Reformed Characters

EvianBaby | 11:26 Thu 24th Nov 2011 | Film, Media & TV

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Have you noticed how in soaps a new character will enter with one type of personality and before you know it they are the complete opposite.

Billy Mitchell and Minty both joined Eastenders as nasty pieces of work but ended up being big softies who wouldn't stamp on a spider.

Stephanie Cunningham in Hollyoaks was a cheap slapper who everyone hated and she ended up as some sort of angel like being.

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ChuckFickens

I think you spend too much time (and thought) watching soaps!

EvianBaby

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Oi! They are the only two soaps I watch!

The Only Way Is Essex and Made In Chelsea don't count as soaps. ;)

mungbeanz

Yes. Darren Stark in neighbours. Bolton in Heartbreak High and Toadfish in Neighbours.

carrust

Will Clive Horobin in the Archers change his spots?

Canary42

It's only fiction.

mungbeanz

It's only fiction, but to enjoy it you need the suspension of belief. If the script writers can't provide this adequately, then it ruins the show. Totally put me off Eldorado I can tell you.

EvianBaby

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oh, I'm not familiar with any of the other characters mentioned.

Is it Canary? I thought they were documenteries. I did think it was odd that when Ronnie stole Kats baby it didn't receive or when Silus murdered all those poor girls the stories didn't get more media attention.

mungbeanz

Suspension of disbelief I mean.

andy-hughes

Soaps, by definition, stand absolutely no analysis what ever - they simply collapse.

Why in EastEnders, if everyone hates everyone so much - does no-one move out of The Square?

Why does everyone in all soaps have a turn at working in the shop / pub / factory / garage?

Why does no-one have any kind of social live that doesn't revove around the pub - going to the cinema, watching TV - having a normal conversation?

As I say, the soap opera is a unique dramatical construction which works as long as it is viewed entirely superficially - like the walls in Crossroads - there is no strength or subtance anywhere.

ummmm

I think they bring in new characters and wait for feed back before they decide on their final personality.

Look at when Fatz and his mates came in. Fatz went down well but the others didn't so they got written out and he got turned into a 'awwww' boy.