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“Outer Range” emphasized drama over sci-fi in Season 1, but Season 2, all of which is available now, cranks up both the time-travel-portal aspect and the outrageous soapiness.

From New York Times • May 21, 2024

As well as the soapiness, Suranne Jones and Sheridan Smith are in the running for best drama performance.

From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2013

What the show lacks in this kind of irreverence it makes up for in plain old addictive soapiness.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2010

When the little men perform their reluctant ablutions at Snow White's housewifely behest, the words "BLUDDLE UM DUM" are dubbed in�which is eloquent soapiness in any language.

From Time Magazine Archive

They descended into the gloom that smelt of damp cloths and the stale soapiness of a sink.

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton