‘General Hospital’ Comings & Goings: Jason Dead but Pesky Peter Survives?

General Hospital spoilers hint Jason Morgan‘s (Steve Burton) dead but villain Peter August (Wes Ramsey) might have survived. Will you be upset at the ABC soap if one’s gone but the other survives?

General Hospital Laid the Warnings on Thick about Jason Morgan’s “Death”

Steve Burton seemingly confirmed his exit on a recent podcast, as Soap Dirt covered. Plus, a reputable newspaper said they had multiple confirmations — it looked like Jason Morgan’s demise was assured. The question heading into the week was not if he would die but when and how. With Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) under Peter’s control, he was a contender to end his brother.

But General Hospital allowed Jason to give his twin the key to break loose of Peter August’s influence. Then, on Friday’s GH, Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati) gave repeated warnings that the cave was going to collapse thanks to shoddy Cassadine workmanship. So, when Jason Morgan headed down the tunnel with his brother, it seemed a foregone conclusion that’s how we’d lose him.

Britt's comment about her having a normal reaction to Jason being alive cracked me up. #GH https://t.co/dJlpnrm4sa

— Leslie B (@L_Barr) November 20, 2021

Dr. O said a loud noise would cave it in, and of course, there were guns aplenty on the General Hospital episode. It seemed like Jason would make it out alive for a moment when Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) ran to his arms. But it looks like it was a hug goodbye between the hitman and beautiful doctor. Because then, Peter returned, guns blazing.

GH Cave in Leaves Peter August’s Fate in the Balance – Will He Survive?

General Hospital fan opinion varies wildly about Faison’s son Henrik, aka Peter August. Some love him, and some hate him. Already this year, he was supposedly dead after Hamilton Finn (Michael Easton) shoved him down a flight of stairs. Of course, Peter survived. He’s like a cockroach that you can’t kill and will always come back.

On the recent General Hospital, we saw Peter August shot. And he recently suffered a chemical burn too. Yet Peter came back to shoot at the hostages he’s desperate to keep. Recall, Peter wants Obrecht to brainwash Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) to fall in love with him again. Peter wants Maxie and his daughter back and doesn’t buy that the child is dead.

So, when the tunnel collapsed, it seemed like both Jason and Peter might have perished. But it seems too much to hope that all these open storylines with horrible Henrik will wrap up that quickly. We’d expect that General Hospital will leave Peter presumed deceased. But then he’ll pop back up — as he did after his last soap death — to wreak havoc. But what about the other guy?

Jason is Soap “Dead” — Will He Return to General Hospital?

As soap opera fans know, death is rarely a permanent condition. As for Jason Morgan, he’s been dead and gone before then came back in a big way. The ABC daytime drama even sidelined Billy Miller to make room for Burton’s return a few years ago. Now, they have a new Drew and a Stone Cold exit.

Insiders said that Burton timely notified General Hospital powers that be that he’d exit. That allowed them time to write a good exit. Meanwhile, we say goodbye to Jasper Jacks (Ingo Rademacher) on Tuesday. We expect him to leave quietly on a return flight to Australia. Jason Morgan’s fate is less definite, though.

No doubt, the survivors will try and reach him. Britt, in particular, will be desperate to reach Jason on General Hospital. But it seems Jason’s buried in a pile of rubble, and they’ll have to leave it that way. That leaves plenty of room for GH to either recast Jason — as they did for a while with Miller. Or they can rehire Burton if and when the vax mandate is canceled (if the pandemic ends).

So, it seems we’ve seen the last of Jason Morgan (aside from maybe a hand sticking out of a pile of rocks)… Peter August is another matter. We doubt that he’s gone. Despite divided fan opinion, actor Wes Ramsey’s dating Laura Wright (aka Carly Corinthos), and showrunners might want to keep her happy by keeping him around. We’ll see!