We all know many of those big, iconic soap moments. The lucky ones got to see them when they aired, and the buildup. Now thanks to YouTube we can view many of them (before they get pulled down), but it’s often not the same as watching it build daily for months, or even years. Sometimes you see those big moments and they are kind of lackluster without the anticipation.
What is your favorite big soap moment that you saw the whole story as it was airing?
What is a big soap moment you saw years later on YouTube or somewhere else that was still able to thrill?
What was a big soap moment that you saw after it aired and were kind of meh about, one that didn’t hold up?
My favorite when it was airing has to be clink/boom. I didn’t know anything was coming until the slow motion started, I was deeply invested in Brenda/Sonny as a teenager, and it was a really great way to keep that separation going.
Favorite from YouTube has to be Beverlee McKinsey’s Alexandra Spaulding confronting Roger Thorpe at the Towers. It was so great I spent months watching as much of the Curlee era as I could find. I didn’t really watch GL and those few years have become some of my favorite soap.
One that didn’t hold up was Hello, Barbara on ATWT. I think you just had to be there. And it’s not like Marland couldn’t grab me, I also saw the Douglas Cummins reveal after the fact and it was gripping and very creepy.
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