Not much of a cliffhanger

Friday's episode of General Hospital didn't really have that cliffhanger ending, but there was a lot I really enjoyed about this episode - particularly Lucky and Michael's scenes.

The way Lucky approached Michael at the Quartermaine Boathouse was great; he was neither threatening nor passive.

Lucky simply spoke to Michael as a young man, not a little child. I enjoyed the fact that Lucky asked Michael to give him the details of what happened the night Claudia died from his account without having anyone else there to try and change the story. I admired that about Lucky because it gave the detective the opportunity to hear Michael's confession without someone trying to protect the young killer.

Lucky and Michael have not had the best of relationships since Michael woke from his year long coma, but Michael seemed really comfortable talking to Lucky about what happened the night Claudia was killed.

What was even better was Lucky told Michael he had to take him to the courthouse, but it was Michael's decision whether or not he wanted to tell the judge what really happened on that fateful night. The chance is something not one other person in his life had given Michael.

Sonny, Jason, Carly, Johnny and even Jax have allowed Sonny to take the blame for the night Claudia died, without giving Michael any choice whatsoever. Dante upon learning the truth decided the truth was more important than Sonny being convicted of a crime he didn't commit.

I was even more thrilled when Lucky used his authority and pulled his gun on Jason. While I've enjoyed some of Jucky's conversations about Liz and the children I really never understood how they all of a sudden became friends. That was definitely a WTF moment for me.

Lucky and Jason have been at odds since Lucky returned from the fire and when he found out Jake was actually Jason's child it fueled the feud even more, then all of a sudden out of no where, they were best buds - umm, yeah not gonna happen.

I also enjoyed watching Claire all flustered when Dante was telling his story and detailing Michael's confession to the judge. I hope this does ruin Claire's career and it gets her off my screen!

I'm looking forward to Monday's episode to see what happens between Lucky, Jason and Michael; the scenes between Dante and Sonny and of course Carly and Lulu.

Heading into May sweeps; GH has a lot of important story arcs on the canvas and so far the only one boring me to tears is the one involving Elizabeth and her third bastard child.

Will love prevail?

When all is said and done, can Carly and Jax save their marriage? Can love prevail or will irreconcilable differences force Mr. and Mrs. Jax to walk away from each other?

Will the way Carly protects Sonny and Jason and the way Jax loathes them force the once happy couple to part for good?

What's more important to Jax, the love for his wife and his marriage or getting one over on Sonny? Let's face it, Jax has hated Sonny since Brenda. I don't think the corporate raider has ever gotten over the fact that the woman he once loved more than his own life chose Sonny over him more than once and now it's that exactly what his wife, Carly, is doing? Choosing Sonny over Jax?

Carly isn't perfect, but her love and support for Sonny has always been there and no matter who she is married to, Sonny will always come first. The only person that ranks higher than Sonny, besides her children, is Jason.

Carly will take whatever Jason says at gospel - no matter what. Jason could tell Carly the sky is purple and Jax could say it's blue and Carly would side with Jason.

When all is said and done and after the smoke clears with the trial will CarJax be able to work on their marriage or will it end up being just another divorce in Port Charles?

I didn't like CarJax when they first started their relationship, but honestly, I fell head over heels for them. Carly became more mature and grounded; Jax became more loyal and loving. They both knew about CarSon's history and even Jax and Sonny's history and despite it they fell in love with each other; but will that love prevail in the end?

Talk about walking a thin line ....

Claire is so far over the line that it's not even funny anymore!

First she calls Johnny to the Metro Court and tells him which juror is holding out on the guilty verdict, which by the way how in the world did she even freaking know that?????

Then she goes to Dante's unannounced, basically kicks Lulu out and then threatens Dante with obstruction of justice - are you kidding me?

I'm sorry but if this is the underhanded tactics of a Federal Prosecutor I would take my chances with a public defender. This woman is so far off the map it's not even funny.

It's not even ambition that's the problem, yeah we all know that a conviction of a known mobster would boost her career, but Dante is right - she's bending the law and not even hiding it.

And don't even get me started on what she did to Morgan!!!

Claire Walsh is really a character that I absolutely hate, I don't even love to hate her; she just grates on the very being of my nerves.

I just want to jump through my TV and slap the taste out of her mouth! I want her off my TV more than I've ever wanted anyone off. I hate her more than I hate Liz and more than I love Sonny.

Okay, I'm done with my rant. What's your thoughts on Claire? Love her? Hate her? Want her to stay or get the heck out of Port Chuck?

Carly shows her claws, Lulu feels the wrath

Carly, who has always been on Lulu's side has finally called her young cousin out on her betrayal. I nearly stood up and applauded when Carly called her out!

I've been back and forth with Lulu for years. I liked her when she first came on the show and then despised her for breaking up Georgie and Dillon and then tolerated her after that. I even began to love her friendship with Maxie. I hated her when she was with Johnny and despised her when she was lying to Lucky about Jake. Ahh, yes, there is my point - she lied to Lucky about Jake when she knew all along that Jason was the father of Elizabeth's baby and not Lucky.

She lied to her brother and even helped Elizabeth send pictures to Jason. So, here she is again, betraying her family for someone else.

It was bad enough when she was betraying Lucky, her brother, but Carly has always been the staple female in her life. Not that Carly is the by any means the perfect role model, but nonetheless she has always stood by Lulu in the past.

Carly was absolutely right when she told Dante he was someone that "just happened to be related but Lulu is family."

When Lulu started spouting all her BS about how Carly, Jason and Sonny broke the law trying to protect Michael and that Dante was just doing his job, yeah she was right; but that was an awful thing to say to one member of her family that never let her down. This isn't the first time that Lulu was out of line with Carly - remember when she burst into Carly's home begging Carly to not let Sonny go after Johnny after Michael was shot at the warehouse?

Lulu always seems to put the guys in her life in front of her family. That's not someone I would want as the godmother of my daughter. I wonder if Carly is already rethinking that decision?!?

I certainly hope that Carly doesn't forget what Lulu has done the next time Lulu comes crying to Carly.

Kristina makes a break through

I absolutely loved the sequences with Alexis and Kristina!

This mother-daughter duo is amazing!

Alexis started asking Kristina the hard questions regarding Keifer and Kristina was actually honest with her answers. I think the writers are doing a fantabulous job with this story arc and I'm glad they haven't dropped the ball and just had Alexis and Kristina act like none of this ever happened.

I was so proud of Alexis when she told Kristina, in so many words, told Kristina that she didn't need Keifer to make her feel special that she was already special without him. There are so many young and adult women that feel the men in their lives, regardless of how awful they are, are what makes them who they are. Women like Kristina will deal with abuse - physical or verbal - from their husbands, boyfriends or lovers simply because they believe their abusers regret what they did and think it's their fault that they were hit in the first place.


I love that Alexis is trying to tell Kristina that she should not be blaming herself. No matter what a woman (or child) does it does not warrant being physically abused as a punishment. There is a difference between a mother or a father spanking their child's bottom when they do something wrong than when a mother or father, husband or boyfriend raises their hand to their child, spouse or girlfriend.

I really enjoyed Kristina's visit with Sonny as well. I think this is the first real conversation the father and daughter have ever had. Hands down, regardless if you like Sonny or not, he was amazing with her!

As a viewer that is truly enjoying this storyline, I wish we could actually see some of the sessions Kristina is sharing with Lainey. I think that's an important part of the story. I think if TPTB continue to tell this story one of the best ways is to have Kristina telling her side of things to someone that is completely outside of her family and hearing what their advice is. There is so much more to this story; especially the way Kristina is going to deal with her feelings. I hope we get a ton more scenes with Alexis and Kristina and actually I think it would be great if we got a scene with Alexis, Kristina and Molly and Sam. I think the four females could really bond and help each other deal with the ramifications of Kristina's abuse.

So not feeling this storyline - at all

I'm sorry if I offend any Elizabeth fans here; but oh my god this storyline is so freaking boring and makes me loathe the twit even more.

While Michael Learned has been a breath of fresh air on the daytime soap; I really wish her storyline would revolve around Scrubs or anyone other than Elizabeth. The best part is we actually got to see Dr. Matt Hunter for at least five seconds!

I think part of the reason why I hate this storyline and it's boring me so much is because I know it's the writers way of trying to redeem Liz.

Sorry, but nothing at this point could redeem Liz in my eyes. The woman is horrible. I'm so sick of hearing about how bad Lucky is in their relationship but sorry to say it Liz fans, Liz is no angel!

Before all the Liz lovers try and defend her by saying that Lucky slept with her sister Sarah - yeah he did - BUT and this is a HUGE BUT - Lucky and Liz were already broken up. Was it right for Lucky to sleep with Sarah? No he wasn't, but at least he wasn't engaged to Liz at the time the way Liz was to Lucky when she was sleeping with Nikolas.

Not too mention Liz lied to Lucky about the true paternity of Jake when she knew all along that Jason was truly the bastard's father. And I do not mean bastard in the derogatory sense; Jake is a bastard, he was born out of wedlock. He is not the only bastard on GH either - Cameron is also one, along with Dante, Michael, Kristina, Spencer and practically every other child on GH.



Apparently I'm really frustrated with having to defend my opinions when it comes to Liz and her off springs. But I digress.

This story will redeem Liz in the eyes of some viewers, but for me it's a poor attempt in redemption. Liz has not paid for any of the mistakes she's made. No one in Port Charles besides Lucky and Lulu called Liz out for who she is, but Liz lovers say the whole town was/is against her.

Okay, enough of my rant.... what are your feelings on Liz and her current storyline? Are you enjoying Michael Learned?

Officially sold on the NuMichael

Yup, it's official - I am so on the Chad Duell bandwagon!

This kid in such a short period of time has completely sold me on the role of young, impressionable, pig-headed Michael Corinthos.

I love this kid already! The scenes he had with Lexi Ainsworth, aka Kristina Davis, was amazing. Nothing against Drew Garrett, but CD definitely showed more compassion despite the fact Michael has always hated Kiefer, and with good reason. There is no way that DG could pull off those scenes.

I don't know about anyone else out there in the land of GH lovers, well besides Jenny, that may love Chad, but I certainly hope there is!

I normally hate when characters get recast during a story arc in which the actor is a key player, but TPTB nailed this one, I mean really knocked this one out of the park!

I'm pleasantly surprised with how well GH has done with casting its young actors. I just hope they realize what they have and keep these youngsters around for a very long time.

So, raise your hand if you're loving Chad in the role of Michael and voice your opinion if you're on the other side of the fence or even still forming your opinion.

Questions to ponder...

Okay, so I love Skye, but why exactly has she returned to Port Charles?

I don't get it, she needs to locate Lorenzo's foreign holdings and only Luke can help her? Did I miss something.

I truly hope TPTB give her a storyline and soon because if not they are truly wasting a phenomenal character - just like they wasted Ric.

So far all Skye has done is have two conversations with her "favorite" ex-husband Jax and flirt with Luke; yeah, yeah she visited Kristina and got her to talk to Ethan, but com'on there has to be more to Skye's story. Where has she been? Where's Lila Rea? Why is Skye really back? What is she hiding? There has to be more!

So, we have Skye who has returned from god knows where and we haven't seen Lila once, but that's Okay, we have Alice on screen at least once, if not more than once a day, to enjoy. While normally I love the way Alice antagonizes the Quartermaines, but her as the jury foreperson is over the top; especially since the judge removed Coleman from the jury.

A little Alice goes a long way and I think TPTB only did this to give one of their bit players and the trial a little too much oompf to it, JMO of course.

The way they are making Alice be more of a dictator is just another way to drag out the outcome of the trial, no offense as much as I've enjoyed watching Diane work her magic in the courtroom and loved Carly holding her own against Claire, I really am ready for this trial to be over so we can move onto the next story arcs.

Which betrayal is worse?

Dante really is in a tough situation. He really has two choices - betraying his father by telling truth that his brother is the one that really killed Claudia or betraying his brother and letting his father take the rap. Either way the newest "Corinthos" could wind up betraying his badge.

All this time, Dante thought his father, Sonny, was the one that killed Claudia and never believed that it was done to protect Carly and Josselyn, now finally after months of trying to build a case against the father he barely knows, he comes to find out that it was in fact his brother, well actually not his brother, Sonny's adoptive son, Michael. Because let's face facts, Michael and Dante are NOT related. I'm so sick of hearing "my brother" this, "my brother" that - they are not related.

Dante is Sonny's biological son while Michael is Sonny's adoptive son. Olivia is Dante's mother and Carly is Michael's so how exactly are they related? They're not! Dante is a half-brother to Morgan and Kristina but not Michael. I really wish TPTB would get their story straight and have someone acknowledge that fact. OK, rant over.


So, what is the cop going to do? Is he going to tell Claire or the rest of the PCPD what he found out? Or is he going to let the father he despises take the fall for a crime he didn't commit?

Regardless it's a no-win situation for Dante. He either makes Sonny, Jason and Carly mad or Michael himself; not too mention, Claire is not going to be happy when she finds out that this whole time she's been prosecuting the wrong man.

Claire's not going to be happy when she finds out the truth and I'm sure she's not going to be too happy with Jax when/if she finds out that he's been protecting Michael this whole time as well.

No one is going to win with this situation, but then again Michael should face the consequences for his actions regarding Claudia. Yes, he was saving his mother and newborn sister, but he still killed a woman.

Regardless of the outcome, all the characters involved will feel the wrath of Claudia even though she's dead. Her being dead is causing more grief on those involved more than she ever did alive, well besides the time she got Michael shot.

What would you do if you were Dante? Betray the father you never knew or someone you keeping calling your brother even th0ugh he's not really related to the young man? As a cop, which is more important - protecting Michael who was a minor at the time of the murder or upholding the law.

What about Lulu and Maxie? Besides the fact they are hiding Michael, what would you do - betray the man you love to help Michael tell the truth or well, let Sonny take the fall as planned?

Praising Diane Miller

I absolutely love this character and I absolutely love Carolyn Hennesy.

When Diane first showed up in Port Charles, I couldn't stand her. In fact I down right loathed her; but now the woman is pure gold!

From her interactions with Sonny, Jason and Carly to her romance with Max and friendship with Alexis- the woman is hard, strong, confident, romantic and funny. She is the complete package!

The way she speaks to Sonny and Jason and yes, even Carly, she always speaks the truth and that is a breath of fresh air. She calls all of them out on their ish and doesn't hold back when speaking to Alexis or Max either. I really wish TPTB would put Carolyn on contract and we could have more of Diane- heck instead of doing another Night Shift they could create a prime time spinoff with her and Alexis.

I think I'm actually repeating myself because I think I have said this all before, but Carolyn's/Diane's performance during this whole "Claudia" mess has been amazing. The woman not only deserves a contract, she deserves her own show.

I've always been a huge Carolyn fan from her guest spots on "That 70's Show" and "What I like About You" and now I watch "Cougar Town" more to see if she's going to be on more than for the show itself.

What are your thoughts on Diane? Is she all I'm making her out to be?

If you tell the truth, why doesn't anyone believe you?

Dante actually completed his mission and served his, and I use this term lightly, half-brother with a subpoena to testify at his father's trial. I used the term "half-brother" lightly, because unlike Morgan and Kristina, Michael has absolutely no relation to Dante. They have the same father, but ironically Michael was adopted by Sonny and Dante never knew Sonny was his father until a couple of months ago. But, I digress.

When Dante called Sonny "scum" I wanted to jump through my TV and slap him and maybe it's my Sonny loving heart that's blinding me, but I can't help it. I accept Sonny, flaws and all. The man is a mob boss and in reality the mob on GH, up until Sonny shooting Dante point blank in the chest, was Mickey Mouse at best.

Again, I digress....

Michael began to confess to Dante that it was him, not Sonny that killed Claudia, but of course Dante didn't believe him. Just like Mac, Dante dismissed Michael's confession, until he asked for proof. You just knew that Michael keeping that shirt all this time was going to come back to either bite him or save him at some point.

I just wonder what Dante is going to do once he finds out the blood is in fact Claudia's and it was Michael that killed Claudia. Wonder if the new super cop is going to regret lying about his father shooting him when he realizes Sonny is innocent.

Ok, back to NuMichael. I have to admit in just two short days, even though I still can't get used to how deep Chad's voice is, I'm already starting to like this kid. I don't know, how is he growing on me so fast? Well, I have to agree with one of my devout readers Jenny.

Jenny said "Not taking anything away from DG, I think Chad will be able to bring more to the table as the Michael character. Just in those short scenes of yesterday, he already showed me a more wider range of emotional capability with nuances. DG was more of one note. Chad seemed to display a deeper emotional depth."

I agree with Jenny, Chad has brought more depth to the character already and he's only had two days of work. I'm not completely sold on him yet, because, well, he's still not Michael to me, but he is growing on me fast.

Side notes: How great was it to see Matt today and with a yellow feather boa to boot??? I was so thrilled! I mean seriously, had they used Matt since they aired the new credits? Nope, didn't think so. Maybe they had to show Matt because they are planning to start the Spin/Maxie/Matt triangle? What I don't understand is if Maxie wants danger in her life as she told Jason, on what planet would that include Matt?!?!?!? Johnny, I could see, actually I would welcome Johnny and Maxie, but Matt? Com'on, dangerous? No way!

It was great to see JaSam interacting today and in a playful, yet sensual way. Just because they both have different things going on in their lives does not mean we shouldn't get to see them interact. I mean if anything when a couple has a crisis they are going through, generally they rely on each other for comforting and support. It seems as though JaSam have been making decisions on their own without considering what the other thinks or feels. I'm glad that Jason let Sam know he didn't mean to hurt her when he decided to take the deal to go to prison that was offered to Sonny.

Ok, rant over for the night. What are you guys thinking about Michael? His confession? Dante's reaction? Matt and the yellow feather thingy? Anything and everything going on?

What would you do to save your family?

When Molly decided she would go to Jason and ask him for help with Warren Bauer, I couldn't believe my ears.

Molly, besides Morgan, is the sweetest child on the show and truly has a heart of gold that's filled with romance.

The poor youngster's world has been turned upside down due to her sister, mother and the Bauers.

Molly, scared for her family, actually went to Jason and asked him to make Mr. Bauer "disappear."

Whether you like Jason or not, you have to admire the way he spoke to Molly about how he failed Michael and that he never wants a child to be a part of "the business." Plus I love that fact that Jason told Molly that he loves Sam. AWWW!


After speaking with Jason, the Molly part of heart melted even more when the young lady, wise beyond her years, fessed up to her mom and sister that she asked the hitman to take care of Mr. Bauer and for once, Alexis even seemed to defend Jason - wait did that really happen??

There is something very smart, yet naive about Molly and I pray with all the recasts TPTB seem to be doing with the younger actors and actresses that Molly is saved. Haley Pullos has been pure gold in the role and it would be heartbreaking to see her ever leave the show. Hey, here's a thought, Kimberly McCullough grew up on the show as Robin Scorpio, why can't Haley do the same? If you think about it, Robin and Molly are actually a lot a like, at least when Robin was her age.

Help from where you least expect it

Skye has been either a fan favorite or one that fans hate, I happen to love the sassy red head and was pleasantly surprised when she showed up at the lake house.

In case you haven't been watching GH for a long time; when Kristina was a baby and Alexis plead guilty of killing Luis Alcazar by reason of insanity; Ned had custody of Kristina and Skye pretty much played mother to the youngster.

Anyway, it was nice to see an adult comforting Kristina; not that Sam and Alexis haven't been, but it's different when the adult really has nothing to do with the two families involved.

Seeing Skye nurture Kristina the way she did made me love her even more.

I was thrilled when Skye suggested she could help Kristina and they showed up at the Haunted Star so Kristina could speak with Ethan.

I loved the way Ethan eased Kristina's pain, mind and guilt. Whether he was telling the truth or not about when he was a 14-year-old infatuated with his friend's 20-year-old sister or not; it was great to see Ethan and Kristina interacting in a calm, not stressful situation and without Kristina throwing herself at Ethan.

He may be too old for her; but I would love to see an real, true friendship grow with the two.

NuMichael makes his debut

Chad Duell appeared on today's General Hospital with the familiar voice over "the role of Michael Corinthos ...."

I'm not sure what my take is on this kid yet; he hasn't been on long enough for me to judge him. But with that said, I don't understand why Drew Garrett was let go. This kid, I'm sure is going to be a fine actor, has too deep of a voice for his look. He has a baby face, yet his voice is almost deeper than Steve Burton's LOL.

I guess I'll have to wait and see how everything turns out with Chad. I almost always hate when soaps or any other show recast a character midway through a story arc, especially if said character is a main part of the story. That's exactly the case with Michael.

TPTB could have easily had Michael go somewhere anywhere when/if the truth about Claudia ever came out and had the "NuMichael" come on the show then.

Kind of like when they shipped Carly off to the insane asylum and had her reappear during the train wreck - you know when the recast Jennifer Bransford with Laura Wright.

But, like I said, I'm going to hold my judgement until I see what Chad can do with the character. I do wish Drew all the luck in whatever project he takes on next.

Carly rocked, Warren got socked

Carly is a character you either love or hate and while I mostly love the character (except when TB was in the role) her performance today at Sonny's trial made me love the hypocrite even more!

Yes, I just called her a hypocrite, because like most every other person in Port Charles she is a hypocrite, except nine times out of ten the woman owns it. She doesn't pretend to be anything that she isn't. She's proud of her actions and calls herself out when she's wrong.

Carly Corinthos Jax was purely brilliant with the story she told on the stand. Ironically, most of what she said was true. The only difference being that Sam didn't show up and help her deliver the baby and it was Michael that saved Carly and Josselyn not Sonny.

I loved that TPTB actually used the real footage of what happened that night and didn't cut Claudia out just because SJB is on another soap now. TV shows, prime time or daytime generally don't use footage of characters that are no longer on the show. I applaud the writers, directors, editors and everyone else for using the original shots.

What I loved about Carly today was that she kept her cool even though Claire Walsh was trying to shoot holes in her story. I don't know if anyone else noticed, but I see fear in Claire's face and hear it in her voice.

If I were a juror at a real trial, based on the facts of this case, I would believe Carly's compelling story and want to acquit Sonny.

I love how Sonny, as always questioned Carly's plan, but then rewarded her with not only his words, but his kiss as well. I may not be a CarSon fan, but they do still ooze chemistry together.


One man that should truly check himself is Warren Bauer. I was thrilled when Sam decked him in the middle of the PCPD.

I get that he's supposed to be grieving over his son and no parent ever wants to believe that their child is capable of being am abuser, but com'on man, verbally attacking the 17-year-old victim in her hospital room and then calling her a liar in her own home is not the right way to act, especially for an adult.


Alexis was absolutely right when she told Warren abuse victims often protect the one that's abusing them.

I actually had a roommate who stayed with the man that broke her nose, threw her down a flight of stairs and gave her two black eyes because she was in the shower too long on Super Bowl Sunday.

She actually, like Kristina, blamed herself for making him mad and said it wouldn't have happened had she gotten out of the shower sooner. This story that General Hospital is telling is very true and I'm glad they haven't just brushed it under the rug for another story arc; at least not yet.

When Molly went to Jason for help, I was nearly screaming at the TV. Molly is normally very smart and to have her go to Jason to "shut Mr. Bauer up" was very out of character even if she's just a 10-year-old.

I can't wait to see what Mr. Bauer does after Sam punched him; how the jury reacts to Carly's testimony and how Kristina deals with the emotional pain she is feeling. Her bruised body with heal, but her mental stability and broken heart is going to take a lot longer.

Again, sorry my posts have been so few and far between. I'm going to start blogging on a daily basis again.

Isn't blood supposed to be thicker than water?

Once again Lesley Lu has turned from sweet good-hearted Lulu to well, Shrewlu.

I get that she's in love with Dante, and I'm actually a Lante supporter, but this is not the first time Lulu has sided with someone other than her family.

Lulu knew that Jake was actually Jason's son and not Lucky's but she not only lied to Lucky for months, she also served as a go between for her former sister-in-law and the mob enforcer. Yeah that's what I call family loyalty.

Granted Lulu just found out that Ethan is her brother less than a year ago, but nonetheless he is her brother and the way she was screaming at Luke about Dante was simply wrong. Luke may not be father of the year material, but he is still her father and he is worried about Ethan and the way he was treated while he was in lock-up. Shrewlu needs to take a step back and realize that when all is said and done, family is what gets you through your darkest hours, not your latest fling.

Speaking of Ethan, the poor guy was wrongfully accused, not once but twice, for being the one who attacked Kristina only to be arrested for running down Kiefer when in fact it was Alexis who killed her daughter's attacker. Then Ethan while in lock-up basically ends up with the same bruises as Kristina for a crime he didn't commit.


When Kristina confronted Ethan in the hospital, it made me realize just how small she really is. She looked not only like a little kid, but every ounce of the fragile she should be at this time. And poor Ethan is getting screamed at by Kristina for something he didn't do. I for one reacted the same way he did when he questioned why she would keep accusing him of things he didn't do.

I don't know what's worse, the fact that Kristina accused Ethan of killing Kiefer or that she is still defending Kiefer after he hit her on more than one occasion. What message is General Hospital trying to send? I get that many abused women protect their attackers, but Kristina thinking that she deserved to be hit and Kiefer dying is her fault is going a little bit over the top for my taste.

I'm not even going to comment on Liz's scenes today because to me they are a waste of air-time. I'm sorry but I refuse to believe that Liz went crazy because she was cheating on Lucky. And now they are dragging out the "oh whoa is me" routine with her in the hopes of redeeming her. Well she won't and can't be redeemed in my eyes, at least not this way.

What do you think of Lulu's conversation with Luke? Was she out of line? Is Kristina's emotions and feelings a true portrayal of what abuse victims go through? What are your thoughts on Liz, redeemable or not?

Love and Hate

I thought I'd change it up a bit and simply do lists of what I'm loving and hating about General Hospital lately.

LOVE:

1. The Kristina/Kiefer story. Unfortunately, in this day and age the story of a young teenage girl being physically abused by her boyfriend happens more often than not. I applaud GH for telling the story and how it's affecting so much of the cast. From the two main players Kristina and Kiefer to their parents, Kristina's siblings, the Spencers and everyone in between, all are nailing every single one of their scenes and are doing a great job telling this heartbreaking story. I'm looking forward to watching Kristina deal with all of her emotions. TIIC have done a great job so far, I just hope they don't drop the ball.


2. Alexis Davis and Sonny Corinthos. Both mother and father are absolutely heartbroken and grief stricken over what has been happening to their daughter. From Sonny putting a gun to the back of Ethan's head and his confrontations with Luke, Sonny is acting every bit the mob father that he is. Alexis on the other hand when she told Luke she would go "Cassadine" on him was priceless! Both Alexis and Sonny in my book are acting exactly how they should in terms of the characters themselves.

3. Sonny's trial for killing Claudia. Even though I know that Sonny is never going to be convicted, especially since he didn't even commit this crime, I am truly enjoying how the trial is playing out thus far. From Coleman being caught with Kate at the hotel to Maxie and Diane putting Claire in her place, the trial is actually pretty exciting compared to any trial Jason has ever been on.



4. JaSam. I never thought I could ever get behind the pairing again after the total dismantling of them a few years ago, but there is something very different about them this time around - Jason actually treats Sam as an equal and seems to respect her more this time around. I love the sweet moments between the two and even enjoy when they disagree sometimes. Not that I ever want to see them really fight, it was nice to see them in disagreement over the Kristina situation because it shows them as real and not just all fluff. Can't wait to see where they go from here.



5. Ducky. I don't even know if they have a real name yet, but I love Dante and Lucky being partners on the PCPD. They seem to gel really well and they do a great good cop/bad cop routine. I like how they feed off each other and hope they continue to build a friendship. I would love to see what happens if Dante ever accepts Sonny as his father and starts to be a corrupt cop.

6. The fact the Quartemaines are starting to get more airtime, the return of Skye and the introduction of Maya Ward - enough said.


HATE:
1. The whole Liz/Nik/Lucky storyline. I was enjoying the storyline in the beginning when Lucky told Liz all the things I've been screaming at my TV about her for years, but now it's just a snoozefest. Liz loves Lucky (or so she says), Nik loves Liz and Lucky wants nothing to do with either of them. Oh and having Liz have yet another WTD s/l is just B-O-R-I-N-G!



2. Lisa Niles and Scrubs. Scrubs is having plenty of angst on their own over Robin's support of Sonny, they don't need Lisa involved at all. Let Lisa hook up with Steve or hey, here's a suggestion - how about Matt?!?!?!? When was the last time we actually saw Matt? Why would TPTB put Matt on the opening credits when he's never on screen?

3. SpiXie. I am so over them. I've been over them since their non-wedding. Well actually, I let go of them once Maxie slept with Franco. Not that I want to hear the name Franco spoken on GH anytime soon, but seeing just that ounce of chemistry between Maxie and Franco made me long for the old Maxie - the Maxie that should be paired with Johnny. I just want my JoMax!!!!

4. Claire Walsh. I really could do without her. No other explanation. I just loathe her.

5. Jax. When he's on screen I just want to scream "HYPOCRITE."


That's pretty much my list of love and hate. What's yours?

When will the healing truly begin?

Ironically, the person she's know for the least amount is the one person Kristina finally felt comfortable enough to admit the truth to - Dante.

I get that she feels comfortable with him, she did even before she knew he was her brother, but I really thought Kristina would open up to Sam before anyone else. Sam has been the one person Kristina has opened up to in the past. Regardless of who the person was, I'm just really glad that Kristina finally cleared Ethan and admitted that it's been Kiefer all along.

Another thing I'm absolutely thrilled about is that Kristina told Molly the truth about what's been going on even telling her the excuses she's made for Ethan in the past. Maybe the two young girls will bond a real sisterly-friendship and support each other through the rest of this. You may ask why I think Molly needs support, well, the young girl is absolutely a romantic and looked up to Kiefer and his relationship with Kristina. She has defended him almost as much as Kristina.


As Kristina spelled out all the ugly details of her attacks, Alexis and Sonny listened with fallen hearts and tears falling from their eyes. What would you do if you were a parent and you were listening to your teenage daughter explain how her boyfriend hit her on more than one occasion? I was pleasantly surprised that Sonny didn't start screaming the minute he realized that it was Kiefer abusing his daughter and when he was talking with Jason how he was thankful he didn't have his oldest friend's son killed.

I really wanted to hit the pompous Mr. Bauer in the mouth for the way he manhandled Lucky in the cubicle where Kiefer was pretty much flat-lining. if the jackass had at least waited five more seconds he would of heard that Lucky was trying to find out who ran his son down in the middle of the road and not questioning him about what happened with Kristina. The worst part is there are more of the Bauers in real life, you know the ones that feel entitled because of their money or last name, than there are Sonnys or Jasons- mobsters.

This is the reason that I defend Sonny and Jason. They fight to protect what is theirs and those they love, yet they are ridiculed on a daily basis because of their professions. I know they kill people but they are mobsters, they aren't supposed to be innocent.

You just know that when the Bauers realize that it was Alexis that hit Kiefer they are going to try and say Kristina lied about Kiefer hitting her because she's trying to save her mother from manslaughter or some other charge the Bauers will come up with. Granted it really wasn't an accident when Alexis hit Kiefer with her car, but it wasn't premeditated. What's going to be worse for Kristina at this point - dealing with the physical and emotional abuse she's been dealing with for months at the hands of Kiefer, watching her father stand trial for a murder he didn't commit or seeing her mother brought up on charges for accidentally killing her abusive teenage boyfriend? Either way the girl is going to literally be scarred for life.

I hope I wasn't the only one cheering when Steven Webber pronounced Kiefer dead. I was thrilled! Literally, utterly and most definitely thrilled. I have to admit that Christian Alexander did a phenomenal job as Kiefer since the minute he showed up on GH. Kiefer was a character that I absolutely loved to hate. To me there is a difference in hating a character and loving to hate a character. Hating a character to me means that the character offers nothing to the story or the show. Claire Walsh and Lisa Niles are prime examples of characters that I simply hate.

On the other hand; Faith, Kiefer and even Claudia are/were characters that I loved to hate. Their characters actually added to the show and the actresses/actors that played them were phenomenal in the roles. Now Dahlia Salem or whatever her name is, is a good actress, but to me Claire is just someone I want to slap on a daily basis.

Okay, enough of my rant. What did you think of today's show? Kiefer's death? How do you think Kristina will react to the news that it was her own mother that killed Kiefer?

The Ultimate Price

Kristina had been lying for weeks covering up the fact that her boyfriend Kiefer had beaten her up and put her in the hospital. Not only had Kristina covered for Kiefer, she also named Ethan as her attacker nearly spouting family wars in the process.


Alexis went at Luke telling him she would go "Cassadine" on him if he tried to pressure Kristina again, Sam and Jason have been arguing about Sam's history and Kristina's story and then of course there's Sonny and Luke, old-time friends, basically threatening each other because of their kids.

Finally, after too much time had passed and one too many people had accused Ethan, Kristina had no choice but to tell the truth when Alexis arrived home after Kiefer had beaten Kristina, again. Alexis arrived just in time to see Kiefer running out of the Lake House and Kristina laying on the floor unconscious.
Frantically, Alexis tried to wake up her daughter and ironically saw Kiefer again as she was driving Kristina to the hospital. This is the part where I was nearly cheering and screaming at the TV. I literally wanted Alexis to back up and driver over the SOB as he lay lifeless on the side of the road.


The punk got exactly what he deserved. Alexis hitting him with her car as she drove a bloodied Kristina to the hospital was exactly the way it should have happened. If Sonny or Jason had put a bullet between Kiefer's eyes viewers would be screaming about the mob. With Alexis mowing him down like a wild animal in the middle of the street, it's about a grief-stricken mother trying to protect her daughter and seeing how emotional Alexis was throughout this whole s/l really made me love NLG even more.

Once again, each and every single character involved in this story arc was phenomenal! The actors were at the top of their games and many of them deserve Emmies for their performances!

Can't wait to see how this all plays out. At least now everyone will know that Ethan never hit Kristina.

On a side note, sorry I've been MIA lately. But I'm back and planning on blogging a lot more often. Hope you enjoy and keep coming back!

The protection continues, but not everyone's buying it

Kristina is sticking to her story that it was Ethan that attacked her, but does everyone really believe her?

Ethan is adamantly telling anyone who will listen that yes he grabbed her arm and yes she scratched his face but he is not the one who put her in the hospital.

I really enjoy the scenes with Kristina and Sam and how Sam keeps reinforcing the fact that Kristina is not to blame for what happened and that Kristina can not protect her attacker. Sam feels responsible for what happened to Kristina because she left her alone at the Lake House to confront Ethan; a point that Jason picked up on right away.

I couldn't believe the nerve the punk Kiefer had to actually enter Kristina's room after Sam had left. Maybe if Kiefer went in when Sam was there, Sam might actually be able to see how frightened Kristina is of him. Ironically, Kristina didn't seem frightened near Ethan when she was first brought into the hospital.

Kiefer tried to say that it didn't feel like it was him that attacked Kristina and that he just lost control. All he kept saying was "I swear to God." Unfortunately, Kristina forgave Kiefer the first time he hit her, so for some reason she thinks it's her fault. She actually apologized to him for lying to him. That was a WTF moment for me because no matter what Kristina did, she didn't deserve to have Kiefer raise his fists and hit her the way he did! Kristina knows that her father is out for revenge and told Kiefer she didn't want him to die. Again, I get that she's scared, but why does she insist on protecting him? And if she doesn't want Kiefer, the boy who beat her up, to die; why would she want Ethan, the boy who rejected her, to die? Does she feel getting rejected is worse than getting beat up?

Again their whole scene made me want to jump through my TV screen and strangle Kiefer. And as much as I hate Kiefer; I still have to admit that Christian is doing a phenomenal job in the acting department, along with Lexi. Definite kudos to the youngsters.

I don't know what was worse, listening to Kiefer telling Kristina they can get past it and forget it ever happened, Kristina telling Alexis that it never would have happened if she hadn't lied or actually seeing Kiefer's pompous parents on screen.

The way Mr. and Mrs. Bauer spoke about Kristina and her "unfortunate" family made me want to bitch slap them almost as much as Kiefer. No wonder the punk feels entitled to do whatever he wants to whomever he wants. Watching Kiefer sitting there, acting all innocent made me want to smack the smug look off his face. I certainly hope that Lucky is able to put together the proper timeline and save his half-brother from the lies.

Oh, and why was I NOT surprised that Mayor Floyd pulled strings to help the Bauers from talking to the PCPD, therefore protecting Kiefer.
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For once, I actually wasn't upset with Jason interfering when he went to go see Kristina. He went to see her because his girlfriend, Sam, the woman he loves is beating herself up inside for not being able to protect her sister. Jason is actually showing Sam the support that she always gives him.

I also like how Jason pointed out to Kristina that Ethan couldn't possibly be in two places at once. I know that Jason not believing that it was Ethan who put Kristina in the hospital is going to cause a rift between JaSam, but Sam really isn't seeing all the signs because she feels responsible and she's hurting for Kristina. Usually, it's Sam that's the one that's clear and level headed helping Jason see things the right way; this time it's Jason. I don't think it's going to cause JaSam to break up or anything, and it's actually going to be nice to see JaSam actually disagree on something. It will show that they have a normal relationship and that not everything is perfect in their world.

I hope that Jason and/or Lucky will be able to prove that it wasn't Ethan and in fact it was Kiefer that put Kristina in the hospital. Maybe, just maybe, Sam will stop beating herself up for something that was out of her control and Alexis and Molly will stop treating Kiefer like he's a god of sorts.


**On another side note of the episode, it was great to see Lulu not forgiving Nikolas for what happened with Elizabeth so quickly and for Lulu sticking to her guns about Liz being a liar. Lulu used to be Liz's biggest supporter and for once, Lulu is seeing Liz for who she really is. I have to admit it was nice to see not being so snarky to Nikolas when he showed up to bring her to the hospital. Maybe she's finally realizing that Nik is not the only one to blame for their affair; she had a hand in it as well.

**Anyone else find it really random to have the episode pretty much revolve around Kristina's and Liz's story lines and out of the blue insert a scene with Clair, Carly, Livs and Jax? It was kind of like, ummm, where is this coming from? Yes, I know that Sonny's trial is coming up, but they could have saved that scene for another day or actually added more scenes to reinforce the Sonny trial story line, not just the one as if to say "Don't forget we have this going on too."

The Aftermath, Good and Bad

In the aftermath of Kristina getting beat up by her boyfriend Kiefer, the viewers were actually, well treated seems like the wrong word to use, but treated to some fantastic acting and wonderful scenes between family and friends, who are soon to be enemies.

Upon hearing the news that Ethan was the one who attacked Kristina, Sonny went full on mob mode. Not only did he go straight to the Haunted Star, but the mobster father figure put a gun to Ethan's back telling him he was a dead man. If not for Dante and Lucky showing up, Ethan might just have taken a bullet right then and there.

Before everyone gets up in arms about Sonny's reaction, I implore all to remember that Sonny is a father of one daughter and a mob boss. In character, Sonny did exactly what any mob boss would have done. As Kristina talked to Alexis in her hospital room about what she supposedly did wrong, Sonny was trying to make it right the only way he knows how - shoot first, ask questions later.

As Dante and Lucky begged Sonny to not pull the trigger, Sonny told his new found son to act like a brother instead of a cop and go see his sister. I was pleasantly surprised when Dante did just that. It was nice to see the conversation between the siblings, especially when Dante told Kristina she was still beautiful on the inside and what she looked like on the outside was just the ugly reminder of what had happened to her.

But one of the most heart wrenching moments was when Sonny returned to Kristina's room and talked about how much she looked like Adela. Say what you want about Sonny or even Maurice, the man brings it when it comes to the emotional stuff.

Listening to Sonny talk to Kristina and seeing Dante listening from the hall, brought tears to my eyes, literally. Sonny is a lot of things, but one thing is for sure, he loves his children, all of them, deeply and truly. Sonny is not perfect, but he tries his best to keep his kids safe and do right by them. He may not always make the best decisions, but Sonny tries to do the right thing.

As much as I love Sonny, I have to applaud Jason and the writers for bringing up Sonny and Luke's friendship in regards to Ethan. While Sonny usually always acts before he thinks, Jason is the one who actually thinks too much, sometimes he's right and sometimes he's wrong, but in this case; Jason was absolutely right in stopping Sonny from putting the hit on Ethan.

Ethan is actually innocent and Sonny has no idea. All his knows is that his daughter named Ethan as her attacker and Sonny is going to believe every word that comes out of his mouth because he has no reason to not believe her.

I'm very curious to see what Sonny's reaction is going to be when he finds out the truth. I personally have never been in an abusive relationship, but I really don't understand how Kristina can protect Kiefer. How can a young 16-year-old girl lay in her hospital bed and lie to all the people that love her to protect the boy that obviously doesn't love her.

I hope when all is said and done, Ethan gets the vindication that he deserves. Ethan, like Luke and Sonny, is not perfect, but he doesn't deserve to have the whole town thinking he beats women because Kristina is either to scared or delusional to admit it was her boyfriend that attacked her.


Speaking of Kiefer, first I really could have done without seeing the flashback Kristina had. It was hard enough seeing it the first time, but to have to see it again and again in slow motion was really painful. And what gave the punk, yes Kiefer, the right to think he could show up at the Lake House making up an excuse to see Kristina.

The way he was talking to Molly, I wanted to put my hands through my TV screen and strangle the punk. I keep calling him a punk, because, well I don't want to use the language I really want to use here on my blog. I just hope someone teaches Kiefer a lesson when all is said and done.

I also want to applaud Sam for coming clean with Alexis about what's been going on with Kristina in the past months. I may not agree with the timing of the conversation, but I'm glad that Sam opened up to Alexis even though Kristina obviously thought she couldn't.

Oh and on a side note, I absolutely love Helena! She's so blatantly devilish! I loved when she told the lab tech that she and Nikolas were going to raise the new Spencer baby to be as a Cassadine. I really didn't want the baby to be Lucky's because I don't want him to have even more ties to Liz, but I guess there's no changing it now. Ironically, I always wanted Jake to be Lucky's instead of Jason's and now I wish the baby to be would be Nik's instead of Lucky's. UGH, guess we have more LnL2 coming our way some where down the line.

Battered and Bruised Does Not Mean Love

Kristina started her night off excited about spending what she thought would be quality time with Ethan. She convinced her sister, Molly, to hack into Ethan's e-mail to prevent him from going on his date with Jennifer.


Kristina didn't get what she was hoping for though when she showed up at the Haunted Star. Not only did Ethan tell Kristina he wasn't interested in her; he also called her a spoiled brat and grabbed her arm to the point of bruising it.


That's not even the worst part, basically up until she got home with her sister Sam, Kristina's ego was the most bruised part of her body, well, until Kiefer showed up that is.


Kiefer claimed he was humiliated by Kristina's actions and thought she and Ethan were laughing at his expense. Kiefer didn't just scream though, he raised his fists and more than once.

Adding to the drama, the scenes were shown in slow motion.

Battered, bruised and frightened, Kristina lay curled up on her floor as Kiefer screamed it was her fault that he hit her in the first place; she made him so mad he hit her and it was her fault.






After getting a good talking to by Sam, Ethan actually felt bad about the way he had treated Kristina and went to the Lake House to apologize to the young girl. Ethan couldn't believe what he found when he arrived.

Kristina, thinking Kiefer came back to hurt her some more, lashed out at Ethan and literally clawed his face. Ethan looked genuinely scared for Kristina and carried her out of the house in his arms and brought her to the hospital. Ethan looked scared as he waited outside the curtains when Patrick asked him what happened. Obviously Ethan had no idea what had happened to Kristina but due to the nice gash on the side of his cheek, Ethan looked like the guilty party.



What I didn't understand about what transpired next was that Patrick called Sonny and not Alexis and it was Epiphany that called Alexis. Patrick should know Kristina and Sonny's relationship is rocky at best. I did however like how the writers tied in Sonny feeling that Dante was looking at him like Deke and remembering what his mother went through when Deke used to beat her.
Even if I hadn't read the spoilers, I wasn't surprised that Kristina named Ethan as her attacker instead of telling the truth. In most cases of domestic abuse, the woman more often than not blames herself for the beatings and protects the one that's actually hurting her.

Kristina is no different - she is protecting Kiefer; the boy who is actually hurting her.

When Lucky, Alexis and Sonny all asked her who did that to her, Kristina said "Ethan." This story line is only going to get better. What I think is the most important part about this story line is they are in fact using the teens on the show and not the adults. This story arc is something mothers and daughters should watch together. Even fathers and sons - it really is an important lesson to be learned. Women do not have to be afraid to tell the truth about who's hurting them and men do not have to raise their fists whenever they get angry.

There is help for both, but the first most important step is to realize it's not your fault and you can prevent it from happening again. One thing is for sure, Lexi and Christian did a phenomenal job with the scenes, I was just as scared as Kristina was as I watched it all unfold.


What do you think the most important part of this story is? Where would you like to see it go?