The last time a soap brought you to tears

[titan1978]

As I suffer through several people dry crying from Britt getting the Hook on GH, I tried to remember when was the last time I actually had a real emotional reaction while watching a soap.

After some YouTube scrolling to revisit some scenes, for me, it was Tracy arriving and embracing Laura at GH when Lulu was injured and in a coma.  Even watching it again it brings out some emotional response.  

While these scenes are few and far between and don’t have the weight of emotional moments from the past, I was wondering what was the last time anyone else was moved by these shows?

[Vee]

LMAO! I am still amazed Gati shed not a tear, at least in that death scene.

[AbcNbc247]

Days: When Abigail died in Chad's arms

GH: This moment

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[titan1978]

It’s been a bad week.  I know I saw some mascara smudges on Gati’s face, but I’ll be damned if I could spot the tear that caused them.

[kalbir]

John Abbott's death on Y&R, because it felt like the end of an era. In all honesty, Y&R hasn't been the same since.

[Paul Raven]

Just yesterday ....Y&R bored me to tears.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Seriously that final scene when Katherine/Jeanne slowly mounted the stairs and Jill/Jess looked up was pretty heartwrenching, knowing that was Jeanne's last appearance.

[Faulkner]

I couldn’t think of one (when soaps were truly emotional, I wasn’t much of a crier—needed some life experience to get there), but that Jill/Katherine scene definitely made me misty. And Lila stepping out of the wheelchair to guide Edward up the stairs in the Quartermaine mansion to heaven when he died on GH.

Edited January 11, 2023 by Faulkner

[Cruising Soaps]

Cassie's Death?

[Vee]

I'm racking my brain but it's probably Robin's big return in 2013 on GH. The whole thing was so drawn out and so much of the surrounding story got very stupid, but as it so often is/was with Ron Carlivati you could tell he had been planning for the Big Moment above all and when it came, he did execute that at least. It was satisfying.

(Then the characters stood around reciting banal dialogue in small clusters while Patrick and Robin monologued at each other, but that's another quibble.)

Edited January 11, 2023 by Vee

[soapfan770]

Y&R: That final scene of Jill and Katherine with her going up the stairs and saying goodnight. 

[Darn]

Everyone standing around like statues as Robin and Patrick reunited was truly stupid but man were KM and JT good.

Especially Jason Thompson. He sold the disbelief and shock of seeing Robin again. The way Sabrina immediate became a non-entity to him was something to see.

[YRfan23]

B&B: Stephanie saying goodbye to everyone before heading off to the cabin to die. 
 

Y&R: Katherine’s final scene walking up the stairs.

[Efulton]

The first couple of minutes here got me.  A great use of history.

https://youtu.be/sMoEwO0LHUA

[Darn]

Has Ron ever created an iconic moment?

[AbcNbc247]

Well, John at the pride party was pretty iconic

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