GH: December 2024 Discussion Thread

[Liberty City]

Yup, a retcon back to camp.

Dante is "40," Brook Lynn is "38," Cody is "40," and Gio is "21." So, is technical terms, Dante would have been "19" and Brook Lynn "17" when Gio was conceived. It's not far-fetched, per say. But this is also why age is subjective on soap operas when SORAS is used so.... weirdly.

[jasonminer1974]

I thought Dante was in his 40s?

[dragonflies]

Yeah Dante is way older than 40 lol. DZ is great but he can't pass for 40 lol 

[jasonminer1974]

But Sonny paid for gio his whole life. He didn't even know Dante was his son then

Dom is 45.

[Liberty City]

Again, Gio was raised by Francis & Camila Palmieri, who are part of the Cerullo family. So, if part of that family, Sonny could still financially support him, even without knowing he's Dante's son.

I said Dante, not Dom. 

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 Actor age ≠ character "age." Again, age in soap operas are subjective and in-universe only.

Per story, Sonny left home when he was 16, before Dante was born, which would put his "birth year" at 1984, making him 40 years of age. As of 2021, Sonny's "birth year" was retconned to 1968 (originally 1965, then 1969). If we go based on Sonny's original year of 1965, he would have left in 1981, which would place Dante born earlier. But still, early 40's is where Dante's "birth year" is positioned.

Again, this is why focusing on age in soaps is futile. It will never make sense.

[Contessa Donatella]

You might be right. Ages sometimes defeat me.

I do not think one thing has to do with the other. IOW, I think who Gio's papa is, is gonna surprise even Sonny.

[jasonminer1974]

I just got the feeling Sonny was in on it with Lois?

[Contessa Donatella]

Again, you might be right. But, it's not the way my thinking is leaning, at this time.

[carolineg]

I liked the Kate/Maxie/Lulu Crimson team.  It was a fun dynamic.  Lulu was much less into than Maxie though.  The leap from working on a magazine to becoming a reporter isn't crazy I guess

Okay, so I am not crazy.  

Brook Lynn is the same age as Maxie and Lulu, so I am not sure how much older that makes Dante.  In theory he should obviously much older, but with SORAS it's hard to say.

[Taoboi]

I vaguely remember that.

 

Lol. Nope.

 

Oh, really??? Well...can we assume Cody's going to be a daddy.  

Yeah, I saw someone broke it down just like this online. It would totally be possible, but it still screams retcon. 

[Wilsoky]

I am watching GH really for the first time. I know of the characters in general. I'm watching for AHB. I was a big AMC fan..

I did some research about Charlotte as Lulu's daughter. I am still super confused after reading about her parentage. Lulu was a surrogate? Valentin is the father, but another woman thought she was the mother? Help it make sense!

And I gave up trying to understand how Drew and Jason are identical twins..

[Taoboi]

Oh don't get me started.

 

Though IMO outside of the Val mess near the unofficial of PM's run, Finola was doing Anna right. And it was nice to see that she was NOT getting choked up or whiny all over the place like she's been for a good amount of her return. 

[Aragorn]

Welcome to the show.

[heffos]

 It's funny how CM is noticeably taller and lankier than SB. You would think someone would have noticed back when everybody thought Drew was Jason.

[Contessa Donatella]

Right! We have to remember that this is an industry where at one point near the end of AW, Ellen Wheeler played identical twin to Jensen Buchanan. At least 4 inches taller. And on DAYS supposedly everyone believed Drake was Roman. Ha!