GH: November 2024 Discussion Thread

[Aragorn]

Jonathan Frakes should either make a guest appearance on this show or direct an episode.

[Contessa Donatella]

Fine idea. I wonder if Frank could get Genie to arrange it. 

[Liberty City]

No.

[AMCOLTLLover]

Holly & Sasha: WTF

The more I think about this revelation between Sasha and Holly/Robert the dumber it gets. I mean like stone cold, next level dumb. This may be a rival to the Jagger murder for dumbest storyline of the year. 

- Robert left on February 25, 1992 and was presumed dead. Holly didn't leave town until July 2, 1993. She was never pregnant. 

- Sasha the con artist chose to come to Port Charles, the place her mother spent years in, to pretend to be a rich woman's daughter? And she didn't think for one second that her money-grubbing mom might show up  to blackmail her? 

- Valentin Cassadine, a former spy and intelligence expert, didn't take this into consideration? Either that or he didn't do any research whatsoever, which would be wildly out of character.

- Sasha was a partner in Deception. Her mother never once hit her up for money? 

- Holly didn't come see her daughter when she was dying? Or after her baby's death? Or the death of Sasha's husband?

I just provided this information for free. They have people that are PAID to do this.

[Vee]

They did the same thing with Cody re: Mac and Dominique already. Both Dominique and Holly were onscreen the entire length of those tenures. Both women were never pregnant, and Dominique died onscreen. GH does not care and thinks everyone is stupid.

[Liberty City]

Credits for Monday, November 11, 2024:

Created by: Frank & Doris Hursley
Executive producer: Frank Valentini
Head writers: Elizabeth Korte, Chris Van Etten
Writers: Celena Cipriaso, Stacey Pulwer, Anne Schoettle
Director: Cherie Wall

[Vee]

I've been meh on Holly for many, many years but if I wasn't before this mess will definitely do it. She's a complete buffoon and her daughter is still another useless character who has been on this show way too long, like most of the cast. The term 'veteran' no longer has meaning on GH when the bulk of the ensemble is just people Frank refuses to let go of. It is deranged that both Willow and Sasha (among others) have been on this show the better part of a decade.

Even so, Sonny and Jason now feel more irrelevant than ever. When all you've got for them is Sonny with Eva LaRue's chest or somehow plugging him into the latest jewel-hoarding evil baldo plot with Carlo Rota, and Jason taking a week to get involved with Retiree Robert (please, it's time), Holly and Sasher you can tell they're at a total loss. It feels completely alien to those characters. Meanwhile Carly has her exciting new romance with Dayplayer B. Who cares? Carly is salvageable because you can plug her into various stories, but what are Sonny and Jason going to organically do on this canvas? People love to bang on about Lucky but JJ is out here selling and has a lot of ties. What are the Big Two doing?

Why can't someone just give me 50K for being mad at them for no reason? Damn, Cody. Buys a lot of oats!

Edited November 11, 2024 by Vee

[John]

Cherie is adding Directing to her producing duties. Cool. 

[Vee]

I will give it to the kid playing Rocco: I thought he was mostly mid for awhile but he has brought it for this stuff and is quite good. The best since Hudson West. You could see Genie lighting up having someone young who's actually a talent to work with, even if their scenes were cut to ribbons so we could have more of the Scorpio geriatric reunion tour. Whereas I knew the kid playing Danny was green and weak awhile back, and he remains so. I know Steve had been working with him since he came back and Steve is seasoned enough to be able to teach him physical control; Danny had some emotion in the early scenes but kept grinning through them. Oof. (Also, did Jason really tell Sam's kids about their mother on the bench outside Bobbie's?) Not a tear shed with Carly either. He seemed weeks or months past it.

Legit ridiculous that Lulu's kid is grieving harder than Sam's own children. But I rarely expect much from soap kids, especially ones FV hires bc they're cute and then refuses to let go of. It's just embarrassing given GH's history with hiring a lot of good kids in the past. They should level up Rocco in story now, but if I know this show he'll be in backburner city just like Jake. I am ready for Lulu to wake up - I want to see this poor kid happy.

Edited November 11, 2024 by Vee

[Vee]

Also: Kristina howling away at the top of her lungs in the hospital chapel was embarrassing, nasty work. It is mortifying how quickly they have tanked Kate Mansi, who was admirably carrying a lot of the show on her back in the spring-summer under Mulcahey IMO. The character has become utterly unrootable, is still calling her sister's child hers and shrieking through scenes. I think KM can recover but not with this kind of material.

[carolineg]

Kristina yapping with Eva La Rue today on those rocks was certainly a choice.

[Liberty City]

Finn Carr just needed time to work; not an episode here and there in one month, and then disappear for a period of time. He needed to be on-set, working with the adult stars he's associated with and learn from them, and I feel like he's finally done that. I always saw a glimmer of hope with him, and to see him [finally] get his chance to do his thing has been wonderful.

[Vee]

Whereas the kid playing Danny (whose name I refuse to learn how to spell) has had twice the time and is still grinning like he's doing TikTok dances.

[Contessa Donatella]

It was a different Kristina today. She was unbearably sad. This was new. 

[carolineg]

What's new about today's Kristina?  She's been moping and selfish and sad for months.  Now she's so sad she can't even drive and is putting others in danger.  Not that I care if she injured or killed Natalia, but she's been unlikeable for several months.  I say that as someone who likes Mansi and her portrayal of Kristina.  She's just not rootable or even sympathetic at this point.  Sam's entire family and friends are very sad.  It's not all about Kristina and her pain.