History YMMV / Passions

* ValuesDissonance: In the current atmosphere of positive LGBTQ representation in media, a plotline about a bisexual, intersex man of color who is a sexual predator, dresses in a half-man-half-woman costume, and gets pregnant by their own brother wouldn't even be ''considered'', let alone make it on the air. Ironically, at the time the Vincent plotline aired, it was [[FairForItsDay considered progressive]], as it presented the first on-screen love scene between two men in prime time television.

* ValuesDissonance:
** It's difficult to comprehend that as late as ''2004'' a show would portray paraplegics in a negative light, but ''Passions'' managed to do it twice. Not only was there the storyline of Ivy being in a wheelchair, which painted her as a burden and had her eventually [[DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery use her situation to her benefit]], but when Theresa lost the use of her legs she kept going on and on about what a "bad" mother she is to her children simply because she couldn't chase after them or do outdoor activities with them. Not helping matters is that both of these situations were only temporary.
** The infamous "Year of the Rapes" which took place during the show's final season with NBC (2006-2007) was already controversial, but it's probably a safe bet that soap writers would steer well away from treating rape as a frivolous plot device after social awareness of sexual misconduct (especially in show business) was raised after the Weinstein scandals of the late 2010s.
** In the current atmosphere of positive LGBTQ representation in media, a plotline about a bisexual, intersex man of color who is a sexual predator, dresses in a half-man-half-woman costume, and gets pregnant by their own brother wouldn't even be ''considered'', let alone make it on the air. Ironically, at the time the Vincent plotline aired, it was [[FairForItsDay considered progressive]], as it presented the first on-screen love scene between two men in prime time television.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: As lampshaded in the quote on the main page by Creator/CharlieBrooker, it was certainly more outlandish than your average soap opera, who mostly stay grounded in reality.[[note]]Excluding the common soap traits as bringing characters BackFromTheDead, [[SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome aging babies or young children up overnight]] and [[SoapOperaDisease giving them "incurable" diseases or dying from "simple" diseases.]][[/note]] From hilarious sendups or spoofs, including ''Literature/TheWizardOfOz'', ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'' and even ''Series/TheOsbournes'' being randomly incorporated into serious story lines, to other zaniness such as a seemingly kind old woman really being a witch with a sentient dummy and another woman using a bag of ''sugar'' to fool people into believing she's pregnant, it pushes the show [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs into new territory.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: As lampshaded in the quote on the main page by Creator/CharlieBrooker, it was certainly more outlandish than your average soap opera, who mostly stay grounded in reality.[[note]]Excluding the common soap traits as bringing characters BackFromTheDead, [[SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome aging babies or young children up overnight]] and [[SoapOperaDisease giving them "incurable" diseases or dying from "simple" diseases.]][[/note]] From hilarious send ups or spoofs including ''Literature/TheWizardOfOz'', ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'' and even ''Series/TheOsbournes'' being randomly incorporated into serious story lines, to other zaniness such as a seemingly kind old woman really being a witch with a sentient dummy and another woman using a bag of ''sugar'' to fool people into believing she's pregnant, it pushes the show [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs into new territory.]]

** In the current atmosphere of positive LGBTQ representation in media, a plotline about a bisexual, intersex man of color who is a sexual predator, dresses in a half-man-half-woman costume, and gets pregnant by their own brother wouldn't even be ''considered'', let alone make it on the air. Ironically, at the time the Vincent plotline aired, it was considered progressive, as it presented the first on-screen love scene between two men in prime time television.

** With the current atmosphere of positive LGBTQ representation in television, a plotline about a bisexual, intersex man of color who is sexual predator, dresses in a half-man-half-woman costume, and gets pregnant by their own brother wouldn't even be ''considered'', let alone make it on the air. Ironically, at the time the Vincent plotline aired, it was considered progressive, as it presented the first on-screen love scene between two men in prime time television.

** With the current atmosphere of positive LGBTQ representation in television, a plotline about a bisexual, intersex man of color who dresses in a half-man-half-woman costume and gets pregnant by his own brother wouldn't even be ''considered'', let alone make it on the air. Ironically, at the time the Vincent plotline aired, it was considered progressive, as it presented some of the first on-screen love scenes between two men in prime time television.

** With the current atmosphere of positive LGBTQ representation in television, a plotline about a bisexual, intersex sexual predator who gets pregnant by his own father would never make it on the air.

* FanPreferredCouple: Hank/Gwen, Fox/Theresa.

** David Bailey, the second actor to play Alistair Crane, died after drowning on his pool. His death occurred while the show was airing a story arc about other characters who were trying to kill him.

** THE WHOLE SHOW. Seriously, it has an old lady FIGHTING OFF MOUNTAIN LIONS WHILE WATER-SKIING. THIS IS THE GREATEST SHOW EVER.
** The Lesbian partners-in-crime Norma Bates (a very obvious homage to [[Film/{{Psycho}} Norman Bates]]) and Edna Wallace. Norma [[CargoShip carries her "Daddy's" skull around]] and [[CompanionCube talks to it as if it were alive]], and constantly plots with Edna to kill Tabitha.

** Kay also pulled the exact same trick, only she used Hecuba to magically disguise herself as Charity to sleep with Miguel. Perhaps it even worse in her case, as [[spoiler: she ended up pregnant as a result ''and'' announced it at Miguel and Charity's wedding. Also, naming the baby girl she had Maria Ivy after her mother's rival due to Grace showing apparent favoritism for her dead sister's orphaned niece over her may qualify, too.]]

* {{Squick}}: When Sheridan gave birth while in captivity, Charlie (dressed as a clown) was the only one there to witness the birth and coach her on. We later learn that she was [[spoiler: really Alistair, meaning that he saw his own daughter give birth. Bleah.]]

** It's difficult to comprehend that as late as ''2004'' that a show would portray paraplegics in a negative light, but ''Passions'' managed to do it twice. Not only was there the storyline of Ivy being in a wheelchair, which painted her as a burden and had her eventually [[DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery use her situation to her benefit]], but when Theresa lost the use of her legs she kept going on and on about what a "bad" mother she is to her children simply because she couldn't chase after them or do outdoor activities with them. Not helping matters is that both of these situations were only temporary.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: As lampshaded in the quote on the main page by Creator/CharlieBrooker, it was certainly more outlandish than your average soap opera, who mostly stay grounded in reality.[[note]]Excluding the common soap traits as bringing characters BackFromTheDead, [[SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome aging babies or young children up overnight]] and [[SoapOperaDisease giving them "incurable" diseases or dying from "simple" diseases.]][[/note]] From hilarious send ups or spoofs including ''Literature/TheWizardOfOz'', ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'' and even ''Series/TheOsbournes'' being randomly being incorporated into serious storylines to other zaniness such as a seemingly kind old woman really being a witch with a sentient dummy and another woman using a bag of ''sugar'' to fool people into believing she's pregnant, it pushes the show [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs into new territory.]]

* CrazyAwesome:
** THE WHOLE SHOW. Seriously, it has an old lady FIGHTING OFF MOUNTAIN LIONS WHILE WATER-SKIING. THIS IS THE GREATEST SHOW EVER.
** The Lesbian partners-in-crime Norma Bates (a very obvious homage to [[Film/{{Psycho}} Norman Bates]]) and Edna Wallace. Norma [[CargoShip carries her "Daddy's" skull around]] and [[CompanionCube talks to it as if it were alive]], and constantly plots with Edna to kill Tabitha.

** Fancy Crane, given how her pairing with Luis caught on with fans and ultimately replaced Sheridan/Luis as the super-couple default couple.

* DamselScrappy: Plenty of examples from this show, but Sheridan is probably the best one. There was barely a time, particularly in the early years, where she wasn't being abused, manipulated or placed in all sorts of imminent danger for a variety of reasons. It only got worse when she became pregnant and Charlie [[spoiler: really ''Alistair'' in disguise]] managed to knock her out by simply using a sock filled with sand.

* DamselScrappy; Plenty of examples from this show, but Sheridan is probably the best one. There was barely a time, particularly in the early years, where she wasn't being abused, manipulated or placed in all sorts of imminent danger for a variety of reasons. It only got worse when she became pregnant and Charlie [[spoiler: really ''Alistair'' in disguise]] managed to knock her out by simply using a sock filled with sand.

** Ethan Crane got this a lot, as a lot of fans saw him as an asshole who treated both of his women like shit. He refused to cut bait on Gwen for her own mental well-being while refusing to allow Theresa to move on with her life (although it's often pointed out that Ethan's [[TheOtherDarrin second actor]] who usually gets this treatment and was more of a [[TookALevelInJerkass jerk]] than he initially was).

* ValuesDissonance: It's difficult to comprehend that as late as ''2004'' that a show would portray paraplegics in a negative light, but ''Passions'' managed to do it twice. Not only was there the storyline of Ivy being in a wheelchair, which painted her as a burden and had her eventually [[DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery use her situation to her benefit]], but when Theresa lost the use of her legs she kept going on and on about what a "bad" mother she is to her children simply because she couldn't chase after them or do outdoor activities with them. Not helping matters is that both of these situations were only temporary.

* ReplacementScrappy: Cracked Connie, Tabitha's other dummy that was brought on shortly after [[TooSoon Timmy/Josh Ryan Evans' death]]. Fans ''reviled'' this new addition and she was thankfully pulled after a very short time.

* CompleteMonster: [[DiabolicalMastermind Alistair Crane]] is the megalomaniacal BigBad driven by a [[ControlFreak need for control]]. Besides being an {{abusive|Parents}} father and a BadBoss, he has forced his grandson to rape his granddaughter; [[DomesticAbuser physically and sexually abused his wife]]; tried to kill everyone in his family; committed several counts of rape, [[WouldHurtAChild including a 14-year-old girl]]; faked the deaths of two of his grandchildren, his daughter's lovers, his ex-wife, and her sister; left his daughter to believe that she killed her mother; arranged his daughter to have electroshock therapy; and tricked Whitney into believing she had slept with her brother. He committed most of these crimes for two reasons, to [[ItsAllAboutMe find a suitable heir]] or simply because doing things ForTheEvulz [[ItAmusedMe amused him]].

** Fox Crane, when played by Justin Hartley. It's almost hard to believe there were a full three years of this show before he slid into town.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Martin Fitzgerald and Katherine Crane fit this trope to a T. Although you may feel some sympathy for the latter regarding the ''tremendous'' amount of abuse that she suffered at the hands of Alistair and somewhat understand why the former wanted to protect her, the fact that they let their families believe that they were dead (and in Sheridan's case, manipulated into thinking that she herself had killed Martin while she was still a child) makes it difficult to do. Worse, while the Cranes inherited Katherine's abuse, causing them to (initially) grow up to be spoiled and ruthless human beings, the Lopez-Fitzgeralds were left hand-to-mouth while a heartbroken Pilar had to single-handedly support the family as a maid working for the Cranes. Even upon them returning and Pilar confronting them, Martin flat-out tells her that he no longer loves her.