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I don't get how she hasn't changed clothes completely. That's like the working mom's first step when getting home - go change into the comfy clothes. And then we have Liam who didn't have any time, after spending the entire day traveling all over L.A. to ask everyone who has ever met Thomas and/or Hope what they think about this trip to San Francisco, to change out of his work clothes.

Yeah, if Thomas was actually "all better" and not after Hope, he wouldn't be staring just as intently. He wouldn't be hugging her or massaging her. I'm usually a fan of AN's acting choices, but the facial expressions she's been making lately kind of support that "she's being drugged" theory. What kind of direction is she getting that those are the faces she's making? Steffy wants to tell Liam about the scandalous hand holding so badly. "Thomas isn't the one you have to worry about." How pissed do you think she is that Liam didn't take that bait and ask her what she means by that?

It's traffic barrel chic.

I saw speculation (and I'm not tagging it, because it is not based on any existing spoilers) that Hope is being drugged. It was based almost entirely on that scene between Hope and Steffy where Hope dropped her water bottle. This person thought that there had to be some reason for that. Now, the obvious culprit would be Thomas - faking his reformation while reviving his plan to drug her to get her into bed. But, if the show did this, I could also see it being a convoluted Sheila plot (that she's somehow still carrying out despite being locked up). If she breaks up Hope and Liam's marriage, that makes Liam available to Steffy. And if Sheila did any research, she may have discovered the Hayes WTD situation, so she may figure if Steffy hooked up with heartbroken Liam once, she'd do it again. And going at it indirectly like this, she figures nobody would suspect her doing anything, since it isn't a direct attack on Steffy. Of course, the obvious question there would be who is doing the drugging for her? Mike is locked up, too, and Deacon may be in love with her, but he's not going to drug his daughter for her. There are a ton of reasons this couldn't be the story, but I did think that water bottle bit was odd. In the end, though, while it would explain Hope's behavior, if that is the direction they're going, they really need to not have her actually sleep with Thomas, because we all know the show wouldn't acknowledge it as rape. They've got a pretty shitty track record on that front. It's be just another misunderstanding.

I ordinarily would call out a show for forgetting a character exists, but if Wyatt and the Logan family all get collective amnesia on that one, I'd be eternally grateful.

"I want to talk to you about what I saw between you and my brother." A-fucking-gain? Did you not just talk to her about it yesterday? Is there some kind of HR at FC that Hope can go to about the CEO harassing her? I think Steffy can't stand that their mothers are BFFs now and that her mother isn't competing for her father anymore, and she's decided to start shit with Hope to compensate for it. And, oh, look, more inappropriate chemistry between Taylor and Thomas. Neither one of them has more chemistry with anyone else on the show than they do with each other. Maybe they should have cast KA as someone else and found a different actress to play Taylor. KA playing the head of a rival fashion empire who seduces Thomas away from FC when he's on the outs with his family would have been a way better story than anything either one has been involved in. So, today was a Liam talks to Wyatt about Hope and Thomas day, so tomorrow must be him seeking out Ridge to talk about it? Then back to Wyatt the next day. Maybe Liam should just talk it out with Douglas. He's the smartest person on the show.

Yeah, Finn has fully bought into the idea that Steffy is the single best, most pure woman in all the land, and if she's sticking her nose in someone else's business, it's because she's being her usual selfless, loving self. Hell, he probably thinks she fucked Liam because she's just that giving, and it was the only way to heal his deep emotional pain.

And as soon as the fantasies started back up, he'd be on the phone with his therapist (the real one, not his mother), afraid he might be backsliding.

I still don't even get what the truth is supposed to be about Thomas. If he really is "all better," that is the fastest, least earned redemption ever. How much time passed between him barging into Steffy's house, demanding 24/7 access to Douglas, and verbally attacking Steffy when she wouldn't agree and him being welcomed back to FC because he's "not that Thomas anymore"? A day? Two days? If they really wanted to tell the story where Thomas is over it all but now Hope is obsessed with him, why did they have to rush right into it? Why not actually redeem Thomas on screen over some time? And Taylor, you being so invested in Thomas being better is exactly why you can't be impartial. You want it too much. Does Liam have a planner full of meetings about Thomas? Is lunch with Ridge up next? Than Eric, and maybe Charlie? With lunches with Wyatt and/or Bill in between those meetings, of course, so he can review with them everything he learned from each one. Miss Two Paternity Tests throwing "you're turning into your mother" stones was pretty hilarious.

I would definitely like Wyatt being around more...as long as that doesn't involve Flo being back on our screens ever again.

So, if Hope is convinced she needs to hop on board a "bad boy," wouldn't Thomas's current super earnest "gosh, gee" persona be one huge boner killer? I snorted at his "even if Hope threw herself at me, I'd turn her down." I mean, we all know that's complete bullshit, but, also, wouldn't it be fucking hilarious if that's actually how this storyline went down? Her throwing herself at him, and him backing away and running? How bored must all the actors be that they just keep repeating the exact same dialogue every single day? Thomas/Hope and Liam/Wyatt have had these exact same conversations a dozen or so times.

And the circumstances around that whole marriage. One minute, she was married to Liam and very pregnant. The next, she's lost the baby, she and Liam are over, he's shacking up with his probably equally famous ex, and she's married to Thomas. Then, what probably feels like just as quickly to the public (but was interminable if you were watching), she's back with Liam and they have their "lost" baby. And now she's worked with Thomas, off and on. It should be a huge scandal and curiosity among the fashion world of LA and among Hope's followers.

Oh, God, that dress. When I was a kid in the 80's, we were on a family vacation in Nashville and saw Dottie West perform at the Grand Ole Opry. She wore something very similar to that dress. The restaurant scenes have been weird for a while now. I'd almost think the show was getting ready to open a real life version of the restaurant, and this was all build up for that. Otherwise, it's kind of inexplicable. It's like "OK, we have Sean on contract, but with Sheila in prison, we really don't have anything to do with Deacon. So, let's just sit him in the restaurant dealing with weird cameo appearances and constant talk about his menu until we think of something else or his contract runs out." My main takeaway from every Hope scene lately is that she needs some therapy. And she is becoming so unlikeable that a part of me is just like "yeah, yeah, whatever, go ahead and jump his bones. Who cares that he let you keep believing your baby was dead so he could manipulate you into a marriage, that he planned to rape you, that he killed a woman to keep you from finding out your daughter was alive, and that he has abused and manipulated your son as part of his various scheme over the past few years. Go on, get your prince, girl." I can't wait until she finds out about Deacon and Sheila so she can consider that confirmation that she is genetically destined to bang Thomas.

Then the show would probably capitalize on that inappropriate chemistry between Taylor and Thomas.🤢

There was a part of me that feared, during her conversation with Jack, that she'd reveal they had another child together after Finn that she didn't tell him about (or that Finn had a twin she didn't tell him about), as a means of manipulating him into helping her.

I laughed at Sheila saying that Jack wouldn't have come to see her if he didn't want to help her. Ma'am, the entire fucking town has been coming to see you to tell you exactly what kind of trash you are. Clearly, wanting to help you isn't the only reason someone would pop in.

When I was watching yesterday, all I could think was "did we know Jack was a lawyer?" Because I did not remember any mention of it before. Glad to see everyone else here confirm that for me. Jack, dude, if you have any hope of ever having a good relationship with your son and grandson, do not fall for this crap. There was something so condescending about Carter and Eric talking about Katie's "fragile heart." But, at the same time, the show does write her that way often, so...

The actor isn't currently on GH. I can't say he might not be coming up soon, because I don't pay a ton of attention to soap news, so that could have been announced or rumored recently, and I just haven't seen it. But, he's definitely not on screen now.

I'd add in Sally's younger sister. Maybe she can get a job with FC or SP. And they need to create some other roles to bring in some young women who aren't related to everyone (since most of the existing options for characters you can being back in that age range are boys). There is no younger generation on this show right now to watch grow up and be attached to when they're ready to take on more leading stories. Before RJ came back, there was a huge gap between Douglas and the thirtysomethings. We need some late teens/early 20's characters in there. No need to throw them into huge romantic pairings right this second, but put them on our screens, dealing with the families (and dating around some) to give the audience time to feel invested in them by the time they're ready for bigger stories. I know it's just a half hour show, so there's only so many stories/characters they can show at once, but it's just so odd to me to have a soap with nobody in that age range.

Once again, Taylor, your psycho son obsessing over you/Ridge/Brooke should be a big old red flag that he is not any better. Liam, I get it. You're one hundred percent right about Thomas. But, what is the point of seeking Steffy out every single day to rehash the exact same questions about him? And, Steffy, "this is a great time for our family"? Weren't you saying exactly the same thing like 10 minutes before you found out Thomas made that CPS call? You have zero radar for your brother's bullshit. That's been proven over and over again.

I know we won't ever get a romance there, but I would kill for them to just make the two of them the snarky Greek chorus of the show.

Lord, today's show was boring. Will Ridge and Taylor please stop trying to smooth everything over for Thomas? He's a fucking adult who needs to own and atone for his own shit. If RJ is pissed at his brother, let the two of them work it out, don't keep pushing "but you're OK with your brother, right?" It's almost as obnoxious as Taylor surprising Steffy with Thomas visits until she browbeat her into forgiving him. Heaven forbid anyone other than Liam remains angry at Thomas for more than two minutes.

If I never hear Sheila call Deacon "daddy" again, it will be too soon. If RJ punches Thomas the first time they interact, for all the shit he's done to his mother and sister, I wouldn't hate it. (I know they're brothers, I just mean the first time they interact since his return).

I was thinking the same thing, @Artsda. They all know she's broken out of prison before. I know they're enjoying their victory and all, but their smugness in her face about it is certainly going to bite them in the ass at some point in the future. Katie definitely shouldn't go back to Bill, but I was embarrassed for Carter today, practically begging her not to. Are there actually any Sheila/Deacon shippers out there to support this star-crossed lovers bullshit the show is continuing to try to sell? Although, really, Hope should sympathize with him wanting to keep banging a psycho, given her own newfound desire to get into Thomas's pants.

Somebody shoot me, but I see chemistry between Taylor and Bill. I swear, Taylor has chemistry with everyone but Ridge.