ariesman3

While Brooke never explicitly said that she prefers Wyatt over Liam, in the 3/4/14 episode, Brook told Thorne that while "she likes Liam, his relationship with Hope got too complicated, as opposed to Wyatt and his desire to simply date Hope without putting pressure on her."

I think it is Liam who wants to get married and Hope wants to please him. Even Brooke commented that she preferred the relationship with Wyatt because they were just dating instead of trying to be in a serious, committed relationship. I would love to for Marco Dapper to play Thomas. He has the kind of sex-on-a-stick appeal that Thomas Forrester should have.

At the party, when Katie was going on and on about Kridge, I bet she could hardly be heard over everyone's internal monologue saying," Yeah, yeah girl. Ridge will be going back to Brooke before the year is over!" I loved the nuances that KKL brought to her scenes today: Happy for herself and everyone else that Ridge was found, happy that her sister, Katie, was so happy, watching Kridge canoodle- a painful reminder that their happiness came at the expense of her and RJ's family, and acceptance. But one question: Did Ridge stop the wedding or is another Brill wedding being planned?

LOL

Seriously, Ridge can't really be lost. Bill must be holding him hostage somewhere. The water seemed so shallow, he could have easily swam to shore - unless he was too exhausted from all the running he had to do to stop the wedding. Actually, the Dubai scenes, while being extremely picturesque, defied credulity. Another point: While, B&B is still daily viewing for me, the game-changing, paradigm-shifting plot points are happening without suitable buildup or fallout. As a result, I have a harder time being invested in the story lines. For example, Stephanie's death and the reveal of Brooke and Bill's one-night stand and resultant pregnancy were wonderfully written and drawn out. On the other hand, everything about Ridge's return has seemed rushed. As a result, TK still doesn't register as "Ridge" to me when he is on the screen. I am not invested in the Kridge relationship. Nor, do I feel the weight of the Bridge history. I was reading a KKL quote in which she explains the essence of Brooke: " Nothing stops her. When she makes her decisions about what she wants, she goes for it. She doesn't dwell on the past and let things scare her off. She's truly a person who doesn't look back, just forward, no matter what. No matter how many times she's been knocked down, she gets back up." This is truly Brooke's strength and weakness. She is definitely a survivor. But, by never truly taking time for self-reflection, she makes the same mistakes over and over again. Plus by trusting persons who have proven to be untrustworthy in the past, she allows those persons to hurt her over and over again. I love KKL and Brooke but I would love for Brooke to evolve somewhat into a woman who is a bit world weary- no longer a hearts and flowers romantic, owns up to her past mistakes but refuses to be slut-shamed, and calls out others for their hypocrisy.

LOL I totally agree. I am starting to roll my eyes every time that Brooke says something about finally having a man who is committed only to her and then the following closeup of Bill wearing a knowing expression. It seems like the writers are setting it up as some great betrayal when it was really just a drunken one-night stand.

From what I recall, B&B is very big in the Middle East. Ratings were huge during theMorocco story of 1994-95, in part because the actor who portrayed Prince Omar, Kabir Bedi, is a huge star in the Middle East. I also recall that, in the Middle East, anything remotely sexual has to be censored. So, I expect the Dubai scenes to be full of longing looks and nothing more.

By writing nRidge as a complete ass, Bill Bell has made me a Brill fan. I never liked them as a couple. To me, KKL always seemed to play the conflicted emotions of betraying her sister in the Brill scenes. Plus, I never could forget all the horrible things that Bill said about and did to Hope. But, now, I want Brill to be happily married just make Ridge seethe. I can't believe that Ridge feels that he should have any decisive say in who Brooke marries. Two more things: 1) Where is Eric? I know he is against the Brill and Kridge engagements. 2) As of late, KKL has been looking smashing.

And, when Ridge found out, he and Bridget commenced to having several make-out sessions- even though, Ridge thought that Bridget was his daughter for the first half of her life and, until a few weeks prior, thought that Bridget was his half-sister. The first example of Ridge "punishing" Brooke for her inappropriate relationship choices by making an equally inappropriate choice. I read somewhere that Bill Bell was planning to write a full-blown Ridge and Bridget affair but the viewer reaction was too negative.

I agree. What's strange is that before they officially became a couple, I thought that Ridge and Katie had a ton of chemistry. During the scenes with Katie, Donna, Bill, and Will. I kept wondering how difficult it must be to act with a baby. When he was being held by Don Diamont, he cried, clearly wanting to go back to his real-life mother, Heather Tom. Then, Jennifer Gareis carried him out of the room as he protested even louder. And, Beware Anyone Needing Psychotherapy!! Dr. Taylor Hayes is the worst psychiatrist ever!!

So many great, insightful posts in this thread! Now, to be a little shallow: Is Taylor wearing one of Stephanie's old pantsuits? Her haircut and the outfit make her look very matronly.

The Best of British Slang : Slapper - A slapper is a female who is a bit loose. A bit like a slag or a tart. Probably also translates into tramp in American. LOL. One would not be wrong to call Brooke a slapper in the UK sense.

I think that Katharine Kelly Lang doesn't get a lot of Emmy love because the character does not have volcanic emotional outbursts or monologues. KKL displays the majority of Brooke's emotions without dialogue. KKL's sex appeal and ability to generate chemistry with all her male co-stars makes her the ideal soap star. I am a big Brooke and KKL fan. This Emmy nod is way overdue. Too bad there is not a special award for Best Slap because this or this or this .

That is a long time to wait for the Hope's and her Brother Boyfriends (HHBB!) story to get interesting.

For the life of me, I don't understand why Hope feels she needs to make a decision about the rest of her life. This has been my problem with the Lope relationship. It's always MARRIAGE OR BUST. It would make since that Taylor and Thorne found themselves both single in Paris and decided to have some sort of FWB relationship. But since this is B&B, we have to believe that the fourth time is the charm. I really want Aly to kill both of them but that won't happen either.

Oh, great!! So, Hope has decided to date Liam and Wyatt at the same time. I hate all of three of them now. Hope is now stringing along two brothers. Neither Liam nor Wyatt have the stones to say, " It's either him or me" and be willing to walk away if she chooses his brother. I just can't with this story... So, it seems like Taylor and Thorne took a break so that she could have an affair with his father, Eric. Yes, I would like to see that on my screen.

I was happy to see her too. I actually liked her scenes and wanted more. Too bad she doesn't have a storyline. Again, another FC management meeting...this time about the Bedroom line. Hope, Carter, Maya, Quinn, Wyatt, and Oliver are there but Ridge is not. Doesn't make sense.

That was the funniest B&B scene in recent memory. Thomas should have been fired again for conceiving of such a dumbass idea. But, too bad there won't be an Aly's Bedroom set-complete with dollhouses and shrines to Hope. Did anyone notice the Forrester Creations bottled water? Yes, looks like KKL got a haircut. And., it looks good.

That was just bad writing. Brooke has never dated two brothers at one time in the way that Liam proposed that Hope do. She did bounce back and forth between Ridge and Nick for a while but never at the same time. She never vacillated between Ridge and Thorne. Wasn't Hope dating both Liam and Wyatt prior to Liam's last marriage ultimatum?

I don't think that they lack charisma as much as they lack storyline and definition as characters...in their scenes today, they were talking about other characters. It is hard to root for them as a couple, when he is her second choice, when they had an insa-engagement, and when, now, she seems to be much too intrigued by Oliver. As individual characters, it's hard to draw a bead on them. Maya started out as a somewhat-psycho character looking for her child to a wannabe actress/spokesmodel in love with Rick, a basically good character with a toughness and spunk that made her a character worth rooting for. Now, the edge is gone, her role at Forrester is sketchy (she's a model who attends management meetings) and because she is stringing along the nice guy Carter, the has lost the rooting factor. Carter, is an attorney/minister/actor/model, adoptive brother of the now-absent Marcus. Despite being really, really good looking, the women of B&B world, don't seem to be attracted to him. The two actors were a very popular couple during the last days of Guiding Light but it's seldom does that rare alchemy transfer to new characters on another show. You know, I was very surprised the first time that Liam proposed to Hope on B&B. Hope seemed to be content at the time to have a boyfriend and romance but waiting to have sex. It seemed like Liam proposed so that he could go all-the-way with Hope. Apart from Liam's waffling between Steffy and Hope and Bill's interference, the other problem in the LOPE relationship was the difference in their ages and life experience. Liam really is ready to settle down and have a wife and kids. Actually, the age and experience difference is an issue in the HOTT relationship too. For Wyatt, Hope is The One. He too wants her to be his wife and mother of his kids one day. But, he is willing to wait for Hope to be on the same page-unlike Liam, who wants to marry Hope NOW. Hope is enjoying being young, beautiful, and carefree- just as a woman her age should be. In the real world, women AND men her age are learning who they are and figuring out what whey want through trial and error. There really is no reason she should commit to a LTR with Liam or Wyatt right now other than the fact that everyone on this show gets engaged waaaay to soon.

While I haven't liked TK as Ridge, I think the problem is with the writing and with wardrobe and makeup. But since we are talking about recasts, what about Stephen Nichols as Ridge?

What about Corbin Bleu as the new Marcus?

I hope that the current storyline involving Maya/Oliver/Aly will lead into something interesting for Carter. The attorney/minister/actor/Ridge's-yes-man has yet to have an interesting storyline despite having at least 4 jobs. Lawrence Saint-Victor is a good actor who is HOTNESS personified. He also seems to have chemistry with a lot of the ladies. The fact that the B&B female characters are not ripping his clothes off on a regular basis is a tragedy for viewers. Instead, he is involved with Maya who is inexplicably just not that into him. A half-hour show can only focus on a few characters and characters like Brooke and "central character" Hope must get screen time. But, I'd rather not see characters at all than wonder "Why the hell is he in this scene?" BTW, the Rick/Maya romance had some interest and Lindsay Godfrey was really catching fire as the wacky/horny/shallow/scheming odd-woman out, Caroline. But, the swift breakup and subsequent pairings of Rick/Caroline and Carter/Maya have been kind of boring. In fact, the way that B&B has abruptly ended all of its interracial relationships, Rick/Maya, Marcus/Steffy, Justin/Donna, and Thomas/Daisy would lead one to believe that Bradley Bell was afraid of fully committing to those stories. But, in a world where Scandal is can't-miss-TV, I don't know why he is afraid.

KKL and Joanna Johnson look so much alike. After 25 years, their resemblances to one another never fail to startle me.

The board meeting at SP seemed all kinds of wrong!! First of all, there were only four people in attendance- one of them being Katie's assistant. I thought that Katie fired Justin after Bill tricked her into signing SP back to Bill. Where was the rest of the Board of Directors? Where was Bill, who owns 49% of SP? Why was VP Liam off kidnapping Hope instead of at the board meeting? How is it that SP is still expecting large profits gains when the rest of the newspaper and magazine publishing world is dealing with lowering circulations and struggling with how to monetize its internet presence? And business dealings at Forrester Creations are not any better.