General Hospital: Valentin Redeemed? Shocking Twist Could Change Everything!

General Hospital has Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) as a fugitive. He’s on the run. He’s hiding out in Carly Spencer‘s (Laura Wright) attic, and the WSB wants him dead or alive. And Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna) is increasingly desperate to bring him in.

And it’s messy because Valentin is falling for Carly and vice versa. So, it seems like Valentin could be cornered soon, but his fugitive status may change.

Valentin’s Path to Redemption on General Hospital

All right. So, right now, a lot of people, a whole lot of people in Port Charles have a pretty dim view of Valentin Cassadine. And honestly, you know, he was not a great guy when he first came onto the General Hospital canvas. Remember, he was supposed to be the most feared and dangerous of all of the Cassadines.

And if you remember, he shot Nikolas Cassadine (then Tyler Christopher) and he shot Kevin Collins (Jon Lindstrom) when Valentin was actually aiming at Laura Spencer Collins (Genie Francis). And from there, we saw Valentin having one pretty big redemption already. He came back from all of that.

And then things turned bad again because he was involved with Jack Brennan and Pikeman and Valentin wound up on the run while Brennan somehow got to be a station chief. It doesn’t seem quite fair, right? So, this redemption is more about optics and personal perception and getting a pardon really than him changing.

I think Valentin already did a lot of changing. And there’s also the matter of the fact that these crimes aren’t just simple. So, it’s not just a redemption in the eyes of all of Port Charles. It’s a legal redemption. So, let’s talk about how his slate could be wiped clean so he can stay on GH.

Expose And Take Down Cullum on GH

The first thing Valentin could do is expose and take down Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes). I mean, he is a big old villain who kidnapped and tormented Anna Devane (Finola Hughes). And of course, Cullum killed Marco Rios (Adrian Anchondo) and is forcing Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) to complete Cesar Faison‘s (Anders Hove) final project.

So, if Valentin is the one who takes Cullum down, that would be one giant step towards redemption. The WSB would have to drop charges against Valentin if he exposed Cullum as a traitor to the WSB and to the country and as somebody who was conspiring with master criminal Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota).

Plus, Valentin would earn Carly’s respect and probably Sonny Corinthos‘ (Maurice Benard) if he helped expose Cullum as the penthouse bomber that nearly killed Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) and the one who stabbed Marco, which Sonny’s being blamed for. And let’s be real, Valentin would be helping so many people by taking Cullum down.

Whether Valentin killed Cullum or if he just helped put him in Steinmauer. I mean, Britt would be incredibly relieved because she’s terrified of Cullum who likely plans to kill her once the Cold Fusion project is done. And of course, Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) will be grateful because Cullum is targeting him and Lucas Jones (Van Hansis) will be thrilled to get justice for Marco.

Save Anna Devane on General Hospital

Another way that Valentin could earn a redemption and get his charges dropped would be if he saved Anna, who has been set up by Cullum. And of course, Valentin cares deeply for Anna. However, I don’t think he’s going to get back with her.

I think Valentin and Carly are destined at this point. But Valentin cares enough about Anna to want her away from this dodgy off the books WSB scheme that Cullum has cooked up. And if Valentin saves Anna as part of exposing what Cullum’s up to, that could also help him get this redemption that he needs.

Save Jason From The WSB

And another thing that could get Valentin redeemed and pardoned is if he helped save Jason from the illegal WSB warrant and rendition that Cullum set up. That would absolutely put Valentin on the redemption path and influential people could then push for his pardon.

Now, Jason is important to powerful people, including the Quartermaines and Sonny and Mayor Laura and plenty of others. And if Valentin saves Jason and brings him home, Danny Morgan (Asher Antonyzyn) would also be grateful. Plus, I think it could change Sonny’s opinion of Valentin, which is also a big deal.

And of course, Carly would be beyond grateful if Valentin saved Jason, her best friend. If Valentin did that, I think Carly would stop at nothing until she got Valentin’s name cleared, including applying extraordinary pressure to Jack to get the WSB off Valentin’s back.

Carly already has feelings for Valentin. And if he were to do something this heroic and save her bestie Jason, well, I think that would have Carly deciding that not only does he deserve a pardon. But Valentin is the man for her. And I think Brennan would lose his shot at Carly once and for all.

Stop The Cold Fusion Project on General Hospital

And next, of course, there’s this Cold Fusion project that is going to cause chaos. We don’t know exactly how Cesar Faison’s final project is going to work. But they’re not going to all this trouble having Britt finish it just to use it for benevolent reasons. You know, Cullum and Sidwell aren’t planning on using cold fusion to lower gas and energy prices in Port Charles.

I mean, Cullum is going to do something bad with it. I’m pretty sure it’s some sort of weapon. So, if Valentin can help shut down the Cold Fusion device and save all of Port Charles, I mean, come on, that’s instant redemption if you think about it.

You may remember it was a little over a decade ago, I think 2015. And Sonny was himself a fugitive at the time. He had escaped from Pentonville and he was hiding out. And then he found out that a bunch of lives were at risk. So, Sonny risked his own life to get a bomb off the Haunted Star that Helena Cassadine (Constance Towers) had planted.

And Sonny saved a whole bunch of lives. The very next day the governor commuted his sentence and he walked out free and clear. So, if Valentin saves all of Port Charles from this cold fusion thingamajig, I think he would probably also get a free pass.

Expose Cassius Faison on GH

And one more thing to consider if he’s cleaning up all the WSB mess is that he may expose Cassius Faison (Ryan Paevey). I’m not sure if Valentin already knows that Faison had a fourth kid or if he’s going to figure it out along the way. But Valentin exposing that a minion of Sidwell’s stole Nathan’s life is huge.

Cassius is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, especially because Lulu Spencer (Alexa Havins) is now dating Cassius and doesn’t know it. She thinks it’s Nathan. So, if Valentin exposed him so that Lulu and Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) and others could learn the truth that Nathan is really dead, I think that would be a game changer.

Plus, Valentin will, I think, be intent on exposing Cassius because he’s not going to want his co-parent, Lulu, to be dating that monster. And Valentin isn’t going to want creepy Cassius around their daughter, Charlotte Cassadine (Scarlett Fernandez).

General Hospital: Valentin Takes it All Down?

Now, you know, I don’t think he’s as evil as they want him to be. But he’s clearly a bad dude and he is a criminal henchman. And right now, Lulu’s attitude is that Nathan is a much better man than Valentin, but that’s not Nathan. And Cassius, honestly, seems worse than Valentin at this point. While I am not sure exposing Cassius is enough for redemption, it could go hand in hand with a bigger effort.

You know, if Valentin exposes and takes down all the corrupt parts of the WSB, including Cullum and his partnership with Sidwell and using Cassius as a henchman, plus stopping the cold fusion weapon altogether, that would be huge. And I do think that it could get him a redemption and a legal pardon. We’ll see how it plays out. But I think Valentin’s days of being a fugitive on the run could end before too much longer.