This piece appeared in Soap Opera Digest in 1983, I believe.
The Romance of Luke and Laura: A
Fond Look Back
by Toby Goldstein
When brash Luke Spencer came to town'Twas to help sister Bobbie break Scotty's romance down.
But he saw Laura Webber and his heart skipped a beat,
This was a young beauty Luke simply had to meet.
Laura wed Scott Baldwin and thought she'd be content
'Til Luke raped her at his disco--with love his true intent.
Bound forever by feelings, which they often would deny,
Luke even pledged to wed a mobster's daughter, so Laura would not die.
Yet on his fateful wedding day, Laura helped Luke to flee--
As Lloyd and Lucy Johnson," the disguised young lovers ran free.
Eluding Frank Smith's hit men, they found the "left handed boy"
And returned safely to Port Charles, to both their families' joy.
Insisting she was still Mrs. Baldwin, Laura worked for ELQ.
Luke agreed to find the "Ice Princess"--what else could he do?
With his friend Robert Scorpio, Luke battled the Cassadine clan
Aided by stowaway Laura, who decided to stand by her man.
Released from Scotty's bonds, Laura and Luke were wed
Despite Helena Cassadine, who put a curse on both their heads.
Then Laura because a model, the lovely "Miss Star Eyes"
And was stalked by David Grey, and his pack of spies.
One fateful night in '82, Laura took the wrong plane home
And vanished in a fog, though Luke at length did roam.
A grieving Luke Spencer struggled on with his life,
Though he'd never find another as true as his wife.
Now that Laura's come back, our pair is reunited.
When a match is so perfect, we say, Why fight it!
Wearing her "Lucy Johnson" black wig, Laura stowed aboard the Cassadine yacht, the Titan. When Luke saw Laura in the wig, he knew it meant that she was again prepared to help him in another dangerous escapade. This time, they had to stop the evil Cassadine family! |
Battling the Cassadines on the family's tropical island, Luke and Laura explored their passion for one another. |
Finally, after returning to Port Charles as heroes, Luke and Laura discovered that they were free to wed. Their nuptials became a national celebration, onscreen and off!
Scotty Baldwin (Kin Shriner) thought that his romance with teenaged Laura Webber was solid as a rock. But when Luke Spencer first met the young woman, he was immediately attracted to her.
Denying her feelings for Luke, Laura went to work as a receptionist at ELQ. But soon, the couple would be tied together again--when Alexandria Quartermaine (Renee Anderson) and her uncle Edward (David Lewis) hired Spencer to find the Ice Princess statue.
On the run with Laura to avoid Frank Smith's hit men, Luke kept searching for a mysterious "left handed boy" that would yield the secret of Smith's codebook. Laura disguised herself with a dark-haired wig and they both took on phony names. Following narrow escapes mixed with glorious moments--among the most memorable a night dressing up in Wyndham's department store--Luke and Laura found the "left handed boy"--a statue concealing millions in gold!
Mobster Frank Smith's daughter, Jennifer (Lisa Marie), wound up as the pawn in Luke Spencer's deadly confrontation with her father. Desperate to save Laura from murder at the hands of Smith's Organization, Luke promised to marry Jennifer--who really loved him. Of course, the marriage never took place.
As Luke and Laura were drawn into combat against the Cassadines, they found an unexpected ally in World Security Bureau agent Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers). When Scorpio and Luke teamed up to vanquish the diabolical family, it would be the first of many bonds which forged their friendship.
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