After ignoring Jack’s orders to stay away from Wyndemere, Josslyn decided to go back a second time on General Hospital. Using C4 explosives that seemed to be WSB standard issue to its agents, Joss blew the power grid, sending Spoon Island into darkness. She crept over there, expecting to search for the secret lab in quiet, but encountered Cullum. She fed him a phony story about being a flaky college student and visiting her Uncle Lucas, but the tension in the room said he wasn’t buying her story.
Key Takeaways
- Josslyn returned to Wyndemere after ignoring Jack’s order to stay away and cut the power to Spoon Island before entering.
- She encountered Cullum unexpectedly and attempted to pass herself off as a college student visiting her uncle.
- Cullum did not confront or threaten her, instead controlling the interaction by letting Joss do most of the talking.
- The tension came from observation and silence rather than action, with Cullum clearly assessing her story rather than accepting it.
No Running, No Screaming, Just Listening
Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) didn’t chase Joss (Eden McCoy) through corridors or corner her with threats. He lit candles and asked questions. He didn’t seem to be listening to her so much as observing her answers, letting her do most of the talking.
It was clear that Joss was adjusting her story’s details as she went, in an attempt to sound harmless enough to be believed. She remained calm under pressure, knowing full well that he wasn’t the groundskeeper he claimed to be, but Jack’s (Chris McKenna) boss at the bureau.
Danger could be felt in the dimly lit room in how long Cullum let her talk. In how often his eyes lingered when she mentioned Lucas (Van Hansis), school, and the storm, as if he were filing each word away for later rather than deciding anything in the moment. (How long will it be before Joss’ secret spy life is revealed?)
Power Shifts You Can Feel, Not Hear
What made the scene bite was how ordinary it looked. Two people warming their hands near a fire. A drink was offered. A polite exchange that kept circling back on itself without ever quite resolving.
Joss didn’t lose control of the situation so much as realize she never had it. Cullum controlled the pace, the lighting, the exits, even the tone, and all he had to do was stay calm while she worked twice as hard to keep things light.
By the time the moment ended, nothing explosive had happened. No alarms or anonymous henchmen were bursting through the door. Just the lingering sense that Joss had been seen more clearly than she’d intended, and that whatever Cullum was doing at Wyndemere, he hadn’t finished yet.
The moment stayed uncomfortable, the way real danger often does, waiting to see who spoke first next time. After she filled him in on her life, the scenes ended with Josslyn saying, “What you see is what you get.” He ominously responded, “Now why do I find that hard to believe,” and the silence afterward felt less like suspicion and more like recognition. (Could Brick (Stephen A. Smith) team up with Joss to save Port Charles?)
