20 Things Only People Addicted To Soaps Can Understand
7. Smugly Predicting How Plotlines Are Going To Play Out
With the previous point in mind, if youve watched a particular soap for a long period you do start to learn how the writers minds work. You can tell if theyre trying to set up two characters to have an affair at least two weeks in advance, and the shocking deaths rarely shock you because you could tell that their usefulness as a character has come to an end. Youd think that this would make you less interested in watching, but no. Theres nothing like the feeling of triumph when you successfully predict whos going to be the next surprise victim of a traumatic accidental shooting, and you cant give up that sweet success for anything.
