Wow. So, no notice to him about the fact he couldn't do McBain? Wonder if Roger Howarth and Kristen Alderson received the same notes about Todd and Starr, respectively? What shîtty way of doing things, but Prospect Park weren't messing around it seems. They wanted things done, shut and closed.
And I don't doubt Michael Easton is a nice guy... but his tenure(s) on General Hospital, much like Howarth, ran on for far too long. Yes, it would have been nice to hit a few more beats to the story, but given how drawn-out things can be on this soap I am also okay with the snap-jump of the story.