7 Biggest Soap Controversies Ever — From Luke & Laura’s Start on ‘Gh’ to Bad Days for ‘Days’

Soap opera fans are accustomed to outlandish plot twists, but some storylines are beyond the pale, and some off-screen developments aren’t acceptable to viewers and even to stars of the daytime drama themselves. From romances with abusive origins to widely-reviled network decisions and even a demonic possession, here’s a timeline of our selections for the biggest soap controversies ever. Warning: The following post contains discussions of sexual assault storylines. 1981: General Hospital weds Luke Spencer and Laura Webber after he raped her General Hospital’s Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary) and Laura Webber (Genie Francis) were a soap supercouple whose 1981 wedding episode drew 30 million viewers, but those nuptials came…