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General Hospital is the only soap opera I watch. I dabbled in One Life to Live during the late 80’s and early 90’s but it never held my attention (except during the Eternia stage). What can other soaps offer me when General Hospital has space aliens, ice princesses, and more recently, virus-infected chimps? I’ve greatly enjoyed the return to fun storylines and it’s why I’ve come back to the show after taking a brief hiatus. Well, if you want to call the time from the introduction of Sam to Jason’s most recent brain damage brief. In terms of my 20 years as a fan, 2 years ain’t nothing, honey. It was hearing about the brain damage that brought me back again. I’ve always had a few storylines that I’d love to see play out and Jason regaining his entire memory is a big one of those. Of course, I didn’t get that, but I was drawn in long enough to fall for Courtney and Nikolas and laugh my booty off at the Luke/Tracy pairing. The tivo also helped my addiction come raging back. So I’m back to stay. And I’ve got plenty to say. The Legacy Returns: I love it. Period. First of all, I grew up with Robin; I consider her my not real sister. I’m very happy to have her onscreen again, even if the writers have decided she’s a very bitter person right now. But that’s okay too, as I can’t wait to watch Patrick Drake help her shed her years of tears and rediscover the sweet, caring, and fun girl that she is inside. I also personally felt vindicated when she defended Sonny to Robert. It showed, that even though the mobster life isn’t for her and she doesn’t approve, she still remembers how they were there for each other during Stone’s illness and death. With her frequent rants against Sonny, it’s easy to forget how important they were to each other at that time. I think Robin, Carly, and Jason are the only three people on the show who know all the sides of Sonny inside and out. And I respect Robin for being the one of the three who isn’t willing to partake in his life, even though she loves him. Robert’s return was fabulous. Especially his scenes with Luke. I didn’t remember how much chemistry these two actors have together and I can’t wait until Tristan Rogers is back on the canvas so they can improvise together all the time. I really want to see Robert get involved with someone romantically, but who would that be? I don’t think there are enough single women on the show over 30. All I can think of is Carly and Bobbie and I can’t imagine Robert with either of them. I don’t remember Holly. I watched her when I was little but she didn’t leave an impression. And she still doesn’t. Noah Drake was before my time but I can definitely appreciate him. I can appreciate his son even more. I can appreciate his son’s various body parts….okay, I’ll leave it there. Noah and Patrick are welcome additions to the fold and I look forward to actually having a family relationship showcased in a storyline. Seeing them try to reconnect and continually butt their stubborn heads is way more interesting than watching Sonny and Emily hide their relationship in Spain. Though it’s nice to see Emily smile. Anybody else think this has been the longest weekend getaway ever? My final note; I really enjoy seeing Max get so much airtime. I’ve always rooted for the side characters and they very often make the show for me. Reginald has to be my all-time favorite; what happened to him, anyhow? Not that I want Big Alice to disappear, but Reginald had great comic timing. Now, we’ve learned that Max has great dance moves. I was as surprised as Carly when he started busting out and his obvious dismay at having to interact with her is classic. I’d feel the same way. That’s it for now. I hope you enjoyed hearing a bit of my take on GH and that I can bring you more thoughts in the future!
By Becca Gomez, a.k.a The Gourmez |
