Why Were These General Hospital Favorites Missing From The Nurses Ball?
While this year's General Hospital Nurses Ball was a night to remember for many, we can't help but wonder why some key Port Charles residents were missing from the biggest event of the year.
Lulu (Alexa Havins) certainly made her presence at the ball unforgettable, but missing were two key family members: Lucky (Jonathan Jackson), and the mayor herself, Laura (Genie Francis). Sure, Laura could have an excuse if she needed to stay home with Ace during Kevin's (Job Lindstrom) extended visit to Fairmont Crest, but what's Lucky's excuse? It certainly wasn't staying with the injured Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst), considering Lucas (Van Hansis) also skipped the ball to watch it on TV with Liz instead of asking his Miami crush Marco (Adrian Anchondo) to be his date.
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But the biggest missed opportunity was making both Lucky and Liz absent from the ball when they could have recreated an old Nurses Ball act and warmed the hearts of every OG LL2 fan watching.
Ava (Maura West) May be back to having riches, but she didn't barge into the ball glammed up and with Ric (Rick Hearst) on her arm like many may have expected. She even performed one year, but this time around, her absence was hardly felt.
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Considering how proud Brennan (Chris McKenna) is of scoring Carly (Laura Wright), you'd think he would have taken this opportunity to ask her to the ball. Instead, he wasn't seen once, while Carly arrived with alone and snapped some memories with her daughter and Sonny (Maurice Benard).
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