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Alexis Davis Part 1: 1996 - 1997
Alexis Davis arrived on General Hospital in September 1996 as Stefan Cassadine's cousin and attorney. Part 1 of the Pier 54 Alexis Davis 411 covers 1996 and 1997, including Kevin Collins' case, Monica Quartermaine's sexual harassment trial against Dr. Pierce Dorman, Ned Ashton's testimony, the night Katherine Bell was shot on Spoon Island, and the plan Alexis put together to get Katherine out of Stefan's life.
Oct 72 min read


Musicians on General Hospital
Before Ricky Martin was a solo star, he was Miguel Morez singing for L&B Records in Port Charles. Pier 54 looks at the General Hospital actors with real music careers, including Rick Springfield, Jack Wagner, Wally Kurth, Jonathan Jackson, Scott Reeves, James Patrick Stuart, and Tabyana Ali, plus the guest stars who played GH, from Sammy Davis Jr. to B.B. King at Luke's.
Sep 306 min read


General Hospital Night Shift Season 2, Part 4: Episodes 11-14
Shannon and Amanda wrap up their four-part Night Shift season two recap with episodes eleven through fourteen, the series finale. Robert Scorpio's coma takes center stage as Anna Devane learns the truth about his colon cancer, bringing back Luke Spencer, Sean Donely, Tiffany Hill, and Mac Scorpio, while Patrick Drake gets caught up in a hate crime case that follows him through the hospital's final stretch.
Sep 235 min read


General Hospital Fan Spotlight: Kyle
Kyle came to General Hospital by way of One Life to Live, and he came to Pier 54 the way a lot of fans do: deep in a binge, taking notes, and suddenly watching GH from 2002 and 1992 at the same time. In this Fan Spotlight, Shannon and Amanda talk with the 26-year-old California fan about DID storylines, favorite couples, the Stone arc he's bracing for, and why soaps tackle the conversations other shows skip entirely.
Jul 12 min read


SORAS Part 1
General Hospital fan podcast Pier 54 breaks down soap opera rapid aging syndrome across seven Port Charles characters including Maxie Jones, Lulu Spencer, Brook Lynn Quartermaine, Georgie Jones, Dillion Quartermaine, Serena Baldwin, and Michael Corinthos, with original birth years, recast timelines, and the friend groups that never quite were. Part 1 of the SORAS 411.
Jun 174 min read


Diane Miller Part 2 (2012 - 2016)
Diane Miller is back and so is her briefcase. Part two of our deep dive covers 2012 through 2016, and it is a lot. Todd Manning, Franco, A.J. Quartermaine, the Georgie custody battle, Ric Lansing, Luke Spencer, and Alexis Davis at some of her hardest moments. There is a brain tumor in a jar, a manicure that is not really a manicure, and more conflicts of interest than should be legally possible. Part three coming soon. We will meet you at the pier.
Apr 226 min read


Cesar Faison Part 5 (2014 & 2018)
We have reached the final chapter of our Cesar Faison retrospective, and this one covers 2014 and 2018. The truth comes out about Anna and Robert's secret, Faison walks around Port Charles wearing Luke Spencer's face, and in 2018 the full weight of his memory mapping operation finally lands on everyone connected to it. By the end, even our guest JD had run out of reasons to defend him.
Mar 185 min read


Cesar Faison Part 4: 2012 – 2013
César Faison's 2012–2013 return to General Hospital was his most personal and elaborate scheme yet — not a diamond heist or a political conspiracy, but a sustained act of identity theft driven entirely by obsession. Wearing the face of Duke Lavery and the trust of Anna Devane, Faison came closer than ever to getting exactly what he wanted. Meanwhile, Robin Scorpio Drake wasn't dead. She was just waiting to come home.
Mar 114 min read


General Hospital Fan Spotlight - Melanie San Millan
In this Port Charles 411: Fan Spotlight, Shannon and Amanda connect on Zoom with fellow General Hospital fan Melanie San Millan for a lively conversation that quickly turns into a nostalgic walk through decades of soap history. Melanie shares how she first became a fan of General Hospital , growing up in a household that watched multiple soaps before GH ultimately became her show. Like many fans who came of age in the mid-1990s, she was immediately pulled in by the Sonny an
Mar 52 min read


Axeidental Date
A woman in a black lace dress raises an axe over her shoulder at an indoor axe-throwing venue. Neon heart lights glow on the wood-paneled wall behind her, and a man stands nearby watching with his hand near his face. A sign on the wall reads “EST. 2018.”
shorten for wix blog excerpt under 500 characters This week on General Hospital, February 16 through 20, centered on Maxie processing Nathan being alive, the fallout from the key investigation, Kristina’s manuscript decision
Feb 234 min read
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