Stories that should have ended characters, but didn't

[DeeeDee]

On a soap that harbors Sonny & Jason Ric was fine.

It speaks to how good Hearst is that no matter how Guza tried to AJ Ric Hearst succeeded.

[Vee]

That story showed Ric to be an absolute psycho. By rights he should not have continued. It was a testament to Hearst that he remained for years - I loved him with Alexis, until he fucked her kid.

[Leia]

Todd Manning after raping Marty in 2008. That should have been the end of him.

Sheila Carter after she killed Ridge in the furnace.

James Stenbeck. James Stenbeck. James Stenbeck.

[DeeeDee]

That was the best part of Hearst on GH.

Guza could NOT treat Hearst the way he did Warlock & King.

[quartermainefan]

Billy Warlock left on his own, as I recall. He no longer got enjoyment from playing AJ. Ted King? I think it is an insult to Hearst and Warlock to even put this mannequin in the same sentence as the other two.

[RomeAt50]

I don't think all kinds of soaps are in danger just daytime dramas. Primetime dramas are still doing relatively well and I think some form of soap opera will always exist.

I liked JB but Jonathan never worked after they tried to redeem him. It didn't help that they still occasionally had him act creepy and hot tempered and he could be almost as self righteous as Ryan.

[catsmeouch]

Stefano shouldn't have come back after Marlena put him into a coma in early 2008. That was the perfect ending for that character.