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Special General Hospital event:

The year was 1996. Bill Clinton had just been elected for a second term. VH1 introduced the world to the wonder that is Pop-Up Video. The Macarena was inexplicably sweeping the nation. And GH’s ratings were more than double what they are now, so ABC approved a Primetime special.

That special? Was General Hospital: TWIST of FATE , and it was pretty awesome.

We start with a promo, which reminds us that this show once featured a woman who was torn between Sonny and Jax. And her name

(There is no doubt in my mind that if I had a gothic mansion with a creepy wine cellar, I would be brooding down there every chance I could get — or, at the very least, drinking wine and addressing long winded monologues at my velvet portrait of Jason Statham. Go ahead and mock! YOU KNOW IT WOULD BE AWESOME.)

Stefan pulls a red ball gown out of a crate, telling his portrait of young Laura that he’d intended for her to wear this the night she “finally” returned to him and Nikolas. He goes on to outline an elaborate fantasy for this hypothetical reunion. Stefan would possibly make a very good fan fiction writer.

This whole speech is reminding me that even though I always liked the character, he could be a bit of a delusional, creepy stalker from time to time.

As Stefan continues to monologue, we see images of a funeral procession entering the cemetery. funeral procession, to be exact. You can tell, by the way, that this was made for Primetime because although the quality still seems soapish, everything’s just a little bit shinier and nicer looking. Location shots! Fancier editing! Lots of action!

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