General Hospital: Perkie's Observations

I agree Perkie, it will be interesting to see how the JF storyline plays out.  You know nothing is going to happen to Sonny. Lucky is a great cop and I agree if only he can use his skills to find out what's going on with Niz.

I'm no fan of Olivia but what the heck did Johnny expect her to say or do?  Dante is her son.

I've already gushed about James Franco enough today but all I can say is that it certainly lived up to my expectations and I got one smoking hot kiss out of it, open mouth and all.

Perkie, It wasn't your TV, everything Franco was very dark, but what did we expect from Guza, like his originality on calling JF "Franco", wow there's a stretch (my Dad's name is Franco so everytime I hear it I'm thinking of him).  Anyone that has10ish age kids will also recognize the woman JF was with as the Mom in Disney's "Haunted Mansion", my daughter loves that movie.

Oh, and Jason really got far on that no killing rule, hey let Sonny take the bullet, lol!!

Is anyone else noticing that the're making JJ's Lucky out to be a "better" cop than GV's. It's been like 2 weeks and I've already noticed how much smarter Lucky is. He picked apart that crime scene and immediately noticed somthing was off. They never let Greg do any of that. Is it just me or are other people noticing that????

Jackal/McCall honor? Um no Spinelli honnor. Sam couldnt care less. Then both back out? Um no Spinelli wanted to go but Jason of course had to force him to stay.

Perkie...I actually listened to Sonny's comments 4 times to make sure I heard him correctly, and even if the first statement can be labeled "questionable" at best, the second was a blatant, self-serving lie:

I don't arbitrarily order death.  If somebody dies on my account, it's because they did something to deserve it.

Well, I guess it all depends on how you define "on my account" and "did something to deserve it."  Lily died as a direct result of his choices and Kate was shot twice.  But in all fairness, they were both asking for it. (sarcasm)  Of course, Sonny killed Karpov himself because he put out the hit that put Michael in a coma...oh wait - no, that was...it doesn't really matter, I'm sure Karpov would've done *something* to deserve death eventually.

As for the Jolivia scenes, I too was confused by John's COMPLETE inability to understand why Olivia would put her son of 20+ years over her lover of less than a year.  The way he was acting you would think he was expecting a creepy Claudia-like level of commitment.  It was WAY out of character given his 1) general good sense, and 2) history of understanding the importance of family.  I'm hoping that was just his grief over losing his sister combined with the shock of learning the truth preventing him from thinking rationally for the moment.

If he's still talking like that in a few days, then I can only assume it's because Guza's patent-pending "Character Assassination in 10 Steps" plan has been officially put into motion.  I'll miss you BB!

cookooclock, You are so right, ever since JJ has been back they have made him the JJ "Lucky" again, just look at the way him and Jason interact.  That relationship hasn't been like that since 1999.

Samrocks damn it first you make me defend lu and now sonny.  he didnt order the deaths of Lily and Kate and Karpov was running drugs in Sonny's old territory. He pulled Sonny back into the business and then tried to strong arm him into certain actions. Karpov was a mobster.

Compare that to AZ who orders civilians killed as easily as an Italian orders pasta. AZ has no qualms about killing someone little like Kristina or even his own daughter.
Ric chained Carly to a wall and continued to breathe. Lorenzo tried to shoot Sonny in his own office and lived for quite some time after.  Jerry held a gun to Sonny's head during the Metro Crisis and wasnt offed. And if Jax had threatened AZ as often as he had Sonny, he would be pushing daisies.  In that sense, yes, Sonny kills those that start trouble.

Well since Lucky has all of a sudden became this great cop, I like that he is investigating everything.   Also just because you heard sirens that just means it's the police.  The detectives aren't called to the scene until later.

Loved Niz. I so felt for poor Nik having to hear Liz/Lucky.

Besides the Niz scenes everything else looked so dark and dirty.  And the whole art gallery looked dirty and stuff.  I'm surprised the artist Liz isn't there. It would make sense.

I was just sick of all the Olivia scenes.  I was happy that other media sites who wrote articles about JF first day also noticed how awful Olivia is. She needs to go.

The best thing about today was that freaky Mister Rogers wave he gave Jason.  And that kiss. They don't kiss like that in daytime.

EET...Are you picking on me?

My first point was that Sonny seemed to say that only those who died when he gave the order are the only deaths on his hands, and this is a COMPLETE rationalization (i.e., lie to make yourself feel better).  For example, Kate was shot the second time in order to start a war so AZ could slip in and take over while he was distracted.  He didn't give the order, but you'd be hard pressed to find ANYONE who would argue that the shooting wasn't the DIRECT result of Sonny's lifestyle.  Sonny never really LEFT the mob, so you can hardly argue that someone pulled him back in.  SONNY was the one who appointed HIMSELF the go-between for Karpov because his feelings were all hurt over the fact that Jason was doing fine running things without him.  All that "I'm out of the mob" crap was just lip-service in an effort to make Kate happy.  So, while he obviously didn't order someone to shoot Kate, I would most definitely deem the attempt on her life to be "on his account."

My second point was that Sonny defines "doing something to deserve it" quite broadly, and mostly after the fact.  I can't believe you went so far as to bring in ZaCrazy to justify his position!  I wasn't trying to argue that Sonny was worse than any other killer.  Also, you can't list people Sonny hasn't ordered killed to prove that he is, in fact, a killer.  Within the last year ALONE Sonny has given the order to kill Karpov, Claudia, Anthony (during the TBF), a former lieutenant (the one that Sonny suspected of leaking information that Dante actually put into witness protection).

Ultimately, my point is that Sonny is delusional if he truly thinks is a mobster who only kills when "necessary," because the nature of the mob lifestyle is such that one can define "necessary" however one chooses.  Worse, I fear that he actually believes that all of the unnecessary violence happens "in spite of" him instead of "because of" him - like HE'S the victim.

I certainly enjoy the mob aspect of GH (in addition to other parts), but I found that particular statement out of Sonny's mouth to be completely self-serving and wholly unsupported by the facts.

LOL Didnt mean to pick on you.

Eh..didn't really have a problem with this episode. Maybe because I'm still drooling over Franco.
Oh, actually, i did have one problem, Sonny saying all the people that died on his account deserved it, all I could do was roll my eye and say 'please'.
JJ's Lucky is definitely smarter than GV's Lucky, I saw it too. BB is a pretty good actor, I liked how he portrayed anger and hurt at Olivia even though I was kinda on her side, it's her son, what was she supposed to do?
At this point, I don't really think they can do anything to make me hate this franco character (*knock on wood*), Joey Limbo's gone, I'm grateful for that, even if it was franco that finished him off. I love the fact that he's a nutjob, a very sexy nutjob 

Interesting how they put "Special Guest Star James Franco" at the beginning of the show when he appeared.
THey took GV"s photo out but still can't change the opening credits.
Lucky went from dumber than a box of rocks to super cop at his job.
They're trying to make him look smarter than Mac.
And it seems like Mac missed karaoke night. That would have been fun to see (wishful thinking).
Seems like JoLivia is ending so they can make room for Solivia.  We know Sonny can't be single for more than a week.  Sad we won't see Skate together but Kate's character has been ruined as well.
Wasn't that Bobbie's old brownstone that they went to today?
And that's the same street where Sonny proposed to Kate.

 LUCKY HAS A BRAIN LUCKY HAS A BRAIN LUCKY HAS A BRAIN ....................................
Well not full brain because if he would he will notice who Liz is...........                                                                                   
Jf Amazing So hot so sexy syco he really is nutjob buts Sexy Nutjob.... his wave to Jason was hilarious and Jason was so freaked out .......                                                          I am so happy he has a S/L with Jason it will be so good and so  more interesting ......                                      
I didn't like Maxi Jacket it was so like 80's .....
Jolivia - I wish Johnny will understand Olivia point but BB killed that performance .......
Sonny/Dante Scenes I still didn't get what Sonny was saying .....

In the end this Episode was amazing and very good start for the Franco S/L I already saw that Jason is getting freaked because he feels that this guy has something on him ......
I am so looking forward to the next 

I watched todays eppy at my sisters, in hd, looked amazing. It was a great episode for friday, I can not wait till monday. I do have to catch up on the rest of the week, so I know what the hell is going on.

Sonny did not join the Mob to do Good things. There are no Good Mobsters Period. Only Guza does not get that and that is probably why GH is a shadow of its old greatness. Y&R concentrates on its core families while Guza uses the Quartermains & Spencers as extras in his mob wars.

Lucky suddenly turns into  a good detective but his social life seems to have regressed back to 1999. Liz has moved on! Lucky has not.

 By the way  the ratings  for GH has been really improved ...........
GH is on a roll and I am for one happy because the Storylines are so good and it is showing by the ratings ..............

 If there are two things I know to be true in my General Hospital heart, it's that I absolutely hate Olivia and that I absolutely love Johnny. So how the hell did I end up annoyed with Johnny and siding with Olivia by the time their fight was over?

This scares me.

It's almost as if Lucky's a real cop! When he was piecing things together at the crime scene, and telling the crime scene guys what to photo, I don't think I could process it. Imagine what a sexy badass cop GV could have been had they allowed him to be. Now, if only they would allow Lucky to use his newfound brain with Liz.

And I still get all schoolgirl giggly when JJ comes on screen.

Sigh, James Franco. I loved his little smiles and waves. I'm still really curious to see how this sl plays out. And to see what his motivations are. I'm also excited this sl has a lot of Maxie. Don't get me wrong, I am a huge Spixie fan, and a Spinelli fan at that, but lately they have regressed Spinelli. And while I hate that this is the conflict they're choosing to inflict upon Spixie, I'm happy for conflict period. 

Sonny makes me want to stab things. Violently. I continue to love Dante. I can't wait until he finds out Sonny is his father. The fallout from that is going to be amazing. And I bet DZ is really going to impress.

[And I don't even want to say this, but I hated when Sam was all 'Anything that has to do with Jason is more important than whatever else' or whatever. I get what she meant, but like, we just gave her independence okay. Let's not yank it back now.]

JaSamLover - I agree with what you said about Sam saying Jason's problems were more important.  I also get the way she meant it, and I understand her reasoning.  I just probably would have worded it differently.  I have loved JaSam since '04 and have wanted them to fix the mess they made it '07, but I really, really hope they keep Sam independent.  I know there will probably be an MOC soon or she'll be forced to live with him, but I somehow still feel like Jason needs to apologize to her and earn her trust back.  But, I do notice she's not nearly as affectionate with him as she was the first time around.  She holds back now.

Perkie, I found some scenes to be dark but not too dark, on my tv at least. 

As for Johnny, why would any of us expect him to sympathize with Olivia's situation when he has never experienced the love of a parent.  If he's never known parental love then certainly he will not understand Olivia's love for her son.  And since Claudia is dead he probably feels that Olivia is the only person he has left so now he feels abandoned.  Which says to me that his relationship with Olivia was more mother and son then boyfriend and girlfriend.  Not something that would last even if he never learned about Dante in my opinion.

Sonny's opinion of himself is a sight to behold.  It's probably classic for the criminal mind since so many criminals that get caught don't think they ever did anything wrong.  I hope Dante doesn't get too confused by the mobster with a "heart"!

Loving JJ's Lucky!  I love that he's a smart dectective now but I still want to know what happened to that other smart detective from the party.  Lucky isn't able to see past Liz's lies yet because he loves and trusts her.  Sometimes when we're in love we turn a blind eye to what's right in front of us.  At least until it hits us between the eyes.  I know the day of reckoning is coming soon and I hope Lucky doesn't go off the deep end.  I also hope Liz gets every nasty thing she deserves!

I'm sad to see Spixie being destroyed and even sadder to see Maxie's behavior going backwards.   But that's soaps I guess.

I'm loving the JF storyline so far.  I read in the spoilers that both Dante and Sam have had dealings with him in the past.  I love Jason's confusion over Franco's actions.  His story seems like it will involve a lot of the cast which will be nice to see.  Can't wait for next week!

Sassydreams, I love your assessment of the Jolivia situation.  It makes it easier to see how he may actually be unable to see why Olivia is entitled - if not required, to put her son's need ahead of her own (and Johnny's too, by extension).

For those that had trouble really seeing some of the scenes because of the darkness, do any of you have HDTVs?  Just curious because despite the fact that Friday's scenes were darker than normal, I didn't have any trouble viewing the show, and I have an HDTV.  A few weeks ago I had trouble watching the Lante scenes where BooLoo!  (still protesting) was trapped in the water while I was at work (on YouTube) because they were so dark, but when I watched at home later, there was no problem.

I also agree.  the James franco scene was dark to me too.  I thought it was my t.v.  I did enjoy him though.  I can't wait for next week to see what happens.

I do agree with Olivia.  I mean I understand her protecting her son.  You would think Johnny would understand.  I know he'll probably come around though.  I still dislike Oliiva though.

Maybe I am jumping the gun but GH and the TPTB need to do everything in their power to kep him on our screens!  My ownly thing is they didn't get to original with the name.  LOL!

I'm not sure about the darkness.  I have a new flat screen tv that I'm watching on and although it was dark I could still see everything.  But I also saw part of it on my other tv which is about 15 years old and it was still fine.  I think it depends on how you've set the brightness level on your set and I like it pretty bright.

Thanks Samrocks.  I guess all those psychology courses back in college were good for something.  LOL  Actually they came in pretty handy when I had my interior design businss as well. 

If I remember correctly Johnny's mother was killed by his father in front of him when he was like 5 or 6 so his memory of his mother's love would be very dim and his father's kind of love, well it was totally psychotic for sure.  And Claudia, well we all know how that love went.  So I think he's pretty messed up mentally about family relationships.  And as he's always been self-destructive I imagine he's only going to get worse from now on.  

I'm looking forward to seeing how a lot of the other GH characters are pulled in to the JF storyline and I think the Dante storyline is going to blow open soon.  That will pull in the rest of the characters.  December should be very interesting!
 

I am in no way looking forward to the Franco intrusion.  There is already far too much violence on GH and now the writers have introduced another whacko who gets his jollies by photographing violent death.  Yep, just what GH needs. 

I just may have to pull the plug on GH until after the holidays.  I don't need this constant reminder of how sick and stupid some people, including writers and producers, are.  Hopefully by February the current crop of murder will be fully harvested and we will be in a period of rest and restoration.

Like a true soap romance, I now love Johnny as much as I hated him when he first walked into my life and maybe that love is making me as blind as Lucky because I thought Olivia's argument was as self serving as always.  She warned Johnny? That means she put her son's work and therefore life in jeopardy. The only person she is protecting 100% of the time is herself, sometimes herself and Johnny, sometimes herself and Dante, but always herself.   And she should have clarified what Claudia knew. Claudia did not know Dante was a cop. And of course she didn't know that Dante is Sonny's son which Olivia is still not revealing to Johnny.  Brandon Barash is battling JJ for sole rights to my heart.

maxsmom - I'm sorry but you are definitely incorrect.  Claudia did know that Dante was Sonny's son.  She overheard Kate and Olivia arguing about it twice.  And if you remember she even taunted Olivia that she was going to make her a grandma by getting pregnant with Dante's baby and just before her birthday party she threatened Olivia that she was going to spill the beans to Sonny as a gift for the party.  That's why they had that knock down drag out fight that ended with the police being called.  That's what she was using to blackmail Olivia with to stay away from Johnny.  She wasn't thinking about her brother's happiness at all.  Only herself as always!  Claudia was pure evil and mentally ill as is their father.  With those genes and the environment he was raised in thrown in for good measure, there is no way that Johnny is "normal".  Claudia's death and Olivia's supposed disloyalty will I'm sure send Johnny off the deep end.  

I'm still very intrigued by the JF storyline and hope that what's to come is as good as the little bit we've already seen!

sassysdreams-you are right, but Olivia is still being dishonest with Johnny, Claudia didnt know Dante was a cop, I don't think she would have kept that secret, she would have assumed it would have given her big points with Sonny and Johnny doesn't know Dante is Sonny's son, she made it seem like Claudia knew what Johnny knows but there are 3 secrets here, Dante is Olivia's son, Dante is Sonny's son, and Dominic is Dante, an undercover cop.

I would not and could not dispute that Johnny is unbalanced but I don't think he is in Anthony or Claudia territory because he was loved.  Someone talked about Johnny's view of Olivia as maternal, I have always felt that was his primary attraction to her. His mother died when he was about 6, Claudia was sent away a few years later, his father became crazier with each passing day, he needs nurturing, of course for my money so did Claudia but that ship has sailed. I still think Johnny and Maxie could nurture each other but I fear that Johnny isn't going to be with us much longer and that makes me sad...of course, I've been wrong before

maxsmom - You are correct.  There are 3 parts to the secret and only Jax, Lulu, Kate and Olivia know all 3 parts.  I'm sure it will all come out soon especially with Jax and Lulu constantly running their mouths.  And I think you are also correct that Johnny will not be with us for that much longer.  His ties to Port Charles have all but dissapeared now.  It will be interesting to see how this storyline plays out.

I love Johnny now and I did not before.  I understand and applaud his outrage at Sonny and Jason and now Olivia and Dante, no matter how futile that outrage is in Guza's mob fantasy.  When he is in a scene, I am engaged and interested.  It has taken awhile for his character to take off.