The Bold and the Beautiful

This has got to be another low in Bold's history. A mother gives away her crying baby like a pet owner would give away their pet that doesn't get along with their owner. That's what Jack has been reduced to this week. For what? So Jack is free from his birthmother to leave open the door for another Bricky bone? You'd think that with the ratings as low as they are they wouldn't want to risk a nosedive into shallow water. A stable Bridge is the only relationship that's held steady for 6 months. Brooke and Ridge are fantasticly mature and working out their problems better than ever before. They've shown just how much they love and respect each other without any jealous undertones up until now.

KKL and RM both have stated in recent interviews they want Bridge more than 15 minutes. They want the mature relationship between Brooke and Ridge and become a power couple they've never been able to achive because of the never ending obsticles they never can get through.

KKL doesn't see Brooke as the mother of Jack she, like many of us, see Jack as Taylor's. It was Taylor that gave life to Jack. It was Taylor that gave birth to Jack. No where was it ever recorded that IVF babies long to be with their DNA over their birthmothers. Jack would only know of Taylor's heartbeat and smell and know that Taylor was his mom.

KKL also said that Brooke putting her child first would also fall under her daughter Bridget and shouldn't want to be in the same room with the man that hurt her daughter. So she's very against a Bricky reunion if this is where they are headed.

I'm hoping that TPTB will listen to these two veterans and let them finally get their 21 years of loyalty become a big payoff for them and for their fans.

Here's their interviews:

Moss: GIVE BROOKE AND RIDGE A CHANCE! CBS Soaps In Depth

The In Depth Story: It seems as though every time Brooke and Ridge hits their stride, they invaribly stumble across another obsticle that impedes their progress. This time around Ronn Moss would like to see them tough it out. Ronn Moss: "We never had a chance to see them be a real power-couple," he explains. "Every time we're together for 15 minutes they yank us apart again! It makes the fans crazy and it makes KKL and I crazy because we can't get beyond that relationship hurdle they keep throwing at us every time."

Even if Ridge and Brooke can somehow manage to remain together through thick and thin, Moss believes there could be plenty of drama to keep fans happy. "You know what happens when people are married: It's not all happy," he says. "You can still have drama, you can still have problems, but it doesn't need to tear them apart instantly. That's my point."

If anything the actor believes that making Ridge and Brooke the family's tour de force, so to speak, could be far more intriguing than the same-old on-again off-again song-and-dance they've been doing for years. "Let's see how long we could make a go of it and go back to being the supercouple, in all ways, that we started out being," says Moss. "What would happen if we stayed together? We're never given the chance to do that, and I'd think it would be great to see."

Katherine Kelly Lang talks shop: The interview is from the UK publication called TV & Satellite Week/The Soap section.

Love her or hate her, you cannot ignore Brooke Logan, one of daytimes most talked about characters. In an exclusive interview Katherine Kelly Lang talks candidly about what she wants for the character that she breathes life into...

Q: What are your feelings about the current story with Baby Jack and your renewed involvement in his life?

KKL: Well I have to be honest; I was surprised that the writers were revisiting the storyline with the baby. I thought it had all been settled when Taylor won custody of him. I thought that was a fair ending to it all. However, the writers are writing this as a story where the child cannot bond with his birth mother and yearns for his bio-mother. It is pretty far-fetched but will be a defining moment in the lives of Brooke and Taylor as they come together and bond over a child they share. Taylor will once again put another persons needs before her own and Brooke's accepting the offer to raise the baby, will send her whole world into tumult.

Q: Are you referring to Ridge's reaction when he finds out about Jack?

KKL: It's a given that Ridge will not be thrilled about the prospect of raising Nick's child. He had made it very clear that he did not want Brooke to be involved with the baby and Brooke had promised him that she would not interfere in Taylor?s life. So, it will be interesting to see whether he comes around or not. This could definitely put their relationship to the test.

Q: Do you think this might lead Brooke back into Nick's world romantically?

KKL: I think that seems to be where the writers are headed. They share a child and that is a very strong bond. Since, Brooke is mothering Jack, she is spending a lot of time with Nick and one thing could lead to another.

Q: How do you feel about the fact that Brooke might get close to Nick who has just betrayed her daughter, Bridget?


KKL: See that's the thing I want for Brooke. I want her to put her children first, much like Taylor does. I cannot imagine a woman even sharing the same room with a man who has cheated on her daughter but Brooke thinks with her heart and sometimes makes unwise choices because she leaps before she looks. The fact that there is a child involved now (Jack), does change things a lot too.

Q: If you were to pick a man for Brooke to settle down with, whom would you pick?


KKL: Brooke has spent most of her life being in love with Ridge. I do not see any man replacing him in her heart. So, I would say Ridge but God only knows who she will be calling her destiny tomorrow.

Q: If there is a storyline that you want to enact as Brooke, what would it be?

KKL: There?s so much that Brooke can do besides jumping from one relationship to another. Unfortunately, that is all she has been doing for years now and I am tiring of it. I mean she is nearing 50, has four beautiful children and is with the man she has wanted to be with all her life; so you would think she would settle down already. There are days when I read the script and groan because Brooke is supposed to be saying the exact opposite of what she just uttered a week back. There is no consistency at all. I would like some of that. A 180 change on a daily basis just leaves the character with no credibility.

Q: Is that why you suggested the rape storyline to Brad Bell?

KKL: As an actor, one tires of the same old storylines. We all need something challenging to do. My husband came up with the idea and we took it to Brad who was kind of reluctant to do it at first . However, we were unrelenting and it was definitely a nice change for me as an actor to do that storyline. I would love for Brooke to something health related or something more than changing her destiny every three months. The writers also need to carry storylines through. Brooke should have been shown dealing with the aftermath of the rape a lot more. That never happened. It was like she was broken one day and healed the next day.

Q: You have worked with some wonderful men on this show. Who are you the most comfortable with?


KKL: They are all absolutely fabulous. I love working with them all. No one can bring a smile to my face on the set faster than JMC. I just work seamlessly with RM. We do not even have to try to make our scenes work because we are just so comfortable with each other that it happens effortlessly.

Q: Tell us about working with Susan Flannery?

We have such a blast working with one another. She is a class act. We both have similar working styles. We want to get it done in one take and we generally do

Q: What does the future hold for you?


I?m busy with the show and my business interests. The spas are a huge venture and I want to be very hands on there. As far as the show goes, I have truly had my fill of Brooke?s daily destiny changes. I want something challenging to do. I loved LK?s work in the cancer story and Hunter did such an amazing job in the Baby Jack story. It is always so rewarding for an actor to be given material that they can make their own. Unfortunately, Brooke has never had many such storylines. So, I really hope that Brooke matures, settles down and deals with issues other than a fast changing love life.