{"id":548,"date":"2024-11-15T23:07:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T04:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/?p=548"},"modified":"2024-11-15T23:07:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T04:07:35","slug":"dark-days-with-flashes-of-light-general-hospital-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/dark-days-with-flashes-of-light-general-hospital-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Days with Flashes of Light: General Hospital commentary."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1874b02aa80e955bd6a7bfb95f021748\" id=\"h-it-feels-like-dark-days-lately-between-sam-dying-and-drew-and-willow-knocking-boots-but-there-are-some-flashes-of-light-let-s-discuss-in-a-new-general-hospital-commentary-for-the-week-ending-november-15-2024\" style=\"color:#aa4411\"><strong>It feels like dark days lately between Sam dying and Drew and Willow knocking boots, but there are some flashes of light. Let&#8217;s discuss in a new General Hospital commentary for the week ending November 15, 2024.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear readers, I have been a little gloomy this past week, and I have had to work to pay attention to TV of any kind. The TV that captured my attention best this week was a new Netflix Christmas movie called <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Dmi794YO-0w\">Hot Frosty<\/a><\/em>, about a snowman who comes to life in the form of a hot guy clothed only in a scarf. That&#8217;s a concept I can handle. But lying, scheming, fighting, and angst &#8212; I have had my fill of it. I told my co-writer <a href=\"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/author\/liz-masters\/\">Liz Masters<\/a> that I found myself getting really angry this week watching soaps because the characters who get away with things and never get caught just hit me a little harder this week as we watch it play out in real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-two-faces-of-drew\">The two faces of Drew<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe that is why Jason sucker-punching Drew in the face was incredibly satisfying. Drew has an image as an all-American guy, Navy Seal, and hero, and in truth, he&#8217;s a sleazy, lying scum ball who is sleeping with his nephew&#8217;s wife AND her mother. (Gross) He only got the congressional role because he blackmailed Nina to introduce him to McConkey. He schemed to boot Ned out of ELQ, and before Sam died, he was a negligent dad who hardly ever saw Scout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you watch when Billy Miller was in the role? I loved that version of Drew. When he was recast with Cameron Mathison, they removed all of Drew&#8217;s heroic characteristics and turned him into just another rich, privileged white man who takes what he wants. His one act of heroism was to go to prison for Carly, but truthfully, he&#8217;s the one who gave her the insider info that got her in trouble in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope Drew goes to Washington, stays there, and only comes home twice a year when Congress is in recess. The final straw for me was the baby playroom floor sex in a house full of people, which was broadcast by the nanny cam onto Michael&#8217;s phone. Those two idiots deserve one another. I am jonesing for Willow to find out her crush is also sleeping with her mom. Ewww.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-marriage-in-crisis\">A marriage in crisis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chad Duell as Michael Corinthos on General Hospital | PHOTO: ABC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael asked Willow if she wanted things to work, and he said they needed to be completely honest, but they were hiding affairs from one another. Was Willow going to come clean before she was summoned to provide health care to her lover?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love Leslie Charleson and am so sad that she&#8217;s not returning to the show, but the writers must address her absence. Why would they call the fledgling nurse instead of the surgeon if Monica is in the house? They need to say, &#8220;We sure will miss Monica since she bought that condo in Boca Raton,&#8221; or something to let us know she&#8217;s not living there anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone in the house knows about Drew and Willow except Lois, and they won&#8217;t tell her, citing that she can&#8217;t keep a secret. Every time they say that she makes sketchy eyes in Gio&#8217;s direction, and I wonder how long it is until we find out he&#8217;s Sonny&#8217;s love child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-mansion-divided\">A mansion divided<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With all the chaos going on in the Quartermaine mansion, why not add a little more mayhem? Elizabeth suggested that Jason move into the Q house because Danny wants to stay with Scout and Rocco. She said he should not make the kids separate so soon after Sam&#8217;s death. Can you imagine Drew and Jason sharing bunk beds at the Q mansion? Ha, that thought makes me laugh. But think of it, if they had grown up together, they might have, so why not make up for lost time now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-not-feeling-lucky\">Not feeling Lucky<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m feeling underwhelmed a lot right now. I was over the moon when I heard Jonathan Jackson coming back. I adore him, and I have always loved Lucky. But this slow-burn story that&#8217;s taking so long is wearing on me. Lucky continually tells everyone he wants to leave, hoping they will beg him to stay, which is annoying. When Luke Spencer left town, there was no hemming and hawing. He said, &#8216;I need to get out of here.&#8217; And off he went. Luke never asked Laura forty times whether or not he should leave. So, the writers cannot realistically pin his wishy-washiness on Luke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was a glimmer of hope today when Liz told Terry that she still has feelings for Lucky. Maybe if Lucky knows he can have his first love back, he will wash his hair, shake off his blues, and stay in town for Liz, Aiden, Laura, and Lulu. But I don&#8217;t want him for her if she has to beg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dear-general-hospital-writers\">Dear General Hospital writers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, my plea to the writers, who probably will never see this since we are off off-Broadway right now, is this: Please stop trying to force Natalia and Sonny on us. It&#8217;s not working. We don&#8217;t want it. They aren&#8217;t growing on us. I&#8217;m not rooting for them. Sonny and Alexis had more chemistry together while they were grieving Sam together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The car crash with Kristina and Natalia made me wish it had ended both of them. I know that&#8217;s mean, but neither character has my heart right now. Kristina asked Alexis why Sam had died, and Kristina had lived, and many of us asked the same question. I hope the court case blows up on Kristina. I am firmly on Team Ava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-so-bad-it-s-good\">So bad it&#8217;s good<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I enjoy Ava and Ric together, but I know they would be a terrible influence on each other. But that could be fun. As a bonus, Sonny would hate it if they were together. That alone should be reason enough for them to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scene on Friday with Jason and Ric made me giddy. The way they hate each other is exceptionally entertaining. When Ric dared Jason to hit him, Jason moved his arm, and Ric flinched; I laughed and laughed and rewound the scene three times to watch it again. Ha. Also amusing, when Ric asked Jason if Jason wanted to punch him and Jason replied, &#8220;Who doesn&#8217;t?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As to Ric&#8217;s daughter Molly, I am so confused about what they are doing with her. First, after she lost her daughter, she was hysterical and inconsolable. Now, she has lost her daughter and big sister, and she&#8217;s all smiles and flirting around town. Are they going to chem-test her with every single guy in town? Dex, Isaiah, and maybe Cody, too? When does TJ get to flirt with someone? After all the Q men are done with Willow, she can have a fling with TJ like they accused her of in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-love-on-the-run\">Love on the run<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/174795_0337-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/174795_0337-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/174795_0337-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/174795_0337-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/174795_0337-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/174795_0337-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Will General Hospital&#8217;s Robert and Holly get their happily ever after? | PHOTO: Disney\/Christine Bartolucci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In another instance of being underwhelmed, I have wanted a Robert and Holly reunion for years, but now that it&#8217;s happened, I am not feeling that immense satisfaction one should feel at the end of a perfect love story. We didn&#8217;t get to see the fall back in love. It was more about Holly fleeing town to avoid Sidwell and danger. It was great that Robert showed up in the end and flew off with her into the sunset, but I missed the in-between part. Robert was still declaring his love for Diane right up until that moment. We missed the heartbreak of ending one relationship to go off to be with your own true love. We missed witnessing the cost of that decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thankfully, they aren&#8217;t gone for good and will eventually be back to pick up their relationship with their daughter Sasha, who will most likely be pregnant with Michael&#8217;s baby and about to make them grandparents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sleeping-beauty-has-overslept\">Sleeping beauty has overslept<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am also underwhelmed by Lulu&#8217;s awakening because, after all the hype about her recast, she is still in a coma! Fast-forward, please.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-bright-spot\">A bright spot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of my favorite relationships on General Hospital right now is not a couple but a sisterhood. I love Alexis and Diane. When Alexis came in to work this week and Diane walked in, Diane could see Alexis&#8217; need to stay busy, and she just quietly let her work while letting Alexis know she would be there to support her. I have loved their friendship for so long. I&#8217;m only sad that they made Alexis an alcoholic because I loved it when those two went on drinking binges together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diane got her heart broken by Robert, but she&#8217;s not one to wallow, so I expect her to pick a new boy toy soon. Max and Magic Milo are due for a visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope that as we move into the holiday season, the writers will give us more magic, romance, and holiday joy instead of so much death, heartache, and destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-will-happen-tomorrow-dear-readers\">What will happen tomorrow, dear readers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will Jack and Carly ever have a fling, or are we still pretending that Sonny and Carly are a couple? (Or have we just forgotten about Jagger&#8217;s murder and dropped that entire storyline?) Will Spinelli find Valentin before Christmas so I can watch Anna smooch him under the mistletoe and then have him serenade her at the piano while wearing a tux? Will Felicia become Sasha&#8217;s surrogate mom? Will Lulu listen to Laura&#8217;s plea and finally wake up before 2025? Will Kai Taylor ever do his homework and get back on Trina&#8217;s good side? 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Will Isaiah take the job at General Hospital so we can have doctors there again?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only tomorrow knows, dear readers, and I will tune in tomorrow as long as there are tomorrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-4d6df1cc45d375ecbda46bda7a0e8977 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#aa4411\"><strong>Tamilu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-of-tamilu-s-commentaries\">More of Tamilu&#8217;s commentaries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To read more of Tamilu&#8217;s \u201cGreetings From the Road\u201d series of columns, visit her&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/author\/tamilu\/\">Author Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It feels like dark days lately between Sam dying and Drew and Willow knocking boots, but there are some flashes&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,5],"tags":[54,4,53],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial","category-entertainment","category-soaps","tag-casablanca","tag-general-hospital","tag-robert-scorpio"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dark Days with Flashes of Light: General Hospital commentary. - Dan J Kroll<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It feels like dark days on General Hospital, but there are some flashes of light. 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