General Hospital blog - March, 2024
March 1st, 2024
Sonny and Selina arrange a fake mob summit to make "Stone" think he can take them out at the same time. Spinelli will monitor things and help their people nab "Stone." Ava invites herself along, thinking that her presence will make it look more realistic because a summit would involve a third-party mediator. Someone interrupts what looks like a hit Selina placed on Li, her traitorous guard, which alerts the police that there's trouble within her organization. Dante and Chase question Li and learn about the summit, which John easily guesses is an attempt to draw out "Stone." Maxie vents to Felicia about Spinelli's lies, and Felicia admits that it was all her idea. Maxie easily forgives her, which Felicia finds interesting, since she can't do the same for Spinelli. Maxie's mostly bothered that she couldn't tell that he was hiding something, which is an understandable problem after two relationships with liars. She confesses that she fell back in love with him but is scared to get back together because losing him would destroy her. Felicia thinks that their growth since their previous relationship could mean that they last this time. John whines to Anna about Sonny and demands that she help him take the guy down. Anna's like, "You mean you want me to do my job? Is that what you're telling me to do?" She does that thing everyone does where they act like Sonny's not a bad guy just because he's not as evil as he could be, and she cautions John not to let himself by blinded by Sonny's misdeeds, because he might miss his chance to nail him. Sam asks Drew to talk to Danny about anything he might prefer to discuss with his uncle than his mother. Meanwhile, Jake catches Danny with a vape pen and gives him a brotherly talk, by which I means he tells him he's an idiot and needs to knock it off. Danny threatens to fight him to get the vape back, and he almost carries it out. Kristina uses Scout's birthday party as an opportunity to launch her relationship with Blaze, to 100 percent positive results. Carly disapproves of Michael's decision to try to get Dex back into town, but Michael is determined to make sure Sonny's protected, no matter what it takes or how mad it makes him. Alexis questions Drew's firing of Nina, which Drew spins as a consequence of him no longer being able to trust Nina. Also, Carly mentions Nina to Drew, like, first, you're at a child's birthday party, and second, stop talking about her! Just stop!
I'm confused about this summit. Did Sonny and Selina set it up so Li would alert the police and bring in backup for them?
I went into this episode thinking something bad is going to happen to Dante and/or Chase, based on teasers for next week, but now I think Spinelli might be at risk, too.
Maxie should know better than anyone that a couple can get back together and have everything work out – look at Mac and Felicia.
Also, she needs to stop a) comparing Austin to Peter, b) comparing Spinelli to Peter, and c) saying the P word altogether.
Nathan mention – drink!
I don't want or buy Anna as a Sonny apologist. That's ridiculous.
Jake being flustered around Blaze was great, but even better was Hudson West's little trudge through the room after Jake realized he'd left through the wrong door.
How nice for Blaze that, unlike last time, she got a good response to the announcement that she and Kristina are together.
March 4th, 2024
John, Anna, Dante, and Chase storm the warehouse where Sonny and Selina are having their "summit," hoping to bust them for doing organized crime stuff. They make up a story about planning a poker game, and when a search turns up nothing incriminating, John just looks dumb. While they're working all that out, two snipers – one of them Jason – set up shop on the roof. The unnamed one takes a shot at Sonny, but Jason grabs his arm at the last minute, making him miss. He convinces the sniper to run, leaving behind the gun. Dante follows them to the docks, losing the sniper but capturing Jason, to his shock. The sniper returns and shoots Dante, then tries to get Jason to leave with him. Jason tends to Dante instead and kills the sniper. Laura asks Cyrus to be completely forthcoming about everything the microphone failed to record during his conversation with O'Neill. He swears that he told the police everything, blah blah blah, he's a good guy now and why won't anyone seeeeee iiiiiiiit, waaaaaaah? Ace is sick, so Cyrus tags along when Laura takes him to the hospital. Heather is there, having obviously made up medical complaints so she can try to escape custody there, and she yells at Cyrus some more. She also now blames Laura for Esme's death, since the whole point of telling her what Esme was planning was so Laura would stop her. Brook tells Tracy that she'd planned to work against her and eventually turn Deception over to Maxie, but now that Lucy's trying to get involved, she has a new scheme in the works. Tracy still doesn't like that Brook wants a career in music, but it might be less because it's not stable and more because she wants something they can share. The two agree that Brook will stay on at Deception until she and Tracy have made it successful. Then they'll give everything to Maxie and Sasha, leaving Lucy with nothing. Tracy's so pleased with Brook that she tells her she enjoys spending time with her and she's the future of the family. Brook repays her by encouraging her to make a move on Gregory. Cyrus tries his whole "are you convinced yet that I'm reformed" thing again with Portia, who has no patience for him, will never believe that he's not evil anymore, and wants him as far away as possible from her family.
I can't believe they didn't wait until the very last scene of the episode to show Jason.
Would I be crazy to think that Jason let himself get caught on purpose? The fact that he's going by an alias (which it sounds like is Jacobs – aww!) makes me think he infiltrated some group, and now he's realized he needs help getting away from them.
LOL. Again with the skylights, eh, Jason?
Yep, I thought something bad was going to happen to Dante. Watch your back, Chase.
Maybe Heather will do us all a favor and kill Cyrus.
I love seeing Brook get her due recognition as a Quartermaine. No one other than Michael ever gets considered the future of the family.
March 5th, 2024
Jason helps Dante as much as he can, then leaves before the paramedics arrive, so he's not spotted. Dex and Josslyn find Dante and take over his care, with assistance from Chase. John tries to turn Ava and Anna against Sonny by telling him the whole saga of Karen. It certainly doesn't make Sonny look good, but he expresses genuine regret over what happened. John thinks he used Stone to redeem himself and accuses Anna of seeing him favorably because of his connection to Robin. Anna vows to remain objective in her job, which doesn't include treating Sonny and Ava like criminals when they were nearly shot by a sniper. John is within his rights to keep them at the warehouse for a while, but Sonny tasks Ava with meeting with Spinelli and reviewing the security footage as soon as she can. He's hoping to get a look at it before John can, which probably won't happen, as John has found a camera and is getting to work on accessing the footage, while Sonny's focus has now shifted to Dante. Laura and Cyrus say the same freaking things they always say, and Laura seems to be coming around on him. Heather escapes from police custody and goes after Cyrus, wanting to avenge Esme, but Laura saves him. As Heather's being taken away, she seems to suffer some sort of medical emergency, but considering the fact that she's practically a pathological liar, no one's sure if she's faking or not. Marshall tells Curtis that it looks to be pretty official that he was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Stella's done some digging and found the signature of the doctor who made the diagnosis, but Marshall doesn't want to do anything further with it. Curtis and Stella get him to change his mind, thinking it'll help the whole family get closure. Sam and Olivia talk a little about Drew, which turns into a conversation about Dante's experiences with PTSD. Olivia credits Sam with helping him recover and makes it clear how happy she is that Sam and Dante are together.
Wait, are they implying that Jason was shot? When?
Again, I must suggest that Dex become a paramedic. Also, helping save Dante could be just what Dex needs to get back on Sonny's good side. Eh, probably not, but it should help.
Laura, please don't be naïve.
I may or may not have spent Heather and Cyrus' scenes saying, "Just kill each other" over and over.
March 6th, 2024
Ava and Spinelli review the footage from his surveillance cameras and are stunned to see that Jason was one of the snipers. Ava takes the news to Sonny while Spinelli tries to figure out if what he saw was real. Maxie confronts Sasha and Cody for playing matchmaker for her and Spinelli, telling them it actually worked, but because of Spinelli's secret-keeping, they're not getting back together. Sasha gets why Maxie can't trust him, but Cody thinks they should get past it and try things again. Maxie suggests that the two of them take their own advice. They claim not to know what she's talking about, but they do eventually address the fact that they clearly have feelings for each other but Sasha isn't ready for anything other than friendship right now. Meanwhile, Maxie goes to talk to Spinelli about where things stand, but he's distracted by the surveillance footage. Olivia automatically assumes that Dante's shooting had something to do with Sonny, so she's pretty unhappy with him. She apologizes later, but the fact remains that if it weren't for Sonny, Dante wouldn't be in the hospital. Josslyn and Dex tell Anna and Chase that someone gave Dante first aid before they found him. Anna's very interested in who it was and why they tried to help him. Alexis and Nina continue their debate over whether to start a gossip column, and Alexis questions Nina's motives.
Interesting that no one has said anything about the dead sniper. No one's even acknowledged that he was on the pier with Dante.
Seems odd that Olivia would automatically think that Dante's shooting was connected to Sonny, but okay.
"I am opting out of this pro-bono love connection." Heh. Awesome.
Thanks a lot, Alexis! Now Nina's going to go to the hospital and we'll have to see more of her.
Get rid of the gossip columnist. We already have a guy who talks weird.
March 7th, 2024
Ava's pretty quick to accept her own theory that Jason has some vendetta against Sonny and has been waiting two years to come back and put it into action. Sonny can't bring himself to believe that someone who was like family would betray him, but he also can't think of a better explanation. All he knows is that, more than ever, Ava might be the only person he can trust. Also, I swear, if the circumstances were different, they might have kissed. Maxie barely has any time to react to seeing Jason on the surveillance footage before John shows up, having traced one of the cameras from the warehouse to Spinelli. Spinelli hits a kill switch to erase all his footage, which just lands both him and Maxie in handcuffs. Maxie lets slip that they're protecting a friend, so John figures it's only a matter of time before he IDs that friend. Rather than risk Maxie being arrested, Spinelli hands over a backup of the footage, choosing to protect the woman he loves over staying loyal to Jason. The bad news is that John now knows that Jason is in the mix, but the good news is that Maxie and Spinelli appear to be past their issues and still make a great team. Danny and Rocco are both at the Quartermaines', and apparently Drew can't handle them alone while they're waiting for news on Dante, so he asks Carly to come over. Sam sends Laura over next, and she talks to Rocco about how they can't know what will happen, but just like he's never given up hope that Lulu will wake up some day, he can't give up hope that Dante will be all right. Meanwhile, Carly tries to get Danny to express his feelings over Dante's situation, noting that he's being very Jason-like. They have a conversation about Jason that's much more worthwhile than the one Sam had with Danny. Brook is really shaken by Dante's shooting, knowing that she could easily be in Sam's position, waiting for news on Chase. Jordan encourages her to talk to Chase about her fears and not make the mistake she made with Curtis of not being open with her partner. Chase feels bad about bringing Brook into a life he's used to, but she follows Jordan's advice and tells him that while she's always scared for him, she's not going anywhere. Sam and Olivia agree that while they'd prefer if Dante had a less dangerous job, they don't think he would be fulfilled, and he wouldn't be the same person if he weren't a cop.
Freaking A, Ava, you're going to get Jason killed! Sonny's going to assume that Jason shot Dante, and he's going to shoot first and ask questions later.
Hey, it's Rocco! I can't remember the last time we saw him. I thought the actor playing him was pretty good.
Danny saying that he didn't really care about Rocco breaking something of his because he's more worried about Rocco's pain...and Rocco saying he wanted to stay at the Quartermaines' in case Scout needed him...and Danny just sitting with Rocco because he clearly didn't know what else to do but didn't want him to be alone...I'm just saying, the kids are all right.
Way to contribute nothing, Drew.
Aww, Spinelli. Caught because he didn't wear gloves. What would Jason say? Oh, wait – we can ask him! (Also, I think Jason would be okay with Spinelli giving him up to protect Maxie.)
Nathan mention – drink!
March 8th, 2024
John takes the news about Jason to Anna, asking who Jason would turn to for help. Anna names Carly, so the two of them go see her. Jason's already let himself in and had a nice reunion with one of his oldest friends. Carly puts on an excellent show when Anna tells her that Jason's alive and she has to act like she didn't know. She refuses to let John and Anna search the house, but they have a warrant, so there's nothing she can do. Dante's out of surgery but still in critical condition, so Sonny, Olivia, Sam, and Kristina take turns sitting with him. Sonny tries to keep his mind on his son and not on the apparent betrayal of his best friend. Josslyn and Dex stop by Michael and Willow's to give them an update on Dante and tell them what they know about the shooting. The four are confused about the theory that the same person who shot Dante also tried to save him. Josslyn blames Sonny, unsurprisingly, and complains that every time something happens because of him, the rest of the Corinthos contingent is stuck facing the consequences. Nina shows up at the hospital, all, "I want to help Sonny through this horrible time, even though he won't talk to me or even look at me, and to do that, I need you to tell me what you and Sonny know, Ava." Ava says nothing, and she seems to feel bad about what was definitely a moment where she and Sonny almost kissed, so she promises to help Nina save her marriage. Diane and Alexis are filler, and Alexis takes a little too long to realize that she should be focusing on her family instead of venting about Nina.
Carly is so good at playing dumb/innocent.
I wonder if John knows about Jason's memory issues. They have history, so I can see John being eager to arrest Jason, and I would love it if Jason were like, "I have absolutely no idea who you are."
Kristina should bring out that "I rooted for the Red Sox" story again. I feel like Dante would wake up just to yell at her.
Did Jason move the shooter's body? Is that why no one's talking about him?
Not to minimize Josslyn's feelings but, like...this isn't about you, honey. Michael shouldn't be comforting you when he's the one whose brother was just shot. Go take a CPR course and sit down.
Alexis is a good mom. She brought Sam snacks!
I assume that Sam learned about Kristina's pregnancy at some point, but it would have been funny if Kristina asking about snacks and saying she's eating for two had been the first she'd heard about it.
March 11th, 2024
Carly stalls John and Anna long enough to let Jason escape, but Anna guesses that he went to that bridge where everyone hangs out, so they easily catch up to him. Rather than let himself get arrested, he jumps off it. John assumes he's dead, but of course he's not. He gets himself to the Quartermaines' boathouse, then passes out. Carly summons Sonny to the hospital roof to tell him about Jason, and he guesses that she saw him before she can say anything. She's adamant that Jason didn't shoot Dante and isn't the one who tried to kill Sonny, but he still has doubts. Sam wants Sonny's assurance that he'll make whoever shot Dante pay. He doesn't tell her who his main suspect is, but after he meets with Carly, he informs Sam that Jason is alive and may have been the shooter. Maxie and Spinelli drive around to Corinthos safehouses, looking for Jason, but have to stop when they run out of gas. They don't accomplish anything, but at least they're happy. Finn catches Jake with Danny's vape pen, which Jake says he took from a friend because he was worried about him. Finn gives him some advice and urges him to tell Elizabeth what's going on. Things turn out well, and Elizabeth's relieved that her kid isn't vaping, as if her children aren't all angels. Finn worries that he's overstepped, then worries again when he mentions Aiden's crush and then realizes that he might have just outed him. Elizabeth is fine with him acting parental with her kids, and Finn is fine with her doing the same with Violet. T.J. confides to Jordan that he's worried about his child's familial relationship to Sonny. Really, it's probably more that he's scared about raising a kid in a violent town, like, if you don't want that, you're going to have to move, buddy. Jordan calms him and helps him remember that Kristina will do everything she can to protect the baby. Sasha goes to the hospital to support Cody, who hasn't let any of Dante's family know he's there because he doesn't think they'll want him around. Sasha tells him that their friendship means she'll be there for him whenever he needs. Danny shows up at the hospital, because apparently he can't just pick up a phone and call his mother to ask for an update on Dante. Alexis volunteers to take responsibility for him and tries to give him hope that everything will be okay.
No offense to Jason but Maxie's right – showing his face was a big mistake.
"You think Jason survived the fall?" Yes, John. Everyone does.
Sonny, you can't say that Jason is an expert shot who never misses AND that he's the one who tried to kill you. If he's that good, you'd be dead.
If Elizabeth thinks it was tough to have the "you have 30 seconds to convince me you're not vaping" talk with Jake, wait till she has to have the "your dead father isn't dead after all" talk.
Aww, Aiden came out to Finn. That's sweet.
T.J., I love you, but your fears are misplaced. No mobsters are going to care about your kid.
March 12th, 2024
Danny finds Jason in the boathouse, and though he's hesitant to listen to him, since he thinks Jason shot Dante, he believes Jason when he says he didn't. He helps out by providing a first-aid kit and not calling the police. Jason tells him that no matter what, he can't tell Sam that they interacted. Sam struggles to sort through her feelings about Dante's shooting, Jason's return, how they're connected, and how Danny will be affected. Laura urges her to put her kids first. Michael also has complicated feelings about the whole thing, and he's as uncertain as Sam is about whether Jason shot Dante. Something appears to actually be wrong with Heather, who begs Finn to help her find out if Ace is okay. Laura stops by to say that he is, and also, she and Robert agree that Heather is too much of a threat to the community to send back to Pentonville, so she's being transferred to San Quentin. As soon as Drew learns that Jason's alive, he guesses that Carly has seen him. He already feels like a second-class citizen and knows that he'll never be able to compete with Jason, even if Carly isn't with him romantically. Blaze is surprised when Natalia asks to meet with her, then apologizes for the way she reacted when she found her with Kristina. She even says she supports their relationship, but that's only because she thinks Blaze is experimenting because Linc traumatized her. She doesn't listen when Blaze says that her sexuality goes beyond that, and that she's dated women before, so their relationship is still as bad as it's been since Natalia came to town. Kristina's disappointed that Blaze doesn't invite her along to see Natalia, and Molly can see it. Kristina fills her in on all the Natalia stuff and guesses that Molly is judging her about whether Blaze is worth all the trouble. Molly promises that she's not, and that she'll support whatever Kristina wants.
Thank you, Danny, for being only the second person to be sure that Jason didn't shoot Dante. Everyone else is dead to me.
So...Chekhov's gun with Danny pulling the trigger?
Why were Sam's scenes with Laura instead of one of a dozen other people who have actually interacted with Sam in the past ten years?
I'm sorry, there was an article in the Invader about Jason? Alexis published something before his entire family knew he was alive? Come on!
I was annoyed that we didn't get to see Sam being emotional with Danny the other day, when we saw it with Sonny, Olivia, and Kristina, so I'm glad they included it today.
Once again, Jason comes back from the dead and the writers respond by ruining Drew.
March 13th, 2024
Jason asks Danny to get Michael so he can get help from an adult rather than drag his teen son further into the situation. Despite seeming skeptical during his conversation with Sam, Michael looks like he believes that Jason didn't shoot Dante, and when Jason confirms that, Michael immediately believes him. He brings Willow in on the secret so she can give Jason medical attention, ignoring Jason's protests not to get her involved. Jason is able to clarify a few things, like the fact that the other guy (Hamish) shot Dante, then shot Jason when he went to help Dante, which I clearly missed. Anna warns Sonny not to go after Jason himself, since he would likely make things worse. Sonny thinks that Jason has changed so much in the past two-and-a-half years – and maybe before then – that he can no longer trust him. Drew has decided to preemptively end things with Carly before she proves him right that Jason will always come first for her. Basically, he doesn't see the point in trying to fight for the woman he claims to love. Curtis has already found the doctor who misdiagnosed Marshall, and he's ready to take a road trip so Marshall can confront the guy and get some closure. Selina delays the trip by showing up to share her conspiracy theory: Sonny's been behind all the shootings, sending Jason to kill his enemies so he can expand his territory and faking his own near misses. Curtis blows her off and pays little attention to her warning that he could be a target. Carly checks in with Sam, telling her that she saw Jason but didn't get to talk to him much. Sam is all but convinced that Jason shot Dante, and if so, she'll never forgive him. She urges Carly to call the police if Jason gets in touch with her again. Jordan confides to Drew that she misses her old job but feels like her new one is more important, since she's helping more people. Of course they talk about Jason, and Drew says he hopes the police find him, clearly not caring what happens to his brother. John spends the whole episode annoyed that Sonny and Anna are talking, and Chase is hilariously unwilling to indulge him.
Jason, dear. Close the blinds.
When do we get to find out how Jake is handling things? I demand equal time for Jason's sons!
Ahh, Willow. Baby's first clandestine medical treatment for a mobster in hiding.
I get where Drew is coming from, but he's being such a jerk about it that I can't side with him.
Why do Sam and Drew think that Jason was away voluntarily? Like, this is happened to enough people that they should assume he was being held against his will.
Selina's conspiracy would have been an interesting plot twist, though.
Kelly Monaco is really crushing it this week. It makes it even more disappointing that she's been so underused recently.
I can't believe they're paying Dominic Zamprogna to lie there and do nothing instead of just framing the scenes so we can't see who's in the bed like they did the other day.
I assume they're going to test out putting Drew and Jordan together. I thought about that before, but I'm not sure Drew would hook up with a friend's ex.
God bless Chase for his "I have not even one tiny f%$# to give" attitude with John. I also enjoyed Curtis' "oh, I see, you're crazy crazy" reaction to Selina.
March 14th, 2024
Jason tells Michael a little about his time away, though there are some things he won't reveal. He was uninjured in Greece, and since the exit from the cave was blocked, he found a different way out. A couple of guys were waiting for him and kidnapped him. A man came to him with leverage that forced Jason to become a mercenary. When he found out that his most recent target was Sonny, he made sure Hamish missed the shot. Now he has to finish whatever job he was given because he won't be able to live with himself if he doesn't. After the conversation, a flashback fills in a couple of things Jason left out: The men who found him in Greece took him to Quantico, the leverage against him is RICO charges, and the man holding the leverage is John. Sam tells Kristina that she's still not convinced that Jason didn't shoot Dante. She's also really annoyed with Carly and wants her to keep her distance. Danny shows up again, and before Sam can get too upset with him for not staying put at the Quartermaines', Kristina eases the tension by noting that he's probably just conflicted over everything happening. She reminds Danny (and Sam) that people accused of crimes are innocent until proven guilty, so they shouldn't pass judgment on Jason just yet. Lois tries to keep Sonny from a Jason-tried-to-kill-me-and-my-son spiral, but he seems to think that the whole Jason/Carly thing from a few years ago is enough to prove that Jason is no longer loyal. He says that if Dante dies, Sonny will never forgive Jason or himself. Anna and Molly discuss the charges that might be filed against Jason, though they still don't have enough details about what happened to know for sure how to approach them. Both of them have doubts about Jason being Dante's shooter, at least partly because they have family members who love him. In addition, Anna can sense that something else is going on. John wants Carly to help him locate Jason, but of course, she refuses. She also has a reasonable explanation for how she knows certain things about the investigation and why Jason may have run before the paramedics came to tend to Dante. Drew goes to see Michael, but since he's with Jason, he ends up talking to Willow about his and Carly's breakup. Nothing comes up that we haven't heard already, and Willow doesn't give any indication that she knows where Jason is.
So John's been planning this for more than two years? Why did stuff only start happening a few months ago?
I think they held off on the John reveal because they knew people would suspect that he was running the show here, and they wanted us to feel like he wasn't involved for a little while before hitting us with the twist.
If I were Dante and I woke up after all this to discover that, out of my large family, only my mother and girlfriend were spending significant time at the hospital, I might be ticked.
How nice to get Anna and Molly and Kristina's input on Jason's return instead of Jake or Monica or even Elizabeth's. I can really sleep well tonight knowing how Anna feels about it.
That said, I do appreciate that Molly is the only person so far to acknowledge that Hamish could have shot Dante. Thank you for using your brain, Molly.
Alexis told Molly and Kristina about the article ahead of time, but not Danny? Freaking A!
March 15th, 2024
A doctor diagnoses Heather with cobalt poisoning from a long-ago hip replacement and reveals that it could be the cause of her psychiatric issues. Laura is pretty convinced and talks Heather into having surgery to fix the situation. Nina and Diane are both mad at Alexis, Nina because she published something that made Sonny look bad and Diane because the new gossip columnist called her a mob lawyer and mentioned that she and Robert are dating. Alexis and Nina have a big fight, while Diane is much more understanding, since Alexis is miserable working under Nina. Diane thinks she can get Alexis her law license back, and if so, she wants them to be partners. The doctor who misdiagnosed Marshall turns out to be dead, but Kevin is familiar with him, so Stella asks him to enlighten Marshall and Curtis. Kevin shares that the doctor had a bad reputation and likely made the wrong diagnosis because of biases he held against Marshall. Josslyn and Dex have the same conversation they've already had ten times about him leaving town, with neither of them budging from their position. Nina shows up for outrageously contrived reasons and taunts that Dex broke up with Sonny, and Josslyn's probably next. Then she tells Josslyn that she saw Dex outside Cyrus' hospital room a couple months ago. In other Nina sins, she chastises Gregory for not submitting a flawless article because of problems with typing, and he decides it's time to leave his job. He tells Finn that it's because journalism isn't a good fit, but Finn guesses the truth.
If they try to retcon Heather's psychiatric issues as cobalt poisoning, I will LOSE my MIND. It's probably too much to hope that she dies in surgery, right?
Laura really is the naïvest bunny in all of bunnydom, isn't she?
I'd love for Alexis to go back to law if only so we could stop hearing her complain about not being able to practice law.
I work in publishing. Alexis would know what's in her paper, especially when she has a new columnist. Diane is right to be mad.
I just...don't get why I should care about Marshall's plot when it happened decades ago, off-screen, with someone who not only was never on the show but who is now dead. Like, if this leads to something about racism and classism in medicine, cool. That would be interesting. But if not, what's the point?
Nina going to see Dex was absolutely ridiculous when she could have just talked to Ava.
I guess Gregory has never heard of speech-to-text technology.
March 18th, 2024
Dex admits to Josslyn that he would have killed Cyrus on Sonny's orders if Sonny hadn't changed his mind and stopped him. Apparently Josslyn never thought that Dex might have to kill someone, and she's so disturbed that he was willing to do it (though he didn't feel like he had a choice) that she breaks up with him. Poor Trina, who apparently isn't going to get anything significant to do until Spencer's back, has to deal with the aftermath. Kevin tells Marshall, Curtis, and Stella that because psychiatry is a relatively young science, lots of mistakes have been made on the way to where things are now, most of them at the expense of underprivileged patients who didn't get enough advocacy. Stella points out that for some communities, it's not much better now. Marshall wants to forgive the doctor who misdiagnosed him, since that's what Irene would want him to do, but he'll have to work past a lot of anger first. That said, he hasn't forgotten about the blessings he has, and at least he's alive, unlike the doctor. Diane thinks that she can appeal Alexis' license revocation by arguing that Julian and Britt weren't reliable witnesses. She notes that Alexis never got a fair hearing, but that's really because she didn't want to fight the consequences of something she actually did, and she was a pretty big mess at the time. Diane accuses Alexis of wanting to rescue everyone but herself and advises her to change that. Tracy's practicing being nice, starting with Olivia, then moving on to Sonny. She gets in a stupid argument with Stella, then apologizes, which probably means she has a brain tumor or something. Nina begs Ava to advocate for her with Sonny and convince him to let his wife support him while he's going through a difficult time. Ava does reach out to Sonny, but he reacts badly when she mentions Nina, so she doesn't push things. Olivia and Lois discuss the challenges of having a loved one who's a cop, and how Brook is signing up for that life by marrying Chase.
It's a little late for Josslyn to be naïve about what it means to work for Sonny. Also, she basically hero-worships Jason, so for her to say she's not okay with Dex killing people when she seems to have no problem with Jason doing it is just...so obnoxious. And now she's crying about it to Trina, who has too much class to say, "My boyfriend's dead, so forgive me if I can't summon up any sympathy over your relationship problems."
Stand back, Kevin – Diane just psychoanalyzed Alexis better than any shrink ever has.
Why does Tracy need the hospital to call her with Dante-related updates? She can just ask Olivia. They live in the same house.
Speaking of Tracy, what horrible illness is her wellness exam going to turn up?
March 19th, 2024
Dex goes to Anna to confess to trying to kill Cyrus, and he ends up telling her everything about his work for Michael, how Michael and Carly got him to change from taking Sonny down to helping him, how Sonny gave the order for Cyrus' murder, and how he used to have evidence about Sonny moving weapons for Pikeman. Anna tells him that the only charges she would be able to pursue here are for conspiracy, and Sonny would easily wriggle out of them, then have Dex killed. Basically, it's not worth the effort, and Dex shouldn't mention their conversation to anyone. He offers to lend a hand if she needs help going after Sonny. John questions Elizabeth about any contact she's recently had with Jason, letting her know that he's fully aware of their history and child together. Elizabeth is trying to stay neutral about the situation, unsure if Jason shot Dante but making sure to use hypothetical language. Aiden tells her that Jake is convinced that Jason's guilty, and he refuses to talk about it. Aiden seems unsure himself, so he asks Chase for his input. Chase gives a typical cop response, saying that people are innocent until proven guilty, but he notes that the evidence pointing to Jason also shows that he tried to help Dante. In the end, Elizabeth is worried that Jake will suffer because of his connection to Jason, something she refuses to let happen. After eavesdropping on John's conversation with Elizabeth and hearing his warnings about possible federal charges for anyone helping Jason, Willow's a little on edge, so when she finds Danny in the boathouse, bonding with his father, she chases him off. She chastises Jason for getting Danny involved in his mess, and he tells her that he likes the situation even less than she does. He promises that he's working on a way to get out of this without anyone else suffering any consequences. John approaches Danny when he's alone at the Quartermaines' and asks if he's had contact with Jason. Danny lies without batting an eye before Brook comes to his rescue and tears into John for being unprofessional. She then teaches Danny the ways of the Quartermaines and makes sure he has access to a lawyer in case he ever needs one. Sonny and Kristina bolster each other with positive thoughts about Dante, and she adds some extra support by telling Sonny that he's a great father. Natalia asks Kristina for help making things right with Blaze, but Sonny's the one who provides useful advice, telling her that parents can't control how their kids turn out. Carly admires Josslyn for establishing and holding a line with Dex, but she also thinks that Josslyn doesn't get the nuances of mob life and when it's okay to kill. She claims that she trusts Jason to make the right decisions about killing people, but Josslyn doubts that she'll always support those decisions 100 percent.
Dex, do yourself a favor and go dig a grave in the Pine Barrens. You'll save yourself some time later.
Why are we hearing about Jake from Aiden?
I really wish Sam had been the one to come in while John was questioning Danny, but Brook was an excellent substitute. Accusing him of thinking that Yuri's dumb because he has an accent was a great touch.
Brook outright taught Danny the Quartermaines' code – be polite but don't "freestyle" with cops – while inadvertently also teaching him Jason's code: You have nothing to say without your attorney present.
"Did Jason use to kill for Sonny?" She's joking, right? I know I said Josslyn was naïve, but COME ON.
March 20th, 2024
Anna admits to John that she now sees Sonny for who he really is and she's not going to go easy on him anymore. She acknowledges that she's done that for years because he was there for Robin while Stone was dying, and Anna wasn't. John confesses that Sonny's care for Stone is exactly why John resents him so much. He also confesses that he screwed up by questioning Danny. Molly isn't supportive of Alexis' decision to try to get her license back because she's afraid that if Alexis fails (which is much more likely than it is that she'll succeed), she'll start drinking again. Alexis knows that she'll need to do some work ahead of time to help her cope, and she promises to try her hardest to stay sober. Sonny thinks that Natalia's struggling with letting Blaze live her own life because she was unable to see what was going on with Linc. They talk more about parenting and how he learned from Kristina that trying to exert control just makes your kid rebel. Natalia decides not to ask Kristina to help her fix things with Blaze, since it's something she needs to figure out alone. Now Kristina isn't sure whether to mention to Blaze that Natalia approached her. Chase is starting to question his choice in career, knowing that he could easily have ended up where Dante is. Brook pretends to support him when he considers quitting, since it means he'll be free to go back to music. She reminds him how hard they fought for him to keep his job and how much he loves it. Then she accidentally distracts him by mentioning that she kind of, sort of threatened John, which Chase points out is actually a crime. Nina vents to Valentin that Alexis is messing with the Invader and possibly her marriage. Valentin makes it no secret that he doesn't want Nina and Sonny to reconcile, and not because he wants Nina back. He thinks she needs to go back to being the person she used to be, since that Nina was always triumphant. Tracy continues her crash course in kindness with Cody and James.
Why was Dex's information what finally pushed Anna away from liking Sonny?
I feel like they're going to try out John and Anna as a potential couple. It's weird.
If John's questioning of Danny was inappropriate and unprofessional, does that mean the fact that Danny lied can't come back to bite him?
Aww, Molly needs a hug. Kristen Vaganos impressed me again. And I like the acknowledgment that Alexis' alcoholism left her kids with some trauma.
Alexis should have noted that she and Molly are kind of in similar situations. Molly went to great lengths to get what she wants – a baby – knowing that she could end up with nothing.
Brook is definitely this week's MVP.
"Anyone wrongs him, he just writes them off." Guy who dumped his fiancée because she accidentally shot his daughter says what? (Okay, I guess that's not a good example, but Valentin is more like Sonny than he thinks.)
March 21st, 2024
Deanna tells Elizabeth that a bottle of antibiotics is unaccounted for, an error that could land Elizabeth in a lot of trouble. Willow overhears and freaks out, worrying that just by helping Jason, she's ruined her life. Michael promises that he'll fix things, then admits that he has no idea how to do that. He quickly comes up with a plan and has Spinelli hack into the hospital's pharmacy database to make the disappearance of the pills look like a technology error. Heather wonders if she'll go back to her normal self (whatever that used to be) once her cobalt poisoning has been taken care of. In turn, Laura wonders if she'll still be held responsible for her crimes if it turns out that the poisoning changed her personality. Kevin thinks it's likely that the cobalt changed Heather permanently, but he admires his wife's compassion, even if it's for someone who doesn't really deserve it. The artistic director of a magazine that wants to put Sasha on the cover cancels her photo shoot as it's happening because she doesn't have the right look. Lucy reveals that people feel like Sasha's too wholesome and doesn't have the edge other models have. Cody takes offense, and when Lucy insults him, he announces that he hates modeling and quits. As Maxie's trying not to panic, Sasha admits that she's also disillusioned with modeling and might be done with it. Drew considers giving Crimson back to Nina, but only so he doesn't lose money. She figures out that he and Carly broke up and guesses that Carly did the dumping because Jason's back. Drew gives her the option of finishing the issue that Carly's already started, which would mean collaborating with her enemy. Nina obviously doesn't want that, but she also doesn't want to give up her baby again.
I have never related more to Willow. I, too, would spiral into a tornado of anxiety in her position.
One bottle of antibiotics gets "misplaced" and the board gets notified? That's crazier than Heather is.
Speaking of Heather, I can't with Laura anymore. It's one thing to have empathy, but this is too much.
Hey, Sasha and Cody, would you like to run a newspaper? Because the way things are going, the Invader is about to be abandoned by all its employees.
"There really is nothing uglier than expressing joy at someone else's misfortune," says the guy who has been doing exactly that for the past three months.
Spinelli would have an aneurysm if he knew that Alexis kept her password on a Post-It next to her computer.
March 22nd, 2024
Michael and Jason agree that it's time for Jason to leave the boathouse, but Jason rejects Michael's suggestion that he flee the country, since he still has John's leverage hanging over him. His plan B is to call Diane and have her meet him at the police station when he turns himself in. Diane convinces Chase to let her talk to Jason before he's booked, and though Jason won't tell her much, he does say that he's confident he won't be there long. Sasha officially quits, and Brook blames her decision on Lucy. Lucy says they'll just find another face of Deception, but Brook predicts that she'll end up chasing off anyone else who takes the job. Lucy advises Sasha to wait a little while before she leaves, since her contract states that she has to sell back her shares, and the rate is super-low now. Sasha doesn't care, so let's hope she has some savings she can live off of while she figures out what she really wants to do with her life. Maxie is furious with Lucy, and can I just suggest that she and Brook stage a coup? Cody tries to cheer up Olivia, who's feeling guilty about spending time away from the hospital and taking care of herself. He assures her that she's a great mom and distracts her with camp stories. Chase tries not to think too much about Dante and the dangers of his job while giving some kids (including Donna) a tour of the police station. He's frustrated that Jason is seemingly okay while Dante's in the hospital, and if he weren't such a good cop, and if Brook weren't there to calm him down, he might have turned violent. Diane thinks that someone on the board who revoked Alexis' license sped the process along faster than normal. Robert is supportive of her drive to help and even offers his own assistance.
Interesting that Jason's concerned about the leverage John has over him but not, apparently, about how John will react to him turning himself in.
Diane greeting Jason with "what took you so long?" was perfect.
If Drew offered Crimson to Maxie, I bet she'd give it some really serious thought.
We're going on two years with Cody. When do we get to find out what he and Dante did all those years ago?
Aww, the kids juuuuust missed seeing their first perp walk.
You can tell that Donna is that kid who never shuts up in class. I, for one, am not surprised.
March 25th, 2024
While waiting for Anna to come question Jason, John demands the details of what he's been up to since Dante's shooting. Jason tells him almost everything, leaving out his brief stop at Carly's house and refusing to say anything about where he went after the bridge or who tended to his wound. We get a tiny bit more info about their whole deal, learning that Jason infiltrated Pikeman as part of the FBI's investigation. But that doesn't mean John will pull any strings for him, which means that if Dante dies, Jason will take the fall for his murder. Trina and Josslyn are on opposite sides of the Jason-shot-Dante debate, since Trina thinks that he also shot Curtis. She's still in the depression stage of grief and tells Stella that she doesn't want to move on, since it means leaving behind her life with Spencer. Stella thinks that a proper funeral would have helped her with closure, and she encourages Trina to find another way to memorialize Spencer. Trina visits his empty grave and tells him how she still feels him everywhere, even though she knows he's really nowhere. Elizabeth confides to Willow that she's going crazy waiting for an update about Jason. They overhear Brook and Chase talking about how he turned himself in, and Elizabeth's focus turns to talking things over with Jake and Aiden. Jake is still sure that Jason shot Dante, and he says he hopes that Jason goes to prison for life so they can go back to acting like he's dead. Aiden tries to give him a pep talk, but it's unlikely that Jake's attitude is going to change until he sees proof that Jason's innocent. Michael fills Josslyn in on Jason's situation, leaving out details like how he knew Jason was going to turn himself in and how he knew all this before anyone else. Willow is surprised by Jason's actions and a little worried that he'll give her and Michael up, which Michael assures her would never happen. He tells her that they'll have to keep pretending that they haven't had contact with him, because the questioning definitely isn't over. Brook maintains her MVP status, calming Chase when all he wants to do is avenge Dante.
Interesting that during the episode where Jason resurfaced, Sonny, Carly, and Sam didn't appear. But at least we finally got to see Jake.
I assume this mysterious leverage isn't against Jason himself, because I can't imagine him being okay with his loved ones thinking he was dead when the alternative was doing prison time, which he's done before. It's probably a safe guess that it's against either Sonny or Carly.
Great stuff from Tabyana Ali today.
Oh, hold up, everyone. We can't move forward until we hear Josslyn's opinion on something that has nothing to do with her. We haven't seen Sam in a week, but thank God we know how Josslyn feels about what's going on with Jason.
March 26th, 2024
Jason stonewalls Anna when she tries to question him, though he does say that he didn't shoot Dante. She mentions that he and John have history, something Jason didn't realize, since he never knew that John was Jagger. Frustrated that he's been lied to for almost two-and-a-half years, he tells Anna everything: He's been John's informant, feeding him intel about Pikeman as part of an off-the-books FBI investigation. He wasn't present at the shootings at the pool or in Puerto Rico, so he can't speak to how Sonny avoided injury. He and John both knew ahead of time that Sonny was the target at the warehouse, which infuriates Anna. Jason explains that he ran after Dante was shot because he couldn't risk going to prison and becoming useless to the FBI. Anna thinks that by saving Dante, Jason also saved himself. Michael goes to see Sonny, wanting to know how he's feeling in the wake of Jason's arrest, but it turns out that Sonny didn't know yet. He barely blinks at the news, still convinced that Jason shot Dante and betrayed him. Ava fans the flames while acting like she's trying to make peace. When Michael finally leaves, Sonny pours himself the first drink he's had in two years. Ava practically smolders as she implies that while Sonny has few people left he can trust, he still has her. Carly learns of Jason's arrest from John, who tries to keep her from going to see him. He tells her that he and Jason were friends once upon a time, then turned against each other when they both fell for Karen. He's having trouble connecting the guy he used to know with the guy Jason is now. Carly blasts him for seeing Jason as a criminal and not a person with loved ones he would do anything for. Curtis hears that Jason's in police custody and tells Laura about Selina's conspiracy theory that Sonny assigned him to shoot Curtis. Laura isn't sure what really happened, but she cautions Curtis to consider the source before he starts believing anything wild. She also encourages to put his energy into his recovery rather than digging into his shooting. Gregory's symptoms have progressed more, and Finn thinks that Brook and Chase should move up their wedding to ensure that he can fully enjoy it. Brook is all for it, though that might mean that Dante can't attend. Chase just wants to make sure that Brook has everything she wants even if they have to downsize and speed things up.
Why is it so hilarious to me that Jason has been working for John for almost two-and-a-half years and had no idea that they had history?
Ava, you're gonna want to stay out of anything involving Michael. He barely tolerates you on a good day. Also, you don't get to talk about Jason "betraying" Sonny when you're practically stripping for your best friend's husband.
Heh, everyone hates John now. I love it.
I thought Curtis knew that Selina was talking crazy.
March 27th, 2024
Sam goes to see Jason, kicking off their conversation by asking if he shot Dante. When he says no, she assures him that she believes him. He confesses to getting help from Danny and swearing him to secrecy, which sets Sam off – she's been raising Danny on her own, and Jason had no right to waltz back into town and start taking a parental role. Jason is a danger to Danny, and if Sam has anything to say about it, they'll never get near each other again. An argument between Jake and Danny over whether Jason is guilty turns into a fistfight. Danny can't let go of an accusation Jake made that his loyalty to Jason means he doesn't care about Dante. Sam confronts him for keeping his contact with Jason secret, but she's madder at Jason than she is Danny. She announces that any trust she had left in Jason has disappeared and assures Danny that he never has to see his father again. Danny pretty clearly doesn't see that as a good thing. Anna wants Dex to join the PCPD, somehow thinking that would protect him from Sonny. Dex seems to be considering it, if only because it's an excuse to stay in Port Charles. Molly is Jason's prosecutor (Robert's too scared of Robin to do it), and Kristina wants her to maintain her professionalism in the courtroom, mostly because Kristina believes that Jason's guilty. Molly acknowledges that there's evidence backing up that theory, but they still don't know the whole story, so no one can be 100% sure. She reminds Kristina of what she already told Danny, that people are innocent until proven guilty, and cautions her not to talk badly about Jason around their nephew. Jason can't/won't give Diane anything that will help him at his approaching arraignment, so she's more or less like, "Good luck in there, champ." Just when it looks like things can't get worse for Jason, Brook gives him a boost in the form of a note from Monica that simply says, "I believe in you." Josslyn and Trina make up, and Trina confides that she's resentful of everyone who got Jason back because she can't have Spencer back.
I was really looking forward to this episode because I knew Kelly Monaco would crush it. She definitely did not disappoint.
I can buy Robert not wanting to be Jason's prosecutor because of Robin, but there's no way he would let a baby ADA do it, and he would NEVER have Molly do it.
I hope we get more of Jake.
Anna, please explain how Dex becoming a cop protects him. Because I don't think it'll stop Sonny from having him killed.
March 28th, 2024
Various people show up for Jason's arraignment, with Carly, Michael, and Josslyn firmly believing he's innocent and Olivia, Drew, and Kristina believing he's guilty. (The jury's out – har har – on Alexis, Elizabeth, and Nina.) Danny sneaks in at the last minute and gets to hear from his own aunt that his father has an extensive record and is a flight risk. Though Molly makes a good argument, Diane makes a better one, noting that if Jason were going to run, he wouldn't have turned himself in. In the end, the judge sets bail at $5 million, which Michael covers, and Jason announces that he has a stop to make before he goes home. Sam has gotten word from someone that the hospital wants to move Dante to Turning Woods, and she asks Portia to stop it. She thinks this means that people are giving up on him, but Stella helps her understand that he would get better care there. She also offers to help explain things to poor Rocco, who will now have both parents comatose in long-term care facilities. But then Dante shows signs that he's coming out of the coma, so I guess all those scenes were a waste. Sonny has no desire to go to the arraignment, so he stays home with Ava, who suddenly wants to play devil's advocate and be all, "But what if Jason didn't shoot Dante?" Carly comes by after the arraignment and yells at Sonny for not showing Jason the loyalty he's shown Sonny. Alexis is super-proud of Molly and tells her that lawyers like her are the reason she still believes in the justice system. Molly admits that she thinks Jason's innocent, so Alexis congratulates her on keeping her personal feelings out of the courtroom and doing her job well. Josslyn and Kristina fight over Jason and what Sonny believes and blah blah blah, no one cares.
Sam wouldn't have any say over Dante's treatment, right, since they're not married? I would think those decisions would fall to Olivia and Sonny. I'm sure they'll welcome her input, but ultimately, it's up to them. Ah, whatever, the previews show him being fully awake tomorrow, so it's a moot point.
If seating in the courtroom was significant, with people on the left being pro-Jason and people on the right being anti-Jason, Elizabeth is the former.
"It is worth noting that Mr. Morgan's rap sheet is longer than a CVS receipt." First of all, HA! Second, I'm imagining Molly apologizing profusely to Jason once this is all over. And third, somewhere Ric is laughing until he cries.
Olivia, please tell me the next time Oh, No, Not Nina! Anonymous meets. I'll bring brownies.
March 29th, 2024
Sam quickly calls Olivia to tell her that Dante is awake and doing well. Olivia, Rocco, and Danny rush to the hospital for some happy, teary reunions. Dante remembers everything that happened, and he asks to see Anna so he can let her know that his shooter was a stranger, and Jason was there but wasn't involved in his shooting. Jason shows up during Sonny's fight with Carly, and Sonny refuses to believe his claim that he didn't shoot Dante. Carly's astonished that he could believe that Jason would betray him. Jason seems to recognize that he can't do anything to change Sonny's mind without telling him the whole truth about what he's been up to the past two-and-a-half years, and when Sonny starts acting like he always does when he's spiraling, Jason rushes Carly out of there. A conversation between Valentin and Brennan gives us a lot of insight: Valentin has been running Pikeman since Brennan's arrest, and neither of them knew that Jason had infiltrated the operation. They're a little concerned that Jason will reveal things he shouldn't, but they assume that if Dante exonerates him, he won't be a problem. As for Sonny, the Stone alias was a red herring to mess with him. Valentin plans to let Sonny take himself down. He's arranged to have Sonny's bipolar medication replaced with a lower-strength dose so he'll behave erratically and eventually get himself arrested for something. Valentin's only real worry is that Anna will find out what he's up to. Ava continues isolating Sonny from everyone else – whether deliberately or not – by intercepting a text from Olivia about Dante and pretending she learned from a different source that he's awake, and lying that Sonny can't go see him right now. Sonny thinks that Dante's recovery is the universe balancing out, since he's getting his son back just as he's losing his best friend. He still sees Ava as the only person he can rely on, and he rewards her with a kiss. Carly wants Jason to stay with her, but he's worried that people will come looking for him, so they decide that he'll stay above Bobbie's instead. Carly thinks she might be psychic, since she just had her old room painted and it made her think of when she first came to town and wanted to be around Jason all the time. Anna lets them know that Dante's awake and confirmed that Jason didn't shoot him, so that's one problem they don't have to worry about anymore. Elizabeth tells Danny that she saw him at Jason's arraignment but hints that she won't tell anyone. She also says that Jason's lucky to have Danny in his corner.
Valentin really thought that Sonny would believe he was being targeted by the real Stone?
Also, did he say the medication switch hasn't happened yet? Because if it has, that would explain a lot.
Heh, Valentin has to call Brennan "Jack" because there are two Johns now.
Heart eyes for Jason's alias, Alan Jacobs.
What's Ava's game? Does she want to be Sonny's partner, or his partner?
I assume that Jason isn't totally off the hook yet, since there was a conspiracy charge against him. Plus, if the charges against him are all dropped, he has an excuse to leave town.
If Danny didn't want to be spotted at the arraignment, he shouldn't have walked into a room containing 3/4ths of his extended family.