{"id":632,"date":"2024-11-23T01:23:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T06:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/?p=632"},"modified":"2024-11-23T01:58:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T06:58:41","slug":"general-hospital-commentary-godspeed-fair-samantha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danjkroll.com\/blog\/general-hospital-commentary-godspeed-fair-samantha\/","title":{"rendered":"General Hospital Commentary: Godspeed Fair Samantha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The good people of Port Charles gathered to say their final goodbyes to Sam McCall, but grief turned to confusion when the autopsy results pointed to negligence. Will Elizabeth take the fall for Fair Samantha\u2019s death — or was someone else responsible for the overdose? Meanwhile, Lulu is awake and on guard around Cyrus. Will Lulu be the key to unlocking the mystery of Sam\u2019s death? Let\u2019s discuss in this week\u2019s General Hospital commentary for the week ending November 22, 2024.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

A heartbreaking funeral, bittersweet flashbacks, a medical miracle, a whodunit, and more made for quite a rollercoaster ride this week. I love twists and turns, and suspense and drama. It\u2019s why I\u2019ve been a soap opera lover for decades. A good soapy moment can make an otherwise uninspiring episode notable, turn a bad storyline around, and take characters down a different path. It can even lead to a coveted Daytime Emmy. Nancy Lee Grahn had many such moments in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Godspeed Fair Samantha<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even though viewers knew it was going to happen, Sam dying was still a shocking moment because so many of us had kept hoping that Frank Valentini would come to his senses, or someone higher up would put a kibosh on the exit. That did not happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, I wrote about Kelly Monaco\u2019s five best storylines on General Hospital. You can check it out here<\/a>. Kelly\u2019s contributions to the show were numerous, and Sam\u2019s legacy will live on in Danny and Scout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think it was the wrong move to kill Sam off, but I also recognize that her death has generated some powerful performances, especially from Nancy Lee Grahn. From the moment that Alexis learned the devasting news and every moment leading up to her gut-wrenching eulogy has been Emmy worthy. At times, it was overwhelming and hard to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam\u2019s funeral itself was an emotional heart wrenching affair filled with tear-jerker moments. However, there were some noticeable absences. Where was Laura? Sam died giving Laura\u2019s daughter a second chance at life, so she should have been there. If nothing else, Laura could have supported her heartbroken grandson. Also conspicuously missing, Diane — Alexis\u2019 best friend and law partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I loved the touching flashbacks. I wept like a baby as Sam was remembered and roared with laughter during the infamous slap Sam gave Carly. Oh, how I had loathed Carly in those days. I remembered being so happy to see someone put the arrogant harpy in her place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m going to miss Sam. It seems she will be one of those rare characters who will remain dead — much like her father, Julian Jerome. There\u2019s no coming back on a soap opera when an autopsy is done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can you mend a broken heart on General Hospital?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alexis is grieving and in pain. She is desperate to ease her broken heart, so she has latched onto the idea of raising both Danny and Scout. It makes absolutely no sense since they each have loving fathers who are very much present in each of their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexis is not acting out of malice, but her intentions aren\u2019t exactly pure. She wants Danny and Scout with her because they are her last link to Sam. She\u2019s not putting the kids first, so I\u2019m happy that both Drew and Jason did. One thing Drew, Jason, and Dante can agree on is that Danny, Rocco, and Scout have a sibling bond that should not be broken. Therefore, both Jason and Dante have agreed to move into the Quartermaine mansion with their boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Scout announced that her father had agreed to let her live in the mansion, while he commutes between Port Charles and Washington, D.C. Less Drew? Please, say it’s so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexis acknowledged that the law is on Jason\u2019s side regarding Danny. Sam shared custody of both kids with their fathers, which means they now have full custody of their children. That\u2019s how it works when one parent dies, unless the court deems otherwise. Alexis knows this, yet she forged ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honestly, I can\u2019t believe that Alexis actually thinks this is a viable option. Alexis just got her law license back after being disbarred and spiraling into alcoholism. She doesn’t have the time necessary to give the kids what they need. She has her own checkered past too, including having covered up the deaths of two people that she was responsible for killing. More importantly, she is making decisions without thinking clearly about how it would impact both Danny and Scout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexis had to have known that she’d never get the kids. She\u2019s not even the executor of Sam\u2019s will, so I don\u2019t know what she had hoped to accomplish with that ill-fated meeting. I think Alexis would have been better served talking to Diane because several viewers mentioned seeing Sam\u2019s will on Diane\u2019s desk right after Sam died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cain versus the Enforcer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A war is brewing between Jason and Drew. There was a brief skirmish at the Quartermaine mansion the night before Sam\u2019s funeral, but more is sure to come. I\u2019m certain of it. Jason sees past Drew\u2019s shiny veneer of good guy to the lying snake in the grass hiding just beneath the surface. I\u2019m beginning to suspect the assault in Pentonville gave Drew a TBI that changed him fundamentally. That, or he\u2019s one of our diabolical villains in a latex mask. One thing is for certain; Drew is no longer the hero he once was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not a violent person but watching Jason give Drew a much-deserved butt whooping was utterly satisfying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drew thinks Jason threw hands because Drew has been sneaking behind Michael\u2019s back making moon eyes at Willow and stealing kisses. He has no idea that anyone — much less Michael and Jason — know about the illicit tryst in the children\u2019s playroom. Silly man. For someone who spent years living as Jason, and who had all of Jason\u2019s memories, Drew should know that Jason wouldn\u2019t have pummeled Drew over a few kisses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More trouble on the horizon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Drew will soon have trouble coming from all sides because Michael is plotting to take Aurora Media from Drew.  It won\u2019t be hard because Michael told Curtis the truth about Drew\u2019s offer for Michael to take over running the media empire, while Drew is away in Congress. Curtis doesn\u2019t believe Michael, but he soon will. Once he does, Curtis will align with Michael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Michael has an important decision to make about his marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Affairs of the heart<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s face it, Michael and Willow\u2019s marriage is done. There\u2019s no salvaging that hot mess of dysfunction. Both have been unfaithful and each has lied. Repeatedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was clear to me when Michael opened up to Sasha about the state of his marriage that he knows — deep down inside — that it\u2019s over. Both Michael and Sasha agreed that Willow wouldn\u2019t have slept with Drew unless she had feelings for Drew. I think what\u2019s keeping Michael from having an honest conversation with Willow isn\u2019t that he had a one night stand with Sasha. It\u2019s that he\u2019s not ready to admit that his feelings for Willow have changed too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael was upset when he learned about the kiss between Willow and Drew, but getting drunk and sleeping with Sasha wasn\u2019t the act of a man who loves his wife and had his heart broken. That\u2019s something a person who has reached their last straw would do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael and Willow haven\u2019t been okay for months. They tried to be, but they never fully recovered from Michael keeping the secret that Nina had reported Drew and Carly to the SEC and blackmailed Nina. Willow resented Michael for keeping secrets from her and she\u2019s had a wall up ever since. I suspect Michael too has lingering resentment over the fact that Willow hid her cancer diagnosis from him while she was pregnant with their daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That doesn\u2019t mean Willow gets a free pass. She doesn\u2019t. She\u2019s been carrying on an emotional affair for months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baby, baby, baby<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Will there soon be a baby boom at General Hospital? Sasha picked up a pregnancy test, so we should know in the coming days if she and Michael are having a baby. Brook Lynn and Chase have also decided to expand their family. But it\u2019s the third lady who interests me the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a soap opera, so the odds are very high that Willow will soon learn that she is pregnant. Except Willow won\u2019t know who the father is because she slept with both Michael and Drew within a few hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willow and Michael were intimate when he got home from his one-night stand with Sasha. Later, Willow went to the mansion where word reached her that Sam had died. After leaving Michael a voicemail message of condolence, she went to the children\u2019s playroom where she found Drew. The rest is unfortunately seared onto our poor retinas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will all the stork news lead to a baby switch down the road? It\u2019s entirely possible whenever there are multiple babies expected around the same time on a soap opera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alexa Havins Bruening as Lulu Spencer on General Hospital | PHOTO: ABC\/X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sleeping Beauty awakens<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As Sam\u2019s funeral ended, Lulu\u2019s eyes popped open. Cheesy and predictable, but I loved every second of it. The rest though was pretty ridiculous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lulu was on a ventilator for years. Years. Apparently in the days since the transplant, she was well enough to be taken off the ventilator, feeding tubes, and catheter. I guess they were spoon feeding her in her unconscious state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hilariously — despite Lulu being pretty much motionless for four years — she was able to get out of bed and take a step before falling. Oh, and her incision is stitch and staple free already. When my husband had his liver transplant, he was stuck with his 200-plus staples for six weeks before they removed them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My husband happened to catch that scene and chuckled. \u201cI went to the wrong hospital,\u201d he said. I howled with laughter. Miracle Hospital strikes again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on Lulu\u2019s flashback of Cyrus during their last encounter at General Hospital, it\u2019s clear that her memories are in tact and she\u2019s rightfully distrustful of her uncle. She should be. I\u2019m more certain than ever that Cyrus has been up to no good. But more on that in a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should I stay or should I go?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every day it\u2019s the same song with Lucky. I\u2019m so over it. Dude, if you don\u2019t see how much your son needs you and how much it would benefit him to have a father in his life then good riddance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucky cares more about feeling like the conquering hero than being a good father. It\u2019s sad because Aiden is a great kid. He\u2019s kind and compassionate. As Lucky lamented to anyone who would listen about his wanderlust, newly minted WSB Station Chief Jack Brennan offered to send Lucky on a WSB sanctioned mission to Africa. Lucas tossed out an equally tempting offer by alerting Lucky that Elizabeth might be in serious trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Is Lucky Spencer leaving Port Charles? | PHOTO: ABC\/X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

No doubt, Lucky will take door number two and find his new purpose awaiting him at General Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is not the way to clean up Lucky\u2019s image. It\u2019s a cheap trick that insults the viewers. Both Aiden and Elizabeth deserve better than someone who only sticks around only when he\u2019s the star of the show. I don\u2019t want Lucky to ride to Elizabeth\u2019s rescue. I want her to clear her own name. If Lucky wants something commendable to do, he should take baking classes and bond with his son. That will score more points with Elizabeth — and the viewers — than Lucky uncovering the person truly responsible for that overdose of Digitalis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malpractice or murder at General Hospital?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After Sam\u2019s funeral, Portia headed to General Hospital and picked up the results of the autopsy report that attributed Sam\u2019s death to a deadly dose of heart medication. Lucas was relieved that he wasn\u2019t responsible for his sister\u2019s death, but the same can\u2019t be said for Elizabeth. She is the head nurse and the one who was responsible for the medications that were administered to Sam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will General Hospital scapegoat Elizabeth or will they dig deeper and remember that someone had mysteriously turned off Lulu\u2019s ventilator recently. Someone who has taken it upon himself to slither through the hospital corridors on the pretext of spreading the word of God and saving souls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe Cyrus turned off Lulu\u2019s ventilator, and he\u2019s the one who was responsible for the Digitalis. I don\u2019t know if he sees himself as some kind of Angel of Death delivering poor unfortunate souls to God or if there\u2019s something darker at play here. Why would Cyrus tell Lulu\u2019s doctor not to share good news about Lulu with Laura? Cyrus\u2019 excuse about not wanting to get his sister\u2019s hopes up was poppycock, and I\u2019m disappointed that the doctor didn\u2019t remind Cyrus that Cyrus didn\u2019t get a say in the matter because Laura is Lulu\u2019s legal guardian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cobra Kai<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I loved Spencer and Trina (Sprina). The star-crossed lovers had found love despite Esme\u2019s scheming ways. It was wonderful to see Trina happy instead of playing the third wheel to Josslyn\u2019s love life. Trina deserved her own love of a lifetime, especially since her first boyfriend — Rory Cabrera — was ruthlessly murdered by Heather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, time was not on Trina and Spencer\u2019s side. Trina gave her heart and soul to Spencer only to have him cruelly ripped away from her. They never even had a chance to have a happily-ever-after. It shattered Trina, and she\u2019s spent months grieving and rebuilding her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jens Austin Astrup and Tabyana Ali as General Hospital’s Kai and Trina | PHOTO: Disney\/Bahareh Ritter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Enter Kai the football star. Trina took an instant disliking to Kai because he didn\u2019t take art history as seriously as she did, and he cost her a lower grade when he blew off their assignment. I definitely understand Trina\u2019s annoyance. My first impression was that Kai is a typical jock; a gifted athlete but not a great academic. However, Kai turned out to be a nice guy who wanted to make amends. I like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trina doesn\u2019t though. It\u2019s like the writers pulled out old Trina and Spencer scripts, scratched out Spencer\u2019s name and scribbled in Kai\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s frustrating. Trina is not the same person that she was back when she met Spencer. She\u2019s lived through stuff that would break most people. She\u2019s light years more mature than her counterparts and she\u2019s easily one of the most forgiving and opened minded people on this show. This nonsense shouldn\u2019t ruffle her feathers, and she certainly shouldn\u2019t get this worked up over a lower grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I expect this kind of behavior out of Josslyn not Trina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me, me, me. It\u2019s all about me. Always.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m convinced the General Hospital writers get together at the beginning of each week and open the meeting with, \u201cSo, how can we make Kristina more annoying and unlikeable? Any ideas?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the week, it felt like Kristina kept taking everything back to her<\/em> loss, as if her grief somehow trumped everyone else\u2019s. I also hate how Kristina keeps referring to the baby as \u201cAdela.\u201d It\u2019s like she can\u2019t even give Molly and T.J. that one thing despite secretly scheming to keep the baby under the ridiculous guise of protecting Molly\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like it or not, the baby\u2019s legal name is Irene, and T.J. had every right to name his daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t blame Kristina for the baby\u2019s death. Ric is right. It was a terrible tragedy, and the trial will hopefully establish that. Ava is no more to blame for Kristina falling out that window than Kristina is. Honestly, if anyone is to blame for what happened, it\u2019s the hotel for having those flimsy windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, I do blame Kristina for storming over to the hotel and initiating the confrontation with Ava. I take issue with Kristina acting as if she had no role in that heated exchange, and that Ava was the aggressor. I recall things a bit differently. It was Kristina who came in hot and quickly tossed out veiled threats and weaponized Avery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristina knows very well that Ava didn\u2019t push her. We know that because we\u2019ve seen Kristina have flashbacks of jerking out of Ava\u2019s grip, tripping over Jagger\u2019s bag, and stumbling backwards out the window. In her heart of hearts, Kristina knows that the fall was an accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristina wants absolution. She needs Ava be found guilty so she doesn\u2019t have to take accountability for putting herself and the baby in that situation. It\u2019s why I\u2019m rooting for Ava to prevail in court. Kristina needs to get into therapy. Blaming others for her own poor choices doesn\u2019t mitigate her actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next week is sure to be explosive because Ric is a master at pushing buttons. He\u2019s sure to trigger Kristina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Hospital Quick Takes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Does Willow still work at the hospital? It\u2019s been ages since I\u2019ve seen her at General Hospital. I think the last time was when she was telling comatose Lulu all about her crush on Drew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s sad that Lila\u2019s headstone was never updated to reflect her name. Baby Girl McCall seems so impersonal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not cool Gio. I have no issue with him stopping by to check on Trina, but knocking on her door and letting himself in was inappropriate. Two young women live in that apartment, and they have a right to their privacy when they are home. He\u2019s always lurking and crossing boundaries lately. It\u2019s not endearing. It\u2019s starting to feel\u2026wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love hearing from readers, so please be sure comment below.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy viewing,<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liz Masters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more commentary, be sure to check out my author\u2019s page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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