Hit...or Miss!

HIT:
GH kicks it old school

By MB

GENERAL HOSPITAL returned to the Maarkham Islands and traded February's monkey business for heavy-hitting vets and sidesplitting laughs.

Luke and Robert got the band back together for another round of derring-do, but Lulu was forced to recruit the next generation - Robin, Patrick and Dillon - to rescue the aging adventurers from the clutches of "femme fatale" Holly. "All that stuff you guys used to do - jumping out of planes, the daring rescues - it happened a really long time ago," Lulu stammered.

But there was nothing dated about the repartee as the old gang hid out in Holly's villa and got tangled up with stolen jewels, snakes, and the sensual lure of bathtubs. When a couple of bounty hunters forced the kids to cover for their dads with improptu make-out sessions, it was classic GH. "You really enjoyed that, didn't you, young Polanski?" a grumpy Luke groused to Dillon before admonishing Lulu: "Button up your blouse, Hot Pants!"

It was enough to give fans a case of hysterical island fever. But admidst the snappy one-liners, history was honored. Scotch-swilling Robert asked fellow deadbeat Luke, "How did we get into this mess and still have two children who actually expect something from us?"

What viewers expect is a fantastic ride, and that's what they got. This caper proved the future of GH lies in its past. When another fan favorite, Anna, helicoptered to the rescue, whipped off her helmet and greeted Robert with a swift kick to the jaw, she packed 15 years of storyline punch. Take that!

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