The BEST episodes of General Hospital season 53

#1 - #13499

Season 53 - Episode 222 - Aired 2/16/2016

#2 - #13278

Season 53 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2015

In honor of “General Hospital’s” 52nd anniversary, the past and future will collide. Select scenes from the very first "GH" episode that aired on April 1, 1963 will be revisited, and the story will be expanded in order to answer questions raised that day. Also, the truth about Luke will be revealed.

#3 - #13513

Season 53 - Episode 236 - Aired 3/7/2016

Griffin is stumped by Tracy's test results; Lulu's declaration gives Dante new hope; Sonny and Carly take a long, hard look at the direction of their relationship; Baxter covers when Sam starts asking too many probing questions about Hayden.

#4 - #13504

Season 53 - Episode 227 - Aired 2/23/2016

#5 - #13505

Season 53 - Episode 228 - Aired 2/24/2016

#6 - #13506

Season 53 - Episode 229 - Aired 2/25/2016

#7 - #13509

Season 53 - Episode 232 - Aired 3/1/2016

Ava breaks down in front of Paul; Franco shows compassion toward Liz; Tracy takes a turn for the worse.

#8 - #13518

Season 53 - Episode 241 - Aired 3/15/2016

Anna discovers Griffin's surprising connection to Port Charles; Julian has plans for Crimson; Dante voices his concern, but Valerie quickly shuts him down.

#9 - #13520

Season 53 - Episode 243 - Aired 3/17/2016

Ava receives a message that sends chills up her spine; Franco fails Obrecht's test; Sam makes a decision that affects her and Jason's future.

#10 - #13473

Season 53 - Episode 196 - Aired 1/11/2016

Liz and Jake come home to something scary; Nik and Hayden's feelings for each other grow, despite their mounting trust issues; Carly helps Sam investigate Jason's case; Lulu conspires with Johnny; Sonny dismisses his new doctor.

#11 - #13482

Season 53 - Episode 205 - Aired 1/22/2016

Jason has a significant memory; Lulu seeks advice from her mom; Sonny makes a breakthrough, but keeps it to himself; Nikolas takes a big step.

#12 - #13510

Season 53 - Episode 233 - Aired 3/2/2016

Sonny and Ava have a unusually calm moment of understanding; Tracy fears the worst; Nathan keeps his secret alive.

#13 - #13511

Season 53 - Episode 234 - Aired 3/3/2016

Tensions rise between Sonny and Carly; Maxie offers sage advice to Nina; Diane shares her plan to get Morgan out of trouble.

#14 - #13512

Season 53 - Episode 235 - Aired 3/4/2016

Nathan makes a decision about whether to come clean with Maxie; Morgan is staggered by Sonny's recommendation; Nathan turns to Dante for advice.

#15 - #13514

Season 53 - Episode 237 - Aired 3/8/2016

Curtis tells Jordan he'll keep quiet about her business if she does the same regarding his; Nikolas has second thoughts about not trusting Hayden; Sam makes progress with her investigation into Hayden's past.

#16 - #13527

Season 53 - Episode 250 - Aired 3/28/2016

Nikolas brings Sam up to speed; Tracy has a plan for ELQ and it involves her secret weapon; Ava seeks help from an unlikely source.

#17 - #13528

Season 53 - Episode 251 - Aired 3/29/2016

Anna joins forces with an unlikely source; Jason feels an emotional pull to the Quartermaines; Scott has a proposition for Ava.

#18 - #13526

Season 53 - Episode 249 - Aired 3/25/2016

Nikolas receives staggering news; a clue leads Laura in Scotty's direction; Anna realizes she's being paranoid.

#19 - #13469

Season 53 - Episode 192 - Aired 1/5/2016

#20 - #13517

Season 53 - Episode 240 - Aired 3/14/2016

Helena has lasting words and symbolic gifts for all from her grave; Anna realizes who Griffin really is and why he's spying on her; Nathan tells Dante the truth about Claudette.

#21 - #13485

Season 53 - Episode 208 - Aired 1/27/2016

Carly has a good reason for rushing into Sonny's arms; Robert and Anna close in on Carlos and Sabrina; Morgan nixes a guaranteed good time.

#22 - #13437

Season 53 - Episode 160 - Aired 11/12/2015

Sam turns to Alexis for motherly advice. Elizabeth shares important news with Monica. Dante encounters new police academy cadet Valerie at the police station. Meanwhile, Valerie receives a compelling work assignment that brings her closer to Dante.

#23 - #13436

Season 53 - Episode 159 - Aired 11/11/2015

Carly brings Jake to visit Sonny. Dante tries to work things out with Lulu. Alexis and Julian discuss the impact of his former business operations. Nina goes for a job interview. Maxie inadvertently talks herself into a new job.

#24 - #13435

Season 53 - Episode 158 - Aired 11/10/2015

Jake and Elizabeth discuss their relationship but Elizabeth holds off on admitting what she knows. Sam and Patrick struggle with their circumstances. Sonny lashes out at Carly for missing the hearing. The custody case for baby Avery reaches a boiling point.

#25 - #13434

Season 53 - Episode 157 - Aired 11/9/2015

Port Charles is rocked by astonishing news. Jake accuses Nikolas of hiding the truth about his identity. Ava goads Sonny into losing his temper at the custody hearing. Meanwhile, Scott attempts to rattle Michael and Morgan during the hearing. Hayden drops a bombshell on Nikolas.