General Hospital blog - February, 2005
February 1st, 2005
I am going to personally create a Daytime Emmy statute and hand-deliver it to Nancy Lee Grahn. Because she rocks, and she will continue to rock.
Why didn’t Sonny start freaking out until he thought Michael was gone, too? Whatever.
Does Ric honestly think that Alexis kidnapped Kristina? There’s no way she could fake the level of panic she was demonstrating. Don’t make me hurt you, Ric.
I like Sam better when she doesn’t talk.
I don’t care about Courtney and Jax getting engaged, because they’re not going to be happy for long. (Hurry up, A.J.!)
Okay, it’s really for tomorrow’s show, but it was in the previews, so I can say it - JANE!
February 2nd, 2005
Everyone who thinks Alexis kidnapped Kristina, shut up. And then just stand there while she kicks all of your butts. I’ll help you look for her, Alexis! I believe you’re innocent!
What’s Sam up to? Oh, wait, I don’t care. Never mind.
Hi, Jane! I’m willing to hate Courtney and Jax together if you want me to. I miss Brenda, too.
Speaking of Jax and Courtney, they’re certainly jinxing the heck out of their relationship, aren’t they?
So Carly accuses Alcazar of kidnapping, and then invites him into her apartment, where her kids are in the next room? Way to win Mother of the Year, there, Carly.
February 3rd, 2005
Good luck getting out of this one, Sam.
It’s CSI: Port Charles, starring Dr. Steven Webber! He saves lives! He tracks down criminals! He wears funny-looking glasses and uses a black light and finds footprints and strands of hair at crime scenes! He saved Kristina when she was sick, and now he’s going to save her from her kidnapper! He’s a real American hero!
It doesn’t get much cheesier than a white-light coma fantasy in which your ex-girlfriend tells you she loves you and begs you not to die.
Since I said myself that this is required...“TONY!”
Ack, everything’s still a day behind because of the inauguration, so I guess A.J. isn’t on until tomorrow. Oh, well.
February 4th, 2005
Next week on GH... (uh, I think; these might still be a day off)
Monday: Kristina’s kidnapper comes to the surface. (Finally!)
Elizabeth, right now what Emily needs as a psychiatrist.
A.J.! Luke! Tony! It’s a great day! Though...why is A.J. talking like a psychotic serial killer?
I’m guessing Faith is wearing a wig. And she’s going to get away from Sonny somehow. Because no way is it going to be this easy.
February 6th, 2005
More rumors...
Michael’s going to be kidnapped (and possibly Morgan, as well). He/they won’t be in the same place as Kristina, though. He’s/they’re kidnapped to send Sonny off in one direction, away from Kristina.
A.J. will be “murdered.” He’s not actually dead; he just wants to annoy Courtney.
By mid-summer, Jason and Sonny will both be out of the mob. I’ll believe it when I see it.
There will be not one but two upcoming pregnancies, and, according to the writers, no dead babies. Again, I’ll believe that when I see it. I know Emily’s supposed to get pregnant; I’m thinking the other person will be Alexis or Sam. And I just read that Lesli Kay is pregnant, so who knows - they might wind up writing in a pregnancy for Lois.
Also, no one’s fallen down a flight of stairs in awhile. That’s supposed to change this week.
February 7th, 2005
Oh, no, a best friend face-off! Too bad we saw what happens in the commercials.
Hi, Justus! Do you know where your girlfriend is?
Don’t cops have to have living wills? So why doesn’t Lucky have one? Stupid PCPD.
Oops, that’s not Faith. Hi, Reese! I like you already. And you get the Quote of the Day: “Is there a big word I can help you with?” What’s impressive is that she’s been in one episode and she’s already zoomed up on my list of favorite characters. I’m sure that won’t last. Also, Sonny just can’t get away from brunettes, can he?
Dear writers: A.J. is an alcoholic, so he shouldn’t be drinking champagne. I know you have a lot of things to keep track of, but that’s kind of important.
February 8th, 2005
I don’t know why she’s wearing a black wig, but yay, Faith! Ironically, it seems like she’s good with children.
Alexis will try to make a deal with anyone, won’t she?
I think the blond woman from the plane who wound up at A.J.’s is Rachel, Steven’s ex. I think she also got Durant his job back. Don’t quote me on that, though.
Sam did something smart for once! I’m glad she went to Monica.
Dear writers: you screwed up again. (Surprise, surprise.) Jason is supposed to be able to tell when people are lying, so why did we have to spend all of yesterday’s episode watching him try to figure out if Sam was telling the truth?
February 9th, 2005
I still don’t get why Faith is wearing a black wig. Or why no one suspects that she kidnapped Kristina. Or why she’s still hung up on the fact that Sonny killed her husband, when she didn’t even like her husband. Or why Justus doesn’t know she’s in town. (Well, I’m assuming he doesn’t.) Okay, so there are a lot of things I don’t get.
Yeah, I’m sure they brought A.J. back for three episodes just to kill him. This is all part of his nefarious scheme.
Monica doesn’t seem to be too picky about her sons’ girlfriends. She never really liked Courtney, but she’s okay with Sam? Huh?
Shut up, Durant. I don’t even listen when he talks anymore.
February 10th, 2005
Sonny gets points for actually admitting that he basically stole Michael from the Quartermaines, but he loses points for being an idiot and not realizing that Reese followed him to Jason’s safehouse. I guess the FBI is smarter than you thought, huh? Or...wait. Did he want Reese to follow him? I’m confused.
It figures that people would care more about A.J. now that he’s dead than when he was alive.
I love Monica/Jason scenes. They’re always so sweet.
Yeah, telling Brook and Diego that they can’t see each other any more is sure to keep them apart. Because teenagers - especially ones on TV shows - always listen to their parents about stuff like that.
Psst, Ned - I know they look alike, but Luis is the dead Alcazar. Lorenzo is the live one. Also, Brook - Diego and Sage weren’t cousins the way you and A.J. are cousins. You’re A.J.’s first cousin’s daughter; Diego and Sage were first cousins. I guess it’s not a good day for Quartermaine intelligence.
It’s not a good day for Steven, either. Even his sister yelled at him! Speaking of yelling, everyone needs to stop yelling at Alan.
February 11th, 2005
Next week on GH...
Monday: Sonny fears he may never see Kristina again. (Oh, come on. They’re not going to hurt the two-year-old.)
Time to reset that “X Days Without a Woman Falling Down the Stairs” counter.
I believe Faith is going to kill Jason as much as I believe that Lucky’s going to die, that Faith is going to hurt Kristina, and that A.J. is really dead.
Speaking of A.J., he must’ve borrowed some of that Romeo & Juliet drug from Helena.
Poor Ric! Rick Hearst deserves an Emmy, too.
February 13th, 2005
Okay, apparently, that blond woman from Courtney’s plane was Rachel. And - spoiler alert! - my guess that Alexis is pregnant was right. Yay, me!
February 14th, 2005
I’m so happy Alexis is pregnant. She and Ric need a reason to get back together. And he would be an awesome father - he’s already demonstrated that with Kristina.
Enough with the dreams! Get Lucky out of that coma already.
TONY! He’s getting almost as much screen time as Kristina.
Reese brought up Hannah. She must be stopped.
She’s obviously crazy, and she’s a little creepy, and she’s basically framed Courtney for murder...but I kind of like Rachel.
Is it just me, or does the loft where Faith was keeping Kristina look exactly like Elizabeth’s old studio? It’s probably just the same set, but it’s a funny coincidence, since Faith spent a summer trying to kill Elizabeth.
February 15th, 2005
I’d get mad at Alexis for screwing up Faith’s meet with Sonny, but this storyline hasn’t been going on long enough to end now, so it’s not really her fault.
Speaking of Alexis, does this mean she and Ric are back together? Yay! Also, the two of them had an entire conversation without words today, which proves one again how awesome they are.
I’m not sure why they were out sledding at midnight, but, yay, Lulu and Lesley!
They let that psycho Rachel around children?
February 16th, 2005
I dare the writers to have one woman go through her entire pregnancy without one single complication. I bet anything they wouldn’t be able to go through with it.
Speaking of pregnancy, I think Sonny is confused that a woman in Port Charles is pregnant and he’s not the father.
Okay, I officially hate Sonny. I wanted to smack him when he made his “now you have a replacement child in case Kristina dies” comment to Alexis. In fact, I don’t condone violence or anything, but Ric should’ve hit him for that. Now that it appears that Michael and Morgan are going to disappear, too, we’re going to have to put up with more of Sonny complaining about his children. Great.
Skye’s eulogy makes up for the cheesy dialogue she was stuck with yesterday.
Lesley again! And Audrey! It’s amazing!
So...Courtney’s going to shoot Rachel in a church? I’m not sure, but I think she would go to Hell for that.
February 17th, 2005
Um...okay...A.J. might really be dead. Apparently Billy Warlock is going back to Days of Our Lives. So...maybe I was wrong? I still think it’s dumb to bring him back for three days and then kill him off. But whatever.
Ooh, a web cam. Faith’s gone hi-tech!
I’m glad Alexis reacted to being stuck in an elevator with Carly again the same way I did. That’s just ridiculous. Also, why is Carly so suprised that Alexis is pregnant? She is married, you know. And don’t worry, Sonny’s not the father this time.
Elizabeth is awfully cheerful for someone whose BOYFRIEND IS STILL IN A FREAKING COMA.
Rachel got that job incredibly fast. Whatever.
February 18th, 2005
Next week on GH...
Monday: Sonny and Carly receive devastating news. (I might be intrigued if they hadn’t ruined this in the commercials they’ve been showing this week.)
Okay, now the rumor is that A.J. IS alive, and that Billy Warlock just left anyway. So I have no clue what’s going on.
Sonny’s an idiot. She’s gonna take your other kids, dude!
Yes, Rachel, I’m sure Jax will sleep with you because you happen to be in Courtney’s bed. That makes perfect sense.
There’s no way the Five Families would know where Faith was and not have killed her. Jason should’ve known that was a dead end.
I love that, two minutes before we find out that the judge is going to let Luke pull the plug on Lucky, we see a commercial where Lucky wakes up. Way to ruin your own storyline, writers. Oh, and why is he waking up with Emily in the room instead of Elizabeth? Please tell me he’s not going to fall in love with Emily. We went through this with that horrible Carly/Alcazar plot, and I don’t want to have to do it again.
February 21st, 2005
Oh, yay, now all of Sonny’s kids are missing. How wonderful. And poor Justus gets shot by his own girlfriend. And Jason diffuses a bomb and then spends the rest of the hour enlarging a photo that I knew was of Michael the second I saw it. Dear writers - TRY SOMETHING NEW FOR ONCE.
Hey, do you think maybe we shouldn’t trust Durant?
Dude. Wake up already, Lucky. Enough of this.
So, I liked Rachel at first, but now she’s really annoying. I hate those interloper-coming-between-lovers plots.
Sorry, Nikolas, no sex for you tonight. Also, your wife needs therapy.
Quote of the day: “It seems like everyone in this town has been in a coma except me.” - Luke
February 22nd, 2005
Whoever said that Faith was going to separate the kids was wrong. But whatever. They’re still all missing and that means more Carly/Sonny angst. Wonderful.
I find it hilarious that Cynthia Preston is obviously comfortable and good with kids.
Dude. Sonny’s Elvis.
Luuuuuuuucky. Wake uuuuuuuuuuup. We’re sick of everyone sitting by your bed and talking to you about nothing....
I disagree with Elizabeth’s approach to the whole Emily thing, but she should definitely get her into therapy. Because she’s even more incredibly annoying than usual.
Poor Justus. He gets shot and no one cares. At least it wasn’t by his girlfriend.
February 23rd, 2005
Did I read a different version of “The Pied Piper” than everyone else? I thought the Pied Piper led the rats away. Maybe I read the Disney-fied version.
If I were Nikolas, Elizabeth, or a Quartermaine, and Emily were yelling at me, I’d smack her and then send her to therapy.
If Faith thought that someone would find the place where she planned the kidnappings, why would she leave incriminating photos there? Faith is in no way as dumb as they’re making her out to be.
On the other hand, though I insult him a lot, Michael is a lot smarter than I give him credit for.
A Mary Mae reference! Probably the first one in years.
Did I miss a step? Why are Jason and Sam at a brothel? And why is Sam pretending to be a hooker?
Am I crazy, or do Reese and Alcazar have chemistry?
February 24th, 2005
Whee! Faith had more to do today than she’s had in months. She got to wreak all sorts of havoc.
Let’s hope the prostitutes help Michael. (And, no, I never thought I’d write that.)
I thought Emily was going to decide to kill herself. That’s a decision I can get behind.
I didn’t realize that Ric and Elizabeth never knew that Faith was responsible for Elizabeth’s miscarriage. I’m surprised Faith spilled the beans to Ric. That’s not going to make him like her any more.
Did anyone else see the little jockey statue outside of the house where Faith was keeping the kids? It was so incongruous, it was awesome.
February 25th, 2005
Next week on GH... (let’s hope the days match up again)
Monday: Sonny fears that he may never see his children again. (Yeah, I’m so worried about that, too.)
Well, it’s official - Tamara Braun is leaving. I’m pretty sure that, five minutes after she announced that, TPTB at GH were on the phone with Sarah Brown.
Dang, Faith is creepy. That was mean! But she’s pretty dumb to leave her cell phone next to the 9-year-old.
Yay, Lucky’s awake! No more annoying bedside monologues!
Creepy guy finally has a name! I’ll just call him Bill. He kinda looks like a Bill.
February 28th, 2005
That church shoot-out scene was kind of cool. Though it’s absolutely ridiculous than in a three-against-one battle, Sonny wasn’t shot once. Oh, well.
So Lucky was awake for hours and no one told Luke? Nice. Elizabeth probably should’ve called him.
Wow, Maria, you’re completely unnecessary.
Alexis rocks. She had the quote of the day, too, re: Durant - “I hate that man. He’s like Carly with a law degree.”
Tuesday: Skye receives some very disturbing news. (Poor Skye. Can’t she catch a break?)
Wednesday: Jason is determined to prove Sam’s innocence. (I hope she can pay back that money she stole from Sonny.)
Thursday: Courtney is accused of murder. (Of who? Is it too much to hope that it’s Diego? Or Sam? Or Emily?)
Friday: Alexis is shocked by some news she receives. (Speaking of people who deserve a break....)
Tuesday: Courtney takes matters into her own hands. (And...runs away? What’s she going to be able to do?)
Wednesday: Carly warns Jason about Sonny’s state of mind. (Which is...bad?)
Thursday: Jason and Sam make a disturbing discovery. (Maybe they’ll finally figure out that Faith kidnapped Kristina.)
Friday: Sonny walks into a trap. (Oh, joy.)
Tuesday: Jason and Sam get a lead on Faith. (Yeah, I bet that’ll work out.)
Wednesday: Rachel pushes Courtney to the edge. (Again?)
Thursday: Faith is on the loose in General Hospital. (Awesome. Kill Sam.)
Friday: Carly advises Sonny not to give in to his fears. (I’m bored already.)
Tuesday: Jason’s tough exterior cracks. (Aww, poor Jason.)
Wednesday: Alcazar’s news devastates Carly. (Okay...I have no clue what that’s about. Unless it’s that Lois is pregnant, which is entirely possible, since Lesli Kay is pregnant.)
Thursday: Rachel sets her plan against Courtney in motion. (She’s just now setting it in motion? What’s she been doing the past three weeks?)
Friday: Faith’s confession comes to an abrupt end. (Due to Sonny’s happy trigger finger, no doubt.)