Why this Bold and the Beautiful Logan is about to go scorched earth

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The Bold and the Beautiful's Hope Logan | Image: CBS

The Bold and the Beautiful's Hope Logan has spent months swallowing her pride while waiting for Forrester Creations to show her the same loyalty she's shown the company. After watching Brooke choose Ridge over her yet again, seeing Steffy refuse to commit to the future of Hope for the Future, and feeling undervalued at every turn, Hope has finally reached her breaking point. The question isn't whether Hope is going to make waves anymore. It's how much damage she'll be willing to do once the rest of the family learns the truth.

No more waiting on The Bold and the Beautiful

Hope is ready to fight for her future | Image: CBS
Hope is ready to fight for her future | Image: CBS

Hope (Annika Noelle) has spent months, if not years, feeling like an afterthought at Forrester. She waited for Steffy to commit to the line, but that was never going to happen. It was one empty promise after another, and they even forced her to sacrifice her own brother, Deke (Harrison Cone), so Thomas (Matthew Atkinson) could swoop in and take over. Hope waited for Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) to put her first instead of always doing what Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) wanted, but that left her with nothing but further disappointment.

Hope has no power at Forrester, and that's never going to change. Every time she has tried to be patient and be a team player, the powers that be have done something like shelve her line to remind her who is truly in charge. Joining Logan is more than just a career move. It's a chance for Hope to take control of her own future and stop playing by everyone else's rules. For the first time in a long time, Hope isn't going to be the meek wallflower, and she's finished with turning the other cheek. She's finally choosing herself, and that's something nobody at Forrester ever expected her to do.

Logan gives Hope the ultimate revenge opportunity

Hope has the ultimate revenge opportunity | Image: CBS
Hope has the ultimate revenge opportunity | Image: CBS

Hope has a unique opportunity to clap back at everyone who downplayed her contributions to Forrester Creations. She now has a front-row seat to competing directly against her former employer, which includes her longtime rival Steffy. With every success at Logan, it will serve as another reminder to Steffy that she pushed Hope out and inadvertently caused this outcome. Hope can prove to everyone that her line was never the problem and that it could very well be an international fashion success. Ridge and Steffy will be forced to watch from the sidelines as they realize yet another missed opportunity that slipped through their fingers.

To further Hope's revenge, she's bringing along her brother, which makes it all the more personal. He was ousted in favor of Thomas back in December, and now Hope has the ability to give Deke the platform to shine that Steffy and Ridge never afforded him. She will also be working closely with Bill (Don Diamont), who is not only her father-in-law but also the sworn enemy of her stepfather, making it yet another way to rub salt in the wound. On paper, it looks like a strictly business move, but this is as personal as it gets. As Hope goes from powerless to powerful, everyone at Forrester will regret ever underestimating her.

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Edited by Bryce Cameron