August was full of a series of unfortunate events for Ava Jerome Cassadine (Maura West). Ava’s soapy storyline gave West material to sink her teeth into which her fans have been looking for quite some time! It kicked off with Ava confronting Esme Prince (Avery Kristen Pohl) for sleeping with her husband, Nikolas Cassadine (Marcus Coloma). Ava already didn’t care for Esme considering she was responsible for burning her car and for framing Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali) for the revenge porn video. Esme’s affair with Nikolas set Ava off and rightfully so! Once Ava was aware of the affair, fans knew the confrontation would be spectacular scenes and West did not disappoint! The confrontation got physical and ended with Esme getting pushed off the parapet. West captured Ava’s mixture of emotions beautifully. As much as Ava hated Esme, she had no intention of killing her (at least not in this particular moment, ha!). Ava confided in Nikolas in what took place and he convinced her not to report the accident to the police as it could look like they are covering an attempted murder. This situation forces Ava to be in cahoots with her husband who she currently despises for his ultimate betrayal. West showcased Ava’s vulnerability, anger, fear, frustration, and strength in a captivating performance that further proved why fans love Ava and West so much; West brings out Ava’s complicated layers with raw emotion, elegance, and the perfect blend of humor when applicable. West’s body language (no one holds a martini glass quite like her!), facial expressions, and cadence are always on point.
Toward the end of August, many citizens of Port Charles gathered together at the Quartermaine picnic and the Cassadine’s were in attendance. Nikolas tried to convince Ava about the importance of keeping up appearances, but Ava couldn’t pretend to be in love with him. They had a heated argument in which Ava brought up the affair and Spencer Cassadine (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) overheard. Spencer was gutted and furious. Ava and Nikolas’ argument escalated to the point of no return: Nikolas accused Ava of wanting to destroy his relationship with his son since Ava lost the chance of repairing her relationship with her daughter, Kiki Jerome (Hayley Erin), who was murdered by Ryan Chamberlin (Jon Lindstrom). Fans felt Ava’s pain through West’s brilliant performance; Ava was too stunned to speak right away, but did not hesitate to slap her husband across the face (rightfully so!). Ava left to take a moment alone to herself and she was brutally attacked! Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) found Ava and they do not have a good relationship to say the least. West captured Ava’s fear and pain as Ava pleaded with Josslyn to not leave her alone in order to get help. Thankfully, Ava was saved, but the mystery remains: who attacked Ava? Whatever happens next, fans know West will continue to knock her scenes out of the park.
Bravo West!
(Article written by Adriana Grecco)
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