The end of the I hate GH fan club

I started writing a different post.  The one I started was full of disenchanment and disgust.  But I deleted that post because it hit me about half way through-I’m writing about a show that I don’t really like.  (Hear me out) The show I was writing about was a show that if I had just started watching I wouldn’t keep watching it.  For the past couple of months all I have done is bash pretty much everything about GH.  I couldn’t stand the fact that no matter what the storyline dictated the end result was always going to be the same.  So I asked myself:  Why am I fighting this?  What is the purpose?  I’m not going to be able to change anything.  So why bitch and moan about the very thing I am powerless to change?  It’s quite obvious that Guza has no intention of ever changing anything, right?  Well that’s what I thought too until I went to TV Guide Magazine (http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/soaps/general-hospital-is-sonny-heading-for-the-slammer-3894.html) and read an interview with Maurice Bernard.  It seems as though our favorite Goodfella is going to trial.  Oh not for shooting Dante, nope the attempted cop killer skates by on that one, but for killing Claudia.  It’s an interesting interview and I suggest you read it.  So I have decided that this will be my last post, relax I don’t mean my actual last post, on the I Hate GH show.  It’s time I get back to my love of GH.  No this doesn’t mean I am going to go all googly eyed.  You all should know me better than that by now.  But I am going to try and focus on everything I love about the show.  Namely the moment when Jason yelled at Sonny that Dante was a rat.  Which I just found to be hysterical.  Killing people?  Sure no problem.  Being a rat?  The sucker deserves to die!  Jason you slay me.  On the positive side (see a new leaf) when Sonny’s voiced cracked during the I-Shot-My-Son-Scene and told Jason that you don’t get over that, I thought once again how MB has a way of making me hate Sonny & love him all in the same breathe. 

MY FINAL LIST OF THINGS I HATE ABOUT GH

CarJax-I love them I really do but as long as Carly has this insane need to be intimately connected to Jason & Sonny and as long as Jax has this constant need to rid himself and those around him of Sonny they are never going to be happy.  And frankly this whole “I did for my family” & “You knew I was connected to Sonny” is just old and tired and I’m done with it.  I want CarJax back, the CarJax that I love.  But that jsut isnt going to happen so I’m over it.

Spixie-No not Spixie the couple, they work great both comedically and romantically when it is them versus the world.  But GH had to go and ruin it by throwing Franco into the mix.  So now instead of Maximista & The Jackal we have mopey and dopey.  Oh how I wish upon the GH fairies that Spinelli would grow past Stone Cold and get a life of his own, but alas the fairies are not being kind right now.

Scrubs-Robin has the audacity to be pissed at Patrick for keeping a secret from her about Sonny’s kid when she tried to keep Emma a secret from him?  Seriously?  Seriously?  Once again we are back to Robin being up on her high horse while she spits on all the common folks.  This people is why without Patrick I usually can not stand Robin, the sanctimonious windbag.  Sure Patrick is an egotisical s.o.b but at least he can recognize himself for what he is. 

Luke, Tracy, & Ethan-Oh I don’t really dislike anything about them.  I learned to accept Luke a long time ago.  I’m just tired of only seeing them once in a blue moon and I would really like to see Ethan do…well do anything.  That Nathan Parsons really is a gem and it seems tragic to waste him on one-liners.  As far as Tracy goes, well I just love her and want to see as much of her as I possibly can.

Matt Hunter-I know what you are thinking-How can I possibly hate Matt?  I don’t.  How could I he has never done anything on the show that could make me love or hate him.  Which is what I hate about it.  There is no way showing up to work every couple of months is enough to pay Jason Cook’s bills unless ABC signed him to a deal that says ”You will make this much no matter how many eps you are in.”  I say let Jason go and send him back to DOOL where they will at least appreciate him.  Or maybe to OLTL.  They know how to incorporate more than just a few characters at a time.

 Lucky, Liz, & Nicholas-First off let’s say that I am not a Liz fan.  Never have been, never will be.  I think she is self-righteous, two faced, holier than thou, and about a million other describing terms.  That being said I do thing Rebecca Herbst is playing the hell out of the raggedy ass storyline she has found herself in.  Another “Who’s the Daddy” storyline?  Really?  Come on hasn’t this been done before like say 2 years ago when it was…oh wait Liz, Lucky, & Jason?  When the writing on this show is good it’s of frakking fire, but as The Wub Queen put it “this is just lazy writing.”  Wub Queen I could not agree more.  I wanna see Nic go all badass Cassadine on everyone.  Stop wallowing and belly aching and start doing something.  Anything please?  How is it possible that Emily has been dead for over 2 years now and she is still irritating the hell out of me.  The only thing I am liking about Lucky right now is Jonathan Jackson.  And no I do not care if any of you disagree with me on this.  He can be red eyed and scruffy face all he wants because when that guy is in a scene he takes it from whoever is with him. 

JaSam, wait no scratch that, just Jason-Oh no I kill people and some freak name Franco thinks I’m awesome so now killing is bad.  Oh no my business has caused me to hurt people and I can’t believe I am teaching Michael & Morgan to be like me.  Oh no woe is me woe is me.  (Please read what was written before in a mocking tone) Shut up Jason!  No one is buying it any more.  Either you are a killer or your not.  But whichever you are Shut The Hell Up About It!!!!  No one cares.  Especially not me.  Own who you are man.

Olivia-25 years ago (that’s the age I am guessing Dante is playing considering Lulu was in college not to long ago)(damn you can make detective fast in the NYPD) when they were the tender age of 16  & 15 respectively Sonny & Olivia slept together (apparently condoms hadn’t become all the rage yet) and made Dante.  Cut to the present and you have Olivia protecting Sonny after he tried to kill her son.  I’m sorry but regardless of the fact that Sonny didn’t know that Dante was his kid he still choose to shoot a cop and no the law doesn’t care about the distinction and if someone had just shot my kid I dont give a frak who they are I would try to kill them myself.  But not our Olivia.  No our Olivia who apparently never got over her 15 year old roll in the hay (this is what slays me.  if there is a female writer on staff at GH you just know she is rolling on the floor laughing at the absurdity that a 40 year old woman would still think the guy she slept with when she was 15 was so amazing in bed that she still carried a torch for him all those years past).  I swear the comedy on this show kills me sometimes.  So yeah right now I am hating Olivia. 

So that’s it.  My last I hate GH post.  I got it all out of my system and now it is time to move on.  If you wondering why I didn’t say anything bad about Sonny, well it would be because my past few post were pretty much all about my dislike for Sonny and I didn’t think I would be able to add anything without repeating myself so I left him off the list.  Oh there are more things I don’t like about the show but these were the major things that bugged me.  And now hopefully I can begin Monday fresh and new and ready to go back to loving what is in my opinion the best daytime show on the air and frankly one of the best shows period. Have you seen the crap they put on primetime lately?  Sheesh it’s ugly out there.

Sins of the father

As I sit here watching Tuesday’s episode of GH I find it hard to focus on anything else but my overwhelming urge to scream at the television and the writers.  Not because the episode is so horrible (it’s not) but because for all it’s boasting about Sonny and Jason and the mob I know that there is no redemption for these characters.  And that breaks my heart.  I remember a time when Sonny was my favorite character.  Oh not the stripper club owner-feeding drugs to Karen Sonny, but the Sonny who helped Luke bring down Frank Smith and the Sonny that loved Stone like a son and the Sonny that spent more time doing actual good than the one who sits around yelling at people all day about how they have wronged him in some way or another. 

Instead of paying attention to the unfolding story I am thinking about how instead of facing the fact that regardless of the circumstances Sonny was the one who pulled the trigger.  He and his friends can say all they want that if Olivia hadn’t lied than Sonny wouldn’t have tried to kill him.  But does that arguement really hold water?  Can they honestly say that this was the first time a cop had tried to arrest him?  Of course not.  There was no absolute reason for Sonny shooting him other than the fact that he was pissed someone actually got the better of him.  What if it had been Mac or Lucky that Sonny had shot?  What would the arguement be then?  What excuse would they have been able to come up with that would make it all ok?  If someone can anwer me that than I will take back everything bad I have ever said about Sonny.

We all know that Sonny isn’t a good guy and that is ok.  On soaps the good guy is often the boring guy.  The guy people walk over to get to the bad boy.  But shouldn’t there be a point where the writers, viewers, and everyone involved say “hey that is far enough”? or are we expected to believe that the Luke’s, Sonny’s, and even the Todd’s (yes an OLTL ref) deserve our forgiveness over and over and over again?  As I mull this over and over in my mind I am shocked to discover that not only to these guys disgust me as a human being but I disgust me for ever liking them in the first place.  How sick is that?  It’s not the writer’s fault or even Guza’s (although I would love to blame him).  It’s viewers like me that were so willing to look past their sins because a part of me wanted to like them.

The shape of things to come

Sorry no full recap on Monday’s episode (she types as the crowd groans with displeasure)  but I did manage to jot down my thoughts as the hour progressed.  Agree? Disagree?  Feel free to discuss:

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rehash of friday’s last few minutes

what could have stopped him?

i hate this scene. it just reminds me again that sonny crossed the line. no turning back now.

man dom z killed it. emmy here he comes!

hey its the guy who didnt marry spixie

dante snarky and sad all in one

has sonny had so many people killed that he doesnt even remember officer poletti?

dante is spitting his disgust at sonny

oh yeah it is going to be awhile before dante accepts sonny as his father

poor olivia! lie or not no mother should see her son be shot

no feeling at all in sonnys eyes

still no new opening (sheesh)(stupid PTB)

josslyns such a cute chunky monkey

love & commitment yeah right!

he doesnt know where his towels are? say what?

protect him from you! well that just proves her point you shot him you dolt

johnny doesnt want lulu hurt-the little cutie

no shootout ah luke famous last words

oh good lukes hair isnt so bad today

morgan is going to be so hurt by dante i feel bad for the kid

how dare sonny blame olivia turn a son against his father. you prick.

just another thug. he acts like he wasnt the one who pulled the trigger

what he’s done? are you frakking kidding me? like dante is the bad guy.

of course he is bleeding inside he got shot-wow writers just wow

excellent cop & what does he get for it?  shot that’s what.  but in that scene he was more of a man than any other guy i have seen on this show lately-

“he just fell from the bullet” wow great writing

not a good dress for carly

1 minute of alexis and thenn she’s gone

michael wants to know where his dad is

jax you ass lying to michael like that

you go mrs. jax tell him

not getting arrested

its kinda of sad that jax has done all this knowing he is going to lose carly and the kids misguided or not he loves them

i wouldnt let the guy who shot my kid in the ambulance father or not

heis a guy not a character-say it again morgan

as much as i love molly she is freaking annoying sometimes

all those spencers take a picture you will never see that again-hey where’s bobby?  did i miss her?

throw those stones girl

carly no angel liz fallen angel

max and milo are so cute

ah molly-jason does straight man comedy so well.

i am so glad lucky and ethan are bonding.

i havent even lifted anything yet i might be losing my touch-i swear i love ethan!

and what a weird family josslyn has

jax you stupid stupid man

lol epiphany drops the tray – that will be the nicest reaction sonny gets

poor michael trying to help his father and getting screwed by jax-sorry jax you deserve what you get with this one

now that sonny knows the truth a part of him seems proud of dante’s actions

robin and patrick are not sonny’s surgeons

is sonny going to lie to steve or tell the truth?

god i love edward-we need more quartermaines!

mrs jax doesnt want to be anywhere near that powderkeg-too bad jax didnt get her brains

and patrick knew all along & robin realizes that he knew-she really knows her husband-actually i believe when discussing a patient’s history with a dr it is protected by hipaa-seeing as how i work with hipaa everyday

wow carly’s party cleared out fast

jason is looking at sam with such love or lust or both-could there be wedding bells in JaSam’s future?  me thinks so

seeing your son get shot is definitly enough punishment no matter what the lie.

what happened to sonny answering steve? what a crock!

sonny confesses to god that he knows it’s not right to kill-pull the trigger on a man who saves his life-that’s right sonny!

oh man olivia is killing me today-if that were my kid i would either be in jail for killing sonny or a blubbering pile of nothingness-probably both

awe dominic asked for lulu=he loves that girl

i know that i have been hard on sonny but i really do hope that for his sake that he is made to answer for his crimes

i dont see dante ever being able to really respect him if he doesnt at least be held responsible

franco you little creepy bastard-you see kids this is why you should always listen to your mother’s

oh no lulu!

oh thats right sonny thats just what dante wants to hear-the man who shot me is my father?!?! WTF?!?!

　

　

　

　

Soap Blog Coalition: What’s Happening in the world of GH

It’s time for another edition of Soap Blog Coalition.  Enyjoy!

Paula’s Soapbox had her rose colored glasses taken off…http://www.paulas-soapbox.blogspot.com/

Despair in the afternoon feels as though General Hospital is unfair to women who cheat while making excuses for the men who cheat…http://despairintheafternoon.wordpress.com/

Serial Drama has fallen completely in love with Dominic Zamprogna (can you blame her?!?!)  http://serialdrama.typepad.com/

Daytime Confidential: Perkie’s Observation’s got goosebumps when Dante pulled out his badge http://daytimeconfidential.com/2010/01/29/general-hospital-perkies-observations

Until next time!

The problem with Anti-Heroes

  As I sat there watching friday’s episode I couldn’t help but to wonder how warped our sense of a Heroe has gotten over the years.  I thought about writing about the varying storylines that came with the episode or the acting or the writing.  All of which was amazing, but in all honesty all I could think about was the hypocricy of it all.  How in this day in age when our brothers, sisters, mothers, and fathers are spending their days under constant fire from an enemy that they are unable to identify.  How these brave men and women spend their days not knowing when or if they will see their loved ones again and here we sit watching a man on television who for all purposes is a man none of us would like to have in our living rooms.  I read the chat boards and follow the other sites dedicated to our mutual love of General Hospital and overwhelmingly the support is on the side of a man whose job it is to order people to kill people or kill them himself.  How messed up is that?  How can we sit for an hour hoping among hope that he finds his way out of one scrap or another?  We are supposed to believe that he only kills when his life was in danger, but was his life in danger when he was told he was under arrest?  No.  We are supposed to believe that a man who breaks the law is morale and good because he loves his family?  The people he kills loves their families too, but that doesn’t seem to matter.

  I have to wonder what in the hell was Guza thinking when he decided that the best way to make it known that Dante was Sonny’s son by having him shoot an unarmed cop?  Was he pulled over once for speeding and he never got over it?  Was he ticketed for running a red light and he didn’t like the fine he was made to pay?  Everyday police officers leave for work knowing that the people they protect look at them in disgust until they are in trouble and need them.  Everyday they put themselves in the way of danger so that we may move along our days in blissful ignorance.  So how do you thank them Guza?  You write them as imbeciles and fodders for the anti-heroes that you so obviously have a hard on for.  As Sonny pulled the trigger all I could feel was disgust for the writers, producers, and everyone else involved in this storyline for once again putting down the true heroes.

  The real heroes in the world are not the Sonny Corinthos’s, Tony Soprano’s, or the Dexter’s of the world.  They are the firefighters who run into burning buildings while everyone else is running out of them.  They are the police officers who put themselves in front of bullets to save a complete stranger.  They are the men and women who fight to protect our country from those trying to destroy it.  They are the men and women who teach our children.  They are the men and women who spend their lives finding ways to heal us from sickness and disease.  They are the moms and dads who do nothing but love their children.  They are not Sonny Corinthos and Guza I think it is about damn time you realize that.

Something nice back home

I know that I haven’t written anything since last week and the only reason I have is that I have been cross-stitching.  Yeah that’s right cross-stitching.  I do not know why but it relaxes me and right now my ADD addled mind is focused on a particular pattern I am working on.  But don’t fret like I have said before I am very ADD oriententated (if that is how you spell it) and I have a tendency to lose interest in past times very quickly.  Not that I would get bored with writing about GH or the other shows that I am completely geeked out on over at the Habitual Viewer.  Because frankly people I have found my bliss.  Yep after 32 years of searching I have discovered I love writing and talking about the shows that interest me and GH is one of them.  So ADD be damned.  However since I have not written anything since last week and I have been watching this week’s episode I decided that this post will highlight (I hate compound words they always look strange when you have typed them out) some of the more interesting storylines, well atleast in my mind.  If I left out your favorite part or characters or whatever, well post your own GH article this ones mine. 

  Can someone please tell me how Patrick every dated this Jennifer Jason Leigh wannabe?  Robin had better be glad that they don’t have a puppy or live in an apartment building.  This chick gives new meaning to Single White Female.  Damn just thinking about her gave me shivers and not the good kind.  No the kind that make you get up to check that every door and window are locked.  Those types of shivers.  I mean come on writers how are we expected to believe that this thing went to college with Patrick let alone dated him?  In her mind you should never mature past 22, because life is all down hill from there.  Thank goodness Patrick seemed just as uncomfortable with her fake falling into his lap as I was.  I am embarrassed for the female sex if there are women out there that still think this type of flirting works.  Hey Lisa, Grow Up. 

How is it possible that aside from Jason the only other stand up mob guy in this town is Johnny?  I mean he just found out how his sister was killed and still believes that Michael should be protected.  Sonny may not respect him but it is quite obvious that Jason does.  Then again Jason always was a better judge of character than Sonny.  Speaking of Sonny, I feel bad for the way his life is crumbling around him and he doesn’t even know it.  He is so hell bent on keeping Michael out of trouble that he is only making it worse for his son.  Every parent knows how it feels to want to protect your child at all costs, unfortunately protecting them can hinder them as well.  Sonny wants so badly to believe that Michael will be ok and that he will be able to get past killing Claudia that he isn’t able to see the truth.  I sometimes wonder if Sonny expects Michael to just get over it because he too has never faced what he has done.

  Dante and Lulu are fast becoming my favorite couple on GH.  Not only are they taking their time building up something special between them, but the tension that races between them is sizzling.  I don’t believe I have ever seen Lulu look at anyone else that way.   Dylan was a passing school girl crush, Logan was a game, Johnny was her first foray into an adult relationship, but Dante, Dante is a whole other ball game.  He protects her because he wants too and not because she needs saving (aside from Franco strapping a bomb to her of course).  He respects and accepts her for exactly who she is.  Ok granted he would probably rather not have her be involved with the fallout of taking Sonny down, but he accepts that Lulu is going to do and feel what she wants.  I have a feeling there was more truth to Dante being an emotional coward than Lulu needing to be protected.  Sure we could chalk it up to the fact that he is an undercover cop who has gotten too close to his mark, but considering we know nothing about his life prePort Charles there is no telling what kind of heartache he had had to endure.  Unlike Robin and Patrick, Dante and Lulu have not yet proved they can go the distance but I am hoping that they make it.

Unfortunately this does not appear to be the case for my favorite twosome Spixie.  I want them to be together I really do, however even I can see that for right now they shouldn’t be together.  They need an obvious break.  Maxie needs to figure out why she does what she does and if she is really meant to be in a monogomous relationship and Spinelli needs to find out if he can stand on his own without a damsel in distress.  He needs to find himself away from the fantasy world he wants to live in and the dangerous world he does live in.  This doesnt mean that I do not want them to be a part forever.  Oh hell no.  My world would not be complete without a little Spixie magic. 

  Apparently the GV vs JJ debate rages on in the world of PC.  I myself love both of them and think they both bring alot to the character of Lucky.  I do feel it was totally frakked up how TPTB tossed GV aside and I also believe that other than the drug abuse storyline he was never able to fully show who Lucky was as an adult.  Because quite frankly, and this is of no fault of GV, I thought Lucky was boring and depressing for most of the past 5 years.  Agree with me or not that’s just how I feel. But now it is time to put all that aside because let’s get real here people GV isn’t coming back and JJ is here and he has been blowing my mind.  I too was gravely disappointed that the big showdown didn’t happen on Monday, Tuesday, or even Wednesday (I dont know what happened on Thursday’s episode because I haven’t seen it yet)(stupid storm caused the local news to go all commando and take over the airways for 2 hours so I DVR’d two hours of Doppler, stupid storm).  I was all geared up Monday for some old fashioned screaming, cursing, and mayhem.  But instead I am treated to Lucky tearing apart his living room with I am guessing was a baseball bat even though it kinda looked like a cricket bat but whatever not the point.  But guys let me admit right here and now that although a huge smackdown would have been great I am enjoying watching Lucky mentally torture Niz so much more.  Before when he would throw those lines out he came off as pathetic and blind, but now, now he is in on the secret and seems quite content in making them squirm in their own guilt.  I love it.  He has got them wiggiling like a worm on a hook.  You go boy.

The Other Woman

  So NuLisa is finally with us and other than I don’t feel like ripping her eyes out I don’t have an opinion on her one way or the other.  If you think it is because of her well you’re wrong.  It frankly has nothing to do with her because for once the writers are doing something right with their characters.  Oh lord no not the storyline, I said the characters.  How easy would it have been for Patrick to suddenly revert back to his wild college days or even pre-Robin days the moment Lisa stepped out of the elevator?  As we have learned over the years is that when the writers want to flex their creative license they will pretty much destroy everything we have ever loved about a particular character.  And lets face it they could have very easily done the same thing with Patrick, but they didn’t.  When I was watching Patrick stick up for Lisa performing back to back surgeries (while she pathetically looked on with stars in her eyes, stupid broad)  to Steve I wasn’t left with the impression that he was doing it out of the kindness of his heart and apparently neither was Robin.  Because not only does that woman know her husband she accepts him for the egotisical surgeon that he proudly boasts to be.  This is not a couple that worries about anyone or thing coming in between them.  Yes they both have had their fair share of mishaps over the course of their relationship, but if there is one thing that can always be counted on with Scrubs is it their overwhelming love for each other.  So yes if you ask me I think that the writers are playing this one just right.  To me this story seems to be more about Robin and Patrick and Emma than it does Patrick and Lisa.  Sorry Lisa better luck next time.

My only discontent with this particular storyline is the appearance that if someone has a child and is married that it somehow makes them less than who they are.  When in fact that often it is the complete opposite.  Robin used to be one of those characters that I just could not stand.  Yeah I admit it.  Everytime she came on screen I just knew that I would be spending the next 5 minutes listening to her talk to those beneath her as though she alone was the only moral person in all of PC.  Ok for the most part she was, but that doesn’t mean it wasnt annoying as hell.  Before Patrick and Emma Robin had a tendency to talk just for the sake of talking.  There were so many times I wanted to tell her to shut the hell up and come down off her pedestal and join the rest of us mere mortals.  And boy do not get me started on what a pompous jerk Drake Jr. was when he first sauntered in.  I was simply amazed whenever I heard a fan talk about how much they loved Patrick Drake.  I mean really?  Really?  Is that what woman are going for nowadays, a complete doushe bag?  It boggled my mind.  But then something wonderfully unexpected happened:  Robin and Patrick fell in love and slowly over time the two people who grated my nerves the most began to grow and change in all the ways that truly mattered.  Oh sure Robin still likes to get preachy and Patrick can still be a jerk but when they are together their rough spots are smoothed over.  So by the time Emma entered their and our lives these two had become my favorite GH couple.  I had gone from fast forwarding thru their scenes to rewinding them just to make sure I caught everything.  None of this would have happened if they hadn’t fallen in love, got married, and had a baby.  These things don’t make them weaker or less they make them stronger and more.

  And on the other side we have saintly Elizabeth Webber.  You know the girl who everyone in town looks at as if she has descended from above.  Oh yeah what a winner this one is.  I can totally see why every guy imaginable falls over themselves trying to get closer to her.  Are you freaking kidding me people?  Liason fans I hope you have been watching lately because I sure as hell hope that you all are grateful that this whiny melodramatic harpie doesnt have her talons firmly entangled in Jason.  That poor guy has enough going on in his life to worry about that tramp.  Has she always been like this or is it just a recent devolpment?  And when did Lucky get so profecient at the teary eyed look?  I swear everytime he looks like that I almost start tearing up myself and it isn’t even a sad moment.  Go figure.  On the other hand I am loving Nikolas right now.  He seems to be the only one who has any sense at all.  Lucky is so busy trying to relive something he has never had being married to Liz and well Liz is too busy trying to figure out which days she can sleep with which brother.  That has got to be a really full calendar by now that Prince Nik is starting to look more and more like the loser in all this.  And no it isn’t because she keeps choosing Lucky.  It’s because he keeps choosing her.  It amazes me that after all this time someone has managed to use Emily’s memory as an actual valid point.  For the most part people kept saying Nik was still grieving over her death.  Um sure that’s it.  The chick has been dead for over 2 years and he is still carrying a torch for her.  Hell the only reason they got back together in the first place is because Courtney died.  But anyways the excuse of Emily started to get old about a year ago, but today for the first time I actually heard Nik say something valid in regards to Emily and that was when they first fell in love she was in love with Zander and how much it hurt Zander to learn about them.  Score for Nik!  At this point I truly do not care what happens to Liz.  In no way has she done anything that makes me feel for her.  In fact I hope she doesn’t end up with either of them.  Ok so maybe I am being a bit hard on the girl, but I can’t help it I just don’t like her.  About the only thing saving this storyline right now is Tyler, Jonathan, and Rebecca.  If it weren’t for their ability to take whatever is given to them and run with it, this could quite possibly have been the worst triangle in GH history. 

Best Line:

Lucky to Jason: “Let’s jump to the part where you shut up”  (Hells Yea!)

Most Annoying Line:

Lisa to Patrick:  “Is everything ok with the Mrs’s?” (Condescending bitch)

Everybody Hates Franco

  Oh Port Charles how I have missed you over the past 2 weeks.  We have so much to catch up on.  Me first.  Well I have gotten all moved into my house and after what seemed like forever I finally got my cable hooked up.  Which means that I can watch GH again.  Now I know that you are probably wondering why I didn’t watch it on ABC.com or Hulu, or any of the other places that I could have watched it and well my only excuse for not seeing the past  8 episodes is that sitting at my desk for hours on end staring at a computer screen isn’t what I would call fun.  GH is meant to be watched curled up in my favorite chair, with my snuggly, and a hot cup of whatever I feel like drinking.  But were back together now and that is all that matters.  And from what I could see I came back in just enough time to see Franco exit stage left.

I will admit here and now that for the most part this storyline bugged me.  It was a 2 month Jason Morgan love fest.  I kind of feel sorry to Steve, because it must get to be exhausting carrying a show by yourself.  Yeah we all know that there are others on the show, but after this storyline I am not sure the rest of the world knows it.  Everyday it was one thing or another with this guy.  It was a miracle TPTB even managed to allow anyone other than Jason, Franco, Sam, and Sonny to grace our screens.  (I am still mad that I missed Robin and Patricks anniversary and I hear that the new Lisa is on.  Is she any better than the old one?)  Ok back to the subject at hand.  It wasn’t so much that I had a problem with JF or his performance.  Some may say that he was over the top and playing to a Soap stereotype, but I would have to disagree.  I felt that he was over the top because he had to be.  Franco was a guy who was playing at being normal.  He was mimicking the emotions and reactions that he saw in others.  Which made him delightfully creepy and someone I could see coming back to PC one day.  You didn’t actually think the writers were going to kill him off, did you?  Even they aren’t that stupid.  Whether or not JF will come back to visit beyond the special episode that is going to air in March (I believe, don’t quote me on it) remains to be seen.  Somehow I seriously doubt he will be back, but I still have to commend him for coming in the first place.  Whether it be for art, stretching himself, or just wanted to see what it was all about throughout it all JF has remained respectful of a genre that means so much to so many of us.  But and I am sure I am not alone in this I am really glad the Franco/Jason show appears to be winding down.  Now maybe we can get on with the big Cassadine story or Sonny finding out about Dante or Matt getting his own story.  Yeah I chuckled at that last one too.  A girl can dream.

  The one, no make that two, good things that came out of that storyline would be Dante and Lucky.  Super Cops to the rescue.  Just when I thought that Dante was getting too close to Sonny and was pondering his good points someone in the writers room decided to remind him as to why he became a cop.  And guess what guys he wasn’t a stupid cop.  Oh no he most definitly wasn’t.  And then once they paired him with Lucky.  Oh this fangirl was in heaven and I feel no shame in admitting that.  Everytime Dante and Lucky figured something out about Franco the serial killer without the help of all the nifty information Jason was just given was a hell yeah moment for me.  I wanted to tell Sonny and Jason to be extra careful because the PCPD no longer had a bunch of Keystone Cops, but two honest to goodness peacemen on the force.  Ok well technically Dante isn’t apart of the PCPD but we all know he soon will be. 

And then when Lucky went after Jason accusing him of letting Lulu die (this was before we knew that Dante the Super Cop had come to the rescue) was pure magic and joy if you ask me.  Which you didn’t, but whatever.  In Lucky’s defense it wasn’t that he would have preferred to see Sam dead, but this was his sister they were talking about and he was merely reacting as any family member would have if they knew that their family member was in a burning building.  For the first time Jason didn’t know everything.  For the first time he wasn’t able to be the hero to all.  For the first time he was faced with all his limitations.  And it was a pleasure to see that it was Lucky pointing them out.  For the longest time Lucky has been written as the hapless do gooder who took a backseat to Jason the Wonder Mobster.  But not any more.  As Lucky pointed out he worked for Jason and it backfired and now Jason was going to work for him.  I almost wanted Jason to argue with Lucky just so I could see Lucky go off on him again, but instead Jason realized that no matter how much he wanted to be the one who fixed everything this was one time that he wasn’t going to be able too.  If Lucky can be this much of a badass power house with Jason I can not wait until he finds out about Liz.  Monday’s explosions will be miniscule in comparison.  I am so there.

  In other PC news:

Nicholas tried leaving the counrty only to have Elizabeth selfishly get to the plane in just enough time to stop him from going.  Damn girl pick one already.  This whole I can be a girl with Lucky, but a woman with you is just stupid.  We can all see that it is Nic that you want to be with so just do it already.

Nicholas remembered that he had a son named Spencer.  Albeit not enough for him to take him with, but hey he remembered.

I have read spoilers that Ethan is going to be apart of the Kristina & Kiefer storyline soon and all I can say is thank goodness.  Because this poor guy has had nothing to do other than get angry about Rebecca leaving.

When is Sonny going to realize that no matter how much he loves his kids it doesn’t negate the fact that he is a mobster and his life is dangerous and he isn’t a good guy?  I hope it’s soon because I can not stomache another pep talk from Olivia. 

Poor broken hearted Kristina.  If only she knew how much danger she was really in.  Those who claim to lover her hurt her the most.  Sex in the backseat of a car?  How honest and sleazy all at the same time.

Soap Blog Coalition

Welcome to my first post of 2010.  As you may have noticed it isnt a recap of General Hospital.  The other day as I was cruising through my favorite Soap sites I noticed that they are a very tightly connected community.  It isn’t about being one in a group of millions, but being apart of a family.  Oh sure there are disagreements over which is the best show or favorite couple.  but for the most part they support each other and promote each other in the best way possible.  So I decided that it was high time that I get involved myself.  Here are a few of my favorite Soap Sites and I hope you enjoy them as well.

 If you haven’t checked out the Wub Queen you are missing something good.  Not only are her spoilers eerily accurate she will let you know if there is a chance that the news she has posted may have a chance of being wrong.  She doesn’t give everything away so as not to ruin the story, but just enough to wet the appetite.   http://www.wubs.net/

Have you ever wondered to yourself about what Scrubs has been up to lately?  Both Patrick & Robin as well as Kimberly & Jason?  Well look no further because they have a site that is dedicated to one of my favorite Soap couples.  The Scrubs Hub has everything from links to other sites that has something interesting to say about their going ons to public appearances by the stars themselves.  Trust me when I say that The Hub is the place to go get all your Scrubs information in one informative and fun place.  http://thescrubshub.blogspot.com/

Despair In The Afternoon takes a hard, honest, and funny as hell look at my favorite show General Hospital.  Instead of recapping the entire show they pick a storyline or sometimes two and tell us how they really feel.  It is not unusual for these talented writers to get right to heart of what is lacking, stupid, or wrong with a particular storyline or character.  Don’t get me wrong it isn’t that Despair doesn’t love GH too, they do, but they are not willing to settle for anything less than the best from their show.  http://despairintheafternoon.wordpress.com/

Another blogging site that I have come to enjoy reading on a regular basis is Paula’s Soapbox.  A talented writer with a bright future ahead of her approaches her posts with a brighter outlook.  No matter what the storyline she always seems to find a silver lining among the chaos that seems to plague our show.  Often after I am finished reading her latest post I am left with a feeling that all can not be wrong in our little corner of Port Charles. http://www.paulas-soapbox.blogspot.com/

Do you want to know which of your favorite GH stars have a Twitter account?  Or maybe you are interested in knowing when the next fan club event will be taking place.  Or it might be that you are looking for a little spoiler action.  Well look no further because General Hospital Spoilers has that and so much more.  When I tell you that I check out this site everyday it is no joke.  I even have it under my favorites list so I dont have to look very hard to get to this gem of a site.  http://ghspoilers.blogspot.com/

So what do you do if you are not just a GH fan?  Where do you go if you want to read up on what is happening in the lives of those on All My Children or One Life to Live or Days of our Lives or As the World Turns or countless other Soap avenues that would take me all day to list?  You go to Soapbox1 of course.  Michele mixes light hearted posts with rants of discontent over injustices she sees going on a particular storyline or behind the scenes turmoil.  Need to catch up on who is moving with AMC?  Well Michele has it.  http://www.soapbox1.com/

Last and most assuredly not least is Daytime Confidential.  Anything, and I do mean anything, you need or want to know about your favorite show, storyline, character, spolier, opinion, and oh I just don’t have time to list them all is on this site.  This place is literally one stop shopping for industry news.  And when I say industry I mean industry because not only do they cover the world of Soaps they also cover Movies and Primetime.  Seriously could you ask for anything more in a website?  http://daytimeconfidential.com/

Well that concludes my first post for 2010.  I will be back with my regulary scheduled GH posts at the end of the week.  I hope you enjoy discovering some of my favorite Soap sites as much as I did.  I have many, many more sites to share with you but they will have to wait until a later date.  So if I missed your’s do not fret I will be making my way there soon.  And seeing as how I have officially joined the Soap Blog Coalition once a week I will be posting links to sites with interesting Daytime Musings.  Until then I hope your new year is filled with wonderful moments.

Small Christmas Miracles 12/23/2009

   Can I just say that I started off the day with every intention of watching today’s episode while sipping Hot Cocoa without a notepad and pen in sight.  What with Christmas and moving right around the corner I had made the decision to put Addicted to General Hospital to bed for two weeks.  Atlhough there were many moments during Monday’s and Tuesday’s episodes that I was tempted to write a remark down I held fast to my self imposed vacation of sorts.  But as I watching the annual Christmas episode I thought to myself that it would be great to end the year with an episode that was both well acted and paced.  For all the storylines that are prepared throughout the yeat that go no where or characters that sit around waiting to do anything it is a nice surprise when we fans get to spend a rare hour with a smile on our faces for the sheer joy that feeds our GH addiction. 

I was so pleased to see that even with all that is going on with Jason (who I can only assume is spending Christmas with the Quartermaine’s) Sam still chose to spend the day with her mother and sister’s.  Sometimes with the lack of actual Sam/Alexis story (something you writers may want to address in the new year) I forget that Sam is apart of the Davis family.  So it was nice that she was there looking right at home laughing with Kristina and Molly and when Mac walked in with a present for Alexis Sam was one of the first, aside from little miss schemer Molly of course, to beem from ear to ear at the sight of her mother and Mac.  I don’t know if Mac and Alexis have a future and truthfully I don’t care as long as we get to see Alexis and Mac being happy at least 75% of the time.  They each deserve that much if not more.  Heck even Max looked pleased at the possible union and you know it has to uncomfortable for him considering who he works for and whose house he was in.  I do believe however that Michael hasn’t found his place yet and Jax doesn’t seem to be making it any better.  I can only hope that will change in the future and that young Michael Corinthos III will discover that he is more than just his father’s name. 

  Oh Carlyis finding out what you got for Christmas so important that you are willing to trick your youngest son and climb a roof?  Yeah I laughed at that one.  And no I do not care if the reality of falling off a roof that high would mean broken bones in the real world.  Michael also provided a nice little chuckle when he yelled “Morgan” in an exasperatted (forgive the spelling) tone.  I gotta say Morgan you have been Carly’s son for 12 years now (going on how old Aaron Revfem is in real life and not how old Morgan is in Soap World) so there really is no excuse for falling into her trap.  Oh Michael once again I am torn between thinking you are a spoiled selfish brat and a loving thoughtful young man.  Most of the time I can not stand you and then miracle upon miracle you show us a different side and all else is forgiven.  I thought for sure that Carly’s gift was going to be something outrageous, but imagine my surprise when Jax (who lets face it has been riding a fine line between jerk and hero for a while now), Morgan, and Michael got together to present Carly with a family portrait of her 3 children.  Now I know that it has seemed lately that Jax doesn’t care about Michael, but I personally have never believed that for a moment. 

  How adorable is this family?  Finally GH has a couple that is just as much fun to watch happy as they are in turmoil.  Often it is said in the world of Soaps that when a couple gets married and happy they get boring.  Well here is a couple that proves to be an exception to the rule.  And thank goodness for that.  I truly believe that it takes just as much if not more effort to continue to remain entertaining to the viewers when all is well.  This is one couple that in the upcoming year I hope is able to meet every challenge together as a united front.  Now I know this scene wasn’t in today’s show, but when Patrick basically tore into Lisa for even suggesting that the sacrifices he has had to make to be with Robin was anything less than worth it I practically stood up and cheered.  I don’t care how many times they throw Lisa into a scene or make her reiterate once again her past relationship with Patrick I will not stop believing that Patrick for all his faults isn’t completely head over heels in love with his wife and daughter. 

 Perhaps the biggest miracle of all was Lucky and Luke sitting across from each other cementing their bond and love for each other.  No matter what this father and son duo are faced with when you put Jonathan and Anthony in a scene together you can not help but to be reminded of their unstoppable force.  Here are two men that finally for the first time are beginning to see each other for all their faults and differences and love each other anyways.  Lucky has been especially hard on Luke over the past couple of years so it was especially nice when he let his father know that no matter what has happened or will happen he loves him and always will.   It’s moments like these that remind me once again why I love this show and will continue to love it through good times and bad.

  Special Mention:

Ethan reading the Christmas story and being invited to be a part of the family

Spencer Cassadine

Mac proving once again how protective he is of his little girl

Dodger & Cowboy

Spixie heartbreak (please oh please do not let them be over for good)

Dante trying to make nice with Tracy

The slow burn that is Dante & Lulu

The look of love between Tracy & Luke

Well GH fans that is it until the new year.  I hope you enjoyed reading my recaps and random thoughts as much as I enjoyed writing them.  Until next year Merry Christmas!