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The Women of GH – The Jones-Scorpio Girls
I was 7 when Felicia first came to GH. Dressed
as a boy, she crawled out from under Frisco Jones’ bed and began
annoying him instantly. I still remember her long blond hair falling
out of her cap. She captivated my attention because she was everything
I was not: fun, adventurous, beautiful (I was 7 after all); and
an Aztec Princess.
She fell in love with Frisco and he with her
making me believe in happy endings, then Frisco “died”. Kristina
Wagner, played the grieving widow so well my heart broke for her. I
was mad at her when she fell for Colton Shore. I couldn’t understand
how she could fall in love with anyone other than Frisco. Besides,
doesn’t true love last forever?. I jumped out of my seat for joy when
Frisco returned from the dead and couldn’t understand why he would let
Felicia marry “that man”. “True love” prevailed and Frisco finally won
back Felicia’s heart.
I loved Felicia’s stories, I wanted to be her
when I grew up. She had great friends (Robert and Anna Scorpio, Sean
and Tiffany, Tony Jones, Bobby Spencer and Lucy Coe), great clothes,
and many fun adventures. I loved her amnesia stories because they
opened up the possibility of being different people, exploring new
parts of oneself.
Then she had Maxie, Mariah Maximilliana Jones,
in 1990. It was a very dramatic birth, Felicia was stuck in her
apartment window and dressed as a clown. With that entrance into the
world Maxie was destined for drama – soap drama. Frisco left both his
girls and soon after Mac Scorpio entered the picture. He loved them
both – enough to search for Frisco when Maxie needed
a heart transplant.
Frisco’s return resulted in Felicia’s second
girl, Georgianna Jones, Georgie. Both girls have grown up with only
one constant in their life – Mac. Felicia decided to follow Frisco’s
example and lead a life of adventure. Like most soap children we only
saw them intermittently, but enough to get to know each girl.
Maxie has crushed on Lucky Spencer for years so
it’s no surprise that she fell in love when given a chance. She is a
desperate girl – wanting to live up to her parent’s reputations,
wanting their love. She is also feisty, like her mother. What moments
of grace and niceness she has are owed to Mac. He loves her, even if
she is a train wreck, and she knows it. The recent episode where they
finally got to talk, as father and daughter, was a wonderful nod to
Mac’s history and Felicia’s family.
Georgie grew up as the nice, quiet, smart girl.
She’s having some growing pains – like any girl. Her love for Dillon
hurts her more than it gives her joy, but perhaps that’s true for most
young loves. I like that she’s a researcher, that she jumps in with
both feet and goes after every last bit of information. Even the pervy
professor sees Georgie’s good points – hopefully Dillon starts
noticing her again soon too.
I’m glad that the remaining Jones-Scorpio girls
are getting stories. That they are continuing to grow-up on GH.
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