Brooke's Bedroom aka Brooke's Brothel

I have returned from a long hiatus after seeing today's cringe-worthy, vomit-inducing, fast-forwarding episode of today's B&B....

It makes me really sad to say this, but this show has gone so downhill. I really hope it can be renewed for many more years to come, but with writing like this lately I am starting to lose hope. 

Just to make myself perfectly clear, I am not surprised whatsoever that Brooke and Bill do the deed and betray Katie. Not surprised at all. Brooke is even more weak without a man in her life. We get it. She always gets what she wants and steals unavailable men. She has slept through her children's men more than once - betraying Bridgette by sleeping with Deacon, betraying Hope by sleeping with Oliver, and now betraying her own sister by sleeping with her husband. She's starting to run out of family members to screw with (pun intended). This comes as no surprise at all, and I'm glad Taylor called her out what and who she is. 

What really disappoints me is that the writers would go down this road. You can clearly tell they're running out of fresh, exciting, new ideas because they keep rehashing history over and over again. Brooke's Bedroom? Again? Been there done that. Brooke breaking up ANOTHER marriage *Gasp!* Been there done that. Brooke's holier-than-thou attitude? Still there, and done that. Brooke playing the victim and justifying that she has done "nothing wrong"? Definitely been there and done that. No one is surprised or cares who Brooke sleeps with and betrays, it's way too played out. Writers are you taking notes? You need to listen to the fans, as the fans determine the fate of your show. 

And that brings me on to my next point. Who's writing this crap? Apparently Katherine Kelly Lang is behind the BRILL (Brooke+Bill) storyline. Ummm.... who put her in charge of writing and what writing credentials does she have? No wonder this storyline sucks and nobody likes it. Can you not come up with a more original idea? 

This show is severely lacking the PASSION and LUSTRE it once used to have. Everybody is so sick of Brooke/Bill, Steffy/Liam, Hope/Liam. These storylines are so recycled I wonder how the actors themselves don't get bored replaying the same lines over and over again? Why is Katherine Kelly Lang, a non-Emmy winner, getting all the attention and calling all the shots? Yes there are Brooke fans. But fan bases of every OTHER character on this show way outnumber her. 

Heather Tom is a phenominal and multi-winner of several Emmy's. Her talents are not being used on this 17 minute show. She has stated herself in interviews that she has loved the Katie/Bill/Steffy triangle. STILL was a goldmine and had ratings through the roof. If it is true that Katherine Kelly Lang and Ronn Moss' jealously of STILL's popularity and potential super couple status is what forced Brad Bell to cut the ropes....then that alone says a lot. 

Writer's if you're readying this - please listen to what you're loyal and long time view fans are trying to tell you. We don't want to see anymore of BRILL, STEAM, or LOPE. Give us something exciting and different then repeated storylines. The relationships between Rick/Maya/Caroline and Taylor/Eric are growing on me and I'm curious to see where it goes. But the other actors noted above need to be given some justice as they dominate a good portion of screen time and a lot of fans are disappointed. If you don't believe me, then just pick one of the many soap boards out there and you will easily find on the first page a thread about how someone threw up watching the afterglow of Brooke & Bills affair, or how someone FF button is wearing out because all they do is skip through STEAM or LOPE scenes. 

Brooke and Bill lying to themselves and trying to fool Katie into thinking that there is "nothing going on between us"

What are you thoughts about the current storylines? The direction the show is taking? The influence Katherine Kelly Lang has in writing her own storylines?

Jacqueline MacInnes Wood to play Sarah Lance on new Arrow pilot!

Our girl Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy, B&B) has done it again! Check out the new DC Comic Green Arrow pilot, Arrow, set to air this fall on the CW Network. Jacquie plays Sarah Lance, sister of Dinah Laurel Lance. And not to worry, Jacqueline has tweeted that she will not be leaving B&B! (Sorry Steffy haters!)

B&B Spoilers for May 21-25, 2012

• Caroline explains to Thomas why her family kept their secret 

•  Caroline and Rick talk 

•  Thomas tells Caroline his view on Rick 

•  Bill tells Katie she must have an abortion! 
•  Brooke wonders if Amber lied about her transgressions 
•  Rick tells Brooke she was right about Amber 
•  Hope feels more confident 
•  Bill sends Alison to plant a transmitter in Dr. Barton’s office to eavesdrop on Hope 
•  Brooke gives Steffy a warning regarding Hope 
•  Dayzee and Marcus make wedding plans 
•  Liam receives an ultimatum from Steffy 
•  Hope discusses Deacon with Dr. Barton
•        Brooke learns Katie's news and is concerned  
•        Stephanie isn't pleased that Ridge is designing a wedding dress for Hope (this is the second time mind you) 
•        Justin accompanies Bill to prison to see Deacon 
•        Stephanie confronts Liam about the choice ahead of him 
•        Steffy and Ridge discuss Liam 
•        Feeling betrayed, Hope makes a change to the guest list for the wedding 
• Deacon thinks over Bill's proposal

B&B Spoilers for May 14-18, 2012

·         Amber cooks up another new plan

·         Rick doesn’t understand Caroline's change of attitude towards him

·         Brooke goes to confront Liam

·         Liam tells Brooke to mind her own business (it’s about time somebody told her!!!)

·         Hope finds out why Caroline is avoiding Rick

·         Amber expresses her feelings toward Rick

·         Caroline has doubts about getting closer with Thomas because of her secret

·         Thomas tells Ridge that Caroline is his inspiration for a new collection

·         Hope proves to be a hurdle for Amber and Rick

·         Caroline invites Thomas to join her for dinner at her parents' place

·         Amber is caught and tries to explain to Rick

·         Karen and Caroline disagree about the family secret

·         Brooke dislikes Amber even more

·         Things feel awkward for Thomas

·         Bill shows up at Caroline's dinner, which makes everything worse

·         Katie gives Bill very unexpected news

·         Bill and Justin look for Deacon

·         Hope discusses daddy issues with Dr. Barton

·         Deacon receives an offer

·         Brooke warns Steffy

·         Steffy gives Liam a choice

·         Hope adds a guest to the wedding

·         Rick tells Brooke she was right about Amber (insert Brooke’s I-told-you-so face here)

·         Caroline explains to Thomas why her secret must be kept from Bill

·         Katie and Bill discuss the future

B&B Italy 2012 Update: Jacqueline MacInnes Wood tweets pics!

The lovely Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy Forrester) tweeted some pics while The Bold and the Beautiful is filming on location in Puglia, Italy! By far my favorite is the one of her and Don Diamont (Bill Spencer). If you're a STILL fan, then you'll love this one: 

I wish Brad Bell would reunite these two! <3 

Some others JMW has posted: 

Cannot wait until these Italy episodes air! So excited to see what drama and problems arise out of this trip. One can only imagine what trouble Brooke, Ridge, Bill, Steffy, Liam, Hope and any others we don't know yet will create. I assume the Liam/Hope marriage dilemma will escalate in Italy...

Update: Check out Jacqueline's Facebook Fan Page for more Italy pics!

Is Hope Logan Her Own Worst Enemy?

I am a firm believer that Hope is way too young and immature for marriage, let alone a serious relationship with Liam. Her actions as of lately have proved this. She is young, naive, childish, and living in a fairytale.

The first time Hope ran away from her problems was when she caught Liam kissing Steffy on the night of his bachelor party. Instead of confronting the situation, Hope overreacted and left Liam’s engagement ring on the mantle and ran home crying. Of course the next day she came to her senses and realized what a huge mistake breaking off the engagement was, but it was too late as Liam already turned around and proposed to Steffy on the rebound(see ‘L’ is for Loser…and Liam Spencer). By then it was already too late as he and Steffy were on their way to Aspen.

After the huge disappointment of Hope realizing she cannot marry the man of her dreams (insert eye roll here) because Steffy didn’t sign the annulment papers, is when Hope starts to crumble. She becomes paranoid that if she cannot marry Liam right away and be romantic with him, that Liam will go back to Steffy because of needs. This paranoia was encouraged by Hopes mother Brooke and Aunt Katie, who advised Hope that you do not have to be married in order to be with Liam, and that they were “already married in their hearts”, so everything and everyone else didn’t matter. Brooke and Katie despise Steffy so much, that they overlooked what the consequences of this action might do to Hope, and later both admitted they might have given Hope bad advice.

As a result of sleeping with a married man, Hope begins to see a psychiatrist, which there is nothing wrong with, but Hope should have stopped pretending to be okay around Liam and be honest with him about what is bothering her. After all, Liam left Steffy because she wasn’t honest with him and lied to him. So Hope should know better.

Then there is the whole pill situation. After promising Liam she was done with the pills and wouldn’t take anymore in order to cope with her problems, she does. While skiing in Aspen, Hope crashes into Steffy and Steffy sprains her knee. Later that day Hope and Liam have an argument because Hope took a pill due to paparazzi following her to the house and trying to take pictures of her through the blinds. I have to give credit to Liam here, because he actually stood his ground for once. He told Hope, “Since when does the opinion of strangers matter?” Why wouldn’t she tell the paparazzi to stop trespassing on private property? Why didn’t she call the police, or call him? He tells her that if she can’t take a little negativity from strangers, then how is she going to handle being Mrs. William Spencer the Third? Is he going to come home one day and find her self-medicated? All of this really hit home for Hope. Afterwards Liam goes back to the hospital to check on Steffy, and when he arrives back, there is a note on the door from Hope saying that she’s sorry that he’s disappointed in her and that she went back to LA.

Seriously Hope?!

Why are you running away from your problems again? I get that you’re disappointed in that you let Liam down. I get that you want to be on your own to think for a bit and clear your head. That’s fine. But you leave a note on the door? Why couldn’t you call him? Why couldn’t you leave him a message? Why couldn’t you wait for him to come home?

The last time Hope ran away from her problems, rather then work through it with Liam, was when she broke off her engagement with him. That resulted in Liam being with Steffy. I have a feeling there will another consequence of Hope’s recent actions in Aspen as well. After all, Liam did rip up the annulment papers after Steffy signed them, so maybe they reconciled? Maybe Liam is having second thoughts about Hope and marrying her?

What are your opinions on this matter? Do you think Hope is digging her own grave? Is she responsible for the actions that have taken place so far? Is any, or all of this, Hopes fault? I would love to hear what you think! 

B&B Comings & Goings for May 2012

• Sean Kanan returns as Deacon Sharpe on May 24 

• Crystal Chappell (ex "Olivia", Guiding Light and ex "Carly", Days of Our Lives) joins B&B as Danielle and will be involved in the shows first lesbian story line. She is Caroline Spencer's second mother, hence she is Karen's partner

• Nafessa Williams joins B&B

• Jon Hensley (ex "Holden", As The World Turns) plays the doctor in Aspen for episodes airing May 1 and May 2