Olivia's Visions

(Having missed most of GH for the week, I am catching up and sharing reviews out of order)

Luke rushes to see Anna and is stunned by the revelation that the "real" Duke Lavery is alive. He asks Anna to choose but she explains that she cannot make a choice right now.

Duke accepts Anna's choice to not make a choice and she is relieved by his actions.

Lulu and Dante rush to see Maxie and as they meet up at the hospital, Olivia has another vision of the puppy.

As Britt stands nearby, Olivia and Maxie talk about the "dog" Olivia sees and Maxie figures out that she is seeing a "Jackal" which is Spinelli's nickname.

So Olivia's vision does have meaning after all even though only Maxie and Britt know what it means. How long will Britt keep Maxie's secret?

Ellie and Spinelli discuss what happened on New Year's eve and Ellie is devastated and angry by Damien's confession.

Sonny and Connie share a moment but he is unable to accept that Kate is not coming back. Connie gets angry and asks him to leave.

Coming: Connie gets back to business as Sonny longs for the Kate he lost. Britt cannot keep Maxie's secret. What will Ellie do about Spinelli's indiscretion? Will Lulu figure out that Maxie does have a secret?

Emma Missing!

With Todd and Johnny in jail, Connie takes over control of the paper.

TJ tries to get Connie to give Molly back her book thinking that losing Trey might have softened her up but Connie refuses and throws him out.

Starr and Molly console Kristina who feels she has nothing left without Trey.

AJ approaches Carly and confesses to telling Michael that he spent the night with her. AJ begs Carly to help him get back ELQ but she refuses.

Ned overhears Carly hint that there might be another Quartermaine heir but refuses to tell him who she means.

Elizabeth tells Patrick that she doesn't like Brit and harshly tells him that Brit is not such a nice person.

Felix and Elizabeth urge Sabrina to go after Patrick.

Carly makes a friend in Felix after she offers the MetroCourt for the Nurses Ball.

Epiphany and Sam discuss John after he comes in after Lucy attacks him.

Tracy tries to get Sonny to help her stop AJ but he declines.

Michael goes to see Johnny for help in stopping Tracy. He tells Johnny that his mother will never forgive him.

Patrick agrees to a date with Brit and Emma.

TJ arrives at Molly's and they discover that Kristina is missing.

Kristina goes to seek revenge on Connie.

Brit and Emma have a talk and Brit informs the little girl that she doesn't like her either but she is not going anywhere.

Emma disappears from Kelly's after Brit is left to watch her.

Todd Gets a Chance to Change

Tracy scrambles to save face after Lucy gets sent off for psychiatric evaluation.

Ellie and Spinelli struggle with her paralysis.

Maxie goes to see Brit and asks her to help her get pregnant.

Lulu and Dante search for Luke.

Todd gets arraigned and has the chance to tell the truth and get Carly back but he chooses to continue to lie.

John tries to comfort Carly.

Brit takes a pregnancy test and finds that Maxie is pregnant after all.

Lulu fears for her father's life but senses that Maxie is hiding something.

AJ goes to see Lucy but fails in his mission.

Lucy encounters Heather Webber.

Spinelli tells Maxie that he chooses Ellie still.

Spinelli returns to Ellie's room to find that she is regaining feeling in her legs.

Tracy tells Michael that she has won and AJ cannot change it.

Michael tries to lie for AJ but Tracy sees through him.

Lulu and Dante get bad news.

Coming next week:

Where is Luke?

Will Brit keep Maxie's secret?

Vampires and Returning From the Dead

As Lucy Coe sits in lockup after her bizarre attack on John McBain, Sam doesn't leave John's bedside except to go see Todd.

Todd doesn't admit wrongdoing to Sam but she overhears his conversation with Diane about having the DNA test.

AJ fills Carly in on their night spent together and then returns home to a worried Monica. After hearing about Lucy's psychotic break, AJ has renewed hope in getting ELQ back.

Anna goes to see John who fills her in on what has happened while she was gone. Anna shares her feelings about Duke.

Alexis calls Kevin to try and get his help with Lucy.

Felicia goes to see Lucy but finds her friend very delusional.

Sabrina tries to back out of putting on the Nurses' ball but Felix convinces her that she cannot quit.

Felix goes to see Carly about using the Metro Court for the ball.

Sam Moves Forward

Sam leans on John for support as she begins to plan a memorial for Jason.

Lucy Coe happens upon John who she believes is some Caleb person (a flashback of sorts from Port Charles) and she stabs him with a wooden stake.

Meanwhile at the hospital, Todd plans his escape after coaxing Johnny into beating him up.

Johnny warns Diane about Todd's plan and Diane heads off to stop him.

Sonny tries to help Connie accept Trey's death.

Michael and Starr comfort Kristina.

Sam stops Todd from escaping.

Steve works to save John from Lucy's insane attack.

AJ takes a drunk Carly to the hotel. Carly has a moment where she loses it and AJ almost feels sorry for her. He puts a passed out Carly to bed but plans a surprise for her in the morning.

Genie Francis to Return as Laura Spencer!

On February 11th, Genie Francis will be returning to General Hospital as Laura Spencer. Since being cut loose from her role as evil Genevieve on the Young & the Restless rumours have been flying about Genie returning to the soap that made her a daytime star.

With Lulu and Dante's fertility issues and Luke being off in Turkey, now is the perfect time for Laura Spencer's return.

Word is that Laura will be returning with a secret. Aren't there always secrets?

It will be interesting to see how this all plays out. Last we saw Luke he was locked up in a rather dangerous situation but his relationship with Anna has still yet to be resolved.

Speaking of Anna, she and Duke are awaiting news of Robert's fate with Robin nearby being held by Jerry Jacks (does ANYONE ever DIE on General Hospital?)

What will come of Robert?

When is Anna going to return to her job as police commissioner and how will she handle Duke when she cannot bear to even have him touch her?

Now that Tracy has regained control of ELQ will her attentions turn to Luke once he finally returns to Port Charles?

With Laura's return all kinds of drama is expected.

Dante and Lulu have been dealing with Dante's mother's visions and the most recent one of Olivia's fear regarding Steve may turn into the latest vision come true as Scott Reeves who plays Steve is scheduled to leave the show.

I was really hoping for some happiness for Olivia and Steve but it doesn't look good.

And as far as Olivia's cousin Kate/Connie goes, will Trey's death snap Kate back into control? Will there be a happy ending for Kate and Sonny?

Maxie will soon be finding out that she is in fact pregnant from her one-night-stand with Spinelli. Will she confess the truth or in true Maxie fashion lie?

Now that Carly is letting loose rather recklessly who will be the next guy she will hook up with?

We all remember bad-girl Carly. Is she going to return?

Speaking of returns...what about Carly and Sonny's son Morgan? He is off in boarding school but I think the time is getting right for a return.

Share your thoughts on Genie Francis' return. Personally I watched her as Genevieve and although she did great playing a bad girl, it will sure be nice to see Laura return.

Final Fate

Carly realizes just how alone she is and drowns her sorrows at the Floating Rib.

Connie tries to get AJ to join her with a drink but he holds back.

Kristina almost pulls the plug on Trey and Alexis warns her that she cannot make that choice.

Sabrina is devastated by Brit and Patrick's hookup and Patrick's alleged feelings towards her. Elizabeth tries to tell her that Brit is manipulating the situation.

The Nurse's Ball is a go thanks to Tracy who writes the check after Lucy agrees to choose her side over AJ's.

John tells Sam about the final moments of Jason's life.

Todd tries to figure out how to get Carly to forgive him.

John promises Todd that he will not get away with what he has done.

Next week:

Will Sonny get Connie to do the right thing by Trey?

Y&R Gets Steve Burton

ABC Daytime has blown it again. Steve Burton will be appearing on the Young & the Restless starting January 29th.

Steve, who played Jason Morgan, left General Hospital due in part to the inflexibility of his schedule.

Hmmmm...didn't Jonathan Jackson (ex-Lucky Spencer) leave for the same reason? Now Jonathan appears on primetime in "Nashville".

With General Hospital being ABC's last soap and ratings fluctuating, shouldn't the powers-that-be at ABC do everything in their power to try and keep their actors happy?

Steve Burton wanted to be able to spend time with his family and moved them to Tennessee in an attempt to put his family first. ABC/GH was unwilling to work with him to give him a schedule that would allow him to commute.

Y&R it seems was more willing to negotiate.

So GH's loss is now Y&R's gain.

Other news this week is that Prospect Park is going forward with plans to revive All My Children and One Life to Live. What this means for OLTL actors who crossed over to GH is unknown.

AMC did leave us hanging. Who DID JR shoot?

I do miss OLTL but I have learned to live with it. Having some of my favorite characters move to Port Charles did make it easier. I love John McBain with Sam Morgan. Todd is a character and now that he has to pay for the baby-swappping incident, well, can he be redeemed by staying in Port Charles or should he run back to Llanview?

Starr and Michael make a great couple and there is so much more that can be explored with these two.

The fans are what keeps these shows going in spite of network execs who only are looking at the money. I personally think that General Hospital needs to think about their fans a bit more or else they might not make it to their 30th anniversary this spring.

As for Steve Burton I wish him the best. Love a guy who puts his family first. I will be watching him on Y&R since I got somewhat hooked on the show after I lost OLTL.

GH needs to do something about the whole Jason situation. Either confirm his death or (yes I am saying it) re-cast the role.

Leave me your thoughts about all the behind the scenes drama going on in daytime.

Johnny and Todd Go Down

At the hospital, Johnny makes sure that Todd goes down for his crimes also. Carly tells Todd there is no hope for them and she is disgusted with herself for believing his lies.

Starr overhears the end of their conversation and confronts her father.

Kristina summons Alexis to the hospital and she and Sonny arrive to give their support.

Although Steve tries to save Trey, he dies.

Dante puts Todd and Johnny together in the same cell.

Kate begins to come out.

Kristina is devastated and Starr feels like she is reliving losing her family all over again.

New Year , Old Secrets

Connie gets crazy trying to keep Johnny from spilling the truth.

Starr finds Johnny gagged and tied up at the Haunted Star and is knocked unconscious by Connie.

Michael finds Starr who insists they look for Johnny.

Meanwhile Trey and Kristina come across Connie in the garage where they are suspicious of her actions. Trey tells Connie he is leaving town.

Kristina asks why there is noise coming from her car's trunk and as Michael and Starr arrive, Connie takes off.

As everyone celebrates New Year's Eve, Todd and Carly decide to move forward with their relationship.

Lulu and Dante celebrate the coming year looking forward to becoming parents.

Maxie is home alone when a mysterious dog arrives at her door.

Spinelli gets loaded on the hospital roof as he waits for Ellie to arrive.

Ellie's car breaks down and as she walks along the foggy road trying to get cell coverage a speeding car comes along.

Maxie has a fall and goes to the hospital where she receives bad news.

Connie (with Johnny in her trunk) races away with Michael, Starr, Trey and Kristina following.

Starr realizes they are on the same stretch of road where Hope and Cole died.

Connie hits Ellie and crashes causing Michael's car to crash as well.

Connie literally hangs from a cliff with only Starr to rescue her. Starr struggles with having to save the woman who killed her family and then Johnny who has been rescued from the trunk by Michael, confesses to her.

Michael manages to call Dante who sends help for Ellie and Trey who has collapsed and is unconscious.

As Kristina watches, doctors fight to save Trey.

Sabrina calls Spinelli but he and Maxie are involved in a moment of passion.

Carly and Todd arrive at the hospital and witness Johnny confessing the truth. Starr's world is collapsing as she feels betrayed.

Coming: Johnny promises to not go down alone and as Todd stands helplessly by, Johnny reveals his secrets.

Is the shock of Trey's struggle enough to have Kate reappear?

Will Maxie come clean with the truth about what happened?