Why ‘General Hospital’s’ Cassius Faison May Be on His Way Out

For six months, General Hospital fans thought they had Nathan West back, a character who had died back in 2018. In March, “Nathan” was revealed to be Cassius Faison, Nathan’s never-before-heard-of twin. Now, there seem to be signs that Cassius is not long for the Port Charles world.

Cassius Could Become a Casualty

Although it hasn’t been confirmed, a GH summer preview from Soap Opera Digest indicates that the character won’t be sticking around. As it stands now, Cassius is walking a fine line, trying to keep his mother, sister, and Josslyn (Eden McCoy) alive when Cullum wants all three of them dead. According to head writers Chris Van Etten and Elizabeth Korte, Cassius will soon have a chance to get away unscathed, but will blow it.

“Cassius risks a clean getaway to say goodbye,” the writers said. “Cassius’ life as Nathan comes crashing down, and we’ll learn whether his masquerade has changed him for the better. But in the end, his legacy will not be determined so much by his own decisions but by the choice of someone he leaves behind.”

When Ryan Paevey returned to GH last fall, he didn’t indicate how long he would be sticking around, but later admitted that he’d known all along he would be playing Nathan’s twin. “This is the role I came back to play,” he said in an interview with Soap Opera Digest, calling Cassius “Nathan turned on his heels.”

Cassius just went rogue on his big bad boss and told Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Lulu (Alex Havins) where they can find Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud). If Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) were to ever learn that Cassius had known all along that Rocco shot him and helped Rocco stay hidden on the run, there is no telling what he would do to Cesar Faison’s (Anders Hove) other son.

Does Cassius try to say goodbye to Liesl (Kathleen Gati), the mother he just met, and Cullum catches and kills him? Watch GH this summer to find out.