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The Supercouples of 'General Hospital'

Past and Present

By , About.com Guide

Since the 1980s, soaps have tried to have "supercouples" - high-profile, popular couples audiences can attach to and follow. These couples don't have it easy: multiple marriages (sometimes to each other), illegitimate children, murder, faked death, disappearance, institutionalization, return from the dead. Let's not forget drug addiction, amnesia, rare illness, even blindness. And what female half of a supercouple hasn't been kidnapped? Here are a few supercouples General Hospital has given us over the years. They've had many. And why not? General Hospital invented the supercouple.

Luke and Laura: Love on the Run and Standing Still

What is a supercouple? Wikipedia says: "A supercouple...is a popular or financially wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or even obsessive fashion. The term was coined in the early 1980s when intense public interest in the fictional soap opera couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber from General Hospital made the pair a popular culture phenomenon." What is a supercouple? Luke and Laura!

Jason and Elizabeth: Love's Labour's Lost

"Liason," as they're known, is one couple that has captured the public's imagination. Despite the fact that the writers of General Hospital have mostly kept them apart, the fans love Liason and want them together.

Sonny and Brenda: Body Heat

The definition of "sex" was definitely Sonny and Brenda. Their dark, sultry good looks, amazing chemistry and super passion ignited the fans. The screen crackled whenever they appeared. There has been tenderness on General Hospital, sexiness, passion - but never anything quite like the fire created by Sonny and Brenda.

Robin and Stone: The Heart Will Go On

The young and tragic love of Robin and Stone is one of the best-remembered stories on General Hospital.

Nikolas and Emily: Dreaming Wide Awake

In dreams, a ghostly presence brought on by a brain tumor, prison, amnesia, cancer - this couple has loved through it all.

Sonny and Carly: Can't Bring the Curtain Down

This couple has been down the aisle more times than a grocery store shopping cart. One of the most exhausting couples on General Hospital.

Jax and Carly: Love Born Out of Hate

Blond and beautiful, hunky Jax and sexy Carly are one of the most volatile couples on General Hospital and have suffered from third party interference.

Anna and Duke: Love Has Many Faces

Anna Devane and Duke Lavery - nothing could keep them apart, including a new face and voice for one of them.

Frisco and Felicia: Disappearing Act

Lovers, daring adventurers, and in and out of each other's lives, Frisco and Felicia have left a powerful legacy in Port Charles.

Elizabeth and Lucky: First Love

Elizabeth and Lucky - first loves, separated by his kidnapping and brainwashing - did love survive?

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