Jason Morgan and Sam McCall
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Jason and Samantha "Sam" Morgan (commonly known by their portmanteau "JaSam") are fictional characters from the long running ABC Daytime
soap opera, General Hospital
and a supercouple
. Jason, the son of legendary characters, Alan and Monica Quartermaine
(Stuart Damon
and Leslie Charleson
) and member of the historic Quartermaine family
is currently portrayed by actor Steve Burton and Sam, the daughter of headstrong attorney, Alexis Davis
(Nancy Lee Grahn
) and member of the iconic Cassadine family
is currently portrayed by Kelly Monaco
. The couple was finally married on September 22, 2011, in a small and intimate ceremony.
on October 1, 2003. Monaco has portrayed the feisty and daring Sam McCall for eight years on General Hospital. In 2006, Monaco was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in the Outstanding Lead Actress
category for her portrayal of Sam. In August 2009, fans were shocked by a casting call for the character. Despite rumors and speculation, Monaco's co-stars Steve Burton and Nancy Lee Grahn denied that she is departing from the show. Monaco herself has dispelled the rumors, stating there was "really no doubt" she would renew her contract. It was merely standard procedure for ABC to release the casting call since she and the network had not signed off on a new contract by a set deadline.
The role of Jason Morgan has been played by Daytime Emmy award winning actor Steve Burton
since 1991. Burton made his debut on December 19, 1991 and has been portraying Jason on General Hospital for twenty years. After leaving the show in 2000 to pursue other interests, Burton returned to General Hospital full time in May 2002. In 1998, Burton won a Daytime Emmy Award
in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor
for his portrayal of Jason.
, television talk show Soap Talk
and performed by Belt in a mini concert for the studio audience. In 2009, after guest starring on General Hospital, American Idol
contestant and tenth place finalist Chikezie Eze, covered the couple's theme song on his YouTube account. Also in 2009, a new instrumental version of "Just You and Me" was composed for the couple's 2009 reunion. "Just You and Me" was played for the couple when they finally wed in September of 2011, but the couple shared their first dance as newlyweds to Ray LaMontagne
's "Hold You In My Arms."
muses:
(Maurice Benard
), and Scott Baldwin
(Kin Shriner
) stuck them in the room together in an attempt to pit them against one another. But Sam and Jason turned the tables on Scott when Sam refused to testify against Jason, and to show his gratitude Jason offered to cover all of Sam’s legal expenses. Sam later became involved with Sonny. During her relationship with Sonny, Sam witnessed someone putting a bomb in Sonny’s car. As a result of what she saw, she was stabbed and Jason was assigned to protect her until they could find the bomber and her attacker. During their time together, Jason and Sam fought a lot and in the beginning, they did not get along at all. Sam believed that Jason disapproved of her, and Jason wanted Sonny and Carly back together, so he continually pushed for Sam to end her relationship with Sonny. This conflict caused a great amount of tension between the two. In early 2004, Sam found out that she was pregnant with Sonny’s child. As Sonny’s lieutenant, Jason asks Sam if he could pose as the baby's father so that Sonny and wife Carly
(then Tamara Braun
) could stay together for the sake of their son Michael (then Dylan Cash
), but Sonny soon learns that Sam is carrying his child. Sam agrees to Jason's request and they almost marry, but Sam backs out because they are not in love and she still has feelings for Sonny.
Jason switched Sam’s paternity test without her knowledge and everyone thought that he was the father of her child, except for himself, Sam and Sonny who all knew the truth. Over time, Jason and Sam began to bond and care for each other. They continued to grow friendlier as Jason protected her from her abusive ex-boyfriend Nico Dane and helped give her mentally handicapped brother Danny McCall (David Greenman
), a better life at a specialized school in Hawaii. When Jason's grandmother died in the summer of 2004, Jason and Sam decided to name her daughter Lila Morgan after Jason's late grandmother Lila Morgan Quartermaine (Anna Lee
) in honor of her. Sam and Jason start growing closer, trusting each other and falling in love. In November of 2004, Sam’s daughter, Lila McCall is stillborn. Jason grieves with Sam and helps her make the choice of donating her child's stem cells to save the life of Sonny’s other daughter Kristina Corinthos-Davis, who is suffering from aplastic anemia
. Sam is heartbroken by the loss of her child and outraged at Alexis for her role in the tragedy, but is comforted when Jason tells her that part of her daughter will always live on in Kristina.
Sam and Jason admit their love for one another, and after getting engaged in January 2005, they become foster parents of sorts when Sam agrees to care for the child of a young mother named Bridget. Jason names the baby Hope, but Bridget decides that she wants her baby back. To avoid a court battle, Jason decides Hope should be returned to her mother. Sam is hurt and angry at this decision and leaves Jason briefly, but they reunite after Sam is accused of kidnapping Kristina. Jason believes Sam is innocent and the two of them search for Michael, Kristina, and Morgan, who they later find out have been kidnapped by Faith Roscoe (Cynthia Preston
) on orders from Jason's brother A.J. Quartermaine (Billy Warlock
). After finding the kids, Jason and Sam try to help Michael recover from the traumatizing event of being kidnapped. When things cooled down, Jason and Sam went on a romantic vacation on Sonny's yacht, but they were kidnapped by phony police. They were taken to a private island and met a woman named Allegra Montenegro (Meg Bennett
) who wanted Sam’s help. They also met her daughter Alicia Montenegro who looked identical to Sam and was being held captive in the basement of her home. Allegra needed Sam to impersonate her daughter Alicia, and marry her rich fiancé named Andrew Olsen in order to keep the rich lifestyle that the Montenegro's were accustomed to.
Sam reluctantly agreed to her plan in order to save Jason and herself. Jason and Sam eventually escaped after Andrew was killed but Allegra kidnapped them again and Sam was arrested as Alicia for Andrew’s murder. Allegra helped Jason break Sam out of jail, get the real Alicia arrested, and got them both off of the island. In the fall of 2005, Jason began to suffer from life threatening headaches, seizures and amnesia. Sam is there for Jason when he eventually loses his memory again as a side effect of his illness. Sam convinces Jason to undergo a controversial treatment administered by his old girlfriend, Dr. Robin Scorpio
(Kimberly McCullough
). He and Sam fall in love all over again and he proposes to her a second time before he begins his treatment. After the treatment, Jason gets his memory back and remembers his life with Sam, but the procedure causes a brain aneurysm. Jason initially refuses to have surgery to repair the damage, and he and Sam move to Hawaii to live out his last days peacefully. However, Jason eventually realizes that he wants to live in order to be with Sam and returns to Port Charles to have the surgery, which ended up saving his life.
(Laura Wright
) teamed up to investigate the illness. They rescued a kidnapped Lucky Spencer
(then Greg Vaughn
), found the antidote in the fictional Maarkam Islands and returned to Port Charles with the antidote. Unfortunately, they were not in time to save Courtney Matthews
(Alicia Leigh Willis
) or Sam’s brother Danny. Alexis Davis
was chosen to receive the last antidote instead of Danny. Before he dies, Danny tells Sam how glad he was that their parents "chose her." Sam is angry and blames Alexis for her brother's death. However, DNA tests reveal that she was adopted and Danny was not her biological brother. She and Jason find records indicating that Sam was born to a 16-year-old Alexis, who Sam already blames for all of her recent problems. After Sam takes a bullet meant for Jason and is rendered infertile, he confronts Alexis telling her that Sam is her daughter and that she's dying. Alexis comes to Sam's hospital room and they make amends. Alexis pressures Jason into breaking up with Sam for her own good and after months of trying to win Jason back, Jason tells her that he can't love her anymore. Sam subsequently gets into a heated argument with Alexis over her mother's meddling ways, during which Alexis calls Sam derogatory names and orders her to leave and stop "poisoning" her younger sisters; infuriated and hurt, Sam gets drunk and has sex with Ric Lansing
(Rick Hearst
), Alexis' husband, afterwards. Unfortunately, Alexis and Jason, having both returned in an attempt to apologize and patch things up with Sam, witness this.
Heartbroken and angry, Jason then sleeps with Elizabeth Spencer
(Rebecca Herbst
). Elizabeth becomes pregnant and the baby was initially believed to be the child of her husband, Lucky Spencer. Sam and Jason are able reconcile and work through their issues. When an angry and vengeful Ric frames Sam for murder, she and Jason go on the run and with the help of Damian Spinelli
(Bradford Anderson
) they are able to clear Sam's name. During a hostage crisis at the Metro Court, Jason learns that he is the father of Elizabeth's son, Jake. Jason and Elizabeth decide not to tell Sam or Lucky, who still thinks the baby is his. Sam eventually learns about Jake's paternity and immediately becomes hurt, angry and jealous. While Jason is awaiting trial for murder, Sam witnesses Jake being kidnapped and does not intervene. Sam visits Jason in prison and breaks up with him, citing his lies and emotional unfaithfulness as her reasons.
In 2008, while still living their separate lives, Jason and Sam began to soften to one another again. In early January, a man named Joe walked into General Hospital with a bomb strapped to his chest and demanded that his pregnant wife get treatment. Joe and his wife had previously been turned away from GH because they didn't have health insurance, but Joe would only accept the best care for his wife and forced the doctors at the hospital to treat her. During the lockdown, Elizabeth ran into the hospital with Jake, needing to see a doctor because Jake had been in a house fire. Joe initially refused to let any of the doctors help Elizabeth and Jake, but Sam managed to convince Joe the Bomber to allow Jake treatment. Soon after, Jason arrived at GH and he and Sam fell back into their old pattern and worked together to stop Joe and get the hospital off lockdown. In April, when Jason's nephew Michael was shot and fell into a coma, Sam went to comfort Jason at the hospital. She also helped him track down Ian Devlin (Seamus Dever
), who was the man responsible for shooting Michael. Jason and Sam then went their separate ways for a few months, but they both maintained a mutual friend in Spinelli and this sometimes caused them to cross paths.
Jason and Sam later crossed paths again due to their similar conflicts with Jerry Jacks
(Sebastian Roche
) and the Russian mobster Andrei Karpov. Sam was working undercover to bring down Karpov's illegal drug ring that was making patients sick at General Hospital. Jason, who was at the time, boss of the Corinthos Organization was having territorial conflicts with Karpov. Sam was kidnapped by Jerry who wanted to use her for his get away, but she was rescued by Jason. After the Russian’s burned down Sonny’s coffee shop, Sam offered to help Jason bring them down. Jason was hesitant but Sam insisted and started to help him anyways. In November 2008, the mob war heats up and she and Elizabeth (along with Jake and Cameron) are tortured by Russians out at a remote cabin while Jason is distracted in Port Charles. When a shootout occurs, Sam sends Elizabeth to the back, and tries to head the guys off, but when her gun runs out of bullets, Elizabeth shows up and saves Sam from being shot by a Russian. After the shootout, Jake is kidnapped and Sam helps Jason rescue him. Sam also began a new friendship with Lucky's ex, Elizabeth. The two women bonded from all they endured in the cabin together and made amends.
) woke up from his year long coma, Sam supported Jason and was there for him when he needed her, encouraging him and giving him advice. When Sam's sister Kristina (Lexi Ainsworth
) causes Sonny's latest wife Claudia Zacchara
(Sarah Brown) to crash her car and lose her unborn child, Kristina and her half brother Michael run away to Mexico. Sam and Jason track the siblings and Sam is kidnapped by Jerry, luring Jason into a trap. During the ensuing shootout, Jason is pinned beneath a pile of rubble and Jerry taunts Jason with lies about Claudia's innocence before shooting him twice and leaving him for dead. While trapped Jason hallucinates Michael, Kristina and Carly separately. Sam escapes and returns just in time to rescue Jason and takes care of him. Sam helps her former lover heal and for a while, Jason starts hallucinating that he is in Hawaii with Sam. Jason and Sam grow closer as Sam nurses him back to health and at the end of the ordeal, they end up making love, but decide not to talk about it. Once on the road again, they find the teens and return to Port Charles. After they return, Jason and Sam remain drawn to each other and they soon admit they have feeling for one another.
Jason and Sam find the proof they need to bring Claudia down on Michael's shooting. When he brings the evidence to Sonny, Claudia is brought down in front of the entire town by Sonny for getting Michael shot. She kidnaps a pregnant Carly who suddenly goes into labor as Claudia gets away. Jason and Sam go looking for them, but Michael finds them first and kills Claudia. Sam takes Carly and her newborn baby Josslyn Jacks to the hospital, while Jason helps Michael deal with killing Claudia. Sam and Jason continue to grow closer in their relationship and admit that they are in love with each other right before Christmas time. Sam, Carly and Lulu Spencer
(Julie Marie Berman) are taken by the crazed artist Franco
(James Franco
). Jason rescues Carly and Sam while Dante Falconeri
(Dominic Zamprogna
) rescues Lulu. Sam was never in actual danger, but Jason feels bad when it is believed that the only bomb Franco set nearly killed Lulu and Dante. He later reassures Sam that he does not regret coming after her first, thankfully Lulu and Dante do survive. Later, Jason argued with Sonny on how to handle Claudia's death and Franco since he left town giving Jason a warning that he will kill for every person Jason kills.
Jason was supportive of Sam and helped her deal with her own emotional pain over her past abusive relationship, when it was discovered that her sister Kristina was being abused by her boyfriend Kiefer Bauer (Christian Alexander). Later when Keifer was killed in a hit and run, Jason helped Sam deal with the fact that her mother had been the one to run him down. With Jason as her anchor, Sam was there for her sisters and mother, counseling and reassuring them throughout the ordeal. Due to semi-doctored evidence Sonny was accused and put on trial for the murder Claudia. In an attempt to protect his father, Michael confessed to the murder and was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Jason made a deal with prosecutor Claire Walsh
(Dahlia Salem
) and had himself sent to prison to protect Michael. While upset at first Sam came to understand his decision and supported him protecting Michael. Before Jason turns himself in, they go away together and spend a few days at a cabin. When Jason finally went in to prison, Sam remained supportive and visited him regularly. Dante and Claire soon got Michael released, but Jason had to stay behind and was finally released as bait to catch Franco. The hunt for Franco ensues and Franco shows up at Jason’s penthouse to taunt Sam when she was there alone. Jason and Dante track Franco to California to stop him and once he is presumed dead, Jason is sent back to prison. However due to a loophole in his plea bargain, he is permanently released from prison and free to resume his life with Sam. In late 2010, Sonny's old flame Brenda Barrett
(Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo
) returned to Port Charles on the run from the Balkan, an international crime lord whose son was murdered by Brenda. Jason was appointed her bodyguard and she moved into the Penthouse with him, which left Jason and Sam with very little time to spend together. Determined to get Brenda out of the penthouse quickly, Sam and Jason with the help of Lucky
(Jonathan Jackson
) began searching for the real identity of the Balkan, so that they could stop him and Brenda would be safe.
(Kirsten Storms
) and Lulu Spencer, when she began to feel nauseous and dizzy. Maxie believed the nausea and dizziness was happening because Sam might be pregnant so Sam buys a pregnancy test, but later goes to the hospital to get it done there. On Valentine's Day, during a romantic meal with Jason, they find out she is not pregnant. Jason and Sam later discover that the Balkan is really Brenda’s lawyer Theo Hoffman (Daniel Benzali
) and they move to apprehend him. Jason is caught in an ambush and on the way to Sonny and Brenda’s wedding, Sam disappears. After Sonny and Brenda’s wedding reception, their limo explodes after Brenda gets in and everyone thinks she is dead. However, when the authorities managed to get through the wreckage, everybody was shocked to discover Sam in the limo, with no sign of Brenda, and Jason was devastated to see Sam's body on the gurney. Due to their resemblance, Theo's henchmen had swapped Sam for Brenda and blown up the limo as a distraction. The bomb-proofing in the limo saved Sam and she survived with only a concussion. But, when she regained consciousness with Jason at her side, they discovered that she had lost her hearing. Jason was supportive and loving to Sam, even using some of the sign language that they learned from her sister Molly (Haley Pullos
) to communicate with her. When the tests returned they confirmed that her hearing loss was temporary. Sam regained her hearing and Jason took her home from the hospital a few days later.
On March 17, 2011, Jake Spencer is hit by a car and severely injured. When Jake dies on the operating table, Sam teams up with Dante to discover who is responsible, motivated by guilt over what she had done to Elizabeth and Jake back in 2007. They discover that Sam is one of several people who were on the road at the time of the accident, so they sent her car down to forensics to be tested. Sam and Dante then uncover six other suspects. As soon as they discovered Carly as a suspect, forensics called Dante back and tells him there was no damage to Sam's car. Luke Spencer
(Anthony Geary
) was later revealed as the driver who hit Jake. Hoping to help Jason get over the pain of losing Jake, Carly convinces the couple to try and have their own child. On April 19, Sam and Jason revisit the idea of fertility reconstruction and Sam decides she wants to go through with it to give herself the chance to be a mother. She meets with Dr. Lee about the procedure, and discovers that not only is she an excellent candidate for the procedure, but if it is successful, then she could get pregnant and carry a baby safely to term. On May 6, Sam went in to have the procedure. It was completed without any complications and on May 26, Sam learns the surgery was a success and when she is fully healed, she will be able to carry a baby safely to term.
On June 17, Sam suffers stomach cramps while on a stakeout with Spinelli. The two go to the hospital and Robin speculates Sam may be pregnant. Just as Sam is tucked into a hospital bed, Lisa Niles
(Brianna Brown
), a mentally unhinged ex-surgeon who has been stalking and tormenting Patrick and Robin for over a year, induces a shootout, causing the hospital to lock down. After the lock down is lifted, Sam finds out she is not pregnant. Sam later asks Jason how he would have felt if she did turn out pregnant, and Jason tells her that he would be happy if she was pregnant. Jason and Sam then began to discuss marriage. Jason recognizes that Sam still has some fears, but nevertheless expresses his desire for them to take the next step in their relationship. After discussing marriage further and counseling Sam's little sister Molly on love, Jason decides that he wants to propose to Sam. He asks Sam to dinner and once she agrees, he calls over her close friend Maxie for assistance. When Maxie arrives she helps Jason select an engagement ring for Sam and set up a romantic roof top dinner for his proposal. On July 21, 2011 they finally got engaged. Jason proposed during their romantic dinner and Sam happily accepted his proposal. A few days after the engagement, Carly hears from Skye Quartermaine (Robin Christopher
) that her ex-husband Jax is back in town and fearing that he would go after Josslyn, she went to Jason for help and together they rushed off to get Josslyn. Meanwhile, Elizabeth was rushing Lucky's new wife Siobhan to the hospital after she fell down a flight of stairs and sustained a concussion. The two cars collided, and Jason is critically injured with another brain injury. Sam sat vigil by his bedside while he was unconscious and leaned on Monica and Edward Quartermaine
(John Ingle
) for support. Robin discovered that a piece of AJ's dashboard from the original accident was lodged in Jason's frontal lobe and they had to remove it. After talking with Sam, Jason decides to have the surgery to remove the inorganic matter. While Jason is in surgery, Sam dreams about how her life could have been different with Jason, but during his surgery something goes wrong. Fortunately, Patrick was able to correct the complication and Jason pulled through the surgery. Sam sat by his bedside praying for him to wake up but also fearing that he wouldn't know who she was when he awoke. Sam was relieved when Jason woke up and still maintained all the memories of his life as Jason Morgan.
With Jason on the road to recovery, Sam and Jason turned their attention back to planning their upcoming nuptials. However one disaster comes after another, as all of Maxie's wedding plans turn into disasters. The wedding planning begins to overwhelm Sam and Jason takes her on a bike ride to calm her nerves. The end up in a Chinese restaurant and learns that the owner is also an ordained minister. On September 22, 2011, Sam and Jason get privately married in a garden on the restaurant's property. Earlier in the day, Edward had given Jason his grandmother Lila's ring to give to Sam, and Monica had given Sam her late husband Alan's ring to give to Jason. Jason and Sam exchanged these rings as they wed in a small and intimate ceremony.
.In 2010, the couple was included in an ABC daytime special three-hour program featuring classic couples. Also in 2010, a scene from couple's post-prison 2010 reunion appeared on the ABC primetime drama Detroit 1-8-7
. Academy award nominated actor James Franco
is also expected to return to the show and cause trouble during the JaSam Wedding. Jason and Sam’s upcoming nuptials has been deemed the TV wedding of 2011 and will take place on September 23, 2011. When the couple's wedding date was announced on July 21, 2011 on the official General Hospital Facebook, a social network
created for fan feedback, the announcement was met with tremendous fan satisfaction and support.
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and a supercouple
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. Jason, the son of legendary characters, Alan and Monica Quartermaine
Monica Quartermaine
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(Stuart Damon
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and Leslie Charleson
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) and member of the historic Quartermaine family
Quartermaine family
The Quartermaine family is a very wealthy and prestigious fictional family on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. The Quartermaines have been a staple on General Hospital since their introduction in the late 1970s....
is currently portrayed by actor Steve Burton and Sam, the daughter of headstrong attorney, Alexis Davis
Alexis Davis
Alexis Davis is a fictional character on the popular ABC soap opera, General Hospital. Nancy Lee Grahn originated the role in April 1996. She is the daughter of Mikkos Cassadine and Kristin Bergman. She is also the mother of Sam McCall, Kristina Davis and Molly Lansing...
(Nancy Lee Grahn
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) and member of the iconic Cassadine family
Cassadine family
The Cassadines are a fictional aristocratic family on the American soap opera General Hospital. Various family members have been sometime residents of Port Charles and of the private Cassadine-owned island in Greece....
is currently portrayed by Kelly Monaco
Kelly Monaco
Kelly Marie Monaco is an American model, actress, reality television contestant and winner of Dancing with the Stars in Season 1. She is well known for playing the character of Sam McCall on the soap opera General Hospital, a role she originated in 2003.-Modeling:In April 1997, Monaco became the...
. The couple was finally married on September 22, 2011, in a small and intimate ceremony.
Casting
The role of Samantha McCall was originated by Daytime Emmy nominated actress Kelly MonacoKelly Monaco
Kelly Marie Monaco is an American model, actress, reality television contestant and winner of Dancing with the Stars in Season 1. She is well known for playing the character of Sam McCall on the soap opera General Hospital, a role she originated in 2003.-Modeling:In April 1997, Monaco became the...
on October 1, 2003. Monaco has portrayed the feisty and daring Sam McCall for eight years on General Hospital. In 2006, Monaco was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in the Outstanding Lead Actress
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category for her portrayal of Sam. In August 2009, fans were shocked by a casting call for the character. Despite rumors and speculation, Monaco's co-stars Steve Burton and Nancy Lee Grahn denied that she is departing from the show. Monaco herself has dispelled the rumors, stating there was "really no doubt" she would renew her contract. It was merely standard procedure for ABC to release the casting call since she and the network had not signed off on a new contract by a set deadline.
The role of Jason Morgan has been played by Daytime Emmy award winning actor Steve Burton
Steve Burton
Jack Stephen "Steve" Burton is an American actor who played Jason Morgan on General Hospital from 1991 to 2000 and subsequently since 2002...
since 1991. Burton made his debut on December 19, 1991 and has been portraying Jason on General Hospital for twenty years. After leaving the show in 2000 to pursue other interests, Burton returned to General Hospital full time in May 2002. In 1998, Burton won a Daytime Emmy Award
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in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor
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for his portrayal of Jason.
Music
The couple's official song is "Just You and Me" written by musicians Rie Sinclair and Bob Harty and performed by Jayson Belt. The song was first played for the couple on March 30, 2005, when they shared a romantic rooftop dance in the rain. In 2006, the couple's song was featured on SOAPnet'sSOAPnet
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, television talk show Soap Talk
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and performed by Belt in a mini concert for the studio audience. In 2009, after guest starring on General Hospital, American Idol
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contestant and tenth place finalist Chikezie Eze, covered the couple's theme song on his YouTube account. Also in 2009, a new instrumental version of "Just You and Me" was composed for the couple's 2009 reunion. "Just You and Me" was played for the couple when they finally wed in September of 2011, but the couple shared their first dance as newlyweds to Ray LaMontagne
Ray LaMontagne
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's "Hold You In My Arms."
Writing
Since their inception, Jason and Sam have been an exciting and unique duo to watch. The deep rooted past history between the Quartermaine and Cassadine families, along with the distinct personalities of Jason and Sam have made them a very unconventional pairing. Sam, the more outspoken of the two has a tendency to ramble, while Jason is more of the stoic and silent type; but the couple found that they shared other personality traits, such as their "daring, adrenaline junkie" attitudes, that bonded them together in life and love. Their similarities and differences cause them to understand each other in a way, and on a level that no one else does. The couple started out as an "unlikely love story," but overtime turned into much more. They spent many years together and in that time, they overcame several obstacles and situations that tried to keep them apart. They shared many loving, joyful, and tender moments and have also prevailed over periods of turmoil, heartache and separation. In relation to the couple's upcoming nuptials, General Hospital head-writer Garin WolfGarin Wolf
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muses:
2003–2005
Jason Morgan first met Sam McCall in 2003 in the PCPD interrogation room. They both had been arrested for aiding and abetting Sonny CorinthosSonny Corinthos
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(Maurice Benard
Maurice Benard
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), and Scott Baldwin
Scott Baldwin
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(Kin Shriner
Kin Shriner
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) stuck them in the room together in an attempt to pit them against one another. But Sam and Jason turned the tables on Scott when Sam refused to testify against Jason, and to show his gratitude Jason offered to cover all of Sam’s legal expenses. Sam later became involved with Sonny. During her relationship with Sonny, Sam witnessed someone putting a bomb in Sonny’s car. As a result of what she saw, she was stabbed and Jason was assigned to protect her until they could find the bomber and her attacker. During their time together, Jason and Sam fought a lot and in the beginning, they did not get along at all. Sam believed that Jason disapproved of her, and Jason wanted Sonny and Carly back together, so he continually pushed for Sam to end her relationship with Sonny. This conflict caused a great amount of tension between the two. In early 2004, Sam found out that she was pregnant with Sonny’s child. As Sonny’s lieutenant, Jason asks Sam if he could pose as the baby's father so that Sonny and wife Carly
Carly Corinthos
Caroline Leigh "Carly" Corinthos Jacks is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. Originated by Sarah Brown on April 8, 1996, the role of Carly has been portrayed by Laura Wright since 2005...
(then Tamara Braun
Tamara Braun
Tamara Braun is American actress. She is best known for her roles on General Hospital as Carly Corinthos from 2001 to 2005, along with her roles on Days of our Lives as Taylor Walker and Ava Vitali. She is also known for her role on All My Children as Reese Williams.-Biography:Braun was born in...
) could stay together for the sake of their son Michael (then Dylan Cash
Dylan Cash
Dylan Cash is an American child actor known for his contract role as Michael Corinthos on ABC's daytime drama General Hospital. He began the role on a recurring basis in March 2002, but was put on contract in April 2005 following increased story-line...
), but Sonny soon learns that Sam is carrying his child. Sam agrees to Jason's request and they almost marry, but Sam backs out because they are not in love and she still has feelings for Sonny.
Jason switched Sam’s paternity test without her knowledge and everyone thought that he was the father of her child, except for himself, Sam and Sonny who all knew the truth. Over time, Jason and Sam began to bond and care for each other. They continued to grow friendlier as Jason protected her from her abusive ex-boyfriend Nico Dane and helped give her mentally handicapped brother Danny McCall (David Greenman
David Greenman
David Greenman is an American actor best known for portraying the character of Danny McCall from 2004-2006 on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital.-Biography:...
), a better life at a specialized school in Hawaii. When Jason's grandmother died in the summer of 2004, Jason and Sam decided to name her daughter Lila Morgan after Jason's late grandmother Lila Morgan Quartermaine (Anna Lee
Anna Lee
Anna Lee, MBE was an English actress.-Career:Lee studied at the Royal Albert Hall, then debuted with a bit part in the film His Lordship...
) in honor of her. Sam and Jason start growing closer, trusting each other and falling in love. In November of 2004, Sam’s daughter, Lila McCall is stillborn. Jason grieves with Sam and helps her make the choice of donating her child's stem cells to save the life of Sonny’s other daughter Kristina Corinthos-Davis, who is suffering from aplastic anemia
Aplastic anemia
Aplastic anemia is a condition where bone marrow does not produce sufficient new cells to replenish blood cells. The condition, per its name, involves both aplasia and anemia...
. Sam is heartbroken by the loss of her child and outraged at Alexis for her role in the tragedy, but is comforted when Jason tells her that part of her daughter will always live on in Kristina.
Sam and Jason admit their love for one another, and after getting engaged in January 2005, they become foster parents of sorts when Sam agrees to care for the child of a young mother named Bridget. Jason names the baby Hope, but Bridget decides that she wants her baby back. To avoid a court battle, Jason decides Hope should be returned to her mother. Sam is hurt and angry at this decision and leaves Jason briefly, but they reunite after Sam is accused of kidnapping Kristina. Jason believes Sam is innocent and the two of them search for Michael, Kristina, and Morgan, who they later find out have been kidnapped by Faith Roscoe (Cynthia Preston
Cynthia Preston
Cynthia Preston , sometimes credited as Cyndy Preston, is a Canadian television and film actress.Preston was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
) on orders from Jason's brother A.J. Quartermaine (Billy Warlock
Billy Warlock
Billy Warlock is an American actor best known for playing Eddie Kramer, a lifeguard on the original three seasons of Baywatch and in the reunion movie in 2003, as well as for numerous daytime roles, most notably Frankie Brady on Days of our Lives and A.J...
). After finding the kids, Jason and Sam try to help Michael recover from the traumatizing event of being kidnapped. When things cooled down, Jason and Sam went on a romantic vacation on Sonny's yacht, but they were kidnapped by phony police. They were taken to a private island and met a woman named Allegra Montenegro (Meg Bennett
Meg Bennett
Meg Bennett is an American television soap opera writer and occasional actress. She is married to General Hospital Head Writer Robert Guza, Jr.-Early life:...
) who wanted Sam’s help. They also met her daughter Alicia Montenegro who looked identical to Sam and was being held captive in the basement of her home. Allegra needed Sam to impersonate her daughter Alicia, and marry her rich fiancé named Andrew Olsen in order to keep the rich lifestyle that the Montenegro's were accustomed to.
Sam reluctantly agreed to her plan in order to save Jason and herself. Jason and Sam eventually escaped after Andrew was killed but Allegra kidnapped them again and Sam was arrested as Alicia for Andrew’s murder. Allegra helped Jason break Sam out of jail, get the real Alicia arrested, and got them both off of the island. In the fall of 2005, Jason began to suffer from life threatening headaches, seizures and amnesia. Sam is there for Jason when he eventually loses his memory again as a side effect of his illness. Sam convinces Jason to undergo a controversial treatment administered by his old girlfriend, Dr. Robin Scorpio
Robin Scorpio
Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera General Hospital and its prime time SOAPnet spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift, originated and portrayed by Kimberly McCullough since 1985. The character came to mainstream attention when she was diagnosed as HIV-positive...
(Kimberly McCullough
Kimberly McCullough
Kimberly Anne McCullough is an American actress, dancer, and director. She is best known for her longtime role as Robin Scorpio on the soap opera General Hospital, a role which she originated at the age of 7, playing the character from 1985-1996...
). He and Sam fall in love all over again and he proposes to her a second time before he begins his treatment. After the treatment, Jason gets his memory back and remembers his life with Sam, but the procedure causes a brain aneurysm. Jason initially refuses to have surgery to repair the damage, and he and Sam move to Hawaii to live out his last days peacefully. However, Jason eventually realizes that he wants to live in order to be with Sam and returns to Port Charles to have the surgery, which ended up saving his life.
2006–2008
In 2006, the encephalitis virus invaded Port Charles and Sam became deathly sick. Jason and CarlyCarly Corinthos
Caroline Leigh "Carly" Corinthos Jacks is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. Originated by Sarah Brown on April 8, 1996, the role of Carly has been portrayed by Laura Wright since 2005...
(Laura Wright
Laura Wright
Laura Wright is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Cassie Layne Winslow on Guiding Light , and since 2005, her portrayal of Carly Corinthos on General Hospital; the latter garnered her the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in 2011.-Filmography:* 1991 - 1995:...
) teamed up to investigate the illness. They rescued a kidnapped Lucky Spencer
Lucky Spencer
Lucas Lorenzo "Lucky" Spencer, Jr. is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. He is the son of legendary super couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber.-Casting:...
(then Greg Vaughn
Greg Vaughn
Gregory Lamont Vaughn is a former Major League Baseball left fielder and right-handed batter who played for the Milwaukee Brewers , San Diego Padres , Cincinnati Reds , Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Colorado Rockies . He was born in Sacramento, California, where he attended Kennedy High School...
), found the antidote in the fictional Maarkam Islands and returned to Port Charles with the antidote. Unfortunately, they were not in time to save Courtney Matthews
Courtney Matthews
Courtney Matthews was a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. She was the daughter of Mike Corbin and Janine Matthews, and the half sister of mobster, Sonny Corinthos. Courtney was portrayed by Alicia Leigh Willis from December 20, 2001 until February 21, 2006...
(Alicia Leigh Willis
Alicia Leigh Willis
Alicia Leigh Willis is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in soap operas.-Personal life:Alicia was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She is one of four children. Sisters Kimberly and Tiffany, and brother Ryan. Her father is actor David E...
) or Sam’s brother Danny. Alexis Davis
Alexis Davis
Alexis Davis is a fictional character on the popular ABC soap opera, General Hospital. Nancy Lee Grahn originated the role in April 1996. She is the daughter of Mikkos Cassadine and Kristin Bergman. She is also the mother of Sam McCall, Kristina Davis and Molly Lansing...
was chosen to receive the last antidote instead of Danny. Before he dies, Danny tells Sam how glad he was that their parents "chose her." Sam is angry and blames Alexis for her brother's death. However, DNA tests reveal that she was adopted and Danny was not her biological brother. She and Jason find records indicating that Sam was born to a 16-year-old Alexis, who Sam already blames for all of her recent problems. After Sam takes a bullet meant for Jason and is rendered infertile, he confronts Alexis telling her that Sam is her daughter and that she's dying. Alexis comes to Sam's hospital room and they make amends. Alexis pressures Jason into breaking up with Sam for her own good and after months of trying to win Jason back, Jason tells her that he can't love her anymore. Sam subsequently gets into a heated argument with Alexis over her mother's meddling ways, during which Alexis calls Sam derogatory names and orders her to leave and stop "poisoning" her younger sisters; infuriated and hurt, Sam gets drunk and has sex with Ric Lansing
Ric Lansing
Richard "Ric" Lansing was a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. The character was played by soap opera veteran Rick Hearst from 2002 to 2009.- Casting and background :...
(Rick Hearst
Rick Hearst
Rick Hearst is an American actor, best known for roles in US soap operas.-Personal life:Born in Queens, New York in 1965 and raised in Dallas, Texas....
), Alexis' husband, afterwards. Unfortunately, Alexis and Jason, having both returned in an attempt to apologize and patch things up with Sam, witness this.
Heartbroken and angry, Jason then sleeps with Elizabeth Spencer
Elizabeth Webber
Elizabeth Spencer may refer to:*Lady Elizabeth Spencer , wife of Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke*Elizabeth Spencer, Baroness Hunsdon*Elizabeth Spencer , American novelist...
(Rebecca Herbst
Rebecca Herbst
Rebecca Herbst is an American actress, best known for playing nurse Elizabeth Webber on the daytime drama General Hospital, a role she originated on August 1, 1997, and Suzee, an alien on the Nickelodeon show, Space Cases.- Personal background :Herbst was born in Encino, California. Her parents...
). Elizabeth becomes pregnant and the baby was initially believed to be the child of her husband, Lucky Spencer. Sam and Jason are able reconcile and work through their issues. When an angry and vengeful Ric frames Sam for murder, she and Jason go on the run and with the help of Damian Spinelli
Damian Spinelli
Damien Millhouse "Spinelli" Spinelli, a.k.a. "The Jackal", is a fictional character on the ABC daytime drama, General Hospital, played by actor Bradford Anderson since November 13, 2006...
(Bradford Anderson
Bradford Anderson
Bradford William Anderson is an American actor best known for his role as the young hacker criminal Damian Millhouse Spinelli Bradford William Anderson (born September 21, 1979) is an American actor best known for his role as the young hacker criminal Damian Millhouse Spinelli Bradford William...
) they are able to clear Sam's name. During a hostage crisis at the Metro Court, Jason learns that he is the father of Elizabeth's son, Jake. Jason and Elizabeth decide not to tell Sam or Lucky, who still thinks the baby is his. Sam eventually learns about Jake's paternity and immediately becomes hurt, angry and jealous. While Jason is awaiting trial for murder, Sam witnesses Jake being kidnapped and does not intervene. Sam visits Jason in prison and breaks up with him, citing his lies and emotional unfaithfulness as her reasons.
In 2008, while still living their separate lives, Jason and Sam began to soften to one another again. In early January, a man named Joe walked into General Hospital with a bomb strapped to his chest and demanded that his pregnant wife get treatment. Joe and his wife had previously been turned away from GH because they didn't have health insurance, but Joe would only accept the best care for his wife and forced the doctors at the hospital to treat her. During the lockdown, Elizabeth ran into the hospital with Jake, needing to see a doctor because Jake had been in a house fire. Joe initially refused to let any of the doctors help Elizabeth and Jake, but Sam managed to convince Joe the Bomber to allow Jake treatment. Soon after, Jason arrived at GH and he and Sam fell back into their old pattern and worked together to stop Joe and get the hospital off lockdown. In April, when Jason's nephew Michael was shot and fell into a coma, Sam went to comfort Jason at the hospital. She also helped him track down Ian Devlin (Seamus Dever
Seamus Dever
Seamus Patrick Dever is an American actor.Dever was born in Flint, Michigan, and grew up in Bullhead City, Arizona. He graduated as valedictorian of his high school class, completed his undergraduate studies at Northern Arizona University, and holds MFAs in Acting from the Moscow Art Theatre and...
), who was the man responsible for shooting Michael. Jason and Sam then went their separate ways for a few months, but they both maintained a mutual friend in Spinelli and this sometimes caused them to cross paths.
Jason and Sam later crossed paths again due to their similar conflicts with Jerry Jacks
Jerry Jacks
Jerard Aloysius "Jerry" Jacks was a fictional character on the popular ABC soap opera, General Hospital. He was portrayed by Julian Stone from April 10, 1998 to December 14, 1999. In January 2007 the role was resumed by Sebastian Roché with the in-universe explanation that character James Craig ...
(Sebastian Roche
Sebastian Roché
- Early life :Roché was born in Paris, France, on August 4, 1964; he is of Scottish and French ancestry. He is also fluent in four languages: English, French, Spanish and Italian. On General Hospital, he spoke in Russian, Spanish and French, and on the pilot episode of Odyssey 5, he spoke in French...
) and the Russian mobster Andrei Karpov. Sam was working undercover to bring down Karpov's illegal drug ring that was making patients sick at General Hospital. Jason, who was at the time, boss of the Corinthos Organization was having territorial conflicts with Karpov. Sam was kidnapped by Jerry who wanted to use her for his get away, but she was rescued by Jason. After the Russian’s burned down Sonny’s coffee shop, Sam offered to help Jason bring them down. Jason was hesitant but Sam insisted and started to help him anyways. In November 2008, the mob war heats up and she and Elizabeth (along with Jake and Cameron) are tortured by Russians out at a remote cabin while Jason is distracted in Port Charles. When a shootout occurs, Sam sends Elizabeth to the back, and tries to head the guys off, but when her gun runs out of bullets, Elizabeth shows up and saves Sam from being shot by a Russian. After the shootout, Jake is kidnapped and Sam helps Jason rescue him. Sam also began a new friendship with Lucky's ex, Elizabeth. The two women bonded from all they endured in the cabin together and made amends.
2009–2010
In early 2009, Sam and Jason are inside General Hospital when it is locked down again due to an outbreak of toxic poisonous gas contained in tiny balls. When the hospital starts to burn down due to an outbreak of fire, they stay together and stay behind to find Spinelli who is still trapped inside the burning building. Once they found Spinelli, the three of them escape. Later in the year, Jason and Spinelli find themselves entrapped by the FBI, and Sam manages to destroy the evidence against her friends. Jason, in turn, helps Sam and Spinelli set up a private investigation firm. When Michael Corinthos (then Drew GarrettDrew Garrett
Drew Garrett is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Michael Corinthos III on General Hospital.-Biography:...
) woke up from his year long coma, Sam supported Jason and was there for him when he needed her, encouraging him and giving him advice. When Sam's sister Kristina (Lexi Ainsworth
Lexi Ainsworth
Alexandra Danielle "Lexi" Ainsworth is an American teen actress. She is known for her role as Kristina Davis on General Hospital.-Personal life and career:Ainsworth was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...
) causes Sonny's latest wife Claudia Zacchara
Claudia Zacchara
Claudia Antonia Corinthos is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. The daughter of New York City mob boss Anthony Zacchara, Claudia was portrayed by Sarah Brown beginning January 31, 2008. She left the role of Claudia on November 6, 2009 to join the cast of The...
(Sarah Brown) to crash her car and lose her unborn child, Kristina and her half brother Michael run away to Mexico. Sam and Jason track the siblings and Sam is kidnapped by Jerry, luring Jason into a trap. During the ensuing shootout, Jason is pinned beneath a pile of rubble and Jerry taunts Jason with lies about Claudia's innocence before shooting him twice and leaving him for dead. While trapped Jason hallucinates Michael, Kristina and Carly separately. Sam escapes and returns just in time to rescue Jason and takes care of him. Sam helps her former lover heal and for a while, Jason starts hallucinating that he is in Hawaii with Sam. Jason and Sam grow closer as Sam nurses him back to health and at the end of the ordeal, they end up making love, but decide not to talk about it. Once on the road again, they find the teens and return to Port Charles. After they return, Jason and Sam remain drawn to each other and they soon admit they have feeling for one another.
Jason and Sam find the proof they need to bring Claudia down on Michael's shooting. When he brings the evidence to Sonny, Claudia is brought down in front of the entire town by Sonny for getting Michael shot. She kidnaps a pregnant Carly who suddenly goes into labor as Claudia gets away. Jason and Sam go looking for them, but Michael finds them first and kills Claudia. Sam takes Carly and her newborn baby Josslyn Jacks to the hospital, while Jason helps Michael deal with killing Claudia. Sam and Jason continue to grow closer in their relationship and admit that they are in love with each other right before Christmas time. Sam, Carly and Lulu Spencer
Lulu Spencer
Lesley Lu "Lulu" Spencer is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. She is the daughter of supercouple Luke and Laura Spencer. She has notably been portrayed by Julie Marie Berman, who debuted in the role in November 2005...
(Julie Marie Berman) are taken by the crazed artist Franco
Franco (General Hospital)
Robert "Franco" Frank is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama General Hospital. He has been portrayed by James Franco since November 19, 2009 and was listed as special guest star before the opening credits. Franco left the role for a short time on January 11, 2010.James Franco returned to...
(James Franco
James Franco
James Edward Franco is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, painter, performance artist and instructor at New York University. He left college in order to pursue acting and started off his career by making guest appearances on television series in the 1990s...
). Jason rescues Carly and Sam while Dante Falconeri
Dante Falconeri
Dante Angelo Falconeri is a fictional character on the popular daytime soap opera General Hospital. Dante is the son of the popular character Sonny Corinthos and his old flame Olivia Falconeri. He has been portrayed by contract player Dominic Zamprogna since June 22, 2009.-Character description...
(Dominic Zamprogna
Dominic Zamprogna
Dominic Zamprogna is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles on television series Edgemont and General Hospital.-Early life:...
) rescues Lulu. Sam was never in actual danger, but Jason feels bad when it is believed that the only bomb Franco set nearly killed Lulu and Dante. He later reassures Sam that he does not regret coming after her first, thankfully Lulu and Dante do survive. Later, Jason argued with Sonny on how to handle Claudia's death and Franco since he left town giving Jason a warning that he will kill for every person Jason kills.
Jason was supportive of Sam and helped her deal with her own emotional pain over her past abusive relationship, when it was discovered that her sister Kristina was being abused by her boyfriend Kiefer Bauer (Christian Alexander). Later when Keifer was killed in a hit and run, Jason helped Sam deal with the fact that her mother had been the one to run him down. With Jason as her anchor, Sam was there for her sisters and mother, counseling and reassuring them throughout the ordeal. Due to semi-doctored evidence Sonny was accused and put on trial for the murder Claudia. In an attempt to protect his father, Michael confessed to the murder and was sentenced to 5 years in prison. Jason made a deal with prosecutor Claire Walsh
Claire Walsh
Claire Walsh is a fictional character from the original American daytime drama, General Hospital. She has been portrayed by Dahlia Salem as a recurring character from February 24, 2010 to January 21, 2011.-Early history:...
(Dahlia Salem
Dahlia Salem
Dahlia Salem is an American actress. She played Sofia Carlino on Another World and Claire Walsh on General Hospital.-Filmography:* Another World .... Sofia Carlino...
) and had himself sent to prison to protect Michael. While upset at first Sam came to understand his decision and supported him protecting Michael. Before Jason turns himself in, they go away together and spend a few days at a cabin. When Jason finally went in to prison, Sam remained supportive and visited him regularly. Dante and Claire soon got Michael released, but Jason had to stay behind and was finally released as bait to catch Franco. The hunt for Franco ensues and Franco shows up at Jason’s penthouse to taunt Sam when she was there alone. Jason and Dante track Franco to California to stop him and once he is presumed dead, Jason is sent back to prison. However due to a loophole in his plea bargain, he is permanently released from prison and free to resume his life with Sam. In late 2010, Sonny's old flame Brenda Barrett
Brenda Barrett
Brenda Veronica Barrett is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera, General Hospital. The role was originated by Vanessa Marcil on September 18, 1992. After a six-year run with the show, the character of Brenda was believed to have died after her mentally ill mother drove their car...
(Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo
Vanessa Marcil
Vanessa Marcil is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Brenda Barrett Corinthos on General Hospital, Gina Kincaid on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sam Marquez on Las Vegas....
) returned to Port Charles on the run from the Balkan, an international crime lord whose son was murdered by Brenda. Jason was appointed her bodyguard and she moved into the Penthouse with him, which left Jason and Sam with very little time to spend together. Determined to get Brenda out of the penthouse quickly, Sam and Jason with the help of Lucky
Lucky Spencer
Lucas Lorenzo "Lucky" Spencer, Jr. is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. He is the son of legendary super couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber.-Casting:...
(Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jackson may refer to:*Jonathan Jackson , American merchant, Continental Congressman for Massachusetts and political leader*Jonathan P...
) began searching for the real identity of the Balkan, so that they could stop him and Brenda would be safe.
2011–present
In early 2011, Sam learns from Dr. Kelly Lee (Minae Noji) that she could become pregnant with the assistance of an experimental procedure called "fertility reconstruction". Jason later finds the pamphlet about the procedure and they discuss having children and what a family would mean for their lives. They ultimately came to the mutual agreement that their lives were too dangerous and hectic for them to have children. In February, Sam was at Jake's bar with Maxie JonesMaxie Jones
Mariah Maximilliana "Maxie" Jones is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital currently portrayed by Kirsten Storms. She is the oldest daughter of supercouple Frisco and Felicia Jones. In 2009, Storms was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for her role of Maxie Jones...
(Kirsten Storms
Kirsten Storms
Kirsten Renee Storms is an American actress. Her biggest break came when she was cast as Isabella "Belle" Black in the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives from 1999 to 2004....
) and Lulu Spencer, when she began to feel nauseous and dizzy. Maxie believed the nausea and dizziness was happening because Sam might be pregnant so Sam buys a pregnancy test, but later goes to the hospital to get it done there. On Valentine's Day, during a romantic meal with Jason, they find out she is not pregnant. Jason and Sam later discover that the Balkan is really Brenda’s lawyer Theo Hoffman (Daniel Benzali
Daniel Benzali
Daniel Benzali is a Brazilian-American stage, television and film actor.-Biography:Benzali was born in Rio de Janeiro to Brazilian Jewish parents...
) and they move to apprehend him. Jason is caught in an ambush and on the way to Sonny and Brenda’s wedding, Sam disappears. After Sonny and Brenda’s wedding reception, their limo explodes after Brenda gets in and everyone thinks she is dead. However, when the authorities managed to get through the wreckage, everybody was shocked to discover Sam in the limo, with no sign of Brenda, and Jason was devastated to see Sam's body on the gurney. Due to their resemblance, Theo's henchmen had swapped Sam for Brenda and blown up the limo as a distraction. The bomb-proofing in the limo saved Sam and she survived with only a concussion. But, when she regained consciousness with Jason at her side, they discovered that she had lost her hearing. Jason was supportive and loving to Sam, even using some of the sign language that they learned from her sister Molly (Haley Pullos
Haley Pullos
Haley Alexis Pullos is an American actress. She currently portrays Molly Lansing Davis on General Hospital.-Life and career:Pullos was born in Palo Alto, California. She has two brothers and two sisters...
) to communicate with her. When the tests returned they confirmed that her hearing loss was temporary. Sam regained her hearing and Jason took her home from the hospital a few days later.
On March 17, 2011, Jake Spencer is hit by a car and severely injured. When Jake dies on the operating table, Sam teams up with Dante to discover who is responsible, motivated by guilt over what she had done to Elizabeth and Jake back in 2007. They discover that Sam is one of several people who were on the road at the time of the accident, so they sent her car down to forensics to be tested. Sam and Dante then uncover six other suspects. As soon as they discovered Carly as a suspect, forensics called Dante back and tells him there was no damage to Sam's car. Luke Spencer
Luke Spencer
Lucas "Luke" Lorenzo Spencer, Sr. is a fictional character in the American television soap opera General Hospital, and has been played by Anthony Geary since 1978.-Early years :...
(Anthony Geary
Anthony Geary
Anthony Geary is an American actor. He has starred on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital as Luke Spencer from 1978 to 1984 and from 1993 to present.-Life and career:...
) was later revealed as the driver who hit Jake. Hoping to help Jason get over the pain of losing Jake, Carly convinces the couple to try and have their own child. On April 19, Sam and Jason revisit the idea of fertility reconstruction and Sam decides she wants to go through with it to give herself the chance to be a mother. She meets with Dr. Lee about the procedure, and discovers that not only is she an excellent candidate for the procedure, but if it is successful, then she could get pregnant and carry a baby safely to term. On May 6, Sam went in to have the procedure. It was completed without any complications and on May 26, Sam learns the surgery was a success and when she is fully healed, she will be able to carry a baby safely to term.
On June 17, Sam suffers stomach cramps while on a stakeout with Spinelli. The two go to the hospital and Robin speculates Sam may be pregnant. Just as Sam is tucked into a hospital bed, Lisa Niles
Lisa Niles
Dr. Lisa Niles is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. The character first appeared in November 2009 being portrayed by actress, Julie Mond on contract status. However, just a month after Mond debuted on the show, ABC announced that Lisa would be recast with actress...
(Brianna Brown
Brianna Brown
Brianna Lynn Brown is an American actress.Brown was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. After starting out as a singer she changed her focus to acting after being talked into going out for a high school musical by a student teacher...
), a mentally unhinged ex-surgeon who has been stalking and tormenting Patrick and Robin for over a year, induces a shootout, causing the hospital to lock down. After the lock down is lifted, Sam finds out she is not pregnant. Sam later asks Jason how he would have felt if she did turn out pregnant, and Jason tells her that he would be happy if she was pregnant. Jason and Sam then began to discuss marriage. Jason recognizes that Sam still has some fears, but nevertheless expresses his desire for them to take the next step in their relationship. After discussing marriage further and counseling Sam's little sister Molly on love, Jason decides that he wants to propose to Sam. He asks Sam to dinner and once she agrees, he calls over her close friend Maxie for assistance. When Maxie arrives she helps Jason select an engagement ring for Sam and set up a romantic roof top dinner for his proposal. On July 21, 2011 they finally got engaged. Jason proposed during their romantic dinner and Sam happily accepted his proposal. A few days after the engagement, Carly hears from Skye Quartermaine (Robin Christopher
Robin Christopher
Robin Christopher is an American actress. She is known for her role as Skye Chandler Quartermaine on All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital .-Private life:...
) that her ex-husband Jax is back in town and fearing that he would go after Josslyn, she went to Jason for help and together they rushed off to get Josslyn. Meanwhile, Elizabeth was rushing Lucky's new wife Siobhan to the hospital after she fell down a flight of stairs and sustained a concussion. The two cars collided, and Jason is critically injured with another brain injury. Sam sat vigil by his bedside while he was unconscious and leaned on Monica and Edward Quartermaine
Edward Quartermaine
Edward Louis Quartermaine is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. The character was created in 1978, originally played by David Lewis. When ill health forced Lewis to step down from the role in 1989, the character was killed off in a plane crash. Lewis' voice was still...
(John Ingle
John Ingle
John Ingle is an American actor known for his role as scheming patriarch Edward Quartermaine on the ABC daytime drama, General Hospital.-Career:...
) for support. Robin discovered that a piece of AJ's dashboard from the original accident was lodged in Jason's frontal lobe and they had to remove it. After talking with Sam, Jason decides to have the surgery to remove the inorganic matter. While Jason is in surgery, Sam dreams about how her life could have been different with Jason, but during his surgery something goes wrong. Fortunately, Patrick was able to correct the complication and Jason pulled through the surgery. Sam sat by his bedside praying for him to wake up but also fearing that he wouldn't know who she was when he awoke. Sam was relieved when Jason woke up and still maintained all the memories of his life as Jason Morgan.
With Jason on the road to recovery, Sam and Jason turned their attention back to planning their upcoming nuptials. However one disaster comes after another, as all of Maxie's wedding plans turn into disasters. The wedding planning begins to overwhelm Sam and Jason takes her on a bike ride to calm her nerves. The end up in a Chinese restaurant and learns that the owner is also an ordained minister. On September 22, 2011, Sam and Jason get privately married in a garden on the restaurant's property. Earlier in the day, Edward had given Jason his grandmother Lila's ring to give to Sam, and Monica had given Sam her late husband Alan's ring to give to Jason. Jason and Sam exchanged these rings as they wed in a small and intimate ceremony.
Impact
In 2009, the couple was named one of the best soap opera couples of the decade. Also in 2009, the couple's reunion was named one of the Top Nine General Hospital Moments of 2009, in conjunction with the promotion of the academy award nominated, musical-romantic film NineNine (film)
Nine is a 2009 musical-romantic film directed and produced by Rob Marshall. The screenplay, written by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella, is based on Arthur Kopit's book for the 1982 musical of the same name, which was itself suggested by Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical film 8½...
.In 2010, the couple was included in an ABC daytime special three-hour program featuring classic couples. Also in 2010, a scene from couple's post-prison 2010 reunion appeared on the ABC primetime drama Detroit 1-8-7
Detroit 1-8-7
Detroit 1-8-7 is an American crime drama series about Detroit's leading homicide unit, created by Jason Richman for ABC. It features an ensemble cast of actors including Michael Imperioli and James McDaniel...
. Academy award nominated actor James Franco
James Franco
James Edward Franco is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, painter, performance artist and instructor at New York University. He left college in order to pursue acting and started off his career by making guest appearances on television series in the 1990s...
is also expected to return to the show and cause trouble during the JaSam Wedding. Jason and Sam’s upcoming nuptials has been deemed the TV wedding of 2011 and will take place on September 23, 2011. When the couple's wedding date was announced on July 21, 2011 on the official General Hospital Facebook, a social network
Social network
A social network is a social structure made up of individuals called "nodes", which are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, common interest, financial exchange, dislike, sexual relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.Social...
created for fan feedback, the announcement was met with tremendous fan satisfaction and support.
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