I guess at the time, Don Galloway was something of a get for the show, as he was a prime time star. He was on Ironside in the 70s. Not surprising they would try to make his character something of a lead. I wonder why he would want to put in a couple of years on GH. They must have paid him nicely.

Don Galloway was getting sporadic primetime work in the 80's, so maybe having a steady income on GH suited him at the time.

He didn't score another series apart from a sitcom flop 'Hizzoner' in 79.

He had a prior relationship with Gloria Monty as they had worked together on secret Storm in the early 60's.

5 minutes ago, Jdee43 said:

I guess at the time, Don Galloway was something of a get for the show, as he was a prime time star. He was on Ironside in the 70s. Not surprising they would try to make his character something of a lead. I wonder why he would want to put in a couple of years on GH. They must have paid him nicely.

And with Chris Robinson on the way out, maybe they were looking for a similar charcter to fill the void. They were only a year apart in age and even looked similar

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He's an amiable and charming presence, but plopping him in with all the youngsters is just odd. To say nothing of his name.

The Decline and Fall of the Monty Empire

Week Six (Feb. 3-7, 1986) -- Part I

Stella: "Sometimes this house is just too big."

Monica: "(after she exits) And too lonely."

Sean vs. the Quartermaines, the Alan & Monica stuff: Leslie Charleson wins the acting crown for this week with her heartbreaking work as Monica reaches what feels like the end of her marriage. This isn't the first time she's been there, and it won't be the last -- Jason's parentage even gets a shout-out! -- but it's being written and played as if the depths of despair are new. I'm giving special attention to that moment when Monica looks at herself in a hallway mirror with resigned acceptance -- there's little to nothing left at the Q mansion, so she's going to sleep with Sean. I know that eventually we'll get to the extreme stuff, namely Alan faking his death and trying to set up Monica for murder, but right now, their estrangement feels real and relatable. It's things like Monica feeling like she's being taken advantage of, or Alan and Monica disagreeing on if the marriage is worth saving, and exactly how to do so.

Alan: "... Have you lost all interest in me physically?"

Monica: "Oh, hey, wait a minute, pal, we haven't even gotten to that area yet."

Thursday's episode includes Monica and Sean doing the deed. "How could I regret feeling alive again?"

Sean vs. the Quartermaines, the Celia stuff: Most of Sean's airtime this week is devoted to conning Edward, Alan, and Celia. Dimitri Cassadine comes to town, and the Qs are tricked into holding a dinner party for Sean's phony illustrious guest. Leading up to it, Celia is encouraged by Edward to get friendly with Dimitri. I still think it's sleazy, but there is something fascinating about Celia accepting that it's something she must do for the good of the family and that type of actions and behavior are just what a Quartermaine does/who a Quartermaine is*. I don't regularly watch the current show, but I still read the discussions, and it feels like Celia's scenes at this point in 1986 work thematically with what's going on in 2026.

*Lila's apparently the exception. Monica notes that Lila probably wouldn't have did what she did at the party, spill champagne on Dimitri so that his suit jacket would have to be removed and quickly taken away. The jacket was containing sham papers that Sean & Dimitri knew that Edward & Alan would want to see.

I've got some errands to run, so I'll give my thoughts on Laurelton, Frisco & Felicia, and the Mike situation a little later. I just wanted to get down my thoughts on the Qs stuff while it was fresh in my mind.

Week Six, Part II

Frisco & Felicia: Oh god, now Felicia's involved in the Laurelton story. Okay, that's a little harsh. It's not completely a case of "Crap, we need to give Kristina something to do!" Wednesday's episode has Felicia sharing nice scenes with Sean, then Bobbie, realizing and talking about her wanting to recapture and hang onto the excitement she's had with Frisco from the beginning. I feel like GH is trying to negotiate with the audience. "If you let us continue with this long, long story, then we'll at least feature the characters you like for as long as we can." That said, it's high time for Felicia to get past her hostility towards "walking centerfold" Sam, but she seems to be moving in the right direction.

Laurelton, the Anna stuff: The negotiating feels more blatant here. "We're going to keep going with this umbrella story, but we're also going to keep Anna prominent, so that's good, right? Right?!" Aside from a brief, frosty interaction before she and Frisco question and pay the derelict for information, Anna and Buzz is ignored this week. Anna's conflict is over what reopening the Brownstone case could mean to her career. If it's unnecessary, she'll likely get fired and have to shamefully leave Port Charles, a place that Robin's grown to love. I should mention I'm having a hard time believing that there would be so much scrutiny in Port Charles about the murder of an out-of-towner, an earlier murder in another, out-of-state town, and the death of the supposed murderer. Port Charles is a metropolis, man. That kind of attention to the deaths of three more or less randos feels more at home in Laurelton.

I'll talk about the mystery/Terry stuff and Mike situation in my next post.