B&B September 2022 Discussion Thread

[edgeofnik]

And all those years Thomas spent in jail paying for his crimes. Oh, wait. Yet another example of the ridiculousness of Sheila and Deacon being the only ones who should *pay* for their crimes.

Thomas was turned into an awful character with no real reason why. There's never been a reason to root for him. He's a spoiled, rich man with no redeeming qualities. Brad really bungled this legacy character.

[dragonflies]

I find Thomas rootable cause he has paid for what he's done. I'm tired of him being used to prop up Lopemeal who are so damn boring Thomas has to be thrown under the bus for them

[janea4old]

I saw it happen onscreen.  Thomas knew Caroline was under the influence and not herself, and that she could not legally consent.  But he intentionally took advantage of the situation and had sex with her anyhow.   Legally, if one partner is unable to consent and other partner is aware of that, then it's rape.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220729140036/https://apps.rainn.org/policy/policy-crime-definitions.cfm?state=California&group=9

Brad Bell actually made a statement later on that it wasn't rape.  But it was.

Edited September 4, 2022 by janea4old

[edgeofnik]

I was going to mention that. This issue could have been solved without C2 being under the influence. She could've *owned* her desire and feeling for Thomas. That would've been a lot better for everyone. I've never understood soaps need to create victims. The fallout from these types of stories wouldn't have changed - in some cases it would've been better. Here, C2's lingering feelings for Thomas even though she was with Ridge, etc.

[soapfan770]

If only Thomas had gotten his happily ever after with Vinny!

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[YRfan23]

I'm kind of scared for this man's family, if he really believes all this....I mean, I always feel like most of the characters are a reflection of how he thinks people should act, and be treated...especially women...

[soapfan770]

What I hated most about that story was even though Ridge was pretty much punishing Thomas, we had a very nosy Katie randomly feel bad that Thomas was cut out of Douglas’ life at the time, followed by Thomas & Caroline being uncomfortably pushed together to parent Douglas together at the expenses of both characters (Caroline faking a terminal illness, Thomas abruptly dumping Sally for a woman he didn’t love at all). 
 

Thudley’s logic sucks.

[AbcNbc247]

Well tbf, B&B’s seems to have had that problem from the very beginning. 

Most characters have had their selfish POS moments from time to time lol 

Edited September 5, 2022 by AbcNbc247

[dragonflies]

One point though, Thomas did NOT know Caroline had taken Pam's pills, but yeah he did take advantage of a vulnerable woman 

[soapfan770]

LOL good point. I mean Ridge and Brooke had their own trashy “high on prescription cough syrup” sex story, Oliver and Brooke, Brooke and Thomas and the aphrodisiac berries, Quinn’s Adam & Eve roleplay etc. 

Somehow all the crimes Taylor, Ridge, Bill and Quinn all committed are all swept up under the rug. LOL. 

[dragonflies]

LOL seriously are we watching the same show? I think you mean Brooke, Liam, etc are swept under the rug, the things Taylor, Ridge and others are never swept under the rug, well to be fair Bill's has been, but the others? NOPE

[AbcNbc247]

Hahaha those are good examples too. 

I went way back to the 90s when Eric and Brooke became a couple. Seriously, what kind of man goes after his son’s ex? Who was also the daughter of the “love of his life”? I mean, common sense (and decency) should have told Eric to stay away from her 

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Edited September 5, 2022 by AbcNbc247

[Planet Soap]

Never realized Thomas had all those things on his record! I doubt that flashback will be brought up in a recent episode.

SB: Brooke looks great these last two episode!

[janea4old]

Just noticed this Sept 1st interview. Michael Maloney interviews Matt Atkinson. No spoilers.
https://www.tvinsider.com/1058956/bold-and-the-beautiful-thomas-hope-custody-douglas-matthew-atkinson/

TV Insider: Thomas wasn’t always the most understanding parent. Back when he wanted to keep Hope as his wife, he intimidated Douglas into staying quiet about baby Beth being alive. That must have been intense for you.

Matt Atkinson:  Yes. As an actor, it’s important to be as empathetic a person as possible. You have to be able to empathize with your character. When you’re playing “mean” to a child, it triggers every protective [feeling] within me. That was very hard. I had to cultivate an environment with Henry [Joseph Samiri, who played Douglas at the time] where we played around and I made sure that he felt comfortable with me doing those things — that they were make-believe. He’s such a wonderful kid. He got it. By that point, he knew it was make-believe. It wasn’t jarring for him but it was still difficult. They were the most challenging scenes I’ve ever done on the show — or anywhere.

[Noel]

Shelia looks like one of those rubber dolls where a bunch of unattractive dweebs use it for their sexual pleasure. Bass mouth and all. Gross. 

Edited September 6, 2022 by Noel