Do soaps have too much death?

[Cal.]

In your opinion, do too many people die in soaps? I know it has to have entertainment factor but it gets to the point when if you think of a characters history, most of their family/friends have died. I know that is sometimes realistic but not when the majority have been murdered/died in freak accidents.

Poll incoming.

[Daniel.]

Hollyoaks does

[Cal.]

Myra McQueen for example has had a son who threw himself off a cliff, a daughter who died in a church explosion and a daughter who died in a train explosion - this has all happened in the last 6 years. She also has an adoptive granddaughter who was murdered in hospital recovering from being shot.

Ronnie Mitchell has had a daughter who got run over, a son who died of SIDS and another unborn baby who died. Again all in the last 6 years.

Eric Pollard has had a wife who died when a plane crashed into the village and another wife who died when a helicopter crashed into the same village.

[MB.]

Kill them all

[Jordan.]

Only the trash ones

[Shaun]

Hollyoaks and EastEnders do. Corrie/Emmerdale usually tone it down a bit.

[Ashley.]

Hollyoaks is the worst at this.

EastEnders isn't too bad, seven characters have died in the past year but most of them were minor deaths such as Cyril & Carol which didn't happen in the Square.

[Ashley.]

Myra McQueen for example has had a son who threw himself off a cliff, a daughter who died in a church explosion and a daughter who died in a train explosion - this has all happened in the last 6 years. She also has an adoptive granddaughter who was murdered in hospital recovering from being shot.

Ronnie Mitchell has had a daughter who got run over, a son who died of SIDS and another unborn baby who died. Again all in the last 6 years.

Eric Pollard has had a wife who died when a plane crashed into the village and another wife who died when a helicopter crashed into the same village.

I think, with Ronnie, it was more "greek tragedy" which is made up of realistic, but very rare events. It's not like everything she touched just wilted, it was all part of a storyline about her downfall. I found it quite interesting.

[Cal.]

Oh yeah - Martha Kane also had a daughter who died in a flat explosion and a son who was skewered by a psychopath on the same DAY.

[EspeonBB]

Hollyoaks does the most. I think more people are dying for the 20th anniversary as well mess

[Daniel.]

Hollyoaks :love:

[Cal.]

Only 2 people are apparently dying for the 20th anniversary stunt, which is strange considering I think they killed off 6 people for their 18th oop.

[Ashley.]

Only 2 people are apparently dying for the 20th anniversary stunt, which is strange considering I think they killed off 6 people for their 18th oop.

tbh 7 people have already died this year in Hollyoaks. :laugh:

[EspeonBB]

Only 2 people are apparently dying for the 20th anniversary stunt, which is strange considering I think they killed off 6 people for their 18th oop.

They should cull the whole village tbh

[Gstar]

EastEnders isn't too bad, seven characters have died in the past year but most of them were minor deaths such as Cyril & Carol which didn't happen in the Square.

hew?

[Ashley.]

hew?

exactly :hee:

[LukeB]

over 40 people have been murdered in hollyoaks :joker:

[BB4fan]

If Hollyoaks was real you'd know to avoid living in that village because you can pretty much predict that you aren't leaving there alive.:shrug:

[Ashley.]

If Hollyoaks was real you'd know to avoid living in that village because you can pretty much predict that you aren't leaving there alive.:shrug:

It's basically the Murder House of Chester.

[Calderyon]

Nah, i don´t think there is too much. But i only watch Emmerdale, so. It´s mainly done for gain viewers, since deaths usually bring ratings.

Bollyhoax needs a nuclear strike though.

[Visage]

Not Corrie, not while Dev, Sean, Chesney, Sinead, Kirk, Tyrone & Fiz are still walking the cobbles.