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Or the HPV virus 😂 Because we all know Brooke's history and where that mouth has been for the past 4 decades... and men are usually asymptomatic.

If this storyline was happening 20 years ago... I would say Taylor right now... would suddenly feel nauseated and we'll hear she is pregnant 5 episodes from now. Just as Brooke is planning her wedding with Ridge. God... now as I think about it... Bradley Bell is crazy enough to write this even in the character's 60s. 😂 But... Nah... I think she is done. I have this gut feeling this was not a good sign. I call this "The Hunter Tylo" curse and that is anyone who attempts this role... is done in a year or two.Maybe we'll get a 4th Taylor in the future. 😆

Brooke pre-lobotomy (sometime in the last decade) was never that pathetic of a victim. She would have moments where she would take it, yes... but then she always made a move that turned everything in her favor. She used to be very crafty and unpredictable. And she would bite with words so hard that you could feel the venom dripping. Brooke would not just stand there and blink, she would have something to say. That's my point. Other than that I agree that Katie is horribly wasted. Katie should not be even on speaking terms with Brooke if you ask me - Brooke was getting orgasms by her husband while Katie was flat-lining in a hospital. That's a relationship-breaking thing IMO, sisters or not.

It absolutely is... Did you see today... how they wrapped it up with a 2 dollar rose? 😂 And Taylor actually said... something like "I knew this would happen." while sobbing. This is the smartest thing she has said in the entire show so far. YA THINK Taylor? Please write this Poor man's Taylor off... and let us forget this every happened. PLEASE. Budig should have been a new role. Yet another talented actress wasted. YET ANOTHER.

P.S I hope both Taylor and Brooke get a quick STD test soon because Ridge is nasty.

I still have a whiplash from what I saw today. Well... that was a fast wrap. Ridge chose Brooke. Who would have guessed this? 😂😂😂😂😂 This time we didn't even get to the altar. I think this Taylor will go in history as The "Poor man's Taylor". Budig was given the worst of scraps. From "Broken heart syndrome" to... actually proposing marriage to Ridge. This couldn't get any worse. Every single minute this woman has been on she has been talking about Ridge. NOTHING else. She has absolutely no identity, no soul, no nothing. And where from now? Is she going to be slowly tuned out... of the show. Or what? I ask this question very seriously. What happens now when her entire reason to be in the show is pretty much eliminated. I wish I could laugh at this. It definitely feels IMO like Brad was planning for a bigger thing and wanted the Budig-Taylor thing to work, he tried making it happen, but I feel he saw the ratings or just... the overall bad reaction to it and decided to wrap it up fast. Maybe he believed it could work better like it did with Krista, but it just didn't. And one more thing -Bridge didn't even reunite on a beach or... somewhere dramatic... or even near a fountain or something. They literally did this scene in the Forrester office room. We saw all this bull for months so they could wrap it all up in the Forrester building. They could have done it in the toilet and it wouldn't have made that much a difference. Even I, who you all know has zero expectations from this drivel... am shocked at how botched this was. And Brooke, she gasped when she saw a 2 dollar rose being given to her LIKE IT WAS THE HOPE diamond. No, bitch, all you get is a 2 dollar rose and a penis later in the evening. You got played once again, your child got called a bitch and a whore and you stood there and DID NOTHING. Shame on you, Brooke. Shame on you!

Stop it! I completely forgot about that! OMG! I can't wait to see these messes again!

I think you have found the perfect words to describe this fiasco. The one thing that really bugs me is how they are spinning it again to be Brooke's fault. Jesus Christ, Ridge is not a 6 year old child that was persuaded by another kid to eat ice cream in secret. Taylor is not his mommy. Ridge is a man in his sixties and somehow his whole family including his two children and Taylor enables him and makes excuses for him all the time. At this point they are going to blame Brooke for global warming and the war in Ukraine. I'm sick of this one-sided bull. And even more absurd is that Brooke takes all of these people harassing her and talking to her like she is less than them... she turns the other cheek. All the time. Why is she even standing there listening to Thomas belittle her and threaten her? I can't even recognize the character anymore. Who is this woman?

Couldn't have said it better.

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Hunter Tylo is going to be having yet another podcast interview thing. Just posting for anyone that may be interested.

OMG, Taylor is hitting a new low. The man is basically telling her - Ok, I had some fun, had my yearly break from Brooke, but now I'm bored with you and eating salads and vegan burgers everyday and I want to go back to fast food and McDonalds, so BYE. And her reaction - It's BROOKE'S FAULT! Ridge is somehow under her "spell" and she WILL NOT ALLOW him to leave her again. LOL. Again, ALL of the blame is for the woman. Always. Just like they were blaming Hope for everything Carter was doing. THE MEN are pure and innocent, they just happen to be so stupid and naive so that these "evil" women manipulate them. BULL! This is just incredibly frustrating to watch. And pathetic! Just look at this and tell me have you seen someone humiliate themselves more than this? When someone wants to break it off with you, you swallow your tears, keep your head high and MOVE ON. You don't beg and tell him that you basically don't allow him to break it off. Now what is chapter 2 - your crazy son is going to attempt to kill Brooke? Just because your entire family can't process the fact that NOT Brooke, but RIDGE is the problem. The problem is within, it's your own idiotic, self-centered, chauvinist father Ridge. Brooke is no angel, but this is just getting too ridiculous. sssssssssss.mp4 P.S Rebecca Budig is giving her all these past 2 episodes. She better be careful not to get nominated for an Emmy! Because we all know what happens next, right? (Just joking.)

Up to August 11th, 1992. "All the VIPs are BACK." I can't even compare what I was seeing couple of days ago to the show right now. It's pretty much back on it's feet. It almost feels like whoever was in charge... is back from a vacation or something and the quality SUDDENLY improved immensely. That's just how it feels. And I'm grateful for it. 🔷 Let's get started with the Big stuff. Billy finally confessed that he's gay... and a sigh of relief could be felt, at least for me. But not everyone took it well. His father reacted like so many of the parents of gay people react (including mine) - he started denying the truth and attempting to gaslight Billy into thinking he just hasn't met the right girl. Ugh. In the end Billy ran away distraught. This situation triggered something very unexpected that I did not see coming - Clint Buchanan is showing a new side of himself. Do I even say... a conceited homophobic side? He completely forbid Joey to interact with "THIS" person. He couldn't even say his name and Joey needed to remind him that his name is Billy and that he is a human being. Joey is definitely his mother's son. 🔷 Leanne, Leanne... Leanne. She reminds me of a close relative that used to "raise" her children the same way. We all saw it coming, when she left her baby on the bar counter (disgusting) and then proceeded to take orders from a table. Then a little accident occurred - she spilled boiling hot coffee on little Duke's feet while he was napping on the counter. My heart sank and my eyes filled with tears. First it was the local bar and putting the baby in an environment where people drink alcohol and smoke, now it's gone one step further. I have no words, except that this woman can't even take care of herself, let alone raise a child. I can't watch situations where babies or children are put in such conditions where accidents like this can occur. I blame the grown-up that placed them in such conditions. There is no excuse. 🔷 It seems like Victoria and Clint's relationship is up for a huge test. Victoria finds Clint's attitude towards Joey's decision to continue being friends with a gay person... very wrong and in direct conflict with everything they have raised their son to be. All the principles and qualities she has taught him. It appears to me the writers are attempting to give Victoria some sort of pass... when it comes to Sloan. It's all in the initial stages, of course. They may surprise me and write that she does NOT cheat on her husband. 🔷 Tina and Cain have been surprisingly toned down and the cartoon-network storyline seems to be finished for now. In short - they managed to sneak the stolen jewels into Alex's apartment and got her arrested. Speaking of Mrs. Hesser, Alex has been toned down too. She is back in jail and back to looking like a mentally unstable sociopath and not Cruella Devil comedian. It's almost like the writers pressed RESET on these characters after realizing how idiotic the whole thing has turned to. THANK YOU, writers! I prefer seeing Alex be more nuanced and troubled and not popping the eyes and laughing all the time. 🔷 I wanted to save the best for last - all of my favorites are back. All of them. Asa and Blair are back from their "trip". Dorian seems to be crawling back into the front too. Now Kevin is attending Asa's masterclass in how to buy judges and corrupt the system. Blair was witnessing all of it and making grumpy faces and remarks. She also heard disturbing things that felt like a prophecy of what's to come if she does anything to anger or betray Asa! While talking about women in general... Asa told Kevin that he could destroy any wife he has if she does anything behind his back. He would make her feel like a dirty homeless dog. Blair realized the mess she has gotten herself into. This is a no-way out situation. The scene got even more cynical when Asa started hinting in front of Kevin how he was about to sleep with Blair tonight so that she gets pregnant by a son. Blair felt humiliated and like a piece of meat. It was bizarre seeing such an old man talk like this to his grandson about his wife IN FRONT OF HER. Almost perverse and porn-like. We saw Blair running to the bedroom to take her birth control pills (that she hides from Asa) while he is hornily stalking her and yelling at her to prepare. EW. Just EW. Overall - 10/10 - when they want they can just deliver perfection. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Clip of the day Victoria vs Clint - FIRE! sssssssss.mp4

Peyton Place is a show I have been meaning to watch for a very long time. It's on the top in my list of things I have to do. I've heard that it's a MASTERPIECE in it's entirety.

I think this was the first time in a long period where we are seeing them interact like this with each-other. Like a normal married couple. I'm used to only seeing them have communication about someone else, be it Kevin, Joey, Tina... in the past Megan. Victoria has been lacking her own storyline for as long as I started watching. It has always been about someone else. Always. And I think that's why they have touched and underlined that line of her needing something "just for herself". Last night a new batch of episodes (that I'm going to be writing later about) revealed a very deep crack in their relationship. Something I'm sure the writers are going to use going forward. The show has toned down the stupidity and comedy again and a lot of the old spirits and ghosts are back. Asa, Blair, Dorian... we are all back. I am very very happy to see them.

I remember watching this in my early teens and being shocked at how obvious the body doubles were. This, btw, is the only "catfight" between these two that made any kind of sense to me. I mean... Alexis deliberately caused Krystle to fall and be dragged from the horse and then lose her baby. It was such an unspeakable act of evil in my opinion. To cause an abortion just because you are jealous and spiteful of someone. Pure Devil. Their later catfights became more and more flashy and meaningless and by the end... it was idiotic camp that had swayed so much from the original idea of the conflict between these two that it looked like two drag queens in a Rupaul show battling it out. BTW, @vetsoapfan I forgot to tell you that I'm enjoying every post you make in this topic. You talk about the genre and the different aspects of it so eloquently, that I can only listen and take notes. That's the type of content that makes this forum so rich and important. Thank you!