GH: December 2024 Discussion Thread

[carolineg]

Again, it's veering into Maxie territory with all the dead boyfriends.  I do feel especially bad for Eden to have to play this though.  Typical GH to make things depressing and morbid around Christmas.  Considering the show pretty recently killed off Esme and Spencer, it's a lot of dead young people in a year.

I really didn't think anything of the Jason/Sasha scenes.  It would be so typical Jason to pretend to be Sasha's baby's father instead of Michael though.

[titan1978]

I used to watch Hollyoaks, and they slaughtered young adults and teens constantly. But at least it was fun to watch for the most part.

[carolineg]

GH just seems to love to kill off characters instead of them just leaving town.  For some characters it is unavoidable, but characters like Britt, Brando, Austin, Dex, Jagger and even Esme could have just left, gone to jail, been forced out of town, whatever.  It's not like I am mourning the loss of any of these characters.  It just feels unnecessary to have a serial killer once a year.

[Aragorn]

I like Sasha.

[DRW50]

The show had more of a sense of fun and the turnover wasn't as noticeable. These days the show makes GH almost seem good.

I haven't seen enough of her story to hit a fatigue level but I like her too. She isn't the most charismatic character, but she has a certain grounded quality and quiet strength that I can appreciate on a soap. The actress is decent too. 

I just hope they don't pair her with Jason for real as I imagine the Liz fans and what's left of Carly or Sam fans will eat her up. That and any pairing with Jason is a dead end. 

[Contessa Donatella]

Romantic Jason with Sasha isn't happening. Neither is Romantic Janna (Jason & Anna). Jason & Anna are partners & friends. Jason & Sasha are probably nothing. I mean he did save her from Sidwell but he did that for Carly. Jason does a lot of things because Carly asks him to. Carly does a lot for Jason, too, though. Their friendship is really something. 

[Taoboi]

I have. Often. Short version...slapsticky humor...which usually in the case of this show is out of place in the context of the show.

 

A good example...during the Holly/Sasha reveal...that was new information for the audience and SHOULD have been played straight and serious to even get the audience on the writers' side. INSTEAD it was being played silly, perhaps campy, and Holly being glib about it...that is slapsticky.

 

Compare the above to Holly's next day scenes where she was telling Felicia and Maxie about the Holly reveal and that was played on screen completely straight and serious. Holly had mixed emotions over it, Felicia was trying to be a good friend, and Maxie was there for some snark and glib that was not at all out of place and IN character. It was giving soap. And in the overall context of the show...did not feel out of place at all. 

 

That is what I mean when I say 'wacka wacka' humor.

 

Very. It can be maddening at times because they actually do have some good things.

 

It really does. 

 

You get me! Thank you.

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[Taoboi]

Oh yes!!! People have been mentioning it here and there. I can't wait to arrive at those scenes myself. Sooooooooooo excited. 

 

I would be down for a quad.

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He needs to be getting ready for the murder mystery that might wind up coming his way. But I digress...lol.

 

It isn't a nice feeling at all. But remember...rejection is projection.  

He needs to be getting ready for the murder mystery that might wind up coming his way. But I digress...lol.

 

It isn't a nice feeling at all. But remember...rejection is projection.  

[Contessa Donatella]

Thank you so much. Examples can mean so much. But if the show didn't have wacka wacka would it have any humor at all?! I think Frankie takes everything so seriously. And, as we know, as it is for Frankie it is for General Hospital. Oh, now, this gives me ideas about his private life. Better not say any more.

Maddening, yes. 

And the fact that it isn't says a lot. 

 

[Taoboi]

It would. Naturally and organic through characters that do it or good actors. Look at Maxie. Still had the seriousness that scene needed, but Maxie was still hilarious.

 

And yet...there's been a lot of that this year on the show of things that are right there in front of the writers and yet they don't take the better, organic and more soapy way to do it. 

Which is a shame because some of those boyfriends had real potential. 

[Liberty City]

Credits for Monday, December 23, 2024:

Created by: Frank & Doris Hursley
Executive producer: Frank Valentini
Head writers: Elizabeth Korte, Chris Van Etten
Writers: Cathy Lepard, Steve Rosenberg, Anne Schoettle
Director: Robert Markham

[Aragorn]

Welcome back Charlotte!

[BetterForgotten]

Again, Tracy and Lulu feel more like actual mother and daughter. I am glad Tracy told Lulu to layoff on the Charlotte hunt and don’t forget she has a son that’s right here and that has been waiting years to celebrate Christmas with his mother. 

[AbcNbc247]

They were dropping anvils today like it was Looney Tunes

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I guess there’s no doubt about Brook Lynn and Gio anymore lol and it looks like Gio is now going to have something more to do. I still wonder what the original plan was for him, if they actually had one. Too soon to judge about him and Emma though. 

But I did like the impromptu concert that all the men in Brook Lynn’s life gave at the end. 

And btw, Ric and Alexis? I did not expect that. 

Could’ve done without Charlotte though. And I think the rest of y’all would agree

[Contessa Donatella]

A lot of good it did! I really felt so bad for Rocco. Charlotte calls on his phone & wants to talk to Lulu & almost immediately Lulu is going to head out to Charlotte. He asks to go with & she says no. Then, she makes it even worse by asking this honest kid to lie for her, to keep what she's doing a secret. He's got to be jealous & also disappointed.