FYI, Josh Casaubon — a.k.a. Llanview's assistant D.A. Hugh Hughes — taped his final scenes on the set of One Life to Live at the end of September.

I've kept my lips zipped about it this long, only because I didn't wanna spoil his storyline. See, there was that awful highway pile up. At first, we were supposed to think Hugh was the bandaged-up patient in that hospital bed, only it turns out the dude is John McBain (Michael Easton). Hugh's gone. This fact hasn't been officially revealed on the show yet, but there's no sense in keeping mum. ABC's "mistaken identity" promo ads are totally giving away that it's McBain under those bandages.

Seems a shame to lose Hugh, so soon after we learned he's the long-lost son of that dastardly Dr. Spencer Truman (Paul Satterfield) and his ex-wife, Dr. Paige Miller (Cady Huffman). Guess we'll have to stay tuned and see how all this plays out....

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What an absolute waste! Higley SUCKS. Hugh was totally sacrificed so their precious John could live.

So annoying.

UGH...that is BS. I would rather have Hugh than John in all honesty. The thing is this secret wasn't that well hidden. We've been saying since the accident that Hugh was the one buried in John's grave. Give us a little bit of originality.

WOW. You spend so much time building up a character, giving him a storyline, a family attachment, a potential love interest or two, make him a D.A., especially with a worth while actor and then this?

WOW. OLTL is REALLY just one big mess right now.

How pitiful that they went this way... I dislike John McBain more than ever now.

For John McBain?

Uh, huh and this is why I don't bother.

Yawn.....

Yet another actor gone to make room for Michael freakin Easton. I'd much rather watch paint dry. OLTL sucks.

I bet Rex will end up being Spensuck Buchanan's son. Then he'll have a reason to call Bo "Uncle Bo".

Michael Easton is costing this show too much for to little return. Time to get rid of the unlikeable John McBain.

Do TPTB over at OLTL not realize that the majority of the fans hate John McBain and are sick of Michael Easton and the character being shoved down our throats? This reminds me of the Tico Santi storyline, but the difference is that TPTB closed the book on the Santis real fast. The John McBain Variety Mystery Hour continues on. What is so great about Michael Easton anyhow? Has he won any Emmys? I can't even remember him being nominated. Why does this show revolve around John McBain?

I wonder when they are going to change the name of the show to John McBain's Life To Live........

This really sucks. Hugh had just become one of my faves. I just do not get this at all. He was just getting so many storylines and they kill him?! For John?! Why couldn't they both be alive. Higley sucks!

This really sucks. Hugh had just become one of my faves. I just do not get this at all. He was just getting so many storylines and they kill him?! For John?! Why couldn't they both be alive. Higley sucks!

So true. It took me a while to like Hugh and we all know they've been throwing new characters at us right and left. Just when I start to like him, he's toast. The same thing happened with Ginger last year. I hope young, handsome, Mr. Causaubon can find a good role on another show; preferably prime time so he can "nyeh nyeh nyeh nyeh" back at ABCD.

I was still holding out hope Hugh was somewhere else and not the one they buried.

I hope DAYS grabs up Josh Casauban as Phillip!

OLTL's best hope was that Easton did walk, for whatever reason, forcing creative changes. I wasn't a big Hugh Hughes fan, but added with DG, HT, and HBS, this was NOT a good trade.

Easton did score a Daytime Emmy nomination for Port Charles AFTER it was cancelled. In a recent article, he says that this is the first time he's re-upped, and that many times he hasn't had the chance because the shows were cancelled.

OLTL is probably closer to cancellation than ABCD would publicly admit. That there is so little word about a new headwriter, and a virtual flood of newbies: Marty, Cole, Rhanda, Langston, Brittany, Miles Lawrence now, and apparently a casting call for 'Sarah', 19 - 23.