Soap Characters who were always "written to win".

[Ryan Chamberlain]

No hotlinking it says. Which Cow-Eyed Heffer were you speaking of?

Oh, see the bitch in my sig. For my opinion. Little bitch has been getting her way since she started. (Thank God for Photoshop!)

[edgeofnik]

I don't know about that. Phyllis lost the custody suit to the man who wasn't even Daniel's bio father, she miscarried how many times (Jack and then that disgusting thing with Daisy), etc. Part of Phyllis' character was that each time she was knocked down or faced an obstacle, she tried to overcome it. She wasn't your typical female soap victim. However, I'd never put her in the Victor or the B&B Queens (Stephanie and Brooke) category.

[edgeofnik]

I don't know about that. Phyllis lost the custody suit to the man who wasn't even Daniel's bio father, she miscarried how many times (Jack and then that disgusting thing with Daisy), etc. Part of Phyllis' character was that each time she was knocked down or faced an obstacle, she tried to overcome it. She wasn't your typical female soap victim. However, I'd never put her in the Victor or the B&B Queens (Stephanie and Brooke) category.

[frequentsoapfan]

I say from about 2005- 2012 she was designated winner and the standard of how women on Y&R should be. I'd add 2013 but the only one propping her this year was Jack.

[Antoyne]

And everyone who visited her comatose ass.

[Mr. Vixen]

Carly on GH until 2012.

[P.J.]

Taylor Hayes Forrester---from the minute she stepped into town til her second resurrection, it was clear Brooke would never win against the raven-haired She-Devil. She lied, Stephanie covered for her. She cheated on Ridge, Stephanie covered for her. Hell, she ran over Darla and the worst thing that happened was little Alexandra ripped up a wedding dress she didn't really GAS about.

Katie Peretti. UGH. MissEternalPerkySunshine drove me insane.

[VirginiaHamilton]

Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald

[frequentsoapfan]

Jack was especially bad though. He was treating her like some sainted virgin. I rolled my eyes so hard when he said he'd wait for her.

[DRW50]

I almost said Taylor too, although the last few years mostly demoted her from that role. It was especially suffocating in the 90s, to the point where they clearly had no idea what to do with her.

[ThisIsHeavy]

Yes Teresa wins this thread period.

Honorable mention for me goes to Bianca Montgomery. I know she doesn't really fight people, but she did set a house on fire and get away with it because mommy and daddy were fighting so it was really their fault and not hers. And (as moving as it was in terms of story), she killed a man and got away with it because she made puppy eyes and had amnesia and the whole town tried to cover up the crime for her. I think that was the only part of that story that just pushed it into rediculous teritory for me. The whole dang town was commiting criminal offenses for the sake of covering up Biana's crime.

She's still my favorite Kane, but lordy.

[Soaplovers]

I would say Phyllis as well until the end of 2012 when the tide started turning against her.. and it started when Nina slapped the smug look off of her face

[frequentsoapfan]

Theresa Lopez Fitzgerald definitely owns this thread. I loathed that bitch. I remember when Fancy came town town she hated her but soon she too was licking that bitch's ass.

That was a thing a beauty.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvnDrkmnuE8

[P.J.]

Taylor has really never existed outside the Ridge/Brooke dynamic. Other than Nick, I can't think of one man she's truly loved besides Ridge. And even then, their main issue was Brooke.

[JackPeyton]

the two i first thought of were mentioned, teresa on passions and brooke on BB.