{"id":1943,"date":"2025-05-03T00:27:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T04:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2025-05-03T17:33:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T21:33:22","slug":"general-hospital-commentary-heartbreak-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/general-hospital-commentary-heartbreak-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"General Hospital Commentary: Heartbreak Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Nina and Portia set a bold plan to take down Drew in motion. Will the ketamine trail lead Mac to them — or someone else? Brook Lynn shared her adoption secret with Tracy. Is Tracy about to uncover where Lois and Gloria hid Gio? There’s heartbreak on the horizon for many in Port Charles. Let’s discuss in a new General Hospital commentary for the week ending May 02, 2025.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

It was quite a soapy week on General Hospital. Secrets were shared, trouble was brewed, and storylines were moved. Let’s kick things off with a bold plan that quickly backfired and turned a cad into a victim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congressman Cutthroat cuts loose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Willow arrived home feeling raw from the sting of Michael’s rejection only to find Drew passed out in bed and an escort in their bedroom. Ouch. I loved it. It was so satisfying to see Willow blindsided like that. Karma is a bitch, and she delivered big time! My only regret is that it was an illusion, so the satisfaction was fleeting. That rat Drew managed to prove he’d been drugged and just like that the two-timer turned into a victim. Grrr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael felt exactly the same way Willow did when he saw that nasty video of her and Drew rolling around the nursery room floor. I wish Willow would have taken a moment to let that sink in and to perhaps finally see how deplorable and hurtful her actions were. We didn’t get that. Willow quickly got the excuse she needed to go back to Drew when a drug test at General Hospital confirmed that Drew had been drugged with ketamine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I agree with Carly. Why use ketamine? There are other equally effective drugs that are harder to detect. You’d think a doctor like Portia would know that. Looks like Portia is going to have to go back to Drew’s medical file. I’m certain the key to his downfall is there anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not quite so innocent<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Drew was drugged, but he was definitely receptive to Jacinda joining him before the drug kicked in. The ketamine lowered his inhibitions, but those impulses were all Drew. The man we saw at the Savoy doing belly shots was the same jerk who slept with Nina while he was seducing her daughter. He’s just been better at hiding that side of himself from Willow. Not so much with Nina or Carly. He seems to truly believe they both still want him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the brief appearance of Willow’s sanity and backbone, she quickly crumbled at General Hospital once she learned that Drew had been drugged. When Monday rolls around, I’m certain that she’s going to suspect or possibly accuse Carly of setting Drew up. I’m confident Carly will cover for Nina because Carly’s hands are clean and there’s no evidence against her. Willow will only have her accusations, which amount to a hill of beans in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A second chance or tragic consequences?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kai checked into General Hospital for risky experimental surgery to repair his career-ending injury. It doesn’t take a crystal ball to know that this is going to end badly for him. It’s a soap. The odds are not in Kai’s favor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I find it difficult to have much sympathy for Kai. He went about this in such a reckless manner. Once that carrot was dangled by Drew, Kai was ready to put everything on the line. Anyone who raised objections and reminded Kai that there were no guarantees, were immediately shut down. He’d insist that he’d done the research and was confident that he would be a success story. Kai is a good kid, but he’s an athlete not a med student. How good could his research have been? Certainly not better than Portia’s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kai ignored Portia’s warnings, he didn’t talk to his parents, and Curtis’ words of caution fell on deaf ears. He even dismissed Trina’s concerns. When this goes south — and it will — Kai will have only himself to blame. As much as I despise Drew, even I can’t blame him. Yes, he had an ulterior motive for suggesting this surgery, but Drew didn’t force Kai into this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope I’m wrong. I would like nothing more than for Kai to enjoy a full recovery and lead the Port Charles University Tigers to a winning season next year. Unfortunately, that’s just not how it goes on General Hospital. More than likely, Trina is going to be stuck picking up the pieces of Kai’s broken life. Trina doesn’t deserve that after losing Spencer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Hospital’s spy games<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Josslyn is on a mission: snag an internship with Professor Dalton. The only problem is that Emma is the frontrunner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m not sure what to make of this storyline. It’s a bit confusing in large part because both Professor Dalton and Emma made their way from the West Coast around the same time. I haven’t seen any indication that Dalton and Emma knew each other prior to arriving in Port Charles, but there are no coincidences on soaps. I’m certain there’s a connection between the incident that landed Emma in hot water at Berkeley and what’s going on now. Somehow, Henry Dalton is in the middle of it all. Also, I’m certain that Dalton’s interest in Emma extends beyond academia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One interesting theory I saw floating around is that he’s a DVX agent\/asset out to recruit Emma. For those who are not familiar with the DVX, it’s the evil rival of the WSB. What DVX stands for is anyone’s guess, but it’s not important. It’s where all the devious villains train. As for Emma, it makes sense that they would want to entice her to join their ranks. Emma’s grandparents are the infamous Robert Scorpio and Anna Devane, and her great-aunt is Alex Marick. Spy games are in Emma’s genes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, I can’t see Emma signing up with the DVX unless it was to take it down from the inside. At her core, Emma is a justice warrior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s in the box?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

So, what’s the deal with Professor Dalton (Daniel Goddard)? Is he a bad guy — or a good guy caught up in bad situation? It’s too soon to tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we do know for certain is that the WSB is interested in him, and he’s working on something that involved a small lockbox, which he took to a secure lab at General Hospital. A new weapon of mass destruction? It’s possible. Henry is a world-renowned physicist when he’s not teaching environmental studies at PCU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I landed in some hot water with one viewer on social media who took offense to my suggestion that Dalton has shown a decidedly unprofessional interest in Emma. I was accused of having malicious intentions and trying to stir up controversy for the sake of controversy, which I found amusing. It’s a soap opera. Controversy is the bread-and-butter of daytime dramas. They certainly don’t need any help from me in that area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not another May\/December romance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I stand by what I said. It’s not unheard of for a college professor to be attracted to a student. It happens. Less often these days than in the past, but still enough that I know someone who married her college professor. They have 3 kids and are happy. However, I don’t want to see Emma’s first relationship be with a much older man who is in a position of power over her. I have watched Emma since conception grow up to be a beautiful young woman. I want more for her. Luckily, she seems way more interested in Gio than her professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enough with the older guys creeping on younger women. I’m looking at you Cody (Molly), Drew (Willow), and Jason (Sasha). I will concede that Jason isn’t pursuing Sasha, but he’s been known to fall for women who need him to stand in as their baby daddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brook Lynn’s baby secret<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

That brings me to Brook Lynn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Folks, I’m so frustrated with both Chase and Brook Lynn. The minute Brook Lynn realized that Lulu knew about the adoption, Brook Lynn should have come clean to Dante. Lulu was never going to keep that secret for long because Lulu’s loyalty will always be to Dante not Brook Lynn. Brook Lynn and Chase only made matters worse by trying to bully Lulu into remaining silent rather than using the opportunity to bridge a gap and make friends with her. Lulu never went looking for that secret; she stumbled across it by accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite my annoyance with Brook Lynn, I did love her scenes with Tracy when she told Tracy about the baby. Amanda Setton and Jane Elliot have such wonderful chemistry, and the love their characters have for each other is palpable. You could see by Brook Lynn’s reaction that everything her grandmother said was sheer perfection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tracy has her faults, but she loves with all of her heart and soul. She’s going to make Lois and Gloria rue the day they hid Gio from everyone. I almost feel sorry for the two ladies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The right thing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I don’t blame Brook Lynn for not telling Dante about the baby when she found out that she was pregnant. She was a teen, and we’ve seen how emotionally stunted Brook Lynn has always been. I blame Lois because she was the adult in the room, and it turns out she’s an exemplary liar and manipulator. A confused teen didn’t stand a chance against Lois and Gloria’s machinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I realize Brook Lynn said it was her idea to give the baby up for adoption, but I’m certain that Lois was relieved. I can’t help but wonder if Brook Lynn might have made a different choice if Lois had been supportive of Brook Lynn keeping the baby. It doesn’t matter though because that was then and this is now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like it or not, the truth is out and it’s only a matter of time before the whispers reach Dante’s ears. Lulu’s intentions aren’t pure, but she is not the problem. The problem is Brook Lynn’s guilty conscience. She knows that she did Dante dirty and she’s lashing out at Lulu because it’s easier than having a difficult conversation with Dante. Lulu’s article won’t out Brook Lynn’s secret because Lulu would never do that to Dante and Rocco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that Tracy knows, it’s time to tell Dante. I want Brook Lynn to be the one to have that talk with him. Only she can give him the answers to the questions that he’s bound to have. He will be hurt and mad, but I think he will understand. Brook Lynn had been Rocco’s age and faced with a lifechanging predicament. She made the choice that she thought was best for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Hospital Quick Takes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I found Jason’s explanation of A.J.’s murder interesting. He said he chose to believe Sonny’s self-serving version, but even so Jason left out some important details. Sonny was furious because he believed that A.J. had murdered Connie. He never gave A.J. an opportunity to explain what Sonny had walked in on. He just fired. Had Sonny given A.J. just 10 seconds to plead his case, Sonny would have learned that Ava had killed Connie, and it was Ava’s initials Connie had written in blood before dying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was wonderful seeing Max Gail make an appearance as Mike Corbin following Sonny’s surgery. The minute he popped up on the screen, my husband said, “Oh, here we go” and reached for a box of tissues. He knows me well. I was a weepy mess during Mike and Sonny’s sweet reunion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nina and Carly have come such a long way. I loved their scenes this week, and I really hope they build on what they’ve started. Nina is going to need all the friends she can get when her secrets catch up with her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whose phone did Drew find under the sofa? I assumed it was Jacinda’s because of the bra, but others think it was his. If it was Jacinda’s phone, Nina is in trouble. Her number will appear in the call log.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What General Hospital viewers are saying<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I always love getting to read what readers think of not only the column but also the show. So please<\/em> join in the discussion in the Comments section below the column. Since I am also active on quite a few social media platforms, I also share viewer feedback and comments from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lulu finds a new home<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“How Lulu could buy a house without a job or money that we know of is beyond me, not to mention that even when one buys a house it is a lengthy process. It doesn\u2019t happen in a day. Oh, and it\u2019s fully furnished. Lulu is also now writing an article for The Banner<\/em>. Does this mean that we\u2019re going to have to hear \u201cI\u2019M A JOURNALIST\u201d over and over again? Brick has security all over the hospital but no one guarding Sonny\u2019s room? Gotta love it.” — JDF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portia’s dirty deeds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I want Portia gone. She has accumulated a whole stack of lies. Curtis deserves better. As for Alexis, she is embezzling. When found out, she should be permanently disbarred, sent to prison and ordered to get psychiatric care. It will damage if not destroy the practice and I don\u2019t see her friendship with Diane surviving. This is real world projection of course. In Port Charles’ world another wacko stack of lies will be created to cover up the cover up, Kristina, Molly and Alexis will all stop speaking to each other and Alexis will start drinking again.” — MAF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willow reconciling with Drew<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Because she knows what she did to Michael was extremely wrong but she could justify it by thinking she and Drew had this "Great Love ". I want her heart completely broken and feel all the pain<\/p>— Smitty (@Smitty16494930) May 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>