After weeks of focusing on Liam’s deteriorating health and mending the relationship between Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Hope (Annika Noelle), The Bold and the Beautiful has set things up for a full recovery — one that wasn’t even necessary to begin with. The dire situation caused the Logans and the Forresters to come together for Liam after he was shot by Luna (Lisa Yamada) while trying to save Steffy. Instead of dying, he is awake and ready to move on with his life, but what will that mean moving forward?

Steffy and Hope’s Truce on ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Likely Won’t Last

With years of history between the Logans and the Forresters, beginning with the feud between Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Taylor (Rebecca Budig), it seems that Liam’s health battle was able to smooth things over between Steffy and Hope. The two women share children with Liam, and he has waffled between them for years. However, the storyline worked to soften Steffy’s stance on Hope, if only because of the impact his loss would have on their daughters. Both have moved on from their relationships with Liam, and, somehow, have moved past their animosity towards each other.

However, while The Bold and the Beautiful has worked to ease the feud between the next generation of the CBS soap’s matriarchs, it won’t work forever. Tensions between Hope and Steffy have long fueled the storylines, often with one or the other leading the charge. Hope recently took the heat when she and Carter (Lawrence Saint Victor) stole Forrester Creations out from under Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) and Eric (John McCook). Steffy took her to task, but that ended when it was revealed that Liam had an inoperable brain tumor.

A friendly and helpful relationship between Steffy and Hope would be ideal, but it just won’t work with how the show is set up, especially now that the show’s been on the air for decades. Brooke and Taylor have fought for years to attain Ridge’s affection, and both share children with him. The cycle repeated with their daughters and Liam, and keeping everything good between them wouldn’t allow for longer, more intense storylines with a significantly smaller cast than the other network soap operas.

Steffy will be off-screen in the coming weeks as Woods should be taking maternity leave, as she is expecting another child. It’s unclear how she will be written out for her time away, as the storyline with Liam’s “miracle” will be front and center as things continue to play out. However, that does bide time for the women to continue their path to peace for however long it will last.

‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ Puts a Twist on a Classic Soap Opera Trope

One of the most common storylines from soap operas involves a near-death experience being turned into a “miracle,” changing the course of what could have happened. It’s a tale as old as time and synonymous with life in this genre of storytelling. A similar situation occurred with Eric in late 2023 when it was believed he would die after suffering from serious health issues. For weeks, The Bold and the Beautiful viewers believed Eric was dying. After Finn (Tanner Novlan) teamed up with Bridget (Ashley Jones), they figured out how to save the Forrester patriarch just in time for a Christmas miracle. It wasn’t as big of a bait and switch as Liam’s diagnosis was, though.

The Bold and the Beautifulset up a storyline where Liam had symptoms that led him to faint at Bill’s house after an argument, which caused a brain bleed. That allowed the doctors to do more testing, which showed his inoperable brain tumor. He believed he was dying, and so did Steffy and Finn. They roped Hope in with the news, but kept almost everyone else out of the loop, except Taylor and Carter.

Everything changes when Luna shoots Liam in his attempt to save Steffy. It was then that Bill learned about his son’s tumor, and confronted Grace (Cassandra Creech) about the options. Conveniently, she offered up a potential life-saving surgery. Still, it would cost him. Without a second thought, Bill coughed up the million dollars, and Grace and a colleague performed the “surgery,” which yielded results indicating the tumor was completely gone. As Finn continues to look for answers about how the tumor could have been fully removed, he’s burdened by the medically impossible. Grace should be concerned as Bridget and Finn continue to question the life-saving surgery. She knew that targeting Liam was the way to get out from under her blackmailer. After all, Bill would spare no expense to give his son another shot at life.

‘The Bold and the Beautiful’s Grace Is This Storyline’s Secret Mastermind

Grace concocted the brain tumor and the medical health crisis to get out of trouble with someone, which leaves The Bold and the Beautiful viewers wondering who is behind the blackmail. This twist came from left field, especially after Clifton spoke about being intentional and careful when telling this story. He returned for this storyline after being absent on screen for quite some time, which made it seem as though he would be killed off since he wasn’t being used much.

Moving forward, it remains to be seen whether the reality of what happened to Liam at Grace’s hands will affect things between Steffy and Hope. If their truce continues, it will be interesting to see where things go, especially since they no longer have to band together to care for someone they both once deeply loved. Finn and Bridget won’t back down from getting answers, especially after Grace went behind their backs and discharged Liam into Bill’s care. Things don’t add up, and the answers they seek won’t be what they expected. Liam isn’t going anywhere, and he never was.