Fans got an early Christmas present on December 12 when a preview for upcoming episodes revealed that Thomas was not only back in L.A., he was ready to get back to work — whether that made Hope uncomfortable or not.

The 8 Simple Rules vet was brought in to play Robin, the PR exec handling the fallout from Luna-gate that Brooke and Ridge wanted to take off of Katie’s plate.

 

 

In November, Hayes’ art-school teacher Ms. Dylan popped up again with a confession to make to Electra.

If the November 21 episode was to be believed, the Emmy winner had already aired for the last time as Deputy Chief Baker announced that Luna was really, most sincerely dead.

 

 

Veteran actress Amy Yasbeck, who starred with late husband John Ritter in Problem Child 2, booked a guest appearance as Spencer Publications exec Cassie that was set to air on October 29.

The Big Brother fave was set to return to the soap for November sweeps, Entertainment Weekly reported, in order to reveal that waitress Rachel is also an energy healer. Okaaay…

 

 

In mid-September, Bold & Beautiful cast the handsome actor as Forrester Creations’ first gay designer — with plans to drop him into a romance with a reformed Remy.

Summer brought in one last heat wave with the first appearance of this Bold & Beautiful newcomer as Lainey, a Forrester Creations employee with a keen interest in working with Will.

 

 

In August, the news broke that the fan fave was returning as Thomas — hopefully with word as to why he and Paris still hadn’t tied the knot. (Update: It was just a quick visit so Ridge and Taylor’s son could object to Dad’s reunion with Brooke.)

Once the truth came out — that Liam had never had a brain tumor, much less a terminal, inoperable one — Grace was sent off to pay the piper after scamming Bill out of a cool $1M.

In the June 12 episode, the youngster who was taking over the role of Finn and Steffy’s son Hayes made a heckuva terrific first impression. Of course, if he was coming, that meant that someone else was…

Yup, the recast meant that the twins who’d previously played Hayes had left the building, so to speak. Not even “so to speak.” They probably aren’t still in the building.

Ahead of May sweeps, the news broke that the General Hospital legend was returning to Bold & Beautiful as Brooke’s lost love — and Ridge’s half brother — Nick.

Grace was on hand to play doctor when Liam was wheeled into the ER. But could even her skills save us from realizing the full impact if he died?

A March social-media post revealed that the reality-TV mainstay (The Hills, Wife Swap, I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here) would soon be knock, knock, knocking on the Forresters’ front door. Wife Heidi Montag guested with him.

Deputy Chief Baker was as shocked as anyone to learn during his March visit to Bill’s estate that his services would not be needed as Luna had been paroled.

Bold & Beautiful was set to start to new year in 2025 with a new cast member. But ahead of her debut, the character of Daphne was shrouded in mystery. We knew nothing about her except that she was gorgeous.

When the soap revealed its new opening credits in late December, R.J.’s portrayer no longer had any photos in the mix. And we all know what that means.

We were as bewildered as viewers when Thomas was backburnered. But then he was banished to France, removed from the opening credits and, it would seem, pushed altogether off the stove.

Yes, you! In December, ahead of his return to the screen, the Emmy winner Instagrammed that he was back at work. “Obviously,” he joked, “Liam’s been away at a very expensive tree-hugging, vegan granola yoga retreat.”

The November 8, 2024, cliffhanger introduced this handsome poet as Remy Pryce, a mystery man with, let’s say, a keen interest in Electra.

Despite being brought down by her Aunt Li’s “Nozawa power,” Luna was headed back to the canvas just in time for November sweeps. We could only imagine that “killer” twists were in store!

Apparently, that kiss Ivy shared with Liam stayed with her as much as it did him. In September, it was reported that Brewer would be returning to her former role — and perhaps returning Ivy to her ex’s arms!

Unlike Sheila, who’s gotten away with murder for decades, it looked like Luna was going to pay for killing Tom and Hollis, not to mention treating Steffy like a canary.