Season 34

General Hospital, Season 34 — 258 episodes from 1997, stream online on iFILM. Port Charles gets a new face this year, and the show hasn't been the same since.

Carly Benson lands in Jason Morgan's life and immediately gives the series a character type it had rarely attempted: someone who schemes, lies to everyone including herself, and still pulls focus every time she's in a scene. Emily Quartermaine is hiding a drug addiction from the Quartermaines, and by the time anyone in the family sees it clearly the window for easy help has closed. Brenda moves toward Jax as Sonny steps back. Nikolas and Sarah Webber try to figure out what they are to each other while Helena keeps her distance, watching.

Season 34 is the place to understand why Carly became one of the most argued-over characters in the show's entire run — love her or not, she lands. Watch General Hospital Season 34 all episodes on iFILM.