The Bold and the Beautiful (B&B) spoilers recap for Thursday, August 17, reveals that Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) felt like he was walking into an ambush since RJ Forrester (Joshua Hoffman) asked him to meet at Forrester Creations, where RJ was waiting with Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) and Eric Forrester (John McCook).
RJ insisted it wasn’t too late for Liam and Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) to give their marriage another chance, so he pushed Liam not to give up on his family.
Eric echoed that idea before RJ insisted Beth Spencer (Jordyn Lynn Ariza) would be devastated if she realized her parents weren’t together anymore.
Liam pointed out that the divorce papers were already signed, but RJ insisted that didn’t matter.
Despite RJ’s best efforts to push Liam back in Hope’s direction, Liam couldn’t forgive her betrayal with Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson).
Nevertheless, RJ felt Liam had the power to live happily ever after with Hope and Beth.
Once Liam and RJ left for Beth’s birthday party, Eric pitched the idea of a new legacy line and wanted to collaborate with Ridge like they used to.
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Ridge was rather patronizing about Eric’s design choices and wound up suggesting he had a lot on his plate right now.
Eric was annoyed over Ridge putting him off, but Ridge changed the subject to Beth’s birthday bash.
Eric acknowledged all the marriage turmoil that had been going on, but he suggested nothing brought people together like a child.
At the Forrester mansion, Donna Logan (Jennifer Gareis) told Beth and Kelly Spencer (Sophia Paras McKinlay) that she had a surprise for them.
The girls were tickled pink to learn they had some mermaid fins down by the pool and ran off to get them.
Hope thanked Donna for hosting the party and mentioned that Douglas Forrester (Henry Joseph Samiri) was having a blast at sleepaway camp.
There was also talk about how Ridge and Eric would be on their way as soon as they wrapped things up at Forrester Creations.
Hope admitted Liam was coming, but she warned Donna, Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Katie Logan (Heather Tom) that Beth didn’t know about the separation yet.
Later, Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan) showed up and hinted about an amazing present for Beth, who happily ran into her grandpa’s arms and said him being there was her best gift.
While Beth and Kelly were playing elsewhere, Deacon and the others seemed concerned about how Beth would take the news about her parents divorcing.
Katie remembered how hard it was on Will Spencer (last played by Finnegan George) when he found out she was splitting from Bill Spencer (Don Diamont), so that seemingly served as a warning for Hope.
With all that in mind, Brooke urged Hope not to throw her happiness with Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) away for Thomas.
Once Liam and RJ arrived, there were some awkward moments as RJ spoke to Liam and Hope privately.
RJ gave another big speech about Hope and Liam needing to rise above the obstacles, especially for Beth’s sake.
After Brooke reappeared on Thursday’s B&B episode, Hope joked about RJ playing marriage counselor.
Brooke agreed that Liam and Hope shouldn’t give up on their marriage since mistakes could be overcome.
RJ pushed Liam to forget what happened in Rome, but Liam said it wasn’t that easy.
Hope finally declared that this was a birthday party and not a marriage intervention as she tried to shut down the discussion.
However, Brooke felt that the best way to celebrate Beth would be for Hope and Liam to find their way back to each other.
When Beth came running back inside, she was thrilled to see Liam and asked why Daddy had been working so much.
Beth ultimately got distracted by her birthday cake, but she told Liam that she already had everything she could wish for just being there with Mommy and Daddy.
Nearby, Hope looked a bit unsettled as Brooke told her to forget about Thomas since THIS was her future.
The Bold and the Beautiful spoilers say Liam and Hope will dive deeper into their marriage issues with a tough discussion soon, so stay tuned for updates on where things stand.
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