General Hospital blog - March, 2005
March 1st, 2005
Look, I’m not gullible to think that Faith killed Michael, Morgan, OR Kristina. There’s no way she killed any of them and buried them in the backyard of the church. That’s ridiculous, even for a show that kills babies like they throw out tissues. I get that we’re supposed to feel the tension, but it’s just not working. Especially since, you know, THAT COMMERCIAL THEY SHOWED LAST WEEK RUINED EVERYTHING. They’re totally finding Kristina and Morgan, like, tomorrow.
Thanks for coming to Louisiana, Alcazar. I’m sure you won’t be even more useless there than in New York. Speaking of going to Louisiana, now Alexis is going? And maybe Ric? Let’s just move the whole show there!
Rachel wants Steven dead...but she’d settle for an apology. Does that seem incredibly messed up to anyone else?
Sorry, Lucky. I guess you still don’t get a plot.
Hi, Bridget. Um...why are you still here?
March 2nd, 2005
Yay, two kids back! Of course, now they still have to find Michael. But, still, yay!
Yeah, I’m going to believe that Faith killed Michael. Especially since she said so. Again, I’m not that gullible.
Mass exodus from Louisiana, starting...now!
Rachel: I knew Lucy Coe. Lucy Coe was a good friend of mine. And you, ma’am, are no Lucy Coe.
I thought Luke was going to find Helena.
March 3rd, 2005
Daytime Emmy nominations are out. GH is up for 13:
Casting
I agree with all of those except 2. (Guess which two. Go on, guess!) First of all...okay, Adrianne Leon isn’t horrible, but, seriously, what has she done this year? Nothing. She’s made out with Diego. That’s about it. She doesn’t deserve an Emmy. What about poor Lindze Letherman?
Second of all...no. Just no. Natalia Livingston deserves a Daytime Emmy about as much as Sarah and Emma Smith do. Actually, less, because those girls at least have realistic facial expressions and don’t cry every five minutes. I don’t care if her character was raped this year. I don’t care if she had to mourn for her not-dead fiancé. She is a BAD ACTRESS. I’m sure she’s a very nice person, but she shouldn’t be on TV. If she wins this award, I’m having all of the voters committed.
Also, I guess the academy is as tired of Maurice Benard’s weird acting method as I am.
I hope there’s going to be a murder mystery involving Faith. They’re definitely setting it up like one, and it would be a fitting end for her. There are so many suspects - Sonny, Carly, Jason, Ric, Alexis, Elizabeth, Justus (kind of), even Alcazar. That would be awesome.
What would also be awesome is if Faith’s accomplice were someone we were familiar with. I’m thinking...A.J. It would make a lot of sense - he orchestrated the whole thing to get Michael back, plus get revenge on Sonny and Carly. You never know, right?
Go, Justus! This show needs more Justus!
Also, more Luke/Sonny scenes would be nice. I’m glad the writers at least remember that they used to be friends.
March 4th, 2005
Next week on GH...
Monday: Faith’s confession ends abruptly. (Guess they finally got the days sorted out. Also, whatever.)
Boring! Nothing happened today. And we already know Faith has to be working with someone. Everything else today was filler. I’m not going to bother.
March 7th, 2005
I’m not trusting spoilers anymore. I’d read that Sonny was going to kill Faith after he and Ric rescued Kristina. So much for that. Also, people, stop shooting Faith. It’s just not cool.
Maybe Durant can be evil so they’ll get rid of him. I’d like that.
Alan: therapy. Take Emily with you.
Emily wants to live with her brother-in-law, who used to be and is possibly still in love with her? Is that normal?
Rock on, Alexis. Even Faith can’t take you down.
March 8th, 2005
I wouldn’t be surprised if Faith had been trying to pin things on Alcazar, just for the heck of it.
I like the Alexis/Elizabeth stuff. I think it’s very realistic that they would note how they’ve both been married to Ric and that Elizabeth and Ric could still be together if certain things had happened differently. Plus, both of those actresses are great, so those were nice scenes.
Dude. Remember when Alan was just a big teddy bear? Now he’s creepy.
TONY!
Quote of the day - Reese: “You can’t just walk out in the middle of a police investigation.”
March 9th, 2005
I’d be a little sadder about Faith being dead if she’d been fun these past few weeks. She wasn’t. They made her too one-dimensional. Anyway, ‘bye, Cynthia Preston! I wish they’d given you more to do!
I know what that photo’s of! Don’t worry - it’ll wind up not really being important.
Hee, Luke doesn’t like Emily, either.
Yes, Courtney, we get it. You’re upset about Michael. Enough already.
You know who should get together? Jason and Reese. That would be cool.
Um...why are you here, Brook?
March 10th, 2005
Oh, bleh, everyone. Michael’s alive.
Tomorrow’s just going to be so happy.
Jason had the best scenes today. So take that, everyone who hates him!
Remember when Dillon and Georgie used to be interesting? Yeah, me, neither.
I’m so sick of Courtney and Jax. I’m at the point where I actually want Rachel to walk in and mess with them, because then at least something would happen.
March 11th, 2005
Next week on GH...
Monday: Skye and Luke’s relationship hits a major road bump. (Maybe they finally realized that a relationship between a recovering alcoholic and a guy who won’t stop drinking isn’t going to go very smoothly.)
So, A.J.? Not dead. Billy Warlock is back on GH some time this month. I hope so badly that I was right about him working with Faith.
Maurice Benard couldn’t come in for a few hours and do a scene or two today? I think it’s ridiculous that we didn’t see Sonny at all.
Also ridiculous - that Mike heard about Michael from Dillon, and that Alan heard about him from Sam. Mike should have heard from Courtney, Carly, or Bobbie, and Alan should have heard from Emily. Also, shut up, Sam.
Awww, Georgie isn’t the last virgin in Port Charles anymore.
Go away, Durant. There are enough people on this show who cause trouble.
March 14th, 2005
I knew Michael was alive! There are also two other things I knew, but those won’t be revealed until tomorrow. Let’s just say that a theory I presented at the beginning of the month is correct.
So...that was depressing.
Luke didn’t go to the memorial service? Way to support your family, dude.
Aww, Jason needs a hug.
LUCAS!
March 15th, 2005
Well, would ya look at that? A.J.’s alive. And he was involved in Michael’s kidnapping. I love being right.
Poor Lucky had to stand around in the backround for half an hour before he could get one good scene. At least he rocked that scene.
Could the writers please stop giving Skye really melodramatic lines? That’d be nice.
Go away, Durant. Don’t make me hurt you.
March 16th, 2005
Are we supposed to be surprised that Rachel and A.J. are working together? If you piece everything together, it makes perfect sense. I figured from the beginning that he’d told her to lie about killing him so they could go after Courtney.
The thing is that A.J. might never be arrested for kidnapping Michael - they can’t prove that he didn’t rescue him from Faith, as he said. And that’s how you keep a major character out of jail.
What did Rachel do to my precious Jax?? At least he doesn’t trust her.
Michael kicking A.J. in the leg was awesome.
Luke, you’re an idiot. Get out of Dodge while you can.
March 17th, 2005
If I were stranded on an island with A.J., I might have killed him by now. Seriously, who manipulates a nine-year-old like that? He and Rachel deserve each other.
Am I wrong in assuming that Luke is going off on one of his six-week trips?
As much as I don’t like Sam, I was kind of on her side during her battle with Skye. Skye had no right to blast her for Jason and Sonny’s business. Sam has nothing to do with it. Don’t make me hate you again, Skye.
Poor Michael. I bet Maurice Benard had fun with that little dream sequence, though.
March 18th, 2005
Next week on GH...
Monday: Ric struggles to save Alexis. (Part of me is rolling my eyes, because...LAME, but part of me is glad that they’re getting something to do, since they haven’t done much this week until today.)
Dara alert! She’ll be back for a few episodes starting March 31st. Could it be that A.J. will be back in Port Charles and in court?
HALLELUJAH! Lucky got a haircut!
Let me take a minute to contrast Alexis with Jax. Jax gets frustrated when Courtney spends two seconds talking to Jason. Alexis encourages Ric to talk to Elizabeth and in fact engages with civil conversations with her all the time. Thus, reason 347 why Alexis rocks. (Reason 348 is the way she said, “He was a boy. You’re a maaaaan.”)
Speaking of Alexis and Ric, did they park in the middle of the street?
The sexy music seems to want Reese and Sonny together. Apparently Carly and Alcazar do not require the help of the sexy music.
Hi, Bridget. Tell me, why are you still here?
I’m sorry - is that a giant safety pin on Carly’s sweater?
Dear Wyndemere maid: don’t pretend to be Mrs. Lansbury. We all see right through you.
March 21st, 2005
Ric doesn’t have OnStar? I thought everyone on this show had OnStar. The sponsors must be mad.
Michael and A.J. seem to have found the French woman’s home on Lost. How else do you explain a random cabin on a seemingly deserted island?
Enough, sexy music. Cease and desist.
Johnny flashback! Wait. Johnny’s dead to me. Never mind.
I love that Sonny tells the nanny to take Kristina to his house...and then he goes to Carly’s. Way to be a good father. Try calling next time.
March 22nd, 2005
Poor Sonny. The one time he’s actually innocent, no one believes him.
I find it very hard to believe that Sam could fight off those guys. Courtney, yes. Sam, no. Also, am I supposed to care if Emily shoots them? And a follow-up: why the heck does Mike keep a rifle in a diner?
When did Carly get so incredibly annoying? She’s pretty much completely unlikable now. She used to have good qualities, but now, not so much. Maybe when Michael comes back, she’ll be nice again.
A big old whatever to Alexis’ heart murmur. It’s just a plot device to get her back in the hospital every other week.
Dillon and Georgie are so much like Lucky and Elizabeth that I fear for Georgie if she ever goes to the park alone.
March 23rd, 2005
Stop fighting, Ric and Alexis! It makes me sad.
If I were Elizabeth, I would ignore Emily until she self-destructed, because she’s not going to let her do anything else. Also, because then my life would be a lot more peaceful without my screechy princess of a best friend.
Why did they juxtapose the scenes of Reese talking to Mac about a possible mob war with Carly and Sonny talking about new playground equipment? That was bizarre. I’m guessing that will mean something soon.
Am I the only one who tunes out when Sam starts talking? Just wondering.
March 24th, 2005
Soap Opera Digest (which I rarely read) recently reported that, according to GH sources, Robyn Richards and Ryan Carnes were still on contract. Ryan, watch your back. Robyn’s out, and Maxie’s been recast with Kirsten Storms, formerly of Days of Our Lives. (Ironically, Robyn was recently rumored to be over at Days, reading to recast Kirsten Storms’ former role over there.) She’ll start appearing in May. Ryan might want to get that promise in writing.
Does Maurice Benard have some weird contract that only requires him to be in two episodes a week now? Just wondering. He keeps randomly disappearing. It seems like Sonny never wants to be disturbed.
Alan hit Ric and Alexis! Great twist.
Is Bridget jealous or crazy? Discuss.
I was about to ask why Jax and Courtney were at the Metro Court if it was closed down for Armando Sandoval, but then I remembered that Jax owns the place. Also, if Jason is heading over there to kill the guy, I don’t think Courtney’s going to get hurt. He wouldn’t even pull out a gun if she were there. Plus, if they’re going to the groundbreaking, then they’ll leave before Jason gets there. To sum up: whatever.
Also whatever - no way did Carly put that playground structure design together in one night.
March 25th, 2005
Next week on GH...
Monday: Sonny’s actions affect many. (That’s delightfully vague.)
TV Guide is being stupid about this, but I found out elsewhere - Carly has been recast with Jennifer Bransford. She used to play Georgie on One Life to Live, but that doesn’t mean anything to me. Tamara Braun’s last airdate is April 15th, so I guess this new actress will begin airing shortly after that.
Well, I was going to watch The Godfather, but now I don’t have to.
Rachel’s going to be mad when she learns that A.J. had his phone the whole time and didn’t check his messages. Almost as mad as I am that he’s such a jerk. I bet he’s going to try to call Rachel, and she won’t answer because she’s in the middle of that stupid shootout.
Marriage really has loosened Alexis up, since she keeps letting Ric win fights.
March 28th, 2005
Hee hee...no one really cares that Rachel was shot. Exactly as it should be.
Shut up a million times, Durant.
I can’t believe A.J. has known where he and Michael are the whole time. And he has a phone. And it works. And he’s getting them helicoptered out of there like nothing happened. I hope Carly smacks him really hard when she sees him again.
Someone please give Becky Herbst an Emmy for her facial expressions alone.
March 29th, 2005
Hi, Reese? Even if you do get Maria to admit that she saw Jason at the hotel, you still can’t get him or Sonny for murder, because no one actually saw them kill anyone. Because they didn’t. And, you know, that’s really not the way to get into bed with Sonny.
Dara! You’re two days early! But that’s okay!
Amazing - mentions of both Famous Original Kristina and Famous Original Cameron.
Michael needs to come back to Port Charles so Sonny will stop being so annoying.
Poor Elizabeth. She gets yelled at by Emily, she gets yelled at by Steven, and she gets pulled into Ric and Alexis’ problems. Go home and snuggle with Lucky, poor girl.
March 30th, 2005
Yay, Lucky and Elizabeth are back together! That was the best part about today’s episode.
Aaaaaand Jax is sleeping on the couch tonight.
Oh, Emily. Go drown yourself in the lake.
Wow, Carly and Alcazar being jealous of each other’s exes is just so thrilling. Especially when Carly hasn’t been with Jason for 6 years, and Alcazar hasn’t been with Maria for 17 years. Shut up, both of you, and get on with it, if you’re going to. At least Steven will be spared Carly’s insanity.
Just for the record, I’ve gone from hating Sam to being indifferent towards her. At least she makes Jason smile, though.
March 31st, 2005
Wow. A.J.’s not just a jerk, he’s a high-tech jerk.
I guess the question is, who’s dumber, Sonny or Reese? Right now, I’m leaning towards Reese. I’m guessing they kissed, but there was a news break, so...wait, I don’t care. Never mind.
Finally, Courtney told Jax everything! See how easily everything could’ve been cleared up?
Hey, Michael? Grab your own phone. You’re nine. Call your father.
Writing
Directing
Main title design
Lead Actress (Nancy Lee Grahn)
Lead Actor (Steve Burton)
Supporting Actress (Natalia Livingston)
Supporting Actress (Robin Christopher)
Supporting Actor (Rick Hearst)
Supporting Actor (Tyler Christopher)
Younger Actress (Adrianne Leon)
Younger Actor (Scott Clifton)
Outstanding Drama Series
Tuesday: Sonny gets a new clue about Michael. (I’m hoping it’s that he’s alive, so everyone will stop crying.)
Wednesday: Skye learns of an horrific event in Luke’s past. (Um...okay.)
Thursday: Sonny and Carly are consumed by grief. (Oy. Quit it.)
Friday: Dillion and Georgie take their relationship to the next level. (Freaking finally.)
Jason: “I do it all the time.”
Tuesday: Sonny wants to punish Luke for his involvement. (Uh, oh....)
Wednesday: Rachel joins forces with a surprising partner in crime. (Ooh, who, who?)
Thursday: Skye convinces Luke to leave town. (Yeah, that’s probably a good idea, if Sonny’s on a rampage.)
Friday: Alcazar makes inroads with Carly. (Um...yay?)
Tuesday: Sonny’s enemies move in for the kill. (I know all those references to the Sandoval family weren’t coincidental!)
Wednesday: Emily must face a horrible truth. (That she’s annoying and none of us like her?)
Thursday: Jason steadies up his battle plan. (I love Jason. I’m unapologetic about that.)
Friday: Sonny and Jason assert their power. (Yay!)
Tuesday: Reese is determined to take a vengeful Sonny down. (In other words, she’s doing her job?)
Wednesday: Jax jumps to the wrong conclusion about Courtney. (Let me guess: he sees her with Jason.)
Thursday: A.J. toys with Michael’s mind. (Um, again?)
Friday: Jason comes to a shocking realization. (There’s only one big shocking thing I can think of that he could find out, so I’m guessing it has to do with Michael.)