The Bold and the Beautiful: Three phrases we've heard enough of

On The Bold and the Beautiful, there are certain phrases we've become accustomed to hearing, even though they may get on our nerves (like "Destiny," for instance). Here are three other phrases we've been hearing a lot lately, and we've already had enough of them.

Co-CEO on The Bold and the Beautiful

Last week on B&B, we heard the words "co-CEO" so often that we felt like we were watching The Young and the Restless, which is considered the business soap. Almost every time Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) went into a spiel about why she deserves that position at Forrester Creations, she ended the monologue with the words "co-CEO." We almost felt like we were watching a game show, and the prize behind one of the three doors was the illustrious title of co-CEO!

Goodness, even The Great Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) on Y&R doesn't use that phrase as often as the Forresters and Logans have been using it in the past week. Perhaps it's time for a B&B crossover with Y&R, where Steffy could collaborate on a project with Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle), since they are both no-nonsense businesswomen. It might help take Victoria's mind off of Phyllis' (Michelle Stafford) theft of Newman Enterprises!

The golden child

Brayan Nicoletti on The Bold and the Beautiful | Image: CBS

Since RJ (Brayan Nicoletti) is the son of supercouple Ridge and Brooke, he is considered "the golden child." Other than the fact that he is following in his father's footsteps and learning design (and showing some talent), we haven't seen anything "golden" about him. He bullies his own cousin, Will (Crew Morrow), who is a nicer guy than RJ -- and all over a girl (Electra, played by Laneya Grace) who Will was involved with first. We know this is a soap, but no girl is worth all this chaos between cousins. Family should come first.

We're also getting tired of hearing "the golden child" make derogatory remarks about Will's father, Bill Spencer (Don Diamont). Sure, Bill did a scummy thing years ago, having an affair with Brooke when he was married to her sister, Katie (Heather Tom). But what bad thing did Bill ever do to RJ himself? Nothing that we can recall. We never hear Will badmouth RJ's father, even though Ridge notoriously flip-flopped between Brooke and Taylor (Rebecca Budig) for over three decades. Make it make sense!

The king and queen of Forrester Creations

Darlene Conley and Susan Flannery on The Bold and the Beautiful | Image: YouTube

Brooke seriously hopes that she and Ridge can be the next "king and queen of Forrester Creations." What fantasy world is she living in? If she wants to compare Ridge to Eric (John McCook), okay, that's fine. But in no way, shape, or form does Brooke compare to the original Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery).

Stephanie was a force to be reckoned with. She was a tough-as-nails, no-nonsense woman who wasn't afraid to get in someone's face and tell them exactly what she thought of them. Stephanie was not the kind of woman you wanted to rub the wrong way. She was like a female version of Victor Newman, in more ways than one. The same way that Victor has always interfered in his daughter Victoria's love life, Stephanie, likewise, always meddled in Ridge's love life.

What's more, she was actually called a queen by her main fashion rival, the original Sally Spectra (Darlene Conley). Sally sarcastically referred to her as "Queen Stephanie" and even the "Royal Highness, Queen Stephanie." Those were the glory days of B&B! We sure do miss those days!

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