Re: Genie deserves the same shot Tony got...
I have to politely disagree. When Genie left, Tony tried for years to sustain the franchise. They introduced Luke/Skye as a possible pairing, but that met resistance. The fans wanted Genie back and LnL, and that was the difference. She WANTED to come back. Pressure was brought to bear by the audience to make that happen. Tony was never really allowed to separate himself because TPTB wanted Laura without Genie. So, enter the wig on a stick. His frustration with that was palpable. He wanted a real partner, and he found that with Jane, but that too met with all kinds of resistance. You can say that Genie has had successful pairings, but nothing compares to the LnL love story and her pairing with Tony. I don't know if they could find someone to take over Luke successfully, but I would like to see them try. Tony doesn't want to come back. IF fans clamored for him, it wouldn't make a darned bit of difference. He is retired and living in Europe. He has burned his bridges here. He is not coming back. I have no illusions. So, rather than put Genie with a new character and try to invent a story for them, I would rather they try to resume LnL and give them a fitting conclusion when she leaves. --Previous Message-- : : Luke was on this show for 13 years without : his angel. Plenty of people desperately : wanted Genie back, and to have L&L be a : regular, anchor couple on GH, but to no : avail. However that didn't stop me from : supporting Tony's right to have a job, and a : career, independent of what happened with : Genie. He deserved story, and he deserved : for his character to have romantic pairings, : which help characters stay viable on a soap : canvas. He more then earned it. And he : earned the right to do it without having to : be saddled with a wig-Laura, or even worse, : an awkward attempt at some Laura recast. I : doubt he would've supported that. He knew : that Laura is Genie Francis. : : Genie deserves the exact same shot. She's : earned it. Her place on this canvas should : be set and secured, and supported, : regardless of what Tony chooses to do. : : And Laura doesn't need Luke. There were : plenty of Laura/Scotty and Laura/Stefan : fans, and yes, Laura/Kevin have a following : too. Genie had strong chemistry with plenty : of other leading men on other shows/films : besides General Hospital. If she's paired : with someone who she has chem with, and the : writing is right, she will soar. There's no : reason at all to recast Luke for her. :
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- If not Kevin for Laura, than who? - J 3/15/2018, 2:26 pm
- OG Luke, period, ends of story. EOM - Luci 3/16/2018, 10:22 am
- Re: If not Kevin for Laura, than who? - JENNA 3/16/2018, 4:32 am
- Re: If not Kevin for Laura, than who? - Ginger 3/15/2018, 9:44 pm
- Re: If not Kevin for Laura, than who? - suzy 3/15/2018, 7:28 pm
- Re: If not Kevin for Laura, than who? - Scare99 3/15/2018, 5:48 pm
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