Members Paul Raven Posted November 22, 2021 Members Share Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) With so many comings and goings over the years, changes in direction and theme, a lot of characters get lost in the shuffle, never to be seen again. Who were some characters that you were surprised to see again, considering so many are forgotten? I'd have to say Guiding Light bringing back Meta Bauer after more than 20 years was a big surprise, considering that the Bauers were no longer the leading family and she was pretty much unknown to most viewers, as well as being an older character,at a time when the emphasis was on youth. Edited November 22, 2021 by Paul Raven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darn Posted November 22, 2021 Members Share Posted November 22, 2021 Nicole on Days. I thought of her as a failed one time character in her initial run but somehow she came back years later to be one of the top leads of the 00s and 10s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DynamiteKiddo Posted November 22, 2021 Members Share Posted November 22, 2021 Really good example! I’d say she’s by far and large Dena Higley’s greatest success story. That brief renaissance “Days” enjoyed in 2009/10 basically was because of her (and CC/Carly………. lol). Speaking of, Carly, Lawerence, and Vivian Alamain were characters I thought we’d never, ever see again on “Days.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members koos Posted November 22, 2021 Members Share Posted November 22, 2021 Steve on Days was a surprise to me. He was gone a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted November 22, 2021 Members Share Posted November 22, 2021 Jesse and Angie, for sure. By the time they returned to AMC, they'd been established as a super important but bygone part of the show's legacy - then, next thing you know, they're leading characters on the show again for three solid years plus the reboot. It's also surprising when you think back to Tom and Mark's appearances in 2004-2005, and it's criminal that they were never kept around on a more regular basis (yes, I know I know, thank god they weren't because they would have been destroyed etc etc, that's besides the point I'm trying to make). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carolineg Posted November 22, 2021 Members Share Posted November 22, 2021 I feel like Days might own this thread Diana Coleville-so random and only the same character in name Orpheus- hadn't been mentioned in like 20 years before he reappeared Larry Welch Valerie Grant-use of history I never thought would happen Sarah Horton-someone who had not been mentioned in like 30 years before a reappearance Carly Manning-I definitely thought her coming back to days was interesting. She was barely mentioned in the intervening years after leading the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bright Eyes Posted November 22, 2021 Members Share Posted November 22, 2021 I would add Anna, who was basically erased from history under JER's first reign. And following her, Calliope as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted November 22, 2021 Members Share Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) Y&R: Phillip Chancellor III: simply because of Thom Bierdz’s chaotic offscreen life, Y&R’s historical reluctance to do those types of back-from-the-dead stories, and because he’d been “dead” for so many years. I also figured if they were going to undo the “Cane is P3” story, they’d simply keep P3 dead. P3’s excuse for faking his death was ridiculous, of course. OLTL: Victor Lord: For that absurd “Heart of a Lord” story. I’m too young to have seen the original Victor alive and well, but his death in the ‘70s loomed over Michael Malone’s first HW tenure, when I started watching. Sad to see him undo the great story he’d written. AMC: Billy Clyde Tuggle and Dimitri Marick in the online revival Edited November 22, 2021 by Faulkner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted November 22, 2021 Members Share Posted November 22, 2021 Days: Rex, Bonnie, Mimi, Diana Colville GH: Frank and Jennifer Smith, Richard Simmons Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darn Posted November 22, 2021 Members Share Posted November 22, 2021 I think they backtracked that one eventually, Dorian implied it wasn't really Victor or something. I wish it had been more explicit because it was INCREDIBLY stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AMCOLTLLover Posted November 22, 2021 Members Share Posted November 22, 2021 General Hospital: HEATHER WEBBER in 2004! Damn that was one of the most unusual and surprising comebacks of all time back then after that whole 2002-2003 mess where the show lost Stefan Cassadine and Laura Spencer. Felicia Jones in 2012 on GH.. That came off as a big surprise. I have tried to stay away from spoilers between 2010-2012 as much as possible and didn't knew that Kristina Wagner would return. It's a different show but does Amber Moore count? I mean she left in 2005 on B&B just to be brought over to Y&R in 2006.. That was a big surprise. Taylor Hayes in 1994 on B&B after a 6 month break where everyone thought she died during a plane crash and became that Princess.. That was shocking and a welcome surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soaplovers Posted November 22, 2021 Members Share Posted November 22, 2021 Sheila Carter on B & B in 2017..that came out of left field..and even 2021 was a surprise. Liza Colby on AMC in 1995..and later in 2009. Carly Tenney on ATWT in 1997 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted November 22, 2021 Author Members Share Posted November 22, 2021 Dina Abbott on Y&R in 2017. Really thought the ship had sailed on her after years of absence and plenty of times when she could have been brought back eg John and Katherine's funerals. Even though it was ultimately a waste of that character, they got several years of story from her return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted November 23, 2021 Members Share Posted November 23, 2021 After her initial 1983-1986 run, Dina came back in 1991, 1996, 2008 for brief periods. Dina's 2017 return was what the Abbott family needed at that time and she really should've been set up to be Y&R's new grand dame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRfan23 Posted November 23, 2021 Members Share Posted November 23, 2021 Y&R: Leslie, Lorie, Dina, Nina B&B: Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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