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===Characterization===
===Characterization===
During an interview with ''BE'' Magazine in October 2011, Blakemore discusses his character. He describes Shawn as someone with professional skills, but he is also a man with a lot of personal issues.<ref name="BE Entertained">{{Cite web|url=http://bemagazine.me/2011/10/02/sean-blakemore-the-man-behind-the-name/|title=Sean Blakemore: The Man BEhind the Name...|date=October 2, 2011|publisher=''BE'' Magazine|author=Dei Peterson|accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref> Blakemore also states, {{Cquote|He is a bad boy turned good. He finds it hard to try to win over people who he comes in contact with, as far as trying to prove himself to them considering his past.}}—Blakemore BE Interview<ref name="BE Entertained"/>
During an interview with ''BE'' Magazine in October 2011, Blakemore discusses his character. He describes Shawn as someone with professional skills, but he is also a man with a lot of personal issues.<ref name="BE Entertained">{{Cite web|url=http://bemagazine.me/2011/10/02/sean-blakemore-the-man-behind-the-name/|title=Sean Blakemore: The Man BEhind the Name...|date=October 2, 2011|publisher=''BE'' Magazine|author=Dei Peterson|accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref> Blakemore also states, {{Cquote|He is a bad boy turned good. He finds it hard to try to win over people who he comes in contact with, as far as trying to prove himself to them considering his past.}}—Blakemore BE Interview<ref name="BE Entertained"/>
===Development===
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==Storylines==
==Storylines==
===Backstory===
===Backstory===

Revision as of 05:58, 23 August 2012

Shawn Butler
General Hospital character
Portrayed bySean Blakemore
Duration2011—
First appearanceJanuary 21, 2011
Created byRobert Guza, Jr.
In-universe information
OccupationCurrent
Manager of Kelly's
Academic Counselor
Former
U. S. Marine
Hired mercenary
Bodyguard
Science Teacher
ParentsRay Butler
ChildrenTJ Ashford (foster)

Shawn Butler is a fictional character from the long running ABC Daytime soap opera, General Hospital. The character is introduced in early 2011 being portrayed by Sean Blakemore.

Conception

Casting

Blakemore first appeared in the role of Shawn on January 21, 2011 and he immediately catches viewers attention. In April 2011, Soaps In Depth confirmed that Blakemore had signed a longterm contract.[1][2][3][4] In February 2012, the Blakemore suddenly disappeared from screens leading to speculation among fans that the actor had been let go. It was later confirmed by new head writer, Ron Carlivati that Blakemore had taken time off to film a movie. Blakemore began reappearing regularly in the summer of 2012.[5][6] In 2012, Blakemore earned his first Daytime Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category for his portrayal of Shawn in 2011 who was struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.[7][8]

Characterization

During an interview with BE Magazine in October 2011, Blakemore discusses his character. He describes Shawn as someone with professional skills, but he is also a man with a lot of personal issues.[9] Blakemore also states,

He is a bad boy turned good. He finds it hard to try to win over people who he comes in contact with, as far as trying to prove himself to them considering his past.

—Blakemore BE Interview[9]

Development

"the budding relationship between reformed mercenary Shawn Butler (Sean Blakemore) and resident bitch goddess Carly Corinthos Jacks (Laura Wright) proved to be one of the few rays of sunlight peeking through the darkness over Port Chuck."

—Daytime Confidential Top 10 Couples[10]

Fans and critics alike began pushing for a potential the character's potential pairing with Laura Wright's Carly. Then head writer, Robert Guza, Jr. began teasing the couple and it appeared that he would go through with the storyline; the network even promoted the storyline with a promo calling Shawn "Carly's new lover," despite the two never consummating the relationship.[11]

Storylines

Backstory

Shawn Butler was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. As a kid, Shawn admires his father, Ray, who is known around the neighborhood as "Big Ray" Butler. Shawn and his father always shared a glass of milk before going to bed. One night when Shawn is 6 years old, he and Ray go to a store to get some more milk, and Shawn watches as his father is gunned down. Shawn is a former U. S. Marine and suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; he also worked as Science teacher before enlisting in the marines. While stationed in Afghanistan, Shawn befriends fellow soldier Tommy Ashford. However, Shawn is devastated when he accidentally kills Tommy during a friendly fire incident. Shawn began suffering from PTSD when he witnesses a young girl's violent death at the hands of a violent mob in Afghanistan. Shawn's mother is deceased and he has two sisters, whose names have yet to be mentioned.

2011—

Shawn first appears in January 2011 comforting Molly Lansing who is suffering from PTSD by opening about his own PTSD struggle. Molly's "aunt", Carly Jacks later shows her gratitude by offering him a room at her hotel, though he declines. It is soon revealed that Shawn is working for Theo Hoffman who is secretly operating as European crime lord, "The Balkan." Shawn is sent to kidnap Brenda Barrett just before her wedding but several visitors interrupt him. Shawn is confronted by Sam McCall and Jason Morgan who convince him to help them bring down Hoffman. During an ambush, Shawn is shot by Theo's henchmen and left for dead when he is discovered by Carly. Carly nurses him back to health and keeps him from being killed by her ex-husband, and Brenda's new husband, mobster, Sonny Corinthos. There is another attempt on Shawn's life when he is hospitalized which Molly witnesses.[12][13][14][15][16] When the crazed artist, Franco begins stalking Carly and her daughter, Josslyn, Shawn is hired as Carly's new bodyguard. Carly's estranged husband, Jasper Jacks returns and immediately clashes with Shawn. Jax blackmails Carly into firing Shawn by threatening to reveal his violent past during their custody hearing. However, following the custody hearing, Shawn opens up about his past and his family to Carly. In July 2011, after Sonny runs Jax out of town, Shawn steps up his efforts to protect the mother and daughter, knowing Jax will come back. Shawn attempts to stop Jax from leaving town with Josslyn but his Jax gets away when Shawn experiences another PTSD episode. Fortunately, with assistance from Robin Scorpio, Shawn returns Josslyn to her mother.[17] He comforts Carly when Jax is presumed dead in a plane crash and helps her get information that proves Jax is still alive. As Shawn and Carly continue to grow closer, Jason finally begins to trust him and hires Shawn to fill in him as Sonny's temporary enforcer when Jason is on his honeymoon. In October 2011, Shawn assits Carly in hiding drugs that have been stashed in Sonny's warehouse to keep her son Michael out of trouble. Michael doesn't approve of their budding relationship and gets Sonny to fire him. After Franco sends sends Carly another ominous message, she along with Josslyn travel to Hawaii to warn Sam and Jason. The bond and ultimately share a kiss. In November 2011, on Veteran's Day, Shawn opens up about his friend Tommy and his father Ray. Carly and Shawn spend Thanksgiving together at Kelly's but Shawn realizes they are getting to close and begins pulling away. When makes contact again, Shawn moves in temporarily with Carly to protect her and Josslyn. For Christmas, Carly buys Shawn a service dog to help with his PTSD, whom he and Molly name Wilson.[17]

In January 2012, as Shawn is about to leave Port Charles, he is forced to take in Tommy's troubled teenage son, TJ who has run away from home; Carly then hires him to manage Kelly's. Shawn convinces Molly's mother, Alexis Davis to let Molly tutor TJ. Though he continues to deny his feelings for her, Shawn gets jealous of Carly's new friendship with mob boss Johnny Zacchara and TJ calls him out. Shawn advises Carly to divorce Jax after he sells part of her hotel to her arch rival, Kate Howard without telling her. In February 2012, Shawn and Michael find common ground when Michael decides to go to college and Shawn ends up being his tutor. At the uring of GH's new resident psychiatrist, Dr. Ewen Keenan, Shawk wants escort Carly to the General Hospital Pulmonary benefit but she doesn't return his call. Shawn later admits that he is falling for Carly, but she does not return his feelings and he backs off.[18][19][17] After TJ throws a wild party which ends with Molly getting drunk, Shawn and Alexis forbid them to see one another. In the summer of 2012, it is discovered that the teens have started dating and Shawn convinces Alexis to let them continue seeing one another. Shawn talks Alexis out of chaperoning their date while they end up playing strip pool at The Floating Rib. Shawn takes a liking to Alexis is surprised when her friend, Mac Scorpio reveals that Alexis also likes him. In August 2012 after Alexis nearly dies, Shawn convinces her to go on a date with him.

Reception

"the budding relationship between reformed mercenary Shawn Butler (Sean Blakemore) and resident bitch goddess Carly Corinthos Jacks (Laura Wright) proved to be one of the few rays of sunlight peeking through the darkness over Port Chuck."

—Daytime Confidential Top 10 Couples[10]

Many fans and critics alike became became invested in the potential Shawn and Carly (Laura Wright). Then head writer, Robert Guza, Jr. began toying with the idea and it looked as if he was about to go that way, even promoting an angle where Shawn and Carly fall for one another, with Jasper Jacks (Ingo Rademacher) standing by.[20] However, due to Shawn's lack of storyline, and him only being used of a "prop" for Carly, many fans were against the pairing. But, what some fans like was that the story would be something new, and different from who the characters Carly was usually paired with. When asked about the potential pairing, Wright revealed that she liked that the writers were playing them as the "Ross and Rachel" of daytime.[21] When GH was appointed a new head writer, many believed the new blood, Garin Wolf would try something new; and Wolf appeared to be going in the direction.[22] Wolf went ahead with the couple's first kiss on October 27, 2011 and caught the attention of many media outlets including, Entertainment Weekly.[22] The pairing came in at #2 on Daytime Confidential's list of the Best Couples of 2011, saying that in the midst of rest of the stories being told at the time, which caused the ratings to dwindle, the potential pairing was the only one that showed promise.[10]

Yahoo! TV also praised the potential pairing citing chemistry between Blakemore and Wright as "undeniable"[23] and they could potentially become a fan favorite couple; the article also said that Shawn was better than most of the men Carly had been previously paired with, most of whom were mobsters, with the exception of her estranged husband, Jax.[23] The article also discusses the show's need for an interracial relationship to bring some diversity to the series. It mentions the short lived pairing of Ethan Lovett (Nathan Parsons) and Maya Ward (Annie Ilonzeh) as having great potential before the writers broke up the pairing.[23]

References

  1. ^ "GH Contract News!". Soaps In Depth. Bauer Media Group. April 6, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  2. ^ Jillian Bowe (April 7, 2011). "General Hospital's Sean Blakemore Placed on Contract!". Daytime Confidential. Zap2it. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  3. ^ Dan J. Kroll (April 6, 2011). "Sean Blakemore upped to contract status". Soap Central. Retrieved August 22, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Michael Fairman (April 7, 2011). "Sean Blakemore upped to contract status on GH!". On Air, On Soaps. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  5. ^ "Blakemore's New Role!". Soaps In Depth. Bauer Media Group. April 3, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  6. ^ Maria Ciaccia (May 7, 2012). "The Mysterious Case of Sean Butler and T.J." About.com. The New York Times Company.
  7. ^ Sara Bibel (June 22, 2012). "Deep Soap: Fearless Daytime Emmy Predictions". XFINITY. Comcast. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  8. ^ Sara Bibel (June 15, 2012). "Deep Soap: Daytime Emmy Nominees Genie Francis, Heather Tom, Shelley Hennig & Sean Blakemore Tell All". XFINITY. Comcast. Retrieved August 22, 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  9. ^ a b Dei Peterson (October 2, 2011). "Sean Blakemore: The Man BEhind the Name..." BE Magazine. Retrieved August 22, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ a b c "DC's 10 Best Soap Couples of 2011". Daytime Confidential. 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  11. ^ Luke Kerr (May 31, 2011). "Should GH's Carly and Shawn Hook Up?". Daytime Confidential. Zap2it. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  12. ^ "No One Can Predict the Future". Soaps She Knows. Atomic Online. January 24, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  13. ^ "There's an Objection During the Ceremony". Soaps She Knows. Atomic Online. February 21, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  14. ^ "Forgiveness And Trust". Soaps She Knows. Atomic Online. February 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  15. ^ "Clink. Boom. Redux". Soaps She Knows. Atomic Online. February 24, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  16. ^ "Get Out Of Your Own Way". Soaps She Knows. Atomic Online. March 2, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  17. ^ a b c "Who's Who in Port Charles: Shawn Butler". Soap Central. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  18. ^ "That Character Isn't In The Book". Soaps She Knows. Atomic Online. January 31, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  19. ^ "That Character Isn't In The Book". Soaps She Knows. Atomic Online. February 2, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  20. ^ Luke Kerr (2011-05-31). "Should GH's Carly and Shawn Hook Up?". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  21. ^ "The Laura Wright Interview – General Hospital". 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  22. ^ a b Lynette Rice (2011-10-20). "General Hospital first look of Carly and Shawn first kiss". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  23. ^ a b c Tiffany Bailey (2011-10-10). "Reasons Carly and Shawn Should Hook Up on 'General Hospital'". Yahoo! TV. Retrieved 2012-02-19.

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