To ask for your most hated/annoying things that happens in Soaps?

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I started listing these in a "things that annoy you" thread and I thought of so many I thought I'd make my own.

Soaps. I can watch them and be entertained by them but the characters stupidity and predictability in the storylines annoy me sometimes! Let me count the ways:

1. Most people, when having a secret conversation, try to keep things discreet like "don't mention what I told you earlier, ok"? Not in soapland. It's "don't tell anyone that I slept with my ex husband in his new wife's bed last month and now I'm pregnant with his child, ok?" Cut to new wife hiding behind door, listening to everything, plotting revenge.

1. Character claims to be poor and jobless and they are depressed. Next thing you know they're in the bloody pub or at the cafe having some tea and cake. Thought you were skint!?

1. "Have it on the house". I must say I'd love to know where all these friendly freebie-giving establishments are in real life because the only time I've been offered something for free is when I've had a bottle of wine accidentally knocked over me by the waiter. Staff in soap land are always giving stuff away free, even when they've only worked there five minutes!

1. So self-absorbed. (Think of Janine in EastEnders for this scenario). How come is it that she can set someone up for a crime and they are ranting and raving in the Queen Vic as the police bustle them out, screaming abuse at Janine and not one person sees that sly, evil look she always gives and think it suspicious? Also, whilst we're on the subject of Janine (and other baddies) why is it that when someone has seemingly pulled off a crime that is completely out of character for them, and they are blaming Janine, nobody stops to think "Hang on a minute, maybe this character is telling the truth and it actually is Janine, the woman who says and does bitchy and nasty things on a daily basis"?

1. Characters just "decide" they are going to move to America or Australia. Erm, no, you cannot just do that, it takes ages to sort out! And when they do move their whole life fits into one suitcase.

1. "I've got something really important to tell you. Meet me at the pub later". Two things: One: Which pub? What time? Two: Er, no, this really important thing is not waiting until we're at the pub later, you will tell me this instant"!

Please add your own and yes this is lighthearted.

How they always work a minute's walk from home. My commute is nearly 80 miles per day which many of those are spend in roadworks and grid lock. 🖕

I also hate the exaggerated accents for the area. Corrie I'm looking at your weird exaggerated "Yorkshire" accents when you're near Manchester.

How come Bethany who lived all her life in Milan 1 doesn't speak Italian
2 Speaks with a broader accent than her mother.

And why does she look like Sarah's mother rather than her daughter.

I can sort of understand this as the club I work at has regulars and for many of them I'm pouring the drink as soon as I see them walk through the door. The older ones especially don't change their tipple. Or indeed their preferred shaped glass!

The way that nobody can be in a relationship without cheating.

The way that the police are always portrayed as sarcastic, rude and cocky.

And everyone seems to go into spontaneous labour with no time to get to the hospital so the baby is born at home/cafe/pub etc.

Getting married at the drop of a hat

Characters never train for anything, how did Debbie Dingle get to be a car mechanic, how did Marlon Dingle get to be a chef in Emmerdale? How did the Dingle family end up owning such a big bit of land in the Dale's when they rarely work and are constantly broke!

And the characters that have trained don't use it......Fizz in Corrie did a course in massage, and Toyah is a trained counsellor.

Ana another thing, how come all soap people get private wards/beds, Doctors appointments within a day & get their houses decorated so quickly. You never see anyone prepping the room or rubbing down endlessly, they just magically get a new room.
In the early days of Corrie (sadly I can remember!) all the houses had an open fireplace that all disappeared without a mention. Where are all the cars in Corrie? where does everyone park? How does Davids shop make any money in tiny village like Emmerdale. Why do people who live on Corranation Street eat their main meals in Roys Rolls, like breakfast, its not America FFS

If you live in Letherbridge then you get your own personal Doctor who often pops in more than once or, on occasion, will see you both during your appointment and then if they have the slightest concern will pop and see you later in the day at the drop of a hat.

Nobody is ever faithful in their marriage!

"Characters never train for anything, how did Debbie Dingle get to be a car mechanic, how did Marlon Dingle get to be a chef in Emmerdale? How did the Dingle family end up owning such a big bit of land in the Dale's when they rarely work and are constantly broke!"

Soap addict here.

Debbie was taught by her Dad and helped by Lisa, who everyone has forgotten is a Mechanic.

Marlon did train as a Chef.

The Dingles were given the land, after squatting and then protesting their eviction by Tom King.

Once again, the bloke who is with Michelle went to hospital and his blood pressure was 120/80. His never changes!

Characters not taking their coats off in cafes/pubs/at home. Emmerdale must have the coldest set in the world as Liv seems to have been sewn into her coat, it NEVER comes off.

If you see a wedding dress before the actaul wedding, you can guarantee that wedding is not going ahead.

If someone phones someone after a job and they become slightly desperate they say something like "please, I REALLY need this job...hello? HELLO?" And look at the phone and realise they have been hung up on. I don't know any company that would allow their staff to rudely hang up on someone mid conversation if they are not being abusive.

When nine months pregnant characters always decide to climb a mountain, have a picnic in the remote wilderness etc and lo a d behold him into labour and have to have their baby delivered whoevers around nonone ever has a baby nice and normally in a hospital with adequate pain relief , the endless peter/Leanne/Carla/Nick thi g in Corrie Peters in love with Carla but married to Leanne or vice versa its boring now.Martun Platt in Corrie whenever a nurse was called for be it A and E childrens ward , critical care etc Martin was always the nurse in charge I do wonder how weatherfield manages without him now

When someone gets married and their best man is someone who also lives on the square/street even though they have only known them five minutes.

Births often happen at Christmas or New Year.

Haven't read the whole thread but, I went mad when I discovered that some soap series had a person with diabetes having a hypo. The remedy for that was giving them insulin ! I mean can they not get the idea that a hypo is very low blood sugar and giving insulin lowers blood sugar ?! Get out the sugar for goodness sake!

Tracy Barlow was my imaginary bump buddy when she was pregnant with Amy. She gave birth a week before me. Sometimes Amy has her birthday mentioned. Sometimes it's several weeks before or after my ds. Hers is the only realistic birth I remember. She gave birth in hospital and begged for pain relief. Remember when she tricked Roy into believing he was Patience's dad? All forgotten now.

Remember when she tricked Roy into believing he was Patience's dad? All forgotten now.

As is her being a cold-blooded murderer

Employment.

Person usually does something amazing that impresses shop/bar/stall holder so much that they get given a job on the spot and there is never any discussion of hours, wages, etc.

People get sacked on the spot for the most ridiculous of reasons and never think to call ACAS

And once they have there babies, they seem to disappear; probably kept in a cupboard until they become necessary for the storyline again. Houses with small children with nothing to indicate their presence - no toys, no tricycles, no dollies prams; well no real prams either.

Whenever they are in ITU ventilated there's never a nurse in there with them as there should be. My particular favourite was when one soap character 'woke up' and his heart rate stayed a steady 65bpm throughout.

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