Unfortunately these people seem incapable, or unwilling, to really, truly invest in a Laura that's totally disconnected from L&L.
All of us can come up with a dozen ideas for Laura, but the sad reality is the best material she's gotten since the late 70s has involved Luke Spencer.
They knew how to write Laura the love interest, the co-adventurer, the strong and loving mama bear, the paramour, the objective of obsession, for Luke and several other men. That's why they were able to write Laura-centric stories without an actor for so many years, because that's how they see Laura.
I will give Ron credit; he got Laura pretty wrong in 2013, but I loved what he started doing with her in 2015 during Luke's exit. THAT Laura should've been continued. She was bold, strong, independent and vivacious. But he was fired, and that was that.
I actually hope Genie doesn't comeback without assurances of a real story, one that's truly about Laura.
In the meantime I'll keep getting through the year and some change of GH I've still got to watch, and enjoy her appearances as much as I can.