sunday, may 21, 2006

     Oh yeah, it's another week of the BROOKE show. Maybe the powers that be should remind everyone that this is not really the BOLD and the BEAUTIFUL but the BROOKE and more BROOKE show? ARGH. But, I digress. 

     On Monday's show Brooke and Nick decide to come back to LA with Stephanie to 'save' Ridge. This is, of course, after Nick had yet more harsh words for Stephanie. When Brooke is finally in Ridge's room, she declared her love to him, and magically, he woke up. It's a MIRACLE! This prompted Stephanie, whose always been Brooke's #1 enemy to want to make amends with her because, as she sees it, Brooke saved Ridge's life. Stephanie tells Brooke that she turned over a new leaf and she appreciates her now and yada, yada, yada. She is grateful and wants to show it to her, not merely say it. What does La Forrester have in mind? We find out later in the week, and it's really wild, hard for me to believe, really, but, as a mother, I understand it. Of course, before this happens, Stephanie has to hear everyone and their mother (literally in the case of Nick and Jackie) cuss her out. Typical, isn't it? 

     The day of the press conference Brooke arrives in Ridge's room with RJ, and Ridge promises the tyke to take him to the Zoo. Not sure if RJ really understands or cares about the Zoo. Then, before we know it, Catherine arrive to whisk the toddler away to play-group, because we know Catherine is the real caregiver for Brooke's kids, since Brooke is always running around, working, in Mexico and wherever she wants, her kids always come last. Before Stephanie's press conference, Jackie jumps the gun and offers Brooke to come on board at Jackie M. Just after Brooke declined the tempting offer, Stephanie calls and invites Broke  to the press conference and tells her she'd be pleased. Jackie and Nick don't want Brooke to go, but she tells them she wants to be there to support Ridge and that not to worry about her... she can handle Stephanie (right!).

     At the press conference Stephanie has an elaborate tribute for Brooke, announced that the profitable Men and Brooke's Bedroom Lines were back into production and further stated that she was going to step down as CEO and wanted to make Brooke the new CEO and even offered her 50% of the stock! Brooke just stood there, speechless, not cracking a smile, looking like she was confused. Brooke is the most confused person I have ever watched on daytime television. Will she accept? We know she will. Career has always been more important than family to her, to hell what Nick wants, to hell what her kids need. What kind of tantrum is Nick (and his mother) are going to pull after Brooke accepts Stephanie's offer? We're in for some fireworks for sure. Brooke had told Nick that she just wanted to help Ridge get better and will not get back with him, but Jackie and Stephen are not so sure, that's why they were present at the conference and upset at the announcement. You would think they would be happy for Brooke's good fortune, right? Wrong. Jackie was now in an all-out feud with the entire Forrester family and earlier in the week she had even returned Eric's engagement ring to him. I must say, I was happy that Eric did not put up a fight and stood up for Stephanie. Finally... STIC may be back for good!! Thanks Felicia!

     Earlier in the week, Felicia and Dante seem a bit ad odds with each other. They want to explain to one another the 'kiss' but it seems to me like they are both a bit confused on the whole matter. I must say, Felicia looks cute with her foulard on her head that matches her clothes! Leave it to her to make a fashion statement even with a bald head. One can only wonder if she really has feelings for Dante or what's going on here. Bridget has been so supportive of her husband-stealing mother at this point I think she deserves to be man-less for a while. Maybe someday when she can talk to Stephanie with some respect I may like her again.

     sly @ 11:11 AM

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saturday, may 13, 2006

     What a sad, sappy week. I am not sure if I am more revolted by Stephanie wanting to be Brooke's friend (even if it is for Ridge's sake) or the fact that everyone is in Brooke's corner in one way or another and she keeps on getting supporters. Now we have her dad that hates Stephanie. Can Stephanie catch a break for ONCE? She's not the villain here! Stephanie didn't cause the Ridge/Brooke break-up, she didn't cause Brooke to fall in love with Nick, and she didn't cause Ridge's illness. Yet, she's getting blamed for just about everything and everyone talks to her like she is a dog. It's sickening.

     The week starts with Ridge collapsed on the floor, and a frantic Stephanie calling 911. Who else would come and rescue Ridge but Hector and his crew? Who else would help in the operation but Christian, Felicia's Doctor (who I thought worked at a private clinic, not the University Hospital)? Are there any other fire rescue/doctors in LA? At any rate... Stephanie feels guilty. She recalls Ridge's last words to her "you took away my life" (i.e. Brooke) and she feels she caused Ridge's heart attack and possible demise. This of course isn't true. As the Doctor explains, his heart defect was something genetic, but Stephanie feels guilty nonetheless. Ridge, in his comatose state, can only utter one word over and over again... BROOKE. Ugh. Brooke in the meantime is in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with Nick, and having the time of her life, not caring the least bit about Ridge. I find it weird that nobody calls her. Not Bridget, not Jackie, not Eric. Wouldn't they think Brooke ought to know that Ridge is knocking at death's door? Apparently not. Stephanie tries over and over again to get in touch with Brooke to no avail, Brooke hangs up on her. Since Stephanie is determined to bring Brooke to Ridge's side, feeling that Ridge needs to feel her presence for him to come to (much like Felicia needed baby Dominick for her to get better as well), she flies to Mexico to get Brooke. Brooke's dad, Stephen, was not supposed to tell Stephanie where Brooke went, but somehow, Stephanie convinces him to tell her. It's a flipping miracle.  In the meantime, everyone comes to Ridge's room to talk to him, but he responds to no-one, not even his own son Thomas. Taylor, who loves him dearly, has zero effect on him. I hope she can move on with her life and get a nice man-she deserves it. I am tired of everyone getting some action but her-and she deserves it more than anybody else. It's not surprising that Ridge does not respond to Thomas... lately he has cared little if none at all about his 'family' with Taylor, Thomas and the girls mean squat to him nowadays. As a matter of fact, I found it quite disturbing when Ridge told his mother that she took away HIS family! No Ridge, you ABANDONED your family all by yourself when you left Taylor... yes, THAT family... remember them? What a hypocrite. Getting back to the story, when Stephanie arrives in Cabo and sees Brooke, she pleads with her and lays it on quite thick, even calling her 'precious girl' while Nick insults her over and over again (nice!). Brooke does get away with everything, doesn't she? I am not sure if I liked Stephanie groveling at Brooke's feet in order to save her son's life, but I respect her loving heart and her courage, because this shows just what a wonderful mother she is. If Brooke can "save" Ridge and we can start seeing less of her, I will stick by Stephanie and support whatever she does no matter what.

     We then see Dante, who has just proposed to Bridget, and she says no. He's not very happy about it, and we later have scenes during the week where Dante and Felicia get quite cozy and smoochy... Bridget who?  I can't help but wonder about Dante's motives. Does he REALLY have feelings for Felicia, or since Bridget turned him down he feels maybe he can get his hands on Felicia and get her to marry him? I am confused by this character to say the least. Felicia is very vulnerable right now and  he might be taking advantage of the situation, being Dino's father and all... hmmm... makes you think.

     Jackie and Stephen, in the meantime, are getting cozy themselves. Stephen has no love lost for Eric and cannot wait to bad mouth him to Jackie by telling her what he did to Beth (but what about what YOU did to Beth sweetie?) and before we know it, Stephen plants a big one on a surprised Jackie. 

     Here's my question to the writers: Why does Brooke always have to be in the center of everything?

sly @ 11:39 AM

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saturday, may 6, 2006

     Oh yes... no commentary for 3 weeks. The truth is, I was out of town for 10 days and I have about 6 or 7 shows taped on my TIVO that I have yet to watch, plus I couldn't watch yesterday's show due to an appointment so I am way behind! I will catch up this coming week, but I do have so much to say about the happenings of these past three weeks... even though I missed some, the recaps helped. Here goes... 

     The storyline of the first of these past three weeks revolved around Megan and her involvement with Massimo and their plan to get and keep Jackie in the slammer for bogus charges. I must admit this was an interesting pairing, Megan and Massimo... hmmm... Nick is convinced that his father is behind all of this because Massimo wants Brooke to be with Ridge and not him, so he declared war on his father. Amazingly he is then able to blow the cover on daddy dearest as Megan confesses to what they have done. Later Nick informs the board of the scheme and they vote Massimo out and Nick in as the new CEO of Marone industries. Something tells me that Massimo will not let it lie... and if the writers know what's good for the show, they won't. Massimo is a very powerful man with a lot of connections and should be able to come out on top no matter what... we'll see. I would like to see yet another Mafia like scene like we've seen when Deacon was around... that would be entertaining!

     We then have Bridget and Dante, as selfish as they can be, who don't seem to care less about Felicia. They have plans to take Felicia's reason to live to Italy to meet Dante's family. Is this bad timing or what? Can the relatives wait until Felicia is better and can tag along, or, better yet, come themselves to LA? Felicia is weak and needs her son right now more than Dante's family needs to meet the toddler! Stephanie, the only person with any sense, is successful in keeping the toddler near Felicia's side thanks to a court order. Hurray for Steph! My hero. Truth is, as Stephanie tells her daughter, Baby Dominick has dual citizenship since his father is an Italian citizen. If Dante decided to keep the baby in Italy, a horrible international custody battle could ensue. Stephanie then threatened to fire Dante... without a job he could lose his work visa and have to go back to Italy and then he'd never get to see his son, let alone get custody. After this, Dante wasted no time in asking Bridget to marry him! Of course if they got married, his deportation problems could be over. Will Bridget say yes? While I am at it, please writers, don't call baby Dominick DINO. I keep thinking of the Flintstone's pet dinosaur when I hear that. How about DJ? That would fit, wouldn't it?

     In the meantime, Brooke is at the center of yet another "damsel in distress" routine. At first, Ridge brings her father, Stephen, to talk to her to be in his corner and try to convince her that she belongs with Ridge. Brooke is upset because she despises her dad, and we see crocodile tears, la-di-la. Boring. Something though... Patrick Duffy is not old enough to be KKL's dad, is he? Patrick Duffy is 57, while KKL will be 45 in July... ahhh soaps. What can I say? Even Eric is not old enough to be Ridge's dad, but, I digress.  Brooke has been taking anxiety pills and she took what seems like one too many when Ridge arrives to try to sway her to his corner once again. She claims she does not remember a thing and the next morning she wakes up with Ridge in her bed. OOPS! Typical Brooke if you ask me. This of course is bad news for Nick who goes over to Big Bear to fight "Forrester", but Brooke arrives just in time to stop them and one thing led to another and Nick believes Brooke that she didn't mean for that to happen and they make love themselves. I sincerely hope this is not the start of yet another 'who's the daddy' storyline because I will vomit. I think Nick is a hypocrite anyway... he is upset that Ridge took advantage of Brooke, yet he took advantage of her when he thought Ridge had just died! In the end, Nick, who thinks 'Forrester' raped hid beloved Brooke, thinks Brooke should resign from FC and a teary Brooke agrees. She then goes over to pack her things and Stephanie is there gloating, she is finally getting her wish! Ridge, however, is terribly upset. She pleads Brooke not to go and then has words with his mother and in the end he collapses... was it one too many french fries to blame?

     One last plea to the writers... give Taylor a storyline! I am sick of her needing to back peddle into a Brooke's story. I realize she now has a thing for Nick, but... isn't Hector a much better suitor for her?

sly @ 10:42 AM

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saturday, april 15, 2006

     Oh boy! I am not sure what to think about this week, although I must confess, it's pretty funny to see Ms. Jackie M in the slammer! Could Massimo be behind it? And what is Megan doing in the Jackie's offices? Read on... 

     The week starts with Nick getting a call from his mother-from jail. She is horrified to be there and treated like a criminal and does not even know why. It's then revealed she in there for tax fraud, tax evasion and money laundering, a charge that she adamantly refused. Ridge is livid to see pics from Nick's pirate adventure on Nick's desk (when did Nick get the time to get a roll developed or photos out and printed from the digital camera in record time no-one knows) but Massimo tells him to let him 'take care of it'. The next day Ridge sees Nick and Brooke together, all lovey-dovey, but Massimo tells him he's got everything under 'control'. Daddy Massimo will get Brooke back for him, no matter what it takes. Too bad for Ridge if Brooke does not take him back after Massimo forces Nick out of the picture... which will not happen. Ridge tells daddy dearest to hurry because if he doesn't succeed he'll take matters on his own hands... brr... I am shivering! NOT! Hmmm... Nick asks for his father's help in getting his mother out on bail, but seems as if Mr. Marone wants something in return... you guess it! He wants Nick to leave Brooke for Ridge. Could Massimo be behind Jackie's arrest? It may seem so, since the ship mogul even visits his ex-wife telling her to persuade Nick to leave Brooke and he would help her out. Jackie does not want to comply, and the next day, Massimo 'tries' to get her out on bail but the court denies it. It was all set-up if you ask me. The judge questioned why Massimo would bail out his cheating ex-wife and all sordid details about Jackie's affair with Deacon came out in the open for everyone to hear. I found it quite amusing that Ms. Brooke has a stupid 'I can't believe it' smirk on her face, when she is guilty of doing the same dirty deeds with Deacon herself! I say... BRING DEACON BACK! While you're at it, bring little D back as well, and maybe even Amber! Anyway... Brooke and Nick vow to find a way to get Jackie out of jail which won’t result in them breaking up, so they hire a supposedly very powerful attorney. In the end Jackie is denied bail because she is a flight risk, the ex Mrs. Marone will have to spend weeks in the slammer... it's going to be good. Let's just hope they get her out of that ugly green shirt she's been wearing for days! 

     Meanwhile at the Forrester's mansion, Ridge, Thorne, Darla and Kristen (back once again for yet another one show appearance) arrive to a candle-lit room. They all think Stephanie has gone off the deep end and needs serious help. When Stephanie and Eric arrive they try to tell them the news of Felicia being alive, but end up getting Felicia wheeled in by Christian-everyone is shocked and happy and wonder how this could be. Stephanie and Eric explain it all. Earlier that evening Felicia had her mother cut off her hair since it was coming off in chunks because of the chemo, and she had been wheeled in with a Mohawk!! What a funny gal. It seems as if Lesli Kay really did cut her hair off for the role, so, kudos to you Lesli! Later on Dr. Ramirez shaved the mohawk off as well in a very sensual way, might I add, that ended with a kiss... very sweet!! The gal that I am worried about is Bridget. She lost a baby recently, and also her husband. The one thing that kept her together was baby Dino who she thought she was going to raise as her son. Now with Felicia back, she will lose the baby too. A very compassionate Bridget is thrilled to have her sister back, but unsure how to feel about losing Dino. Felicia assures Bridget they can raise the tyke together.

     It's late and Nick is at the Jackie M store trying to gather some evidence of her mother's innocence. The judge had stated that the incriminating evidence came directly from Jackie's computer, so he wanted to check things out for himself. When he heard a noise he goes over to his mother's office, peaked in and there was Megan! Is this the same Megan that is Brooke's loyal friend and confidante? Something is rotten in Kansas Toto!! 

     Sadly there was no miss Taylor on my screen this week. Spoilers don't show her for next week either. Please Mr. Bell! Give us a great Taylor storyline!

sly @ 11:42 AM

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saturday, april 8, 2006

     The only thing that saved this week from the monotonous Brooke scenes (I will be going to Arizona for a week in a couple of weeks, you bet I will be FF those when I get back!) was the great Felicia storyline and Massimo! Whoa! I did not see that coming at all. 

     The week starts with Dr. Ramirez and brother Hector (I actually think Mario Lopez looks more like he would be Dante's brother, not Hector, but.. ok) attending a barbecue at Bridget and Dante's with Thorne and Darla. Since when is Hector a good friend of Dante and Bridget? Did I miss something? But, I digress. Christian (Dr. Ramirez has a first name!) has no idea who these people are, but he does figure it out when he sees the baby and he realizes that the 'sister that died of cancer' that Bridget keeps mentioning is his patient Felicia! Christian then goes over to talk to Stephanie and tells her that she MUST tell the family that Felicia is okay, and Stephanie hesitates because she's not sure Felicia will pull through, but the news are good. Felicia is doing better than good. The cancer is in remission, the new liver took, and she's not dying anytime soon.  

     Nick takes Brooke and the kidos in a 'pirate adventure' on the Shady Marlin and they spend the night on one of the islands nearby (did not realize there were islands outside of LA, hmmm...). There is lots of cutsie scenes with the kids, everyone is in pirate attire and Brooke is wearing a 'Pirate Booty' shirt. In the meantime a furious Ridge is upset that he cannot take his son to a car show because Brooke and the kids 'disappeared'. Why would a 1.5 year old child care about a car show? Got me. My 2.5 year old would not care to go see this kind of show. Know what Ridge? I think Thomas would enjoy the car show, have you forgotten about him? Seems like he's forgotten his other children lately. Ridge goes to see his mother asking her to let him and Brooke run the company, and when he's not getting anywhere with her, he goes over to see dear old daddy Massimo, who we all know, thinks Brooke should be with Ridge for RJ's sake. When Brooke and the gang come back from the island, Massimo summons Nick to come and see him. Seems like he's not too happy that Brooke will be filling his family with scandals like she did with the Forresters, and he was not going to let that happen. He tells Nick that if he wants to continue seeing Brooke, it means he can say goodbye to his inheritance. Nick does not even have to think about it, he chooses Brooke. Of course Brooke is not broke, although she no longer owns a piece of FC, so we'll see how these two will fare in the penniless world. One thought enters my mind though. If it's so important that children are raised with their father, why doesn't Massimo care that Ridge's other 3 children don't have one? Sure, Thomas is in college now, but the girls are young ladies in their teens just learning what men are like and this is their example? Good grief! When will they turn out pregnant? And where is Deacon anyway? I am sure little Hope is majorly confused between "uncle Nick", "daddy Ridge" and real daddy MIA.

     In the meantime, Felicia is waking up, and when she finds out that her mother saved her, she is grateful and thankful. When she asks to see her baby, Stephanie and Eric go over to tell Bridget and Dante to come over to the hospital for a 'surprise'. Bridget is amazed and thankful that her sister is alive, but in the end you can possibly see her thinking that this means that she will lose the baby she thought she was going to raise as her own. Interesting scenes to come. In my view Bridget is headed for a major nervous breakdown, and if not, she should. Nobody can deal with all that she has dealt with without needing some help. Maybe Taylor will be there to help her, once someone helps Taylor. Taylor needs to be redeemed in my view, I am tired of all this trash-talk and make her look like she has completely lost it. Taylor is better than that.

     More interesting scenes this week involved Jackie (since Taylor is nowhere to be seen). When she finds out that Felicia is alive, she is none too pleased because she knows that this means that Eric will not divorce Stephanie. She is angry and upset but in the end she tells Eric she will keep waiting for him (what a moron), and while she's alone drowning in her sorrow, some policemen arrive, handcuff her and take her away. The scene fades to Massimo, all pleased (surely he had something to do with it), listening to an Opera in the background. And people think Stephanie was manipulating! Meet the new villain in town! 

sly @ 12:38 PM

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sunday, april 2, 2006

     I really enjoyed this week's episodes. Could it because they were Stephanie filled, and sometimes funny and sad at the same time? I am not sure, but, here goes. 

     Stephanie is at Felicia's bed side and things are looking grim. Hearing Dr. Lopez...err, Dr. Ramirez say that Felicia needed a reason to live, Stephanie rushes out of the clinic and goes over to Dante's house to get Dominick, hoping that Felicia would respond to her baby. A puzzled Bridget agreed, and the baby was indeed the miracle worker Stephanie hoped he would be. Within moments of Dominick being at Felicia's side, with her hand on his heart, Felicia's heartbeat improved and her condition stabilized.

     Taylor and Nick have a few scenes together this week. In one Taylor visits Nick on the boat and warns him about Brooke's past. Yep, she had many soulmates over the years (to say the least), she wants the captain to keep his eyes open. Later on (not sure if the same day or some other day, I'm losing track) it's Nick that visits a passed out drunk Taylor at her house. Reversing the roles, Nick tries to help Taylor realizing that she's not an alcoholic, but just a wannabe.

     In the meantime, at Forrester's Creations, Ridge is paying Brooke yet another visit. Brooke is none too pleased about it, and reveals that she would never get back together with a man that hurt her children as much as her father hurt her. Ridge is of course upset and tries to understand, and seems to think this has a lot more to do with Brooke's dad than with him... paging Patrick Duffy!

     In another little, yet significant scene, Eric is with Jackie as they make plans to spend the rest of their lives together. He goes over to see Stephanie to ask for the divorce when Stephanie reveals she has something to tell him. Being unable to keep this to herself any longer, she brings Eric to see Felicia at the clinic. In true Eric fashion (it's nice when the writers make the same character react similarly at shocking events! Kudos to Mr. Bell!), he's furious at first, telling Stephanie that Felicia would not want this. Felicia,  however better, is not out of the woods by any stretch of the imagination. Her liver is failing and it will poison the rest of the body, she needs a new one. Stephanie tells the Doctor that she's a perfect match, but Dr. Ramirez tells her that the transplant would most likely kill her than save Felicia. Not wanting to take NO for an answer, knowing that even just a portion of her liver (or was it a kidney? I am getting my organs mixed up. I thought it was a liver, but the CBS website states it's a kidney, while every other place they say liver. I am losing my mind!)  would save Felicia's life, Stephanie accepts the consequences. "I've had my life", she states, "my daughter's life has just begun".

     Agreeing to the surgery, a shocked Eric is very moved by Stephanie's gesture, and professes his love for her. Here's their wonderful and moving exchange:

Eric: "Stephanie, I can't lose you."

Stephanie: "Oh honey, get a grip. You've spent most of your life trying to lose me. That's been your mission."

Eric: "Look, it can't be helped that you and I hate each others' guts from time to time. But you're my bride. You're the mother of my children. You're everything to me."

Stephanie: "Did they give you one of these dopey shots too?"

Eric: "Stop it." Move in for the big kiss.

Stephanie: "God me help me. I love you. I know I've been hard on you. It would have put a normal man in the grave by now. You, it just made vain and useless. But that's not so bad."

Eric: "Well thanks for that."

Stephanie: "Tell the children I said something wonderful about them. You know, make something up. You're good at that. Tell them I love them. Tell them I have no regrets."

Eric: "How come I have so many?"

Stephanie: "Those come with the perfect jaw line."

     Just as the funny medicine is taking effect, Dr. Ramirez comes into the room to announce they found a perfect kidney/liver match for Felicia. Stephanie does not have to go through the operation after all.

sly @ 11:28 AM

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saturday, march 25, 2006

     With only three shows last week, and not much happening worth mentioning, I felt I'd better skip the commentary so I could have a lot of juicy stuff to say today. And... I do... 

     It's a sad day in LA and Taylor is making the rounds to talk to Brooke first, and then Nick, hoping neither will say anything to Ridge about her drunken behavior the night before. The night before she had Stephanie's help, but now she's running around solo. I am not sure why she cares what Ridge thinks anyway, it's evident she does not want Ridge back, yet she does when she's drunk, so it's all very confusing. She has this gorgeous man, Hector, falling all over her, and she isn't noticing. Sad. It's nice how the writers decided to have Nick come around and make him like Taylor. Taylor has done nothing to him, so he has no reason to treat her like he did. It seems as if Taylor is also slightly developing feelings for him... which she denies to Stephanie, but they are evident when he catches Nick and Brooke kissing on the Marlin.

     Oh yes, Brooke and Nick are an item again by the end of the week. Ridge is none too pleased about it. He had pleas and insane 'you will be mine' behavior toward Brooke this whole time. He had even decided (without asking!) to live in Brooke's guest house (Brooke has a guest house?) until she was 'ready', to which Brooke said NO WAY! He's even a stalker now, peeping through windows. Pathetic if you ask me. Bridget had the divorce papers ready in no time and urged Nick to sign them so he can be with her mother. This gal is too much if you ask me. Who I am worried about is poor little Hope. She is going to need some serious therapy. First her biological father was married to her sister when she was conceived. He left and hasn't been heard from since. Then Nick comes along and plays daddy. Then Ridge comes back to play daddy, only to move out when his first wife comes back from the dead. In the meantime her sister marries Nick. But since he is still in love with her mommy, her sister, once again battling men with her mother, leaves Nick to her. Now Nick is back playing daddy again. Brooke says she wouldn't sleep with Nick until the divorce was final, out of respect for Bridget. Respectful things should have been done a long time ago! Better late than never, I guess. We'll see. I am not convinced that Brooke has turned over a new leaf yet.

     The week though, belongs to Stephanie. Apparently, after everyone had left the guest house when Felicia supposedly died, the ambulance arrived and found a faint heartbeat. They immediately drove her over to a secretive Medical Center where they hooked her up to life support. Stephanie, unsure of what to do, and wanting to help her daughter, gave the green light to the Drs to start an aggressive round of chemo and then proceed with a liver transplant in hoping to save her life. However, she is unsure what to tell the family, who thinks she died. Over and over again the family had told Stephanie to "let her die" and she knew if they knew she was still alive, they would not let her try to save her, so at this time, she says nothing. When Eric organizes a little memorial ceremony, Dr. Ramirez (Hector's brother, nonetheless!) tells her that it's appropriate, and Stephanie thinks Felicia will die soon. No need to put the family's hopes up. The ceremony for Felicia's life was a tearjerker for me. Eric started the proceedings with a lovely poem written by Henry Scott Holland, 1847-1918.

Death is nothing at all.
I've only slipped away into the next room.
I am I and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other, that we still are.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed
At the little jokes we always enjoyed together.
Life means all that it ever meant
And it's the same as it ever was.
There is unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind just because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you for an interval
Somewhere very near, just around the corner.

Kristen attended this memorial as well, as did most of the cast and the slide show drove me to tears. Bridget, Thorne, Kristen and the Forrester family remember Felicia fondly. It was beautiful. Later that evening Dr. Ramirez summons Stephanie to see Felicia, who all of a sudden is improving. They decide to take her off life support and start preparations for the liver transplant. In order to be on the liver donor list she has to be off life support. Stephanie makes a plea to her daughter to 'hang on'.

     In the meantime, Dante is making his moves toward Bridget in his apartment. Bridget is determined to be a good mother to Felicia's son (I hope they change his name, it's too confusing to call him Dominick right now... may I suggest DJ?) and Dante knows that. He loves her and wants them to be a family.  A lovely and passionate kiss at the end is making me hopeful! Bridget and Dante are HOT!!

sly @ 11:57 AM

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saturday, march 11, 2006

     It was a sad and really strange week this week on B&B. Felicia dies, but... does she? Taylor at Chuck's bar? Huh? Here's what went on... 

     The week starts with the wedding guests wondering what's going on upstairs after Nick came in and, in true caveman fashion, took Brooke upstairs over his shoulders after stopping the wedding between her and Ridge. Bridget later arrives and tells Brooke and Ridge that it was her decision to leave Nick and have him stop the wedding, while Stephanie and Jackie, for once on the same side of the fence, agree that Brooke should be with Nick. Massimo on the other hand, is dead set with Brooke staying with Ridge and raising their son together, and does not want Nick to be with Brooke. It seems as everyone is meddling and offering their unsolicited opinion... as usual! Even those who hate that (namely, Brooke and Ridge) have heavily meddled into THEIR own children's lives, so they truly should not even complain about it!  'Nuff said.

     In the meantime, Dante is with Felicia, she is very weak and death is imminent. Dante summons the entire family over to Stephanie's guest house and everyone says their good-byes. Per Felicia’s wish, the family shares one last champagne toast. Stephanie calls in the ambulance, not wanting to give up on her daughter, and after a plea to Fifi to keep fighting, Felicia cries, says 'Help Me' and supposedly dies in Stephanie's arms. Everyone is devastated. I have to say that Susan Flannery's performance was magnificent. I hope she wins that Daytime Emmy once again! That performance of a mother holding onto every ounce of hope and then holding her sobbing as she died, was powerful. We know, as per the spoilers, that there is more going on that we saw that will be revealed at a later time and I, for one, cannot wait!!

     Ridge needs comforting, so Massimo takes him to see Brooke. Nick has the same idea (to see Brooke) but when he arrives there and  almost enters Brooke's bedroom, he sees a nearly naked Brooke in bed on top of a nearly naked Ridge. Upset, he leaves and goes over to Chuck's Bar where he wants to get toasted. Taylor had been in that very same bar for a while, Hector had come to meet her there and she told him how she was happy that maybe Ridge would be free of Brooke since Nick stopped the wedding, but she was also very upset about Felicia's death. Hector then was called off on his pager. He takes Taylor's keys and gives them to the bartender and tells him to call a cab for her. Now... for the question of the week... how in the world did Taylor pick Chuck's Bar may I ask? I know she said she did not want to go to the Cafe Rousse and being forced to answer questions and avoid stares, but... Chuck's Bar? This is about as credible as Amber accidentally seeing Ridge in Venice... just convenient storyline plots!! At any rate, Taylor sees Nick and goes over to commiserate with him. When he tells her that he had just seen Ridge and Brooke in bed together they both get plastered. Nick then leaves, but Taylor, realizing she does not have her keys or any money to get back home, follows Nick to the Marlin to ask him for help. Both drunk and in need of some comfort from the day's events, Taylor hugs him and then they trip and fall on the bed-and of course it is at this magical moment that Brooke waltzes in (she never does knock, does she?) and sees them in bed, horrified. Yes, horrified, yet Taylor is completely dressed and Nick only has his shirt off. Earlier, Jackie had told Brooke that Nick had seen her and Ridge in bed and was very upset and wanted to talk to Nick, that's why she was there. Nick, however drunk, holds his own against Brooke's accusations and high and mighty attitude. Why is it okay for Brooke to be in bed (both of them nearly naked!) and comfort Ridge, but it's not okay for him and Taylor (both nearly fully clothed) to fall on the bed? Of course Brooke does not waste any time insulting Taylor either. Funny how when given a dose of her own medicine, Brooke all of a sudden realizes how wrong that is... or, does she? Double Standards honey? Hmmm... here's somme more coffee for you sweetie! Wake up hon'! 

     I must say... it's upsetting to me to see how much Taylor is really hurting while Brooke, as always, has everyone in love with her. I do hope that Taylor wakes up and forgets about Ridge, it's sad how the writers are making her into a drunk, she has too much class for that. 

sly @ 11:27 AM

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saturday, march 4, 2006

     There was no commentary last week, I apologize for that. Time got away from me! I am back in full force this week though, and I have a lot to say on the happenings of the past two weeks, so fasten your seatbelts! We're going on a bumpy ride!

     Last week started with the bombshell of everyone finding out that baby Dominick is not really Nick's son, but Dante's offspring. Bridget was upset, but was still determined to raise the baby as she promised to her dying sister. Nick, however, devastated by the news, is not so sure he can. Bridget then goes over to see Dante and see if he would let Nick and her raise/adopt the baby, but Dante tells Bridget that he's fine with Bridget being the mother of his baby, but that he wants to raise the boy as well, with her. He moved in Deacon's old pad (anyone's noticed?) and even bought a crib etc. Bridget is upset and tells Dante she was not going to leave Nick to raise Dominick with him, however, after she goes back home and talks to Nick about it she realizes something. Nick is not willing to raise another man's son... with her. But, he would be perfectly fine to raise little Hope and RJ with her mother, which brings up the question of how much he really loves her. A grief striken Bridget makes the decision to leave Nick and let her mother have him. 

     In the meantime, Stephanie, God Bless her meddling heart, goes over to see Brooke to tell her that it would be best for everyone if Bridget raised baby Dominick with Dante and if Nick and her would finally be together. Further telling her that if she had wanted to be with Ridge, she would already be. Stephanie told the same thing to Bridget later on. Stephanie is right. Let Brooke have her "destiny" with Nick. Poor Nick has turned into such a spineless character. Brooke is upset because she thinks that Stephanie is only saying this to keep her away from Ridge, and, in true vindictive form, accepts Ridge's marriage proposal she had refused many times before-surely, just because Stephanie was standing right there. It would not have happened otherwise. Brooke has some lame-o conditions (stay in her house was one of them-whatever) and they set the wedding date for the next day. This is happening on the same night of Brooke's daughter's memorial for her stillborn baby girl... how tacky is this? Ewww... To be honest, I'm sick of the whole Brooke-worshipping attitude by the men of the show. Eric, Nick and Ridge all thing she's the best thing since sliced bread, when we all know she's far from it. Can we please have a male character that actually is upset and repulsed by something Brooke did? It would make the show more realistic.

     The wedding day comes and everyone arrives, but it seems a bit rushed. But of course is rushed... how many times have these two gotten married before? Five, Six? I've lost count. They just want to get it over with. Jackie is there for some reason (she is not related to either the bride or the groom, is she? Although she does spill the beans to Massimo about Dominick's paternity and sides with Stephanie as far as Brooke belonging with Nick, so all in all I was glad she was there) and also Sally shouldn't be there since she hates Logan's guts, doesn't she? But Sally is always found around when a Forrester wedding train wreck is. She just smells them! What is more telling, however, is who is not there. None of Brooke's children are there (not even RJ) and none of Ridge's children are there either, which goes to show that he does not really care for them to be involved in his life. Bridget tells Nick their marriage is over and to go stop the wedding. Nick, of course, runs... it figures. Just before the priest announces Ridge and Brooke married, Nick bursts in, flings Brooke over his shoulder and rushes her upstairs to the shock and disbelief of everyone at the wedding. Ridge follows them and stomps at the door, but Nick wants to declare his love to Brooke and make sure she does not go through with the wedding. A short time later Bridget arrives and she has a long talk with Ridge, Nick and her mother about the whole situation, explaining this was all her idea. Bridget does deserve better, and later, when she talks to her father and Stephanie, it's apparent she knows that now. I find it ironic that a mere 2 years ago it was Ridge who interrupted Nick and Brooke's wedding-so, in a strange, karma kind of way, it was only fitting that Nick returned the favor.

  The only time we see Taylor these past couple of weeks is when she is talking to Thomas (and how sweet that he's standing fast for her mother and refused to attend his dad's wedding! What a sweetie! ) and she gets a phone call from Stephanie that informs her that the wedding between Ridge and Brooke is not happening. 

sly @ 11:29 AM

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saturday, february 18, 2006

     Oh yes, it was an interesting week without a doubt! Finding out that Dante was Dominick's father instead of Nick (are they going to start calling him DJ instead of Dominick now? Hmmm) was a nice turn of events, cementing my favorite stud muffin, Dante, a place in the Forrester's family... but I am getting way ahead of myself.

     It was early in the week when Dante confronts Felicia and asks her to find out if baby Dominick is actually his son. Fifi refuses, and throws him a 'A mother knows' BS on him. We all know that there was no mother instinct involved, just wishful thinking on her part that the daddy was Nick, but it seems as if The Powers That Be do not want Nick to be a father! First the baby he was supposedly having with Brooke turns out to be Ridge's, then he and Bridget lose Nicole, and now he will be facing yet another loss of a child he thought was his. I am not exactly a Nick's fan, but give this poor guy a break for crying out loud!! At any rate, Dante asks for Taylor's help in convincing Felicia to run a paternity test, and the good Doctor helps not only convince Felicia (by telling her that, for medical reasons, the baby should know who the bio-dad is), but uses her influence to run a drive-thru discreet paternity test at the hospital. When the truth comes out Felicia is devastated and when Stephanie finds out... well... we all know the reaction wasn't a good one! She never liked the idea of her daughter 'sleeping around with guys she picks up at bars', and when Fifi tells her mother that at least 'she' didn't wait 40 years... SLAP! But they both start to cry and Stephanie promises Felicia to take care of her grandson and never let Dante take him away from them. The issue on who exactly was going to raise DJ was already in question, since poor Bridget is certainly going to have a tough time with it, and with DJ not being Nick's son, Felicia's plan will be blown out of the water. Can we please let Felicia live? I know it won't happen, but this mess would be over if she did somehow, miraculously survive. Hey... this is a soap after all. Crazy things happen all the time. Didn't Stephanie talk about a liver transplant? Hmmm... wishful thinking I know... just another storyline to make us hope and then kill off poor Fifi.

     In the meantime, Ridge surprises Brooke with trashy lingerie, dozens of Valentine's Day cards and a room full of candles. Brooke isn't amused and tells him to leave a few times. However, we see her wall cracking, as Ridge makes plea after plea. We even hear one of Ronn Moss' new songs in a montage of Brooke and Ridge through the years. OK, I have to admit it, the song wasn't too bad, and the montage was stomachable, considering it was Valentine's Day, but please, spare us anymore gushy "Bridge Unforgettable" mushy stuff for a while now, PLEASE??

     Of course this week we still see the devastation of Bridget and Nick over the loss of their daughter, Nick also sings one of his songs. We have not one, but two singers in our mists of actors, quite a treat! I've read on every board how much crying so many have done over this storyline, and since I lost a couple of babies during pregnancy myself (one at full term, and one a 8-week miscarriage) I was watching at a distance-I didn't want to breakdown and I knew I would. My baby boy's birthday is coming up too, he would have been 11 years old on March 1st. I just 'must' keep the distance from this storyline...

     There are a few things worth mentioning that happened this week...
The first one was that Bridget asked Stephanie-not her mother-, to put together Nicole's memorial. Hmmm... I thought her and Nick swore to stay away from Stephanie, but when they want something like that, they immediately reach out to her!? That was interesting. 
The second interesting thing that happened this week was seeing Taylor drinking wine... white wine, red wine, at any time of the day. Taylor the lush! I love it. I sniff a storyline about drunk Taylor a mile away, and I hope it's a decent one. I really want Taylor to get a GOOD storyline though, not a 'I am a drunk and I need to go to rehab to find Deacon and Macy' storyline, but a story where someone rescues her from herself. We'll see I guess... but, I don't think it looks good. Sigh.

sly @ 10:44 AM

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saturday, february 11, 2006

     If last week was a sad week for B&B, this week was even more sad, if that could be possible. It reminded me of when Amber lost her babies, only it seems as if she never got the support that Bridget is... not even close. It would have been nice if Amber and her losses were NOW mentioned... if we think about it, both of Brooke's grown children, Rick and Bridget, have lost their babies during pregnancy, it would be nice if someone noticed, at least Brooke! It would be even nicer if Bridget remembered that her ex sister-in-law lost her nephews during pregnancy as well and wanted to find her and connect with her, or at the very least we could see her talk to her brother about it!! I really want Amber back, and this could be a good way to do it. This kind of storyline hits home for me-I lost a baby at full term, so I had to put some kind of barrier so I would not break down, because if I did, it would have been bad. Ugh! 

    The week starts with Hector rescuing Taylor from the side of the road-okay... it wasn't explained how he found her, but what really upset me is that there is so much they could have done with this incident and the storyline, yet all we see is Taylor thanking Hector, him asking her to volunteer at the shelter and then him leaving. That's it? Ugh! I was left wanting more.

     Instead of a fresh storyline like above, including my idea of Bridget trying to find Amber, we are instead shown Ridge pleading for Brooke over and over again. It's like an old record that's been playing for nearly 20 years. Brooke is holding her ground for now, but surely that won't last. I see it a mile away. The stupidest dialogue does belong to Ridge this week. When he was talking to Brooke he told her that he said Taylor lived her day in her head -thinking- as opposed to "feeling" her way through the day like Brooke does. What a Moron. If Ridge and Brooke did a little more thinking and a little less feeling, they probably wouldn't make such ridiculous life decisions over and over again.

     In the meantime, Felicia, who does not feel well, wants to go to the hospital to see Bridget. Eric helps her and when she gets to the hospital she goes in to see her half-sister while Nick goes home and gets a few things since the Dr. won't let Bridget go home. While the sisters talk Bridget's water breaks and the baby has to be delivered. In a few shocking and extremely sad scenes it's evident the baby is stillborn and the Doctors are unable to resuscitate the tiny infant. I had several problems with this storyline because, as I said, I had a stillborn baby myself. The main one is that Bridget has to ASK to see her daughter. That  is not what happens in today's hospitals... when I lost my son and when I had friends lose babies, the hospital staff gets the baby ready, in a blanket and they ask the mom if she's 'ready' to see the baby. They know that it's better to see the baby for closure and they let the mom hold the baby for however long she wants. They also take pictures-they took pics of my son and told me they would have them in their file in case I wanted them later, they certainly did not 'ask' if they 'could' take pictures. When Nick comes back he's devastated and asks to see the baby. A hospital would NEVER let a father see his dead newborn daughter that way, under a sheet. That was awful. The hospital would put the baby in a blanket and let him hold her. I had relatives come by my hospital and they got my baby out of the morgue, put him in a blanket and let them hold him. They would have never put him on a cold slab under a sheet like that. Ridiculous. Anyhow... Nick sees his baby daughter and breaks down. Everyone is gathering outside of Bridget's hospital room extremely sad, including Eric, Thorne, Ridge, Massimo, Jackie and Brooke... even Dante is there. It's a family reunion sans Stephanie. Where is the grand dame? MIA this week. Must be on vacation, or reveling in yet another Emmy nomination. You go girl!

     The saddest part of the week, aside Bridget's loss, is Bridget telling Nick that she realizes that Nick was only with her for the baby and that he could go back together with her mother now. On the other side of town, Eric thinks the same thing. Because of all of that happened, Felicia is now concerned that maybe Nick and Bridget would not be the best home for her son. When Felicia comes home Dante arrives at the house to 'discuss' baby Dominick's future. What is up the sleeve of this Italian Stallion? A paternity test? I can't help but feeling sorry for Nick if this happens. He's had and lost 3 children in the past couple of years... give this guy a break!!

sly @ 11:36 AM

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saturday, february 4, 2006

     It was a sad, sad week on B&B this week. Tragedy is looming for a few Forrester femmes, and Ridge is alone-the only really good news this week aside a good episode on Monday of the wedding festivities...

    The week starts with the dancing and party after Eric and Stephanie's wedding. These few episodes were really magical, and I am so in love with Lesli Kay! After she collapsed in her daddy's arms and got up again, you could really feel the love... I am so sad to see this character go, but at least she is going out with a bang. Tragedy is looming, and I am not looking forward to it. It will be a tearjerker. I am looking forward to the scenes with Stephanie! She has managed to make me cry a few times already when she is upset about Felicia.

     In the meantime Hector is in Ridge's face, telling him to stay away from a hurt Taylor. Taylor resigns from FC because she cannot work with Ridge, and later gives Ridge his walking papers-she makes him sign an annulment. I know some Brooke's fans have stated that Taylor is deplorable because she is not 'fighting' for her man, but to me she's just doing what she feels is best for HER. Taylor can do better than Ridge... she now has her pick of foxy Hector or sexy Dante... two men who do not act like Brooke's puppy dogs. That should be majorly important to Taylor right now.  Why would anyone want a man in love with someone else? Well... maybe Brooke, but perhaps, just perhaps, Brooke is wisening up. Yes, Brooke does not want Ridge 'now', but we all know sooner or later they'll get back together. It's just a matter of time. Ridge knows it too... these are his exact words: "We all know how this is going to go down. Brooke is going to say no and make me beg and jump through hoops, and rightly so, but in the end, she is going to say yes and come back to me." In the meantime we'll have to suffer through months and months of courtship on these two losers. Ugh. Talk about a recycled storyline! I can only feel sorry for Taylor. Ridge has been the only man she's ever been in love with, and all her three children are his. Of course she's more devastated than Brooke ever was over losing Ridge. Brooke has had many soul mates over the years, Thorne, Deacon, Nick... and she never had to quit her job at FC for not wanting to see Ridge when they broke up. Of course breaking up with Ridge is going to hurt Taylor more than it ever hurt Brooke. It only makes sense.

     While enjoying a romantic evening with a dinner ordered from the Cafe Rousse with Nick, Bridget decides she would like the baby’s name to be Nicole-after 'Nick'. Suddenly Bridget feels a sharp pain and collapses. Nick rushes her to the ER and the Dr gives Bridget some medication to stop the contractions, and it works-for the time being anyway. Tragedy is looming. But what will this means for the 'Nicket' marriage? Without the baby, will Brooke become once again a threat to their marriage?

     My star of the week is Thomas, who is fighting for his mom. He sees her at home all upset and goes over to see 'dad' and tells him how upset she is-to do SOMETHING. But... what are the twins doing back in boarding school? They should be with mom at this time. At least Taylor gets to stay in her house, Ridge must be living in some fancy hotel somewhere.

     Taylor is at home alone and is trying to celebrate with Champagne and loud music. It does not work for the most part, she collapses several times and throws pictures of Ridge & Her around. She then stares at a particular picture of Ridge for a while in tears. Earlier Hector was there but she chased him away. She finished the Champagne and is now enjoying a bottle of Chardonnay. Hector calls, he's worried about her and does not think she should be alone. Taylor tells him she's about to go to Cafe' Rousse for dinner (are there any other restaurants in town?) and Hector offers her a ride. She refuses and gets into her car. While driving, all upset remembering their wedding, their vows and more, Ridge calls Taylor. Taylor picks up the phone and tells him she does not need his help. When Taylor gets off her cell phone in her car, she is emotional and distracted and... we hear screams, breaks, lights and noises as her car swerves off the road. Is tragedy looming? Or is this just a catalyst to get Hector and Taylor together? Hmmm...

sly @ 11:23 AM

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saturday, january 28, 2006

     Finally! A B&B week that's truly wonderful to watch. I liked a few of the episodes so much this week that I watched them twice each! That speaks volumes, considering how I hardly watched the episodes from the Ridge/Taylor train wreck the past couple of weeks. 

    The week starts with Ridge professing his flip-flop love to Brooke and she giving him the boot. But... for how long can miss Logan keep her distance from Ridge? No way I believe it's a permanent thing. Not for a minute. Sooner or later she'll cave. I am betting on it. Of course I wish she wouldn't, and if she doesn't, then I might... just might, start giving this character some sort of respect. It's a wait and see kinda thing. Just because Brooke says 'no', that does not mean that no is permanent.

     In the meantime, in Casa Forrester, Stephanie and Eric are having an interesting conversation that Felicia overhears. Stephanie claims that her feud w/Brooke is over thanks to the kind and inspiring words of Taylor, and they both agreed they if they could they would erase some unpleasant moments from the past for Felicia's sake. Felicia then begs her parents to be together and re-marry... even if only for her sake and get divorced soon after she dies. Both Eric and Stephanie are so moved by her speech they agree. Felicia later found the time to make up a very funny wedding invitation for 'family only'... it went like this: "By royal decree, you are hereby commanded to attend the ultimate Forrester family reunion. The ceremony reuniting grumpy groom Eric Forrester and his reluctant bride Stephanie Douglas Forrester. Anyone not attending will be talked about after the ceremony." Isn't Fifi just a hoot? I can't believe they are going to kill off such a colorful and fun character. BOO!!

     Later on that day Eric goes over to see Jackie and even proposes to her, ring and all. However, he tells her they have to wait until... well.. basically Felicia dies, to make the announcement of their engagement and get married, since he had agreed to remarry Stephanie for his daughter's sake. Jackie understands, even though is a bit upset. Nick, however, is very upset that Eric may hurt his mother once again and storms over at Casa Forrester to try to stop the wedding. Eric tells him that he's not a father and cannot comprehend what is going on, and when Nick goes over to see Felicia and sees how sick she is, he backs off and allows her this happiness.

      Nick is of course, not the only one opposed to this fake marriage. Massimo chimes in with Stephanie, telling her how he always loved her. He even asks her if they might have a chance after this farce of a marriage is over... Stephanie is surprised and moved, and tells Mass she cannot promise him anything.

     Kristen in the meantime is back in town and is upset at the thought of losing her sister. They hug and talk and she seems a bit better, although Felicia understands that her fear also has something to do with the fact that Kristen's husband is HIV Positive and he may also die sometime in the future. It's really too bad they can't bring back Kristen for more than a few days here and there. Her husband with HIV and the adopted orphan Zende are such a great storyline... of course I really enjoyed the fact that Erik Estrada played Tony's dad! I was such a huge fan of him in CHiPs growing up! There is so much to show and tell! Why sacrifice the potential of this explosive storyline for the umpteenth "Bridge" reunion? BARF. 

     At the gathering/wedding, Felicia encourages her family to tell a funny story about their childhood, and the evening turns out to be a complete tearjerker. Everyone chimes in with kind words and funny and warm memories. Darla even has a few words to say, considering that she grew up in foster homes, this family probably means more to her than anyone can imagine. When everyone is done, Felicia then announces that she got what she wanted from them all, and lets Eric and Stephanie off the hook. However, seeing how much this wedding means to Felicia, Eric and Stephanie agree to marry anyway.

sly @ 11:54 AM

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sunday, january 22, 2006

     Hmmm... another painful commentary to write. The stories suck right now and I do hope they improve soon. 

    The entire week was about Ridge being a jerk to Taylor and his children... basically. All of a sudden he thinks Taylor is a hypocrite and cannot forgive her, which makes him a hypocrite since he's forgiven Brooke's far worse misdeeds. Since when keeping a secret for 20 years is worse than Brooke's 2 paternity mix-ups, taking over Forrester, having an affair with her daughter's husband and having his child, declaring her love to her daughter's second husband, betraying him with his father and two half-brother and I could go on... if he can forgive Brooke these things and can't cut Taylor some slack, I say good riddance. Ridge is SICK!!! He and Brooke have always deserved each other.  He also states that he needs to be there for his young son MORE than he needs to be there for his 3 teenage children. Pardon me, but RJ is too young to understand anything, and two teenage gals who are 14 or 15 need a stable home far worse than any baby in my book. Plus, he makes his three teenage children drive up to Big Bear (a 2 hour drive one way from LA, mind you) for a 10 minute talk and then have them drive back? What was up with that? Why not tell them at the house? I blame Ridge for this because Taylor was of course devastated and could not think straight. 

     Ridge is one of those egotistical men that wants his cake and eat it too. He wants every woman to just bow at his feet. He will soon find out that Brooke has no intention in getting back together with him (and one can only hope she sticks to that resolve-it might make me actually like this character a bit) and I also want Taylor to move on with her life and forget about Ridge and never take him back after Brooke turns him down over and over again no matter how much he begs. Will it happen? I can only hope so. I hope Hector is there to pick up the pieces and make Taylor happy. Wouldn't it be funny if Prince OMAR came back and gave Ridge a piece of his mind-and fist- for treating his beloved Lela (was that her name) this way? Hmmm... common writers!! Taylor needs to be defended here and Ridge needs to pay. I want Ridge to be miserable for once, and alone. He's far from the innocent man he pretends to be and Taylor and Brooke always forgave him. Need we forget, for instance, how he had sex with Morgan and got her pregnant? No he didn't hide it but... his defense was: "I got an email telling me it was ok from you."  How dumb is he? Even if Brooke does take him back, in the end, he will only be miserable, as all she thinks about nowadays is her son-in-law... ICK! Anytime she needs to make a decision or talk about anything... there she is, hopping to see Nick, going over to his boat knowing he'll be alone, or staying at the beach house if Bridget is not around, and Bridget is so naive and blind about the whole thing! WAKE UP BRIDGET!! The Bridget portrayed by the latest and greatest Jennifer Finnigan (now on splendid prime time success on CLOSE TO HOME) would have never been so blind to her mother's ulterior motives. Burn me once, shame on you, burn me twice... shame on me. Shame on you, Bridget for keeping your eyes wide shut and for trusting people that should never be trusted.

     Ridge's ego and arrogance, however, do not end with him being a jerk to his wife and three teenage children. He has the audacity of going over to see his mother (for some unknown reason-Stephanie should disown him if you ask me) giving her an ultimatum once again (as he's done before) to either accept Brooke as his wife or else forget she has a son. I think Stephanie should steer toward the latter... who needs a son like this?

     Brooke of course has no intention, for the time being anyway, to get back with Ridge and goes over to Big Bear (again... a two hour drive! Was this really necessary??) to talk to Ridge since he was not answering his cell phone. Of course she walks in too late to stop Ridge from breaking up with Taylor and the Doc lets her have it. The good doctor is finally telling Brooke what she thinks about her without hesitation! My favorite line of the week indeed belongs to Taylor! Here goes: "Take Ridge! And score one for the whores of the world. As for the rest of us, heaven help us all." You go girl! That's how we all feel around here!!

     Finally... I must thank the writers for always finding a way to show that hot hunk Dante. He's Italian you know... just like yours truly!! How sweet of him to bring a rose to Taylor and be there for her. I heard there will be more Dante stuff coming soon with Felicia too! Hmm... I never get tired of seeing him!!     

   sly @ 11:51 AM

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sunday, january 15, 2006

     Yes, I know... there was no commentary last week. It's not that I didn't have time to write or I had nothing to say... my problem was far worse. I am in absolute disgust over this storyline. If I ever thought that Ridge was a LOSER on occasion, now I know this is a permanent thing about him. He is blind and stupid, not to mention selfish and a jerk. But... I am getting ahead of myself. Let me start from the beginning... 

    Two weeks ago start with house-breaking Brooke, who waltzes around other people's houses and opening doors at her leisure, finding Taylor and Hector kissing. Brooke, who should not be able to say anything because her track record speaks for herself is horrified... (really Brooke? Why can't you be horrified at the horrid things you did over the years? UGH) and Taylor, who should not explain herself to her, tries to explain her actions, but it does not matter, Brooke leaves her after giving her a piece of her mind. In the next couple of days, both Taylor and Stephanie ask Brooke to 'stay out' of Taylor's marriage (funny... Brooke is always so upset when people meddle in her life, yet has never had any qualms in meddling in her children's lives, Thomas' love life w/Amber and now seems hell bent in meddling into Taylor's... the hypocrite) to no avail. Taylor does end up spilling the beans to Ridge, but she also decides to tell Ridge about the night she slept with James when they though they were going to die circa 1994... which is supposedly more than 12 years ago since Thomas was born after that and he's 18... hence, this supposedly happened 20 or so years ago!! While Ridge supposedly forgives Taylor for both the kiss and the 'thing' with James, he is mad because... he feels she's not the woman he thought she was. Hello? That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. If he had discovered that Taylor led a secret life, maybe married to another men, or stripped on the weekend for years, then he could say he didn't know who she was. But a one-time lie about meaningless pity sex with a 40-year old virgin who thought was going to die, does not change a person's entire character. But what do you expect from LOSER Ridge? He calls Taylor a hypocrite, a liar... the list goes on. He then goes over to Brooke and tells her everything, and they say how they *never* had secrets together... wow. Ridge is not only stupid but must be suffering from Alzheimer too. Need we forget that Brooke never told Ridge who Hope's real father was? She even married WHIP to keep that a secret! And... it was Deacon who finally told Ridge he was Hope's father and I remember him being pretty ticked off about that!! What about when Ridge married Brooke because he thought the baby Taylor was carrying was Thorne's child! Brooke knew the truth, but didn't tell him!! That is a lie to me if I ever heard one.

   Another thing that really upset me is how both Brooke and Ridge went on and on how Taylor never "defended" poor Brooke. Why is this about Brooke now? Whatever Taylor dealt out to Brooke, she deserved it! Why would Brooke want defense about her horrid behavior from Taylor? Talk about self-serving!! Brooke never cease to amaze me.

     On the other side of town, something nice for a change. Bridget and Nick get a visit from Felicia and Dominick and Nick asks Felicia to videotape a message for the future for her son. What a wonderful and sad scene! Priceless.  Earlier last week, another story that I truly enjoyed was Thorne and Darla giving Sally the job of receptionist to Sally... did Maeve Quinlan left the show? Brooke's best friend? Thorne said she got 'promoted'... promoted to what? Hmmm...

  These were the only stories this week that I actually enjoyed watching. This whole thing with Taylor and Ridge not forgiving her, while he has forgiven Brooke for things way beyond worse is absolutely incomprehensible. In real life a woman like Brooke would have been kicked to the curb and chastised by the whole family and ran off town like Amber has. Amber is the only character that has 'really' paid for her sins on the show. Brooke? She has never paid for anything. Everyone loves her and forgives her and bows at her feet. Where is the decency, the respect, the realistic aspect of the show? Why do the good gals get the short end of the stick? Why does the show glamorizes someone who's slept and married the whole family, even had a child with her own son-in-law? I am not certain how much longer I can watch this show to be honest...  this whole storyline sickens me.

    What could vindicate the show for me at this point? Yes, let Taylor cry for a while, but let her gain control of herself. She's a decent well-educated gal, let her accept the fact that Ridge is a buffoon and let her go live a happy life with Hector. Ridge can be alone for all I care. He would deserve to be alone, but since Brooke is available, I doubt that will last, that is, unless he gets jealous that Taylor is with Hector and actively pursues her... and Taylor turns him down over and over again. That would be priceless indeed! 

sly @ 11:28 AM

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sunday, january 1, 2006

     WOW! I had to write 2006 in there and it felt weird! LOL. What to say about this week's shows? A bit boring compared to last week for sure, I would have liked to see Felicia more, and it feels like so many of the scenes with Brooke were given to her just to give her air time... you know, the endless and pointless talk with Taylor about Nick, yadda yadda. But... I am getting ahead of myself. 

    The week starts with Stephanie comforting a fearful Felicia. It was the only scene this week with her. It was really quite a wonderful one too and I wished there had been more, instead we are subject to more drama. While Bridget was trying to reach a model ship to put in Dominick's nursery (and where is their little girl's nursery going to be? Hmmm...) she falls off a chair and she feared losing the baby. Instead, a surgery is done to shut her cervix and everything seems hunky dory. Brooke arrives all upset and Nick ends up hugging her-something that Stephanie sees and confronts Brooke about. It's the same old conversation we heard two million times before... yadda yadda yadda.

   On the other side of town, Hector is fervently pursuing Taylor. He tells her he cannot believe Ridge missed their first Christmas back together and she defends him, telling him that he promised to be home for New Year's and that she was planning a great night with him. While heading out Hector runs into Darla and has a nice talk to her. Darla hates Ridge because he treats her like a second class citizen and thinks Taylor could do better. Darla has only encouraging words for Hector, who is determined to make an impression on the DOC. Hector stops by to see Taylor and wish her luck with Ridge’s return, and at that moment, Ridge calls and tells Taylor he is staying in Paris longer and will miss New Year's. Taylor at this point is completely devastated and Hector comforts her and confesses his love for her. Although tempted, Taylor resists a very charming Hector and tells him to leave. 

     Just a little later, when Taylor is up in her bedroom taking her clothes off (and what fantastic lingerie she had on! Holy Cow!) Hector reappears telling her he cannot leave her like this. As he once more professes his love for her, Brooke just enters the house without ringing the door bell or anything. Supposedly she was going to bring over RJ to see his daddy. When Brooke saw the fancy dinner set up and figured Ridge and Taylor were upstairs celebrating, instead of simply leaving, she went upstairs to see them! Good Grief. Hearing Brooke calling for Ridge, Hector hides in the bathroom... just in the nick of time too, because Brooke just "opens" the bedroom door! Does anyone think this is just... WRONG? She thinks Taylor and Ridge are in the bedroom and she just opens the door? ICKY! There is no ending to Brooke's tackiness! Taylor confronts her, telling her how wrong it is to just waltz in other people's houses and tells her that Ridge is not home. After Brooke leaves, Taylor tells Hector to leave as well but he wants one kiss before he leaves. As they kiss, Brooke, who hadn't left, opens the bedroom door AGAIN and catches them in the act. I am sorry, but... in my world, unless you have your slate clean, you need to mind your own flipping beeswax, and Taylor does not need to answer to Brooke, nor explain herself, as Brooke has done, much, much, much worse things than simply kissing other men! Need we remember how she slept with other men while married, or slept with married men (married to her daughter nonetheless)!  So... Taylor should just shove Brooke out the door while she reminds her of Deacon!! That's my 2 cents...

     The only other tidbit of storyline this week belonged to Darla and Thorne... they must be the sweetest couple in daytime. So lovey-dovey, so devoted. They are been gems to Sally and Darla seems to want Thorne to help her out and make her feel useful. Reading some spoilers looks like that's exactly what's going to happen, and I am only too happy to see it. I've always loved Sally and can't wait to see more... my secret wish for 2006 is for Macy to come back (from the dead? We never actually saw her die, so we don't know she actually died!) and make Deacon come back as well (since they were married) and finally getting little Eric back into the fold, who has been MIA. That's my wish for 2006-to resurrect the Macy/Deacon relationship/family. I know I am asking for a lot, but seeing how we got Taylor back this year, anything can happen! It's a soap opera after all!!

Happy New Year everyone~!

sly @ 11:52 AM

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