History YMMV / GeneralHospital

** After ''years'' of manipulation and being considered a horrible person by almost every person in the cast, [[spoiler: [[EvilMatriarch Ava]]]] finally got their comeuppance when called out for their years of bullshit to their face, followed by being mortally wounded by severe burns ''they'' accidentally caused to themself. Despite the show's attempts to portray this as a TearJerker because of the severe pain and trauma they were in afterwards, only a minuscule portion of the cast and very few viewers found their downfall as anything more than a very, very long list of karma catching up to them and a missed opportunity to persecute them for their crimes.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Luke Spencer and Sonny Corinthos were brought to the show in the late '70s and early '90s, respectively, intended to be short-term characters who would be interlopers in a popular love story (Scotty/Laura and Karen/Jagger, respectively), before being either killed off or sent to prison. Both actors and their respective characters became such a huge hit with fans that they ended up becoming legacy characters and part of the shows most popular [[SuperCouple super couples]] (Luke with Laura, Sonny with Brenda). Ironically, it was Sonny's friendship with Luke that facilitated Sonny's kinda sorta HeelFaceTurn.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Luke Spencer and Sonny Corinthos were brought to the show in the late '70's and early '90's, respectively, intended to be short-term characters who would be interlopers in a popular love story (Scotty/Laura and Karen/Jagger, respectively), before being either killed off or sent to prison. Both actors and their respective characters became such a huge hit with fans that they ended up becoming legacy characters and part of the shows most popular [[SuperCouple super couples]] (Luke with Laura, Sonny with Brenda). Ironically, it was Sonny's friendship with Luke that facilitated Sonny's kinda sorta HeelFaceTurn.

** After ''years'' of manipulation and considered a horrible person by almost every person in the cast, [[spoiler: [[EvilMatriarch Ava]]]] finally got their comeuppance when called out for their years of bullshit to their face, followed by being mortally wounded by severe burns ''they'' accidentally caused to themselves. Despite the show's attempts to portray this as a TearJerker because of the severe pain and trauma they were in afterwards, only a minuscule portion of the cast and very few viewers found their downfall as anything more than a very, very long list of karma catching up to them and a missed opportunity to persecute them for their crimes.

* AssholeVictim: There have been a few. Joe Scully Jr, a mobster, a murder and a rapist who was shot by Ceasar Faison (disguised as Duke Lavery). Lisa Niles was murdered by Matt Hunter. Anthony Zacchara was murdered by his grandson, Johnny Zacchara. Claudia Zacchara is killed by Michael Corinthos II who she [[LaserGuidedKarma was responsible for putting in a coma when ordering a hit meant for Sonny]]

** Currently in the ShipTease stage with Kristina and Blaze, who especially got chummy with each other at the Sonny-Nina wedding and shared a kiss at Kristina's apartment.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Currently among the show's fans on online forums and social media, Luke Spencer is one. Either he's a compellingly complex character, with the struggle between his good and bad sides forming the nucleus for the entire show in the decades after his introduction, or he's a despicable scoundrel who the producers leaned on as a DesignatedHero way too much. Much of it seems to come down to what era you started watching the show in, with people who got into ''GH'' in the 2000s not caring as much for Luke, who was more of a sideline character by that point, especially after learning that the storyline that cemented his place on the show involved him raping the then-teenaged Laura, then becoming her lover and eventual husband. Anthony Geary leaving the show in 2015 and mostly distancing himself from it afterwards also didn't help.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Luke Spencer. Either he's a compellingly complex character, with the struggle between his good and bad sides forming the nucleus for the entire show in the decades after his introduction, or he's a despicable scoundrel who the producers leaned on as a DesignatedHero way too much. Much of it seems to come down to what era you started watching the show in, with people who got into ''GH'' in the 2000s not caring as much for Luke, who was more of a sideline character by that point, especially after learning that the storyline that cemented his place on the show involved him raping the then-teenaged Laura, then becoming her lover and eventual husband.

* HarsherInHindsight: In-universe. Brenda spends most of 1993 taunting her rival Karen and SlutShaming her. Already cruel, she's horrified to learn that Karen was molested as a child and that her bullying undoubtedly made her feel worse.
** The 2006 "outbreak" storyline, thanks to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic.