Just now, Vee said:

She did what?!

Yup, Lucy's a published author. What happened was that she was convinced to share her account of the Kevin situation rather than have it be in the hands of unauthorized writers. Lucy was still making nice with Patrick and Terry to an extent at the time, so she claimed the proceeds would go to benefit the Jennifer Talbot Memorial Wing in Laurelton. In reality, the proceeds were going to the Lucy Coe Clothing Closet. The combination of her greed, how sour things became among Lucy, Patrick and Terry over things like Lucy's book triggering Terry and not being kind to the hick, not to mention hostility from the likes of Ted and Sheriff Broder, all added up to make Lucy a key suspect when the Laurelton 2.0 murders happened.

3 hours ago, DRW50 said:

ABC did trust her appeal enough for a spinoff, but other than the Nurses' Ball and the Mac/Felicia wedding she no longer had any presence on GH (maybe she was at Katherine's funeral - I can't remember). So to GH viewers she became detached. When PC ended Guza/JFP were able to just give her and Kevin the appearance at Lila's funeral as a parting gift and moved on with no fuss. She did return on a more frequent basis, a decade later, but to such a different world.

I don't think any of those viewers who came into the show in the mid '90s/late '90s/early '00s have it out for Lucy, but I think she just doesn't matter to them, and that is still a big portion of who the show caters to. That's one of the reasons they can get away with moments like the ritual humiliation of Deception, and Home & Hearth or whatever it's called.

She mattters to me, but I am not saying I speak for the entire audience. The Home & Hearth QVC stuff bothers me. I am not saying put Lucy front and center but give her dignity.

Yeah, I think she matters and is loved by a lot of the audience. She can exasperate or polarize some people as could any character of that type, but that's largely due to her use in the last 10+ years which has been pretty weak. I appreciate Frank's GH for reviving Lucy and keeping her in the mix but they can do much better by her. It's just not been a priority, but that can and should change as opposed to going all in on Round 3 or 4 of the Obrecht and the Faisons.