For a woman who’s shot, schemed, and stolen her way through Port Charles, Ava’s glow-up has been nothing short of a slow miracle on General Hospital. She’s not suddenly a saint — far from it — but in a town where grudges outlive most marriages, she’s managed something almost rarer than forgiveness: friendship. And not just any friendship — the kind forged out of shared secrets, accidental crimes, and the occasional kidnapping.

Key Takeaways

• Ava’s redemption has been years in the making — a slow, messy, and surprisingly human evolution.
• Her long feud with Kristina took a sharp turn when mutual revenge has grown into an uneasy alliance built on trust and understanding.
• Ava, Alexis, and Kristina became an unlikely trio — bound by chaos, humor, and a basement secret that changed everything.
• Even Ava’s friendship with Nina has softened, showing how far she’s come from her cold, calculating past.
• Fans are embracing this version of Ava — flawed, vulnerable, and finally capable of connection.

From Enemies to Accomplices

Ava’s (Maura West) been on the wrong side of nearly everyone in Port Charles at one point, but few rivalries were as deep-cutting as hers with Kristina (Kate Mansi). You could trace it back to 2016, when Ava’s actions led to the death of Kristina’s brother, Morgan (Bryan Craig) — a wound the Corinthos family never truly let heal. Then came last summer, when Kristina fell from Ava’s hotel window, losing the baby she was carrying for her sister Molly (Kristen Vaganos). Even though it wasn’t Ava’s fault, the damage was done.

But soaps have a way of twisting rage into alliance, and now, against all logic, Ava and Kristina have found themselves on the same team — literally tied to one another through a shared secret in Alexis’ (Nancy Lee Grahn) basement. It started with mutual revenge and spiraled into something stranger: understanding. Two women who once tried to destroy each other now share late-night strategy sessions and a grudging respect that feels dangerously close to real affection.

And then there’s Alexis. The three of them — Ava, Alexis, and Kristina — became the unlikeliest of trios, locked together in a half-baked “hostage plan” that turned oddly heartfelt. Fans started calling them everything from “The Three Amigos” to “The Witches of Eastwick,” because only GH could make captivity look like group therapy.

A New Kind of Alliance

Somehow, Ava has turned her reputation as Port Charles’ reigning femme fatale into something softer, more dimensional. She’s still sharp-edged, still dangerous when she wants to be, but her recent scenes with Alexis and Kristina have been laced with warmth — that unspoken shorthand between women who’ve all been dragged through the same fire.

Even her dynamic with Nina (Cynthia Watros) has mellowed into something resembling friendship. These two once traded betrayals that would scar anyone else for life, yet they’ve managed to rebuild — not because they forgot, but because they recognized the same haunted loneliness in each other. Ava has had her share of second chances over the years. That compassion seeps through, even when she’s pretending not to care.

Fans have been excited to see Ava turn enemies into friends – or at least frenemies. That’s the beauty of Ava’s redemption arc — it isn’t clean, or sudden, or even intentional. It’s a slow burn, lit by the tiniest flickers of empathy in a woman who’s done everything to avoid feeling anything at all.

After years of chaos, heartbreak, and reinvention, Ava isn’t asking to be forgiven — she’s just asking to be seen. And somehow, in the company of women who once wanted her gone, she’s finally being seen for who she really is.