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- Lucas Lorenzo "Lucky" Spencer Jr. and Elizabeth Imogene Webber are fictional characters and a supercouple from the ABC Daytime soap opera, General Hospital. Lucky Spencer is the son of legendary supercouple, Luke and Laura, played by Anthony Geary and Genie Francis. Elizabeth Webber is the granddaughter of original General Hospital character, Steve Hardy (John Beradino), and long-time character Audrey March Hardy (Rachel Ames). Lucky was originated by Jonathan Jackson in 1993, who continued to play the role when Rebecca Herbst originated Elizabeth in 1997. Jackson left the series in 1999, and Lucky was played by Jacob Young and later Greg Vaughan, who was let go in 2009 to allow Jackson to reprise the role. Jackson left the series in December 2011 and the role was not recast. Herbst portrayed the couple with each actor, and has been the only contract actress to play Elizabeth. The couple first rose to popularity in early 1998 when Lucky helps Elizabeth recover after she has been raped. The teenagers take part in a slow and innocent romance, interrupted in 1999 when Lucky is presumed dead in a fire. He returns brainwashed in 2000, eventually resulting in their break-up in 2002. The couple reunites and marries in 2005, facing financial struggles, and Lucky becomes a father figure to Elizabeth's son Cameron. Lucky's prescription drug addiction in 2006 leads to infidelity, and they divorce twice in 2007 after Lucky learns he is not the biological father of Elizabeth's son Jake. They get engaged again in 2009, but split up when Lucky learns of Elizabeth's affair with his brother Nikolas Cassadine (Tyler Christopher). They remain connected through the death of their son Jake, and learning that Lucky is the father of Elizabeth's son Aiden. Elizabeth helps Lucky through his drug relapse in 2011, but he refuses to reconcile and leaves for Ireland. Lucky and Elizabeth were first called a supercouple as teenagers, commonly referred to by the portmanteau "L&L" or "L&L2" on internet message boards due to their similarities to Lucky's parents Luke and Laura. Viewers praised the recovery of Elizabeth's rape as helping other victims to heal, and the couple's innocent relationship aimed to show the option of sexual abstinence to younger viewers. The chemistry between Jackson and Herbst is often cited as part of their success. Both won Soap Opera Digest Awards during their popular 1999 storyline. In 2008, Lucky and Elizabeth were named No. 9 of ABC Daytime's Top 100 Greatest Couples by Soaps In Depth. (en)
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- Jonathan Jackson and Rebecca Herbst as Lucky and Elizabeth, December 2009 (en)
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- File:RHerbst2 JJackson.jpg (en)
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- "We have the opportunity with these beloved characters who have struggled together and who have loved together and who are exploring sexuality together to reach an audience that doesn't really want to be preached to, but wants to feel it." (en)
- "There were a lot of people that had been through some form of abuse that wrote in and would say how amazing the storyline was and how it was very healing for them. I know that it impacted people on many levels." (en)
- "I hope that somehow we preserve the integrity of the characters. As Jonathan pointed out before, [Elizabeth]'s already mothered two children that [Lucky] wished were his. Just think about the implications if this child actually ends up being Nikolas’s. For him to once again stand by her side, that’s a tough thing to sell. I hope we find a way to at least salvage all of our dignity in all of this." (en)
- "They've made love in many ways already. Mentally, emotionally... all that good, old-fashioned lovemaking." (en)
- “I identify more with the older version of Lucky than the youthful version. They're more set in their ways now. But that's pretty much the only way I know [Lucky and Elizabeth] since they've been reunited, taking him on as somebody who has an occupation, going through the financial struggles of an adult, taking care of a child and significant other that he wants to spend the rest of his life with." (en)
- “We've worked together for so long, when I was a teen and now again... it's all just kind of there. All available. She's such a great actress. So willing to go there. We didn't need to do anything special.” (en)
- “This is one relationship that's as refreshingly honest as they come with characters as real and sweet as their portrayers." (en)
- "What it is... brokenness, and that is really a devastating thing when you love somebody, and to have that wounding and betrayal, it’s terrible. I am sure many can relate to what we have been through on-air. It was tragic." (en)
- "The answer can't be to always have one of the two people betray the other one and have the whole thing fall apart because the characters end up compromising everything about themselves. That would be the challenge: how do you create drama and suspense nuances but maintain the integrity of the characters?" (en)
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- — Soap Opera Magazine in 1998, on the popularity of Lucky and Liz. (en)
- — Jackson in 2011, on his request for a Lucky and Elizabeth reunion. (en)
- —Jackson, on the fallout of Liz and Nikolas's affair. (en)
- —Herbst, on Liz and Lucky’s decision to not have sex. (en)
- — Jackson, on preparing with Herbst for Jake's death scenes. (en)
- — Jackson, on the effect of the rape storyline. (en)
- —Christopher, on Elizabeth and Nikolas's affair. (en)
- — Executive Producer Wendy Riche on reaching young viewers. (en)
- —Vaughan, on portraying the adult version of Lucky and Liz's relationship. (en)
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- Lucas Lorenzo "Lucky" Spencer Jr. and Elizabeth Imogene Webber are fictional characters and a supercouple from the ABC Daytime soap opera, General Hospital. Lucky Spencer is the son of legendary supercouple, Luke and Laura, played by Anthony Geary and Genie Francis. Elizabeth Webber is the granddaughter of original General Hospital character, Steve Hardy (John Beradino), and long-time character Audrey March Hardy (Rachel Ames). Lucky was originated by Jonathan Jackson in 1993, who continued to play the role when Rebecca Herbst originated Elizabeth in 1997. Jackson left the series in 1999, and Lucky was played by Jacob Young and later Greg Vaughan, who was let go in 2009 to allow Jackson to reprise the role. Jackson left the series in December 2011 and the role was not recast. Herbst portra (en)
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- Lucky Spencer and Elizabeth Webber (en)
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