Last month\u2019s action-packed episodes of \u201cGeneral Hospital,\u201d featuring a guest appearance from \u201cLast Week Tonight with John Oliver\u201d host John Oliver as Z, the head of the World Security Bureau (WSB), which had fans on the edge of their seats pondering the fate of Cassius Faison after he was shot by Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and reported dead, at least that\u2019s what Port Charles has been led to believe after the WSB covered things up when it was later revealed to the viewing audience that the character was indeed alive, though wounded, and quietly departed town. <\/p>\n
At his event during the recent General Hospital Fan Club Weekend, which took place at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport, portrayer Ryan Paevey addressed his recent exit and a potential return to the daytime drama series, among other topics, during a Q&A with fans as reported by Soap Central<\/a> editor Michael Maloney, who was in attendance.<\/p>\n Among the questions the actor was asked included which of his two characters he preferred to play on the daytime drama series, his original role as Nathan West, which he played from 2013-2018, or his most recent one, that of Cassius. He chose the latter role.<\/p>\n \u201cNathan was lovely. He was adorable,\u201d Paevey noted, while explaining how, as the husband of Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms), the character later felt more like an accessory to his wife rather than having his own identity. \u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong,\u201d started Paevey, before saying, \u201cI mean that as no insult to the writers or anything like that. We all have a function that we serve [in terms of storylines].<\/p>\n \u201cEither you\u2019re a big part of a big, powerful family and you\u2019re doing stuff [or] you\u2019re part of a big company.\u201d For him, \u201cI was a part of a couple.\u201d<\/p>\n As for Cassius, and how the character differed from Nathan, it was his ability to interact with more people across Port Charles and do all different kinds of things in general, including being in scenes with the likes of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) or providing Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) with a weapon at Wyndemere for her protection.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was fun,\u201d Paevey shared. \u201cI got to do fun stuff. There was a lot of stuff going on, and I loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n Whether he returns to the show or not remained a hot topic, with Paevey stating, \u201cThat\u2019s a \u2018Frank chat,’\u201d referring to the show\u2019s executive producer, Frank Valentini. Meanwhile, he revealed, \u201cI\u2019m a bit of a drifter. So, I\u2019m not sure that I want to go back and sign forever. Doing so took a lot of things out of my life, stuff that is valuable to me.\u201d<\/p>\n In a statement released to TV Insider<\/a> following Paevey\u2019s exit from the show, Valentini said, \u201cRyan\u2019s return was always planned as a short-term arc.\u201d He added, \u201cHe did incredible work, and we loved having him back.\u201d<\/p>\n