Now that Brad’s made his grand return on the December 17, 2025 episode of General Hospital, his arrival begs the question: is he about to solve everyone’s problems…or cause more?

Brad’s Big Return

Between Lucas (Van Hansis) moving in with Marco (Adrian Anchondo), Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) return from the dead, and Selina’s (Lydia Look) possible involvement in Drew’s (Cameron Mathison) shooting, it was only a matter of time before Brad (Parry Shen) came slithering back to Port Charles.

In true Blackmailer Brad fashion, his first stop was Portia’s (Brook Kerr) hospital room. He revealed that he lost all of his money within six months, but their conversation didn’t go much further when. Isaiah (Sawandi Wilson) threw him out.

Knowing Brad, he might get curious as to why Isaiah is so close to Portia. If he sticks around long enough for Portia to have her paternity test, Brad could easily learn who her baby daddy really is and begin a whole other round of blackmail against the Chief of Staff.

How Brad’s Return Could Help
On the other side of things, Brad was supposedly on a journey to redemption when he left Port Charles. Thanks to Stella (Vernee Watson), he was working on becoming a better person, and that could begin by helping his ex-husband, Lucas.

Their reunion already started with lies after Brad fibbed about losing his money, and when Lucas revealed he and Marco had moved in together, it only twisted the knife. But if Brad can help Lucas see who Marco truly is — a man hiding behind his attorney title to help his crimelord father take over Port Charles — we may finally be in for Brucas 2.0.

And then there’s Britt, Brad’s best friend back from the dead. Their reunion was short and sweet for now as they hugged and Brad offered forgiveness to his “heartless skank,” but it won’t be long until these two team up for trouble. And if he finds himself on his way to winning Lucas back, he may even convince her to give Jason (Steve Burton) a second chance.

General Hospital spoilers for December 18 take a step away from Brad and tease that we’ll see more of Anna (Finola Hughes), who has no idea she’s being held captive by Sidwell (Carlo Rota) on Spoon Island.