Can we get a No Vampire story zone?

Would someone drive a heart through this vampire storyline and kill it quickly?  I truly hate this kind of stuff.  It is what gives daytime drama a bad name.  There wasn't some other way to incorporate Lucy Coe and this kid Rafe who I'm assuming must be the latest Q heir into the storyline?

Otherwise the show is great but you know what people focus on and never forget - the crazy stuff. This is getting crazy.

Also, everyone loves a good murder mystery IF you care about the deceased. Now you can care in that you like them and will miss them or you can care in that you hated them and glad they are gone.  You don't care if the character showed up yesterday and gets stabbed today.  I suppose someone remembers this woman and it matters to them, but to many of us, we don't know her and we don't care.

The kid seems likeable enough and that may help this along but right now I wish today could just be erased.

What I really want to get back to is the ELQ fight.  I'm delighted to see Tracy and Luke scheming.  I love the two of them together in whatever relationship they can get.  I was starting to like Kate/Connie until today but I think that will be temporary.  I particularly enjoyed her scenes with Tracy and their bonding.

I so hope Patrick hear everything Dr. West Nile had to say to Sabrina.  She is the character I thought they might kill off but then we would all be so glad to see her go!

Actually I was hoping Kristina would have something to do with the murder or just anything that might get rid of her. Keep her in lockup, send her to Ferncliff, I really don't care.  Just get rid of her!  And please, please don't give her any more scenes where she has to get emotional.  Again, the bad stuff is what sticks in your mind.

So I'll try to leave on a good note.   I'm starting to enjoy watching A.J.  Monica was on yesterday; Molly was back on today and admitted that her family is too dramatic. If they are too dramatic for Mollly and her imagination, that is really saying something!

The many faces of the resurrected

Let's count them - Cesar, Duke, A.J. - that's 3 so far this month that are back from the dead.  We already knew Robin was alive so I guess she can't be counted. I understand the writers are trying to bring fans back so I can live with it.  I just wish it were spread out a bit more.

When the Petraeus story broke with all its drama of 1000 e-mails, socialites and the stupid things smart men will do for the attention of a pretty woman, I told my husband he could never again criticize GH for their storylines.  (He doesn't know there are so many characters back from the dead.)  I couldn't help but remember the Lisa Niles story and the similarities to real life.

Back to daytime... I just don't like A.J.  I know he is supposed to the one wronged here but I just don't like the guy.  I've never been a Carly fan and Sonny certainly has plenty of flaws.  It is amazing that Michael turned out like he did.  He must have somehow found the tiny bit of good in each of his parents and his uncle.  The main thing I don't like about A.J. - well two things - one he is dumb, just plain dumb.  The second is how cavalier he is with his mother's freedom. He owes his life to her and he doesn't seem to care that she committed crimes to save and protect him and put her house up to insure his freedom.

Now I do enjoy the spoils of these somewhat silly plot twists.  Alice, Tracy and Monica are the new must watch threesome.

I also love seeing characters of a certain age take center stage as in the Duke and Anna romance.  The mask is completely silly and certainly something anyone would know was fake upon touching. Yet here we have this woman presumably in her 50's and all these over 50 or 60 men after her.  It is a marvelous break from all the young lovers.

One young couple that are very sweet are Elli and Spinelli though I'm still rooting for Maxie.  One couple I can't stand are Patrick and Brit.  Oh, I love Patrick except when he is being stupid and he is over Brit though he did show some sense this week when he put on the breaks.  I just hate Brit and have since day one.  We are supposed to and since she has no redeeming qualities this makes for a very boring character.

This week is Thanksgiving and the previews on-line indicate a sad Thanksgiving filled with familiar faces.  Kleenix at the ready.

Rewriting history

right before our eyes.

Now, I wasn't watching GH all those years ago - how many was it? - when AJ died.  But I can figure out some discrepancies already.  For one thing, Michael is about 20 and I'm reading between the lines to see that AJ must have died when Michael was very young.  This puts Steve now in his late 40's to have been a doctor when AJ was pronounced dead. This is certainly possible.  He looks that age but it doesn't go with Heather's age.  I know, I know, ages don't matter on daytime drama but it is still all fishy.

Another thing is why AJ didn't return to comfort Monica when Alan died - or Emily or Lila.

What I most hate about this is the recreating of the scene without even trying to make Monica or Steve look younger. They could have just told us what had happened without the visual.

Finally, my biggest beef with this is that cardiologist Monica didn't revive her son with her medical skills it was her words.  Huh?

There were opportunities to do this better.  Adding to that, I'm just not taken with AJ already.  I didn't know the first version of him; I've only heard Carly and Sonny's tales which are surely tainted. But this guy is just sleazy to me.

So this introduces a big new storyline just as Jason is leaving and the baby switch has wrapped up.  Sam is about to find out the baby is Jason's.  If only someone would shut Heather down for good, this could be over - well, mostly until Todd's involvment comes out.  I've enjoyed this story- cliched as it is - because there have been enough twists and the actors have done a fantastic job.

Connie is a hoot but her expiration date looms.  Trey impresses me more with each performance and I'm glad he is getting his mother committed. Really he needs to because he doesn't know who is even supposed to be in control of her body and what truly happened at his birth.

Kristina hasn't been on much lately.  Have the directors taken the hint or have we just been lucky?

In this post I've been a bit hard on the show and some of the actors but it is the exception not the rule.  I love GH and hope we get to rewrite history for years to come.

Not abandoned

It has been weeks since I posted yet I often think about what I would write when I watch an episode.  And watching is something I've defintely been doing as so many storylines peak and close.

Sam has her baby and her fantasy came true for what 10 minutes?  I know it is boring to have couples all happy but couldn't we have given them a few days?  We endured weeks of them in Hawaii before Franco showed up to ruin everything.  And we knew it was coming to an end as Steve Burton has left the show.  All the best to him and his family and their move to Tennessee.  I do hope he gets back to L.A. to work from time to time.  We all know that Jason isn't really gone.  The characters aren't going to believe it either if tomorrow's previews are any indication.

Another beef I have with this storyline besides the lack of time for Sam and Jason to be truly together is shooting Jason in the back.  That just isn't the way Jason should go out.

I was delighted though with the baby switch storyline.  Joy for Sam; heartbreak for Tea, a character I really don't even know. And boy, can that woman wail!  She is the most convincing crier I think I've ever seen.  Clearly New Kristina needs to take lessons.

Joe Jr. got his last revenge by naming Sonny as his shooter.  I really hope they discount this early on.  I think it is just in there to keep Trey from wanting to help Sonny help Kate/Connie.  BTW, Connie is wearing thin very fast.  The little scene between her and Johnny last week was not enjoyable.  Poor Johnny, how this character has fallen from grace.

Poor stupid, Carly!  Actually I don't feel the least bit sorry for her.  She goes from Johnny's lies to Todd's.  She really should know better. It is so hard to find women who make the same mistakes over and over enjoyable to watch.

Another heartbreak this week is Lulu's. She can't carry a child.  They did this well if quick, giving her a good reason.  I'm wondering if this will become 'my mother is carrying my child' story with Olivia being her surrogate.  Not sure how I would feel about that.  Anyway it is just one theory.  Pleased to see Maxie being supportive.

I don't know what to make of Duke Lavery.  Is he the real guy or is Luke right?  If Duke can get someone (Bernie - RIP) to move Sonny's money to Kristina, then he can certainly get someone to insert new fingerprints into a database.  Spinelli could do that in his sleep - though he certainly wouldn't in this case.

I'm delighted to see Luke and Tracy right in the middle of key storylines.  I doubt it will be long before they are comparing notes and figuring out that Joe was working for Duke and all this ties in with Jerry and the water contamination story.  Will they figure out the link to Robin?  I hope they do and clue the rest of us in on what is really behind Robin's kidnapping.

Let's party!

If the bachelor and bachelorette parties are any indication, the wedding will be some kind of blow out or blow up if things go more as usual.

Let's start with the guys.  Spinelli just gets more endearing all the time.  The look on his face when he realized he had lost to Jason was priceless.  There were lots of good side conversations, too as Dante was trying to get up to speed on Sonny's latest enemy.  Spinelli was doing everything he could to convince Jason there must still be a mistake in the lab.  Sonny confronted Trey about his father. Why Trey even showed up for this is beyond me.   I like Trey more and more.  I just wish they would give him a different Kristina or get rid of her character altogether.

Across town at the Floating Rib, Milo started a new career, one he may need when he leaves town and tries to change his identity.  This may be essential when Sonny hears that he 1) ditched his bodyguard duties 2) did a striptease for the ladies including Sonny's fiance and 3) was covered with Kate's lipstick.  Poor Milo.  It is amazing he has lasted this long.

Watching Lulu coach him on being a stripper and the Mac having to rescue him were highlights.

One thing that puzzled me was why Elizabeth was invited to this party at all.  She is not in the inner circle of either the bride or groom.  Of course, her presence gave us the opportunity to hear Nurse Nosy and now presumably Nurse forger a chance to brag about her latest conquest, Jason.  Lulu should never have solicited this conversation right by Sam.  And Sam was stupid enough to buy into it.

I still don't know what Connie had Johnny doing but it must be really bad.  That is what Olivia needs to have premonition about.  I will say again that Connie is infinitely more interesting than Kate so I'll be sorry to see her go when they finally bring this story to a close.

Also Jax left town - Yeah!  Shawn got a little more background on Alexis.  It hardly matters as he is very clearly smitten.  Finally, someone for Alexis.

We also got more of the Cinderalla story - Brit (I finally learned her name) and Sabrina.  Patrick really didn't prepare Emma for his first date.  As much as he was absent, I doubt Emma just missed her Daddy.  She knows something is up.  Hopefully she will know that Brit is no good for daddy and that Sabrina is clearly too young to be her new stepmother.  I'm rooting for Emma to be a little demon and keep Patrick from either of these women.

Loved watching Anna question Todd.  He and Johnny haven't got long before their houses of cards come tumbling down.

Get them off my screen!

Is there anyway to eject the daydreaming Sabrina and whoever that pushy doctor is that is chasing Patrick - I really never bothered catching her name - off my screen???  I seriously dislike both of these characters.

The pushy doctor is obvious.  She is obvious in her intentions and it is obvious why I can't stand her.  And who believes an actress that is supposed to be playing a doctor and saying "anyways."  It is 'anyway.'  Geez!  Truly, just get her off my screen and we can forget it ever happened kind of like I'd forgotten the hideous character of Cassandra until I was reminded yesterday thinking about awful character introductions.

Sabrina is supposed to be a sympathetic character but she is so cliche and she was simply forced upon us with no warning.  This story is a complete waste of Ephiphany and Patrick.  I'm already predicting a Maxie makeover of Sabrina who is no doubt stunning behind those horrid glasses.  Again, what a cliche!

This is the bump in the otherwise scenic road that is General Hospital these days.  The baby switch story is finally becoming must-see TV with all the characters engaged in what they do best.  I loved it when Jason called John for help and even when he played the "if you really care about Sam" card.  John is hardly blameless in this trio.  Steve Burton will soon film his final scenes - this week I think so the character of Jason has to wrap up.

An actor who played A.J. is coming back to GH.  I certainly hope they are not recasting Jason with him or anyone.  He may be a fine actor but he won't be Jason.  GH doesn't do recasts well at least in my time.  When I first started watching Greg Vaughn played Lucky.  I thought Lucky was a rather slow fellow who was led around by the woman in his life currently Elizabeth and previously Maxie.  When Jonathan Jackson resumed the role, the character was instantly transformed into a sensitive man and savvy cop.   No recasts, please.

I'm predicting the actor will play Rick.  Molly mentioned she didn't know how to get in touch with her father anymore during the water crisis.  That is a sure sign that something is happening with this character, Sonny's brother, Molly's father and Alexis' ex.

I'm also thrilled to see Connie resurface.  The current version of Kate is so nice and boring.  I was hoping for a integration that had more pizzazz.  Since the personalities clearly aren't integrated perhaps that will happen yet.

Again, please someone realize Olivia is not crazy and spring her from the hospital so she can really get in the middle of what is going on.

Sonny and Kate's wedding is bound to have drama.  I don't know what Kate has asked Johnny to do and then there is Joe.  What are his plans for his child's Mother's and his worst enemy's wedding day?

Finally, it was sad week to learn that John Ingle had died.  I always enjoyed seeing Edward and Mr. Ingle played him perfectly.  I assume the last time we will see him on screen was when he managed to donate the syrum to Emma.  It was such a sweet final scene from this GH icon.

Perfect Ending

A perfect ending to a rivoting story was the finish to Wednesday's episode.  Before the ending, I cried when Edward wanted Emma to have the only vial of antiserum.  I was delighted to see Sonny climb back up on the dock without Jax.  I was let down when he showed up the next day.  I never figured they would kill him off but they could have lost him for awhile.  I still can't stand him.  Jerry isn't dead either I'm sure and will pop back up in Port Charles one of these days.  After all there are many unanswered questions.  Jerry claimed to be doing this to buy himself a cure but from whom and why did this person - I assume the guy who has Robin - want to kill off everyone in Port Charles.  Surely someone wants some answers.

I admit the only thing I could think of when Dante and Lulu were in the shower baby making was "I hope you emptied your hot water heater from the tainted water."  I loved Olivia and Steve, Sonny and Kate and even Jason and Elizabeth all on the roof soaking up the clean 'rain.'

Now I'm ready for Olivia to get out of the hospital and start using her new gift.  I'm also ready for Kate to figure out she is Trey's mother.  She is close but I think it will be Connie who really knows who he is.  We aren't done with Connie, that is for sure.

Todd and Johnny have a new pact.  I'm not quite sure how this differs from the old one.  Todd is going to need some help when he finds out Heather has escaped.  He will surely know where she has gone or at least he should be worried about it.  Todd though seems very reactionary.  He doesn't seem to anticipate what his enemies might do.

I'm also curious if they are going to get their money back.  Eighty eight million is a lot of money.  I'm guessing it is pretty much all Johnny had.  I didn't really think he had that much stashed back.  Without a nest egg, will he decide he does want back into the mob and claim his place in the Sorento family?  He hasn't been seeing his father in awhile.  I miss Anthony.  I think Johnny's conscience should pay him another visit.

While this plot was filled with sub plots - Alexis and Shawn's new romance, TJ and Molly's bucket list, Sam and Jason's what if, Elizabeth's kidnapping, Olivia's visions, Cook's death, Maxie's return and on and on - the most intriguing is Tracy's new romance with Joe I-don't-even-know-your-last-name.

I'm not sure how to redeem Joe but I really hate to see him fall out of grace too soon.  He does light up Tracy, brings her and now Monica on the screen and gives some meaning to the character of Trey.  Plus he isn't hard on the eyes.  New male characters of a certain age are often missing in daytime.  Actually he shouldn't be more than early 50's but that is old for TV anymore.

Spinelli has given Maxie and ultimatum and Felicia has given her daughter some advice.  I hope she takes it before Spinelli falls for the new lab tech who has so many lines she can't possibly be just an extra.  I give GH many points for truly having a hospital full of people during the crisis. Typically they are skimpy on the extras and even skimpier on getting them to do or say anything.  Ellie may be just the thing Spinelli and Maxie need to get their relationship back.