After fighting as hard as I could ....

Jason Morgan and Samantha McCall aka JaSam has won me over again and I am officially back to shipping my second all-time favorite GH couple.

Sonny and Brenda will always be my favorite couple no matter what Guza does or did to destroy their love story, but JaSam was always a close second.

I never wanted to love JaSam again after the SOS simply because they destroyed each other. Jason lied to Sam about being Jake's father, Sam watched Jake be kidnapped by distraught mom Maureen, Sam hired a couple of goons to scare Liz with her children in the park, Jason threatened to kill Sam and the list goes on and on.

I honestly began to fall in love with LuSam because I thought JaSam would never happen again and Lucky didn't treat Sam like a doormat, unlike Jason. Then it happened. Slowly, JaSam began working their way back to each other.


First there was the night at the hospital during the toxic ball story arc when Sam shot Jason in the arm. They fed off each other and their chemistry was apparent, but I still tried to fight it off.

Then of course Mexico happened - they oozed sexiness and chemistry while Sam tended to Jason's wounds, they made love for the first time in years and of course the hysterical scene in the truck with the radio!

Again, I was skeptical because I didn't believe that Jason would put Sam first or that he wouldn't shut down like he always does at the first sign of a crisis.

Then there was all the squishy stuff again, the night they made love at the Penthouse and a shirtless Jason carried Sam as she straddled him down the stairs only to find a room full of people - again pure sexiness and chemistry exploded onto my screen. And then the night of SpiXie's non-wedding - again sexiness and chemistry but I still didn't want to get sucked back in because I hd a feeling Jason would return to being well, himself - a shut down, completely unemotional jack ass.

But finally, after everything that has happened, it was only a few lines that completely sucked me back in.

Jason said to Sam, "After all the damage we did to each other, why didn't you just write me off?"

and when he told her she was "perfect, except for the cooking." Again, I was squeeing with glee because it was all smooshy and squishy, it was vintage Jasam. I don't care what anyone else says, I have never seen Jason smile the way he does with Sam with anyone else! I never have and at this point I probably never will.

I just hope Garin Wolf gives Sam the independence that she deserves and simply doesn't become all about Jason again. Sam is a strong woman and needs to continue to challenge herself in order to keep growing.

And please let them get married before they have a child!!!

Liz finally gives me a reason to like her

If you've read my blog in the past, you know that I have hated Rebecca Herbst and her character Elizabeth Webber since the first day she stepped into Port Charles.

But, in the wake of Jake's death and Aiden's paternity reveal both the actress and the character have begun to win me over.

For months Liz has been tortured by the death of her second son and also the secret of Aiden's true paternity. Unfortunately, Robert Guza penned the story of Jake's demise with the focus being solely on Lucky Spencer and his father Luke and Jake's biological father, Jason Morgan. For some reason Guza did not find it necessary to include Liz in her own storyline, the storyline that needed to be showcased from a mother's point of view.

In reality, the story of Aiden's paternity started when Lucky found out then fiance Liz was cheating on him with his own half-brother, Nikolas Cassadine. Liz was hoping that Lucky would be Aiden's father, a fact known to all those involved in the triangle and of course, Nik's evil grandmother Helena - the matriach of the Cassadine clan who wanted her family fued with the Spencer's to continue at all costs.

Helena actually had two paternity tests changed to show that Nik was the father of Liz's unborn child, but after Aiden was born and began to to resemble Lucky more than Nik, Liz decided to have a third test done on the little tyke. Ironically, Liz had stated how much Jake was starting to resemble Jason before the youngster was killed.

Liz, going with her gut, had the third test done and was reading the results when Jake walked out the front door.

Liz was not only torturing herself for cheating on Lucky in the first place with Nik, she began to torture herself for not paying attention to Jake.

When Liz finally got around to reading the results, Lucky was at the courthouse marrying Siohban, so Liz rushed over there, results in hand but at the last minute decided to let Lucky move on with his life.

Again, the single mother began to torture herself on whether or not to tell the truth about Aiden's paternity. She wasn't keeping the secret to intentionally hurt anyone, she simply didn't want to cause Lucky any more pain as his world crumbled down around him. It wasn't until Lucky set the Spencer home on fire and Siohban injured in the same blaze did Liz decide it was time to give Lucky something to be happy about.

Naturally, Lucky did not believe Liz when she first explained what she learned and why she had kept it a secret, but eventually he relented and relished the idea of finally having a biological son.

Nik, on the other hand, threw Liz's past in her face, as well as Lucky's stating she's lied before why was this time any different? He also said Liz wanted Lucky to be the father and as a nurse she had the means to change the results.

Personally, I don't blame Nik because in reality, when Liz was pregnant with Cameron she told Ric he was the father when in fact Zander was, and then lied again about Jake's paternity to both Lucky and Jason, eventually Liz came clean with Jason but asked him to give up his rights so Lucky could raise Jake as his own and in the end all three agreed Jake would be better off with Liz and Lucky than Jason being a part of his life.

Though Liz showed a lot of growth in the wake of Jake's death it wasn't until she called her former swarn emeny, Samantha McCall, to her house that Liz to me really grew up in my opinion.

The two woman have never been friends, but when they went to the cabin in the woods to escape from the Russian mob, Liz and Sam forgave each other for their past actions and in a way became friendly with each other.

But the way Liz told Sam about Aiden's paternity really told me how much I could admire the character of Liz. Liz did not and does not owe Sam or Jason an explanation when it comes to Aiden's paternity. The way Liz told the story and brought up her past lies showen me that Liz had truly accepted responsibility for her actions in the lies that destroyed Sam and Jason, and her marriage to Lucky. She also told the sassy brunette that she could see why Sam was so compatiable with the mob enforcer - they are the "two least judgemental" people she's ever met.

But not only did Liz grow, Sam herself admitted for the umteenth time that she's lied in the past and done things she's not proud of.

What I can't understand is why the characters can EVOLVE, GROW and MOVE ON but some fans can't... There are so many fans out there that feel they deserve their couple because they've waited long enough over another couple simply because they like their couple better than another. And before WWIII starts, I'm not talking just about Liason or JaSam fans, I'm talking about CarSon fans, S&B fans, SpiXie fans, LL2 fans and the list goes on and on.

If one of the main reasons you hate a character or couple is because you feel your favorite character or couple was destroyed because of the one you hate, but then your fave forgives said hated person, shouldn't we as fans also EVOLVE, GROW and MOVE ON?

We all know this is a fictional show with fictional characters, right? We all know this is not reality. Liz is not your sister, friend or lover - neither is Sam, Jason, Lucky or Sonny.

Why can the characters do all these things, yet fans would rather be angry all the time than move on with the growth of the show?

GH Executives Strike ... Again

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

The more things change ....

.... the more things stay the same.

At least that is the case with most of the conversations on General Hospital.

Seriously, can the writers please come up with something new and fresh for a change. I mean, I'm glad Ronnie is back, but of course the first conversation he has with Dante is about Dante's conflict of being both a cop and Sonny's son.

Enough already, we all get it! Ronnie hates Sonny and doesn't think Dante can be objective when Sonny is involved in any investigation.

I was pleasantly surprised when Ronnie told Lulu she wasn't deputized and she shouldn't be privy to any information regarding the hit and run of Jake. No wonder NO ONE has any faith in the PCPD. Not only was Dante discussing it with Lulu but Lulu had already discussed it with Luke and then Luke with Carly - ARGH!

Speaking of Luke, I like the fact he went to see Elizabeth, but I really am sick of seeing flat, boring scenes from Becky. I really don't understand how an actress can stay in the same role for more than 13-years and not grow in the craft! The character just lost one of her kids and you would think she cut her legs shaving, that is how flat she is.

The major WTF moment was when Robin announced to Patrick over breakfast that she left the needle in her locker. Are you kidding me? I mean I know that Jake was just brought in to the ER, but you couldn't think of any other place to hide the needle knowing that Lisa would not stop looking for it.

I have to admit, I like Lisa as a psycho, she's not as boring but this story arc has gone on way too long now and it needs to end - NOW. I also have to admit that I kinds dig how Johnny wants to save her from herself, but it's getting a bit creepy how he's always comparing her to Claudia.

Next thing you know he's going to have her wearing a black wig and red shoes - YUCK!

As if we already didn't know - Theo is a complete bastard! I love a good villain, and this guy is pure evil! I mean he is going to have his own wife killed. IMHO, GH has not had a pure evil villain since Manny was terrorizing PC. Sorry, Franco so does not count!

I just hope in the end it's Sonny, not Jason, that has the pleasure of feeding the Balkan to the fishes!

Speaking of Sonny! I am so happy we at least got a little bit of

BrenSon's honeymoon.

It may not be with Sonny shirtless, but it was still very much gold for me. Maybe they should have their own spin-off - with Sonny shirtless ALL THE TIME!!!

I swear if TPTB destroy BrenSon when Brenda's son is found, I will want to kill someone. I didn't wait all these years for Brenda to finally become Mrs. Sonny Corinthos for it to last less than a month or so.

I'm not sure why they recast Emma, but this new little girl is a cutie. I loved the way she asked for more syrup - so adorable!

I like that Robin asked Patrick to move back in, but I flashed back to the previous episode for a second and almost wanted to double slap Robin, one for leaving the needle in her locker and two for telling Patrick she was sorry for not forgiving him sooner for cheating on her. Really, she's sorry?!?!?

The Death of Jacob Martin Webber

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?

What I Currently Hate About GH

I absolutely hate the fact Brian Frons and whomever else made the decision to NOT stick to their guns or guts and keep Becky Herbst fired!

I'm sorry, but when was Becky or her character Liz ever a true lead on General Hospital? She's always been given good story arcs and has never hit her scenes out of the park so to speak - well except for her rape s/l. For that I will give Becky props because she really did do a phenomenal job with her scenes.

Other than WTD s/ls and loving one man while sleeping with another or visa versa, Liz is very one dimensional. I'm going to refrain from talking about the Jake s/l until my next blog.

But I have to say, I'm ready for the character to leave Port Charles and never return.

Michael, Michael, Michael - seriously, enough with the I want to follow in Jason and Sonny's footsteps. You are nothing but a little punk and you can not handle yourself as well as you think you can.

How many times are Jason and Dante going to have to save your ass before you realize you are in way over your head?

While I love Chad in the role and really think he has made Michael his own, there's still a little bit of the brat inside him that I want to smack.

I'm also sick of everyone forgetting that Michael is in fact a Quartermaine! Even though Carly wishes Michael was really Sonny's son; he is AJ's and I hate the fact the writers never bring it up! When Abby met Edward at BrenSon's wedding, Michael or Edward should have explained right then and there that AJ is Michael's biological father!

Okay, I love the Davis girls and the connection they have with each other; but Kristina has got to dial it back quite a few notches when it comes to Michael.

She is starting to remind me way too much of Claudia and the way she was with Johnny - it's beyond creepy.

Not too mention as I've said many, many times (including in this post) Michael is not Sonny's biological son, so while Krissy thinks she's protecting her brother, maybe she should focus on being there for Molly and Morgan! Molly is still going through a lot with the bus tragedy and Morgan is well, always left behind in some sort of way!

What do you hate, if anything, about GH right now?

What I Currently Love About GH

Finally - the wedding I have basically been waiting for my entire General Hospital viewing life!

Sonny and Brenda are my definition of true soul mates in every sense of the word!

I loved everything about their wedding - especially when she was going to leave and Sonny stopped her. It truly made my heart melt!

Okay, even though the Balkan tried to use Sam as a diversion for Brenda - it was great to see Jason's reaction when he realized it was his lady love in the charred limo- not Sonny's wife.

I absolutely adored their scenes in the hospital - pure love and chemistry between the two of them! When Jason was leaving and he made the "sign" for 'I Love You' it was such a funny, yet tender moment for JaSam fans everywhere!

I'm actually loving the fact that Liz is figuring out that Aiden is really Lucky's son and not Nik's. From the comments about Lucky's baby pictures to her remembering that Helena was lurking about when the paternity test was being conducted.

Also, selfishly, I want Lucky to have his own child instead of being just the father figure to Liz's offspring. As much as I hate what Liz has done to Lucky- I still hold out hope that the young lovers find their way back to each other now that Liz is staying.

Did I mention how much I love Sonny and Brenda??? Seriously, they are endgame for me!

The love we see between Sonny and Brenda transpiring on screen is what I want to feel someday with my own Sonny! Seriously, they are "IT."

TPTB must realize what a gem they have in BrenSon. Some fans were not happy with VMG returning and reprising the role of Brenda - either they hate the character or they love CarSon that much. For me BrenSon and CarSon are total polar opposites in so many ways.

While I loved SJB's version of Carly; she was the ONLY Carly I thought had true chemistry with Mo, but even their chemistry doesn't hold a candle to the chemistry and love that is BrenSon.

Thank you Guza for finally giving me MY super couple!

What are you currently loving, if anything, about GH right now?