This is one of my favorite pages in ABC Soaps In Depth Magazine, so I decided to shre it with everyone else out there who does not read the magazine. All the pictures on this page are courtesy of ABC Soaps in Depth Magazine.
Week of June 12 - 26th, 2001
Now & Then - Storybook
"Never-Ending Love"
Relieve The Romance of Luke
& Laura!
Laura walked down the isle with Scotty.
Scotty attacked Luke after learning he raped Laura.
On the run from the mob, Luke & Laura spent a romantic night in a department store.
The couple also hid out in quaint Beecher's Corners.
A bullet nearly cost Laura her true Love.
After saving the world from the Cassadine weather machine....
....Luke and Laura finally wed on November 16, 1981. Soon after, she disappeared.
Believing Luke was dead, Laura married Stavros and had an affair with Stefan.
After reuniting and spending years on the run, The Spencers returned to Port Charles.
Stefan soon relocated to Port Charles....
....Bringing Lucky's half brother, Nikolas, with him.
After reuniting with the mother she'd thought dead...
....Laura faked her own death with Laura's help.
Playing detective, bonded Luke with buddy Felicia...
....As secrets revealed in court shattered his marriage.
Now, Laura's romance with Scotty....
....And Luke's with Felicia....
....Have taken a back seat to The Spencer's family woes.
Week of May 29, 2001 - June 12, 2001
Now & Then - Top 5 List
"5 Reasons No One Should Be Shocked By Stavros's Return"
Many have accused Helena Cassadine of having ice water coursing through her veins, but who new that it was actually her older child who suffered from that condition? Though news that Helena's favorite son has been in deep freeze the past two decades may stun Port Charles newcomers, those who have been around for a while no doubt realize that this is just the latest in a series of cool tricks pulled by Mommie Dearest and her clan. Remember these other chilling moments from the family's history.
1. The Perfect Storm: Until the meddlesome Luke & Laura intervened, a weather machine devised by Helena's husband, Mikkos, foisted upon Port Charles the rarest of phenomena - A Summer Blizzard.
2. The Curse: Rather than give the Spencer's a toaster on their wedding day. Helena (then played by Elizabeth Taylor) put a curse on the couple - and years later, relocated to Port Charles permanently to insure that their suffering hadn't waned.
3. The Living Dead: Thanks to the Cassadine Family, their are more zombies walking the streets than you'll find in the house on haunted hill. Among the dead to come back to life: Laura, Lesley, Lucky, Stefan & Katherine.
4. The Mind Game: In a way, the Spencer's should be grateful to Helena for kidnapping but not killing Lucky. In another way, of course they should rightfully want to wring her neck, for she brainwashed their firstborn, turning him into a violent brooder.
5. The Deep Freeze: It warms the heart to see how far Helena will go for son Stavros. But after keeping Stefan's big brother in a cryochamber for 20 years, she'd better hope he didn't develop freezer burn.
Week of May 1 - 15, 2001
Now & Then - "A Question of Paterninty"
Will Alan's surprise daughter, Skye, bring his
marriage to Monica crashing down?
What wealthy, socially prominent family doesn't have a wrinkle or two in its
lineage? The Quartermaines just wouldn't be The Quartermaines without
illegitimate children springing up like weeds all around Port Charles - and, it
turns out beyond. The newest bastard Q to turn up in town is Alan's
daughter with Rae - scheming Skye. The question now is, will Alan's wife,
Monica, deem this latest shocker the last straw?
1980 - When Monica became pregnant, Alan new that her lover Rick, might well be the Proud Pop. But a blood test proved that Alan Jr. (A.J.) deserved his name.
1994 - Decades after the fact, Mary Mae revealed that her wartime romance with Edward had left her with not only fond memories, but also a son, Bradley!
1997 - To keep son, Michael away from ex-lover Tony, Carly lied that the baby was Jason's. But it turned out that the youngster had been sired by neither man - he was the result of Mom's one-nighter with A.J.
2001 - Witnessing the cautiously flirtatious reunion of Alan and Rae last year, Monica sensed that they ionce had been more than friends. But how will she react now that the news is out that Alan and Rae share a daughter?
Week of April 16
- 30, 2001
Now & Then "Searching for Mr. Right"
Many a hopeless romantic believe that there is one perfect person for everybody... one individual with whom you will lock eyes and instantly know - this is it, now and forever. Without a doubt, General Hospital's Bobbie Spencer falls into this category. She has spent the better part of her life searching for her other half... if you will, her better half. Unfortunately, the teen prostitute-turned-respected nurse has a problem. She Often has been so anxious to settle down that she has paired up with men who were anything but Mr. Right. Take a look at the men in Bobbie's life beginning and ending with Roy and a bunch others in between.
SCOTTY
BALDWIN - Bobbie fought Laura bitterly over
this young law student, and even called upon her bad boy brother Luke to
distract her rival.
D.L.
BROCK - Bobbie's first
husband bought her things - then revealed a nasty temper that eventually got him
killed.
JAKE
MEYERS - The second husband
with whom Bobbie nested was this legal eagle who later succumbed to bird of
prey, Lucy.
NOAH
DRAKE - So desperate to turn
this playboy doctor's head was Bobbie that she pretended to be blind.
TONY
JONES - Marriage to best
friend Bobbie was this M.D's Prescription for the ideal life until their
daughter B.J. died.
DAMIAN
SMITH - This silver-tongued
mobster bet Lucy that he could get the happily married Bobbie into bed.
STEFAN
CASSADINE - After Tony got
caught in the act with Carly, Bobbie divorce him and married Luke's worst enemy.
JERRY
JACKS - Unable to resist a smooth operator,
Bobbie brushed off naysayers and got engaged to this Australian flirt.
ROY
DILUCCA - Though this hitman
was gunned down before Bobbie's eyes, he live in secret service to the FBI.