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I, too, think Steffy's really quite over-the-top rude, dismissive, berating treatment of Hope is setting Hope up for an epic comeback. It just has to be. However out of the blue it may be, Carter is on her side. As will her family. I'm usually Team Forrester and I find the Logans seriously cloying but I don't know what the writers are going for here. If Steffy doesn't experience some sort of reversal/consequences here, it'll be the result of really piss-poor writing.

I've been off the barge for a few years (tuning back in now to see ES and JJ) but I must confess I've never liked Diane. The Smug is just too strong with that one. Not Carly-level, but still bad. Is it odd that Diane reads as "older" than ES and FH who are, in real life, older than she is?

Don't think there's any concern that Hope is being coerced or taken advantage of by Carter. She's already setting the rules for their burgeoning "relationship". She's the lead and Carter's following.

In a Season 4, this show may go a soapier route with Yasmin pregnant (quite possible based on her in coitus dialogue with Rob) and the child's true parentage in question. Maybe Henry, in that overly-blase manner of the titled uber-wealthy, doesn't really care whether he's the father. Or maybe he does and there's a conflict with Rob who wants to assert his rights. I like Yas but I'd rather see more Pierpoint shenanigans.

I think Yas dismissed Alondra for the same reason Eric fired Kenny: Alondra saw Yas' emotional vulnerability. And Yas can't abide someone, especially a "subordinate", having seen her in that state.

No. The cheat code for Hope is telling her you're a "one-woman man". Boom. And then Bang.

On behalf of all Californians, and especially Los Angelenos, I apologize for the whacky "chakras" hijinks. I promise we don't all go to healers with our medical issues.

That scene with Will was the first time Steffy actually acted like someone in a position of power. With Katie's preamble about how Will was unsure about whether he even wanted to be at FC, but Katie wanted him to "interview" anyway? And Steffy, only meeting this kid because Katie asked, looked like "Why the F am I talking to this kid who is barely entertaining the idea of working here?" And then Will stammered some vague, meaningless statement, she just said "Explain." Her terse, clipped, "I'm-the-boss" style of speaking actually fit the situation for once. [Also, Will is nowhere near attractive enough to warrant that kind of attention from FC models. Especially when his parentage is unknown. If the models knew his mother was a Logan and his father is $Bill, ok. But without that? No.]

IIRC, Brooke's new position was as one of the "executive team". Yes, she's stepping in to assume some of Ridge's duties because he wants to get back to designing but I don't think they ever expressly stated Brooke was now the co-CEO.

Yup. We know where this is headed. I have to say I appreciate the nuance of the relationship between the Nozawa sisters. Li can be disdainful of her sister's pursuit of monied men and living a lifestyle she doesn't agree with and hold the unwavering belief her sister is not a murderer who must feel bereft that her daughter has committed a series of heinous actions. (And the scene with them and the Forresters at Steffy's was actually touching.) I wish there were similar nuance to the Batie relationship. Sure, $Bill is an easy target because he had feelings for his wife's sister. Which is objectionable. And caused his wife great pain. But Katie is hardly perfect. She's controlling. (And phenomenally insecure. And smug). Maybe she could take some of the blame for their dysfunctional relationship. That'd be a nice change of pace.

Brava, Luna. Some of the best acting this show has seen in years. Unfortunately, given how strong an actress she seems to be, I think TPTB are going to brain tumor/inadmissible evidence/handwave her crimes just to keep her on the canvas. And that's where Finn being her bio-dad comes in. Li putting the smackdown on her [own grandchild], Steffy's oblique reference to having to deal with all these "crazies" (Finn's bio-mom and bio-kid), feels like it could be pointing to Finn being Luna's dad. And all the SL machinations to enable Luna to walk the streets freely will gradually make this once-interesting SL suddenly tedious.

I am not a Logan fan. (Admittedly the Forrester crowd has been seriously lacking for a good long while too.) But I think Brooke is pretty spot-on in her outrage/disappointment at Hope's behavior. Hope has always been a "paragon of virtue" (yuck) and her recent actions have been a sharp departure from her norm. Brooke's concern is based on having been in Hope's shoes more times than she can count. Brooke's aware she made poor choices when it comes to men and she knows she bears some responsibility for the fallout. She wants Hope to learn from her example and not repeat her mistakes. And I have to say I loved Brooke admonishing Hope instead of her usual tongue-bathing of her most pwecious baby. Also appreciated the lack of shmoopyness in her conversation with Ridge. There's something serious going on and she had a real and important conversation with him. Progress.

I don’t care one whit about the Nozawa family but now I’m hoping Poppy’s inevitable innocence shuts Katie all the way up. And it certainly didn’t take long for Luna and Bill to turn on Poppy. It’d be nice if this sequence of events was never forgotten. Katie asks for Poppy’s forgiveness because she was “just trying to protect my family”, blah, blah, blah. No. Nope. To a lesser degree, same with Luna and Bill. They were so quick to believe the worst of her, in front of the cops no less. They need to crawl back to her on broken glass begging for her forgiveness. And, again, I don’t even like Poppy.

Gotta love Zende taking pictures of his sexy, lingerie-clad aunt: "Come on, pout Aunt Brooke! Show me what you got, Aunt Brooke!" Jesus. Although KKL does look absolutely fantastic. Appreciated her initial reluctance and then shattering any doubt she wasn't up for the job. On the other hand, I do understand why Brooke's detractors, both in-show and in real life, are annoyed by her cutesy, clingy, baby-talk ways. A little of that goes a long way and she doesn't know when to say "when". Also, no, Hope, Steffy is not "tagging along" to Monaco. She and Ridge were going already. Brooke was the one who was added later. Nice try at rewriting history, though.

Doesn't this show always give couples a nice, romantic love scene right before they break up? I feel I've seen this more than once. Goodbye Steffy, Hello Hope.