Sunday Surgery: Anatomy of a Fall

 

The show was just so meh all week then BOOM!! This happens!! Not much else to discuss other than the epic fall from a obviously defective window into that tiny pool!  All of this while I was switching on and off to the gymnastics portion of the Olympics! How fitting. 

Let's talk about it, shall we? Grab it and let's go! 

"And yet, the conditioner and blow-outs at the PCPD remain some of the best in town"! 

SO!! Stuff happened during the week about the custody between Ava and Sonny... Blaze found out about the new record label and ...Carly got off Scott-Free (ha ha) from her RICO charges after the tape was erased. It was a 'mystery' to her because she couldn't figure out who did it!! We all know it was Brennan, the back to the WSB guy. Is a romance a 'brewin? You betcha. Was there anyone on the soap planet that thought she'd actually GO TO JAIL? :laughing hysterically: 

So now, Jagger is going to have to go after Sonny--which we all know will end in stunning defeat and humiliation. For Jagger--not Sonny. 

THE MAIN EVENT:  Now, you have to realize I was watching live---no spoilers were out about this and I hadn't seen anything involving Kristina or the pool and didn't have time to think. It was a HUGE surprise. I mean...I just wasn't ready! PLUS the fact that yeah, she and Ava were fighting but the ENTIRE HOTEL WINDOW GIVING WAY??? Um.. wait, what? Yes, I was shook. I didn't even bother to look at the character's reactions down at pool-side because I was still shocked. Of course, I did in the aftermath and ...well... that's when things start to get a bit funny. 

Thank goodness Sonny had Brick taking photos of the whole thing, right?? Because now they can't miss that Ava pushed Kristina. Only..nope. She grabbed her, Kristina pulled away, tripped over Jagger's duffle bag and went flying out the window.  Like broke the METAL BAR THINGS EVEN!  Now, that's soapy. Did Nina use Bob's Discount Windows during her tenure at The Metro? I feel like somehow, she'll have blame in this as usual! LOL  So, after the fall, Ava closes the drapes but not after Trina sees her. Does she call 911? NO!! She 'stages' the room to look like a fight and that Krissy tripped over Ava's tiny little leopard print pumps. Bring on that lather! 

Different characters certainly had different reactions. Blaze screamed KRISSSSSSTINAAAAA all Stella syle. Gio looked like... I'm not sure. Maybe terrified mixed with "is this how you act shocked"??   Natalia was like: MEH... come on, let's go to the hospital. Joss stepped up as "Kristina's sister" real fast and got in the ambulance with her. I actually think Joss was the only level-headed one there. She did take an age to turn Krissy over BUT... was the only one IN the pool with her. You would have thought others would be in there to assist but...well, it's not Baywatch, right? 

Now we get to Trina. *sigh* First she sees Jagger in a towel at Ava's and runs to tell Josslyn.  She's not sure how she feels about Ava at that point. THEN she witnesses Ava in the window, closing the drapes. Trina tells Dante (off camera) and then in a strange AF scene, talks to Gio about the whole thing. Lets him know that Ava's not perfect but she's stood by Tri in times of trouble and she thought there was good 'under there'. Now she's not so sure--and maybe she's not who she thought she was--or WORSE.  The Tina/Ava friendship was a treasure on this show and it's just been bashed around lately.  

Bringing us to Ava. Oh, Ava-- Ava, Ava.  I'm telling you, it's hard for me to fathom how this shakes out for her character. Yes, Ava's been a baddie in the past and done horrible things. This story arc has been so destructive that I'm not sure where it can lead. Not only did she mess with Sonny's meds, she now staged the scene and is blaming Kristina. Ava's smart. Telling the truth would have been better imo. Would anyone believe it? Not sure but Kristina tripping over those pumps and then taking a dive out the window is laughable too. Dante promptly arrested Ava which was a knee-jerk reaction at best. Why he was up there in the first place when it's his SISTER who's been injured is beyond me. I guess it's soapy.  I'll say this: I've loved Ava Jerome in all her forms since Day One. Maura is a consummate actress and never phones in anything. Ava was evolving. She was a rare character that showed growth and change through the years. Now? Well, that's all thrown out the window. 

NLG consistently gives moment of grief a great act...so believable. Sonny coming over and her hugging him was genuine and had me in all the feels. At this point, we find out what happened to Krissy and the baby since being brought into GH. There's a placenta abruption and it's coming off of the wall of the uterus. Kristina is hemorrhaging and they have to do an emergency C-Section. Joss said in the ambulance she was 8 months pregnant. I don't think the baby's birth weight will be an issue but trauma? Yep. Kristina 'crashed' as her BP went dangerously low. Prediction: Kristina will wake up, the baby will be in NICU and she will also find out she can never have another baby. That, coupled with the bond she was forming, the fall and emergency of it all will make her want that child more than ever. Enter: Ric Lansing. Alexis can't be involved so he'll have to ride to the rescue. Just my speculation however, who knows where this will go! 

It's been a minute for this guy to show up and get all feisty regarding his bio-baby and bio-mama surrogate. We got a Jordan/TJ scene (shocker) and then he goes in on Alexis. Since she was the only one that really tried to talk these numskulls into NOT doing this, it was a bit rich. He called her a coward for refusing to choose a side and didn't let up until Kristina was wheeled into the hospital. Prediction: He will blame Kristina 90% for what happened because she went to Ava's in the first place. He's said how reckless she's been and he's proven right. 

Behind the scenes were cool--there are  a couple of videos on IG and Twitter showing how it was done. Look at that tiny pool! LOL -- Kudos to GH for at least attempting some Olympic Style theater during the Olympics!! 

I could go into way more detail on all of this but you get the idea. Like I said on Twitter: Pool Jump was about a 6.0 . Fall was an 8.5 My shock value was a 9.0 but the dialog? I'm saying between a 2 and 4.  Friday's aftermath could have been SO much more. BUT!! Like I said, KUDOS for making me sit up and want to tune in again!! The baby-on-the-edge will be the story for awhile for sure. Molly still has to make her way to the hospital. Ava's going to the pokey. Will Porita or Terry show up? Isn't Terry an OBGYN?  Will Gio play that violin bedside to wake Krissy? :giggle:

There you have it!! I'm actually on REAL vacation Monday and Tuesday. Going to see my little brother for a bit. He has a pool. Yes, I will be careful! Come back here though because there will be things for you to check out!