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SOAPSLINE
SOAPSLINE

The latest on soaps from SOAPSLINE.
- 9.4k posts
ARTICLE: CBS Releases Sneak Peek At Season 2 Of ‘Beyond The Gates’

Soapsuds, 22 hours ago22 hr
Discuss The Soaps
Discuss The Soaps

What's happening now on your favorite daytime soaps, including "Beyond the Gates," "The Bold and the Beautiful," "Days of our Lives," "General Hospital" and "The Young and the Restless."
- 65.7k posts
GH: Classic Thread

DRW50, 32 minutes ago32 min
DTS: Previews & Spoilers
DTS: Previews & Spoilers

What's going to happen on your favorite daytime dramas, including the latest comings & goings and all the shocking twists and turns.
RE: Embargoes*
- Spoilers Archive
- 29.6k posts
DAYS: January 2026 Spoilers

dragonflies, 14 minutes ago14 min
DTS: Cancelled Soaps
DTS: Cancelled Soaps

They are no longer on the air, but these never-forgotten iconic soap operas have stood the test of time. Share your fondest memories, discover what the cast is up to now, and more.
AMC | ATWT | AW | DOC | EON | GL | LOV | OLTL | PC | PSNS | RH | SB | SFT | SuBe
- 138.8k posts
Passions Discussion Thread

Soaplovers, 18 minutes ago18 min
DTS: Foreign Soaps
DTS: Foreign Soaps

If it's not airing in the United States it's probably new to you but well known abroad. Keep up with the latest happenings on international television, including multi-language serials.
- 23.6k posts
The Archers (BBC Radio 4)

DRW50, 20 hours ago20 hr
DTS: Love/Hate
DTS: Love/Hate

Soaps are known for their fandoms. Whether you love it or hate it nothing is off the table.
- 33k posts
Colton Little Appreciation Thread

Soapsuds, December 31, 2025Dec 31
Primetime & Streaming
Primetime & Streaming

If it's airing at night or on streaming, keep your spotlight on primetime.
- 76.6k posts
Bravo's The Real Housewives of....

Antoyne, 43 minutes ago43 min
Off Topic Lounge
Off Topic Lounge

If it's not about soaps that doesn't mean we can't talk about it. Politics? Religion? Sports? Have at it... just play it nice and clean as much as possible. After all, this isn't an MMA or UFC match.
- 93.3k posts
Daily Hotness

AbcNbc247, Yesterday at 01:56 PM1 day
Music & Movies
Music & Movies

As the lyric goes, "You look like a movie. You sound like a song." That's what this place is for -- all things music, film & movies.
- 27k posts
What Are You Listening To?

I Am A Swede, 4 hours ago4 hr
Daytime Emmy Awards
Daytime Emmy Awards

It's been 52 years since daytime television was first recognized with its highest honor, the Daytime Emmy Award. Reminisce, discuss rule changes, and share your congratulations.
- 1.8k posts
2026 Daytime Emmy predictions

AMCOLTLLover, December 17, 2025Dec 17
The Playing Field
The Playing Field

Playing Weird Word Games
- 5.9k posts
ABC Music Artists/Groups

I Am A Swede, November 19, 2025Nov 19

Passions Discussion Thread

I always viewed Passions as kind of a send up of a traditional soap opera with their hamster wheel stories, slower pace, dialogue that was repeated non stop, etc.
With that said, there were moments where the soap had potential to become something more than a spoof.... but it just didn't want to utilize those moments.

By Soaplovers · 18 minutes ago18 min
GH: Classic Thread

Great catch @MissPalmer

By DRW50 · 31 minutes ago31 min
Guiding Light Discussion Thread

@DeeVee I meant from where AlwaysAMC is at in 1999, I didn't make that clear. The one with LuJack was replayed in that 90s Christmas clip show.

By Spoon · 37 minutes ago37 min
Guiding Light Discussion Thread

WOW, that's INTERESTING. Again, I don't remember the name of the actress that Long favored, so yeah, it's absolutely possible Flockhart is the one being referred to in the TV Guide article.
And you know what? Flockhart would have been more believable as a Marler!

By DeeVee · 41 minutes ago41 min
Bravo's The Real Housewives of....

I dunno if you guys watched the documentary on Mary but she and Robert Sr. are legitimately monsters. Like holy sh.it it’s worse than I originally thought.

By Antoyne · 42 minutes ago42 min
Guiding Light Discussion Thread

I remember Suzy Cote said that Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal) was heavily in the running for the role of Sam... so I'm gathering perhaps Calista was whom Long had in mind for the role of Sam. She later played the bit part as a babysitter that neglected Marah causing Marah to be kidnapped during the Sonni story so perhaps the casting people threw her a bone with that bit part after going with Suzy Cote as Sam.

To everyone's point about GL and their lack of long term rivals, I kind of liked that the show didn't operate with that trope. There were times watching Y & R with Jill/Kay that I thought the long term rival trope really diminished both characters and made them both look petty and pathetic.
Nadine/Vanessa didnt like one another and it was usually stemming from two particular elements.... classism (Nadine was working class that wanted more while Vanessa was a purebred snob) and over a man (originally Ross and later Billy). Once Billy finally opted for Vanessa... Nadine eventually retreated back to the world she tried to escape and actually grew as an individual.. becoming a warmer person that learned to love what she had instead of always focusing on what she didn't have while Vanessa eventually moved on with Billy and later Matt. I recall that Nadine was even at the wedding of Vanessa and Matt.. which surprised me, but perhaps they let bygones be bygones.
To me, the only examples of long term feuds I could think of were Roger/Ed (with periods of a truce between them), Alex/Mindy (and that diminished both characters after awhile), and Alex/India (benefited from India coming and going on and off during the years).

By Soaplovers · 52 minutes ago52 min
GH: Classic Thread

In this Youtube channel, we have multilanguage and we can listen to GH in English from German episodes!!!!!

By MissPalmer · 53 minutes ago53 min
Guiding Light Discussion Thread

He definitely shows up other Christmases--1986 (he gets Alan to help out blind and homelss people), 1987 (he helps Chelsea deal with Phillip's lingering feelings for the "dead" Beth), and 1988 (he helps Alan Michael and Harley who are fighting about getting married). I would assume 1989 because Long was still writing the show, but I don't remember that one.

By DeeVee · 54 minutes ago54 min
Y&R: January 2026 Discussion Thread

You are more than welcome. Production and all that is included under its umbrella has always been a point of interest/passion of mine. The transition from NTSC to HD for The Bold and the Beautiful, for me, was handled well. But I also feel like the lush allure of that soap ended long before the transition. In relocating from Television City to Sunset Las Palmas, I do feel like it has maintained its look well, especially after the first week or two of filming, where I am sure adjustments were made. But the cameras at the latter studio are some of the highest quality, which is to their benefit. Also to their benefit is that their sets are permanent, so lights don't need to be re-established when a set is put up for use.
If/when The Young and the Restless does relocate from Television City, I do believe it'll be an improvement for them as well.
September 15, 2025 (Television City):

January 2, 2025 (Sunset Las Palmas):

By Liberty City · 1 hour ago1 hr
Guiding Light Discussion Thread

When Brandon was shown in the late 1970s, he was a sick, broken man in a nursing home. The backstory was that Alan had stolen the company from his father, the implication was that he was a terrible father, but as far as I can remember, few real details were given. Alan seemed a little bit sh!tty for neglecting his sick father, in fact.
Alan talked to Hope about his family when they were on the deserted island, but, again, he gave very few details. He did confess that he thought he hadn't been a very good father to Phillip up to then, but that he was still a way better father than Brandon.
Brandon retaliated for Alan stealing the company by leaving all his Spaulding stock to Amanda without ever explaining that Amanda was Alan's daughter. (Yeah, I know, that was changed later, I refuse to acknowledge it).
During the Dobsons and Marland eras, it was never mentioned that Alan had any siblings. Alex was mentioned the first time just before she returned to Springfield. They explained her long absence by saying she floated around Europe most of her adult life.
Alex comes back with a clear vengance agenda against Alan because she thought he conspired with her father to steal her son from her. Because this was the point where Chris Bernau made his first exit from the show, they didn't spend a whole lot of time on this. Clearly, Alex wanted her father's love, she named her kid after him, but the implication again was that he was a terrible, very controlling father.
Then they brought Brandon back to life--ugh, another thing I prefer to ignore. They concentrated on the mystery story more than the relationship between Alex and Brandon. They did reveal that their mother died when Alan was born (but not before she killed someone) so they grew up motherless.
The one time Alex and Alan had an honest discussion about their father was during the storyline when everyone thought Reva was going to die. Alan had switched DNA results to make it look like Josh wasn't Marah's father. Alex found out and was going to tell him. Alan reminded Alex how they always looked after each other, how he had protected her from their father. Because of this, Alex agreed to keep the secret.
So there was another heavy implication that Brandon was an abusive father. If not physically, then mentally and emotionally. They were clearly terrified of him when they were growing up.
So, no, Brandon being an abusive father was not a late retcon--it was implied for many years.

By DeeVee · 1 hour ago1 hr

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