General Hospital blog - March, 2023
March 1st, 2023
Nikolas' body isn't where Ava left it, but his watch is; it's broken and stopped around the time he and Ava fought. Ava can now genuinely say that she doesn't know where Nikolas is, and Dante still thinks he left town. Ava and Austin are at a loss as to what happened, and will most likely never guess that Nikolas is on life support in an undisclosed hospital, being watched over by Mason. Willow brings Carly and Josslyn into wedding planning, but it's becoming more and more apparent that her ability to do what she wants is diminishing. Michael laments not being able to enjoy the time they have left as much as they should. T.J. gets to be the one to turn Willow's storyline around by letting Obrecht know that she's a confirmed match. Obrecht slaps Elizabeth, who's basically like, "Okay, fair," and anticipates similar hatred from others once news of what she did gets out. Finn offers his support, then backs off, not wanting to make the same boundary-crossing mistakes he did when they were together. Elizabeth welcomes his help this time, and I think it's safe to say they'll probably be getting back together at some point. Dex cooks dinner for Sonny and spends the evening acting like he's not actively trying to bring down his boss. Things seem to be going great, and they even bond a little, but when another employee arrives to discuss Pikeman, Sonny keeps Dex out of the conversation. Obrecht considers Scott an enemy now, since he got Elizabeth cleared of her crimes, so their relationship seems to be on hold for now.
Welp! Didn't see that coming! I was wondering what Mason was up to, though.
If this show were on a cable channel or streamer instead of network TV, I would have loved if, after Ava said goodbye to Dante, she'd spun around and exclaimed to Austin, "What the F%$# just happened?"
Ava really needs to practice her poker face. And Dante needs to practice reading people's non-poker faces.
"One time, in medical school, they told me that a dead body doesn't just up and walk away." Hmmm, what medical school did you go to? Definitely not one in Port Charles.
It's kind of weird to ask your future mother-in-law to be your maid of honor. But it's also weird to cook dinner for the guy whose life you're trying to ruin (unless you're going to poison him). So I guess this is just a weird day.
I was going to suggest that Dex run Kelly's after he's done working for Sonny, but since Cameron works there, that's not a great idea.
March 2nd, 2023
Laura asks Eileen to ID Anna's body, because [contrived reason for no one else being able/trustworthy enough to do it]. Eileen wants to prove that she deserves to be in the loop on everything, so she agrees. Of course, it's a set-up organized by Laura and Robert to make Eileen think that a) Anna's dead and b) her ghost is in the morgue. Sam and Kristina surprise Molly and T.J. with brunch for their anniversary. Sam and Molly are both a little under the weather, and Molly's acting a little squirrelly, so an assumption that she's pregnant wouldn't completely come out of left field. However, when Kristina finds a pregnancy test, it's in Sam's stuff, not Molly's. Brook's happy to have her catalog back, and Maxie cheers her even more by telling her that the nondisclosure she signed isn't binding when it comes to things like how Linc treated her. Brook thinks Chase has feelings for Sasha, so Maxie urges her to talk to Sasha about whether anything's developing between them. Brook wants to leave it alone, since it's not her business if Chase moves on, but her awkwardness around Sasha makes it pretty clear that she's hiding something. Dante cautions Chase not to try to bring down Linc himself, since any association with him could make Chase look bad when his next reinstatement hearing comes around. Chase won't let it go, though, because if he can't help people by being a cop, this is the next best way to do it. Alexis still wants Gregory on the Invader's editorial board, but he says PCU considers it a conflict of interest. Also, he doesn't want to give up his first love, teaching. Alexis is, of course, still going to pursue the subject, because she doesn't get that he might be covering up the fact that he doesn't want to work with her. He seems to have something else going on, too, since he goes to the hospital for some cryptic reason. Robert has breakfast with Diane, and the chemistry they felt before is still there, though it's now accompanied by the lies Robert's telling about Holly.
I was willing to go along with them "haunting" Eileen, but having her identify "Anna's" body is ridiculous. Are they using taxpayer money for this stuff?
I was wondering a couple days ago who would be the next to get pregnant (yes, even though two babies were just born), and Molly made the most sense to me, so when she said she wasn't feeling well, I figured they'd just gotten there faster than I expected. Now I can't decide if it's her, Sam, or both of them.
Did they really have a 1 candle on that quiche or whatever it was? Because it's Molly and T.J.'s second anniversary, not their first.
It sounds like they might finally be gearing up to give Kristina a love interest, but I'm not sure who it would be, unless, like, Maxie's suddenly bi.
Alexis: "I'm action-oriented." Diane: "That's Latin for 'meddler.'" Love these two. More of them, please!
Look at Robert making generic comments about Holly like the lawyer he is.
March 3rd, 2023
Anna's "ghost" gets Eileen to confess that she made sure the drone captured Holly shooting Lucy. Anna then reveals that she and Felicia "haunted" Eileen and will release her confession unless she works with them to bring down Victor. Spencer is all set to take Ace home (and change his name, thank God), though Laura doesn't think it's the right decision, and not just because he's in no way prepared to take on so much responsibility. She reminds Spencer that he knows what it's like to grow up without a mother, and he shouldn't be so quick to try to cut Esme off from her son. Victor is thrilled that there's a new Cassadine, and he thinks that once Nikolas comes back, the family will be strong again. Laura warns him that he's going down, hopefully sooner than later. Just as Spencer and Laura are about to take the baby home, Diane announces that those arrangements are off. Kristina announces that Sam bought a pregnancy test, unaware that Dante had no idea. Molly reveals that it's actually hers and swears her sisters and cousin to secrecy, since she hasn't said anything to T.J. yet. She has plenty of reasons that this is a bad time to have a baby, but she admits that she wants one. Her first step is finding out how T.J. would feel. The situation prompts Sam and Dante to discuss whether they want more kids, and they agree that they're good with things the way they are. Alexis discovers that Gregory hasn't been teaching at PCU all semester. Diane thinks she should reconsider the strength of their friendship, considering that he's been lying to her for weeks. Gregory is definitely hiding something, both from Alexis and from Chase, and since Alexis is Alexis, she confronts him. Sasha makes Brook come out and say that she thinks Sasha and Chase are involved. She adds that she's going to leave Deception to focus on her management career, so there shouldn't be any awkwardness between the two of them. Sasha lets her twist for a while, then tells her that she and Chase are just friends, and also, Chase totally still loves Brook. Gregory advises Chase to deal with his lingering feelings for Brook because there's obviously something different there, as he wouldn't punch people for just anyone. Maxie thinks Chase likes Sasha now, though she also thinks he still has feelings for Brook.
I'm not sure what it says about Eileen that she bought this "haunting" stuff, but it's not good.
Guys, you have to at least hold the baby like he's really a newborn.
I love how the baby has absolutely no interest in Victor.
Freaking A, Kristina, you don't let a guy know that his partner bought a pregnancy test! Mind your own business!
Who did Haley Pullos' makeup? It's awful.
March 6th, 2023
Elizabeth tells Esme everything she and Nikolas did, with the angle that she was protecting the baby and the town. She will not be apologizing. Esme wonders if she jumped from the tower because she was trying to lose the baby, or if she wanted him. Spencer can't take the baby home because Esme has been approved to take him to Spring Ridge with her. Laura's not completely opposed to this. Esme's upset with Spencer, thinking he kept the same secrets as Nikolas and Elizabeth, and tells him he'll never get close to her son. Mason lets Austin know that he followed him to Wyndemere and knows exactly what he and Ava were plotting about Nikolas. He hints that that information will come out if Austin doesn't come back to the family fold. Nina thinks that Ava's just sitting around waiting for Nikolas to come back and convince her to get back together. Sonny, however, thinks that she's scared about the possibility of him coming back and is hiding something. Ava tells him that Nikolas threatened to take Avery from her, which firmly places him on Sonny's list of enemies. Alexis bugs Gregory over and over about what he's hiding, but he refuses to tell her anything. She tells him that she might not be able to stay friends with him because he misled her, but I'm not sure that's a deal-breaker for him. Michael and Willow guess that Obrecht is going to make at least one request before she donates her bone marrow. Instead of demanding that Willow develop a relationship with Nina, Obrecht just asks her to consider the possibility of having Nina in her life as something other than an enemy. Willow doesn't want to just dismiss all the problems Nina has caused her and the Corinthoses, but she acknowledges that she could be getting a second chance at life, and there might be a place for Nina there. Victor isn't happy with Elizabeth for her schemes with Nikolas, but she doesn't seem to think that he'll be able to do anything to her.
Why should Ava hold out hope that Nikolas will come back? Why does Nina think that she would want to take him back?
Seriously, Ava, you should really cut back on the martinis, at least for now.
Kiki mention – drink! (Not you, Ava.)
"You saved your baby." The baby was never in danger, but okay.
Elizabeth, don't sass Victor. He's already made your sister disappear; he'll do it to you, too.
How long till Mason ends up dead in the harbor?
March 7th, 2023
After setting some boundaries – no talk about the kids – Willow and Nina are able to talk without fighting. Willow admits that she's really only being nice because Obrecht asked her to, but I don't think Nina minds. Austin thinks that Ava is considering telling Sonny the truth about Nikolas. Ava doesn't see why that would be a problem, since it's not like Sonny would rat her out. Mason interrupts to let Ava know that he's fully aware of what she did to Nikolas, and to hint that she's going to want to stay on his good side. Molly isn't pregnant, but the thought that she might be has made her and T.J. rethink their desire to wait to have kids. Alexis almost scares Molly out of wanting to be a working mother, but her bigger worry is that she and T.J. aren't on the same page. T.J. confides the same concern to Curtis, not wanting to pressure Molly to have a baby before she's ready. As the couple is about to discuss how they should sit down and have a long talk about what they want, Molly blurts out that she wants a baby, and T.J. agrees. Marshall assures Portia that he's not going to turn on her, and he appreciates their relationship, especially since she convinced him to find out if he really has schizophrenia (he's about to get his test results). She's pleased to have his support but is starting to get that there wasn't really any justification for her secrets. Dex thinks Sonny excluded him from the most recent Pikeman conversation because he's on to Dex. Michael reassures him, noting that if Sonny opened up about his past, Dex's attempts to be a fill-in son are going perfectly. Drew thinks that enough time has passed that he and Carly can go public with their relationship without making the SEC suspicious. With Valentin gone, Ned could have full control of ELQ, and if Drew bows out, Ned would have no reason to rat them out for their sort of insider trading. Curtis is doing a great job tending to his sobriety while his life is a mess, and Alexis basically volunteers to help him out. Sonny asks Olivia to be nicer to Nina and to keep him updated on Michael and Willow's lives. Olivia isn't particularly interested in doing either.
I can't believe Willow and Nina had a civil conversation. I feel like anything's possible now. Pigs could fly!
"This is fun, right? I'm having fun." Mason, you might be the only one who is. Enjoy it while you can – Ava could have Sonny kill you before you could blink.
I love how Alexis made Curtis go to Charlie's with her and then they didn't spend any time together.
Interesting that Dex didn't tell Michael that Josslyn knows about his secret mission. Probably smart.
Not on the kitchen island! That's where the moss lives!
Hee hee hee to Olivia referring to Austin as Ava's "emotional support animal."
March 8th, 2023
Esme thinks Laura might have known what Nikolas and Elizabeth did to her, so she doesn't want to trust Laura or anyone with the last name Cassadine. Laura swears that she's on Ace's side in all of this and tries to get Esme to consider whether taking him to Spring Ridge with her is in his best interest. It's not clear whether she got through to Esme, but when it's time for Esme to go back to Spring Ridge, she wants Ace with her, so that's that. She's softened on Laura and will let her visit, but Spencer's still out in the cold. He and Trina catch up, but he can't really appreciate the time with her since he's so focused on trying to get Ace away from Esme. Anna, Robert, and Valentin get Eileen to tell them that Victor was after the necklace because it'll lead him to someplace he's been seeking for years. They figure out that the diamonds must point to coordinates, and since they have them and Victor doesn't, they stand a good chance of cracking the code and beating Victor to the destination. Eileen got this information via pillow talk, so the trio sends her back to bed with Victor to get them more useful info. Marshall's tests show that he doesn't have any of the markers that increase a person's odds of having schizophrenia. Now he thinks Portia might have been right about him never having it, which just begs the question of why he was diagnosed with it. Cameron got a scholarship to Stanford, so he may not be in Port Charles much longer. Elizabeth ruins his good mood by telling him what she and Nikolas did to Esme. Cameron is upset that she didn't make better decisions, but he assures her that she's a good person. Trina's totally going to eventually forgive Portia and repair their relationship, but Curtis isn't a sure bet on that yet. Victor's basically like, "Hey, Obrecht, we've both lost children and you're on the outs with Scott – wanna shag?" (She does not.)
It's time for Spencer to learn to play nice so Esme will let him visit Ace. But I don't see him doing that in the near future.
It's pretty bad that people are like, "Nikolas held Esme hostage? Yeah, I can see that." That said, if someone told me that Spencer kidnapped Ace so he wouldn't be taken to Spring Ridge, I would also say, "Yeah, I can see that."
Who says "needn't"? Who wrote "needn't" into Eileen's dialogue? Come on, writers. I don't think even Victor would say that.
"Are you suggesting that I sleep with Victor to get information?" Well, you've already slept with him, so what's one more time? Are you suddenly too moral for underhanded tactics?
Does this mean William Lipton is leaving the show? If so, we probably shouldn't expect to ever see Cameron again.
March 9th, 2023
Eileen's night with Victor wasn't successful (in more than one way), but she piques his interest by suggesting they try to get their hands on the official report about the fire that supposedly injured Holly. Laura meets with her and decides that they should give Victor what he wants. Victor's failure to, uh, perform with Eileen seems to be due to whatever Holly paid Selina to drug him with. Maxie wants to speed-plan a Nurses' Ball to mark the hospital's 60th anniversary. She enlists Bobbie and Felicia to help, and doesn't seem to think that the 400 things that need to be done are too overwhelming. Anna, Valentin, and Lucy are getting stir crazy, and the latter two are especially sick of living together. A visit from Felicia accidentally stirs up trouble when she mentions that Bobbie's going to take over planning the Nurses' Ball for Lucy. Trina confides in Ava about her family mess, acknowledging again that while she's mad at Portia, she's not going to completely cut off their relationship. Ava understands why she doesn't want to do a paternity test, but she thinks Trina would benefit from knowing for sure which man is her birth father. Curtis gets Nina up to speed on his whole deal, and she basically says that Portia's secret shouldn't ruin everything for them. Curtis doesn't seem to think they'll fix things, and he hints that if Trina isn't his biological daughter, he won't make an effort to stay in her life. Selina accepts the deed to Brando's garage as payment for Gladys' debts, and Gladys declares herself done with gambling. Sonny sees them together and wonders what business they have together. Cody and Sasha are definitely being set up to become a couple, though right now they're just establishing a base of friendship. Things are great until he lets slip that he knows that Brando's garage isn't going to be Sasha's for much longer. Sonny inadvertently keeps Nina from finding out why someone might be investigated by the SEC.
Eileen feeling offended that Laura's been messing with her for months is hilarious. You got outplayed! That's your own fault!
I totally forgot about Holly and Selina's arrangement. There has to be more to it than this, though.
I love Felicia spilling that Bobbie's co-chairing the ball, then fleeing, like, "Sorry, Anna, Lucy's your problem now."
I'm sure Esme is thrilled that Martin is visting his mother while she's dealing with legal problems and feels like she doesn't have anyone on her side.
I'm amazed that so few people know that Portia and Curtis are on the outs (though I'm not surprised that they don't know the details of the situation).
Cody and Sasha would be cute together, but also so, so boring.
March 10th, 2023
Dex asks Sonny for more responsibility, hoping to get back into the loop on Pikeman. Sonny reveals that he only kept Dex out of the last meeting because he wants to move him to another area. He also isn't sure if the Pikeman deal will be successful, and if it isn't, he doesn't want any blame falling on Dex. Dex happily goes with him to check out the warehouse where the Pikeman shipment will be stored, so he can show his skills for recognizing vulnerabilities. Sonny will definitely be glad he was there, because he spots a sniper Sonny doesn't see. Nina's newest obsession is figuring out why Carly and Drew have been keeping their relationship secret. Together, she and Ava put the pieces together and realize that Carly could be facing prison time. Sasha gets Cody to tell her that he overheard Gladys talking about selling Brando's garage. Sasha goes off on Gladys, who claims that she just wanted to get rid of something that kept reminding her that her son is dead. Sasha buys it. Mac and Cody bond a little, and Mac confides that he feels bad that he was the one who killed Ryan, since it caused Kevin pain. Then Mac stumbles across what seems to be the paternity-test results and is about to read them. Drew presents his get-Valentin's-ELQ-shares-from-Charlotte/Laura plan to Ned, promising to stay out of ELQ for good and let Ned maintain leadership. Ned is willing to give it a shot. Josslyn is happy to hear Dex's assurances that he's going to get out of the mob, but Carly isn't sure she should base any kind of future plans on that. Despite having a newborn, a sick fiancée, an upcoming wedding, and a take-down-Sonny hobby alongside a full-time job, Michael lets Maxie and Willow talk him into joining the planning committee for the Nurses' Ball.
If I were friends with Nina, I would get up and walk away every time she started talking about Carly.
Really, Ava? Chastising Nina for eavesdropping? You're a murderer. Worry about your own misbehavior.
What a contrived reason for Mac to be at the Quartermaines'. I don't know why I'm surprised.
Why are they dragging out the Willow stuff so much? Just do the freaking transplant already! Let's move on!
March 13th, 2023
Ava encourages Nina to go ahead and turn Carly in already. Nina's hesitant to go that far, and after Drew extends some kindness to her, she backs off even further, not wanting him to go down with Carly. Plus, Carly's been a good source of support for Willow, and Nina doesn't want her daughter to move that. Cody stops Mac from reading the paternity-test results and lies that he donated plasma to make some extra money. Mac offers to help him find more work if he needs it. Cody replies that he's the last person Mac should be helping. Dante interrupts before Cody has to explain himself, and he treats Cody to another round of Mac Is Awesome and Everyone Loves Him. Cody snaps that he's tired of hearing that, then shows Dante the paternity-test results. Kevin and Mac have been avoiding each other since Ryan's death, but Felicia approaches Kevin first and expresses guilt over not being able to forgive Ryan. Kevin tells her that she has the right to feel however she feels. She basically says, "Right back at ya." She gets that he's mourning the younger version of his brother and the person he was before his life got so bad. With a little encouragement from Cody, Mac talks to Kevin next, and Kevin acknowledges that Mac and Felicia are relieved, which he shares with them. He's sad that he lost his biological brother, but he feels like Mac is more his family, so he doesn't have any hard feelings toward him. Victor learns for the first time that Elizabeth talked to the police about him and he should probably get together with a lawyer. He grabs her arm while bugging her for further conversation, and Carly chases him off. Elizabeth tells her about all the Nikolas and Esme stuff, and Carly admits that she would have done the same thing Elizabeth did, especially if Jason had been involved. Also, she thinks Elizabeth should be careful about who she's loyal to, as if Elizabeth hasn't learned her lesson from seemingly being abandoned by Nikolas. Also also, Carly saved one of the pictures of Jeff and Carolyn that Elizabeth was going to burn, and Elizabeth's grateful. Josslyn and Bobbie talk about the Nurses' Ball, Cameron, and Luke during a conversation about how much the town has lost and how the ball will be a way for them to celebrate what they still have. Dex gets a minor injury during a gun battle with the sniper, whom Sonny eventually takes down. Blood tests show a pathogen in Victor's system. Drew asks Laura about getting Charlotte's ELQ shares, but Laura's not on board.
Nina finally developed compassion! Amazing!
So why haven't the police questioned Victor yet?
Who had "Carly yells at Victor to leave Elizabeth alone" on their 2023 bingo card? No one watching the show 20 years ago, that's for sure.
Bobbie and Josslyn's conversation about Luke just feeds my theory (which I don't hold alone) that he'll be back for the 60th anniversary.
I love Scout's sparkly coat.
I also loved Dante's "...awkward" face when Scout brought up Drew and Carly's closeness.
March 14th, 2023
Brick can't find out much about the sniper, who could have been sent after Sonny by a commission or agency. He's still wary of Dex, even though Dex saved Sonny, and Sonny's clearly snowed by him. Maxie, Bobbie, and Brook run into a small obstacle when they need Nina's approval to hold the Nurses' Ball at the Metro Court. For some reason, they don't think she'll give it, especially since Carly is now on the planning committee. Nina is more than happy to help however she can, but that means she and Carly will have to work together. Nina comes up with a dumb reason to talk to Carly alone, which I think was really just an excuse for her to brag that Willow talked to her about her health, which means the barrier between them might come down. When Carly can't keep her mouth shut, Nina informs her and Drew that she knows more than they think. Anna and Valentin have to work hard to keep Lucy from leaving their hideout to jump into Nurses' Ball planning. Anna even blames Lucy for getting them into this mess because she didn't follow orders in the first place. Cody admits to Dante that he lied about the paternity-test results so he could keep being Taub's son and try to get the necklace. Dante urges him to come clean to Mac and to stop believing that he doesn't deserve good things. Cody acknowledges that to reveal the truth to Mac would require explaining why he lied, so he's not going to do it. Dante is frustrated with him and thinks Mac deserve the right to know that he has a son. Finn tells Victor that the pathogen in his system has been there since November or December, isn't usually found in North America, and was most likely in something he ate or drank. Also, there's no cure and the damage can't be undone, ha ha. Victor suspects that Laura drugged him, and he vows to get revenge for what he thinks was the first strike in a battle. Laura tells Drew that she wants to wait until Charlotte's 18 and let her decide what to do with the ELQ shares. Drew accepts that it's also too soon after Valentin's "death" to make decisions about Charlotte's inheritance. Mac finally questions Victor about Nikolas' whereabouts and what Elizabeth said about him cleaning up the scene of his crime. Victor says he doesn't know where Nikolas is (true, of course) and that Elizabeth's accusation is just hearsay (not really the right use of that word, but okay). Felicia wants to offer to give Cody money now that she and Mac think he needs some. Mac reminds her that he isn't family, but Felicia says she sometimes feels like he is.
Why would Maxie and Bobbie think that Nina wouldn't want to let them hold the ball at the Metro Court? Why would she say no to a) a worthy cause or b) Maxie?
No! No llama until someone explains why they keep getting them!
James Patrick Stuart had a lot of moments today where he could have broken character. It almost feels like the writers were messing with him.
I guess today was Make Michael Easton Say Long Medical Words Day.
Won't people object if Laura's doing stuff with ELQ in Charlotte's place?
March 15th, 2023
Spencer tries to grab a visit with Ace/keep an eye on Esme, but she's not interested in the slightest. Laura sends him away and manages to reiterate to Esme that she and Kevin are trustworthy and on her side. They gently propose that they take care of Ace while she does her time and gets her life together. Esme acknowledges that they're good people, but she hasn't yet been able to separate Kevin from Ryan. Her instincts are telling her to keep Ace with her, so she's going to. Cameron tells his friends that he's gotten a scholarship to Stanford and will be moving to California soon. Josslyn and Trina are happy for him, but Spencer goes on a rant about how Esme's getting what she wanted, which was to break up their group of friends. Josslyn and Cameron have quickly gone from him glaring at her every time he sees her to being awkwardly civil around each other. Now that they're about to have thousands of miles between them, Cameron has softened, and he assures Josslyn that he's not going to tell anyone about her and Dex. However, he doesn't think she should be anywhere near Dex, and he doesn't think the life she's setting herself up to have is one she really wants. Gregory tells Finn and Chase that he and Alexis had a falling out, and they urge him to make up with her. Alexis has the same conversation with Sam, who's really not surprised that Alexis dug into something that was none of her business. Gregory and Alexis start to smooth things over, but then he loses his balance and starts slurring his words, and she asks if he's been drinking. Kristina wants to open her own restaurant, so she asks Sonny for some seed money. He gets her to admit that she's looking for something more than her managerial job because Alexis has looked down on it. He tells her that he knows she would be successful running her own business, but all the aspects of it that she doesn't have to deal with right now would leave her with less time for other things she enjoys. Kristina agrees that if she's happy with her life right now, there's nothing wrong with keeping things the way they are. Dex eavesdrops on part of the conversation, and we could be looking at a repeat of what happened with Dante when he was undercover and started actually liking Sonny. Portia and Elizabeth commiserate over keeping secrets and accidentally hurting people. There's pretty much no judgment between them, and Portia is fully supportive of Elizabeth as she prepares to go before a review board and find out if she can keep her job.
We should be grateful that they didn't have Heather kill Cameron. Maybe they hadn't decided to write him out yet.
They kind of sped through Cameron's resentment toward Josslyn, huh?
Seems to me like now that Britt's gone, they decided to give someone else a degenerative neurological disorder, and the roulette wheel landed on Gregory.
I really liked how Sonny approached things with Kristina. She always gets straightforward answers from him. Alexis always starts with what she thinks Kristina needs to hear, then veers into what will appease her. Sonny, however, finds a way to say what Kristina needs to hear with the right balance of warmth and honesty.
Elizabeth has been a nurse for, like, 20 years, and the head of the hospital board is the grandmother of one of her children. Unless the writers want to send her into another profression, her job should be fine.
Also, why is she dressed like she's going to a funeral?
March 16th, 2023
Trina visits Esme, who thinks she's there on Spencer's behalf to appeal to her about Ace. Trina just wanted to see how she's doing, but she also wanted to see for herself if Esme really doesn't remember her life. After the visit, she goes straight to Spencer, Josslyn, and Cameron to announce that she thinks they should try to get the charges against Esme dropped. Her reasoning is that Esme's situation now is going to garner a lot of sympathy from a jury, and if she gets acquitted and then goes back to her old self, there won't be another chance to put her behind bars. Plus, getting her released would be the best thing for Ace. Spencer, Cameron, and Josslyn reluctantly agree. There's good news and bad news for Willow: Obrecht has been approved to donate stem cells, but she'll have to wait until the anticoagulant she's been taking is out of her system. That leaves everyone in a holding pattern again, but at least there's light at the end of the tunnel. Spencer postures with Dex yet again, but Dex, as usual, doesn't take the bait. Spencer tells Sonny that he should be more wary of his new favorite employee because he's pretty sure that Dex is sneaking around with Josslyn. Sonny brushes that off, and Dex expertly covers by saying that secretly dating him doesn't sound like something Josslyn would do, now, does it? Gregory is offended that Alexis thinks he's an alcoholic and that she won't stop bugging him about things that aren't her business. She insists on taking his car keys, not wanting him to drive, and though he hands them over, he tells her he never wants to see her again. Alexis shares everything with Sam, who's like, "Uh, maybe you're projecting, and he's right that you should stop bugging him, and also, the hostess said he didn't drink, so now what?" When Chase comes by the Quartermaines' to see Willow and Amelia, Maxie bugs Brook to hang out with him and tell him how she feels. This leads to Brook blurting out, "I want you," then adding, "...to perform with Blaze at the Nurses' Ball." Still, when they're both worried about Willow's health, they share a moment. Nina's curious about why Sonny has increased security, and he reminds her that she didn't want to get involved in mob stuff in any way. Apparently that's his excuse not to tell her that he was almost shot. Josslyn stays quiet while Cameron tries to convince her that Dex is wrong for her, since she can't exactly tell him that Dex plans to leave the mob. But even after that, they're on good terms and might even consider themselves friends again. Esme freaks out about getting a letter from Heather and seems surprised by the contents.
Avery Pohl is doing a great job doing her scenes while dealing with a not-always-cooperative baby.
How much freaking longer are they going to drag out the Willow stuff?
Chad Duell needs to be holding that baby more. He needs the practice.
It really says a lot that Sonny didn't buy for a second that Dex and Josslyn are seeing each other. It means that he trusts Dex and won't listen to Spencer about anything involving him.
I don't want to put it on Trina to make Spencer a better person, because that's not her job, but I can only hope that being with her will help him learn when he needs to shut up.
Oh, Alexis. Has digging into someone else's business ever turned out well for you?
This sounds bad but I need them to announce Epiphany's death already. The delay when we all know about it is painful.
March 17th, 2023
Eileen snaps a picture of something in a police file and takes it to Victor, who's concerned that his medical issues will be a distraction, like, buddy, you're letting them be. Drop it. Anyway, the file reveals that the necklace survived the fire, so Victor orders Eileen to go nab it from the evidence room at the PCPD. This is all part of the good guys' set-up, and Robert is pleased that Victor took the bait. Laura visits Lucy and Valentin to let them know that Victor's sudden personal issues seem to be undermining his confidence, and things seem to be proceeding as planned on their end. Lucy's eager to get back to her normal life, but Laura tells her it's still not time. To no one's surprise, Lucy sneaks out. Carly can tell from the increased security at Sonny's that something's going on, and even though she's not living the mob life anymore, she still wants to know what's happening, for Donna's sake. This isn't anything new for her, so she'll no doubt handle it much better than Nina. Nina catches up with Phyllis, confiding that now that peace seems to have ended for the Corinthos organization, she's seeing for the first time what it really means to be with Sonny. Phyllis wonders if the relationship is sustainable, since Nina, unlike Carly, doesn't appear to be built for mob life. Diane takes Trina's idea to Robert, trying to convince him that a jury will never convict Esme the way things are now. He agrees to table the charges against Esme as long as all her victims are on board, and with the understanding that they can be refiled if Esme goes back to her wicked ways. Diane invites him to throw axes with her, which may or may not count as a date. Josslyn's not happy that Dex's life was endangered again, and equally unhappy that he seems to admire how Sonny handled the situation with the sniper.
The only surprising part of Nina's big awakening about the mob is that it didn't happen sooner.
Lucy...no. Just no.
As much as Lucy objects to Maxie taking over fundraising for the ball, that's the perfect job for her – she never takes no for an answer. Also, I imagine a lot of the people she'll ask for money are people who find it hard to say no to her in the first place.
"Esme's something like six or seven fairy-tale princesses all rolled into one." Heh. Is there a fairy-tale princess with amnesia?
Drink every time Dex says a bullet creased him. Related: Dex, stop trying to make "creased" happen.
March 20th, 2023
Valentin assumes that Lucy went back to Port Charles and will inevitably be spotted, so he and Anna should flee town ASAP. Anna wants to retrieve Lucy first, and Valentin blasts her for causing the disaster in the first place. He ends up on that one bridge in town everyone goes to, where he encounters Carly. She doesn't see any reason to keep quiet about the fact that he's alive, even when he tells her he's trying to expose Victor for killing Luke. Drew, who arrives next, is much more willing to hear him out. Lucy narrowly misses being spotted by Victor, then eavesdrops on Maxie and Bobbie while they discuss the Nurses' Ball and her. Maxie later catches her in her office, where Lucy enlists her to be her eyes and ears for all ball-related things. Then Anna shows up like a disappointed mother coming to get her defiant teenager from a party that's continued past her curfew. Dex now wants to back out of bringing down Sonny, since he feels like he owes him, but that means Dex would have to leave town and spend the rest of his life looking over his shoulder. Plus, he'd have to leave Josslyn behind. That's not happening, so he resigns himself to staying. After they have sex (of course; that's pretty much all they do), Michael shows up. Sonny doesn't want his kids or Nina at his place until the recent danger has been taken care of. Nina objects, but he's worried that someone else he loves will suffer the same fate as Lily and Morgan. Brook gives Michael a shoulder to lean on, aware that he and Willow are both putting up brave fronts and trying hard to be optimistic when they're scared that Willow won't make it through the transplant. Willow is determined to make the wedding great for Michael, as she tells Drew when she asks him to walk her down the aisle. Spencer asks Victor to use his resources to help him get custody of Ace. Bobbie interrupts to tear into Victor for Luke's death and to warn Spencer not to trust him.
Anna would never be with a man who talks to her the way Valentin did today.
Why is Carly suddenly involved in a plot that has nothing to do with her? Did they really not have anything else for her to do?
Whatever comes out of the Valentin/Carly/Drew conversation, I assume it'll end with Carly and Drew agreeing to keep it quiet that Valentin's alive if he doesn't tell anyone that he saw them together.
Of course Dex, who was "creased" by a bullet less than 24 hours ago, is up for sex now. He really is Jason 2.0.
I love how whenever Sonny brings up Lily and talks about how much he loves her, he conveniently leaves out the part where he was cheating on her with Brenda.
Morgan mention – drink!
The Willow/Drew stuff would be sweet if we'd seen them talk more than, like, four times.
Why did they postpone both the Pikeman thing and Michael and Willow's wedding?
I would forgive Willow if she were like, "Hey, Brook, my deathbed wish is for you and Chase to work things out. Can't say no to a dying woman!"
Now we've had multiple mentions of Luke, so I'm even more convinced than before that we'll see Tony Geary at some point in April.
March 21st, 2023
Michael discovers that Josslyn and Dex are dating, and Josslyn quickly figures out that he's the person Dex is working for. Michael wants to call off his Sonny plan and send Dex away, but Dex and Josslyn convince him that they should see things through instead. Michael knows he'll never get them to agree to stay apart, so he just warns them not to let Sonny find out that they're together. Lucy is basically willing to risk her life and the whole Victor plan to be involved in Nurses' Ball planning. Maxie's willing to follow her orders (for the most part) so she can run things from afar, and Anna agrees, mostly so Lucy will go back to their safe house. Anna and Valentin make up and refocus on taking Victor down. Sonny tells Dante that he's not sure Nina will still be there when he's taken care of the current trouble and things are peaceful again. Dante guesses that the line between "Mike" and Sonny's lives isn't as blurry as it has been, and Nina might not be up for the way things are now. Sonny's optimistic that everything will work out, and Dante promises that he'll stick around no matter what. Drew volunteers to work with Valentin, et al. to bring down Victor, though Carly's worried that she'll lose him in the process. Brook keeps herself from eavesdropping on Chase and Willow while Willow plays matchmaker for them. She manages to talk Chase into starting to move past their issues, and he tells Brook that he misses them.
"This is why I didn't want you involved in this." Because she would...support you? Go along with your plan? Okay, Michael.
Way to turn Lucy into a caricature who only cares about the ball, show.
Magic Milo has been mentioned multiple times, and while I'd love to see that again, I don't like the optics of Drew Cheetwood coming back for Epiphany's funeral, then doing a strip routine.
I'm glad they're bringing Drew back into the Valentin stuff. I was annoyed when they dropped the Project Demeter stuff and didn't follow up on whatever Valentin was going to do with him.
Stop having Valentin use Victor's full name! Everyone knows who he means – there's only one Victor! And it's HIS FATHER! NO ONE GOES AROUND USING THEIR FATHER'S FULL NAME ALL THE TIME! AHHHHHH!
March 22nd, 2023
Laura and Spencer tell Esme that the charges against her have been dropped, and they've made arrangements for her to live above Kelly's. There isn't enough room for both her and Ace, so Ace will be living with Laura, Kevin, Spencer, and Charlotte. Esme refuses to be separated from her son, and Spencer accuses her of being just as selfish as she was before her memory loss. Laura agrees to let her help decide her living arrangements, and Esme chooses to move in with the others. Elizabeth is anxious at first as she awaits news from the ethics committee determining whether she gets to keep her job, but she finds herself calming after she explains why she did what she did. Everyone who's spoken or written to the committee is on her side, so I'd say her chances of being cleared are good. Curtis runs into Trina and they both admit that they're not sure how to act around each other. He hopes that what's happened doesn't ruin her relationship with Portia. They aren't really sure how to classify where they stand, but they both say that they wanted to be part of each other's families. Curtis next runs into Portia, who thinks their time apart is only going to make things worse. At this point, I don't think Curtis believes there's anything that could make things better. Alexis has pretty much the same conversation with Diane that she did with Sam about how she thinks Gregory is hiding a drinking problem and needs help. Diane thinks she's jumping to conclusions and should stay out of it. Alexis interprets that as "call Finn and get him involved." Finn doesn't answer her call, but Gregory's there when he gets it, and he goes straight to Alexis to blast her for meddling. Also, Finn might be developing suspicions about what's going on there. Chase is ready to rekindle his friendship with Brook, if not more, but she doesn't think she deserves his forgiveness. She then torpedoes all their progress by telling him that she sold out by signing Linc's nondisclosure agreement in exchange for her songs. Nina and Jordan randomly talk about Curtis and whether Jordan is really over him.
Are they telling us that Laura and Kevin have a four-bedroom apartment? Doubtful?
Spencer doing baby talk. You can't make this stuff up.
Aw, Elizabeth got letters of support from Patrick, Robin, and Griffin. That's really nice.
Dang it, Brook! Stop sabotaging the relationship everyone wants!
I'm calling scenes like the ones between Nina and Jordan dartboard scenes, since it feels like they threw darts at characters' names to come up with a random pairing.
March 23rd, 2023
Spencer is really apologetic to Trina about his new living arrangements, but Trina gets that it's the best for everyone right now and isn't upset. Plus, living with Esme means Spencer will be able to see if she's returning to her old wicked ways. Gregory tells Alexis in 15 different ways that she should mind her own business, then eventually admits that he's sick. Then, when she asks for more information, he tells her in 15 more ways to mind her own business. Curtis and Jordan drink and talk about whether or not he'll be able to forgive Portia and work things out with her. He thinks he would be a hypocrite if he did, since he wasn't able to do that with Jordan. He wonders if he and Jordan would have stayed together if he had. She thinks they would have, but she's invested in him and Portia staying together now. The two of them almost kiss, but they seem to think it's good that they get interrupted before they can. The ethics committee quickly decides that Elizabeth's actions were to help Esme and Ace, so she won't face any discipline. She decides to celebrate by having dinner with Finn and Violet. Marshall tells Portia that he doesn't have any markers for schizophrenia, and now he doesn't know how to move forward, since it's possible he has it anyway. They give each other encouragement on their current situations, and she talks him into trying to get in touch with whoever gave him his initial diagnosis. Cody makes Gladys think that he's going to bust her to Sasha for gambling, but he keeps his mouth shut. However, he hints to Sasha that it's a mistake for her to give Gladys a salary for being her guardian. Maxie thinks there might be something between Sasha and Cody, and she's confused when Gladys says she hopes there isn't.
Alexis, if you and Gregory were in each other's positions, you would be furious with him for meddling. Knock it off.
If Jordan and Curtis were different people, I could see them having drunk sex, but I figured nothing would happen today.
I was pretty confident that Elizabeth wouldn't be fired but I didn't expect her to get away with zero punishment at all. No jail time, no discipline at work – she should buy a lottery ticket.
I wonder how they pick the guys for the Magic Milo act. Does someone just ask the most muscular ones? Do they offer a spot to everyone and let them decide if they want to do it?
I can't tell if Sofia Mattsson is pregnant again or if they're just dressing her like she is. It'll probably be clearer when she's in her Nurses' Ball outfit.
March 24th, 2023
Victor shows up at Laura and Kevin's to see Ace, giving Esme a really bad feeling. Spencer tells Victor not to come by anymore, then meets up with him somewhere else to discuss the importance to getting Ace away from Esme. Victor is fully committed to that and is willing to manufacture evidence that will send her to prison if it comes down to that. Laura tries to ease Esme's concerns that Esme can't trust her, but Esme's too worried that someone will take Ace and toss her aside. She decides to flee town, but just as she's leaving, Cameron shows up. Anna and Valentin have stepped up whatever their plan is, and they give Eileen a counterfeit necklace and send her to Victor. She refuses to wear a wire so she can summon help if she needs it, which seems like a horrible idea to me. She's able to fool Victor with the counterfeit at first glance, but he's going to examine it closer, so...yeah. Just when Cameron and Josslyn look like they're going to make it through the rest of his time in town without any problems, he asks if things with Dex are really serious, and she says they would have to be for her to get into a relationship with him so soon after her and Cameron's breakup. Cameron, who has probably been practicing this for weeks, tells Dex that if he hurts Josslyn, Cameron will tell Sonny all about their secret relationship. Sonny asks Josslyn to keep an eye out for possible threats and enemies. She turns this into an opportunity to shame him for the life he's pulled his kids into. Sonny and Dex go to Selina to see if she has any familiarity with the sniper who targeted them. Sonny also questions why he didn't hear from her that she bought Brando's garage. Selina is very apologetic and assures Sonny that his enemies are her enemies. Marshall basically tells Trina that Spencer isn't worthy of her and she shouldn't trust him.
Ohhhhhh, Spencer. If Victor helps you get rid of Ace, he's totally going to want something from you in return, and there's no way it'll be good.
"Woe betide"? Victor's such a drama queen.
If I were Eileen, I'd be like, "There's nothing stopping this guy from killing me once he's done requiring my help. Maybe I could use some sort of protection." Her recklessness combined with the teaser that Dex makes a "gruesome discovery" next week makes me think she's not going to be around much longer.
I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out that Selina was behind the attempted hit on Sonny.
Trina, stop listening to Marshall. Marshall, Trina already has two dads. You don't need to act like a third.
March 27th, 2023
Victor gets the codes he needs from the necklace, with no clue that they're fake, then gives the jewelry back to Eileen, not really caring that it's worth millions of dollars. He needs the codes to finish what he and Mikkos put in motion 40+ years ago before Luke and Laura interfered. He claims that with the decryption key Mikkos developed and the coordinates the codes will lead to, he'll save the world, though there will be some casualties. When the codes don't pan out the way Victor expected, he accuses Eileen of betraying him, then suspects that the codes are fake. She tries to convince him that the decryption key is wrong, which would mean that Mikkos took the real one with him to the grave. Cameron inadvertently keeps Esme from leaving town, even though she claims that she was just taking the baby for a walk. He tells her how mad he is at her for what she did, but he acknowledges that she can become a better person, just like her late half brother, Franco, did. Spencer expects Marshall to give him the "what are your intentions with Trina?/watch your step" treatment, but Marshall believes that Spencer's working on redeeming himself, and he doesn't want Spencer to keep beating himself up for past mistakes. That said, he'd better work hard to ensure that he's worthy of Trina. Elizabeth is apologetic toward Laura for the whole Nikolas/Esme thing, but Laura has no hard feelings. Maxie tries to enlist both Josslyn and Dex for the Nurses' Ball (for very different acts), but all she really succeeds in doing is making them realize how much they still have to learn about each other. Anna and Valentin anticipate wrapping up their schemes and getting back to their normal lives, which they note will be a little different without Victor around.
What are the odds that Eileen successfully nabs the flash drive and gets it to Anna and Valentin? It'd say 50/50.
The problem is that if Esme ever gets her memory back, she has a huge incentive to keep quiet – the charges against her would be reinstated.
Hey, how about we take the baby out of the scene when he's not needed on-camera, so the other people in the scene can be heard?
Elizabeth, you have to stop talking about how you weren't punished. If you feel guilty, do some community service or something. Enough with the "I can't believe I got away with it."
I need Maxie to come up to Josslyn later, like at the Nurses' Ball, and casually say, "So how long have you and Dex been hooking up?"
Are they kidding us with this continued "has anyone heard from Epiphany?" stuff when her memorial is on Wednesday? Are they just not going to say anything about her death until that episode.
March 28th, 2023
Eileen manages to grab the flash drive the holds the decryption key, but before she can leave, Victor gets suspicious. Anna, Valentin, and Felicia are also suspicious, since Eileen has gone radio silent, and they worry that Victor busted her. They send Robert to retrieve her, and Diane tags along and helps him break into Victor's hotel room. He and Eileen have already gone to that bridge everyone in town goes to, where Victor discovers that Eileen stole the flash drive. She blurts out that Anna, Valentin, and Lucy are all in town and that the necklace he has is a fake. She begs for her life, offering to get him the real necklace. Victor has her tell Anna, Valentin, and Felicia that she's out of the scheme, she's leaving town, and Victor doesn't know anything. To no one's surprise except Eileen's, he pushes her off the bridge. Lucy gets to listen in on Nurses' Ball planning via Maxie's phone, which causes problems when she objects to some of Bobbie and Sasha's decisions. Maxie eventually overrules her and goes with the group, even though that means Bobbie will be taking Lucy's place in some cases. Lucy again decides that she can't sit this out. Cameron brings Esme to his going-away party, and even though everyone's annoyed, they can't really complain about a guest brought by the person of honor. He uses what could be his last moments with his friends to try to make peace between them and the woman they've been hating for the past year and a half. Brook and Chase have to be in close proximity for Nurses' Ball stuff, and Felix is all of us, making "this is awkward" faces and wishing they would just work things out already. Elizabeth finally bites the bullet to call Epiphany, thinking she's been avoiding her, and gets some bad news from a state trooper.
Eileen, no! I was rooting for you! We were all rooting for you!
This show has ruined me for death by fall and/or water, because all I could think when Eileen went off the bridge was, "Eh, she could've survived that."
Diane Miller! Did I just see you do a crime?!
I get why they want Bobbie to wrap up the ball, but I think it should be Elizabeth, as a rep for the Hardy family.
I'd love for someone to hear Maxie on the phone with Lucy and for her to have to come up with a cover.
Cameron can't leave! Who's going to teach Esme how to be a human?
Looks like Chase wants to play Wolverine in the rumored X-Men reboot.
Love Felix, hate the mustache.
Apparently we get one day to mourn and that's it. Thanks, show.
March 29th, 2023
Epiphany died while helping someone who was in a car accident, and Marshall feels responsible because he put her on the path to med school and she was visiting one when it happened. He might change his mind if he heard the whole story from the woman she saved, who comes to her memorial and tells Finn and Elizabeth how Epiphany saved her. Emma and Milo also make appearances, and Marshall's surprised to see that he was the follow-up to a doofy white guy. Various townspeople share memories at the memorial, and some of them seem to be reconsidering their clashes with each other. After the service, Diane, as the executor of Epiphany's will, takes everyone to the hospital roof, where Obrecht has been legally designated as the person to set off fireworks so Epiphany can go out with a bang. While taking a moment for herself, Elizabeth gets a call from Monica, who tells her that Epiphany submitted a letter to the ethics committee after all, and she not only defended Elizabeth's actions but suggested her as Epiphany's replacement.
I appreciate this moment after a sad episode:
Milo: "Uh, boss?"
Also, someone please give Drew Cheetwood a hug, because he cried through the entire episode.
I liked seeing Emma, but I wish Jason Thompson could have made an appearance, too. One of my favorite Epiphany moments was when she comforted him after they thought Robin died.
No Amy? No Terry? What's up with that?
Why have Sam and Spinelli there if they weren't going to do anything?
March 30th, 2023
Drew goes to the hideout to tell Anna and Valentin that Victor disappeared sometime in the past 24 hours. They worry that Eileen ratted them out and that he's coming for them. Dex spots Eileen's body in the harbor and pulls her out. When Jordan arrives, Sonny lies that he was there alone, because why not? Laura is distraught to realize that her deputy is dead, and she asks Sonny to let Anna and Valentin know, so I guess he's involved in this stuff now, too. It's pretty clear to everyone that Victor is on to them. He may have gone underground but he doesn't stay there long, as he emerges to meet with Spencer about Esme. Cameron's family sees him off before he leaves for college. He feels selfish for going when people still need him, but Elizabeth encourages him to do something for himself for once. Spencer's still skeptical about whether Esme really loves Ace, even when she does everything any other mother would do during a doctor's appointment with Austin. Esme wants to get a job and start taking care of them herself, which Spencer finds ridiculous, as the Esme he knows would never be a single mom in need of money. Josslyn finally tells Trina that she's dating someone but apologetically adds that she can't say who it is. Trina's okay with that, but when they encounter Dex, she immediately figures out that he's the mystery guy. Selina was able to track down Sonny's would-be shooter to the hotel where he was staying in town, and she delivers his belongings to Sonny and Dex. They don't get a chance to look through them, but Selina hopes that this restores Sonny's trust in her. Felicia thinks that with Heather and Ryan out of the picture, Ava can relax and also maybe get together with Austin. Ava would prefer if Esme faced some justice, too.
Was Sonny trying to convince Jordan that he pulled Eileen's body out of the harbor even though he's completely dry? Does he think she's an idiot? 'Cause she's not an idiot, Sonny.
They're really making a big deal out of Cameron leaving. William Lipton already said he'll be back in the summer.
Freaking A, Aiden is now taller than Elizabeth.
Who gave Esme an oversized jean jacket? Someone who hates her, I assume. Not that that narrows it down.
Ha, the second Dex walked in, I knew Trina would guess that he's Josslyn's mystery boyfriend.
People still play water polo?
Drew had to go see Anna and Valentin because Felicia was helping Maxie with the ball, but we only saw Felicia talking to Ava, which means Maxie is giving herself an ulcer while her mom is sitting around doing nothing. Get with it, Felicia!
March 31st, 2023
Anna, Valentin, and Drew think they should move to another hideout, but Sonny convinces them to stay put until he finds a place for them. They alert Felicia and tell her that no one can come to the hideout for the time being. Felicia has narrowly missed seeing Lucy, who's snuck out of the hideout again and gone to see Maxie. Maxie's really tired of her being controlling, but she softens when Lucy explains that the ball is the only time in the year when people take her seriously and she does something that makes the town proud. That said, Maxie will not be enlisting Mac for Magic Milo and the Wands. For all of Anna, Valentin, etc.'s concern over what Eileen might have told Victor and whether he knows where they are, they don't think of the possibility that Victor had Felicia followed, which is exactly what happened. His lookout sees Lucy at the Metro Court, and though she makes it back to the hideout safely, Victor is a step closer to tracking her down. Spencer is ready to get Esme out of the picture, but not in a violent way. Victor claims he's on board, but a talk with a minion makes it sound like he's going to kill her, then flee town. Esme and Ava discuss Nikolas, who Esme is glad is gone, since he wanted to take her parental rights away. They also discuss whether people can really change and whether Esme's new personality is here to stay. Ava warns that if she goes back to her old ways, Ava will know immediately, and she'll make sure justice is delivered. Nina tries to call a truce with Carly, mostly for Willow's sake, but Carly can't help but continue being her typical snarky self. She's a little gleeful that Nina has clearly gotten in over her head with Sonny, and she figures this is the beginning of the end for them. Ava lets Austin know that Felicia's suspicious of the nature of their relationship. It looks like her solution is to lean into it, since she seems to want to take him to the ball.
"I will finish what you started." What does that mean? What did Esme start that Ava can finish?
People keep saying that Ace looks like his father, so I have to ask which Nikolas they're thinking of, because I don't see it.
Kiki mention – drink!
Maxie, learning that a guy she wanted as a Wand now dances in Vegas: "I should've been a career counselor." Hee hee.
Ugh, Carly actually made me feel bad for Nina today. Call a truce already! I mean, I don't like Nina, either, but if you two are going to be in close proximity, you have to shut up once in a while. Fighting all the time just makes everyone around you uncomfortable.
Sonny: "Yeah?"
Milo: "Correct me if I'm wrong, but these fireworks are..."
Sonny: "Highly illegal, yes."
Laura: "I couldn't hear that. The fireworks were so loud."