It’s a Season of Secrets & Lies on General Hospital

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Port Charles will be full of drama this fall/winter as the first story arc “Secrets & Lies” kicks off on October 14. We recently sat down with the writing team of General Hospital to talk about the story arc and previews for the fall/winter. As with the title of the arc, expect all characters involved to harbor at least one major secret or tell a lie that will affect those close to them.

Alexis/Sam/Jason: The Alexis & Sam storyline will move onto the next chapter of their storyline in an explosive way. After learning from Helena that she is Sam’s mother, Alexis decides to keep this tidbit of knowledge to herself. Unfortunately that won’t last long because she inadvertently spills the beans while they are getting rescued. Alexis & Sam will try to contact Jason and Ric but won’t be able to. They instead get Liz at the hospital and will relay the messages. Ric, Jason, Lucky and Liz will set out to find Alexis and Sam. When Helena realizes what is going on, she decides to kill them all. Will they be able to rescue Sam & Alexis? “Let’s just say that the rescue mission is more complicated than they think. Who is rescued and by who will create problems in future arcs” says the head writer. “Alexis & Jason will have to deal with the consequences of their actions. This will overlap with a few other storylines.” After Sam dies in the explosion, Liz becomes closer to Jason and pushes Lucky away. The relationship between Alexis and Jason is very tense. Alexis blames Jason for Sam’s death and Jason blames himself. He uses every chance he gets to blast Alexis. Both of them will be in for a surprise when Helena gets done with them.

Carly/Nikolas/Courtney: “This storyline is complicated because of the friendship that Carly has with Courtney. Carly and Nikolas are not friends by any means, but they feel connected for some reason. Courtney’s been gone since January and hasn’t once called Nikolas to check up on him. Carly feels that Courtney abandoned Nikolas and it’s time for him to move on. Nikolas for reasons unknown, feels drawn to Carly as well. He loves Courtney very much, but it’s appears to him that he is not her priority.” Carly and Nikolas’ connection could be threatened when they decide to go into business together.

Something will happen with Courtney that will severely test the friendship of Carly and Nikolas. Their entire friendship and possible relationship could be ruined.

Patrick/Robin/Jamie: Robin’s friend Jamie moves into town and begins to make herself well known throughout town. Patrick is extremely attracted to her and though she rejects him, he continues to pine after her. Robin truly believes that Jamie is being a good friend but Jamie has her own reasons for rejecting Patrick. Soon after Jamie starts her residency, she and Robin engage in a little friendly rivalry. Time after time Jamie will come out on top while Robin continually fails. After a while, Robin begins to question Jamie’s motives. Jamie’s got a secret and she’s determined to get her revenge.

Alcazar/Skye: Skylo fans will be happy to know that Lorenzo and Skye will be getting married this fall/winter. The Quartermaine’s will obviously be against this move and it will cause problems in the Quartermaine Mansion as well as ELQ. Due to her relationship with Lorenzo and constant interference from Tracy, Edward refuses to name Skye as the new head of ELQ. Feeling rejected, Skye decides to manipulate the situation to her advantage. With enough votes from the board, Skye will be able to overrule Edward. Will her desire to be accepted as an actual Quartermaine in both her personal and professional life drive a wedge between her and Lorenzo? “No way” says the writing team. “Skye’s recaptured the spark that made her an interesting character and draws Lorenzo in more.” How will Skye’s other father feel about this? When asked, one on the writing team said, “Let’s just say Adam won’t take this news too well. He’s been away from Skye for too long and feels the Quartermaine’s have weakened his child’s instincts.” Could Adam pop into Port Charles this fall/winter? You never know.

Alan/Monica: Over the past few months Alan and Monica have been kind of going to therapy to try and repair their marriage. Needless to say it’s not working too well. “Alan feels that the counselor isn’t working and will contact Kevin Collins to come in and help. He’ll regret that later when Kevin takes a liking to Monica. This will bring Lucy back to town and will do things only as Lucy Coe can.” For those wondering, the writers will NOT be addressing the supernatural events that took place on GH’s sister soap, Port Charles. However, there will be certain history that will be brought up.

Noah/Bobbie/Tony: Tony and Bobbie’s problem with Lucas will not bring them together; instead it will drive them further apart as Tony tries to help Bobbie deal with Lucas’ orientation. Tony eventually leaves town after he is given the chance to become Chief of Staff at a hospital in Texas. Noah then takes center stage. Noah will be after Bobbie’s heart. He and Bobbie will connect as he helps her battle her alcohol dependency.

The Teens (Lucas, Dillon, Maxie, Lulu, Georgie and Diego): They will appear sporadically through the beginning of the arc and will appear more often towards the middle. Expect the teens to get caught up in one of Carly’s business plans. This will overlap over into two storylines.

Emily/Mystery Person: The person taking care of Emily will bring about the return of a fan favorite. Though this story won’t be a major story throughout the fall/winter, expect a big reveal to be made regarding the identity of Emily’s mystery person as well as Emily’s future in Port Charles.

Where’s Sonny in all of this? We asked the writing team and they had this to say. “Maurice will be working a very light schedule this fall/winter. With these kinds of storylines, it’s very hard to include every single character. Though we will see him and many others, they will only be in supporting roles, to help push along other storylines.”

How does Maurice Bernard feel about this? You can find out for yourself next week when we conduct an interview with him regarding his recent lack of airtime.