For the average Indonesian, entertainment begins and ends with the Sinetron (soap opera). For decades, stasiun TV (private television stations) like RCTI, SCTV, and Indosiar have dominated primetime with these daily melodramas. While often criticized abroad for their repetitive tropes—evil rich mothers-in-law, amnesia following a traffic accident, and the ever-popular "magic baby"—the Sinetron is a cultural juggernaut.
