Katelyn MacMullen: General Hospital’s Katelyn MacMullen previews a dark new twist for Willow

General Hospital's Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) had already stepped past the point of no return. Drew (Cameron Mathison) remained awake but unable to move, while Willow controlled the medication, the room, and the version of events everyone else was allowed to believe. What started as panic settled into routine, and then into intent. By the time Katelyn MacMullen weighed in, the threat no longer came from being found out, but from how tightly Willow had bound herself to what she’d done.

When power shifts quietly on General Hospital

Willow has Drew right where she wants him | Image: ABC

MacMullen spoke with Soaps.com about the unsettling possibility that Drew may have known more than Willow realized. Rather than dismissing the idea, she leaned into it, calling it “a good theory,” before wondering aloud, “I wonder how Willow would feel.” The question mattered because it reframed Willow’s position entirely. If Drew had been aware all along, then Willow wasn’t the only one playing a long game.

MacMullen explained that Willow likely wouldn’t be shocked by that revelation. Instead, it would only confirm what Willow already suspected. Whatever Drew claimed, none of it came from love or partnership. The relationship had always been about leverage, with Willow’s past and her weak spots pressed into service for a long-running vendetta that had nothing to do with her and everything to do with Michael (Rory Gibson).

That realization shifts Willow from perpetrator to pawn. MacMullen noted that Drew’s silence, if intentional, would have been less about forgiveness and more about utility, allowing him to continue positioning himself while Willow believed she held control. (How long can Willow maintain her secret?)

Collateral damage comes with consequences

General Hospital's Drew is now Willow's captive audience | Image: ABC

That imbalance left Willow trapped in a situation where escape wasn’t simple. MacMullen described Willow as being “basically collateral damage,” bound to someone whose power extended far beyond the bedroom or hospital room. As long as Drew’s vendetta remained active, Willow’s autonomy stayed compromised, regardless of who pulled the trigger.

The actress shared that she found the storyline unsettling precisely because it avoided clean villains. Willow wasn’t unraveling in obvious ways. She was functioning, rationalizing, and convincing herself that control equaled safety. As a result, she became more vulnerable.

MacMullen said she’d wondered for a while whether Willow was capable of pulling the trigger, even before the show confirmed it. What surprised her wasn’t the truth, but how far it went, crossing from emotional games into something physical and irreversible, changing how Willow could ever be seen again. But the story isn’t headed for redemption. It’s about who will finish the game Willow thinks she’s running.

General Hospital can be found on ABC and Hulu.