Ric Lansing Tearfully Reunites With Daughter Molly (VIDEO)

Rick Hearstwill go back toGeneral Hospitalas Ric Lansing on Thursday, August 22, nearest an eight-year fracture, and TV Insider has an unique first take a look at his comeback.

Hearst’s first scenes are with Kristen Vaganos, who performs Ric’s daughter, Molly Lansing, who’s grieving the lack of the newborn her sister, Kristina Corinthos-Davis (Kate Mansi), was once wearing as a surrogate.

“I didn’t know you were coming!” Molly says in our sneak peek, to which Ric replies, “Well, I didn’t want my presence to be a distraction but Alexis and I talked about it and we agreed I needed to be here.”

As her father stands there in help, a tearful Molly candidly stocks, “I’m so glad you’re here. I just feel so alone.”

“While he may not be the best father, his intent is to be the best father,” Hearst tells TV Insider. “His intent is to always try to be the most forthright human being, and the back and forth of being that imperfect individual can hopefully be entertaining and watchable. That’s what I’ve always loved about this character. He can go anywhere, he can connect with anybody, and at the same time, you never know what’s in store but you always know it’s going to be something that can be questionable.”

The actor, who were given his cleaning soap get started on Days of our Lives as Scotty Banning in 1989, admits that leaping again into the quick day of sunlight hours is daunting. “My secret weapon is preparation,” he says. “It will always circumvent any lack of whatever you feel you do or you don’t have. That’s always been my calling card. Most people say it’s like riding a bike, but it’s a bike that might just need a little bit of time to get oiled again.”

Fascinated with who Ric is at this level in his moment gave the actor someplace to begin. “I always look at what the character is dealing with in terms of the canvas, in terms of the story, in terms of how his interactions are and what his intent is,” Hearst explains. “The older we get, we try to embrace the better parts of ourselves and keep at bay the parts of ourselves that are not so great. And I really think that’s how I would like to come into this moment in the show, not denying the darker part of who Ric is and always has been. Sometimes you can’t change your leopard spots and you really shouldn’t.”

Take a look at the clip above.

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