Characters who lost their families or never got one

[carolineg]

It really just didn't fit with the show at the time and it quickly and abruptly ended. Like she had a full on breakdown then went to lily's grave and was fine. 

The two Macs story might have been worse than the breakdown but they both were so bad.  At least it gave mac and felicia something to do

[Planet Soap]

Facts!

 

Monica Quartermaine on GH doesnt really count since Ned and Tracy were/are around recently, but damn! The writers put the Kennedy curse on that family.  AJ, Ala, Emily, Dawn, Justus, Drew, Oscar, (Jason at one point), (Edward & Lila naturally).

[pdm1974]

I think Paul on Y&R owns this thread. He started off as a solo character, had a whole family built around him, but not long after that Mary was the only family he had on the show.

[Darn]

 

Walking disaster Rae Cummings was her long-lost daughter (and Skye Chandler in effect her granddaughter), it didn't last long though.

[All My Shadows]

We’ve talked a good bit about how Mona Kane never had any family outside of Erica and her offspring. The show never introduced any relatives from that side of Erica’s tree, and it’s assumed Mona was never even given a maiden name.

 

Come to think of it - was anyone from Nancy Hughes’s family of origin ever mentioned or brought on the canvas on ATWT?

[j swift]

I think we've missed Elizabeth Webber (GH) on this list.  She's lost her father, mother, sister, grandfather, and grandmother.  It is always odd when a character has more wedding dresses than family members.

[dragonflies]

Zach on AMC, they killed off his brother, then his son. 

[Bright Eyes]

Nicole Walker, DAYS - Her sister, Taylor Raines (this last name was never explained) failed three times to illicit anyone giving a crap about her. Brandon, her brother, was well received. His last stint was horribly done by JER, but at least he's alive. I'd welcome a return. Her mother Faye was one of the few characters that really worked with Abe. Killing her off was a mistake. And then there's her rapist father, Paul, also killed off. Heck, she even had a dog, Pookie, who they killed off too.

Edited November 2, 2020 by Bright Eyes

[Paul Raven]

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