Stories that aren't as bad as they're made out to be

[Michael]

Yeah, why was Brady running around dressed like Zorro to begin with?!

[teplin]

I loved the Stefan-Laura-Bobbie-Luke-Nikolas story on GH -- it was the last time I was excited about anything on GH. I even liked the introduction of Katherine into the story, which seemed to send many viewers around the bend.

[juniorz1]

Double EW!

Any story that undoes one of daytime's landmark, trailblazing storylines is just trash IMO.

I agree with both of these! I too enjoyed the first 6 months of Kendall/Ryan/Greenlee and Babe & Krystal. And on ATWT, while it took me some time to warm to Elena Goode and Jade, I eventually did and enjoyed her very much. What a missed opportunity!

Here's some of mine:

AMC- Bianca's rape/Michael Cambias murder mystery- I LOVED it and thought the whole thing was extremely well done.

Edmund's character assasination and death

ATWT- The Gwen/Jenn Baby Switch- I thought that whole storyline was so well crafted and executed. People said they were copying AMC but the switch on ATWT was FAR BETTER.

Iris's Introduction/History with Carly

"NutMeg"- LOVED IT!

Liberty's cancer/Dusty/Janet/Jack/Carly quad- Even though it was frustrating at times, I thoroughly enjoyed this story.

B&B- Necklace-Gate

DAYS- SSK and the Big Reveal- IMO, there wasn't a re-write- it was said from the beginning of that storyline that there was going to be a HUGE TWIST in May and boy did we get it! Melaswen, on the other hand....

Brady, Vivian and The Sarcophogas

Bonnie/Mickey's Love Affair- LOVED Julie's relationship with Bonnie! SSH & Judi Evans just shined together

Melissa/Jack/Jennifer/Emilio quad

Roman & Diana

PAS- Transgender Vincent- I thought the whole thing was clever and though it was downright revolting at times, at least it was something original and interesting

[Bright Eyes]

What was necklace-gate?

[Sapounopera]

Tarty - I loved that storyline.

Brooke & Deacon on B&B - Come on, this is Brooke. She can't help it.

Moldavia on Dynasty - It was a mess, but it was fun watching at the time.

[juniorz1]

Oliver sleeping with Brooke thinking she was Hope because she had Hope's necklace on and was masked.

[shadow]

I did too and it was the one time I enjoyed SH who had great chemistry TSJ who actually didnt look bored in their scenes

[Sapounopera]

Same here

[Bright Eyes]

If Todd would have actually died when Marty convinced him to jump off The Palace roof, the story would have been perfect.

[All My Shadows]

Totally agree. They should have just brought Josh on as a Kane cousin or maybe someone from Mona's side of the family. I loved his various schemes against Erica to try to get the spotlight on him at New Beginnings, and I wish they'd have continued with that sort of love/hate relationship.

[Mr. Vixen]

GH - The 2001 panic room storyline with Ric/Carly. I know it was widely panned, but i loved it. It brought two of my favorite actors on the show (at that time) together. Rick Hearst and Tamara Braun. I kept waiting and waiting to see if Carly would escape. And the relationship between Carly/Ric was so interesting at that time. When she hit him over the head and ran, but he caught her before she escaped? Butterflies in my stomach. When he chained her to the wall? Oh LAWD. And everytime Liz got closer to finding Carly, I was on the floor praying. So when she finally found that button, pushed, it and Carly ran out? But then Liz fainted before she could help Carly? I nearly shat myself.

[NYC123]

AMC: The Baby Switch Storyline.

I don't know why so many people hated the storyline but I thought it was well written, had DRAMA, suspense and twist and turns.

Satin Slayer - Besides of the killing of Dixie I thought it was good.

[SFK]

-Silver/Goldie/Dr. Lazarre

-Erica aka Phantom of the Soap Opera

*A quick 'Opening' addendum:

-One Life's Satin Sheets

-Y&R's red porn

-Eastenders' jazzy

-SuBe's slow sexy "too primetime" ( ) original

[juniorz1]

I didn't HATE it per se (I thought the beginning was great) but they made a couple of missteps and dragged it out too long. The critical error they made was having Babe find out the truth so soon. It would have made for much more drama and better storytelling to keep her in the dark like Bianca was. Krystal should have been the only one to know the truth.

It didn't help matters when ATWT did a baby switch in 2005 and that story kicked the crap out of the AMC version. Frankly, so did DAYS with the Sydney/Grace switch (I wasn't a fan of the other one with JT/Zach)

[P.J.]

I wasn't aware people thought it was a bad. I thought it was one of the rare instances of TIIC having a solid beginning, middle and end.

I secretly wish (or maybe not so secretly) that they had truly built up a Carly/Iris rivalry. Even though it was a complete rewrite, it would have added a lot of dimension and insight into Carly's psyche. And at the time, Carly could have used a new adversary in town...she'd made friends of Rose and Em, Babs was simply insane, and Rosanna was her sister and in a coma. It would have bonded Carly and Gwen. Instead, TIIC took the simple way out and made Iris just a step above Elmer Fudd.

Y'lost me on this one dude. Those whiny Ciccone bitches ruined everything they touched. IMO.