John Oliver sure knows how to make an entrance.
In the final moments of Thursday’s “General Hospital,” the long-running ABC daytime soap opera set in Port Charles, New York, the HBO host — sporting a dark suit, jet black hair and flanked by armed guards — descends from a helicopter and surveys the aftermath of a firefight. He whips out a Glock and shoots an injured gunman as he’s writhing on the ground, before making a beeline for Josslyn Jacks (played by Eden McCoy).
“Everything’s gonna be OK,” he tells her. “I’m here to help.”
As viewers of the show know by now, Josslyn is the beleaguered daughter of Carly Spencer and has been working as an agent for the World Securities Bureau (WSB), a spy agency preserving order, since the killing of her boyfriend. The WSB is attempting to stop mad scientist Mikkos Cassadine before he uses his freezing machine to destroy the planet.
“General Hospital” airs weekdays on ABC and later streams on Hulu, and in its 64th year, has the twin distinctions of being the longest-running scripted American drama as well as the show with the most Outstanding Daytime Drama Emmy wins (18). Oliver’s episodes will air July 2, 3 and 6 on ABC, and the identity of his character is being kept under wraps.
