General Hospital’s Ric is so convinced Liz is slipping away that he may be doing most of the pushing himself. He walked into one innocent situation, assumed the worst, stormed out, and immediately started planning how to stop a romance that does not actually exist. Meanwhile, Dante is the one telling Liz to give Ric another chance, which makes Ric’s panic look even more self-defeating.
Key Takeaways
- Ric’s jealousy over Liz and Dante is creating more trouble than the situation itself.
- Liz says Ric’s insecurity has been a longstanding problem in their relationship.
- Lulu warns Ric that his paranoia could push Liz away.
- Dante actually encourages Liz to give Ric another chance.
- Ric may create the breakup he is trying so hard to prevent.
Ric Turns Jealousy Into a Bigger Problem
Ric (Rick Hearst) walked in on Liz (Rebecca Herbst) examining Dante’s (Dominic Zamprogna) injured leg and immediately saw betrayal instead of basic nursing. Liz explained what happened, told him Dante was her guest, and refused to throw him out just because Ric was spiraling. He left in a huff anyway, flowers and all.
Later, Liz admitted Ric’s insecurity has always been a problem between them. She even joked that he gets jealous when she tips the pizza guy, which says plenty about how exhausting this pattern has become. Ric may think Dante is the threat, but Liz is far more worried about Ric’s inability to trust her.
That became even clearer when Ric met with Lulu (Alexa Havins) and tried to recruit her into stopping Dante and Liz from supposedly getting together. Lulu saw the situation for what it was and told him he was only going to push Liz away with his paranoia. Ric was so busy trying to prevent a possible future that he may be building it himself.
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Dante Is Actually Helping Ric
The irony is that Dante is not trying to steal Liz from Ric. He listened while Liz talked through the relationship, then encouraged her to give Ric time to come around. That is not exactly the behavior of a man plotting to swoop in.
Liz, meanwhile, finally put a limit on how much of Ric’s insecurity she is willing to absorb. She said she hoped the situation would blow over, but if it did not, maybe they were not meant to be together. Dante again told her to give Ric a chance because Ric would not want to lose a good thing.
Ric is terrified Liz may eventually want someone else, but Dante is currently doing more to preserve Ric’s relationship than Ric is. If Ric keeps treating every harmless moment as proof of betrayal, Liz may not leave because she suddenly falls for Dante. She may leave because Ric finally makes staying too difficult.
