General Hospital Commentary: A Sudsy Summer

It’s a sudsy summer in Port Charles. Cullum set a deadly trap for Cassius – and Britt — just as Dante and Lulu caught up with Rocco. Meanwhile, Willow found herself at the center of the investigation into Jordan’s accident, and Anna is back in action. What will happen next is anyone’s guess, so let’s discuss all the exciting twists and turns in a very soapy General Hospital commentary for the week ending June 26, 2026.

What a wonderfully soapy week on General Hospital. Britt wasn’t kidding when she told Rocco that “this isn’t real life” and I’m so thankful for that. The real world is crazy enough without adding all the shenanigans of a soap opera to it. But all that exciting drama had me glued to every episode this week, and Monday can’t get here fast enough!

Willow’s Wicked Web

Two things can be true at the same time. The sun can be shining while it’s raining, a person can be drop-dead gorgeous and wildly insecure, and bad people can do good things. Willow falls into the latter category. She is a despicable human being who has used a newborn child to torment the parents, shot her rotten husband in the back twice, kept him drugged and locked inside his own body for months, and accused her ex-husband of her crimes. Those are just the highlights.

But Willow is apparently a far better congresswoman than Drew was a congressman. Does that atone for her sins? Absolutely not. I don’t care how many times our General Hospital scribes have beloved characters sing Willow’s praises as a congresswoman. I want that witch to pay for her sins. In fact, I think it’s fair to say that the majority of viewers feel the way that I do.

It’s time for Willow to pay the piper.

A Salacious Scandal

Brook Lynn threw her lot in with Lucy and together they came up with a plan to frame Willow for leaving the scene of Jordan’s accident. The idea being that the scandal alone would be enough to rip those Willow-tinted glasses off Chase’s smitten eyes and make him see Willow for who she truly is. With that in mind, Lucy went to the police station and told Detective Joe Fitzpatrick that she had good reason to believe that Willow was the mystery driver everyone was looking for. Brook Lynn made sure that good old Brick tampered with Willow’s car data to show that Willow had been on the same road as Jordan and Curtis that fateful night.

Unbeknownst to both Brook Lynn and Lucy, Drew gave them a little assist when Joe got a chance to sneak in some yes and no questions to Drew.

In A Blink, Drew Made His Move

Drew happily tossed Willow under the bus then hopped into the driver’s seat and backed over the little viper with just a blink of his eyes. I don’t like Drew any more than I do Willow, but I quite enjoyed that move. Is Drew a changed man? Time will tell, but for now Drew and I are on the same page about Willow.

My hope is that this whole experience has given Drew plenty of time to reflect on the error of his ways. At least when it comes to all the good people in his life — all of whom he’s treated horribly, including Scout. Yes, he lied to the intrepid detective when he condemned Willow with a blink, but what choice did Drew really have? Drew is completely at Willow’s mercy and that woman has tried to kill him twice. Let’s be real, there were no guarantees that Drew would have survived the first injection that triggered a massive stroke, so she doesn’t get a pass on that just because he didn’t die.

If Willow doesn’t see another out, she won’t hesitate to make sure the third attempt is the charm. However, Jack is a wild card. Does he have the goods on Drew or was that a bluff to get Willow to back off on injecting Jack with the same serum that she uses to keep Drew a prisoner in his own body? I pray that Jack was lying. He might be sweet on Nina, but I do not, under any circumstances, want him to help Willow escape justice.

Chase To The Rescue

Alas, it appears that Brook Lynn’s scheme is about to backfire. Rather than see Willow for who she is, Chase is getting sucked deeper into the role of her champion. He couldn’t get to the police station fast enough to rescue his damsel in perpetual distress. Once again, Chase butted heads with Justine when he arrogantly marched into the interrogation room and demanded to talk to Willow.

Justine is gunning for Chase, and I for one can’t wait until she takes that shot. Our General Hospital writers have done a fantastic job of setting Chase up for a great big fall. Unfortunately, it looks like Brook Lynn is going to get knocked down too, and I’m not referring to her doomed marriage.

Bad Company

If you’ve been watching General Hospital as long as I have, you know just how bad Lucy can be. There’s an expression, “When you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.” Lucy isn’t just flea-ridden, she’s got ticks too.

Was I surprised by Lucy’s demand for Brook Lynn’s Deception shares in exchange for going to the police and making a false statement against Willow? No. Not at all. I knew Lucy would find a way to use the situation to her advantage. There’s a reason that Lucy has no friends. She’s a terrible person who only cares about herself. If Brook Lynn were smart, she’d tell Lucy to go ahead and do her worst. All Brook Lynn has to do is deny Lucy’s crazy claims.

It’s not like Brick is going to come clean to tampering with evidence. At worst, it would be Lucy’s word against Brook Lynn’s. Lucy is a known liar. Brook Lynn would have no problem convincing people that Lucy is just trying to exploit the situation to get her greedy mitts on Brook Lynn’s shares of Deception.

Dear General Hospital

You don’t have to be a fly on Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten’s walls to know that Chase and Willow will end up in bed together. We can all see where this is headed. But I would love nothing more than for Brook Lynn to come out on top. Her marriage is already doomed if she has to go through all of this to keep Chase from straying. Let Brook Lynn wash her hands of her fickle husband and go on to live her best life raising Phoebe alone.

There are plenty of crimes in Port Charles that have gone unsolved. Jagger’s murder, Kristina’s little crime spree after baby Irene died, Sonny and Jason’s decades long crime wave, and Cyrus’ murder spring immediately to mind. There’s no reason that anyone else has to learn Brook Lynn was the other driver on the road. Jordan was at fault, and Brook Lynn genuinely had no idea there had been a crash.

I’m okay if Willow goes down for the accident. Let her. I just don’t want Brook Lynn to lose both her marriage and her freedom. She’s not the adulteress. And yes, I consider Chase an adulterer. He’s been emotionally cheating on Brook Lynn for months and lying to himself about his feelings for Willow.

Lucy Deserves Some Karma Too

I’d also love to see Lucy get own just desserts. She needs to lose Deception. Hostile takeover (come one Michael, make your move!), bankruptcy, or the government stepping in and seizing everything because of Sidwell’s involvement. I don’t care which, as long as Lucy gets nothing.

Brook Lynn and Tracy are rich enough to not feel the hit. They can start a new company with Maxie.

Rocco On The Run

Now, let’s talk about Rocco. Cassius told Dante and Lulu where to find their son. Did they dash off to rescue him? Nope. Cassius had to spend nearly an entire episode begging Dante and Lulu not to take down Britt once they caught up with their son. Cassius warned them that it was more important to get their son and leave because Cullum was closing in. Dante and Lulu didn’t care. In the end, they betrayed their son for the fleeting satisfaction of punishing Britt. Good job! Way to show Rocco that he can trust his parents.

Confronting Britt

Look, I hate how Britt seems to think that she has any kind of maternal claim on Rocco. She was his kidnapper. She stole him from his parents and kept him away from them for the first year of his life. She denied an innocent babe an opportunity to properly bond with his mom and dad. But Rocco clearly cares about Britt. The poor boy was positively tortured at the idea of leaving Britt behind to face an uncertain future.

How Dante and Lulu could look their son in the eye, knowing the police were outside waiting to arrest Britt, is beyond me. I hated what Dante and Lulu did to Rocco, but I do admit that it just might have saved Britt’s life. Before she could inject herself with that poisoned serum that Cassius had unknowingly sent her, the police stormed in. The downside: Cullum will likely send the WSB to pick her up.

Is This The Real Life?

Britt warned Rocco that “this isn’t real life.” Hilarious. No, it’s not because in real life Britt would have found a way to test that serum long ago. Before she returned to Port Charles. At one point, she even had vials of it in her room above Bobbie’s. All it would have taken was a drop or two. In real life, Britt would have questioned why she’d gone symptom free for so long between doses, and why all of her symptoms were mild.

Yes, Britt fainted, but people faint for all kinds of reasons. Britt has been under tremendous stress and likely not taking care of herself. She might simply have been dehydrated or had low on sugar. She’s a doctor and should know this.

Back In Port Charles

Trouble brewed at Crimson when Cullum sent a goon to collect Charlotte. Luckily for Charlotte, Danny sensed something was off with the guy when they passed each other at the elevator. Danny managed to knock the guy out before he could obscond with Charlotte, but now Danny and Charlotte are on the run.

Will the teens be smart enough to go to Sonny or Carly? I hope so because they are no match for Cullum and his rogue agents. Also, I don’t want Charlotte and Danny to have an opportunity to spend extended time alone together. Teenage kissing cousins (even twice or thrice removed) are not my thing.

General Hospital‘s Spy Games

In France, Anna is back with a cute bob and a clearer mind. She’s still fragile, but lucid. Her doctor allowed Emma, Felicia, and Mac to visit, but they were all careful not to say anything that might set Anna off. As Friday drew to a close, Anna warned Felicia that Nathan was not who he seemed. Will Felicia believe Anna or just brush it off as Anna’s paranoia?

I want to believe that Felicia already senses that something is off with Nathan, and that she takes Anna’s warning to heart. Time for the truth to come out. Jason is slated to return from his hiatus in July, Sidwell is hiding out at Casa Cain, and Cullum is oozing evil wherever he goes. Even Josslyn and Cassius are coming up with a plan of action.

All the players are being moved into place. Big things are about to happen on General Hospital.

War of the Ashfords

I’ve never been a big fan of Curtis (I’m still Team Taggert), but why did the writers have to ruin Isaiah too? Isaiah was such a nice guy when he arrived at General Hospital. Now, he’s almost as bad as Curtis.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t begrudge Isaiah defending himself against the false allegations made by Curtis, but the worm turned for me long ago with Dr. Gannon. As soon as Isaiah became sweet on Portia his critical thinking skills flew out the window, especially when it came to Jordan.

Isaiah and Jordan

Before Isaiah and Portia, there was Isaiah and Jordan. Their fling was brief, but real. They didn’t end because they’d grown apart. Jordan ended things with Isaiah because she was trying to take down Sidwell from the inside, and she didn’t want to risk endangering anyone close to her. Isaiah knew Jordan, yet he willingly believed the lies that Portia spun about Jordan trying to break up her marriage. I lost a lot of respect for Isaiah because of that. I eventually realized that he believed the worst of both Jordan and Curtis because it made him feel better about falling for a married woman.

No Happily-Ever-After (Especially On General Hospital)

I know Curtis isn’t innocent. He might not have been messing around with Jordan, but he had definitely checked out of his marriage long before Portia’s lies caught up with her. To be honest, I never saw Portia and Curtis lasting. They got together because of Trina. Both Portia and Curtis wanted to give their daughter the family they wished they could have if Portia and Curtis had raised Trina together.

Trina was the glue that held Portia and Curtis together. Even though Trina eventually grew up, moved out, spread her wings, and started a life of her own, Portia and Curtis kept the home fires burning. But they were living as a family for Trina not for each other. It’s why their marriage began to crumble.

Trina Takes A Stand

I was proud of Trina for finally recognizing that she had gotten way too invested in her parents’ personal lives. But my happiness quickly turned to disappointment when she seemed to make Portia and Curtis responsible for breaking her unhealthy pattern by ordering them to keep their distance. Distance doesn’t solve the problem. The problem is that Trina tries to fix her parents’ relationship instead of letting them sort things out for themselves.

Trina needs to learn to butt out and instead focus on her relationship with each of her parents.

Glossing Over The Past

It also really irked me how Trina glossed over Kai’s betrayal when she listed all the ways that her loyalty to family had negatively impacted her life. Excuse me? Trina, you shared a secret with Kai about your mother, and he in turn broke your trust by selling out you mother out to Drew. That is all on Kai and only Kai. Just because you forgave him doesn’t make it any less of a betrayal. It certainly isn’t something that you can lay at your parents’ feet.

Port Charles Potpourri

Some quick thoughts about other things going on in and around Port Charles.

I spy…

Anna can’t be trusted with a cup of hot tea, but they let her have a crochet needle? Um, okay.

WSB: Wyndemere

I have no problem suspending disbelief, but it’s getting a little ridiculous that no one is questioning why Cullum has taken up residence in a castle that is privately owned by someone who is currently wanted by every federal agency. A home that is notorious for catacombs and underground labs.

A Cassadine should be residing on Spoon Island!! Release Valentin and Nikolas from jail and bring Spencer back from the dead. What fun it would be to have a castle full of Cassadines this Christmas. Heck, I’d love to see the Bacchanalia Ball return!

Book It!

I love how soap characters are always ready to jet off to Europe – or some other distant part of the world – with just a moment’s notice. I really need to renew my passport!

Splish-Splash, General Hospital’s Summer Set is back

The Metro Court pool has returned – and so have the dirty bare feet. I don’t know who is in charge of cleaning the floors on set, but please do a better job of wiping down them down because some of those tootsies are downright filthy. No one wants to see that.

Charlotte Drops Truth Bombs

That scene between Charlotte and Nina at Crimson was everything! I loved how Charlotte called Nina out on always putting Willow first, even at the cost of Charlotte — a teenager that Nina claimed to love like a daughter. Good for Charlotte. When Willow’s crimes catch up with her, Nina is going to have to take a long hard look in that prison mirror she shares with her daughter because she failed Willow every step of the way starting with not being honest with Willow about sleeping with Drew.

Willow didn’t need a partner-in-crime. She needed a mother to step in and save Willow from herself.

What General Hospital Viewers Are Saying

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’s at the bottom of this (and every) column.

It’s past time for Willow and Chase to get their comeuppance

“Gotta love how Willow keeps saying that Michael shot Drew and tried to frame her for it. It’s almost as if she believes it. I agree that her world has to burn down around her, and I only hope that fool Chase is right next to her. You cannot just arrest someone like he did Tracy with no evidence. Tracy should sue for false arrest.” — JDF

“They were swimming just fine the other day, now suddenly Wallow needs rescuing? Did she suddenly forget how to swim? I see Chase is back to his old “Arrest Women for Absolutely Nothing while Off Duty” Schtick.
I really hope Justine gets her wish and Chase gets Fired.” — MissezPremise

Danny is ready to ride to Jason’s rescue when le learns that Jason took the fall for Rocco

Lucy demands Brook Lynn’s shares of Deception as payment

Before You Check Out

You do not want to miss This Is The Part Where You Tell Me I’m Wrong: A Beyond the Gates commentary by Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll for the week ending June 26, 2026. Don’t have time to read? Dan has got you covered with a podcast version of his commentary. All the details are in the column. 

Happy viewing,

Liz