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Back in 2011 he was pathologically obsessed with Brooke. He would drool on pictures with her... and then kiss her while she was asleep. After he and Brooke crashed on that island... and got accidentally drugged by psychedelic berries... coming back to LA... he lied to his father and the family that Brooke seduced him on that island and that they had sex. Which was not true. All of this was just a lie, planted by Stephanie who promised him power in the company. So he basically lied about sleeping with a woman and destroyed her whole life with it. She had no way of defending herself, because she had no memory from when she was drugged.

THIS.

I think your memory did you a favor when it erased Maggie from itself. Overall she is just incredibly stiff and... amateurish. The type of acting you see in film school projects. BTW, I just saw 2 more episodes and one of them was really spectacular. It felt like the show was back on it's feet. We saw Victoria torn about what to do when Sloan offered her to go away with him on a boat. She did not expect that. Tried to lie that she has things planned, but he knew that she wanted to say YES. I'm sure of that. It was in her EYES and her smile. Then... Clint saw her in the restaurant with Sloan... he saw her smiling and giggling. When they were alone in their bedroom, getting ready for sleep, he was questioning her about Sloan. The small gestures... the touch of the nose when she was answering... I got goosebumps. Erika Slezak played this SO well. She was actually lying to Clint in that moment about what they were talking about. Later when feeling guilt that she was thinking about Sloan... Victoria woke Clint to tell him she loves him. I got goosebumps again. This is the type of soap opera I want to see. I will write more about it tomorrow in my regular commentaries. I'm just so excited right now.

I'm telling you... I think one of these days they'll find a second doll in his apartment or whatever that creep lives... But this time it will be of Brooke. He is so obsessed. Obsession often leads to this kind of crazy hate... but deep inside it's just a creep that wants something he can't have. LOL.

Yeees! That 2017 return with the unexpected head turn made me pee myself from shock! (just joking!) Sadly... it unraveled quite fast from there. BUT... I still prefer that attempt to revive Sheila to what is happening since 2021. Sheila, IMO, should still be trying to cage Eric in some way. She used to be clinically obsessed with him. These days they haven't shared even 1 scene. Why is that? Why haven't we seen her interact with Lauren... at all! This is such a pity. Sheila should not be baking Mozarella sticks, but thinking of how to kill Donna Logan, poison her with mercury or something and... then move in the bedroom with Eric and the honey jar. Why on Earth would a person like Sheila fall in love with Deacon is beyond me... Sheila always fell in love with someone she perceived of higher status and importance. Why does she need to be with this bum Deacon? Bradley Bell just can't write anything.

I think she fits right in... in the atmosphere in that movie. I would add in Luanne too and we have a full on horror flick. 😂

Absolutely. And it was even shorter. She returned in late December 2002, practically 2003... and then was killed off again in early October 2003. So... something like 9-10 months. In this short stint the only more interesting thing she did was help the Forresters get their company back.

Hi @soapfave06, I'm glad to hear I'm not alone in my antipathy for the Tina-Cain stuff... About Maggie... Ugh, that's all I can say. Even though her acting has improved from 1 to a 3 in the scale from 1 to 10... she is still very much... a bad look for the show. Thank God they are at least not attempting to give her anything important. You just can't easily go from a scene with Blair or Victoria... to Maggie and not feel a sense of shock. Aaand I'm very happy that you enjoy my commentaries. I don't pretend to know everything about the show and I'm still learning as I go, and that's part of the beauty for me. I used to have a very wrong impression of OLTL, based on some 2003 episodes I had seen and some 80s camp. I had written it off as a very bad show in my mind, not my cup of tea. So when one of my dear soap friends begged me to give late 1991 a chance... I was very reluctant. But now... nearly 12 months into the show... I'm very grateful I did this. I can't wait for 1993, as I've heard it's a particularly strong year from people.

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Enjoying last sunny day before the temperatures drop.

Up to August 4th, 1992. "The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist." I haven't been writing my thoughts as much as I usually do, because I just didn't have the time. Lots of work and personal events. I still watch religiously - 1 to 2 episodes a day. Today I realized that if I don't write them down soon, I'll just lose track of what I saw. I love going back months and months later and re-reading these posts and that's the main reason I do it. So bear with me, while I dive back into Llanview. A very dark Llanview. 🔷 The judge decided that - No, Leanne is not a slut... and no, she didn't cheat on her "husband". I mean... seriously? I was surprised by this decision, but I also like that the writers are giving Leanne and Jason this honeymoon happy period, before the REAL problems begin. Leanne has lots of bad karma that needs to come back and bite her. 🔷 Marty's path of destruction continues. She made underaged Billy drink alcohol to a point he needed to be hospitalized. But this time she was not so good at hiding her trail of lies. Everyone started to suspect she was the one that started the nasty rumor. And in the end... we even got some sort of confession. I think they are beginning to plant the seeds for a future feud between Victoria and Marty. In a way Marty is the anti-Victoria. Good VS Evil. And I like it. The actress that plays Marty has really impressed me the last few episodes. REALLY, really impressed me. 🔷 Tina and Cain have been in and out of jails and cages to a point where anytime I see them I cringe. I can't NOT criticize the writers for this. This is so far from anything real or authentic, it borders on cartoon. Tina spends all her time kissing and flirting with Cain and we don't even see her children anymore. She used to be non-stop with them. Now, they have ceased to exist. Tina acts like a single woman. A very stupid one may I add. Their scenes are unbearably boring and repetitive. 🔷 Talking about repetitive. Alex Olanov has been given some sort of adversary - a pathetic caricature of a mobster with a snake as a pet. A snake that terrifies Alex and makes her overact. Yikes. Gone are the nuances I saw in this character months and months ago. She is a full-blown animation character - A Cruella Devil-wannabe which has her own theme song, constantly laughs and pops her eyes to seem crazy and psychotic. I NEED them to tone her the f-ck DOWN. I have no idea where this is going, but I don't like it. 🔷 This is some sort of additional comment - I miss my favorites - Dorian and Blair. Dorian just recently came back for a few scenes, but she is definitely resting and backburned. Blair is nowhere to be seen right now. Maybe that's why I'm having problems watching at times. When you favorites are gone, sometimes it's hard to wait for them. But I know they will be back soon, so I'm just pushing through. 🔷 Overall - 6,5/10. If I had to vote only for half the show - the serious side of it, the darker storyline... I would vote 10/10, but the rest of the comedic Cleopatra/Mob/Tina/Cain stuff is just so cheap and idiotic that it brings the whole show down. This is the first period since I've started watching where the show feels unbalanced. I hope it will fix itself very soon. It hasn't been that long, so the damage is not done yet. I don't want to sound too critical, but I also try to be as completely honest here. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Clip of the day Marty vs Victoria! The source of the horrible rumor is finally... confirmed. ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd.mp4

The Bold And The Beautiful circa 2025.

Why is everyone removing their real teeth and putting these fake looking white stuff that look so disgusting. I miss being able to see people's real teeth. Everyone looks so fake these days.

Absolutely. And even though I know that this was inevitable (Ridge choosing Brooke)... I still cringe at how pro-chauvinist this show is. Women stripped from any dignity and qualities just to boost an ego trip for a man. And... a crazy part of me still pities this fake Taylor. It's just so pathetic... to see someone get their hopes up... get used like this (including for sex) and then tossed to the trash. Men like Ridge put people in psychiatric hospitals and sometimes even worse. Not everyone can just move on. Some people really break after a certain amount of heartbreak. I expect this will now repeat the storyline of Thomas vs Brooke that we've seen now for two or three times.

Thank you for posting. Now I have something to listen to start the day. ❤️

One of my favorites 😍