The Glory of Taylor and the Tridge Family (General)

this is just bad writing. It’s Jmo, but I don’t think this version of Tridge is very popular. I am a Bridge fan, but I would never root for them if they were written like Tridge now. As for Taylor I used to tolerate her in the 1990s, but no more. This new rewritten version of Taylor is the absolute worst version. The only thing I look forward to will be her reaction when Ridge dumps her for Brooke for the umpteenth time. When she realizes she was the 2nd choice and when she realizes her sociopathic son is still worse than ever. And that her therapy didn’t work.

No character in the history of this show has had more intrinsic power than Taylor. Each time they try to kill her off, she is resurrected, and Brooke has never had a more formidable nemesis to contend with. Stephanie, Caroline, Macy, Quinn, Shauna et. al are ultimately footnotes in Brooke's history, but Taylor remains, and will continue to be the ultimate thorn in the SFTV's side.

The recast with Krista Allen and the concerted effort by the writers to portray Taylor in the most glowing light possible since the recast is a testament to the character's supreme and transcendent sway over the show. The character is bigger than any single actress or writer. It would have been so easy for Brad Bell to have her stay dead after 2002, or to never bring her back after her "crimes", but here she is, more fresh than ever!!!

The Tridge Family have also taken over the show in the most marvelous way. Steffy is the Co-CEO of Forrester with Ridge. And Thomas is front and center, both as a designer, and as a guy that keeps interacting with every primary member of the cast. By contrast, the so-called 'blood' Forresters like Thorne, Felicia, Kristen, Rick and Bridget are GONE. Taylor's children are the focus, the ones who represent the face of the next generation, and the ones who drive all the stories now.

The Glory of Taylor and the prominence of the Tridge Family over every other family on the show is now ABSOLUTE. Taylor is and will forever be Queen on the show. Even when she was gone, her children Steffy and Thomas were very dominant, to the point where the other characters their age simply seemed to react to whatever the Queen Mother's son and daughter were doing.

The deaths of Darla, Aly and Emma were practically blips on the radar of the show; almost as if they were pointless characters. Insignificant in the context of Taylor's story and the trajectory of the Tridge family! As for shooting Bill, the man himself has now forgotten all about it, to the point where he is happy to sell his Aspen house to Steffy and the lady who shot him. I LOVED how he told a dumbfounded Brooke that both Steffy AND Taylor were at that house 2 weeks ago, without batting an eyelid.

Taylor, Taylor, Taylor - we all sing a toast to thee.
None can match thy presence, or outdo thy family!

This is absolutely and utterly remarkable considering the fact that Taylor isn't a day one character. She only came on as a replacement for Caroline, but boy has she (and her children) dominated and influenced the show and the life of Brooke since then in a way that no one else has. Day one character Brooke is like a chump in Taylor's story now.

Hunter Tylo served magnificently for multiple decades as a high priestess at the altar of Goddess Taylor, and now Krista Allen has taken over those duties astoundingly. The spirit of Taylor has possessed Krista Allen the way it has possessed the entire show, and the way the character is being written now, they might as well make her theme song "Casta Diva" the operatic aria by Bellini.

Ring them bells. Ring them bells. Taylor all the way!!!
Oh what fun it is watch her family hold sway!!!!

This was fun to read.

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Finn: It was those prayers and the thought of you that willed my heart to take another beat and my lungs to take another breath. Because the truth is, Steffy, you saved my life.

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LOL...now you convinced me...this must be a persiflage, perfect, thank you!

(If I should be wrong I apologize...but your poetry about Taylor is just too funny! )

The "Glory of Taylor and the Tridge Family" will be when the rug is pulled out from under their feet and fall flat on their smug faces.. That family is a disgusting and evil bunch of lying hypocritical pit of vipers. Their downfall will be so sweet and so victorious for the woman who Stephanie crowned as the true heir to her throne and it was not this tarnished Taylor.

No character in the history of this show has had more intrinsic power than Taylor. Each time they try to kill her off, she is resurrected, and Brooke has never had a more formidable nemesis to contend with. Stephanie, Caroline, Macy, Quinn, Shauna et. al are ultimately footnotes in Brooke's history, but Taylor remains, and will continue to be the ultimate thorn in the SFTV's side.

The recast with Krista Allen and the concerted effort by the writers to portray Taylor in the most glowing light possible since the recast is a testament to the character's supreme and transcendent sway over the show. The character is bigger than any single actress or writer. It would have been so easy for Brad Bell to have her stay dead after 2002, or to never bring her back after her "crimes", but here she is, more fresh than ever!!!

The Tridge Family have also taken over the show in the most marvelous way. Steffy is the Co-CEO of Forrester with Ridge. And Thomas is front and center, both as a designer, and as a guy that keeps interacting with every primary member of the cast. By contrast, the so-called 'blood' Forresters like Thorne, Felicia, Kristen, Rick and Bridget are GONE. Taylor's children are the focus, the ones who represent the face of the next generation, and the ones who drive all the stories now.

The Glory of Taylor and the prominence of the Tridge Family over every other family on the show is now ABSOLUTE. Taylor is and will forever be Queen on the show. Even when she was gone, her children Steffy and Thomas were very dominant, to the point where the other characters their age simply seemed to react to whatever the Queen Mother's son and daughter were doing.

The deaths of Darla, Aly and Emma were practically blips on the radar of the show; almost as if they were pointless characters. Insignificant in the context of Taylor's story and the trajectory of the Tridge family! As for shooting Bill, the man himself has now forgotten all about it, to the point where he is happy to sell his Aspen house to Steffy and the lady who shot him. I LOVED how he told a dumbfounded Brooke that both Steffy AND Taylor were at that house 2 weeks ago, without batting an eyelid.

Taylor, Taylor, Taylor - we all sing a toast to thee.
None can match thy presence, or outdo thy family!

This is absolutely and utterly remarkable considering the fact that Taylor isn't a day one character. She only came on as a replacement for Caroline, but boy has she (and her children) dominated and influenced the show and the life of Brooke since then in a way that no one else has. Day one character Brooke is like a chump in Taylor's story now.

Hunter Tylo served magnificently for multiple decades as a high priestess at the altar of Goddess Taylor, and now Krista Allen has taken over those duties astoundingly. The spirit of Taylor has possessed Krista Allen the way it has possessed the entire show, and the way the character is being written now, they might as well make her theme song "Casta Diva" the operatic aria by Bellini.

Ring them bells. Ring them bells. Taylor all the way!!!
Oh what fun it is watch her family hold sway!!!!

The glorious Taylor? Is this a satire piece? What is glorious about pretending to be Miss Virtue and then banging a married man? Taylor is the mistress and is acting like a true SFTV. Thomas in nothing more than a scheming psycho that will never change. He is still living on Fantasy Island. Miss Paternity Test Steffy is acting like a spoiled, immature toddler and her position at Forrester Creations should be reevaluated since she is acting so immature. Of course, according to a study, there are more psychopaths in the CEO positions than any other professions so I guess Steffy would fit right in. Ridge is nothing more than a rich playboy. Their whole little family affair is built on a lie, Thomas' lie. The Tridge mafia is the most dysfunctional family on the show and deserve each other and the misery they bring to each other. I hope Brooke let's Ridge go and moves on because Ridge has too much baggage, namely the ex wife and spoiled grown kids. No woman in real life would put up with that kind of baggage.

Taylor is forever the FIRST choice for a wife over Brooke, just like Caroline before her
That’s why HER children are the heirs of the Forrester / Douglas dynasty …
Just like Stephanie s heirs are
while the golddigger/ social climbers s Logan children are second ….. rate bc she got the crumbs of Stephanie’s and Taylor’s life

No character in the history of this show has had more intrinsic power than Taylor. Each time they try to kill her off, she is resurrected, and Brooke has never had a more formidable nemesis to contend with. Stephanie, Caroline, Macy, Quinn, Shauna et. al are ultimately footnotes in Brooke's history, but Taylor remains, and will continue to be the ultimate thorn in the SFTV's side.

The main quad will always be Brooke, Ridge, Eric and Stephanie. Taylor is no more intrinsic or impoirtant than characters like Hope, Liam, Steffy, Bill, Thorne, Amber or Rick. Taylor wasn't a character until episode 800. Then she was gone for years between 1994-1995, 2002-2005 and again 2013-2022. She could leave canvas again today, I wouldn't miss her.

The recast with Krista Allen and the concerted effort by the writers to portray Taylor in the most glowing light possible since the recast is a testament to the character's supreme and transcendent sway over the show. The character is bigger than any single actress or writer. It would have been so easy for Brad Bell to have her stay dead after 2002, or to never bring her back after her "crimes", but here she is, more fresh than ever!!!

This is called rewritting, whitewashing a villainous character. I don't see anything glorious about it. They could bring back Sheila tomorrow and pretend she never shot Steffy, Finn, Taylor and Brooke, it would be the same.
But how is she portrayed in the most glowing light? I can't even think of one glowing thing about Taylor since she came back. She ignored her children for years, was never there when Steffy and Thomas were going through difficult times, but yet she is praising herself claimg she has always been there for her children. She pretends she left town because it was too hard to see Bridge together, when the real reason she left LA was because she and Bill made a deal. She had to leave town and never come back if she didn't want him to go to the police and turn her in for attempted murders and obstruction. She has been acting like a homewrecking, hypocritical interloper since she set her foot in LA. Kissing Ridge, hitting on him, bad-mouthing Brooke, keeping secrets... And now she slept with a very married man who hasn't even filled for divorce. She was wrong about Sheila and put her family in danger. And now she is wrong about Thomas. She is a failure as a mother, as a grand mother, as a wife and as a psychiatrist.

The Tridge Family have also taken over the show in the most marvelous way. Steffy is the Co-CEO of Forrester with Ridge. And Thomas is front and center, both as a designer, and as a guy that keeps interacting with every primary member of the cast. By contrast, the so-called 'blood' Forresters like Thorne, Felicia, Kristen, Rick and Bridget are GONE. Taylor's children are the focus, the ones who represent the face of the next generation, and the ones who drive all the stories now.

Steffy and Ridge are only co-CEO because of a bribe from Quinn. Appointing Steffy CEO never even crossed Eric's mind until Quinn whistled the idea in his ear because she wanted her with Wyatt. Then she only suggested to appoint Ridge co-CEO because she was feeling guilty for cheating on her husband with his son. They don't get any credit for that.
Thomas is only front and center when he is obsessing over Hope, abusing his child, colluding with Sheila, committing crimes or manipulating couples. A designer? I can't remember the last time produced a new collection.

The Glory of Taylor and the prominence of the Tridge Family over every other family on the show is now ABSOLUTE. Taylor is and will forever be Queen on the show. Even when she was gone, her children Steffy and Thomas were very dominant, to the point where the other characters their age simply seemed to react to whatever the Queen Mother's son and daughter were doing.

Taylor was gone for 8 years and she was hardly ever mentionned. Steffy and Thomas also spent years in Europe. The only characters who never left canvas since Taylor left in 2013 are Brooke, Ridge, Eric, Liam... I think Bell considers these characters more important than Taylor. He wouldn't have waited 8 years to recast her if she was so essential.

The deaths of Darla, Aly and Emma were practically blips on the radar of the show; almost as if they were pointless characters. Insignificant in the context of Taylor's story and the trajectory of the Tridge family! As for shooting Bill, the man himself has now forgotten all about it, to the point where he is happy to sell his Aspen house to Steffy and the lady who shot him. I LOVED how he told a dumbfounded Brooke that both Steffy AND Taylor were at that house 2 weeks ago, without batting an eyelid.

I don't see what positive there is in this. The only thing it shows is that Steffy, Taylor and Thomas all have someone's blood on their hands. They all contributed to a death. Thomas did it on purpose. Taylor committed a hit and run but after what she did to Bill it's clear she is capable of cold-blooded murder just like her son. The fact that the writers choose to ignore these events makes Taylor and Thomas even more unlikable for me. I would feel a bit differently if they were treated like the unredeamable seirial attempted murderers they are and paid for their actions. Sweeping their crap under the rug makes the characters even more obnoxious every time they judge someone minor mistakes.

This is absolutely and utterly remarkable considering the fact that Taylor isn't a day one character. She only came on as a replacement for Caroline, but boy has she (and her children) dominated and influenced the show and the life of Brooke since then in a way that no one else has. Day one character Brooke is like a chump in Taylor's story now.

Brooke is not a chump. She is the true victim and heroine in this story. The loser is the woman who gets the man by default, and benefits from manipulations. When all is done and over, Ridge will go back to Brooke, while Taylor/Thomas/Steffy will look like the bitter, unhappy losers they are. Exciting times coming.

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nice to read a different view of taylor here

No character in the history of this show has had more intrinsic power than Taylor. Each time they try to kill her off, she is resurrected, and Brooke has never had a more formidable nemesis to contend with. Stephanie, Caroline, Macy, Quinn, Shauna et. al are ultimately footnotes in Brooke's history, but Taylor remains, and will continue to be the ultimate thorn in the SFTV's side.

The recast with Krista Allen and the concerted effort by the writers to portray Taylor in the most glowing light possible since the recast is a testament to the character's supreme and transcendent sway over the show. The character is bigger than any single actress or writer. It would have been so easy for Brad Bell to have her stay dead after 2002, or to never bring her back after her "crimes", but here she is, more fresh than ever!!!

The Tridge Family have also taken over the show in the most marvelous way. Steffy is the Co-CEO of Forrester with Ridge. And Thomas is front and center, both as a designer, and as a guy that keeps interacting with every primary member of the cast. By contrast, the so-called 'blood' Forresters like Thorne, Felicia, Kristen, Rick and Bridget are GONE. Taylor's children are the focus, the ones who represent the face of the next generation, and the ones who drive all the stories now.

The Glory of Taylor and the prominence of the Tridge Family over every other family on the show is now ABSOLUTE. Taylor is and will forever be Queen on the show. Even when she was gone, her children Steffy and Thomas were very dominant, to the point where the other characters their age simply seemed to react to whatever the Queen Mother's son and daughter were doing.

The deaths of Darla, Aly and Emma were practically blips on the radar of the show; almost as if they were pointless characters. Insignificant in the context of Taylor's story and the trajectory of the Tridge family! As for shooting Bill, the man himself has now forgotten all about it, to the point where he is happy to sell his Aspen house to Steffy and the lady who shot him. I LOVED how he told a dumbfounded Brooke that both Steffy AND Taylor were at that house 2 weeks ago, without batting an eyelid.

Taylor, Taylor, Taylor - we all sing a toast to thee.
None can match thy presence, or outdo thy family!

This is absolutely and utterly remarkable considering the fact that Taylor isn't a day one character. She only came on as a replacement for Caroline, but boy has she (and her children) dominated and influenced the show and the life of Brooke since then in a way that no one else has. Day one character Brooke is like a chump in Taylor's story now.

Hunter Tylo served magnificently for multiple decades as a high priestess at the altar of Goddess Taylor, and now Krista Allen has taken over those duties astoundingly. The spirit of Taylor has possessed Krista Allen the way it has possessed the entire show, and the way the character is being written now, they might as well make her theme song "Casta Diva" the operatic aria by Bellini.

Ring them bells. Ring them bells. Taylor all the way!!!
Oh what fun it is watch her family hold sway!!!!

They hired a young Taylor she’s revamped ..maybe cause they were giving her to ridge…personality she’s low key I think steffy and Tom with this reunite horrible writeing

Well to each their own But I for one, will be dancing a tarantella in my living room when everything blows up in Steffy and Thomas' face and takes Dr. Wackadoodle with them.

Nothing says Queen like becoming your man's second choice because your kid manipulated him into it. Long live Taylor, the pine cone queen. First of her name, breaker of marriages, and ruler of the Tridge mafia.

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"I love you more than anything or anyone in the world. And I want you by my side for the rest of my life."

"You're the love of my life."

Liam to Hope. Debate over.

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Your brilliantly written ode reinforces the villainy. Taylor ran over Darla everyone felt sorry for her. Poor Ally lost her mind over it but the show kills her off. Taylor sleeps around with strange men at the bars but she gets no moniker. She’s the one wife that truly treat cheated on Ridge, but it is swept under the rug. All the years. I now get it. The Tridgesters are villains!

No character in the history of this show has had more intrinsic power than Taylor. Each time they try to kill her off, she is resurrected, and Brooke has never had a more formidable nemesis to contend with. Stephanie, Caroline, Macy, Quinn, Shauna et. al are ultimately footnotes in Brooke's history, but Taylor remains, and will continue to be the ultimate thorn in the SFTV's side.

The recast with Krista Allen and the concerted effort by the writers to portray Taylor in the most glowing light possible since the recast is a testament to the character's supreme and transcendent sway over the show. The character is bigger than any single actress or writer. It would have been so easy for Brad Bell to have her stay dead after 2002, or to never bring her back after her "crimes", but here she is, more fresh than ever!!!

The Tridge Family have also taken over the show in the most marvelous way. Steffy is the Co-CEO of Forrester with Ridge. And Thomas is front and center, both as a designer, and as a guy that keeps interacting with every primary member of the cast. By contrast, the so-called 'blood' Forresters like Thorne, Felicia, Kristen, Rick and Bridget are GONE. Taylor's children are the focus, the ones who represent the face of the next generation, and the ones who drive all the stories now.

The Glory of Taylor and the prominence of the Tridge Family over every other family on the show is now ABSOLUTE. Taylor is and will forever be Queen on the show. Even when she was gone, her children Steffy and Thomas were very dominant, to the point where the other characters their age simply seemed to react to whatever the Queen Mother's son and daughter were doing.

The deaths of Darla, Aly and Emma were practically blips on the radar of the show; almost as if they were pointless characters. Insignificant in the context of Taylor's story and the trajectory of the Tridge family! As for shooting Bill, the man himself has now forgotten all about it, to the point where he is happy to sell his Aspen house to Steffy and the lady who shot him. I LOVED how he told a dumbfounded Brooke that both Steffy AND Taylor were at that house 2 weeks ago, without batting an eyelid.

Taylor, Taylor, Taylor - we all sing a toast to thee.
None can match thy presence, or outdo thy family!

This is absolutely and utterly remarkable considering the fact that Taylor isn't a day one character. She only came on as a replacement for Caroline, but boy has she (and her children) dominated and influenced the show and the life of Brooke since then in a way that no one else has. Day one character Brooke is like a chump in Taylor's story now.

Hunter Tylo served magnificently for multiple decades as a high priestess at the altar of Goddess Taylor, and now Krista Allen has taken over those duties astoundingly. The spirit of Taylor has possessed Krista Allen the way it has possessed the entire show, and the way the character is being written now, they might as well make her theme song "Casta Diva" the operatic aria by Bellini.

Ring them bells. Ring them bells. Taylor all the way!!!
Oh what fun it is watch her family hold sway!!!!

alright

I think it's just that we like to watch hypocrites take a hard fall...which has always does. The buildup is always off though.

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