5 minutes ago, carolineg said:

It crazy when someone like Blaze has become a character that is on multiple days a week in a main story.  She should have left long ago after her original story.  And I don't even dislike Blaze lol.  She just shouldn't be front burner and get ELR as a mother. 

There are so many characters that could simple drop back to recurring like you said.  Nothing tragic needs to happen to them.  They can just live in town and be used on a needs only basis.  

Not to mention the amount of child actors on this show!  I doubt they are pricey, but they do take up airtime.  Several need to go to boarding school.

I like Kristina.  I'd keep her.

But, really there are a lot who are on recurring.

Me, I like Kraze, so Blaze and Natalia are not a problem to me. 

And, I like the Davis women. If I had to let one go, it would be Sam for me, too. Seems odd but they don't really write PI stuff for Sam usually & KeMo phoned it in too much for a good long while.

As far as the GH Kids On The Block go, I could lose Vile-ette, Charlotte who is not currently around anyway, Georgie, and if push comes to shove both Avery & Donna. 

Gossing & Easton were bumped down off contract in the past 4 months.

Since I believe we are in dire need of losing some more people. I hope Easton is going. Marshall could go, too. And, I could say goodbye to Sasha, Cody, Curtis, Stella, Valentin, Comet & any other livestock, Robert could go if need be, who am I missing? Oh, now, possibly unpopular & vets to boot but Lucy & Scott. 

20 minutes ago, carolineg said:

It crazy when someone like Blaze has become a character that is on multiple days a week in a main story.  She should have left long ago after her original story.  And I don't even dislike Blaze lol.  She just shouldn't be front burner and get ELR as a mother. 

There are so many characters that could simple drop back to recurring like you said.  Nothing tragic needs to happen to them.  They can just live in town and be used on a needs only basis.  

Not to mention the amount of child actors on this show!  I doubt they are pricey, but they do take up airtime.  Several need to go to boarding school.

I'm okay with recurring players getting family; canvas need to expand, but General Hospital is not one of them, and I had hopes Patrick Mulcahey could have scaled things back and re-built from a foundation-point. But, that won't be happening at this point, and it's unfortunate.

Child actors (under 18) don't bother me, and I like seeing them on the canvas... I just need some more than others. The ones driving story are not necessarily ones that should be. At this point, I'm awaiting a SORAS'd Avery to show up sometime this summer. Ava & Grace Scarola have been M.I.A. since January of this year, and it is spelling out recast in-coming for a summer storyline.

I didn't know Easton was only recurring. 

Just now, carolineg said:

I didn't know Easton was only recurring. 

He's not. He's still listed as a series regular.

1 minute ago, Liberty City said:

Child actors (under 18) don't bother me, and I like seeing them on the canvas... I just need some more than others. The ones driving story are not necessarily ones that should be. At this point, I'm awaiting a SORAS'd Avery to show up sometime this summer. Ava & Grace Scarola have been M.I.A. since January of this year, and it is spelling out recast in-coming for a summer storyline.

I mean, Days of our lives uses blankets instead of a baby and I am for that lol.

I don't mind children popping in here and there, GH just has way too many young kids on the show.

21 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I have said this before and I don't think many agree with me, but one of the strangest decisions GH made is writing Sam as Alexis's daughter.  It still doesn't make any sense to me especially when you add in the Julian Jerome of it all

Oh, this I agree with. It was the "Writer's" way of giving Nancy Lee Grahn a love interest and a connecting tie to the canvas. But it never made sense to me, either.

Just now, carolineg said:

I mean, Days of our lives uses blankets instead of a baby and I am for that lol.

I don't mind children popping in here and there, GH just has way too many young kids on the show.

Considering the years we had no kids, I don't mind it as much. I'm all for it, honestly. I'd imagine by 2025 (if we're still airing), the current younger set will be upped to teen status.

2 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

He's not. He's still listed as a series regular.

That's what I thought lol

6 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I didn't know Easton was only recurring. 

Yes, they took him off contract early last month. The thing is we do not know if he will remain on recurring or if when his contract cycle date comes up, or story makes happen, if he will be gone. Most people tend to be thinking gone, obviously, lately because of story. 

And, since Marshall was moved to recurring we have seen VERY little of him.

If Easton is still shown among the contract players, then, that is because of his cycle date & basically is a technicality. And, it was just noted that he is not in any of the new 7 group shots. 

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1 minute ago, Liberty City said:

Oh, this I agree with. It was the "Writer's" way of giving Nancy Lee Grahn a love interest and a connecting tie to the canvas. But it never made sense to me, either.

Sam's backstory is one of the more insane ones on the show.  I just never could wrap my head around Alexis and Julian Jerome being her parents.

2 minutes ago, carolineg said:

That's what I thought lol

Mhmm. 👍🏻 It's just been rumoured... long rumoured that he's exiting the soap. But nothing of evidence as of yet.

Just now, carolineg said:

Sam's backstory is one of the more insane ones on the show.  I just never could wrap my head around Alexis and Julian Jerome being her parents.

Alexis possibly... but Julian Jerome, especially under William deVry? No. Never. That was a stretch and a daydream of the "Writer" for sure.

Knowing FV, if Easton/Finn is truly leaving, he'll just bring him back later as yet another, useless character.

9 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

Mhmm. 👍🏻 It's just been rumoured... long rumoured that he's exiting the soap. But nothing of evidence as of yet.

Alexis possibly... but Julian Jerome, especially under William deVry? No. Never. That was a stretch and a daydream of the "Writer" for sure.

Well, I hope it's true Easton is out.  We will see.

WDV looked way too young to be Sam's dad and I am sure he is in real life.  I know that has never stopped the show before, but it was a weird turn of events.  And it really means nothing now because Julian is dead and Lucas is off screen.

As far as kids, I guess it's lucky we haven't had a GH baby this year.  Lois talking about babies and grandchildren made me nervous though.  Also, did Lois forget Brook Lynn/Maxie's entire baby scheme a few years back?  Didn't Lois think Brook was pregnant too and had time to prepare for the thought of grandkids?  Basically it's the whole reason Chase/BLQ got together lol.

Just now, carolineg said:

Well, I hope it's true Easton is out.  We will see.

WDV looked way too young to be Sam's dad and I am sure he is in real life.  I know that has never stopped the show before, but it was a weird turn of events.  And it really means nothing now because Julian is dead and Lucas is off screen.

As far as kids, I guess it's lucky we haven't had a GH baby this year.  Lois talking about babies and grandchildren made me nervous though.  Also, did Lois forget Brook Lynn/Maxie's entire baby scheme a few years back?  Didn't Lois think Brook was pregnant too and had time to prepare for the thought of grandkids?  Basically it's the whole reason Chase/BLQ got together lol.

I'm hopeful Easton is out, too. He's part of my list, honestly, and would open up the door for another doctor to come into General Hospital.

William deVry is 56, Nancy Lee Grahn is 68 and Kelly Monaco is newly 48. So it is plausible Alexis is Sam's mother... but deVry as her father? No. The former Julian, Jason Culp, is 63, so that's a bit more... realistic, but still a bit... off, even if we consider retcons et al.

And, if I recall, Lois was part of the pregnancy scheme. Brook Lynn left Port Charles (when Briana Lane was exiting to allow Amanda Setton to return) to visit Lois, and then came back pregnant.

10 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

And, if I recall, Lois was part of the pregnancy scheme. Brook Lynn left Port Charles (when Briana Lane was exiting to allow Amanda Setton to return) to visit Lois, and then came back pregnant.

I thought Lois was in on it.  I couldn't recall if Lois always knew Brook Lynn wasn't pregnant or not though.

Just now, carolineg said:

I thought Lois was in on it.  I couldn't recall if Lois always knew Brook Lynn wasn't pregnant or not though.

I would assume so, yes? 🤷🏻‍♂️ If I recall, BLQ had a couple of phone calls to Lois after returning, and about pinning things on Valentin.