Planet Lumina: A Weekly Conversation About General Hospital: Recent Episodes
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A couple of geeks recap and discuss the goings on of General Hospital each week, with conversations that meander in silly and humorous ways!
Sonny gets shot and kicked into a hole, Sam has a seizure, Oscar and Joss break free for a moment, Maxie makes a brief appearance, and Spencer steals the show again. Other topics include the dangers of making art and the work of June Foray.
Finn and Hayden engage in quick squatter sex, Leisl plots revenge, Ava lives out a classic Twilight Zone episode, and Valentin is attacked in every imaginable way over Spencer. Who's coming and who's going? The future's so bright, we gotta wear shades!
Sonny meets Oscar, Carly metastasizes into 3rd stage meddler, Spencer is like a 10 year old adult, Liesl prepares for villainy, and Port Charles wages war on Valentin. What does all of this have to do with the musical Cats and Zucker, Zucker, and Abrams?
Sam is losing it, Olivia and Ned wed, Joss throws caution to the wind, and Sonny is leaving the business. Important questions include: “Can a penny cause cancer?” and “Is crack indeed back?”
Josslyn and Carly Fight over Sonny, Spencer tries to put a hit on Valentin, Anna and Andre are Stayin' Alive, and Curtis uses a Chinese Connection to nab Leisl.
Sonny and Carly flirt on an island owned by a passive aggressive parrot, Ava acts out her favorite scene from Tim Burton's Batman, Nelle and Michael make with the kissing, and Jocelyn gets involved in some Risky Business of her own.
We find out about Amy's Brother Chet, Carly is a bad example, Sam has PTSD, and Jason is reunited with his puncher. In the midst of all of this we discuss fondue, fake pockets, and the American healthcare system.
Curtis gets an aunt, Valentine faces the fallout of the Chimera theft, everyone reacts to Ava's ordeal, and we discuss accents, and what the heck is up with the kids these days anyway!
In an event filled week, we see Valentin pull some Bond moves, get shot, then go on the lam with Charlotte. Anna, Bobby, and Carly develop a bit of compassion, and Ava - severely burned - considers a career as an extra in thrash metal videos.
The Nurses' Ball is upon us! The jig is up for Ava, Jake prepares to unleash a biotoxin upon Port Charles, and who the heck wants to drink non-alcoholic beer out of green bottles anyway?!
Jake contemplates mass destruction, the two Annas meet, the urine tamperer revealed, and we discuss bar etiquette and the merits of not being touched.
As Tracy leaves town, Jason and Franco punch each other on an island, and the divorce heats up, everyone suddenly becomes preoccupied with Greek Mythology, and it becomes evident that Sonny doesn't know how to make Espresso.
Sonny and Carly are at war, little Jake is at risk, Nina blackmails Nelle, Ned deftly outmaneuvers ICE, and Tracy takes stock of her life.
An engagement party is interrupted by a thieving Brit and a possible addition to the Quartermaine clan.,Sonny and Carly duke it out, Alexis and Julian rekindle their love, Jake is scared of scarecrows, and Brad plots to ruin Finn.
Hayden gets faded, Finn gets rolled, Lulu gets her first visit with Charlotte, Valentin gets bugged, Nina gets aggressive, Alexis gets haunted, Carly gets it on, Nelle gets Super Sayaned, and Andre remains the lone voice of reason.
Tracy and Laura investigate a mysterious monastery, Amy Driscoll has a nerd crush on Dillon, Anna might be Lisl in disguise, the pill bottle fiasco intensifies, and Jax fesses up!
Ava and Lucy get caught in a robbery, Tracy and Laura plan a Turkish adventure, Jordan and Ol' Curtis get sexy, Alexis has a haunting, two weddings are proposed, we finally find out what Anna did to Valentine, and Jason hears tell of a living scarecrow!
Hayden helps Finn through opiate withdrawal, Olivia gets sent to Darkham Asylum, Anna and Julian try to sort out their past, Curtis might join the PCPD, Sonny and Carly try to find their way, and Lisl calls Faison!
Olivia and Carly fight at Morgan's grave, Ghost Julian reads his letter to Alexis, People keep falling off of bridges, and the custody battle for Charlotte continues.
Lulu and Valentin vie for custody of Charlotte in court, Olivia tries to resurrect Duke in the body of Griffin Munro, then attaches Robin to a bomb, then goes to harass Ava in her home, and GH goes on lockdown as the PCPD tries to make sense of it all.
Nelle pleads her case, but no one is buying, Olivia is exposed, Finn saves the hospital only to suffer an intervention, Sam and Jason meet the baby, and poor Julian gets stuffed in a car trunk.
Nelle and Michael get trapped in a sexy cabin, one Olivia receives a wedding proposal while another Olivia throws a pregnant woman off a bridge,, and Finn promises his lizard that he'll kick his monkey.
It's Valentines Day all week so we are treated to multiple dates, in addition to Sonny threatening to kill Nelle, Carly trying to kill Ava, Julian getting his affairs in order, Valentin saving Anna's life, and multiple depictions of drug abuse.
Ava yells at Sonny, Christina yells at Alexis, Curtis yells at Jordan, Jordan and Andre yell at each other, the Nurse decide to stage a strike, and Nelle and Olivia are knee deep in nefarious schemings.
Nina confronts Anna, Lulu confronts Valentin, Bobby confronts Nelle, Franco confronts Seth, Curtis confronts Jordan, Olivia sponsors Alexis, Felicia spies on Nelle, and Nelle sets her plans in motion.
Nathan and Maxie do some consummating, Anna vaguely remembers jilting Valentin, Liz and Sam team up to find Franco, Alexis finally confesses her alcohol addiction to Sam, and Brad uses Finn's opiate addiction to blackmail him.
Another short week! The Silky Woman revealed! Maxie and Nathan finally tie the knot! Anna has a hunch (snort) about Valentine's identity! And Lulu... Oh, Lulu...
Jason and Curtis get trapped in a fire, Bad news about Claudette, Alexis hallucinates a murder, and Franco and Scottie try to solve a murder mystery.
A man named Buzz is sought and found, Alexis continues to get her buzz on, and we find that the shadowy silky man, is actually a lady in red!
Charlotte's game of musical parents continues, one of Hayden's dads is invited to town, more clues as to Nelle's parentage, Franco traps Tommy Baker in a dog cage, and we get a few more clues about the identity of The Silky Man!
Julian helps Alexis find a new rock bottom, Valentin and Nina make it official, Curtis and Jason dumpster dive for clues, Lulu finds more clues about Charlottes parentage, and we're still waiting for ninjas.
A bonafide Doctor Who reference, banter about Shakespeare, Alexis's ever plummeting rock bottom, and what happens when a Santa costume meets a fur coat.
Thanksgiving is spent getting married, getting evidence, getting drunk, getting blackmailed, getting even, and getting hit by a car.
Griffin and Valentin vie for custody, Alexis blacks out, a lot of talk about a freed rapist, and a mysterious shadowy hand!
The Port Charles Social Experiment introduces new variables, including a deadly pathogen, a paroled rapist, a concerned Aussie, and shady real-estate espionage. Oh, and Sonny brings a gun to the funeral.
Valentin Cassadine arrives in town and tries to charm Nina, offers a job to Alexis, claims paternity of Charlotte, and may be hiding a past association with Ana.
Returning Cassadines, competing investigations, and all of Port Charles tells it like it is about Morgan's death.
Brazen actions by Ava, an indecent proposal by Hayden, the ever changing daddies of Charlotte, a confession by Heather, and the kidnap of Maxie.
Moral conversations in a church, secret boat-house sex, a Morgan gone mad, and an exploding car.
Tracy stumbles into peril, Ana returns to town, Susan is revealed, paternity test results make Maxi cry, and Sonny puts events into motion.
A funeral, a trial, a zolly, some pizza, a novelty tie, a farewell to Teddy, a punch in the face, a possible daughter, and the closing of GH!
The hospital killer revealed, blackmail squared, secret sisters, and watching 300 too many times.
A demanding Wall-Street-bro, Raiders of the Lost Ark, butt-dials, and mmm-millions of dollars!
Roman coin cufflinks, Malaria-free pregnancy, Luke is not a skeleton, hideous lamps, the gift of cactus, Cops Without Borders, Frankenstein on acid.
Valentin steals the show, a Malaria outbreak, Damien Hirst, Nelle Hayes, segways, segues, and more!
A bullet removed, an arraignment attended, a jet plane in the Mediterranean, and magical computer malware for graphic designers.
Illegal drugs, a long lost Cassadine, an estranged Rivera brother, lesbian sex, and yet another fall out of a window to a watery death.
Hayden and Tracy plot to help Finn, Franco demands answers from Liz, Jason and Sam hold Nikolas and Ava prisoner, Ava finds Helena's diary, Maxie breaks into Claudette's hotel room, we meet a long lost Cassadine, and we ask ourselves: when is revenge OK?
The manipulative and priest-seducing Claudette blows into town, a storm batters Cassadine Island and it's inhabitants, and Alexis literally stabs Julian in the back.
A scuffle in a shack in the english moors, shooting up illegal substances in a jail cell, a pregnancy test, a visit to the prison for the criminally insane, a paternity revealed, and a doctor stuffed in a closet!
This week brings you sexual fantasy with a man in a poet/pirate shirt, a massive vibrator, a woman tazed, a weeping nyad, release from a psychiatric hospital, an angry ghost, and lawyer who howls. What more could you want?!
Our hosts discuss: a small gay wedding, a trip to England, a murder weapon discovered, secret paternity revealed, the FBI repelled, and possibly bees.
Alexis and Julian continue to implode, Sam and Jason try to solve the murder of Nikolas on their own Maxie gets the full story on Claudette, we discuss the current lack of shirtless men, and more!
Ava and Sonny share custody of Avery, Sabrina's reunited with her son, and Dr. Olbrecht thinks Dr. Finn is the serial killer. Also, what rides would a GH themed park have?
Michael and Sonny save Sabrina, Alexis hires Diane to represent her, Nicholas is presumed dead, Carly and Ava have a catfight, Kiki and Dillon kiss, Lucas is attacked , and all of this happens during the Nurses Ball, where Lucy Coe keeps her clothes on.
Julian confesses to Alexis, Laura and Kevin visit the old disco, another of Dr. Finn's patients dies, Ava convinces Morgan to break things off with Kiki, Sabrina's baby is left on the steps of the Quartermaine mansion without explanation.
Jason sustains another head injury which restores his memory, Nathan and Dante recover in the hospital, Julian stabs Carlos to death, Griffin reveals that he is a priest, Franco visits Heather Webber, Hayden and Nicholas plot against each other.
Andre and Jordan fight over Anna, the witness to Duke's murder suspiciously dies, Anna teaches Griffin how to tango, Kristina goes on a date with a boy.
Jake is recast, Franco and Nina break up, Julian Jerome secretly takes over the family crime business, Tracy is cured of her brain worms, Olbrecht is ousted as hospital chief of staff and replaced with Monica Quartermaine.
Nathan proposes to Maxie, Alexis agrees to be Carlos' lawyer, Michael and Felix go to Puerto Rico to find Sabrina, Anna gets arrested for the attempted murder of Carlos Rivera.
The pilot! Songe and Rachael discuss what they love about General Hospital and how they both started watching.