Jesse was married to Dr. Phil Brewer, an emotionally abusive man and also an adulterer.
That’s when ABC gave it a last hail Mary and brought in Gloria Monty as executive producer.
She quickly revitalized the show and made it into a pop culture phenomenon, according to Soaps.com.
While rape stories weren’t new to soaps, what happened next was.
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“Then the question became, ‘Why did Luke do that?
And the answer the show’s writers gave was that Luke did it for love.
They became popular not despite the rape, but partly because of it.”
“The term now would be date rape.
He took her down to the floor and that is the rape.”
Additionally, Claire Labine as the show’s new head writer.
Eventually, Robin also tested positive for HIV and soon watched Stone die.
Through it all, the hospital has remained the backdrop for the soap.
