Regards,
If they had thought about it....just have a 5-episode ‘he’s-dying’ and bring some nurse to weep up a storm, and rush in some new doctor (Doctor Hou-hung, from Wuhan) to attempt to save him at the end. Then slip in some fed official to suggest if he’d just vax’ed-up....things would have gone differently.
Then bring on Joe Biden to say he knew the character while riding the Amtrak train back home weekly, and felt sorry for his loss.
Anything’s possible on a soap opera. They could say he was abducted by aliens, or bring in a different actor to play him, with no explanation.
At the moment, his character is missing due to a cave-in. But this is going to be a huge void. Between his firing and that of the Jax character (both of which seem orchestrated by Nancy Lee Grahn, who is a real horror on the set), it’s going to edge that much closer to cancellation.
They’ll eliminate the problem easily. Just as was done on the old sitcom, “Bewitched”. Season ended with one Dick as
Elizabeth Montgomery’s spouse. Next season began with a brand new Dick with no explanation, or words to that affect and life continued as before.
Interesting enough: The two Dicks: Sargent, York.
Also remember viewing a soap when, at the start of the episode an announcer voice cast : “Today the part of “Mr. Rogers” will be played by “Tiny Tim”.
General Hospital - did watch this years ago during the days of Luke and Laura. Yet have no clue as to this actor might portray.