Favourite soap cliches
SoapQueen83
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The more cliched the better. Here's some of mine:
- Two adversaries get stuck in a lift and bury the hatchet
- Any time anyone cooks something, soap law dictates that it must get burned, especially if it's a special occasion
- Somone orders a drink in the pub, then someone has a go at them and they walk out. Either the drink hasn't been paid for it's gone to waste
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Has anyone ever said this in real life?
Could just be a Hollyoaks one - someone's husband died about three weeks ago. "Right lady, you've been single too long, it's time you got a new man"
Beat me to it 😁
Getting married on Xmas day.
Going to the cinema to see the new *insert actor name* film rather than just giving a film name
On a similar note a pregnant woman and her worst enemy are stuck together and she goes into labour meaning her worst enemy has to be the one to help her give birth
“I’m the happiest I have ever been” - misery is looming
The hug with one person looking shifty over the shoulder.
Moving to the other side of the world on a couple of hours notice
The crossed wires
Whenever anyone leaves to go abroad, they always manage to make the decision and leave on a flight that same day
A: I’ve got something to tell you
B: You’ll never guess what’s happened to me (rambles on about something else entirely)
B: I’m sorry what were you going to say?
A: It’s ok, it’ll keep
Tracy Barlow’s “it’s the greatest return in 2000 years” springs to mind here
Love it, that one's so overused!
One I hate is when someone rings a mobile and the other person stares at it and lets it ring out or vibrate, or ends the call. Also every soap uses a generic ringtone and it's always the same one!
Also when a character describes their partner it's always 'kind, clever and funny', even if those characteristics are provably untrue in those partners. It's the soap equvialent of 'punctual and hardworking' on a CV.
Even worse, nightclubs being busy when it’s still daylight outside.
Parents of young children in soaps all seem to have magical invisible babysitters and childminders to enable them to go to the pub or wherever whenever they like. You never ever hear them say, "I'm sorry I can't come out. I can't get a babysitter." or you never see them at home watching TV with the kids of an evening.
No matter how hard up a soap character is they can always afford to drink in the local pub and eat in the local cafe every day.
Houses in soaps are like the Tardis. I remember at one time in Corrie in Ken Barlow's two up, two down, there was Ken, Dierdre, Tracy, Blanche and Amy. Eastenders record has to be the Slater house a few years back with Stacey, Martin, Lily, Hope, Arthur, Kat, Alfie, Tommy, Bert, Ernie, Jean, Hayley and baby Cherry all in a 3 or 4 bedroom house.
My all time hated cliché
If you don't tell him/her/them I will . You've got until tonight/tomorrow/Friday.
Others include character's saying something to another and then when their back is to the/they've left the room having a smirking look of satisfaction on their face.
Characters smiling at some 'good news' and then the smile slipping as soon as the other isn't looking
Alernatively they are off to study abroad or go on a world trip never to return or be spoken about again.
And why when a person is late for the special occasion dinner do they leave the food in the oven on full until smoke is pouring out of it?! Wouldn't you at least just turn the oven down or off?
Don't be ridiculous, that's far too sensible!