants to return to GH.

Good

Now, not only can fellow GH cast and crew breathe a sign of relief over Hobo Lucky's exit, they can actually BREATHE!

I was surprised that over on Reddit people are discussing how Mo coincidentally had a flare up when it looked like Sonny was going to pay for his crimes and Patrick was writing for others and not him. Then suddenly Jagger was killed with no repercussions to Sonny and Patrick was gone and Voila! Mo was all recovered from his flare up! Of course those people get down voted into oblivion.

Wonder if they will cover up Rory’s tattoos for shirtless scenes. I don’t think Chad has tattoos

I can't believe we're living in an era when soap actors or their producers don't want shirtless scenes. After the era of the Ford Brothers, Christian Vega, and Brody Lovett (on OLTL alone!), this is a real disappointment. Why do they think women and gay men watch soaps anyway?

Its gone downhill since the perfection that was John Wesley Shipp and his tight, tight speedo. I wish he was still on these threads.

I didn't expect Charita to hop into a GH thread.

R139 How dare you! Hop?!

Jessica Morris from Oltl was pretty but bland at best. Maybe she’s improved. Coming in to play who I wonder?

R141. Temp recast Maxie would make sense...or Serena Baldwin.

Does anyone remember soaphunks.net and their yearly awards? That site was a great collection of shirtless pics of soap studs.

I thought that Serena was banned from the show?

Speaking of shirtless, Tits LaRue is going out like she came in...fully exposed.

Trivia Time GH Fans! Since GH is currently hinting that KT may or may not come back as Britt - Here's today's trivia question:

In the history of soaps, has any actor left a show as a popular character and then returned later to that show as another more popular character?

It's tricky, but maybe someone could argue Josh Taylor. He played Chris Kositchek on Days for years and was popular, then came back to play the very popular Roman Brady. Although he's not as popular as Wayne Northrop, Josh has played the character for a longer period.

Josh Taylor (Chris Kositchek to Roman Brady)?

Jordan Clarke played Tim Reid on GL in the late 1970s but returned as the more popular Billy Lewis a few years later.

On Santa Barbara, Leigh J. McCloskey played gynocologist Zach Kelton and then came back to play DA Ethan Asher, a completely unrelated character.

Then on General Hospital, Leigh J. McCloskey played Dr. Michael Baranski, and then later returned to play Frank Smith's son Damian Smith.

In both cases, McCloskey was so well liked by the cast and crew, they brought him back. Also, in both cases, the latter character was more popular than the former character.

Tits LaRue is pissed at Frank. Frank couldn’t care less.

Blake Berris played Nick Fallon on Days of Our Lives from 2006 to 2009 and then came back to play the character 2012-14.

Then in 2023-2024, Blake joined the cast of Day again, this time playing Everett Lynch and his alternate personality Bobby Stein.

I like Blake but both times he's been on DAYS he's been saddled playing the bad guy.

I could totally see him playing Dillon on GH.

On Days, Judi Evans played Adrienne Johnson for four years, 1987-91.

In 2003, Judi returned to play Bonnie Lockhart, a role she played for about five years. Show then wrote Judi out as Bonnie and brought her back as Adrienne.

Then in 2017, they brough Judi back as Bonnie and had Judi playing both roles for a while. The sent Bonnie to prison for a while, then killed off Adrienne and then brough Bonnie back again.

Both characters were equally popular with viewers, although Adrienne and Justin were one of the show's many super-couples of the 1980s.

R153 What about when Blake Berris was temp Spinelli, what was your opinion of his take on the character?

Oh yeah Judi. THE FAT ONE.

they could write Roman out tomorrow and return Josh as Chris the next day and fans wouldn't bat an eye; he'll always be Chris.

R155 hate the character hate anderson

R156 I remember when Judi was on AW and was tipping the scale at about 250 lbs, they had Paulina eating cake and Joe Barbara’s character was giving her the really? look. He knew she didn’t need cake.

I’d love Serena back but at least played by a decade younger actress than Jessica Morris age.

Kin would have an epic meltdown if they brought back Serena and not him.

I'd really like to know what happened with Kim. He must have pissed off not only FV but also Nathan Varni.

Kin’s odd. Maybe they finally had enough of his weirdness.

I prefer the more politically correct, "eccentric." I recently watched him on Locher's podcast about Texas. Kin is quite eccentric and that can be exhausting to some. I can totally see Frank not wanting to deal with it, which is a shame, because I can see Scotty hanging out in Port Charles, with Tracy, and calling people out.

Also, the Scotty character has been around since 1967. It would be nice to have him around just for that connection to the early days.

Tits LaRue news!

MEK is back tomorrow.

Even if I hadn't read the news about Kelly Thiebaud returning to GH, I would suspected Britt was returning after the long discussion about Britt between Cody and Molly on Friday's show.

It's one thing to mention an old character in passing, but they talked about her in depth.

Wonder if we'll be seeing a similar discussion about Nathan.

What does being back Nathan do though?

[quote]What does being back Nathan do though?

Gives Nina a brother again.

Gives Brill a half brother again.

Gives Dr. O the chance to return to her mad scientist roots and also have her children around her.

Give Maxie a husband to compete with here current love, Spinelli.

Gives James someone as a father figure other than Cody.

Gives the PCPD another officer, one who can replace Harrison Chase who undoubtedly be killed off when Josh Swickard bolts as soon as his contract is up for renewal.

Gives viewers much needed eye candy after enduring an actor who refused to shower or cut his hair for the nine months he was there collecting a paycheck but doing little else.

^Britt

Well, it seems highly liking Uncle Frank is planning on Tristan never returning, so Mrs. Sidwell will be the DA and get Anna fired. Dante can replace her, Nathan gets his spot on the force. Laura won't get reelected as mayor so maybe Anna can do that. Lulu is still working on her hard-hitting article for the Llanview Banner.

Maybe being on ice changed Nathan's personality and he won't be Mr. Nice guy anymore?

Maybe Nathan and Stavros will get unfrozen at the same time and bond over the experience. Then they can plot their revenge against the world from the comfort of the bed they decide to share.

How much in residuals is Eva LaRue making off her run on CSI: Miami?

Did Katelynn's worst enemy give her that haircut?

R174. A lot! And the residuals she gets from " When You Wish Upon a Star: the Annette Funicello Story"

I swear I cannot tell Molly and Kristina apart. Both ugly and annoying.

I'm surprised NLG and her hag daughters are still on screen.

Years ago I was pretty sure Frank was going to axe Nancy.

Last week they did the on screen chemistry test between Ric and Liz to see if they still clicked. This week they did Ava and Cody. Interesting.

Pouting Gio isn't very interesting.

I love how Liz doesn't give a damn about Lucky walking out on Aiden---AGAIN...

How many residuals does Stumpy get from that Lucy and Desi atrocity he was in years ago?

I'm going to say something nice about the show.

It's nice that it has a pool set for these summer months. No, it's not the Cory Pool from Another World with Matthew and Jamie lying around half naked or even Iris' above-ground pool with her swanky NYC friends in Speedos. Or the Days Lake set. Or the OLTL country club pool set and Ford Bros steam room.

But, damnit, it's something and none of the other soaps have one.

LaRue also did that Barbarian movie.

Matthew Cory was the twinkest twunk who ever twanked.

Does Mumbles get residuals from his Crapfest Lucy and Desi movie?

R184. I do believe on his two-bit weekly public access show, he claimed that was some of his best work.

R181. I miss the annual 4th of July BBQ at the Llanview Country Club. Slee eating a hot dog was the official start of summer!

How is FV going to spend his budget surplus now that high priced JJ is gone?

Which out of work actor/actress from a defunct soap is he courting?

Kelly T., Ryan P. and Kathleen Gati combined probably don't equal JJ's salary. Plus FV will probably make KT and RP recurring just so he can make them jump through hoops for contracts. Kathleen was always recurring.

R183 They probably don't know him in Port Charles but there's another thread here where they might:

Matthew Cory is married to Skye Quatermaine.

That is Matt Crane is married to Robin Christopher.

Robin Christopher

Pooh the Winnie

Bring back Alcazar or Julian.

[quote] How is FV going to spend his budget surplus now that high priced JJ is gone?

Stuffing the board shorts of some twink working the San Mon B?

I wouldn't mind if they brought Dillon back, but while I don't mind if he's hot, he should be an actor who can keep up with Jane. They can do Dillon and Portia or something. Maybe Dillon and Nina.

Cody now fufills all of the potential Dillon storylines.

Not if Cody ends up sleeping with Tracy.

Let's all pray that r195 isn't a writer for GH, pitching the Cody sleeps with great-grandma storyline.

I laughed out loud when Stuffed Mom Jeans called the Metro Court a 5-star establishment. And Drew is pure evil...poor Wiley (first that unfortunate name and then overhearing he is unwanted).

R159 Were there possibly any issues between Judi Evans Luciano and Joseph Barbara?

R160 Serena should come back

R162 Kin pissed Frank off in the same way Tristan did, being outspoken.

R178 He definitely tried but she had the network backing her. He even tried the low-ball contract negotiations tactic.

R179 Lucky was going to walk out in Liz and Aiden, again, but Jonathan's initial demands included redeeming Lucky from the stigma that he was never there for Liz or Aiden. Lucky is planning to take Aiden with him when he exits.

R189 Remember he played a cop on GH

R197 Right Wiley isn't exactly the best name

Jonathan Jackson Exclusive Exit Interview:

LW hinted on her Zoom's "Sacred Space" that Wes will be on another soap.

Were they chem testing Cody and Snarly? What was the point of the silly "date night" proposition? Didn't Spinelli already do that back when they first introduced Cody and drove Kelly T. away?

They need to get moving on the Cody/Molly story or find something else for him but Snarly isn't that something else.

It's tough not to do a lot of eye-rolling at that article. He sounds like a damned southern church lady, and I suspect he lies like one too.

I had to cackle at the original YouTube poster's description of BroadAss Snarly.

Jonathan Jackson is full of crap. He’s a diva.

He's also a wuss who wanted total editorial control over whatever scenes he played. Give me a fucking break.

R207 Pretty much, since Carly and Brennan are expected to implode over the secret WSB recruitment of Josslyn. Ava and Cody will be tested as well, with Kristina's scam to decimate Ava and Ric's partnership. Elizabeth and Ric are also supposed to have a reunion, but Frank, as well as Nathan, apparently love Ava and Ric. The fans love them together too.

R211 Right. He also wanted a redemption story for Lucky, so he wouldn't be seen as a father who abandoned his family; action/adventure storylines; a story and scenes with Steve; storylines with Genie and Rebecca; light material and a flexible schedule. The expectation that he had to work with Genie and Rebecca wasn't unreasonable, but Genie and Rebecca aren't exactly favored by Frank. Originally, Lucky was going to be Lulu's donor, however, Kelly's firing led to that decision being changed. Apparently, Jonathan asked for a temporary exit, while still planning to fully exercise his out after only a year. Instead of having a temporary exit, he was taken off contract.

JJ said very little in that interview. It was just a word salad of phrases. Disappointing exit interview to a disappointing return.

On a different note, I didn't realized JJ had amassed a total of 5 daytime Emmys for playing Lucky.

Frank has a long list of actors he doesn't entirely get along with.

Can we come up with a list of actors who Frank does like and gets along with?

Frank likes the loads that Gio busts on his face.

Mmm. oooey gooey

There's always room for a Ford brother.

Frank's hole is probably prolapsed enough for all 3 Ford brothers at once.

Frank seems all top

The Maxie actress is going on a leave of absence and they’re still bringing back Nathan?

They'll bring back Audrey before they bring back Nathan.

R221 Rumor has it he'll have a connection to Willow first, not sure if he's playing Nathan or a lookalike. Presumably KT is Britta, except there's not any confirmation of that, either. Another rumor that's pretty out there has them as clones.

Cameron leaked that Drew will actually bribe the judge and Willow gains custody, however some wondered if that's to throw the audience off, believing that it'll be Michael who wins custody.

Cameron also said that Drew and Willow would be an epic love story.🤣

R225 Right, believe he compared them to Luke and Laura.

R221 About Maxie, instead of possibly Jessica Morris, Jen Lilley might be back pitch hitting for Kirsten Storms, which is interesting since Jen was pretty pissed when Kirsten came back as Maxie in 2012.

*Pinch hitting at R227 autocorrect

Yep. Cameron is an idiot. Worthless. Terrible recast. Thinks he is "super couple" status with Willow? Moron.

I think Mathison was a bad choice for Drew, but I'm used to him now. My only issue is that I don't understand why he's the bad guy. He's made a few bad guy moves, but nothing that rises to the level of the way the other characters talk about Drew. He fucked Willow... alright. Michael fucked Willow. Who hasn't fucked Willow? I must have missed an episode or something.

R230 Chase also fucked Willow. She has been downgrading every since.

They're now having the characters talk about the personality shift. Today Portia was saying how Drew wasn't the same after his attack in jail.

Countdown to personality shifting brain tumor.

Chase and Willow were a true super couple in the making. But the show really fucked that up.

[quote]They're now having the characters talk about the personality shift. Today Portia was saying how Drew wasn't the same after his attack in jail.

And why was Drew in jail...

I loved how Lucky gave away his lake cottage to Isaiah, who he has barely known for a year, instead of giving it to his sister or mother until Aiden was old enough to own it. He said Luke build it. I hope Luke didn't rape anyone there......JJ says he respects the show if they recast Lucky. But he hopes they don't. What fucking clown.

GH ratings are almost back to over 2 million:

The Week Of May 26th-May 30th, 2025

1. Y&R 2,879,000

2. B&B 2,429,000

3. GH 1,844,000

4. BTG 1,510,000

The Week Of June 2nd-June 6th, 2025:

1. Y&R 2,870,000

2. B&B 2,488,000

3. GH 1,964,000

4. BTG 1,513,000

Correcting myself at R224 Cameron said that Drew should have bribed the judge in Willow's favor, except someone else did so in Michael's favor.

R236 = Those are numbers from the Nurses Ball/Gio fallout/NuMichael. They won't hold. Nothing good on the horizon. Better get Britt back quick.

R238 Right. Apparently those are the two biggest stories that are bringing some of the lapsed viewers back.

When did Luke build that cabin on the lake? And when did Lucky inherit it? He didn't even attend his memorial.

R240 Is that the cabin Luke fucked Felicia in?

R241. MY EYES!!!! MY EYES!!!!

Has KS ever talked about how she lost the weight? Exercise and diet?

Hobo Lucky giving away his cabin to a new acquaintance while poor Uncle Martin is homeless.

Also, wouldn't a good parent have advised his son that even if he wasn't interested in living at the cabin it could provide him with rental income and financial stability?

Kray Kray Kristina really thinks Ava is going to fall for goofy stable boy Cody?? He's not YOUNG, handsome broody Morgan with a trust fund. Cody is too old to be a boy toy and his new haircut looks good but isn't enough to attract someone of Ava's caliber.

NuMichael needs some facial hair. His face is way too soft.

Chris Robinson (Rick Webber) died this past Sunday. Now Rick, Lesley, Monica and Alan are all gone.

Wow, that is something that Leslie, Denise and Chris all died within a relatively short time frame.

[quote]Wow, that is something that Leslie, Denise and Chris all died within a relatively short time frame.

Amazing the lengths some people will go to to not have to bow down and appear on Mumbles’s shitcast.

R249. Sadly, Leslie did years ago and he knew nothing about her past history with the show. It was disgraceful!

Robinson had FIVE children from THREE baby mommas. I doubt his children think very highly of him. Also TVLine listed SEVEN kids....

Robinson was convicted of income tax evasion. He was allowed to continue his role on General Hospital under a prison work-release provision

R251 The Hollywood Reporter said NINE kids. Eeesh......

I never knew Robinson was the original "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on television" in the commercial for Vicks cough medicine . I always thought Peter Bergman originated it.

Many, many years ago, I was working tickets at some soap event. Bergman showed up to claim his. He had recently left All My Children for Young and the Restless, which he had only been on a few months. When he got to my table and said his name, I greeted him, "I know you. You're not a doctor but you USED to play one on television". I thought I was clever.

He wasn't amused!

[quote]When he got to my table and said his name, I greeted him, "I know you. You're not a doctor but you USED to play one on television". I thought I was clever. He wasn't amused!

Yes, that was clever. But Bergman likely heard that a dozen times a day.

Bergman is a bitchy priss.

[quote]He wasn't amused!

You should have flashed you ass. I'm sure that would have amused him.

MEK cracking up for a moment at Jane's "toilet chardonnay" line today. I'm surprised they left it in and that he was able to continue.

R.I.P. to Chris Robinson; pretty talented. Unfortunate what happened to Rick Webber; Guza didn't always respect legacy.

R234 on what planet are those numbers almost over 2,000,000

R215

Kirsten (Maxie), Jane (Tracy), Finola (Anna), Kristina (Felicia), Tabyana (Trina), Tanisha (Jordan), Josh (Cody), Brook (Portia), Katelyn (Willow), Kate (Kristina), Cameron (Drew), Sofia (Sasha), Eden (Josslyn), Amanda (Brook Lynn), Josh (Chase), Donnell (Curtis), Kristen (Molly), Cynthia (Nina), Maura (Ava)

Giovanni (Giovanni), Rory (Michael), Adrian (Marco), Jens (Kai), Alexa (Lulu), Braedyn (Emma), Sawandi (Isaiah)

Lynn (Lucy), Van (Lucas), Ric (Rick), Carolyn (Diane), Lisa (Olivia), Wally (Ned), Michael (Martin), Rena (Lois), Chris (Jack), Carlo (Sidwell), Nazneen (Justine), Vernee (Stella)

All the child actors, pretty much goes without saying

Scarlett (Charlotte), Cosette (Scout), Asher (Danny), Finn (Rocco), Lily (Georgie), Gary (James), Ava and Donna (Avery), Viron (Wiley), Scarlett (Donna)

Laura (Carly) has pretty much kissed up to him since he arrived and saved her from being replaced with Tamara.

Maurice became more of a "favorite" ironically after Tony & Maurice organized the mutiny that threw Ron overboard.

R259 Lmao 1,964,000 from last week. 36,000 viewers away from 2,000,000

Also Parry (Brad), Stephen A. (Brick), Morgan (Haven), John J. (Mac), Lydia (Selina), Bryce (Vaughan), Daniel (Ezra) and Daniel (Dalton) at R260

R243 She said that it was through diet and exercise, the 35 to 40 pound weight loss. However, there were rumors that she utilized weight loss drugs.

They need to lighten Michaels hair. This jet black shoe polish ain't doing him any favors.

[quote]This jet black shoe polish ain't doing him any favors

At age 29, I sincerely doubt Rory has to dye his hair yet.

But if he is, he could certainly bond with Maurice over the process of putting the jet black shoe polish in their hair. Maybe they could even go in together and buy some shoe polish in bulk and save some bucks. Maybe Rory could go on State of Mind and chat about hair dying techniques.

I'm sure sputtering Mo will pressure Rory to be on his show sooner rather than later. Rory has been very well received and will bring a lot of viewers to his show. Of course benevolent Mo will offer to teach Rory how to act.

Erika Slezak IS NuGeorgie!

I bet Erika is Brennan's mother.

I KNEW they were going to recast Lucky!!

I hope she plays Viki. I really do. I've missed her.

I don't think it's likely she'll be playing The Third Victoria atall.

OMFG! I cannot believe SLEE will be on GH!

The crossover where Victoria Buchanan met Luke Spencer.

I'm assuming she will be playing Audrey.

Monica recast?

Jane and Erika, that will be epic!

Let's hope Erika isn't subbing for Jane.

Obviously Erika will get Jonathan Jackson's deluxe dressing room with the shower.

Erika as new Helena? Now that could be fun.

Erika Slezak was rumored to play someone involved with Pikeman, in 2023, with links to Austin and Mason. She didn't seem interested and the story was changed, somewhat because of the writer's strike. Frank has wanted both Erika and Susan Lucci, with references to Erica Kane in storylines. Susan said other soaps have offered her roles, yet she has declined.

Slee IS Emma Lutz!

R278 Christine Jones did temp stints as Victoria and then awhile afterwards as Tracy, when they were both on maternity leaves?

Erika is 78. Is she up to this? GH isn't like OLTL. GH is doing about 8 episodes a week and tapes superfast.

R284. Good point..and last time I saw her on camera she seemed to have almost like a Tourette's tic. And her daughter mysteriously died.

Will La Sleestak work with Aunt Stella?

[quote] Obviously Erika will get Jonathan Jackson's deluxe dressing room with the shower.

Someone should tell Erika to get the room fumigated. Lice.

The shower should be ok though. Everyone knows he never used it

Wonder if this is a money grab for the third Victoria....she says her father taught her to save and invest her money....those tariffs affecting the stock market probably affected her too....it's a pretty safe bet she's not coming cheap.

Chris McKenna posted her picture, with the caption "Mom" on IG....besides the obvious Viki/Joey connection, believe you're on to something R268

Jack's mom or Viki herself....with the whole "Llanview Banner hiring Lulu as a reporter" thing going would be my guesses.

Vaughan said there's a WSB agent who's not really up to the task anymore....she's semi-retired....that's my third guess.

Has Frank seen Erika recently? The eye tic/neurological issue may end up being very jarring...

I know that Erika has been in deep mourning for her daughter. She and her husband were EXTREMElY devoted parents and the kids were spoiled (not in a bad way- but they were)

Its likely the daughter overdosed or committed suicide- and I believe she hid her issues from her parents, so it was a double tragedy.

I hope that this is a huge success and that Erika finds some happiness these days-

R291 Believe he has seen her.... hopefully this will be successful for her. I'd prefer to see her as Viki, honestly.

Agree that it really needs to be VIki. ABC owns the rights to the character. Once she's gone, they'll never be able have someone else portray Viki.

Especially for a short term role, there's no need now for ES to stretch her legs as an actor to portray other characters on a soap.

She won't be playing Viki, or Monica, or Helena.

[quote]he won't be playing Viki, or Monica, or Helena.

Perhaps Niki. Or Jean Randolph. Or Princess. Or Tommy.

I imagine Robin Strasser is fuming after all the times she's hinted on SM she'd like to be on GH.

Maybe she's coming back as Sarah Webber?

Slee is the new Aiden after spending a summer with his stinky father.

Sorry but Katelyn MacMullen was incredible in that courtroom breakdown scene yesterday.

LOL! Aiden was an Under 5 in his final episode.

Didn't even say goodbye to his mother.

I'm surprised the writers remembered to include him in the Lucky's farewell episodes at all.

Maybe Aiden will come back recast with age appropriate actor. Or maybe we will never see or hear of him again.

If I had to guess, Slee will play Brennan's mother.

There was a recent mention of a retired WSB agent and she may be playing that agent......

R302. So she will be like the Irene Manning of GH? Remember when vivacious actress Barbara Rhodes brought her back as a government agent in the final year? It kicked off A Tale of Two Todd's.

I suspect she will play Audrey, Monica, and Lesley. They'll just fit her in different wigs and never have the characters in the same scene, or use body doubles.

R304. She could also be Bobbie and Ruby in flashbacks.

Slee will portray Mother Iger, ABC Daytime final girl, who pink slips medical staff and dispatches perceived enemies in advance of cackling madly while throwing the power at General Hospital for the final time.

R306. Thats more entertaining than what I see on my screen on a daily basis.

Rory must have a shirtless scene coming up. Someone on X posted a video of him shirtless with a couple of makeup people working on him to cover his tattoos. I can't link right now but the poster's name is @ Salinawrites1. The video is from Rory's IG but I don't do IG.

I'm the box that GH is now having SB stand on when shooting scenes with CM so their height difference isn't so noticeable.

STILL PHOTOS.......Rory has BIG DICK energy. See for yourself...

His hair looks terrible in those shots, though.

Thanks, r310

Previews For Next Week:

Monday, June 16th, 2025

Jason is a thorn in Drew’s side.

Carly shows her appreciation to Brennan.

Lulu offers an apology.

Tracy meets with Martin.

Giovanni is troubled by what he overhears.

________________________________

Tuesday, June 17th, 2025

Sasha is alarmed.

Curtis makes Michael an offer.

Emma gets the upper hand.

Josslyn pitches an idea to Vaughn.

Lulu is pleasantly surprised.

_______________________________

Wednesday, June 18th, 2025

Elizabeth makes a revelation.

Willow faces a major decision.

Michael and Sasha have a frank talk.

Trina and Kai get big news.

Curtis rebuffs Portia.

______________________________

Thursday, June 19th, 2025

Sonny wants answers from Sidwell.

Lulu and Isaiah meet for drinks.

Michael catches up with Jason.

Jordan opens up to Anna.

Marco is conflicted.

______________________________

Friday, June 20th, 2025

Emma and Giovanni have a memorable encounter.

Ava offers counsel to Nina.

Kristina warns Michael.

Willow makes an announcement.

Tracy feels cornered.

[quote] Carly shows her appreciation to Brennan.

Put it away, Grandma!

Rory is quite enjoying himself.

R315. OMG. That shot is everything. And those sweatpants....

Strasser is fuming!

Erika will be playing Monica’s sister. Limited run.

That was my guess and maybe a fight with Traci over the will?

Erika is most likely playing a WSB agent, who may or may not also be Brennan's mother.

Erika as a WSB agent? What's her current assignment? Spying on overmedication in her nursing home? Sorry I missed most of that surveillance encounter, my hearing aid was turned off.

I'm hoping she's Brennan's mother who heard he's dating Snarly and comes to town in a rage to knock some sense into him.

Wouldn't it be more fun if she was Viki Buchanan and she owned mines that provided the mineral that Deception needs? She might catch us up on what's been going on in Llanview for the past 13 years.

It's very telling that there has been no viewer outrage over JJ's departure.

Just "okay, well goodbye then". 🤣

It would be a lot more fun to see Viki in one of her final appearances, rather than some short term brand new character that's some vague callback to Viki and the 11th or 12th Joey.

What are the GH fans saying about his. You know how they hate this stuff. Maurice isn't a fan of Xovers either.

Erika is playing Viki. No Monica recast, no Monica’s sister, no srecret agent. Viki. She’s playing Viki.

And don’t believe the b.s. statement on Erika’s website that she doesn’t know who she’s playing or when she airs. Do you really think someone of Erika’s caliber would sign a contract and not ask who she’s playing or what her story will be? She’s not gonna fly to CA without it being worth her while.

R326 Right, Maurice, Laura and Steve were all pretty standoffish when the Livers started coming over. Kassie DePaiva even mentioned how cold many were to them at first.

The OLTL fans are really excited; they're hoping she's Viki. The GH fans seemed mixed; some are wondering if she's Helena or Kristen- the mother of Alexis and the original Kristina, however that will undo Helena killing her, or even a sister of Monica's, or even as Brennan's mother. Some think this will bring others like John McBain or Todd Manning back, while some even said that the current characters are barely written for yet OLTL actors are still coming on.

R328 Definitely 😁

Some fans of OLTL have stated that they don't watch GH, however they will now.

It will be interesting to see the ratings.

Frank always had this grand idea, where he turned GH into a super soap with different characters from OLTL and AMC coming and going. The network is the reason why he hasn't fully done that, in that particular aspect. He also submitted ideas for three different online spinoffs of GH; all of them were declined.

Autumn 2016 is when the rights to AMC/OLTL reverted back to the network, from Prospect Park, should add at R333

Maybe she will be playing Martin's wife from California.

I hope it's Viki. I watched the Dallas TNT reboot and I have to say it was satisfying watching Valene and Gary show up at Southfork and give hints to where they ended up --->>(Gary fell off the wagon. Went broke. Valene dumped him. And he hinted he might have cheated (with Abby?). Sue Ellen schemed and reunited them.

What about Helena's sister? It has to be somehow connected to Sidwell and probably Alexis. Making her an evil Helena-like Cassadine could appeal to Slezak, perhaps why she agreed to sign on.

Now that they've hired that scorching hot Rory Gibson to play Michael, maybe Erika is slated to be Michael's new love interest.

At this point, a first class flight and hotel and getting out of the house she's been stuck in for close to a decade for a few days, would appeal to Slezak.

New rumor involving Sofia Mattsson- possibly will be out soon

I wonder if it's the actress out or the character out?

R341 Sofia if there isn't an agreement with a new contract. Sasha probably not with the whole Michael and Scorpio connections

Monica never had a sister...she was an orphan...a slutty orphan. She did have a cousin though, and Slee could fill in wearing the sweatband and leg warmers that Cousin Lorena Sharpe used to wear at the Avalon Spa.

R214, the soap press doesn't exactly ask hard hitting q's.

All the actors seem to either go to TVInsider or Digest and then all the soap sites just pick up the, as you accurately called it, "word salad" interviews.

The soap mags used to have some bite to them. Digest had Why They Really Left and would get actors to dish about their exits.

Everything now is so safe. The shows are safe. The coverage is safe.

It's all so boringly safe.

It's safe because the soap mags lost leverage when soaps started dying, and the more "important" trades like Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, etc. started covering soaps. There was a time when the major trades would barely cover daytime. Now you have the major players covering soap casting news, as well as other topics that they used to reserve for soap magazines.

The Soap Press could only go so far. If they became too critical or nasty, soaps would deny them access to stories and news.

Soap Opera websites, such as Soap Opera Network and Daytime Confidential, although not receiving direct scoops from the shows or being acknowledged by them initially, appeared to have sources within the shows who would provide them with information, which also changed the game for the traditional soap press. If I'm not mistaken, it appears those sites have been welcomed as part of the traditional press now, and thus those sites try not to run afoul of the shows to keep getting information.

Someone like Paul Denis with his biting commentary could not survive today. Michael Logan was probably the last "straight shooter," but he had the power of TV Guide behind him. Now he's retired, and I'm not sure if TV Guide is still a thing.

I think since OLTL ended there's been a feeling of reluctance to have in depth criticism. Sort of "let's protect what's left."

R345. Who provided Jamey Giddens with his daily tub of ranch dressing?

Happy Father's Day to all of the Dad's here

What is all the hoopla on X about Kin's dressing room?

Someone posted a side by side photo of Kin's dressing room #44 with his name on the door then a photo of #44 now belonging to the actor who plays Kai with his name on it. This to prove Kin is not coming back.

Today Kin posts a short video of him knocking on dressing room #44 with his name on it.

What is this all supposed to mean??

Also, did I read they gave away Tristan's dressing room?

R343 Lorena Sharpe, also happened to grow up as an orphan too?

R344 R345 Great insight real life soaps in-depth.

R346 Definitely agree with you 100% for that's when the tide seemed to turn.

R347 😆

R349 Kin, even after being on Frank's bad side, is rumored to return when Kathleen brings back Dr. Obrecht. Tristan, right had his dressing room given away as well, pretty much standard practice.

They never really explained Scotty’s absence, correct?

Rumors:

Is Drew really Drew- or there's something wrong with him

Willow going off the deep end, becoming more like her twin, Nelle

A new Lucky isn't exactly off the table

Unexpected couples will be tested

Anna's past with Brennan- were more than acquaintances

Drew/Nina their affair revealed

Drew's dirty deeds revealed

Dr. Obrecht connection to Dalton and Sidwell, along with a family reunion of sorts- "Britta" and "Nathan"

Josslyn's secret life as a WSB agent exposed

R355 Correct. Remember Scotty was last involved with the pharmacist storyline, when Jason was investigating what happened with Sonny's meds. Apparently, he did seem to call Lucy and asked Ric to take over his clientele, off-screen.

If "unexpected couples" means Ava and Cody, that's just dumb. Why would the break up Ava and Ric? They make a perfect diabolical duo.

I'm curious about something, how is Maura West received on the GH set? I know they hated her over at Y&R, through no fault of her own. It seems like Ava could be doing so much more, but they keep her boxed in. Why?

Kin back as Scotty would more than likely be a network decision.

Rory's sizemeat clearly dwarfs the DoD.

R358 For friction, if anything, sending Ric to Elizabeth since Lucky's no longer in town. However, the fans, as well as the writers, apparently all love Ava/Ric, so probably just temporary; Frank keeps trying to make Cody stick- and he loves MW and JK, but some fan reaction to Ava/Cody is similar to yours, saying it really doesn't make any sense. Fan reaction to Molly/Cody seems to be mixed as well.

Cody and Ric should have a one night stand.....

I like Cody. I still think he and Lulu have potential.

R359 Generally well-received. There were only instances with Laura upon arrival; Laura wasn't too happy with Maura coming on- she made a public announcement to Maura, informing her that she had parked in Laura's designated parking spot during her first week. Maura genuinely apologized, for she didn't know that spot was reserved for Laura. Also, there were apparently unresolved problems from Y&R with Michelle when she came on after Maura, at least a year afterwards, however, they eventually were on good terms.

Mimi Torchin. Now there’s a nightmare from the past. If you were a lesbian, she loved you. If not, she had no use for you.

Can we please get rid of Van Hansis? His queeny take on Lucas is irritating.

I commend both Maura and Cynthia for navigating the GH hornet's nest for as long as they have

R359 Also, Frank as well as CVE adore MW. Ava was supposed to be a short-term character; when Ron and Frank brainstormed actresses they thought would be good for the role, they came up with MW. After MW had agreed to join, they no longer wanted her in a short-term role and offered an alternate role, as a Kate Howard recast. MW turned them down since Kelly Sullivan, a Jill hire, would've been fired, in order to accommodate MW. Ava's role was expanded instead.

The producers, along with some of the writers, don't really like Laura Wright. When she was sidelined during the writer's strike, she complained to the network; she went to them, saying Carly needed more to do. The producers, who were writing during the strike, weren't really invested in Carly; it took a return from Korte, after the writer's strike was over, to include anything that involved more Carly.

R361 You might be right

R363 Interesting 😊 😊

R364 That's still a possibility. Looks like there will be a Lulu and Isaiah test, however there's a possibility of Isaiah/Portia

R366 😁 😁

R367 He's not really a hit with fans

R368 Cynthia even admitted to being bullied by Kim Zimmer and Laura Wright at Guiding Light. She's pretty forgiving, seeing how she's good with them now, which included Pickleball thing awhile back.

Willow and Chase were adorable. He saved her emotionally from the PTSD she suffered from Dawn of Day of DAYS.

The way he brought her up on stage at the Nurses Ball? That was soap opera gold.

Willow cheating on Michael with Drew is an unforgivable sin.

Willow cheating on Chase with Michael is a sacrament.

That's the way one of the show's head writers feels.

Cynthia is TOO nice. I worry about her.

Steve Burton's ex-wife says he makes 100k per month between his acting and other business ventures.

R378. Other business ventures meaning the money he makes from scamming fans...

Braedyn and Eden at Eden's birthday party.

Remember when SB looked like this?

R381. Chris!!!

There’s no way Steve makes anywhere near $100k per month on GH. Is his “comedy” tour with Bradford that lucrative?

Is that desiccated, hollow husk of beef jerky with eyes still selling Monavie?

I thought Steve was in that Scott/Missy Reeves, JJ, Nashville Jesus clique?

[quote] I thought Steve was in that Scott/Missy Reeves, JJ, Nashville Jesus clique?

Why, did Steve also get a faceful of Jason Brooks and his copious loads of cum?

[quote]Why, did Steve also get a faceful of Jason Brooks and his copious loads of cum?

They're already Eskimo bros, since they both had Missy. For some reason I thought they all went to the same crazy church in Nashville and lived near each other.

If they are all involved in the same "church" I wonder if there's a tax-free grift involved. If Burton is involved I'd say it's a given.

In one of the Daily Drama podcasts, or maybe a State of Mind podcast, Steve talked as if he is mentoring people. So, it sounds like could be a mentoring gig via the church. But more likely, he selling his coaching services to people for a fee.

Don't ask me exactly what subject/area he's coaching/mentoring people on. Wherever he mentioned it, he didn't elaborate on the details of his service.

One-on-one coaching can be lucrative. Can easily charge several hundred dollars for an hour-long session.

Rory Gibson doing his boring delivery so soon into his run. He had 2 good episodes but is now turning back to his boring acting phase.

Is Scott Clifton's character on B&B going to croak or not?

If so, is Scott married? Kids? Does he need a paycheck? Any chance of bringing Dillon back before Jane decides to retire again?

For sure it's another grift r389. And tax free if he can call it church. What a crook.

[quote]Rory Gibson doing his boring delivery so soon into his run. He had 2 good episodes but is now turning back to his boring acting phase.

Not boring. I'm loving him. Such a better story than anything he was given in Genoa City. I don't even watch GH, and I've been watching his storyline since early June. But does Michael really have burns all over his body?

What the hell is this Cody seducing Ava garbage? And has Alexis ever had Kristina tested? The woman is mentally insufficient. Its sad for a 40 year old to be acting this way.

The Vaughn guy is a bust, no one is clamoring for more of him. Joss the spy is also a bust. Send Vaughan on assignment elsewhere and have Joss decide she doesn't want to be a spy just like she decided not to be a doctor. Leave the sleuthing to Emma the granddaughter of two super spies.

Emma is really growing on me. I would love to see her kick Joss's ass!

Fuck! Brook Lynn really whopped our Lulu! She deserved it, and we all deserved to see it! Maybe now they'll write her as less of a fucking tool because I also really like that actress playing her, much better than that simp whose name I can't even remember.

(I'm sure she's very nice and I hope she doesn't read these threads).

Joss is useless. Go away!

[quote] And has Alexis ever had Kristina tested?

For fleas? Scabies?

Rory is a tad too low-key.

But always nice to look at.

Chad was hardly a sparkly shiny type so Rory works just fine.

R376 Swickard can definitely get it....wonder how many times he made a meal out of Michael Mealor

R378 Steve "Scammer" Burton is still up to his same tricks....

R379 HA!!!!

R381 Yuck

R401 and Swicky is definitely the top, going to town on Mealor's melon ass.

R383 GH salary likely $600k-$700k a year....other $300k plus definitely from his "business ventures"

R405 Very much so....Swickard's ass is nice, like most tops

No, no way Steve is making that kind of money at GH. Mo might be at 500K. Steve might be making high 300's or 400K but no one in daytime is making 600-700K. Those days are long long long gone.

R408 Heard like $6k-$7k per episode for Stevie, Mo, Jonathan when he was there....everyone else pretty lower....just estimating. That salary was pretty common years ago, yeah, for many actors....heard the Bell soaps pays somewhere around $600k-$700k for some.... guess it's worth it for some hell

R384 Think he's done with Monavie....he has other ventures, including his gig as a personal trainer

R386 Scott Reeves making Missy apologize for being a "whore" in front of their congregation is interesting

R387 They were....Steve isn't a resident of Tennessee anymore and is now affiliated with Jonathan's denomination....think Jonathan left awhile ago, then Steve

R389 Heard the same he's mentoring and personal training

R391 Scott was married with kids.... going through a divorce

R395 Whole WSB story is trash....and Vaughn is definitely not hot enough to pull this shit off

R396 HA!!!! The "simp" being Emme Rylan?

R397 Like on-screen mother, like on-screen daughter

Too bad Wes can't become a billionaire and in turn whisk Laura Sisk Wright away from GH....we need a new Carly

Is this some sort of retcon....Britt actually as Rocco's bio mom, is that where this is headed?

Oh I agree r400, Rory is a major improvement over Chad. I would just like a little more oomph sometimes from the more "subtle" actors such as DZ and now Rory.

Poor Rocco if they do a retcon. His new grandpa would be the late Faison and his grandma would be Liesel instead of Laura.

I've finished watching all June episodes through Monday, the 16th. I'm enjoying Rory as Michael. He is the reason I tuned in. I have hardly ever watched GH. I have a familiarity with the names and some of the older relationships through reading SOD and SOW over the years, but mostly, I have very little idea what effect most of these characters have on each other.

But I'm enjoying it, something I haven't been able to say about any of the four remaining soaps, though I followed Y&R for a few years in the teens. I'm glad Michael got to keep his children. I was wondering, though, why Caroline Miller didn't present to the judge the fact that Drew had passive-aggressively let the little boy think Michael didn't love him any more. Or did I miss that.

And I'm really enjoying Brook Lynn. I've seen Amanda Setton on OLTL and Gossip Girl, but this is the first time I've seen her in a lead role. I like Brook Lynn. I kind of remember her mother. But John Travolta's sister as her grandmother is a real treat. Same with Jane Elliot as Tracy Quartermaine. Way to keep the elders working, ABC!

I am eagerly awaiting Rory's shirtless scenes. I hope the burns have left no scars. I hope he can continue to play such a pivotal role in the story.

Rocco is Brits son? Hilarious!!

LINK....The many theories....Britt. Nathan. And Helena.

Britt now being Rocco's bio mom is a huge leap (as they'd also have to reveal a new bio dad), seems more likely they can get some drama and revenge just from finally informing Rocco that Britt gave birth to him to also usher Britt's return to the show.

At least Faison doesn't pretend to be a good guy.

If I hear "Deke locked me inna closet!" one more time!

R391 Uncertain, since there could be a way for Liam to have a cure, similar to what happened with Eric.

Scott and his wife Nicole were married in 2012, with B&B cast members in attendance; they separated two years ago and have a son, ironically named Ford Robert Clifton, though Scott's Schuyler Joplin and David Gregory's Robert Ford never crossed paths. Scott now has a girlfriend named Elle. If Dillon were to come back, either Frank and Scott would have to make up, or it would be a network decision.

*Correcting myself at R427 Schuyler and Ford have crossed paths, they arrived at similar times.

R424 Thanks for posting your link. I mistakenly had you on ignore 😭

R425 If I'm not mistaken, Rocco was tested against Dante, however, not Lulu, so it's possible for him to be Britt's- remember she was calling him Ben, though unnecessary to change everything now.

R426 🤣

Who is that fuck? Is this a soap thread? That fucker is fucking sexy and beautiful.

R432 ☺️ His name is Rory Gibson; yes, this is a soap thread- particularly for General Hospital; he's fairly new to GH as a recast Michael Corinthos

Brooke Lynn to Rocco---->>> [bold] "Your whore mother had an abortion. The whole town knows it. Your Dad has always known it. She got knocked up by her STEP BROTHER Dillon Quartermaine.. NOW whose the bad mother? Tell LuLu I said hi"........[/bold]

Brooke Lynn to Rocco----->>> [bold] Your Dad slept with your cousin Valerie. The whole town knows it. Your grandmother Bobbie encouraged Valerie to go after Dante. Tell LuLu I said hi" [/bold]

^^^^^ AUNT Bobbie.

Is it my imagination or is Lucky's departure being referred to in a manner that suggests it's not permanent and he's returning?

Isaiah to Ric: "While Lucky is gone I'm looking out for Liz..."

Ric to Isaiah: "When will Lucky and Aiden be back?" (paraphrasing).

Is a showered, shaved and shampooed recast being considered?

R422 is Valentini

R437 Yes there are rumors of a Lucky recast. Frank apparently thought Jonathan would stick around; Jonathan planned to take his early out this summer, along with a request for a temporary exit related to music gigs, which led to Lucky not performing at the Nurses Ball and being sent out of town early, by way of Frank.

Similarly, Frank chose to get rid of Vanessa Antoine, Hayley Erin and of course NAC when they all requested temporary exits- in the case of NAC, his was in line with Jonathan's; NAC agreed to return for six weeks, to finish his contract, only to then exit, instead of signing a new contract, so he was told not to return.

Vanessa Antoine and Hayley Erin wanted to do other projects as well as GH, should say at R439 while Jonathan and NAC weren't planning to stay onboard, after they fulfilled their contractual obligations.

Wow, mangy, barely audible JJ was really acting like he was king of the earth. "Give me some time off so I can come back and quit."

I'm glad Frank pre-emptively drop kicked him out of there.

I was going to say "shame on Valentini for falling for it again" but now I get it. There should be no doubt this is all on Jackson.

I wonder if Genie was a little miffed. She went out if her way to convince him to come back and he in turn, phones it in.

She should be r443.

[quote]She went out if her way to convince him to come back and he in turn, phones it in.

Once they got Lucky to Port Charles, they didn't give him much good material to work with. That apparently was JJ's request not to have any heavy dramatic storylines. But then, he gave lackluster performances.

And as I've said before, the most dramatic thing the show gave Lucky to do -- saving Elizabeth from Cyrus' attack -- JJ wasn't even there for. Guy Wilson did those scenes. And did a great job with it.

When Strudel is out acting 5-time Emmy winner Jonathan Jackson, you know there's a problem.

If you have to be convinced to come back by your two co-stars, then your heart's not in it. He paid some bills and didn't have to do a lot of heavy lifting. He's gone and will probably make one final appearance for the show's finale.

I like Strudel, r445. When was he on GH?

[quote]I like Strudel, [R445]. When was he on GH?

For three episodes in mid February, subbing for JJ.

Article below indicates Strudel's first episode was on Feb 18.

Thanks, r448. I wonder if they'll hire him permanently.

No.

Apparently Valentini has some personal rule against ever hiring temporary replacements as (semi) permanent recasts

Did Guy sub for JJ when there was going to be a love scene?

I'm okay with name changes, R425

Lulu needs somebody else as a sworn enemy since she's now inflicted so much damage on Brook Lynn..

So, might as well let Britt be that new sworn enemy

[quote]Did Guy sub for JJ when there was going to be a love scene?

I'd rather he sub for Elizabeth. He's such a good bottom.

Strudel is so sexy! I love him. Buh bye JJ.

The role of Lucky Spencer will now be played by.... Freddie Smith

R457 = Never. He's gross.

the role of Robin Scorpio will now be played by Bradford Anderson

There are no coincidences in soap operas. Professor Dalton is from San Francisco. The same city Robin and Patrick live in? hmmmmm...

Robin and Patrick are in Berkeley, across the bay from San Francisco.

Ummm I think they established that Emma also lived in Berkeley and that's where she first met Professor Dalton.

I suspect that Nelle is back.

PC Judicial system is going to be even busier with child custody cases, If Nelle's back, Michael alone will be having 3 of them!

Glad eveyone's enjoying the new Michael cause the show's going to become the Michael and his 3 Baby Mamas Hour.

This guy, while only being on for a few weeks, does have chemistry with everyone. He even made drippy Willow work.

I actually liked Chad Duell, but I think he was over the job and was probably going through the motions to collect a check.

Rory is good-looking and has that great voice, but I think he wants the job. Chad needed something new.

R463.....Nelle returning would be great.....Exactly what this show needs...

When Britt was implanted with Dante and Lulu's embryo, wasn't she trying to pass the child off as Patrick's? So isn't that the connection?? And wasn't it Elizabeth who found out the truth, told Nikolas that Britt was actually carrying his sister's child?

Or am I misremembering?

The first thing I thought of when Sasha got the wrong baby was OLTL (Jessica and Natalie) when the WRONG BABY was the returned baby. How do we even know this baby in the nursery is Daisy?

This is a baby swap storyline. Wait for it...

[quote]Ummm I think they established that Emma also lived in Berkeley and that's where she first met Professor Dalton.

Emma said she went to Northern Coastal University . That's where Dalton was doing his research.

I forget her exact wording, but the implication was the university was in San Francisco's East Bay. So, it could be in Richmond or Walnut Creek or some place like that. Maybe even Berkeley.

Okay - try to stay with me here.....

It turns out that Britt was NOT carrying Lulu's embryo. Lisa Obrecht, her mother, did a switch and Britt was implanted with a different embryo. Perhaps, one made from the seeds of Lisa and Victor Cassadine. (all this will be shown in flashbacks, thus bringing back Britt and Nathan, who I'm not sure was even on the show yet).

The baby that was switched IS the embryo of Lulu and Dante, which had remained in the Cassadine freezer all this time until 9 months ago, when Sidwell first appeared. And we think Sidwell is really a Cassadine. Also, it is somehow connected with Sonny, because Sonny is the biological grandchild, which explains Dante's DNA....(OR - Dante's DNA test from 18 years ago was switched because...... what blood DNA test performed at the GH lab has ever NOT been switched?).

What I haven't figured out: Is the baby Sacha has now her true biological child? or is it the wrong baby - which could be a Cassadine?, or does she now have the embryo which she confused with her real child?

AND - does SHE know which child she actually has? Is it possible she's in on the con and knows about the embryo? Perhaps she went along and got the embryo implanted and lied about being impregnated by Michael - (did he take a DNA test? I don't recall).

Remember, Sasha was retconned as the daughter of con-woman Holly, and turned out to be a con-woman herself - (although she actually DID start that way, when Valentin Cassadine first hired her).

OR - is it possible Sasha suffers DID and gave birth to twins from two different fathers? She had actually given birth to the first one the day before but didn't remember, which explains Willow's delivering only one infant?

And it turns out - Sasha is the granddaughter of Viki, which is why she's coming to Port Charles, which explains why Sasha has DID. Which would make Viki the biological mother of Holly, who was actually a triplet with Jessica and Natalie, OR the twin of Megan - Actually, I think that's it! - who it turns out - was really a Cassadine. Which means they can bring Valentin back because he might have had sex with his cousin - Cassandra Pierce had actually been Megan Gordon all this time. Megan never died. She somehow miraculously survived her Lupus, escaped the hospital, and took on the identity of Cassandra Pierce. (both played by Jessica Tuck, of course!).

And Dalton is the doctor doing the research and is involved in the switching. And somewhere, somehow it involves Emma personally because it's still possible the embryo was Patrick's, her dad, which would make one of these babies her half-sibling.

Does Emma even know she shares DNA with Sasha? That Sasha is her Aunt on her mother's side because she's Robin's half sibling?

[quote]Lisa Obrecht,

Liesl Obrecht

I played the sister of someone named Liesl.

R472 back. Two things:

1) I genuinely, and unintentionally confused the verb did (which I capitalized to make a point), with DID (Disassociative Identity Disorder).

2) We might now never find out this is the intended storyline, because the dipshit writer who came up with this bonkers storyline might somehow come across this DL post. and then feel it necessary to change it.

So, if that mistaken baby disappears and is never mentioned again, we'll know that writer is a DL'er. (aka One of Us!).

P.S. Yes, Liesl. Thank you, NLG !!

[quote]Which means they can bring Valentin back because he might have had sex with his cousin - Cassandra Pierce had actually been Megan Gordon all this time. Megan never died. She somehow miraculously survived her Lupus, escaped the hospital, and took on the identity of Cassandra Pierce. (both played by Jessica Tuck, of course!).

Can this storyline break on Valentine's Day?

I'm very worried if the rumors of Willow having a split personality are true. KM can't handle ONE personality. Also rumormill says Erica Slezack is going to be her therapist (YAWN).....I knew GH was going to deflate after the Nurses Ball but today was just a snooze. This week will not be a ratings bonanza.

Will Slee be a recast Dr. Rae Cummings?

What are Willow's alter's names? Sillow, Pillow, Cedar, Oak?

If it's not the real Nelle, I think it will be Willow with a Nelle alter.

If I had fucked Chase and Michael and ended up with Grampa Drew I would have a mental breakdown too.

You can totally see his Epiphany Johnson in R481

Wow. Watching Isaiah threaten Ric...I now hate Isaiah.

R483 Not to mention, he was as clean shaven as Daisy's bottom in his scene with Ric but had 1 to 2 days stubble in the scene with Portia, which should have been an hour or so later. FIRE UNCLE FRANK!

I remember when Chase first showed up and he regularly looked like he was dressed to go to the gay club in the financial district. Trust me. This is how they dress in their down time.

When was the last time Chase had a love scene where he looked like that?

I doubt Erika Slezak is going to take on a demanding front and center role at her age and with her health problems. Realistically, it would be easier for her to play a psychiatrist who just sits at a desk and asks a patient questions and listens. A patient such as Willow. A light workload and easy paycheck for Erika and a nice nod for OLTL fans.

Rumors:

Is Britt really Rocco's mother, or is that what everyone will be led to believe

Willow breakdown

A new Lucky on the horizon

Sofia Mattson exit, is Sasha being targeted by enemies of Holly/Robert

A who shot Drew mystery

Natalia perishes

Frank is in good graces with the network- pleased with how GH is performing

I wouldn't be surprised if there is a new Lucky on the horizon. FV will recast Lucky just to spite JJ and piss off Genie as an added bonus.

Now if only Kimberly McCullough would piss Frank off enough for him to retaliate by recasting Robin. I can't stand these actors who don't want to continue playing their long time characters but don't want the character recast either.

So Sasha will be abducted and then return as a recast?

Is Sofia Mattson's purse company with her sister doing that well? Or did contract negotiations with GH go that badly?

R489 Frank, vengeful? Not dear sweet Uncle Frank 😁 😁

R490 That's rumored, either abducted or possibly even presumed to be dead. Supposedly, it's the latter, with a possible recast, even if it's down the line.

Josh Kelly officially off contract

^ruh roh.

Must be why Josh got a glow up. Haircut, dropped a few pounds... He's shopping for work elsewhere.

Why did they even bother with the silly Ava thing if Josh's future is up in the air?

Viki Sleestack is not flying in from CT to sit around and do nothing.

R494 Sounds like you're on to something, getting yourself ready just in case of a possible break-up. This was apparently somewhat of a surprise- he was expected to re-sign when his was contract was up.

RORY!!!

"I understand the assignment and I am here for it!!"-------------Rory G.

Actually competent tattoo coverup makeup for once

Previews For Next Week:

Monday, June 23rd, 2025

Tracy makes a public display.

Jordan and Curtis take a trip down memory lane.

Portia is rattled.

Kai shares his plans with Trina.

Nina is taken aback.

_______________________________

Tuesday, June 24th, 2025

Nina seeks help from an unlikely source.

Carly pleads with Michael.

Drew gets some inside information.

Portia lashes out.

Curtis reassures Trina.

________________________

Wednesday, June 25th, 2025

Dante and Brook Lynn discuss Giovanni.

Alexis seeks out Elizabeth.

Martin gets bad news.

Marco makes a delivery.

Cody follows orders.

_______________________________

Thursday, June 26th, 2025

A conversation with Sonny leaves Carly concerned.

Jason gives Dante a new perspective.

Lulu has advice for Lucas.

Brook Lynn doesn't like what she sees.

Marco makes a discovery.

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Friday, June 27th, 2025

Sonny is in for a shock.

Jason and Carly walk down memory lane.

Daisy's loved ones gather for her christening.

Anna faces some tough questions.

Chase and Brook Lynn make a realization.

Were the outdoor scenes on location or green screen? I really couldn't tell.

It's not really "on location" they shoot in a small outdoor area around the studio during warm NY weather months. They also used the studio parking lot a few days ago,

Well, Willow is tired and seems to be hazy about the time. First sign of soap DID. Was she sexually abused in that cult, which may be another sign. Now all we need is a red wig and the spooky music.

What sort of personality will Billow have? How will it be different from Pillow?

Willow becomes Dill-Doe!!

Or KILLow

R502. They shoot in Los Angeles. Warm all year around.

Tony Geary and his cat.

^ Tony just loves his pussy!

Yes, meant it to say that from their Los Angeles studio they will shoot just outside scenes for warm NY weather months.

Tony looks like a DL'er! Fluffy kitty and all.

R512 Absolutely!

R478, that's GRETEL Rae Cummings.

Mo is advertising on X that Rory Gibson is "Coming Soon!" to his show.

Sputtering Mo didn't waste any time cornering Rory. Rory is smart to play the game and do what he has to do to make his tenure at GH as smooth as possible. Rory will have to sing Mo's praises and humbly accept his acting coaching.

This is the photo Mo used to make the "Coming Soon" announcement.

Rory seems typical L.A. Gay to me. The beard is either in on it or doesn't care. Just like Mrs Chase.

Chase crawling on top. Clearly a comedic scene.

Rory is straight. Sorry guys.

Rumor: A brand new daytime soap is possibly being considered by the network, as a companion to GH.

GMA: What You Need To Know is already on the chopping block, shall a replacement series take their place.

[quote]new daytime soap is possibly being considered by the network, as a companion to GH.

More vampires? Michael Easton on stand by?

Why do Jordan/Tanisha's romances keep getting cut short?

First with Zeke, Portia's brother. Had potential, actor was excited on SM, then he disappeared.

Now the thing with Isaiah turned out to be a big nothingburger.

What's the deal?

It can't be that they are saving her for Curtis. They have no chemistry and Donnell doesn't like doing love scenes or swapping spit with actresses or to be touched. He is just good at looking good in a suit.

Is Tanisha still on contract? I thought for sure they were phasing her out.

^Also, I forgot the bizarre thing with Jordan and hideous Stephen A. Smith.

Did Tanisha anger Frankie V. in some way? Seems like the Stephen Smith thing would be a punishment of sorts.

R519 That's hilarious. AMC/OLTL were in discussions to return, the last time there were talks of reviving another soap or soaps at the network. Back when Karey Burke was President of ABC Entertainment, she considered bringing back AMC and OLTL, in 2020, on ABC or online, either as half hour soaps, similar to when they were at Prospect Park/TOLN, or combining them as one soap, which fans were affectionately referring to as "All My Life." Besides that, there was a planned prime-time spinoff of AMC, which was titled "Pine Valley," with a feud between the Kane and Santos families featured prominently as their center, produced by Kelly and Mark.

[quote]Donnell doesn't like doing love scenes or swapping spit with actresses or to be touched

Does any actor on General Hospital understand what "acting" and "make believe" mean? Between Jesus and the mental health issues on that show, how in the hell do they manage to produce 250 episodes a year?

R520 😊 Zeke did have potential- he was a CVE/DOC favorite that the producers phased out during the writer's strike. There was also a planned "Who's the Daddy" story with Taggert/Jordan/Zeke and triangle.

As far as Isaiah, there's apparently a Jordan/Curtis/Portia/Isaiah quadrangle in the works.

Donnell seems to get what he wants, since he's one of Frank's favorites; he requested family members for Curtis, which he was given, so if there's a Jordan reunion for him, or even another baby, then that's probably Donnell asking for favors.

As of now she's still on contract and Frank apparently likes her as well; he actually asked Stephen A. to join the show, so that was a way to give Stephen A. a love interest, which Stephen A. playfully enjoyed, except the audience weren't exactly receptive to Stephen A. being involved in a relationship.

R523 Miracles happen? 😊

Zeke was a new favorite should say at R524 and he had a burgeoning fan base too

I thought the budding Brick-Jordan relationship came at the insistence of the network. Then the audience didn't react too well to the potential pairing and quit insisting on it.

I really liked Zeke. Gavin Houston seemed to fit into the show so easily. I was disappointed Zeke disappeared. But show could bring him back.

Drew could certainly use a friend to talk some sense into him. Portia could also use someone giving her the voice of reason.

R527 Frank, the network, and Stephen A. were all onboard for a Brick/Jordan romance, and yes, the audience wasn't receptive to the relationship. Frank, as you know, will double down if the audience aren't happy with particular storyline or characters, except that's not exactly the same frame of mind when it comes to the network, so they'll stop something, eventually, if it's not going anywhere other than a wrong direction.

I hope GH expands Goddard's role as Henry and he shines

I like Billy Flynn but WHERE can they go with this tale? Cane going up against the likes of Jack and Victor in business?

Why?

[quote] A brand new daytime soap is possibly being considered by the network, as a companion to GH.

Anything other than GH and I might be excited. This only gives the worst of GH more income from another source. More Burton, Benard, Wright, etc.

R529 Daniel should've had a bigger role- this one seems quite small for him.

Billy will definitely be involved with business dealings, which can be pretty stale at Y&R.

R530 A new one would be exciting, it's just a rumor for now. They're also apparently looking at game shows. You're not a fan of GH as a whole, or just those actors in particular? You think they're overpaid?

I would enjoy a new soap. Even with some of its first-year growing pains, Beyond the Gates has been enjoyable, but they need to leave AMC and OLTL in the past. Just start from scratch with something new. Don't drag a new soap down with baggage from another show. I read somewhere that ABC wanted to bring the Steve Harvey Judge show to daytime.

Video of interview with Rory in this article.

He was excited to meet Steve Burton because Steve voices a character called Cloud in his favorite video game. Rory named his dog Cloud.

Rory was most excited to work with Maurice and Laura as they are "powerhouses". Ugh. I know Rory has to do what he has to do to survive...

He's just so lovely in this video, I like his demeanor and voice.

Just to make it clear to everyone: Rory is straight! He eats snatch! He eats pussy. Rory is Straight!!

Rory has sizemeat!

*sigh*

On Friday's show, Trina's hair looked especially good twirled up into a bun.

R533 A daytime version of Steve Harvey's court show, or a good idea for a game show could easily be picked up

R534 Rory as well as Alexa are being heralded as two of the best recasts on GH in quite awhile

Kristen Vaganos is also on that list should add at R539

Braedyn Bruner is included too on the list

Apparently, Josh Kelly is staying after all.

Also, as referenced here before, Becky Herbst had difficulty with her contract negotiations- Frank wanted to send her off with Lucky and Aiden. The network knows that Becky is a fan favorite and weren't willing to let her walk, while the same can't be said for Sofia Mattsson, who's not a fan favorite, yet happens to be a favorite of Frank's. Instead of sending Liz off, the network is sending Sasha off; Sofia apparently planned to re-sign, even with a lower offer, except there wasn't a renewal offer any longer, without any plans to recast.

Where would they be sending Sasha off to? Kidnapped?

So they didn't even offer Sofia a contract renewal? Cold.

They won't recast for a while for legal reasons i.e. so it won't look like she was let go due to pregnancy but they will eventually recast.

They should bring in someone new for NuHotMichael and not recycle Willow or wait for a recast Sasha. Maybe an attractive young nanny for the classic rags to riches boss falls for the employee story. Or a new nurse at the hospital.

I know I’m in the majority EVERYWHERE, but I like the Drew character. He’s a good old-fashion soapvillain, and more importantly, he’s NOT focused on taking down Sonny Corinthos.

ABC/Disney, Nathan Varni and Frank Valentini owe Chad Duell a debt of gratitude for vacating the role of Michael. Sexy Rory Gibson has revitalized the role immensely and created much needed buzz for the show. They should send Chad a gift basket.

Bring in Serena Baldwin recast for Michael!

Sleestack IS Serena Baldwin

R543 Believe Tristan already spilled that Robert will make a brief return; supposedly, the way that Sasha exits the canvas involves him. Tristan's character on Y&R apparently was offed, off-screen, so Robert is pretty much all that's left on network soaps for him, and that's in small doses.

Right, on both accounts; Sofia was essentially terminated and there were comparisons to Teresa Castillo being fired before she was pregnant again, to avoid a situation similar to what happened with Kari Wuhrer. While Teresa didn't have her four-year contract renewed, Chloe Lanier was offered a four-year contract within a slight overlap of each other.

Great ideas. A Michael/Willow/Drew triangle, which could be a quadrangle with someone else other than Willow having "alters" while vacillating between Michael and Drew.

Michael is already a hit with fans; a romance with a new girl would probably be big as well.

R545 What's interesting is that after Chad informed Frank he wanted the rest of this year off, before he was willing to come back, Frank decided to recast, which apparently didn't quite sit well with Chad.

Did they cut Sofia to make room for Kelly Thiebaud? I think Sasha is better character and more attractive than Willow.

Battle of the Sizemeats: Chad vs Rory

Let's be honest, Chad Duell was phoning it in. He deserved to be replaced.

I can see why the show hired Rory for Michael instead of Vaughn. He has clearly improved since his YR days.

R550 Really believe that's another reason. There's always a reshuffling of some sorts to make room.

R551 It's safe to say that a requirement for Michael is to have a nice sized package 😊😊

[bold]Rory looks absolutely in LOVE in this photo.. I wonder if he had a fling with Michael M? [/bold]Does Chase know?

R552 There's others saying the same

R553 Credit Frank for that decision

R556 😁

I’m watching GH at the gym—with no sound. The “pantomime” of some sort of courthouse press conference is redunkulous.

Why do all their sets look like a bad Zillow ad or a Hotel.com listing?

R560 🤣 🤣

R561 🤔 now I'm not able to unsee 😁

With the sound off, it appears the only person who might have real acting skills is playing Tracy? The rest look like something out of a silent movie…all eyeBROWS.

[quote]He has clearly improved since his YR days.

Was it Rory or the material? If you follow the Y&R social media, it sounds like the show has sucked ass for years now.

Y&R didn't know what to do with Rory as Noah. They put him in an insta-romance with a member of the rival Abbott family, but that romance didn't really have any spark. But it might have, if they'd put a little effort into developing either of the characters involved.

So, they wrote Noah off the show about 9 months after he arrived. Didn't even give Rory a send off scene. Just casually mentioned Noah was back in London.

[quote]Let's be honest, Chad Duell was phoning it in. He deserved to be replaced.

The times when Robert Adamson was subbing for Chad, I found Michael much more exciting and interesting.

Kind of ironic that both Robert Adamson and Rory Gibson played Noah Newman on Y&R. Personally, I thought Adamson was much better as Noah than Rory. Main reason Adamson was let go seemed to be that Robert put on some weight.

It's impossible to say that Rory has 'improved' since Y&R.

Y&R never gave him a single thing to do. Some actors will go zero to 60 no matter what their storyline is because they're either bored or feel they need to act up. ("I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO RUN A HOTEL!!! THE GRAND PHOENIX IS MINE, MINE, MINE!!!")

And some actors will just play subtle until the material warrants genuine reactions. As Y&R never gave Rory anything, viewers were left wondering what he was capable of doing. GH threw the kid into a big storyline involving marital infidelity, kids, custody, etc. and he was an instant hit because he ran with the material.

You like Rory? Good. He's a sweetheart. Chad was very nice, too, but the guy wanted off the show and he got it. It's the risk everyone takes when they take a break.

They way soaps are going these days, I could see Y&R hiring him to play Chance.

Not to have Y&R chat on a GH thread, but so many of the young Y&R actors are just so energy-free. I guess they want a very conversational, natural style there, but it's so boring most of the time, and has killed many a pairing of young actors.

GH has its boring young characters too but a few more seem to have an actual screen presence.

[quote] They way soaps are going these days, I could see Y&R hiring him [Chad] to play Chance.

That would be funny and he could probably add something to the role.....unfortunately his ex-wife is now on the show and I doubt they'd cast him.

[quote]unfortunately his ex-wife is now on the show and I doubt they'd cast him.

Ex-pretend-wife.

All the hot Black men seem so neutered. Why?!

Also, what was that press conference about, and WHET Michael Knight’s “talent?”

R571 Yes, whatever the fuck that was all about. That was a weird situation.

I wouldn't say that GH is the best-written soap, far from it, but the Bell soaps have this history of bringing people on and then trying to figure out what to do with them after the fact. They hired Jason Thompson out of spite and still haven't figured out what to do with him, and fans still complain because he's never truly embodied the character.

Frank seems to have his FOFs that he will stubbornly hold on to, but at least he gives them something to do. The fans may not like them, but they at least do something. For instance, did the show really need Cody? Probably not. I would argue that while Isaiah hasn't been doing much, they've been testing him with other characters.

Some actors are low-energy and sleep through scenes, but others are victims of poor material or a lack of material. Personally, based on nothing, I think Chad saw NAC blow up and got pissed off just wanted out, but he didn't want to give up the money. While the money isn't what it used to be, I'm sure someone like Chad was pulling in at least $200K, which is not a bad salary for a working actor in this climate.

I had no idea Rory was a fitness instructor too.....though I guess many aspiring actors are......

IIRC Swickard and Brianna Henry (Jordan #2) worked as fitness instructors at the same place before GH. Maybe Mealor from Y&R too.

Soul Cycle sisters.

Sad last gym days

Swicky, Rory and Mealor must have gone through *buckets* of Albolene together......

That forehead does Rory no favors.

New thread for when this one is full (which is soon)

Wow, we burned through this thread fast. This thread was only started 19 days ago.

Lots of stuff happening I guess? The end of the Gio thread really burned through quickly too

Unfortunately now that we have a new thread this one will limp to the finish line LOL

Let’s

Kill

This

Thread

Yes!

Let's

Quicker than a child of Scott Baldwin's!

I loathe Mo....

...and Snarly

...and also Mr. Monavie aka Stevie B.

STEVE BURTON IS A HOMOSEXUAL . AND I CAN PROVE IT.

GH Supercouple-----Willow and Drew!!....I love the way her pasty white complexation brings out his tanning bed beauty!!

R574 Nice points

R591 Lmao

R596 😁😁

Bad news is that this concludes the Rory Gibson themed thread.

Good news is that there's a sequel.