Question Of The Week July 12-19

[ChrisColeman]

Alright guys my turn LOL! Muhahahahaha!!!

No seriously guys my question is what is the most moving/emotional storyline have you seen in a webseries? What made you grab the tissue? What was the story? What do you remember most vividly? Where did it take you back too? What touched you most about the storyline?

[Dallas]

Courtney's death on Footprints, I think is the only time I've actually cried while reading a web-series. It just was so shocking, for one, that Michael killed her. So often on soaps/webseries when the villain dies a beloved character is injured and it's touch and go ... but they pull through. To have Courtney, who just got married and had an infant daughter, die was just tragic. And out of the blue. It was so well written too. Michael really took Footprints and story telling to the next level I think.

[bexeth]

I completely agree with what Dallas said above. Courtney's death was a gut punch, and the scenes afterward were just amazing. They were incredibly emotional and inspiring. Just brilliant.

A close second would be the aftermath of Samantha's death on Mysteries of Our Lives. Ty handled this in a very real, very relateable way that stuck with me. From Royce's reaction to Brock's going off the deep end (quite literally), this storyline packed a huge emotional wallop,

[Jay]

I really had to think about the question this week and after a lot of thought I would have to say it also comes from the series, Footprints. While Courtney's death was indeed moving, I thought the scenes where Shannon/Sabrina reconstructed her face and the pain and torment that went along with doing such a thing were the most moving. It really created a connection with the character and it's, to this date, one of the most moving storylines I have seen on a webseries. It's certainly something that created an impact and will forever be in my mind...

J.

[Ty Junior]

I think the Footprints moments that Dallas and Jay brought up were memorable moments in the series.  For me, it would have to go to the Austral Explosion on Spencer Street, where Sarah Hudson leaves Hope Goodwin to die trapped in the fire.  It was just a very gripping moment for me as reader, wondering if this vixen would take the path of the angel or the devil on her shoulder.  Hope had just learned that Sarah was messing around with her supposed best friend (April)'s husband, Ronan.  So when Sarah turned her back on the damsel in distress, the secret of the affair died with her -- for a moment, anyhow.  The fallout that occurred after all this surfaced was just as great.

A close second would be the aftermath of Samantha's death on Mysteries of Our Lives. Ty handled this in a very real, very relateable way that stuck with me. From Royce's reaction to Brock's going off the deep end (quite literally), this storyline packed a huge emotional wallop,

Thanks Bex.  Reading that made my day.

[kellyzollo]

This was hard it took me a good week to decide, it was between Footprints, Spencer Street and H&S. So, I narrowed it down seeing how the latter two were used.

Heart & Soul, baby Grace dies of SIDS. This was gut wrenching for me on a number of levels, my cousin died at the age of 5 months from SIDS when I was 13. I thought Alan captured this so well especially on Leo & Natalie. It was shocking and raw, I grabbed the tissues and cried (ok, I cry at about anything when it is sappy.)

Kelly

[Ty Junior]

Heart & Soul, baby Grace dies of SIDS. This was gut wrenching for me on a number of levels, my cousin died at the age of 5 months from SIDS when I was 13. I thought Alan captured this so well especially on Leo & Natalie. It was shocking and raw, I grabbed the tissues and cried (ok, I cry at about anything when it is sappy.)

I didn't catch the actual scenes where Leo and Natalie discover baby Grace, but I did find the follow-up with Leo' downward spiral very riveting.  It really anchored the character in a completely different direction, which is always good with stories of this nature.  So excellent pick, Kelly. 

BTW, while on the topic of vivid memories, I don't think I will ever fully erase the image of the Cape Crusader using a knife to carve away the evidence that he had violated Kelly on Dangerous Tides.