That Was the Most Adult Conversation on This Show in Years

fan87, 8/29/2023, 4:47PM(249 days ago) @matisse

Thomas and Hope got down to some grown folks business today. Thomas has a silver tongue. He was waxing lyrical about nostalgia and living in the past and seeing only Hope. "Let me love you like you deserve to be loved". That's just a hell of a line. So smooth. Hope was clear and unambiguous about hurting and needing more time to grieve her divorce. I know there's going to be a multitude of reactions to her saying she's not in love with Thomas but let's be very clear. She's already admitted to having for him. That she's not in love with him right now has more to do with what happens with people's emotions in the midst of a divorce. There's also the situation where she has to deal with people's reactions to her being with Thomas and she's not ready to face that per AN's own words in SOD. I'm all for watching the slow burn of her falling in love with Thomas and deciding to say it's them against the world. That's good storytelling. Besides you cannot squander the chemistry between these two. I mean good Lord they were sizzling. Every look, every kiss. When Hope said she wasn't craving dinner and locked the door. Thope is here and it's gonna be a hell of a lot of fun to watch.


Yes real talk no mincing words. Hope wants him and isn’t gonna pretend otherwise. I think they may end up in love but hey, either way the chemistry is undeniable! Liam who?? Guess there were some bedroom issues and Thomas has “ awoken “ something in Hope she’s been missing!::oops


IDA with you....I think whatever chemistry they had took a huge hit today.


Because Hope was completely honest?


No, because of what she said....it made her eating his face today look contrived and it had no real romance to it anymore, because of what she said. They only have sex between them....and that is what the show is telling us as of today. Just sex, that is it. He wanted to go to dinner, like on a date, and she just wants to have sex with him and go home and shower. Not a romantic or chemistry filled look. That is why I think their chemistry took a big hit today...any bubble or spark of a romance has now left the building with Hope saying..."I am not in love with you Thomas"....she didn't even say, "but let's see where it goes and things might change". The truth is, if she is not in love with Thomas now, she never will be, ever. They have known each other for years and years...she has been his champion when people turned on him for good reason, she saved his life when he had the brain bleed, He forgave her for shoving him in the vat, they were married, they share a son, they have had a sex fest that lasted days....if this woman is not in love with him now, after all they have been through, the sexual connection, the child, the everything, she never will be. Love does not work that way....this is not a Somerset Maugham story....it is the BB, and they have had years for her to fall in love with Thomas, they have had months of her burning passion for his creativity, saving HFTF, sexual tension then finally release, for her to fall in love with him....and they are not writing her to fall in love with him. This is not a slow burn....they have been simmering on the stove for YEARS....I would say we are getting nearer to the end of it all, and that all the liquid in the pot is almost evaporated and all that will be left is just the burn....of Thomas....and then maybe the debris of it all to scrape into the trash.

Or maybe Hope wants to have a little fun and see where it goes. She’s got everyone telling her Thomas hasn’t changed, so maybe she’s not ready to commit. As a viewer I’m still not convinced, but the chemistry is fun and sexy between them right now. Kinda like a brand new relationship where you are excited about the possibilities, but not ready to be all in. I think it may develop and when it does, it could be epic. Putting pressure by professing love isn’t the best course for Hope. She needs fun, laughter and to feel totally comfortable right now.

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