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How Fans Really Feel About Chad Duell’s Temporary Recast On General Hospital

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Ashley Amber

As a pivotal storyline involving Michael reaches it’s explosive climax, fans of General Hospital are upset over this one detail.

A Familiar Face

On the October 29, 2024 episode, the news of Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) and Drew’s (Cameron Mathison) secret kiss broke throughout the Quartermaine Mansion, and ended with Michael being the last to know. It would have been the perfect scene as Michael learned the hard truth and stormed out of the mansion, except for one little snag: Michael was recast.

Due to a scheduling conflict, Chad Duell, who has held the role of Michael for over 14 years, was temporarily recast with The Young and the Restless alum Robert Adamson. Adamson previously stepped on for Duell in 2022.

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Ironically, this isn’t the first time a major Michael moment happened with a different actor. In 2010, just when Michael was about to to be sentenced for Claudia’s (ex-Sarah Joy Brown) murder, Chad Duell took on the role from Michael’s previous portrayer, Drew Garrett.

After spotting the unexpected familiar face on their screens, fans took to X (formerly Twitter) with their thoughts on the situation.

“This Willow/Drew reveal didn’t hit as hard without Chad. They should’ve just waited for him to come back,” one fan admitted.

“I think because of the temporary Michael the scene was short [sic] the real fight will be Thur. between Michael and Willow,” a viewer speculated, while another agreed that having a recast for a pivotal scene has become an unfortunate trend in Port Charles. “Michael finds out about Drew and Willow while there is a fill-in??? You have a bad habit of using fill-ins for the climax of a story.”

There were no bad words said about Adamson, however, who appears to be loved by GH viewers.

“This dude @rgala is killing it as Michael. He does every time. @GeneralHospital you need to keep him,” a viewer wrote, tagging both Adamson and GH.

Another viewer commented Adamson’s take on the scene. “The look of shock on Robert’s Michael’s face hearing about Willow and Drew and the look of betrayal as he walked away was good.”

“I wish they’d bring him on as a new character full time!!! @GeneralHospital @rgala is toooo [sic] damn good to be a temp!!!” another viewer enthusiastically asked of GH.

How did you like Adamson filling in for Duell’s pivotal scene? Let us know in the comments.

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