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Don’t count on Michael Easton returning to ABC‘s General Hospital once Dr. Hamilton Finn wraps his stint in rehab.
Easton announced his exit on June 26 — barely 24 hours before what would be his final GH appearance after a 12-year, off-and-on run.
“I’ve always been partial to the Irish goodbye. That’s where you leave the party without actually telling anyone you’re gone,” Easton said in a video shared on Instagram.
“I’ve loved every minute that I’ve been here. I want to thank the entire cast and crew for allowing me to share their stage this past 10 years,” he continued. “Most importantly, I want to thank all of you for the kindness and love you’ve shown me and my family. I won’t ever forget you.”
Facilitating Easton’s sudden send-off was a storyline in which the passing of Finn’s father (played by Gregory Harrison) triggered a depression that in turn nudged the good doc off the wagon. In the aforementioned June 27 episode, Finn departed for a rehab stint that is expected to last three months.
But even with that seeming end point penciled in, Easton is bearing on reprising the role.
“I think there was a finality [to my exit],” he told Soap Hub, “and there was a finality for me to it, too.”
Surveying his (hasty) exit storyline, Easton told Soap Hub, “From an acting standpoint, I would have liked to have just brought a little more subtlety and nuance to it. I had to get to a point very quickly.”
That said, Easton said he got to work with a variety of “really wonderful actors” during his GH run, including Harrison (who is “equally, if not more, wonderful as a human being”), and Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth) and Finola Hughes (Anna), whom he said are “both amazingly present when you’re in scenes with them.”
Bidding adieu to Jophielle Love, who plays Finn’s daughter Violet, meanwhile “was the hardest goodbye of them all,” Easton told Soap Hub. “People said that our relationship looked so natural, as if we’d known each other in past lives. I think she is going to do amazing things both as an actress and as a singer.”
I love Michael Easton! I loved him on one life to live and I love him on General Hospital. I pray they bring him back after his three month stint In rehab. I think he’s a vital part of General Hospital and worth every moment on screen.
Will miss Michael/Finn on GH. Hopefully he will come back as Finn for Violet.
Love you character on General Hospital as Finn sorry to see you leave I have watched you all the years and wish you could return best wishes you and family
This exit was insanely hasty, surprisingly well written, wonderfully acted. The actors did so much work at making a sudden turnabout that did not gel with the full context of the show. But also, the Finn / Liz relationship was NOT working for a very long time and the writers were SO committed to making this a thing. So many possible pairings for Finn. Yet they drove the character into the ground with the Liz pairing and then said “whelp we don’t know what to do with you”. But honestly we HAVE to see a Finn and Violet reunion after all they put us through.
Finn must be back with Violet. PERIOD!💯
What’s Rebecca Buding doing these days? Chase and Brook Lynn begin to feel more like Violet’s parents than her uncle and aunt as Finn goes first to rehab then off to fight an infectious disease outbreak in a remote corner of the world. They petition the court to become her guardians and at the hearing Hayden returns from wherever she’s been and wants her daughter back. The tears! The anger! Liz versus Hayden! Much more dramatic than Finn returning from rehab in three months.
Great job he did on gh
Come back please!
I loved Finn’s storyline with Violet and Elizabeth. I am sad to see him leave and hope the story will continue with another actor playing Finn.
Since abc has legally been declared the “owners” of the john McCain character…I wish he’d come back as McCain. I feel like so much can be done with that character – like working with the characters he did as Finn (like chase and anna) but to also to new characters (like hunting down sonny. Or working with or going after jason. Just to name a few possibilities
I think it sucks that they did that I loved that little girl shame on them
“Bearish” isn’t the correct word at all for what they’re trying to say.
Synonym for pessimistic, cynical, negative.
No clue why they would write off him or Gregory Harrison or Roger Howarth or why they seem to be shoving Maura West and James Patrick Stuart out the door too. Crazy to lose such talent. But it looks like the whole Chase/Finn, Cassadine and Jerome families are getting the boot I guess to make more room for stories for Jason and Carly because lord knows we don’t have enough of them already. /s
They’re all being cut to help pay the salary of the overrated Steve Burton.
Ohhhh, I hope you’re wrong. If Maura West is gone, that would be an EPIC mistake. They need to kill off Sonny and have Ava rule Port Charles. There are sone key actors/characters that I don’t think I can do without and Ava is one of them. Maura West has been sheer perfection in that role since Day 1.
Not just for Jason and Carly, I think. It frees up money for an upcoming return, that has already been announced. Eh… unpopular opinion – not at all interested in that return.
I hope he comes back his rehab stay.
As rushed as this storyline was, he was phenomenal and there were some incredible, heartbreaking scenes between everyone pulled into this storyline.
There is a way to let an actor go without burning a bridge. Doesn’t seem like that happened here. He should have been paired with Alexis, still so much potential for his character. But seeing how they handled Roger Howarth, don’t know why this surprises me.
We want Finn back!!!!!!!!!!!!!° We love him and won’t watch much now that he’s gone. We missed Jason but he’s back I’m limited roles.
Finn one of the best characters to come to GH. I have been your fan since One Life to Live. It seems I have lost you twice. Thank you years of twists and turns and being such a phenomenal actor.
Gangster Hospital doesn’t need doctors.
Please come back to the show. So many people will be missing you, most of all that sweet little girl Jophielle. She has lost so many people on this show, that it is not fair that she will lose her father too. Also her Aunt Elizabeth was amazing with her. We need you both together. You are one of the main Doctor’s on the show. Take care of yourself.
How could Finn not come back? I thought his daughter was the most important thing in his life 🤷♀️ It seems unlikely he would just leave her.
I hope Finn returns. He was my favorite character around the show.
Waiting for Finn to come back after rehab. Do not do this to us GH fans!!! Enough is enough!!! We want happiness for him and Violet on the show, finally, they deserve it!! Please, please, please!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
I hope Finn comes back. How r the other actors storyline going to be written in if Finn never returns?
Do not replace him. What is Violet’s story line going to be? Will Chase & Brooklynn adopt her?
This is a big mistake and Frank does not many mistakes. Bring Michael back.
I hope they bring g the character back! Find someone good to play the good doctor!
I’m so sorry GH has released Michael and Violet. I don’t know how much longer I’ll hang around.