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General Hospital Update for Monday, 8-Oct-2001

Well this episode was kind of short on comedy – and long on drama. Not that I mind that, but with the writing at GH lately, the unintentional laughs are one of the few redeeming qualities…. Let’s begin, shall we?

Hi Daddy, I’m home
The Q’s are always worth a laugh, in their jammies they are a real hoot. Everyone is ready to defend the mansion against intruders including “Big Alice”- did I miss something? - since when did the WWF go into the day maid service? I got shivers thinking that this might actually be the never before seen, yet ever-feared “Cook”. No such luck… oh well, a girl can hope. Actually Edward changed the security code which caused “little girl lost” Skye to trigger the alarm. General Q. chaos reigned – Loved It! Skye berates everyone, except big cheesy grinning daddy Alan about A.J.’s possible disappearance. Same old, same old they say – coming soon to a gutter near you!

Dial “M” for Murder
Gia bursts into the PCPD and wants to report a murder. Is there a body? Well no, but there will be if you dolts don’t listen to me and do something! Sorry sweetie, Taggert’s at Krispy Kreme and the last time you were here, you wanted us to arrest your boyfriend for breaking your heart. Nice Try. Humph!

Next Time, Try Sominex
Mike goes to visit Sonny (by the way, what the heck Time Zone is Port Charles in anyway?! Doesn’t everyone hang at his or her office in the middle of the night?) Mike can’t sleep; maybe his conscience is bothering him. Sonny says he can sleep fine. Eliminating your murderous mob rival gives you a certain peace of mind….

Well, Now We Know….
What Lucky looks like without the industrial strength mousse. Like a drowned rat, Lucky comes storming back into the dinning room of the yacht. He’s pulled a “Luke” and managed to free himself from his ropes while underwater. He can’t believe that Nikolas actually hurt Elizabeth. He screams at Nikolas to get away from her, while Nik attempts to make Lucky understand that he didn’t’ intend to hurt her. Ooops.

10 Things I Hate About You
About the nicest thing I can say about Stavros is that he’s a pretty snappy dresser for a psychopath. Gawd, even Helena must get creeped out by her offspring and SHE hatched him. She’s a little p.o.’d that he had Lucky tossed in the river – he was still useful…. Maybe since Jax won’t give the antique any play, she figures she can “program” Lucky to do her bidding…. Yuck. But I digress; Stavros says that with Luke and Lucky out of the way, his future will include his wife and son. Helena still can’t help herself, “Laura’s not worthy of you” - Mother, when I want your opinion, I’ll give it to you. Careful Stavros, you’ve got one more defrosting treatment to assure your continued good health, be a shame for you to miss it.

Shades of Romeo and Juliet
OK – we’ve all complained that Lucky’s wooden personality while under the influence of Helena and the Ice Princess, leaves us all a little, well cold. I guess TPTB decided if they want a snowball’s chance of an Emmy they better get this kid to show some emotion – what better way than the “death” of his ex-beloved. Jacob Young was really working it folks, while crying and hugging the seemingly lifeless body of Elizabeth, he told her “I’m sorry I wasn’t strong enough to save you. I wasn’t worth this, why couldn’t you stop loving me first?” That kind of ties up that story nicely, don’t you think? Unfortunately, the writers missed a great chance to try and redeem this young love story by NOT having Elizabeth come to. But I guess it had to be, besides she starts maternity leave soon anyway. Nikolas comes back into the room, Lucky says he can’t believe Helena got to him too, and storms out.

They Put the FUN in Dysfunctional
Back at the Q’s the mink is still flying. Skye cannot believe that A.J. hasn’t been heard from in days and no one called the cops. And didn’t any of you brainiacs think about Sonny’s possible connection to his disappearance. I mean AJ has been known to threaten our local mob boss on occasion – duh. Edward takes the opportunity to throw some snide little jabs at Ned regarding his “jailbait” that’s stashed at the gatehouse. Monica raises her eyebrows – well sweetie, maybe the Mrs. Robinson thing was just a phase. Skye decides to ride to the rescue – but not before warning Edward to play nice or she’ll be forced to tell the police where grandpop was the night of Sorrel’s murder. Meanwhile a “bartender from the Blue Orchid” gets frisked by “Big Alice” (what - no body cavity search?) and then reports to one and all that A.J. was on a bender and he took his keys and wallet to keep him from driving. The car’s still in the parking lot…. Huh? Alan and Ned decide to head to Sonny’s to stop Skye from making a fool out of herself. Too late. Skye's in the process of ripping Sonny a new one when in march daddy and Ned. They tell her that A.J.’s turned up, kind of. He fell off the wagon again, - you can visibly see Skye deflate over that disappointing tidbit. Alan APOLOGIZES to Sonny for intruding. No Prob – Mike witnesses the whole thing then rather wryly asks his kid, “so where is A.J.?” Of course the "bartender" stops by Sonny's to get paid for his acting services -

The House on the Hill
Helena and Stavros are still chatting and sipping the bubbly when Alexis stops by. She’s horrified to hear her dead brothers icky voice through the door and unconsciously recoils… right into a sofa table full of knick-knacks – busted. Stavros heads for the tunnel and Helena confronts the “little mouse”. Just here to pick up the estate trustee papers – not soon enough, Helena’s already taken care of them. Alexis knows Stavros is there, but remembering what fate befell Chloe, wisely keeps her mouth shut.

Gratuitous Nudity – Sorta
Over at Zanders, the buff dude is lifting weights. Please - it’s not even November sweeps- put your shirt back on. Quinn the nymph nurse stops by. She must be a child prodigy, because she can’t be more than 17 years old! Zander can you feel the vibe? I must be true to Emily (why? she’s not coming back) yeah, yeah - so the cops stopped by and my blondeness caused me to slip that you were mobile the morning Sorel was found dead – Sorry. It’s not your fault Quinn, I appreciate your trying to help. It’s not the first time I’ve dealt with the PCPD Keystone cops, I’ll handle it.



Off The Hook
A.J. manages to get himself off the hook –literally. He uses some other meat packing equipment to pry open the door – too easily if you ask me. Unfortunately Sonny Goon #2 is right outside. He tells A.J. that if he’s willing to sign away his rights to Michael’s custody (again?) then he’s free to leave. Bite me says A.J. – well not really, but you could tell that’s what he wanted to say, plus he throws a perfectly good dinner away. How rude.

Reach Out, Reach Out and Touch Someone
Gia busts in and sees Liz. I can’t believe you did it, how could you let Psycho Granny control you? I heard everything. Nik realizes that’s why Gia was so protective of Liz the other day. It’s not what you think-- let me explain. Tell it to the cops buster – Gia whips out her trusty cell phone and starts to dial. Nik makes a grab for it and she clocks him with her Nokia. (that’s new!) She starts dialing again but before she can make sense, Nik’s up and shaking her to get her to understand he didn’t mean to kill Liz. At that moment, Liz calls out to Nikolas for help.

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