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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 192232" data-attributes="member: 27">For all the good things coming out of the Bell soaps (B&amp;B as well as Y&amp;R), one of their main drawbacks was how the characters never learned from their mistakes or &quot;grew&quot; as a consequence of their actions.&nbsp; Brooke is of course the prime example.&nbsp; She&#039;ll be on Medicare and checking into the retirement home, but will be falling into bed with the wrong men before she can get unpacked.&nbsp; But there are other examples.&nbsp; Victor (Y&amp;R) keeps making his wife and kids hate him by being overly controlling, but he doesn&#039;t stop trying--and they keep forgiving him and going back for more shoddy treatment.&nbsp; I think Nikki&#039;s married him about ten times.&nbsp; Some say this lather-rinse-repeat cycle is comforting to fans, that it provides &quot;consistency&quot;.&nbsp; I say it&#039;s repetitive and boring.&nbsp; But anyone who has kids know that they can watch the same cartoon or listening to the same song ad nauseam and never get tired of it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 192232, member: 27"] For all the good things coming out of the Bell soaps (B&B as well as Y&R), one of their main drawbacks was how the characters never learned from their mistakes or "grew" as a consequence of their actions. Brooke is of course the prime example. She'll be on Medicare and checking into the retirement home, but will be falling into bed with the wrong men before she can get unpacked. But there are other examples. Victor (Y&R) keeps making his wife and kids hate him by being overly controlling, but he doesn't stop trying--and they keep forgiving him and going back for more shoddy treatment. I think Nikki's married him about ten times. Some say this lather-rinse-repeat cycle is comforting to fans, that it provides "consistency". I say it's repetitive and boring. But anyone who has kids know that they can watch the same cartoon or listening to the same song [I]ad nauseam[/I] and never get tired of it. [/QUOTE]

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