MulletorHater

I'll start with this disclaimer: No matter who is playing Ridge, I hate, loathe and despise the character with the heat of a thousand suns. I know that TK is a great actor and I've seen his work back in the day on OLTL, as well as AMC. I appreciated the fact that the writers had no need to paint nu-Ridge as the hero as they so often did with RM's Ridge no matter how much of a lowdown, trifling jackass he was. RM's Ridge was a foppish mama's boy and artist, who clearly didn't take himself too seriously. I don't think it was an accident that Ridge's three great loves: Caroline, Brooke and Taylor were all college educated, accomplished in their own right and were intellectually superior to him. Now we have this nu-Ridge, who is the complete opposite of his former self. However, there has been no clear explanation as to why the character changed so drastically and why he missed the most important life-changing events of his family's lives. The only character traits that have remained consistent are his need to have two women fighting over him and his need to engage in a dick-measuring contest with any guy that Brooke tries to move on with. Not to mention his need to control her life while getting to move on himself to find happiness with whatever "good girl" he happens to be with. I also suspect that the writers realize that the recast has been problematic from day one despite TK's talent and the huge fan base he comes with. Despite the fact that both HTom and TK are considered soap royalty, they haven't done a great job of selling Kringe as the show's great supercouple.

What I can't abide is the return of the Ridge Forrester Praise and Worship Hour. Because, you know, according to Hope, he's the bestest dad EVER! Never mind the insidious ways this creep made it clear that she was a "stain" on the Forrester "fambly." I had to let that sink in for several minutes when he uttered it to Brooke. Hope's a "stain" on a family of would-be murderers, arsonists, rapists, rape facilitators, mental defectives and thieves. All because of the circumstances of her birth--a situation she had no control over. What startled me even more was that Brooke didn't slap the cowboy shit out of him the moment the words left his mouth. This is also the same great dad who all but told her to suck it up when his little lamby pie snagged Lame. He's just the bestest dad EVER(!) although he flitted in and out of RJ's life as the need arose, always running back to claim his trophy son when Nick was with Brooke. He even admitted to deliberately neglecting the Tridge nuggets because he wanted to "prove" to Brooke that she was first. Of course, Brooke's relationship with Nick was the catalyst for this. All these wonderful attributes being thrown Ridge's way--just because he nearly died and came back dressed in white. Yet, it wasn't that long ago that he pulled an attempted coup at FC; insulted Brooke's kids and Oliver; and treated Brooke, along with his ribbon-wearing fiancee, with the utmost disdain. Now, she may be charged with helping him get over the hump, so to speak, while sister Katie desperately tries to refresh his recollection about their 3-month romance and hasty proposal.

To Joe--it's called intelligence gathering, you asshole! You know, that thing that the Bush administration failed and/or refused to do because they were so hellbent on going into Iraq and getting Sadam Hussein. I never thought I would see the day when we have American citizens who despised a president so much that they can't even give him credit where credit is due--including the capture of terrorists. And, if President Obama failed at anything, it's his failure to clean up the mess left for him by a man who has run everything he's ever touched into the ground. Oh, and thank you, Oakville, for still hanging in there. I just can't with this Fox-lite foolishness. I don't know how I missed this. Um, Governor Romney, when it is your 5 strapping sons who will have their boots on the ground, then you can form your lips to talk about U.S. troops staying in Iraq indefinitely. Oh, and since you are hailed as some kind of financial and business wizard, how are we--the taxpayers--supposed to pay for these foreign wars, which have already cost us billions. I just love it when these draft-dodging armchair chickenhawks talk about what they would have done differently. Yeah, anything but put themselves and their own children on the front lines! Had Romney been president, we would have had the same neo-con, chickenhawk crowd having their way with foreign affairs.

Um, Ridge showed how brain damaged he was years ago when he slept with Migraine Morgan on the basis of an email. You know, because she just HAD to get pregnant that day! Never mind that he could have easily rejected what he thought was his wife's request to impregnate a woman who probably ovulates every month. I hope these people have enough sense to take him to a hospital for a thorough examination and that he and his family don't depend on Brooke to drop everything to nurse yet another patient while he tries to regain his bearings. He's Katie's problem now; let her deal with him. As for his white clothes, I'm just relieved they didn't have Ridge come back surrounded by a halo of light. Then he would have been just perfect for "Saint" Katie.

I would love it if he thought he was still married to Taylor and they were still an intact family with the Tridge nuggets. I would pay money to see the show's two pseudo-saints battle each other for Ridge's worthless carcass. It would be a countdown to see how soon either (a) Taylor starts drinking again and laments the loss of her "best friend" to help her keep her marriage or (b) Katie works herself into a frenzy and has yet another cardiac episode. Of course, we won't know if it's live or if it's Memorex given how she gives Fred Sanford a run for his money in manipulating her family with her weak heart.

This bitch. That's why I just can't with her ass. I guess we should fasten our seat belts and gird our loins because we're about to see the return of the new basic cable channel: KT-TV, where it's all Katie all the time. Evidently, she has now cast her histrionic self as Ridge's "widow" complete with the redundant pity parties and narcissistic look-at-me moments. Meanwhile, she still misses the point that her so-called man was too busy obsessing about his ex and Bill to stop to take his raggedy ass to a jewelry store and replace that silly string with a ring. Bitch needs to go somewhere and take several seats!

Exactly. Plus, any decent parent would raise their children to be autonomous individuals--not extensions of the parent so that mama becomes so enmeshed in their lives that you don't know where mama ends and the children begin. And, calling Todd's parents sex workers? This, coming from the same woman who sat up onstage giggling, rolling her neck and high-fiving Nene about how she would gladly strip to feed her kids instead of taking a mundane job working in a factory. Every time I think this vile woman can't sink any lower, she manages to exceed my expectations.

That's because real recognizes real. Not saying that Aly is evil; she has mental health issues stemming from Darla's death, Taylor seemingly getting away with murder, Taylor initially enmeshing herself into Thorne and Aly's lives, and years later Thorne hooking up with Taylor. Aly got a firsthand glimpse of what it's like to deal with soulless cipher, Quinn. Bitch really needs to get a frigging life quick, fast and in a hurry. It's quite unseemly for a 40-50-something grown ass woman going through so many contortions to hook her ostrich-haired son up with some silly girl.

Exactly! Quinn apparently has no boundaries whatsoever and WyNutt, who doth protest too much, runs off to do his mommy's bidding. Somehow he managed to race from Los Angeles to Big Bear (a 2-hour drive on a good traffic day). He calls Hope and implores her to meet him there and her dumb ass agrees. Was Hope at all disturbed that WyNutt had the key to a private property owned by the Forrester family? As a follow-up, knowing that WyNutt is trespassing, why in the name of all that is holy would Hope agree to meet him, much less actually notice that the place was staged for a seduction? Meanwhile, this ostrich-haired tool is upset at the prospect that he and his mama will get fired because of what happened to Prince Ridge. How about getting fired for theft, trespassing and other illegal acts? These two have always given me a Sante and Kenny Kimes vibe. WyNutt's desperation to get some silly girl is simply pathetic. I won't even touch on Quinn's barging into Bill's home to confront Lame for taking advantage of a situation.

See, you all know you're wrong for that! I was so trying not to go there and have those thoughts. But, I remembered, too, that Eric has a history of (a) marrying Beth Logan's daughters; and (b) conveniently being there to pick up the pieces. You're not the only one. I figure that the countdown to Katie blaming Brooke and going on one of her sneering, sarcastic, histrionic rants starts in 10, 9, 8, 7... Meanwhile, Ridge's "really, really cool" fiancee should be fuming that her so-called man was so obsessed with Brooke and Bill that he put their future on the back burner. Sure, Katie can blame Quinn, Brooke and Obama, but ultimately it was Ridge's choice to go through all these contortions to stop the wedding. This was even after Katie questioned the validity of the picture and Quinn's timing. Not only did Katie's common sense observations go right over Ridge's greasy head, he kept right on obsessing. It was his choice to don his white knight suit and become Sir Funk-a-Lot and rush off to "rescue" Brooke. Ten guesses as to whether Katie's rage will be directed at Ridge himself. Heck, even Taylor had no problem getting in that ass when she felt neglected. Oh, and will someone please tell that silly bitch to take that silly string off her finger?!

Ridge is responsible for his own idiocy. That ridiculous selfie was just an excuse Ridge latched onto in a desperate attempt to stop the wedding. Some such foolishness about being concerned about Bill's influence on RJ or something. However, let's talk about the fact that Quinn was actually warned repeatedly by her son of the consequences that could befall both of them if she sent that ridiculous selfie to Ridge. And, her response? She didn't care! Bitch can't even lie straight when confronted with her perfidy. She minimized the damage and chose to put her own spin on how she was doing Brooke some favor. And, for someone who is so pressed for her ostrich-haired son to be bound to Hope, she sure as hell didn't give any consideration to his concerns about getting dumped. I don't even think Quinn is just a sociopath anymore. I agree with the person upthread who called her a cipher. The woman is a soulless cipher--a black hole of nothingness. Between the denials and flippant attitude, the only thing she hasn't done is to point to her chest and simper, "Did I do thaaaat?"

I always pictured Phaedra as one of those wives on "Snapped." Her angle: Christian [cough! cough!] church-going good girl hooks up with bad boy felon, whom she believed had changed his trifling ways. However, he caused her to snap, and it is believed she disposed of his remains at her mortuary before an autopsy could be performed. Her poison of choice? Antifreeze, which looks like lime Kool-Aid. And, we all know that Apollo is dumb enough to drink the stuff full strength without thinking about how weird it tastes. Frankly, I hope people have enough sense to think twice before using her legal or mortuary services given her connection to known identity thieves, as well as the information and belief (yet to be proven false) that she was the mastermind.

I wholeheartedly agree with this. I'll state from the outset that I despise Ridge no matter who is playing him. However, TK should have been brought on as a totally new character without the baggage of Ridge's well-documented doucheries. Ridge was already insufferable, but now I just see a guy who is not only a hypocritical jackass, but who also has an apparent adversarial relationship with soap and water. When Ridge recently called Brooke "Logan," all I heard were crickets chirping. The flashbacks of their beach wedding evoked no emotional response from me. The flashbacks and endearing name simply do not have the same emotional impact that they should have had. Perhaps Brad Bell will get it through his thick skull once and for all that Bridge should not be resurrected. Nor, am I emotionally invested in Kringe (so named because that's what they make me do). As wrong as it was, Brill's relationship was treated to a slow build up over the course of several months. Nor, does it help Kringe's cause that Ridge has been obsessing about Brooke and Bill ad nauseam under the guise of being "concerned" about RJ. Meanwhile, his own "really, really cool" fiancee is walking around with some red silly string on her finger to signify their "commitment." He's so busy obsessing about Brill that he hasn't found the time to buy Katie a real engagement ring. I'm sorry, but a few poetry readings (as if Ridge can actually read), a faked cardiac crisis and their mutual malevolence toward Brooke does not a supercouple make.

I'm actually quite concerned about the environmental impact on the Gulf. How many more oil spills must the Earth's waters endure before people get wise? Just the thought of all that oil, sludge and musk from Ridge's hair and body polluting that body of water is enough to cause me to toss and turn. How many years will it take to clean up? How many millions--no, billions--will it take? I also have to wonder if this was justifiable homicide or attempted murder? Bill has grown on me quite a bit in recent months, but one of his major faults is overkill [no pun intended]. Sometimes this guy is his own worst enemy. Why not just have Justin turn the friggin' chopper around and take Brooke back? This leads me to the other thing that bugs me. Maybe Brooke was in shock but I would have fault like a wildcat given this is the second time in so many days that Ridge has interjected his unwanted carcass into Brooke and Bill's business. It will piss me off to the highest of pissivity if Brill is tainted because of this. Frankly, I go for justifiable homicide. Had Ridge stopped obsessing about his ex and actually kept his sorry ass at home and worked on planning his future with Miss Sour Face, none of this would have happened.

Oh, I get it perfectly. It's Ridge's M.O. and always has been. Remember how he just HAD to stop Brooke's wedding to Grant Chambers while leaving Taylor waiting for him to return? Remember how he tried to cock block Pierce and Thorne? Isn't this the same guy who was outraged about Nick and Bridget's drunken one-night stand and called Nick a scumbag? After all, no matter how many vile, despicable, trifling things Ridge has done, he can puff out his chest and declare other men unworthy of "his" Logan. And, mind you, he will do all this while staying firmly glued to his latest HIV (hoe impersonating a virgin). At any given time, Ridge doesn't want Brooke himself, but he'll be damned if someone else has her. And, Eric directing Ridge to "Bring her home," is even more ridiculous. Isn't Brooke in her early 50's and grown? It's not as if she's some unwitting dupe out on a date with an ax murderer. If Brooke is making a mistake, it's her mistake to make. Every once in a while, Brooke has had a moment of clarity where Ridge is concerned, and it would be nice if she had the opportunity to tell him to slink his stinking behind back to the States and read poetry to Katie.