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[Midnightsunrise]

This is a thread to post your favorite friendships, in soaps.

Sonny Corinthoes/Stone Cates (GH)This was a truely amazing friendship and Stone was the only one outside of Brenda who made Sonny likeable. They where truely brothers not forced like the Jason/Sonny crap that has ruined GH. Stone always had Sonny's back and saw the best in Sonny, but could call Sonny on his crap and Sonny loved Stone like no other and was the only person, Sonny ever truely trusted with all his heart. When Stone got AIDS, no one did more for Stone then Sonny did. Sonny's scenes in the hospital with a dying Stone, where Sonny/MB finest moments and truely showed their was more to Sonny and his love for Stone was without condition or fleeting.My heart actually broke for Sonny when he lost Stone to AIDS. It was GH at it's most compelling and it finest moments and the last time Sonny was likeable.


Brenda Barrett/Robin Scorpio(GH)-I adored their friendship as well as the fab four of Sonny/Brenda/Stone/Robin. They where so close, like sisters, Brenda was so compassionate and supportive of Stone/Robin with the AIDS/HIV arc and they remained very protective and loyal to each other no matter who the other was dating and when Brenda died, I felt Robin's pain. Their is no way Brenda would not have been at Robin's wedding of for Baby Emma's birth. They could have had a shorterm recast or Brenda mention.

(JJ)Lucky Spencer/(AT)Emily Qutermain(GH)-I always liked the friendship between old school, Emily and Lucky. They always acted like childhood, friends with lots of history. I wanted them to hookup before Liz came on but I liked how their frienship grew closer as Emily and Liz became friends, after Liz was dating Lucky. It was never the same with NL Emily or the other Lucky recasts but I loved their relationship with AT and JJ in the roles.


I will also add

Viki Davidson/Dorian Lord(OLTL)

Jasper Jax and Alexis Davis(GH)

Sam McCall and Maxie Jones(GH)

Edited by Midnightsunrise, Jun 8, 2009 @ 1:58 AM.

[Hatpin]

Luke Spencer and Robert Scorpio, GH. One of the things that really made the Robert/Holly/Luke triangle work was that it was at least as much - if not more - about the friendship between the two men. I will never forget the scene on the dock where they saw each other again after Luke's presumed death in the avalanche. Luke knew that Holly had married Robert and was furious; Robert knew and was defensive, and angry himself that Luke had alllowed everyone to think him dead. But for a split second when they saw each other, each man's face reflected pure joy at seeing each other again. IMO, their friendship is every bit as representative of GH's golden era as the love story of Luke and Laura.

Roger Thorpe and Maureen Bauer, GL. The town villain and the beloved matriarch. Maureen was the only person who for some reason was able to see the heart buried beneath layers of rage and manipulation, and it was to Roger's heart that she responded. He in turn was really different with her than he was with everyone else. It was an inspired relationship on the part of the writers.

[krizmic]

Jake and Vicky, AW--When they arrived in Bay City, it was them against the world. I loved their stories about Lassiter, and they always had each other's backs. They were 2 kids from the wrong side of the tracks who dreamed of a better life and they worked for it. Both of them were far from perfect, but they always pulled out their A-game for one another. Friendship slowly build into romance after Ryan died. I'll never forget their trip to Central Park...it really captured the essence of their family, with their two boys, so perfectly.

Cass and Felicia, AW--The quintessential best friendship, IMO. These two saw a lot of highs and lows together, and they always met each other with love and compassion--even if it meant tough love sometimes.

Nora and Marty, OLTL--I'm not sure if this one really belongs here or not (I'm hoping TIIC will let HBS and SH get back to it soon), but what I love about this friendship is where it started. Nora defended the men who gang-raped Marty. Who would have thought they'd become best friends?

Jax and Alexis, GH--While I love all the GH friendships already mentioned, there's something so special about this friendship. It was solidified during a fake marriage, during a game to outwit a crazy old lady...and yet they became each other's rocks. I love their funny, laugh-out loud moments, and I love their quiet, painful moments. They are there for each other 100%, even when he/she thinks that the other is making a huge mistake. Their love and devotion to one another is what everyone wants from their best friend.

[callie lee 29]

Definitely agree with Robert/Luke, Robin/Brenda & Lucky/Emily. In fact the last 2 were the ones I was going to suggest.

I'm trying to remeber some of the others I've enjoyed over time. I always liked GH's Felicia/Lucy, although I'm not sure if it's on the same level. Some of the ones that stick out in my mind from other shows:

AMC Jenny/Jesse. I remember this as a kid, so I might not remember it right, but they always seemed like great friends. Actually they remind me of Lucky/Emily from GH in a lot of ways.

AMC Erica/Myrtle. Okay, for some reason I can't remember the 2nd woman's name, but I think she was an older redhead??

OLTL Viki/Dorian. Not sure if you'd call them "friends" exactly, but I still love their dynamic.

ETA: Myrtle! That was her name. Thanks for the help, JustSomeKid.

Edited by callie lee 29, Jun 8, 2009 @ 8:52 AM.

[JustSomeKid]

So that I don't go off on eight gazillion tangents, I'll only mention my absolute favorite:

Bianca Montgomery and Leo DuPres, AMC: These two were only on screen together for a couple years, but they were fantabulous. Great chemistry, lots of potential conflict because Leo was in love with Greenlee who hated "LesBianca" at the time, and they were real BFFs despite the fact that she was only 16-17 and he was in his 20s. He was probably the only person Erica ever thought was maybe, maybe good enough for her little girl--that is, until she got the rather unsettling (at the time) news that Binks is gayer than Christmas. In fact, Leo was the first person Bianca came out to, which is probably my favorite scene of them together. A lot of their friendship was based on Leo protecting Bianca, but they really treated one another as equals, and he went to her for help and support about as often as she did him. While it's probably a good thing for their relationship that Leo died (or maybe "died") before McT could make him choose his niece Babe over Bianca, as she inevitably would, I still miss him every time Bianca so obviously needs a good friend to keep her crazy Kane or her self-righteous Montgomery in check.

ETA:

AMC Erica/Pheobe(?). Okay, for sopme reason I can't remember the 2nd woman's name, but I think she was an older redhead??

Myrtle? She was a mother figure for Erica for many years, especially after Mona died. The other option is Opal, who is Erica's BFF despite their very disparate natures. Both relationships are great IMHO.

Edited by JustSomeKid, Jun 7, 2009 @ 11:00 PM.

[adelaidecate007]

I always liked Lucy and Felicia too- its definitely one of my all time favourites

Others I have liked and enjoyed:
Brenda, Lois, and Ned (GH)
Robert and Luke (GH)
Jake and Vicky (AW)
Emily and Lucky (GH)
Cass and Felicia (GH)
Jax and Alexis (GH)
Mac and Kevin (GH)

[wonderowman51]

Ed Bauer and Ross Mahler on GL

[Ms Sugarbaker]

Some Y&R mentions:

Katherine Chancellor/Nikki Newman: Started out as mother/daughter, evolved over the years as a deep friendship, both sharing, among other things, a battle with the bottle.

Phyllis Summers/Michael Baldwin: Dysfunctionally started off as friends with benefits, they married other people and had babies around the same time.

Lauren Fenmore/Paul Williams: Once married, still the best of friends.

Sharon Newman/Drucilla Winters: Not as long-lived as the others, but very intense and very funny during its short run.

[annsterg]

Please note that you likely never will see any B&B characters listed here, as people in B&B World have no friends. They only have familial connections and former/current/future love interests. Any friendship that has been shown was created to serve plot and disappeared when it was no longer of use.

[WitsNSass]

I also notice that the bulk of the Y&R frienships listed here are mentor/mentee or former lover based. Not that it's a bad thing, but it's limited on some level. The only expection being Sharon and Drucilla, but it was so shortlived (really unfortunate). I think the best Y&R has done to date in terms of non-familial or non-ex lover friendships is Nina and Christine. I would love to see a Y&R friendship with a man and a woman who've never done the deed together (it is possible to be complete platonic) and more same sex friendships that have little or nothing to with being coworkers. So much insight can be gained into these characters based on the dynamics of their friendships. I think this is something that's drastically missing on all soaps.

[Hatpin]

B&B used to have some great friendships, and they all revolved around Sally. Sally/Clark; Sally/Darla; Sally/Sol. Sally, Sally, Sally. RIP.

[yuggapukka]

Philip Spalding and Rick Bauer Warm and funny, I always believed in their genuine connection and love for each other, even though Philip gave Rick plenty of reasons to resent and even hate him. There didn't seem to be many if any women that Rick became involved with that Philip didn't eventually sleep with. Rick even confronted him about that at one point. I loved the way Rick would call Philip on his shit, tease the hell out of him and be a supportive friend simultaneously.

Edited by yuggapukka, Jun 8, 2009 @ 1:28 PM.

[Ms Chicklet]

Cass/Felicia/Wallingford (AW): The love, wit and humor between those three sparkled more than any of Felicia's get-ups.

Robin/Brenda (GH): Despite the big sister/little sister dynamic, Brenda was empathetic enough to treat Robin's young feelings with grown-up respect and Robin was strong enough to cut through Brenda's issues and talk straight with her.

Robert/Luke (GH): The ultimate male friendship on soaps. They survived danger, a love triangle and all sorts of soapy goodness with humor, respect, affection and gusto.

Ada/Jake (AW): Ada was the tough, no-nonsense angel on Jake's shoulder, while he brought out her warmth.

Kevin/Mac (GH): Mac's strength gave Kevin stability, Kevin's humor loosened up Mac.

[oval]

I also vote for Cass & Felicia and Jake & Vicky on AW. For some reason, that show was better at realistic relationships.

I mostly watch Days, which doesn't really have friendships anymore, but I liked the Jack & Vern friendship back in the 90's. Vern was an employee and more of a father figure, but it fit the characters.

[krizmic]

oval, AW cared about history and relationships. You could relate to the characters because you had a friend like them. I always loved the friendship that developed between Vicky and Paulina as well, because they spent so many years at each other's throats--and yet they built this really natural and beautiful friendship. Sadly, I think that's part of the reason it went under. So frustrating because it was a phenomenal show.

[Countess123]

Count me in for Dru/Sharon on Y & R, and I loved Sharon/Brad as friends, not lovers.

Katie/Henry on ATWT

The Buchanan boys on OLTL

Back in the time machine: Karen/Valene on Knots Landing(boy, I miss that show)

What I miss most of all on the soaps is the families.
The Abbots(Y&R) eating breakfast together, the Bauer(GL) barbeques, the Hughes(ATWT), etc.

[vayacon]

Steve/Kayla/Bo/Hope on DOOL. There were all sorts of layers to this foursome - Kayla and Bo (half) brother and sister, Steve and Kayla dating, Bo and Hope dating, Bo being to blame for Steve losing his eye after a Russki love triangle gone wrong, Steve kidnapping Hope, then later helping her through her miscarriage when she and Bo were split, etc etc - but at bottom when the four of them got over it and got together they really worked as a team. Different combinations of affection and exasperation with one of them always prepared to call out another on their shit. With a nice, harmless, fun and flirty undercurrent between Steve and Hope for good measure. When Steve and Kayla returned to the show a few years ago, the chemistry between the four actors was fantastic, they just clicked so effortlessly after all that time apart.

Although they are sisters, I also really liked Kayla and Kim's friend chemistry back in the 1980s. They had that strong platonic affection and loyalty that is so wonderful on soaps, and that we see less and less of.

I second Nina and Cricket on Y&R, lots of angst, but they never stopped being friends beneath it all. Would like to see Christine back again just to see her with Nina.

Dinah and Remy on GL have a nice, easy, lowkey friendship. And Doris and Olivia's wary friendship (frenemyship?) is pretty cute.

Edited by vayacon, Jun 9, 2009 @ 2:55 AM.

[CalhounRg]

I think my favorite soap friendship of all was Bridget Reardon and David Grant on GL... There was something in the way they saw each other so clearly with the straight talk and the abilty to call each other out with the tough love. I miss their friendship to this day.

I also (though the relationship was been about romance as well as friendship) loved Lucy Coe and Scotty Baldwin on HG back in the day. The moments when they were really committed to other people but still supported, schemed and saved each other--the entire Lucy carries Dominique's baby for Scotty makes me cry to this day. Just so many good momments.

And (UO I know) but I really loved the friendship dynamic with Billy/Mac/Raul/Britney/JT/Rihanna back in the Glow By Jabot days of Y&R. I just really bought how that group interacted with the various dynamics and confidences between them. To this day they remind me of my high school friends--without the website stuff

[krizmic]

Kendall and Bianca (AMC)--Viva la Kinks! I know that they are sisters, but they didn't grow up together, and it took a long time for their friendship to build. But after Bianca's rape, and after she decided to keep Miranda, Kendall and Bianca were inseparable for the better part of a year. No matter how TPTB try to destroy the dynamic, ER and AM continue to sell the Kinks. Their unconditional love and support was the stuff soap friendships are made of.

[BondGirl]

I agree with whoever posted AMC's Jenny and Jesse. A platonic supercouple if there ever was one. To this day, their "Summer On The Run" ranks second only to Luke and Laura's (no easy feat, considering they were friends, not lovers), and is considered one of AMC's best storylines.

[Spazzo47]

What about Robert and Anna on GH. They got back together, but from 86-91, their relationship was completely platonic and they were the best of friends.

[Rodney]

I know very little of old-school friendships. Since I only started watching soaps in 2000, I'll stick with those.

Before he accidentally came close to killing her, J.R. and Kendall on AMC. I just enjoyed Jacob Young and Alicia Minshew's chemistry. Their friendship was one of the reasons we got Branch, after all.

For the time they showed it, I actually like Billy and Lizzie on GL (and I'm not a regular GL viewer). Nice to see how a guy can just be platonic friends with a girl young enough to be his daughter.

I'm also enjoying the budding friendship between Brady and Melanie on DAYS. They have nice, tender moments, but also aren't afraid to bust each other's chops when necessary. It helps that Eric Martsolf and Molly Burnett have an easy brother/sister-type chemistry.

Alexis and Kate on GH. I know this one probably wasn't highlighted a lot, but I liked that they pretty much became friends over how much they hated Carly.

I know others are probably gonna disagree, but I'm gonna use a few Passions one, as well.

Whitney and Theresa. The characters themselves had many irreconcilable . . . flaws, to say the least, but they were probably one of the few friendships on that show that treated each other, for the most part, as equals. I do admit most of their friendship was either Theresa propping or Ethan/Theresa propping, but when push came to shove, Theresa was there for Whitney when she needed her, as well.

Gwen and Sheridan. We rarely got to see them together, but when we did, they seemed very believable as friends. McKenzie Westmore had pretty good chemistry with both Liza Huber's Gwen and Natalie Zea's Gwen. My only gripe is that whenever each gave the other very good advice, they rarely ever took it, or started to, but something stopped them.

Noah and Theresa. One of the few cases on that show in which a man and a woman could be platonic. Dylan Fergus and Lindsay Hartley had a nice, easy chemistry, as well.

Sam and T.C. One of the older male friendships on the show. Pretty much the only one, actually. But James Hyde and Rodney Van Johnson had great chemistry.

Julian and Ivy. Once they got past all the hate, they actually seemed to gel pretty well in scenes together.

Kay and Tabitha. They were fun and hilarious together.

[Kris223]

Going back a ways, but Edmund and Lizzie on GL when Lizzie was a kid and had leukemia. For a more longstanding friendship, Vanessa and Maureen.

And Katie (I think that's her name) and Henry on ATWT when they got stranded on an island. They were fun together.

[krizmic]

Oh! Alexis and Diane, GH--2 women "of a certain age" allowed on screen at the same time is a novelty these days. I love their humor and their honesty...those episodes where they were stuck on the plane, the side of the road, and at the biker bar are classic.

[rinkydinks]

Robert/Sean, Tiffany/Robert, and Anna/Sean on GH- the Luke/Robert friendship gets a lot of well deserved attention, but I always really felt the bond between Robert and Sean (an extra point in its favor: the current writing team hasn't shit all over it), I always loved Tiffany and Robert's banter, and Sean and Anna had a great platonic relationship with a ton of history, of course this was all back when the show could still write friendships,now this would be some kind of hideous quad and the friendships would be ruined.

Holly/Michelle on GL- especially at the beginning, right after Maureen's death, when Michelle distanced herself from everyone, Holly was the only person able to get through to her.

Nina/Christine on Y&R- were wonderful together, their friendship was actually the only thing I ever liked about Christine.

Jax/Alexis on GH- While I still think the show made a huge mistake by not having them fall in love during the mix marrieds their friendship (when they do manage to show it these days) has always been a breath of fresh air.

Jake/Vicky on AW- Had a great friendship, though I thought it was unfortunate the show tossed away the Jake and Paulina relationship to go with Jake and Vicky.

[rubyred]

A kind of left-field one from back in the day: the wildly improbable triumvirate of Erica/Skye/and...Janet.

[Anna Yolei]

Please note that you likely never will see any B&B characters listed here, as people in B&B World have no friends. They only have familial connections and former/current/future love interests.

And on that show "Familial connection" and "love interest" go together like white on rice!

But sadly, you are right about that. I remember that Rick and CJ were supposed to be close, then became more distant after Amber came into the picture. Le sigh.

The only friendship on any soap I can recall that felt true and genuine was the Will/Gwen/Maddie/Casey stuff from '05 to '07, when the last Casey left. Now that was a teen set worth tuning in for, and Maddie and Gwen could talk to each other like pals without being catty.

Maddie/Luke were short-lived, but also fun.

[Kali4niaGurl]

GL

Harley/Cassie/Blake
Marina/Marah/Michelle (I liked them working together on the Caruthers mystery
Michelle/Drew

DOOL
Belle/Shawn/Philip/Chloe (Ghoul Girl Chloe, not Bratz Doll Chloe) and later Rex/Mimi

Belle/Mimi

[steve91199]

B&B did have friendships, but they were usually very short-lived. When Stephanie was homeless, she became good friends with a woman named Ruthann who helped protect her. After Stephanie recovered, she tried to help Ruthann, and her two nephews also got jobs at Bikini Bar. They were black, so they only stayed around for about a year at most.

Spectra had lots of friendships. Sally/Darla and Sally/Saul were great. Spectra was the heart of B&B and the show never was any good after they shifted focus from that group.

I also liked the Stephanie/Bill Spencer friendship. They were two amoral people with moments of kindness who were unnaturally obsessed with their children's lives. They worked well together in scenes.

Edited by steve91199, Jul 25, 2009 @ 2:50 AM.

[stormz]

A kind of left-field one from back in the day: the wildly improbable triumvirate of Erica/Skye/and...Janet.

I was going to name this trio as well. I loved Carrie Genzel's version of Skye.

Add OLTL's Tina and Gabrielle to my list as well.