General Hospital

[CTTT]

There hasn't been anything on this board about soaps so thought I'd post it here. Thank God for youtube and being able to watch the classic Luke/Laura moments and characters like Sonny, Alan and Monica Quartermaine and others. The show had its heyday in the 80s and 90s and I haven't seen it recently but the clips I have seen, it looks like a shell of its former self. The writers and producers ignore character history and now revolve the show around a trio of characters (Jason, Sonny, and Carly). Jason and Sonny are treated like heroes instead of the mobsters they are. Anyway, I digress. I thought this show was different from other soaps because of the mob/action adventure storylines and that made it interesting for a while. My favorite character was Jonathan Jacksons Lucky Spencer.

[80sbaby]

Funny you bring this up now, as on another board we just started discussing it too lol Mainly due to Jason's actor leaving the show over vaccine mandates smh

As for the show itself, I've been a fan since the mid-90s and LOVE all three characters you named (Jason is my favorite, followed VERY closely by Carly then Sonny.) And one of the things I liked was that they did have the mobsters as heroes, which was hilarious to me. I like that they didn't play around, like John Black on Days or other soaps. They actually got right to it and would end the villain, instead of looking like morons when the obvious answer is staring them in the face. But GH always had it's anti-heroes, namely Luke Spencer and Duke Lavery, so that's not a new thing.

[Witchfan]

I watch GH. I think the actress who plays Carly is just boring all the time, but she keeps getting on every day. How will the show manage without Jason? I think the actresses who play Nina, Britt, and Liesel are great. I also love Alexis and her daughters, but the actress who plays Kristina can’t seem to get anymore story even though she is wonderful.

[Nate Grey]

I watch GH. I think the actress who plays Carly is just boring all the time, but she keeps getting on every day. How will the show manage without Jason? I think the actresses who play Nina, Britt, and Liesel are great. I also love Alexis and her daughters, but the actress who plays Kristina can’t seem to get anymore story even though she is wonderful.

Sarah Brown will always be Carly to me. None of the recasts have every really worked, they don't have her nuance and charm. Laura Wright (Carly's current portrayer) is ok, but again, she's no Sarah Brown.

How will the show manage without Jason? Well I don't think its a coincidence they brought back Drew, since that's kinda what they did last time. Drew will fill the void. Not a 1:1 scenario, obviously, but, yeah.

The actress who plays Nina has grown on me, and the Nixon Falls storyline and fallout did the trick. Before, I was just missing Michelle Stafford.

I'll always wish the producers didn't treat Sean Kanan like crap when he returned, I would have loved to have seen him on screen with Burton if he had stayed longer to coincide with Burton's return. And I always think about him (well AJ) whenever Michael rages about what Nina did to Sonny.

[chachi]

Both Jason and Jax are off the show due to the mandates. How did they write Jax out? Jason is "buried" in a cave in on Cassidine Island, so I am sure he can come back at some time.

[Nate Grey]

Jax just left, seemingly because he and Carly aren't friends anymore over the whole Nina thing. He promised to be back though, which IMO could mean recast but we'll see. Jax has had extended leaves before.

[80sbaby]

Both Jason and Jax are off the show due to the mandates. How did they write Jax out? Jason is "buried" in a cave in on Cassidine Island, so I am sure he can come back at some time.

I thought Jax was kicked due to transphobic comments the actor posted?

And I'm 100% positive Jason was rescued by the mysterious female prisoner Drew mentioned (watch it be Helena lol) I'm guessing they'll put Drew with Britt now.

I wish just once that they'd have someone acknowledge the lack of a body probably means the person isn't dead, though. Especially since this particular mission involved just that with Drew, plus Sonny just came back less than a month ago.

But it is funny they can't seem to have both Jason and Drew on the show at one time.

[Captain Britain of Earth 20]

Both Jason and Jax are off the show due to the mandates. How did they write Jax out? Jason is "buried" in a cave in on Cassidine Island, so I am sure he can come back at some time.

Jason is coming back to Port Charles I’m hoping that Carly & Jason renew their vows because they looked so happy together