Laura needs a romantic partner that they are willing to invest in. This needs to be a contracted player with tremendous talent because he is going to be playing against an extraordinary talent and the memory of TG. I never saw Jon Lindstorm as that for her. Kevin was a pretty dull character and only came alive when paired with wacky Lucy. I don't even care if the person is a vet on the show. They can reach out and get someone completely new, but it must be someone with charisma and talent. Without that, I fear that she will only be "Momma Bear" to Lulu and Co.

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: and to become irreplaceable to GH ?? Hook her
: up with a screen partner that the EP, etc.,
: are REALLY invested in. A player that has
: clout and a loyal fanbase.
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: Valentin, for a bit, was an interesting
: antagonist for her and her family. He became
: more important to them as the romantic lead
: for Nina and softened his edges, etc. Bad
: for Genie, though.
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: If she comes back, her main story and her
: character has to have a direct connection to
: a player that has a lot of history and
: staying power with GH. And, not just the bad
: guy that they bring in for
: "sweeps" kind of thing.
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: Her daughter's story with Charlotte should
: have been a heart-tugging, dramatic saga,
: but the Lulu actress' performance was so
: weak , so lightweight and without depth ,
: that it was dead on arrival. Imagine how
: that could have played out for all the
: actors. Imagine that story with Guza at the
: helm (don't shoot me) and Julie B in the
: lead.
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: Genie's only real insurance policy is that
: any return has to connect to a formidable GH
: vet with a devoted fanbase and compelling
: story that gives her staying power. (ie what
: the Cassidine/Stephan/Nick story did years
: back for the whole Spencer family ).
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: I know..."yeah, right" .
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: Unfortunately these people seem incapable,
: or unwilling, to really, truly invest in a
: Laura that's totally disconnected from L&L.
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: 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.
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: 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.
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: I actually hope Genie doesn't comeback
: without assurances of a real story, one
: that's truly about Laura.
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: 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.
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