Characters you always rooted for, no matter what

[DynamiteKiddo]

DOOL: Kate and Billie. To an extent, Jack and Jennifer (though this is tricky because the writers set us up to be for one and against the other).

GH: AJ Quartermaine, (GV's) Lucky Spencer, and Johnny Zacchara.

OLTL: Marty Saybrooke, David Vickers, and Kelly Cramer.

AMC: Aidan Devane and Richie Novak. To an extent, Greenlee.

[jam6242]

Days - Julie

GL - Nola

[OLTL_fan]

OLTL: Dorian, Adrianna, Matthew, Jessica, Marty, Clint, Starr(pre-Cole), Tina

GH: Monica, Alan, Elizabeth, Robin, Mac, Georgie, Dillon, Bobbie, Anna, Robyn Richards' Maxie, Sarah Brown's Carly

[Gray Bunny]

I think of the characters who I rooted for in spite of myself and despite the characters' sometimes seedy ways...

GL: Dinah (Wendy Moniz), Annie (Cynthia Watros)

DAYS: Sami (during the 90's)

B&B: Brooke (when she was painted as the town whore by Stephanie, Taylor, etc.)

[dragonflies]

Henry-ATWT

Carly-ATWT

Zach-AMC

Kendall-AMC

Todd-OLTL/GH

Elizabeth-GH

Sami-Days

Jack-Days

most recently-Nikki-YR

Same for me!!!

[MissLlanviewPA]

Alex Olanov and Lindsay Rappaport, OLTL

Heather Webber, GH

[Khan]

Lucky? Is that you?

[y&r_fan]

Phyllis, Y&R (the one time I didn't root for her was the Lucy storyline)

Adam, Y&R

Deacon, B&B/Y&R

Katie, B&B

Steffy, B&B

Pam, B&B

[allmc2008]

Annie Novak Mcdormant (sp?) Lavery Chandler Chandler

Erica Kane Matin Brent Cuddahy Chandler Roy Montgomery Montgomery Chandler Marick Marick Montgomery

Janet From another Planet

Pheobe English Tyler Wallingford Mathews Wallingford

[JackPeyton]

busted.

[Quent]

Barbara and Lucinda from ATWT own this thread.

Love that somebody remembered Angelique from Dark Shadows....that girl rocked!

[Ryan Chamberlain]

Tad Martin-AMC

Henry Coleman-ATWT

Sam McCall-GH

Those are the only one's who's actions do not bother me at all.

I was a big Victor Lord JR. fan when OLTL was on. But, now that I'm rewatching the episodes from 07/08. I have no idea why I defended that bastard.

[Khan]

Does that include when she kidnapped Maria's baby? Because, you know, I was pretty much on Erica's side always...just not where that storyline was concerned.

[allmc2008]

I forgot she did that. When was that BTW? I think I was about 3 when that happened!! Overall, I love ERICA!!

[juniorz1]

Many of these characters and their portrayers are what actually hooked me on their respective soaps. Here they are, with the ones that hooked me on their shows listed on top:

Marlena Evans, Days of our Lives

Eden Capwell Castillo, Santa Barbara

Sunny Adamson, Search For Tomorrow

Trisha Alden McKenzie, Loving

Brooke Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful

Jill Foster Abbott, The Young and the Restless (Jess Walton)

Ashley Abbott, The Young and the Restless (Brenda Epperson and Eileen Davidson, though I prefer Epperson's Ashley, I still root for Davidson's Ashley- that same strength and backbone is there, I just miss Brenda's heart )

Brooke English, All My Children

Carly Tenney, As The World Turns

Susan Stewart, As The World Turns

Donna Love, Another World

Victoria Love, Another World (all actresses, although Jensen's Vicky to the least degree)

Lorna Devon, Another World

Kathleen McKinnon, Another World

Cecile DePoulignac, Another World

MJ McKinnon, Another World (Kathleen Layman only)

Lila Roberts, Another World

Liza Colby, All My Children

Janet Green, All My Children (the divine Robin Mattson's character, not the caricature Kate Collins played)

Rose D'Angelo, As The World Turns

Meg Snyder, As The World Turns (yes, I Marie Wilson's Meg, especially the first year and a half)

Lucinda Walsh, As The World Turns

Katie Peretti, As The World Turns

Barbara Ryan, As The World Turns

Emily Stewart, As The World Turns (until the writers went overboard and made her a call girl and every other ridiculous, humiliating thing they could think of- KMH is a real pro for making some of that sh!t work, like Emily kidnapping Dusty(!) for instance)

Sheila Carter, The Bold and the Beautiful/The Young and the Restless

Anna DiMera, Days of our Lives

Julie Williams, Days of our Lives

Liz Chandler, Days of our Lives

Gwen Davies, Days of our Lives

Anjelica Deveraux, Days of our Lives

Billie Reed, Days of our Lives (Lisa Rinna and, to a lesser degree, Julie Pinson only)

Vivian Alamain, Days of our Lives

Carly Manning, Days of our Lives

Tiffany Hill, General Hospital

Felicia Jones, General Hospital

Ann Alden, Loving

Gwyneth Alden, Loving

Ava Rescott, Loving

Blair Daimler, One Life To Live

Tina Lord, One Life To Live (Karen Witter and to a far lesser degreee, Andrea Evans and even lesser, Krista Tesreau)

Dorian Lord, One Life To Live

Ivy Crane, Passions

Eve Guthrie, Port Charles

Julia Wainright, Santa Barbara

Kelly Capwell, Santa Barbara (only Robin Wright and especially Carrington Garland)

Augusta Lockridge, Santa Barbara

Sophia Capwell, Santa Barbara

Gina Blake Capwell Timmons, Santa Barbara

Mary Duvall, Santa Barbara

Victoria Newman, The Young and the Restless (mainly Heather Tom, though Heinle has had a few moments.......literally a few moments in her 7 years)

DIANE JENKINS!!!!!

Sharon Collins, The Young and the Restless

and

Avery Bailey Clark, The Young and the Restless ((currently the one character in all of soapland that I find three dimensional and interesting- any scene she is in is elevated 1000 points just by her presence alone)