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: 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.
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: 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.
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: 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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