5 Ways Josslyn’s Showdown With Sonny Backfired on General Hospital

General Hospital's Josslyn Jacks really stepped in it when she visited Sonny this week and challenged him in his own house in front of his teenage daughter, Avery Corinthos. While Avery protested loudly, Sonny assured Josslyn that he would never hurt her since she was his stepdaughter, but he told Carly she needed to rein her daughter in. Josslyn is now broken and in tears, but she brought the situation on herself.

5 Reasons Josslyn's Confrontation With Sonny Failed on General Hospital

1) Josslyn turned her ire into a family war

Josslyn arrived at Sonny's house to lash out at him | Image: ABC

Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) walked into Sonny Corinthos' (Maurice Benard) house to lash out at him. Since Sonny was busy helping his daughter, Avery Corinthos (Ayla Bullington), with her school work, Sonny asked Avery to leave the room. As Josslyn accused Sonny of being the source of much bloodshed, Avery eavesdropped.

Incensed, Avery rushed into the room, pushing back at Josslyn for accusing Sonny of evil criminal activities. She threatened to inform Donna Corinthos (Scarlett Spears) about Josslyn's words. In her anger against Sonny, Josslyn overstepped and hurt Avery, which may affect her half-sister, Donna. This would likely alienate her from her own siblings.

2) Carly is getting pulled into Josslyn's mess

Carly may need to react to Josslyn's irresponsible behavior | Image: ABC

So far, both Sonny and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) have been patient with Josslyn's unfathomable dislike for Sonny. While she claims to want to protect her mother, she was not seen trying to help Carly when the latter was recently arrested for Jack's murder. Instead of helping get her mother released, Josslyn was fighting her personal battle to take Sonny down.

However, it is likely that Sonny's patience might have worn out. Avery reacted to Joss's irate behavior, which put Sonny in a fix. As such, asked Carly to step in to restrain Joss before she poisons Avery and Donna's minds and creates a divide within the families.

3) Josslyn is busy looking at the wrong villain

Josslyn is targeting Sonny instead of realizing the danger from Jude | Image: ABC

Josslyn's cousin, Jude Jacks (Wil Traval), is in town to presumably take custody of his biological daughter. Since Josslyn's father had asked her to stay clear of Jude, she suspects that Jude is eyeing his claims on JJE shares. Her fears were backed by Hudson Parker (Troy Lennon Appel), who informed her that he was tasked with keeping Jude away from the company.

Despite knowing the dangers posed by Jude as he is preparing to arm-twist the Quartermaine family and Josslyn, she continues to show her angst against Sonny, who poses no immediate danger to her, her family or friends, including her mother. As a WSB agent, Joss should be turning her attention toward taking Jude down instead of focusing on her old idea that Sonny is her enemy.

4) Josslyn is risking her job and her father's company

Josslyn overlooked Hudson's advice about using JJE funds for personal vendetta | Image: ABC

General Hospital fans may remember that the current WSB station chief, William Baines (Alimi Ballard), had expressly instructed Josslyn to stay away from Sonny. However, Joss used underhanded methods to challenge Sonny and take away his coveted asset, Pier 55. To do so, she drew funds from her father's company. While she plans to put the piece of property to good use, she may be ill-equipped and inexperienced in the field.

As such, Josslyn is risking losing funds from JJE, putting the livelihood of all JJE employees at risk. If she fails to make her move profitable and only focuses on leading Sonny to bankruptcy, she may be jeopardizing her father's trust in her. On the other hand, if her move turns troublesome, the WSB will likely hold her accountable for causing an unnecessary problem in town for her personal vendetta. Whether they may consider her a liability for the organization remains to be seen.

5) Josslyn is empowering Ric and Sonny's countermoves

Ric and Sonny may strategize better to take Josslyn down | Image: ABC

In an unexpected way, Josslyn is actually providing ammunition to the people she wants to take down. Sonny had announced his exit from the mob world alongside his trusted aide, Jason Morgan (Steve Burton). However, Ava Jerome (Maura West) and Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) wrongly framed Sonny for the Pentonville attack.

Sonny has tasked his brother, Ric Lansing (Rick Hearst), to legally help him out of the mess while Jason looks for the real culprits. However, Ric has a reputation of bending rules whenever needed, unlike Josslyn. As such, he may try multiple ways to push back against Josslyn. Josslyn's direct attack may provoke Ric and Sonny to strategize to take her down. Her busting Ric's bug will likely give them more insight into Joss's operating strategy. With that, they can come up with a smarter plan to counterattack.