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I'd like Carter to pretend to Acquiesce, get that ridiculous request in writing (since he is ACTING CFO as well as COO) then turn FC in to the IRS. And resign three days before the inevitable audit. Cuz the way Ridge spoke to him was deplorable, but predictable. I've definitely been there..someone you thought was your friend really only used you to fulfill an agenda. It hurts so bad and makes you doubt your own instincts. Can you imagine the fallout if Brooke decides to pause or shut down Brooke's bedroom line? That's the only successful thing Forester has going on right now. No father/son design competition will save them, even if Esther Valentine and Marie Osmond buy 5 gowns each! Luna is such a cute lil' psycho. Love her! Can she get a good disguise (no magic plastic surgery, please. I want to keep this actress!) And haunt Taylor and Steffy as Phoebe? Since HFTF has been scrapped, did RJ already leave to travel the world and post tik tok dances, or whatever he was doing?

Although I knew Victor was a goner, the way Oz did it, up close and personal right after Victor declared he felt like Oz was family...that hit me so hard. Probably harder than it should have. And to toss his ID, so no one would even know who he was...ugh, that was more villain than I could stomach. I started ugly sobbing. It took me back to "The Wire" days. I too was overjoyed that Francis got to tell Oz that she knew he was the absolute devil and he NEVER got to hear her say she was "proud".

It sweet that you think the writers have long term story arcs. These are the same writers that change story direction and character motivation from week to week. Sometimes day to day. Continuity is their enemy. They use flashbacks from the SAME DAY. Anyhoodle I'm glad someone finally told Zende that the line he has been working so hard on has been unceremoniously shit canned. He was already pissed about getting overlooked.... jumping ship along with the line would be his best chance for infamy. Otherwise he will be stacking boxes with Will. Speaking of SmileBright...when he joked to the models that he had been made CIO and they believed him... spoke volumes on how that company is run. All of this EMPHASIS on Hope being in the frumpiest lingerie on the rack. Does that mean if Hope had been in her regular work clothes, she could've grabbed SteffysHusband's junk and it wouldn't have been a big deal? Everyone: It's bad for business to fire people for personal reasons. Steffy: Here is my deeply personal reason that has nothing to do with work ..."So you see", it was just business! I hope Carter's ominous words means he has a lawyer on retainer to sue Forrester Creations in to the ground. I was promised Luna this week. I'd better get a whole lot of Luna tomorrow! And she'd better be UNHINGED.

I...did not read that as "titles" the first time I looked. Sorry, I'll go sit in the corner now

I'm hoping that intense side eye from Carter means he is gonna bring the company down from the inside...since he is combo COO and CFO he over sees quite a lot. He holds more practical power than Ridge and Steffy combined. There could be a really interesting corporate espionage story here. But it will probably just be that Carter yells at some people. Hopefully he can convince Brook that her loyalty to Princess Bitch and King Waffle hasn't gained her anything or earned her any goodwill. I'm sure everyone will run to Eric within the next few days to tell on each other. Having Taylor there with no other purpose but to pile on was disgusting. Is NO ONE ever going ro mention that no matter how inadvertently hands might get with Steffys chew toy...she has still never FUCKED STEFFY'S HUSBAND...unprotected at that!! Please please please let Hope find her dignity and stop groveling. It's getting to be upsetting. Yay, Luna!

Was it even lingerie? Steffy was showing more skin in her leopard cami and pleather jacket/cape. This is the second time Hope has spin/tripped her way into Steffy's crosshairs. Maybe don't wear heels when trying on the samples. Sheila's toe cookies again? (shudder) Carter is way overplaying his hand with this push for Fine Leather Goods Global Luxury brand thing. The Forresters want all the money and power to stay with the Forresters (and Marone's) I'm surprised they hire interns outside the bloodline. I wish Hope would just FINALLY give Steffy the hard truths she deserves on her way out.

Maybe Carter could befriend that Forester pilot who showed up with possible health problems as a red herring. I'm still not convinced Carter's sudden attraction isn't at the behest of Her Majesty, Queen Bitch as a way to keep Hope's lips and eyes off her property...er, her husband. Branded Meerkat has mentioned Phoebe more in the last few days than the entirety of the last decade. They didn't mention Phoebe this much even when Stuffy named her stolen baby after her deceased twin.

what if Steffy has given Carter this side quest...to keep her eyeballs and lips off of HER HUZBIN. Its just the sort of icky stuff Carter is always getting involved in. Taylor's dramatic heart grasping curtain pull collapse was hilarious and I giggle every time I rewind and watch it again. I didnt know who the singer was (although of course I recognized the song once they started. As ill fitting for a fashion photo shoot of any kind as it was) But he looked like he got caught in a SouthWest festival gift shop battle royale. Do they regularyly dress like that?

Poppy. And when the prison allows Luna to attend her mother's funeral , she escapes and terrorizes everyone that has done her wrong. Of course the prison doesn't tell anyone that she's on the loose! Or Finn, cuz there has ben ENTIRELY too much schmoopiness for the past few months with all the "I'll be here for you forever" nonsense. But it will probably be the pilot (sigh)

Did Luna originally have her sights set on a frail and dying Eric? But she couldn't dislodge Donna so she moved to RJ? I'm guessing although she wanted a sweet life, RJ wasn't much of a challenge so she decided to spice things up? Either way, she has to escape right? It will give Steffy another boogieman to be so afraid of that she can't stop talking about them for the rest of her life. How many women have to be "out to get you" before you realize you're the problem?

I'm still trying to figure out why Luna is even bothering trying to keep Steffy alive. Are the snacks and waters poisoned, as Steffy suspects? Steffy SHOULD play dead. And when Luna unlocks the cage to check her pulse, then attack. But our fav harridan can NOT shut up to save her own life. Have a nice cool sip of water, Steff! And since Luna was evil all along...did she actually WANT to sleep with Zende? Was she trying to set him up and then abandoned the plan? Either way, I'm loving black pleather Luna. I hope she realizes when she is close to getting caught and manages to disappear with a good chunk of $Bill's fortune and the keys to the Stella Mara. Then useless RJ can go on a globe hopping mission to find her.

I'm hoping Poppy is the head of a powerful Yakuza crime syndicate. She has been flying under the radar, but now she is ready to use her resources (and $Bill's secretly drained bank account) to bring murder and mayhem to all who have wronged her. Watch your drink Katie. I'm fully aware that would never happen. Everyone who mentions how Poppy kept Luna's possible paternity a secret for ALL THESE YEARS needs to go talk to Liam and Wyatt. Neither one of their mothers was particularly well off but both kept their son's paternity a secret until they were WELL into adulthood. Will is the only offspring Bill has known since his birth.

Katie didn't push or interfere this vehemently when $Bill was pretending to be in lurve with Sheila. Wouldn't the success of Brooke's Bedroom give Sourface Seffy a good reason to backburner the poorly performing HFTF line? And Hope couldn't really push back on it. I know she cant stand ALL of the Logans, but she has a special bitter pill for Hope and this would be a perfect way to neutralize her. She cant really object to her Mom's line that she praised so highly, getting the funding from back burnering HFTF. Also, is Taylor WALKING back to LA? I was hoping she would show up during the industry party and concert in Eric's living room. Will = young Annakin Skywalker. Just as whiny and entitled.

My official prediction is the killer is no one currently on the canvas. It's probably either someone from Sheila or Deacon's past trying to mess with their lives. All of the shifty looks and ominous music is the ultimate red herring. My money is on mysterious unnamed stranger..or Mike!! He has reason to be pissed at Sheila and Deacon. Seriously my head hurts with every single medical and legal and law enforcement point is so wrong and off and WRONG, it's hard not to scream. I probably need to quit the show for a while, to preserve my mental faculties.

I am pretty sure Hope is having a long slow escalating breakdown. It seems like she is always shaking and on the verge of tears. At least her outfits are super cute and usually have pockets!! Megabitch that she is, it's funny that everyone drops their kids off at Steffy's.