General Hospital: Perkie's Observations

Perkie...I am SO bummed that you didn't mention Jax's magic helicopter. Also, I'm pretty sure that Carly stumbled onto the Buchanan lodge - isn't that where women go to give birth to babies that are about to be stolen, LOL?

I didn't get the Mac thing either. The police don't have to personally witness the event in order to arrest the suspect. That part was silly.

Copied from yesterday's thread:
Loved, loved, LOVED Alexis today. Not the part where she got Jason released, but her conversation with K.

Apparently, I know NOTHING about air travel and weather, because Jax's plan to take out the helicopter to look for oldCarly and newCarly made ZERO sense to me.

I'm glad they didn't actually show Sam reaching into Jason's gun closet, because I'm pretty sure Kelly wouldn't be able to reach the gun box without standing on something, LOL.

Sonny had SOME NERVE saying that Diane had nothing on Alexis. WTF!?! Last I checked, Diane has managed to keep the Dynamic Duo out of jail just as much as Alexis did. Idiot.

I wanted Jason free to go look for Carly as much as anyone, but couldn't it be done without making Mac look like an idiot?

LuLu, Johnny, and Domidante are at the Z's "Crimson" estate which was torched. Looks like LuLu fell into water that has gathered in the basement while the manse has been roofless and exposed. Looked like a moat though!

Thanks, Grimm, I had forgotten about the fire at the estate. At any rate, any Dante time is good time, as far as I'm concerned.

The writing can still be so crappy!

Lucky was about to let Jason lose ..........
Lucky didn't seem a cop to me he was more a friend to him and than his cop ......
I don't know why but there was a different vibe.
This Lucky was like Jason's friend , he talked with him more nicely!
And also Mac didn't trust him he didn't let him go to the MC, he told him to be with Jason , he took his key's and he didn't let him search for Carly !!!
That was never the case with GV's Lucky !!
I wonder if this is because of the actors Chemistry , I know that GV and Sbu were friends but it seem that JJ and Steve are more close ??? Jason and the young Lucky were friends !!!
MY THOUGHTS ..
I am sorry but Mac had no reason arrest Jason he only did it so Jason would not go search Carly and Kill Claudia , he arrest him because he thought he will kill her. we know he will and I hate that , but a officer can't arrest someone for something he think he will do!!!!

I liked Alexis today I thought she helped Sonny not because of the legal thing she did it because she wants to help Carly , she know Jason can help her and that for me was a big thing I also liked that she told Sonny to step back , that was right Sonny need to give Kris time I hope he will listen .
I loved the Scenes with the girls , I loved how she tried to help Kris see her father , it wasn't the time to say that her father is bad , Kris will think that she is also bad person .
Alexis was good...
Jason - I like the guy I liked that he used everything he have with Lucky to go and rescue Carly, But I really hate that he said NO to Johnny offer , Comon Jason get over the obsession with Killing Claudia , that is not that important , Johnny could help you , let him take Claudia out of state , when he said no , part of me wanted him to stay in lock up
He deserve that ... Am I Jason fan?????
Sam was she hot with the back uniform , like Jason and even she got taller to get his gun HOT
Love Dante more and more he was so great with Ronnie , he just wants help Carly ..
Sonny and Jax - can they just get over that the boys don't need them fighting , Michael already feels guilty Morgan is scared and all they think is to fight . I do think it is more Sonny but Jax will also have a say .....
Carly- I hate that every birth she has a trouble I really wanted to help her
Claudia I was jumping when I saw her

After Friday's episode this was a bit of a letdown, the pace was so much slower, but I think that might be on purpose to build to Friday.

My favorite scene of the day: Alexis/Kristina.

My I'll reserve judgment scene: Lucky/Jason: now Lucky is worried about his cousin Carly, if this part of the building of the Spencers as an iconic family, great, if Lucky is softening toward the mob, not great, that said, I love JJ.

My least favorite scene; any scene with Lulu.

I have to preface this with, I have only been watching for about 3 months. I started with Dante taking Carly and the kids hostage. I have enjoyed, then hated, then enjoyed this show, which I understand to be the trend.

For today's episode, I enjoyed most of it. Dante continues to be my favorite character. His scenes with anyone are great. I just hope that the truth comes out soon. I don't want to be waiting until next September sweeps to get the reveal.

I feel for both Sonny and the fans who hated what he did today. The fans may have seen him do this often, and so it seems like the same old thing. However, being a new viewer, it made all the sense in the world to me. Remember, he IS a gangster. He may try to be good for his kids, but he IS a criminal. As for his relationship with Kristina, he should stay away until Kris is ready to talk, but first he should apologize and tell her why he is staying away. Isn't that the reason she thought he didn't love her before?

Carly vs Carly is ok because of the actresses, but I hope the writing gets a little better.

To all those questioning Lucky and Jason, I felt the disdain and the understanding from JJ. He didn't like Jason, but he completely understood what Jason said about Jake and Liz being in Michael and Carly's spot. GV, as good as he was, would have played it differently, and it would not have had the same conflicted feel.

Overall, 4 out of 5 stars. I hope they keep on this path.

While yesterday's episode was not as action packed as Friday's, I still thoroughly enjoyed it. You can tell that they are building up to all sorts of drama. Can't wait to see Dante and Johnny save fair Lulu! Look at all the hints Lucky dropped about family; that you would do anything in the name of family, even kill if you have to! Watch out Nikolas!!! lol...I thought it was very appropriate that Alexis helped get Jason out and last time I checked it wasn't a crime to pull out a gun (he has a permit right?? haha)especially when you are trying to save another person. Citizens arrest anyone?? I totally agree with GH Lover above, that the relationship between Jason and Lucky (JJ's version), was always tight. Jason helped him when he was down; gave him tons of money for doing nothing, gave him a roof over his head, etc. So, I can totally understand that he would let Jason go. JJ being back has changed the dynamic of all of the characters. There is so much potential for interaction, whereas with GV's Lucky he just didn't mesh well with anyone except Sam. I mean Lucky was always around Sonny when he was younger, they were friends because of Luke. Could you ever picture GV (Lucky) and Sonny being friends??? No way! Sonny interacted with Sonny's dad Mike too. I can't wait to see Claudia get what's coming to her! (Love you SJB!!) The buildup to DanLu is awesome. I want Kiefer to go down mafioso style. Alexis really needs a man in her life. Can't wait until Niz gets whats coming to them, then Liz needs to BEG for Lucky back. Love that JaSam are back together. I am loving GH and think the writers have finally come out of their rut and I am going to thank Mr. Jonathan Jackson for that!

GHLuver you took my name LOL
Kidding .................................
there is room for all ....

I wonder if they did the Lucky Jason scenes to show a wind of change between them ......
cos when you think about it Lucky didn't had any thing else to do they could put the new cop but they showed Lucky
My guess is that something big will happen that will change Lucky and lucky friendship with Jason .....
Cos him being there was a plot point .......
Maybe it already happened lol .........cos yesterday was old lucky not GV lucky

Submitted by curacaoman on November 3, 2009 - 6:11am.
The writing can still be so The writing can still be so crappy!

I agree with curacaoman. After Friday's episode, which was great, I thought we would be on a roll. Evidently Mr. Guza had his hands in Monday's episode. Most of it seemed pure Guza writing. Which to put it mildly, please get him off the set once and for all.

So if I get it well, Jason and Sam find intact evidence out of an hospital which has fully burnt last winter ... and Lulu/Johnny/Dante are at the Z estate which looks like it was just burnt down by Jason ...

HELLO ? Anthony has fully rebuilt the mansion and they even got the Sonny/Claudia's wedding in it last December ... There is no way the house could now be in this bad condition ...

Which means that the writers have forgotten the mansion was rebuilt as it seems they had forgotten the hospital was destroyed by fire ... Is it so difficult to remember what they wrote weeks or months before ?

well I have to say that maybe they wanted to forget that the hospital was burned down due to the stupid S/L .....
If I was GH writer I would wont to forget that

I think actor can determine how writers write scenes and stuff. Now that JJ is back as Lucky, I think the writers are rewriting Lucky and Jason as friends since that's what they were back in the day when Lucky worked for him. With GV's Lucky, they had him whiny and jealous where Jason is concerned.

I HATE Booblivia, just hate her with a passion. Sick of that deserted cabin in every woods. It's always supplied with stuff too. Loved all the Davis girls scenes and I hated that Alexis did that for Sonny. ALthough I have been loving Alexis/Sonny relationship as of late. Like on Friday when Sonny was talking to Alexis and Kristina apparently they were holding hands because Sonny was still holding on to her hand as he was walking away. Glad to see Jax's helicopter can fly in a bad storm. I understand Jax has connection but I don't think the FAA would be happy a private helicopter is going out in a storm and flying so close to ground to look for someone. I was so hoping Johnny had shot Lulu but accident.

I was so hoping Johnny had shot Lulu but accident.

Oh BigDede...I used to have a soft spot for you since you introduced me to the greatness that is Gossip Girl. HOWEVER, you (like Season, when Lost is on) are DEAD...TO...ME!

Scoboot...WELCOME! It's nice to have a newer viewer. A fresh set of eyes can tell us when we are being hypercritical, LOL.

I loved the scenes with Jason and Lucky at the PCPD. Loved the scene with Jax, Michael and Morgan at home. Loved the scenes between Alexis and Kristina and Kristina and Molly and loved the scene between Alexis and Sonny at the PCPD. And I am loving Laura Wright! The only thing that rubbed me wrong was Carly finding the flashlight in the glove compartment of the rental car. I have rented many cars in my life and there has NEVER been a flashlight in the glove compartment. What would make her think there was? And why didn't she take Claudia's gun while she was getting the flashlight? And I too didn't get Lulu falling through the remodeled Zacharra house's floor. But the hospital fire only destroyed a part of the hospital, not the entire building so that storyline didn't bother me. Otherwise, a great start to the week!

I don't feel sorry for Sonny one bit. He kidnapped AJ, stole his baby and has gotten away with it for years but that must be ok kidnapping and stealing. Sonny deserves everything he gets.

I generally liked the episode with the exception of Jax wanting to fly his helicopter in the storm. He has a habit of wanting to fly his helicopter when the weather is bad. Also did not like the Olivia and Jax. Well actually I don't like any scenes involving Booblivia.

I think pretty soon Lulu is going to remember that Domte is really a cop.

I liked the scene with Lucky and Jason but the thing that bothered me is Lucky talking about how Carly is family. They're cousins. I know they are but since when have they ever been close. I know Carly and Lulu is but not Lucky and Carly. I think he was thinking of letting Jason go because of Jason saying what if it was Liz that was held hostage while being pregnant.

Like the scenes with the davis girls and the scene with Alexis/Kristina.

I said this yesterday but at the tail end of the discussion, so moving this bit here.

GV vs. JJ. I really hope the comparisons stop soon. Comparing the two is like comparing apples to oranges. Whether by acting choice or script, GV's Lucky was the advesary to Jason that never won a round. JJ's Lucky has a more big brother/little brother vibe. The scene was much more paternalistic with JJ in the role than it ever would have been before. OOH it just dawned on me - the GV version was very AJ/Jason in its dynamic (or even Ric/Sonny) while the JJ version has a very Ned/AJ vibe to it. For me, its like two totally different characters that just happen to share the same name. Neither is better or worse, just totally different.

DP

Patrick 1965, that sl is when I turned on Sonny, the destruction and death of AJ are the among the biggest mistakes this soap has ever made. From the time they sorased AJ and Jason, it was played as Angel Jason and Devil AJ, and once they had the car accident AJ was a marked man.

So Sonny tells Olivia that he was hoping Claudia pulled out her gun when he was berating her in front of everyone and hoped that 'someone' would take her out? Why wouldn't he just take her out? Does he not want blood on his hands and wants someone else to go to jail for doing his dirty work? So he didn't want her to go to jail, but he didn't want to kill her himself. What a jerk... And I hate how he was going on and on about how Carly was the love of his life (and not Brenda ) and how Olivia is so strong and like Carly and blah blah. Sonny needs to be womanless for a while instead of trying to take other men's women...

And I thought it was so funny when Lulu put two and two together and realized that Johnny is dating Dante's mother...

I was annoyed too regarding the dismissal of Brenda, equating her with Lily, who Sonny seemed to love more once she was dead, but then I realized that I preferred Brenda with Jax, in fact the only time I have ever liked Jax was with Brenda. I don't dislike him, I just don't think the writing for him has been good. I think Jax is written like pasta, they simply throw stories and pairings at him and hope that they will stick and as far as Jax and Carly forgiving each other, let's never forget that one of their bonding moments was the theft of baby Spencer. Once you steal a child, how much lower can either go a individuals, of course this was Carly's second baby napping, Michael was the first. My point, CarJax can break up or stay together but neither has the moral highground.

lol maxsmom. so true. I also liked Brenda better with Jax. I LOVED her wedding dress when they almost got married, when Skye was going to shoot her but then the wedding never happened. I hope I'm not mixing up her wedding dresses. It was a lacey pink with cool sleeves. It was very different but beautiful. I was so mad at her for kissing Sonny on the docks and Jax bringing it up at the alter. I really wanted it to happen. But even liking her better with Jax, I can't deny that I loved the original Sonny and Brenda when they first met, before all the drama of them breaking up and before Sonny turned into an @ss.

Loved the Dante and Lulu scenes. And loved the Carly and Claudia scenes today. Really great acting. GH is still on a roll!

Sassy ICAM.

I think the Sonny Olivia scenes were about the line "she has my sons". He puts Carly in a special category because she is the mother of his children. No one else has ever been in that category - one of the reasons Claudia said she was so desperate to have a child. Now Sonny will have another woman on that pedestal, one that is "like Carly" (PFFT to that, Carly is much cooler) and I guess if he cant have Carly, Olivia is the next best thing. Plus when Dante is discovered he has his permanent "tangible" reminder of their relationship such as it was.

I am so baffled by todays epi. Why the hell are Jax and Sonny home at their houses instead of out looking for Carly? The boys should be home at Jax's house with Mike or Bobbie while everyone else is out on the search. If I found out the two men that professed to love me were sitting on their butts I would be disappointed. No wonder she loves Jason so much.

JaSam - While I dont like Jason wanting to kill Claudia and Sam (and the rest of PC) enabling that, I think the scene showed one of the reasons why JaSam are meant for each other. Usually Jason bares all the responsibility for everyone - a tough mantel to carry. HE is responsible for finding Carly. She is expecting HIM to come for her, to rescue her and protect her, the same way it is expected of him to protect all of his friends, loved ones and loved ones of friends. If he was involved with anyone else, he would have to address the threat and tend to Carly. With Sam by his side, he can entrust her to care for his BFF, the same way he could entrust her to save Jake while he addressed that threat (the Russians). I also love how Sam is with Spin.

sonny and jason were just being sonny and jason as usal no suprises there. claudia and carly scenes were great .jax is getting on my nerves more and more everyday ughhhh. i love how you mentioned olivia running her mouth all of the time about her son, people on gh must not be listening as many times as she has said... dante's my son.

I'm responding to this because I'm tired of seeing it mentioned. BigDeDe, helicopters do fly in bad weather. Haven't you ever seen air rescue choppers flying in the rain? I do quite regularly since I'm on the flight path for two hospitals. Even regular helicopters can fly if they have the right instrumentation and night vision. Ask the Army. They'll tell you that certain models do and certain models don't. In fact, look it up yourself. It's a matter of public record.

Also, the FAA isn't going to ground aircraft at a given airport just because of weather. The writers really reached for that one. Airports will CLOSE to air traffic, for sure, but it is an extraordinary situation when the FAA steps in--like 9/11. If I remember correctly, they'll also tell aircraft to re-route if the air traffic control system goes out. That happened to the air traffic control center here once in the last couple of years.

Generally speaking, airlines leave the decision to take off to the pilots. They assume that most are responsible and not suicidal. I have also heard of airlines' flight operations center grounding all of that airline's craft due to weather. But since we're talking about Jax and a private helicopter, that wouldn't apply. He could do whatever the hell he wanted and Mac doesn't have squat to say about it unless there's a fleeing suspect or evidence that would disappear.

Finally, assuming Jax got his copter up, he wouldn't have to fly all that close to the ground. Think of police choppers and how high they fly. They don't need to be just feet above the ground to find a car or suspect.

Ok Sonny VS Jax was annoying , I don't when they fought if they really did think about Carly...
And you know what it is Sonny's fault he should have not brought that up.......
Olivia nnnnnnnn
Jason I really felt bad for him cos he he will never point a gun at a innocent woman and little kids never that was a huge mistake that normally he will never do that , think when Sam and him were breaking and entering they could have just left but no they stayed and helped that pregnant woman, knowing he can go to jail .....
I don't think that Sonny and Jason are thinking clearly!
I was so happy that Sam was there to tell him OK what happened is bad and that was a mistake , but you need to focus and help Carly and her baby , Carly needs you she needs you to find her, cos I think Carly is calm as much as she can be is because she knows/Believes Jason will find her, Sam was there to get him in shape and that is what so great about them , they are working together well..
I was so happy that Jason when they were in the car he told Sam to help Carly , he trusted her with his best friend that was just so amazing And I loved how Sam just jumped and help not because she wants to show Jason that she can no she is doing this to help Carly because she really care .........
And that is what I like .
I felt so bad for Carly , she was so worried and Claudia Sara is really playing well the psycho bitch LOL!