"Why DID we get divorced?" {Because at THAT time, neither of them, and they both voiced this, believed that divorce was an authentic answer to Luke and Laura.}
And, she said, "because they wrote it that way!"
As you said up above on a response: DING! DING! DING!
IF a writer worth their salt, who studies the history of the show, WROTE Laura as Mayor as front burner story, then we would see all those wonderful ideas that others have expressed. They have to WRITE IT! I understand that younger viewers don't know the magical and fierce acting capabilities of Genie, but that's because no one has written story for her.
That mayor story, was in its genesis! There was NO time to develop it into something that most of the long-time viewers knew it could be, but we all could tell that the writers were thrown for a loop. The reason for that is Frank or Vicki shut it down. THAT's the rub and the insult. If it fails, it won't be any worse than the garbage they're peddling five days a week, but given Genie's 40+ year tenure with this show, she deserves the opportunity to try.
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: I like the idea, in theory, of Laura as the
: mayor. She gets to mix it up with different
: characters, and I'd get a kick out of Luke
: and Laura both being mayor of Port Charles.
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: However, except for Luke's brief stint, when
: have Port Charles Mayors ever been front
: burner? I mean the Mayor story was the bone
: they threw Felicia a couple years ago, and
: it didn't give her much.
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: I really, really have my doubts that even if
: Laura became mayor it would've lead to her
: being front and center.
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