General Hospital, General Rant...

Okay.  Let me start by saying that I love this show.  I really do.  I don't even know why, anymore, but I do.  I can't help it.  However, that being said, lately I've been ready to throw my remote through the TV screen.  Why, you might ask?  Okay.  Let's do a brief rundown.

• Brenda - Again, don't get me wrong.  I adore Brenda, and I adore Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo.  I was ecstatic when I heard she was coming back, but seriously?  Did she leave her brain in Rome?  I mean, I squee as much as the next fangirl at the thought of Brenda and Sonny together again, but how many times is she going to let him suck her in again?  It didn't work before for a reason, and Sonny hasn't changed.  At all.  And from what I've seen, she hasn't really changed much, either.  And now she's keeping some big secret from him.  Again.  Yeah, because that always worked so well in the past, right?  And how many people have told her to keep her mouth shut about Aleksander?  By my count, about, oh, all of them!  And yet, there she sits, telling every little detail to creepy weirdo, Theo, AKA The Balkan.  At this point, I think Jason needs to either give up all together and just let her deal with the consequences, or start keeping her tied to a chair in the penthouse with duct tape over her mouth.
• Lucky - Okay, seriously, Lucky?!  I realize that Siobhan is a pretty hot redhead with an exotic (annoying) accent, but dammit, you are a Spencer!  Today, when he asked her, "Am I missing something here?"  I just wanted to scream, "Yes!  You are missing the Spencer part of your brain that lets you see when someone is conning you!"  I mean, Luke, Ethan, even Lulu would've spotted Siobhan as a con a mile away, especially after catching her in the lie about her sister's phone calls.
• Carly - Do I even need to say it?  When have Carly's plaaaaans ever, EVER worked?  Especially when she's trying to run more than one plan at a time.  First of all, this crap with Michael and Abby.  Carly really needs to stay out of it.  Michael's nineteen, and if she doesn't stop pushing this, she's going to lose him.  Never mind the hypocrisy of it all.  Oh, yeah.  Abby's such an evil slut, because she's a stripper.  Carly's bestie, Courtney, was a stripper.  You remember her, right?  Sonny's sister?  And Bobbie, Carly's own mother, was a hooker.  Hey, at least they got paid for it.  Carly just did it for fun and manipulation purposes.  Then there's her other plan.  Destroy Sonny and Brenda's chance at happiness, by revealing the big secret about Dante and Brenda, which I guarantee isn't what she thinks it is.  And, of course, the best time to do this big reveal?  Their wedding.  Of course.  Where it will cause the most pain, and bring her the most attention.  Of course, Carly might not have as much time for her plaaaans, if not for...
• Jax - Who, once again, sees Brenda with Sonny, and decides he needs to get involved.  Hey, Jax!  You're married!  To someone who is decidedly not Brenda.  Get. over. her.  Why don't you try to do something constructive, and rein in your wife, before she screws up the lives of everyone in her vicinity?

There are some high points, though.  Luke and Tracy make my day, every time I see them on screen.  So cute, so funny.  Also, Johnny and Ethan.  I love them.  Johnny's reactions to Ethan are priceless.  He looks at Ethan, sometimes, kind of like you would look at a younger brother who's a little slow and can't stay out of trouble.  And speaking of Johnny, I love how he's totally playing Lisa.  I just hope he's careful, because if he pushes her too far, he might end up with a scalpel in his heart.  I'm also sort of loving Steve and Olivia.  I'm really hoping they'll have more scenes together, in the near future.  Same with Maxie and Matt.  That's pretty much it, for now.  I think I'm all ranted out.  Peace out!