Whenever they go to Italy it's never all the same when they come back: hearts are broken, marriages ruined, secrets uncovered... But however they keep going there😂😂😂
Has Eric even checked on bridgit since he found out about her mother having Deacon's spawn? He seems more interested in Brooke getting rid of Deacon so she could go after Ridge, than whatever his daughter might be feeling about that whole situation that ended her marriage and caused her to separate (even if temporarily) from her family. And as for Ridge.. I still cannot believe he is not the least bit inquisitive as to why Deacon was in Portofino to see Brooke, but not Bridgit. 🙄
You are exactly right. They should have had a scene where Eric talks to Bridgette. I also wondered why Ridge didn’t question why Deacon was in Italy to talk to Brooke!
Stephanie: "It takes a long time to get over losing someone" Haha, not for your son Ridge. Look at him, he just lost his wife and he's been acting like that time never existed. And Thomas has already forgotten his grudge against Brooke. None of the children, except perhaps Thomas, even mention their own mother or that they miss her. Bell's script cannot be topped in terms of superficiality.
@@scor66Same here. I stopping watching as Ridge became more and more unbearable as Brooke's lapdog. I restarted watching with the excitement of Taylor's return, but soon lost interest completely.
@@galoutlaw8089 Yes, Hunter should have avoided returning. Bell only used her so that his private mistress would have someone to torment. And Bridge as a couple is absolutely exaggerated and both of their behavior is unnaturally artificial.
ridge is so gross. the kids just lost their mom and he just lost his wife only a month ago and there he is making out with another woman in the house he shared with his wife and kids. what if his kids walked in? he's so selfish.
Just goes to show how little respect Brooke has for herself. Why would she want to lie in Ridge's wife's bed and live in her house? Talk about trying to live someone else's life. Anyway, it's the same way she wanted to be all up in Steph's mansion, if steph would let her.
Yeah, Rigde Eric taught you so much. He taught you to be a waffler, arrogante pos, to screw a lot if family, to lye, cheated and be disrepectful, entiteld and selfish, use other people, be a logan doormate. He taught you a lot. Being a family man and care about other people isn't one of the things he taught you, because he wasn't it never himself.
After the beautiful Portofino episodes, we are back in LA, and it's non stop awkwardness. This entire awkward welcome home party, Brooke awkwardly interacting with Ridge's kids, Bridget awkwardly explaining to Stephanie why she is suddenly uncomfortable living with Ridge, Rick and Amber having no purpose in their scene, and CJ and Mark awkwardly waiting for a girl who isn't coming because she is busy developing feelings for her brother. The pIunge in quality is so dramatic it's making my ears pop.
Early 2003 (introduction of Nick and Jackie) wasn’t so bad compared to late 2003 and the first half of 2004 when the show lost complete direction. Losing John Smith to Y&R really affected the quality of the writing.
Wasn’t that long ago Amber was in tears over Taylor dying and now she’s making bets on how fast her husband and Brooke are getting back together…in HER house of all places? I hate the way they write everyone just over her passing like it never happened. Almost as cringy as Brooke trying to bond with ridges kids.
You know even with all the resurrections and stuff, Bridget developing feelings for Ridge right after she finds out they’re not related (not to mention, she thought he was her father for the first few years of her life) is one of the most unrealistic things ever.. I could have maybe bought it in a weird world of a soap opera kind of way if they had waited at least a few months but right after?? Noooo it’s humanly impossible
If Bridget was more of a hot conniving vixen, I could totally buy it. Especially if she were out for the ultimate revenge against Brooke. But that’s not the case. They try to portray Bridget like she’s the good girl of the family. For her to suddenly feel such attraction for her dad/brother just gives off emotional/mental illness.
The writers always gives The Matress what she wants. She was trying to get back with Ridge when he was married to Taylor not so long ago way before her tragedy
Back in the early 2000's I had already stopped watching the show regularly but I remember this is when I gave up on it completely. The combination of the Ridge and Bridget pairing (🤢) and the Massimo retcon (🙄) just ruined B&B and it was never the same show again. And we have Brad and his mistress to thank for that.
@@antoniusjohnson3824 i stopped watching it after all these years. i had enough of brooke lay me down logan always winning and now they are doing the same with hope. it's boring.
Bridget has for many month no probleme of lying or not saying anything to anyone about her mother and deacon. And she will for my years say nothing about it to anyone. But now she has problems to keep that a secret.
The episode is supposed to be showing us how Brooke, Ridge, and the kids are becoming closer and more like a “family,” but whether intentionally or not, it just illustrates how poorly suited Brooke is to the important mundanity of being a responsible parent. The splashy party with cake and a gelato vendor shows how Brooke can do the big, fun gestures. But is that what’s best for the kids? To me, the last thing three jet-lagged, over-excited, probably sleep-deprived young children returning from a European trip need is a party with sugary gelato and cake. Instead, it would be much better for them to get back to their regular routines with baths, unpacking, prepping for school, and a quiet dinner. And hey, maybe some quality quiet time with their dad, who spent most of their trip dealing with work or running around with Brooke. But suggesting that wouldn’t make Brooke the “fun one” and wouldn’t score points with the kids. It’s the same way Brooke conducts her romances: the drama and passion and angst of the chase is always exciting, but when it comes down to the everyday grind of being a successful and committed partner, she gets bored and follows her heart elsewhere. Bridget’s flashback scenes provide a very telling contrast. No pizzazz-filled gestures for her, but she’s been there for those kids, day after day, in the ways that really matter: cooking them dinner, helping with homework, reading them to sleep. And the payoff can be seen in how much the kids trust and adore her, and feel secure when she’s around. It’s very telling that Bridget, who grew up in such chaos, knows exactly what to do to make distressed children feel safe. Of course, the matter of the disgusting Bridget falling for Ridge storyline must be addressed. But even though Brad executed it in the laziest, most awful way possible, I still maintain that there is a line to be drawn from Bridget’s falling for Ridge back to the childhood Brooke gave her. Bridget grew up without a secure family setting with appropriate boundaries. It’s why I can accept that her taking care of Taylor’s kids helped her to create the safe family scenario she never had. Yet when she finds out that Ridge is not actually her brother, at the same time she sees Brooke and Ridge pairing up again, that threatens what she’s built. Already screwed up by Deacon and her mother’s betrayal, she somehow confuses that childish abandonment fear with romantic feelings. If only Brad had taken the time to do it properly, and had been willing to call out Brooke for the full damage she inflicted.
@@FayeIL the one thing I always notice Ridge (and Eric and Thorne) say about Brooke, is that she is exciting. Like that's all relationships are made of🙄. Tbh, if Ridge had more than two brain cells, he'd remember this was the wan set on breaking up his family and taking him away from his kids not too long ago, and never let Brooke anywhere near his children. Meanwhile, Brooke's so interested in becoming more like a family to Ridge, and by extension his kids just bc they are there, that she is back to showing very little interest in her own family. Her daughter is going thru something clearly and she berates Steph for sending Ridge and not her to talk to bridgit, but first chance she gets she all but goose steps bridgit put the door so she can spend time with Ridge (bc of course he needs her🙄). Not to mention she's left Nope at home with the nanny, so I guess Ridge's needs are more important than her infant I am half hoping she gets home to find Deacon sitting in the baby's room.
You actually gave me a different perspective as far as Bridget catching feelings for ridge being due to her mother never showing a loving family dynamic with healthy boundaries. She and Ric watched her go from their brother, to their father, back to their brother and having them both call him Dad (even though we always knew ridge wasn’t Rics father), with a few other men in between to their other brother who was also married. Ric doesn’t even blink an eye that he’s his mothers brother in law and even though at first Bridget showed the appropriate disgust at her and Thornes relationship, she ended up getting over it and even now is encouraging her brother on her. Neither her or Ric have a clue about what a healthy family relationship looks like, but I still don’t think there’s a way they could have wrote this that would have made the viewers think this is acceptable. No matter how much psychological damage Brooke’s caused her, her falling for her brother is not a healthy or appropriate way to react.
@@TriniT21So true. Even in Venice, we only saw Brooke with Hope when she needed a prop to show Ridge what a devoted mother she’d become. The minute he was hooked, out came the nanny!
@@lil_jon411To be clear, there’s no universe in which I think Ridge/Bridget were acceptable. I just think if Brad insisted on the storyline, do it in a way that explores the pathology behind it and let us see where Bridget is coming from (and why she needs therapy, stat!). But in the end, it seems like Brad just did the story so Ridge could do something as awful as Brooke/Deacon, and balance, the scales again in Brooke’s favor.
If Bridgette spills the beans - Stephanie gets what she deserves. She was so busy worrying about Brooke she sends Ridge up when Bridgette is clearly upset.
I’ve always found Thomas + Hope to be as disturbing as Ridge + Bridget. They grew up in the same family, and eventually in the same house as siblings. Hope was like his baby sister. They even share a biological little brother was also raised with them. In no reality should Thomas and Hope’s relationship be seen as normal or acceptable. Yet Hope + Thomas get more of a free pass than Bridget + Ridge.
This is completely wrong. Bridget's reactions are wrong. She is slowly being pushed by the evil massimo into Ridges arms. She is feeling bad at the party seeing the kids and ridge happy and she is the party pooper. Its one thing being worried about seeing them not getting along and another seeing them happy and bridget looking miserable. Stephanie is supporting her at the moment because she has no idea at this point what her real feelings are. She will then make a 180 and will try to get rid of Bridget and rightly so. Well don't worry this brief interlude with ridge and Bridget will not last long. Ridge actually admits that his feelings were not of romantic love but just caught up in something because of his confusion learning that eric isn't his father and what Brooke did to Bridget. He will then go after Brooke but it will be too late. Enter Nick 😮
The writers ruined the characters in two seasons. All the incestuous storylines. Brooke with Deacon. Ridge and teenage Bridgette. While Eric encourages his ex to hook up with Ridge. And the way they dismissed Taylor's death, brought in throw away Whip and Tricia. I stopped watching for years. Think I came back with new Rick, and Nick.
We're back to the brunetto brother rivalry again over a sweet strawberry blonde. They accidentally made another version of "the parent trap" by running into the same dad at the same time. The only thing that is slighty gingerish of their storyline is Bridget's hair color, not Lindsay Lohan.
Is anyone still mourning Taylor besides Thomas ?
Ikr🙄and Ridge mourned his wife for a good solid two weeks. Guess that’s longer than the last time she ‘died’.
Little bit longer than Caroline. She didn’t even get a funeral on screen and she actually died!
I don't even think Thomas is still in mourning. He looks like he got over his grudge against Brooke as well
This was when the writing went off the rails.
Nobody on this show mourns except the Spectras.
Whenever they go to Italy it's never all the same when they come back: hearts are broken, marriages ruined, secrets uncovered...
But however they keep going there😂😂😂
Has Eric even checked on bridgit since he found out about her mother having Deacon's spawn?
He seems more interested in Brooke getting rid of Deacon so she could go after Ridge, than whatever his daughter might be feeling about that whole situation that ended her marriage and caused her to separate (even if temporarily) from her family.
And as for Ridge.. I still cannot believe he is not the least bit inquisitive as to why Deacon was in Portofino to see Brooke, but not Bridgit. 🙄
You are exactly right.
They should have had a scene where Eric talks to Bridgette.
I also wondered why Ridge didn’t question why Deacon was in Italy to talk to Brooke!
He hasn't. But he checked on Brooke to make sure she was okay...
11:11 Brooke's in such a good mood that Taylor is gone, she even likes Amber now
Stephanie: "It takes a long time to get over losing someone" Haha, not for your son Ridge. Look at him, he just lost his wife and he's been acting like that time never existed. And Thomas has already forgotten his grudge against Brooke. None of the children, except perhaps Thomas, even mention their own mother or that they miss her. Bell's script cannot be topped in terms of superficiality.
They should have had this "party" at Steph's mansion. Not Brooke getting all cosy in Taylor's home.
@TriniT21 Yes, really. Brooke is already sitting on the couch next to Ridge like she's already Miss Ridge Forrester. 🤮🤮🤮
@@ahy4234 the terrible rewrite for Taylor’s character, when she came back from the dead, was the reason I stopped watching!
@@scor66Same here. I stopping watching as Ridge became more and more unbearable as Brooke's lapdog. I restarted watching with the excitement of Taylor's return, but soon lost interest completely.
@@galoutlaw8089 Yes, Hunter should have avoided returning. Bell only used her so that his private mistress would have someone to torment. And Bridge as a couple is absolutely exaggerated and both of their behavior is unnaturally artificial.
Goodness, Mark vs CJ fighting over bridgit is such a snooze😴
Mark is esp aggravating
ridge is so gross. the kids just lost their mom and he just lost his wife only a month ago and there he is making out with another woman in the house he shared with his wife and kids. what if his kids walked in? he's so selfish.
And then Bridge ends up living in that house during their next two marriages until Taylor comes back… the disrespect…
Just goes to show how little respect Brooke has for herself. Why would she want to lie in Ridge's wife's bed and live in her house?
Talk about trying to live someone else's life.
Anyway, it's the same way she wanted to be all up in Steph's mansion, if steph would let her.
@@TriniT21 she doesn't care where she lays down or who she lays down next to as long as they have power and $. she has no self respect obviously.
Brooke has no shame.
Yeah, Rigde Eric taught you so much. He taught you to be a waffler, arrogante pos, to screw a lot if family, to lye, cheated and be disrepectful, entiteld and selfish, use other people, be a logan doormate. He taught you a lot.
Being a family man and care about other people isn't one of the things he taught you, because he wasn't it never himself.
After the beautiful Portofino episodes, we are back in LA, and it's non stop awkwardness. This entire awkward welcome home party, Brooke awkwardly interacting with Ridge's kids, Bridget awkwardly explaining to Stephanie why she is suddenly uncomfortable living with Ridge, Rick and Amber having no purpose in their scene, and CJ and Mark awkwardly waiting for a girl who isn't coming because she is busy developing feelings for her brother.
The pIunge in quality is so dramatic it's making my ears pop.
her name is the biggest giveaway why it's all wrong.
Amber and Rick are family
I feel like the writing for most of 2003 wasn't all that great compared to its former years. It got even worse in 2004 onwards.
Early 2003 (introduction of Nick and Jackie) wasn’t so bad compared to late 2003 and the first half of 2004 when the show lost complete direction.
Losing John Smith to Y&R really affected the quality of the writing.
@@HunterWrangler Nick and Jackie are great characters
Wasn’t that long ago Amber was in tears over Taylor dying and now she’s making bets on how fast her husband and Brooke are getting back together…in HER house of all places? I hate the way they write everyone just over her passing like it never happened. Almost as cringy as Brooke trying to bond with ridges kids.
They stopped developing the characters by 2000.
I was very irritated as well. I'd expect her to be surprised and vocal about Ridge getting over Taylor so quickly.
You know even with all the resurrections and stuff, Bridget developing feelings for Ridge right after she finds out they’re not related (not to mention, she thought he was her father for the first few years of her life) is one of the most unrealistic things ever.. I could have maybe bought it in a weird world of a soap opera kind of way if they had waited at least a few months but right after?? Noooo it’s humanly impossible
There’s not enough time in the world that could have passed for me to look at someone who I once thought was my blood sister as a woman.
If Bridget was more of a hot conniving vixen, I could totally buy it. Especially if she were out for the ultimate revenge against Brooke. But that’s not the case. They try to portray Bridget like she’s the good girl of the family. For her to suddenly feel such attraction for her dad/brother just gives off emotional/mental illness.
Bridget needs some serious help
Ridge definitely didn’t deserve Taylor and her body wasn’t even cold yet before brook started creeping up.
Watching Brooke and ridge working their way back to each other is the best 😍😍😍
The writers always gives The Matress what she wants. She was trying to get back with Ridge when he was married to Taylor not so long ago way before her tragedy
Can someone please tell Ridge Taylor has not been gone long, Brooke casts a spell on him everytime 😂
Actually it's kkl's spell on Brad😂
Back in the early 2000's I had already stopped watching the show regularly but I remember this is when I gave up on it completely. The combination of the Ridge and Bridget pairing (🤢) and the Massimo retcon (🙄) just ruined B&B and it was never the same show again. And we have Brad and his mistress to thank for that.
who was brad's mistress?
I like the show from 2000s better than today’s show.
@@donnaharris2192kkl( brooke)
@@antoniusjohnson3824 i stopped watching it after all these years. i had enough of brooke lay me down logan always winning and now they are doing the same with hope. it's boring.
@@antoniusjohnson3824 Low bar
U&ly Brooke. Look like Grinch.
Leave Grinch out of this. He is cool 😛
😂🤣
Bridget has for many month no probleme of lying or not saying anything to anyone about her mother and deacon. And she will for my years say nothing about it to anyone. But now she has problems to keep that a secret.
The episode is supposed to be showing us how Brooke, Ridge, and the kids are becoming closer and more like a “family,” but whether intentionally or not, it just illustrates how poorly suited Brooke is to the important mundanity of being a responsible parent. The splashy party with cake and a gelato vendor shows how Brooke can do the big, fun gestures. But is that what’s best for the kids? To me, the last thing three jet-lagged, over-excited, probably sleep-deprived young children returning from a European trip need is a party with sugary gelato and cake. Instead, it would be much better for them to get back to their regular routines with baths, unpacking, prepping for school, and a quiet dinner. And hey, maybe some quality quiet time with their dad, who spent most of their trip dealing with work or running around with Brooke. But suggesting that wouldn’t make Brooke the “fun one” and wouldn’t score points with the kids. It’s the same way Brooke conducts her romances: the drama and passion and angst of the chase is always exciting, but when it comes down to the everyday grind of being a successful and committed partner, she gets bored and follows her heart elsewhere.
Bridget’s flashback scenes provide a very telling contrast. No pizzazz-filled gestures for her, but she’s been there for those kids, day after day, in the ways that really matter: cooking them dinner, helping with homework, reading them to sleep. And the payoff can be seen in how much the kids trust and adore her, and feel secure when she’s around. It’s very telling that Bridget, who grew up in such chaos, knows exactly what to do to make distressed children feel safe.
Of course, the matter of the disgusting Bridget falling for Ridge storyline must be addressed. But even though Brad executed it in the laziest, most awful way possible, I still maintain that there is a line to be drawn from Bridget’s falling for Ridge back to the childhood Brooke gave her. Bridget grew up without a secure family setting with appropriate boundaries. It’s why I can accept that her taking care of Taylor’s kids helped her to create the safe family scenario she never had. Yet when she finds out that Ridge is not actually her brother, at the same time she sees Brooke and Ridge pairing up again, that threatens what she’s built. Already screwed up by Deacon and her mother’s betrayal, she somehow confuses that childish abandonment fear with romantic feelings. If only Brad had taken the time to do it properly, and had been willing to call out Brooke for the full damage she inflicted.
@@FayeIL the one thing I always notice Ridge (and Eric and Thorne) say about Brooke, is that she is exciting. Like that's all relationships are made of🙄.
Tbh, if Ridge had more than two brain cells, he'd remember this was the wan set on breaking up his family and taking him away from his kids not too long ago, and never let Brooke anywhere near his children.
Meanwhile, Brooke's so interested in becoming more like a family to Ridge, and by extension his kids just bc they are there, that she is back to showing very little interest in her own family.
Her daughter is going thru something clearly and she berates Steph for sending Ridge and not her to talk to bridgit, but first chance she gets she all but goose steps bridgit put the door so she can spend time with Ridge (bc of course he needs her🙄). Not to mention she's left Nope at home with the nanny, so I guess Ridge's needs are more important than her infant
I am half hoping she gets home to find Deacon sitting in the baby's room.
You actually gave me a different perspective as far as Bridget catching feelings for ridge being due to her mother never showing a loving family dynamic with healthy boundaries. She and Ric watched her go from their brother, to their father, back to their brother and having them both call him Dad (even though we always knew ridge wasn’t Rics father), with a few other men in between to their other brother who was also married. Ric doesn’t even blink an eye that he’s his mothers brother in law and even though at first Bridget showed the appropriate disgust at her and Thornes relationship, she ended up getting over it and even now is encouraging her brother on her. Neither her or Ric have a clue about what a healthy family relationship looks like, but I still don’t think there’s a way they could have wrote this that would have made the viewers think this is acceptable. No matter how much psychological damage Brooke’s caused her, her falling for her brother is not a healthy or appropriate way to react.
@@TriniT21So true. Even in Venice, we only saw Brooke with Hope when she needed a prop to show Ridge what a devoted mother she’d become. The minute he was hooked, out came the nanny!
@@lil_jon411To be clear, there’s no universe in which I think Ridge/Bridget were acceptable. I just think if Brad insisted on the storyline, do it in a way that explores the pathology behind it and let us see where Bridget is coming from (and why she needs therapy, stat!). But in the end, it seems like Brad just did the story so Ridge could do something as awful as Brooke/Deacon, and balance, the scales again in Brooke’s favor.
@@FayeIL That's a nice way of justify Bridget's feelings. My mind needed a plausible explanation. So thanks for that.
The Mattress acting like Ridge's new wife and step monster to his kids. She wasted no time. And Bridget is jealous 🙄🤢
it's cringy because we all know brooke doesn't give a rat's ass about ridge's kids. this is all a show to get back into ridge's bed.
Bridge are irresistible ❤❤
Not Rick and Amber kissing, and Amber explaining it as "this is a business transaction." 🙄
It actually about Brooke and Ridge being together instead money, it kisses. You just don't understand their relationship
If Bridgette spills the beans - Stephanie gets what she deserves. She was so busy worrying about Brooke she sends Ridge up when Bridgette is clearly upset.
I’ve always found Thomas + Hope to be as disturbing as Ridge + Bridget. They grew up in the same family, and eventually in the same house as siblings. Hope was like his baby sister. They even share a biological little brother was also raised with them. In no reality should Thomas and Hope’s relationship be seen as normal or acceptable. Yet Hope + Thomas get more of a free pass than Bridget + Ridge.
I agree but atleast thomas and hope never thought they was blood related.
When hope gets older, I will fire her lol
I can’t wait until Ridge cuts his hair because that will mean the end of this Ridget fiasco (for the most part anyway….)
This is completely wrong. Bridget's reactions are wrong. She is slowly being pushed by the evil massimo into Ridges arms. She is feeling bad at the party seeing the kids and ridge happy and she is the party pooper. Its one thing being worried about seeing them not getting along and another seeing them happy and bridget looking miserable. Stephanie is supporting her at the moment because she has no idea at this point what her real feelings are. She will then make a 180 and will try to get rid of Bridget and rightly so. Well don't worry this brief interlude with ridge and Bridget will not last long. Ridge actually admits that his feelings were not of romantic love but just caught up in something because of his confusion learning that eric isn't his father and what Brooke did to Bridget. He will then go after Brooke but it will be too late. Enter Nick 😮
When is Massimo going to tell Ridge he's his father??
he tells him in episode 3991 i believe so it will play a week from wednesday.
Brooke says she has been waiting all her life to be with Ridge and NOW (with Taylor's death) finally they have a chance to be together.
Where’s Thorne
The Forrester’s don’t miss him as usual.
thorne is an after thought.
Surprised they even mentioned him 00:45
I just made the same observation 😂😂
Did they leave him in Portofino? 😂
@@TriniT21😂
@@TriniT21 they wouldn't even realize it if they did that's the said part.
The writers ruined the characters in two seasons. All the incestuous storylines. Brooke with Deacon. Ridge and teenage Bridgette. While Eric encourages his ex to hook up with Ridge. And the way they dismissed Taylor's death, brought in throw away Whip and Tricia. I stopped watching for years. Think I came back with new Rick, and Nick.
Brooke did this to look favorable to Ridge, Stephanie, and Eric.
We're back to the brunetto brother rivalry again over a sweet strawberry blonde. They accidentally made another version of "the parent trap" by running into the same dad at the same time. The only thing that is slighty gingerish of their storyline is Bridget's hair color, not Lindsay Lohan.
They Clueless when it comes to Thorne
only ridge matters.
Has Bridget lost her mind! Why did they ruin her by having her have these weird feelings towards ridge ?
I'm guessing Mick Cain is Asian on his mother's side, because he has such a plain American full name.
Change became chance so quickly. It wasn't a matter of men but it was something about alphabet. Brooke 🤢 The only thing she changed is her underwear.
Did they upload the episode when Sheila kisses her daughter Erica on the lips?
Yes
You know they need to get better because these episodes r wacky and I don't like any of them