General Hospital: Most of Two Days in Review

Okay, so, for the love of Robin and Patrick and engagements and babies, I have dived head first back into General Hospital, which I haven’t watched in months.  Turns out, unsurprisingly, that diving head first into such a shallow pool can cause serious injury.

Thus, with last Friday’s episode I was immediately greeted by the attempted farce of Max, Jason et al trying to convince Max’s father than Max is actually the mob boss and Jason his bodyguard in the face of an onslaught of Carly.  I was immediately rendered unconscious and had to wait some time to regain my head and check for brain damage before I could start watching again.  After fast-forwarding through the rest of that scene.  And the rest of everything else to do with that “story” for the rest of that and every other episode except where Maxie is involved.

And then I discovered I’d started a day late in terms of the actual Robin and Patrick engagement and had to go back.

At which point I was faced with this:

and felt immediately at home.  Frankly, I think a big part of the reason I got so bored with GH earlier in the year was because Carly had been dressing normally for months and half the glory was gone from the world.

Whatever she was aruging with Jax and Nikolas over, naturally I don’t care about.  Though there was a good line in there about how she would be petty enough to take revenge by selling out the hotel, just not in this case.  I was also, I’ll admit, rather pleased to discover that after all this time and numerous mutual wedding/party attendances they finally remembered that Jax and Carly essentially kidnapped Spencer in the not all that distant past and that therefore none of these three people should like each other.

As for Jerry going around injecting snoopy nurses with drugs, glad to see his character has grown and improved.

I also skipped all the stuff between Kate and Sonny, because I don’t really care about whatever lead up to Kate being shot.  Again.  And yeah, Sonny, you deciding to go back to the mob ain’t no big dramatic pronouncement.

Then, finally, halfway through the damn episode, we got back to the reason I was watching in the first place.  Loved Mac's little intervention, and his anticipation of Robin's reaction to it, was so sweet and a perfect Mac over-reaction, but charmingly deliberate in this case.  And it resulted in 1, 2, 3, Awww.

Returning then to Friday, and continuing on a sunny (as opposed to Sonny) theme, October 29th is a lovely day for Robin and Patrick to get married.  Nothing like walking down the aisle 10.1 months pregnant.  And shouldn’t she have a c-section scheduled because she’s less likely to pass on the HIV that way?  I’m pretty sure I learned that from…an episode of Night Shift maybe?  Definitely not this show.  But really, once they got over any cack-handed talk of Sonny Spawn, the 1, 2, 3 "Before" was also super cute.

Speaking of Sonny Spawn, I do like Olivia though.  Pity she has to be the mother of even more said Spawn. 

Of course, it goes without saying: shut up Sonny.

I also like Ric and Claudia.  Pity we didn’t get to follow them upstairs though. 

And Sam and Lucky.

All of which shows, again, what’s wrong with this show.  The stuff that’s good, and light, and fun, and romantic – Robin/Patrick, Sam/Lucky – gets no time.  In place we get the guns and drudgery.  They don’t even need to totally get rid of the mob, they just need to give us some goddamned balance!  Yes, yes, this is me beating a dead horse.  While banging my head against a brick wall.  And thanking the soap gods every day for Maxie Jones.

Next up: this week’s wedding plans.

Caps courtesy Laurie.

Comments

[GH fan]

I, for one, am so happy that Sonny is going back to his mob ways. He just wasn't the same trying to stay on the clean and narrow.

[Nolebucgrl]

Clic sex was hot, you should find the scenes of their first time on youtube if you didn't see it. His just removing her boot was hotter than 99% of the rest of GH.

Loved the Scrubs engagement, finally! I wish they got more air time, thankfully we have NS for that (never thought I would say that last year, but there you go!)

[becky_jean]

There just isn't much reason to tune in to GH these days. For better or worse, I still record the stupid show. But I have reached the point of only watching when I have news that there is an actual reason - meaning Robin & Patrick goodness or Maxie being awesome (which does NOT mean Maxie near anything mob-related).

The only plus besides Scrubs, is that Lulu hasn't been on and that makes me feel better even while fast forwarding through 97% of the show. Not seeing her at all warms my heart. That's mean, I know, but it's true.

[zarathelawyer]

becky-jean, yes I noticed and was pleased by the lack of Lulu.

And nolebucgrl, I totally went back and watching Claudia and Ric from Monday, and yes they were scorchingly hot. And it didn't feel contrived either. I like Claudia around Ric. And I'm pleased they got rid of the red boots.