Best and Worst of Soap Operas in 2022, Part 1

On episode 1161 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Joshua Baldwin and Melodie AIkels count down their Top 5 Worst Soap Moms.  These are the women who have put their children through hell through their absence, manipulation, hate or lack of interest.  All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1160 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Joshua Baldwin and Melodie AIkels dish the latest Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:  Kat uncovers Leslie and Eva's connection on Beyond the Gates. Doug seeks help as Joey moves in on his wife Vanessa. The Dupree women sign karaoke.  The Forrester Creations fashion show is the backdrop for Brooke vs. Taylor. What illness does Liam actually have?  The fallout from Philip cheating Xander out of his birthright continues on Days of Our Lives. Maggie bids big at charity auction to save hosptial.  Lulu is being messy on General Hospital and BLQ is confronting her about it. Molly finds the commitmenet papers Alexis had drawn up to commit Kristina.  You know it's a slow week when the most exciting thing on The Young and the Restless is the Abbott manion "refresh" reveal.  All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1159 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr and Melodie Aikels dish the latest Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:  Gayle King goes to the edge of space and the internet has thoughts.  Jason Vendryse joins Beyond the Gates in the recurring role as Kenny. Dani's blackouts/near blackouts continue. Tyrell is being bullied. Smitty is investigating influencers.  Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag visit The Bold and the Beautiful for a Forrester fashion show. Shiela and Poppy throw down. Liam's "illness" storyline feels a lot like Eric's "illness" storyline.  Sami and Rafe have ex-sex on Days of Our Lives. Luke is in soap heaven at the Vivian and Sami reunion. Suspects about on Who Shot EJ.  Ava gets her money on General Hospital. Alexis is a terrible mother. Jordan "turns" on Laura and breaks up with Isaiah to go undercover. Who should Isaiah be paired with?  Lilian and Damian have it out on The Young and the Restless. Diane confronts Michael about Victor's motives. This week's Y&R feels like a calm before the storm.  All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1158 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin dish the latest Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:  A judge says Wendy Williams' career is done. The Bold and the Beautiful gets renewed for three years. Deacon goes all Cobra Kai on Carter over Hope. Jack Wagner returns to B&B. Beyond the Gates throws a fashion show. Dani is fired from the fashion show's charity and her parents ride to her rescue. Who should BTG cast as a social rival for Anita?  Sami returns to Salem on Days of Our Lives. The show pulls on so much DAYS history for her conversations with Belle, Jonny and talking to EJ in a coma. Vivian returns to Salem to cause problems for Philip, Kate and Xander.  Daniel Goddard joins General Hospital as a professor involved in storyline with Josslyn and Emma. Lucky covers for Kristina and Alexis is a terrible mother. Ava thinks she has Alexis cornered.  Martin goes down on The Young and the Restless, but now that the storyline is over does anyone think it made a lick of sense? Why won't Y&R let Michelle Stafford be "Phyllis"? Is Victor punching down by having Audra go after Kyle?  All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1157 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin dish the latest Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:  Bill and Liam face off on The Bold and the Beautiful. Naomi and Bill wage legal war on Beyond the Gates. Dani kisses Bill. Vanessa calls out Joey.  Tamara Braun leaves Days of Our Lives. Days will be added to Broadcasting and Cable's Hall of Fame. Who shot EJ? Sami and Vivian are back in the same week! Marlena comes face-to-face with Orpheus.  Ric and Elizabeth pull through after Kristina attempts to kill Ava on General Hospital. Will there be ramifications for Kristina, Lucky and Elizabeth? Should Ric and Ava go full-on Boris and Natasha on Port Charles? What is the secret behind Emma's NDA? Luke makes a confession about a controversial character.  Victor thinks Tucker is behind the Dumas mystery on The Young and the Restless. Traci believes Alan kidnapped Sharon and Phyllis. Who is the best crier in soap operas? Share your best crier in the comments! All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1156 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin dish the latest Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:  Hope lashes out on The Bold and the Beautiful. Did B&B undercut the Hope vs. Brooke scenes by making Hope apologize? Naomi vs. Bill and Naomi vs. Hayley is great soap opera on Beyond the Gates. Could Bill become for BTG what Adam Chandler became for All My Children? Luke thinks BTG should really milk BTG's proximity to Washington D.C. and real-life events with Bill's legal firm. Lobbying is big business for law firms orbiting D.C., could Bill become even more rich and powerful by ties him tighter into Washington D.C. legal power brokering? It's obvious Martin is being set up for a big fall, but will anyone care when he's such an unsympathetic character? Why is Martin trying to jump from a congressman straight to the presidency?  Janet Drucker retires from Days of Our Lives. Alex becomes part of the coverup surrounding Philip forging Victor's will. When Xander finds out the truth who will he be most angry at, Sara or Philip? Is this the storyline that turns Xander into the next Victor? The fallout from Tate telling Julie the truth of Little D.  General Hospital will pay tribute to Monica Quartermaine. Kristina faces off with Ava and then cuts the brake lines for the wrong car. What will happen when she learns she endangered the wrong person? Lulu vs. BLQ is also going strong. When Dante finds out the truth, who will he be angriest with: BLQ, Chase or Lulu? Mishael Morgan returns to The Young and the Restless. Who is Aristotle Dumas on Y&R? Luke makes a Wishful Casting for Ted King to fill the role. Traci goes to Jack about her suspicions surrounding Sharon and Phyllis' kidnapping. Phyllis is NOT happy about Billy teaming up with Aristotle to get Chancellor back. Could Aristotle wound Newman Enterprises.  All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1155 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Joshua Baldwin dish the latest Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:  Carter chooses Forrester over Hope on The Bold and the Beautiful. Beyond the Gates recasts its first major character, Dr. Ted Richardson, with Keith D. Robinson. The Eva vs. Kat rivalry is being threaded and nurtured wonderfully. Dani is blacking out from drinking. Will BTG introduce a viable leading male character to win Dani's heart after her "rebound" hookups with Andre end? Naomi gears up to take on her dad Bill in court.  The aftermath from EJ's secret being revealed ripples through Salem on Days of Our Lives. DAYS is leading up to a Who Shot EJ storyline, but who should the shooter be? Julie finds out the truth about who stole her heirloom necklace.  Daniel Cosgrove returns to soaps on General Hospital. GH's big storyline was Brennan hunting down Valentin for poisoning Carly. Robin's cure saves Carly's life. Do we really need to see Josslyn being trained by a Dex clone? Soaps love a good frenemy relationship and that's what we want to see with Tracy and Martin. We don't want to them in a romantic relationship.  We still can't figure out what Alan's motivation for kidnapping Phyllis and Sharon on The Young and the Restless. Why is Traci paired with such an evil character? Y&R feels like the writers are throwing spagetti against a wall to see what sticks. Was the whole point of the kidnapping for Y&R to see if a Sharon, Nick and Phyllis are still a viable triangle? All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1154 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Joshua Baldwin and Melodie Aikels dish the latest Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:  Eric and Ridge get Forester Creations back from Carter on The Bold and the Beautiful. Why does the storyline even matter? Beyond the Gates is rock solid in the ratings. Dani goes sideways AGAIN. Crazy Leslie almost crashes Nicole's award dinner. Can BTG just write the firefighter and nurse off and save the screentime for juicier characters?  Billy Flynn jumps from Days of Our Lives to The Young and the Restless. Johnny DiMera finds out what his father EJ did to Sami all those years ago. What will be the fallout from the revelation? Marlena and Steve search for answers about John.  Adrian Anchondo joins General Hospital as Marcus, a love interest for Lucas. Eva LaRue spills tea about Marco's backstory. Lulu reunites with Charlotte. BLQ's baby secret storyline gets even more twisted.  Why in the world did Y&R have Alan be revealed as Sharon and Phyllis' kidnapper? What was the point? Was this whole storyline just so Billy could rescue Phyllis and set up a Phyllis/Billy/Sally triangle.  All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1153 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Joshua Baldwin and Melodie Aikels dish the latest Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:  Beyond the Gates bookends week 2 with Bill causing problems for Dani at the press conference and Bill having Dani arrested. Melodie Grades Week 1 of BTG before the trio dive into week 2. Kat vs. Eva is going to be a fun storyline. Kat gives Luke Blair Waldorf vibes and he needs Kat's version of Chuck to come to town. Martin and Smitty's relationship has two DCers scratching their heads. Can anyone explain why Andre is interested in such a boring character as Ashley. And speaking of boring, can anything be done to make Ashley and Derek more intersting?  Steffy finds out Luna is Finn's daughter on The Bold and the Beautiful. Is it time for Amber Moore to return to B&B?  Days of Our Lives begins its fairwell to Drake Hogestyn with the introduction of the John Black is MIA.  Johnny and Chanel's adoption plans go up in smoke. EJ and Pauline should take their comedy act on the road.  Gabi pulls a gun on EJ. Should DAYs pursue a Gabi/EJ/Belle triangle. Bryce Durfee joins General Hospital as a WSB agent. Why did the ABC soap get rid of Dex just to bring on a Dex clone in Vaughan? Lulu finds out BLQ had Dante's child and has kept it a secret. Why is Sidwell framing Alexis and who is he really working for?  Sharon and Phyllis continued to be trapped on The Young and the Restless. Melodie shares one theory about who their kidnapper might be. Audra and Holden have great chemistry, but could Damian's boss be the same person Billy is reporting to?   All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.

On episode 1152 Daytime Confidential's Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe, Joshua Baldwin and guest Regan Cellura celebrate the premiere of Beyond the Gates on CBS! They dig into the the first episode and discuss which characters jumped out at them, the sets, the storylines and the drama. They grade the first episode.  They then dive into the twists and turns from the remainder of the first week's storylines and episodes. Who ended up being their favorite character? Which storyline are they most invested in? When is the last time soap viewers saw a soap character in 2-3 different outfits in nearly every episode, like Dani got?  Beyond the Gates' first week ended with a literal bang and the DC crew can't wait to see what's in store.  All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Bluesky: @DCConfidential, LukeKerr, JillianBowe, Josh Baldwin, and Melodie Aikels. Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.