GH SHOCKER: Martin DRUGGED Ronnie — But Why? Is He Seeking REVENGE on Tracy?
General Hospital (GH) spoilers hint at a huge bait and switch with the Ronnie Bard (Erika Slezak) drugging story. At a tea party at the Q mansion Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) ws accused of slipping a micky into her rival’s tea.
Tracy adamantly denies the charge and the pile of evidence mounting against Martin Gray (Michael E Knight) has us thinking he’s the culprit. Let’s break down what could be Martin’s latest outlandish scheme!
Did Martin Drug Ronnie?
This week Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) threw a tea party for Ronnie. It was supposed to be a debutante sort of thing, but also a peace offering so that Ronnie would not sell the Q mansion.
Martin popped up uninvited claiming to have Lulu Spencer’s (Alexa Havins Bruening) phone. Eventually Stella Henry (Vernee Watson) saw him and invited him to meet Ronnie. The show made it clear with a few prolonged scenes that Martin was probably up to no good.
Why Did Martin Do It?
Martin lingered in the foyer before Stella saw him and when he met Ronnie he shook her hand forcing her to set her teacup down.
Next, we saw a shot of said teacup cluing us in that something is afoot.
Next, Stella and Ronnie stepped away while Martin remained with the teacups. When it was time to leave, he bid adieu to Ronnie who then went to get her cup and next all heck broke loose.
Ronnie Drank then Spilled the Tea
Ronnie sipped then began to feel and act weird. But why would Martin do such a thing, if he did spike Ronnie’s tea?
It’s complicated. But it boils down to this: there is no love lost between Martin and Tracy even though there hatred could easily turn to passion in a hot second. Tracy had Martin arrested and apparently he is the vengeful type.
Martin knows Tracy’s spotty history: she framed Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) for drunk driving and was accused of drugging Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison). It was easy to believe she would get blamed, and she did.
Olivia accused Tracy in front of everyone and no one batted an eye because this type of trick is Tracy’s signature.
If this line of reasoning is correct, after Martin found the letter from Ronnie he leveraged it to get back at Tracy. Maybe he knew Monica Quartermaine’s (Leslie Charleson) lawyer, accessed his records and changed Monica’s will.
This is all conjecture at this point, but as they say: Martin had means, motive, and opportunity.
What happens next? Tracy likely hire a lawyer to go after Ronnie at which point Martin could offer his services pro bono.
Do you think that Martis is capable of framing Tracy? And is so, will his guilty conscience prick him at the most inopportune time?
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DWTS to bring in big changes next season including all-new ‘modern’ fan voting process
DANCING With the Stars plans on bringing some big shakeups to the ballroom next season – including a change that will give the show a more ‘modern’ spin, The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal.
The big shift comes off of season 34’s historic year, which included a record-high number of over 50 million fans voting from home.
With the increase in voting, which was up 11% from the previous week, ABC executives have been weighing the options of how they can lean even more into the process.
Currently, the main way to vote for DWTS contestants and the pros is by texting the celebrity’s name to the code 21523.
However, production is looking into how they can implement more modern technology, such as social media, into the process.
“While this season has seen an increase in ratings and votes, execs are looking into how they can modernize their voting process.
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“As of right now, they do it old school with texting a number to vote for a celeb.
“The execs have been adamant about integrating things like social media into the voting process, specifically TikTok.
“It hasn’t been ironed out yet, but they’re trying to make voting more accessible and want it to reach a wider audience for season 35,” the source claimed.
In addition to texting, viewers can also go to dwtsvote.abc.com; however, the majority of the votes still come from texting.
Currently, voting is limited to 10 votes per person and per method of voting.
Voting is also only allowed during the window the show airs live on the East Coast and varies by time zone, which is regularly encouraged by show hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro.
While voting has always been done primarily by text messaging, the time window is a more recent change to the show.
In 2019, DWTS implemented the current protocol of voting only being allowed during the live East Coast feed – meaning those in other time zones wouldn’t get to vote when their show aired.
DWTS judge Carrie Ann Inaba slammed by two furious pros for ‘unfair’ critiques after fans call for her to be fired
While the move was labeled as “unfair” by many, the show has continued with the method.
BALLROOM BUST?
The current season of DWTS has been a huge success for ABC and Disney – but it has not been met without its fair share of drama.
Throughout the season, the judging panel has been called out by both the pros and by viewers at home for low scores and harsh comments towards select contestants.
Fans have also accused judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough of “overscoring” their “favorite” contestants, including The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Whitney Leavitt.
Things have apparently gotten to the point where members of the show felt the need to confront production over the direction it’s heading.
“There are a handful of pros, both some who are still on the show and some who have already been eliminated, who are fed up with how they are being treated.
“Some feel the judges have been harsher than they needed to be to them, which not only impacts scores, but it also impacts how the at-home viewers see the season.
“It impacts who they vote for and who they want to watch week by week.
“Other pros like Alan and Pasha feel extra protective of their partners and feel the judges have been too harsh on them.
“Multiple pros have stepped up to meet with production over the judges’ bias and are demanding some kind of change and more fairness moving forward.
“What that change looks like is still to be determined, but they at least got the conversation rolling,” a source claimed.
Dancing With the Stars season 34 airs on Tuesdays at 8pm EST on ABC and is available to stream the following day on Disney+ and Hulu.
