Season 34, episode 91 of the Bold and the Beautiful, raises many issues and asks a series of questions, among these parts of drama lie the harshness of the unknowing:
what should one who knows bad news do knowing that ‘no one likes the bearer of bad news’?
Nothing blinds the logical mid like love. Nothing makes us fear as much as responsibility.
In Monday’s episode, Carter Walton, a man who could use the truth to better evaluate his fairy-tale idea of a love-situation, cannot handle the truth, or rather, the state of infatuation in which one does not even wat to hear the truth – though it is right in front of one’s face. The truth was also on Zoe’s face, but can Carter see it? Does he want to listen to his best friend, Ridge?
Haven’t you ever been so infatuated that you didn’t ackowledge a truth staring right back at you?
In the other major storyline, Hope, Liam, Finn all want to know more than Steffy the truth about Steffy. Thanks to new technology and persevering style of Steffy, Dr. Campbell will be able to tell the truth to the foursome, after which we wiill see who can “handle the truth.”
On Friday, we see scenes of characters trying to find the balance between officious intermeddling and vital words of caution.
This issue in part is: how far can you bend the truth until it becomes a lie? Beyond that, when does one’s person’s version of a lie, if not of commission than at least omission, because so potentially toxic to someone you feel it is your duty to protect, give you the moral obligation to make things right, at least in the short term to prevent a tragic long term loss?
Most interesting about the way the characters played these elements out from a creatively written and reality-based script: in the role in which we usually see female characters, we see an outstanding job of Thorsten Kaye as Ridge doing that which we are used to seeing Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke usually does. It is a refreshing element to watch.
Episode 88 features Delon de Metz as Zende Dominguez Forrester and Thorsten Kaye as Ridge Forrester.
People wonder, “Is there such thing as a ‘bro code'”? The interplay among the characters in the Forrester Creations unrequited / misunderstood love rectangle does an excellent exploratrion of this idea.
The action plays out something like: Paris loves Carter who loves Zoe, but Zoe loves Zende? The characters are trying to work this out. At many levels, most interesting dynamics and an excellent energy from all are displayed.
I watched in Spanish today on Verizon at a friend’s house. I especially commend the voices who play Ridge, Zende and Zoe.
Again thanks to all at the Bold and the Beautiful for creating a timeless parallel reality.
The show must go on.
Major gratitude to everyone at the Bold and the Beautiful for keeping things going during a chaotic time in American history.
CBS® All-Access describes this episode as:
“Liam begins to unravel under the enormous guilt of having betrayed Hope.”
IN addition to this, a plot brewing among the Buckingham sisters erupts over many layers of hidden issues.
