Again, as I have posted previously, this is the reason I am drifting away.The writing is uninspired. There is no character accountability. Characters that once had backbone, have none for the sake of story.Guza and team are telling us that what we are supposed to like, and telling us WHO we should like, but they are not showing us through the writing. SHOW US! We have known these characters for years! But...who are these people? Don't tell me Sonny is good father. Sonny saying her is a good father, and other people saying it does not a good father make... Since everything he has done shows us he is NOT a good father or person, telling us means nothing. if the writers want Sonny to be a good father, the SHOW US SONNY BEING A GOOD FATHER!That is just an example of one character. The one I dislike most....but still an example nonetheless.....LOLBy the way...Claire looks like Sam, who looks like Robin, who looks like Kristina, who looks like Liz.... Is there a casting problem?? Does somebody's wife look like these actresses??

I agree with most of it. I don't like Sonny as much as I used to. Maybe if they put him back with Brenda that might help me.I agree about carly what is the point of her plan?And I totally agree about Liz. I never really liked her anyway. And last time I checked there were two of them in the damn bed or floor or whatever lol. I don't feel one bit sorry for her even if we are suppose to.And don't even get me started on lucky. how many times are they going to make him look like the town dope. The only person that didn't know that lucky wasn't Jake's dad was Lucky it was just getting sad by the end of that story.

I agree GH has lost what made it great in the late 90s. Sonny has become an entitled [censored] who thinks he can do no wrong and is a great guy but in reality he has control and anger issues throwing fits when everything doesn't go according to his plan. I love Carly but I want love and romance not bad scheme after bad scheme. Liz is far from saintly maybe her character will be less of a hypocrite when she comes back from maternity leave. And although I may be in the minority I am not looking forward to Brenda's return. I can blame the magazines who always threw her on the cover teasing she would come back but she was to busy, now that she has nothing else going on she is coming back? So What!!! Jax definitely doesn't need her maybe she and Sonny can finally run away to the island and stay there! I am sure if she got another prime time job opportunity she would leave GH in a heartbeat.

I agree gh. I'm not all thrilled up about Brenda's return either

Is Brenda even coming back for good, or is this just another two or three month stint? I get so sick of actors doing this....either come back for an extended period of time, or don't come back at all. I mean, what was the point of bringing Skye back? She hardly had any scenes, and now she'll be gone in a few days....what a waste.

and thank gawd Skye is leaving.

I love Robin Christopher but they really dropped the ball, completlely wasted her on this stupid angle. Sonny hasn't been interesting since '92-98. All the core members of GH are either gone or recurring, so sad.

This isn't about GH, as a whole, but just about the most recent Franco storyline. I was super-psyched about Franco coming back to town and, so far, I've been disappointed. Too weird. Too disjointed. I'm just not feeling it much. Is it just me?

No its not just you. I'm kind of feeling the same way but I'm willing to stick with it (and Franco's gorgeous smile) to see where it all leads.

Oh yes, I'm sticking around...definitely...love Franco! Just sayin' about the story...

Loving Franco too! What I dislike most about GH right now is the part of Carly's plan that involves stealing money from South American drug lords & putting it in Dante's accounts. This will backfire on Carly in the worst way. I also don't want to hear anyone talk about how smart Spinelli is anymore or he'd at least realize where this will lead. With all the years Carly was married to Sonny plus all the time she was with Jason first, she should know what will happen when the drug lords come looking for their money. They're going to grab someone Dante loves & it won't be the girlfriend because girlfriends don't hold the same value as blood. The people in the most danger are Carly's own children & Kristina, whom Carly clearly cares for, & if one of them dies because of this or if Jason, Jax or Sonny does, it's on Carly & Spinelli. Both of them have gone down in my book. I'm all for her wanting payback, but doing it this way could get innocents killed.

I'm all for Carly getting payback too; in fact I can't wait! But I have to agree that doing the whole South America drug lord thing is going a little too far. So I'm thinking this will bring the drug lord to PC? And will he be the boyfriend that arrives with Brenda? Who cares.....On another note: why is Elizabeth running (literally running) around GH trying to find her baby 15 minutes after she just gave birth??? What the hell kind of pain killers do they have her on?? And please send some my way Wow PTB, you couldn't have possibly thought that we would have forgotten that quick that she just gave birth.......please slow her down before you really insult our intelligence

Is that the current storylines continue to suspend belief or any remnants of reality. ...that Sonny jumps bail but nobody can find him in Italy and when he returns he expects all to be forgiven because he came back "for his kids." ...that Brenda and Sonny, out of nowhere and 8 years later, crave each other's company. It's not like either of them were in hiding. The entire world knew where to find them and what they are up to. ...that Brenda who, according to SOD, knows why the Balkan is after her and still continues to fluff it off. ...that Carly, Jax and Alexis are too thick to get the fact that Michael and Kristina can't go back to their old school. Both of them were involved in killings and nobody is going to be their BFF. What's wrong with private tutors or a school far enough away that no one will know who they are?...that Dante and Johnny had to lie about situations that they could have gotten out of by saying that they didn't remember? Amnesia is common after trauma and Dante would not have had to perjure himself and Johnny could have just asked where his gun was. ..that now that Sonny & Johnny are calling a truce, the authorities will just forget about the whole shooting incident. All charges dropped for shooting, lying and what about the gun?...that Lucky was so clueless when Interpole came to recruit him. He spent too many years on the run and in hiding to run off at the mouth about Luke.

I agree with most of what was said, except in the case of Sonny jumping bail, only a handful of people knew for sure that's what he did. He could've gone to the mountains for a couple of days to clear his head & keep from letting his anger get the better of him. The cops had no way of knowing for sure that he went anywhere so rather than waste money on a go nowhere investigation when he showed up, they let it go. It also helped that everyone knew Johnny was lying right from the start.

I have a problem with how women are written on this soap "not very well."

At the moment? Brenda with this la-de-dah attitude about men trying to kill her..its ok to be scared and they should have written her to show "fear" for her life...Instead she's still with the oh well a man tried to scar my face, men are hijacking me with guns and my fiancee' and all but hey the show must go on...my advice take Suzanne's advice....

Also if this is to be a reunion for Sonny/Brenda why is he wooing Claire when they show Brenda disengagement because of unresolved feelings for Sonny?

I mean am I to go through this cat and mouse game again after all these years. Sonny/Brenda have enough built in angst why drag Claire into this storyline...she's not needed here. Also they don't need to launch them to land immediately into a triangle.

I can go on there is plenty here basically women do not drive story and its high time they got their own storylines not just because they are attached to a man.

GH offers no twists no turns no surprises. Its predictable is what bothers me the most.

Quote:GH offers no twists no turns no surprises. Its predictable is what bothers me the most. I totally agree wit your entire post. We have been screaming it for years! Guza and team do not know how to write for women. Period.GH is incredibly predictable. Has been for some time. I wasn't shocked when they announced that Leslie Charleson was going recurring. Did you see how fast they redid the openening credits?!?!?I really am sick of the Sonny and Jason Hour. Really.

I really miss the Quartermaines. They are becoming like dinosaurs. Extinct. What this tells me is that if you are not a mobster or connected to one, there is no room at the inn for you. It is so sad.

Sam!!! I don't watch when she is on and mute so I don't have to get mad at how pathetic she is as a character. I'm also of every female adult having to show cleavage in the work environment much less their everyday outfits. Exudes sexism.

That the only stories worth watching involve a monosyllabic mobster & a self-absorbed model & a cop/family man portraying an oddly compelling mercenary with no ties. Jason & Brenda together are the first storyline I've seen in months that is worth watching. Lucky as Ronan is sadly much more interesting than Lucky as Lucky. I also hope that, after the dust settles, Siobhan follows Lucky back to Port Charles. The town full of brunettes & 4 blondes needs a redhead with spunk.

SAM

I think I've finally reached the point that so many of you have reached and am ready to walk away from GH. What bothers me is......when Kristina "forgave" Sonny and actually blamed herself for the car bombing I couldn't believe it and then she told her mother that she and Sonny were ok now.when Claire tried her best to get the evidence that she turned over thrown out. And now when Sonny dumps her again, she'll be all up in his face.when Jason is more concerned about crazy Brenda being unable to deal with a situation of her own making than an innocent person caught in the middle. This coddling of Brenda is more than annoying especially when she treats Jason like gum on the bottom of her shoe.You just keep hoping that it will get better, but there are more and more ffwding scenes so what's the point??

Actually, the only one of those that does make sense to me is Kristina forgiving her father. All she's ever really wanted from him was to know he loved her & to hear him say it. Plus, she was partially responsible for it. She knew her father was a hothead capable of anything if he thought someone was a threat to his family so she knew there was a chance he'd do something violent. Not only did Sonny admit the truth to her, he also told her why he did it. To me, this was a long time coming. Of course, this was when she thought he was going to be carted off to jail. Personally, I've always thought the estrangement between them was a poor choice on the writers' part. I think she should've grown up as a total daddy's girl. At least that would justify the spoiled brat she's been right along.

What bothers me about GH is everything lately. Someone mentioned it already, and I agree that it would shake things up nicely if Jax were the father of (drum roll please) THE BABY. Carly's head would start doing 360s. Even though I like Carly, I'd enjoy seeing her going ballistic.

That I know the misogynistic writing won't change. I can deal with the favoritism, the airhogging newbies that are basically women no new male hotties. Them writing vets horribly...the alcoholic story lines of Tracey/Luke. Straddling Elizabeth with three babies with terrible writing..Alexis in no storyline other than a go to.I can go on with what all that ails me but its of no consequence because nothing will change...There is nothing to root for except for better and balanced writing and I know that is not going to happen.GH is not recognizable to me they are now ruining Brenda..I thought I was going to get what was advertised SnB, or Jax if he can rise off Carly's lap for a minute...but Dante? and Claire HUH?Two newbies hijacking a story that I waited years to see.

I have been checked out of this party for months!The last episode I watched was when They tried to kidnap Brenda in Rome, and she found Sonny. I keep up via the soap rags, but viewing habits have changed.

I know what you mean, Paul. I stopped watching about a year ago (and boy was I glad when I heared Brenda was coming back, cant stand her) and came here to read what was going on everyday for awhile now only once a month or so. I had watched GH faithfully for 28 yrs. and never ever thought I would leave it, and then never thought I would be over it, but now no longer give a crud!! So I guess it took me a year to kick this stupid habit!

Everything, it's gone from being a great show to it's so bad that I check the storyline on the computer, can't be bothered watching it. As for bringing back Brenda, wow was that a mistake she couldn't act her way out of a wet paper bag

Quote:she couldn't act her way out of a wet paper bag ....with both ends cut open....

Quote:Quote:she couldn't act her way out of a wet paper bag ....with both ends cut open.... ....and standing outside the bag.....

Too true, too true.What also bothers me is that this whole "Brenda/Dante" reveal could be diffused if someone would just use some common sense. Luke figures out that Carly's up to something, threatens her, but does not warn Lulu. Jason knows what Carly is up to, but did he tell Sonny. Noooo. This isn't good storyline, it's just dumb.Finally, it's time for Spinelli to go. Yesterday I was waiting for Jason to just deck him with his stupidity over Brenda. How many times does he have to get burned by the goddess that he worships? If he can't grow up, he needs to go.

The worst part was watching Sonny put up with him. I have a love/hate relationship with Sonny mostly due to MB, but even a happy Sonny would have his limits. He can barely tolerate Spinelli on a good day & this newfound patience was bad enough. But, then he actually not only went along with it, he found it amusing. Uh...NO! "Stonecold insists" she stay at the apartment? Since when does Jason's word trump Sonny's? That would've been a good time for Sonny to calmly remind Spinelli of just who signs his paycheck. It's things like this that make it all the more obvious that GH would do itself a real favor if they finally had the guts to end the mob story & make Sonny go into the restaurant business. A reminder GH. Sonny is a MOB BOSS, who happens to be a coffee importer. He's also a hothead with no tolerance for the babbling dork & a low level of tolerance of the brothers Giambetti & he's not mellowing with age. If the last year has been any indication, he's getting darker & darker & less & less patient with things like this. Remember the personalities of the characters you write for & ask yourselves, "Would he really do this?", "Is this really how he'd react to this?" If the answer is, "no", DON'T do it!! You might even win back longtime viewers who left in disgust & newer viewers might not be left wondering just who the real Sonny Corinthos is.

Sam is a totally waste of a character and needs to go. Also let Abby move on and let Michael get professional mental help. Then set him up with a girl age appropriate kind of a ugly duckling with a swan really underneath. The ruin of Liz with the 3 way. Let Liz get back with Jason they both had great scenes/writing.

The severe lack of decent writing has practically destroyed the characters that make up the show. The Quartermaines are pretty much scarce, I miss Monica. It seem like shes only around for holidays, some bickering and that's about it. The hospital is a joke, the doctors themselves look like incompetent morons & completely useless. Michael should've been in therapy from day one, I can't stand Lisa Niles, seriously. And this Abby chick, didn't she sub for one of the Carlys' back in the day? She looks awfully familiar.Sonny is well, I'm not gonna even bother with that one, Jason is looking like brain damage is returning, for the worse. Brenda is scattered brain and that's not really funny at all. Carly needs to stay out of everybodys' life and deal with her own backyard. Liz is a joke, get rid of her high and mighty nonsense, send her to go live with her sister already. Mac is basically absent which is really sad because John York s terrific actor and isn't being properly utilized.Alexis is dumb as a guppy or goldfish or both, Lulu is crying for a maternal figure, Tracy is probably a decent pick. Luke looks like he's been neutered and that's really sad. It seems that Diane looks like the only interesting character worth watching which is evern sadder. Sam has become a whiny, mouse of a woman, what happened to the headstrong chic of old? The writers have completely ignored, disregarded and abandoned the rich history that is General Hospital.I've been a lifelong GH fan since I was five, no kidding seriously, I truly hate where the show's direction has been heading for awhile now.

I have said this many a time before....the actors look as if they are just going through the motions. They have a secure job that pays well. They seem to be showing up, clocking in, saying the lines, and clocking out, and heading to endeavors that interest them. With the Brenda hour...Guza style...it's no wonder, sadly.

I heard they fired one writer and hired a consulant. Has anyone heard this or something like it?

On what planet would Luke have teamed up with Carly to run a scam that included his $20m in diamonds? Carly is thicker than a brick and if Jax wasn't supposed to be arrested, what did she hope to accomplish by notifying Interpole? And what about that dog and pony show!!! The agent was going to arrest Luke and Jax even if there were no diamonds. On what grounds? And why was Alexis reduced to acting like a first year law student? She should have been able to take care of things and make it go away. And what if Jax had found the diamonds sooner and decided to keep them. Either way, Luke is out $20m. The whole situation was just plain dumb.The other annoying s/l is Kristina's renewed interest in Ethan. That girl needs some serious counseling and Michael needs to go to Ethan and warn him before it all blows up again. This time he could get killed and she is definitely not worth it. Ethan has Maya for a wife, and Kristina has absolutely nothing to offer a man. She needs to stick to boys her age.Too many ffwd moments anymore.

You are so right, that has bothered me too. Luke has never been fond of Carly from the minute she came to town. He knew her type cuz he was her type, a grifter thru & thru! He would have never agreed to help her in the Jax scam! History writers history!

I've been a Luke fan since the day he came to PC. I have to disagree. He and Caroline do at times get a long in their odd way and Lukes a little bored so he would help her. Luke would like the fact that she would owe him. Lukes gotta keep those favor stocked up for when he needs help. And out of all the Spencers (except Ethan who I don't count cause hios life makes no since to me) she is most like him so I bet that pulls at him a lproud.

Well you are right about that, she (Carly) is the most like him!