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OK so one thing that you may want to know about me is that I have watched General Hospital as long as I can remeber. My mom and sis both watch GH. So don't let my age fool you! As a child I watched over the summer but my senior year I took work experience just so I could keep up with GH. Now i read the recaps if I can't see or tape it (i know i really need a DVR/TIVO but struggling right out of college with a mortgage, can't afford it.

 

Now a days goings on.........

What is up with Lucky????? Lucky used to be  nice, sensitive guy. He comforted Elizabeth after the rape. He worked with Jason and the bike shop in return for a room. He was there for Emily during the blackmail scandal. He portrayed that  wanted to be with Elizabeth then proposed even though he did not love her. He just wanted her to be happy. Now he is demanding that Jason stay away from his own son! Can anyone remember how he reacted when he found out that Laura had another son..... mom how could you?(meaning lie to him about having a brother he never knew about) but he is willing to do that to Jake! What about  Cameron have they discussed with cam who his real father is?

 

Sam's Anger Issue-

Sam is not nor has she ever really disliked Elizabeth for how she treated Lucky. Sam had been Begging Jason for at least one year to have his baby and he said "his life is too dangerous". She was thrilled when Sonny  via Carly  (to Jason)delivered the news that the Father of Liz's baby was "the person she always knew it would be" when Liz arrived to tell Jason he wasthe father, he was happy that he was not the father(in front of Liz but there was a look of sadness when Carly told him) and so was Sam when she walked in before Liz had a chance to correct Jason.Sam was so happy that Jason was not the Father. But She is mad at Liz for having Jason's son. She is mad at Jason for not fighting for custody and having them(Jason and Sam) raise Jake or what ever they would have named him. She deserves to be mad at him for not telling her and lying to her face. But does that deserve her watching Jake get kidnapped? Or hiring actors to hold a gun on the children? really does it?

 

Sonny- and his never ending line of Women

All I can say is that I hope the never ending line of women(Brenda, Hannah, Lily, Brenda, Carly, Reece,Carly,  Alexis, Carly, Sam, Carly, Emily) ends, cause I LOVE KATE!!!! she is empowered and want's to stand on her own two feet. She stands up to Sonny. And I LOVE what he said to her that she makes him want to be a better man...... AWWWWWW. I'm not sure that the writers will keep Kate, or even keep her with Sonny (other possibility Carly goes back to Sonny and Kate ends up with Jax... not good explanation below). But she has been a  bit of fresh air blowing through PC this last summer.

 

CARJAX-

I have a confession until recently I HATED CARLY. mainly cause I am a Robin fan from way back and the whole Robin V Carly thing with Jason. I think that Jax is a good fit for her. She can actually do something, meaning she has work to do, she respects herself way more after her break, she is becoming a force to be reckoned with her self instead of MRS. SONNY. I did not like her with Sonny, mainly cause I thought she felt entitled, and above everyone, because she was the wife of the big bad mobster, but now I miss her if she is not on that day. AND that cutie JAX yumyum! but what is with all the gone for a month here two months there. I like that Carly is still herself with her little plan to get pregers! Carly and Jason should never happen. not because of the past but because I think it would be too weird if after all of these years as best friends that they turn into lovers now! uck ! But CarJax works....at least for now.

 

Lulu- Logan- Johnny

I really did not like Lulu when she went after Dillion, but she is growing on me.I don't think the should have quiet so many guys after her but there is always that girl who gets all the guys (can u tell I was not one of them). I really think that Logan is going to be on the soap for a long time he has plenty of history considering he is a Baldwin and plenty of skeletons. By the way aren't Scotty's parents still around? mom at least? I really like Logan except I don't understand how he is living, he no longer works for Sonny and he was fired a while ago, so how does he pay rent? I don't blame Logan for the whole Maxie thing. He really didn't know either of them when he made the bet. I just think that he is not going to be picked by Lulu. Cause let's face it Johnny soo hot. And powerful young one too. Sorry Logan as much as I like you but my pick is Johnny.

 

Rant time...... Rik

OK lets just start at the beginning with this one. He kidnapped Courtney (mine shaft named Adella), made Carly think that they slept together (are we sure they didn't), Cheated on Liz from day one with Faith, who caused Liz's miscarriage, not Sonny. Hated Jason from day 1, kidnapped Carly and held her hostage for months, OD'ed Liz on birth control pills(hard to do), tried to convict Sonny and Jason numerous times.  I turn the channel or fast forward if he is on! Skye, I remember her from AMC but please do not let her end up with Rick, the slime ball. After all that he makes us believe that he has changed when he got with Alexis, but then he slept with her daughter on the floor of their home! I mean come on! Now we meet his father and think he will finally reconcile with Sonny, but no cause Sonny has done too much to him!!! HELLO do we live on the same planet? I think it's a miracle the guy is still alive. Esp. now with him goating Liz during the trail ( I think Liz should support Carly and they should put him in jail, or at least make him loose his job, over what he did to Carly) and possibly over hearing Jason and Lucky's arrangement. I think  Scott should be the DA anyway!

 

Luke and Tracey-

OK, I am too young to remember Luke and Laura the first time, but I remember from when they came back with Lucky (pre-Lulu). I love Luke and Laura like everyone else, but with Gene not wanting to be on the soap I accept that Luke will be with other women, until the black and white ball I really did not care for this paring, must I must say that with those scenes I understand it better now, and am actually pulling for them (previously I wanted Luke with Skye... I thought they made a good couple). I love Tony and am pulling for Luke to come out of surgery with flying colors.

 

Nik and Dead Emily

I am very glad the Tyler came back to play Nik. I really am not sure how he will deal with the loss of Emily, but do we rally need her ghost around?

 

Maxie Jones-

I really liked Maxie when I was young and still feel sorry for her. Her mom and dad just chose to leave her. And with almost no consideration, to her and Georgie. I would be just as angry as Maxie , if I was in her place. She is becoming quiet the little bad girl isn't she? I thought she would turn out differently, but whatever, she at least has some sort of reason. However Mac has been great to her. I'm not even touching coop until we know if he is the killer

 

Dr's Robin and Drake

As previously discussed I LOVE ROBIN. Might have something to do with the fact that she was the youngest on GH (besides BJ(how sad) and Lucas who were never on) when I started watching it. Upon Robin's return to PC, I wanted her back with Jason, still would not mind that but I'm past that now. After the year or so she's been with Patrick, I've grown to like them together, (did not like finding out that Robert and Anna were alive) They compliment each other well, he wants surgery, she wants drug treatment. But really a BABY??? If that is were the character is going then she is correct for not wanting to waste time with Patrick, why does Patrick not realize most guys are freaked out to have a kid it is normal. I hope that is the tragedy to come (Georgies death) makes them both open their eyes. If she is that important to him, then should he not seriously consider the possibility of having a child, or at least helping to raise one? And why does her relationship with Jason affect Patrick? I mean it was over about ten years ago. I think their should be more sisterly scenes between Maxie and Robin, Robin should be telling Maxie what a  b!tch she can be, that is what sisters are for, to tell you what to do(in their opinion), how to stay out of trouble( with the parentals), and to tell you that you are acting like a spoiled little brat, and to stick up for you cause no one but them can make fun of their sisters! And lets face it

Robin, Maxi, and Georgie are sisters.  

 

Liz and Jason-

I've looked through the message boards prior to starting my blog and came across a disturbing posting.... that Liz and Jason are only together becasue of Jake. Hold up wait a minute..... The whole Liz and Jason thing started somewhere around 1999. When everyone in PC thought Lucky was dead, Liz turned to Jason, after the bombing of Liz's studio Jason left town to protect Liz. The next summer when Emily was missing (with her future hubby Zander) Liz went behind what the returned Lucky said not to do and asked Jason and Sonny for help trying to find Emily. Lucky though not wanting to be with Liz himself did not want her near Jason. Upon Jasons re-arrival (he just came back for Emily) Jason hid out at Liz's, Lucky told her to choose! after that Liz was kidnapped because of her relationship with Jason. Jason crossed Sonny by not killing Zander because he was a friend of Liz's, even though he was hurt when he walked in on them. This would be the point that they actually dated, but never  you know, she did not leave because of the danger she left because of JAson did not tell her that Sonny had faked his own death. Courtney was very jealous of Liz) while she and Jason helped Emily get through Cancer. When Lucky needed a bust who did she go to? Does any one see a pattern? When Liz needs help or someone to talk to she goes to Jason. And as for Jason falling in love with Liz cause of the baby. would it be the first time no? Carly, Sam. So what will happen with these two I don't know that I think depends on if the Lucky/ Sam relationship keeps going. If yes then Liz will not stand for her children to be around that, and either she or Jason will tell Lucky all about Sam's sins (at least I hope that she has enough balls to).

 

Newbies

Diane is my fav I love her shoe fetish and the scenes between Alexis and Diane are great.

I really like Nadine, she tells it how it is. She doesn't understand why people like Jason because he is a hit man and does not hide it. She is helpful but we really don't know to much about her past. Leyla gets on my nerves!!!!!! not because of the steeling DR Drake from my fav  Robin but because she professed her love, and got smashed over and danced on tables after what three dates? Not to mention every other convo her and Dr. Drake talked about was how he should go back to Robin! How do you fall in love when you keep telling him to go back to his ex? Dect. Harper... wasn't he on PC? one of the brothers if i'm not mistaken he was the one that was the EMT and not a doctor. anyway there has not been enough scenes esp. personal scenes to get a real feel for him...  But I do like that he is looking at Coop for the killer smart guy! smart cop... watch out Jason/ and Sonny.

 

After a long day, processing many kinds of billing for overseas travel documentation, I was ready for an escape. General Hospital is a great escape.

 

Usually I focus more on Jason/Elizabeth scenes. If there had been any, I would have been happily devouring those. Alas.. It's only a matter of time.. he he he.

 

In the meantime, Luke and Tracy are growing on me. In a good way, not like a fungus, although I do love mushrooms, haha. They have surprising chemistry. Their dialog is so entertaining, I actually looked forward to their scenes.

 

I wish the teens would-......get to be as intelligent with their dialog as Luke and Tracy. It would make them so much more likeable. And Luke, OMGosh Luke, hahaha, wow. Brilliant reaction to Lulu's situation!: *chug* "I need a drink" "No!" "No!" *chug* "No!!" LOL.

It's a better reaction than I expected. And then he only HIT Baldwin. I was expecting weapons useage. (lol: fists don't count)

 

So here's a question: why can't they hit Lucky over the head, memory-wipe him and get him a new career?? I mean, hello!... GV is handsome n all, but frankly, IMO Josh Duhon looks more like Luke than GV does....

 

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OK: back to it...

 

So -seriously-, I'm well-beyond marinated in the LuSpin pining-sol (lol: one-sided pine-scented angst?) and I'm ready for Spin to wake up to Georgie.

 

But speaking of Sit'n'Spin, what the heck possessed Dr Lee to suggest Spinelli as fatherly material for Robin's baby? Shark-jumping 101....OY....Ah well, least likely candidate will probably win out...*shakes head*... Tis a sudsy soap after all...

 

No comment on Patrick/Leyla.. She's pretty. He's handsome. She should play harder to get. Oh well...

 

Thanks for reading!

Yesterday, between 3 and 4 pm, I came to a realization. It's over. It came to me, bit by bit over the hour, little fissures and cracks, which built up to the resounding conclusion that my "relationship" with General Hospital has ended. And it is a relationship in some respects. It lasted a heck of a lot longer than the majority of my friendships and relationships from high school and college. It was constant. We grew up together, GH and I. Robin and Brenda were my older sisters. Lucky and Liz and Emily went to high school with me. We raised children: the Maxies and Georgies and Lulus of the world. We celebrated Thanksgivings with pizza, and Fourths of July with picnics, and Christmases with parties at the hospital. We put on Nurses Balls. There were good times, and there were bad times, and there were ridiculous times, and then somewhere along the way there were only frustrating times.

Coming into Friday, I thought that I might take a break. I knew the Eli Love story was ending, and really, I wouldn't have anything to look forward to for a while. Until Alexis came back. Until Luke came back. Until they decided to show Tracy and Ghost!Alan again. Until Georgie finally got that storyline they have been teasing. Until maybe they hauled the Quartermaines back out, or Bobbie, or Ned came back to visit for a few days. Until Carly and Jax rid themselves of Jerry and that crazy Russian woman. Until Scrubs figured out some reasonable conclusion to their cold war. One day, things were bound to get better, right?

And so I watched Friday's show and I had a momentary high as Noah/Eli performed. It was just reminiscent of real 90's GH for me. The whole set up was reminiscent of the 90's GH that I loved. Anna had a touching speech about being so grateful for having a daughter living with HIV, and all of a sudden GH was about family again, and had heart, and real emotion, and was sweet and had social relevance again. And there was music, and happiness, and Robin and Anna were dancing in the background, and I could close my eyes and imagine for a second that it was Luke's club, and things were good.

...And then Anna left. And it felt permanent. Really permanent. Like...I don't know. Like a graduation maybe. There were tears and smiles, and just a sense that someone was moving on permanently, never to be seen again. And Noah had a wistful look about him as well...as if to say "Well, I don't know if I'll ever see you again, but it has been a blast." And in a mere second it felt like all the air had been sucked out of GH. They killed the last unicorn. Looking out over the canvas, there were no vets, no constants, no links to the former glory of the show.

And then, the other big thing that happened yesterday, came for me, as a shock...something that I sort of knew was coming...but I figured that was sometime way off in the future, so I was shocked when it came out of nowhere and bit me. Things were going pretty darned well as a Liz and Lucky fan yesterday...well, as good as can be suspected considering the situation of late. They had an argument...but it was a good argument. There was some good reasoning, and some good confrontation, and far less lies than usual, and they both seemed to care about each other for the first time in a while. And Liz got to bring up some good points about Lucky. And Lucky got to bring up some good points about Liz...and for a while...I don't know why...but I had an inkling of hope. And then GH took that hope, put it on a nice bed of lettuce, and smashed it with an anvil big enough to take out Wisconsin. When Lucky kissed Sam, I literally felt something inside of me snap. Why? People can, and do, argue, that he cheated before, but Sarah wasn't really cheating...he moved on with her after he had been brainwashed not to love Liz, and tried to make it work for the longest time, despite that. And the second time, with Maxie, spoke more of a man in a desperate situation than one who loved and wanted anything but his wife. That's something I held onto with Lucky. He loved Elizabeth. He was devoted to her. He never wanted to intentionally hurt her. And then he goes, for no good reason, and kisses the woman who he knows has sworn vengeance on his wife. And a part of me that still held out hope for anything good and redeeming characterwise just burst into flames. It's like finding out that there is no Santa Claus.

So now, the last of the honorable men have left PC. Lucky is now a malicious, selfish cheater. Patrick is now an unsympathetic ass for witnessing Robin and Anna's conversation and not once maybe feeling a little empathy for her. Jax will be sacrificed for Jerry. Sason are evil but will never pay for it. Jerry and Ric are psycho. Nik was willing to cheat on his raped wife. Alan is dead. Luke is a deadbeat, gone for half the year. Spinelli worships an idiot. Mac has been reduced to a glorified role player. Ned is in California.

And there is nothing to look forward to, for me. I have no hope anymore. The Quartermaines will be killed off one by one, or move away. They will never be featured in a storyline again. The name will vanish from the canvas. Alexis will die alone in her cottage. No one will love her. Ric will raise Molly. The wolves that eat Alexis' cold corpse will raise Kristina. Skye will move to another town to find her real father. Emily will probably do that as well. Sason will get a new enemy with a delightfully ethnic sounding name every year. Jason will kill another 12, 000 people in the name of "saving his family". Georgie will fade into obscurity busing tables at Kelly's while Lulu is surrounded by young men of various acting capabilities, who all are in love with her and fighting over her. Maxie will continue to sleep with the PCPD. Felicia's grandmother will outlive us all, despite being very sick. Mac will drift away, as will Bobbie and Audrey. Hell, the whole hospital might drift away. Robin won't get her baby. Scrubs will break up and leave the show. And then it will just be Sonny and Jason and their womenfolk and a cast of newbies who are all in love with Lulu. And they will have won.

But, for me the battle is over. The outcome is now an inevitability. GH has jumped the shark for me. And surprisingly, it's as freeing as it is devastating.

oh my god!!  i loved thursday!  the tension, the heartache, the drama and the... well... i guess some moments were just eh... but still a great episode.

 

first up... thank god tracy is tracy again.  don't get me wrong, i love laura, but luke's obsession with her actually gets on my nerves at times.  i'm just relieved that tracy has her backbone again and told look off.  luke is married to tracy... he needs to treat her life a wife and not a bank account.

 

i love mr craig.  i don't know why.  can someone please explain to me his appeal.  i'm confounded.  but i love the scenes with alexis (although there were none thursday) and i even love they way he manipulates my beloved robin.  nikolas finally cracked and physically assaulted craig... shame he didn't actually manage to accomplish anything.  i'll mention patrick in a moment....

 

lulu and spinelli are so cute... enough said.

 

grrrrrr.... liz pisses me off.... really she does.   why bring jason into her circle of domestic bliss and only to continuously tear out his heart and stompl on it?  it just doesn't make sense.  it just makes me so sick and i get pissed off whenever my mother tries to defend her.  poor jason, he takes whatever he can get and doesn't even complain.

 

so amelia is sam's step-daughter?  lol.... that is hilarious... although very interesting that she calls when she sees the light about to fall on sam's head. hmmm.... i guess she wants to kill her socially and emotionally, not physically... this story bores the hell out of me, but strangely enough i want to see how it plays out... there really must be something wrong with me.

 

okay.... back to patrick... i am sooooooo glad he finally has figured out what is going.... well... maybe has a really good idea if he doesn't actually know.  and jumping craig on the cliffs?   well... it was stupid but what man in the heat of passion doesn't do something stupid.  since there is no way gh would kill off patrick (at least i hope not!), i can't wait to see how this plays out when craig tries to push patrick off the cliffs and robin (who weighs maybe 90 lbs) stops him.

 

i can't get away without mention this but still not a carly and jax fan... but it was really sweet the way jax talked her out of tears.  made me gag... but sweet none the less

well... tuesdays episode kinda made up for the snore fest of monday.  i love love love spinelli's vulnerability.  sam on the otherhand, god what a... should i say it?... skank.  arggghhh... she just annoys me and i really hope that amelia nails her.  on the bright side it seems as if jason is getting bored with her or maybe that is just my hope.  at least they finally stopped playing that awful music whenever sam and jason were having an intimate moment.

 

doesn't robin look awful?  she looks so stressed that she is actually pale and patrick... oh my heart goes out to him.  i hope the whole craig thing ends soon because they need to make-up time together.  robin's neurosis was more interesting then ripping out patricks heart and stomping in into pulp.

 

kudos to sonny.  he is such a gentleman signing the divorce papers.  shame though because laura wright is the first carly to ever look good next to sonny.  the other carlys always looked a little odd but she is phenominal next with him. 

 

i love it when tracy has sensitive moments.... even when they are rare.  i agree with laura's decision.... nikolas is the right chose and scotty doesn't have a chance in hell of getting guardianship from a blood relative.  son always trumps ex-husband.  hell.... luke would have a better chance the scotty.  and why hasn't anyone arrested scotty for his outstanding crimes instead of hiring him to be a special prosecutor?  that is just insane.

 

is it just me or is anyone else kinda sorta hoping that craig will turn into a good guy and romance alexis?  personally, i think they will be hot together (certainly hotter then ric and alexis ever were).

 

oh... and did i mention already i love love love spinelli?