Week Ending July 12

So what did you miss this past week on GH? Let's see...

Lulu and Dante couldn't decide on a name for the baby girl and Lulu decided to ask Maxie for help.

Dante was disgusted by Sonny's actions towards Franco and was convinced it was Sonny who hired the shooter that almost killed his mother.

Maxie became more attached to the baby she is carrying and had a visit from Georgie who urged her to fix the mess she is in.

Will Maxie spill the truth about the baby she is carrying?

Meanwhile Ellie decided that Damien deserves to have his own child, knowing that Maxie is carrying his baby she told him she was willing to have a child with him.

TJ was shocked to find out that Shawn and Alexis broke up and started to figure out just what Shawn does for Sonny.

Molly and Rafe babysat Danny while Sylis and Sam went to see Heather for a DNA sample.

Rafe urged Molly to forgive TJ for sleeping with Taylor.

Danny came out of remission and the push to find a donor became more urgent.

Michael and Kiki had trouble fighting their mutual attraction.

Sonny and Shawn tried to teach Franco a lesson.

Franco agreed to give a DNA sample to help save his nephew.

Connie decided that she couldn't live without Sonny and went to tell him she wanted him back.

Meanwhile Olivia and Sonny were growing closer but when Connie confronted Sonny, Olivia stepped aside.

Ava pined for Sylis who wants nothing to do with her.

Franco was curious about Ava's past.

Alexis wondered about what Ava and Franco are up to.

Coming this week:

As Danny gets sicker will a donor be found to save him?

Will Alexis tell Sam who her father is?

Will Maxie be able to live with her choice?

Lulu suspects Maxie of hiding a secret.

Will Sonny go back to Connie or will he continue with Olivia?

Luke Leaves

Franco and Ava blackmail Carly into allowing Morgan to stay at the Q's. Carly warns them that the war is not over.

Tracy tries to convince Luke to allow her to help him find Jerry in order to find the cure.

Lulu shares her happy news with Nicholas and Laura.

Elizabeth tells Nicholas that she hasn't decided to forgive AJ and Nicholas is stunned by how AJ spins the truth.

AJ confides in Michael about what happened between him and Carly much to Michael's shock.

Michael has trouble staying away from Kiki and wants AJ to send him out of the country which AJ refuses to do.

Lulu and Laura discuss Luke and decide to confront him about what is really going on.

Alexis and Shawn work things out.

Franco tells Ava he knows she was the other person who tried to kill him.

Coming: Elizabeth goes to see AJ. Franco decides what to do about Ava. Lulu and Laura beg Tracy for the truth.

Catching Up on Port Charles

Due to my Internet being down I have not kept up this blog. I have been keeping up with the goings on in Port Charles and instead of my normal updates I will catch you up about what's been going on on GH.

Silus continues to taunt Sam about Danny's condition. His lack of compassion and coldness towards Sam and Raif is confusing as he suggests a protocol that actually helps Danny cope with chemo but then tells Sam that Danny is not out of the woods yet. Silus tells Sam she should begin looking for a bone marrow donor for her son. Knowing that there will be a Franco tie to this, who besides me foresees that Franco will be the only match to save Danny's life?

Speaking of Franco, he knows that it was Carly who tried to kill him but he is unaware that the bullet that hit Olivia (and was meant for him)) came from none other than his baby momma Ava Jerome. As Ava and Franco team up to try and get their daughter on their side, will anyone be fooled by this partnership?

Meanwhile where is Monica as all these people have moved into her home?

Carly is livid that Morgan is living at the Q's with Franco and tries to get him to leave. Franco turns around and threatens to tell Morgan that she tried to kill him.

Olivia recovers from her near-death gunshot and Sonny tells her that she will finish her recovery at his house. A strange love triangle continues between Connie, Olivia and Sonny. I think it's time for someone new to come to town instead of Sonny revisiting his past with the two cousins.

Lulu and Dante excitedly prepare for the birth of their daughter. Meanwhile SPinelli recognizes that Maxie is becoming attached to the baby.

Speaking of babies, the paternity of Britt's baby seems to be Patrick's but after Britt receives a text message from her mother reassuring her that everything would work out, one has to wonder if Ellie was forced into fixing the test.

Patrick and Sabrina's romance heats up in spite of Britt.

Taylor manages to mess up Molly and TJ's chances of getting back together after she announces that they slept together. A horrified Molly finds herself getting support from TJ.

Shawn and Alexis' relationship is damaged by her figuring out his role in the attempt against Franco's life. Even when Shawn tells her that it wasn't his gun that shot Olivia, the damage has already been done and Alexis is fearful to continue their relationship.

Luke's mysterious illness is actually poisoning by Helena and the only thing that can save him is tracking down Jerry Jacks to find the cure for the poisoning. He shares the ugly story with Anna who agrees to help him. Tracy insists that she goes with him on his adventure to find Jerry.

Lulu is upset that Luke is leaving town but doesn't know the real reason. Laura senses that something is very wrong with Luke but he only shares his secret with a few select people.

Mac and Felicia make plans for their wedding.

Duke tells Anna about meeting Ava Jerome and tells her that he has a bad feeling about her. Although Ava insists that she is not related to the crime family, Duke thinks otherwise.

Michael struggles with his feelings for his cousin and asks AJ to help him.

Felix is frustrated by Taylor's refusal to believe the truth about Brit.

Coming:

Many characters struggle with secrets and lives will be changed when the secrets come out.

Week Ending June 14th

Franco knows it was Carly who set up the hit that almost killed Olivia.

Sonny warned Carly that if Olivia dies, so will she.

Anna tried to get the truth out of Shawn.

Patrick and Sabrina spent the night together.

AJ and Elizabeth grew closer.

Family gathered around Sam to support her while they awaited news about Danny.

Raif's uncle insisted upon holding the hearing telling Diane that it didn't matter what Sam was going through.

Diane was stunned by his coldness.

Shawn skated around the truth when pressed by Alexis.

Nicholas warned Alexis about her bad choices in men.

Lulu and Dante's happy reunion was interrupted by Olivia's shooting.

Editorial:
I don't know about you but the return of Franco (re-casting of) is bothering me. Yes, Roger Howarth is a fantastic actor but the line between the Todd character and Franco is blurred. Franco had a dark edge that Roger just isn't showing. I guess GH was desperate to be able to use this actor and after the whole Prospect Park lawsuit, maybe they just didn't want to create a new character? It's just weird to have no mentions of the OLTL crossover characters and instead we now have 3 rather unlikeable characters played by 3 very talented actors. I'm pretty sure that they will not be around for long.

What do you think about the return of Franco?

Week Ending June 7th

Sam faced Danny's health crisis.

Carly was convinced that Franco had something to do with Danny's health crisis.

Ellie and Spinelli got closer to the truth about Britt.

Felix and Sabrina decided to work together to catch Britt in a lie as Patrick and Sabrina had a date night.

Dante and Lulu celebrated the return of her memory.

Luke tried to avoid his health crisis.

Kiki met her father and her family.

Michael and Kiki fought their attraction not knowing that they are cousins.

Morgan called Michael on his attraction to Kiki which he denied.

Shawn was unable to take out Franco.

Molly and TJ tried to find their way back to each other.

Felix's sister Taylor came between Molly and TJ and caused stress for Felix.

Tracy and AJ worked together to keep Franco from messing up their plans for ELQ.

Ava was frustrated to find that Franco was one step ahead of her.

Coming this week:

Danny's diagnosis.

Franco uses his power as a Quartermaine heir.

What will Carly do to stop Franco?

Kiki's true identity stuns Morgan.

All's Fair in Love

Britt moves in with Sabrina and tries to break her down with her constant demands. Patrick makes plans with Sabrina for a romantic evening much to Britt's disgust.

Felix agrees to help Sabrina prove that Britt is faking.

Felix's sister comes to spend the summer with him and meets TJ and pushes her way to becoming his prom date.

Raif convinces Molly to give TJ another chance, afraid that he will be forced to move in with his uncle.

Sam takes Danny to the hospital after the doctor insists that he is ill.

Lulu is back and Maxie is both relieved and afraid.

Coming: Danny faces a health crisis as Sam is forced to choose between fighting for custody of Raif and her son's life.

Sabrina and Patrick move forward with their romance as Britt tries everything to destroy it.

Felix deals with his out of control sister.

Taylor comes between Molly and TJ.

Battle for Raif

The custody battle for Raif begins with the surprise of Diane representing Steven Clay.

Diane doesn't pull any punches and accuses Sam of being a bad mother.

Alexis gets fired up and the judge decides to think things over before making a decision.

Sam confronts Steven, determined to fight for Raif.

Monica breaks down and tells Tracy about Michael. Tracy supports Monica and assures her that the family will always have Michael's back.

Sonny and Carly conspire to take care of Franco and enlist the help of Shawn.

Tracy and Michael both realize the power that Franco has.

Ava goes to see Franco and tells him she will never allow their daughter near him.

AJ and Michael discuss the rape and Michael tells him that he takes full responsibility for killing Claudia.

Diane is summoned to see Franco who offers her anything for her legal assistance.

Franco's Back

Last week on GH the identity of the mystery man was revealed. Jason failed in killing Franco and after those who loved him were mysteriously summoned to the Haunted Star, Franco revealed himself to all.

He attempted to apologize for his past actions and showed proof to Sam that he hadn't raped her after all. Little good this did because the damage was done.

AJ was stunned to find out about Michael's rape while in prison and he blamed Carly and Sonny for not protecting his son.

Lulu finally got her memory back after she remembered what Stavros forced her to do.

Tracy forced Luke to face his medical problems.

Editorial: Roger Howarth is a fantastic actor and if anyone call pull off the character of Franco he certainly can but one has to wonder what the "real" Franco thinks about this re-cast. Rumor has it that James Franco has quite the ego and having had creative involvement with helping to develop the character how does he feel about the re-cast?

The whole controversy with the OLTL characters who crossed over to GH has been trying for the viewers. We finally saw Michael happy and now the actress who played Starr is back as Kiki, Franco's daughter. It is not unlike when Sarah Brown who played Carly was cast as Claudia. Viewers accepted her as Claudia but it was still odd to see her interact with Sonny.

As a fan of John, Todd and Starr I miss their characters on GH. I have to admit that I've watched 3 webisodes of OLTL but honestly I just haven't had the time to commit. Prospect Park has recognized that fans are mainly catching up on All My CHildren and One Life to Live on the weekends and they have decided to cut back on the amount of episodes that they air. Is the whole idea of web soap viewing failing? I hope not. I think it just needs some tweeking.

Faithful viewing of your stories is hard when you work outside the home and have a full life. I don't want to give up watching my shows but I definitely can't watch daily.

How about you? When do you catch up?

Strangers

Leslie saves the day by marrying Scott and Laura after the justice of the peace cancels.

As Laura is marrying Scott, Luke tries to rekindle his romance with Tracy.

Tracy refuses to accept what Luke has to offer her and shocks him by saying that she is holding out for true love and romance.

Morgan reluctantly returns to town.

Sam fills in Spinelli about the strange Dr. Clay she met in the city.

Spinelli fills her in on his failure to find Lauren Frank.

Ava returns home and Kiki fills her in on all the drama with Morgan.

Ava thinks about the secret she knows about her daughter.

A mysterious stranger goes to see Heather and asks for her help with Sam.

Lulu leaves the wedding confused about memories. She goes to the Haunted Star where she is surprised by the same stranger who visited Heather.

Blackmail, Defiance and Tough Chicks

After Tracy finds out AJ's secret he is forced to admit responsibility for the food poisoning.

Michael and Morgan fight off the guys who have come to collect the gambling debts and Sonny and Shawn show up to save the day.

Sonny finds that Morgan is more strong-willed than he remembered but gets him to leave Kiki behind and return home with him.

Sam talks to Steven Clay's doctor brother and is shocked by his reaction to all she tells him.

Connie and Kate take down the hitman who comes after them and because of them Sonny is able to find Morgan.

Carly is relieved to get Sonny's phone call.

Molly tells TJ that she is going to the prom with Raif.

Coming:

What will it mean for ELQ after AJ publicly takes the blame for the poisoning at the Chew?

Will Tracy continue to blackmail AJ?

Will Nicholas find out the truth and tell Elizabeth?

Sonny and Carly deal with Morgan.

Dr. Clay looks to meet his nephew and see Sam again.

Morgan Plays a Dangerous Game

Carly tries to find out what happened to Morgan.

Sam runs into a familiar looking stranger who turns out to be the brother of the man who held her hostage.

Sonny and Shawn discuss his children as they make their way to New York City.

Molly and Raif decide to be friends and he urges her to give TJ another chance.

Nicholas brings Elizabeth to the emergency room after she falls ill from the relish.

A mysterious stranger backstage at the Chew might be the cause of the poisonings.

Michael finds Morgan at the apartment and meets his online friend Kiki.

Kiki arranges a poker game telling Morgan he can win back the money he lost.

Michael tries to convince his brother that she is setting him up but he refuses to listen.

AJ runs into Carly and Tracy overhears them talking about their indiscretion.

Coming:

The mob that is after Morgan returns to threaten Olivia.

Relish Face Off

Tracy manages to escape the thugs Nicholas hires to keep her from the Chew set.

As AJ struggles to explain the new Pickle Lila recipe in front of a live audience, Tracy bursts onto the scene.

Also in New York City, Sam and Carly look for Michael and Morgan.

Morgan manages to leave the emergency room where Michael brings him after finding him beaten up and he returns to the apartment he had been hiding out in.

Sam and Carly make it to the emergency room but are one step behind finding Michael and Morgan.

TJ and Molly argue and their plans for the prom look over.

Nicholas confuses Elizabeth who is feeling torn between him and AJ.

The hosts try the relishes and all fall mysteriously ill.

Last Week on GH

The relish wars continued as both AJ and Tracy wound up in New York City to appear on the Chew. Elizabeth managed to talk Nicholas out of trying to sabotage AJ much to Tracy's disappointment.

Morgan managed to hide from Sonny and Carly but called Michael.

Ava Jermome, who Luke found when he went looking for Lauren Frank, secretly hid Morgan while she talked to Luke about her daughter's family ties.

Spinelli was mad that Luke threw him off the track for Franco's daughter.

Carly decided to hire Sam to help her find Morgan after Anna told her she was unable to help.

Sonny and Olivia spent time together and talked about how Johnny accused Olivia and Sonny of having a relationship.

Lulu continued to fight remembering who she was much to Dante's displeasure.

Milo continued to support Lulu's insistence of not wanting to go back to a life she doesn't remember.

TJ messed things up with Molly after he lured Raif to Kelly's and then sucker punched him for kissing Molly.

Sam was upset over Raif's black eye.

Molly was mad at TJ for lying to her.

Sam felt like she was being watched.

This week on GH:

Things heat up as AJ and Tracy battle for the best relish on the Chew.

Nicholas continues to fight for Elizabeth.

Lulu fights remembering as Maxie and Dante do all they can to help her remember.

Ellie struggles to live with keeping Maxie's secret.

Britt continues to use the pregnancy and her fake condition to lure Patrick in.

Laura decides to move on with Scott.

Duke and Anna grow closer.

Letting Go

Luke shows up at Milo's where Laura is waiting for Lulu.

Ellie tells Spinelli the truth about Maxie's baby but stops short of telling him that the baby is his. Ellie lies about the baby's true paternity.

Lulu remembers the fertility treatments but lies to Dante about it.

Raif and Sam discuss his feelings for Molly.

Molly tells TJ about Raif kissing her. She assures him that she wants to be with him and not Raif.

Laura and Luke kiss and then they decide that they need to put their past behind them and move forward.

Lucy comes back to town and she and Scott talk about relationships.

Luke leaves town to find Franco's daughter for Tracy.

Ellie makes Spinelli promise to keep the secret about the baby.

Molly leaves her phone behind and when Raif texts her, TJ responds.

Ellie tells Maxie that telling Damien the truth would be wrong and promises to keep her secret.

Laura tells Scott that they should pick a wedding date because Luke is her past.

TJ warns Raif to stay away from Molly.

Sam is watched by a mysterious stranger.

Memories and Lies

Patrick and Sabrina talk about Britt's lies. Patrick assures Sabrina that he is not fooled by Britt but Britt manages to manipulate her lab report to make it look like she and the baby have a serious condition.

Maxie goes to see Lulu and is touched when she feels the baby move. Milo entering the room again makes Lulu not remember but she agrees to go to the hospital for Maxie's appointment.

Scott asks Laura to go ahead with their wedding but Laura says not until Lulu's memory returns.

Laura goes to Milo's to see Lulu with a photo album to jar her memory.

Luke shows up at Milo's.

Nicholas and Tracy head off to the city, ready to crash AJ's appearance on the Chew.

Elizabeth and AJ leave for a special night in the city unaware that Tracy and Nicholas are going to be there.

Ellie and Spinelli discuss her snooping.

Lulu feels guilt over not remembering but seems to fight it when she does have flashes of memories.

Love the One You're With

Connie fills Olivia and Sonny in on what Johnny shared with her about Morgan. At first they wonder if Johnny is setting Sonny up but then Sonny cannot get in touch with Morgan so he takes it more seriously.

Connie notices her cousin's bond with Sonny.

Dante is frantic to find Lulu.

Max confronts Milo and Lulu and informs them he is telling Dante the truth. Milo vows to keep his promise to Lulu.

Lulu and Milo kiss.

Carly brings AJ home and taunts him about messing things up with Elizabeth. She asks him about his panic attacks and AJ threatens to start drinking again.

AJ's anger turns into passion and he and Carly kiss.

Ellie reads Maxie's medical records and finds out about the miscarriage and it is only a matter of time before she figures out the truth about the baby.

Max tells Dante that Milo knows where Lulu is.

Sonny decides to take Shawn to go find Morgan.

The New Look of Daytime Drama

Today was an exciting day for soap opera fans! Prospect Park made history with their online launch of two favorite daytime soaps that had been cancelled.

I watched both shows which are each 30 minutes long. Fans will remember that both these shows were 1 hour when they aired on ABC.

The convenience of watching them on my laptop was great. I couldn't get my former OLTL fan to watch with me but it wouldn't have been awful to share the laptop screen.

All My Children had many new faces as since it last aired it has moved 5 years into the future. Not a lot was explained about where the show left off. If you remember, the climax of the last episode was JR shooting into the crowd that gathered for Brooke and Adam's engagement party. Well it is 5 years later and Brooke and Adam are still together but not yet married. References were made to what happened 5 years ago but no real details were divulged.

Bianca's daughter Miranda is now a teenager and she and JR's son are good friends. Pete Cortlandt (son of Opal and Palmer) is now a successful businessman and his mother is desperate for him to revive his father's business.

Jesse and Angie (one of my favorite couples) is living happily ever after but with scars from what happened 5 years ago. Lucy has moved away (the baby that wasn't really their baby) and Jesse surprises Angie with a visit from his daughter Cassandra.

Dixie is back but no Tad (as of yet) and Kara was seen checking up on a mysterious patient. David Hayward was released from prison and is headed back home to cause trouble I am sure.

No Erica Kane on this re-launch and time will tell if fans miss her.

On One Life to Life there were plenty of new faces as well and re-casts of characters like Matthew Buchanan and Destiny Evans. Old favorites like Dorian, Vicki, Clint, Blair and Todd are back.

Capricorn, which was Blair's nightclub has been re-vamped into a hot new club that seems to attract a much younger, hipper crowd.

Natalie and John's son is not an infant anymore and Natalie seems determined to move forward with her life.

Cutter is now working for Blair as her new club's promoter.

Thanks to Vicki, Dorian has been exposed in a scandal which she is convinced Vicki has created.

David is back and still self-absorbed with a new reality show.

Tea is having a hard time getting over the loss of her infant son and doesn't seem to notice that her daughter Dani has a serious drug/alcohol problem.

Matthew is still at odds with his parents and when they discover a baggie of Oxycontin, they argue with him.

Destiny and Matthew are parents but not together.

Blair and Tea are surprised at her club's grand opening by the return of Todd. Before they can get into it, Dani passes out and 911 is called for the troubled young girl.

A mysterious man with a strange tattoo is seen being followed and he finally kills the person stalking him. The hooded man arrives at the new club and it is revealed that it is Victor!

The look of both of these shows is great. The sets are unlike any of the current shows that air on daytime. I watch the CBS soaps also and have seen bits and pieces of Days on Soap Net. The look of these online shops is really hip, fresh and exciting.

The first episodes of both of these shows do show promise. AMC had many flashbacks which was good in a way because it helped to refresh my memory. Kara's remembering being with David (wow- was that almost too hot for daytime or what?) made me remember her history with the bad guy doctor.

Both shows seem to have a heavy emphasis on drawing in younger viewers but are balancing the push for youth with familiar fan favorites. The new look is exciting (oops I said that already) and as the word gets out I am sure fans who miss their shows will check them out.

The convenience of being able to watch whenever you want is even better than I thought. Personally I dvr General Hospital and the Young & the Restless and occasionally catch them on SoapNet if they were interrupted due to local news events. With Hulu I can watch these shows whenever, whereever and I think that is a huge plus.

30 minutes goes fast and yes, I wanted more! I didn't realize how much I missed the folks in Llanview or Pine Valley.

Thanks Prospect Park! It was a smart albeit huge financial undertaking but I predict that it will pay off. What do you think?

Sonny's Birthday

Felix and Sabrina got worn out by a very inquisitive Emma.

Britt's plan to trap Patrick worked and after putting Patrick on the spot she didn't have the abortion.

AJ continued to taunt Carly even though he wanted something from her.

Olivia talked Sonny into going to the Metro Court for his birthday.

Sonny broke up a disagreement between AJ and Carly and wound up punching AJ who later had a panic attack.

Johnny told Connie about Morgan's gambling troubles and asked him to please tell his parents.

Raif kissed Molly who was stunned by his actions.

TJ asked Shawn to borrow money for a limo for the prom to impress Molly.

Molly told Raif they can only be friends.

Sam and Alexis discussed raising teenagers.

Raif came home disappointed.

TJ questioned Molly about Raif knowing something was wrong.

Coming: Britt continues to use the baby to try and come between Sabrina and Patrick.

Connie tells Sonny about his son's troubles.

AJ's condition threatens his business.

Lulu fights to stay hidden as Dante continues to search for his wife.

Ellie gets closer to the truth.

The Return of the Soaps!

General Hospital remains my favorite but I have to admit that I am curious to see the return of All My Children and One Life to Live.

Resurrecting these two daytime dramas is something that many daytime fans never thought would happen. When ABC cancelled AMC and OLTL fans were outraged and even with boycotts ABC did not back down and reverse their decision.

In my house the replacement shows were not watched. In my thinking we have options like the Food Channel if you want to see stuff like "The Chew". Who needs another talk show anyway?

Daytime dramas have been around for decades and although some would argue that their time has passed, there are tons of soap fans who disagree.

Being able to watch whenever you want thanks to the dvr and Soap Net has kept daytime drama alive. Now we enter into a new generation with Prospect Park.

I admit that I have never used Hulu or iTunes to view any television show but I am sure excited about the prospect of doing so. I am tempted to use my iPhone at work when I need a soap fix. MUST resist that urge!!!

So who is going to tune in tomorrow to see the launch of the new All My Children and/or One Life to Live?

I'll be reviewing it in a special blog post after I catch you up on the goings on in Port Charles.

Wrapping Up the Week on GH

After Lulu escapes from the hospital, she runs into Milo and unknowingly uses his feelings for her to get him to hide her from her family.

Max is not happy when he finds what Milo has done.

Dante learns Lulu left with a mysterious guy and is determined to find out who.

Sonny says goodbye to Brenda who is disappointed that he won't follow her to Rome.

Ellie gets closer to the truth and Britt warns Maxie.

Spinelli goes off to find the Quartermaine heir.

Britt continues to play games with Patrick.

Felix works to get Sabrina and Patrick on a first date.

Elizabeth decides that she and AJ no longer have a chance at a future.

The battle over Pickled Lila continues.

Tracy uses Nicholas' feelings about AJ to get the financial backing she needs and then rubs in in AJ's face.

Carly is proud of herself for refusing a call from Johnny.

Connie rehires Maxie.

Connie goes to see Johnny at Pentonville and he tells her that Carly's life is in danger.

Duke romances a willing Anna.

COMING MONDAY!!!

History will be made as All My Children and One Life to Live air on Hulu! Will you be logging on to see the return of AMC and OLTL???