Is Rick purposely trying to destroy Forrester Creations as a
way to stick it to Eric, Ridge, and Caroline?
Friday’s episode of B&B was one of the more entertaining
episodes we’ve seen in a while. Rick finally was able to convince Eric to sign
the papers which enables Rick full and irrevocable control of FC for an entire
year (thank you soap gods for not dragging out the usual please-sign-these-papers-or-else
storyline for weeks, aka Steffy/Liam’s annulment papers). This means Eric and
Ridge have no say and no power to overthrow any of Rick’s decisions. Obviously this is a bad decision and
anyone with the slightest business savvy will know better than to sign, but
since when has Eric been known to make good decisions anyways?!
Rick is so hurt that Caroline and Ridge kissed that Rick is
hell bent on revenge on hurting those who hurt him. First his father appointed
Ridge as CEO at Forrester instead of him, but Eric later withdrew that decision
since Rick cried and sulked like a baby about it. To make matters worse, Maya
exposed Ridge and Caroline. To Rick this is the ultimate betrayal; the betrayal
he received from his father, and from his wife. If it had been anyone but Ridge
it wouldn’t nearly had been as bad. Rick dislikes Ridge mainly for the way he’s
used and treated his mother so poorly over the years (as if Brooke is some sort
of damsel in distress, come on now).
Rick is hurt but you can tell he still loves Caroline and is
clearly just lashing out. There are moments when you can see hesitation in his
eyes when he is with Caroline. Caroline may be fighting to win Rick’s heart
now, but after Rick revealed that it is Maya and not Caroline he wants to lead
Forrester Creations into the future with, it will be Rick who will be begging
Caroline for forgiveness in the end. Poor Maya is just a pawn and rebound in
Rick’s plan. His intentions towards her may be good, but he is clearly using
her to get over and stick it to Caroline. Maya is also completely delusional in
thinking she will be the next Forrester matriarch. Yes she does love Rick, but
it also doesn’t hurt that his last name is Forrester and he has a huge bank
account. Wonder if she would still love him if he were to lose it all? After
all, Rick was ready to leave all the perks of being a Forrester behind, but it
was Maya who kept reminding him that it is his right to be at the helm of Forrester Creations and that he should
take charge in doing so.
What I’m curious to see happen is whether Rick’s intentions
towards Forrester Creations are actually pure in that he wants to lead the company
in his direction without any interferences? Or will his first order of business
be firing Eric, Ridge, and Caroline, and then burning down Forrester Creations?
Ivy – what a letdown. She had enough courage to confront
Rick and Maya about their kiss, yet she let Rick bully her into staying quiet
about it. He told her he would have her fired and essentially sent back to Australia
if she exposed him. Did Rick forget Ivy is a Forrester? She can’t be fired from
the family business. The worst that could happen is being sent down to the
basement or to International. However if Ivy did open her mouth about Rick and
Maya, then Eric would be peeved that Rick had been fooling him about his
intentions towards leading the company into the future with Caroline, and thus
revoking his decision in appointing him CEO. Then no way would Eric sign those
papers and be in this mess to begin with. We pretty much wouldn’t have a show
to watch either.
What Ricky boy doesn’t realize is that none of this will end
up well. Eric, Ridge, and Caroline will all have the last laugh, not Rick and
Maya. This may be the reason why Steffy comes back to town. Steffy is a
majority stareholder of FC. Maybe the combined shareholders will come together
to oust Rick? Anything is possible in soap load after all. I can see Bill
having a role in this as well. Not only is he also a shareholder, he is also
Caroline’s uncle and will no doubt be none too pleased about Rick hurting his
niece.
What do you think Rick’s
ultimate goal is? Do you think his sole intention is to hurt Eric, Ridge, and
Caroline?
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