General Hospital Spoilers: Nora Buchanan Comes To Port Charles – Are Fans Happy About OLTL’s Hillary B. Smith On GH?

General Hospital Spoilers: Nora Buchanan Comes To Port Charles - Are Fans Happy About OLTL's Hillary B. Smith On GH?

General Hospital (GH) spoilers discuss the implications of bringing OLTL character Nora Buchanan to GH. Hillary B. Smith, who played Nora Buchanan on the now-defunct ‘One Life to Live’, is joining the cast of ‘General Hospital’ – as Nora Buchanan, Port Charles’ new DA. Many fans are happy; many fans are upset. The happy fans loved ‘One Life to Live’ and the character of Nora and believe that she can be an asset to ‘General Hospital.’

The unhappy fans wonder why the show doesn’t write for the cast it has rather than bringing in new characters. They also ask if this means that the popular Carolyn Hennesy [Diane] will be seen less. Hillary B. Smith is a terrific actress. If indeed Jane Elliott [Tracy Quartermaine] is retiring, there will be a need for a tough, outspoken woman, and Smith fits the bill.

General Hospital Spoilers: Nora Buchanan Comes To Port Charles - Are Fans Happy About OLTL's Hilary B. Smith On GH?

Having Smith as DA should not minimize the time that either Diane or Alexis [Nancy Lee Grahn] are seen on screen, as she will be the opposition. In fact, we may see more courtroom drama, which may give more screen time to Scott Baldwin [Kin Shriner], Diane, and Alexis.

It does seem that GH has more characters that it can accommodate, and it has been that way for some time. With so many story arcs going, they cannot all be advanced in new episodes every week. GH is not finished adding characters. Morgan and Nikolas are allegedly returning. Claudette [Bree Williamson] probably is not dead and will resurface.

General Hospital has eleven romantic pairs in varying degrees of difficulty or happiness [including Brad and Lucas, whom we rarely see], as well as the Jerome mob story, Anna’s investigation of Valentin, and the custody drama of Charlotte, Valentin, and Lulu. Into all of this walks a new character. Does the show really need one, when a character like Laura Spencer [Genie Francis] has little to do?

It’s a good question. How or why ‘General Hospital’ continues to juggle all of these characters is a mystery. For a show with budget problems, it’s remarkable. One reason the powers that be have decided to bring in an OLTL character is because they are able to now, and it may help sagging ratings. But people are afraid GH will becoming OLTL Redux rather than GH.

Many fans long for an emphasis on the core GH characters rather than newer ones. Yet it does seem that Nina [Michele Stafford], Valentin [James Patrick Stuart], the Jeromes [Tonya Walker, Maura West, and William DeVry], Hayden [Rebecca Budig] and Finn [Michael Easton] are often front-burnered.

We’ll soon find out how successful Nora is in Port Charles – producer Frank Valentini says that she is arriving soon.What do you think? Does GH not need another character? Or is Hillary B. Smith a good addition? Come back to CDL for all your General Hospital spoilers and updates every day.