General Hospital Snark Snarkcast

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General Hospital Snarkcast - Recorded Monday, July 6, 2026

What a Week... and John Oliver!

Mama Snark and Snark Jr. need a cold cloth and a lie down, because General Hospital just delivered the greatest week since Luke and Laura’s wedding. A week so packed it broke our recap into two parts and nearly needed a third. Cassius is exposed, Colum is dead (RIP to a truly terrifying gas mask enthusiast), Sidwell’s in custody, and Joss is out here playing WSB Barbie in someone else’s warehouse empire, while Charlotte draws the world’s least useful escape map.

Ava and Ethan generate enough chemistry to power the whole Cassadine compound, Lulu is driving us all to drink (and we don’t even drink on weekdays), and Cassius gets a goodbye scene with his son that actually made us cry. Wicked Stepmother also returns from her sound-off binge-watching exile with a text message that speaks for all of us.

And then there’s John Oliver, who reportedly asked to guest star, and delivered a full helicopter landing, a gunshot, and zero cheese. No stunt casting jitters here; he was Z from the second he stepped off that chopper. Mama Snark and Snark Jr. break down the whole glorious mess, character of the week and all.

Soap Recommendation: The Way Home on Netflix.

Snarkie Gathering in NYC on August 16. More details coming.

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General Hospital Snarkcast - Recorded Monday, June 29, 2026

It's the last Monday of June and Mama Snark and Snark Jr. are already sweating through a heat wave -- at least one of us literally. David is conserving energy in a dark apartment in New York while Lianne knits in Southern California, and somehow the Snarkcast gets made anyway.

This was a popcorn week on General Hospital -- a little bite of every storyline, and yet somehow things actually moved forward more than they felt like they did in the moment. We break it all down.

The Accident non-story continues to get remarkable mileage out of absolutely nothing. Chase and Curtis are losing their minds over an accident that involved one car, while Chase simultaneously cannot stop wandering after Willow, even as he makes grand speeches about commitment to Brook Lynn. Tracy sees it. We see it. Chase does not.

Sidwell has moved himself into Willow's house uninvited, and we are here for it. The man wants the right yogurt and the right tea and Willow is running a congressional district, a paralyzed husband, and an unwanted houseguest simultaneously. Meanwhile, Drew sits in that chair, buffed and strapped in like some kind of gargoyle, blinking at whoever will pay attention.

Speaking of which -- Joe Fitzpatrick is Mama Snark's character of the week, and it is well deserved. This man actually does his job, has a dry sense of humor, and held a coherent conversation with a paralyzed man better than anyone else on canvas. We stan.

Snark Jr. makes the case for Charlotte as his character of the week. She is Valentine Cassadine's daughter in every way that counts, and she can hold her own in any conversation. However, General Hospital could let her save herself once in a while instead of waiting for Danny to show up. We are tired of saying this.

Trina's stoic farewell speech to her parents landed well -- robotic tantrum and all. Get her out of that orbit.

Meanwhile Anna is back and immediately dropping cryptic bombshells about Nathan not being Nathan, which Felicia will either investigate immediately or completely ignore until it blows up in everyone's faces. General Hospital has two speeds on this and we know them both.

Sonny, once the undisputed center of this show, is now showing up once or twice a week to yell something threatening while his face goes red. The comparison to a dachshund barking furiously at a mailman was made and we stand by it. Sidwell, by contrast, is charming, funny, and actually feels dangerous. The contrast is stark.

Snark Jr.'s soap recommendation this week takes us to a Guiding Light Substack written by someone who worked right next door to the CBS studio for years. If you are a soap fan of a certain era, this one is worth your time. Link is in the description. Check them out: https://soapoperareviews.substack.com/

And yes -- we officially announce the Snarkie Gathering in New York City on August 16th. Details are still coming together, but mark your calendars. This is happening.

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General Hospital Snarkcast - Recorded Monday, June 22, 2026

It's June 22nd, 2026, and Mama Snark and Snark Jr. are back with a week's worth of General Hospital chaos to unpack.

This week the Snark Team digs into the Great Chem Test of 2026 -- Dante and Liz have already passed the test, so, hello Lucas and Joe. We ask the hard questions about why nobody on this show knows how to write a gay meet cute.

We also check in on Trina's tiny tantrum, Curtis's spectacular stupidity, Jordan's career as Port Charles' least productive undercover agent, and the return of Yuri, the only person on the canvas who consistently makes life worth living.

Plus: Valentin lights approximately four hundred candles for Carly's goodbye (how did he know where she kept them?), Agent Harker makes his debut as the new goon of Pikeman 2026, and Ava gets summoned to an audience with Sonny like she's appearing before the throne.

We've hit 83,000 followers on Facebook, our Substack and YouTube numbers are climbing, and we are still looking forward to our First Snark Gathering on August 16 in NYC. David also previews his upcoming field report from the Maurice Bernard State of Mind tour because apparently, he IS a journalist now.

All this plus our word of the week, character of the week, a deep dive into dropped plots, and the butt cheek seen ‘round the world.

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General Hospital Snarkcast - Recorded Monday, June 15, 2026

Big news first: the Snarkies are meeting in New York City on Sunday, August 16th -- and yes, David and Lianne will be meeting each other in person for the first time in their 12-year partnership. Details to follow. Bring your snark.

This week Kristina Corinthos finally left town via the most implausible exit in recent soap history -- skipping her college degree entirely to apply to multiple top medical schools, apparently in her spare time between running a tennis court building project and administering free therapy to half of Port Charles. The Kristina Corinthos Friendship Club has filed its paperwork. Membership is not optional.

Meanwhile, back in Port Charles: Joss and Liesl are characters of the week for scenes that were actually allowed to breathe, Cullum wore a three-piece suit to Disneyland and stayed in character the entire time, everybody has a plan and none of the plans are going to work, and the new dock at the boathouse is getting more screen time than it deserves. Is this the new MetroCourt pool?

Also: Curtis needs to go to prison. This is not a hot take. This is a cold truth.New column debuting on Substack: Hot Takes, Cold Truths. You heard it here first.Soap recommendation this week: a rabbit hole. Specifically, musicians who came through GH. Rick Springfield, Ricky Martin, Jack Wagner, John Stamos and his Beach Boys drumming. Your local library has more than you think. Start digging.

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General Hospital Snarkcast - Recorded Monday, June 8, 2026 David is filming in Toronto (location: undisclosed, vibe: very disclosed), and he has Opinions. Big ones. This week he delivers a full ranking of all five soaps currently on the air, and the verdict is: General Hospital is still the champ, Young and Restless is LinkedIn the Series, Days is now a chore, Beyond the Gates has potential and terrible sets, and Bold and Beautiful exists. We also mourn the departure of writer Ryan Kwan, who apparently fixed GH and is now being sent to fix Days. Godspeed.On the actual Port Charles front: Pascal gets driven away by Sonny's very attractive goon, Cullum is creeping everyone out beautifully, Joss is out-actioning Anna in the basement (not a sentence we expected to type), and Hotel Catacombs has opened for business with a second resident. Obrecht clocks Willow in approximately two seconds flat. Willow is Mama’s character of the week for being completely unhinged and nailing it. Cullum is David's character of the week for making everyone nervous every time he walks into a room. Chase is the word of the week, apparently. And yes, he is about to become a congressional chief of staff. Just go with it.Also: Scout has been SORASed to sixteen, Avery's fate is unclear, and Carly and Valentin still take our breath away.Book rec from David: Love in the Afternoon, a brand new essay collection about the art of soap opera. Paperback only. Get it. WHERE YOU CAN FIND US: Follow General Hospital Snark on Facebook:   / ghsnark   Find us on Substack where we do long-form articles: https://ghsnark.substack.com/ GHSnark Patron Information:   / generalhospitalsnark   Follow General Hospital Snark on Twitter (if you're still there...): @GHSnarky (we mainly do reposts. Very little original content) You can follow us on Instagram. We post our reels there.   / generalhospitalsnark  

General Hospital Snarkcast - Recorded Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Nonsense on Parade: Car Crashes, Secret Med Schools & Dark Michael Rises

Welcome back to Snarkcast, where we watch General Hospital so your blood pressure doesn't have to spike alone.

This week, Mama Snark survived a mysterious highway incident of disputed origin, David mixed up time zones (again), and somehow, we still managed to break down what can only be described as a full week of gorgeous, committed, top-shelf nonsense.

On the docket: Dark Michael makes his long-awaited return and immediately throws Brooklyn under a bus (metaphorically, unlike certain unnamed drivers on Route 91). Willow finally says what she means. Drew is in a chair, and we almost feel bad about it. Nina has a crisis of conscience in what appears to have been a secret invisible episode none of us were invited to watch. And Christina, a woman who has never finished college, got into UCLA Medical School. We have questions.

Plus: Maxwell Caulfield shows up at a New York art gallery that looks suspiciously like the Port Charles one, Suzanne discovers her book boyfriend is real and extremely in flagrante, and we introduce our newest detective, Joe Fitzpatrick, who has a lot of opinions and not a lot of storyline yet.

Character of the Week are revealed. The Trina Tiny Tantrum of the Week returns. And we ask the real question: how many people have actually quit watching General Hospital versus how many are just peeking around the corner through the Snark?

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General Hospital Snarkcast - Recorded Monday, May 25, 2026 This week on Snarkcast, Nina is once again making choices. Are they good choices? Absolutely not. Are they extremely fun to watch unravel in real time? You bet your sharps container they are. We dig into her latest "frantic but somehow also scheming" energy and try to figure out whether she has a plan or is just vibing her way toward catastrophe (our money is on the latter). She earns one of our coveted Character of the Week slots, less for good behavior and more for sheer commitment to the chaos.Speaking of which, can we talk about the accident? Because the show would very much like us to believe it's a Major Event with Lasting Consequences, and we are here to report that it is, in fact, nothing. Nothing! A whole lot of dramatic music and worried faces for an incident that barely registers. We are so over it, and we have thoughts about why GH keeps insisting we care.Meanwhile, Curtis has feelings, and he would like everyone in Port Charles to know about them. He is hellbent on creating something out of nothing, and more specifically, blaming it on Isaiah. Why is he being so stupid? The jury is out. The jury may never come back.Our other Character of the Week is Alexis, because when is she not a delight? We get into why she keeps stealing every scene she's dropped into and why we'd happily watch an entire spinoff that's just her, Ava, and Ric reacting to other people's bad decisions.And then there's Pikeman. Oh, Pikeman. This storyline keeps growing and absorbing characters like a bad sponge, soaking up half the cast whether they asked for it or not. We try to map out who's been pulled into its orbit this week and whether anyone will make it out with their dignity intact (spoiler: no).Plus, we marvel at GH's refusal to let a single storyline sit still for more than four minutes, applaud the writers for tangling all the subplots into one glorious knot, and get into your best theories from the group chat. Pour something, grab your knitting, and join us for the nonsense.The link to the great comments about Jordan and her scarf: https://www.facebook.com/GHSnark/posts/pfbid02wjxtHfvnWSMT5S6VqLs19Ezkhqoj8xMEjGYosEpHf1dX3aHVfGViu1Dos53Q4Lfql?__tn__=%2CO*FWHERE YOU CAN FIND US: Follow General Hospital Snark on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ghsnark Find us on Substack where we do long-form articles: https://ghsnark.substack.com/ GHSnark Patron Information: https://www.patreon.com/generalhospitalsnark Follow General Hospital Snark on Twitter (if you're still there...): @GHSnarky (we mainly do reposts. Very little original content) You can follow us on Instagram. We post our reels there. https://www.instagram.com/generalhospitalsnark

General Hospital Snarkcast - Recorded Monday, May 18, 2026

Curtis is STILL talking about his one-car accident, because apparently driving into a tree is the kind of trauma that requires a multi-episode investigation and a conveniently chosen scapegoat. Enter Isaiah, who has the great misfortune of being with Curtis' ex-wife, which in Port Charles math means he's obviously responsible for a solo crash he had nothing to do with. Curtis has decided Isaiah is the problem, and any resemblance to "I'm jealous and processing poorly" is purely coincidental.

Meanwhile, Pikeman 2026 continues its valiant quest to become the storyline that ate General Hospital. There are now so many segments, subplots, and shadowy operatives involved that we're considering a flowchart, a glossary, and possibly a support group. If you can explain who's doing what to whom and why, please write in.

Brook Lynn is once again insisting that Trina is going to be a pop star, as if pop stardom is something you can manifest by saying it confidently three times in the Quartermaine library. Just add water and behold: Instant Ramen Pop-Star, now with extra delusion.

In exciting news, Elizabeth is a character again! She has lines! She has purpose! She appears to be the key to figuring out what happened to Jack, and we are absolutely here for Liz being plot-relevant instead of just hovering in the background of the nurses' station.

Plus, our Characters of the Week, this week's Soap Recommendation, and of course, Text Messages from Wicked Stepmother, because Mama Snark's group chat continues to be a national treasure.

Information on Suffs:Touring: https://suffsmusical.com/tour-schedulePBS: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/suffs-about/17498/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQxsbcOa2Gs

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General Hospital Snarkcast - Recorded Monday, May 11, 2026
Mama Snark and Snark, Jr. are back, and this week's General Hospital handed them a feast of material to tear into. The showdown of the century kicks off the episode: Carly, Jack, and Valentin all in a room together, with Jack sweating through his shirt and turning every shade of red while Carly sits there smug as a cat in a sunbeam and Valentin casually holds a gun like it's the latest accessory from Cartier. The duo breaks down every glorious second, from Jack's near-heart-attack energy to Carly's power move of smugging it up. It's the kind of scene that reminds you why you put up with this show for decades.
From there, Mama Snark and Snark, Jr. tackle Nina's full descent into chaos. Her Thursday-to-Friday meltdown was unexpected, unhinged, and frankly the most interesting thing she's done in months. Then to give Jack the needle? Who boy! The pair debate whether this is character growth, a writers' room sugar crash, or just Nina being Nina with the volume turned all the way up. They also pull out the whiteboard for the plot pie chart, mapping out how Sidwell, Pikeman, and roughly seventeen other storylines are all somehow connected. Spoiler: it's a lot of pie.
Then there's Dante and Elizabeth, who appear to have finally graduated from the audition phase into actual relationship territory. Mama Snark has thoughts. Snark, Jr. has thoughts. We also want to hear your thoughts in the comments.
And, as a special treat, we have our Special Correspondent, Marlena De LaCroix, sharing stories from the past.
Pour something strong, and join the snark.
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