B&B July 2023 Discussion Thread

[MontyB]

I don't think it has anything to do with Hope not caring about Finn. I think she's just focused on Liam and how he has played between her Steffy that Finn doesn't come to mind.

[ranger1rg]

Not enough of an excuse for me. She claims family is everything to her, right? Yet she's completely unaware of interfering with someone else's family. If Finn doesn't come to mind, that's on HER.

[MontyB]

I can't argue with that. 

[dragonflies]

We agree, wow lol

Plus she literally signed up for this, she chased Lame knowing he was married and had a kid on the way, she didn't care his heart was divided, she relished in getting "one up" on Steffy like Brooke does Taylor

[ranger1rg]

Yep, we agree on all of it.

I have no problem with anyone who bashes Liam, but I'll be damned if I join the "Good for you, Hope!" crowd. I actually want better for THOMAS than her.

[dragonflies]

Same! It's clear Thomas is her "fall back" guy like Steffy was with Liam

She hot footed it to him the moment Liam wouldn't give her insta forgiveness, speaks VOLUMES

[Soapsuds]

So RJ main purpose in the show is to appear half naked and giving marriage advice.

Okie dokie at least he's got a great body and chest/pecs to look at.

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So Hope and Liam get divorced over a kiss? That's a big stretch and really not believable. 

Edited July 20, 2023 by Soapsuds

[Jeff]

Another reference needing a new nanny @dragonflies

[I Am A Swede]

It's right up Brad Bell's alley though. Remember when Ridge out of the blue proposed to Taylor just because he saw Brooke and Grant kiss? He had everything planned for a proposal to Brooke. He had even designed a wedding dress for her to wear at a fashion show. All of a sudden he switched, had Taylor model the dress and proposed to her on the runway. All without even talking to Brooke first and ask her about the kiss.

[dragonflies]

Yep and this is why IMO Lope will be back together, sooner rather than later. There is definitely some deep feelings still there as the end of yesterday showed

[1974mdp]

I hope RJ has to try on shirts more often! But, it's kind of sad. There are no other characters his age, and all he has to talk about is the rehashing of Hope/Liam...like just about every other character.

At least we got two stories in one episode finally!

[soapfan770]

No going to lie I thought about you immediately as I saw that RJ scene in wondering if you were watching it

But yeah the divorce is so unrealistic and rushed so very very unrealistically fast lol. But hey I’m all for Hope dumping that dolt Liam.

Haha I couldn’t remember where that started at as it has always bugged me a lot as a plot device to trigger a breakup or a divorce. 1996 was such a messy year for the show I recall that story was slapped together fast and loose as both KKL and HT almost quit the show. 

[dragonflies]

Look how fast Ridge got his annulment from Brooke last year in Aspen lol. His marriage didn't even qualify for an annulment

[Maxim]

This show needs a complete makeover. If it was up to me I would bring Macy back from the dead and set her out to destroy Brooke and Forrester Creations. I would turn her into modern day Sally Spectra... older and full of tricks. Macy was a power house back in the day.

[Liberty City]

Bradley Bell and company have had plenty of opportunities to really re-work and re-shift this soap into something real worthwhile, reminiscent of what William J. Bell created.

When Ronn Moss left the role of Ridge, there was opportunity there to re-tool the canvas, and have Rick take Ridge's position as the leading male, and allow Eric, Brooke, Stephanie to take the backseat roles. No, instead the role was recast and we were thrust back into the same 'ol recycled bulls**t.

When Jacquline MacInnes Wood came back as Steffy, there was a real chance to again, re-tool the canvas and have the younger-set really push Forrester Creations, and even Spencer Publications, and allow the veteran characters to step back and support those players. No, instead we were thrust back into the same 'ol recycled bulls**t.

The closest we got was casting Courtney Hope as Sally Spectra, but even that storyline went WRONG! Instead of having Thorne return and want Brooke back for 2.5 seconds, he should have revealed himself to be working with Sally to have Spectra Fashions overtake Forrester Creations, proving himself as more than the basement/international Forrester, and truly bringing fashion back into the Bold fold. No, instead we got the same 'ol recycled bulls**t.