General Hospital: Jason’s Port Charles Exit Explained – Steve Burton’s Final Episode Details

General Hospital comings and goings reveal Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) is going to be exiting Port Charles soon within the next few weeks as Steve Burton has just taped his last episode before he goes on a lengthy hiatus from GH.

The big question is how and why Jason is written out at the ABC soap opera. Let’s talk about Steve Burton’s upcoming exit. And how they may write Jason out.

Jason Morgan in Danger on General Hospital

Now, let’s dive in because the sharks are circling in Port Charles and Stone Cold is at the center of dangerous drama. So, the news broke this week that Steve Burton is taking a break from General Hospital. He said he wanted to spend more time with his family. He married his new wife, Michelle Lundström, nine months ago. And Steve said he wants to spend some quality time with his family. But he does plan to return to the soap.

There is some chatter that he and his new wife Michelle are relocating from California back to Nashville. But he hasn’t personally confirmed that. That remains in the rumor column. And it’s supposedly about his ex-wife relocating back east. And wanting to be around the child he shares with her still.

Steve Burton’s GH Hiatus and Return Timeline

No matter the specifics, Steve Burton is leaving for a while. And he recently taped his last episodes. GH is dark. And they’re not filming for a couple of weeks. But before he left, before everybody went out for the dark weeks, they were filming for late March and early April when he wrapped.

So, Jason’s final episode should be in about six weeks. Also, our inside source tells us that Steve Burton is planning to be back to filming in late May or early June. And that means we would have Jason back on screen by around July, which would honestly be really good timing. Because that would be right when summer sweeps hits.

So, Burton’s going to be off-screen from roughly late March through July, about three months, give or take. And of course, that begs the question, what happens to get Jason off-screen for two to three months while Steve Burton is out on his hiatus.

Jason Morgan’s Mission to Save Anna Devane in France on General Hospital

Jason just found out from Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) that Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) has some twisted tie to Anna Devane (Finola Hughes). And of course Jason’s got Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) issues as well. So there’s a lot of things that he’s into that could send him out. First of all, I think the likeliest possibility is Jason leaves to go help Anna. Because he’s very worried about her right now.

Jason’s concern just intensified when Josslyn showed him Cesar Faison’s (Anders Hove) book that he dedicated to Anna with the Muse message written into it and the cigarillo she found in Cullum’s coat. That’s when Jason flashed back to Britt telling him how ruthless Cullum is and that he wouldn’t think twice about killing Jason.

After what Josslyn told him, Jason may realize Cullum is somehow involved in what has happened to Anna and may be somehow responsible for her breakdown. And now her incarceration at this clinic in France. So, it could be that Jason’s planning to take off to France to help Anna and then once he leaves Port Charles, he abruptly disappears.

The WSB Connection and Potential Captivity at Steinauer

We know Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna) has wanted Jason to be a WSB asset for a long time. So, he could play into it. And of course, Brennan is also suspicious about what’s going on with Anna. Somebody might grab Jason in France. And stick him in a random unmarked cell in Steinauer. Or Jason could be drugged. And stuck in the same mental hospital as Anna until they decide what to do with him.

Jason is feeling really guilty about Anna, so to me, this seems likely. Plus, Finola Hughes is still on her own hiatus. She is filming very minimally so that she can have a longer break from the soap that was negotiated with the powers that be. But both she and Steve Burton remain on contract. So Jason and Anna will both be back and their absences may be intertwined.

The Quest for Britt Westbourne’s Medication and a Hostage Twist on GH

The second thing we also know is Jason’s worried about Britt’s meds. So Jason may break into Wyndemere to look for the stash of Huntington’s medications for Britt so he can get a vial so that Brick (Stephen A. Smith) can have it reverse engineered.

We may see Pascal (Mark Forget) or Marco Rios (Adrian Anchondo) capturing Jason, getting the drop on him, drugging him, or sticking him in the same room where they were keeping Anna. That would be ironic. And that would be especially wild. Because Britt might even know that Jason’s there. But is unable to help him. Because Cullum would kill Jason if she defied him.

Britt knows her own life is at risk, not just from the Huntington’s. But from Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) putting a bullet in her. So, Britt wouldn’t be in any position to help Jason even if she knew he was there. He might be stuck as a hostage to leverage Britt into finishing her research ASAP.

A Presumed Dead Plane Crash Scenario for Jason Morgan on General Hospital

Another way that General Hospital could exit Jason is to repeat a plot they did with his twin brother, Drew Cain Quartermaine (Cameron Mathison), several years back. They could have Jason flying to France on a private jet to go help Anna. And then the plane goes down and Jason’s presumed dead.

If you remember, they did that when Drew was heading to Afghanistan to return the dirty money Hank “Shiloh” Archer (Coby Ryan McLaughlin) stole. That was when Billy Miller was in the role. And it was how they exited him. So, Drew’s plane supposedly crashed. And then he was presumed dead. But Victor Cassadine (Charles Shaughnessy) had him the whole time.

And then, of course, we got the Drew recast, Cameron Mathison. Of course, Carly Corinthos Spencer (Laura Wright) would flip out if Jason goes missing and Carly might ask Jack to try and find out what happened to Jason. That is if she and Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) haven’t destroyed Jack by then. So that could pull Carly into the story.

Could Jason Morgan End Up in a Coma on GH?

Another possibility is Sidwell puts Jason into a coma like he did Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) and they stick Jason into some super secure private long-term care facility as a Jake Doe, which would be ironic since that was what Drew was called. Just to put him on ice for now.

And of course, this is feasible. Because that was how they covered for Kirsten Storms’ break by having Sidwell put Maxie in a coma. It would also be ironic if Jason’s put in a coma while Willow Tait (Katelyn MacMullen) has his twin brother Drew locked in awake. But basically physically comatose.

But it also could be Marco that does it to Jason, not Sidwell. Because we know that Marco wants Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) eliminated and getting his guard dog Jason out of the way would help.

Why Another Jason Morgan Death Story Would Upset GH Fans

Now, one final possibility that I honestly hope does not happen is that Jason is gunned down and GH tries to convince us that he’s really dead yet again. This is the thing that I’ve seen GH fans least wanting to see based on soap social media. Any sort of Jason death story where they try to convince the audience he’s gone is unwelcome.

He was already shot and killed once by Cesar Faison when he was disguised as Duke Lavery (Ian Buchanan) back when Steve Burton exited to go to Young and Restless. And then he came back. Because of the Covid vaccine stuff they wrote Jason out again. And he died in the tunnels in Greece.

So, I’m really hoping they don’t go that route again. Hopefully, if they do a presumed dead scenario, it’s one where the fans know that he’s alive. And the people in Port Charles may presume he’s dead.

I think that’s really the only way that a Jason death twist is acceptable if they don’t try and trick fans into thinking he’s dead. Wait to see. But I’m sure that as Steve Burton’s final episode airs, we’re going to wind up with a very shocking exit for Jason Morgan.

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