What To Know
- The July 2 episode of General Hospital featured a dramatic shootout in which Cassius Faison (Ryan Paevey) was shot and left bleeding.
- Key plot twists included the revelation that Dr. Britt Westbourne never had Huntington’s Disease and that her diagnosis was fabricated to further a cold fusion device plot.
- Although Cassius’s condition is unclear, show writers have hinted at his possible exit.
General Hospital‘s July 2 episode featured a shootout that left more than one person dead. Naturally, viewers of the ABC soap opera were left wondering: Is Ryan Paevey‘s Cassius Faison dead?
In Thursday’s heart-stopping episode, Cassius saved Carly Spencer’s (Laura Wright) life at Wyndemere, and then got in a gun battle on the loading dock with WSB Director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes). Cullum — who had been working on a cold fusion device with Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) — also revealed that Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) never had Huntington’s Disease, and that it was all made up to get her to complete Cesar Faison’s work on the cold fusion device.
During the scuffle, Cullum shot Cassius, but he was still alive when Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy), who had also been wounded in the shootout, shot Cullum. John Oliver‘s character then arrived via helicopter with two armed bodyguards. He shot one of Cullum’s agents, who was reaching for a gun, and then spotted Cullum, Josslyn, and Cassius bleeding on the ground.
Oliver’s character checked Cassius’ pulse, and then reassured Josslyn, “Everything’s going to be OK. I’m here to help.”
So, is Cassius dead? At this point, there is no clear answer. General Hospital writers, however, previously hinted that Paevey’s character could be on his way out.
“Cassius risks a clean getaway to say goodbye. Cassius’s life as Nathan comes crashing down, and we’ll learn whether his masquerade has changed him for the better,” they told Soap Opera Digest. “But in the end, his legacy will not be determined so much by his own decisions but by the choice of someone he leaves behind.”
Fans will have to tune into the Friday, July 3 episode of GH to find out, for sure, what happens to Cassius. Do you think he lives or dies?
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