Article Thanks To Holly
Stranding a beloved (if daffy) heroine at the alter is hardly the way to win the hearts of fans. But PORT CHARLES's Jon Lindstrom managed to wring sympathy for the wouldn't-be groom with performances that ran the gamut from anger to hurt to aching loss, when Kevin felt compelled to call off his wedding to Lucy after he found out that she'd lied to him.
Lindstrom brings to his character a gentle strength and compassion that make us believe that Kevin--who has been through so much trauma himself--wouldn't hurt anyone unless he absolutely had to. He has managed to summon up forgiveness for people, including Lucy, so often in the past that when he broke poor Lucy's heart, we knew he felt he had no choice. "I wish anger was all I felt," he told a shattered Lucy after the wedding day melee. "Right now, I feel like I don't even know you."
Of course, Lindstrom had ample support from his partner, Lynn Herring (Lucy). In their scene back at the lighthouse after the chapel fiasco, when Lucy pointed out that their wedding date coincided with the anniversary of her miscarriage, these two stellar actors couldn't have been more moving had they been driving their own Mayflower truck. "Are you trying to make me feel worse? Because believe me when I tell you, it isn't possible," said Kevin. We believed him.
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