General Hospital’s Steve Burton on How Jason is Mourning Monica’s Death

Steve Burton, who plays Jason, reflected on Monica’s farewell scene and how his character grieves her death on General Hospital. The latest episodes showcased everyone gathering at All Saints Chapel to pay their last respects to Leslie Charleson’s Monica. In the memorial, many characters, including Jason, gave heartfelt speeches. For context, Charleson passed away earlier this year at age 79 due to “sequelae of blunt head trauma.”

Steve Burton talks about Jason’s eulogy at Monica’s memorial on General Hospital

Burton told TV Insider he hardly prepared, citing his natural connection with Charleson since 1991. Reflecting on their time together, he said, “It was very special, and I’ll always cherish my time with her and the Quartermaines. We had so much fun together. She and Stuart always looked out for me and protected me. To have her and Stuart Damon as my parents? I hit the lottery.”

He described filming the funeral scene as a “surreal thing,” pointing to the gap between Charleson’s real passing and Monica’s on-screen death. He explained, “So, it was just this weird world to be in. We had the celebration of life for Leslie, and now we’re having a funeral for Monica, so it definitely was difficult.” Burton added that he was “glad” Jason was the one who found Monica unresponsive and learned of her passing, noting it felt right that it was either his character or Tracy who made the discovery, given their bond with her.

Burton elaborated on how Jason is mourning the loss of his adoptive mother and how her death has affected him. “He is obviously devastated by the loss. Obviously, he had a great connection with Monica, but he definitely regretted not spending more time with her. Realizing that she loved him, no matter what happened or what he did, and she wasn’t even his real mother, he’s grateful for the relationship,” he said. He said filming on the Quartermaine set resurfaced many emotions about the late actress.

Explaining the challenges of filming the farewell sequence, he said, “What you hope for as an actor is you have to control your emotions as opposed to muster them up, so that was the most difficult part, controlling my emotions as opposed to going, ‘Oh, this is going to be a sad scene. I gotta prepare for this and hopefully the emotions come when they roll tape.’ It was actually the opposite.”

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