Yes.
Listen, Richard Hatch wasn't exactly a Shakespearean actor, but you could understand why Tara was so crazy about him. I never understood why Benedict was cast as Phil. When Tara cheated on him with Chuck, I don't think anyone even got mad. I didn't buy that Erica was in love with him. Frankly, I couldn't understand why Victor's first wife on Y&R (I forget her name) cheated on him with this guy.
I remember seeing an interview with Agnes Nixon and Hatch was there, and he made a remark like he couldn't believe he was chosen to play Phil because his audition wasn't that great, and Nixon said, "I saw your face." A clear reference to his beauty and sex appeal when he was young.
It wasn't that Benedict was ugly or anything, he was nice looking guy, just kind of a lump and not someone you would imagine women going crazy over.
This of course is my personal opinion and maybe other people feel differently, but I was not at all upset or surprised when they killed the character off.
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DeeVee ·