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<p><strong>GENERAL HOSPITAL</strong></p>
<p><strong>Male Bonding </strong></p>
<p>Sometimes it&rsquo;s the simplest scenes that pack the biggest punch &mdash; and that was most certainly the case when Kevin had his first encounters with Felicia, then Mac, after Mac took down Ryan on Spoon Island. Kevin copped to avoiding Felicia as he grappled with the loss of his serial-killing twin; intellectually, he was relieved, but &ldquo;my heart is grieving, and I can&rsquo;t explain that.&rdquo; Felicia (played with empathy and genuineness by Kristina Wagner) gently guided him to the realization that he shouldn&rsquo;t be ashamed of his emotions, priming him to be more open with Mac when her husband tentatively approached, unsure of how to navigate this unchartered territory between him and Kevin. His voice husky with emotion, Jon Lindstrom lay Kevin&rsquo;s soul beautifully bare as he assured Mac that while Ryan was his brother in birth, My brother in life, the one I can count on, my best friend, that&rsquo;s&nbsp;you,&rdquo; and John J. York perfectly captured Mac&rsquo;s relief and tenderness as he embraced Kevin, weeping softly. The scenes were a powerful testament to the resilience of the decadeslong friendships the show has developed for this threesome, and to the magic that happens when actors of this caliber are given mature and perceptive material that allows them to showcase their emotional artistry.</p>
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<p>B&amp;B fans are liking the mash-up between two unlucky-in-love characters, Katie and Carter. They are a refreshing match &mdash; two kind, well-intentioned people who&rsquo;ve been burned before and might just end up being one another&rsquo;s soul mates. While it&rsquo;s believable that these two would be skittish about rushing things, it&rsquo;s time&nbsp;to pick up the pace, or at least the screen time. There&rsquo;s nothing wrong with a show taking its time to develop a romance in fact, such an approach almost always yields the best results, and the deepest connection not only between the characters, but between the viewers and the pairing but the romantic moments between Carter and Katie have been too few and far between. This duo has great potential and solid rooting interest, and fills a key gap in the show&rsquo;s love story landscape of burgeoning relationships. All they&rsquo;re missing is the focus they deserve.</p>
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<p><strong>Having Our Phyl </strong></p>
<p>As painful as it is to watch a strong, confident woman like Phyllis go off the rails over her hatred for Diane, there&rsquo;s just no doubting that Michelle Stafford is turning her character&rsquo;s unraveling into engrossing drama. While Phyllis&rsquo;s vendetta is arguably over-the-top, she does have a valid ax to grind where Diane is concerned, and when her initial attempts to drive Diane out of town failed, the fiery redhead&rsquo;s resentment intensified to an all-out thirst for revenge that prompted her to let dangerous felon Jeremy know where he could find his ex. It was clear that the unstable, vindictive Phyllis of yore was in control again. As friends and family flipped out from her reckless behavior, Phyllis defended her actions, her unapologetic rationalizations performed persuasively by Stafford. During a drunkand-disorderly display, she snarled to Michael and Lauren of Diane, "I want that&nbsp;bitch dead now." The next morning, she nursed a hangover with disheveled hair and clothes and smudged mascara but hitting that low point didn&rsquo;t stop her from signing on to Jeremy&rsquo;s plan for retribution. Even as she closes in on rock bottom, Phyllis&rsquo;s antics are an entertaining high point.</p>
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