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General Hospital Exclusive: Ashley Jones Reflects On ‘Pristina’ and Why Even Now, ‘the Audience Feels Betrayed’
Tuesday, September 20th, 2022
“Networks decide to do certain things.”
It’s been five years since Ashley Jones departed General Hospital, but many fans still have unfinished business when it comes to Parker Forsyth’s relationship with Kristina Corinthos-Davis. What happened to the storyline that ABC executive Nathan Varni once promised, via Twitter, that the show was “pausing for now but hope to continue later”? Well, Jones has some thoughts about the entire saga.
Yes, we had hoped to continue the story longer but one of the actresses booked another big show. Pausing for now but hope to continue later.
— Nathan Varni (@nathanvarni) October 14, 2017
First of all, she loved working with Lexi Ainsworth (Kristina), calling her “a fantastic actress” and adding that they had ” a deep connection” in real life. Looking back on “Pristina” she believes it is still “a story that just hadn’t fully been told yet.” As she told us recently, “It was a little bit salacious and a little bit unorthodox, but honestly, I think the beauty of what happened is… it was just a real bond.”
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Above: Fans were thrilled when Jones revealed she (and Parker) would return to be returning to the show back in 2017. Sadly, that visit was short-lived.
She believes that writers created a storyline line that really resonated with the General Hospital audience. “When two people meet each other in certain periods of their lives and their lives change because of that — that’s a landmark in their life, they’ll never forget, and I guess the audience witnessed that,” Jones noted. “I think that’s the magic of that.”
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As to why fans still hold out hope for a reunion, Jones said that the show “pulled the story before it was finished, and that’s why the audience hasn’t let it go yet.” She noted that “networks decide to do certain things” but if often leads to the viewers feeling “a little bit betrayed” because they “were not fulfilled.” But she doesn’t look at it with great sadness because there is a big win here. The fans’ wish for a Parker and Kristina renaissance “is a testament to the writing and the characters that they created” on General Hospital. (And it sparked serious discussions on power dynamics and age differences in a relationship.) “The fact that we left some sort of a mark on people’s hearts or brains,” Jones said emotionally, “that’s what you hope to do as an actor.”
For more of our chat with Jones — including her thoughts on whether she would return full-time to The Bold and the Beautiful — check out the entire interview above. Then visit our photo gallery below to see the relationship status of our favorite General Hospital couples — who’s together and who is a total mess?
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Together at last. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> If baby Ace becomes the focus of Spencer’s life, where does that leave the love of his life?</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> “Exed” out. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> It’d be pretty hard for them to come back from her “killing” him to keep him from kidnapping daughter Avery.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Together. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> The shadow of his comatose wife, Lulu, looms large over their future. Which is odd, because Lulu is not very tall.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Madly in love. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> His aborted vendetta against his father and her (slightly) softened stance on her mother could open a Pandora’s box of new problems.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Together. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> Working as Michael’s mole has landed Sonny’s henchman in a no-win situation. Possibly even a no-<em>survive</em> situation!</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Finished. Done. Forever. Er, for now. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> We’ll give you a hint — it rhymes with “Trina,” and he’s devoted to her.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Flirting. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> It’s hard to get a relationship going with Robert’s lost love Holly finding herself back in Port Charles.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> RIP. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> First, their baby died, then so did Brando. Yeah, 2022 was <em>not</em> a good year for Sasha.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Divorced. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> Again, divorced. But besides that, he’s now married to Portia.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Broken up.<strong> Their biggest obstacle:</strong> The sex-tape debacle threw such a cold bucket of water on them that it was easy for Dex to reheat her.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> A non-starter. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> They were just beginning to really connect when The Hook hastened the terminally ill doctor’s demise.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Kaput. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> It was game over for these two once he realized that she wasn’t drawn that way, she actually was bad — to the bone.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Unhappily married. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> The wedding-day reveal that Curtis, not Taggert, might be Trina’s father ended the couple’s honeymoon before it had even begun.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Together at last. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> Their relationship, like they themselves, seems to always be in danger of one kind or another.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Happily hitched. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> It’s hard to keep a relationship stable in a town as quake-prone as Port Charles!</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Life partners. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> Endometriosis be damned, they want to start a family.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Divorced. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> Brad’s lie about Wiley’s parentage was the kinda deal-breaker that his husband didn’t want to renegotiate. Also, where <em>is</em> Lucas these days?</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> A thing of the past.<strong> Their biggest obstacle:</strong> His hookup with his son’s scheming girlfriend will go down in history as one of his biggest regrets — that is, if he ever emerges from that coma.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Kaput. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> For them to try, try again, she’d have to get over his whopper of a lie about Sasha being her daughter. Considering that she has since told a few herself, it could happen.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> As dead as he is. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> His passing brought their new beginning to an abrupt end. For the moment.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Sparring partners. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> The trick for them — and the fun — is realizing that the sparks flying aren’t just animosity.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Committed. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> Nina’s decision to rat out Sonny’s ex Carly to the SEC could render “Sona” DOA.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Sadly ended. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> The real-life loss of Sonya Eddy cut short her character’s latest love story.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> The picture of a happy marriage. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> Their family tree is sure to be uprooted when they find out that a branch needs to be hung for Cody.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Dead and buried. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> It’s pretty hard to get a relationship going when both characters are pushing up daisies.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Apart… for now. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> In the end, we’re pretty sure they’re going to realize that they’re meant for one another.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Reunited. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> They’ve rebounded from the misstep that nearly did in their romance. But is the attraction of these opposites strong enough to make them lifers?</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Apart… though not by choice. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> Just as the Falconeris appeared to be on the verge of reuniting, she slipped into a coma and he, into Sam’s arms.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Split up. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> First, she recalled killing his wife. Then, she lied that she was having Nikolas’ baby. Now, pfft. Forget it.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Head over heels. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> Obstacle? What obstacle? They’re perfect for one another.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Finito. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> After she fell for fake husband Michael for real, Chase moved on — and <em>toward</em> Brook Lynn.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Over before they began. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> His sister Amy’s conniving moved him right out of town — and her boss’ life.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> They are, as k.d. lang would sing, one another’s constant craving. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> Circumstances keep conspiring to keep them from being together long enough to do more than steal the occasional kiss.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Deader than dead. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> Even before his latest demise, she’d stuck a fork in their dangerous relationship.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Done. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> There was more to the doctor than met the eye — and Maxie didn’t like what she saw.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Former General Hospital colleagues. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> First she stuck him in the friend zone. Then she herself got stuck in the morgue!</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Frenemies. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> Though Avery’s parents would probably make a killer power couple, she’s just happy that she still has a pulse after murdering his old flame, Connie.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Old friends, ex-lovers and coconspirators. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> In their hearts, they want more than anything to be with other people (Ava and Finn, respectively). Also, Nikolas’ whole coma thing.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Sweethearts. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> Given their lack of screentime, we can’t tell whether they’re getting enough quality time.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Married. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> Like everyone else in town, Olivia thinks Ned ratted out Carly and Drew to the SEC.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> Together. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> Nina has reported them to the SEC for insider trading.</p>
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<p><strong>Current status:</strong> A grave matter. <strong>Their biggest obstacle:</strong> If her love for Spencer drove one nail after another into their relationship’s coffin, Rory’s death drove the final one in.</p>
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