EW.COM: WHICH SOAP HAD THE HOTTEST 4TH OF JULY IN 2014?

Holiday episodes are a big deal on soaps. Sometimes, a single festive day can last an entire week (on Passions in 2003, one night lasted from August to November). Soap fans expect fireworks on their shows all year round (of the emotional, if not literal, variety), but they especially want to witness some dramatic explosions on the Fourth of July.

Did The Bold & the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young & the Restless deliver the goods on the big day?

We rank this year’s drama pyrotechnics at Entertainment Weekly.

Click the above link to read the entire article and to find out how GH's Molly is exactly like her mom, Sharon's latest bit of warped logic on Y&R, Liam's confounding lack of self-preservation on B&B and the costumes DOOL's men should consider wearing more often. Like, all the time...

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