Anthony Geary and Genie Francis as Luke and Laura, 2006
Duration
1981-2006
2008
2012-2013
2013-2015
2015-2017
Created by
Pat Falken Smith[a]
Introduced by
Gloria Monty
In-universe information
Other names
L&L
Family
Spencer
Webber
Children
Lucky Spencer
Lulu Spencer
Grandchildren
Cameron Webber (adoptive)
Jake Webber (legal)
Aiden Spencer
Rocco Falconeri
Charlotte Cassadine
Luke and Laura Spencer are fictional characters, and the signature supercouple from the American daytime drama General Hospital.[1] Luke is portrayed by Anthony Geary, and Laura is portrayed by Genie Francis. Though other supercouples came before them, Luke and Laura are the best known outside of the soap opera medium and are credited with defining the term supercouple and leading other soap operas to try to duplicate their success.[2][3][4]
Despite having been raped by a drunken Luke, Laura falls in love with him. Originally, critics of the soap opera genre panned the choice of having a rape victim fall in love with her rapist,[4] an example of forced seduction.[5] The unlikely pairing became popular in spite of Luke's past misdeed when the story shifted to focus on love and redemption.
The couple wed at the end of the hour-long show which aired on November 16 and 17, 1981; the event was watched by 30 million viewers and remains the highest-rated hour in American soap opera history.[1][6][7][8] Viewers watched as the show followed their marriage through two decades and gave them two children. Today, their union still has a presence in fictional town Port Charles. In 1996, TV Guide included the wedding of Luke and Laura as part of its "100 Most Memorable Moments in TV History," ranking it number 35.[9] On Internet message boards, the couple is often referred to as "L&L" or "LnL" (for Luke and Laura).
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^ abWest, Abby. "Luke and Laura: 17 Great Soap Supercouples". Entertainment Weekly. EW.com. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
^Martha P. Nochimson (2002). Screen Couple Chemistry: The Power of 2. University of Texas Press. p. 408. ISBN 0-292-75579-1.
^Suzanne Frentz (1992). "The Siren Call of the Super Couple: Soap Operas' Destructive Slide Toward Closure". Staying Tuned: Contemporary Soap Opera Criticism. Popular Press. pp. 136 pages. ISBN 0-87972-537-0. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
^ abV., Beverly. "General Hospital: Luke & Laura, The Rape". tvfanonline.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
^Kent, Alison (2006). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Erotic Romance. DK Publishing. p. 288. ISBN 9781440650758.
^Bauder, David (2006-11-14). "Luke and Laura's Altared State". Associated Press/The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
^Waggett, Gerard J. (November 1997). "One Life to Live". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Harper Paperbacks. pp. 112–134. ISBN 0-06-101157-6.
^Wolf, Buck (November 17, 2006). "Luke and Laura: Still the Ultimate TV Wedding". ABC.com. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
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