On General Hospital, Drew arrived at the hospital in rough shape, and it wasn’t long before a stroke was his diagnosis. A few hours earlier, Willow had put a needle in his neck, then stepped right back into concern without missing a beat. By the time the diagnosis began to take hold, the story had already shifted away from whether Drew would make it and toward who was steering the outcome. Willow’s portrayer, Katelyn MacMullen, dove into this latest madness going on in Port Charles.
Key Takeaways
- Katelyn MacMullen described the injection scene as a tightly rehearsed, technical stunt.
- Willow’s actions show planning and intent rather than impulse.
- At the hospital, Willow feigns devastation to convince everyone around her.
- MacMullen leaned into Willow acting within the story, managing each reaction carefully.
- The darker turn pushes Willow beyond moral ambiguity and into active manipulation.
Taking the Stab Seriously
MacMullen spoke with Soap Opera Digest about filming the injection scene. She described it as a technical piece of work; rehearsed, blocked, and dependent on everyone being locked in and willing to commit once the cameras were up. “We just had a blast, to be honest,” she stated, adding, “It’s a stunt, technically, and anytime there’s a stunt, there’s so much that goes into it — it’s all coordinated and planned.”
She learned about the stabbing around the same time she learned Willow would be revealed as Drew’s (Cameron Mathison) shooter, a pairing that clarified the scope of what the story was asking of her. There was no easing into moral gray here, no slow erosion of sympathy. Willow was already over the line, and the injection simply extended that choice, giving her a new way to act while still appearing reactive.
MacMullen initially read the move as lethal, then adjusted her thinking, seeing it less as an attempt to end Drew and more as a way to stop him without erasing him. That pushed Willow well out of the realm of impulse or range, showing planning and malicious intent.
Performing Devastation
Once Drew was hospitalized, Willow had to make everyone believe her shock. MacMullen leaned into that tension, describing the hospital scenes as Willow putting on an acting job inside the story, constantly checking herself. “It was really fun to play,” she said, especially the idea that Willow had to convince herself as much as anyone else.
After seven years in the role, this material pushed MacMullen out of familiar territory, and she embraced it. She talked about feeling both energized and uneasy, discovering new corners of Willow by watching how she reacted under pressure instead of principle. The smirks, the restraint, the flashes of disdain weren’t accidents; they were choices made possible once the audience knew the truth.
There’s humor in it too, MacMullen admitted, a thin thread of black comedy running through the intensity. “I’m glad there is some humor along with the craziness,” she said, even as she hinted the worst may still be ahead.
