{"id":3799,"date":"2025-12-13T00:45:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T05:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/?p=3799"},"modified":"2025-12-20T11:12:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T16:12:05","slug":"general-hospital-commentary-bah-humbug-worst-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/general-hospital-commentary-bah-humbug-worst-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"General Hospital Commentary: Bah Humbug"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
There\u2019s no holiday cheer in Port Charles these days.  The evidence is piling up against Willow, Sonny and Laura are caught in Sidwell\u2019s net, and Portia\u2019s family is unaware of the bombshell she\u2019s hiding. It\u2019s a bah humbug kind of General Hospital commentary for the week ending December 12, 2025.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

It feels a bit like the Grinch stole Christmas from General Hospital<\/em>. Christmas is two weeks away, but nary a Christmas tree can be seen. No cheerful lights, no mistletoe, no Poinsettias in sight. Not even a strand of garland twinkling to signal that soon St. Nick will be visiting. Instead, we get eyelid mites and Pascal serving up Petits Fours with an evil sneer. What\u2019s up with that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who shot Drew?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s only been a little over three months since someone took two shots at Drew \u2013 and still managed not to kill him \u2013 but it feels like it\u2019s been 84 years. I think it has something to do with just how detestable Drew has grown since his brush with death. Every second that Drew is on my television screen has been like nails on a chalkboard. Drew no longer hides the evil in him. It hovers around him like a noxious cloud. More than ever, I believe that Drew only sees Willow as a means to an end. That end is to take everything that Michael holds dear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t see love when Drew looks at Willow; I see desperation. Drew will say and do anything to get Willow, not because he loves her but rather because he has<\/em> to have her. For all of Drew\u2019s insistence that he\u2019s certain<\/em> Willow didn\u2019t shoot him, I\u2019m starting to think that he simply just doesn\u2019t care if she did. Drew\u2019s only objective is for Michael to see that Drew won; Drew has Michael\u2019s wife \u2013 and soon he will have Michael\u2019s children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s vile and diabolical. I hate that poor Scout is stuck with that monster for a parent and Willow for a stepmother. I want the General Hospital <\/em>writers to find a way to give custody of Scout to Alexis. They owe us that for ripping Sam out of that child’s life. I watch soaps for adult dramas, not to see children suffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Side note: Every time Drew hobbles into a scene with that cane, I see in my mind’s eye Jason kick it out from under Drew. That scene at the Brown Dog lives rent-free in my head. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poor unfortunate Willow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Things don\u2019t look good for Willow. Not only is her trial for Drew\u2019s attempted murder around the corner, but new evidence surfaced painting a damaging picture of her whereabouts that fateful night. Street cameras caught a distraught Willow on Drew\u2019s street at the time of the crime, and leaving shortly afterwards. Willow insisted that she just drove by, but Willow is a proven liar when it comes to declarations of innocence. At least with the viewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viewers know that Willow has slipped into the Quartermaine mansion on several occasions and messed with baby Daisy to teach Michael and Sasha a lesson. We\u2019ve also seen her recent confession to Nina that she didn\u2019t need to love Drew to marry him. For Willow, it\u2019s all about getting her kids back. To do that, Willow needs to be acquitted of attempted murder. Willow is certain that a jury would be persuaded of her innocence if she walked in on the arm of the man she was accused of shooting. She assumes that a jury is as gullible as Chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A loyal lapdog<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Chase has become Willow\u2019s fiercest defender. Unlike Nina, who justifies all of Willow’s worst impulses, Chase genuinely believes that Willow is incapable of wrongdoing. Yet, he\u2019s caught her twice now sneaking onto the Q estate. And don’t get me started on all the lies she’s told Chase over the years. Somehow, he’s forgotten all of that and is ready to put his career on the line to clear her name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was so happy that Brook Lynn walked in before the idiot let Willow sneak a visit with Wiley and Amelia. It seems Chase refuses to come between a mother and her children, but he has no qualms about coming between a father and his children. It\u2019s why I have lost all respect for Chase. He\u2019s blind to Willow\u2019s faults much like he was blind to Nelle\u2019s faults. Too bad he wasn\u2019t around to hear Wiley\u2019s conversation with Michael when Michael broke the news to his son that Willow had married “Uncle Drew.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of the mouths of babes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If there was any doubt that the children needed to be safeguarded from Willow, it vanished when Wiley panicked at the thought of having to live at Drew\u2019s house. Wiley made it very clear that he and Amelia didn\u2019t like it there. It broke my heart hearing that, even though they are fictional children. Viron Weaver is such a good little actor. He owned that scene. \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willow isn\u2019t evil, but she is very much a broken person. She\u2019s always been fractured because she was raised in a cult and groomed by a woman who had no business raising a child. Willow needs to face the consequences of her actions, get some real help, and make amends to those she has wronged before I want to see her around the kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a soap opera, so all it will take is a well-crafted storyline by our talented General Hospital<\/em> writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baby, baby<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Things are heating up at General Hospital. Portia\u2019s baby secret is out. Well, sort of. Everyone knows that Portia is pregnant, but not that Isaiah could be the father. I can\u2019t see that lasting much longer because Isaiah has it bad for Portia. It\u2019s really kind of sad because viewers know that Portia has only told him half-truths since their affair started. Isaiah knows the woman that Portia wants him to see not the real Portia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had hoped that Isaiah would take a moment to question Portia when he learned about Drew\u2019s blackmail. At the very least, have him question whether he really knew Portia, but he didn’t. What Portia did wasn\u2019t a little thing. She falsified a patient\u2019s labs and supplied a prostitute with a powerful drug to use on a sitting congressman. Portia could do serious time behind bars if she ever faced charges for those crimes. When he learns the truth, he’s not going to be able to brush it off or sweep it under the rug. If he does, he’s not the honorable man I believe him to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curtis is no saint, but he was always the one left trying to clean up Portia\u2019s messes. If Isaiah isn’t careful, he will be replacing Curtis as Portia’s clean-up crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blind loyalty<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I love Trina, but I\u2019m incredibly disappointed in her these days. I miss the old Trina who could see through people\u2019s bullcrap. She was always a great judge of character and could read people like a book. It’s how she knew that Esme was rotten to the core from the start. Trina was wise beyond her years, fair-minded, and she listened. I could never see the old Trina treating Jordan \u2013 her cousin\u2019s mother \u2013 like the town floozy. Trina cares about people, especially family, and she has a kind heart, but she’s no fool. Until this mess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel like our General Hospital <\/em>scribes dumbed Trina down and have made her confrontational thinking that it makes her edgier. It doesn\u2019t. It makes her judgy and wrong. Obviously, Trina is being set up for a big fall when she learns that it was her mother\u2019s lies and secrets that led to the breakdown of her parents\u2019 marriage — not Jordan — but it could have been done without making Trina look so incredibly wrong about everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Justice-ish League<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sidwell set a trap for Laura and ended up snaring both Laura and Sonny. However, Sidwell bit off more than he can chew because there is no way he will prevail over Sonny and<\/em> Laura \u2013 and<\/em> Jason. That\u2019s not how things roll on General Hospital<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know there are those who despise Sonny because he\u2019s technically a bad guy. It\u2019s true that Sonny is a mobster and that both he and Jason have killed people carrying out their crimes. Not too long ago, we watched Sonny kill a federal agent in cold blood. But Jagger\u2019s hands weren\u2019t clean, so he got what he deserved. Sonny isn\u2019t an ordinary bad guy; he\u2019s an antihero. So is Jason for that matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dirty fighters<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m happy that Laura called Sonny when she found Dalton in the trunk. If she hadn\u2019t, she would have been at Sidwell\u2019s mercy alone. Sidwell is a dirty fighter, and he\u2019s going to use underhanded tactics to carry out whatever evil he\u2019s plotting. It\u2019s going to take someone willing to go outside the bounds of the law to take Sidwell down. I say that simply because we\u2019ve seen Sidwell get away with crimes that he shouldn\u2019t have. Those same forces will continue to protect Sidwell as he wreaks havoc on Port Charles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love that Laura has Sonny and Jason watching her back. It\u2019s going to be wonderful watching the three of them take Sidwell, and his little sidekick Pascal, down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A gaged bird<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Anna is languishing in Wyndemere\u2019s catacombs. Once she figures that out, Sidwell\u2019s little birdy will fly the coop and join Valentin. I\u2019m delighted that the writers are putting all the chess pieces into place for an epic showdown with all the town\u2019s key players. I\u2019m excited to see how it will all unfold because there are so many fantastic possibilities. What\u2019s important though is that Sidwell falls. If he takes his minions Pascal, that weasel Ezra Boyle, Marco, and Drew with him even better. Wipe the slate clean just in time for the New Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know, it\u2019s wishful thinking, but this is General Hospital<\/em> where anything is possible. Most importantly, justice always prevails and evildoers like Sidwell are eventually vanquished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The infamous catacombs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

What Sidwell fails to appreciate is that everyone in town is familiar with Wyndemere\u2019s catacombs. Half the town has been imprisoned in them at one time or another and the other half has rescued people from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s also a good chance that Wyndemere\u2019s former owner could realize that there\u2019s something hinky about Anna\u2019s sudden WSB assignment, figure out what Sidwell is up to, and pay the catacombs a visit. Or Valentin could just stumble upon Anna during a surprise visit with Sidwell. Either way, Anna will soon be gone and Sidwell will be a dead man walking. I can’t wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who will be Sidwell’s undoing? Will it be Sonny and Laura, Valentin and Anna — or Jason and Britt?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How bizarre, how bizarre<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This week, General Hospital<\/em> gave us a PSA about Demodex Blepharitis also known as eyelid mites. It was strange. What prompted this? Is it Demodex Blepharitis Awareness Month? Usually, PSAs are about things that could greatly debilitate or even kill someone, not something that is easily treatable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, what a waste of Becky Herbst\u2019s talent. That\u2019s the best the writers can come up with for Elizabeth? What\u2019s next? Toe fungus? How about giving that lady a real storyline? I\u2019d love for Jason to get tired of Britt\u2019s BS and start looking in Liz\u2019s direction. Put Ric\u2019s redemption tour to the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Port Charles Potpourri<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Some quick thoughts about other things going on in and around Port Charles.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone needs to clean house at the Port Charles Police Department’s crime lab. Not only have they seemingly not processed the bat found at the scene of Drew\u2019s shooting that has Kai\u2019s fingerprints all over it, but it seems they mislabeled a traffic camera. They really need to hire Spinelli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t understand why Britt is so reluctant to trust Jason to help her. Everything he told her during Friday\u2019s episode was true. Something about that \u201cmedicine\u201d she\u2019s been taking is off, and the key to her freedom could be analyzing it. Either they will get the compound for the miracle drug or expose the lie for what it is. Come on, writers, stop writing Britt so weak \u2013 and stupid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why does anyone listen to Lucy? That woman only cares about herself, and she has proven herself to be a lousy businesswoman. How many times has she bankrupted Deception or nearly driven it into the ground? The only reason Lucy trusts Sidwell is because he strokes her ego and dangles his wealth. I really wish Brook Lynn and Felicia had refused to go along with Sidwell\u2019s demands. Everything about controlling those shipments sounded sketchy and they both knew it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What General Hospital Viewers Are Saying<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We love reading what other fans have to say about the show, so please scroll down to the Comments section and share your thoughts. It\u2019s at the bottom of this (and every) column.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Agree so much with you, Liz, about Tracy not being told about Ned\u2019s heart attack. That\u2019s just wrong on so many levels. I loved that Laura won the election and love, love, love the scenes with Sonny. Really love Rocco, Danny & Charlotte, their love for one another & determination to protect each other. I\u2019ve been watching GH 59 years now, and this is the making of our next generation of characters & the future of GH.” — Kay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I just want the majority of the storylines to wrap \u2013 quickly. I want to see what happens with Sidwell, as it is the only thing worth watching. Add in Valentin, who has implied he knows more than he will volunteer, plus a missing Vaughn, and you have a great storyline for the next two months.” — Humor Me<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucas ignoring red flags and good advice<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Patricia massaro on X: “@LizMastersSC Can\u2019t wait either! They should bring Brad back and let him save the day for once!” \/ X<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(9+) Like every person he just wants love. They writers should really have someone worthy of him<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He keeps bringing up the mistakes with Brad, but clearly he learned nothing from that relationship!<\/p>— (@varanger.bsky.social)<\/a> 2025-12-05T21:35:40.133Z<\/a><\/blockquote>