‘The Bold and the Beautiful’’s John McCook on Eric’s Shocker Wedding, Double Chins, S&M and More!
Who wouldn’t want to marry a psychopath? CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful has set September 23 for the wedding of world-renowned couturier Eric Forrester (John McCook) and Quinn Fuller (Rena Sofer), a woman whose crimes include kidnapping, sexual blackmail and several attempts at murder. Eric’s freaked-out kids are convinced Quinn is trying to scam her way into the billion-dollar Forrester empire. But will they still turn up at the ceremony to show their love for dad? Don’t bet on it. McCook previews the nutty nuptials.
What part of Eric’s anatomy is he thinking with?
The guy’s in love. [Laughs] Really! Rena and I are intent on playing this as the real thing—that Quinn has changed for the better and that this is true love—and we’ve had no hints to the contrary from our writers.
Seriously? But the woman is certifiable. She stabs people. She pushed her ex-lover off a cliff.
And that’s what makes for great conflict. We’re all very giggly about it on the set because this romance has everybody spitting at each other. The kids have said some very nasty things about Eric. They even question his sanity. Before the wedding, he asks them to forgive Quinn. He needs their support and understanding. And, of course, they don’t show up, so he’s hurt and furious. It’s really good, and it’s my story!
You’re going on 30 years with B&B. Did you ever think you’d get another front-burner plot?
I have to admit, I did not. I certainly wasn’t counting on it, nor was I disappointed that it wasn’t there. I figured I’d someday be the old patriarch who just comes in for weddings and funerals and Thanksgiving dinners. But, s–t, I have more dialogue to learn this week than I’ve had in the last 15 years!
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Is Eric truly shocked that his kids don’t show up for the wedding? They hate this woman’s guts.
Yes, because he talks with them about forgiveness and how that was a very big part of who their mother, Stephanie, was. It was her greatest attribute. Forgiveness saved her marriage to Eric. And by the end of her life she had turned Brooke, her biggest enemy, into her greatest friend. Forgiveness runs in the family. But there’s Eric and Quinn, all alone at their wedding. Charlie and Pam are there helping get things ready beforehand—and of course Pam has brought her f–king lemon bars—but they don’t stay for the ceremony. Only Ivy stays.
We had no idea Quinn and Eric were a thing until we suddenly saw them together in the boudoir. Nothing was telegraphed ahead of time. What went into keeping it a secret?
It was a very old-school thing to do, and I loved it. The rest of the cast didn’t know about it, and neither did most of the writers, until it was revealed on page 22 of a script one day. I found out when I ran into [supervising producer] Ed Scott in the hall at CBS and he said, “Oh, big story coming, man! I’ll tell you what it is but you can’t tell anybody. Eric and Quinn.” I’m, like, “Eric and Quinn what? Eric and Quinn go bowling?” [Laughs] I couldn’t believe they were sleeping together! Then the producers bumped a couple of actors who were scheduled to go on the remote shoot in Monte Carlo and took Rena and me instead. That’s when I knew, “Wow, they’re really going to make a big deal about this.” Hey, it sure beats having Eric sitting upstage on the couch thumbing through Women’s Wear Daily. And Rena is so excited, too. She’d been feeling that Quinn was going down a narrower and narrower path and this opens up so many possibilities. That’s why we love being committed to this love story and want to believe it’s the real thing. I also like that Quinn is not 20. She’s younger than Eric, true, but she’s not age-inappropriate. He’s not robbing the cradle.
Did you panic when you heard you’d be doing a bedroom scene? Did you hit the gym?
No, we have at least five of those gym types in our cast. [Laughs] We only have one of me. What am I gonna do, spend thousands of dollars to resculpt my double chin? No, I’m gonna play a wonderful story and be a believable character. I’m 72. I’m tall and not too fat yet. My ass is terrible but everything else is OK. It’s all good, baby!
We know from Quinn’s fling with Dollar Bill Spencer that she likes to get her kink on. Is Eric indulging her with a little S&M?
Well, Eric learned some of that from Stephanie, frankly! [Laughs] He’s got stuff in the house that straps right on, but the leather is so old it’s cracked. At least Quinn brings in some supple equipment.
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Might Eric get so mad that he turns on his kids?
He might. They’re being incredibly jealous and covetous about power and money and their positions at the company—things that Eric gave them in the first place. You’d think they’d all be saying, “Dad’s getting laid. Hooray!” But they’re not and that’s really annoying to Eric. And why should he wait around to find happiness with someone else when Quinn’s right here? His kids are still counting their lives in decades. Eric can’t do that anymore. He can’t just die alone out of honor for Stephanie.
Well, at least one man on B&B knows exactly what he wants and goes after it. Every other guy on the show is a chronic waffler.
[Laughs] We call that being a ”Bell boy.”
Wouldn’t this be the perfect time for an appearance by Ghost Stephanie?
Of course, it would! With smoke coming out of her ears and God knows where else.
Do you think Susan Flannery would ever come out of retirement and do it?
I don’t think so. I really don’t think she’d want to. But she sure would tear it up, wouldn’t she?
Here’s why this crazy plot works: Rena plays the new and improved Quinn 2.0 so stunningly and convincingly that we don’t know what to think.
Isn’t she fantastic? And she’s such a professional. But Quinn’s a pretty good actress, too. Maybe she is pulling the wool over Eric’s eyes…but at least it’s cashmere and that’s really nice.
So are you saying you think Quinn might be pulling a fast one after all?
No! I really don’t. I want to make that clear. But I did say to [executive producer] Brad Bell, “I don’t want Eric to be dumb as a rock here.” Because that’s the way he’s been for the last 25 years, you know?
Let’s not forget he married Sheila Carter, the biggest nutjob in soap history.
He was stupid with Sheila, but here’s the difference between Sheila and Quinn. Sheila never said: “I want to be a better person.” Or “I feel I can be a better person because I’m with you.” She never expressed such things the way Quinn does.
Do any of his kids bring up the subject of Sheila?
No, because they’re dumb as rocks, too! So I really hope Eric is not being duped. He’s been my good friend for a long time and I wish the best for him.
Let’s all wish the best for Eric. And, just in case, let’s pray for him, too.
Well, at least we know he’s not marrying a man. [Laughs] We’ve already done that storyline!
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I love this story! I want Quinn to change for real. I couldn't take it if those brats Steffy & Ridge are written as perfectly right again. They are the worst liars & hypocrites ever!
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This would be a great storyline if Quinn has changed....but we know that she hasn't... she's still manipulating people...so she can have her cake and eat it too...and No Ridge and Steffy are fat from perfect....but they remember what happened with Sheila....and they don't want it to happen again...it maybe selfish but someone has to look after the company.... because if this doesn't work out...they could loose more than 12% this time because Eric doesn't us per-nups...
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So, I'm curious as to how you might feel that Quinn hasn't changed. I think she's changed tremendously! A few months back, she would have pushed both Steffy AND Ridge off a cliff. Lol...And if you're referring to Quinn's manipulation of Ivy, how is what she's doing any worse than Ridge manipulating a wedding between Brooke and Bill just to get power over throwing his father out of his own company OR Steffy manipulating Quinn into leaving Eric by neglecting her husband and their marriage. At least Quinn's is not for selfish reasons such as the other two hypocrites. Frankly, I think it's wonderful that both Eric and Quinn are getting another chance for love. And, if it helps Quinn become a better person in the process, that's even better! Bottom line, Eric is a grown man...and capable of making his own decisions pertaining to who he wants to spend his life with. And Ridge and Steffy both should respect that, instead of making him out like some old fool. Not to mention, Quinn is a first rate business woman...and could probably take FC to a new high! I'm loving this union. Team Eric and Quinn all the way!
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Lenora, you are right and I am seeing this Quinn/Eric thing in a new light. As you said all these others are doing the same damn thing, using one another to get what they want. Ridge holding Brooke in front of Bill like a piece of meat, Steffy holding the marriage hostage, as they call it, not really honoring her vows to Wyatt and Liam is just dangling like a fish on a hook.
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Quinn is not Sheila. Sheila was someone who would murder her own mother. She was straight up psychotic. Quinn has her crazy moments, but so has Steffy & Ridge. He shot Phoebe's stalker and almost let Nick go to jail for it. Steffy is deadly with a tire iron and has almost killed Ivy. Don't even get me started on her LONG history or torturing Hope. Neither Steffy or Ridge should have ultimate control of Forrester. If anyone has a right to the most stock...its Thorne.
Eric deserves to be happy. Quinn knows how to run a business. There are plenty of worse things than her having a say in the company.
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How many times has Quinn "changed?" Way too many times to even count. If everyone hadn't kept feeling sorry for poor old Wyatt, they'd have locked her up long ago so that she couldn't hurt anyone else; psychopaths do NOT change. If she hadn't committed numerous, numerous felonies, different, and I hope for Eric that she IS for real, this is a soap, but in real life, NOT possible. She keeps pounding on Steffy, NOT my fave character btw, about her marriage, etc., as if she didn't manipulate Steffy to marry Wyatt; if Quitch hadn't kidnapped Liam, Steffy and Liam would have married long ago, and she never would have married Wyatt to begin with.
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Yes, wish Brooke and Bill would fly to Vegas and marry immediately and get those shares to Ridge, anyone that would vote against this nutcase, and Eric, who is obviously letting the smaller head rule the larger one Whole other issue, but poor RJ wants Mommy and Daddy back together, grow up, if I were Brooke, I'd have said deal with it, go to a shrink, whatever. Funny though how some of these characters are away for a period of time and have no idea at all of what's going on, lol, a soap
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Guess you also would've thought Ted Bundy could have become a "better person." Yes, Eric can do whatever he wants, but the family has to do what they have to do to protect the company and the family assets. Bill and Brooke would have married long ago if Ridge hadn't shown up like a nut and screwed it all up; of course, if it were me, I would have told him to get the hell away, I was marrying that hot ass man. If Eric wants to be with a psychopath, he IS an old fool
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Piece of meat, huh, as I said above, Brooke wants to marry Bill and would have a long time ago if Ridge hadn't intervened; and Steffy, she would NEVER have married Wyatt to begin with if Gwitch hadn't kidnapped Liam,and Wyatt knew that. When he came back, she should have just divorced Wyatt and gone back with Liam, it was all manipulated and orchestrated by who people....the psychopath everyone seems to believe has "changed." NOT, it will come out in the nutcase again eventually
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The ONLY thing Quinn needs to be running is the psych ward. Crazy moments, how many felonies, and as I said above, she would have already been in jail for years, and more years, if everyone hadn't felt sooo sorry for poor Wyatt. She could run any business she wants, but NOT the Forrester one; and Steffy surely isn't my fave, I was always a Hope fan, but keep waiting for Steffy to just take care of the problem and kill Quinn, let's see how much of a pass SHE would get for crazy shit......and anybody running that company but Quinn, Rick, Brooke, Thorne,
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But it's okay that Bill tried to stop Ridge by almost killing him. How is he any better than Quinn? He too was being vindictive with that criminal action. Yet walks free and clear amongst family members. And of course NOW Ridge is all for Bill marrying Brooke, because it's beneficial to helping him in going up against the man that raised him, yet again. Yet you're promoting his marriage and actions to Brooke. Lol, a little bias aren't we?
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Steffy has gotten a lot of "passes" for her crazy shit, as you so put it. Did Steffy EVER step forward and tell the real truth of what happened the night Aly died. I'm not blaming her for Aly's death. I do believe it was an accident in Steffy just defending herself. But she withheld evidence just to save her own ass. She's no saint...and has done plenty of vindictive manipulation in her past. She's the queen of free passes! Look how many times she's come between Liam and Hope! And Liam STILL pursues her! Doesn't say much for the respect he holds for Hope now does it?
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He does have a prenup, and Quinn signed it. Still not convinced she's changed?
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Yes Eric is a grown man...but when it comes to the affairs of the heart...he's made some very bad decisions...you say how is what she's doing with Ivy any different what Ridge and Steffy are doing...in Ridge's case Brooke is doing something she been wanting to from time she first got together involved with her stallion...and tried to be that so called selfless martyr and send him back to Katie and we see how that turned out....and as far as Steffy....she has always been very honest as to how she feels about Quinn...choice or not....she was manipulated into marrying Wyatt..Quinn changed her life when she kidnapped Liam... because Liam was on his way home to Steffy to make things right...and she told Wyatt and Quinn that Quinn couldn't be apart of their lives...and instead of Quinn giving Steffy time....what did she do got involved with one person that would keep her involved in Wyatt's life bypassing what Steffy wanted....Eric....Yes it maybe selfish of Ridge and Steffy and the rest of the family to take this stand but someone had to...experience has taught them that..or have we all forgotten that Eric had lost FC to $bill no less....and if Steffy hadn't got those shares back $Bill would still be in control instead only having 12%, so honestly if anyone should and would have something saying it would be Steffy... sure Eric deserves love but from a psycho....not so much..
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Seriously....you are right Quinn is not Sheila....at least with Sheila you knew who and what you were dealing with....Quinn not so much... I've said this before Ridge and Steffy are far from perfect however they are claiming to be something they are not...Quinn is..and this long history of torturing Hopeless....she brought that on herself...yes Steffy loved Liam and he knew that...however Hopeless was just as responsible for how things worked out with Liam....Hopeless had many opportunities and gave as good as she got....miss sleeping with and shacking up with very married man.... Hopeless was no better than anyone... Thorne may be entitled to the stock but he's not the one that got the stock back Steffy is...and when she got the stock back she divided it up equally between Eric, Stephanie, Ridge and Taylor and when Eric lost 12.5% to Donna in the divorce that left he with 12.5%... and the only reason Eric has any say is because Stephanie gave him her 25% when she died..you say Ridge and Steffy have not right actually they do have a right they own 50% of the company...and out of respect they didn't pull rank....even when Eric put Prick in charge...he didn't like it...but he didn't pull rank...and now Quinn wormed her any in she maybe a good business woman...not for FC..
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Came between Hopeless and Liam...that is true up to a degree.... Hopeless was just as responsible...she made bad choices... and that's why She and Liam are together....all Hopeless had to do when see saw Liam and Steffy kissing was say something...but what did she do...left his ring over the fireplace and left...that got married in Italy....and what did she do...yes Steffy had her part in that situation...but Hopeless made wrong choices...and Steffy hasn't gotten a free pass karma has kicked her ass... remember she has the mother on law from hell if that any karma....
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ME TOO.. EVERYONE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE. I THINK ERIC GAVE HER THE LOVE
SHE ALWAYS NEEDED
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Ridge NEVER said he was all for the marriage and told Brooke he did NOT like the idea of her marrying Bill and kept telling her she did NOT have to marry Bill and would try to figure out something else, BUT Brooke informed him that she loved and wanted to marry Bill!! She said she was also concerned about the old fool Eric being with psycho Quinn and in the business!! So NO Ridge was NOT all for that idea!!
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Lol, you can't tell me he couldn't stop it if he truly wanted to Eunice. He has before! Ridge is okay with anything that benefits him! And now that the truth comes out about Quinn having Eric's POA, you just watch how quick Ridge focuses on stopping Brooke from marrying $Bill. Since he's lost control of the Quinn situation, Brooke will be his next big conquest!
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You are so right Gena Dunlap!! What I would like to see happen is Brooke to go ahead and marry Bill, get the shares, give them to Ridge then it won't matter if Quinn has Eric's power of attorney because Ridge will be back running the company as he should be and there won't be anything that psycho Quiinn can do to change it and she would never be the next matriarch of FC!!! Then she'll end up doing something showing her true colors to Eric and he would finally see what his family's concerns were!!! Her going over Steffy's head just proves what her plan was and it worked!! The old fool Eric fell for it!! All she wants is the power to run everyone else's life!! Ivy looked ridiculous in Steffy's dress!!
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Steffy is a rich kids brat, you can't order your grandfathers life around no more a grown teenager. Ridge is a tool his heads bigger then the main office door that family has done some pretty low life disgraceful things, however been forgotten blessed and allowed to enjoy life. I say give it to them Eric rip their heads off kick them out of the company to see how much they would honestly live without Eric's company, typically it's how people are give and one hand and slap you in the face with the other. Selfishness greedy and no respect. Forever Eric has provided a shelter let Quinn have his child and rub them all out of the company she will be the next Generation of foresters to live on !
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Thanks so much for this great interview! I am absolutely loving this story and loving seeing John McCook on the frontburner again where he belongs! I truly believe Quinn is being genuine and they really are in love. This has re-invigorated the show and made it must see tv again.
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I agree Jen! Love it.
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How do I find the nail color Quinn wore on her wedding, absolutely gorgeous!!
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I'm looking too. So far can't find it.
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Me three!
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me four. looks a LOT like a color I wore back in the early 2000s; bought a bottle at my nail salon and could never find it since; looked it up online, Sation brand Paris Pink, but no longer available The pic online, however, does NOT do it justice, it looks too purple; the real color looked a little purple, a little fuschia pink, but with the silver iridescent shine to it. I've searched for it for all these years to no avail
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quinn never changed people are really dumb and neive to believe that this evil witch changed she didnt .still scheming by using ivy to get to liam
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She can change if that's what the writers want her to do. Don't take this storyline so seriously. It's fiction.
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I really can't believe this soap took a turrn for the worst... There is no need to keep talking and commenting on it, It's not going to change i see that they will get married.. I hope that the kids have all their ducks in a row, because they have a complete psycho on their hands WOW!!! B&B this is unreal... Oh well Wyatt, wonder what this means for you.. Mommy took you off the breast milk and you won't even ready
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For real....we are supposed to believe Quinn has changed...No way in h***....this is Quinn after all..the real Quinn has already surfaced...she talked needy Ivy into making herself look like Steffy so she can distract Liam... and Ivy is ok with Quinn using her...Quinn hasn't changed....and her true colors will resurface....
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True because, in the real world, she would have went to jail for kidnapping, plus she never had any psychological treatment or intervention on her psychotic behavior. If one possess the desire to commit murder than there's something seriously wrong mentally. Plus Deacon is still in the picture, we all should remember how he had Jackie Marone' to disrespect Massimo when he had a stroke. No treatment , no cure...just saying
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Only if she's pushed to her crazy side resurfacing. And Ridge and Steffy are both definitely testing that! But, that's okay, right? Lol
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If that was the case, every character on B&B would be in jail. Lol
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Um...not true... several of the Forrester kids/grandkids have brought up Sheila but Eric aint listening... obviously neither is John to other cast member's dialogue... And Quinn is SOOOOO pulling the wool over his eyes... Eric is an old fool, always has been and always will be.
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U r soon right Jenna... because Eric was so lonely he is willing to ignore the warring signs....and it's going to come back on him like Sheila did... and then he's going to feel like the fool he is....
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If she doesn't kill him or a member of his family first
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After thinking more about this entire storyline, sometimes it seems like the writers believe or treat us like we're stupid or don't follow the show for many years, but in this instance, why would Ivy come to Quinn to get her job back, don't understand, Eric's her uncle, he would have happily welcomed her back...oh, I know, it fits the storyline
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Anyone know where I can get the metallic pink nail polish Quinn had on in the wedding scenes?
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we're wondering, lol, only good thing about her, of course, it's the staff, not the crazy ass character
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The problem I have with this story is that Quinn has attempted murder and she has never been brought to justice or made accountable for any of her crimes and the man that had the large necklace that Wyatt wanted to win over Hope with suddenly died and willed the necklace to Wyatt, well, I believe Quinn killed him and forced him to will that necklace to Wyatt, but the story line was left hanging. I don't believe Quinn has changed, she has not been made accountable for her actions and she is only thinking of herself after all the damage she's done. Steffy is another one that keeps getting away without accountability or punishment. Don't like either of them. The ones who keep getting the short end of the stick is Ivy and Liam.
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you are soooo right on all points
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Bill attempted to murder Ridge too...yet he's a free standing abiding citizen.
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The problem I have with this story line is that Quinn has not been brought to justice for any of her crimes and then there's that man who owned that huge diamond necklace that died suddenly and willed the the necklace to Wyatt, I've long suspected that Quinn killed him to help Wyatt win over Hope. She has attempted to kill people not just use people and Eric deserves better than her. I'm not saying people can't change, but most people who do, usually take accountability and punishment/ consequences for their crimes.
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I'm curious what everyone's opinion would be if Eric had long ago stepped away from Forrester and had some unrelated business of his own so Forrester Creations wasn't affected by Eric marrying Quinn.
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replacing Stephanie's painting on the wall was the last straw; I would have ripped that thing off of the wall and cut it to shreds; that only goes to prove how off in the head the old man is. they've been together what....five minutes maybe
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Quinn is a sick, demented, conniving,lying, scheming, manipulating, EVIL B*TCH who should NOT come out on top after everything she's done!!! Eric IS a horny old fool as pathetic as psycho Quinn's whiny momma's boy son Weasel!!! I am sick of her and her scheming son getting everything they want and not suffering any consequences!!!! Steffy needs to find out the truth and leave his sorry A$$ with NO regrets for doing so!!!
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Gee Eunice, tell us how you REALLY feel!
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I did, lol just my opinion.
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I want them this to be the real deal. I think it is. Quinn loves hard but always gets herself in trouble with her schemes. I am so annoyed with Eric's kids. Money and power hungry for sure.
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psychopaths have no ability to love
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Psychopaths never stay on the show as a regular either the kidd! Lol, which means the show is in the process of changing Quinn's character to be good, caring...and yes, loving! Don't overrule the writers, because you will just lose.
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I think that Quinn is sincere about loving Eric but I think she still intends on interfering in her baby boys life, otherwise she wouldn't be using Ivy to get Liam back. I don't know if she really can change, as much as she'd like to and she talks a good game to anyone who'll listen that she has. I also think she feels guilty about her own happiness when her son is so miserable.
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How is she using Ivy if it's what Ivy wants too! Lol If they were bff's it would just be her helping her friend out, right?
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