For months now, General Hospital has subjected one of its most beloved legacy characters to an unrelenting nightmare, and viewers are increasingly vocal about their frustration.

Anna Devane — a woman synonymous with strength, sacrifice, and survival — has been missing, imprisoned, and psychologically tortured in a storyline that many fans

now say has crossed the line from suspenseful to exhausting. What began as a mystery has spiraled into a prolonged ordeal filled with isolation, trauma, and a disturbing resurrection of

Anna’s darkest past. As the plot drags on, the question echoing across social media is no longer what happens next? — it’s why is this still happening at all?

Anna Devane: A Hero Forgotten by Port Charles

Perhaps the most unsettling aspect of this storyline isn’t just what Anna is enduring — it’s how little anyone in Port Charles seems to care. Anna has been missing for months, yet her absence has barely registered with the town she has protected time and time again.

Only Emma Scorpio-Drake and Gio have begun to sense that something is terribly wrong. Their concern feels tragically insufficient when weighed against Anna’s history as a decorated WSB agent and longtime defender of Port Charles. This is a woman who has saved countless lives, dismantled international threats, and repeatedly put herself in harm’s way for the greater good. And yet, her disappearance has been met with near silence.

That narrative choice has left many fans bewildered and angry. For viewers who have watched Anna’s journey for decades, the lack of urgency from her friends and allies feels like a betrayal — not just of the character, but of the show’s own history.

Trapped Beneath Wyndemere: A Prison of Fear

While the outside world carries on, Anna is suffering in isolation beneath Wyndemere. Hidden in underground tunnels, she is being held captive by Sidwell, Cullum, and a shadowy group determined to complete what they refer to as Faison’s “final project.”

Being imprisoned is horrifying enough. But General Hospital escalated the stakes by turning Anna’s captivity into a psychological horror.

Rather than relying solely on physical threats, her captors have chosen a far crueler weapon: her memories.

Anna has been drugged, weakened, and subjected to a relentless assault on her mind — specifically through the voice of Cesar Faison, the man who terrorized her for years. Though Faison is dead — his brain literally preserved in a jar — his presence has been artificially resurrected through recordings and audio manipulation, designed to destabilize Anna and strip away her sense of reality.

For Anna, Faison is not just an enemy. He is a symbol of obsession, fear, and trauma that has haunted her entire life. Hearing his voice again isn’t merely disturbing — it’s re-opening wounds that never fully healed.

When the Past Refuses to Stay Buried

As if the voice alone weren’t enough, the storyline took an even darker turn when a Faison look-alike — or perhaps a hallucination — appeared in Anna’s room after the power went out at Wyndemere.

Whether this figure is real, imagined, or something in between remains unclear. But the effect is the same: Anna is being pushed to the brink of sanity, trapped in a waking nightmare where past and present blur into one relentless torment.

Compounding the horror is Anna’s confusion between Faison and Peter August, Faison’s son and Anna’s nephew. Peter, another figure from her past associated with manipulation and betrayal, further muddies her mental state. The show has deliberately layered these traumas, forcing Anna to relive the worst chapters of her life all at once.

For many viewers, this is where the story crossed a line.

Fan Backlash: “Enough Is Enough”

What was once meant to be a suspense-driven arc has now ignited widespread backlash. Fans are no longer intrigued — they are exhausted.

Across social media platforms, viewers are voicing their anger and disappointment, calling the storyline repetitive, disturbing, and deeply unfair to the character of Anna Devane.

“The whole story is ridiculous,” one fan wrote bluntly.

Another didn’t mince words: “This Faison crap is just that. Crap.”

Many fans are particularly frustrated that Faison — a character they never liked to begin with — continues to dominate the narrative long after his death. “He’s dead. End it,” one viewer demanded, echoing a sentiment shared by many.

Others expressed heartbreak rather than anger. “She deserves better,” a fan wrote. “I wish Valentin would find her.”

And perhaps the most telling comment of all: “NEVER LIKED FAISON. HE FREAKS ME OUT.”

The common thread in all these reactions is clear: viewers feel that Anna’s suffering has gone on far too long, with little payoff and even less compassion.

A Legacy Character Pushed Too Far

Anna Devane is not a disposable character. She is a cornerstone of General Hospital, portrayed for decades by Finola Hughes with depth, intelligence, and emotional nuance. Watching her reduced to a perpetual victim has been painful for longtime fans who remember her as a force to be reckoned with.

Soap operas thrive on adversity, but they also thrive on balance — on resilience, redemption, and triumph. In Anna’s case, the scales have tipped too far toward suffering, leaving viewers wondering when — or if — she will finally be allowed to fight back.

The absence of meaningful rescue attempts, the prolonged focus on psychological torture, and the recycling of Faison as a threat have all contributed to a sense that the story is spinning its wheels rather than moving forward.

Where Does the Story Go From Here?

The biggest question looming over Port Charles is simple: how does this end?

Fans aren’t just asking for Anna to be found — they’re asking for justice, agency, and resolution. They want to see her reclaim her strength, confront her captors, and finally close the door on Faison once and for all.

More importantly, they want the town of Port Charles to remember who Anna Devane is — not just a victim in a dark tunnel, but a hero who deserves urgency, respect, and a storyline worthy of her legacy.

Until that happens, General Hospital risks alienating viewers who are tired of watching a beloved character suffer endlessly without purpose.

For many fans, the message is loud and clear: Anna’s pain has gone on long enough. The show must decide whether this story leads to empowerment — or becomes yet another example of how even the strongest heroes can be lost in the shadows.