When was the last time a soap had a good storyline?

[Soapsuds]

I say good and not great….I can't think of one recently…..the state of daytime dramas are pretty much done.

[Cruising Soaps]

I would say the Maya storyline on B&B.

[NothinButAttitude]

2005 was the last year anything interesting on US soaps had my full attention. 

[frequentsoapfan]

Had to have been 2006 cuz I just remember 2007 being the time when soaps started failing to hold my interest.

[Dr Neil Curtis]

Kristen's Return and Nick Return from the dead was good on Days. 

[JONNYSBRO]

Anything Jean P and miss supergem Altman writing. Smart writing by smart women what a concept.

[YRfan23]

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[ReddFoxx]

Probably the last really good stories were all the way back in the 1990s. That was when soaps still had actual storytelling by strong writers. As for now, I think the online versions of AMC and OLTL were the some of the best in recent years IMO.

[Khan]

Same.

[quartermainefan]

I thought the 2013 return of Robin story on GH was pretty good and a lot of fun.  On Days I don't remember what year it was but I liked Stefano and EJ vs Victor.

[cassadine1991]

I agree with you there 

[YRfan23]

yeah I always think after 2005 was when it Really started to sink for daytime. Granted lots of soaps had already gone to hell but, I guess it just seemed like for Y&Rs case the last year any soap had competent writers (though Y&R of course was on  its way to hell even then) with Alden and smith still around. 2006, then especially 2007 seemed like when we really got less and less competent writers/producers, and even with maybe a few upheavals, it's been that way since.

[~bl~]

Reruns of "The Doctors", we're in 1971 now, but I guess that doesn't count even if it is new to me.

[frequentsoapfan]

I just feel liek after that time even though the soaps were already going down hill they just stopped putting in effort (writing, casting, production) sans the occasionally emmy bait stories.

[soapfan770]

Last time I felt someone actually was actually putting in the effort to even try was when Josh Griffith was at Y&R until he fucked it up big time with the Summer paternity debacle turning a "wrong made right" into another "Sharon is off her rocker again!"  story.