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.