Me too, and I would let her bitch it up a bit. Even in journalist mode instead of cosmetics mogul, Lulu could fulfill some of what Maxie did, they just need to let Lulu have any semblance of a sense of fun. She’s so dour. None of Luke’s children have been allowed to be as charming as they should be, and all the actors were capable of it. Even Emme Ryan could have worked better if they didn’t saddle her with her eggs being violated repeatedly and dealing with children that were essentially taken from her. She had a plucky quality that could have been utilized but they just didn’t go there enough.
The first time I actually paid full attention to GH as a very little child was when Frisco pulled that hat off Felicia, so I have a lot of fondness for her. Then Riche arrived and they used Felicia everywhere- the Ryan story, protesting Marco Dane’s sexist gym policies and in the mix with Jagger, falling in love with Mac, the Outback, and being a mom figure to Robin. I loved that era for her character. I was happy to see her brought back, and I think there is a place for her without Maxie.
After her rocky start as a vixen-lite and foil for “good” sister Georgie, they really found a great niche that worked for her, the show, and the character. Screwball comedy through the Bob Guza lens, and a sarcastic presence that was absolutely needed during those years. A lot of that was KS.
The problem was during that Frons era those were the only characters spared. The suits think all the Maureen Bauers of the genre are just boring and would rather have all their shows full of Todd Mannings, Maxies, Sonny, Tracy Q’s, Reva, Luke, Zach Slater, Greenlee, etc. Only the hot and young, and sarcastic, iconoclastic, and as many anti-hero’s as possible. But I need a Georgie to balance Maxie out, and I think those shows all did too.
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