Port Charles is suddenly looking like a much sadder place.
WARNING: This article contains spoilers forGeneral Hospitalseason 62, episode 70.
And just like that, Port Charles will never be the same.
Evan Hofer on ‘General Hospital’.Christopher Willard/ABC via Getty
As recently as yesterday onGH, Dex was in good spirits and expected to make a full recovery.
Dex rolled into Port Charles in May 2022, shrouded in mystery and oozing a steely sex appeal.
Working with Benard is among the experiences he’ll miss most.
Maurice Benard and Evan Hofer on ‘General Hospital’.Christine Bartolucci/ABC via Getty
We had a mutual colleague in Frances Fisher, who’s an incredible actor.
I was like, ‘Yeah?’
He said, ‘Oh, so you’re agoodactor.’
Eden McCoy and Evan Hofer on ‘General Hospital’.Christine Bartolucci/ABC via Getty
We hit it off on the first day, and that’s all thanks to his warmth."
But he does have some ideas of his own.
“Sonny and Dex got really close and had this father-son relationship building.
Evan Hofer.Ricky Middlesworth/ABC via Getty
I think that Sonny’s definitely going to feel a hole from that.
It’s going to be these interesting, complex feelings of, ‘That guy was coming after me.’
They obviously weren’t good for a long time.
But I think that all that love and emotion between two people doesn’t just go away.”
The couple enjoyed a fan-favorite relationship ever since they first got together on New Year’s Eve 2022.
Josslyn was there at the scene of the attack, and she watched as Dex died.
Alright, but how is he romantically?'
Getting to build all that out with Eden was really special."
How will fans react to Josslyn losing Dex for good, though?
“Not well,” he laughs, making light of the notorious dedication of theGHfanbase.
“Mo always said this to me since the beginning, that our fans are like no others.
And all of us, all the stories and all the history is so special.”
But Hofer doesn’t betray the slightest bit of resentment about his departure.
Hofer joins a spate ofGeneral Hospitalcast members to leave the show in the past year.
“Real AndrewsandMichael Eastonare also on their ways out, andChad Duellis leaving after 14 years.
Hofer shared many memorable scenes with Duell, who played Michael Corinthos.
But it becomes second nature.
“), he’s ready to take on anything.
