Bold and the Beautiful: Steffy Fires Hope Again in Brutal Power Move!

Bold and the Beautiful stuns as Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) put her foot down and she refused to cooperate with the co-CEO power play that Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) cooked up and manipulated her mom, Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang), into trying to make happen.

Steffy refused to let Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) give Brooke her job. And Steffy already suspects that Hope had a hand in this. And we could see Steffy hitting back really hard at Hope. She might even fire her again.

Ridge Couldn’t Ask Steffy To Give Brooke Her Job on Bold and the Beautiful

So, we just saw Ridge hemming and hawing and not having the guts to actually ask Steffy to give Brooke her job. Steffy basically had to figure it out for herself while he just stood there with this look on his face, you know. And then Ridge did try to justify what Brooke wants, but Steffy’s not having it. She is not buying the whole they are Stephanie and Eric 2.0.

She doesn’t buy that at all. Meanwhile, Brooke is quite certain, as she told Hope, that Ridge will convince Steffy to step aside so she and Ridge can run the company together. Brooke even thanked Hope for basically helping her see the light about getting what she deserves. But Steffy does not agree. Not at all. And of course, she’s not going to let Ridge demote her. She pushed back and Steffy demanded that Ridge choose her over Brooke for once.

Ridge is Walking into Fire on B&B

So now Ridge has the very unpleasant task of telling Brooke that he caved to Steffy and can’t force her out of her position, and he basically brought home this dress that Ridge designed, you know, as a consolation prize. And of course, Brooke’s going to be ticked off because she went all out. She was in lingerie. She rocked Ridge’s world to get him to go over there and promote her and demote Steffy.

And yeah, Brooke thought for sure that Ridge would make this happen for her. But honestly, I felt like he didn’t even fight that hard with Steffy. And I know Ridge didn’t want to go ask Steffy in the first place, but he’s so whipped that he slithered over and sort of did what Brooke demanded.

What was interesting was Steffy offered a compromise, a bigger, more public-facing role for Brooke representing Forrester Creations. She told Ridge that Brooke can fly all over and be the face of Forrester Creations while Steffy stays in the background doing what she does best, making deals and keeping the wheels turning and the bottom line profitable. And I’m guessing when Ridge tells Brooke about that offer, that’s not going to be near enough for her.

Clearly, we are building up to a confrontation where Steffy probably has to face off with Brooke, who demands that Steffy step aside. There is a chance that Brooke will try and get Eric Forrester (John McCook) to back her on this power play. But remember, this all started with Hope upset about Hope for the Future.

Three Possible Outcomes For Steffy And Hope on Bold

So, let’s talk about where this is going and what Steffy might do with Hope once she confirms that Hope wasn’t just encouraging Brooke to take Steffy’s job. It was Hope’s idea from the get-go. It wasn’t even on Brooke’s radar before Hope started pushing her to make this power play.

So, there’s really only three outcomes where Steffy’s concerned with Hope trying to make this co-CEO shift happen. First, you know, Steffy could keep her job as co-CEO because she can’t be forced out unless Eric voted with Ridge. And I would expect that Steffy figures out and confirms that Hope was behind Brooke’s stunt. Steffy already suspects that Brooke’s power play is about Hope and her line. But when Steffy learns the details, she’ll be furious. And I can see her confronting Hope, who might get mad enough to admit she told Brooke to take the job because she deserves it and Steffy doesn’t.

Bold and the Beautiful: Hope Lashes Out

Hope will probably do the whole griping about attacks on Logans, nobody appreciating their contributions, etc. I could see her getting all worked up and yelling at Steffy that she did it and that Hope’s not going to stop until Brooke’s the boss alongside Ridge and Steffy’s out of power so she can’t abuse people. Something like that. I think Hope will admit she wants both her and her mom Brooke to get what they deserve at Forrester Creations.

But Steffy could wind up still top dog and Hope’s little stunt might push Steffy too far. And she may tell Hope, “You know what? You could have been patient and your line would have been next after Eric’s couture collection.” But instead, Hope went back to manipulating and pulling power plays. I mean, she really got Brooke all worked up about fighting for this co-CEO job. And Hope is also blowing smoke about how Brooke should be a queen and that she and Ridge are fashion’s greatest love story, yada yada. Very manipulative.

Hopes Back to Her Grimy Behavior on Bold

Whether you like Steffy or not, there’s really no denying that Hope is being quite manipulative. So, Steffy might be done letting Hope try and rip Forrester Creations apart again and she may just snap and fire her again. And if Steffy tells Ridge it was Hope who started all this, he might not stop Steffy from doing it. And if she fired Hope, you know that she would run over to Logan where Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton), Bill Spencer (Don Diamont), and Katie Logan (Heather Tom) are waiting with open arms.

Bold and the Beautiful: Brooke Manipulates Eric

Now, a second possible outcome is Brooke does get Steffy’s co-CEO seat because of Eric. This week, Brooke’s going to be upset to find out Steffy refused. And I know Hope won’t drop it and she’s going to push Brooke to find a way to make it happen. You know, don’t let Steffy get away with this.

And if Brooke does get Eric to agree, then there’s really no way Ridge can refuse because Brooke won’t hear anything but him saying what she wants to hear. So together, Eric and Ridge have the shares to push Steffy out and give Brooke that co-CEO job. By the way, I was laughing at soap social media today. Some people were saying the old Bold and the Beautiful drinking game was take a shot when Ivy said proper and now it’s take a shot when you hear co-CEO. You’d be drunk by the end of an episode, right?

Bold and the Beautiful: HFTF Still Sits on the Shelf

But even if Brooke finagles her way into Steffy’s job, I suspect Ridge, Carter Walton (Lawrence Saint-Victor), and Eric will probably all still agree that Hope for the Future has to stay on the shelf until after the couture line goes out, and Brooke may not be able to change their minds. So, Hope might have a tantrum and leave and go to Logan. Anyway, one last option that would be wild is if Steffy doesn’t step down and Eric won’t play along and then Ridge gives Brooke his co-CEO spot while he goes over and just decides, I’m going to focus on design because that’s what I do best.

Hope’s Rude Awakening

And again, even if Steffy has to share the job with Brooke, Hope for the Future would still be on the shelf until Eric’s new collection is out. I can see Hope having a tantrum because she thought for sure Brooke getting power would mean her line would be right back on the front burner in production.

And Steffy may haul off and fire Hope anyway because she has the shares to do it. Brooke may have the title, but she’ll still have no company ownership. I cannot imagine that Ridge would give Brooke his shares. And even if he did, Steffy still has more.

So basically, Steffy’s going to either stay co-CEO with Ridge or Eric, Brooke and Ridge push Steffy aside or this slim chance that Brooke winds up co-CEO with Steffy. I mean, honestly, for Ridge, that would be the least stressful thing. He could step out from between Steffy and Brooke and just let them have at it while he goes and just makes dresses in the corner. But in the end, it feels like Hope may be leaving Forrester Creations anyway. Whether Steffy fires her or Hope gets frustrated that her little scheme didn’t pay off like she wanted and she just ups and walks away.