The Bold and the Beautiful
Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Melissa Dylan’s Job on the Line as Electra Forrester Erupts
Is Dylan fired on Bold and the Beautiful? Electra says she should have been fired ages ago, and Zende’s Logan choice could hand Ridge a reason.
ELECTRA WANTS MELISSA DYLAN GONE, AND ZENDE COULD HAND HER THE EXCUSE
TL;DR: Electra calls Dylan a traitor who should have been fired ages ago, and on Thursday she overhears a private conversation of Dylan’s. Fans predict Forrester fires Dylan if Zende picks Logan. Here is why that move could backfire.
Electra Says Dylan Should Have Been Gone Already
Is Dylan fired on Bold and the Beautiful? Not yet, but her job has never looked shakier. In the new preview, Electra Forrester tells Melissa “Miss” Dylan to her face: “You’re a traitor, and you should have been fired ages ago.” On Thursday, Electra is furious when she overhears one of Dylan’s private conversations, and the timing could not be worse.
The fan prediction making the rounds goes like this. Zende Forrester Dominguez walks to Logan, Forrester figures out who nudged him there, and Melissa Dylan pays with her job. None of that is confirmed. What is confirmed is that Zende heard Katie Logan Spencer‘s pitch on Friday, gave no answer, and only showed up after Dylan urged him to hear Katie and Hope out.
Katie has used Dylan as her recruiter ever since she seized on Dylan to get to Zende, and Dylan admitted as much to Zende on October 1. So far, nobody at Forrester knows. Zende does, and this week’s Bold and the Beautiful spoilers put him on the spot by Friday.
Should Forrester keep Dylan or cut her loose? Write to me at amber@soapoperamagazine.com and make your case.
Electra Has Wanted This Since August
Electra didn’t wake up angry this week. On August 19, she told Dylan, “It would be so easy to get you fired, but I won’t.” Two days later, she told RJ Forrester she wanted Dylan gone. On September 1, she reminded Dylan that she could have her fired, then ended their friendship for good.
Here is the catch. Electra doesn’t sign the paychecks. Steffy Forrester Finnegan hired Dylan in March, knowing Dylan was behind the wheel of the car that killed Luna Nozawa, a secret Katie already knows about Dylan too. In April, when RJ pushed to get Dylan fired, Ridge Forrester shut it down and said staffing belongs to him and Steffy.
So a firing means Ridge overruling his own daughter’s personal hire while Steffy is buried in her surrogacy secret. If I know these writers, that is the fight inside the fight.
Does Dylan Get Fired From Forrester on Bold and the Beautiful?
No spoiler says so. Every firing prediction out there is fan chatter, and the previews stop at Electra’s outburst. Even that has a twist: as of the preview, Electra hasn’t learned that Dylan encouraged Zende to hear Katie and Hope out. Nobody has said what she overhears on Thursday.
Forrester has also run this play before, and it backfired. In late May, RJ told Will Spencer “You’re fired,” and Ridge made it official on June 1 after Will punched RJ. By June 3, Bill Spencer had Will on the Logan team. Firing Will did not hurt Logan. It staffed Logan.
If Melissa Dylan gets the boot, history could repeat itself. Will works at Logan now, and don’t be surprised if he wants her right beside him. Some fans already picture her as the face of a rival Logan youth line, Dylan against Electra on the runway. That one is pure speculation, and it is delicious.
Electra’s Real Risk Is Zende, Not Dylan
The fan version casts Electra as collateral damage. I’d flip it. Electra is holding the axe, not standing under it. Her real exposure is Zende, because on September 30 Ridge admitted that RJ and Electra lack experience, which is why they need him on her line.
This week, RJ and Electra tell Zende he is “an integral part of their team,” and on Thursday Eric Forrester and Ridge prepare to fully back the line. On Friday, Zende is put on the spot. If he walks, he walks out knowing a line Ridge ordered kept secret from Logan.
Then there is Katie. Back in June, she shook on a deal with her sister, Brooke Logan: Katie hires Spencers, Brooke hires Forresters. Going after Zende already tramples that handshake. If Melissa Dylan’s name comes out as the go-between, Katie’s win could come with a body count, and the first casualty might be the girl trying to earn her approval.
Is Electra right about Dylan, or is this about Will? Leave your verdict in the comments.
Catch every Forrester and Logan move in the full two-week preview.
Firing Dylan Would Be Forrester’s Gift to Logan
Ridge could fire Melissa Dylan the day he learns what she did, and Electra would throw the party. But Forrester tried that with Will and handed Katie a new employee. Salting the earth only works when your enemy can’t plant in it.
We say Dylan keeps her job through this week, and Electra keeps sharpening the axe. Tell us whether Forrester should cut her loose over on our Facebook page.
