
“And I sort of felt there was some unfinished business there. “I got the sense they wanted to make something right,” he said, referring to his talk with the head writers, Jean Passanante and Shelly Altman.

So that, plus the fans’ devotion and the unsatisfying way his last GH character left (as a chalk mark), got him on board. Reassured that the head writers wanted him back too and had already come up with an outline for a new character with him in mind, Easton signed on. But said, ‘At least have a conversation with the new writers.’ It's always nice to start with new writers because it's their show, their vision, and if they have a good one, at least you're off to a good start.”

In the latest Soap Opera Digest interview, Easton said, “I was completely caught off guard and very leery of anything coming. But the fans campaigned hard for Easton’s return and the executive producer Frank Valentini listened, trying to get the ball rolling for months before the actor was receptive to at least hearing the new head writers out.

When he left last summer, he basically believed that was it, and there was no going back. Michael Easton (ex-Silas) had no idea what was in store for him, other than the fact that his fans galvanized to get him back on the show.
