It hurts my eyes to watch this show. The botox, the stretched out faces, the unnatural round cheeks, the shoe-polished hair coloring... BOLD indeed, but old can be BEAUTIFUL too! Embrace your ages ladies and gents!

Susan Flannery is a notable exception to the role -- but look how expressively she uses her entire being to convey Stephanie's crazy rage, jealousy, self-righteousness and, at times, tenderness.

I don't think I will ever stop being a fan of that woman.

Susan Flannery is a notable exception to the role -- but look how expressively she uses her entire being to convey Stephanie's crazy rage, jealousy, self-righteousness and, at times, tenderness.

I don't think I will ever stop being a fan of that woman.

Oh I totally agree, and am a huge fan as well.... I had the joy of meeting her 6 years ago and couldn't stop gushing

And see therein lies the B&B irony... some of them get so nipped 'n tucked and pulled and plumped, and they're still given supporting storyline or fired every few years. Yet, you have the overweight, wrinkled, white-haired Flannery stealing the scenes *every* *single* *time*! Even if Stephanie isn't driving the story, Flannery performance outshines everyone else on stage.

Oh I totally agree, and am a huge fan as well.... I had the joy of meeting her 6 years ago and couldn't stop gushing

And see therein lies the B&B irony... some of them get so nipped 'n tucked and pulled and plumped, and they're still given supporting storyline or fired every few years. Yet, you have the overweight, wrinkled, white-haired Flannery stealing the scenes *every* *single* *time*! Even if Stephanie isn't driving the story, Flannery performance outshines everyone else on stage.

Well, she is exceptional -- I don't think I would have stopped gushing either! Even when she was in her glorious 40s during the early days of B&B, she and Joanna Johnson made a stunning tag team in terms of acting.

But yes, I see what you mean. It is the Nicole Kidman Syndrome where actresses are botoxed out of their ability to even emote (perhaps we should call this Ronn Moss Syndrome when referring to Daytime LOL). The pressure this industry puts on them to be impossibly thin and youthful...

The Double Slap was awesome. I do love how they used Stephanie and Taylor during the past few episodes. It's also nice to see Hunter Tylo looking better than ever. She'll never be the way she was, but the extremes are gone.

sheilafan, do you have some nice HQ photos of Brooke's house (exterior) and also the Forrester mansion?

sheilafan, do you have some nice HQ photos of Brooke's house (exterior) and also the Forrester mansion?

Sorry I don't.

I only got interior shots of several sets.

Re: Susan Flannery's weight - she slimmed down to half since last year!? She hasn't looked that slim and healthy in aeons (probably since the first round of cancer)

Rick Hearst got new do?

Edited August 12, 201015 yr by sheilaforever

Re: Susan Flannery's weight - she slimmed down to half since last year!? She hasn't looked that slim and healthy in aeons (probably since the first round of cancer)

Susan Flannery HAS lost a lot of weight and it's really reflected in her looks, with a better costume designer she'd be looking fabulous!

First round of cancer? I was unaware that there was a second...explain please!

Oh how I laughed when Stephanie slapped the crap out of Liam. Then all thought she was going to jump that counter and attack him. God I love Susan Flannery!

Oh how I laughed when Stephanie slapped the crap out of Liam. Then all thought she was going to jump that counter and attack him. God I love Susan Flannery!

She slapped the taste out of his mouth!

Ooo, someone needs to make a clip of Stephanie hitting Liam. Sounds like fun.

She slapped the taste out of his mouth!

That grandmother is GANGSTA!

ROFLMAO!!! OMG, I just watched Monday's episode. The double slap is a classic. I re-watched it 5 times and still can't stop laughing. It was so surprising and perfectly done. I'm going to watch today's episode now.

All hail Stephanie, Queen of the Slaps!

How delusional is Jackie? Owen will be leaving her not long after that baby is born.

Edited August 12, 201015 yr by Ann_SS

Dang. I missed the Brooke slap. Gotta go find a clip.

Stephanie, GANGSTA??? I thought you already knew.

Edited August 13, 201015 yr by crc

Stephanie slapping and chasing Liam around the counter was the most hilarious thing ever. I think I re-watched that part like 6 times. LOL

Dang. I missed the Brooke slap. Gotta go find a clip.

Stephanie, GANGSTA??? I thought you already knew.

haha, this should help out for now