B&B: Week of February 18th

[P.J.]

I hate Nick...but he's right about one thing. Taylor left him and Jack. She can't just turn around and claim she still wants to mother him after that.

[Matt P.]

What a cliffhanger! Will Stephanie tell or not?

[Cheap21]

I hate Nick blaming Taylor for the end of their marriage. He admited to loving Brooke! Why shoudl Taylor have accepted that? Im glad that she was strong and said she wants to focus on herself and being the woman she used to be. Nick was talking crazy. An hour after she left, he was all over Brooke, kissing her trying to make a future with her. Taylor certainly wasnt on his mind.

[P.J.]

Speaking of Steph....I'd love for the Bakers to tell her her word is now worth zilch, credibility-wise. And I hated her blaming Brooke and Donna for Storm's fate. C'mon...she's just delighting in sticking it to them. Storm did the crime. Whether or not Brooke and Donna kept their end of the bargain, Storm is responsible for Storm's actions. No one else.

Doesn't it occur to Steph that threatening his sisters is a bad move? He coldly and callously shot her to get even with his father. Therapy, schmerapy...he's got a screw loose.

[sheilaforever]

I’m extremely happy about last week.

We skipped the partner swapping and it seems Kay Alden got the steering wheel with full hands and now has the characters where she wants them to be.

I loved how they use the Who shot Stephanie-storyline and do not just forget it. All this Logan/Forrester drama is so intense. No surprise that Ridge is Momma’s Boy and sticking to Queen Stephanie.

It was nice seeing Taylor calm, reorganized and with a new perspective on life. “I will start looking for a man who has no ties to Brooke and just loves me.” You go, girl!

But now to the real event: Eric exposed definitely ranks as one of the top 10 most hilarious B&B episodes ever – and probably the only one not including Darlene Conley. This was a riot.

Speaking of which: Instead of focussing on technical mishaps with a non-digital camera; was I blind or everybody else? Eric was standing on the ledge – in the FIRST FLOOR. Yet, Donna always enters her apartment which looks like the GROUNDFLOOR with the green backyard et al. What kind of house is this???

Logic and continuity department can you hear me?

In light of the Oscars, I think it’s time to announce the winner of the puke-me-a-river-award: Ridge waffleman Forrester: "We need to rediscover each other."

Seriously Ridge, you must have slept with Brooke to the moon and back in the last 20 years. Your relationship is nothing but sex. So what’s there to rediscover!? Keep Ridge & Brooke together for heaven’s sake but do not show them actually together, please.

[YRBB]

Going away for a few days to calm down does not mean you have to loose your child. Yes, she left them, but she probably would have been a danger to the child for as long as she was in bad shape. Nick has no right to forbid Taylor to take Jack anyway, even if you want to look at it legally. The mother has the right to her child. If daddy wants it, go to court (oooh, is that what's going to happen?).

Loved the scene between Katie and Stephanie, Katie trying to convince Stephanie to change her mind. There is a very lovely dynamic between those two. On one hand, Stephanie does have a resentment for Katie for the mere fact that her last name is Logan. On the other hand, though, Katie is sooooo much different than her sisters, and Stephanie is amazed and recognizes Katie's character. Of course, if Katie gets together with Nick, that's it. Whoredom International. Will she tell Lt. Baker and Charlie (mmmmmm) the truth?

Btw, WHY OH WHY? isn't Bridget associated with Charlie? Isn't he supposed to be contracted? Those two would be so hot together, it would be a nice pairing, a NON-FORRESTER/LOGAN pairing. Ah, dreams. It'll never happen.

[P.J.]

But why is Taylor in bad shape? Because she can't handle Brooke's presence hovering over her life. She felt Nick still wasn't over Brooke blah blah blah...fine, great, whatever....she decided to end the marriage. We all know she's had a problem accepting that Jack is Brooke's biological child. I don't see that changing anytime soon.

To backtrack and say Taylor's anxieties were only about Nick's feelings for Brooke is a cop out. From the moment she found out about the switch, she's had trouble bonding with Jack.

[MTSRocks]

Lame. This has all been done before. Susan Flannery needs to retire already, because Stephanie has become a one-note, predictable, bore. Hell, she's starting to remind me of Sonny Corinthos on 'General Hospital.'

[YRBB]

I see what you mean. The story should, and originally was, about Taylor's shock of finding out the biological mother of her child was her life-long romantic rival. Of course, this being B&B, it all boils down to Nick and Brooke's destiny ( ). I'll be honest with you: The fact that Taylor couldn't bond with her child made for great drama, but it all focused on Nick and Brooke again. Still, Nick does not have the right to keep Jack from her. Although I'm not sure if Taylor loves Jack at all.

[YRBB]

I'm hoping Kay Alden will finally have Stephanie make a different choice for once. But, please, please, PLEASE don't compare Stephanie to Sonny ever again. It is a big, big, BIG insult lol

[P.J.]

I hate Nick (I think he's a bigger [!@#$%^&*] than "The Dressmaker"), but I think he's got every right to keep Jack from Taylor. The woman is two twinkies short of a carton. She still blames Brooke for the end of their marriage. (and apparently everything just short of global warming..) I so hope James reappears and tells everyone that Taylor was having delusional conversations with Brooke. I'm tired of hearing how put upon Taylor is/was. She should have known what kind of man Nick was after he dumped Bridget for Brooke, then slept with Bridget while married to Brooke. And if Taylor heads where I think she's heading...she's a hypocrite. Which I will personally love.

[MTSRocks]

The character has become so overwrought. Somebody on another board pointed it out, and I agree with her. All the ranting and raving have become nauseating. I know I'll get beat up for this one, but I think Jennifer Gareis gave Flannery a run for her money last year in most of their scenes together. She was a breath of fresh air and force to be reckoned with, and her performances were intriguing and controlled. Whereas with Flannery I can see where she's coming from a mile away. Same juvenile lines, chest thumping, and repeat. Now while I do get a kick out of some of her lines, the character has seemed to taken a downward spiral ever since the awful "I was abused as a child" storyline. Now that we have Eileen Davidson, Heather Tom, and Lesli Kay let's start writing some compelling stuff. These actresses can more than carry lead storylines, and are all Emmy nominated actors (hell two are Emmy winners).

[bakedghoti]

Tay should just lose custody of baby Jack and then die already! Tay was drinking while alone with baby Jack, and she has the unmitigated gall to say who is a fit mother? Tay is the most unfit mother on B&B ever. Drinking alone with a baby, hallucinating because of her jealousy and insecurity towards Brooke, and then walking out on her less than a year old "baby". Tay is evil and needs to lose permanent custody of baby Jack! Let's not forget how Tay set herself on fire because she was unconscious due to all of her drinking years ago. Taywhore is such a trainwreck!

[YRBB]

Oh God, Brick fans are on the loose, aren't they?

[JamesF]

I don't know why anyone cares who Brooke or Taylor end up with.

a ) We've seen them on the romance merry-go-round for years.

b ) No relationship lasts on this show because Brad has tremendous difficulty telling stories don't revolve around a triangle.

As far as Stephanie is concerned, I've never been overly fond of the transformation in character. There's a difference between icy, classy matriarch and vulgar, crotchety grandma which is basically how she's been written for a long time. I have a horrible, horrible feeling that she is going to be put back with Eric again because of this "rich, beautiful history" they supposedly share and I don't want to see it. The characters are far more interesting apart than they ever have been together.