Luke Spencer and Laura Webber, one of the most popular supercouples of all time
Golden Age of Super Couples
Top 12 from GH per Soap Opera Digest
A supercouple is a popular, dynamic pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public. The term is usually used in fiction works, such as television shows and works of literature, but can also be used when referring to celebrities. While usually a successful model, it has been criticized for hindering the possibilities of other love interests.
Luke and Laura are one of the most well-known couples in soap opera history. Though other "supercouples" came before them, Luke and Laura are the most well known outside of the soap opera realm, and are credited with defining the term "supercouple," which caused other soap operas to copy the successful formula.
The supercouple formula can consist of action stories, romance, and obstacles for the couple to overcome. Many supercouples of the "golden age" such as Luke and Laura, Robert and Holly, Duke and Anna and Frisco and Felicia followed this model.
True supercouples have the ability to overcome numerous obstacles or significant strife and turmoil in order to be together. The pairings tend to triumph over internal and external factors designed to keep them apart and can endure through almost unimaginable circumstances or events.
Examples include: Luke raped Laura, Alan and Monica tried to kill one another and controversially had an instance of marital rape, Jason threatened Sam's life, Sonny threatened Carly's life and was at times physically and emotionally abusive to Brenda (i.e. the "infamous wire scene").
Many of these actions are considered "toxic" and critics suggest they likely would not be accepted by modern audiences, but large and wide-spread support for these pairings still remain, showing the dysfunction and tumultuous nature or "dark side" of some of the more intense supercouple pairs.
Over the years, the couples listed below have been named popular supercouples by both ABC and General Hospital fans.
In 2018, General Hospital released special collections for supercouples, Jason and Sam and Sonny and Carly. The collections, appearing on the show's website, highlighted unforgettable moments in both couple's love stories.
In 2020, when production was shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic, GH dedicated three weeks in June to showcase fan favorite supercouples. With each couple having its own dedicated week, Luke and Laura, Jason and Sam, and Sonny and Carly were featured.
Supercouples on General Hospital and its Spinoffs
(According to Wikipedia)
- Bold typeface represents couples still together
- Alan and Monica Quartermaine (Dissolved by his death)
- Damian Spinelli and Maxie Jones
- Dante Falconeri and Lulu Spencer
- Duke Lavery and Anna Devane (Dissolved by his death)
- Frisco Jones and Felicia Cummings (Frisco Jones offscreen)
- Jason Morgan and Elizabeth Webber
- Jason Morgan and Sam McCall
- Jasper Jacks and Brenda Barrett (Both offscreen)
- Jasper Jacks and Carly Spencer (Jasper Jacks offscreen)
- Kevin Collins and Lucy Coe
- Lucky Spencer and Elizabeth Webber
- Luke Spencer and Laura Webber (Dissolved by his death)
- Nikolas Cassadine and Emily Quartermaine (Dissolved by her death)
- Patrick Drake and Robin Scorpio-Drake (offscreen)
- Rafe Kovich and Alison Barrington (Port Charles; dissolved by his death)
- Robert Scorpio and Anna Devane
- Robert Scorpio and Holly Sutton (Holly Sutton offscreen)
- Sean and Tiffany Donely (Dissolved by his death; Tiffany Donely offscreen)
- Sonny Corinthos and Brenda Barrett (Brenda Barrett offscreen)
- Sonny Corinthos and Carly Spencer
- Spencer Cassadine and Trina Robinson (Dissolved by his death)
- Stephen Clay and Livvie Locke-Clay (Port Charles; dissolved by her death)
- Stone Cates and Robin Scorpio (Dissolved by his death)
Unofficial Supercouples
- Dillon Quartermaine and Georgie Jones
- Drew Cain and Sam McCall
- Edward and Lila Quartermaine (Dissolved by her death)
- Franco and Elizabeth Baldwin (Dissolved by his death)
- Hamilton Finn and Hayden Barnes
- Johnny Zacchara and Lulu Spencer
- Julian Jerome and Alexis Davis
- Mac and Felicia Scorpio
- Morgan Corinthos and Ava Jerome
- Nathan West and Maxie Jones (Dissolved by his death)
- Ned Quartermaine and Lois Cerullo
- Nikolas Cassadine and Gia Campbell
- Rick and Lesley Webber (Dissolved by his death; Lesley Webber offscreen)
- Scott and Dominique Baldwin (Dissolved by her death)
- Steve and Audrey Hardy (Dissolved by his death; Audrey Hardy offscreen)
- Tom Hardy and Simone Ravelle
- Tony Jones and Bobbie Spencer
- Tony and Tania Jones (Dissolved by her death)
- Zander Smith and Emily Quartermaine
Potential Supercouples
- Dante Falconeri and Sam McCall
- Ethan Lovett and Kristina Corinthos-Davis (Ethan Lovett offscreen)
- Harrison Chase and Willow Tait
- Kevin and Laura Collins
- Scott Baldwin and Liesl Obrecht
- Valentin Cassadine and Anna Devane
