General Hospital's Best of the Week, August 25 - August 29, 2025: Alexis, Ava, Kristina, Ric, and more!

General Hospital: Best of the Week, August 25 - August 29, 2025

Welcome to the Best of the Week for General Hospital where we highlight some of the week’s stand out moments, scenes, notables, quotables, fashion, and more!

GENERAL HOSPITAL’S BEST OF THE WEEK

MOMENTS

James giving his father’s badge to his mother

James (Gary James Fuller ) putting Nathan’s (Ryan Paevy) badge in Maxie’s hand to help protect her from pain and keep her strong was such a sweet, make-me-sob-like-a-baby moment.

SCENES

Ric and Kristina’s argument…The Prelude to the Main Event

This was like a UFC Preliminary Card Fight before the Main Card Event. After Kristina surprised Ric by admitting she knew about the extortion, Ric proceeded to unleash his unrelenting fury and judgement upon her. When Kristina gripped the letter opener in her hand, it seemed as if she was going to give in to her worst impulses and attack Ric. Instead, she maintained her composure, put the letter opener down, and continued the argument. Then, Ava arrived.

Rick Hearst and Kate Mansi brought an intensity to these scenes that was palpable and laid the perfect foundation for what was about to come.

Three Ladies and a Paperweight

The Main Card Event…Ava clubbing Ric over the head with Alexis’ favorite antique paperweight and knocking him out cold. Then, Ric awakens to find he’s been “tied up like a hog” with a ball gag in his mouth, and that Alexis, Ava, and Kristina intend to keep him there for a month.

In the best way possible, this storyline is already giving a little of Liesl holding Peter captive in a cabin, Ric holding Carly captive in a panic room, the movie Misery, and the absolute classic movie 9 to 5! I don’t even know where to begin with how spectacularly awesome every single one of the scenes with Ava, Kristina, Alexis, and Ric were. The wrath, power grabs, resentment, hubris, greed, hypocrisy, deceit, betrayal, broken morality, and perverse humor of it all had me rewinding to watch these scenes again and again. Whoever wrote them must have had some serious fun with it and deserves special recognition!

Maura West, Kate Mansi, Nancy Lee Grahn, and Rick Hearst were flawless in delivering every line of the delicious dialogue. It’s going to be entertaining to see the three unlikely comrades in arms try to keep Ric’s captivity a secret for a month.

Alexis and Drew’s Showdown at the Port Charles Grill

For a moment, Alexis was thinking Drew might be interested in what was best for Scout, then she was blindsided with a retraining order delivered to her table before the appetizer even arrived. So far that we’ve seen, there is no low that is too low for Drew. But, if he continues to push Alexis to the brink, he’s going to meet Natasha Alexandra Mikkosovna Cassadine and find out what can happen when Alexis lets her inner-Cassadine out.

The ferocity of both Nancy Lee Grahn and Cameron Mathison’s performances felt so real, I almost felt like one of them just might stab the other with their silverware at any given moment.

NOTABLES

The scenes in the Quartermaine stables when Molly (Kristen Vaganos) walked in on Cody (Josh Kelly) and Ava (Maura West) were quite amusing and went in kind of an unexpected direction when Cody actually told the truth.

Spinelli talking to Maxie at her bedside before she was taken to Boston was romantic and heartbreaking.

The devil is in the details…I thought it was an interesting detail to have an apple in Ric’s hand when Ava knocked him out. Presumably, this was meant to be a biblical allusion to original sin and the fall of man. Ric has done many truly reprehensible things during his time in Port Charles. He has kidnapped, blackmailed, extorted, embezzled, bribed, suborned perjury, committed fraud, committed adultery, assaulted, drugged, raped, murdered, threatened, and bullied. But, he arguably committed his worst sin in 2003 when he kidnapped a pregnant Carly and held her captive in a panic room with the plan of giving her baby to Elizabeth, to whom he was secretly feeding birth control pills. So, to see Ric literally fall with an apple in his hand and then be held captive in Alexis’ basement is a bit of sweet poetic justice. I only wish Carly was in on it too!

Some of Drew’s many nicknames and descriptors this week: Congressman Stuffed Shirt, Locally Elected Rapscallion, Detestable monster masquerading as a human being, This man, Louse, Charlatan, Manipulative sleazy son-of-a-bitch, and Coward without a shred of honor

Tracy and Martin scenes are always welcome and never disappoint!

In this week’s installment of My Own Worst Enemy…Portia managed to say sooo many wrong things in a row that Curtis seemingly called it quits on their marriage. Portia proclaimed that if he left her office, it would mean everything she said was true, and he never wanted to fight for them in the first place. She said if he walked out the door, she would know their marriage was over. So, he turned and walked out the door. Not long after, she sealed the deal by having sex with Isaiah on her office couch.

Elizabeth did her best to get through to Willow, but her logic couldn’t compete with Drew’s apparent omnipotent ability to “reach across an ocean” and always get what he wants.

QUOTABLES

Carly: “I would like to invite you both back to work at the Metro Court next summer. I could even move you up to lifeguard if you guys get certified.” Danny: “Do lifeguards get tips?” Carly: “No, but they do make more money.” Rocco: “This is a dilemma.” Danny: “Yeah”

“Your pajama game is first class all the way.” — Laura to Martin who is currently living with her

“Maybe. You’d have to excavate to find it.” — Martin’s response when Laura said he had integrity

“Was it worth the long flight to let that piece of Eurotrash climb all over you.”, “Let me guess, she fell for your strong, stoic act.” — Britt to Jason about Greta

“I thought I was cutting Ava’s brake lines and, whoopsies, I cut yours instead.” — Kristina to Ric

“You hateful, soulless, murderous bitch. You are the one who should have been in that car.” — Kristina to Ava

“You did what for me? Ava?” — Molly responding to Cody’s claim that he was kissing Ava for her

“I can’t let him die on my living room floor. What would Molly say?” — Alexis to Ava about Ric

“It was a bump on the head. It’s not like I cut his brake lines.” — Ava to Kristina about hitting Ric

“I already have a phone unless you’re putting me on your family plan.” — Britt as Jason was giving her a burner phone

“I would say this was your conscious calling, but we both know you don’t have one.” — Anna, greeting Brennan on the phone

Anna: “It’s been a tough day.” Brennan: “So you decided to go drinking?” Anna: “That’s what people do sometimes.”

“I don’t know anyone who can get under people’s skins the way Drew can. And, I work all day with prisoners and other lawyers.” — Molly to Michael about Drew

“I didn’t necessarily pay him to have sex, per se.” — Kristina to Molly about Cody

“And, she was a little livid.” — Ric describing Ava’s reaction to finding out he took all of the money out of their shell corporation before she knocked him out with the paperweight

“Can you believe Ava had one of these in her glove compartment?” — Alexis to Ric about the ball gag they were using to keep him quiet.

“Well, I assume my mother explained to you your current circumstances? How you’ve earned yourself this nice little staycation here.” — Kristina to Ric who was bound and gagged

Martin: “Ergo, this is all your fault.” Tracy: “Oh, please! Your twisted logic is preposterous, even for you. Ergo, you’re a buffoon.”

“You need to watch your tone. You’re getting a little too comfortable with the imperative.” — Britt to Pascal

“We are definitely egging Drew’s house tonight.” — Danny joking around with Rocco about Drew

FASHION

Lucy’s Chiffon Long Sleeve Crepe Dress in Dusty Blue by Vince Camuto — Nice color and neckline; Love the chiffon balloon sleeves and love love, the gathered chiffon keyhole back

Kristina’s Striped Rib Sweater in Coastal Combo by Vince — Cute and casual

Carly’s Draped Top with Gold Metal Buckle in Oyster-White by Zara - I thought the front worked better than the back on this one. The draped cowl neck and buckled ruching created a sexy and flattering fit.

Nina’s Classic Single-Breasted Suited Blazer in Love Red by Alexander McQueen — This one deserves a second look because it didn’t necessarily get a great angle on screen. McQueen’s sharp tailoring creates a beautiful silhouette, and the angled pockets bring a modern edge to this quiet luxury blazer.

Jordan’s Polo Wrap Sweater Dress in Transition Cream White by Banana Republic — Classic; Love the wide v-neck and lapel

MUSINGS

Pascal’s henchmen looked like they could be in a Gap khakis commercial.

Thank goodness there’s, at least, a temporary peace between Lulu and Brook Lynn.

I hope Britt’s burner phone works off a universal charger because Jason didn’t give her one.

Drew’s death threat tally continues to rise…It’s like Oprah was handing out “Death Threats to Drew” certificates in Port Charles. You get a death threat, and you get a death threat, everybody gets a death threat!

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