General Hospital blog - February, 2026
February 2nd, 2026
Willow asks Alexis to represent her at her visitation hearing, needing someone she can rely on now that she doesn't have Drew at her side. Alexis wants nothing to do with it, but Willow takes a page from Drew's book and threatens to keep Scout from her if she doesn't agree. Alexis vents to Suzanne, who thinks she should just focus on Scout again and not worry about the possibility that Willow's kids aren't safe with her. Alexis doesn't like the idea of only thinking about getting what she wants. Sonny enlists Ric to help him convince Michael to compromise with Willow for the kids' sake. Michael's too fed up with Willow to agree, and he says that if she wants to compromise, she can approach him herself. He has a much bigger problem right now anyway – Turner wants to question him about Drew's shooting. Lucas brings up the possibility of him and Marco getting their own place. Marco is open to it in a few months, but right now, he wants to stay close to the only parent he has left. Lucas admits that Pascal creeps him out and suspects that he was hanging out in the catacombs. Marco protests again about Lucas ever going in there, spinning a tale about getting lost in a cave as a kid. Lucas still doesn't see any problem with exploring, but Marco convinces him not to take the risk. Britt and Jason try to enjoy their last few minutes together before they have to go off and pretend they hate each other. He promises that he'll get her medication replicated, but when Britt goes to get it, she finds it all missing. Brook, Gio, and Emma freak out a little when Tracy doesn't turn up the morning after the blizzard, but she finally returns to the mansion with all the stuff she took back from Drew. Chase chastises her for taking it, but the others remind him that Drew stole it in the first place. Chase decides to leave his badge out of it and let it go. Michael and Jacinda are still going strong, and Kristina is happy to see her brother so happy. Willow warns Jacinda that she's dug into her past and is going to use it against her in court. Kristina tells Willow that she sounds unstable and should be more worried about how she looks for marrying a guy she previously left at the altar. Emma gets a call from France telling her that Anna was found in a small town, saying she was abducted and that Faison is alive.
Willow is much less boring now that she's evil.
I'm not sure that a judge will care much about Jacinda having a record, considering that Michael also has a record. The easy argument is, "Ms. Tait didn't seem to have a problem with building a family with an ex-con, so why is she concerned about her children spending time with another ex-con?"
Chase really needs something to do.
Why is Emma dressed like she's chairing a D.A.R. event?
February 3rd, 2026
Emma is overwhelmed by the news of Anna's state, but Mac and Felicia quickly make plans to go to France (and hopefully keep Anna from being committed). Felicia's not convinced that Anna really believes that Faison's alive, making Mac and Emma think that this is all some kind of ruse. Jason tells Dante what he learned about Anna, and the two wonder if the case she was supposedly on led her to have a break with reality. Dante's too busy to go to France and try to sort things out, so he basically deputizes Jason to go in his place. Justine sends Molly to question Michael, which delights Diane, since there's no way Molly won't be biased toward Michael. Michael is less worried about the possibility of being charged with attempted murder than he is about facing off with Willow at the visitation hearing. Diane thinks his priorities are skewed, but then again, she knows the DA's office won't bring any charges against him unless and until they have something solid. Indeed, Justine assigns Nathan to find evidence against Michael, stating that they won't move forward with a case without it. Willow learns of Tracy's raid on Drew's house and hopes Michael was somehow involved so she can use it against him in court. He wasn't, and she can't, and also, Nina thinks she's taking things too far. She urges Willow to be reasonable and open to compromise so the visitation judge will see her in a good light. Willow says she's seen how little that's gotten her in the past, and she's not playing nice anymore. Cullum tells Britt that he's moved her medication to the lab at Wyndemere, so she has to show up to work to get it. She basically has to beg just for her next dose, and he administers it himself, so there's no way for her to keep any of it for testing. When Jason learns of this little wrinkle in their plans, he backs out of the trip to France. Justine goes to Sonny's house to tell him that Michael's being questioned but, as promised, she's staying out of it. He admires that she's playing fair, which he attributes to her having principles. That means she won't try anything dirty or unethical in an attempt to bring him down. Dante tells Nathan about Anna's Faison claims, and all I'll say is that Nathan's facial expressions are inscrutable.
If Josslyn really is the super-spy she's been made out to be, she'll put together Cullum's book and Pascal's trip to France and figure out what's up with Anna.
It does seem odd that Anna had the French police call Emma instead of, say, Mac or Dante.
Can't wait to see what kind of evidence Willow will inevitably try to manufacture to pin Drew's shooting on Michael.
I forgot all about the rescued dogs. Fizz seems to be a better actor than Outback.
February 4th, 2026
Mac and Felicia give Anna's mental health the benefit of the doubt, but when she tells them that she had visits from Obrecht, Faison, and Peter, they have to admit that it's not looking good for her sanity. Despite having the French police call her, Anna objects to Emma being in France, since she thinks Faison is watching her. Emma is the last holdout on believing that Anna's actually had a break with reality, but her insistence on Faison being alive is hard to ignore. Josslyn gets some information on Faison's book from Laura, then asks Obrecht about it. Obrecht brushes off the presence of the book at Wyndemere as unimportant, but Josslyn thinks it's significant that Cullum also had Faison's brand of cigarillos. Obrecht suggests that someone who considers themselves a fan of Faison is trying to emulate him. Ric and Alexis meet with Willow and Michael to work out a custody arrangement before their visitation hearing. Willow thinks she should get something favorable, since Drew is no longer an issue and Michael could be arrested any minute now, but Alexis tells her that Drew's standing as the #1 suspect in Heron's murder makes her look like the worse choice. Michael agrees to a 60/40 split, with the 60 for him. Willow puts Tracy's key to Drew's house on his key ring, then agrees to the deal. Lulu and Nathan run into each other and it's 100 different kinds of awkward. Lulu confesses to Laura that she has feelings for her best friend's husband but doesn't want to pursue anything. Laura thinks that her excuses not to shouldn't have so much influence on her. Nathan has a similar conversation with Nina about his feelings for Nina, who thinks he deserves to move on. Jason tells Sonny that Brick can connect Cullum to the WSB money used to pay the assassins who came after him. Sonny wants to kill Cullum immediately, but Britt's situation makes that a bad idea. Willow has decided to care for Drew herself at home, I assume so she can make sure he doesn't make any meaningful improvements or try to communicate with anyone. Nina and Obrecht both think it's a horrible idea, but Nina doesn't think she's in a good place to say anything about it to Willow.
I'd love it if Emma and Josslyn wound up working together on the Anna/Faison stuff.
Of all the people Josslyn could have talked to about Anna and Faison, the writers chose Laura and Obrecht?
If Drew is the reason Willow might not get custody, why would she move forward with having him transferred to the house? Also, this is Willow's big plan to frame Michael? A key? Come on.
Laura, you can't argue that Lulu can be with Nathan because Maxie's with Spinelli. Maxie has no idea that Nathan's alive. It's not like she's chosen Spinelli over him.
I can't believe Lulu's been back for more than a year and they still haven't put her and Dante back together.
Nina, don't take parenting advice from Obrecht.
February 5th, 2026
Chase is upset to hear that Molly questioned Michael about Drew's shooting, since there's a conflict of interest there. Brook is pretty fed up with his vendetta and wants him to just be happy that Willow was acquitted and move on. Chase is annoyed that she and Dante won't admit that Michael was probably the shooter, since there's no evidence. Later, he comes across the key Willow put on Michael's key ring. Kai helps Willow move Drew home, thinking he should stay on as a staffer so he can keep an eye on Willow. Trina objects, but Kai still feels bad about everything they've covered up. The two of them fill in Alexis, who can't believe that Willow shot Drew and is now going to be his primary caregiver. Willow is pleased to finally have Drew home and at her mercy for whatever she's planning next. She makes sure he knows the reality of his situation by telling him that she's the one who shot him. Curtis asks Alexis for legal advice about making Portia take a paternity test. Alexis won't get involved, since she's the reason everyone knows a paternity test is required in the first place, and she advises Curtis to back off and not set a bad precedent for a co-parenting relationship. Curtis agrees to just talk to Portia about the paternity test, but it only takes him about ten seconds to get frustrated and give Portia an ultimatum to get the test on her own. Up until then, everything was going great for Portia – she's back at work, things with Isaiah are great, and her pregnancy is going well. Isaiah's just as happy, though he confides to Lucas that he's worried that if Curtis is the baby's father, he'll try to control everything. Lucas assures him that Curtis will do what's in the child's best interest. Justine asks Jordan about an old investigation where Sonny was considered the main suspect but nothing ever came of it. She thinks the police have focused on Sonny too much over the years, which has resulted in a lot of guilty people going free. Jordan suspects that Sonny is manipulating Justine so she won't prosecute Michael, and she warns not to do anything Sonny wants her to do. Molly talks over her Cody issues with Ric, who gives her a guy's perspective and tells her she might have to be the one to make the first move toward reconciliation. Molly urges Ric to try to pursue things with Elizabeth again, but instead of just being friendly, he sends her flowers and asks her to dinner. Carly isn't happy to hear that Michael made a deal with Willow, but she understands when he and Sonny explain that it was necessary to keep Willow from getting full custody. Michael admits that if that were on the table, he would take the kids and flee the country.
Michael and the kids should probably move back into the gatehouse to put more distance between him and Chase.
If this were anyone else in Drew's position, I'd be disturbed, but since it is him, it's just satisfying.
Portia and Isaiah are already living together? That's insane.
Molly. Stop. Don't encourage Ric.
February 6th, 2026
Willow tells Drew that she shot him because she suspected (and still does) that he'd killed Heron and destroyed her only chance to get her kids back. She blasts him for everything he did to manipulate her and accuses him of never loving her and only wanting to use her to get revenge on Michael. Chase clashes with Dante over the Michael situation, hoping that if evidence surfaces that points to Michael as the shooter, Dante will handle it the way he would any other evidence. Chase steals Michael's keys and confirms that one of them is to Drew's house. He happens to show up just when it looks like Willow is about to kill Drew. Willow's delighted that he fully believes in her innocence. Instead of just putting Michael's keys back where he found them when he gets home, Chase drops them on the floor, I guess to make it seem like Michael lost them, and Wiley sees. Whether or not Willow was about to kill Drew, she informs him that she's going to keep giving him the medication that caused his stroke, so he'll remain unable to mess with her life any further. Dante disapproves of Britt being friendly with Rocco right in front of him, and he advises her to keep her distance. She's confused, since she thought they'd called a truce. Elizabeth ends up defending Britt a little, telling Dante that she thinks Britt has actually changed, and she doubts that Britt is a threat to Rocco. At the same time, Britt pulls back to keep the peace (or, more likely, to keep Cullum from using Rocco against her). Jacinda worries that Michael made the custody deal with Willow to avoid having her used against him. Kristina assures her that Michael really likes her, but Jacinda knows that if Willow throws a fit about her being around the kids, Jacinda will be tossed aside. When Ezra tries to get her to agree to a date, Jacinda keeps quiet about dating Michael and tells him she might be available in a month or two. She admits to Kristina that she's preparing for the worst-case scenario. Michael isn't thrilled about the custody arrangement, but Brook reminds him that he's doing what's best for the kids. She helps him tell them that they'll get to see Willow again soon, which Wiley is thrilled about.
Why doesn't Willow just kill Drew? Is this just a way to torture him?
Willow's villain monologue was kind of unnecessary, but I would have liked to hear more about the gun. Did she hold on to it or did someone plant it?
Chase, you can't just let yourself into someone's house!
If I were Elizabeth, I would think Britt apologized to me because she was dying.
February 9th, 2026
Gio tries to comfort Emma, who's distraught about Anna and fears that the grandmother she knows is gone forever. Josslyn stops by, learns what's going on, and possibly starts putting the pieces together. Emma reluctantly says goodbye and goes to Berkeley to tell Robin about Anna in person so they can both go to France and be there for her. Cullum tells Brennan that Anna went rogue, started an unauthorized investigation, and had a breakdown. When Dante comes by demanding answers from Brennan, Brennan starts putting together that not all the information out there is accurate. He thinks Anna's abduction was legitimate and she's really in trouble. Valentin wants to sneak back into Wyndemere, but Carly talks him out of it. Cullum comes by to address his concerns that her relationship with Brennan is distracting Brennan from what should be his top priority, finding Valentin. He mentions what's going on with Anna, which Carly passes along to Valentin, who doesn't believe that she had a breakdown. He confirms the speculation with Anna's doctor, though, and blames the WSB for whatever's happened to her. With Anna unable to do her job, possibly forever, Laura puts it to Mac and Dante to decide who will take over. Mac has everything with Maxie going on in addition to the Anna stuff, so he doesn't think he's in a good position to be the commissioner. Dante is hesitant to make permanent a role he thought was temporary, and he asks for a few days to decide. Felicia fills Jason in on Anna's situation and passes along her message that she thinks Faison is alive. Jason's suspicious of the WSB and gets Felicia to agree not to talk to Brennan about Anna. Sonny would be pleased to know that his Ava/Lucy/Sidwell gambit is playing out just as he'd hoped. But things come to a head quickly, as Lucy tells Sidwell she can't be with him if he's going to be spending time with Ava, and forces him to choose between them. Sidwell doesn't do ultimatums, so there goes one-third of the love triangle.
If people are already pulling threads on what's going on with Anna, it's going to fall apart pretty quickly. Josslyn is especially well-equipped to figure things out.
Good news, Mac – by the end of the week, you can take Boston out of the equation.
Carly and Valentin need to spend less time together. Their whole vibe is...weird.
I can't wait until Brennan finds out that Valentin has been at Carly's house this whole time.
February 10th, 2026
Lucas has a run-in with Pascal and accuses him of always interrupting him and Marco because he's jealous of Lucas. Pascal starts to say that Lucas has no idea what's really going on in the house. Sidwell intervenes and tells Pascal to behave, because as long as Lucas is with Marco, he's welcome at Wyndemere. Marco does his own intervening, distracting Lucas with a kiss and agreeing with him that Pascal is difficult to deal with. Valentin again announces that he wants to go to Wyndemere, but Carly thinks it's better if she goes, partly because she can walk through the front door. She feels bad using Lucas as an excuse to go over, especially since Josslyn is clearly using him as well, but it's their best option right now. Molly blasts Kristina for accidentally causing problems for her and Cody. She knows the character based on him isn't flattering, but she didn't get the chance to tweak him because Kristina submitted the manuscript without her permission. Kristina's like, "Oops, sorry, but the more important thing is whether or not you're going to publish the book." Tracy catches Cody reading Pride and Prejudice in an attempt to understand Molly's comparison between Darcy and the character she based on Cody. He complains to Tracy, who tells him to read more before he makes up his mind about being insulted. Danny claims to have a family tree project so he can get a Cassadine genealogy lesson from Alexis. She quickly figures out that he just wants to know how closely he and Charlotte are related because he likes her. She tips off Jason, advising him to be parental about it. When Jason is, Danny easily guesses that Alexis filled him in. Portia tells Elizabeth that she knows things would be better for Trina if Curtis is the baby's father, but they'd be a lot better for Portia herself if it's Isaiah. Elizabeth gets why she wants to put off taking the paternity test but urges her to do it anyway so she can focus on other things. Jason worries that Anna was exhibiting PTSD symptoms back when they discussed the possibility of Faison being alive, and he didn't do enough to help her. Sonny thinks he should let himself off the hook since he had no way of knowing that anything was wrong. In other Anna news, Pascal assures Sidwell that their plan went perfectly – she believes she escaped from her kidnapper when Pascal actually let her go, knowing she'd make herself look crazy. Lucy and Ava snipe at each other some more about Sidwell, with Ava claiming that his interest in Lucy ended after she fulfilled her services as his real estate agent. Lucy then goes to Sonny and asks him to take Sidwell down.
Poor Lucas. It's going to suck for him when everything comes out.
I had the same thought as Tracy, that Cody deserves credit for trying to read Pride and Prejudice instead of watching an adaptation. I love the kicker that he didn't know there were adaptations.
Cody and Molly need to be allowed to talk about topics other than each other.
I like how amused Sonny was that Danny is into Charlotte and now Jason has to talk to him about it.
February 11th, 2026
Lucas doesn't accept Carly's apology at first, but she convinces him that she overstepped and wants to move forward. Marco is worried that this means she'll be coming over and could stumble upon something she shouldn't. His bigger concern should be Lucas, who overhears him and Sidwell talking about Britt and the big project she's working on at Wyndemere. They don't know that he heard, but Pascal does. Just as Curtis is telling Jordan that he screwed things up by threatening to force Portia to take a paternity test, Portia takes Elizabeth's advice and goes through with it. Isaiah promises to stick with her no matter the results, while Jordan worries that Portia will edge her out and Curtis will choose his child over her. Charlotte warns Valentin that he can't trust Nina, who knows that they've been in touch. He's more worried about the fact that Danny knows everything that's going on. Trina talks over her family drama with Josslyn, deciding that she needs to start letting go of her anger at Portia for her new sibling's sake. It might take her a little longer to be comfortable with Isaiah being around, but it's a start. Danny tells Jason about his feelings for Charlotte and admits that he's not sure if she returns his affections. Jason does all the right fatherly things like encouraging him to find out how she feels and keep Jason updated. Sonny won't help Lucy get revenge on Sidwell, so she tells him that Sidwell may be using Deception to move illegal shipments. Sonny doubts she'll be able to prove that, since Sidwell will have gone to a lot of effort to hide it. Lucy decides to get back together with him and hope he drops his guard so she can get dirt on him. Josslyn and Jason share notes on Cullum and Sidwell, putting them a step closer to figuring everything out.
I figured Lucas would stay in the dark the whole time, so I'm surprised they had him overhear Marco and Sidwell. It seems soon, too.
"You guys have gotten pretty serious, huh?" They live together, Carly.
I predict that Curtis is the father. There's more drama that way.
Is anyone going to mention that Charlotte used to date Danny's brother? (I know, I know, it's a soap.) And is Danny going to mention the awkwardness that might come out of this for Rocco?
Josslyn and Jason, you're so close. If she mentions that Pascal was just in France, he might put together that he had something to do with Anna's situation.
February 12th, 2026
Felicia, Georgie, and James visit Maxie, teetering between optimism and sadness. And then she's suddenly awake and it's like nothing ever happened. Curtis is the baby's father, and he and Portia start things off well by agreeing to share custody and co-parent peacefully. Isaiah's disappointed but still wants to be in Portia's life. She tells him she's not worried about Jordan because Curtis' expectations are too high and there's no way their relationship will last. Meanwhile, Curtis and Jordan celebrate having clarity and the freedom to continue their relationship. Lulu and Nathan try spending time together without letting it be awkward, and though they're surprisingly successful, that just makes it worse, because now they can't see as much of a reason not to be together. Looking after Bailey makes Chase think about how he and Brook bonded over taking care of her years ago, which in turn makes him bring up adoption. Brook still has Gio as a priority, so she's not quite ready. She gets to have some good parenting moments with Gio when he confides that he's worried that Emma won't come back to Port Charles if Anna won't be there. Brook assures him that Emma cares about him as much as he cares about her, and things will work out. Trina's happy that Curtis is the baby's father, but her mood soon changes when she thinks about how complicated things are going to be and how much Portia has messed things up. Ava hopes they can work things out but warns that Trina might decide to cut her mother off. Chase reports for his first shift in his demoted position, and Dante tries to clear the air between them. Chase agrees not to do any side investigating or anything related to Michael, but I'm not sure we can trust him on that.
So she's just...awake? And totally fine? With no explanation? Come on.
This Nathan/Lulu nonsense needs to end immediately.
Part of me feels bad for Isaiah, but...he put himself in the middle of a marriage. It's hard not to feel like he brought this mess on himself.
We've seen more of Bailey in this one episode than in the past five years altogether.
Hey, Dante, tell him to fix his attitude, too.
February 13th, 2026
Maxie's been slowly improving for the past few weeks, and her doctor thinks that the diminishing amount of enzyme in her system is what led to her waking up. Spinelli, Felicia, and the kids give her updates on their recent lives, leaving out the big news about Nathan. James mentions his father, but Maxie thinks he's talking about Spinelli. After everyone else has left, Felicia tells Maxie that Nathan is alive. Lulu isn't quite ready to kiss Nathan again, but she does think they should explore their feelings for each other and decide if they want to be more than friends. Brook finds them together and easily figures out that there's something going on there. Lulu asks her to keep it quiet, which might be too big of a request for Brook, who's still mad about the Gio situation. She warns that if Lulu pursues Nathan, her friendship with Maxie will be over. Britt warns Marco that Lucas will inevitably find out what he's been hiding, and things won't end well for him. Whether or not Marco really loves Lucas, lying to him is going to come back to bite him. At the same time, Lucas tells Elizabeth that he's learned some things about Marco that make him think everything about their relationship has been a lie. Elizabeth is sure that there's some misunderstanding and Marco's feelings are real, but she advises Lucas to move out of Wyndemere ASAP. As planned, Lucy goes back to Sidwell, pretending she's rescinding her ultimatum and is fine with him spending time with Ava. Ava confides to Nina that she's staring to feel something for Sidwell and thinks he might return her affections. Nina cautions that Sonny might not be happy about that. Ava's thrilled when Sidwell asks her to dinner, but that comes to a halt when she learns that Lucy's coming, too. Michael tells Jacinda that, while she factored into his decision to agree to share custody with Willow, he was more concerned with his own possible legal problems.
I'm sorry, Spinelli called Lulu before he called Nathan? Or is he going to let Felicia handle telling Nathan so he can stay out of it?
I'm surprised Georgie and James didn't tell Maxie about Nathan before Felicia could. She wanted to know what she'd missed, and that's kind of huge.
Is Elizabeth Marco's PR person or something? Maybe she's trying to make herself feel better about her decision to go out with Ric once a-freaking-gain.
I think I speak for everyone when I say we don't care about Michael and Jacinda.
February 16th, 2026
Maxie has a hard time wrapping her head around the news that Nathan is alive. Felicia tells her about Britt as well, and the unexplained circumstances of how both siblings survived their near-death experiences. Nathan hears the news from Obrecht, who's convinced that he and Maxie will get back together and live happily ever after. Britt tries to get her to back off and not push for a reunion right away. Obrecht reminds her that life is short and we never know how much time we have left with our loved ones. Britt's like, "You know what, you're right," and sets up a date with Jason. Lucas tells Marco that he heard his conversation with Sidwell about Sonny and Britt, and now he doesn't trust his boyfriend. Marco desperately tries to explain himself, using Bobbie's death to get Lucas to agree that it's okay to want justice for the person he thinks is responsible for his mother's death. Lucas argues that he wants revenge, not justice, and Lucas can't support that. Marco decides he wants Lucas more than revenge, and he promises that once his and Sidwell's project (which he doesn't give any clarification on) has wrapped up, he'll drop their partnership. Spinelli shares the big Maxie news with Carly and Jason, then his fears that she'll want to be with Nathan instead of him. Jason advises him not to assume he knows what Maxie wants; he needs to let her decide and announce the decision on her own. Obrecht basically dismisses Spinelli from Maxie's life, confident that true love will triumph. He decides to let himself have hope that that true love is his and Maxie's. Ric and Elizabeth spend Valentine's Day at the hatchet range, then kiss. Carly and Jason have nothing to do other than talk about how Michael agreed to share custody with Willow and how Sonny is putting too much faith in Ric. Molly and Kristina tells Alexis about Molly's new book, which she still doesn't want to publish. Sidwell is the only one having fun on his trio date. Michael and Jacinda are boring. Brook and Chase are filler, but at least they're happy.
If I were Maxie, the second I heard that both Britt and Nathan were alive, I would be worried taht Peter was, too.
I know Jason wants to keep Spinelli optimistic, but no one in their right mind would pick him over Nathan.
I think we've gotten all we can out of the hatchet range. Let's do something else now.
Elizabeth, what are you doing??
February 17th, 2026
Lucas admits to Carly that she was right and Marco has been keeping secrets. However, he thinks that Marco only started working with Sidwell after Natalia's death, and that Sidwell took advantage of his grief to talk him into doing illegal things. Carly isn't so sure, and she, like Elizabeth, wants Lucas to move out of Wyndemere ASAP. Lucas insists on staying and taking Marco with him when he finally makes his exit. Carly's also worried that Marco will tell Sidwell what Lucas know, but Lucas trusts his boyfriend to keep quiet. It's a moot point, because Pascal tells Sidwell first that Lucas overheard him and Marco. Pascal wants to get rid of Lucas, but Sidwell won't do anything to upset Marco. That said, if Lucas makes Marco choose between them, Sidwell will take Lucas out. Laura has been asked to help find someone to take over Drew's job until a special election, and she thinks Alexis would be perfect. Not only would she be much easier to work with than Drew, but she would put her constituents first. Plus, she wouldn't do anything for Sidwell. Chase overhears Nathan and Molly discussing how interviewing Michael didn't lead to anything, and that angle might not be worth pursuing. Chase plants a seed with Nathan that Michael might have a key to Drew's house, and Justine gives Nathan the green light to look into that. Michael wants to live peacefully with Chase, but Chase would rather pick a fight and accuse him of trying to kill Drew. Tracy intervenes and tells Chase he needs to drop the subject. Nathan arrives just then with a warrant to search the mansion for a key to Drew's house. Oblivious to what Chase did, Michael willingly hands over his keys. Willow resigns from the hospital so she can take care of Drew full-time. But she soon gets a new job offer, when Sidwell suggests that she take over Drew's seat. With Maxie coming back, Tracy tells Sidwell that she wants to audit his practices and change his role at Deception. Sidwell politely declines. Justine approaches Sonny while he's with Ric and chats with him about how well Rocco is doing with his community service. Ric thinks one of them is playing the other but can't figure out which. He also thinks that Sonny might have real feelings for Justine. Dante tries to smooth things out with Michael in the wake of Willow's acquittal, though he can't help being annoyed that Michael wasn't honest from the start about his whereabouts the night of the shooting. Michael notes that he doesn't trust the legal system, for reasons Dante is well aware of. Justine decides to recuse herself from the Drew investigation, since she believes Willow was wrongly exonerated. She tells Dante that arresting Michael will mean admitting that they screwed up with Willow, and she'd rather not have that black mark on her record. Molly really needs to stop shipping Ric and Elizabeth.
It would be nice if Lucas warned Carly that Marco and Sidwell are plotting against Sonny.
Alexis taking over for Drew would be hilarious. He would be so mad.
It's official: They ruined Chase.
Diane is going to murder Michael for giving Nathan his keys.
Isn't Willow punishing herself by taking on caring for Drew?
I was waiting for Ric to ask Sonny and Justine if they wanted him to leave so they could be alone.
February 18th, 2026
Spinelli is pretty sure that when Maxie gets home, she'll want to get back with Nathan, which will leave him out in the cold. Brook doesn't want him to sell himself short, since he's just as important to Maxie as Nathan is. He decides he needs to do something to show Maxie how much he loves her. Nathan thinks that Dante can relate to Maxie's situation, since he had moved on to Sam by the time Lulu came out of her coma. He figures that since Maxie built a life with Spinelli, she'll want to stay with him. Lulu, however, is ready to step aside and let Maxie take Nathan back despite her feelings for him. Laura doesn't think she should assume that Maxie will choose him over Spinelli. Alexis tells Molly and Suzanne about her opportunity to take over for Drew, which both of them think is a great idea. Alexis worries that she would be doing it for the wrong reasons, and that voters would never support her because of her history, and that Scout's life would be disrupted. But she's definitely keeping an open mind, thanks to all the encouragement she gets. Nina thinks Willow would be great as Drew's replacement and offers her full support and help. Kristina bugs Cody to read all of Molly's book so he can see for himself the transformation the character based on him undergoes. She tells him that Molly doesn't want to publish it because it'll hurt him, which should prove to him how much she cares about him. Nathan tells Dante that forensics has confirmed that Michael has a key to Drew's house.
Weird that they chose Brook to be the other person in Spinelli's scenes. They barely interact.
Interesting that Lulu feels selfish for thinking of herself right now and thinks she's a bad friend when she's prepared to do something very unselfish and be a great friend so Maxie can be happy.
Someone should point out to Alexis that the voters clearly don't have a problem electing someone who served time in prison, since they voted for Drew.
Sorry Kristina couldn't be there for your big announcement, Alexis. She was too busy meddling in Molly's life again.
February 19th, 2026
Maxie gets a nice welcome home from her family, who mostly avoid the elephant in the room, AKA Nathan. Spinelli tells her that he wants her to take her time deciding what she wants. Nathan has to miss the party to work, but after he's off, he goes to his own grave, for some reason. That means his and Maxie's big reunion will be in a cemetery. Dante and Nathan are both skeptical that Michael would be dumb enough to leave a key to Drew's house on his key ring, but Dante wants Nathan to question him anyway. Justine suspects that he just got cocky and made a miscalculation. Michael gets summoned to the PCPD, and though Nathan bugs him to answer questions without Diane present, Michael won't. He's supposed to be taking the kids to Willow, and when Wiley asks where he is, Ric explains that the police wanted to give him back his keys. Wiley mentions that he saw Chase taking those keys. Ric waltzes into the PCPD, shuts down the questioning, and points out that Justine has no proof that Michael had the key the whole time and lied about it. Plus, no one can establish a chain of custody for the key ring, so they have no grounds to arrest Michael. Then he drops the bomb that a witness saw Chase with the keys. Drew tries to communicate with Alexis, who doesn't catch on because she apparently doesn't know the Morse code for S.O.S. She tells Willow, who already regrets nothing about her actions to get her kids back and has no problem making sure he can't try to communicate with anyone else. Lulu worries that Brook will rat her out about Nathan, but Brook thinks it's better for Maxie not to find out. Of course, that means that Lulu and Nathan should probably try to avoid each other. We finally get to stop hearing Willow complain about not being able to see her kids, because the custody order is in place and she has them back. Spending so much time with Bailey has made Brook decide that she's ready to start the adoption process, which means it'll be all the more crushing for her when it inevitably comes out that Chase went after Michael.
Why does Nathan still have a headstone when they've proven that his grave was empty? He's been back for months!
It's so Maxie that the first place she went after getting out of the hospital was a hair salon.
Nina and Obrecht weren't invited to the welcome-home party?
The idea of Willow trying to frame Michael, and Chase helping that along, only for Wiley to speak up and Ric, of all people, to bust Chase...hilarious. Just hilarious.
So much for Justine recusing herself, huh?
I hope eventually, when Drew is able to talk again, he asks Alexis, "How do you not know S.O.S.??"
February 20th, 2026
Lulu didn't get to mourn Luke with everyone else, so Tracy helps her honor him. Laura, Sonny, Carly, and Elizabeth get involved and there's lots of reminiscing.
I seriously considered skipping this episode. It felt like this was more for the benefit of the people from the show, not the fans. All the flashbacks were either ones we've seen a dozen times or random stuff that didn't matter. Only six people could be involved because anyone else who was close to Luke has left the show. Including Elizabeth meant shoehorning her in. They basically implied that Laura was still in love with Luke when she married Kevin. The writers were dismissive of Luke's alcoholism once again. They framed this as being for Lulu, but they couldn't show any Luke/Lulu flashbacks because Alexa Havins never worked with Tony Geary. Ugh, this was a waste of time, and I feel bad saying that.
February 23rd, 2026
Maxie and Nathan reconnect, discussing everything from their time together before, Peter, James, Spinelli, and how hard it was for her to move on after she thought Nathan had died. Lulu tries to cheer up Spinelli as he worries again that Maxie will pick Nathan over him. He points out that Nathan was always Maxie's hero, but Lulu thinks that Spinelli is also heroic, since he doesn't want to have to fight for her or be her choice if it's out of obligation. Maxie comes home ready to make her decision: Though she deeply loved Nathan and always will, Spinelli is the one who makes her feel at home, and he's the one she wants to be with. Despite the fact that the tip about Chase taking Michael's keys came from an eight-year-old, Dante and Justine can't justify arresting Michael. Brook and Chase are excited to get back to pursuing adoption, but Michael quickly brings them down by accusing Chase of framing him with Drew's key. Chase attacks him, punches are thrown, and Dante has to break things up. He tells Michael that, whether or not Chase put the key on his key ring, the evidence has been compromised, so Michael should be in the clear. When Michael asks what Dante believes, Dante says he thinks Michael is innocent. Justine vents to Sonny about how difficult her job has become because of his kids, and how frustrated she is that she botched both Ava and Willow's trials. Sonny tries to encourage her, but she ends up running away. He goes after her and they kiss, and I think we all know where this is heading. Ric lets Alexis know that Chase might have taken her inferences about Michael too far and planted evidence to frame him. He also tells her that his time as her captive has made him turn over a new leaf, as it helped him realize that he doesn't have a lot of people in his life and needs more. He's done holding grudges and wants to be there for his family. Gio frets some more about the possibility that Emma will decide to stay on the West Coast. Sonny asks what he'll do if she does, and Gio admits that he might follow her out there. Josslyn tells Gio a little about the Faison/Anna stuff. Wiley and Willow are filler.
Let's chalk Maxie's decision up to recency bias and give her time to reconsider.
Remember how I said Chase has anger issues? Yeah.
Every time I imagine Gio going to visit Emma, it's just...extremely awkward. I don't think Patrick would be able to handle it.
Josslyn, please explain how Faison's book might help Anna.
February 24th, 2026
Lucas is still eager to get himself (and Marco) away from Sidwell, but he also wants to get Britt out from under Sidwell's thumb. He tells her that he knows what's going on, and she urges him to save himself. She's willing to accept his help, though, when he notes that living at Wyndemere could give him access to her medication. Justine and Sonny's kiss ends with her slapping him and declaring that it'll never happen again. She confides to Jordan that she's been getting closer to pretty much the last person she should be spending time with, and Jordan warns that he might be messing with her. Sonny tells Ric what happened and implies that he has feelings for Justine and didn't kiss her to compromise her. Ric thinks that she might by playing him. Lulu is surprised that Maxie chose Spinelli over Nathan, but it sounds like Nathan's relieved because he'd rather see where things go with Lulu than honor his marriage vows (??). She can't stop worrying that they'll hurt Maxie. Chase tells Brook that he didn't put the key on Michael's key ring, but he did check to see if it was to Drew's house, then made sure Nathan looked into it. Brook is upset about the extent he's taken things, especially when he can't prove with any certainty that Michael shot Drew. She doesn't want Chase's actions jeopardizing their attempts to adopt, so she wants him to choose between adopting and pursuing what she believes is a vendetta rather than justice. Brennan warns Jason that Cullum is a threat to Britt, and that Jason needs to make sure he stays in the dark about Josslyn being in the WSB. Cullum asks Jason some questions about what happened at the Five Poppies, and Jason pretends not to know anything about Britt's activities there. Pascal continues being creepy and overstepping, and Sidwell continues telling him to back off and leave Lucas alone. Marco approaches the subject of moving out with Lucas, but Sidwell won't let him, since he needs Marco to help him juggle all their schemes.
Imagine if Lucas, of all people, ends up being the one who figures out how to free Britt from relying on the bad guys for her medication.
"That will never happen again." Sure, sure. Can I pencil you in for sex with Sonny sometime in the next month or so?
Heh, I thought Jordan was going to suggest that Justine take advantage of Sonny's apparent interest in her to try to get something on him.
I can't believe that the show has now set the stage for two big reunions (Dante and Lulu, Maxie and Nathan) and not taken either of them anywhere. Why bring back Lulu and Nathan and not put them with the people fans loved them with? Why go to all the trouble of setting up a love triangle for Nathan, Maxie, and Spinelli and not having it play out?
Three cheers for Brook! She's probably the only person who can snap Chase out of this obsession.
February 25th, 2026
Chase doesn't appreciate what he sees as an ultimatum, but Brook thinks it's fair for her to not want to adopt a child when her husband is being reckless and obsessive. She thinks he's acting like a vigilante about something he has no control over. Chase calms down and promises to shift his focus to their family. Gio is considering buying a plane ticket to California when Emma makes a surprise return. She reports that she and Robin went to France but weren't allowed to see Anna. Emma thought about staying with her family, so Gio suggests trying a long-distance relationship and even offers to move to California. But Robin talked Emma into coming back to Port Charles, and Emma realized that all she wants right now is to be with Gio. She and Gio say "I love you" and take things to the bedroom, so at least Emma isn't moping over Anna 24/7. Jason warns Britt that Cullum seems to be on to them, and she tells him that she's going to be expected to produce a prototype soon. Jason is hopeful that Lucas' involvement will help them out, and Britt is grateful that Jason is sticking by her. Carly had planned to have Sidwell, Marco, and Lucas over for dinner as part of her and Valentin's big plan, but now that Lucas is trying to get himself out of that mess, she and Valentin will have to come up with another idea. Valentin doesn't really care what happens to Lucas, which is going to cause some tension between him and Carly. Cody read Molly's book and loved it, so if she wants to publish it, he's all for it. It's not clear where they stand once their conversation is done, but when she kisses him, it looks like they're getting back on track. Lucas urges Ava to keep her distance from Sidwell, but he won't go so far as to tell her why he fears for her safety. Ava doesn't get the hint and insists that she can protect herself. Dante asks Elizabeth to tell him anything she remembers about Willow's time staying with her. He confides that he's not sure if Michael is capable of framing Willow. Elizabeth notes that they might never know the truth about Drew's shooting.
Brook is the hero again! She was exactly right to tell Chase that there's nothing left that he can do, so he needs to move on.
"Even Noah flew home from school." How old are we pretending he is? Are they going to say he's in college and have him transfer to PCU?
Britt, you can't run off with Jason. He's not running off with anyone when he has a child to raise. She seriously doesn't ever think about Danny, does she?
Uh...they're not floating Dante and Elizabeth as a couple, are they?
February 26th, 2026
Alexis has decided to take Drew's seat, so she asks Diane to help her prep for the press conference where the news will be announced. She doesn't really need help, though, as she already knows how to respond to any criticism she receives. Willow tries to turn down Sidwell's plan to get her installed as Drew's successor, but she quickly learns that this isn't a situation where she gets a say. Sidwell doesn't care that she wants to prioritize her kids or that she has no idea how to perform the job of a state representative – he's done a lot for her and she needs to serve his needs. Ezra tells Laura that Sidwell wants her to choose Willow as Drew's replacement. Laura refuses, apparently not thinking that Sidwell can do anything in retaliation. Ezra tries to get her to understand how important it is for her to play ball, but she doesn't take his threats seriously. However, when the press conference gets moved up, she announces that Willow will be replacing Drew, so Ezra must have gotten through to her somehow. Portia and Isaiah acknowledge that their relationship has progressed faster than most, but they like the way things are playing out. Really, Portia's only complaint is that Trina isn't being supportive. Trina's biggest complaint, however, is that Portia is still with Isaiah instead of her baby's father. Isaiah shows up to bug her about cutting off Portia, and though Trina's resistant to listening to anything he has to say, she does end up going to see her mother. Drew communicates with Sidwell the same way he did with Alexis, this time getting his S.O.S. message through. But not only does Sidwell have no interest in helping him, he's actually the reason Drew is in the condition he's in – he supplied the drug Willow used. Sidwell reveals that he put together that Willow shot Drew, and he offered his services to help her neutralize him (which explains why she has no choice but to take Drew's seat). Sidwell warns that if Drew tries to get help from anyone, his wife will become a widow, which will make her even more popular with her constituents. Now that he knows that Cullum is working with Sidwell, Jason wants to take him out. Sonny's concerned about how Brennan fits into all of this, but Jason thinks that once Cullum is gone, Brennan will be able to do his job and will take down Sidwell. When they learn that Laura is going to pick Alexis as Drew's replacement, Sonny's concerned again, knowing that Alexis will push back on anything Sidwell wants. Kai is kind of bummed to possibly lose his internship, but probably not too bummed not to have to deal with Drew anymore.
Willow teaming up with Sidwell could get really fun. Well, fun for the audience. Not so much for other people.
It seems like stress is getting to Sidwell, what with how he almost lost it with Willow.
No one's going to take Willow seriously as a politician in a peach suit.
Ironically, Drew's best hope now is that Kai stays on as an intern, because if Drew can communicate with him, Kai will do something.
Stay out of it, Isaiah. That said, Trina's being a brat. She doesn't get a say in who Portia's with.
February 27th, 2026
Britt's big plan to get out from under Pascal is to drug him the next time he comes to give her her medication. Lucas thinks he has a better idea: Get Marco to tell him stuff. That works, and since he confirms things Britt has already told Lucas, Lucas knows he's being honest. Marco's annoyed that he was manipulated, which is hilarious, considering what he's been doing to Lucas. Lucas manages to convince him that they need to help Britt. Lucy breaks the news to Maxie that Deception went through a crisis while she was comatose, and Sidwell had to help them out. Maxie's not happy to hear how much control he's gotten. She wants to start the process of edging him out, but Sidwell has a five-year contract and no desire to walk away. Maxie lets him know that she's not going to just roll over and let him have what he wants. Obrecht is as frustrated as I am that Nathan and Maxie aren't getting back together. Nathan snaps at her for bringing James into the conversation, and she tells Britt that she thinks he's dealing with some kind of trauma from his time away. Britt talks her out of trying to interfere, noting that Maxie and Spinelli must see things in each other that make them feel like they've made the right choices. Britt's definitely thinking about Jason while she talks about them, and Obrecht knows it. Nina is more understanding than Obrecht is of Maxie's decision to be with Spinelli, and she guesses that Nathan's okay with it because this frees him up to be with Lulu. She thinks getting together now would be too soon, but Nathan doesn't want to wait. Lulu decides she's ready to give it a try, but only after they tell Maxie they're together. Trina makes up with Portia, hoping that her mother makes decisions that give her the life she wants. Though Trina still isn't a fan of Isaiah's, she liked the way he defended Portia and is coming around on him. Lulu conducts Willow's first interview as a congresswoman, but Willow has no idea what she's doing and lets Nina do too much talking for her. When they're alone, Willow comes up with some good sound bites that put a positive spin on her lack of experience. Later, she tells Nina that she's going to use her new position to make things better for her family. Alexis is understandably upset with Laura for not warning her about the Willow switcheroo, but Laura's apologetic and genuine about thinking that Alexis would have been a better choice. Marco doesn't see the point of Sidwell having Willow take Drew's seat, but Sidwell thinks they can get her to point the FBI in Sonny's direction. They'll just have to wait to do that until after they've finished Faison's project. Sidwell's aiming for a late spring/early summer completion, which Marco thinks is unrealistic.
Marco and Lucas need to stop having top-secret conversations at Wyndemere, where Pascal could easily overhear them.
Hopefully, Obrecht noticing Nathan's uncharacteristic behavior is the start of movement on whatever's going on there.
"It's clear Jason loves you and you love him." They are barely together, Obrecht. Stop that.
What did Willow think Lulu was goingt to ask her? Did she prepare in any way, shape, or form?
"I've always felt subsurvient and subordinate to the men in my life. I mean, especially with Michael, there was always an imbalance." What do you mean, "especially with Michael"? You were in a cult!