General Hospital blog - October, 2026
October 1st, 2026
Tracy bugs Chase about his marriage, alternately telling him to end things with Brook and to forgive her and move on. Meanwhile, Michael urges Brook not to end things, since he's hoping that Chase will hook up with Willow and make things bad for both of them. Brook is furious that Michael is willing to sacrifice her marriage to get something he wants. Willow tries to get Curtis to aid her in using Sonny's actions against Michael, but he tells her he'll only cooperate if she can get the governor to pardon him. Willow repays him by getting Tristan to agree to keep him in the hospital longer than necessary (which Tristan is only doing because he wants Willow to owe him). Dante asks Sonny straight out if he was behind Sidwell and Curtis' attack, but he doesn't believe Sonny's claim that he wasn't. He thinks he's an idiot for believing that Sonny could change, and he says he's done being burned. Gio arrives just in time to hear Sonny say that he doesn't want a son like Dante. Scout yells at Danny for his fight with Rocco and cuts him out of her life. He confides in Tracy, who reassures him that they'll work things out like all siblings do. She also assumes that Danny had a good reason to throw the first punch. Gio is in denial when Trina tells him that Curtis is in the hospital because of Sonny. She confides that she didn't realize until the attack that Curtis is in danger at Pentonville, and waiting out his sentence isn't going to be easy. She asks Gio to convince Sonny not to kill Curtis. Rocco tells Lulu about his fight with Danny, which makes her blame Danny for all the messes the teens have gotten into recently. She goes to Tracy and declares that Danny needs to be reined in.
Bad day for familial relationships.
Chase should have a lawyer, and not just for custody issues. He knows the Quartermaines aren't going to make this easy for him.
If I were Brook, I would be very tempted to tell Willow what Michael's aiming for.
Am I crazy or do Willow and Tristan have a weird kind of chemistry?
Dante, why would Sonny tell you (what you think is) the truth if it incriminates him?
October 2nd, 2026
Dante tries to talk Gio into leaving Sonny's house with him, but Gio listens when Sonny swears that he had nothing to do with Curtis and Sidwell's attack. Dante laments that he let Sonny con him into trusting him, and he later apologizes to Tracy for always fighting her about him. Gio seems to believe Sonny, but he confides to Emma that he's not sure if his grandfather is telling him the truth. Justine still won't admit that Sonny might have been behind the attack, and Jordan has no patience for her. She thinks that if Justine won't acknowledge that her boyfriend might have lied to her about going legit, she's an idiot, and Jordan doesn't want to be friends with her. Brook suggests that she and Chase move out of the mansion so they can work out their problems away from her family. He refuses, arguing that they'd just be running away from their problems. He also suspects that she'll paint him as deserting her and Phoebe so she can get full custody. Tracy advises Lulu to stay out of Rocco and Danny's issues, because if she intervenes on Rocco's behalf rather than letting him handle it himself, she might harm their relationship. She adds that the teens' problems stem from them being teens, not because any of them are bad kids. Michael urges Jordan to go to Germany, dismissing her excuse that she can't leave the country so soon after Curtis' assault. He thinks she'll resent Curtis if she doesn't go, and he wants her to focus on getting her identity back. Rocco admits to Scout what he said to Danny that made their fight physical. He acknowledges that he shouldn't have said it and thinks that he deserved to get punched. Scout tells him he was wrong, since Sam never would have sent Danny away, and she won't hold it against him. After more talk about how everyone hates Drew, the two of them make out. Lulu spots them through the window and is happy to see them together, but she doesn't let them know that she saw them. Curtis' attack riles up Josslyn and makes her more determined than ever to bring down Sonny. Trina plans to cheer her on. Mac and Felicia are worried that Emma's relationship with Gio puts her in danger because of Sonny's enemies. Mac warns her not to buy anything Sonny says about being out of the mob and his world being safe.
Days of people asking Sonny if he was behind the attack is not good TV.
Also, what's the point of everyone asking if they're just going to believe what they want to believe?
I like that Jordan is getting more to do. She's a great character, and I like the way Tanisha Harper plays her.
If Chase really believes that Brook would stab him in the back to keep custody of Phoebe, they should just end things right now.
I guarantee that next week there will be a Trina/Ava scene where Trina vents about Sonny and Ava has to pretend she wasn't behind the attack.
I love how happy Lulu was to see Rocco and Scout. I also love how she made a bunch of noise to let them know she was coming in so they wouldn't realize that she'd already seen them making out.
October 5th, 2026
Sonny and Justine spend the whole episode fighting about whether he ordered the attack on Curtis and Sidwell. Long story short, they're done. Chase has decided that he can never trust Brook again, so he tells Monet he's ready to file for a legal separation. At the same time, Britt urges Willow to pursue Chase rather than let herself accept that she'll never have a true love again. Josslyn asks Baines to let her use her knowledge of Sonny and his loved ones to take him down. Baines says no, since Sonny's the local police's problem, and Josslyn needs to focus on JJE. He finally gives her a little insight on what she's supposed to be doing, telling her to keep an eye out for dealings in the Far East. Josslyn plays along, then takes steps on her own to move against Sonny. Jason meets Serena, who already hates him based on things Scott has told her about him. Then there's a whole thing about a falcons' nest on the roof, and how Yuri won't obey Tracy's orders to move it, and Serena sneaks up to the roof to handle it herself and ends up dangling upside-down and asking Jason for help. Gio tells Trina that he believes Sonny's claim that Curtis wasn't meant to be a target in the attack, and that Sonny won't go after him again. However, he isn't sure if he believes that Sonny wasn't behind the attack at all. Because of that, he decides it's time to move out of Sonny's house. Brook confides in Hudson about the apparent end of her marriage.
Oh, no, a couple no one cared about broke up.
I would love it if Josslyn discovered that Drew and Ava were behind the assault and had to decide whether or not to let Sonny take the fall for it.
I don't want to hear the word "falcons" even one more time. Also, can't they just move the nest to the nature preserve?
Are they going to test out Jason and Serena as a couple? Is there a clause in Steve Burton's contract stating that he'll only have love interests played by actresses named Kelly?
I assume that Scott wanted Serena to do something worse to Jason than stomp on his foot, but she restrained herself.
October 6th, 2026
Elizabeth won't let her in to see Sidwell, so Lulu steals Felicia's ID badge and poses as a nurse to get past a guard. Sidwell is more than happy to talk to her – not about Sonny or his assault, but about other people in town who deserve punishment, like Willow. Felicia tells Anna that Robert and Holly are coming to visit soon, and then will make France her permanent home. Anna has mixed feelings, since she now associates France with her time in the psych facility, which makes her think about Faison. In her next therapy session, she talks about how she's always had to compartmentalize things and try to leave them in the past because she knows that dwelling on them doesn't do anything. She's never been able to do that with Faison, but after what happened with Britt, she felt liberated, which makes her think that now she can free herself of Faison's hauntings. Hudson tries to talk Josslyn out of using JJE to take down Sonny, but when she presents her plan (which we don't get to hear), he admits that it would benefit the company. Still, he doesn't like that she's using a huge corporation for a personal revenge plot. Chase talks to Willow about his marriage and his realization that he can't trust Brook anymore. Surprisingly, she seems to support him fixing things, and she doesn't try anything funny with him. Meanwhile, Brook talks things over with Valentin (yes, you read that right), who isn't surprised that she and Chase didn't work out, since they're so different. For example, she has evil tendencies and he doesn't. He thinks she should be with someone who allows her to be her true self, because there's no way she was that with Chase. Serena bugs Jason until he agrees to help her move the falcons' nest to the nature preserve. Then she gets a little fixated on checking for ticks.
I definitely didn't have "Drew and Ava have Sidwell attacked, leading to Willow's downfall" on my bingo card.
Lulu's good at pickpocketing (I assume she learned that from Luke). I didn't see her take the ID.
Let's not do this "Robert's coming for a visit" crap. We know he's not. Don't insult our intelligence.
If Jax wanted JJE to be used to bankrupt Sonny, he would have done it years ago.
Yay, Valentin shaved!
The only way those Jason/Serena scenes can end up being meaningful is if one of them winds up with a tick.
October 7th, 2026
Lulu pitches Drew an article about his "heroic" recovery from his "stroke." He approves of her reviewing his medical records and talking to his doctors, which leads to her learning from Lucas and Elizabeth how involved Willow was in everything. She also learns about Brennan's "stroke" and how unusual it is that two men were struck by the same ailment in the same location and both made full recoveries. Drew hears Alexis and Molly trashing him and assumes that they've been doing it around Scout, which just gives him yet another reason to want to keep them apart. He threatens to send Scout to boarding school if Alexis continues violating the restraining order. Rocco overhears and tells Scout that it's more important than ever that they not let Drew find out that they're together. Carly asks Anna to mentor Josslyn to help ensure that she gets through her tenure at the WSB as unscathed as possible. Anna says no, since she doesn't trust her own judgment right now. They discuss Anna's therapy, and how her therapist wants her to work with someone who knew her back in the day. The only candidates are Robert and Valentin, and Carly is fully on board with the latter helping Anna, even though they used to be involved. Gio and Emma have decided to move in together, which Tracy is happy about. She's also happy that Gio has finally seen the light about Sonny, though Emma convinces her not to gloat around Gio. Scout makes up with Danny but can't get him to budge on doing the same with Rocco. He admits that he sees Rocco differently than he used to. Dante can tell that Rocco isn't as okay with his rift with Danny as he lets on, so he talks to Danny about making amends and not holding one mistake against someone.
I assume that Carly's maturity over Anna and Valentin's friendship will come back to bite her.
I appreciate the contrast of Scout and Danny agreeing that Sam would have never sent him away, followed by Drew threatening to send Scout away.
Gio doesn't get that moving in with Emma means he doesn't have to tell Sonny the real reason he's moving out. It just makes it look like it's all about his relationship.
Funny how Dante's teaching Danny about forgiveness when he just cut his own father out of his life.
Let's make sure we get every single character's opinion on whether Sonny ordered the attack. We should be about halfway there.
October 8th, 2026
Lulu's article about Drew turns into an exposé on Willow and Sidwell's actions. Carly's more than happy to tell Drew all about it, and surprisingly, he's not happy to have Willow's crimes revealed. The article also mentions Brennan, and he's worried that it will drum up interest in Brennan's disappearance. Ava thinks that Willow is more likely to be investigated for that than they are, and she suggests that Drew confirm that Willow drugged him, which will take the heat off of the two of them. Tracy, Brook, and Michael are thrilled about Lulu's article and hope that Willow will finally have a downfall. They worry that Willow will come after them, but they note that at least Chase will see who she really is. Unfortunately, Chase thinks they conspired with Lulu to defame Willow, and he even tells her that he wants to help her get revenge. Monet approaches Curtis again, this time with the news that she thinks there was an error during his trial that she can exploit for an appeal. He brushes her off, saying he'll pass the information on to Martin, but Monet thinks she's the better option. She'll paint him as a hero for trying to protect Sidwell. Curtis agrees to hire her, and only then does she admit that she's Jordan's sister. Ava uses the attack to keep Avery away from Sonny, because of course she does. Sonny offers Carly the same option with Donna, but she assures him that she knows he didn't order the attack, since she believes that he's leaving the mob. He worries about his relationship with Dante and how his other kids will react, then warns Donna that she might hear some bad things about him. Donna promises not to believe them. Britt assumes that Sidwell made Willow drug Drew, but Willow admits that she came up with that idea on her own. She also paints herself as a victim (as usual), which Britt totally falls for. Jordan doesn't like the idea of going to Germany while Curtis is in the hospital and could be sent back to a dangerous place, but he points out that she can't do anything to affect his situation. Like Michael, he wants her to focus on herself and take advantage of an opportunity she might never get again.
A round of applause for the person who came up with "Motion denied" as the headline for an article about paralysis.
I'm surprised Chase didn't go to Willow first, to make sure she was okay.
Lulu should be offended that Chase believes that she would publish an article full of lies without doing some fact-checking.
Sorry, Curtis, but I don't think Willow is going to have much time to work on getting you released.
Avery's a teenager now? Are they going to make her a love interest for Danny?
Please tell me how you were "trapped" in your marriage to Drew, Willow. Because I distinctly remember you choosing to marry him while fully knowing who he really was.
Willow probably should have considered the possibility that Sidwell would rat her out.
Michael's going with Jordan? That's horrible timing.
October 9th, 2026
Chase urges Willow to sue Lulu and the Quartermaines for defamation. Britt tries to talk him out of that view, knowing that Willow can't make the case that Lulu lied about her. She thinks Willow should just make a public statement denying everything Sidwell said. Willow tries to tell Chase that she doesn't want to drag him into her problems, but he'd obviously love to go up against the Quartermaines. After planting seeds with Isaiah and Tristan that he's been having weird dreams, Sidwell lies to Britt that he didn't know that his conversation with Lulu was real. She figures he wouldn't have been so talkative about his involvement in a crime, unless he has something up his sleeve. Dante later comes by to question Sidwell, who insists that Lulu's piece is full of lies. Curtis had no idea that Jordan had a sister, and he and Stella are both suspicious about her true motives for wanting to represent him. That said, Curtis is willing to retain her, since she clearly has something to prove. Sonny guesses that Gio's decision to live with Emma isn't solely based on their desire to take the next step in their relationship. Gio won't say right out that he thinks Sonny ordered the attack, but he's not going to live with someone Trina despises. He also tells Sonny he won't need his help finding a new manager anymore. Emma is much more openly hostile, but she appreciates Sonny's vow to prove that he had nothing to do with the attack. Dante and Justine aren't sure if any of Lulu's article is true, but Anna confirms that the WSB has a drug that causes paralysis, and Sidwell could have gotten access to it. Justine asks her to help out with the investigation into the attack, admitting that she got too close to Sonny and can't be objective anymore. Stella isn't good at masking her feelings about Isaiah being in Portia and Desmond's lives, and he feels like he should take a step back. Portia won't let him.
Guys, the press isn't Willow's biggest problem here. She's been accused of committing crimes. Her reputation should be the last thing on her mind.
Chase, buddy, you're going to feel so stupid when this all comes out.
I'm so confused about what Sidwell's game is here.
It's one thing to avoid a subject your partner doesn't want to discuss, but it's another to neer learn anything about their family.
October 12th, 2026
It's the day of the auction for Sidwell's piers, and Ric is confident that the bid he placed on Sonny's behalf will more than cover Drew's offer. Valentin is also in the running, as is Selina, who makes a surprise return with Brad. Carly admits to Valentin that she originally wanted Sonny to win, but now that'll make him look like he was lying about leaving the mob. Josslyn hacks the hotel's security system so she and Hudson can place a last-minute bid that comes out on top. She almost gets caught by Carly and Valentin as they're looking for a place to hook up. Everyone's surprised when Ezra announces that Hudson placed the winning bid, mostly because they don't know who Hudson is. Josslyn gets to make a grand entrance and reveal that the bid was on her behalf. Sidwell denies everything in Lulu's article, saying that he's been on so much medication that he's not even sure he talked to her. Dante's on to him, sure that he's been manipulating Willow for months, and thinks that Drew and Willow will clear everything up. Sidwell argues that anything he said on the record was under duress, so it's not admissible in court. Drew confronts Lulu over her article, since he didn't get to approve it before it was published, and because [insert reason here, because he doesn't have a good one]. He found out about Charlotte's car break-in from the valet, but Lulu points out that he doesn't have any proof that she did anything. Trina feels bad about pressuring Gio to move out of Sonny's, since Sonny's actions don't erase the fact that he's Gio's family. Emma assures her that Gio made the decision to leave on his own. Then there's some conversation about following one's instincts, which I expect will come back into play when we get some movement on the stalker plotline.
This is an excellent time for Selina to come back. Too bad they spoiled it by including her (and Brad) in the opening credits.
I love how impressed Hudson was with Josslyn when all she did was unplug something.
Drew is going to need to come up with a good reason for being upset that Willow was exposed.
Carly didn't tell the valet to keep quiet about Charlotte? That feels like something she would normally think about.
This stalker storyline has been really weak. Trina doesn't even know she has a stalker!
October 13th, 2026
Sonny bugs Josslyn to sell him the piers, insisting that she doesn't know what to do with them that will keep bad people in line. She ignores him and celebrates with Hudson while Sonny and Ric grumble about her grudge against Sonny. Not wanting to go after her directly, Sonny decides that they need to learn more about Hudson and determine whether he's the key to stopping her. Lulu's claims that Sidwell was totally lucid during their interview don't really hold water with Dante or Elizabeth, who don't like that she snuck in to see him and made it look like Elizabeth and Lucas agree with her accusations. Lulu refuses to print a retraction, and she thinks that if Willow's capable of what Sidwell said she did, there's no telling what else she's gotten away with. Then she learns that Willow is suing her for libel. Carly and Valentin talk about Anna's situation, and how Valentin helping her might lead to Anna helping Josslyn. Valentin also thinks that he can help Josslyn directly with the pier situation. Drew tells Ava that his plan to deal with Lulu's article is to deny everything. He won't do anything to get Willow busted, since that would benefit the Quartermaines, and he hopes that by taking focus off of his drugging, he'll also turn people's attention away from Brennan. Gio and Trina have a gig, and everything is pretty boring, but Quinn is there, and Trina gets a bouquet of flowers from an anonymous person calling themselves her biggest fan.
Sonny can't actually think that Josslyn would do anything for him.
Hey, Dante, how about you investigate instead of berating Lulu?
Elizabeth saying that Lulu's accusations could ruin Willow's life had echoes of people who argue that rape accusations ruin men's lives. And that's especially gross because it's Elizabeth.
Drew should be studied. He won't go after one enemy because it'll help another enemy.
Wow, a Spencer mention. It felt like that came out of nowhere.
Are we done talking about the possibly haunted apartment? Is this relevant to any plot in any way?
October 14th, 2026
Britt and Tristan agree that the amount of medication Sidwell was on should have made him incoherent, or possibly suggestible. But when Britt tries to convince Joe of that, Tristan says that the drugs also could have lowered his inhibitions and made him confess things he didn't meant to confess. Britt chastises him for that, but he points out that he could have mentioned that the WSB has a drug that Willow could have used on Drew and Brennan, so she should be glad that he's staying out of it (like she should). Brook doesn't like how far Tracy wants her to take things in the custody battle, but she's also mad that Chase thinks that she would defame Willow. Ned encourages her to protect herself in the divorce but also do what's best for Phoebe, even if it means giving Chase more than she wants to. Isaiah still wants to make sure he's not making waves with Marshall and Stella, but Portia doesn't want him distancing himself. Isaiah makes a huge breakthrough by inviting Marshall to join him and Portia for dinner, then recognizing Curtis and Marshall's roles in Des' life. Marshall admits that he has no issues with Isaiah, and because of how other people stepped up to take care of his sons when they were young, he respects anyone who does the same for Des. Lucy wants to take advantage of Serena's bond with Jason and Michael's out-of-town trip to come up with a Deception crisis that will have Jason giving them Michael's proxy. Serena clearly doesn't want to go that far, but she also wants to help Lucy, so she agrees. Joe thinks there's a link between Brennan's "stroke" and his disappearance, and that Lucas might be able to provide some insight. He's frustrated that the WSB took over, but Lucas thinks he should let it go, since he doesn't want to get mixed up in anything the bureau is involved in. Jason has started working at ELQ, and he's taking on some of Michael's responsibilities while he's away. Tracy asks him to help take some of Ned's load, too, so he doesn't get so stressed that he has another heart attack. Michael and Jordan talk about relationship stuff on the way to Germany, and if the show is really trying to see if they have chemistry, the answer is no.
If Lucy thinks that Jason would ever willingly do anything that might affect Michael even slightly negatively, she's lost it.
I want to see Jason in a Deception meeting. I think it would be funny if he remembered stuff about makeup from back when Maxie lived with him and Spinelli.
Thank God that Marshall is so reasonable.
How nice that Jason was hired at ELQ off-screen. It's not like it's a significant development.
October 15th, 2026
Willow offers to drop her libel lawsuit if Lulu prints a full retraction. Lulu declines, knowing that keeping the lawsuit alive will keep Willow in the public eye and make people take a closer look at what she's been up to. Willow threatens to ruin Lulu's reputation like Lulu has threatened hers. Joe comes by to talk to Willow about Brennan's disappearance, but Willow won't talk without a lawyer. Lulu tells Joe that if he's sure that Nina had something to do with Brennan's disappearance, it's a fair bet that Willow did, too. Sonny declares Josslyn off-limits and redirects Ric to focus on using Hudson to get to her. They plan to make him decide that working for Josslyn puts him at risk so he decides to leave town. Ric first tries to kick Hudson out of Sonny's gym, but Josslyn comes to his rescue. Ric then plants a listening device in Hudson's briefcase. Mac overhears the conversation between Josslyn, Hudson, and Ric and urges Josslyn to drop her vendetta against Sonny. She won't listen, of course, and he worries that she'll let it ruin other aspects of her life. Before she files for Curtis' appeal, Monet wants to drum up good PR for him, preferably through an interview. Curtis vetoes Jordan as the interviewer but thinks Drew would help him out. Willow hasn't been able to get anywhere with getting him moved out of Pentonville, but Monet doesn't think they should be working with her anyway, considering Lulu's accusations against her. Plus, he'll gain more sympathy if he has to go back to Pentonville right now. Baines wants to punish Josslyn for not leaving Sonny alone after being told to, but she successfully argues that her actions on JJE's behalf are reasonable for the business. Chase vents to Hudson about his family situation, clueless about how Hudson fits into things.
Either someone screwed up a prop or Monet and Willow lied to Curtis. The paperwork Lulu was looking at about Willow's lawsuit lists Monet as Willow's lawyer. But it also lists her as the attorney general of New York and misspells Willow's last name, so...
Imagine how dangerous a Monet/Willow partnership could be, though.
Ric wants to throw Hudson in a panic room so badly.
I'm by no means a Monet fan, but I enjoy the energy Blythe Howard is bringing.
Hey, Chase went an entire episode without talking about Willow!
October 16th, 2026
Quinn comes to Trina's rescue when she has car trouble, which he probably manufactured himself, because he's the stalker, and he's taken her to his lair of obsession. GH employees have a hangout at the same bar where Dante and Jason meet up to discuss how to get their sons to work things out. Dante thanks Jason for falling on his sword for Rocco, and Jason tells him that Britt deserves gratitude, too. Despite actually making some effort to befriend her co-workers, Britt turns cranky and rejects the gratitude, then grumbles when Serena pulls Jason away, leaving no one for her to yell at. She turns on Elizabeth, who gives as good as she gets before telling Britt that everyone's sick of her. All the co-workers except Britt move the party to Joe and Lucas' place, while Britt stays behind to mope alone until a guy named Jude starts chatting her up. Serena's still reluctant to manipulate Jason into signing over Michael's Deception proxy, but she just can't say no to Lucy. Neither of them realizes that Jason isn't going to make it as easy as just signing something without reading it. Emma and Gio overhear Josslyn trashing Sonny to Hudson, and Emma tears into Joss for her anti-Sonny attitude. This leads to a rant about Josslyn being a spoiled nepo baby. Hudson thinks that Josslyn should stop caring about what her childhood frenemy thinks of her, because from what he's seen, she's a lot better than Emma thinks she is. Ric takes an interest in Lulu's libel suit and offers to represent her. His strategy is for her to let Willow know that she's lawyered up, which could make Willow decide not to take things any farther. Gio now doubts whether he should believe Sonny about the assault, since something about the situation seems off.
Given all the couple testing going on, I don't like how much time Ric and Lulu have been spending together.
Britt: "Happy to see me?" Tristan: "Is anybody?" My sentiments exactly.
I need someone to follow Britt around and kick her in the shin every time she's unnecessarily mean. No, wait, I want to do it myself!
Just to be clear, Lucy and Serena's plan hinges on Jason being an idiot?
That was such a contrived reason for Emma to go off on Josslyn.
October 19th, 2026
Unlike Lulu, I must print a retraction: Kai isn't the stalker, or at least isn't being stalkerish right now – he's teamed up with Quinn to give Trina a romantic surprise in an Airbnb. Britt and Jude flirt for a while, and then decide to have a one-night stand without learning each other's names. Valentin tries to convince Josslyn to give him the piers, warning that bankrupting Sonny will hurt Donna and Avery. Josslyn won't give up on her plan to get revenge on Sonny for all he's put Carly through, and she already has an idea of which of his properties to target next. Lucas is surprised that Carly's okay with Valentin going to therapy with Anna, since the old Carly would have fought any woman who could possibly be a threat. He wants his sister to fight for her boyfriend, since he's seen how happy Valentin makes her. Lucy and Serena's plot falls apart when Jason insists on reading what he's supposed to sign and notices that he would be signing over Michael's proxy. Serena lies that it was all her idea, but Jason easily figures out that she schemed with Lucy. He gets that Serena wants to help her mother, and he agrees not to tell Tracy what she tried to do, so they can keep the peace until Michael gets back. Sonny and Anna bond over having people not believe them.
Nice fake-out with Kai. Does this mean he's not the stalker? Is Simon the only other suspect? Ugh, is this why they're bringing Heather back?
I had a theory about Jude but dismissed it when I learned Will Traval's age. Based on his reaction to Britt suggesting that they use the aliases John and Jane, I don't think I should have discounted it so easily.
This Britt/Jude thing is how Jason and Carly started. Yarg.
Valentin is going to need a better strategy to talk Josslyn down from a years-long dream.
October 20th, 2026
Sonny tells Jason about his relationship with Justine and warns that he might get caught in the crossfire if she follows up on her threat to come after him for past crimes. That's exactly what she's working on, and she's teaming up with Drew to do it. She knows that Drew has potentially damning information about Sonny from that time he thought he was Jason, and she promises him immunity if he can bring her something that will put Sonny away. Monet discusses her approach to Curtis' appeal (and her connection to him) with Alexis, then asks Portia to make a statement to the media supporting it. Portia agrees on the condition that Curtis stop giving any input on her relationship with Isaiah. She later tells Isaiah that, on top of Curtis' release being good for their kids, he'll owe them. Carly decides to take Lucas' advice and not be too casual about her relationship with Valentin. She tells him how much she appreciates having him in her life, and he in turn says that he appreciates the emotional risk she took opening her heart to him. Alexis breaks the news to Valentin that someone one-upped his bid for Wyndemere. Carly's like, "Awesome, I don't have to visit you at the creepy house," but he doesn't want to give up that easily. Britt and Jude hook up and are very happy with the experience.
I guess Justine isn't worried that Sonny will retaliate by revealing that they had a relationship (or that anyone would believe him if he did).
Oof, Portia's going to look like she's picking her ex over her current boyfriend.
We were all so focused on who wanted to buy the piers that we didn't think about who might want to buy Wyndemere.
Britt and Jude got so much screentime for so little story.
October 21st, 2026
Lucy tries to convince Jason that Michael might actually want her and Serena to have his proxy, an idea Jason won't even pretend to consider. Lucy expects retaliation from Tracy, but Jason promises not to say anything about Lucy and Serena's scheming as long as he isn't asked anything. Too bad for the women, Tracy straight out asks him if Lucy's been pulling anything. Anna has changed her mind about going to therapy with Valentin, partly so he doesn't have to revisit his past and partly so she doesn't have to revisit hers. He isn't any more excited about it than she is, but he's still willing to do it so she can move forward and heal. Jude seems to want to learn more about Britt, but she sticks to their original agreement to keep everything anonymous and short-term. Though she expects to never see him again, he makes plans to stay in town longer. Also, he has a gun. Stella and Felicia want to confront Britt about her attitude and take the complaints that have been made about her to HR. Elizabeth, for some reason, thinks some of it can be excused, but Stella wants to act now before anyone files a lawsuit. Everyone excepts fireworks, but Britt's in such a good mood from her night with Jude that she's fully receptive to feedback and acknowledges that she's treated people badly. Molly has a job opportunity in Chicago but doesn't want to uproot Cody if he wants to go with her. Cody and Tracy are filler.
Lucy really thinks that Jason is an idiot, huh?
All of a sudden, Elizabeth is defending Britt??
They're not seriously going to take us from four Davis women to one in just two years.
They don't seem to know what to do with Cody. His scenes today were pointless.
October 22nd, 2026
Ric and Monet want Brook and Chase, respectively, to ask for more than they actually want in their divorce settlement and custody arrangement. Brook is so intent on giving Phoebe the best that she wants to ditch the prenup, but Ric guesses that Monet will ask for more money for Chase. He's right, but Chase defers to her if it means getting out ahead of the Quartermaines. A meeting about the settlement devolves into Ric and Monet throwing each other's clients' misdeeds at each other while Brook and Chase just sit there. It ends when Ric accuses Chase of not caring about Phoebe, and Brook objects. Emma looks into who's been sending Trina flowers and calling themselves her biggest fan. This leads them to a fan site full of pictures of Trina that seems to have been set up by the stalker. Britt gushes over her fling with Lucas, then announces that she's turning over a new leaf and is going to enjoy her life. Cody fully supports whatever Molly wants to do, and he'd be happy to move to Chicago with her. Ultimately, though, she decides to stay put. Ava starts chatting with Joe, then immediately regrets it when he asks about her last conversation with Brennan. She tries to play it cool, then warns that the WSB might not like that he's asking questions related to one of their investigations. Michael and Jordan are mostly filler, but she's approved for surgery.
Oh, Ric. Brook has never kept her mouth shut in her life.
Unless Joel Sartore is Trina's stalker, all this promo stuff is a waste of everyone's time.
Ava, if you're covering up a crime, try not to engage a detective in conversation.
Ooh, what if the experimental treatment damages Jordan's kidney and she needs a donation from Monet?
October 23rd, 2026
Sonny sets up a meeting with Hudson, which Josslyn wants to show up for instead, since she doesn't want Hudson getting that deep into things. Hudson points out that he's an unknown entity to Sonny, so he should take the meeting. Sonny surprises him by offering him a large amount of money not to leave JJE but to undermine Josslyn's plans to take him down. Hudson's on board. Brook and Chase go to the Dominican Republic for a quickie divorce, despite the fact that neither seems to actually want one. Sonny suspects that Josslyn framed him for the assault, and he sends Jason to find out. Jason believes her when she says it wasn't her, which leaves both of them at a loss about who was really behind it. Jason wonders why Josslyn hates Sonny but not him, which is totally fair. Josslyn knows from experience how much he cares for her and Carly, and she's sure that he'll always have her back. Ava panics over Joe's investigation into Brennan's disappearance and tells Drew that they need to move Brennan's body. Drew tries to convince her to continue letting Nina take the blame. Ric and Lulu try to scare Willow into dropping her lawsuit, but she and Monet are confident that they'll win, especially since Drew hasn't corroborated anything in Lulu's article. Lulu's risking a $5 million loss, and though Ric isn't sure where this will go next, they act like they know what they're doing. Aiden secretly got his GED and applied to pastry school in Paris, and only told Elizabeth after he was accepted. She asks Dante's advice on whether or no she should let him go at such a young age.
Hudson should really be taking the fact that he's on a mobster's bad side more seriously.
No one's gone to the Dominican Republic for a quickie divorce in years. It used to happen all the time.
Not a good look for Josslyn that two people who know her well think she's capable of ordering a prison beating.
When Ric inevitably believes that Elizabeth is cheating on him with Dante, I predict that he'll hook up with Monet.
I'm disappointed that they had such an interesting character in Aiden and never did anything with him.
October 26th, 2026
Brook and Chase apparently haven't considered marriage counseling or some other way to fix their trust problems, so they're now divorced. Drew sneaks onto the Quartermaines' property to suggest to Willow that they release a joint statement denouncing Lulu's accusations. Jason finds him and sends him away, then warns Willow not to associate with him if she doesn't want to risk her shaky peace with Michael. He tells her that if she keeps playing nice, the Quartermaines will, too, but if not, they'll make things much harder for her. Lulu discusses the libel suit with Tracy, deciding that she needs to get proof that Willow drugged Drew. That starts with confirming that the WSB has a drug that causes paralysis. Tracy suggests that she talk to Carly and Valentin, since they knew Brennan and could probably get information about the drug. This is bad timing, since Lulu just got into a fight with them about Charlotte, but she sucks it up and apologizes before asking for help. Valentin says he'll look into things, since he can't say anything about Brennan's drugging without incriminating Nina. Carly doesn't like the thought that if they don't come to Lulu's rescue, she'll suffer some major losses. Valentin tells her that they can help by finding out what happened to Brennan. Curtis is being sent back to Pentonville, but Monet still thinks that will work in his favor, making him look sympathetic to a jury. Drew wants to help, but he doesn't want to tie Curtis' name to his while he's dealing with the PR nightmare that is Lulu's article, so he points Curtis and Monet toward a One Life of Life character instead. Jason brings up the possibility of Danny and Rocco working together on Danny's punishment chores, an idea neither kid likes. Scout comes by while they're talking and has to pretend that she's there to see Danny, not Rocco. Danny has her hide while he makes sure Drew is gone, and Rocco tells her that Drew is considering sending her to boarding school. They agree that it's more important than ever to keep a lid on their relationship. They're off to a horrible start, since seconds later, Danny catches them kissing.
How, exactly, did you and Brook try to regain each other's trust, Chase? I must have missed those episodes.
Drew sure has been making a lot of unholy alliances lately.
Carly, it's past time to accept that Valentin will do anything he can to protect his exes.
Danny doesn't like his friend kissing his sister, huh? I wonder if Rocco would feel the same if he knew that Danny and Charlotte kissed.
October 27th, 2026
Ava asks Lucas to put in a good word in for her with Joe so he'll stop thinking that she had anything to do with Brennan's disappearance. Lucas does, but that just makes Joe more suspicious. Lucas might be, too, when Joe tells him that Ava was the last person seen with Brennan before he vanished. Ava knows her luck is running out, so she quickly calls Alexis. Gio suspects that Curtis and Sidwell's attacker might have lied about being sent by Sonny. Curtis is pretty sure he's wrong, but he has no problem with Gio having doubts. He just hopes that Trina and Gio's loyalties don't come between them. Gio goes to Dante next, wanting to help him and Sonny smooth things over since he now regrets his knee-jerk reaction to the accusations against Sonny. Dante won't budge, and he's worried that Gio will end up heartbroken. Baines lets Dante know that the WSB doesn't want the PCPD looking into Brennan's disappearance, but when Joe tells Dante that he wants to investigate, and that he suspects that Ava was involved, Dante gives him the go-ahead. Baines goes to see Nina, admitting that he might have rushed into seeing her as guilty. Danny is furious about Rocco and Scout's relationship and accuses Rocco of taking advantage of his sister. He threatens to tell Drew what's going on, but Rocco tells him that Drew might send Scout away. Danny agrees to keep quiet, but only if Scout and Rocco stop seeing each other. Scout leaves during the argument to have dinner with Drew, who can tell that she's upset. He thinks it's because it's almost the anniversary of Sam's death. As if Scout's day couldn't get any worse, she confides that she's only now accepting that her mother is gone forever. Drew asks Portia to help out Curtis, which she wishes didn't mean associating with Drew in any way. She questions Curtis about teaming up with Drew, then promises her help if he keeps his opinions about Isaiah to himself. Sonny is, for some reason, really invested in whether Alexis believes that he was behind the attack. She isn't sure, but she's willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, so he'll take it. Baines tries to make arrangements with Ava to discuss Brennan, but Portia interrupts and chases him off. She then warns Ava not to trust Drew.
Ava, stop talking to people. Like, to everyone.
I want to hear more about why Danny thinks that Scout isn't old enough to know who she likes. What a weird thing to say.
I both admire and appreciate Portia's commitment to hating Drew.
Why does Sonny care what Alexis thinks about the assault?
October 28th, 2026
Ava retains Alexis and tells her almost everything about her and Drew's team-up and what happened to Brennan (she leaves out the part where he's dead and buried in the nature preserve). Alexis agrees to look up precedent to help her turn on Drew in exchange for immunity. It turns out that Jason told Tracy all about Lucy and Serena's attempted coup, so Tracy and Brook have conspired to make Deception part of ELQ. Lucy and Serena will still be involved, but their power will be greatly diminished. Lucy tries to use Alan to convince Jason not to move against her, but Jason thinks this is a good move. Serena's all, "You're not a good guy after all," and I really hope he can recover from her negative opinion of him. Britt overhears Chase and Dante talking about the former's divorce, and she speeds to the gatehouse to share the news with Willow. Willow wants to reach out to her ex, but Britt tells her she can't. She also chastises Willow for suing Lulu instead of just ignoring her story. Willow admits that part of the reason she didn't was that Chase believed she was innocent. Having learned that Ava was with Brennan just before his disappearance, Carly and Valentin figure that she was involved (and assume that he's dead). They know that she couldn't have moved a body on her own, so they guess that she and Nina worked together. Carly puts it together that they used a laundry cart to move the body. Baines believes Nina's claims that she had nothing to do with Brennan's disappearance and tells her that he's reopening the investigation. Unfortunately for her, that puts Willow in the spotlight. Chase vents to Dante about Lulu's article, and though Dante agrees that his ex went about things the wrong way, he thinks Chase should be open to the possibility that everything in the article is true. He also thinks that Chase is clinging to his insistence that Willow is innocent because if she's not, he blew up his life for a manipulator. Lucy tries to entice Willow into buying a house. Willow turns her down, but Lucy tells Serena that she planted seeds for something. Jude shows up at the Quartermaines asking to see his daughter.
"So what accountability are we avoiding today?" Heh.
Again, Lucy and Serena are dumb. I guarantee that Jason discussed the vote with Michael ahead of time.
Carly's laundry cart realization and "trust me, he'd fit" were a nice little shoutout to longtime viewers.
I can't wait for Nina to find out that Willow has done more to get Curtis out of prison than her.
If Jude really is Phoebe's father, that's a pretty great twist.
October 29th, 2026
Jude not only claims to be Phoebe's father, he also says he's Jerry's son. Brook refuses to let him near Phoebe, and Jason helps enforce that. Jude leaves the house without any trouble, warning that this isn't over, and goes to Alexis for legal representation. Jason and Tracy decide to seek for confirmation that Jude is a Jacks and try to figure out what he's after. In therapy, Valentin and Anna talk about the origins of their relationship, and she admits to using his feelings for her. He helps her remember that she was the one who approached Faison, not the other way around, and he and Dr. Nichols try to get her to accept that nothing Faison did to her was her fault. Joe questions Carly about the day of Brennan's disappearance, and she mostly tells him the truth (leaving out the part where she snooped in Drew's office). She puts a stop to the questioning, which makes her look sketchy, and reviews surveillance footage from around the hotel that day. That clues her in that Charlotte and Danny were there. Ric asks Alexis to convince Monet to drop Willow as a client, hoping that while Willow's looking for a new lawyer, she'll lose interest in the lawsuit. Alexis guesses that Ric is doubting that he can win the suit and tells him to try to talk Lulu into planting a retraction. Chase urges Willow not to drop the suit, since he still thinks the Quartermaines are behind it. Then she gives him co-parenting and post-divorce advice. Dante and Elizabeth are thiiiiiis close to taking things beyond friendship.
I thought Jude might be Jerry's son, but I wasn't sure it worked out mathematically. It does if we're either pretending Jude is younger than the actor playing him is, or if Jerry was a teen father. Though I'm not sure why I'm giving so much thought to math when it comes to this show. They're still trying to convince us that Anna and Valentin are the same age.
I can't comprehend the thought of Jerry being a grandfather.
Carly, stop acting suspicious – you didn't do anything wrong, for once.
What, exactly, was the point of Chase and Willow's scenes today?
October 30th, 2026
Carly and Valentin get Danny to spill that he and Charlotte found Brennan's body in the hotel pool the night he disappeared. When he mentions that he and Charlotte also saw Ava and Drew that night, Carly and Valentin start putting everything together. After Outback returns from another trip to the preserve with a finger, Carly and Valentin head over and find Brennan's body. Trina and Gio show up for a gig only to learn that someone booked them for a private performance. Trina's stalker has left flowers there, and she and Emma tell Kai and Gio that this is actually the third bouquet they've sent. Gio wants to cancel the performance, since the stalker could be dangerous, but Trina wants to face whoever it is and end this. I doubt it'll end as quickly or easily as she hopes, because the stalker is Heather, and we all know how much she struggles to let things go. According to Jude, he and Delilah were friends, they decided to have a baby together, and he has no idea why she suddenly disappeared with Ethan. Alexis refuses to believe that Ethan's paternity test wasn't valid, and she tells Jude that Brook and Chase will never allow him to collect Phoebe's DNA for another test, so he's probably out of luck. Jason asks Josslyn about Jude, whose existence she's only known about for a few years. Jax told her that he's just as bad as Jerry, and he did something unforgivable that proves that he's just like his father. Jason is curious about why Jude showed up in town right now, because he doubts it's just for Phoebe. Dante and Elizabeth have a moment where it looks like they might kiss, but they're interrupted by trick-or-treaters, then Lucas. Elizabeth tries to downplay what happened to Lucas, admitting that while she wanted to kiss Dante, she doubts that he feels the same. It looks like she's wrong. Ric advises Lulu to investigate Sidwell's accusations against Willow so she can prove them if the lawsuit leads to a trial. Dante asks her to retract her story, but he's not surprised when she declines.
Even without costumes or parties or trick-or-treaters, this episode was pretty Halloween-y.
A dozen people live at the Quartermaines'. Why can't any of them keep tabs on Outback?
Josslyn knew that Jerry had a son and NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT HIM?
I don't think Jason will need to do anything to keep Jude away from Phoebe. Brook will be pretty vicious about that.