In a daily soap, the bittersweet symphony of a character’s departure, especially a beloved one’s, is never easy to digest.

Carolyn Hinsey weighs in on the smart move it is to mine the gaps in characters' pasts on BTG, B&B, Days, GH, and Y&R.

Soap Operas have always known how to take one secret and stretch it across years without making it dull. Here are seven times ...