The rise of the Fab 4 (Sonny, Carly, Jason and Courtney) which remained the focus of the show (with Sam swapped in) for years to come, with other characters being demeaned or destroyed and the misogyny leveled way up. This was also the period when increasingly cartoonish mob characters and action storylines began taking over and ripped from the headlines gimmicks, which I think was partly Chuck Pratt's influence re: blonde sexbombs. Faith Rosco was wonderfully played by Cynthia Preston, but she was ultimately just an evil fetish object. (Though I'd still bring her back for a short run if I could!)