TV Guide's Nelson Branco has a fantastic 2009 recap covering the best and worst in soaps. Below is an excerpt.Nelson Branco writes:
STUPIDEST STORYLINE:
Lily and Damian adopt Noah, As The World Turns
WORST HISTORY TWIST:
Ethan is Luke’s son, General Hospital
WORST PSYCHO:
Aidan Devane, All My Children
BEST MALE NEWCOMER:
Brett Claywell, One Life To Live
BIGGEST SCENE STEALER:
Tuc Watkins, One Life To Live
BEST LOVE STORY:
Kyle and Fish, One Life To Live
MOST BORING COUPLES:
Billy and Mac, The Young and the Restless
— tie — Luke and Noah, As The World Turns
BEST STAR-CROSSED LOVERS:
Jason and Sonny, General Hospital
BEST NEW COUPLES: One Life To Live
Brody and Jess
Schuyler and Gigi
Kyle and Oliver
Layla and Cristian
Ray and Dorian
HOTTEST GAY SUBTEXT:
Franco and Jason, General Hospital
BEST KISS:
Kish, One Life To Live
WORST NON-KISS:
Adam and Rafe, The Young and the Restless
WORST COMEBACK:
Thom Bierdz, The Young and the Restless
WORST PERFORMANCE IN A STORYLINE — MALE:
Thom Bierdz, The Young and the Restless
BEST OFF-SCREEN STORYLINES:
Sony’s pay cut contract scandals involving Eric Braeden, Melody Thomas Scott and Jess Walton
Read more of The Worthy and the Worthless here.
