Tishy

Wow. It doesn't get better than this. I love that Orpheus keeps getting away and that Roman is the one getting arrested. Excellent job! I for one just keep getting amazed by this story. Great story!

Great episode. Loved the Orpheus scenes with Anna and Julie. Fantastic. Wonderful dialogue and scenes with Roman and Abe. It shows the friendship between the two and how much thay have gone through. This is good writing and I love seeing male friendships.

Third Edition - December 6, 2007 Welcome to the third edition of the Port Charles Chronicles. A weekly look into the lives of the families in Port Charles. We, Ryan Chandler, Jennifer Snyder and Tishy Smith are here to answer any questions that you may have regarding Port Charles. We want to thank you all for your comments and questions and please feel free to direct questions our way. <HR> CARLY AND HER TWINS ARE IN DANGER Nikolas watched in horror as his pregnant fiancée is run off the PC Connector Bridge. The outcome will have lasting consequences on the couple, as well as the entire canvas. "Nikolas was on the phone with Carly, who's driving to Wyndemere at the request of him, when something goes wrong with her car," sets up Tyler Christopher (Nikolas). "Apparently her breaks were cut and she's run off the bridge by a black sedan." Nikolas can see the bridge from Spoon Island and watches as his love crashes into the water. Nikolas freaks out as he's not only worried about Carly, but his unborn children as well. "Carly is thrown from the vehicle and will suffer some serious internal injuries that affect the lives of her twins," shares Tyler. "It's set up pretty well. The writers have done a good job of making sure this story plays out well." Meanwhile, the doctors who are attending Robin & Patrick's pregnancy party are called to work (David for Alan and Steven, Kelly and Elizabeth for Carly). News of Carly's accident begins spreading through town and will eventually get back to Sonny and Jason. Jason's at the hospital when he learns of Carly's accident and immediately goes into blame mode. "Jason blames Nikolas for Carly's accident," previews Steve Burton (Jason). "If Nikolas hadn't pressured her into driving, none of this would have happened, at least in Jason's mind." Nikolas & Jason almost get into a fight, but it's broken up when Dr. Kelly Lee (played by Minae Noji) comes to Nikolas with bad news. Carly's slipping in and out of consciousness since being rescued. Complaints of pain in her uterus and contractions cause Dr. Kelly to examine Carly. Afterwards, it is revealed that Carly has a placental abruption. Things go from bad to worse and Nikolas is faced with a tough decision. "Nikolas is asked to make a decision no man should ever have to make. Carly's going into shock and as more time slips by, both she and the babies are at risk. Who does Nikolas save? The love of his life? Or his children" previews EP/HW Ryan Chandler. The decision isn't going to be easy for Nikolas. "It's an impossible situation to be in, but I believe we handled it well. The fallout from this story will be massive. Not only will it wrap up some of the stories we have going on, but it will kick off huge stories for the new year." <HR> CASTING ROUNDUP GOING: Maurice Bernard (Sonny Corinthos) - "Sonny makes a bold move against the man he holds responsible for Carly's accident," previews Maurice Bernard. This incident completely pushes an already fragile Sonny over the edge. Look for Sonny to be off canvas for most of the upcoming year. "Maurice Bernard will continue to be a part of Port Charles in a recurring capacity," says Tishy Smith. An exit interview will be posted with the actor next week. Ted King (Lorenzo Alcazar) - The rival mob boss escapes from police custody after a final scene with Anna (Finola Hughes). The actor will make sporadic appearances in 2008. Josh Casaubon (Blake Barrington) Josh asked to be released from his contract. "There was another opportunity that he couldn't pass up. We, as a team, couldn't stand in Josh's way. We appreciate all his work and wish him well in all his endeavors. Says HW Tishy Smith. Casuabon last aired on the Thanksgiving episode. Kiko Ellsworth (Stan Johnson) - Stan leaves town to make more out of his life. He shares a nice goodbye with Lainey (Kent King) and his mother Epiphany (Sonya Eddy). Jean-Paul Lavoisier (Dillon Quartermaine) - As rumored in the first edition of the Chronicles, there was one young actor who was ready to leave the show after feeling the character ran it's course. Unfortunately, JP chose to leave before the show finished writing his new storyline. The role will be recast. Scott Bailey (Hunter Halloway) - The character leaves town after the fear of god is put into him. COMING: Tristan Rogers (Robert Scorpio) - Robert literally dropped in from the sky during Robin & Patrick's party. Robert will be around for the forseeable future as a recurring character. Look for a big story to begin in 2008 involving his character. Kristina Wagner ("Felicia Jones") - With Felicia's name being dropped by multiple characters, it's only natural to assume she'd return. Kristina has agreed to return to PC for a handful of episodes beginning this month. Maxie is going to need her mother in a big way soon. Jeff Branson (Blake Barrington) - Jeff is now available for the role of Blake Barrington. The writers have admired his work on "All My Children" and wanted him for this role from the beginning. Now that he is available, the show eagerly snatched him up. His first airdate was yesterday. Michael Cassidy (Dillon Quartermaine) - Most known for his role on "The O.C." as Zach Stevens and "Cliff Wiatt" on "Hidden Palms," the actor has signed a 6 month deal with PC. The writers wanted to see how audience reception was to his new storyline before offering a long-term deal. He can currently be seen on "Smallville" as Grant Gabriel. Tom Welling (Laurence Gabriel) - This role was created specially for Tom Welling. Ryan Chandler says, "The story of Laurence Gabriel is a closely guarded secret. I will say this though, Tom Welling is perfect for this role." Tom Welling, a former model is best known for his work in the CW television show "Smallville" and the "Cheaper By the Dozen" movies. Nikki Reed ("Cassandra") - The "Thirteen" star/writer and "The O.C." actress Nikki Reed has won the role of Cassandra. Cassandra will premiere on the same date as Trey. Many actresses tried out for the role however it was clear from the beginning that Nikki Reed has exactly what it takes to be Cassandra. No other information will be given out at this time. STATUS CHANGE: Kristen Alderson ("Kristina Davis Corinthos") - The young actress has been bumped to recurring. Originally Kristina was to be written out, but after negotiation, it was decided to work around the actress' school schedule. Wally Kurth ("Ned Ashton") - Wally asked to be let out of his contract so he could take time off to tour. Wally will tape as his schedule permits. Before he left, the actor pitched a return story that will benefit the show greatly. Look for Ned to make frequent out of town trips. <HR> BLIND ITEMS DONE DEAL?: Show executives are close to finalizing a deal that would bring a major primetime star to the show was a lead villain. The actor currently stars on a very popular cable show and is a former daytime actor. Look for him to be connected to big players in town. RETURNING?: Could a character thought to be dead return? If the executive producers have their way, this actor will return sure enough. The holdup? He's currently on contract with another soap opera...and it doesn't seem like he's willing to leave. Sources say the character won't return unless they can get this actor in the role. BIG STORY FOR 08: We're hearing that a big story has been planned for 2008 that will bring back many fan favorites throughout the course of the year, in short-term roles. All of this will culminate in a big reveal. We're hearing the show's theme for 2008 is "Question Everything, Believe Nothing". Hmmm....... Turns out that internet leak about big names departing GH is true (see above goings). QUESTIONS There is no Q&A section for this week due to the amount of news we had. To submit questions, please PM Ryan and/or Tishy. <HR> PREVIEWS - Robert explains why he came back to Port Charles - The doctors get emergency pages - Nikolas scrambles to get Carly help - Word spreads of Carly's accident - Sonny worst fears have come true - Anna exploits the vulnerability in Sonny's organization - The Quartermaines celebrate Alan waking from his coma - Jason & Nikolas play the blame game - Nikolas is asked to make an impossible decision

Shawn, you are getting a wonderful contributer and writer, I should know. I have learned a lot from Ryan. Ryan, does this mean I get a raise

This gets better and better every time I read it

Oh HELL no you did not do that to Lucas! Get my Sami out of that bed and have her kill that bitch. Nicole has some balls. Like that

I finally caught up and I apologize that I haven't had a chance to comment. Every episode this week has been excellent Pretty much I am going to put all my comments here, regardless from which episode they were from. In reading every episode like this, I am amazed at the balance in each episode. It's pretty damn near perfect. We are not overloaded with the same story over and over. Both of you can read your readers well and know what we like and dislike and I as a faithful reader love that. THe Sami storyline has been great. She really is a true heroine. The way that she stood took that bullet instinctively, well she is her father's daughter. I truly love her. I adore the Stefano and Orpheous twist. So Machieveillan. Stefano LOVES his family. Now he knows that this horrible man who has been trying to kill his loved ones is his son! It doesn't get ANY better than that. The way you two write this, you could tell it for the next few years and it won't get old. Throw in the Cassie drama, its just awesome. I love that Nicole is teaming up with Orpheus. They are both outcasts who need something. Billie and Jack....Jack is being a prick. I love that Billie is a Dimera. I am starting to dislike Jack, but it adds layers and it sorta keeps to his history. He is self absorped and that is how he always is. I can't WAIT for a Maggie and Victor wedding!!!!! I can't WAIT! I ran out of things to say, you guys are just doing awesome

Remarkable job Ryan!

Love the ending! What a hot scene! I could see a friendship develop between Alexis and Jodie. THey both need girlfriends. Great episode!

I could see this episode play out. Orpheus is the perfect enemy. You hate him and you want him dead. But he is written so well that if it does hapen, you will be upset that he is gone. The dialogue was very sharp in this episode. You could tell that there was so much love between the family members, like Roman and Bo, Victor and Bo, Kate and Billie, Sami and Marlena and Sami and Lucas. So much can come from this storyline and so much has come from this storyline. Excellent, excellent show

I loved this episode so very much. So much poigancy, so much tenderness in the goodbyes. I could actually hear their voices the words sounded so true to character if that makes sense. It was truly amazing. Excellent episode and I hate that I have to wait until Friday to read the conclusion

Great episode! You can tell its sweeps month! The twist that Greta thinking it was Nicole was excellent. The writing for Nicole is always spot on. She must be so fun to write for. The ending. Wow. Edge of your seat and I love it! Simply amazing, great pacing and great wonderful read. Excellent job all around

Thank you for the comments, we always welcome them. To answer your question about who Barbara Jean is, she is Bobbie, Luke's sister and Carly's mother. Luke calls her Barbara Jean which is her given name, but she goes by Bobbie. I hope that answers your question

Good episode. I like that people know about Sami especially Roman. Nice movement there. The scenes with the Billie reveal, fantastic that Billie is now a DiMera. Great idea. Perfect pacing throughout the episode. I know a lot of hard work was put into this episode. I write in a diary and I don't write like that in them. There can be a lot said, with little words. I know in the beginning you said it would be a long episode, but this was kinda pushing it. It took me almost ten minutes to read and I am a fast reader. I hope you don't take this in offense, I really don't mean it to be.

You know, speaking of Forrest and Abby, why was he on Orpheus' cruise ship to begin with. There seems to be no link between Forrest and why he was there. I was just thinking about it and I didn't know if it was explained. Did I miss it? I guess what I am saying in a roundabout way, what was Forrest's role in the whole MCF storyline?

I can totally see it! I love it

Loved it! I like the pace and the balance of the scenes. I have to do some more reading, to catch up. And thanks for the shout outs for Port Charles! Speaking for Ryan and myself, we totally appreciate it

Great episode! I loved the Hortons together and that story. Not only did it give a great balance of history and brought out the younger generation, it also gave a better balance because you have a lot of drama and this was a nice comedic touch. It was very nice. You know as much as I should hate her, Gina is starting to grow on me. I love that she is a kick ass woman who takes no prisioners. I would love to see some of the other women, like Billie, Hope, Greta, and Kayla because Gina deserves it.

Great episode! So glad that Nick met his maker, because he needed to. He was such an &#33;@#&#036;%^&amp;*]. He deserved it after what he did to Jenny and to Agatha. I'm still intrigued with Ava and Sky. I like how they are unfolding I think it was very stand up of Blake to give up LJ. I dont think that Alley knows what she has gotten herself into, raising another woman's child. This is the story that I am really interested in. Alley and John have lost some bonding time that they need to get back with LJ. I am anxious to see this unfold.

I really liked seeing the Gina/Patch relationship fleshed out. I love Hope and Steve together. Why is Alex even on the search for Abby? The woman who raised him just died. It doesn't seem like he cares. It was just brought up that she may have been s twin (I won't even go there) but wouldn't he want to find out who the woman who was raised him is before racing across the country? To me it doesn't make sense.

I Love it Shawn!!!! I can't wait until January 1st to read this!

Very sharp episode with great dialogue. It moved from scene to scene very well. I love the Billie/Lucas scenes with Kate and how they dealt with their grief. Sami and EJ made me smile, which is a rarity with me. Great line, "I'm not any Brady, I'm Sami Brady" Loved it. I like seeing the background of the Cassadine/DiMera war and hope you continue to delve into it. Great episode

I love the Hope and Steve scenes, I think they are so hot together and I definately want to see them explore their past together. Thank you for having Alyson grow a backbone. Nicole should be arrested and have a restraining order against her. Loved that she hauled off on her.