General Hospital exposes that since Nathan West (Ryan Paevey) came back that he might not be himself and the red flags keep on coming—with another huge one this week while he was with his son James West (Gary James Fuller).
I want to talk about huge red flags that someone’s impersonating Maxie Jones’ (Kirsten Storms) resurrected husband.
General Hospital: Has Peter Taken Over Nathan?
Ok so, from the jump, Nathan hasn’t seemed like himself since the moment he resurrected. Plus, it seemed like he was running from someone because Lulu Spencer (Alexa Havins Bruening) found him after he crashed his car although she didn’t see his face.
Nathan came back in September 2025 and supposedly has got no memory of the last seven years. And it seemed like he had escaped from somewhere. Then the red flags began that suggest that might not really be him.
Let’s talk about some of these HUGE warning signs that it could be Peter August (Wes Ramsey) in a Nathan suit—or some form of Peter as a result of twisted science. Let’s talk about the warning signs. I’m going to try and do these in the order they happened.
Red Flag 1: Nathan Shows Zero Interest in What Happened to Him on General Hospital
First, there’s the fact that Lulu found Nathan crashed six months ago. He’s a detective, right? They look into crimes and solve things. They’re inquisitive. So, why has Nathan showed zero interest in figuring out what happened to him?
He wasn’t in a coma for 7 years obviously because he’s perfectly healthy, toned and fit, not someone who’s been bedridden for a long time.
Red Flag 2: Britt Seemed Afraid of Nathan
Second, Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) seemed afraid of Nathan when she first saw him at General Hospital. And Britt didn’t seem shocked that her brother Nathan was alive. And Britt freaked out about Nathan meeting James.
That’s really three red flags rolled into one. And that was the first inkling that Nathan might not be himself, despite the DNA test—which I’ll talk about in a minute.
Red Flag 3: Nathan Broke Chain of Custody at PCPD
A third red flag about Nathan is to do with the PCPD in one episode back in October and one in January. Back in October, he asked Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) for his job back, and seemed confused by who Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) was when her name came up. But I can let that one slide.
But then in January, Nathan broke chain of custody by letting a piece of evidence out of his sight. Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) chewed him out while Nathan claimed it was a simple mistake caused by cobwebs. But if it’s not him and it’s Peter or someone else, they don’t know police procedure.
Red Flag 4: The Lulu vs Maxie Situation on GH
Another red flag is the Lulu vs Maxie situation. First, Nathan never once visited Maxie in Boston when she was in a coma. Then, Nathan got involved with her best friend Lulu, which was surprising. Now you may think if it’s Peter, he’d be chasing after Maxie.
Maybe, maybe not. Because it could be Peter trying to ruin Maxie’s life and relationships to isolate her. Plus, Peter played Lulu in the past by encouraging her to do an exposé on Cesar Faison (Anders Hove) and his secret son Nathan. Back then, Dante and Maxie told her not to, but Lulu did it anyway.
Plus, tangential to that, after Lulu spilled about her and Nathan, we saw Maxie tell Lulu that Nathan seemed off but Maxie assumed it was because of Lulu. And this week, Maxie lays into Nathan demanding answers—she wants to know how could he just get over her in six months. Well, Maxie’s right because the real Nathan probably wouldn’t be over Maxie that fast.
Red Flag 5: Nathan Recited the Periodic Table
Then there was that slip Nathan had when he and Lulu were trapped in the café during the blizzard and Nathan shocked Lulu by reciting the periodic table of elements. Nathan said his father made him memorize them when he was a kid.
But he was raised by Dan Reeves, who’s Nina Reeves’ (Cynthia Watros) biological father, a wealthy businessman, not a scientist. Meanwhile, Faison was fixated on science and constantly challenged Peter to prove himself intellectually. That seemed like a big slip-up on General Hospital.
Red Flag 6: Nathan’s Not Hanging Out with Dante
Also, Nathan’s not really been hanging out with his best friend Dante at all. You would think Nathan would want to spend more time with Dante after 7 years apart but they haven’t really been chilling together.
And back to the Lulu issue, she seemed way more concerned about Maxie’s reaction to her seeing Nathan than he was about Dante’s reaction. And Lulu seemed more concerned about both their reactions than Nathan was which is strange.
Red Flag 7: Nathan Can’t Hit a Baseball
The last and most recent red flag happened just this week when Nathan was at the batting cage with his son James. We saw Nathan encouraging James who mentioned that he knows Nathan was a power hitter at baseball back in the day.
Mind you, that baseball pitching machine is set on a low speed for James who’s a little kid. And Nathan had a horrible swing and miss—he looked so uncoordinated, like he’d never held a bat. I could see a 95 mph pitch getting past him—Nathan might be rusty.
If your kid played little league, you may know for a 7 year old, the auto pitch is about 30-40 mph. Not fast. So, Nathan should’ve gotten a piece of it. But Peter, meanwhile, didn’t play little league—he didn’t have that kind of childhood and may not know how to hit.
Kai Taylor (Jens Austin Astrup) mentioned muscle memory which is what Nathan should’ve had but he didn’t. In fact, Kai mentioned that Nathan wasn’t even gripping the bat correctly. I mean, come on. Huge obvious red flag.
How Could This Have Happened on General Hospital?
As to how this happened, first off, I do NOT think Nathan’s a clone. That’s insane even by soap opera standards. But there are 3 other ways that are plausible based on GH history. First, Peter could’ve had plastic surgery to look like Nathan.
But with the positive DNA match while he was unconscious, I doubt that. However, Peter might have a very realistic Nathan mask and after the DNA test, Peter could’ve swapped places with him and added some scrapes to his mask to match Nathan’s car crash injuries.
Third, they could’ve implanted Peter’s memories into Nathan and the creep really is dead. Also I saw some people on soap social media saying it can’t be Peter because Wes Ramsey is over on Days of Our Lives right now.
But here’s the thing, Days tapes nine months ahead of when the episodes air, so Wes was in and out at Days many months ago. But this could all play out with Ryan Paevey doing the role, especially if it’s a memory mapping twist.
