Genie Francis said her primary focus was honoring Geary properly and living up to his legacy.
General Hospital did not ease into its goodbye. The show built an entire episode around Luke Spencer and the man who made him impossible to ignore, Tony Geary. Flashbacks stacked like love letters as familiar faces gathered. Lulu’s grief became the doorway for the audience’s own. It was not just a character sendoff. It was a full-hour reckoning with a legacy that reshaped daytime. Genie Francis, Laura to Geary’s Luke, recently opened up about the weight of honoring her longtime scene partner.
Genie Francis was interviewed by NBC 4 Los Angeles, where she admitted the responsibility of the tribute weighed heavily on her from the start. “My main concern was I just really wanted to pay tribute to him,” she said, explaining that everything she did came from that singular focus.
She described Geary as a rare force. “I think he was a genius as an actor,” she said, adding, “I think he was magical, and he raised the bar for daytime like nobody has in the past.” Francis spoke about learning from him in real time, absorbing not just technique but fearlessness. He did not simply play Luke. He expanded what a daytime performance could look like.
The episode itself leaned into that history. Flashbacks unfolded while six people from Luke’s life gathered to remember him, sparked by Lulu’s (Alexa Havins) need to properly mourn her father. Francis praised the way the show built dialogue around those classic clips, saying the structure allowed viewers to feel both the character and the actor at once.
The loss hit harder because it felt unfinished. Francis shared that shortly before executive producer Frank Valentini called with the news, she had a vivid dream filled with joyful memories. The scenes played like a highlight reel of her life.
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