La di Diva

My money is on Finn However Jack is going to claim paternity with Poppy's help because he doesn't want to 1) Ruin the "Stuffy and her Husband" Marriage" and 2) Keep Finn from freaking out that Shelia's bad genes passed to Luna and that's why she murdered 2 people and played Bitch in a Box with Stuffy. So really the whole thing would be Finn's fault and he would blame himself. Of course Stuffy would agree. Stuffy would then freak that Finn passed Shelia's murderous genes to Hayes just as he did to Luna, making Stuffy the victim in all this, causing her to leave Finn. Somewhere in this mess an evil Logan, probably Hope because Deacon (her dad) is married to Shelia, would also be at fault.

Will looked like a tyke on a tricycle. It's hard to believe he's the son of badass Dollar Bill.

The Hobosexual is not Bold and definitely NOT Beautiful. Now Ronn Moss was both. And charming. And romantic. And funny. He couldn't act but we didn't care. He had other ... ahem ... attributes. The Hobosexual can't act either but he can't hold a candle to RM's other... ahem.... attributes. In fact the Hobosexual doesn't have any attributes. Except being an asshat. Will on a motorcycle will never ever never ever ever be as sexy and romantic and heroic and badass as Bo Brady rescuing Hope from her aborted wedding to Larry Something while "I Need a Hero" played as background music.

Actually in my corporate world experience, HR does fire people. Upper leadership or the person's boss consults with HR and they all agree that Employee X is fired/ laid off/ let go/ position is eliminated and HR prepares the paperwork. HR usually meets with employee to give the bad news and get the paperwork signed. The boss very rarely does the meeting because they don't want to be confronted by the angry/ upset/ furious/ etc. employee. While meeting with employee, HR person gets IT to disable the employee's network access and remove the computer. HR then oversees the employee packing their desk, Gets the employee's keys/ access card/ parking pass/ corp phone etc etc. and then walks the employee out. Unless it's a really ugly firing then the security does. I've seen it happen many many many times in public and private companies. I experienced it once when there was a mass layoff.

Ridge's disdain for Hope was made clear the first time he called her "that one". It has only gotten worse, culminating with his "nasty little bitch" tirade. I think much more/ much worse is to come. I believe he'll use the NLB label and nastier when raging about Hope to Brooke. I can see him going as far a blaming Brooke for Hope's character "flaws", echoing Stuffy that Hope has turned out just like her mother. Brooke has always been my girl, but if she doesn't brain Ridge with a poker for all the nasty Hope tirades, I may have to rethink my Brooke relationship. I'd love it if Brooke called Deacon to help take out the TrashRidge after she whacked him with the poker. She could catch Deacon up on how Ridge has treated Hope. Deacon loves his daughter; he'll never let Ridge get away with what he said. TrashRidge deserves whatever Deacon unleashes on him (I will always be ride or die for Breacon)

I don't think we'll have a Hope/Finn (Honn) hook up. I think she'll come on to him and he'll be really really tempted, Then grasp her head or pass out or something dramatic and Finn, while not a neurologist (that we know of), will know something is very wrong with Hope. Thus all the talk about Hope isn't herself, acting out of character, feeling unmoored will make sense. I don't think it will be DID like every other soap, nor a brain tumor. What I don't know. Maybe that will be the SL. Li and Fin working together with some new hot neuro to figure out what's wrong with her. This will involve so many people. Stuffy will be furious Finn is working on Hope's case and forbid him. Waffle Liam will be really concerned and look hard at his past treatment of Hope. Perfect reason to bring back Wyatt. Thomas won't scoot off to Paris because he's still obsessed with Hope. Douglas realizes and admits how much he loves Mom Hope, even though he likes Paris, and that his dad is manipulating him ..... again. Brooke and Deacon will bond and worry together about their daughter -- royally ticking off Sheila and Ridge. Donna/ Eric and Katie will be emotionally supporting Brooke. Bill asked by Liam and Wyatt will fly in specialists. This allows Bill and Li to become friends again and she's there for him when the inevitable explosion of Boppy happens (I still ship BiLi).

The best part of any show is anyone* with Deacon. Or Deacon reading the phone book out loud. Deacon's hand gesture about Honn sex is so Deacon and so SK. Who is a much better actor than he has ever been given credit for. * Anyone except Sheila, because I cannot stand the pairing,

Is it possible Poppy will lie to Luna-tic that she's preggers, and push a quickie RJ marriage? Then cross her fingers Luna gets actually pregnant really really quickly afterward or else oops, must be a "miscarriage" when Luna has her period Luna-tic would then be a Forrester and in the money and social position. Poppy could push to get her own clothing line.

I completely agree about SK's acting chops. He's the best actor on the show, was the best on Y&R, was the best on GH. I've been a fan since his AJ Quartermain days. Deacon deserves so much better than Sheila. Maybe put him back with Brooke. She needs to lose all those pounds of useless Sludge. Better yet when Deacon realizes Sheila is out for revenge on everyone, team him with Li to bring Sheila down and have them slowly carefully fall in love. Amber's possible return -- I have to admit I've always had a soft spot for her, here and on Y&R. Having her and Deacon's son (whatever name he goes by now) come back to Bell A could really work, D-son has his father and half sister Hope in town. And if D-son is now a chef there's another tie. Plus I think Amber's return, especially if she's with Thomas, will drive Ridge crazy. Better still if Amber and Thomas are married. Finn defending Sheila is absolutely nuts, but i love that it's driving Stuffy's OTT anger. Finn is going to realize what a raging entitled spoiled princess beyotch he's married to and leave Stuffy's entitled spoiled princess beyotch ass in an LA minute. You love to see it.

He tried to kidnap/ force her into marriage once. Hope has to remember. that. He gaslighted and threatened Douglas to make a marriage happen. Hope has to remember that. He was going to drug her to make the marriage happen (she doesn't know that). He was obsessed and angry -- just like he is now. Hope knows that. I think the odds are very very good Lurch is going to kidnap/ try to force her into marriage -- all disguised as whisking her off to a fantasy surprise wedding. Question is who will figure it out and rescue her this time -- Liam or Finn?

Wait. Wait. I'd forgotten this. That means Sludge has a half sister via Massimo and Sheila, who was once his step-mother. And because Sheila was his step mom, Finn is his step brother as well as his son-in-law. Oh damn this is just all too incestuous for me.

My votes for smoking hot will always be #1 Brooke and Deacon, and #2 Brooke and Thorne. Breacon were incendiary and absolutely on fire. They burned through the screen. I'd follow these 2 couples with Quinn and Carter. Brooke and Ronn Moss Ridge were pretty together, but I didn't find them smoking hot Brooke and Sludge are a drowned pile of dead wet ashes.

@KerleyQ -- I agree up to the 'somehow ended up passing out in bed' part. Luna didn't just lie down because she was feeling unwell and pass out. She took off all her clothes, climbed into bed naked, and passed out/ fell asleep. How would she explain that to RJ? How would she explain the getting naked part? Who goes to get water and strips off their clothes? Last but not least -- the mansion has a kitchen -- why go to the guest house for water?

This x 1 Million I cannot see Hope ever being with Lurch. except in business Even if she acknowledges his edge, his grayness, he kept her child a secret because he wanted to have her/ bone her/ own her. He was planning to drug her to make it happen. He chased Emma off the road to stop her telling Hope the truth. We all saw his satisfied smile when he saw her wrecked car. He bullied and terrified his son to keep the truth hidden. Except for Douglas' brave truth telling, Hope would still believe Beth was dead. Which. Is. Exactly. What. Lurch. Wanted.

Seeing the beginning of chemistry when Bill rescued Li, I was so hoping Show was going somewhere with Bill and Li before hippie dippie free spirit/ possible gold digger Poppy appeared. Maybe Li had hopes for her and Bill too. and she's furious at Poppy because she's swiped someone from Li too many times before.