General Hospital: Perkie's Observations

Amen about Megan!!!

I so agree!!!  Megan Ward needs a story!  Kate deserves a good story!  GH fans are missing Kate and Megan Ward--what a unique fabulous character...why GH writers do not use this wonderful actress continues to be a mystery to me.

PERKIE - You Rock!! You nailed this entire episode.

Loved seeing this side of Kate.

Like protective Sam but this was too funny..The Con calling out the Con.  Sorry Sam, you knew what your sister did and yet you saw fit to make Ethan think he was lying.  
 
Please Liz let that be the biggest wakeup call and even when and if the baby is Lucky's you will learn to walk on your own before ever thinking of getting back together.

Please for the love of all that is Holy and Good in the world can we just forget the name Deke.  This is not about you Sonny, this is about Krissy.

But to all those Mob Lovers out there that say this is Sonny's life please explain to me when and if Sonny doesn't kill Ethan WHY NOT??  Because if you say he shot Dante because this was the mob way then Ethan under any circumstances should be dead within the hour.  Just a question to ponder after this all plays out.

I'm sorry but both Ethan and Luke were acting like jackasses.  Ethan actually said that someone needs to: "Rein her(Kristina) in"  I wrote in another thread how they certainly set up the Ethan dynamics well because it really wasn't until he actually saw Krissy that he seemed to give a damn about her and he really came off as suspicious.  Sam acted the way any good sister would've.

Lexi Ainsworth MVP, hell yeah.  I thought they did a good job with the abuse scenes.  They didn't show the actual beating but the slow motion and the music, not to mention the acting made it so much more powerful.  Kiefer blaming Krissy is CLASSIC abusive behaviour as is crying over what he did.

Granted I loathe Spinelli but he really is a dumbass.  Maxie is in the hospital and it's all about him and he starts shrieking in her hospital room so Monica has to sort him out.  What a doofus.

Can Dante get a day off, please???? 

Kristaina lying about Ethan was even worse than I expected!  I thought keifer and his dad were going to convince her to lie to protect him, instead, she just lies out of spite?  This is pretty disgusting.  As others have said this takes a true victim and in the way that only GH can, turns them into the bad guy.  Why sould she sign Ethan's death warrant (knowing who her father is) just because he rejected her when Keifer has been beating her for months?  I hope this only last a few days and the truth quickly comes out and then they can deal with the real story.  However, the acting like always was really good and powerful.

When did Luke act like a jackass he even said Ethan didn't handle it properly, and Ethan only got upset after Sam continued on him.  No one is saying Sam isn't allowed to be mad but she knew what Krissy did with the email and says it doesn't sound like her, Sam knew that Ethan tried to get Kristinas to lay off of him, but sam didn't think no one on this show thinks before they jump and to top off her performance she brings up his con past and calls hims a dead man.  Nice to see all that time with level headed jason has had an effect on her

Yes Sonny shot an unarmed man but that is a risk Dante undertook as a cop. I was a drug dealer,etc and find an undercover cop in my organization. Of course I would bust a cap in him. The difference is Deke pick on the weak a woman and a boy and used his badge to hide his crimes. I mean it trakes a real man to beat a woman. Deke like Keifer are punks

it was a MEH episode.

nothing happened, nothing going on.

at least Carly was not on today, which was good.

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Yeah, I agree, Sam McCall has always been a HYPOCRITE and a liar. She has slept with HOW many married men??? And how many lies has she told??? Not to mention the fact that she was brought on the show as a con-artist??? She's basically the FEMALE version of Ethan, if you want to be technical. I wish I could like this character, but the writers don't even seem to like her!!!

And, Kate finally showed some humanity today!! HALLELUJAH!! Maybe Megan Ward LIKES being on recurring status on the show, so I don't want to blame the producers or writers for her lack of screentime.......I do know that I would rather see her than a few of the other female characters on the canvas.........

Lexi, did knock it of the park, today. But I still hate the fact that Kristina blamed Ethan, (and he brought her to the hospital) like I said in an earlier thread he doesn't deserve that, I hate to say it but I agree she is a spoiled brat, she said it just because he told she was too young for him really? She should have just said that she didn't know who it was.

I know Sam was trying to be the big sister, but she knew Kristina sent that fake e-mail and calling Ethan a con, I mean isn't that the pot calling the kettle. Just saying! He tried to tell Kristina nicely, that he only wanted to be friends multiple times, and it's not his fault she didn't listen.

I love that Kate comforted Maxie, and I agree Megan Ward does deserve her own storyline.

As I said on Luke's blog...

Kristina is a spoiled brat who is used to lying and getting her own way. I knew she would blame Ethan out of spite or revenge. The girl has no conscious and her mother is totally at fault. Perhaps if she had been punished for stealing the nanny's car, causing a car accident which killed her step brother or sister, blaming her brother for the accident, running away to Mexico and then letting her mother take the blame and the punishment for her crimes, she might have learned a lesson about lying. But instead her mother showed her that lying was ok to do. So she lied to Keifer about breaking their date but went out in the dress he bought for her. She had Molly commit a crime by breaking in to 2 people's email accounts. Then she had Molly lie to their mother for her. So what's another lie? Who cares if your father is a mobster and the lie could get the wrong person killed? This girl did not deserve to be beaten by that creep Kiefer and hopefully Keifer will be properly punished when the truth comes out but it is really hard to feel sorry for someone who may be responsible for yet another innocent persons death! 

As much as I love Sam if I had just tuned in Friday and today for the first time I would not love Sam.  She was way over the top in her reactions to Ethan, especially knowing what Kristina actually did to him and to be making threats in front of a room full of witnesses is just plain stupid.

I was happy to see Kate and especially happy to hear her admit it was her fault that Maxie left the hospital.  I was also glad to see that she really does care about both Maxie and Lulu.

Do you think Elizabeth finally gets the message that Lucky is done with her?  I hope so!  I'm betting that the baby is Lucky's and Helena switches the paternity test results.

I really liked the Dante/Sonny scene and I'm just wondering how much longer it will be before someone, Sonny or Michael spills the beans to Dante.  You could tell that Sonny really wanted to tell him the truth and was torn up by it.  I actually think if Dante knew the truth he would do everything he could to protect Michael.   

As frustrated as I am by some of the characters behavior I do have to say there has been some great acting lately by everyone!
 

Perkie, totally agree.

Sam really pissed me off today.  Why would she call Ethan a liar when Krissy herself told her what she did.  And she refused to even listen to him or Luke.  And then she calls him out for being a con? Ethan's a bady guy b/c he's a con?  So does that make her a bad person b/c she's a con?  Talk about hypocritical.  And then the dead man comment topped it off.  I don't care if she was defending her sister, get the facts straight first and listen to what ppl have to say.  Sam was Sonny today when he shot Karpov for Kate getting shot when he had no facts and Karpov was innocent in that matter.  If Sam was so concerned about Krissy and thought Ethan abused her, she should have gone to cops and let them investigate.  Oh but wait, she's part of the mob and mobsters don't trust the cops, they'd rather kill people out of anger even if they may be innocent instead of researching the facts.  Isn't Sam supposed to be a P.I.?

Spinelli annoyed me too.  Just be a man and get some self-confidence.

Leave it to GH to take away from the full sympathy Krissy should be receiving by having her blame the man that got her to the hospital instead of leaving her lying on the floor like her beloved boyfriend did.  If she didn't want to finger Keifer, she should have said it was some stranger.  She blamed Ethan out of spite b/c she was mad at him. That is so wrong, esp knowing your dad will kill him.  It's like even though something so serious and hurtful happened to her, they had to keep her being a selfish brat and blame an innocent man. Why did the writers play it this way?  When she blamed Ethan, it sucked so much sympathy away from the situation away.  Keifer's an abusive ass that needs to be punished, but why make Krissy seem like a jerk in the process...

Great make-up by the way, and Lexi acted great during that whole slow scene and crying there on the floor.  I felt so bad for her.

Love seeing Kate again.  She needs to be on more.  Such wasted talent.

How come Helena can just walk around the hospital and the only one that thinks it's suspicious is Steve Webber?  If I were Steve, I'd tell Nikolas what she was upto.

sassy, just read your post.  well said and i agree with everything u said.  except i hope LL2 are not over. 

watching todays show.

i have to say, any respect that i have started to regain for Sam McCall, is starting to go down the tubes.

She knows damn well that Ethan is telling the truth about what went down on the HS, because Krissie told her before he even did. And I'm sorry, but was she really just judging him, on the fact that he is/was a con when he came to town? Pot, meet Kettle.

that being said, she could have still went off with out calling Ethan a liar, and she would have been justified as a big sis.

Purplerocks, believe it or not I loved Lucky and Liz when they were together as teenagers.  I just don't think they fit together as adults.  They both grew up loving the teenage version of each other and not the adult version.  If Liz gets the help that she needs and they can both get to a better place then maybe there is still a chance for them to become friends again.  If that happens then who knows where it can go from there.  I just want them to take the time to heal themselves and then get to know each other again as adults.  I wouldn't want them to get back together only to have them split up again when one of them cheats.  If they're meant to be together then it needs to be for keeps this time.  Don't you agree?
 

Watching todays show and just wanted to clarify something here.  I went back and watched the Sam/Krissy scene from Friday - she doesnt say she hacked in to Ethan's account - she said I sent an email to his date and canceled.  Sam KNOWS Krissy doesnt have the skill set to hack in to emails, so its understandable that she didnt believe Ethan.

I really don't think Kristina pointed the finger at Ethan because of revenge at all.  I think she's trying to protect Keifer and since Ethan brought her to the hospital, he's fresh in her mind and she just basically blames him for no reason.  I really wonder how many of you have taken a beating like that.  It's not so easy to start thinking clearly about consequences when you're in that much of a haze.  Plus, like I've said a million times, she's a teenaged girl who doesn't think clearly.  All her actions toward Ethan before the beating are not totally and completely different from how rebellious teens act.  Plus, if Ethan hadn't run off and started acting so shady with Patrick and Lucky, there would be no question he was innocent.

I think the writers kind of messed up when Sam said she didn't think Kristina hacking into Ethan's email sounded like her.  You know they film this stuff out of order.  I chose to believe she was saying Kristina wouldn't stalk him and throw a drink in his face.  And, the fact that Sam was a con is the reason she can spot other cons.  That's the point.  She told Luke she can't trust Ethan cuz he's a con.  Just like you definitely couldn't trust Sam in the past or when she first got to PC.  You can't con a con, as they say.  She's not being a hypocrite.  She's saying that she has been around guys like Ethan her whole life and she's not buying his bull.

Kate is a bitch, and I'm glad she felt bad.  I hate that broad.  I want Brenda to come back and take over the magazine and send Kate off to Paris or wherever.

I'm glad Lucky told Liz the truth, but I do hope they eventually get back together.  Nik really needs to buy a clue and move on.  Although, why the hell is Liz calling Nik over to SB so she can vent about how Lucky doesn't want her anymore?  That whore will need male attention until the day she dies, whether it ruins her life or the lives of her kids.  But what is Liz if not selfish?

sassy, I do agree, once again well said

When Sam said that it didn't sound like Kristina, I thought she was refering to Ethan saying she threw a drink in his face...

I can say that I guess I have a wayyy different relationshio with my siblings than a lot of other people.....things would have gotten a lot worse in that casino if it were my family....Ethan actually tried to justify his actions and in Sam's mind there is no justification...

Someone who thinks Sam was wrong really has to clarify this for me...even if Sam does know about Kristina hacking into the email adresses...is she then supposed to accept Ethan's actions as fair????? I loved when she called Luke and Ethan out about suggesting that she got what she deserved....I'm really shocked that people think Sam was wrong for defending her sister....her point was that no matter what Krissy did...Ethan should never have put his hands on her...

About the con remark....I don't see what the probelm is either....She asked Luke how much he really knows about his son anyway...and mentioned how he came to town (capatilazing on Emily's death and her family's grief)....How is that hypocritical????Sam isn't claiming and never has claimed to be some sort of saint...she merely made a statement of fact so i really don't see the hypocrisy....

I really don't think Kristina pointed the finger at Ethan because of revenge at all.  I think she's trying to protect Keifer and since Ethan brought her to the hospital, he's fresh in her mind and she just basically blames him for no reason.
 

yeah. that is what i'm getting. the spoiers and previews made it look like something it isn't.  Kudos to the writers, directors, and actors. very real, and graphic, and it is really driving this serious issue home.  i litterally cried for that little girl. how many of us want to go hold our daughters right now?

ghaddict - I realize that Kristina ended up with a bruise on her arm but I don't think Ethan grabbed her arm hard enough to do that.   No he shouldn't have grabbed her arm at all but I think when she yanked it away is how she acquired the bruise.  I think that Sam should have at least listened to his explanation before going bonkers.

purplerocks - Thank you!

yeah. that is what i'm getting. the spoiers and previews made it look like something it isn't.  Kudos to the writers, directors, and actors. very real, and graphic, and it is really driving this serious issue home.  i litterally cried for that little girl. how many of us want to go hold our daughters right now?

I'm glad you saw it that way, because I know you had issues with Kristina blaming Ethan for revenge.  I really hope they show all the hell Ethan goes through when Kristina points the finger at him because it will show how horrible it is when an innocent person is blamed for a crime like this.  Beating or raping a 16 year old girl is a lot different than grand theft auto, and he will be treated like scum.  Hopefully they can show Krissy trying to make things right for Ethan and having serious regrets once she's thinking more clearly.  It's been hard to watch, but I really think GH is doing this story justice from all angles.

I really hope they show all the hell Ethan goes through when Kristina points the finger at him because it will show how horrible it is when an innocent person is blamed for a crime like this.  Beating or raping a 16 year old girl is a lot different than grand theft auto, and he will be treated like scum.
 

IF the writers don't mess it up, this could actually be a very good thing.  covering two very serious issues in todays society at one time.

@sassydreams- maybe she should have.....but it's not exactly unrealistic that she didn't....I really think the more Ethan tried to justify what happened, the more she got upset....yeah Sam should have tried to keep a clear head....but I think we all know that's easier said than done....especially when loved ones are involved....

I can say that I guess I have a wayyy different relationshio with my siblings than a lot of other people.....things would have gotten a lot worse in that casino if it were my family....

WORD.  I get pissed even THINKING ABOUT someone putting his hands on my sister and leaving a mark like that.

Re: Krissy's Actions...I don't understand why Krissy is an unsympathetic, spoiled brat to some now.  She is a disturbed young woman due to many reasons, and I think it only feeds into this "I deserved it" mentality when she can only be viewed as a sympathetic character as long as she is 100% perfect. 

I think it would have been easy for TPTB to write a story about this perfect young woman and her evil, abusive, monster of a boyfriend, but that is VERY unrealistic.  By writing things this way, it forces us to acknowledge our own feelings about the people in abusive relationships.  At what point do we say, "She was stupid for taking him back, so she deserves whatever happens?"  Hopefully, we don't EVER say that!  Still, from reading the various comments it's clear that it is often easier to judge than to try and understand.  (And yes, I'm guilty of it, too.)  JMHO.

It's not that Sam shouldn't defend her sister, it's that Sam is accusing someone of something before getting all her facts straight.  Ethan didn't even know he left a bruise on her arm b/c he wasn't trying to hurt her.  He wasn't phsically abusive.  He just grabbed her arm to get her out of the bar, not to hurt her.  He had no idea he hurt her, physically that is.  I don't think he gave a crap about hurting her emotionally b/c he told her on more than one occasion he's not interested.  And then she goes and ruins his date.  Why should he care if he hurts her feelings?  She's messing with his life.  He just wanted her out of the HS, not to hurt her physically.  That is what Ethan and Luke were trying to say.  They weren't excusing Ethan's actions.  They were just trying to tell Sam what actually happened that night.  Sam has no idea what happened and she wasn't even trying to listen.  She didn't even ask Kristina what exactly happened.  She just assumed the worse, which is what everyone else will do with Krissy's false accusation.  Does Sam know that Krissy ran Claudia off the road and passed the blame and never suffered any consequences?  Did Jason tell Sam that he caught Krissy drinking outside of a club?  Jason had to call Sam when Krissy was strutting her stuff in front of Jason when she was hiding Michael in her bedroom.  My point is, her saying that doesn't sound like Krissy was a poor choice of words b/c that's exactly how Krissy has been acting.  And Sam knows that Krissy was upset that night b/c Ethan blew her off and she was embarassed, not because she thought Ethan physically abused her.  I get that Sam is her sister and she should defend her, but get all the facts first before you start accusing ppl of stuff, esp when you know your sister has issues.  Then once you get all the facts, you can better defend your sister.

And the reason Sam seemed hyprocritical is b/c of the way she was accusing Ethan of lying because he is a con.  Sam wasn't a con, she still is a con.  Just like she conned that cop and got Sonny's gun out of the PCPD.  Being a con, she should understand that just b/c someone is a con does not mean he/she is a bad person and isn't telling the truth.  And if she doesn't understand that, then she should look in the mirror.  Her comments came off as way judgemental.

And I hate the excuse that Krissy is a brat because she is only 16.  I know plenty of 16 year olds that are responsible and would never be that bratty or selfish or accuse someone of physically abusing them when they didn't.  Being 16 does not excuse her bratty behavior.  I'm not saying that she doesn't deserve sympathy for what happened, b/c what Keifer did to her is unforgiveable, but I don't see what Ethan did as physical abuse.  He wasn't trying to physically hurt her.  He shouldn't have grabbed her, but he didn't realize it was hurting her, which is why he felt bad when Sam said he left a bruise on her arm.  All he was doing was trying to get a brat that purposely and illegally ruined his date out of a casino.  Either that or called the cops on her b/c him telling her calmly to leave was not getting through her head.  And I'm pretty sure Krissy did not want him calling the cops on her.  What Keifer did was beyond wrong, but what Ethan did was base on bad judgement and accidental.  And now with Krissy blaming Ethan, pretty much planning his death, makes her a selfish brat.  Being 16 is no excuse.

And I think the reason Ethan ran out of there is b/c he felt really bad and needed a drink to shake the image of Krissy beaten on the floor out of his head.  Like he told Lucky, he knows where to find him.  Anyways, if Ethan was guilty and really did beat her, he wouldnt' be the one to bring her to hospital.  It's a good thing Ethan was gone too, cuz if he was in the hospital when Krissy accused him, Sonny would have shot him right there, no questions asked. 

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And Sam knows that Krissy was upset that night b/c Ethan blew her off and she was embarassed, not because she thought Ethan physically abused her. 

The problem is that you could substitute Kiefer's name in the statement above, and it would still be accurate.  How often has Kiefer already physically hurt Krissy, but when she conveyed her pain to Sam, she couched it terms of "embarrassment" and "feeling insecure" then too?

I'm just saying that just because WE know exactly what's going on, it doesn't automatically make a character's response unreasonable.

@purplerocks.....I said this before but all that is easier said than done....being objective and gathering facts isn't always as easy as you seem to think it should have been,,,
about the con comment...I think her point was that Luke really doesn't know that much about him and therefore doesn't know what he is capable of...judgemental, maybe...hypocritical, I don't think so....