The moment he first appeared on Tuesday, wriggling his eyebrows and asking Elizabeth, "Remember me?" Jonathan Jackson effortlessly reclaimed the role of Lucky. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Greg Vaughan's work as Lucky and not looking to disparage him at all — but I instantly liked Jackson. And maybe I was imagining it, but even perky Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth) seemed to have an extra glow about her and spring in her step as a jaunty Lucky declared, "I feel lucky tonight."

Lucky's thrust-and-parry with Luke carried more of an edge when played by Jackson and Tony Geary. Even the scene in which father and son lounged on a bench and growled at each other felt livelier because Jackson looked so dialed in and focused. I hope that concentration eventually translates to the character, and GH stops walking all over Lucky. The man is a detective, remember, yet he's always the last one to know important things like, oh, say, his wife is screwing around on him. Stop making him a dupe. If Lucky can look different, why can't GH look at him differently?