General Hospital Fans Question Why Nathan Is So Relaxed About His Situation
Shouldn’t Nathan have more emotion about losing seven years of his life?
General Hospital‘s Nathan seems pretty calm for a man who supposedly just lost seven years of his life. No matter who he really is, it doesn’t make much sense to fans.
Key Takeaways
- We don’t know who Nathan is.
- Nathan is very calm about losing seven years.
- Fans find this behavior strange.
- An imposter should act as Nathan would.
Nathan Should Be Devastated
We do not know who this Nathan (Ryan Paevey) really is. He may somehow be Faison (ex-Anders Hove), or Peter (ex-Wes Ramsey), or someone else altogether. He could even be an altered version of himself. Another possibility is that he is back as Nathan with amnesia, with no memory of who he was or what he did while he was “dead”.
Whoever he may be, he doesn’t appear upset at all about his situation, which is odd. The man woke up, and seven years were lost. His beloved wife, Maxie (Kirsten Storms), is in a coma, she is in a relationship with Spinelli (Bradford Anderson), and he has a son who lived a large part of his childhood without him. That would traumatize anyone, but Nathan seems to be taking it all in stride.
Fans have taken note of this, but why haven’t any of Nathan’s family and friends?
But He’s Not Nathan
The powers that be have fans convinced that the guy in the hospital is not Maxie’s husband, and that may be the case. But wouldn’t someone pretending to be Nathan at least pretend to act like Nathan? He and Maxie were very much in love and expecting a baby before he was shot. His minimal reaction to hearing what had happened to her should have been an immediate red flag. Wouldn’t a husband ask to visit his wife?
James (Gary James Fuller) went to visit the dad he believed was dead, and there was barely any emotion from Nathan. Surprisingly, Maxie’s mom, Felicia (Kristina Wagner), hasn’t picked up on Nathan’s behavior because she was a private investigator for so long.
Many fans are hoping that this storyline doesn’t drag on too long, and we find out what the deal is with this Nathan.
“DWTS IN CRISIS”: Robert Irwin BREAKS DOWN on Dancing With the Stars, Admitting It’s a ‘TOUGH WEEK’ as Grief Consumes Him, Sparking Fears Among Fans That Personal Loss Could Derail His Entire Season
Robert Irwin is opening up about the less glamorous parts of competing on Dancing with the Stars.
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In the midst of working on his routine for “Dedication Night” on the Oct. 14 episode of the ABC competition show, which he is dedicating to his mom Terri Irwin, the wildlife conservationist admitted it's been “a tough week.”
“We’ve been working hard and I've been sort of tapping into emotions that I haven't really gotten to share before — certainly not publicly,” Robert, 21, said in an Oct. 12 TikTok video. “I’ve been thinking a lot about my dad, I've been thinking a lot about the highs and the lows, the grief, the way my mom has helped me navigate that.”
Robert’s father, Steve Irwin, died nearly two decades ago after being attacked by a stingray off the coast of Australia while filming an underwater documentary. Robert was nearly 3 years old.
Beyond navigating the complicated emotions that come with dealing with such sensitive tributes, Robert shared that he’s also found out the “devastating” news that his dog back at home in his native Australia, Stella, has cancer.
“She was found to have a mass that ended up being cancerous,” he explained. “She’s had surgery, she's doing okay post-surgery. We’re still waiting to find out exactly if it's spread and all that.”
But while he says it's been “such a stressful time,” he also emphasized that navigating these difficult emotions has been “really beautiful.”
As he put it, “This dance has just been this culmination of so much emotion, and I just want this to be a point of vulnerability. I want this to be a dance not only for my mom, but for all of the moms out there that don't get the recognition that they deserve. I want this to be a dance for anyone who's lost someone.”
"I'm excited for you to see this,” he added. “I hope this dance can help people because it's certainly helped me.”
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Indeed, the Australian native has previously said that being on the show has helped him feel more connected to his dad.
“I'm doing this and I do what I do in life to make him proud,” Robert told PEOPLE of his late father last month. “Dad was the person who just gave everything he did, everything he had truly. And this experience, that's what you've got to do. You've got to show every side to yourself. You've got to put every single fiber of your energy into this, and you get all of that back.”
And when he did a tango with partner Witney Carson to “Move Your Feet” by Junior Senior during the Sept. 23 episode, he felt like he was channeling him more than ever.
“There isn't a day goes by where someone isn't sharing how dad inspired them,” he gushed on the show. “It means everything to me, because every year I live, I actually feel closer to my dad.”
