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    Like A Phoenix Rising From The Ashes.

    Thursday, August 09 2012
    Spinelli hits the bag, John is served by Natalie, Patrick is released, and Jerry Jax targets Carly and Alexis.


    Spinelli arrives at the gym for a boxing lesson with Jason. Spinelli says he has joined an online dating service and wants to get into shape for female suitors. Spinelli pretends Matt Hunter’s face is on the bag. While Spinelli babbles about his anger towards Matt and Maxie, Jason takes over the punching bag and flashbacks to the many times he’s seen Sam with John McBain. He accidentally punches Spinelli. Jason apologizes. Spinelli says that Jason is still angry about John kissing Sam. He encourages Jason to communicate with Sam and decide if he should throw in the towel or fight for his marriage. Spinelli notices that Jason has disappeared after seeing the front page featuring John.



    At home, Alexis informs Sam that the charges against John have been dropped. John enters, briefly greets Sam, and excuses himself to check on his passport. Alexis tells Sam that there is clearly something between Sam and John. He returns from his call and says he no longer needs his passport because Natalie is back in Llanview. Sam and John prepare to say goodbye. He says he’ll miss her. She contends that he will forget about her when he reunites with Natalie. John McBain is served with a restraining order signed by Natalie. He flies into a rage. Alexis says he may not have legal grounds in regards to custody of Liam since he’s not married to Natalie. She discourages him from acting irrationally. On the phone, John argues with Clint Buchannan, Natalie’s dad, that they have no right to take his son from him. Sam offers to speak to Natalie on John’s behalf which Alexis strongly discourages. John hires Alexis as his attorney. Sam promises John that he will not lose his son and gives him a comforting hug as Jason arrives.



    At the hospital, Liz prepares Patrick for his release. Patrick says that he must deal with his grief over Robin as Dr. Ewen has advised. Patrick encourages her to not let Jason harm her relationship with Ewen. She reminds him that Jason is a friend and will not interfere in her life. Ewen enters. Patrick tells Dr. Ewen that he has been pushing for him and Liz to give it another go. They discuss Patrick’s dismissal. Ewen sends Liz on an errand and asks Patrick if they were discussing Jason when Ewen entered the room. Patrick reassures him that Jason isn’t an issue. Ewen thanks Patrick for his vote of confidence as Patrick dresses and prepares to go home.



    Todd eyes the front page regarding John’s arrest. Carly walks into his office and congratulates Todd for taking her advice to drop the charges against McBain. Todd says that Starr convinced him to drop the charges when she threatened to disown him. Carly says Todd has managed to piss off the police department who will now target him. He insists that he has nothing to illegal to hide. Carly tries to convince Todd to cut his losses and move on from Blair. Todd says he’s done a lot of bad things. Carly promises to help Todd find the perfect woman. She pulls out her phone and begins showing him photos of some of her high profile female friends. Todd and Carly compare their notes on profiles of women in the magazine. He describes a woman that Carly thinks is perfect. Todd says the woman he described is Carly. She reminds him that she is spoken for.



    Maxie tends to Lulu at the hospital when she experiences a bout of nausea. Lulu says she probably shouldn’t have eaten a burrito for breakfast. Maxie smiles and says, "Maybe you’re pregnant." Lulu dismisses the possibility but admits that Olivia hallucinated that Lulu was nine months pregnant. Lulu confirms that she is late but that it’s probably due to stress. She asks Lulu, "You don’t want to be pregnant?" Lulu confirms that she and Dante want to have children. Maxie leaves and returns with a pregnancy test.



    Ewen meets with Jerry Jax at Windermere who again chastises Ewen for his unethical involvement with Liz. Jerry calls Robin’s fake death a necessary evil to complete a transaction. Ewen refuses to harm another innocent person. Jerry hands him a picture of Carly - Ewen’s next assignment. Ewen asks, "What to do want me to do?" Ewen refuses to harm Carly and calls, him a psychopath. Jerry dismisses him and pulls out a picture of Alexis. Jerry begins coughing uncontrollably and says that he and Alexis will soon be together again. He calls Alexis using a phony accent telling her that there’s a problem at Windermere that requires her immediate attention. Alexis arrives at Windermere and is shocked to see Jerry.


    Tomorrow’s Port Charles spoilers for General Hospital:

    Alexis asks, "Why are you here?" Jerry replies, "For you of course."

    Liz tells John, "The kiss didn't mean anything." Jason asks, "Is that true?"

    In jail, Joe Jr. says to Trey, "Sonny's going to wind up shoving his own precious daughter into your arms."

    Sonny tells Kristina he's going to ask Kate to marry him.

    Kate asks, "Am I still a danger to Sonny?"

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    Posted by nancy marie at Thursday, August 09 2012 03:25 PM

    Re boxing ring: The raison d'etre? Are the writers doing the old "life is a boxing ring motif? Couldn't the men just be civilized and simply talk--like the women on the show? Guess not! Ho-hum!

    Posted by willowk at Thursday, August 09 2012 03:35 PM

    I'd forgotten that Alexis dated Jerry once upon a time until today. I'm really curious as to who is orchestrating this thing, so far it doesn't make a lot of sense.

    John should easily be able to get joint custody and/or visitation with Liam. He's an upstanding citizen, the recent arrest nonwithstanding, and he's been involved in the kid's life. I don't see why Natalie would have been granted a no contact order, except the writer's of course want to keep McBat in PC, and so have to figure out how to make Nat and Liam go away.

    And on the boxing ring--I think this has been added as they used a gym with a boxing ring on OLTL. It was considered another place people ran into each other, and of course, the occasional boxing match makes for good drama. Call it part of the OLTLization of GH.

    Posted by fromthestart at Thursday, August 09 2012 03:37 PM

    Thanks for wondering where I was....(well I counted two posters)

    HOWEVER....being FOJ club members they may wish I had stayed away longer and come back next time when I can't stay so long.....BECAUSE


    I read with interest the name JASON and honorable mentioned in the same breath. I immediately looked up his job description and found in his contract - paragraph one...." I OFF people for a living" Since I nearly lost my appetite over that one I realized that some posters look upon Jason as the epitomy of The All-American boy...

    Now in all respect to My Canadian friends I only use that term because Jason lives in Port Charles.

    There was also reference to all the sacrifices Jason has made for others.....Well Hitler loved his dog, but I don't consider him honorable or the type that would sacrifice himself, execpt to gain something in return. Well His dog did sacrifice his life by taking a cyanide pill for Eva Braun to ensure it worked....(well the dog did the sacrificing - so thats a poor example)

    What it all boils down to for me - using Jason, honorable, and sacificing in the same paragraph may be pushing it a tad or so.....


    BTW I'm back for awhile......

    Posted by willowk at Thursday, August 09 2012 04:01 PM

    OT From

    Just what we've been missing, our favorite Jason critic. You have to keep reminding us how bad he is, as many of us (me included) think he's a stand up guy with an unfortunate occupation. And we'll probably keep ignoring your reminders. Welcome back!

    Posted by Addy at Thursday, August 09 2012 04:08 PM

    willowk Please ignore a poster if you dislike them discussing a character in a negative light instead of baiting them into an argument. Baiting is against guidelines and may get a poster banned.

    Addy (moderator)

    Posted by lily hunter at Thursday, August 09 2012 04:13 PM

    Hi everyone,

    Welcome to all the new posters and welcome back to From.

    I love the idea of Olivia as a psychic. Here's hoping that she uses her power wrap up some of these SLs. I'm not sure of the exact date, but aren't we coming up on Jason and Sam's 1st anniversary (also the last time they were a happy couple)?

    Congrats to Patrick for completing his rehab in record time. He certainly seems pleased with his role in getting Liz and Ewen to take a chance at a relationship. I can't wait to see the look on his face when Ewen's extracurricular activities come to light. Speaking of Ewen, does he know that Jason is Joslyn's godfather?

    Poor Lulu - Maxi seems much more excited about maybe baby than she appears to be. Here's hoping that if Lulu is pregnant they can manage to keep their eyes on this baby.

    Watching Spinelli and Jason "work out" at the boxing gym was the high point of the show for me today, especially Spin's first punches.

    I'm thinking that Robin's kidnapping was work Jerry was doing for someone else and he's taking the time he's in PC to finish up some of his own business. Why he would want to kidnap both Joslyn and Alexis is a mystery to me, unless he wants to a family to call his own.

    Posted by Casey1 at Thursday, August 09 2012 04:13 PM

    Hi all

    Just a few comments on today's show. I would like to know what Jerry has on Ewen that he would get involved this way. This character had so much potential, what a waste. He is starting to act like a desperate man. 
    Why would Jerry risk seeing Alexis for old times sake? Wouldn't that blow his plans? 
    Happy to see Patrick on the road to recovery. 

    Posted by fromthestart at Thursday, August 09 2012 04:13 PM

    I'm out of here

    Posted by willowk at Thursday, August 09 2012 04:16 PM

    Addy--I'm confused. I was being ironic, but there are lots of arguments about characters, its what we do. Don't get what you saw wrong about my post. I like From, quite a bit. And he loves to bait Jason fans, just see his post. Clarify, please.

    Posted by cbru at Thursday, August 09 2012 04:18 PM

    Glad you are back, from. Have you been watching??? I think Jason will soon take a back seat to Jerry Jax. He is going to do some really nasty things. Will the nutjob be involved??? Only time will tell.

    Also glad that Spin is back! But, he seems to be having problems letting go of the past too. I hope he sticks to his guns about Maxie. Or, until KS returns.

    Did I hear right-Sam offered to talk to Natalie on McBain's behalf??? That was got to be one of the most asinine ideas she has come up with. What would Sam tell her-that the kiss didn't mean anything???? All lies! I would think she would be last person Natalie would want to talk to or see.

    When I heard Liz tell Patrick that Jason is a friend and wouldn't interfere in her life, I almost lost it. Puleeeeeeeeeze-we all know that it's Liz who does the interfering. I am sure I will get slammed for that comment but I remember Liz from the past and I really don't see her changing all that much.

    Guess we will see how long Carly is spoken for. I like her and Todd together.

    I wonder what Jerry is holding over Ewen. He is protesting about what Jerry wants him to do, but seems very reluctantly going along with his nefarious scheme. I also can't wait to see who Jerry is working for. Seems like he is hitting all the main families.

    If possible, Maxie needs to open her eyes. Lulu is not all that thrilled so I really hope she doesn't do that pregnancy in front of big mouth.

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