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March 9, 201213 yr

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To General Hospital fans who are asking me for more Jason & Sam & more fallout from Robin's death, watch ! There is a LOT of it coming!

People were asking for Jason and Sam to have fallout? Who? Shouldn't people be asking for Patrick, Maxie and Anna?

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Todd still showing no remorse is once again doing no favors for the character even if we know otherwise.

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People were asking for Jason and Sam to have fallout? Who? Shouldn't people be asking for Patrick, Maxie and Anna?

Nah. Two separate things. People are asking for more JaSam generally, not in terms of Robin. Why, I don't know because I think they get a fair amount of airtime, but whatevs.

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I guess people are used to having Jason on all the time. I can see why they'd want him more involved in Robin's death story, but I can't say I miss him.

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Todd still showing no remorse is once again doing no favors for the character even if we know otherwise.

He should be in good company as Sonny doesnt show remorse when he has people killed

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I'm beginning to think that bringing Anna, Robert and Holly back was FV/RC's version of the age old "We've met with Agnes" ploy used by each new regime that came to head up AMC during its last four years on the air. Designed to drum up false confidence in their knowledge of the show and its history.

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Either that or the returns were already worked out beforehand. I know at the time there was talk that they weren't coming back and RC/FV changed it, but given that they have no interest or idea what to do with them, other than wrapping up Ethan's story, I'm not sure.

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I just hope they won't screw up the blonde chick's return. I'm not gonna say which blonde chick cause that would spoil it.

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Todd & Starr's scenes were great. Not everyone understands it, but Starr will always love her daddy .

Epiphany rocks, loved her taking Carly to task like that.

Damn, Johnny was checking out Carly's ass as she was leaving like there was no tomorrow in sight . And I am loving Anthony (and now his bag of popcorn) more by the day. I am quickly falling for the Z's.

Ewen/Kate/Connie: GHers, meet DID. We OLTLers will fill you guys in with what we can.

Still holding out hope that Robert will come to Robin's funeral, because I really, REALLY need it to be true.

March 9, 201213 yr

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I have to say, for the first time in literally YEARS, I'm watching all of GH (what I've seen over the last few days). I feel like it's the 1990's again and I'm rushing home to catch my favorite soap. It's weird seeing the Manning's in Port Charles and their saying "Sonny Corinthos" etc's name's, but I'm loving it. This was the best decision made in regards to the show since god knows when.

March 9, 201213 yr

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I agree Errol. GH is good again. If only this writing change had happened sooner.

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Ewen/Kate/Connie: GHers, meet DID. We OLTLers will fill you guys in with what we can.

I think it would be better not to. Detailing the Mess story would probably drive a viewer screaming into the night.

March 9, 201213 yr

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I think it would be better not to. Detailing the Mess story would probably drive a viewer screaming into the night.

LAWL like whether or not Jess intentionally let the alters out...my head is spinning just thinking about it again

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Nah. Two separate things. People are asking for more JaSam generally, not in terms of Robin. Why, I don't know because I think they get a fair amount of airtime, but whatevs.

The fact they weren't on at all this week I think actually made the show superior. I can't say I am liking what I am seeing from the new regime. I have nothing good to say about the writing for Robert and Holly, and Anna is only slightly better. Luke has changed for the better but it just bothers me that Robert and Holly were given such crummy writing. They were deeply in love once, and the show just craps all over Holly every time ES returns. I actually prefer the writing of her as a drug terrorist holding the city ransom. The way Luke and Robert were talking about her the other day was just wrong, and his abandoning Anna when she needs him most is just completely out of character. Of course, she doesn't seem to need him and acts like maybe her car was towed, not that Robin died.

I will go so far as to say Robin's death has turned out to be the worst death I have ever seen on a soap, starting with KMc lackluster last day, to FH's ho hum reaction, to Robert going from suicidal to "Robin who?" in an episode. And Ethan's departure storyline was a total WTF. "She's my daughter, now she's dead! He's your son! No, here I am magically appearing to announce he isn't his son! But wait he really is his son! Psst! Pretend you're not his son." and all in less than 24 hours of PC time.

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Did they inherit the roots of this DID story or is it all theirs?

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God, do I agree with this. Stephanie just doesn't cut it as a lead carrying this much story.
DAYS has all the elements to being good, but the truth is, it's not. Cwikly and Ford are better than Ron C, but that doesn't mean much when they're still not what I'd call solid. They aren't giving me anything to be excited about, and it feels like everything is on low simmer.

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By dragonflies · 2 minutes ago2 min
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Awful news. I've certainly said my fair share about Luke and the Eckerts on here over the years, but when he was on and committed, there was never anybody better. He was a huge part of growing up watching GH in the 90s and 2000s.
His relationships with Laura, Bobbie, Robert, and Lucky will get most of the attention, but I want to mention how good he was with a lot of the rest of the cast in that era. His relationships with Tony, Lucy, Felicia, Tiffany, Sonny, Carly, Nikolas, Alexis, Tracy- all so different, unique, and you really felt the connections.
Monica, Luke, Robert, Rick, and Lesley in one year is so much loss. Add in Bobbie, Alan, Nikolas, Sean, and Epiphany in the past couple of years and it's almost unfathomable.

By AdelaideCate007 · 3 minutes ago3 min
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I agree with this. You can see it in her shows, there is always movement. Those talking head scenes were walking around the nurses station, stopping at the counter at Kelly’s, etc. Scenes in the Webber home often begin or end with someone coming down the stairs, or headed to the door. I am sure Geary had run into plenty of issues where staging in a more traditional way hindered what he wanted to do and could seem stifling. Monty allowed improvisation, and spontaneity to be encouraged in rehearsals.
As a kid I always noticed that the ABC soaps of that era just felt more modern. When I watch old episodes now, the ABC shows still stand out that way. They took risks. Now I am not saying I think everything they did was fantastic- they had plenty of flops and bad ideas.

By titan1978 · 4 minutes ago4 min
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Her statement did not disappoint. They both spoke about that deep connection, that they didn’t share with anybody else. Even when Tony was fully committed to not ever playing Luke & Laura again, he still spoke about that connection as performers with some reverence.
I am not shocked they didn’t speak because that was their way even before his final exit. When they met to discuss returning in 1993 they had only seen each other a couple of times since their earlier run. That return was one of the handful of soap icon returns after being gone for a long time that fully worked. I have said this before but Monty, Marland, and PFS, with Geary and Francis of course, made such grounded characters with real internal lives that they could go and save the world, and also still fit in closer to reality in grittier material later under Labine, Guza, and Riche.
We saw Luke slowly morphed into a bitter and cynical man who eschewed connection with others. I had no problem with what Geary did with Luke’s characterization. Luke after Laura probably would self destruct. What I had issue with was Geary’s insistence that this was always the Luke he played. It very much was not, we saw it as it aired, the good and the bad before his revisionist history.
Almost every soap I watched had an iconoclastic character who challenged the other people in their communities. Soaps are so bland now and don’t really do these types of characters anymore.
Thanks everybody who has been posting tributes, I don’t use Twitter anymore so this is the only place I will see them!

By titan1978 · 17 minutes ago17 min
BTG: December 2025 Discussion Thread

I agree it'll just be sad to watch

By dragonflies · 18 minutes ago18 min
BTG: December 2025 Discussion Thread

Why not? Tamara Tunie would play the hell out of that story AND maybe land BTG their first major Emmy nomination in the process.

By Khan · 19 minutes ago19 min
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Obviously, we'll never know exactly what Geary meant, but I think what Gloria Monty hated was the fact that most soaps at that time seem confined to "talking heads" regurgitating the same exposition over coffee inside various living rooms and kitchens. Monty wanted soaps to be more active, arguing that housewives and other viewers would be forced to put down their laundry or whatever and actually pay attention.

By Khan · 21 minutes ago21 min
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LOL!!
In the past, I've speculated that Empire Valley was supposed to be a story about phony real estate developers bilking people, before it got changed into what made it on air.
I would LOVE for someone to interview Peter Dunne - not just about Empire Valley, but about his time on KL (and DALLAS) in general. I feel like he would have a ton of great writing advice to share.

By Khan · 25 minutes ago25 min
R.I.P.: Anthony Geary has passed away

in total agreement! over the years, i’ve written thousands of words going into all the gory details — particularly regarding ‘as the world turns.’
always wished i could have asked him about the ‘i hate soap opera’ comments. was he being funny, sarcastic, ironic? would have loved to heard the specifics of what he — and gloria monty — hated. and what did he think about the impact on the soap genre.

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