Skip to main content

Stating the Obvious: GH

Wednesday's General Hospital was like a breath of fresh air to me. Kristina's conversation with Sonny served as a reminder that she is the one true victim in this storyline. It also allowed viewers to see that her attempts to forget what happened to her is clouding her judgement. And it was nice to see that she is still making an effort at keeping Ethan out of trouble because it makes her seem less villainous . As long as GH keeps showing more moments like these I might eventually be able to buy into the fact that she blamed Ethan thinking she could protect him, while appeasing Kiefer in order to protect herself.









Perhaps the portion of this episode that pleased me the most was Carly figuring out that Kiefer is to blame for Kristina's attack. Obviously she will have to prove that now, which will give GH an opportunity to throw her into scenes with Bradley Cole, (hello Guiding Light fans) but it was such a relief to hear someone finally suspect Kiefer. I was beginning to think that no one remembered anything they had seen or heard about him. I think Carly should go to Sonny with her suspicions because she might actually be the only person who can get through to him. One would think he would have learned something from his experiences with Claudia and Dante, but how quickly he forgets.









I was surprised that Lulu brought up Luke's past to Ethan. I had actually forgotten that he didn't know all about the saga that is Luke and Laura, but if Luke is going to factor into a storyline about violence against women, the rape needs to be addressed. And I liked that Lulu recognized it for the violent act that it was.




Comments

  1. I have to say that I enjoyed yesterday's episode more than I have been, but there is still a great deal of room for improvement.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Hi Lizzy!

    Oh yeah there are definitely more things they could be improving on right now and I hope they do.

    Paula

    ReplyDelete
  3. Paula,

    When I was watching Friday's show leave it to Soap Opera Digest for blowing the plot by revealing what's in their next issue. With all due respect, it probably wasn't their fault. Geez....it was right before the end of the show when Alexis gets that "Aha!" moment in time.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Hi Peggy!

    I think the GH promos have been revealing too much too. The last one that aired showed Kiefer's lifeless body on the ground. I didn't need to know that he dies. I would have rather been surprised. The level of interest in soaps might actually increase if the viewers were allowed to be surprised every now and then. If you can see everything that happens in a 16 second promo, no wonder soap ratings are so low. Viewers are essentially given a choice - see what happens in just a few seconds or watch 10 episodes for the same outcome.

    Paula

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

All About Mia: DOOL

After months of allowing herself to be deceived and manipulated by Nicole and Stefano so that she could keep her baby's adoption intact, only to find out that said baby wasn't hers because her baby had died, one would think that Mia would have enough drama to last a lifetime. Instead it seems that she has picked up a few bad habits from Nicole because she has turned to manipulating Gabi in order to stake her claim on Chad, someone she didn't seem to want a few weeks ago. As if the Mia character wasn't irritating enough already, this newly calculative Mia is actually making me feel sorry for Gabi, which only makes her that much more irritating. I was stunned that she used Nicole's hearing as an opportunity to drive a wedge between Chad and Gabi, the same hearing that they were discussing her baby's death and the kidnapping of Will's baby sister. In doing this she not only undermined Will's importance in her life, but Sydney and Grace's as well...and p...

48th Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations!

The 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Nominees Outstanding Lead Actress Nancy Lee Grahn as Alexis Davis (General Hospital, ABC) Finola Hughes as Anna Devane/Alex Marick (General Hospital, ABC) Melissa Claire Egan as Chelsea Lawson (The Young and the Restless, CBS) Genie Francis as Laura Collins (General Hospital, ABC) Jacqueline MacInnes Wood as Steffy Forrester (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)   Outstanding Lead Actor Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS) Steve Burton as Jason Morgan (General Hospital, ABC) Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos (General Hospital, ABC) Wally Kurth as Justin Kiriakis (Days of Our Lives, NBC) Dominic Zamprogna as Dante Falconeri (General Hospital, ABC) Outstanding Supporting Actress Courtney Hope as Sally Spectra (The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS) Carolyn Hennesy as Diane Miller (General Hospital, ABC) Marla Adams as Dina Mergeron (The Young and the Restless, CBS) Tamara Braun as Ava Vitali (Days of Our Lives, NBC) Briana Henry as Jor...

False Accusations: GH

When I watched Friday's GH I was positive Carly destroyed Brenda's wedding dress. She's been acting a little crazy lately anyway and I was sure that Michael's problems finally pushed her over the edge when I heard her conversation with Sonny. I'm sure there was a big part of her that thought it was in Michael's best interest to tell Sonny what happened to him. However it was clear that her primary motivation for talking to Sonny before Michael had a chance to was to make sure he blamed Dante. When that didn't happen she turned her attention to Brenda, implying that she would hurt Sonny, which would in turn hurt Michael. Of course Brenda hurting Sonny is primarily contingent on Carly telling him about Brenda's baby at the wedding. Carly is so worried about how Sonny's reaction to hearing this news will affect Michael, yet she is the one who insists on delivering it and in the worst possible way. Obviously Carly has issues with Brenda and with seeing ...