The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - The good news is Robin's pregnant with the baby she's always wanted. The bad news is her baby's father is acting like an immature farm animal in heat. And the ugly is what this storyline is continuing to be. Oh well, at least I'm still getting a Scrubs baby, even if its parents aren't together anymore. For those who want to see the Robin and Patrick scenes but skip the Patrick and slutty nurse scenes, Karmic's GH House of Haven site is a good place to go.

Soapnet aired three classic Robin episodes today in a mini-marathon called "Robin Unwrapped," which centers on her three loves. The episodes were Stone's death (1995), skinny dipping in the Q pond with Jason (1996), and exchanging I Love Yous with Patrick (2006). Kimberly McCullough hosted the event and read real life love letters sent in by viewers. Wish the Stone episode had been a more romantic one though. It was so sad compared to the other two.

Ya Baby!  Robert and Anna make EW's list of 17 Greatest Soap Supercouples! 

GH's Robin to Patrick: "I'm Pregnant."  As Robin struggles with the news that she's pregnant with Patrick's baby, an argument erupts between the estranged couple. "I know, surprise, right?" chuckles Kimberly McCullough (Robin). "She wanted to get pregnant, but she wanted it to be her way [through a sperm bank] and she got pregnant accidentally. She's happy about it, but not about the circumstances of how it actually happened."
     How it happened was due to a condom malfunction during their spontaneous night of passion on Christmas Eve. "It wasn't planned at all," McCullough elaborates. "She doesn't want him to think that she manipulated him into it. It was, in fact, an accident. It wasn't premeditated sex [laughs]."
     During their spat, Patrick accuses Robin of being obsessed with having a baby and she, in turn, blurts out that she's pregnant. "I can't really say he's in shock because he knew she was trying," notes Jason Thompson on Patrick's reaction to the news. "But deep down, he doesn't really want it to happen. He still wants to be with her, but that's a deal-breaker for him. His inner reaction is, 'Wow. That's it. It's over' I think he had a little bit of hope left, but when he found out she actually had gone through with it, game, set, match."
     Knowing that Patrick is adamant about not having children, Robin isn't totally forthcoming. "She's not telling him he's the father," McCullough reveals. "She's telling him she's pregnant. He doesn't want to be a father and, in her mind, she's delaying the inevitable, which is her being rejected and the chid being rejected. She's protecting herself against hearing, 'I still don't want it, even though I'm going to have a child with you.' "
     Would Patrick change his mind if he learned the truth? "I personally think there's hope," nods Thompson. "For him, it's a fear thing. As a young boy, his father wasn't around. He knows what it's like to grow up with a single parent, basically. Patrick's very dedicated to his work and fears his kid would go through the same thing that he did. That's a legitimate concern."
     Adds McCullough, "There's absolutely a part of her that hopes Patrick would change his mind, but there's been no evidence up to this point that that's an actual possibility. There is the fact that she knows him and trust him and therefore maybe it is better to have a child with someone that you know rather than an anonymous donor. Hopefully, the kid will be tall [laughs]!"

New Year News - Maxie/Felicia/Coop/Mac: "The death of Georgie has tremendous effect on the Jones/Scorpio family. Maxie cannot forgive her mother for her absence - and Mac will have a surprising reaction to Felicia's return. Maxie's anger will take her on a path of self-destruction that will spin out for a while and create an unlikely friendship along the way. Coop will do what he can to help Maxie through her pain, but heartbreak will befall these two young lovers - causing one of form an unusual bond in an effort to track down the text-message killer.
     Robin/Patrick/Leyla: "Leyla will give Patrick a taste of his own medicine in the new year, leaving him spinning. Robin and Patrick will work together to help find a solution to Nikolas's medical problem - their proximity will bring up lots of conflict and lots of yearning. Robin's quest for a father for her baby will take a huge turn and create a major ddilemma and a delicious secret. (SOD 1/1/08)

Best and Worst of 2007:  Best Couple - Surely there are a few fanbases out there who will happily bury us in plastic trinkets or slogan-wrapped candy bars to prove us wrong, but this year love was hurting in the afternoon... GH's Robin and Patrick were contenders, but their current state robbed them of top honors. [excerpt]
     Best Story - The Metro Court Hostage Crisis, GH - In a genre as steeped in tradition as soaps, it's hard to shake up storytelling methods without alienating stunt-wary viewers. But when it comes to sweeps extravaganzas, GH is the show to beat. The taking of the Metro Court was a month-long roller-coaster ride of action, told in real time, à la 24. More importantly, the innovative format turned out to be a perfect platform for what really matters: solid, can't miss-a-second drama that still resonates. The crisis introduced seductively sinister Mr. Craig, who played sadistic life-and-death games with his terrified hostages. That led to unexpected heroics (Sonny leapt to ex-wife Carly's defense), surprising romance (Maxie fell for her captor while trapped with a ticking bomb) and juicy revelations (Jason saved pregnant Liz, who spilled that he fathered her baby). After the last bullet was fired, survivors dealt with Alan's death, a tear-jerking triump for 30-year vet Stuart Damon. GH took a bold chance- every month in daytime should be this riveting. (SOD 12/11/07)
     Best Vixen - Maxie, GH - What happened to that little angel who got a second chance at life when she received her dying cousin's heart in 1994? Well, her larger-than-life parents, Frisco and Felicia, deserted her, her first sexual experience was broadcast on the Internet and her first adult love was gunned down. Life left Maxie a petty, pot-stirring minx, but still, her vulnerability always shines through. Maxie acts out in a desperate need for attention: With no female role model, she folded under pressure to set a good example for her lil' sis and (with the exception of Uncle Mac) every man she's ever loved has left. Deep scars may have hardened her, but we still know she's got quite a heart underneath - we saw it break when she lost Coop to her self-destructive vendetta against Lulu. But we're hoping she hasn't quite learned her lesson yet because in the talented hands of Kirsten Storms, it's a grand, guilty pleasure to root for - and rant at - this once-good-girl-gone-wild. (SOD 12/11/07)

Back? Though GH's Anna took her bow after Eli's big concert, head writer Bob Guza assure that Finola Hughes won't be gone for long. "We love Anna. She'll have another arc that's going to directly affect her character. We're going to show you a third element of Anna Devane, beyond super-spy and groupie, that I promise you have never, ever anticipated," winks Guza, who can't give a precise time frame just yet. "With Finola it's simply a question of working out our schedule with hers. We want her as often as we can have her.      As for Tristan Rogers' Robert resurfacing, "That a possibility, too. It's the same deal - we are trying to shuffle all of the schedules and it gets tricky with so many people. I wouldn't rule out the possibility of Robert showing up - or others from the not-so-distant past," teases the scribe. (SOW 9/11/07)

Thumbs Up! Smart Set:  Is there anything more vexing thatn one of those clichéd soap misunderstanding that pries a couple apart? It looked like that would happen to Patrick and Robin, who'd finally gotten past their differences long enough to share some lovey-dovey scenes. Ditto for Nikolas and Emily, who were nearing reconciliation. But then Mr. Craig, a.k.a. Jerry Jacks, fouled things up by forcing Nik and Robin to pretend they were in love.
     In a refreshing twist, neither Patrick nor Em fully bought the ruse. Patrick made every effort to find out what was up with Robin. And rather than having him fall into the arms of another woman, he made a half-hearted attempt at wooing Kelly, who immediately saw throught it and straightened him out. Fans didsn't have to wait long for Patrick to reclaim Ms. Scorpio in private, while pubicly going along with the scheme. Emily refused to give up on Nikolas, who eventually caved, and she vowed to stand by him.
     Kudos to GH for taking the unpredictable route of showing characters who are not easily duped, and romances that are stronger than lies. (SOD 5/29/07)

The Scorpios are mentioned in recent year end wrap ups by the soap mags. Click here to read more.

SoapNet is running numerous Luke and Laura promos in celebration of the soap royalty's 25th anniversary.  Robert Scorpio is featured in some of these.  Click on his picture here to see some of those promos [side note- Robert was with the WSB, not the FBI.]  Also running are some great GH promos right now. Especially love the cartoon-like ones and the family tree one with Robin and Anna. Pics of Kimberly co-hosting The View have been added.

"Just hearing Kimberly (McCullough, Robin) talk about Tristan Rogers and Finola Hughes, it would be great to have them come back. They brought such a great dynamic to the show, and she has so many great stories about them. It would be coold if they returned." - Jason Thompson on which former character on his show he would most like to see return (SOW 4/10/07)

Split Decision:  The one question Tristan Rogers is consistently asked by fans is the one he can't answer: Holly or Anna? His response? "It always comes down to those two women," Rogers chuckles. "And you couldn't find two women who are more diversely opposite than the two of them. The actors [Emma Samms, ex-Holly, and Finola Hughes, ex-Anna] and the characters. It's like saying, 'What do you like, apples or oranges?' Well, I like them both at different times during the day. This debate has raged back and forth across the web sites for quite a while and I've tended to stay out of it for obvious reasons. I don't want to go there. They both have their own dynamic and let's leave it at that." (SOD 1/30/07)

~Older storyline news blurbs have been move here.~

~More on Finola's return can be found on the Devane Files section~

With the returns of Robin, Robert and Holly, the Scorpios have gotten a lot of cheers lately.