CBS Soap Operas

Thanks to CBS All Access I can still watch one of my favorite soap when I come home from work every day.     Nine years ago - almost to the day - I vented about YNR.  I think it is the Summer Story-lines that set me off.   They want to draw in the youngsters home from school for the summer, so we have to suffer through these teen-age stories.

The first thing regular soap fans understand is children age rapidly on Soap Operas - so the fact that Summer was just a child nine years ago doesn't mean a thing now that she is an adult (??).   She is much like her half-sister Abby Newman, a spoiled, self-absorbed, obnoxious brat.  At least the writers use the same template for the female siblings.  Although Faith hasn't been affected yet.   Maybe because her Mother is Sharon, and not the fiery Phyllis or Ashley.   And speaking of Faith - she hasn't been around in awhile.  I think the next time we see her she will be returning to High School or ready to head for college.  Now would be a good time - with the summer story-lines on the burner.

Now that Abby is seeing Arturo, I guess it's time for the writers to have him get involved with Ashley?  Isn't that the way it goes?  Love triangles with mother and daughter?  He's already had the Step-mother.  And we have Summer hitting on Billy.  I'm sure they will end up in the sack before "summer" is over. 

I wish I knew where they were headed with Devon?  I think the Devon/Hilary story line was a breath of fresh air.  Why couldn't they just "replace"  Hilary (sorry Mishael Morgan) but they did replace "Adam".  Or are they going to focus on the problems that arise from the accident and the brother/sister break?  

I guess it's not easy being a Soap writer when you think of it.

Just nine years ago Cane just recently turned up and now his grown children are in the thick of the story lines!  And all that happened to him?  Was he dead or was it his "twin" brother? He went from a bartender/owner to running Chancellor Industries!  He had a one night (drunken) stand which he didn't really remember and was put thru hell by his "angelic" wife.  (I guess it was OK for her to be unfaithful).

Just nine years ago Colleen was still alive,  Sharon and Ashley were both in the mental hospital, Adam was going blind and having an affair with Rafe, Nick was with Phyllis, Nikki was with Paul,  Chloe and Billy were getting married......sheesh.  😩 

So - when I get home from work at lunchtime I do get to see the last 20 minutes of YnR and the first 15 minutes of the Bold and the Beautiful (one of my Mother's favorites).   While they are basically the same - beautiful, successful, Rich - and mostly white, BnB doesn't hold a candle to YnR.  

Back when it first started my Mother watched BnB and I was aware of the story lines.  I thought Brooke was a slut back then, and I'm afraid I haven't had much of a change of heart watching again.  In the past year she was on her way to marry Ridge, cancelled, weeks later she is married to Bill, divorce, married to Ridge.  😖  

And her daughter - Hope.  😡.  No two people deserve each other more than Hope and Liam.  The wishy-washy twins.  Oh My God.  Steffy - marry Bill.  Two master-maniuplators deserve each other as well.  Are we really Certain that baby isn't Bill's?  

I've only been watching less than a year and I don't think I could stand much more than 15 minutes a day of this one.  It's all over-the-top acting!   But it's like watching a car wreck you know.....you just can't tear yourself away.