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In April this year, Rory Gibson, who made his final appearance on The Young and the Restless as Noah Newman two years ago, was touted to be moving across to General Hospital. Now that he’s been on the ABC show for a while, some fans are claiming he’s the best recast that ever happened on daytime TV.
Fans Sing Out In Favor Of Rory
GH fans grew quite excited about Rory possibly replacing Chad Duell as Michael Corinthos. Chad, they agreed, wasn’t bad as an actor but had opted to take a step back for personal reasons. The buzz peaked when Robert Adamson, who briefly played Michael Corinthos, posted and then deleted about being overlooked for the role of Michael.
Soon, rumors started that Rory Gibson would be the new Michael. Notably, fans didn’t have to wait long to discover that Rory was the one. By May 21, the news arrived that he was definitely on the ABC show. And, it didn’t take long for him to make a good impression on fans.
Where Did Fans Start Cheering For Rory?
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There have been lots of recasts on GH over the years, and no disrespect to Chris McKenna as Jack Brennan, but fans think Rory Gibson is the best in a long time. Emma Drake and Spencer Cassadine are two others that spring to mind immediately. But Rory’s on a role of popularity that stands out right now.
The outpouring of love, admiration, and pure joy about the recast arrived on Instagram on Friday. It happened when Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos) announced that Rory would be the next guest on his State of Mind podcast. If you don’t know, it airs on YouTube on Sundays.
In his caption, Maurice wrote, “There’s not much to say I have a feeling you’re gonna watch @mbstateofmind on SUNDAY 10am livechat @rory_gibson.” Actually, it could be the interview that takes Maurice to 200K subscribers as the reaction was amazing.
The Best Recast?
In the discussion area, floods of comments arrived, and clearly, Rory is already a fan favorite on the show. More than one person claimed that he’s the best recast ever. In fact, one fan said, “Amen to one of the best recastings. I fast-forward through a lot of GH recasts (which lately is most of the show).”
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Hundreds of other people said similar things about the new Michael. Here are just a few of them:
- I love how Rory has stepped in for this recast…he’s crushing it.
- I love him as Michael – one of the best recasts I’ve seen in a long time!
- One of the best recast on GH! He’s an awesome actor!
- Amazing recast loved him as soon as I saw his first episode on general hospital.
- I love the new Michael!! Best recast in a long time!!
- One of the best recasts on daytime!
There were many more, but there’s not enough room for all of them here. What are your thoughts? Do you agree that Rory Gibson might be the best recast on daytime TV? Shout it out in the comments below, and come back here often for all your General Hospital cast news and updates.
He most definitely is the best recast for Michael Corinthos. Lots of compassion, empathy and lots of love. You just want to hug him forever.
Best recast ever was Laura Wright as Carly but Rory Gibson as Michael is right up there with her’s. Frankly I thought it would be a much more daunting task.
While we’re talking recasts, let’s mull over this Lucas recast. I just can’t warm up to this guy. Wish they had but a little more thought and effort in the auditions. It almost feels like somebody said “hey, it’s lunch time. Next guy through the doors is Lucas”…..
I agree he is a great recast…So glad they hired him. He was being wasted on Y&R…
Best recast ever.
I really like the new Michael!! I agree. Best recast!!
I loved Chad Duell as Michael and was super pissed about a recast but I have to give it to Rory I have never seen such a recast go so smoothly and he put his own spin on things. So, congratulations, Rory, you’re during a hell of a job.
I totally agree what you said about Laura Wright as Carly! I also strongly agree about Van Hasis (Lucas) he is the worse recast yet and actually one of the the worse actors on this show! He’s about as boring as watching grass grow!
The new role of Michael is the best. His acting is so real, I just hope he doesn’t take Willow back. So far the writers are doing a good job. I just hope they don’t mess up and have Drew winning in the end.
Love Rory . He just seems so comfortable in the role of Michael. Hope he is around for a long time Get rid of Kristina, LuLu, Lucas, Willow, Drew. Whatever happened to Charlotte? She sure has gotten the brush-off. At least now Rocco is getting some well deserved attention