This study deals with the conventions of soap opera in the context of the Czech Republic by investigating the program Velmi Křehké Vztahy (Very Fragile Relationships, VKV) and adresses feminist arguments concerning the structure and content of the program. Two main hypotheses were examined. The first suggested VKV follows a previously established soap formula and the second, that these conventions and formula are inherent in supporting a patriarchal society. Overall, eviedence was gathered that showed VKV to fit an international standard of soap operas but with some intresting deviations. For the second hypothesis, specific examples were found in VKV which illustrate the clash between gender and genre, and the importance this holds for identifying the media as a supporter of the patriarchal system.This study deals with the conventions of soap opera in the context of the Czech Republic by investigating the program Velmi Křehké Vztahy (Very Fragile Relationships, VKV) and adresses feminist arguments concerning the structure and content of the program. Two main hypotheses were examined. The first suggested VKV follows a previously established soap formula and the second, that these conventions and formula are inherent in supporting a patriarchal society. Overall, eviedence was gathered that showed VKV to fit an international standard of soap operas but with some intresting deviations. For the second hypothesis, specific examples were found in VKV which illustrate the clash between gender and genre, and the importance this holds for identifying the media as a supporter of the patriarchal system.