ABC’s “General Hospital” has been riding high from the publicity of Emmy-winning late-night host John Oliver’s recent cameo and the celebration for the show’s 16,000 episode.
Both achievements should be lauded.
Oliver straddled the line between creepy and camp as the mysterious Z, head of the international spy agency WSB.
And in a time when daytime serials are endangered, “General Hospital’s” longevity is remarkable, the last survivor of ABC’s once formidable daytime lineup.
But the show seems to be scripted by graduates of the Tyler Perry School of Serials: all complications, few payoffs.
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Mark Perigard 