I kind of think his character has run its course. I liked his work best when he first came on and had the post war stress material. Once they made him into Sonny’s soldier, it seemed like his acting changed. I wish Tom Hardy & his biracial son would show up on canvas!

NO NO NO !!
Not Jeffrey Vincent Paris/ Carlos !!
I ;luv that guy!!!!
Also= sorry to see Sean Blakemore/ Shawn go ..

and to any who try to put the blame on RC and FV..
They do not have the power to fire/let anyone go..
ABC dictates who stays and goes ..

perhaps both wanted to leave..
or
perhaps they needed to be written out..
whichever- it is show business..
Especially soap actors- can be let go at any time and the actors know that..

So sad to lose them .. luved them !
Hope to see them in movies or a tv series !!!

enjoyed Sean Blakemore, wonderful actor, sorry to see him leave GH….also, Jeffrey Parise, his acting was phenomenal ..his anger, his remorse and his love….all shown ….thanks to both of you….wish you were not leaving

Awww do he have too go. I’m going too miss him. I just pray Sonny don’t leave because if he does I’m really going too cry.

Good. Mobsters be gone!

Surprised to hear he’s leaving but not sad to see the character go. Just wish Sonny was going with him.

Nothing surprises me about GH . Individuals win Emmys are let go,, great actors are let go and people who have no stories stay, why would we be surprised!!!!

I think ill bake me a cake to celebrate the departures…hope a few others will be leaving so i can really enjoy my ‘Please Go Away Party’…lol…still not doing well healthwise but sometimes good news like this makes me feel a tad better…lol

What a loss for GH. Mr. Blackmore is a huge talent. The writers never really wrote to highlight is unique presence. None of his relationships were fully explored even his devotion to Sonny.

I felt like he was on the bench ready to play at a moments notice – it never came.

See you in the movies, Mr. b!

I will be sorry to see him leave General Hospital.

Three great actors in one week, Ian, Jeffrey and Sean. Pretty stupid. Yet they keep the actors that play the boring characters of Kiki, Valerie, Nathan and Tj. Bad moves. And where is Michael Easton, one of the best around and being so under used. The only good thing that may come of those great actors leaving is hopefully we see the end of all the mob/killing stories…enough of that already. If that doesn’t happen then its just a shameful waste of talent

Liked Sean when he was being there for the teen boy (forgot his name). But increasing he became a hypocrite due to his being Soony’s hitman…”Do as I say but not as I do.” Speaking of Sonny’s hitmen they are a revolving door…Jason, Max, now Sean.

I enjoy Sean being on the show; he’s a good actor. But the role as Sonny’s hitman doesn’t really lend itself to Sean getting much of a chance to express his acting talent. I know greater opportunities are out there for him.

Poor Shawn, he screwed up every assignment. His scenes with TJ were always good. Who will become Sonny’s enforcer?

Not terribly surprised, Shawn has always been kind of shoehorned into stories and forgotten from time to time. He had a random intro through The Balkan, he had a fizzled attempt with Carly, he ran Kelly’s, he replaced Jason for Sonny, he messed around with Alexis with little ramifications, the TJ stuff was his best anchor to the canvas, but they never could decide what to do with Shawn and they couldn’t ever really integrate him into the overall canvas. GH continues to struggle with integrating African-American characters into the canvas, and I STILL BLAME GUZA because killing off Justus… Read more »

Yes!! I thought he was great with Vinessa Antione and was looking forward to them getting through their drama and then onto to another adventure together! Good luck to you Sean and you will be missed.

Good, not a fan. Take TJ and Jordan with you. I love the house cleaning! Lets roll out the cash cow and get some big names back in the fold! Come on Frank!

🙁 I didnt see this coming, Goodluck Sean you will be miss much love here.

I am truly afraid for General Hospital. Management is making a lot of BAD decisions – in the humble opinion of a loyal 50-year fan. Not sure Sean was an issue, just the last straw. Long line (Wally, Anthony, Jeffrey, now Sean) of “not 20-something” actors gone. Three killed off by management. You can’t lose an entire generation and survive. Plus Quartermaines have been pivotal to GH for years and are now decimated.

Sigh…I think I’m sad when each character goes! Unless it’s someone I really detest…I like knowing that these people all live in this fictional world…The show is losing a lot of familiar faces, probably to cut budget…add new characters, take others away.

I liked Sean; I liked his relationship with TJ and I would have liked to have seen Sean, TJ and Jordan as a family. Since he’s still alive the door’s open; maybe he’ll walk through it again down the line.

I’m not as much sad to see him go as I am confused about who Jordan will be paired with now. I like Jordan and hope Vinessa will stay on. But she needs a potential love interests. Right? Maybe not. Maybe her and Anna can be Kick-Ass women who don’t need no man ( as I am not fond of Anna’s inevitable pairing with Sloane).

He’s a talented actor and will certainly find something more worthy of his talent than GH.

GH is cleaning out the house I’m sure more to be announced..

Not surprising at all. General Hospital has never kept any black actors on their show for very long. This lousy pattern goes way back to the Brian and Claudia days in the 70s. Very annoying and typical. Sean Blakemore is awesome and a big loss to GH. I wish him luck in his acting career.

I was really shocked to read this. Sean is in the opening credits. Why can’t “Diane” get “Shawn” off with a slap on the wrist like she does everyone else?

Now with “Duke” and “Carlos” dead, “Milo” and “Max” nowhere to be found and “Shawn” headed for prison (if that’s what happens), it looks like “Sonny” and “Julian” will have no one left to do their dirty work. Maybe it’s the end of all the mob stuff! Ha! Ha! Right. One can wish.

Best wishes to Mr. Blakemore!

This isn’t too much of a shock, nor am I disappointed. Sean is a good actor and I’m sad we’re losing him, but the character of Shawn never really worked with the show. He never really had a place, and it felt like the show was trying too hard to integrate him into story. The only real time he had a purpose was when T.J. and Jordan came to town, and we got some insight on Shawn’s backstory. Other than that, he wasn’t an important character, nor did he have ties to the canvas, so losing him isn’t a big… Read more »

Was it his choice? Are they getting ready to reveal that jake is Jason therefore sonny can only have 1 bff?
I like the actor sad to see him go but I did think his charater compromise Jordan and her being a cop, guess we now know he’s going away, also I hope they don’t kill off Haden I like her. Although I’m troubled that it was nikolas that really send out the hit.

HIP HIP HOORAY!!!! YAY!!! So, so, soooooooo glad that the character of Shawn is leaving! The character was best when he was Molly’s new, mysterious friend in town. After that, he was a total wash. Absolutely pointless on GH! I LOVE the character of Jordan, and now that Shawn is out of her orbit, maybe she can get a decent storyline! Shawn was doing NOTHING but holding her back. I’m thinking a romance with Agent Sloane?!! Those two look great together! They could work and play together all day long! Maybe finally a romance with Silas if he ever comes… Read more »

They need to trim the cast now when does Nina & Franco leave?

To compare this man of any consequence compared to Stuart Damon how th mighty have fallen

Thank god. My girl Vinessa/Jordan was wasted on him. I hope they finally come to their senses and bring Jordan and Julian together.

Sadly, SB was a prime example of a good actor cast in an increasingly thankless role…it started out promising enough, but became just plain silly when he was reduced to slinging hash and servicing Alexis and her insatiable appetites for both his meatloaf sandwiches and physical prowess. Never liked him with Jordan, either. Hope this latest development portends her exit with TJ, as well. I would love to see the diner in new hands….perhaps Delia’s? She would be a great proprietress of Kelley’s…and maybe she could even bring Roger along with her!

Well, I am totally devastated over losing Sean and Ian, and Tony, Wally and last but not least Jeffery Praise! Pretty Crappy! They will be missed and I wish each of them much success in the future.

Robin

I am sorry he lost his gig– good steady paycheck as actor is not easy to come by, and in daytime there are very limited opportunities, so I hope he finds work soon. I suppose losing the character might be paving the way for Jake/Jason to resume his spot as Sonny’s enforcer. I hope not– I was really looking forward to them taking Jason into a different direction.

Shawn had run his course, but what of Jordan and TJ? I kinda like TJ, but he’s way under-utilized.

I have to agree with countless posts above: The actor showed great promise (his initial appearances in the Balkan storyline revealed both presence and talent, and I was glad they kept him around) but the character became increasingly pointless, and it’s not a big surprise that they’ve chosen to write him out. I think TPTB are subject to valid criticism for not doing a better job of making the character work, given the actor’s obvious charisma and the show’s very mixed history with African American characters.

why do you kill off the people like? duke was a great actor and part of the gh family for years.why shawn?he was goodfor the sunny story? you pursue all the baby stories ad nausem. i have watched gh since it came onair you guys are ruining it. we all love liz why do thst to her character?get some writers who have imagination already stop the stories or sadly soap opreas will be the thing of the past. bad moves guys.the luke story was horrible went onto long. we all loved that charachter, if he is going to retire why… Read more »

does anyone watch GMA? the show promotes the hell out of their primetime schedule and movies, so its really sad and disappointing that GMA or even the View didn’t bother to give a shout out to GH going live for two days, its really sad especially when you do see the crap that they do promote. GH is the networks longest running show, show them some respect and give them a little love. if they can show love to the bachelor and promote movies from other studios then a sign of respect would go a long way… just my opinion..

@SoapFan, Yes they need to set it off. I wanted Jordan and Julian since their first exchange discussing the business. 🙂 I could care less about Alexis and Olivia. They’re a blip on my radar.

@SoapFan. TRUTH. Time for Jordan and Julian. 🙂

And don’t start that noise with Shawn vs Julian. When thug a kill Shawn for Sonny, is a first rate JUDGMENTAL assh**le, blowing smoke at Jordan. Don’t get me started.

Hated to see him go

I was thinking how this case could be so cut and dry. If Shawn’s bullet did not hit Hayden, won’t forensics know that? Will there not be an investigation? Will they realize that there were two guns fired? And, where is the other bullet, if Shawn actually took a shot? Also, won’t ballistics come into play? I hope CSI does its job….but, it’s PCPD……can’t expect much. If it had been real life, Shawn would be out of jail, by now…or at least, charged with a lesser crime…possession of an illegal weapon, or something… Shay, I have entertained…uhmm, romanced, actually; the… Read more »

he was so great on the show I really like him!!! Why does he have to leave ???he makes the show too
Especially the woman he was in love with!!!
I watch the show every afternoon and going to miss Sean!!

And I am done with Sean! A character has to consist of more than “muscles and blood”!

Can we get rid of the character of Julien also? He reminds me of our former president Bush–always looks constipated and angry. Again, we need more than “muscles and guns” (yes, pun intended), to hang a character on.

About time! I’m sorry the writer really didn’t do nothing with this character but tried to turn him into Jason 2.0. 1st he was a soldier then he was Carly’s bodyguard then Alexis’ beau now he’s sonny’s right hand man. Every since he came on to the screen he’s
been all over the place.

So sad to see him leave so does this mean Jason finds out who is & comes back to sonny & Sam? GH is dragging the Jason return too long.!! They need to start writing like awarding winning drama writers

Very sad to see Sean Blackmore go.Sick of lack of strong African American character development on General Hospital. The characters of Jordan and Shawn have great chemistry but the writers would rather focus on clingy must have a man any man at all times Elizabeth, a terribly casted Valerie, wimpy , whiny, Michael , and Sabrina, too fast a couple Brad and Lucas, and Julian who is really a major criminal. I have been watching the show since I was a little girl and have followed the show for over 50 years. I loved Jessie, Steve, and Audrey followed Monica… Read more »

going to miss Shawn , Carlos too.

Would like to see Jeff Webber return and become chief of Staff.
Liz could really use her Dad being around.

Well, this breaks my heart hearing about Sean Blakemore leaving. I love the character of Shawn Butler. He was the only reason I was still watching the show. Sean Blakemore is a very talented actor and he had a great prescence. There was a regalness and quiet dignity about him. I loved his relationship with TJ and his brief romance with Jordan. It’s very disheartening how black characters never get to stick around longterm like nonblacks. I notice that there are no black leads on GH, no black couples, no black families and no black children. If a black chararacter… Read more »