Easy Love: GH

Just when I thought a storyline could not possibly get any worse than the prison rape of a barely eighteen year old kid it does. A casual observer might ask how a prison rape storyline could get any worse. Well, General Hospital answered that question on Tuesday by having Sam take it upon herself to get Michael an escort so he could learn about sex.







I might be able to forgive Michael for a momentary lapse in judgment where he thought it would be beneficial to get his first real sexual experience out of the way. After all Michael has a lot of issues for someone so young and for the last few weeks he has been repeatedly confronted with images of couples having sex. Taking this into account it would be understandable for Michael to think that obtaining a sense of "normal" intimacy with someone would solve all his problems. Like I said Michael is a confused, young kid who is prone to poor decision making.






I do think it was a little presumptuous, if not a little insulting for him to assume that Ally would expect sex from him if they got into a relationship. Let's forget for a moment that he hasn't even started dating this girl yet, but they are in high school. Michael should not feel like he has to be ready for sex right now. High schools are filled with kids who aren't ready for sex whether they have experienced prison rape or not.






Furthermore, I'm not sure what makes Michael think that a girl would appreciate him going to a professional to get some experience before having sex with her. No respectable girl would want that and considering that Ally seems to like Michael for the fact that he's a nice guy I'm pretty sure she would hate that. As I said before though, Michael is a young kid with a lot of issues, but that does not excuse Sam. For her to not only condone Michael's escort idea but to actually set this idea in motion is reprehensible. Michael's issues cannot be fixed by a one-night stand with the hooker with a heart of gold. He's still going to have the same impulse control problems and intimacy issues as he did before, in fact a sexual encounter with a stranger may actually make them worse. Therefore it is beyond reason that Sam would take it upon herself to facilitate such an encounter for Michael.






Furthermore I cannot understand how Candy, a woman who, according to Sam, is trying to turn her life around, would agree to have sex with a high school boy. I found it even more strange that both Sam and Candy seemed more excited about this set up than Michael was, Sam especially with her little "call me" gesture to Michael as she left the hotel room. What is she moonlighting as a pimp now? Considering the way this storyline is going it would appear that Drew Garrett wasn't fired, he was thrown a life preserver!

Miss Diagnosis: GH

Like many of you I have thoroughly enjoyed Lisa's descent into madness. Of course now that Patrick has found Robin, and Lisa has essentially laid all her cards on the table, this storyline will have to come to some sort of conclusion. First of all, someone will likely get shot so hopefully Steve will make his way to the cabin where he can help out the injured party, assuming no one gets killed. If, in fact, someone does get shot I hope it is Lisa, but not for the reasons you might think.





If Lisa gets shot, accidentally of course while she and Patrick are fighting over the gun, the bullet may hit her in the head. Since she is a soap character a bullet in the head will not necessarily be fatal, just ask DOOL's E.J. Dimera. If he can be shot in the head and make it through a whole night without medical attention, then Lisa should be fine with three doctors surrounding her immediately after it happens. Of course Lisa's subsequent surgery to remove the bullet will be a tricky one and will require the best possible neurosurgeon to perform it, which is where Patrick comes in. Patrick will be forced to perform the surgery to save her life, but in the process learns the reason behind her instability, a tumor or some sort of growth located on her frontal lobe. This would explain all of Lisa's bizarre behavior, including why she waited so many years to reveal her obsession for Patrick. In addition it would keep Brianna Brown on the show for the foreseeable future and by extension keep Lisa in Patrick and Robin's orbit for a while longer. Not to mention it may create a plausible excuse for a trip back to crazy town later on. That would certainly be preferable to Lisa being thrown in jail, sent to a mental institution, or worst of all...killed.