Subtle Art of Changing Nothing: This General Hospital Storyline Makes No Sense

General Hospital is an American soap opera broadcast on daytime television. The show holds the Guinness record for the longest continuously produced American soap opera, second only to Guiding Light.

This should give you a good idea of how much work went into writing the episodes: Imagine a show that has been in production since 1963 and is still in production, even after reaching the 15,000-episode mark.

It is probably impossible to write that many episodes without using similar storylines and plots, and even returning to fan-favorite couples.

However, everything should be balanced, and at this point, fans don't feel that this is the case with General Hospital.

With fewer and fewer fresh stories to tell, the writers are not only repeating themselves but also coming up with absolute nonsense plots.

The last straw for many is – spoiler alert, we guess – the story of Willow's cancer, which should have been some kind of catalyst, but instead just brings everything back to where it was before.

With Willow surviving cancer, fans are extremely confused as to what consequences, if any, it will have on other characters.

"I feel like all Willow's storylines have absolutely no payoff. Keeping her cancer secret? That's fine. Finding out her mum was a murderer?

Ehh, whatever. Cheating on Chase while he was sick? Totally understandable! Going to prison? Forgotten about," Redditor neondino says, pointing out the fact that the story won't probably benefit not only story progressions of characters around her, but her own as well.

As unfortunate as it is, many seem to agree that the writers are clinging to the nostalgic feelings some may have for the characters and couples for their own benefit.

Viewers may enjoy another Sonny and Carly reunion, but it won't be as exciting as it was in 1999. If the writers can't find a way to breathe some fresh air into the scripts, it looks like General Hospital is heading for its end.