General Hospital spoilers reveal Port Charles is simmering with fractured family ties, and Willow Corinthos (Katelyn MacMullen) is rumored to be pushing Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros) aside while opening her heart to her great aunt, Liesl Obrecht (Kathleen Gati).
Nina’s mistakes — her affair with Drew Quartermaine (Cameron Mathison) and ongoing lies to cover it up — have hardened Willow’s stance on forgiveness, leaving her motherless and lost.
Meanwhile, Liesl, grieving her daughter Britt Westbourne’s (Kelly Thiebaud) presumed death, is drawn to Willow’s vulnerability. We have to wonder whether Liesl could inadvertently replace Nina in Willow’s world?
Willow’s Unforgiving Heart Closes the Door on Nina
Willow’s refusal to forgive Nina for her affair with Drew has us second-guessing whether this mother-daughter duo stands a chance at remaining in each others’ lives anymore.
Nina’s desperate attempts to mend their bond, after years of mistakes, fall flat against Willow’s pain — echoing her past with Harmony Miller (Inga Cadranel).
Losing custody of Wiley and Amelia Corinthos (Viron Weaver, Sequoia and Serenity Mork Macko) to Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) has left Willow craving a mother’s comfort, but her unforgiving stance keeps Nina at arm’s length. Is Willow’s heart just too hardened to ever let Nina back in?
Liesl Steps Into Willow’s Void
Willow could find solace with Liesl. After all, Liesl’s warm advice about grief and family are almost certain to strike a chord. Could Liesl’s stories of Britt end up filling the mother-shaped hole in Willow’s life?
Liesl has longed for a daughter since Britt’s “death,” and could become Willow’s new anchor, especially with Jason Morgan’s (Steve Burton) recent sighting of a woman who looked just like Britt stirring Liesl’s emotions.
Nina’s meddling might even serve to push Willow closer to Liesl, despite that not being her intention. So, will Liesl’s bond with Willow grow, inadvertently sidelining Nina?
Will Liesl Replace Nina in Willow’s Heart?
It would seem that Willow is at an emotional crossroads, and any growing closeness with Liesl could threaten to eclipse Nina.
Will Willow’s refusal to forgive Nina leave room for Liesl to become her surrogate mother — an irony that might mirror the same struggle Rocco Falconeri (Finn Francis Carr) is going through with Lulu Spencer (Alexa Havins Bruening) and Britt?
The air is thick with irony and we’re going to be glued to our screens waiting on this storyline to play out.
