Not justifying rape..strictly discussing this scene here...I remember today as well as I did the day they aired it. I would tell my boyfriend and my girlfriends and they would all come and watch it..absolutely Emmy worthy acting! The best ever on GH, Tony Geary and Jonathan Jackson.. Straight up the BEST!
Nine minutes, uncut. Wow. These days that confession would be dragged out over at least a week in 30 second increments. The new guys say they like faster story telling, but sometimes it's just better to get out of the way and let the scene play out. Like this.
Wow.Most intense and profound scene in sopa history ever.EVER.I love that howling silence in the background too,makes it so eery. Oh.and Geary didnt deserve an emmy.he deserved an oscar for this for gods sake.
The Rape scene at the Disco was something General Hospital swept under the rug for Years...............but those who saw it never forgot it................
I never saw it get swept under the rug. I remember the build up to the night at the disco n racing home from school (jr high), and I guessing with my friends all day what was coming that day. I knew they were going to call it rape but by then we were all in love with the thought of luke n laura. She wanted it him just as bad as he wanted her when the rape happened. But she was scared an confused because she was married to scotty she didn't know what to do. When she said no it should have ended there we know that. But we were so young and so in love with them. We started off routing for Laura n scotty . But when like came in the scene nnhe loved her soooo much. We wanted them together at all costs
But at least he was the highest paid actor in soaps. Hes worth about 15million or more today n worth every penny. Genie is also one of the highest paid in soap history but I don't know her worth.
JJ and TJ delivered a a performanc on this level when Lucky found out that Luke killed his son and confronted him about his drinking. There are still great performances like this.
dogdonut3 I totally agree. My mother was assaulted a long time ago and she told me about it but I didn't want to know. I didn't want to know about who had hurt her and what she had gone through because it was just so horrible to actually think about. I wanted to think about my mom happy, not suffering.
This whole thing always makes me think of Lucy and Ray on Dallas. If you remember, they were messing around in the early years of the show and then it was revealed that Ray was Jock's son, which made him Lucy's uncle. They had to act as if that never happened going forward. As far as Luke and Laura I like that they tried to explain the whole thing in later years. Shows that this shows change direction VERY quickly.
Clearly you were not there . It didn't happen with no warning. Laura fell in love with Luke BEFORE the rape. So sad so much of the cat n mouse game they played out before the rape was lost.im no condoning rape. You just have to understand the viewers were rooting for Luke n Laura long before the rape. God he loved her so much, she was he dreamed about, and vice versa. But she was only 17 n very publicly married. She didn't know how to unravel all that. I think days of reckoning in 4 parts explained it the best.
We did not have todays technology, So sad that most of the episodes BEFORE "Night At The Disco" were lost, or filmed over (Soaps had to reuse film before "L&L exploded into History). Laura had ALREADY fallen in love with Luke before the rape. His love/obsession with her was so intense. My Lord he loved her sooo much, you could feel it in your bones. We watched her fall for him, we knew she wanted him also. But she was only 17, engaged to Scotty (Very Publicly), and frankly I feel the best way to understand is to watch ALL 5 parts of "Luke & Laura Day Of Reckoning".
So many of you forgot that Luke and Laura played a game of Cat & Mouse before the rape. I started watching because I loved Laura and Scotty, but then Luke came a long and I remember saying to my Mom...When are Luke & Laura going to be together!? She fell for him BEFORE the rape, but was trying to do the right thing. I even called "The Rape" scene BEFORE it happened LOL. My Mom was like OMG how could you see this coming?! I was only 14!!!
That was before I watched GH. I remember Scotty beating up Luke on the yacht and he goes overboard. 2 years later Luke and Laura get married,when Laura threw the bouquet Scotty caught it,then Luke and Scotty fought again.this was after Luke saved Port Charles from freezing to death. Only on GH.
I have actually read stories of women falling in love with their rapist in real life. How does a woman forgive a man over and over again who constantly hits and abuse her? At least with these stories, these men are truly remorseful, and actually never do it again, in real life and the stories.
This scene is very luke it's why you both hate and love him tg brings so much to this preformance Luke is tortured and guilt ridden over what he did but at the same time he keeps shifting blame every so subtly away from himself because he can't face it, let alone admit it to the son that idolises him, yet when he and laura finally do discuss it he is so ashamed and for the first time she allows him to see how much he hurt her instead of excusing or avoiding it and it's almost a relief to see it spoken aloud all three actors were amazing together as horrible as the destruction of their family was when it was these 3 together even the most awful moments were enthralling and you didn't want to miss a moment their 90's return both ups and downs were just incredibly well written and acted.
The facts don't match. 1) Laura did not say that her marriage was over. She said the opposite. 2) She didn't kiss him back. She didn't turn away for a few seconds looking shocked. 3)"Her eyes were so blue it almost made you believe there is a god". SMH ALMOST? 4) He confessed to the rape yet blames her.
1 was actually true, I literally just watched the original rape scene before this video, she did say it. (not that that means what Luke did to her was ok) 4 I don't think he was blaming Laura, just wishing she had gone home when he told her to. This storyline was basically my intro to GH, I remember thinking the way they handled this was really impressive. At the time the mags, etc were lauding this as 'finally being honest' and coming to terms with what happened. Storyline wise considering all the history they had to deal with it was pretty impressive. But I don't know if I would've accepted this storyline so well if they hadn't had such good actors handling the material.
@@notsusan I watched this from the beginning she kissed him back. But most of us knew laura was just as in love with Luke as he was in love with her. They played a game of cat n mouse before the rape. No means no I get that. But she wanted him make no mistake ! She was scared n confused because she was married .
I'm so glad They tried to resolve this rape that happened back in the 80's. After it happened the show just tried to forget the whole thing and thats when Luke and Laura went on The Run.
He loved her, and he made a mistake but the point is they WERE TOGETHER like they should have been. I was never into soaps but at 13 years old and watching it, I was hooked and to this day at 41 I still scream and cry over Luke and Laura
Does anybody remember--and I don't recall the circumstances that brought it up-- but they were remembering the rape again and in the middle of the flashback they became the "now" Luke/Laura Tony/Genie recreating the dance. It was one of those WHOA moments but I just can't think what brought it on or when it aired and have never found it on here. The only thing I do recall about it is that Genie was pregnant in real life at the time.
Say what you want, but the acting here is great, and the way he tells it, is the way many of us remember it. Thats why they became soooooo big over night!!! I remember saying just BEFORE the rape, when is Luke & Laura going to be together!? They played a game of cat & mouse before the rape so many seems to have forgotten. I'm not saying it was right, I'm simply stating this is what happened and we fell in love with the thought of them forever.
Luke should have been killed off for raping Laura not turned into a supercouple. Liz didn’t fall in love with her rapist. The 70s writers did not have a clue and let the fans grow to love the couple. At least genie Francis has a good guy in real life, Jonathan Frakes(will riker)!
They didn't have a clue? To this day their wedding is still the most watched episode in daytime tv history! So many college kids skipped class, and so many teachers called out sick, many colleges caved and canceled daytime classes!! Also the Fan's NOT the writers turned them into the biggest Super couple of all time. Tony Geary's contract was up, and he planned to go back to England (I think it was England). But he said they offered him a contract that nobody in their right mind would turn down, and he and Genie have both said that they knew right away they were each others "acting Soulmate".
Renty Kringly just because many people watched the damn wedding doesn’t justify gh creating this couple. They did it for money and rating. How many college age girls were date raped because they though they might have a Luke and Laura romance!
@@tammymartinez7488 you blaming a TV show for morals? Please stop that. There was a big difference between Liz n Laura's rape. We knew Laura was already in love with Luke before Night At The Disco. In fact Luke and Laura Day of reconing tells the story how it really happened. From Luke n Laura views.
Amazing scene. The production on gh was flawless as well as the acting here & writing. The flashbacks without sound in black & white really make it feel like how luke is remembering it in his mind as he is telling it. Look rape us never ok no means no. I dont care if laura flirted or led him on or if she had a crush or felt something for him in a forbidden way she screamed no. I was not even born but watching the clips on yt its eerie. Haunting. That herb alpert song rise & the disco lights going cut to laura on the floor crying & disheveled luke standing over her his clothes rumpled. They didnt show the rape at all which makes it even more scary bc u picture luke just took her like an animal didnt even take clothes off just unzipped and did it. To me that was the worst. Holding her is one thing but raping her like that on a floor is not love as he said it was obsession. The thing with obsession is the dark side of romance love is something that grows and grows obsession is something that feeds on itself until it dies. The real way this went was luke was brought on as a short term anti hero. He was a plot device to cause friction to laura & scotty brought by Luke's sister Bobbie who wanted scott. Bobbie was a real connived back in the day. Like any phenomenon it just catches like lightning in a bottle . People started loving luke & rooting for luke & laura I guess they were on that train til he raped her. They were so invested & with this twist wanted more. I think we are so attracted to taboos like slowing down to watch a car wreck or watch people self destruct I can only think that was the appeal that this was something u couldnt take ur eyes from. What would Laura do what would happen to Luke. ?
If you watched it, you should remember how Laura always flirted with Luke...She had told Luke about problems with Scotty all the time, there's no rewriting history here, Laura had talked to everyone about getting married too young...
1. Lucky threw it in Nikolas's face that Stavros kidnapped and rape Laura. Nikolas told him about Luke's raping Laura. 2. Very, Very Angry. Disowned Luke for awhile. 3. Laura & Luke were separated at this point. Because, Luke wanted Her to disown Nikolas. Laura had to explain why she forgave Luke.
OMG. Luke was my favorite character then i heard about the rape and watched it and the clips where it is mentioned but wholy crap, im not sure - how can i forgive him, yes he is truelly remorseful and he loves laura but jeez - but if laura was able to forgive him then i think i will b/ he is my fav. character
Everybody makes mistakes, and some worse than others, so even if something like this could actually have been real, I never would have held it against Luke, Laura never would have either.
+jerseytomato100 Luke is crazy... Luke left town without saying goodbye to Laura left a note last year. The year before that Luke told Laura there love was like an old worn out tshirt. Now Laura is spending time with Scotty again. No such thing as love on this planet. Laura should have pressed rape charges on Luke 25 years ago and stayed married to Scotty.
Although I always thought the rape was reprehensible, TG'S acting in this scene is superb. He carried that 9 min. in the palm of his hand.
Not justifying rape..strictly discussing this scene here...I remember today as well as I did the day they aired it. I would tell my boyfriend and my girlfriends and they would all come and watch it..absolutely Emmy worthy acting! The best ever on GH, Tony Geary and Jonathan Jackson.. Straight up the BEST!
Nine minutes, uncut. Wow. These days that confession would be dragged out over at least a week in 30 second increments. The new guys say they like faster story telling, but sometimes it's just better to get out of the way and let the scene play out. Like this.
Wow.Most intense and profound scene in sopa history ever.EVER.I love that howling silence in the background too,makes it so eery.
Oh.and Geary didnt deserve an emmy.he deserved an oscar for this for gods sake.
I've always loved Anthony Geary's work...that was one heck of an emotional story...Thx for posting this
The Rape scene at the Disco was something General Hospital swept under the rug for Years...............but those who saw it never forgot it................
I never saw it get swept under the rug. I remember the build up to the night at the disco n racing home from school (jr high), and I guessing with my friends all day what was coming that day. I knew they were going to call it rape but by then we were all in love with the thought of luke n laura. She wanted it him just as bad as he wanted her when the rape happened. But she was scared an confused because she was married to scotty she didn't know what to do. When she said no it should have ended there we know that. But we were so young and so in love with them. We started off routing for Laura n scotty . But when like came in the scene nnhe loved her soooo much. We wanted them together at all costs
Say what you want about the rape. This dialog and the actor that delivered it is fire🔥 What a great example of TG genius.
Tony Geary is amazing.. and that is all there is to say about this..every second RIVETING.
Such a great scene....I always wanted to see it...Thank a lot!
This is the kind of performances you do not see on GH anymore
Phenomenal acting! I remember the original event, and "Luke" does a great job of telling it like it was.
What an actor! I read that some critics think that he is the finest actor ever in the Soaps. Too bad he never got to play important parts elsewhere.
But at least he was the highest paid actor in soaps. Hes worth about 15million or more today n worth every penny. Genie is also one of the highest paid in soap history but I don't know her worth.
There is no Lucky without JJ
JJ and TJ delivered a a performanc on this level when Lucky found out that Luke killed his son and confronted him about his drinking. There are still great performances like this.
A creepy monologue for sure.
Luke is a BLACK LEATHER CLADDED rapist ???? Lol. Soaps. Lol.
I cried my eyes out the first time I saw this when it originally played back in April or May of 98.
damn this was mighty powerful! acting at its FINEST!
Wouldn't her son be like, "Hey, really don't need ALL the intimate details of my MOMS rape!"
dogdonut3 He found out through Nikolas, I do believe, he asked Luke for the full truth. Luke didn't want to tell him.
ashli674, Thanks for the info. Though I still think, if it was my mom, I'd be like, "No details, please!" :)
dogdonut3 I totally agree. My mother was assaulted a long time ago and she told me about it but I didn't want to know. I didn't want to know about who had hurt her and what she had gone through because it was just so horrible to actually think about. I wanted to think about my mom happy, not suffering.
Wow, sorry to hear about your mom. That would be very difficult.
sometimes. this wasn't exactly the run of the mill random guy in an alleyway though, there was more to this than that.
This whole thing always makes me think of Lucy and Ray on Dallas. If you remember, they were messing around in the early years of the show and then it was revealed that Ray was Jock's son, which made him Lucy's uncle. They had to act as if that never happened going forward. As far as Luke and Laura I like that they tried to explain the whole thing in later years. Shows that this shows change direction VERY quickly.
i'm sorry but how does a woman fall inlove with her rapist?
Clearly you were not there . It didn't happen with no warning. Laura fell in love with Luke BEFORE the rape. So sad so much of the cat n mouse game they played out before the rape was lost.im no condoning rape. You just have to understand the viewers were rooting for Luke n Laura long before the rape. God he loved her so much, she was he dreamed about, and vice versa. But she was only 17 n very publicly married. She didn't know how to unravel all that. I think days of reckoning in 4 parts explained it the best.
We did not have todays technology, So sad that most of the episodes BEFORE "Night At The Disco" were lost, or filmed over (Soaps had to reuse film before "L&L exploded into History). Laura had ALREADY fallen in love with Luke before the rape. His love/obsession with her was so intense. My Lord he loved her sooo much, you could feel it in your bones. We watched her fall for him, we knew she wanted him also. But she was only 17, engaged to Scotty (Very Publicly), and frankly I feel the best way to understand is to watch ALL 5 parts of "Luke & Laura Day Of Reckoning".
there is no way to justify rape.
And then they got married, and were named everyone's "favorite supercouple." WTF.
It's a soap opera.
So many of you forgot that Luke and Laura played a game of Cat & Mouse before the rape. I started watching because I loved Laura and Scotty, but then Luke came a long and I remember saying to my Mom...When are Luke & Laura going to be together!? She fell for him BEFORE the rape, but was trying to do the right thing. I even called "The Rape" scene BEFORE it happened LOL. My Mom was like OMG how could you see this coming?! I was only 14!!!
Tony Geary really is a great actor.
That was before I watched GH. I remember Scotty beating up Luke on the yacht and he goes overboard. 2 years later Luke and Laura get married,when Laura threw the bouquet Scotty caught it,then Luke and Scotty fought again.this was after Luke saved Port Charles from freezing to death. Only on GH.
The acting was perfect. The way Luke tell's the story is perfect. I do NOT like that he was telling it to his son.
I have actually read stories of women falling in love with their rapist in real life. How does a woman forgive a man over and over again who constantly hits and abuse her? At least with these stories, these men are truly remorseful, and actually never do it again, in real life and the stories.
Thats the billion question how do forgive your rapist
This scene is very luke it's why you both hate and love him tg brings so much to this preformance Luke is tortured and guilt ridden over what he did but at the same time he keeps shifting blame every so subtly away from himself because he can't face it, let alone admit it to the son that idolises him, yet when he and laura finally do discuss it he is so ashamed and for the first time she allows him to see how much he hurt her instead of excusing or avoiding it and it's almost a relief to see it spoken aloud all three actors were amazing together as horrible as the destruction of their family was when it was these 3 together even the most awful moments were enthralling and you didn't want to miss a moment their 90's return both ups and downs were just incredibly well written and acted.
The facts don't match.
1) Laura did not say that her marriage was over. She said the opposite.
2) She didn't kiss him back. She didn't turn away for a few seconds looking shocked.
3)"Her eyes were so blue it almost made you believe there is a god". SMH ALMOST?
4) He confessed to the rape yet blames her.
Sounds about right for a 20+ yr old drunken (now rationalized) memory.
1 was actually true, I literally just watched the original rape scene before this video, she did say it. (not that that means what Luke did to her was ok)
4 I don't think he was blaming Laura, just wishing she had gone home when he told her to.
This storyline was basically my intro to GH, I remember thinking the way they handled this was really impressive. At the time the mags, etc were lauding this as 'finally being honest' and coming to terms with what happened. Storyline wise considering all the history they had to deal with it was pretty impressive. But I don't know if I would've accepted this storyline so well if they hadn't had such good actors handling the material.
@@notsusan I watched this from the beginning she kissed him back. But most of us knew laura was just as in love with Luke as he was in love with her. They played a game of cat n mouse before the rape. No means no I get that. But she wanted him make no mistake ! She was scared n confused because she was married .
He isn't blaming her. He is remembering the night. He knows it was fully his fault.
I think the reason Laura fell in love with her rapist is because she was in love would luke before the rape
Cocodan 2000 she was insecure not in love. She made herself believe it to justify it. GH ended their marriage later to rectify this!
I'm so glad They tried to resolve this rape that happened back in the 80's. After it happened the show just tried to forget the whole thing and thats when Luke and Laura went on The Run.
1979 not the 80s, LOL. I feel so damn old I had to point that out.
He loved her, and he made a mistake but the point is they WERE TOGETHER like they should have been. I was never into soaps but at 13 years old and watching it, I was hooked and to this day at 41 I still scream and cry over Luke and Laura
Good to hear Rise again
Creepy as heck now!!!
Does anybody remember--and I don't recall the circumstances that brought it up-- but they were remembering the rape again and in the middle of the flashback they became the "now" Luke/Laura Tony/Genie recreating the dance. It was one of those WHOA moments but I just can't think what brought it on or when it aired and have never found it on here. The only thing I do recall about it is that Genie was pregnant in real life at the time.
Say what you want, but the acting here is great, and the way he tells it, is the way many of us remember it. Thats why they became soooooo big over night!!! I remember saying just BEFORE the rape, when is Luke & Laura going to be together!? They played a game of cat & mouse before the rape so many seems to have forgotten. I'm not saying it was right, I'm simply stating this is what happened and we fell in love with the thought of them forever.
Luke should have been killed off for raping Laura not turned into a supercouple. Liz didn’t fall in love with her rapist. The 70s writers did not have a clue and let the fans grow to love the couple. At least genie Francis has a good guy in real life, Jonathan Frakes(will riker)!
They didn't have a clue? To this day their wedding is still the most watched episode in daytime tv history! So many college kids skipped class, and so many teachers called out sick, many colleges caved and canceled daytime classes!! Also the Fan's NOT the writers turned them into the biggest Super couple of all time. Tony Geary's contract was up, and he planned to go back to England (I think it was England). But he said they offered him a contract that nobody in their right mind would turn down, and he and Genie have both said that they knew right away they were each others "acting Soulmate".
Renty Kringly just because many people watched the damn wedding doesn’t justify gh creating this couple. They did it for money and rating. How many college age girls were date raped because they though they might have a Luke and Laura romance!
@@tammymartinez7488 you blaming a TV show for morals? Please stop that. There was a big difference between Liz n Laura's rape. We knew Laura was already in love with Luke before Night At The Disco. In fact Luke and Laura Day of reconing tells the story how it really happened. From Luke n Laura views.
Amazing scene. The production on gh was flawless as well as the acting here & writing. The flashbacks without sound in black & white really make it feel like how luke is remembering it in his mind as he is telling it. Look rape us never ok no means no. I dont care if laura flirted or led him on or if she had a crush or felt something for him in a forbidden way she screamed no. I was not even born but watching the clips on yt its eerie. Haunting. That herb alpert song rise & the disco lights going cut to laura on the floor crying & disheveled luke standing over her his clothes rumpled. They didnt show the rape at all which makes it even more scary bc u picture luke just took her like an animal didnt even take clothes off just unzipped and did it. To me that was the worst. Holding her is one thing but raping her like that on a floor is not love as he said it was obsession. The thing with obsession is the dark side of romance love is something that grows and grows obsession is something that feeds on itself until it dies. The real way this went was luke was brought on as a short term anti hero. He was a plot device to cause friction to laura & scotty brought by Luke's sister Bobbie who wanted scott. Bobbie was a real connived back in the day. Like any phenomenon it just catches like lightning in a bottle . People started loving luke & rooting for luke & laura I guess they were on that train til he raped her. They were so invested & with this twist wanted more. I think we are so attracted to taboos like slowing down to watch a car wreck or watch people self destruct I can only think that was the appeal that this was something u couldnt take ur eyes from. What would Laura do what would happen to Luke. ?
If you watched it, you should remember how Laura always flirted with Luke...She had told Luke about problems with Scotty all the time, there's no rewriting history here, Laura had talked to everyone about getting married too young...
They showed her in the hospital with Lesley and Rick and the cops. She was examined as a rape!
That's kinda disturbing..
1. Lucky threw it in Nikolas's face that Stavros kidnapped and rape Laura. Nikolas told him about Luke's raping Laura.
2. Very, Very Angry. Disowned Luke for awhile.
3. Laura & Luke were separated at this point. Because, Luke wanted Her to disown Nikolas. Laura had to explain why she forgave Luke.
Wow! Remarkable performance...
OMG. Luke was my favorite character then i heard about the rape and watched it and the clips where it is mentioned but wholy crap, im not sure - how can i forgive him, yes he is truelly remorseful and he loves laura but jeez - but if laura was able to forgive him then i think i will b/ he is my fav. character
I had gotten away from GH after GF and TG left in 1984. When did this episode air? Was it late 90s?
This episode is from 1998
What Luke did was horrible but Lucky plays this perfectly. It's the standard, kid finds out his hero dad and mom are not perfect on a scale of 1000.
That raunchy disco music was always a problem
LUKE LOOKS MIGHTY FINE IN THIS CLIP.
Absolutely!
In the day I never thought he was good looking, but today he has a lot of appeal.
I love the character I have loved TG forever. He is amazing.
Expendable...which means disposable...which means garbage.
she was wearing low heels. Not boots.
He didn't say "Boots". He said little shoes with the strap around the ankle.
NIce victim blaming..."I told her to go home"
Everybody makes mistakes, and some worse than others, so even if something like this could actually have been real, I never would have held it against Luke, Laura never would have either.
Other mammals also take a dump out in plain site, but I doubt you'd defend the right to do that...
That's why I hate the song Rise by Herb Albert.
Honestly that scene Ruined the song for me 😒
Someone in a soap opera. Come on now. Lol! vv
@booshkah14 thank you -- im gonna do that
She wasn't wearing high heels. She had on a pair of those fugly knee-high leather platform boots.
+jerseytomato100 Luke is crazy... Luke left town without saying goodbye to Laura left a note last year. The year before that Luke told Laura there love was like an old worn out tshirt. Now Laura is spending time with Scotty again. No such thing as love on this planet. Laura should have pressed rape charges on Luke 25 years ago and stayed married to Scotty.
Cringe! Sounds like the Joker from Batman ‘One Bad Day’ monologue