GH: January 2025 Discussion Thread

[Khan]

And as Douglas Marland once famously said, "If your audience says, 'he'd never do that,' you've failed."

Edited January 8 by Khan

[Taoboi]

Ding, ding, ding!!!

[DRW50]

It's an interesting quote because you could easily apply that to Barbara's actions after he arrived at ATWT. 

The best soaps are character-driven, but many times plot comes first. 

I do think they would have been better off with Lois not knowing, given how important "the truth" has always been to her, but at least it gives Rena Sofer some material, I guess.

I think they would have been better off having Tracy as the one who knew.

[jcar03]

Thanks.

[AbcNbc247]

Damn. They really want us to hate Drew and Willow (or maybe we should start calling her Willhoe 

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To my surprise, it seems to be working. Usually, I hate it when we're spoon-fed stuff like this and basically told who to like and who to hate, but it feels different this time lol I don't know if it's the acting or the writing but I'm really hoping that this all blows up in both of their faces. Or at least that Carly throws some slaps and punches tomorrow 

And I'm definitely not buying the two of them as having this great love. A hot affair, hell yeah, but as an actual couple, Hell No! Maybe this should have been the storyline from the very beginning, going all the way back to when it came out that Nina tipped off the SEC. That might've made all of this somewhat believable. This was another thing that seemed to get lost in the shuffle last year.

And, agreed that all this stuff with Brook Lynn seems wayyyy out of character for Lois. Plus, an Italian mother would never keep a secret like that 

Btw, aren't Dante and Brook Lynn cousins?

Edited January 8 by AbcNbc247

[detroitpiston]

No, the Cerullo and Falconeri clans just grew up in the same neighborhood

Edited January 9 by detroitpiston

[Taoboi]

Yeah, a bright side to having Lois know for sure because I trust Rena to do that material justice.

 

See? That would be cool. And also plausible if it was Tracy.

Tbf they are already calling Willow that.  

 

So do you hate her more than Joss though?  

[DRW50]

I'm not sure if they do. Joss and Dex left a dying woman so they could have sex, and she also cheated on a well-liked character, yet viewers were meant to side with them at every turn. This is the show where Sonny shot his ex-wife in the head and was still seen as a hero by many, so they probably think they can bestow the same popularity on their other pets.

You'd get some good run-ins with Tracy and Lois (and Tracy and Ned) over that too.

[Planet Soap]

Some of the scenes with Michael were legitimately disturbing. I thought they would have just had a wrapped up body and written him off the show. I didn't expect to see Michael conscious and suffering with burning pains. 

I saw a report on Facebook that said General Hospital would be issuing a viewer discretion warning during the California wildfires. Presumably this is because of some of the difficulties with Michael recovering from burns.

[Aragorn]

I was told that Cameron Mathison’s home burned down in the fire.

[carolineg]

I assume the intention was to give Chad Duell some Emmy material for his final scenes and let a long time veteran play out his run.  I do think it's fair to allow that.  That doesn't mean I agree with the material and the graphic nature of it.  

Also, as much as I hate Drew I feel awful that CM lost his house.  As someone who has been displaced living in Socal during evacuations in the past it is a very scary time.  This was just unfortunate timing on GH's part.

Well, Cameron Mathison was on TMZ live talking about it so it's a fact

[Liberty City]

He posted to IG earlier today... and now, the Hollywood Hills are on fire. The fifth fire in California going right now.

[carolineg]

Very scary.  I think the winds are supposed to die down tonight so hopefully they can get some containment on these fires.

[Liberty City]

We can hope; four separate ones, and now the fifth. It's insane.

[Khan]

How did these fires start?  Does anyone know?

True.  He moved entirely too fast there (something I'd otherwise never say about Douglas Marland).

So, Drew and Willow fiddled while Rome Michael burned?  Did GH forget to tell us that Dena Higley is their new HW?  Because, that's the kind of [!@#$%^&*] she'd pull.