James: _How long have you lived in this palace, sir?_ Omar: _Oh, about 400 years._ 🧛♂James might take that in a literal way and might think Omar is a 🧛♂too.
Ridge doesn't feel guilty that he married his third choice and because they apparently have one child together..since that's the only reason he married Brooke...😂🙈
@@susankent6051 Exactly. Ridge loves both Taylor and Brooke but he has never wanted to marry Brooke before. He chose to marry Caroline and then Taylor over her! The only reason he's marrying Brooke now is because Taylor died, he's on the rebound, and he thinks Bridget is his child. The stans don't want to accept that but when Taylor comes back and Ridge chooses Brooke, _Ridge himself_ will say that he chose to stay with Brooke because of the children.
@@sharonstewart4882so very true Sharon. The stans will twist and turn it around as usual, because in their eyes, Caroline and Taylor never existed....😂👍
And it's the smug way Brooke comes back with zero real information, then again makes it about her, and finally proved herself again to be an unreliable narrator
@@TriniT21 LOL I've been saying Brooke isn't really compassionate. The only reason she's involved with Jessica is so she can be up in Stephanies business. That's always her thing.
Brooke as the unreliable narrator, as usual. And she was so smug that she'd "helped" 😂. Making Jessica's problems about Steph not liking Brooke but Brooke still prevailing had absolutely nothing to do with the actual issue lol. Actually, if I were Jessica hearing that, I, too, would flee, bc Steph still doesn't like Brooke even tho she's "still here", so it would look hopeless for a 17yo that her current bad relationship with her aunt would change any time soon. Brooke really needed to have talked Jessica off a ledge by telling her about Donna's experience with Mark back in the day. Not further rile her up with tales about "big, bad Steph" not liking her.
@@TriniT21 Exactly! You know what's funny is that Brad is actually writing Brooke _well_ in this dreary storyline. The way she's relating to Jessica completely fits Brooke's character history (hopeless romantic) and the way it juxtaposes Brooke with Stephanie fits their dynamic too (Traditionalism vs Individualism). At the same time, Brooke is still an unreliable narrator as you say and still somewhat delusional -- thinking she got through to Jessica and earned Stephanie's gratitude when actually Jessica has completely ignored her advice. Brooke is actually on the right side of this storyline and Stephanie is the antagonist, but while Brooke is reading _Jessica's storyline_ correctly, she's still not reading _Jessica_ correctly, and that's an unusually nuanced portrait for the current writing regime!
Before the show went off the rails and began punting the idea of Ridge and Brooke as one another's "destiny", it seems as if Ridge's feelings for her were largely based on a desperate need not to be alone. Why else would he rush into a new marriage while still in the process of mourning his "late" wife?
Ridge had a prior relationship with Brooke before Taylor ever appeared on the scene. Ridge got engaged to Brooke, they lost a child…there was a prior history there. Ridge and Brooke were friends as well as former lovers. It makes sense that Ridge would turn to Brooke. The reason it was so fast is because Ridge had to act quickly to stop Brooke from marrying James. That’s it in a nutshell…basically Ridge wanted back what he had with Brooke along with wanting to be a family.😊 Ridge has this thing about wanting to “move on” if a situation isn’t working out. Maybe that’s a better explanation…😏
Ridge spent most of his time chasing after Brooke he wouldn’t let her get on with her life, she was about to marry James and Ridge drove all the way to Santa Barbara to stop the wedding, stop blaming Brooke, he cant let go
Steph kept that picture of Ridge and Taylor front and centre to annoy Brooke I'm sure 😂 Where's the one with Ridge and Brooke 😂😂 But seriously, Steph was so gracious in what she said to Ridge about his re marrying Brooke.
@@susankent6051 he's male Brooke 😂 It's the way he came in right after asking about the little rascals... Something about the whole scene came across very insincere, almost staged... Just like Brooke would stage an entire scenario with Bridget (matching outfits, picnic in Ridge's office) to try to manipulate Ridge
I have asked myself that x-times during that SL. And then I have wondered too why Dylan has no one to call even when he faces jail time. Is Dylan an orphan or still not taking it seriously?
@@rosamariann funny that Dylan's character witnesses were the Spectra clan, who knew him for.. What.. Some weeks?? Where is his family? He's a college student going thru a trial for statutory R a p E. And not one family member there? Even when Caroline's random R a pi st was going through his trial, his mother was there.
Taylor is a Princess dear in Morocco she's not in Hollywood to show her face 🤣😂🤣 oh one mistake compared to many of Brooke's affairs 🤣😂🤣 oh no not a mistake hhhhh good on Taylor and James 👍👍👍
"She's the one who taught you to Love again" talking about Taylor. In one sentence Stephanie undelines the deep love Ridge experienced with Caroline and the similar one he had with Taylor.
That isn’t exactly true. Steph seems to forget that she was promoting Brooke loves Ridge…Ridge loves Brooke. Until Ridge decided he wouldn’t take Brooke away from Eric. That’s how Ridge and Taylor came about…Steph seems to forget if she had her way there would have been no Taylor teaching Ridge how to love again.😮
@@bettyhopsonthat's not exactly true either! Ridge has chosen Taylor on his free will, since he's also chased her all the way to the Virgin Islands... Taylor was never Stephanie's choice! No woman Ridge ever loved, was her choice!
@@bettyhopson I quoted Stephanie's line and the meaning that this line brought. I didn't mention Brook at all, and frankly I'm annoyed about Ridge's "sacrifice for his father" or "Brooke met Ridge first!" He had so many occasions to leave Taylor and he didn't. And if I had to think like many Brooke's fans I might have answered to them that the night at the lab happened because Taylor rejected Ridge's first proposal. Taylor's trip to S. Thomas was a trip Ridge asked Taylor to do so many times before and after Bridge night at the lab. And then casually the trip happened.
*OMAR:* "I was wondering where these mischievous imps have disappeared to. Come along now, leave the princess alone." (4:11) These kids are nothing but a means to an end for Omar. They're using this little girl's (Hebba) dream to foreshadow what is to come, what's long overdue (2:20)
*Brooke is True to Form in Jessica’s Storyline* Despite the dreariness of Jessica’s storyline, the writing of Brooke’s character has actually remained true to Bill Bell’s vision (though only in this storyline). The way she's relating to Jessica completely fits Brooke's character history (hopeless romantic) and the way it juxtaposes Brooke with Stephanie fits their dynamic too (Traditionalism vs Individualism). Under the previous writing regime, Brooke always occupied this middle ground between good and bad, between a romantic heroine and a delusional antagonist. And we see that bifurcated portrayal playing out in the Jessica storyline as well. Brooke is on the side of the underdog lovers and she correctly sees that Stephanie is going overboard in prosecuting Dylan. Yet she’s also an unreliable narrator, thinking she convinced Jessica to “hang in there” when in reality Jessica ignores her advice and runs away. Bill always portrayed Brooke as someone who can perceive opportunities but not necessarily be perceptive about people. And that’s what’s happening here: Brooke is reading _Jessica's storyline_ correctly but she's not reading _Jessica_ correctly. Another way that Brooke’s portrayal remains true to form is in comparison to Sally. I’ve written before how despite having Stephanie as a common enemy, Sally and Brooke could never really work together because they have different goals (see episodes 1457 and 1588). Sally revels in her tawdriness and wants to puncture the Forresters’ snobby veneer but Brooke wants to become a Forrester and acquire their classiness. That’s why despite both women being involved in Jessica’s storyline and helping her out, they have different motivations. Sally wants to stick it to Stephanie and defeat her in court, while Brooke wants to impress Stephanie and earn her gratitude. Overall Brooke is being written and positioned well in Jessica’s storyline. Unfortunately this won’t last long (for _any_ of the characters) but it’s interesting that for now, in a storyline where she’s a side character, Brooke is true to form.
@@tiroyaonejustinphologolo9763 For sure, Brooke taking over the company was a big swipe at Stephanie. But as we see now, she's considering giving back the company _just so she can earn Stephanie's acceptance._ That has always been a driving motivation for her.
@@NewYorkNick0607 Don't know what came over me. I meat to say Sally would go back to admiring all things _Forrester._ Her insatiable thirst for Steph's acceptance and friendship would be as present as ever. I'm glad you got what I was trying to say, *maybe Donkey Gospel would've made fun of me* 😂 Thanks a lot advocate 🤜🤛
@@NewYorkNick0607 Yes I remember. Isn't it frustrating for Nick that I acknowledge his goodness and prince archetype, yet I'd rather hang out with DG6?
I have to say, the Morocco storyline is starting to grow on me. It is incredibly funny in a low-key (and mostly unintentional) way. From Taylor and the -von Trapp children- orphans to James, Ahmed and the bellydancers. By the way, watching this for the first time since the 90s, I was completely surprised by the unexpected chemistry between James and Ahmed! They just really come to life in their scenes together and appear to have this instinctive good-natured understanding between them - from one quirky doctor to another. Their interactions really save this whole storyline for me.
The story isn't growing on me.. Omar still creeps me out.. But, the cliffhanger moment of Taylor looking up and seeing James was really good. And it paired well with the simultaneous cliffhanger of Steph finding Jessica gone (Altho I personally wish Jessica was gone for good)
@@TriniT21 well, not the storyline itself as the writers conceived it - more like the subplots, props, costumes and supporting characters that keep upstaging the main storyline! Taylor, Omar, Ridge and Brooke are actually the _least_ interesting parts of the Morocco storyline. Ahmed, Mustapha, Yasemin, the out of tune orphan choir, the random bellydancers and even more random snakes, and so on, save this storyline for me. And Taylor too in a way, but _not_ the way 🔔 intended. Once she goes off the rails she is comedy gold (although she probably isn't supposed to be).
the wonderful way Ridge and Stephanie talk about Dear Taylor is amazing the amount of love they have for her the pain of loosing her how both of them share the intensity of feeling he as ahuband she as a mother and a friend makes James timing perfect she needs to get back to take her rightful place in the heart of her husband and as the queen of the forrester house
I am SO HERE for _Namour&McKenzie_ (or maybe _Ahmed&Brewster?)_ - the B&B spinoff where two gentlemen doctors solve cozy mysteries together against the backdrop of the Moroccan desert, while discussing philosophy and bellydancing.
Apparently Ridge has no more pictures of Caroline to remind him of his first marriage and Stephanie seems to have purged her home too of any pictures. I assume Caroline's flowers have died as well during the last year or Ridge should have at least mentioned his first wife sometime (should have not just visiting Taylor's memorial but also Caroline's grave at Christmas time).
I wrote a post about Stephanie telling Ridge that Taylor taught him to love "again".That was a hint to Caroline and Ridge's love for sure. Love that line.
I don’t know…maybe Taylor taught Ridge how to Forget…Caroline and Brooke? Ridge did explain to Brooke that she(Brooke) never left his heart. But now we are seeing the same is true of Taylor…she still has space in his heart too. However, I think Caroline was Ridge’s special Love.❤ The debate seems to be that Taylor is more like Caroline therefore Ridge loves Taylor over Brooke? My observation is Ridge and Brooke are more alike. And that Taylor may be good for Ridge but that Ridge ends up being not so good for Taylor.😢
Brooke was much more beautiful when she was young, in her twenties and she was very beautiful during her pregnancies, her hair was very beautiful, lush and shiny, since the volume of her face has decreased, therefore the facial bones are very prominent and And her hair becomes terribly thin and lacks luster...
When Jessica turns 18, she can follow Kristen's and Felicia's example and can choose to study in New York or to go to Europe (at least if uncle Eric is willing to pay for her college/ university because of their special relationship).
he did the worest thing possible Brooke the mother of all evil he was manipulated and hurt by her so deeply i wonder how can he look her in the face after everythimg she put his family throuhgh the fool
IIt's amazing hoe the Forrsters rationalize ane bend reality acording to their whimps... Why would Taylor not feel offended Ridge remarried so quickly after her death and did not take any time to grieve for her?
Ridge wonders if Taylor might feel betrayed that Ridge got remarried so quickly. 😅 Why would he think that? Taylor did an amazing job. It took Ridge 12 months to get over Caroline's death. At that time he told Taylor that he is done with marriage and only interested in a relationship without such commitment. Taylor changed his mind and after her death he only was able to grieve 4 months before he needed another wife to get over Taylor. She did one hell of a job. And in the end she apparently even took on Caroline's mantra that Ridge's happiness matters most and he can't be put into such a situation -as grieving his wife or- having to chose between wives and children. After that SL, women around the world better start to make plans for their beloved husbands and who can step in in case of the wife's sudden death. 😏
James might have wondered for a moment if Ahmed is serious and if that is the explanation why Omar fell for the mysterious and veiled woman. Watching the belly dancers with their snakes just became too boring - while a covered up woman is extraordinary in Omar's palace.
The "James-goes-to-Morocco" storyline has no credibility whatsoever. Don't you think that Prince Omar's security would have at least checked the identity papers of "Brewster Mackenzie" upon his arrival in Casablance, before he even set foot in Prince Omar's royal palace?!?!?
Add this to the list of implausibilities like Stephanie not hiring a PI to investigate Sheila or simply running a background check with Sheila's social security number (which she presumably used to get the job at Forrester!). 🙄
Listen.. We have all been trying to figure out how he got in there without as much as a Google search on his name lololol. I know there wasn't Google back then lol.. But still.. I wouldn't let anyone come into my humble home without a background check. And this man is a head of state....
Oh yes, they were even curled up on her bed in their pajamas and upset about something that had scared them. All that was missing was the thunderstorm, and the intro would have started playing... 😂 I guess Hebba is the Liesl of the bunch.
Does anyone know why we cant watch 5 episodes per day anymore instead of just 1? Im SO ANNOYED over this and ive written to BnB customer service multiple times and no response. The current show sux so ive really enjoyed going back in time and being emersed in the old shows when the writing and storylines were soooo good! But cmon, 1 ep per day is just cruel! We need 5 eps a day/20 eps per week so that we can binge watch our favorite soap!
@@susankent6051 Hey Susan, thanks. Great to see you still so active. I liked all your comments. I was sick with dengue for a few days and thought I would get over this addiction. Couldn't resist Thorne and Macy. And now I'm binging on all I missed (fast-forwarding Taylor-Omar wedding and honeymoon, and Jessica of course) That one future episode (Taylor visiting her father) totally revitalized me... Can't wait for Taylor to be back in LA 🥰
@@galoutlaw8089 aww, sorry to hear that. Hope you are doing much better now😥😘. Thank you for your nice words about my comments. Needless to say, that I always like your comments too.😊. I think Macy and Thorne are a great couple with fantastic chemistry. And of course I am looking forward for Taylor's return too. Never liked the Morocco-storyline. Prince Omar is an obsessive creep. Hope to read more from you again on here. Take care, my friend.😘🐞
I wondered/joked in the past if Stephanie would turn to methods like barred windows, to keep Jessica in her bedroom and Dylan out. But no, she didn't. The plan is for Dylan to go to jail to prevent them from running away. Unfortunately, like at the time when Dylan got arrested in the past and Jessica then ran off and stayed at his place, Jessica has again run off.The teenager keeps to be unpredictable and is not acting like any teenager Stephanie ever had to do with. (and Eric likely never had spent much time with his kids at that rebellious age)
How annoying is Taylor!!! In real life this kind of situation would be very different. In the first place she must become a Muslim and then she has to accomplish her duty of a wife.
@@Esi-741true! My aunt was married to a Mus lim for many years (in fact, Ahmed reminds me a little of him). He was pretty se cu lar, though (even celebrating Christmas with us). They used to have dinner parties and the guest list would be a mix of Mus lim, Chris tian and Jew ish, all good friends. I didn't realize until much later that rel igions coexisting peacefully wasn't always the rule.
Hebba had an awful nightmare. The beautiful American princess might disappear without any goodbye and the poor orphans won't have anyone to admire and to love. They will only have the caretaker from before that might have taught them how to read and write Arabic, but apparently couldn't teach them how to read and write in English. Omar might have been at Western schools, but as Layla told them, Omar clearly didn't know how to really play American football. These scared -rascals- children clearly have a good reason to worry about their future, especially their future as artists if they don't have someone to draw a picture for.
@@daliaelkhatib1726 I think Yasmin is a much better suited guardian for these children than moody Layla, so I think Hebba wrongly mistook that dream for a nightmare.
I was waiting with bated breath for this taping. Taylor coming face to face with James Warwick 😀
Not exactly face to _face._
Yes me too
First thought that came in Taylor's mind was Big Ber lol😂
James: _How long have you lived in this palace, sir?_
Omar: _Oh, about 400 years._
🧛♂James might take that in a literal way and might think Omar is a 🧛♂too.
Again Omar’s insinuating that Taylor could be the next Diana in the eyes of the world.
The smile on Mr. Mckenzie's face!!😁
I wasn't expecting Ronn Moss to cover a Bette Midler song (10:40) 🎶
😂👍 You couldn't escape that song in 1990!
💀
"You feel guilty having married Brooke?"
Ridge doesn't say no. 👀🤭
"I get this feeling once in a while that hits me like a bolt out of the blue."
It's called buyer's remorse, Ridge.
@@jonfoerster 😂😂😂
That and indigestion are the same feeling
Ridge doesn't feel guilty that he married his third choice and because they apparently have one child together..since that's the only reason he married Brooke...😂🙈
@@susankent6051 Exactly. Ridge loves both Taylor and Brooke but he has never wanted to marry Brooke before. He chose to marry Caroline and then Taylor over her! The only reason he's marrying Brooke now is because Taylor died, he's on the rebound, and he thinks Bridget is his child. The stans don't want to accept that but when Taylor comes back and Ridge chooses Brooke, _Ridge himself_ will say that he chose to stay with Brooke because of the children.
@@sharonstewart4882so very true Sharon. The stans will twist and turn it around as usual, because in their eyes, Caroline and Taylor never existed....😂👍
Ridge was giving poignancy (10:30), Stephanie was giving suspense (12:30), and then Brooke walks in and ruins it all (12:56). 😖
And it's the smug way Brooke comes back with zero real information, then again makes it about her, and finally proved herself again to be an unreliable narrator
@@TriniT21 LOL I've been saying Brooke isn't really compassionate. The only reason she's involved with Jessica is so she can be up in Stephanies business. That's always her thing.
@@jonfoerster 🤣🤣 you're incorrigible
One conversation with Brooke and Jessica's ready to flee 😆
Brooke was so proud of herself for "convincing Jessica to hang in there." 😂
@@sharonstewart4882 It's nice to see Brad is retaining some aspects of Brooke's character i.e. her delusional sense of her own influence.
Brooke as the unreliable narrator, as usual.
And she was so smug that she'd "helped" 😂.
Making Jessica's problems about Steph not liking Brooke but Brooke still prevailing had absolutely nothing to do with the actual issue lol. Actually, if I were Jessica hearing that, I, too, would flee, bc Steph still doesn't like Brooke even tho she's "still here", so it would look hopeless for a 17yo that her current bad relationship with her aunt would change any time soon.
Brooke really needed to have talked Jessica off a ledge by telling her about Donna's experience with Mark back in the day. Not further rile her up with tales about "big, bad Steph" not liking her.
@@TriniT21 Exactly! You know what's funny is that Brad is actually writing Brooke _well_ in this dreary storyline. The way she's relating to Jessica completely fits Brooke's character history (hopeless romantic) and the way it juxtaposes Brooke with Stephanie fits their dynamic too (Traditionalism vs Individualism). At the same time, Brooke is still an unreliable narrator as you say and still somewhat delusional -- thinking she got through to Jessica and earned Stephanie's gratitude when actually Jessica has completely ignored her advice. Brooke is actually on the right side of this storyline and Stephanie is the antagonist, but while Brooke is reading _Jessica's storyline_ correctly, she's still not reading _Jessica_ correctly, and that's an unusually nuanced portrait for the current writing regime!
😂
Before the show went off the rails and began punting the idea of Ridge and Brooke as one another's "destiny", it seems as if Ridge's feelings for her were largely based on a desperate need not to be alone. Why else would he rush into a new marriage while still in the process of mourning his "late" wife?
My words exactly😊👍
Ridge had a prior relationship with Brooke before Taylor ever appeared on the scene. Ridge got engaged to Brooke, they lost a child…there was a prior history there. Ridge and Brooke were friends as well as former lovers. It makes sense that Ridge would turn to Brooke. The reason it was so fast is because Ridge had to act quickly to stop Brooke from marrying James. That’s it in a nutshell…basically Ridge wanted back what he had with Brooke along with wanting to be a family.😊
Ridge has this thing about wanting to “move on” if a situation isn’t working out. Maybe that’s a better explanation…😏
Ridge spent most of his time chasing after Brooke he wouldn’t let her get on with her life, she was about to marry James and Ridge drove all the way to Santa Barbara to stop the wedding, stop blaming Brooke, he cant let go
@@bettyhopsonRidge only proposed cause Brooke was pregnant.
@@Marie-bj9fwbecause he was lonely.
Steph kept that picture of Ridge and Taylor front and centre to annoy Brooke I'm sure 😂
Where's the one with Ridge and Brooke 😂😂
But seriously, Steph was so gracious in what she said to Ridge about his re marrying Brooke.
I also liked how Stephanie spoke about Taylor. They were like mother and daughter...
That’s what I was thinking too about the photo of Ridge and Taylor
Stephanie and Ridge are the same. They only want to show off Ridge's _beautiful_ wife. 🤣
Brooke would kill for that sought of acceptance
@@ministryofwrongthink9847 if again! Not even taking over the company can get her an inch of acceptance like that lol
I feel like Omar set those children up to go make Taylor feel badly anytime she thinks about leaving 🥴
Yep, it looks that way. He's creepy and I still don't like him. He reminds me of Brooke😂😂
@@susankent6051 he's male Brooke 😂
It's the way he came in right after asking about the little rascals... Something about the whole scene came across very insincere, almost staged... Just like Brooke would stage an entire scenario with Bridget (matching outfits, picnic in Ridge's office) to try to manipulate Ridge
They're on the payroll
@@TriniT21true😂😂👍
@@TriniT21 This 🤞Remember the 1996 christmas dinner Brooke set up for Ridge, with Rick and Bridget as a waiter and waitress? 🙄
I don't know why nobody even considered calling Jessica's parents!
I have asked myself that x-times during that SL.
And then I have wondered too why Dylan has no one to call even when he faces jail time. Is Dylan an orphan or still not taking it seriously?
They didn't cast them yet.🙃but its good point
@@mara4450 Why didn't Jessica's parents call?
They seem to have no relationship! I have said this a couple of times. Don’t they ever talk? And your right about Dylan. Where are his parents?
@@rosamariann funny that Dylan's character witnesses were the Spectra clan, who knew him for.. What.. Some weeks??
Where is his family? He's a college student going thru a trial for statutory R a p E. And not one family member there?
Even when Caroline's random R a pi st was going through his trial, his mother was there.
Taylor is still hiding her face in shame from that time she had s ex with James.
😂😂
😂😂 The _real_ reason she wears a veil! 🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂 I know that's right!
😂😂😂
Taylor is a Princess dear in Morocco she's not in Hollywood to show her face 🤣😂🤣 oh one mistake compared to many of Brooke's affairs 🤣😂🤣 oh no not a mistake hhhhh good on Taylor and James 👍👍👍
How many others had to fast forward past those snakes😮😬😳
Did NOT like the snakes 😳
thanks for the warning lol
At Big Bear, James was flashing back to Taylor. Now with these belly-dancers he's flashing back to Brooke.
😂😂 episode 1789 was so tacky and funny at the same time
@@tiroyaonejustinphologolo9763 one for the ages 😄
@@NewYorkNick0607 one for the _aged_ (both James and Brooke)
James' scenes made me laugh today 😂
@@sharonstewart4882 Flirting with Ahmed flashed James back to flirting with Connor.
I can't wait to see episodes from 2000 to 2003.
Susan Flannery is tired off this storyline just like the viewer at 0:04
"She's the one who taught you to Love again" talking about Taylor.
In one sentence Stephanie undelines the deep love Ridge experienced with Caroline and the similar one he had with Taylor.
And she was absolutely right in my opinion😊👍
yes Caroline and Taylor so similar and so wonderful
That isn’t exactly true. Steph seems to forget that she was promoting Brooke loves Ridge…Ridge loves Brooke. Until Ridge decided he wouldn’t take Brooke away from Eric. That’s how Ridge and Taylor came about…Steph seems to forget if she had her way there would have been no Taylor teaching Ridge how to love again.😮
@@bettyhopsonthat's not exactly true either! Ridge has chosen Taylor on his free will, since he's also chased her all the way to the Virgin Islands... Taylor was never Stephanie's choice! No woman Ridge ever loved, was her choice!
@@bettyhopson I quoted Stephanie's line and the meaning that this line brought. I didn't mention Brook at all, and frankly I'm annoyed about Ridge's "sacrifice for his father" or "Brooke met Ridge first!" He had so many occasions to leave Taylor and he didn't. And if I had to think like many Brooke's fans I might have answered to them that the night at the lab happened because Taylor rejected Ridge's first proposal. Taylor's trip to S. Thomas was a trip Ridge asked Taylor to do so many times before and after Bridge night at the lab. And then casually the trip happened.
Why can't we watch 5 shows again ? 😢
I can't believe Laila hasn't yet prepared her famous pepper steak for Prince Omar
I was so glad when this storyline wrapped up !
*OMAR:* "I was wondering where these mischievous imps have disappeared to. Come along now, leave the princess alone." (4:11)
These kids are nothing but a means to an end for Omar. They're using this little girl's (Hebba) dream to foreshadow what is to come, what's long overdue (2:20)
I just wrote a comment that I think omar sent them in with that story to keep her feeling guilty about wanting to leave
That's why he and brooke should be together they could use their respective children to guilt each other to stay together 😂😂
@@TriniT21 I just saw it 😅
@@ministryofwrongthink9847 Then we'd have more kids that become a hot mess as adults 🤣 Brooke and Omar would suffocate each other
*Brooke is True to Form in Jessica’s Storyline*
Despite the dreariness of Jessica’s storyline, the writing of Brooke’s character has actually remained true to Bill Bell’s vision (though only in this storyline). The way she's relating to Jessica completely fits Brooke's character history (hopeless romantic) and the way it juxtaposes Brooke with Stephanie fits their dynamic too (Traditionalism vs Individualism). Under the previous writing regime, Brooke always occupied this middle ground between good and bad, between a romantic heroine and a delusional antagonist. And we see that bifurcated portrayal playing out in the Jessica storyline as well. Brooke is on the side of the underdog lovers and she correctly sees that Stephanie is going overboard in prosecuting Dylan. Yet she’s also an unreliable narrator, thinking she convinced Jessica to “hang in there” when in reality Jessica ignores her advice and runs away. Bill always portrayed Brooke as someone who can perceive opportunities but not necessarily be perceptive about people. And that’s what’s happening here: Brooke is reading _Jessica's storyline_ correctly but she's not reading _Jessica_ correctly.
Another way that Brooke’s portrayal remains true to form is in comparison to Sally. I’ve written before how despite having Stephanie as a common enemy, Sally and Brooke could never really work together because they have different goals (see episodes 1457 and 1588). Sally revels in her tawdriness and wants to puncture the Forresters’ snobby veneer but Brooke wants to become a Forrester and acquire their classiness. That’s why despite both women being involved in Jessica’s storyline and helping her out, they have different motivations. Sally wants to stick it to Stephanie and defeat her in court, while Brooke wants to impress Stephanie and earn her gratitude.
Overall Brooke is being written and positioned well in Jessica’s storyline. Unfortunately this won’t last long (for _any_ of the characters) but it’s interesting that for now, in a storyline where she’s a side character, Brooke is true to form.
I agree with everything, but if Sally were to succeed in sticking it to Stephanie after a short while just like Brooke did with Belief
@@tiroyaonejustinphologolo9763 For sure, Brooke taking over the company was a big swipe at Stephanie. But as we see now, she's considering giving back the company _just so she can earn Stephanie's acceptance._ That has always been a driving motivation for her.
@@NewYorkNick0607 Don't know what came over me. I meat to say Sally would go back to admiring all things _Forrester._ Her insatiable thirst for Steph's acceptance and friendship would be as present as ever. I'm glad you got what I was trying to say, *maybe Donkey Gospel would've made fun of me* 😂 Thanks a lot advocate 🤜🤛
@@tiroyaonejustinphologolo9763 Remember you said this "twin" version of me seemed nicer? 😄❤
@@NewYorkNick0607 Yes I remember. Isn't it frustrating for Nick that I acknowledge his goodness and prince archetype, yet I'd rather hang out with DG6?
I have to say, the Morocco storyline is starting to grow on me. It is incredibly funny in a low-key (and mostly unintentional) way. From Taylor and the -von Trapp children- orphans to James, Ahmed and the bellydancers. By the way, watching this for the first time since the 90s, I was completely surprised by the unexpected chemistry between James and Ahmed! They just really come to life in their scenes together and appear to have this instinctive good-natured understanding between them - from one quirky doctor to another. Their interactions really save this whole storyline for me.
I enjoyed the James and Ahmed scenes too but I still intensely dislike the Morocco storyline. They should find a way to move Ahmed to LA.
The story isn't growing on me.. Omar still creeps me out.. But, the cliffhanger moment of Taylor looking up and seeing James was really good.
And it paired well with the simultaneous cliffhanger of Steph finding Jessica gone (Altho I personally wish Jessica was gone for good)
James only has chemistry with men and yes I'm including Stephanie. 🙃
@@TriniT21 well, not the storyline itself as the writers conceived it - more like the subplots, props, costumes and supporting characters that keep upstaging the main storyline! Taylor, Omar, Ridge and Brooke are actually the _least_ interesting parts of the Morocco storyline. Ahmed, Mustapha, Yasemin, the out of tune orphan choir, the random bellydancers and even more random snakes, and so on, save this storyline for me. And Taylor too in a way, but _not_ the way 🔔 intended. Once she goes off the rails she is comedy gold (although she probably isn't supposed to be).
@@sharonstewart4882 Ahmed _will_ come to LA. And he will experience LA nightlife. 😂
the wonderful way Ridge and Stephanie talk about Dear Taylor is amazing the amount of love they have for her the pain of loosing her how both of them share the intensity of feeling he as ahuband she as a mother and a friend makes James timing perfect she needs to get back to take her rightful place in the heart of her husband and as the queen of the forrester house
I agree as always Dalia😊👍
I am SO HERE for _Namour&McKenzie_ (or maybe _Ahmed&Brewster?)_ - the B&B spinoff where two gentlemen doctors solve cozy mysteries together against the backdrop of the Moroccan desert, while discussing philosophy and bellydancing.
Like a Watson and Holmes. 😅
@@TriniT21 more like Watson and Watson! 😂
@@annieo6527 true!
James: 2 belly dancers this year!!!!! 🧞♀️👯💃🏻🧞♂️🧞♀️🧞
Ridge: 0!!!!
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no ep tomorrow?😮
Will Ep 1953 be uploaded? Thanks 🙏
this thing with Moroco is getting old
and repetitive
Run, Jessica, run... faster, faster... and please please please never come back!
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Beautiful...at last the meeting with James and Taylor. 👍🙏
The palace scenes were so real.
What about Caroline, Ridge? Caroline - the one and only. As amazing as Taylor was for Ridge, Caroline is number 1
Apparently Ridge has no more pictures of Caroline to remind him of his first marriage and Stephanie seems to have purged her home too of any pictures. I assume Caroline's flowers have died as well during the last year or Ridge should have at least mentioned his first wife sometime (should have not just visiting Taylor's memorial but also Caroline's grave at Christmas time).
I wrote a post about Stephanie telling Ridge that Taylor taught him to love "again".That was a hint to Caroline and Ridge's love for sure. Love that line.
Yes, Caroline forever! And too bad Karen didn't get a chance with Ridge!
@@rafaelauger8865 didn't you say Ridge isn't good for anyone?
I don’t know…maybe Taylor taught Ridge how to Forget…Caroline and Brooke?
Ridge did explain to Brooke that she(Brooke) never left his heart. But now we are seeing the same is true of Taylor…she still has space in his heart too.
However, I think Caroline was Ridge’s special Love.❤
The debate seems to be that Taylor is more like Caroline therefore Ridge loves Taylor over Brooke?
My observation is Ridge and Brooke are more alike. And that Taylor may be good for Ridge but that Ridge ends up being not so good for Taylor.😢
Thank you. ❤❤❤
James refers to Omar as _Sarah_ on the transcript. It seems @Nick and @Esi were on to something (18:04)
James and Taylor should swap places and everyone would be happier. James wearing a veil to hide his face would also make more sense.
@@NewYorkNick0607 😆
@@NewYorkNick0607how would Taylor handle Sheila's dungeon though?
@@annieo6527 😂😂
TJ, my replies to your question in the other thread keep getting block ed. 🤬The pics are on my p @ g e.
Did anyone else thing Brooke coming down the stairs looked like a boy?!?!? Her whole persona has changed since she hooked Ridge.
Yeah, she looks pretty masculine
Brooke was much more beautiful when she was young, in her twenties and she was very beautiful during her pregnancies, her hair was very beautiful, lush and shiny, since the volume of her face has decreased, therefore the facial bones are very prominent and And her hair becomes terribly thin and lacks luster...
Where is Season 8, episode 202?
Alright Stephanie....it's been time to contact Messica's parents!!.....I'll play Bon Jovi's Runaway until she returns😆😆
It's Venessa Printless from The Young and the restless !! 😂😂
So when is the next episode ? hhh
If I would have ti live with Stephanie I also would run away 😅
When Jessica turns 18, she can follow Kristen's and Felicia's example and can choose to study in New York or to go to Europe (at least if uncle Eric is willing to pay for her college/ university because of their special relationship).
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lol
Show would of been good if we didnt have to see Taylor/Layla in that headdress!!
You did betray her ridge
he did the worest thing possible Brooke the mother of all evil he was manipulated and hurt by her so deeply i wonder how can he look her in the face after everythimg she put his family throuhgh the fool
IIt's amazing hoe the Forrsters rationalize ane bend reality acording to their whimps... Why would Taylor not feel offended Ridge remarried so quickly after her death and did not take any time to grieve for her?
And remarried BROOKE of ALLLLL the women in LA and the world!,, 😂
@@ambika66681 🤣🤣
@@ambika66681😂😂love it👍
Ridge wonders if Taylor might feel betrayed that Ridge got remarried so quickly. 😅
Why would he think that? Taylor did an amazing job. It took Ridge 12 months to get over Caroline's death. At that time he told Taylor that he is done with marriage and only interested in a relationship without such commitment. Taylor changed his mind and after her death he only was able to grieve 4 months before he needed another wife to get over Taylor. She did one hell of a job. And in the end she apparently even took on Caroline's mantra that Ridge's happiness matters most and he can't be put into such a situation -as grieving his wife or- having to chose between wives and children.
After that SL, women around the world better start to make plans for their beloved husbands and who can step in in case of the wife's sudden death. 😏
James might have wondered for a moment if Ahmed is serious and if that is the explanation why Omar fell for the mysterious and veiled woman. Watching the belly dancers with their snakes just became too boring - while a covered up woman is extraordinary in Omar's palace.
The "James-goes-to-Morocco" storyline has no credibility whatsoever. Don't you think that Prince Omar's security would have at least checked the identity papers of "Brewster Mackenzie" upon his arrival in Casablance, before he even set foot in Prince Omar's royal palace?!?!?
Only in Soap land🤪
Add this to the list of implausibilities like Stephanie not hiring a PI to investigate Sheila or simply running a background check with Sheila's social security number (which she presumably used to get the job at Forrester!). 🙄
Listen.. We have all been trying to figure out how he got in there without as much as a Google search on his name lololol.
I know there wasn't Google back then lol.. But still..
I wouldn't let anyone come into my humble home without a background check. And this man is a head of state....
I was just waiting for Taylor and the Von Trapp kid rip-offs to burst into an off-key version of "My Favorite Things"😂
Oh yes, they were even curled up on her bed in their pajamas and upset about something that had scared them. All that was missing was the thunderstorm, and the intro would have started playing... 😂
I guess Hebba is the Liesl of the bunch.
@@annieo6527 she must be. What a missed opportunity. So many Sound of Music parallels in this storyline.
@@leviaj1 and the hilarious thing is, once Taylor returns to LA she will transform into Mary Poppins...
@@annieo6527so true! I wonder if Brad is a Julie Andrews fan?
Does anyone know why we cant watch 5 episodes per day anymore instead of just 1? Im SO ANNOYED over this and ive written to BnB customer service multiple times and no response. The current show sux so ive really enjoyed going back in time and being emersed in the old shows when the writing and storylines were soooo good! But cmon, 1 ep per day is just cruel! We need 5 eps a day/20 eps per week so that we can binge watch our favorite soap!
Isn’t this Brooke and Ridges 1st wedding?
Yes the first of about 8 to each other 😩
"Taylor promises the orphans that she will never leave them." Taylor definitely rhymes with liar!
That was Princess Laila's promise
@@galoutlaw8089glad to see you back again, my fellow Tridge fan. Hope you are doing fine...😊👍🌺
@@susankent6051 Hey Susan, thanks. Great to see you still so active. I liked all your comments. I was sick with dengue for a few days and thought I would get over this addiction. Couldn't resist Thorne and Macy. And now I'm binging on all I missed (fast-forwarding Taylor-Omar wedding and honeymoon, and Jessica of course) That one future episode (Taylor visiting her father) totally revitalized me... Can't wait for Taylor to be back in LA 🥰
@@galoutlaw8089 aww, sorry to hear that. Hope you are doing much better now😥😘. Thank you for your nice words about my comments. Needless to say, that I always like your comments too.😊. I think Macy and Thorne are a great couple with fantastic chemistry. And of course I am looking forward for Taylor's return too. Never liked the Morocco-storyline. Prince Omar is an obsessive creep. Hope to read more from you again on here. Take care, my friend.😘🐞
@@susankent6051 Like minds think alike 🙌
What’s up with Brooke’s stringy hair??
I wondered/joked in the past if Stephanie would turn to methods like barred windows, to keep Jessica in her bedroom and Dylan out. But no, she didn't.
The plan is for Dylan to go to jail to prevent them from running away. Unfortunately, like at the time when Dylan got arrested in the past and Jessica then ran off and stayed at his place, Jessica has again run off.The teenager keeps to be unpredictable and is not acting like any teenager Stephanie ever had to do with. (and Eric likely never had spent much time with his kids at that rebellious age)
Im sick of Ridge and his flat acting!
Yes, Ronn Moss' acting is lifeless, passive and amorphous compared to his first four years on the show where he was sharp and on top of his game.
I cringe every single time Brooke speaks.
How annoying is Taylor!!! In real life this kind of situation would be very different. In the first place she must become a Muslim and then she has to accomplish her duty of a wife.
Thank goodness it's just a soap.....😂🙈
Not necessarily! Mus lim men can marry non mus lim women. They don't have to convert and can still practice their own faith( christian or jewish)
@@Esi-741true! My aunt was married to a Mus lim for many years (in fact, Ahmed reminds me a little of him). He was pretty se cu lar, though (even celebrating Christmas with us). They used to have dinner parties and the guest list would be a mix of Mus lim, Chris tian and Jew ish, all good friends. I didn't realize until much later that rel igions coexisting peacefully wasn't always the rule.
Ridge is boring!
So is Brooke 😅 !! They soooo deserve each other.😂
Im DONE! What a gross waste of time!!!
Has anyone seen the 2022 horror movie _Smile?_ Here's a trailer: 5:44
James is the most ghastly creature on this show since Deveny Dixon. 😱
That smile just makes my skin crawl! 🥶
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Hebba had an awful nightmare. The beautiful American princess might disappear without any goodbye and the poor orphans won't have anyone to admire and to love. They will only have the caretaker from before that might have taught them how to read and write Arabic, but apparently couldn't teach them how to read and write in English.
Omar might have been at Western schools, but as Layla told them, Omar clearly didn't know how to really play American football. These scared -rascals- children clearly have a good reason to worry about their future, especially their future as artists if they don't have someone to draw a picture for.
it is a wonderful dream at least we will have our Taylor back insted of this strange leyla
@@daliaelkhatib1726 I think Yasmin is a much better suited guardian for these children than moody Layla, so I think Hebba wrongly mistook that dream for a nightmare.
Enough with the dancing 😮
@bettyhopson in the Ridge/Brooke/Taylor triangle. That doesn't escape the fact though that she was originally Ridge's second choice.