General Hospital recap, January 26 – January 30, 2026: The Storm Closes In

Here is the General Hospital weekly recap for episodes that aired from January 26th through January 23rd, 2026: Britt and Jason reconnected, while Lulu and Nathan shared a kiss, and Josslyn ended up trapped at Wyndemere with Cullum.

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This week on General Hospital, a blizzard descended on Port Charles and functioned less as a weather event than a pressure test, forcing characters into proximity, decisions, and disclosures they had been avoiding. The week opened with Jason confronting Britt at the hospital about her sudden distance and her connection to Sidwell, only for Britt to demand he leave her alone and publicly sever ties, an exchange that Jason immediately suspected was staged. Britt’s distress did little to reassure him, and later conversations with Sonny reinforced their shared belief that Sidwell had leverage over her, likely tied to Dalton’s death and her access to medication. Ava crossed paths with Sonny while dropping off Avery’s recital costume and dismissed his warning about Sidwell as manageable, insisting their association was professional. She later leaned into the tension by agreeing to return to Wyndemere at Sidwell’s invitation. At the Metro Court, Jordan encountered Brick meeting with Carly, confirmed for Curtis that Brick worked with Sonny and could be useful, and discussed Drew’s condition and Portia’s continued reluctance to take a paternity test. Curtis admitted his anger toward Drew had dulled now that Drew no longer posed a threat. Carly, meanwhile, engaged Sidwell directly, reminding him she tolerated his presence only because it gave her leverage. She pressed him about Lucas and Marco, only to learn he had no interest in sabotaging their relationship but would help her reconcile with Lucas if she first made peace with Marco and accepted an invitation to Wyndemere. Brick warned Carly that Sidwell acted solely in his own interest. Ava met Sidwell separately and acknowledged Sonny’s hostility without backing away from the relationship. On Spoon Island, Marco summoned Cullum and voiced concern that leaving Sonny alive was a mistake, instructing Cullum to eliminate Sonny for the sake of their project, then ordered Britt to come to Wyndemere. Britt, before leaving the hospital, confided to Lucas that ending things with Jason had been inevitable and painful, drawing a parallel to Lucas’ past with Brad. She then departed under the pretense of helping her mother prepare for the storm. Joss, meanwhile, met with Jack and proposed using the approaching blizzard to search Wyndemere, suggesting the catacombs as the likely location of whatever Sidwell was hiding. But Jack rejected the plan and ordered her to stay away from Spoon Island, a command she did not fully heed. Cullum later confronted Jack on the pier, ordering him to determine Sidwell’s activities and Sonny’s involvement, while Joss eavesdropped and learned Jack was using Carly for intel, deepening her resolve. As the storm intensified, Sonny and Jason agreed Britt was frightened and likely under surveillance, with Sonny warning Jason that Sidwell could be watching him as well. Britt, now at Wyndemere, informed Marco that the lab he had assembled was insufficient and outlined what she would need to complete his demands, a conversation interrupted by Lucas’ unexpected arrival. As snow and wind cut power across Port Charles, Tracy enlisted Gio and Emma to help retrieve the heirlooms Drew had taken, only to be thwarted by the weather, prompting her to decide to pack them herself. Joss questioned Brick about shutting down Spoon Island’s power under the guise of a class assignment, eliciting suspicion even as he explained the difficulty of such a task. At the Metro Court, Lulu and Charlotte arrived for dinner with Carly and Jack, but tensions escalated when Jack pressured Nina to extract information from Charlotte about Valentin. He threatened to resurrect damaging evidence against Willow to give Michael leverage over custody, a conversation Charlotte overheard before running off. Lulu later panicked when Charlotte disappeared, fearing Valentin had taken her. Brick informed Sonny and Jason that the WSB may have been behind prior attempts on Sonny’s life, though not necessarily Jack, raising the possibility of another unseen hand. At Wyndemere, Britt attempted to explain her presence to Lucas by citing Sidwell’s offer of employment, a story Lucas found unconvincing, especially after Sidwell and Ava arrived and insisted Britt remain due to the worsening storm. Sidwell privately reminded Britt that her compliance was nonnegotiable and tied directly to her survival. Elsewhere, Anna, still imprisoned, heard Faison’s voice taunting her with claims of imminent reunion and vindication, questioning her sanity and invoking Peter. Meanwhile, on the mainland, Joss covertly tampered with the power grid, triggering a blackout across Spoon Island. As the lights failed at Wyndemere and Sidwell suggested evacuating, Anna’s cell door opened in the darkness, and a figure resembling Faison appeared, pushing her into terror. Trina confronted Portia at home, accusing her of serial dishonesty, infidelity, and secrecy regarding Isaiah, rejecting Portia’s attempts to contextualize her choices and declaring that only exposure on the stand forced the truth. Portia admitted fear drove her decisions and begged for forgiveness without expecting absolution, leaving their relationship unresolved. Lulu sought Nathan’s help in locating Charlotte, enlisted his assistance in searching the stables, and decided to keep Rocco with her rather than leave him alone during the outage. Carly tried to restrain Valentin from searching for Charlotte himself, arguing he could miss her if he left. At the Quartermaine mansion, Charlotte confided in Danny that she had overheard Nina betraying Valentin to Jack and needed to warn her father, a revelation Danny absorbed while choosing to shelter in place as emergency alerts went out. Joss broke into Wyndemere during the blackout and hid as Cullum moved through the house, lighting candles, then improvised a cover story when confronted, claiming to be Lucas’ niece caught in the storm, a lie Cullum accepted while studying her closely. Elsewhere, Gio and Emma sheltered together at Anna’s apartment when travel became impossible. Tracy entered Drew’s house to retrieve heirlooms and instead encountered Martin. This led to a volatile exchange rooted in old grievances over Ned, Lucy, and Luke, with Tracy asserting she had shown Drew mercy he never showed her family. By night’s end, Rocco discovered Charlotte’s scarf at the Quartermaines but not Charlotte herself. Lulu and Nathan broke into a closed café to take shelter after sliding off the road. Cullum continued probing Joss at Wyndemere, clearly unconvinced by her story. At the stables, Molly and Cody woke together, and Cody found Molly’s secret manuscript, a western romance Kristina had submitted to her publishing agent without her consent, news Molly chose not to pursue despite her agent’s enthusiasm. At Drew’s, Tracy and Martin’s antagonism softened into mutual candor as they dissected failed marriages, Luke’s legacy, and the cost of seeing people for who they are rather than who they want them to be. Lulu and Nathan passed the time at the café with a drinking game that exposed Nathan’s childhood, shaped by an emotionally distant father who valued usefulness over affection, prompting Lulu to affirm his worth and integrity. But Nathan was able to recite the Periodic Table, a skill he claimed that his father had drilled into him to make him useful. At the gatehouse, Danny and Charlotte sheltered together, shared family anxieties, and kissed, both aware of the complicated histories that shadowed them. Carly followed Valentin into the storm when he tried to search for Charlotte, brought him back half-frozen, and shared a moment of mutual reassessment rooted in parental fear and sacrifice. Jason rescued Britt from a sinking boat near Spoon Island, brought her to a harbor master’s cabin, warmed her, and rekindled their intimacy before Britt finally admitted she had been lying to him. She revealed she was being forced to complete her father’s final project under threat of losing her medication. Lulu praised Nathan and admitted she didn’t know what she would have done without him, prompting him to lean in and kiss her, which she briefly returned before later pulling away, clearly shaken. Carly acknowledged to Valentin that he was nothing like the man she believed him to be after he risked his life searching for Charlotte, allowed him to stay in the guest room for the night, and later told him she could separate Valentin the man from Valentin the threat. This led him to admit he wanted to be a better man. Rocco arrived at the gatehouse and interrupted Danny and Charlotte kissing, then later reacted angrily upon learning Danny knew Valentin was at Carly’s and kept it from him. At Wyndemere, Joss passed the time playing chess with Cullum and unsettled him by knocking his queen off the board, prompting Cullum to tell her she was not the person she pretended to be. After Cullum left the room, Joss searched his jacket, revealing Cigarello cigars and Faison’s book The Severed Branch, inscribed “For my muse – C.” When Cullum caught her with his things, she claimed to have been cold and grabbed his jacket, and those items fell out. She noted that the woman on the cover resembled Anna, but Cullum denied knowing who that was. Britt came clean with Jason, explaining she was only alive because Sidwell and Cullum rescued her after she fought the Hook and forced her to complete Faison’s final project. She also told him that Cullum was WSB, revealed that Sidwell murdered Dalton, and disclosed that Sidwell and Cullum provided the Huntington’s medication. Britt further explained that Cullum proved he could reach Rocco at any time, which was why she had been distant from Jason. Jason vowed to help Britt get out of the situation, but insisted they would have to work together. She agreed but warned him they could not be seen together, or Cullum would kill him. Jack arrived unexpectedly at Carly’s, so Valentin hid. Jack claimed he was checking on Carly and Donna. Nathan later admitted to Lulu that he had wanted to kiss her for some time and was beginning to fall for her, while Lulu confessed she was terrified Maxie would be devastated if she found out. She also acknowledged that pursuing anything with Nathan would hurt Maxie, Dante, and the children, and struggled with the weight of that reality despite admitting she enjoyed the kiss. Meanwhile, Cody confronted Molly after reading her manuscript, accused her of revealing what she truly thought of him, and took deep offense at what he believed was her portrayal of him as a fool. Molly insisted the character was fictional and written during a rough patch in their relationship, explained that writing had been her escape during a string of bad luck, and admitted the book now only reminded her of how much she had hurt him. But Cody remained unconvinced and chose to sleep in the stables rather than stay with her. Trina told Portia she might never forgive her for what she had done to her father and their family, and later admitted the pain from Portia lying to her her entire life had not faded. As Joss read the severed branch, she noticed Cullum creepily staring at her.

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