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Dear readers, I will ask for your forgiveness in advance, because I know I am in the minority here, but I feel sorry for Jack Brennan. Don\u2019t misunderstand, I am ALL IN on Carly and Valentin \u2013 it\u2019s the most sizzling pairing General Hospital <\/em>has had in years! But damn if Chris McKenna\u2019s heartbreaking portrayal of utter shock and betrayal didn\u2019t make me feel sad for Jack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t Tell My Heart, My Achy Breaky Heart <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sure, Jack recruited Joss into the WSB. Certainly, he is guilty of all the things Carly accused him of, like leading Joss to Cyrus. But this man, a closed off secret agent who accidentally fell in love with the force of nature that is Carly Spencer, still broke my heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And The Emmy Goes To…<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

These three amazing actors, my beloved James Patrick Stuart, the soap goddess Laura Wright and the aforementioned heartbroken spy Chris McKenna turned in powerhouse performances all week long. They should gather up all of these scenes on a flash drive, pop them in an envelope marked \u201cEmmy reel for your consideration\u201d and start planning what outfits they want to wear to collect their trophies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am not alone in my assessment. The online soap community went bananas over these scenes, and I haven\u2019t seen this much engagement in eons. It makes me so happy when the writers write solid material, and the actors take it up five notches with their performances. I have been a soap lover for decades and this week will be one of the weeks I remember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Cheatin’ Heart<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When Jack asked Carly who she was sleeping with and she slyly smiled and said, \u201cTurn around.\u201d And Valentin was standing their grinning with a gun pointed at Jack\u2019s chest; I squealed with delight! It was Magically Soapalicious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I assumed that Valentin would high tail it out of there \u2013 but Carly and Valentin decided to come out of hiding and taunt Jack with all of their intricate betrayals, from Carly being Valentin\u2019s fake lawyer at Steinmauer, to watching Jack\u2019s face as he realized that Carly manipulated him into getting Val released back to the United States. As each new revelation and accusation came out, we knew we were finally going to get the payoff we have been waiting for all these months!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s Over<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As Jack spat out his explanations and excuses, Carly\u2019s face didn\u2019t soften. She was having none of his back pedaling. Carly\u2019s truest line was about how Jack took her sweet, beautiful, kind daughter and turned her into a lying murdering spy like him. Ouch. I cannot begin to express how much I am in love with this storyline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The funny thing is, when General Hospital<\/em> recast Charles Mesure, I was sure I would hate the recast because I loved Charles so much. But Chris McKenna made me care about Jack even when I hated what he was doing. The one thing I can say about Jack is that I think he\u2019s a genuinely good guy \u2013 he\u2019s on the right side of things, he\u2019s not a treacherous double agent. He is sincerely trying to uphold the law and protect the people under his jurisdiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rooting For The Anti-Hero <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But like all of our anti-heroes on General Hospital<\/em>, it\u2019s Jack’s methods that sometimes fall short. Jack truly loved Carly but in spite of that, he still recruited her precious daughter. And now that Cullum replaced him as the head of the Port Charles WSB field office, all of Jack\u2019s promises to protect Joss are out the window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nina, The Back Stabber<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jack\u2019s week went from bad to worse. After losing his lover, discovering she was sleeping with his arch enemy, and lying and manipulating him for months, having one of his agents outed, and being pushed aside as bureau chief by Cullum, then comes Valentin with a gun and Nina with a needle! OMG! How can you tell me you feel no sympathy for this character? Poor Jack. The previews for Monday look like Valentin may help Nina cover up Jack\u2019s limp form after being injected with the serum used to keep Drew locked in. I don\u2019t like that either, because I don\u2019t want Valentin committing any further crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Shocking Turn Of Events<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When Nina kept hesitating to give Drew his shot, I thought Drew was going to knock the needle off the table and jab Nina with it and roll away in a desperate escape. But I never considered that Nina would jab Jack with it!  The turn of events this week on General Hospital <\/em>has been mind-blowing. So much action in one week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Side note, this week I walked into the living room to find my husband — who pretends he doesn\u2019t watch General Hospital<\/em> — sitting in his recliner blinking furiously. I asked, \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with you?\u201d He was pretending to be Drew. LOL He cracks me up! Just when I think he\u2019s not paying attention, I find out he absolutely IS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Sublime Romance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But on the other side of this equation, the romantic part, which I love as much as the mayhem, the love story between Carly and Valentin. It’s sublime. I enjoy their flirting, teasing, and their passionate, \u201cpin me up against the wall baby\u201d style of love making. OMG, I could watch them all day. It\u2019s hot. It\u2019s romantic. And it\u2019s their power couple origin story.  Valentin was right. Carly does have a type, but he may be the best partner she has had in eons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As much as I loved Anna and Valentin, I don\u2019t want Val to go back to Anna when she comes back. Oh hell no. He belongs to Carly now. They are a much better fit. Carly is not above dancing on the wrong side of the law and scheming with Valentin. She\u2019s the Laura to his Luke. She would go on the run with him, damn the consequences. I hope the General Hospital<\/em> writers see the potential of giving these two adventure storylines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank You<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Whichever writer decided to pair Carly and Valentin deserves a big raise. Tell me their name so I can send them a thank you card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baby Agent Joss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But this storyline isn\u2019t the only one that blew up this week! Baby agent Joss asked too many questions about Nathan, ended up in Anna\u2019s old jail cell meeting a menacing guy named Cassius Faison! What a shock!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t get me started on more rewritten history. Cassius said Liesl thought he died at birth because Faison kept him and let Liesl keep Nathan. But the original story is that Liesl let her sister Madeline raise Nathan because Faison didn\u2019t know about him or that she was pregnant with him, or am I imagining that? (I\u2019m not.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kudos To Eden<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Eden McCoy has been bringing it this week, too. That one tear that rolled down her face when she realized she wasn\u2019t with good guy Nathan, but his evil twin Cassius, broke my heart. Imagine Joss truly believing that Nathan was in there, just a victim of some sort of mind control she thought she could get him help and overcome it and bring him back to the man he used to be and then to be hit with \u201cNathan died eight years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I could feel Joss’s sudden fear in my own body. The way when you suddenly realize you\u2019re in over your head and the panic travels all the way down to your toes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Spark of Chemistry<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

And readers, don\u2019t hate me for saying this, but Cassius and Joss had a little chemistry. Yeah, yeah, Ryan is twice Eden\u2019s age in real life, but so what? They are still riveting onscreen together. As Cassius told Lulu, ‘Don\u2019t see me as your captor, think of me as your partner in staying alive,’ or something to that effect They are going to have to work together — and with Britt — to get out of the mess the three of them find themselves in. I liked that General Hospital<\/em> posted photos<\/a> of the stunt doubles that did that ass-kicking fight scene. That was fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mama Bear Mode<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When Carly can\u2019t find Joss, it won\u2019t be like when Anna went missing and everyone believed some random text about Anna being on assignment. Carly will scour every inch of Port Charles until she finds her daughter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems odd to me that Cullum is up and walking around and back at work so soon after his gunshot, but you know, suspension of disbelief. If he ends up at Wyndemere and finds Joss in his basement jail, I really will fear for her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time For Cullum To Die <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The one thing I don\u2019t want to happen is for Jack to die saving Joss, I want Cullum to die, and I want Pascal to die. But leave Jack alive for future WSB storylines. I\u2019m ready for Sidwell to be put in jail or killed off, too \u2013 mostly so Valentin and Charlotte can go home to Wyndemere. Since it seems Nikolas will be in prison for eight million years, at least a Cassadine will be on Spoon Island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free Nikolas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It really does bother me that Laura never visits Nikolas or even mentions him, nor does Lulu. Nikolas Cassadine was one of the most interesting characters on General Hospital<\/em>. I know Tyler Christopher is gone, and that saddens me, but we have had several Nikolas recasts over the years and any of them would be better than no Nikolas at all, in my opinion. But I digress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Faison Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Britt is working on the mystery research project, and it makes zero sense to me. What is it that the villains are hoping for? She\u2019s working on a bomb of some sort it seems. For what purpose? To blow up Port Charles? Why? What do they want or hope to gain that they couldn\u2019t get anyway with their ridiculous wealth and influence? I would be more engaged in this if I had some sense of what they were planning to do with Faison\u2019s research and why there is no other way to get it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Little General Hospital <\/em>Revisionist History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You know what else doesn\u2019t make sense? Saying Ric and Sonny were close as kids when they didn\u2019t grow up together. The reason Ric came to town hating Sonny, was that Sonny\u2019s mom Adela raised Sonny and ditched Ric to grow up with his father Trevor. Ric blamed Sonny for taking their mother away. Ric\u2019s father blamed Sonny for Adela falling down the stairs while she was pregnant with Ric. If memory serves, Trevor accused Sonny of pushing her because Sonny was supposedly jealous of the new baby or something like that. At any rate, Ric and Sonny did NOT grow up together, period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Ric first came to town, Sonny didn\u2019t have any idea that Ric was his half-brother! That\u2019s why Ric was always so jealous of Jason. Sonny called Jason his brother when Ric was his actual half-brother. So, to go back now and rewrite the story that Ric and Sonny were close as kids negates all of their past history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Ric Really Up To? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

But at present, Sonny had Ric followed, because all those years of suspicion still live in his heart. Ric lied about his whereabouts, but I am not 100% convinced that Ric IS betraying Sonny. I almost forgot that Cody knows Ric was kidnapped until Cody flashed back to it this week. I wonder when that bombshell will come out?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What sort of shenanigans are Ric and Ave up to? We don\u2019t really know yet. We saw Ric give Ava an envelope full of money, and we also heard Ric and Ava discussing the fact that Sonny wouldn\u2019t be happy that the two of them were working together. But it appeared that they intended to tell Sonny after whatever deal they made was done. I mean, maybe Ric is buying Sonny a work of art he\u2019s always wanted to cement their truce. Or perhaps, just like Lucy Coe, Ava is working Sidwell for information. Ava is not above working both sides, and Sidwell\u2019s goon Pascal threatened Lucas! I just hope that Sonny doesn\u2019t shoot Ric before Ric has an opportunity to explain. I really want their brotherly truce to hold. But I\u2019m a dreamer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reckless Driving<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Back to rewriting history. Although this history just happened last month. We all saw Jordan and Curtis making out like teenagers and swerving while she was driving, so the entire Curtis and Jordan accident investigation is making me mad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PCPD is wasting valuable resources trying to find another car that did NOT cause Curtis and Jordan\u2019s accident. The person that caused the accident was Jordan, who was driving while distracted by making out with her ex-husband instead of focusing on the road. If the cops pick up BLQ she should counter-sue Curtis and Jordan for the cost of her car repairs where she had to swerve off the road to avoid them driving into her lane. \u201cOh wow, thanks officer, I was wondering who ran me off the road!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watching Curtis and Jordan whining every day about the other driver when they both know damned well, they were the ones canoodling behind the wheel is making me nuts. I have rolled my eyes so many times I lost count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah’s Secrets<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As to Isaiah, he might be the one that Charlotte and Danny crashed into when they had their accident? Who knows. It\u2019s just clear that everyone in Port Charles should take Ubers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hey, There Delilah<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Another big reveal this week is that Ethan Lovett knew Delilah, the mystery woman who gave birth to Phoebe. Is Ethan Phoebe\u2019s daddy? Is she a Spencer baby? Ethan burned Delilah\u2019s photo and tearfully told her he had seen the baby and that he wouldn\u2019t\u2019 tell anyone. Tell anyone what? Certainly, BLQ and Chase can financially provide for Phoebe, but if Micheal\u2019s plan falls into place to have Chase succumb to Willow\u2019s temptations and sleep with her, then what? BLQ will dump Chase, and then Willow will probably try to get custody of more babies that aren\u2019t hers\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or, in another soap trope, Chase and Brooklynn will adopt Phoebe and she will have some rare disorder where they need a match for her and Ethan will have to get tested and discover they are related? It\u2019s hard to say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Police Commissioner and The Nurse <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There have been so many soapalicious plots this week that my notes are 4 pages long. Next up, Liz and Dante. Liz and Dante have been spending time together recently and I am enjoying their dynamic. It\u2019s very easy and natural. Not sparks like Val and Carly, but warm and comforting and familiar, which is also very nice. Liz is dating Ric, but if he is double crossing Sonny, that relationship may be short lived<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Against her will, Liz had to tell Dante that she suspected Rocco might be the shooter. I watched with an ache in my heart as the look of sad realization washed over Dante\u2019s face. We watched him construct all the pieces together in his mind. That scene with Dominic Zamprogna and Rebecca Herbst was so tender and sad \u2013 knowing Jason is in jail covering for Dante\u2019s son seemed to make an impact on Dante.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rocco On The Run <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Cassius in Nathan-mode is trying to push Lulu into forcing Rocco to leave town. She\u2019s not having any of it, and I think by the end of the conversation she noticed that the man in her house did not seem like the Nathan she has always known. I feel certain she will distance herself from him. So now what? Will Dante and Lulu come to blows, or work together to protect their son?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How long will Cassius be able to keep up his cover if Lulu is on to him? Will he lock her in a room with Joss? Readers, Monday can\u2019t come fast enough for me! There are so many loose ends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Need A Little Controversy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This may be a controversial take but hear me out all the way before you come at me in the comments. I\u2019m growing weary of cross promotions on the ABC\/Disney networks. And I\u2019m a Disney girl who has had a Disney annual pass for decades. Even so, I don\u2019t want Disney things popping up on every single show I watch on ABC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am not saying that I didn\u2019t enjoy the music with Michael James Scott, of course I did. He is phenomenal! But the thought that a Broadway star would come to some little bar in upstate New York is absurd. It reeks of desperation. I doubt this is the case, because Disney musicals usually sell out, but it appears like Disney can\u2019t sell tickets to Aladdin, so they said, \u201cHey let\u2019s put that Genie guy on General Hospital<\/em> and drum up a little business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Am I being too mean? Probably. But again, I reiterate, I loved Michael James Scott<\/strong> and his singing was wonderful. I would love to go to Broadway and see Aladdin. My sticking point is only that the plot point of how that performance fit into General Hospital<\/em> was weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much Love For Gemma (Gio and Emma) Too<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Emma and Gio scenes were adorable. I love their coupling and I am happy they got to go on location and have an adventure. They will remember it forever! I was a young actor who toured in a theatre group when I was in my 20\u2019s and now I am in my 60\u2019s and still remember all of my wild tour adventures vividly. I think the storyline could have ended with Emma and Gio having a romantic weekend on Broadway and seeing the show versus him coming to the Savoy. Just my opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Will Happen Tomorrow, Dear Readers? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Will Joss get the smell of cigarillos on her clothes from ghost Faison\u2019s last visit? When Pascal finds out Cullum is the one who murdered Marco, will he use the fire poker on Cullum and apologize to Lucas? Will Not-Nathan take Lulu a big bowl of moss for her house-cell so she will feel at home? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will baby Phoebe get too popular like baby Ace did and get shipped out of the country? Are Sonny and ADA Turner going to get busted for their tryst and she will have to get a job running Pozzulo\u2019s? Will the local auto mechanic find it strange that he has to keep fixing everyone\u2019s wrecked cars on the same week? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Mayor Collins get so lonely for Kevin that she has drinks and makes out with Ezra Boyle? Is Carly going to remember Valentin\u2019s pickle next time? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will General Hospital<\/em> fans tune into The young and the Restless<\/em> to see Michelle Stafford and Roger Howarth act together again and pretend that old Nina and Franco are back? Are Britt and Emma going to be besties now that Emma let Britt examine her privates? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Tracy\u2019s General Hospital<\/em> stylist tell me where they get all those amazing outfits for Tracy? I want some. Will crazy Willow get to keep her congressional seat after it comes out that she was drugging her husband? These days, probably so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Joss be able to find anything in those plastic bins to MacGyver herself out of that dungeon when Anna could not? Is Lulu going to take Nathan\u2019s suggestion and go to Ireland to see Kevin and Ace, or will we not see Ace again until he\u2019s in Jr. High? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Portia get a side job at Home and Heart <\/em>hawking a new Deception miracle cream that erased all her scars? Will Kai be charged as an accessory because he knows Willow shot Drew and didn\u2019t go to the police?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only tomorrow knows dear readers and I will tune in tomorrow as long as there are tomorrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before You Check Out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Don’t miss another wonderful Beyond the Gates Commentary by my good friend Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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