By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman I can barely remember a daytime soap week that had as much breaking news as this one. Here’s a peek into Marlena’s reporting notebook: Monday I am stunned that General Hospital (Frank Valentini, executive producer; Ron Carlivati, headwriter) has fired Ian Buchanan (Duke … [Read more...]
Six Passover Questions
March 6, 2015 by 2 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passlacqua Hayman 1. Isn’t it a shame that CBS Daytime (The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful) is going retro just for ratings? Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) and NeIl (Kristoff St. John) running over pregnant Christine (Lauralee Bell) on Y&R? She sadly had a miscarriage. Running over a … [Read more...]
General Hospital: The Ginormous Furor over Fluke
February 14, 2015 by 12 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman In many, many years, there hasn’t been a soap controversy of the magnitude of the furor over the year-old “Fluke” storyline on General Hospital. While some love it (I gave it a rave in two prior columns, but more on that later) many really hate it. Just look at all the negative remarks … [Read more...]
General Hospital’s Divine Suspense Plots Are Must See TV — Part 1
February 1, 2015 by 11 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman I screamed at the end of General Hospital on Friday! There, sitting in the old Spencer house basement in the same chair in which “Fluke” had tied the real Luke, was a figure with a dead skeletal face -- just like dead Mrs. Bates, Norman’s mom in the classic movie Psycho! This was just … [Read more...]
The Young and the Restless: Can Nikki Resist Falling Off the Wagon Again?
August 11, 2014 by 3 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman The vodka martini stands alone at the bar waiting to be sipped. The well-dressed older blonde woman stands next to it, looking hard at the beguiling beverage. Her face tells us she’s fighting the fight every recovering alcoholic fights countless times. She wins this round, walking … [Read more...]
General Hospital: Who is the Real Luke Spencer?
April 19, 2014 by 29 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman On soap operas, situations and characters change very slowly. So it’s been somewhat of a shock that Luke Spencer, for most of his 35 years on General Hospital a lovable rogue, has turned into a major criminal. It was revealed in the last few months that he’s the one who is bankrolling … [Read more...]
General Hospital: All Hail the Nurses Ball — and ABC Daytime!
April 7, 2013 by 3 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman Aren‘t we just having the greatest time watching General Hospital ’s Nurses Ball, the first part of which aired Friday? I’d like to congratulate all the performers, writers and the crew who participated, especially those two great showmen, executive producer Frank Valentini and headwriter … [Read more...]
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow….Happy 50th Anniversary, General Hospital!
March 30, 2013 by 2 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix. a.k.a.Connie Passalacqua Hayman As General Hospital reaches 50 years on Monday, April 1st, I’d like to wish the show and its huge extended family, past, present and future, the happiest of birthdays. GH is a momentous achievement, not just in the history of soaps or daytime, but in all of television history. Everyone who … [Read more...]
General Hospital: Think of the Real Laura
March 23, 2013 by 15 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman Let’s start off with the positive here: The Nurse’s Ball is coming closer and closer (to be aired the week of April 1) and both current and we longtime General Hospital fans sure have a lot to look forward to. After a few mediocre weeks (starting with the end of the vampire story), … [Read more...]
