DS Forums

 
 

affairs: the most boring storylines?


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 09-07-2014, 22:15
pearlsandplums
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 2,490

am I alone in having no interest in affair storylines? id love a year free from affairs
pearlsandplums is offline   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 09-07-2014, 22:22
lionkingonstage
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 2,947
am I alone in having no interest in affair storylines? id love a year free from affairs
They've been done to death. Axe affairs aha
lionkingonstage is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-07-2014, 22:35
Face Of Jack
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: N. Yorkshire
Posts: 7,096
Here here too! AND bloody pregnancies!!
There's more stories to be created outside these two storylines surely!!
Face Of Jack is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-07-2014, 22:35
lady_xanax
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 4,042
I like them when they're unpredictable and shown to have a proper effect rather than a bit of fervent fumbling.
lady_xanax is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-07-2014, 22:42
thejoyof_pat
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Team Moira is not a slag.
Posts: 25,900
I love an affair plot when the chemistry is right between the pair, hate couples just thrown together. It's the bread and butter of soaps.
thejoyof_pat is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 09-07-2014, 22:42
Kim_x
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 3,444
Agree OP. EE ought to be done with them for at least 5 years with the amount of cheating going on under Berkwood.
Kim_x is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2014, 00:43
starry_rune
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 5,663
Neighbours went 10 years 5 episodes a week with 2 affairs. Yes it can be done!
starry_rune is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2014, 00:43
belle15
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 241
They're getting tedious, and most often are not done with the right characters e.g. Kat/Derek EE, Tina/Peter CS
belle15 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2014, 00:44
0...0
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: I like to singy singy singy...
Posts: 17,667
I think the worst affair storyline was Pat and Patrick in EE.
Totally agree OP .
0...0 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2014, 00:45
belle15
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 241
Neighbours went 10 years 5 episodes a week with 2 affairs. Yes it can be done!
What decade was this?
belle15 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2014, 01:39
trevon1
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 5,931
They've been done too much. I don't know, perhaps they can find an original way to approach an affair, like perhaps make it part of a paraphilia storyline , but they are way overdone.
trevon1 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2014, 06:10
GracieL
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 2,407
Completely agree, I can't remember an affair in the last 5 years that was slightly interesting and kept me on the edge of my seat. I could handle one affair a year if there is chemistry and it's not just two random characters.

Enough of the one night stands and love triangles too.
GracieL is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2014, 08:16
Tom_Willis
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 3,326
These days they are just tedious. Chemistry helps but it's pointless if the story line isn't gripping enough. More often than not, soap affairs are contrived and cringeworthy.

I can only think of a few that viewers have welcomed.
Tom_Willis is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2014, 09:17
David the Wavid
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 2,026
Affairs can be good. Deirdre and Mike is still held up as one of Coronation Street's best storylines.
David the Wavid is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2014, 10:06
thejoyof_pat
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Team Moira is not a slag.
Posts: 25,900
Affairs can be good. Deirdre and Mike is still held up as one of Coronation Street's best storylines.
Pat & Frank is another one that was great.
thejoyof_pat is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2014, 10:16
bean_of_sb
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: London
Posts: 4,618
The last affair plot that I found interesting was Stax. Stacey didn't have that paternal figure in her life, and it was interesting to see the relationship with Max develop. Also, a good plot element for me was Tanya, who was originally 'the other woman' in Max's life.

It all got a bit much with Stacey's exit and Max's 'I loves ya, Stace' and then all their recent stuff earlier this year, but up to, and including the Xmas day reveal, I thought it was well played.
bean_of_sb is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2014, 10:46
belle15
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 241
Pat & Frank is another one that was great.
Agreed, and Peggy's reaction was just brilliant!
belle15 is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 13:35.