This week on Normal Hospital we noticed some developments with the Pikeman storyline and needed to endure extra of Sasha being plagued by Dr. Montague and Gladys. The “Eddie Maine” storyline continues to have followers questioning the place it’s going, and Maxie seems to be transferring on up and out. Let’s simply get into what occurred in Port Charles this week.
We Are Pikeman, We Are Many
Due to a useful dandy diagram, Anna linked Sonny, the WSB, and Pikeman all again to a standard denominator, Valentin. Valentin revealed that for years the WSB and Pikeman had a revolving door coverage the place brokers floated between the 2 organizations, and even he was recruited to work on some logistics for them. There have been a number of fan theories that Valentin truly IS Pikeman, and it seems as if the present has thrown that on the market as a pink herring. I imply, Valentin will get referred to as away on a water emergency at ELQ whereas somebody units hearth to Anna’s place? How handy!
Nevertheless, given Anna and Valentin are one of many few large {couples} the followers stay presently enthusiastic about, I simply can’t see them turning Valentin evil. I imply the present has sufficient on its fingers with the ticked-off ‘Sprina’ followers as is! Plus, it’s exhausting to see them sending Val over to the darkish aspect after the connection he’s fashioned with Laura, and the household bonding scene with Spencer, Ace, and sure… even Esme this week. As I mentioned final week, it’s solely proper for Valentin to change into head of the Cassadine household and to steer them in a greater course.
Even given all the foremost gamers we all know are concerned on this Pikeman storyline, many viewers really feel it’s total been a bust, partly as a result of it’s exhausting to be concerned about what quantities to an invisible enemy. Some unknown rogue agent from her previous that we could by no means have heard of targetting Anna simply doesn’t fly, this must be a reasonably large villain, however who? Final week I speculated that Mason’s large unhealthy boss who desires intel on Pikeman may very well be Cassandra Pierce, however that also leaves the query of who’s performing for the WSB and Pikeman towards Anna. Except I’m lacking somebody, I simply preserve coming again to Alex, whose physique was by no means discovered and will have been a kind of folks Pikeman would have recruited way back. Plus, she would undoubtedly be out to avenge Peter’s loss of life, and it might be a twist within the sense that Anna believes that is somebody she wronged whereas performing as a double agent. Nonetheless, a lot of followers would slightly Alex keep lifeless. With the quite a few mentions of Frisco these days, they might deliver him again with some intel to bolster the story and viewers’ curiosity in it.
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How Lengthy Earlier than Sasha’s Given Electroconvulsive Remedy?
It’s not as if we didn’t see this week’s growth coming within the “How far more can we torture Sasha?” storyline. Dr. Montague is attempting to persuade Sasha that she’s again on medicine and that they confirmed up in her bloodstream. Are we to imagine the drugs he gave her WERE medicine? Or what he’s been capturing into her IV are the medicine? Both means, it’s not simply Sasha who’s being tortured, it’s the viewers too. This story has developed from heartbreaking to simply painful to look at at instances. Nasty Nurse Janice at Ferncliff, performed by Josh Swickard’s (Chase) real-life spouse, was a considerably enjoyable break. Making Janice an enormous Chase and Blaze fan was a pleasant nod to her and Josh’s off-screen relationship, and that she is an enormous fan of her singing husband.
The appears to be like on Cody and Brook Lynn’s faces after seeing how damaged Sasha was in her cell, once more, was felt by the viewers. If the present desires us to really feel ache and heartbreak, nicely on that observe they’re doing job! Nevertheless this isn’t an AMC theater, and that’s not what all of us are right here for Nicole! For many people, soaps have at all times been our escape from the true world, and this story is beginning to really feel like a kind of tragic Lifetime motion pictures ripped straight from the headlines.
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Hopefully, Cody might be much more decided to get Sasha out of there, and Sam can also be clearly onto Gladys. The best way Gladys talked to Scout on the pool, I can’t consider Sam didn’t sock her proper within the kisser, or not less than toss her into the pool as she threatened to! However now, like Cody, she is aware of Gladys controls who sees Sasha and is aware of one thing is up. Cody has already informed Sam he believes Gladys is stealing from Sasha, and Sam informed Gladys that she was positive if she truly did just a little digging into her that one thing would flip up. Come on Sam, hearth up that PI mind and get Spinelli to look into Gladys’ financial institution information!
“NEddie Maine’s” Rock’n’Roll Manner of Life
The “NEddie” story was in heavy rotation this week, however as soon as once more is one many followers aren’t too invested in as of late. As I famous final week, there appears to be loads of rehashing of plot factors, lengthy drawn-out conversations, and stretching out of those tales that probably are because of the non permanent scribes. Hopefully, they’ll get issues down pat quickly, or higher but, the writers’ strike might be resolved. Simply because it appeared like Olivia was connecting with “Eddie,” he took off to The Excessive Sider, the place Carly and Olivia additionally ended up attempting to deliver again a little bit of the outdated instances for them. I did get chuckle out of “Eddie” attempting to flirt with Carly and his actually poorly improvised pick-up tune.
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After all, nothing good ever occurs at this bar, so not-so-surprisingly Mason was there and hitting exhausting on Olivia. “Eddie” speeding to her rescue appeared like a touch that the true Ned remains to be in there someplace, and that’s why he reacted as rapidly as he did. Too unhealthy Mason didn’t knock “Eddie” out of him throughout their battle, however I beloved Carly clobbering Mason with that large ole bottle.
I used to be surprised that Mason wasn’t introduced into the PCPD with the remainder of the gang, however he later defined to his “cuz” that he managed to slide out unseen. What, that bar doesn’t have cameras? Oh proper, I assume that’s why they couldn’t simply catch Esme shopping for the burner cellphone there! The chaos that ensued on the station once more performed off as just a few extra filler, with the massive cliffhanger of the week being Carly being caught on the station ready for Joss… or anybody, to come back to signal her out as she refused to let Sonny accomplish that. Nonetheless, right here is hoping that “Eddie” attempting to assist Olivia might be a turning level in his reminiscence beginning to return.
Different Storyline Ideas
Trina appeared to be the one to get by way of to Curtis relating to his shutting his household out, which makes good sense. I believed it was a terrific little bit of writing when she reminded him of his phrases, “I want my daughter,” when he first got here out of surgical procedure.
Portia alternatively… What number of instances can we hear her cry her means by way of the identical rattling regrets about not telling Curtis the reality sooner? And don’t get me began on how nasty she was when Spencer got here to assist Trina transfer again dwelling, and she or he ordered him out with out even letting him say goodbye to Trina.
Extra: Esme and Spencer’s household photograph session
Liz and Finn continued their bizarre dance this week, and plenty of really feel they’re performing like grade schoolers and discover it creepy. From sending “will you exit with me notes” to pretending they don’t know each other to cross on info, this isn’t how adults ought to be performing. Finn and Liz are much more pure feeling on display when they’re along with their youngsters. And talking of children, I’m disillusioned that we haven’t gotten a go to from Cameron in any respect this summer time!
So Nina and Sonny’s marriage ceremony day went from tentatively to one thing this fall, to perhaps Valentine’s Day 2024, and now it’s up within the air once more. Decide a date so everyone knows when to anticipate the reality concerning the SEC popping out! In different Nina-related information, her calling Ava in a panic that Sonny took off in the course of the night time, and Ava reminding her that’s what mobsters do, was good for fun.
A variety of viewers referred to as it when Dante took Charlotte to go to Lulu that Maxie would quickly be transferring into their outdated home, and that’s precisely what’s about to occur. Nonetheless, with them making the purpose that Lulu had been moved to Normal Hospital, and Maxie noting it’s been three years since her accident, it actually appears like Lulu may very well be returning.
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Gregory’s signs are worsening, and it’s changing into not possible for him to cover them. Whereas this has the makings of a tragic drawn-out cleaning soap loss of life story, it’s simply too quickly. We haven’t forgotten Mike’s comparable heartbreaking demise, so this comes off because the present attempting to seize lightning in a bottle twice.
That’s all I’ve so far as my ideas and commentary on this week’s episodes. Depart your individual within the feedback under!
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