General Hospital left viewers with fairly the curveball when Friday’s episode ended on a stunning cliffhanger.
Austin (Roger Howarth) was shot after returning dwelling to retrieve proof he promised Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) on the PCPD.
Whoever shot Austin was behind the digicam, however there are a couple of potentialities for who might’ve finished it.
The method issues ended and the truth that we’re greater than midway via November Sweeps leaves followers questioning whether or not Austin is lifeless and Roger Howarth is leaving General Hospital.
Without a lot else, this could possibly be the dying teased months in the past, although many believed it might be Mason (Nathanyael Grey) who would chew the bullet.
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Here’s what we find out about Austin being shot and what which means for Roger and General Hospital.
Will Austin die on General Hospital?
The largest query is whether or not the General Hospital writers are killing off Austin.
It seems to be the case, primarily as a result of he was able to spill the beans on Cyrus (Jeff Kober) after telling Ava (Maura West) the reality.
After the confrontation with Cyrus and the warning he points, it’s assumed he’s the one who shot Austin at his dwelling.
However, Cyrus might even have contracted the job out, which is why we didn’t see the shooter.
Given the state of relationships Austin has with these in Port Charles, it isn’t probably anybody might be heading to his home to search out him anytime quickly.
As of penning this, there was no details about Roger Howarth’s standing with General Hospital. He didn’t launch a press release, and GH didn’t, both. Contracts aren’t brazenly mentioned, so it is going to be fascinating to see if that is the place issues finish.
One of the issues viewers are questioning is why the writers would kill him off because the executives seemingly adore Roger. He has been given three separate roles since becoming a member of General Hospital.
Roger got here to Port Charles as Todd Manning however needed to be put into a unique function after negotiations about who owned the character names from One Life to Live acquired heated.
From there, he was put into the function of Franco, which was odd as James Franco had originated the function and wreaked havoc on Port Charles. And when Franco was killed off, they put Roger within the function of Austin Gatlin-Holt, which solely sophisticated issues additional.
He debuted throughout May Sweeps in 2021, which solely places him two and a half years right into a contract, which is normally 4 years.
General Hospital viewers weigh in on Austin being shot
The basic consensus about Austin on-screen is that he isn’t wanted. No one appears eager about him, and he isn’t in a relationship that folks can root for.
General Hospital viewers took to X (previously Twitter) to voice their opinions about Austin being shot on Friday’s episode.
Another consumer used a watch roll gif to deal with the scenario of their timeline.
And another instructed Finn (Michael Easton) ought to have been killed off earlier than Austin.
Be positive to tune on this week to search out out what occurs to Austin and if Roger is leaving General Hospital.
General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC.
