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<blockquote data-quote="Carrie Fairchild" data-source="post: 133655" data-attributes="member: 673">1 - Miss Ellie talks to Bobby at his graveside - Dallas: I was an intermittent watcher of Dallas so I wouldn&#039;t know the series inside out but this scene always stuck with me. Barbara Bel Geddes was an amazing actress and she really shone in this scene. Plus, the beautiful sunny fields of Southfork added to the warmth of Miss Ellie&#039;s words.2 - Angela&#039;s Final Speech - Falcon Crest: probably the most famous soliloquy out of all the soaps, it could be considered a tad hammy but I feel it wrapped the show up nicely in a bow, giving a nod to characters past and present.3 - Sable Pleads to a painting - The Colbys: fresh from running over her sainted sister in law, Sable fixes herself a stiff one and begs Connie&#039;s portrait for forgiveness. I love how her mood rapidly shifts from begging for vindication to plotting vengeance in a matter of seconds.[MEDIA=youtube]ejgm115-wqo[/MEDIA]4 - Claudia&#039;s Last Hurrah - Dynasty: not quite sure if this qualifies as a soliloquy. It&#039;s more of a rant but it features someone talking to themselves so I&#039;m putting it in. As ridiculous as the whole thing was, there was something a bit haunting about Claudia wandering around breathlessly saying &quot;Liars! Liars! All of them. All of them&quot; before meeting her maker at the hands of the most flammable curtains in the world.5 - Alexis vows to enlist Ben&#039;s help in destroying Blake - Dynasty: from season six episode The Dismissal, I&#039;ve added this in because it sticks in my mind for being so hammy. Alexis tries it on with Blake and when he spurns her advances, she gives him the &quot;Every man I&#039;ve ever loved, has tried to control me&quot; speech. Blake sods off but she continues to rant to herself &quot;I&#039;ll make you pay for this Blake. And I know just the man who&#039;s going to help me do it. Because he loathes you as much as I do&quot;. So we could&#039;ve left things on a cliffhanger there and then, leaving viewers wondering just who Alexis was going to enlist. But this was mid-era Dynasty where subtlety had long since gone out the window, so Alexis continues to rant &quot;Your brother Ben. You&#039;re going to regret this. Damn You!!&quot;. It really just stank of the writers trying to squeeze in as much exposition as possible in order to avoid having to do much with Ben&#039;s introduction.<img src="http://www.shanemarais.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/880-Episode-137.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </blockquote>

[QUOTE="Carrie Fairchild, post: 133655, member: 673"] [B]1 - Miss Ellie talks to Bobby at his graveside - Dallas:[/B] I was an intermittent watcher of Dallas so I wouldn't know the series inside out but this scene always stuck with me. Barbara Bel Geddes was an amazing actress and she really shone in this scene. Plus, the beautiful sunny fields of Southfork added to the warmth of Miss Ellie's words. [B]2 - Angela's Final Speech - Falcon Crest:[/B] probably the most famous soliloquy out of all the soaps, it could be considered a tad hammy but I feel it wrapped the show up nicely in a bow, giving a nod to characters past and present. [B]3 - Sable Pleads to a painting - The Colbys:[/B] fresh from running over her sainted sister in law, Sable fixes herself a stiff one and begs Connie's portrait for forgiveness. I love how her mood rapidly shifts from begging for vindication to plotting vengeance in a matter of seconds. [MEDIA=youtube]ejgm115-wqo[/MEDIA] [B]4 - Claudia's Last Hurrah - Dynasty: [/B]not quite sure if this qualifies as a soliloquy. It's more of a rant but it features someone talking to themselves so I'm putting it in. As ridiculous as the whole thing was, there was something a bit haunting about Claudia wandering around breathlessly saying [I]"Liars! Liars! All of them. All of them"[/I] before meeting her maker at the hands of the most flammable curtains in the world. [B]5 - Alexis vows to enlist Ben's help in destroying Blake - Dynasty:[/B] from season six episode The Dismissal, I've added this in because it sticks in my mind for being so hammy. Alexis tries it on with Blake and when he spurns her advances, she gives him the [I]"Every man I've ever loved, has tried to control me"[/I] speech. Blake sods off but she continues to rant to herself [I]"I'll make you pay for this Blake. And I know just the man who's going to help me do it. Because he loathes you as much as I do"[/I]. So we could've left things on a cliffhanger there and then, leaving viewers wondering just who Alexis was going to enlist. But this was mid-era Dynasty where subtlety had long since gone out the window, so Alexis continues to rant [I]"Your brother Ben. You're going to regret this. Damn You!!". [/I]It really just stank of the writers trying to squeeze in as much exposition as possible in order to avoid having to do much with Ben's introduction. [I] [IMG]http://www.shanemarais.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/880-Episode-137.jpg[/IMG] [/I] [/QUOTE]

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