stackyFACTSMedical science takes a backseat when writers get bored of writing dialogue for toddlers. Soap operas famously suffer from a phenomenon where a crying infant goes upstairs to take a nap and comes down the stairs six months later as a moody teenager with a complex romantic subplot.
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