A pity those two couldn't have last a few years longer.

In The UK they would be known as a Double Act who bring out the best in each other. Larry Gates would have been brilliant on Emmerdale as a Distant Relative of The Sugdens or even as The Dingle Family. His Ancestors last name was changed to Ingel at Ellis Island. William Roerick would have been perfect on Hollyoaks as a Distant Relative of Tony Hutchinson.

I agree with you.

Oh, absolutely! We saw him all the time, and everyone else on the show really did know Larry Gates. Those are real tears. It's hard not to tear up, watching this.

I met him, and he was.

I miss Guiding Light and ATWT...those were my favorite soaps.

My mother and I loved watching this soap opera and As the World Turns when they showed their last episode. These soap operas will be missed. This was a great tribute to HB Lewis and the actor who played the character.

@Anakin4570 I would watch these soap operas with my mom during the summer break from school. She passed away February 23 2012. My dad is still living in Arizona and his health is declining. These as well Search for Tomorrow and Edge of Night were also my mom's favorites.

HB was his father, not his Grandfather.

Absolutely!

What a beautiful moment!

I didn't like the Lewis and Shane's. Only Lewis I liked was Mindy. That storyline with her and Roger made me sick, though. She wasn't the same to me after that.

@@merricat3025 I wasn’t a fan of those families either. To me, they never felt like a good fit for the show, and it marked an awful turning point for Guiding Light, in my mind. (I started watching GL during the peak Roger Thorpe years, so a pretty high standard had been set.) I did enjoy HB’s unlikely friendship with Henry, and Mindy was good. The rest of them were a big reason I drifted away from watching.

It really showed when Kyle Sampson said he wanted to know who his real father was

i met Mindy and a few others in CT, but it was at a volleyball game.

The actress was excellant as Trish. I never understood why they gave up on the character.

@@jabjab4434 I know. She was so good. GL got rid of lots of good actors and actresses over the years.

What happened? Did they fire her?

@@jorybrosted7298 Yes, they just felt that the character had run its course.

@@4021971 Yes, it happens. She could have had a Partner who was a "Woman" and see how Her Brothers would have reacted. Also Josh would be understanding since his Ex Wife is now a Lesbian.

Agreed. They should have made the show all about HB.

Agree. Not a Matt/Vanessa fan at all...so glad she and Billy reunited.

Blame the writers for that.

Maeve Kinkade, fun fact she is married to Harry Streep, Meryl Streeps brother

@@dawnofdestruction7381 Yes. I told UK Soap Fans and they were stunned. She also went back and got her Degree in English. How classy is that. The UK Soap Fans loved Otalia. They called Frank Cooper "Frank The Wanker".

Meave Kinkade dis a great job throughout this entire episode! They all did great really.

I AGREE WITH THIS COMMENT WHOLEHEARTEDLY. Kimberly McCullough (General Hospital) would have fallen more in line with what I would have envisioned Marah to be. I always thought of Marah as more of a Lewis. Daniel Cosgrove was perfect as adult "Lil' Billy."

@@canton731 I always envisioned Marah as growing up so turned off by her mother's antics that she relied less on her sexual instincts and more on her intellectual prowess, proving herself an acute businesswoman worthy of taking helm of the Lewis empire someday; she could also be a little self-righteous and judgemental towards her mother like Joshua could be, blaming her mother for much of the family drama through the years. Reva and Marah should always have been oil and water. Marah had to assume adulthood rather early in her life, making her more sensible, more responsible, more cautious than her mother could ever be. Instead of being boring, this would have given Marah more potential for romantic conflict than she had just by being the generic "blonde ingenue" in a typical young adult pairing. Much like Kathleen Cullen's Amanda, Marah should have been a little insecure about her sexual identity, fearing she would be like her mother, which would have set up years of bad romantic choices one after the other. Shayne, meanwhile, would have been the complete opposite: he should have been his mother's son: wild, impulsive, a desire for more-more-more. I liked Daniel Cosgrove as Bill, but I would have loved to have seen Bryan Huffinton grow in the part, just as Rachel Minor and Greg Burke should have been been allowed to grow into the roles of young adults Michelle and Ben. If the PTB had just allowed to let that new generation of family players that had been carefully established in the late 80s to evolve organically into the 21st century, things would have been so much different for Guiding Light.

@@tonyatmidnight I liked Bryan Buffington as the younger version of Little Billy only. It was like David Tom at Y&R; David was great as the teenager Billy Abbott but did not work for me as the adult Billy Abbott. Maybe it's because there was another actor in the role of Billy Abbott for years. I loved the Billy/MacKenzie pairing back in the late 1990's and I was also in the eleventh-twelfth grade in those years so I loved their teenager angst stories at that time. When DT returned to Y&R I was initially excited but I soon realized he wasn't right for the role anymore. I did not like Matt Bomer as Ben Reade at all and I would have loved to have seen the younger actor who portrayed the younger version of Ben Reade potentially grow in to the adult version of Ben Reade, I would have given him the chance. Bryan Buffington only worked as Little Billy, for me, as the child version of the character. Your version of Marah is a fleshed out version of my vision of Marah as well and that was the basis in which the character was built on in the late eighties to early nineteen-nineties. Don't forget that Marah also felt abandoned by Reva Shayne as well during her girlhood years. Billy Miller would have been perfect for me as Shayne Lewis. I loved Tom Pelphrey as Jonathan Randall. Guiding Light had so much talent there it was ridiculous.

@@canton731 I thought I was the only one who felt like that. Ryan Brown did his best but he just couldn't cut the Mustard as a Recast. It's amazing to know his Parents are literary icons.

@@laminage Now that I think about it, Kim Matula (ex-Hope Logan on B&B) would have been my near perfect version of Marah Shayne.

I wouldn't call him marrying Reva "classy,"

I meant to say "Guilding Light."

It always saddens me when a beloved character passes away.

Best part about that episode1. Phillip's comments about his Aunt Alex then Mindy asking about his better half (RICK not Beth). 2. Billy's face when he saw Mindy and Dylan. and finally 3. That kiss and lingering hand hold by Ross and Trish. and this exchange. Blake: Is there something I need to know? Ross: You're not the only one with a past.

Mystery solved! Was trying to remember. Pinned it down, somewhere between '97 & '98.

It's kind of sad that Roxie was never in the last episode showing she was happy and well. Sadly enough Matt & Vanessa broke up. I still think Bill was so lucky that HB & Henry got along well with each other, alot of In Laws never do even when Billy & Vanessa weren't together HB didn't mind Vanessa moving on with her life with another man.

@@laminage agreed I always wanted the character of Roxie to come back

Every time I watch this I sob uncontrollably

@@jorybrosted7298 I on the other hand wanted all the Shaynes to leave. Including Revas half-sister, Cassie

@@merricat3025 lol I wasn’t really a fan of Cassie myself. I think I more wished Roxie came back as opposed to a new sister (Cassie) coming on. I liked Rusty tho.

That make me absolutely sick. I never liked Reva but after that I hate her even more. That character disgusted me. When she was propositioning him the old man was getting all excited. Made me sick. Reva would sleep with any Lewis that she could. If HP had a brother she been bonking him too

Makes " sense " and yes you are right.. real tears.

Absolutely true, especially since his actual death occurred not long prior to it being told in story on the show

@@jorybrosted7298, they absolutely WERE!

This was before she found out that they were Brother & Sister. Also, Trish did show up a couple of minutes later. Maybe a different Actress played her and that's why you didn't recognize her. I also noticed that Mindy & Rusty didn't "speak" to each other.

@@laminage I just rewatched it. I must've blinked the first time. LOL. You're right. She did make an appearance. It was the same actress but just with shorter hair so I didn't recognize her.

@@itsalongstory1024 Yes. I only started watching GL when Matt & Vanessa met. I would have loved for Trish to say she met a "Woman" and have her "Girlfriend/Partner" be UK Actress Sarah Lancashire, she's an Icon on TV most recently in Last Tango In Halifax.

They were the Phillip and Rick of their time.

I met her and she is a very nice person.

@Adam I agree, I preferred her Mindy through and through. I do like Krista Tesreau but I never remembered her as Mindy initially.

The first one mightve been on One life to live at the time, but I've always preferred this one,Kimberley Simms

Probably wanted to make sure not a moment was accidentally cut. Or, taped it, while they were at work, like I did, that day.

at the time i liked dinah because of her " bad " girl qualities but now find her irritating , annoying

Me too, although the actress is beautiful and very talented

I preferred Gina in the role and her scenes with Laura were great. Didn't like Wendy as Dinah but I liked her on that CBS Drama.

Rusty, Reva, and Cassie were 1/2 siblings... Sarah O'Neal Shayne was their mother. Cassie's father was from Chicago and Sarah had a one night stand with him.

Rusty was her & Reva’s brother, they just didn’t know it yet in this episode, they had no idea she was family yet.

1997

@@mmmstitch . This was probably after Michael Zaslow left the show.

If Michael Zaslow had still been playing him he might have been.

Michael Zaslow had become very ill and died the following year. The actor who played Hampton Speakes also died in 1997 from cancer, but he had been let go from the show a couple of years before he passed.

@@dc7128 He was on from 1989 1996 and was dropped to recurring. I think he ran a club and he also acted on its sister show Another World.

@@laminage I think that he went back on One Life To Live where his character actually had ALS like he did in real life. GL fired him before knowing he had ALS