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Death is [[FirstLawOfResurrection not a big concern]] in the world of soaps; to the point that ''Series/{{Friends}},'' after Dr. Ramoray (Joey's character) had "his brain crushed" on ''Series/DaysOfOurLives'', joked that he could yet return -- [[BrainTransplant and he did]]. However, most shows enjoy ''[[TonightSomeoneDies pretending]]'' that anybody can be snuffed out at any moment – particularly during a commercial or episode break. The truth is that [[ActorLeavesCharacterDies contract re-negotiations]] are the leading cause of permanent death. Story progression often takes a backseat to what people actually want to see: {{Cat fight}}s and [[TheMasochismTango screaming matches]] and [[LoveDodecahedron every imaginable configuration]] of characters sleeping with each other. These habits are widely-mocked in other works whenever a soap appears or is mentioned. (For parodies of the soap genre, look up SoapWithinAShow.)
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The main staples of soap storytelling are the {{Cliffhanger}}, not just from episode to episode, but each ''scene'' will usually end with one, and DramaticIrony--much of the suspense comes from the audience learning important information long before the characters do, and anticipating what happens when they ''do'' find out. Death is [[FirstLawOfResurrection not a big concern]] in the world of soaps; to the point that ''Series/{{Friends}},'' after Dr. Ramoray (Joey's character) had "his brain crushed" on ''Series/DaysOfOurLives'', joked that he could yet return -- [[BrainTransplant and he did]]. However, most shows enjoy ''[[TonightSomeoneDies pretending]]'' that anybody can be snuffed out at any moment – particularly during a commercial or episode break. The truth is that [[ActorLeavesCharacterDies contract re-negotiations]] are the leading cause of permanent death. Story progression often takes a backseat to what people actually want to see: {{Cat fight}}s and [[TheMasochismTango screaming matches]] and [[LoveDodecahedron every imaginable configuration]] of characters sleeping with each other. These habits are widely-mocked in other works whenever a soap appears or is mentioned. (For parodies of the soap genre, look up SoapWithinAShow.)
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* GoldDigger (a ''very'' common female villain)
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* GoldDigger (a ''very'' common female villain)villain, but a heroine of modest means also often gets wrongly accused of this if she falls for a rich man)
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys
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* GoldDigger (a ''very'' common female villain)
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* AnyoneCanDie (however...)
** BackFromTheDead
** BackFromTheDead
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* FirstLawOfResurrection (AnyoneCanDie on a soap, but anyone can also come BackFromTheDead)
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* NeverTheObviousSuspectMysteryFiction (Ongoing mysteries are a surefire way to pique fan interest, but watch out for...)
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** RedHerring
** NeverTheObviousSuspect
** RedHerring
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** RapePortrayedAsRedemption (a common way to [[HeelFaceTurn redeem female villains in past decades]], largely a DiscreditedTrope now)
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* AsYouKnow (basically a requirement to help the audience keep track of all the characters and storylines)
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* HypocriticalHumor (more commonly PlayedForDrama or DramaticIrony than laughs, but hypocrisy is pretty much universal among soap characters)
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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality (as long as the audience is supposed to root for you, you can get away with ''anything'' on a soap)
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* DysfunctionJunction
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[[caption-width-right:325:There was a ''lot'' of sex and suffering to go around in 1976, with 14 daytime soaps on US network television at the time. Pictured: Doug Williams (Bill Hayes) and Julie Olson (Susan Seaforth Hayes) of ''Series/DaysOfOurLives'', often cited as the first soap SuperCouple]].
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[[caption-width-right:325:There was a ''lot'' of sex and suffering to go around in 1976, with 14 daytime soaps on US network television at the time. Pictured: Doug Williams (Bill Hayes) and Julie Olson (Susan Seaforth Hayes) of ''Series/DaysOfOurLives'', often cited as the first soap SuperCouple]].
SuperCouple.]]
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[[caption-width-right:325:There was a ''lot'' of sex and suffering to go around in 1976, with 14 daytime soaps on US network television at the time. Pictured: Doug Williams (Bill Hayes) and Julie Olson (Susan Seaforth Hayes) of ''Series/DaysOfOurLives'', often cited as the first soap SuperCouple]].
[[caption-width-right:325:There was a ''lot'' of sex and suffering to go around in 1976, with 14 daytime soaps on US network television at the time. Pictured: Doug Williams (Bill Hayes) and Julie Olson (Susan Seaforth Hayes) of ''Series/DaysOfOurLives'', often cited as the first soap SuperCouple]].
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* [[InfidelityIndex Infidelity]]
** GoodAdulteryBadAdultery
** MistakenForCheating
** TheMistress
** GoodAdulteryBadAdultery
** MistakenForCheating
** TheMistress
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* TheMistress
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** LukeIAmYourFather
** LukeIMightBeYourFather
** LukeYouAreMyFather
** LukeIMightBeYourFather
** LukeYouAreMyFather
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* {{Doppelganger}}
** IdenticalStranger
** IdenticalStranger
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* IdenticalStranger
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** EvilTwin
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** EvilTwinEvilTwin (and often EvilBrunetteTwin)
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* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield (soaps tend to use fictional locales with vaguely-defined geography; ''Series/GuidingLight'' was in fact set in Springfield)
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** UnknownRelative
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield (soaps tend to use fictional locales with vaguely-defined geography; ''Series/GuidingLight'' wasin fact actually set in a city called Springfield)
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield (soaps tend to use fictional locales with vaguely-defined geography; ''Series/GuidingLight'' was
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* TheIngenue (often a NaiveEverygirl as well)
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* NaiveEverygirl
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* SecretOtherFamily
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* ClearMyName (being the victim of a FrameUp is a rite of passage for a soap {{Face}})
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!!Tropes named in honor of the genre because of their connections to it:
* {{Soaperizing}}
* SoapOperaDisease
* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome
* SoapWheel
!! Other tropes strongly associated with soap operas:
* AbortionFalloutDrama
* AbusiveParents
* AffablyEvil
** FauxAffablyEvil
** WickedCultured
* AlphaBitch
** LovableAlphaBitch
* AnyoneCanDie (however...)
** BackFromTheDead
* TheBabyTrap
* BettyAndVeronica
* BigBad
* BigGood
* BigScrewedUpFamily
* BitchInSheepsClothing
* BrainlessBeauty
* ButICantBePregnant
* CityOfAdventure
* EasyAmnesia
** AmnesiacLover
* EvilMatriarch
* FaceHeelTurn
* FemmeFatale
** FilleFatale
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling
* HeelFaceTurn
* IHaveYourWife
* IdenticalStranger
* IncestIsRelative
** IncestSubtext
** SurpriseIncest
** VillainousIncest
* LostLenore
* LovableRogue
* LoveDodecahedron
* PoisonIsEvil
* RapeAsDrama
** AttemptedRape
** ChildByRape
** DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale
* {{Retcon}}
* SexualExtortion
* SoBeautifulItsACurse
* SplitPersonality
* SuperCouple
* SwitchedAtBirth
* TroubledButCute
* TwinTropes (galore!)
** BackupTwin
** EvilTwin
** ImpersonatingTheEvilTwin
** PlayingTheirOwnTwin
** PolarOppositeTwins
** TwinSwitch
** TwinTelepathy
** UncannyFamilyResemblance
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield (soaps tend to use fictional locales with vaguely-defined geography)
* VerySpecialEpisode
* WrongSideOfTheTracks
!! Tropes ''about'' soaps used in other genres:
* AddictiveForeignSoapOpera
* DaytimeDramaQueen
* SoapWithinAShow
