How Monica’s Death Sends GH’s Drew Down a Dark Path of Anger and Revenge

Few things can cut deeper than betrayal — especially from the one person who ever truly saw you as family. That’s where Drew now finds himself on General Hospital. After learning that Monica not only died without reconciling with him, but also cut him out of her will, Drew’s grief has turned into something darker.

The once-proud congressman is spiraling, taking his bitterness toward The Quartermaines to a new extreme. What began as heartbreak has morphed into full-blown hostility, setting the stage for a dangerous transformation. Actor Cameron Mathison opened up about the emotional fallout and where Drew’s fractured psyche goes from here.

Key Takeaways

• Mathison said Drew’s anger comes from a lifetime of feeling unwanted.
• Being cut out of Monica’s will confirmed his deepest fears.
• Tracy kicking him out of the memorial only fueled his rage.
• Drew isn’t looking for redemption—he’s out for revenge.

A Loss That Reopens Every Old Wound

Mathison spoke with Soap Opera Digest about the raw emotions driving Drew’s behavior and the pain beneath his anger. “Part of the reason that Drew is as lost as he is and is doing a lot of things that he’s doing is because of that lack of sense of family,” he explained. “And the fact is that Monica was basically the only Quartermaine that really took him in. He just feels like the Quartermaines never really accepted him, other than her.”

His resentment is based on his lifelong feeling of rejection. Drew was raised separately from his twin brother, Jason (Steve Burton), was moved from home to home, and never had a chance to be with his true family. Thus, he has an unsatisfied need to belong. Mathison described Monica as the emotional anchor that kept Drew grounded, and losing her severed his last real tie to stability.

Now, her death — and that final slight from the will — leaves Drew adrift. He isn’t just sad because the one mother figure in his life is gone, he’s angry at the world because his worst fears seem to have come true: he was never truly wanted. (You won’t believe who actually inherited Monica’s house.)

From Heartbreak to Hostility

“It’s a real, true, gut-wrenching, heartbreaking, painful thing that they ended on such a bad note,” Mathison said. “She’s an incredibly important figure in his life, I would say the most important figure in his life.” And when Tracy kicked him out of Monica’s memorial, it only fanned the flames. Mathison laughed that “it was ballsy of him”  to crash the service — but made it clear that it came from a place of pain and desperation.

In the weeks ahead, Drew’s grief becomes weaponized. Being tossed out cemented the idea in his mind that the Quartermaines completely rejected him, the actor noted. “And there’s a lot of pain and there’s a lot of anger around that — and he’s definitely going to let them know it!”

What follows won’t be redemption — it’s retribution. Mathison summed it up best: Drew isn’t turning over a new leaf. He’s ripping the whole tree out by the roots.