I don't think the Dobsons had any intention of marrying Alan and Hope. As you stated, I think Alan was going to take a darker turn towards Hope. With Roger no longer in Springfield, Alan could focus all his energies on getting Phillip back, and I think he was going to use Hope in order to do so. Again, the rumor I have heard for years is that had the Dobsons stayed on TGL, Phillip's parentage would have finally been revealed to him sometime in 1980 (either the spring or summer). This was supposed to have started a chain of events that would start new stories for Mike, Elizabeth, Justin, Alan, Hope, Diane, and one or two others. Jackie was supposed to have fled Springfield, but I don't know if that was temporary - meaning she would eventually come back played by a new actress - or semi-permanently. I can only assume that Alan's affair with Rita would have either already been in play or started later on in 1980, as well.
I really wish we knew who the Dobsons had in mind for Amanda's mother, but it certainly wasn't anyone like Jennifer Richards. Court deserved so much better, as the character of Jennifer never did catch on.
Plus, how would the Dobsons have written off Roger Thorpe...?
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