I don’t watch Soap Opera’s. As far as I am concerned, they are just a waste of time. As a child I watched my mom become a slave to a couple Spanish Soap Operas. Before this I was quite happy to say that my mom didn’t have time for soap operas when it would become the topic of discussion in the school yard. Of course this wasn’t my first glimpse at the Soap Opera junkie lifestyle, my grandmother was always a Soap Opera fan.
Later on in my life, I witnessed a truly devout act on a gr 8 field trip to my future high school. On ‘Days of Our Lives’ that week, it seemed to be more intense than usual, and someone, out of fear of missing the show, brought a mini TV to school that day. I looked upon them with disgust, then with sympathy: I wiped my eye, turned away and ran.
Now I don’t have any real friends that actually watch these shows, but have witnessed many fall temporarily in their trap.
I guess I just find his obsession over the fictional over dramatic characters to be perverse and foolish.
I think that we have all heard what Mr Brain Waves doctor has to say about daytime drama, so I am not going to get into that.
Now, after having written all that, I have a small confession to make: I, Suzy, have been hooked to a soap opera esque television show (Note: I used the word "esque" in there because it is by no means an actual soap, of course you would never hear me admit that anyways.)
This show is Twin Peaks. I know what you are thinking now, "What a hypocrite, slamming soaps while she watches them herself". I’m sorry but no, you are wrong. We could of course argue this ‘till the cows come home but I much rather watch Twin Peaks instead.
Dr Jacoby would agree with me. As sure as Andrew is really alive and Leiland is possessed, I am no soap fan.