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These people are too dumb for words. Sheila has as many lives as she has toes (likely more than “TEN TOES!!!!”). Why is her not actually being dead so unbelievable?? For a second, I thought Steffy got it, but her arrogance popped up & made her convinced that she was the hero who took down Sheila. Ridge is just a straight dick, with 0% charm. I have no idea why he’s on the show. Deacon really should’ve kept the TEN TOES discovery to himself. In a perfect world, the Forrester arrogance would be their downfall.

TEN TOES >>>>> Dessssssstinyyyyyy alll day, every day. Liam: Steffy, you’re not alone. If you ever need a lay friend, I’m completely here for you, whatever you need, whenever you need it, wherever you need it. Steffy: Yeah, I’m married, I know I’m not alone. Now sit, & I’ll give you a treat, cute puppy! ** Damn, I started typing that before SC brought it at the end of today’s show. A little humility & introspection looks really good on him. Shoutout to us with the “waffling” comment. **

Donna “tell Nick Newman hello.” I see what you did there, show 😏 Did AN actually say a single word today? I don’t think she did, but she still outacted Steffy. Speaking of, if we must see Steffy, I’d be fine if she didn’t speak for an entire episode. At the end, during the closeup of Sheila’s canvas, I was literally waiting for it to wink. All of the “good riddance” & “she can’t hurt anyone ever again”, just wait until they show us her 10 manicured toes.

I actually thought today was pretty good soap. I like conflicted Finn, I like the Liam/Hope friendship, I like that Steffy is still a bitch (life be crazy, Steffy being an unrelenting bitch is at least a constant in the crazy). Here’s my main takeaway…every time I see hottie Hollis, I remember how fun & needed the Braylor friendship was, & I get pissed all over again at the way it was blown up at the alter of “dessssssstinyyyyyyy”.

Stoop low, Hope! Lower! Bounce that ass up & down & get low! Ask her about having to take paternity tests on both of her kids. Ask her about boning her father-in-law while she was Mrs. Liam Spencer. Remind her that the Slut from the Valley married/slept with a father & both sons, & Steffy is just 1 marriage short ($Bill) of hitting the trifecta, too. Nail her bitch ass, Hope! Was today the first time we’ve gotten previews? I don’t remember seeing any before. Trying not to sweat that both-single Hope & Liam were sharing a scene. I despise Ridge, but I really despise that he just stands around letting Steffy slam Brooke like she does. If Brooke dared bring up Steffy’s indiscretions, Ridge would be on her on a nanosecond. If Ridge was my husband & didn’t defend me like that, I’d rethink “destiny”. Someone upthread mentioned RJ, I’m glad he’s not around for this. ‘I’m sads, my sister turned down my brother’s proposal, so my brother sent in my nephew, who I originally thought was my brother, to manipulate her, after my other sister twisted off & convinced my brother to skip town, because she hates that she shared a husband with said-sister for the past decade. They should try these new mints…’ 😏

Today was good, old-fashioned soap. A few points, though… 1. Why didn’t Brooke hug Douglas goodbye? He stopped & looked at her, & she’s his grandmother. I understand she was shocked, but a natural human instinct would’ve been to hug him & tell him that she loves him. 2. This week is all we need to prove which actors are superior. AN absolutely crushed it this week. She hit all of the notes, especially today ~ anger, sadness, loss, love (for Douglas), confusion, hatred (for Steffy). JMW had one setting: raging bitch. She literally can’t play anything well besides raging bitch, there’s no nuance, no subtlety, she’s just a mean girl bitch. 3. I do not all like that they had Douglas trying to manipulate Hope, & I really don’t like the insinuation that because she isn’t ready to marry Thomas, that she’s not Douglas’ “real” mom. I get the Caroline birthed him, but since Caroline’s death, Hope has more-than-stepped-up, even stood up to Steffy & Thomas on Douglas’ behalf, she is his mom in every single way that counts. This show is so disrespectful to adoptive parents.

If there was ever a question as to why Ridge should not be a leading man, today answered it. I get that Sheila was an absolute menace, & very few people are sad to see her go, but, damn, she gave life to Finn, granted she nearly took it away in an alley a few years back, but she still brought him into the world, he has every right to feel conflicted. The way Ridge was blowing up at Finn, for feeling conflicted that his wife killed his bio mom in the family living room (not saying she was wrong, & it was 100% self-defense), he’s just such a bully, I can’t tolerate him at all. Support Steffy, of course, but let Finn grieve & feel how he feels, especially when it’s the same night Sheila died & Finn found out. He just is intolerable & such a bulldozer. Damn. On a different note, this entire storyline is separating the good actors from the bad. Today, Finn, Deacon, Hope, & to a lesser degree the FC trio (they weren’t on, but when they were, it wasn’t focused on the Lunacy story, so that’s a plus), can stay at the adults’ table, Ridge & Steffy can pull up a chair to the kids’ table.

Sheila is for sure not dead, definitely a doppelgänger, so she’ll come back from the dead for the 181st time. Still more believable than 2 beautiful, rich, capable women, spending decades of their life, fighting over absolute nothings, like Ridge & Liam. 😏

Yesterday was actually really good soap. For the first time in a loooooong time, I’m looking forward to today’s episode. No way is Sheila dead. Also, didn’t Steffy step up security a while back? She can afford to pay security to literslly Velcro to her, why is she standing in front of windows, alone, at night, with a vengeful Sheila on the loose?

RJ & Luna are young, seemingly smart kids. Google “music festivals San Francisco 2000”. It’ll likely give a list or links, including subsequent years. From there, add 10 months, give or take, to Luna’s birthday, & figure out if there was a music festival within a month of Luna’s birthday, +10 months. Rocket science it ain’t. I also hate when soaps “tell” me how great a character is, by having alllllllll of the other characters tell me how great said character is. Show me how & why said character is great. I know $Bill is awesome, if not a bit desperate for love, because I see it. Luna is fine, & this show has propped far worse characters, but I’m over hearing how impressive she is. That Burberry skirt, though, is great, & I know, because I see it. 😏

You’re a kind soul, who is giving Liam far too much credit. Theoretically, the wake will be several days after Finn’s presumed death. In reality, Liam will likely burrow his way into the hospital room, see Finn die, & offer to take Steffy home, where he’ll make her feel alive with grief sex. Then ~ shocker! ~ Steffy’s 3rd “who’s the Daddy?” storyline. I hope I’m wrong. I’m kinda digging $Bill & Poppy. She’s light, cute, & most importantly, has never been his sister-in-law, or slept with either of his sons.

It really sucks that TPTB wrote Thomas as going so, so dark, because he & Hope have amazing chemistry, the best either incarnation of Hope has had, in my opinion. They are smoking hot together, but I just can’t get past his past, in regards to her & Emma, both, & even Caroline. It also makes me feel so dirty, not in a good way, to agree with Liam, of all people, but he was spouting truth today. Thomas would’ve been perfectly fine with Steffy raising PhoeBeth, & Hope completely missing out on her daughter’s life. Finally, it’s amazing how that ring hangs so perfectly on the necklace, to nestle right into Hope’s cleavage, a perfect fit!

RJ: “welp, let’s see…$Bill was my uncle, then my stepdad, then he tried to murder my dad, then he was my uncle again, he was also almost my brother-in-law, plus, at one point, we thought he might be my niece’s dad (false alarm), & he’s been my sister’s father-in-law on-&-off for a decade+, so I guess I kinda know him.” 2 days into 2024 & $Bill already has a storyline, this year is starting well. Plus, he got rid of Liam fast, win/win!

My favorite part of yesterday’s episode, is that Finn, Dr. John Finnegan, life-saving doctor, doesn’t even kind of adhere to HIPAA. Dude legally can’t even tell Steffy that Xander is a patient, let alone what he disclosed in their appointment. A quick Google search, that took me all of 3 minutes, confirmed that anything identifiable ~ name, especially ~ is covered under HIPAA, & is a violation to share with anyone that the patient doesn’t specifically consent to (that person) having healthcare information. I doubt that Xander listed Thomas’ sister as someone to receive medical information about him, so Finn flagrantly violated HIPAA there. Xander is itching to get Thomas, & he’s back just in time to send Thomas off-the-rails. This might actually be a good story. Bonus: it’s not a TOD.

Welcome back, Xander. Looking good, & dropping bombs, I like you, guy. I’ve been wondering if there’ll be an insinuation that Hope & Finn hooked up. Finn seems paranoid, & God knows they can’t write anything but triangles, long-term. However, today I realized that we’re not watching an active triangle at all. Hope/Thomas Bridge, Sinn, Carter/Katie, HoneyBears…no one is in a triangle. I’m sure that’ll change by Monday. Kinda weird that Liam has been off-canvas for weeks, without a love interest.