Did Steve Burton Confirm His Exit from ‘General Hospital’?
General Hospital star Steve Burton may have confirmed his exit as Jason Morgan from GH. Due to the recent mandate at the ABC soap, the actor may have left the show already. And Jason might meet his doom soon.
Steve Burton Drops Clue About General Hospital Status?
Many GH fans know Steve Burton has a comedy show, Stone Cold and the Jackal, with General Hospital co-star Bradford Anderson who plays Damian Spinelli. Also, Steve Burton and his bestie Bradford have a podcast called That’s Awesome.
On a recent podcast episode, Bradford quipped that things are going well, and he can’t complain. However, Steve Burton says he can complain. That was one little sign possibly about his soap exit. Then, Steve said he was nervous about their upcoming show.
Steve Burton said he had a problem because “all the material [for the show] I have is irrelevant right now.” Meanwhile, Bradford said his own material was still good. The Jackal actor said his portion was about General Hospital things in general.
But Steve said his jokes were about specific storylines. And now they’re irrelevant. Is that because he’s done as Jason? Next, Steve Burton said he’d dig into “the archives” and piece together some stuff. He thinks he should be able to find enough for their live show.
It seems Steve only had a few days to get everything together. So, the fact that Steve Burton’s General Hospital material cannot be used suggests that he doesn’t have any scenes left. As he was going through his jokes, he realized he couldn’t use most of them. The jokes pertain to certain storylines that are now pointless.
And that might be because Steve is off the show. If he is, he would have wrapped well before this podcast, which released about a week ago. He would have been done shooting at General Hospital by November 1 if he left over the new vax mandate. While Steve has not outright confirmed, it looks like he might walk away from GH over this issue. So, was he confirming his exit in this podcast?
Jason in Perfect Spot for GH Exit
Currently, on General Hospital, Steve Burton’s character, Jason Morgan, is in a life-or-death situation. However, if Steve is leaving GH, it is an excellent set-up for his exit. This week, the action on Cassadine Island heats up. And it pits Jason against his twin, Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison).
The Jason/Drew dynamic is another subject Steve touches on in his podcast. Drew wants Jason to kill him before he can carry out another one of Peter August’s (Wes Ramsey) missions. An insider from the set said that Burton worked with the showrunners to script his exit and not leave things hanging. That’s according to backstage chatter, at least.
Of course, Jason is against killing Drew. But, Steve mentions that the main reason Jason wants to keep Drew alive is for their mother, Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson). And, of course, for Drew’s daughter, Emily Scout Cain (Ella Ramacieri). Another big hint towards Jason Morgan’s departure is a recent interview with the General Hospital writers.
GH writer Chris Van Etten says there’s a good chance that not all characters will make it off the island alive. Also, he says the characters will be impacted by what goes down on the island “for months to come.” Indeed, this sounds like Jason may not come home from Greece, suspect General Hospital spoilers.
The End of the Line for Jason Morgan on General Hospital?
This week, on GH, it’s highly likely that Jason Morgan could “die” again. Peter might kill Jason Morgan himself. Or, he might make Drew do it, tease General Hospital spoilers. Of course, Drew would never forgive himself, and it may haunt him forever. And others in Port Chuck might not forgive Drew for Jason’s death.
On the other hand, Jason Morgan may just go missing again be presumed dead. But, his body may not be found. That way, the powers that be can leave an opening for Jason’s return like they did the last time Steve Burton left. But, again, Steve did not flat-out say he was off General Hospital.
However, all signs point in that direction with Steve’s hints, spoilers from the showrunners, and sources blabbing to The Toronto Sun recently. So, soon, we might see the last of mobster Jason Morgan, and Steve Burton may move on to new endeavors. Soap Dirt will keep you up-to-date as we learn more about Jason’s future on the ABC soap opera.