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I thought that whole move with the meathook was so cartoonish. It showed they did not understand how the show handled these characters. (They also had a ridiculous reintro for Jax where he rappels upside down into an auction or museum or something hunting for jewels like Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible.) Of course things got far more cartoonish later when Guza II began. I do blame some of that on Pratt's insane excesses, but Guza def made some terrible choices all on his own for years to come.

No. That was Jill and Megan btw.

I'd be into a good political storyline with Bill and Martin (which could tie in the Kenneth secret). I just think it needs to go beyond the vague platitudes Martin currently totes around. As Vernon has told him, he's not battle-tested.

It's a solid narrative choice for the show at this point.

I have seen the brief scenes and they are reasonable reads. The old GH writers' room from the Labine/Guza years would have had ol' Misty Britt (because she was giving that misty nausea look again that Kelly puts on when she's 'concerned' or 'pained!) absolutely eviscerated though. I like how Rocco has ten million hours of community service over these dogs. Like which pet will he walk and care for next?

Britt scenes are a big ask for me on top of the last 24 hours of national horror, but for you I shall investigate.

Then they should have done much more than they did.

I would incorporate that as well. We would learn he faked his death in the ignoble ski lift, etc. and then went on, and it would unfold future story for his surviving loved ones. I've outlined my woulda-been plans for Luke's final story to friends like titan or DRW before but in some ways this sad news makes a revision simpler, more elegiac. I won't go into them in a thread like this, friends can ask me in DMs if they wish but I'll just say again, I think the focus has always needed to be heavy on Laura re: Luke passing away. Her grief in 2022, like the entire event, was very perfunctory and rushed. Largely because I strongly suspect FV had gambled on getting Tony back for the 60th or a future time (as he'd gambled with Steve Burton in 2012, and Trevor St. John at OLTL in 2011), and revealing that offscreen 'death' to be a hoax or scheme. (Even Bobbie suggested this in 2023, which went nowhere.) Who knows, maybe GH did have an arrangement and then Tony's health grew worse. But they should never have let that weak stuff go to air unless they were certain. Just speaking as a general audience member, Laura should never have believed Luke was dead. The Cassadines faked her death and the death of her mother and son. People saw fake bodies. Even if remains are presented Laura shouldn't believe it. All this time I have to believe her somewhat muted reaction and the scant writing is because Laura has quietly, consciously or unconsciously, been waiting for Luke to come back. And when she realizes he isn't coming back that should break her life as she begins to fully reconcile her heart re: her life with him. Something we could learn Luke had finally begun to do himself before his own death.

And maybe discover that dumb ski lift was not how he died.

They are going to.

They really should handle Luke's death in a better way going forward. I viscerally hate how poorly and perfunctorily it was done in story, and it was clearly half-assed because Frank gambled he could get Tony (elderly, on the other side of the world, temperamental) back for the anniversary IMO. Bobbie was still openly questioning his death just in time for the 60th. But since it's 'settled' onscreen we'll probably just get a card at the end of the show or something. As it is I don't feel Laura ever really was allowed to process his death onscreen, nor were most others. I myself never gave up on having Luke back, just for a little while, to conclude things for the character and his family properly. That will never happen now, but there are ways to do some of it with him gone. Still, what matters most today is Tony's incredible body of work as such a complex, complicated performer and person who was indelible to General Hospital.

Fúck. What a day, week, month, year, decade. Century.

Because your link actually leads to the last page when I put the cursor over it. I think you're pasting the wrong URL into your link.

There's going to be a lot of rubbernecking over the Reiners' film Being Charlie in the days to come - one of Rob's last films, written by Nick, semi-autobiographical about Nick's addiction. Rob obviously made it to support his son getting sober and they did the whole press tour together. I didn't see the movie so I don't know how it treats the parents but it will be a very unfortunate, disturbing Hollywood curio like the Twilight Zone film going forward.

A lovely thread.

People is running with an alleged perpetrator very close to home, but I'd need more confirmation on that. Regardless, it's nightmarish.

Horrific.

Seriously. That place is crazy to me.

Corday is. Always has been. Always runs roughshod over any writers or creatives who tried to seriously change the tone and style of the show (who I need not name as most weren't popular, but I did like several early attempts by two separate teams lol). And when Ken did try to make major earthshaking moves (the Salem Stalker, firing Dee and Drake unceremoniously) it was always the wrong ones. I've watched a fair amount this year given the many memorial events, anniversaries, etc. I see a ton of raw potential in the show today. But like Brad Bell at B&B, it will never change without Corday stepping back.

They did actually resolve who shot Austin over a year later (it was Cyrus, as part of his hasty exit story). That was a last minute save though clearly when they forgot lol.

Highly doubt it. They have heavily hyped him up for months. I suspect he will be as 'recurring' as Jon Lindstrom, who may as well be on contract.

They seem to be pretty much on the way there unless something truly stupid happens BTS (which, always possible!). But it's moving very slowly. Willow is irrational and has done crazy stuff but she hasn't gone overtly black hat yet, possibly in part because they are (IMO) trying to convince us she didn't shoot Drew.

They're halfway there for me. Willow has married Drew to (as she told Nina) secure her children via his power and influence. If she's shot him as well she could easily acquire something compromising on him to keep him in her pocket if/when he discovers this. I'd then have Drew take back the Quartermaine name for both of them to leverage politically (because right now the end credits have them both as 'Drew and Willow Cain' after Drew was stupidly 'forced' to relinquish the family name) and they'd continue a twisted yet still sexually involved marriage for some time while both having other partners and schemes. The marriage would not last forever, but why not play into it by having them both treat each other with masks off?

They clearly intend Greg Vaughan for her. I suspect this is just tying the Carlton thread off, or they may try using Carlton as a spoiler for awhile (which is fine).

Except Carlton is still at Garland Memorial. If Nicole gets involved with Rollins they should address the Carlton in the room. I think this is a plot beat doing that. She tries it on with him now that Rollins has piqued her interest re: getting back out there as a single woman, and it doesn't work out. Done.