Blown Away, GENERAL HOSPITAL

GH delivered an adrenalized, heart-thumping series of episodes surrounding the big explosion at The Floating Rib, which left casualties both literal (in the form of multiple deaths) and figurative (emotional devastation aplenty) in its wake.

It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. Julian, who’d been pushed to the edge and beyond by Cyrus — and the coming home to roost of a multitude of bad decisions made over the course of years in the name of self-preservation — had been tasked with taking out Jason at the doomed eatery. He’d been assured that only Jason would be there when the bomb he planted went off, but at the time of detonation, it was bustling. Among the players inside were Dustin, who’d just proffered an engagement ring to Lulu, unaware she was poised to put the brakes on their plan to move in together because of Dante’s stubborn hold on her heart, and Dev, who was trying to find a moment to come clean with Cameron about how he’d played dirty to sabotage Cam’s nascent relationship with Josslyn.