On General Hospital, Willow got away with shooting Drew and carried that fact into her next fight without blinking. She used Scout to corner Alexis into representing her in the custody case, not because it was clever or defensible, but because she knew exactly where the pressure point was and pressed it. That was the version of Willow Katelyn MacMullen talked about when she described where her character’s head was now, a place where hesitation didn’t feel useful anymore.
Key Takeaways
- Katelyn MacMullen described Willow as operating in survival mode.
- Willow is acting quickly and defensively, especially where her children are concerned.
- She believes Michael will not face lasting consequences because of his family’s power.
- Willow assumes she can control the damage caused by her actions.
- MacMullen warned that the fallout will be devastating for Willow.
Survival Isn’t Gentle
MacMullen spoke with Soaps about Willow’s current mindset and didn’t dress it up. She described Willow as being in “survival mode,” and that phrase mattered because it explained the speed of her choices more than their morality.
Willow wasn’t weighing outcomes the way she once did. She was reacting to a threat, especially where her children were concerned, and acting before doubt could slow her down. MacMullen made it clear that Willow felt backed into a corner long before anyone else saw it that way.
That sense of urgency changed how Willow justified herself. She didn’t see her moves as extreme; she saw them as necessary, which is often where the real danger starts. (Find out how MacMullen has embraced Willow’s dangerous side.)
When Protection Turns Hard
“She doesn’t really have much to lose, except her children, and she’ll do anything to protect them,” MacMullen said. That pretty much explained almost everything Willow had done lately. She noted that Willow believed Michael (Rory Gibson) wouldn’t actually pay the ultimate price for what she was setting in motion. His family’s power gave her a sense of insulation, a belief that she could push without destroying him completely.
“She assumes that he won’t suffer any actual lasting consequences because his family is powerful,” MacMullen said, and that assumption carried more confidence than caution. Willow believed she understood the limits of the damage.
But MacMullen didn’t suggest that belief would hold. She warned that when everything surfaced, it would be devastating for Willow, calling it “the worst moment of her life.” Survival mode kept Willow moving. It didn’t promise she’d like where she ended up.
