General Hospital: Carly & Valentin’s Steamy Romance Explodes – What Happens Next?

General Hospital has Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) and Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) getting frisky all the time, but it also looks like they are legit falling for each other. Plus, they’re building up quite a fan following.

So, I think James Patrick Stuart is going to stick around. And I suspect Carly and Valentin are endgame and they are going to be a big official super couple. So, we’re going to talk about what might be next for Carly and Valentin and what has to happen so that they can actually build a future together.

Carly And Valentin’s Undeniable Chemistry on General Hospital

So, I will say off the cuff, I haven’t enjoyed many of Carly’s pairings in the past. Some I have, some I haven’t. And Valentin has had some messy love stories, but I did like him with Anna Devane (Finola Hughes). But ever since Carly spun into Valentin’s orbit, I think it’s been magic. Once Carly went in disguise to visit Valentin at Steinmauer to recruit him to help her take down Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna), it was on.

Then things got even more fun once Carly tricked Jack into transferring Valentin back to the US because then that set the stage for him to take down the WSB guards on the transport plane and he stole a parachute, dove out of the plane right to his freedom. And once he showed up and Carly stashed him in her attic, that’s when things really started sizzling.

Gor me, Valentin and Carly’s chemistry is off the charts. I know a lot of fans share that opinion. Their banter is hilarious and they are clearly catching feelings for each other and a whole pile of GH fans have caught feelings for them as a pair. There’s a big Carly and Valentin fan base as they call it. But for Valentin and Carly to be endgame, certain things are going to have to change.

Getting The WSB Off Valentin’s Back on GH

So, first of all, they got to get the WSB off of Valentin’s back so that he’s not a fugitive anymore. Nothing can move forward for them really until Valentin is in the clear legally. I think he and Carly may help take down Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) and Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes). Then that’ll likely score Valentin some points with Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) because he is determined to take Sidwell down also.

And it’ll also score some points with Brennan since Cullum is, you know, low-key still considering killing Jack and he’s in Turning Woods trapped and pretending to be locked-in. So, this is bad. Once Sidwell and Cullum are exposed and hopefully dead or in Steinmauer prison or even Pentonville, the WSB should finally get off Valentin’s case and he should be free and clear and can be Carly’s man out in public and not just in her bedroom and in her attic.

Making Peace with Jack

So, once that’s all taken care of, the next thing they need to do is make peace with Jack so he is also off of Valentin’s back. And of course, right now, Jack is still on fire and he’s furious that Carly was cheating with Valentin. So, right now, Jack absolutely hates Valentin and he’s not a big fan of Carly’s at this point either.

So, Jack’s stuck in Turning Woods faking Locked-in Syndrome and simmering with rage over Carly. And this week, Jack told Nina Reeves (Cynthia Watros) she needs to go over and talk to Valentin because they need to work with him. So, the good news is that Jack is setting his jealousy aside to save his butt.

Now, obviously, Valentin and Jack have a more dangerous common enemy, too, actually, Sidwell and Cullum. So, that should help them get past hating and trying to kill each other. But, if Valentin helps save Jack from Cullum and helps get rid of the big WSB boss villain, obviously that would be a huge moment. It’d be a game changer.

General Hospital: Valentin & Jack Bury the Hatchet?

If you remember, Valentin and Jack were once best friends. So, we know that they can work together. They also ran Pikeman together. And you know, at this point, I don’t think Valentin and Jack will ever be bowling buddies again, but they might get back to a good place. Especially if Jack realizes Valentin didn’t break him and Carly up.

It was the fact that Jack recruited Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) into the WSB and repeatedly lied right in Carly’s face. That’s what made her stop loving him. So, I could eventually see Jack not necessarily giving Valentin and Carly his blessing, but accepting their relationship and just moving on.

Getting Family Acceptance on GH

And the next thing is once Josslyn is back home safe and sound, Carly’s going to need to get all the people that she cares about to accept her relationship with Valentin. So, Carly’s going to want Sonny and Lucas Jones (Van Hansis) and Josslyn and Michael Corinthos (Rory Gibson) all on board with her seeing Valentin.

Honestly, I think it’ll be easier for Carly to get them to accept Valentin than it was to get them to accept Franco Baldwin (Roger Howarth). Just for instance, I mean, Valentin can be ruthless, but Franco was a serial killer who was presumed to have set Michael up to be raped in prison.

Even though Valentin has killed before, it’s generally bad guys. He doesn’t go around killing innocent people. And obviously Charlotte Cassadine (Bluesy Burke) is on board with Valentin dating Carly because she’s ticked off at Nina and feels betrayed by her and Charlotte likes Carly and appreciates her protecting her dad.

Valentin Getting a Job and Reintegrating in Port Charles

Now, the next step once Valentin is not wanted by the WSB and is not a fugitive anymore and Carly’s loved ones accept their relationship, what they need next is to get Valentin reintegrated into the fabric of Port Charles society. He’s obviously going to need a job and some sort of income source.

So, maybe he’ll wind up working for Jack if they make peace on General Hospital. You know, Valentin may land some sort of consulting role for the local WSB office. Or if something happens to Jack, because we’ve heard rumors that he might be killed off, we could see Valentin running the local WSB office. That would be cool.

You know, he’s not exactly the kind of guy who can go land a job selling car insurance or anything, but maybe private security or as a private eye or a consultant to the PCPD. Although we know Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) is not exactly a fan and he’s the current commissioner. Or maybe, you know, once Carly’s family accepts Valentin, we might see Michael offer Valentin a job at Aurora Media or ELQ. Obviously, that would be a favor to Carly, but also Michael might do it partly to keep an eye on Valentin. And I’m sure Carly would offer him a job at the Metro Court, but I don’t see Valentin bartending or changing sheets or giving people drinks by the pool.

Carly And Valentin’s Future on General Hospital

So, the final thing I think we could see for Carly and Valentin once all this other stuff is done is for them to make it official with a wedding. We could see her walk down the aisle and become Mrs. Carly Cassadine. That’s a pretty cool name. And I like the sound of it.

I think long run Valentin would put a ring on it if he sticks around. I do think Carly and Valentin are endgame and I hope it works out for them. James Patrick Stuart is an amazing actor. He’s a fan favorite.

And while I did like Valentin with Anna, there’s also a lot of baggage because of their long history and his past obsession with her. And despite the oddball way that they began, I do think Valentin’s relationship with Carly is much healthier than the one he had with Nina.

You know, because that was just whackadoo and based off nothing initially. And also, it’s without the painful history that he had with Anna. So, I’m hoping we get a lot more of Valentin and Carly’s love story, including them falling head over heels in love and making it all official.