When All is Said and Done: GH

In the midst of all the chaos surrounding Franco's latest antics, more on that later, I could not help noticing Lucky and Maxie's reactions to the safety of his hostages. Neither one of them seemed at all concerned with Sam's well being. When Maxie thought someone might have died in an explosion her initial reaction was to hope that it wasn't Lulu. This made it seem like Lulu was the only one she was concerned about even though she and Sam were friends long before she and Lulu ever started speaking to each other. It seems rather strange to me that Maxie wouldn't at least be as equally concerned about Sam as she was Lulu. Still, I can kind of overlook a little insensitivity from Maxie, primarily because she has a tendency to be that way a lot, but also because Lulu has become like a sister to her since Georgie's death. In addition, Maxie feels guilty about letting herself be used by Franco, not to mention the fact that if that had never happened she would have likely been at Crimson when Franco came to kidnap her, thereby preventing Lulu from getting kidnapped instead.

Lucky's reaction to the hostage situation baffled me. In fact I was more than just a little annoyed by it. Let's forget for a moment how ridiculous it looked to see Lucky trying to beat Jason up when he thought Lulu was dead, and focus on his implications that Sam was expendable because she chose a life with Jason. I guess Lucky thought that since Sam knowingly put herself in danger by attaching herself to Jason, she should be prepared to suffer the consequences and so should everyone else...and this is someone Lucky supposedly cared about once upon a time. I understand that he was worried about his sister, but Jason sent Dante to rescue her as soon as he found out where she was, not to mention the fact that he had no way of knowing that Sam's bomb wasn't real. It is not as if Jason could have been in two places at once either, saving Lulu and Sam simultaneously, although Lucky seemed to think that Jason should have been able to do that, or at least be able to read Franco's mind. I must say I am really beginning to feel sorry for Jason. Everyone looks at him like he is some sort of superhero and has all the answers, but he is the first one blamed when something goes awry.

Lucky's logic implied that because Sam knowingly became involved with someone dangerous she forfeited the right to expect safety, and that anything that happened to her was her fault. I wonder if this same logic would apply to Lulu because she has certainly never found herself in a dangerous situation she had to be rescued from. Although I do seem to recall her having to be rescued by Dante and Johnny recently when she almost drowned because she was determined to find Carly in spite of the danger.




In conclusion, I find it ironic that Lucky would use Sam's relationship with Jason to point out that people who knowingly place themselves in situations where they might get hurt should be prepared to deal with the outcome. I wonder if he will feel so strongly about that when he realizes that he has allowed the same woman to cheat on him once again.









--Check back soon to read my thoughts on James Franco's unprecedented General Hospital visit!