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ABC's General Hospital, which premiered on American television on April 1, 1963, has kept fans captivated with its storylines and characters. The show was created by the couple Doris and Frank Hursely and is set in the fictional town city of Port Charles.
General Hospital revolves around dramatic events and romantic entanglements in the lives of the members of the Corinthos, Quartermaine, Cassadine, and Spencer families.
Alexis Davis's sister, Kristina Cassadine, was portrayed by Jaime Ray Newman from 2001 to 2002. Kristina, the daughter of Mikkos Cassadine and Kristin Bergman, passed away on the show from a blast explosion in 2002.
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Everything that happened to Alexis's sister Kristina on General Hospital
When Kristina was a small child, her mother, Kristin Bergman who was Mikkos's clandestine lover, was murdered by Helena Cassadine. This traumatic event was witnessed by Alexis and she protected her little sister by hiding her in a barn. After this, Mikkos sent Kristina away to the Carter family, as he was afraid of Helena possibly hurting baby Kristina.
Kristina Cassadine grew up with the Carters without knowing about her true family and her sister Alexis who loved her dearly. Once she grew up, she hired a private detective Angel Ellis to help her find her true family. In 2001 in Port Charles, she was reunited with her sister Alexis and their reunion was deeply emotional and moving for fans.
Kristina's character on General Hospital was well-loved by the residents of Port Charles. Her equation with her sister was amicable and the two were extremely supportive of each other's endeavors. One particular storyline showed tensions brewing between the two sisters when Kristina was romantically interested in Ned Ashton, whom Alexis had already been seeing for a while.
While this temporarily caused some friction between the two, they eventually resolved the matter. Tragically in 2002, Kristina Cassadine's character on General Hospital was killed.
Luis Alcazar, a mob lord, had hatched a malicious plan to plot the murder of the underworld leader Sonny Corinthos. Luis had planned for a fire explosion to happen in a warehouse where Sonny would have been, eventually resulting in his death.
Unfortunately, Kristina went there instead and died after sustaining severe injuries from the blast. This plotline caused Alexis Davis to be extremely heartbroken over her sister's death. Eventually, in a bid to honor her sister Kristina Cassadine's life, Alexis named her newborn daughter Kristina after her.
Recent storyline developments on General Hospital
Recent storylines on General Hospital showed Michael Corinthos being transferred to a specialized burns unit in Germany to recover from the severe injuries he sustained from the fire explosion at the Corinthos penthouse.
Willow Tait and Drew Quartermaine spent time talking about their recent decision regarding the custody battle of Willow's children Wiley and Amelia. Willow was shown being regretful about her actions as Michael's medical proxy and not allowing Sonny and Carly to meet Michael in the hospital room.
Tracy Quartermaine was shown being arrested and brought into the Port Charles Police Department for questioning after she refused to reveal the location of where the children were kept.
Fans and interested viewers can watch General Hospital on ABC Network and stream episodes on Hulu.
