I would say it was less about looks and more about making Jackie a more conventional soap character. When Pickett played her, Jackie had a boho-quirky vibe, even when she was Mrs. Spaulding. Marland stripped Jackie of everything that made her Jackie. She became one of the holier-than-thou crowd, when Jackie was anything but before that. That comes with the territory of being a soap writer. You don't like the story, bring it to a quick end, make sure you play all the beats, and then move on. That's basically what Long did as best she could considering Jackie was dead and Elizabeth had been off the canvas for a long time. Maybe they were looking at GH again and seeing how a strong EP like Monty was bringing in the ratings. Monty also did some things that the writers (including Marland) didn't like, but for the most part she overruled them. Kobe was like that in some ways, so maybe that's why they wanted her at GL.
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