Uhh, true soap fans care about soap characters. That's what makes soaps such a unique artform- you invite these people into your living room for literally YEARS.

A soap story is only as strong as the characters it's centered around and dependent on those people reacting to the situation they are involved in character. We didn't care about Marlena finding out that Kristen was duplicitous about her pregnancy and used her "unborn child" to manipulate Marlena but instead what Marlena was going to do when she found out.

That's what makes soaps, and soap stories, so rich.

Pretty much.

A soap opera is nothing without its characters. Thank you.