Making the Rounds at General Hospital - An Explosive Week
Published January 28, 2007
Last week Patrick ran away to Vegas with Pete, inspiring a girl getaway, Nikolas and Emily found Spencer and returned home, Carly returned from her ski trip, and eventually moved in with Sonny, and we got a sneak peek ahead at the Metro Court explosion.
It's a little different format this week because of very different approach to sweeps by the powers that be.
Thursday's episode ended with a typical Friday cliff hanger — Lucky asked Elizabeth to remarry him. When Friday's episode opened, we saw police cars outside the Metro Court and helicopters circling overhead. Someone dressed in black and wearing a black ski mask appeared on the roof, hands in the air. She jumped to the ground and pulled the mask off. It was Sam we saw running toward the police officers warning that the lobby is wired to explode. Tear gas was fired, officers stormed the building, and shots were heard from inside.
A moment later, Nikolas ran from the hotel with an unconscious Robin in his arms. He delivered her to Patrick and turned, screaming Emily's name as he ran back toward the building. The Metro Court exploded.
The next scene is Emily, Nikolas, and Spencer getting off the hospital elevator, the sub-title "Sixteen hours earlier" flashes on the screen. I knew from spoilers what was supposed to happen and I was still confused for the first half hour. See the opening two minutes below.
I guess the reason I was most confused was because we were told Friday's episode and the fifteen to follow were going to examine the sixteen hours leading up to the explosion. In the remainder of the episode, I only saw a few minutes focused on Mr. Craig, Lorenzo, and the mysterious shipment, though a majority of the episode did focus on getting most all the major players to the Metro Court. It just didn't have that hour-by-hour breakdown feel that had been advertised. And storylines that were started earlier in the week were later wrapped up into neat little packages by two or three lines of dialogue that was forced, out of place, and just bad. It's a complaint I've raised before here, but I'll say it again. I hate when the writers start a story and then drop it or explain it away midway through the arc... case and example, Robin and Patrick.
Patrick invited Robin to move in with him, and after her usual resistance, she agreed. Later at the hospital, she ran into Noah and shared the news with him, not knowing that Patrick's old frat buddy, Pete, had shown up at the apartment to convince Patrick to go to Vegas for 48 hours — a promise they had made each other in college if one of them ever got too involved with a woman.
Wife, mother, aspiring novelist, and music editor at BC Magazine, Connie Phillips spends most of her time in a fantasy land of her own creating. In reality, she writes about music, television, and the process of writing, when she's not cheering on her kids at equestrian events. Contact: Phillips.connie@gmail.com
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- Published: January 28, 2007
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I would like to state my disappointment on how General Hospital executives treated a loyal employee of almost 30 years. Stuart Damon is an incredibly talented actor who has always given his all for General Hospital. Those executives made a huge mistake. I don't even want to watch General Hospital anymore, because if Alan is gone, who is next to be gone. Are they trying to be like All My Children, who are killing off their actors one by one. That is also terrible but at least they were younger and not on the show for 30 years. They have no sense of what this show is about if they could let Alan die like that. Not even letting Jason say goodbye was horrible. I don't care what story line they make out of that. I just keep thinking, this can't be happening. I bought ABC soaps because Alan was on the cover. I thought that maybe he wanted to retire, eventhough he didn't seem the type to go on his own. When I read what was done to him, I felt so angry. I am so disgusted with this show. It was bad enough when they cut his time on the show. They should really think about the error of their ways and find a way to keep him. Maybe freeze his body until a cure is found and find it quickly. After all it is a soap opera and anything is possible. I have been wathching this show as many years as Alan has been on. I truly hope that something is done to correct the mistake that has been made and that Alan will rise again.
Hi Cheryl. Thanks for your well-thought out comment. You are one of many who was deeply upset at the way TPTB cast out a long-time mainstay on GH. It was truly heart-breaking to watch, and sad to see the quality of acting being tossed aside.
Latest word is, Alan will be around in a ghostly form for awhile yet. Not quite the "fix" many were looking for. I too was hoping because of public out-cry he may, in the end, survive the heart-attack.
OMG! I am so sick of the Jax/Carly/Sonny thing! I want Jax off the show forever. He can't act and is standing in the way of a Carly/Sonny reunion.
The Lulu/Spenili/Dillon/Millo is really getting old! Sure she's pretty but in real life I dont think there would be a bounch of guys fitting over her. She should date Logan though.
Coop is so sweet! I feel bad for Maxie even after the crap she's done.........
Lucky and Elizabeth have to stay together!! But she should tell Lucky the truth she's acting like he's been perfect. *couph....sleeping with Maxie and taking drugs*.
Jason and Sam should have a baby!! And Sam needs to drop this "tv career" before Amelia crushes her.
I am very angry that Patrick gave up on Robin so easily. If I were Robin i would dump him anyway!
Emily and Nicholas.......i like that couple, they need to re-marry.
Mr.Craig is sooooooooo SEXY!!!! He needs to remain on the show.....maybe a romance with Alexis? Or a new charater? (General Hospital derectors: I'm availible!!)
Alan's "haunting" is getting old FAST. Tracy needs to give Emily, the money and stop acting all inocent.
Laura-don't kill me!!- needs to die, all she does is lay in a coma. Luke needs to be set free!
I forgot one thing if you derectors do need ME call [Personal contact info deleted]
Alexandra - thanks for all your thoughts on the storylines.
Jax/Carly/Sonny wear me out. I can't get into either pairing anymore.
I think we'll see an eventual Lulu/Logan pairing, just for the family problems it will cause.
Even after Friday's scenes, I can't get over all the bad Maxie has caused. I don't like her and can't see where I ever will.
Sam's whining bores me, Liz is a hypocrite, Jason needs someone better than either of them.
The actor playing Mr. Craig is wonderful - Alexis always ends up with bad guys... I actually sort of liked the Alexis Jax stuff a couple weeks ago, or could maybe even see an Alexis Noah pairing (of course anything to see more "Dr. Drake Sr."
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