Bold and the Beautiful: RJ Shuts Zende Out of Youth Line in a Sudden Snub

The Bold and the Beautiful shows that RJ Forrester (Brayan Nicoletti) is thrilled that his pitch for the youth line with Electra Forrester (Laneya Grace) got the green light from Eric Forrester (John McCook). And when RJ talked to Electra about it, he pitched her as the muse and the face of the line while he and Zende Forrester (Delon de Metz) would be the two designers.

But this week, it looks like RJ may be grabbing control of the line, and he could push Zende aside in a kind of sneaky power play. We’re going to talk about how RJ might infuriate Zende if he plays dirty games with this new line.

Bold and the Beautiful: RJ’s Big Idea

So, while Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) and Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) were still in Monaco with Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood), we saw RJ talk about this new line with Zende and he was really excited about it and we know he’s been down in the dumps ever since Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) went over to House of Logan because when she walked out on Forrester Creations that left Zende’s hope for the future design stuck on the shelf and then RJ and Electra presented this new line concept to Eric and he was thrilled at the idea of Electra being the face and especially about using this new line to get revenge on Katie Logan (Heather Tom) and Hope.

But when RJ showed Eric the designs, if I recall correctly, RJ was only showing off his designs that he had sketched, and Zende wasn’t involved in that meeting. And then when RJ and Electra pitched to Ridge, guess who wasn’t in that meeting either? Yeah, Zende. And he should be in that meeting, right? As one of the designers.

 RJ Takes Over on B&B?

So, there’s a spoiler photo for this week of Ridge, Eric, Brooke, RJ, and Electra all having a meeting in the CEO office. And I’m sure they’re talking about the youth line that RJ wants to launch to replace Hope for the Future. So, this might be an official pitch to the whole team or them making the launch plan, stuff like that. But Zende doesn’t have a seat at the table. Like literally, you know, maybe he came in later. But at a glance, it looks like RJ’s running the show in this meeting with the executive team and only Electra is there at his side.

So, what I’m wondering is, did RJ just take over and cut Zende out of everything? Because RJ’s acting like he’s in charge of the line and Zende is a designer that’s working for him. And to be fair, this was RJ’s big idea. But he has minimal design experience, certainly not as a lead designer. Zende has way more experience as co-lead with Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) on Hope for the Future.

And we all know RJ’s determined to make a name for himself. In his mind, he’s the new Ridge and Electra is the new Brooke. And they’ll be side by side. You know, RJ’s envisioning them on the runway together, getting applause like his parents. And it’s all part of his plan to keep Electra at his side long term. Plus, there’s an official The Bold and the Beautiful spoiler for this week that says RJ owns his actions.

Bold and Beautiful: RJ’s Big Plans

So, I’m thinking he’s pushing forward with no regard to Zende having the role that he should on this line. And he might be asked about it by Eric, by Brooke, by Ridge. And he goes, “Yeah, well, I want this project to be mine. I thought of it.” And RJ may say, “This is for me and Electra.” He may even say, “We’re like the new Brooke and Ridge.”

So, you know, RJ may even tell Eric and Ridge that Zende can work on the line, but RJ may say he wants to run with it. And since he’s Ridge and Brooke’s Golden Boy, whom Eric also likes to pet, they might actually let RJ do this. After all, they’ve not heard from Zende during any of this pitch process. But that may be because RJ’s not telling Zende these meetings are happening. He may be leaving him in the dark on purpose. And I don’t think Zende is going to agree to answer to RJ.

Zende Pushed Too Far on B&B

Zende already hated it when he was stuck consulting on RJ’s men’s line. And if you recall, before Hope’s betrayal was revealed, Ridge just appointed Zende as the sole lead designer on Hope for the Future. Plus, he’s been at Forrester Creations for many years, designing for a long time. RJ’s brand new. And in fact, because RJ named Zende as lead on Hope for the Future, he may assume Ridge will name him lead on this new youth line, but I don’t think it’s going to happen that way. If RJ is named lead designer, I think Zende will be furious.

And I think he should be. He was already devastated that his work on Hope for the Future was scrapped after Hope left, and her exit left Zende at loose ends. And then RJ came along with this idea for Electra being the face of this line. And Zende was thrilled. But if he finds out that RJ is edging him out, obviously, Zende is going to hate that. And if Ridge announces that RJ will be the creative director or the lead designer and Zende will be reporting to RJ, honestly, I could see Zende snapping.

Bold and the Beautiful: Zende Packs Up and Goes to Logan?

I’ve been wondering for a while if he might leave Forrester Creations, and he might be so mad at RJ and Ridge that he goes over to Logan. I have wondered for a while if Zende was going to end up working with Katie and Hope. And if Zende does go over to Logan, I’m thinking instead of joining Hope’s line that Katie might use Zende in a different way. Picture this. He’s so mad he walks out of Forrester after RJ’s power grab. And then Zende goes over to see Katie and Hope, and he reveals that Forrester Creations has a new youth line that’s going to be done by RJ and Electra, and they’re planning to use it for revenge on House of Logan.

So then Katie might reward Zende and offer him the chance to do a youth line for Logan to compete directly with RJ. And if Zende’s furious at RJ, yeah, I think he would jump at that opportunity. What would be doubly interesting is if Melissa Dylan (Sydney Bullock) is fired from Forrester, which seems inevitable, and she winds up working with Will Spencer (Crew Morrow) at Logan, which also feels inevitable. And since Dylan is an artist with really good taste, she might wind up as Zende’s muse. It would be amazing if we had a youth line at Logan designed by Zende and with Dylan as the face of it.

Bold and Beautiful: Zende & Dylan the Perfect Pair

You know, Zende is an adopted orphan with a fascinating backstory. Pair him with a fresh-faced Midwestern girl who’s living a Cinderella story in LA. A lot of young girls might find that really inspiring because it’s a life that they could see themselves achieving. Picture that versus RJ and Electra, who are nepo babies with silver spoons in their mouths that a lot of people can’t identify with. That could be a really interesting fashion rivalry. Honestly, I’ve been low-key wanting Zende to go to Logan because he’s underappreciated at Forrester just like Hope and Katie were.

And if Zende leaves, this could cause huge PR problems for Forrester Creations. Remember, Carter said they were taking a beating online, with people talking about culture problems driving away employees like Hope and Katie. And there were so many questions about Eric’s short-term exit also on Bold and the Beautiful. So for Forrester to wind up over at Logan, for Zende to leave them and go over to Katie, that would hit Forrester hard in a way that even a new youth line couldn’t make up for.

FC in Trouble on Bold

Ridge already said their sales numbers aren’t what they need to be, and when they were in Monte Carlo, they found out they’ve been losing customers. So, Zende leaving could wreck them, and it would all be down to RJ. It’s hard to imagine how Ridge could explain that another Forrester left them and went to Logan, but their company culture is just fine, and they’re not to blame. This could be financially devastating. It could take the legs out from under their youth line, especially if Zende rushed his youth line out with Katie, you know, smoothing the way. So, all of this could start because RJ has a mega crush on Electra and is shoving Zende aside.