I know I have made this statement before, but after watching Thursday's General Hospital I think it bears repeating. It is simply a shame that Natalia Livingston is leaving the show just when the Rebecca character is becoming interesting. Not only has she made the Lucky/Liz/Nikolas triangle more intriguing, I am beginning to notice the potential impact she could have on the overall show. For instance, until now I never realized just how compatible she and Lucky actually are. Rebecca arrived in Port Charles as a con artist, which is something Lucky can obviously relate to because of his upbringing. In talking about this upbringing with Rebecca, Lucky revealed his inherent fondness for Luke for perhaps the first time in months. And these days any person that can make Lucky feel anything for his father other than resentment or embarrassment could have a positive effect on this volatile father/son relationship. One also cannot ignore the fact that if Rebecca helped Lucky reconnect with his past and find common ground with Luke, that could affect Lucky's chosen career path as a police officer. Furthermore, any relationship between Lucky and Rebecca would undoubtedly mean a more formal relationship for Liz and Nikolas. And since Liz seems to be on the verge of losing her mind, the timing has never been more perfect for her to become a Cassadine.
After months of allowing herself to be deceived and manipulated by Nicole and Stefano so that she could keep her baby's adoption intact, only to find out that said baby wasn't hers because her baby had died, one would think that Mia would have enough drama to last a lifetime. Instead it seems that she has picked up a few bad habits from Nicole because she has turned to manipulating Gabi in order to stake her claim on Chad, someone she didn't seem to want a few weeks ago. As if the Mia character wasn't irritating enough already, this newly calculative Mia is actually making me feel sorry for Gabi, which only makes her that much more irritating. I was stunned that she used Nicole's hearing as an opportunity to drive a wedge between Chad and Gabi, the same hearing that they were discussing her baby's death and the kidnapping of Will's baby sister. In doing this she not only undermined Will's importance in her life, but Sydney and Grace's as well...and p...
Paula,
ReplyDeleteI found that Rebecca's attitude must have been a result of her accident, but you're right - it's too bad she's leaving because even Lucky looked happier with her until she started up on her "I made the wrong choice" stuff. I can't think of anyone else there to pair Lucky up with except the recasting of Dr. Niles.
Peggy
Hi Peggy!
ReplyDeleteI know, I really don't think I have seen Lucky smile like that in a while. He certainly doesn't smile around Liz that much these days. And you are right, there really isn't anyone to pair Lucky up with now, unless they try to revisit his relationship with Maxie now that she and Spinelli are having trouble.