One General Hospital Plot Device That Never Made Any Sense

It's not unusual for the soap to be unbelievable at times. From characters dying in the most heartbreaking ways and then coming back to life, to someone constantly getting amnesia and creating a whole new personality.

However, there's a difference between a good yet slightly unrealistic story and random details that could have easily been fixed but were left as they were for obvious budget reasons.

General Hospital, the longest-running daytime soap on American television, has no shortage of either.

You might be surprised to find out how much money the production has to save for the network to keep it on the air. The budget has to be constantly slashed just to make sure it can cover the salaries of the large cast and some of the filming expenses that come with filming every day.

Producing so much material for so long, however, has led the team to develop a set of rules to make the process easier for everyone involved.

One of those rules is the constant reuse of the same set pieces, which can make the show seem repetitive at times, but doesn't really affect the plot...except when it does.

Because of the constant reuse of the same sets, Port Charles, where everything takes place, seems to have only one hotel, the Metro Court, for everyone who comes to town to share.

It's a common thing to have the same coffee shop, bar, and store appear over and over again to avoid building a separate set each time, but this particular location seems especially unrealistic because of how luxurious it is.

While some characters are wealthy enough to afford their stay at Metro Court, it's much more questionable for others. Although it doesn't affect the characters too much, it's the kind of detail that just wouldn't make sense in real life.

One good thing about soaps, though, is how easily they allow their viewers to escape reality. Tune in to General Hospital on ABC Monday through Friday to make sure you don't miss an ounce of Port Charles drama.