Love might be in the air in Port Charles, but some of the couples have us singing the Valentine’s Day blues. Let’s discuss the good, the bad, and everything in between in this week’s General Hospital commentary for the week ending February 14, 2025.
I love Valentine’s Day because I’m a hopeless romantic. I have four bookcases filled with romance novels of every genre and have been known to spend weekends binge-watching rom-coms. I’m especially partial to anything Jane Austin. In 1995, while other couples were exchanging gifts and declarations of love over dinner, my husband and I spent Valentine’s Day at the hospital awaiting the birth of our firstborn. He ultimately made his appearance on the 15th, but that year still rates as my favorite Valentine’s Day. Ever.
This week, love was in the air on General Hospital, but trouble loomed. Let’s kick things off with my least favorite pairing.
No love for Willow and Drew on Valentine’s Day
Willow has been knocked off her pedestal of perfection and she doesn’t like it. She resents being called out for the faithless wife she is. In her fairytale world, she and Drew have a love that just can’t be denied. Least of all by a pesky husband. Willow wants to be able to play house with Drew and the kids without being judged as an adulteress. Too bad she’s a serial cheater.
What frustrates me about Willow is how self-serving she has become. One minute she’s all about putting the kids first and finding a way forward with an amicable divorce. In the next breath, she decides the best course of action is to dig up dirt on Michael to use as a bargaining chip in divorce negotiations.
The same thing happened when she decided to use the medical proxy that Michael gave her by blocking his family from seeing him until Tracy produced the kids. At first, she nixed the idea, but then went all in. At no point, since this whole affair with Drew started has Willow put her kids first. Not that I’ve seen. It’s always what she wants not what they need.
Even now, knowing that Michael will be gone for an extended time receiving treatment for his burns, she thinks the kids will be perfectly happy having Great-uncle Drew step into the role of daddy. I’m so disgusted by this pairing that I would be perfectly happy if the writers sent them both over a cliff to their deaths.
I don’t see love between Willow and Drew. I see lust — and a whole lot of delusion.
The blame game
Willow’s conversation with Nina was equally annoying. I hated how Willow partially blamed Michael for the marriage falling apart. She tried to equate Michael not telling her about that recording until after the holidays to her spending months carrying on an emotional affair and kissing his uncle.
Willow needs for Michael to be the bad guy so she can feel justified in cheating. It’s almost as abhorrent as using a critically injured burn patient as a bargaining chip. That is a stain on her character that will forever follow her.
I know that Michael has his own secrets and that he’s not innocent. However, he has more than atoned for his sins by consistently putting the children first and treating Willow with far more respect than she has treated him. Also, that firebomb left him with horrific injuries that has now taken him away from his kids and family, while Willow seems to be getting everything she wants. It’s unfair and imbalanced.
A Narly Valentine’s Day union
Nina and Carly (Narly) have decided to join forces and take Drew down because they can see what Willow refuses to. This was a completely unexpected union that I find myself rooting for. Is this the beginning of a beautiful friendship? Probably not, but at least Nina and Carly are no longer hissing and spitting at each other. They have Drew in their sights and the arrogant jerk will not see them coming.
Nina just needs to come clean to Willow about sleeping with Drew. I want Willow to know that Drew is not the honorable man he pretends to be.
Port Charles’ resident dunce
Clearly, Martin lost far more than his unique southern drawl. A good number of his IQ points seem to have vanished too. Does he truly believe that Willow shacking up with Drew won’t hurt her case or have a negative impact on the kids? If so, he’s as delusional as they are.
Then there’s Martin’s brother Cyrus, the Demon of Death sulking the halls of General Hospital and Turning Woods. Martin, more than anyone else, knows what Cyrus is capable of, yet he never once stopped to ask himself why Danny would accuse Cyrus of murdering Sam. Instead, Martin was outraged on Cyrus’ behalf and marched down to the police station to demand that Anna arrest Jason for threating to kill Cyrus.
When Anna actually arrested Jason, I was gobsmacked. She can arrest Jason on some weak charge but men like Jenz Sidwell and Cyrus Renault are free to wreak havoc and mayhem until she can build a case against them? She is utterly useless.
Third time’s a charm
There are some promising couples on GH this Valentine’s Day. Lucky and Liz are reconnecting, but danger lurks. Cyrus has Liz in his evil crosshairs because he seems to have deduced — based on little evidence — that she is the one who broke into his apartment. Apparently, he hasn’t taken the time to ask around to see if anyone — like the building’s super — saw someone enter his apartment.
It’s a race against time. Will Anna be able to build a case against Cyrus before he claims his next victim? I don’t have high hopes.
While I fully expect some harm to befall Liz before Cyrus is vanquished, I’m not too worried. It’s clear that the writers are investing in a reunion between Lucky and Liz. To be honest, while I’m okay with the writers going there, I feel they rushed things with Lucky’s deadbeat past. He hasn’t truly atoned for all the years that he’s been an absentee father. It’s been all about Liz and very little about Aiden.
Aiden deserves better than that, and so does Liz. She’s the one who was there for all the highs and lows, including Aiden’s heartbreak over losing Franco. Where was Lucky when Liz struggled to make ends meet and worked long hours with three young boys to raise? How about when Charlotte was bullying Aiden? The writers have given Lucky a free pass, and now they are poised to make him the hero who saves the damsel in distress. I’m sure it’s going to be exciting, but also predictable. Lucky’s honor will be restored and all will be right with his world.
Secret baby daddy
That brings me to Jason and Sasha. I’m sure no one was shocked when Sasha and Jason decided it would be best for everyone to believe that Jason is her baby daddy. I certainly wasn’t. In my last column I mentioned that Jason’s love language is playing baby daddy. He fell in love with Carly pretending to be Michael’s father, and he later fell in love with Sam while she was pregnant with Sonny’s child and living in Jason’s penthouse. By the time Sam had reached her third trimester, Sam and Jason were planning on raising Lila together and sharing custody with Sonny.
I’m pleased that Jason was honest with Danny about the baby, but I do think he made a huge mistake. The poor kid is grieving his mother, and his emotions are all over the place. This is a secret too big for him to keep.
Sasha and Jason are allies at the moment, but I suspect that they will be far more than that by next Valentine’s Day. The signs are there. She reminded Jason that he needs to put his son first by not avenging Sam’s murder because Danny would carry the guilt with him for the rest of his life. Sasha was right, and Jason knew it. I saw it all over his face, along with a glimmer of respect and admiration for Sasha. She will soon be the new Jason whisperer.
The Valentine’s Day blues
Meanwhile, Dante is grieving Sam and is being frozen out of the investigation into her murder because he might jeopardize the case. I can’t fault Anna for telling Dante to take some time off. He has a lot going on in his life including the return of his ex-wife, Lulu.
Lulu recently admitted to Maxie that her feelings for Dante haven’t changed since the night of the explosion that put Lulu in a coma. To Lulu, only a few days had past, since that night four years earlier. I get that, and I respect Lulu for recognizing that her feelings need to stay on the backburner while Dante mourns the woman he loved and built a life with while Lulu was in a coma.
Initially, Lulu annoyed me, but the writers have corrected course, and I’m finally able to see some chemistry between Alexa Havins and Dominic Zamprogna. I’m not ready for romance, but I do see potential.
Natalia’s past rears his evil head
I don’t see potential between Sonny and Natalia, even with Natalia’s ex-husband Jenz Sidwell in the picture. Is Jenz the father of Natalia’s children? Don’t know, don’t care. Jenz is evil and Natalia is still a homophobe.
Giving Natalia a job at Deception and making her Sonny’s new confidante and cheerleader hasn’t done anything to address the damage the writers created when she spouted all those ignorant things during Blaze and Kristina’s relationship. Just because Natalia is friendly with Kristina doesn’t make it all better.
An unexpected switcheroo
Jack has a new face and whole different vibe from the Brennan that I loved and now dearly miss. The spark that Jack and Carly once shared is gone. I’m not sure that the writers can recapture it. I don’t blame Chris McKenna, but rather the choice to change Jack so drastically. All the things that I loved about Brennan — his easy charm, dry wit, those twinkling eyes, secret smiles, and that sexy Aussie accent — are gone.
I feel a bit like we are starting from square one, only this time there isn’t that natural easiness between the actors that I saw with Charles Mesure and Laura Wright. Watching Chris, I find myself wondering about what could have been with Charles. I know that’s not fair to Chris, but it’s how I feel.
To me, this Jack is a whole new character, and I have yet to take his measure. (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself)
General Hospital quick takes
I see what the writers are trying to do with Molly and Cody. I’m not liking it one bit. Cody might act like he’s twenty-something, but he’s pushing fifty much like his childhood best friend, Dante. Molly needs someone much younger — not a man-child. Also, did T.J. leave town? Where’s he at?
I can’t believe that Alexis told Danny about Sam without discussing it with Jason first. Worse, she told Danny not to tell Jason about Sam’s murder. What a horrible position to put her grandson in. It was also reckless to drop Danny off without altering an adult — like Dante — to what Danny was dealing with.
Folks, I’m trying so hard to like this new Emma, but she just rubs me the wrong way. This is not the little girl that I watched grow up. I know the writers are hoping to give her an edge, but they are going about it the wrong way. Instead, they are making her annoying.
Happy anniversary to Tony Geary and his husband Claudio Gama whom he married in 2020. Here’s to many more years of wedded bliss. Marriage certainly agrees with him because Tony the looks the happiest that I’ve ever seen him in photos
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Liz Masters
I’m so grossed out by the selfish brat that willow has become. Digging up dirt on Michael when he’s in a burn unit is just gutter trash behavior.
I don’t think you and I are ever going to agree on Jason and Sasha. I just think it would be too weird for Jason to be with anyone who Michael used to date no matter how long ago it was. Plus, I’m worried about what that could mean for Jason and Michael’s strong bond. What if when Michael returns, he decides that he does want to be a father to this baby, but Jason doesn’t want to step aside? I love Michael dearly and I don’t want him to go through any more pain (physically or emotionally).
Would I prefer Jason with someone else? Absolutely, but it looks like the writers are bound and determined to revisit Lucky and Liz, so the someone else I would pick is not available. I definitely don’t want Jason with Anna because of Jason and Robin’s history.
Michael and Sasha dated, and they cared about each other, but it wasn’t on the same level as his other relationships. The same is true for Sasha. I see them more as star-crossed lovers.
Unfortunately, on soaps, options are limited. Am I on the Jason/Sasha bandwagon? Nope, not yet. I want to see how this plays out. They give off a Jason/Britt vibe though, and I thought Britt was a good fit for Jason.
What do you mean they weren’t on the same level as his other relationships? Do you think they loved each other, but weren’t in love with each other?
I think they never really got a chance to go the distance and explore their relationship because it was over the minute Sasha and Chase decided to push Michael and Willow together for the sake of Wiley.
I don’t think Sasha ever loved Michael the way that she loved Brando, nor do I think Michael loved Sasha as deeply as he loved Willow.
That said, had Michael stayed in town, I would be shipping Michael and Sasha because I do think lighting could strike twice under the right circumstances. But Michael is out of the picture right now and there doesn’t seem to be any indication that he will be returning any time soon. Sofia is a wonderful actress, so I don’t want Sasha sitting on the backburner waiting for Michael.
I agree Liz, Sasha and Michael had promise back in the day but never reached that can’t imagine living without you depth. I’m just so happy at the prospect of Sasha having more than a sadistically tortured storyline, and I enjoy the scenes she has with Jason, from a vibe check level! I suspect Sidwell overhearing about her pregnancy is going to come back into play, though…they BETTER NOT take that too far and have her lose this baby!!!
I can’t imagine why Sasha would ask Jason to pretend that he’s her baby’s father. On no level does it make any sense. In fact, it would make me more suspicious, considering that Jason pretended to be Michael’s father so many years ago for Carly’s sake.
For someone who’s supposed to be broke, Ava somehow managed to hire a decorator for her apartment and fill it with fancy and expensive decor. Ric is quite the sleazebag. Sleeping with Ava while still chasing after Liz as if he only cares for her.
Suddenly Sonny doesn’t need a pacemaker? Did the writers finally do some research and discover that getting a pacemaker does not require a long recovery time? Why didn’t the GH doctors discover the “damage” to Sonny’s heart all those years ago when he was shot? As I recall he was cooped up at GH for quite a while back then and his enemies did not go after him then.
Jason threatens Cyrus in public. Do we have a “who killed Cyrus?” story in the future?
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Cody and Molly getting locked out on the roof could not have been any dumber and of course Molly’s phone has a dead battery. How many times do we have to watch a couple locked in a room, stuck in an elevator, or somewhere else? I really don’t want to listen to the perpetual adolescent Cody drone on and on like a 12 year old.
Maybe broke for Ava means something different than the rest of us, lol!
Dear Liz –
We get our on screen Valentine’s day next week, so I am excited at the prospect of love in the afternoon. I just hope Cyrus does not ruin the plans of any of the couples that I am watching develop.
Dear Willow, Dear Nina. I want to reach into my TV Screen and shake some sense into boht of them.
I want Curtis to expose Drew for the sleaze that he has turned into – environmental concerns indeed! And moving it to Pier 55 is waving a red flag in front of a bull. Even if siad Bull has cardiac problems. It is not a good idea.
And then there is the problem of NuJack. This was sad. We lost a great actor, and a soap couple of a certain age who have had chemistry greater than JuLexis (which is something I thought I would never see again on Daytime TV). I get that we must have patience, but there is only so much CPR that can be done when a body arrives DOA. Declare it, and move on; finish the storyline of Joss as an agent in training without kiling her off and move on.
And finally – I see signs that the murder of Austin Gaitlin Holt may be resolved. Good. The actor who inhabited that role deserves a resolution of his character. “bout time.
I totally agree with you LM about Not-Emma. I keep asking, who is this person? There is not a shred of the Emma we saw grow up on GH in this character. She’s the Anti-Emma.
I’m with Liz Masters on finding Liz and Lucky unobjectionable BUT wanting more involvement with Aiden. Same thing could be said of Lulu and Rocco. Lulu seems more concerned about grown man Dante than her teenage son who is also coping with the loss of Sam.
I agree it would have been preferable for Jason to tell Danny about Sam’s murder–I also don’t really understand the point of the scenes with Alexis & co. But Alexis was likely correct that had she not told Danny, he would have heard it from someone else. Based on how quickly he folded on the Cyrus information, I do not think Rocco would have been able to keep what he heard to himself.
I am very happy with how Jason has stepped up in fathering Danny and how he didn’t want to lie to him about Sasha’s baby. But when he told Sasha he had to tell Danny the truth, my first thought was, hey Jason, you have two kids. Jake knows a lot of people in Port Charles so he’s probably going to hear about the baby. Out of sight, out of mind I guess.
I find it interesting that Drew threw out that information about Jason impregnating Sasha a week ago, and Carly hasn’t asked Jason about it. Is this because she thinks there’s no merit to it? This is a big weakness in the Jason pretending to be the father story. There are a number of people who have been down this road with him before and will know that Jason not denying he’s the father means he probably isn’t. Carly, Sonny, Monica, maybe Ned. Robin would for sure know if she were there. But Carly’s the one most likely to dig in and want to know what’s behind it all. She’s always in his business.
Tracy was 100% right, Willow should give back Lila’s ring. I understand that may be difficult with Michael in Germany right now, but why is she putting it on every day? Stick it in a jewelry box and give it to Michael when he’s back.
I have been wondering for weeks how Willow can say and do the things she’s been (including rolling around in the bed she shared with Michael with Dreeewww) and still feel just fine about wearing that ginormous family heirloom ring. It’s not like you’d forget you had it on!