The Problem As I See It
Romance...Love...Sharing....Caring....Family.
All this Used to be a hallmark of General Hospital. We had Families,
albeit many dysfunctional ones but even there at their Core there was
Love. What we have now is a Core Family that should not be the Anchor.
GH viewers may point to Sonny Corinthos as the patriarch of Port
Charles.....which is where I believe the problem lies. He should never
have been put in that exalted position. He is a MOBSTER. He is a
MURDERER. As gifted as Maurice Bernard is as an actor, his character
was better suited as the antagonist for the citizens of PC....Not as the
anti-hero he is today. Everything revolves around His
activities....where does that leave the Other families who reside in the
same city? The Quartermaines....once Proud and Loud and Boisterous and
Outrageous....have been reduced to window dressing trotted out once in a
blue moon. The Scorpios...PCPD Commissioner...once Proud and Productive
and Respected...has been reduced to chasing after Sonny and his goons
with total ineffectiveness. Audrey Hardy....Bobbie Spencer....Tony
Jones, now sadly deceased.....all sadly misused and lost in the shadow
of the Sonny/Carly/Jason Obsession that makes up the current regime and
therefore the Family central to what happens to the rest of the citizens
living in PC. I have noticed a definite shift in emphasis to the
"Sonny" side of life. He who just a few weeks ago was rejecting any
help for his bipolar illness is now dispensing Wise advice to his
subjects....a recovery that is a phenomenon!
The only characters that have a slim chance of making a break from this
tired cycle are Skye, Lorenzo, Patrick, and Robin. Finally having a
storyline for Skye that showcases her need to protect her cherished and
unexpected baby....the complicated relationship she has with the baby's
father, Lorenzo....her desperate flight from her family and friends to
insure their safety. ....a great start to much more drama ahead.
Skye....a character with heart.....intelligence...vulnerability has been
paired with an arrogant, powerful, complex man in Lorenzo. Their
relationship started where the foundation was based on Friendship. Skye
had No friends just a disjointed relationship with the Quartermaines..a
love/distrust/annoyance type of family tie. With the advent of a child
of her own and possibly a chance for a real family to share with the
irrepressible Lorenzo....the possibilities are endless. The marvelous
Skye will get to sink her teeth into a Real story for a Real situation
tailor made for this extremely interesting character.
Robin & Patrick bring us full circle Back to the Hospital where the
Center of Activity Used to Be. We see more than just mob related
injuries attended there and the Virus Story was riveting in its early
stages until it got bogged down by Carly & Jason's silly antidote
caper. Much more interaction could have been interjected with Monica,
Alan, Tony, Bobbie and the rest of the GH staff to find the antidote
with Intelligence rather that stupidity outside of the Hospital....but
that is what we have come to expect from GH. Unrealistic stories
centered around a fortunate few who dominate Every Storyline. As a
viewer I Want Love, Adventure, Drama, Heartbreak, Reunion....tempered
with a realism that can be a bit outrageous but still watch
worthy.....but most importantly I want Honesty in story telling. I want
to Believe in the characters who are central to the Core. I want
stories where the Good Guys Win once in a while....isn't that what
happens in Real life? Watching General Hospital you would think it
works the Other Way.
PL
Honolulu
