I would like to offer my thoughts on Maxie's return from a different perspective than many other posters have. Unlike many, I liked the idea of Nathan coming back while Maxie was in a coma and resuming his old life while she wasn't around. It felt different than the same cliched story that we had all seen on soap operas so many times.
The writers completely botched it. We haven't seen Nathan dealing with Maxie being gone in a compelling way. There haven't even been any scenes with Nathan and Georgie. Admittedly, I don't know if this young actress could pull off some complex dialogue and emotions on this subject, but a recast was possible.
I also assumed that it would be Nathan who Maxie woke up to. She probably would have thought that she was dead and had gone to heaven. Especially if Britt walked in a little while later. That would have been something different, something we hadn't seen on a soap before. Instead, we got Felicia telling Maxie, who went right back to sleep a little while later.
I love the idea of Maxie quickly stating that she will honor her wedding vows to her husband. She could explain to Spinelli that she won't treat her marriage as dispensable. Then she could tell Georgie about what happened with Lucky back in the day. She could explain that she promised herself, and maybe say she promised Elizabeth, that she would never commit adultery, or disrespect the marital union, again.
There actually should have been a scene like that between Elizabeth and Maxie while Lucky was there, or maybe right after he left. Maxie had no scenes with Lucky during JJ's short run, mainly because the writers were too lazy about thinking something up. Never-the-less, it would be believable to say that she had grown as a person and felt like the right thing to do was keep her distance.
As for Maxie's pledge to Nathan, obviously, this being a soap, it wouldn't last. Maxie would find her way back to Spinelli, at least for one night. But her initial intention could believably be to stay in her marriage and be true to the vows that she and Nathan made to one another.
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