‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: Who will Michael E. Knight’s character be? GH Head Writers give the scoop!
‘General Hospital’ Spoilers finds that it looks like there’s new developments on Michael E. Knight’s character who’s entering Port Charles on September 30th! It’s been hinted at for months that he would be joining the case but there’s been no real speculation as to who or what his character might be.
Hold onto your hats soap fans, because the GH head writers Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor have shared a bit about what’s upcoming, and it sounds juicy! As it turn out, Knight is not returning as his iconic character of Tad Martin from ABC’s All My Children, but rather a brand new role. Who is this guy? Well, according to the head writers:
“As we were writing his character, we found out that oh, we have even more use for him!” and “There are a number of people in Port Charles who are in trouble and his character will have an impact on how their stories are solved or further complicated.” which, okay, doesn’t really give us all that much insight as to who this guy actually is, but there are a few story lines that have some openings right now and I can think of one in particular that comes to mind.
‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: Is this new guy connected to Peter August?
Peter August (Wes Ramsey) has been on the phone with a mystery person for the last couple of weeks, first ordering the hit on Drew Cain (Billy Miller) and Dr. Andre Maddox (Anthony Montgomery) but its never said who this person is. His would-be partner in crime could definitely be this new character because they seem to be as mysterious as the new guy that GH is keeping under wraps.
But how is he connected to Peter August? That remains to be seen, he could be an old connection that Peter has through his Dad, since Peter seems to be following in his Father’s footsteps very, very well. Or he could be a brand new accomplice that Peter has picked up along the way.
‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: There’s also the Cassadine connection
Remember what Laura Webber (Genie Francis) said a couple of weeks ago? That Helena Cassadine has connections that reach beyond the grave? Well, this could very well be one of those connections. There is confirmation from the head writers that his character will have scenes with Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) and that leads us to believe that he could be one of the many things that the Cassadines have their paws in.
‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: Was he the mystery man that Cassandra Pierce was seen talking to?
When Cassandra Pierce was first brought back on the scene, she was seen talking to a mystery man on surveillance by the WSB. Could this character possibly be the guy in question? And if so, how’s he connected to Cassandra? Is it romantically or is it just business? Maybe a mix of both? Or maybe he’s not connected to Cassandra at all, but there is a possibility.
‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: Drew Cain recast?
I think its safe to say that with these new revelations concerning Knight playing a brand new character that any speculation about whether or not they’re going to recast him as Drew Cain, can safely be put to rest. This guy is a totally new guy that is probably connected to a lot of people in Port Charles, but is not Drew Cain. As much as it pains us to say it, I think we can close the book on Drew for now. (RIP, man.)
‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: Could he be another character in the ABC soaps Alumni?
This actually remains to be seen because ABC did recently get back the rights to their soaps All My Children and One Life to Live and according to Head Writers they do still have conversations with the actors about bringing back said characters every now and again. So, could he be playing another character from one of those long-gone soaps?
And if so, how could he be connected to the residents of Port Charles? Nothing really comes to mind on those fronts and it’s probably safe to say that this guy is brand spankin’ new but we at DSD will keep you updated as soon as we find out anything. Until then, we’ll have to stay tuned! For any other soap opera and entertainment news, please visit Daily Soap Dish.
