Okay, first let me preface that I don't condone any violence having to do with kids in any sense of the word, BUT I love this story arc for many reasons!
First, it truly is a story that can and should affect MOST if not the ENTIRE cast in some way shape or form.
Secondly, if a child had to get hurt or die, Jake in many ways is the perfect fit for the part. I know many may think that is completely heartless, but Cam has no real ties to half the families in Port Charles like Jake does and the truth about Aidan's paternity is going to be a huge story in itself.
So with that said, Jake is the one that had to go. I do have a question, when in the world did they change Jake's last name from Spencer to Webber?!?!?
The story of a child being hurt or killed is never easy to view or for the actors and actresses to tell, but it does make for great drama and usually Emmy worthy performances.
Speaking of Emmy worthy performances. At the top of my list so far are Steve Burton's Jason and Jonathan Jackson's Lucky. The two of them have been so powerful on screen that they, not the story itself, have brought me to tears!
Once again, I saw absolutely NOTHING from Becky Herbst. I can't blame all the crap being spewed out of Liz's mouth on BH because well it's the writers that wrote it, but for the love of anything important, Liz just lost one of her son's to a brutal and unnecessary accident and once again all Becky can muster up is crocodile tears.
Steve Burton, who many have nicknamed his character "The Borg", showed more emotion without speaking a word, than Becky did. Thank God Becky wasn't wearing waterproof mascara or her tears would have been completely non-existent.
And what's up with the writers re-writing history yet again? It was Liz that asked Jason to give up Jake and allow Lucky to raise him as his own. It was Liz that told Jason his lifestyle was too dangerous for her and her boys. And then for the writers to have Liz make the comment "You chose not to be with me" was even worse. It showed that even during this emotional crisis - Liz only cares about one thing -- HERSELF!
She also said Jason never looked back, but if she knew Jason at all; she would have known the pain Jason has been carrying with him about not being able to know his own son. I mean crap, the writers even gave him a "BOX OF PAIN."
I'm going to catch hell for this, but I love the fact the writers had Sam leave the hospital and simply explain why she couldn't be there for Jason at that moment. It showed how much Sam has grown in the past couple of years. She left out of respect for Liz, nothing more, nothing less. But the haters will say Sam was being selfish. I guess I can understand their point, I mean I never give Liz the benefit of the doubt, so why should Sam haters?
I hate that the writers made Josselyn have cancer in this story because it's a little to close to the BJ/Maxie heart transplant story. Why can't the writers come up with something new and fresh? Having Jake die was enough, they didn't need to incorporate another transplant story.
I have to give props to Laura Wright. She was great in the scene when Jason told her Liz said no to donating Jake's organs.
We all know Carly and Liz hate each other and Laura did a great job in saying she needed to make Liz understand. Again, great emotions from a very talented actress. I really wish the one woman who needs to show emotions would. Maybe, just maybe if I felt she could act then I wouldn't feel like I got slapped across the face when TPTB decided to keep her.
I though Jason Thompson did a great job during his part of the story as well. Again, he's basically an outsider to the story, no real connection other than being Liz's friend, but he showed great emotion as the surgeon that couldn't save Jake. I felt for him. The only silver lining if you chose to see it; is Robin asking Patrick to come home.
I don't think they needed to kill Jake to allow JaSam to have their baby, but a lot of fans think that and of course that will start yet another fanbase war between JaSam and Liason fans.
Unfortunately for Liason fans, Robert Guza, JR himself said the story is JaSam and LL2 - not Liason. I don't think they killed Jake to take away Liason's connection, if anything the death of Jake should help all four bond even more, IMHO.
What are your thoughts on the story thus far? Who do you think had stand out performances?
In the aftermath of the Becky Herbst firing and rehiring, two others have been let go by the powers that be. Tyler Christopher was informed by the execs at General Hospital that when his contract runs out in June he will not be offered a new one. On March 24, Christopher tweeted the following statements: "Seems to b some misconception that it was my choice to leave gh to go and do the lying game. Not so. I was let go unconditionally." "Just want to set the record straight so people can stop congratulating me." Christopher had been very frank about the recurring role he landed on ABC Family's "The Lying Game" but also stated he had no plans to leave General Hospital. On the heels of him being let go, we also learned Nikolas Cassadine's leading lady, Brook Lynn will also be written out of the show as portrayer Adrianna Leon was also given her walking papers. 
Leon didn't seem as surprised by the news considering her return to the popular soap was not under contract status. It is rumored that her character will be leaving Port Charles to go on tour. Both Nikolas and Brook Lynn have real ties to General Hospital history. Not only is Nik the son of Laura Spencer, but his grandmother Helena is the force behind one of the longest family feuds in soap history - the Spencers and Cassadines. Brook is the daughter of Ned and Lois Ashton, granddaughter to Tracy Quartermaine, one of GH's families with the richest history. One has to wonder or guess that when TPTB decided to rehire Herbst that they decided to relieve Christopher and Leon of their duties to help save some money in these rough economic times. Also, on screen, the viewers are about to see Liz learn the truth about her latest son's paternity - he is really Lucky's son, not Nik's. 
It's hard to fathom seeing more characters with history on the show leaving instead of TIIC learning to write for them and keep their stories fresh and exciting. The pairing of Nik and Brook seemed to be registering well with the fans. Some say they were the best pairing for Nik since his days with Emily. I'm really upset that the execs at GH/ABC keep firing characters with true ties to the show and keep bringing in newbies that may or may not have an impact at some point in time. What do you think of GH letting Christopher and Leon go? Would you like to see either role recast? Were you getting into the pairing? Don't just voice your opinions here also call ABC: (818) 460-7477; press 1, then 2, then 3, then 464. GHLA (323) 671-4583 or write to: General Hospital C/O ABC -TV 4151Prospect Avenue Hollywood, CA 90027
