Picture this: an enchanting neighborhood where the innocence of childhood meets the endless possibilities of imagination. Dear friends gather to celebrate momentous occasions and embark on countless fun-filled adventures through a most wonderful forest. Bees buzz, creeks murmur, and Tiggers… well… Tigger.
It doesn’t sound like a very exciting setting for a soap opera does it? We think otherwise.
What could possibly be a better name for this (imaginary) show than Beyond the Thistles? It truly evokes the mood of a electrifyingly dramatic soap with hints of intrigue, regret, passion, and (of course) friendship. So, let’s begin this week’s episode…
Things are well in the Hundred Acre Wood, until the ever-so-intelligent Owl decides that he must prove his inestimable wisdom to all.
We love you, Owl, but we always see right through your faulty logic.
Everyone knows that a soap opera needs a voice of reason—someone to put their foot down and say “Enough is enough!” The Hundred Acre Wood doesn’t have one of those… but they do have a Christopher Robin!
Christopher Robin is level-headed enough to sort through any sticky situation that arises in the forest. Plus look at that adorable hat! Can you say presh?
The key to a successful soap opera is a love story—dare we say even… a forbidden romance? An intimate connection between two individuals that evolves into something much greater than themselves: true love. There is nothing in the entire Hundred Acre Wood that screams true love more than Pooh Bear’s fondness for delicious hunny.
Sweet, sweet honey. Cue dramatic music and awkwardly extreme close-ups.
Look at him! Have you ever seen a creature so happy? We haven’t.
Silly old bear.
Now, gloomy Eeyore is the solitary neighbor who is rarely seen by others. He appears out of the shadows of his home, made of sticks, to make an appearance from time to time, but remains a mysterious fellow.
As mysterious as he (may) be, we know he has a heart of gold and love him for it. (As evidenced here, here, here, and here.)
BUT WAIT. Something is missing. Every decent soap opera has something unexpected… a startling revelation that shocks and astonishes audiences from the Timbuktu to Kalamazoo. A twist.
We were lead to believe that this tale transpired in a wonderful forest… but it was all but a ruse.
The greenery of the woods has given way to the pages of a storybook.
DUN DUN DUUUUUN! Poohception. If that’s not drama, we don’t know what is.
