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Families, friends, enemies and lovers experience life-changing events in the large upstate New York city of Port Charles, which has a busy hospital, upscale hotel, cozy diner and dangerous waterfront frequented by the criminal underworld.

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9.0/10 (14 votes)

#1 #13549

S54:E19

Julian betrays Alexis' trust; Kristina is ready to take Sam's advice; Hayden's day goes from bad to worse.

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9.0/10 (14 votes)

#2 #13554

S54:E24

Anna reaches her breaking point; Franco confides his emotional trauma to a sympathetic ear; Jason makes demands of Liz.

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9.0/10 (13 votes)

#3 #13555

S54:E25

An incredulous Alexis confronts Julian; Sonny takes matters into his own hands; Griffin reveals more info about himself to Anna.

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9.0/10 (13 votes)

#4 #13608

S54:E78

Ava tries to form an alliance; Lulu makes a horrifying discovery; Sonny's timing couldn't be worse.

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8.7/10 (10 votes)

#5 #13547

S54:E17

A surprise witness steps forward; Franco unintentionally sets off Jason; Nina and Julian make a connection.

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8.7/10 (11 votes)

#6 #13577

S54:E47

Alexis is shocked to be confronted by Julian; Maxie comes to a conclusion about her future; things heat up between Kristina and Aaron.

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8.7/10 (11 votes)

#7 #13591

S54:E61

Sonny drops a bombshell on Julian; Jason gets knocked out; Kristina has conflicted feelings for Aaron.

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8.7/10 (11 votes)

#8 #13602

S54:E72

Maxie and Curtis are on similar missions; Franco confronts Liz; Sonny and Carly present Kristina and Aaron with a business opportunity.

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8.7/10 (14 votes)

#9 #13990

S55:E215

Valentin stays by Nina's side; Franco has a moment with Obrecht; Peter's curiosity is piqued; Dante offers his support; Lulu is stunned.

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8.6/10 (17 votes)

#10 #13622

S54:E92

Alexis asks for Julian's help; Laura overhears a conversation between Kevin and Lucy; Jordan makes Andre an offer.

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8.6/10 (9 votes)

#11 #13986

S55:E211

Sam confesses; Ava can't help herself; Carly warns Jason not to give up; Michael is grateful; Franco confides in Kevin.

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8.3/10 (15 votes)

#12 #13612

S54:E82

Sam and Jason make a dangerous discovery; Nina congratulates Maxie on a job well done; Nathan gives Claudette a ride.

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8.3/10 (12 votes)

#13 #13996

S55:E221

Jason is pitted against Drew; Anna pays Maxie a visit; Peter changes his mind; Alexis is caught off guard; Sonny confides in an old friend.

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8.2/10 (9 votes)

#14 #13567

S54:E37

Michael is filled in on all the grim details; Alexis makes a surprising call; Liz cautions Nikolas about playing with fire.

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8.2/10 (9 votes)

#15 #13833

S55:E58

Jason's timing couldn't be better; TJ does damage control; Josslyn gets in over her head.

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8.2/10 (13 votes)

#16 #13917

S55:E142

Monica hands down a family heirloom; Michael confronts Nelle; Maxie has a proposition.

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8.0/10 (13 votes)

#17 #13598

S54:E68

Kristina is on the verge of coming clean with Aaron; Julian makes a desperate bid for escape; Laura and Kevin realize there's more to Spencer's phone calls than meets the eye.

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8.0/10 (10 votes)

#18 #13904

S55:E129

An old foe of Nikolas' surfaces; Griffin feels remorseful; Carly apologizes.

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8.0/10 (10 votes)

#19 Tuesday, April 21, 2020

S58:E12

Sonny misses his meeting with Cyrus. Julian catches the attention of an unwelcome source. Valentin is thrown for a loop. Laura tries to reason with Lulu. Jason makes a gut wrenching decision.

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7.8/10 (11 votes)

#20 #13746

S54:E216

Franco struggles with his dark side; Nelle pushes her luck; Finn's behavior becomes erratic.

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7.8/10 (11 votes)

#21 #14006

S55:E231

Sam looks to Jason for help; Harvey turns his back on Franco; Kiki supports Kevin; Drew gets a clever idea; Jordan reminds Curtis that all not okay.

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7.7/10 (12 votes)

#22 #13597

S54:E67

Alexis seems successful in evading Julian's suspicions; Curtis gets a new job; Maxie and Nathan are concerned about Claudette's true reasons for being in Port Charles.

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7.5/10 (11 votes)

#23 #13980

S55:E205

Sonny and Jason arrive in the nick of time; Carly appears useful; Finn gets in deeper; Anna shares her news; Lulu gets an idea.

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0.0/10

#24 #12529

S50:E1

Patrick insists to Maxie that it is not her fault that Robin died. Maxie believes that he should hate her, but he can't go on thinking about what he lost. Maxie's arraignment gets underway and she pleads guilty on all charges. Spinelli goes to Jason's worried about Maxie. Jason attempts to explain Maxie's grief to Spinelli, because he feels responsible for Robin's death as well. Jason thinks that Spinelli should find Lisa's real killer and that way Maxie will be cleared of the charges. Starr wakes up having slept on Michael's couch. Michael ends up comforting her as she talks about her daughter. Starr tells him about Cole having been in prison for killing somebody. As they are talking, Jason shows up at Michael's door. John goes to see Anna at her hotel room where it is revealed that they know one another from his time working in the FBI. John wants Anna's help with Sonny Corinthos. Anna ends up warning him that he can't live his life for revenge. John says that if Sonny is responsible for Cole and Hope's deaths he will make him pay. Anna ponders if it will be over then but John replies that it will never be over after Sonny took away from him his sister. Following Sam's call, Steve tells Olivia that his mother is in a mental institution and goes into the history of her selling him on the black market and then attempting to drug his adoptive mother. Sam meets with Heather at the mental institution and asks her to to tell her more about the day Jason was born. Heather wants to be reunited with her son for the information. Sam shows Heather a picture of Jason and wonders why Franco is involved. Heather tells her that the baby in the picture isn't Jason.

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0.0/10

#25 #12530

S50:E2

Heather informs Sam that the baby in the picture is Susan's, but it's not Jason. Sam learns that Susan gave birth to twins, but was passed out and didn’t know she had more than one baby. The nurse had wanted one of the babies for herself and Heather helped make it a reality. She continues that the babies were fraternal twins and she chose the better looking of the two for Susan. Sam learns that the nurse was called Betsy Frank. Sam says that she is Franco's mother. Sam ends up leaving without taking the letter Heather has written for Steven. Sam becomes upset as she realizes that the baby she is carrying could still be Franco's. Luke warns Carly about the dangers of sleeping with Johnny. Johnny shows up and after Luke leaves, Carly tells him that Luke thinks he is using her to get back at Sonny. Olivia meets up with Sonny at the Metro Court restaurant and asks him for help with dealing with Johnny as he is blackmailing Steve. After Johnny and Carly enter the restaurant, Johnny taunts both Olivia and Sonny. Sonny ends up taunting Carly about how Michael will react when he finds out that she is seeing Johnny. Johnny demands that Steve gives him the list he asked for and Steve reluctantly hands it over. Kate meets with Ewen at the hospital. She is still concerned about Connie and asks him to hypnotize her to find out what she is planning. Connie emerges after Ewen puts her under again and he questions her about the gun in Kate's office. When Connie becomes upset she runs out of the room and bumps into Steve. Steve is surprised after Connie makes a move on him. Ewen comes out and takes Connie back in the room. Olivia shows up and Steve informs her about Kate hitting on him. Starr is forced to hide after Jason shows up. She listens in as Jason and Michael talk about Sonny and the accident. When Sonny shows up, he warns Michael once again to stay away from Starr. John tells Anna that he is determined to see Sonny pay for all of his crimes. When Luke shows up learns that McBain was in the FBI and has read his files regarding Frank Smith. John and Anna talk more about Sonny in the hallway before he leaves. Luke quizzes Anna about John after she returns to the room. John ends up running into Kate and questions her about the case. She ends up becoming agitated and tells him that she can't help him.

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0.0/10

#26 #12531

S50:E3

Kate reads a book about Llanview's Viki/Niki and Jess/Tess at Crimson. She ends up becoming really worried and decides that she has to get rid of Connie for good. She hides the book after Jason shows up wanting her help in proving the gun found in her office doesn't belong to Sonny. Connie ends up regaining control and has a go at Jason, who is confused about what is going on. Steve and Olivia eat at the Metro Court and he receives a call from his mother. Steve fells wary after she tells him that she needs to see him. Anna and John meet up at the Metro Court bar and he shows her a restraining order from Sonny. He also tells Anna that he believes that Kate is hiding something about Sonny's case. Olivia ends up interrupting them and gives Anna a letter which allows Anna to give John free rein on the case. Anna quizzes Olivia about Kate after John leaves. Steve goes to see his mother who is pleased to see him but he remains reserved wondering what she really wants. Steve learns that he can help get her freed as she has been declared sane. Steve say that can't help her. After agreeing to read the letter she wrote, Steve ends up agreeing to be responsible for her because he knows people do things they later regret. Sam thinks back to her conversation with Heather about Susan having twins. Sam wonders how she is going to break the news to Jason. Sonny meets with Alexis at her house to talk about his trial. Sonny doesn't want Alexis passing suspicion onto Kate that the gun could belong to her. Sonny leaves as Sam shows up to see her mother but Alexis gets called away. Sam starts to cry as she thinks about Franco possibly being the father of her unborn child. John shows up to see Alexis and asks Sam if anything is wrong after he notices she looks upset. Sam wants John to leave but he refuses. Delores has a fight with Eddie on the phone and then joins a suspicious Dante and Lulu in the squad room. Shawn shows up with a stripper friend who has been attacked. Dante and Delores ask her questions and she shows Dante a badge from the Port Charles history museum that she managed to rip off the man. Dante later confronts Delores about Eddie, who has been doing some construction work at the history museum. Spinelli tells Lullu that he needs Maxie's file. Lulu later suggests to Dante that she goes undercover as a stripper to catch the stalker.

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0.0/10

#27 #12532

S50:E4

Jason's efforts to warn Sonny doesn't go to plan. Patrick has to face some painful memories when he returns to work at the hospital.

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0.0/10

#28 #12533

S50:E5

John offers Sam some support. Connie is thoughtless on her first date with Ewen.

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#29 #12534

S50:E6

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S50:E7

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S50:E8

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S50:E9

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0.0/10

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S50:E10

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0.0/10

#34 #12539

S50:E11

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0.0/10

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S50:E12

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0.0/10

#36 #12541

S50:E13

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0.0/10

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S50:E14

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0.0/10

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S50:E15

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S50:E16

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S50:E17

Cast & Chracters

character image Sonny Corinthos

Sonny Corinthos

Actor: Maurice Benard
character image Elizabeth Webber

Elizabeth Webber

Actor: Rebecca Herbst
character image Alexis Davis

Alexis Davis

Actor: Nancy Lee Grahn
character image Dex Heller

Dex Heller

Actor: Evan Hofer
character image Kristina Corinthos-Davis

Kristina Corinthos-Davis

Actor: Kate Mansi
character image Lulu Spencer

Lulu Spencer

Actor: Alexa Havins

Carly Spencer

Actor: Laura Wright

The highest rated episode of General Hospital is "#13549" (S54E19) with a rating of 9.00.

This episode received 14 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "#13980" (S55E205) with a rating of 7.50.

This episode received 11 votes.

The highest rated episode is "#13549" (S54E19) with a rating of 9.00.

This episode received 14 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "#13597" (S54E67) with a rating of 7.70.

This episode received 12 votes.

The highest rated episode is "#13990" (S55E215) with a rating of 8.70.

This episode received 14 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "#13980" (S55E205) with a rating of 7.50.

This episode received 11 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Tuesday, April 21, 2020" (S58E12) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 10 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Tuesday, April 21, 2020" (S58E12) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 10 votes.

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