Character connections that were ignored/forgotten

[Taoboi]

Ooooo I never thought of that, either. Could you imagine if they had fostered the Devon/Victor connection before something like that, too. Ooooo the drama. 

[Paul Raven]

Y&R

Billy/Amanda-weren't they sitting on rooftops together philosophizing at one point?

[j swift]

DAYS - Ava and John - do they remember that they were romantically involved during his robo-John era?

Edited October 1, 2022 by j swift

[dragonflies]

BOLD : I don't know if this counts, but Jack Finnegan with the aftermath of Finn's death/Li presumed dead. Nothing, we get 1 scene of him and then nothing

[Paul Raven]

Would anyone watching Y&R for the last few years know that Jack and Sharon were once married? 

Do Jack & Sharon even know this?

[AMCOLTLLover]

Wasn’t that like back during 2007/08-ish when the John Abbott lookalike  story happened? 

[j swift]

Here's an oldie, but a goodie, inspired by the return of Emma Samms to GH. 

We know Anna and Drew are both twins, but does anyone remember that Holly has a look-alike half sister named Paloma?

Like most of the Sutton clan she was a thief and a con.

[Soaplovers]

Y & R:

Danny/Traci and Danny/Lauren

Nina/Victoria and Nina/Sharon

 

[Liberty City]

I feel like when Jack & Sharon are in scenes, which is a rarity, they do acknowledge it sometimes. I hated that marriage but, looking back, I actually liked Sharon Abbott.

[j swift]

There are the connections to characters that are off screen and forgotten, like DAYS Maggie's connection to Mia (Chad's baby mamma), but those seem unfair to burden a writer to continually reference.

Then, there are the character history facts that get lost like DAYS Chad and Kate.  Kate was best friends with Chad's mother, then served as his step-mother, and they were close, but now that she's dying I don't recall Chad even inquiring about her health. 

Chad also seems to have forgiven Nicole for switching his baby.

GH Brook Lynn and Maxie were college roommates, but they never seem to share any nostalgic memories together, and her romance with Nikolas seems long forgotten

 

Edited October 9, 2022 by j swift

[Forever8]

Y&R: Sharon/Christine 

For years, they were good friends, dating back to when Sharon was raped by Matt Clark. However, in recent years, when Christine was attempting to convict Sharon with Phyllis, Nikki, and Victoria for J.T.'s "Murder". They never made mention that Sharon was being convicted by her friend, nor did Christine have any reactions to it. 

 

 

In recent years they did have Sharon and Lily converse while she was pouring coffee... though Neil did leave her Drucilla's jewelry when he died. Though I wished they would connect them more. 

Another connection I always wanted on screen but never gotten due to BTS antics is Paul/Nate on Y&R. I wished we would've at least gotten a few scenes of them talking about Nathan and how much he meant to Paul back in the day. 

[Soaplovers]

Apparently Lauren and Diane were friends when both were dating/married to Paul and Andy.  In fact, Lauren in 1986 convinced diane to come back to win Andy back from Faren.

Since Diane's 1996 return, no mention that Lauren and Diane knew one another..even.after Lauren married Michael..and he was friends with Diane.

[carolineg]

Nope.  I would say it was completely forgotten, but Ava recently mentioned it in a scene with EJ a few weeks ago.  I have never heard John speak of it.

[Planet Soap]

Y&R is so weird about preserving charachter relationships, after all they had charachters in bubbles with no interactions for years. For a few years characters are friends and then when they return there's absolutely no mention of that. 

You'd have no idea Paul and Lauren were married watching the modern show. Even Paul & Nikki's relationship is referenced more.

Christine & Victor: their flirtation is ancient history given how much she seems to hate him now. Christine hasn't been then same since about 2000. She's far more miserable now.

GH: Has it been refrenced that Monica used to be a confidant of Laura's in recent years?

Edited October 15, 2022 by ironlion

[vetsoapfan]

On GH, is it ever acknowledged or referred to that Laura and Liz are cousins? (Rick Webber adopted Laura, IIRC, and his brother Jeff is Liz's father.)

Also lost to history is the fact that Gail Adamson (Baldwin) adopted Monica.

Lorie Brooks being Liz Foster's niece on Y&R was swept under the rug and forgotten about, as was the fact that Jo and Stu (SFT) were step-siblings (their widowed parents married each other).