All: Characters you thought would come back but never did

[Dr Neil Curtis]

A-M did return for about 2 years in 2005, I think he even started dating his once thought to be daughter, Marina Cooper. 

[All My Shadows]

AMC
- Mark, more regularly/permanently
- Kelly Cole (I wasn't holding my breath waiting for them to bring her back at the time, but her return for Myrtle's funeral and then Francesca James appearing as a new character on the reboot made me wonder why Kelly didn't step into Myrtle's role as shepherd of lost sheep for the last year or two)
- Trey Kenyon, I remember him being given a relatively short sentence for his crimes and assumed that meant he'd be back someday, and I'm still surprised he didn't considering so much of the show began to revolve around The Curled One
- Jeff Martin, I mean I get it that they were ready to move on past the travesty of the unabortion, but I figured they'd try to bring him back for Martin family events, like Jake and Amanda's wedding

ATWT
- SORAS'ed Christina Hughes!

[AMCOLTLLover]

GH
Celia Quartermaine

Dillon Quartermaine.. Still don’t get it why they didn’t do something with his character. The last actor was so amazing and had so many possibilities.

 

[ccroom50]

------The Young and the Restless(Y&R)------

Paul Williams

Heather Stevens

Ricky Williams(Very Much Alive)

Detective Dylan McAvoy(Played By Steve Burton)

Drucilla Barber Winters

Dr. Olivia Barber

Leanna Love

Dr. Casey Reed

Matt Miller(Played By Robert Parucha)

Mamie Johnson

Miguel Rodriguez

Eden Gerick Baldwin

Mai Jo Mason

John Silva

Daniel Romalotti

Lucy Romalotti

Detective Ronan Malloy

Noah Newman(Played By Robert Adamson)

Fenmore Baldwin(Played By Zach Tinker)

Ana Hamilton(Played By Loren Lott)

Scott Grainger(Played By Daniel Hall)

 

------The Bold and the Beautiful(B&B)------

Thorne Forrester(Played By A Great Recast)

Kristen Forrester Dominguez(Played By A Great Recast)

Felicia Forrester(Played By Lesli Kay)

Rick Forrester(Played By Jacob Young)

Bridget Forrester(Played By Jennifer Finnigan)

R.J. Forrester(Played By A Really Great Recast)

Amber Moore

Tony Dominguez

Clarke Garrison

C.J. Garrison

Macy Alexander(Played By A Very Much Alive Bobbie Eakes)

Jacqueline "Jackie" Payne Marone Knight

Owen Knight

Casper Knight

Dominick "Nick" Marone

Jack Marone

Julius Avant

Vivienne Avant

Maya Avant

Nicole Avant

Sasha Alexander

------General Hospital(GH)------

Tracy Quartermaine

Dillon Quartermaine(Played By Robert Palmer Wakins)

Celia Quartermaine

Lucky Spencer(Played By Greg Vaughan)

Lulu Spencer Falconeri(Played By A Really Great Recast)

Morgan Corinthos(Played By A Really Great Recast)

Dr. Jeff Webber(A Really Great Recast)

Carolyn Webber(A Really Great Recast)

Sarah Webber(A Really Great Recast)

Steven "Steve" Lars Webber(A really Great Recast)

Tom Hardy(A Really Great Recast)

Simone Ravelle(A Really Great Recast)

Tommy Hardy(A Really Great Recast)

Tom Hardy, Jr.(A Really Great Recast)

Jagger Cates

Dr. Karen(A Very Much Alive, Played By A Really Great Recast)

Gia Campbell(A Very Much Alive, Played By Marisa Ramirez)

Justus Ward(A Very Much Alive, Played By A Really Great Recast)

Keesha Ward

Maya Ward(A Really Great Recast)

Ethan Lovett

Victoria "Viki" Lord Buchanan

Clint Buchanan(Played By Jerry verDorn)

Bo Buchanan

Nora Hanen Gannon Buchanan

Jessica Buchanan

Kevin Buchanan

Joey Buchanan

Tina Lord Roberts

Dorian Lord

David Vickers Buchanan

Cassie Cramer

Todd Manning

Starr Manning

Blair Cramer

Victor Lord, Jr. 

Tea Delgado

Danielle "Dani" Manning(Played By Kelley Missal)

Detective Nathan West(A Very Much Alive, Played By Ryan Paevey)

------Days Of Our Lives(Days)------

Marie Horton(Played By Marie Cheatham)

Jennifer Rose Horton(Played By Cady McClain)

Melissa Anderson

Tommy Horton, Jr.(Played By A Really Great Recast)

Sandy Horton(A Really Great Recast)

 Dr. Mike Horton(Played By A Really Great Recast)

MacKenzie Horton(Played By A Really Great Recast)

Nathan Horton

Sarah Horton(A Really Great Recast)

Kimberly Brady

Carrie Brady

Frankie Brady

Max Brady(Played By A Really Great Recast)

Cassie Brady(A Really Great Recast)

Chelsea Brady

Eve Donovan

Peter Blake(A Really Great Recast)

Austin Reed

Andrew Donovan VI(A Really Great Recast)

Andrew Donovan(Played By A Really Great Recast)

Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis(A Very Much Alive. Played By Judi Evans)

Sydney DiMera(A Really Great Recast)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[AMCOLTLLover]

I‘m still confused that they didn’t do something with Nikki’s sister Casey? 

[Paul Raven]

Casey got some play in the 80's but after that she was pretty much forgotten.

Some guest shots would have been nice when Nikki was going through her many traumas/weddings.

[AlexGrimaldi]

BB

Mary Warwick/Erica Lovejoy

Little Eric

Jessica Forrester 

Owen Knight

Nick Marone 

Jack Marone 

YR

Drucilla Barber Winters

Olivia Barber

Tricia Dennison 

Doris Collins 

Daniel Romalotti 

Casey Reed

Bobby Marsino 

Diego Guitierrez

 

[KristinG79]

Days: Jonas Carver and Wendy Reardon

B&B: Zack Hamilton

Edited December 11, 2021 by KristinG79

[Soaplovers]

I agree about Zack.  I liked his rebellious spirit..and he was a good contrast to Taylor..and he was good with Felicia.  He even would stand up to Stephanie.

[Melroser]

AW before the end:

Iris. Jamie. 

Peter and Nicole Love. (Donna was reduced to meddling in Vicky's life)

Cecile. Sandy. 

Kathleen. (Instead of the Frankie look-alike).

These characters alone interacting with each other could have driven many stories instead of the stupid Lumina story.

[KLN]

I first said Days' Kristen but then realized I misread the thread title.

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I'm surprised Days never brought Greta back. She was never the most interesting character but I thought she would've been back by now.

Edited December 12, 2021 by KLN

[spike99]

and we didnt know whos his father is..john or stefano? she knows but we don't

[carolineg]

She was mentioned quite a bit in Beyond Salem so it's very possible she'll be back.  I am surprised she never came back though with all the Princess Gina crap they have pulled through the years.

Does it even matter at this point?  Stefano is dead and John has plenty of kids.  It wouldn't even be dramatic. Marlena took Paul and Leo being/potentially being John's kids without so much batting an eyelash, but I guess it deserves an ending lol.  There was so much fuss and we didn't even get a conclusion.  I thought she did say it wasn't John when she left though.

[KLN]

I don't think it mattered much even then.

Between the fan poll deciding the father of Hope's baby, the Greta mystery, flirting with Chloe as Stefano's daughter, retconning the fan poll to make Bo the father after already making it Stefano, all the baby switch stuff, and about half a dozen other examples, I was so burnt out on baby/paternity stories. 

I don't think the writers even knew who Greta's father was. They were making it up as they went along.

[Khan]

Nope.  Tom Horton could be Greta's bio dad, and I doubt it would land much of a punch on the folks in Salem.