B&S: is this supposed to be parody?

The Body and Soul storyline has so much dialogue which is meta commentary on the absurdities of the soap opera genre that it seems like it is parodying the very show that features it.

Recent meta jokes about soap resurrections and abrupt recasts sounded like they came from an SNL skit - and that's where they belong.

I find it jarring to have parody interspersed with "the real deal." It disrupts my suspension of disbelief and ability to become emotionally invested.

Maybe I'm just taking it all too seriously, but I wish they would dial down the meta jokes.