Welcome to Your After-Program Ponderings (Y.A.P.P.), where we dissect the most amazing or, more often, the “what-the-heck-did-we-just-watch” moments on today’s episode of The Bold and the Beautiful. And on July 28, one thing became crystal clear: this show needs a serious reality check, and Brooke Logan apparently needs a dictionary!

Let’s cut to the chase: Eric Forrester needs a hobby. His relentless obsession with telling his son to break Taylor’s heart is beyond ridiculous. For what seems like the first time in his life, Ridge actually appears to be putting in a legitimate effort to remain faithful and stop bouncing back and forth like a human ping-pong ball between Brooke and Taylor. Has Ridge truly, deeply changed? Like, actually?! Chances are slim to none, but you have to admit, he’s trying. Or at least, he was trying before his own father became his biggest saboteur.

Eric’s constant meddling, along with Katie and Donna’s enablement, is the “non-soapiest thing ever” because instead of pointing out that their beloved Brooke is caught in a toxic cycle, they’re pushing her deeper into it. It’s time to get off this not-so-merry-go-round once and for all.

Speaking of Brooke, watching her be giddy like a schoolgirl with her besties is reaching peak absurdity. This isn’t charming; it’s starting to remind us of watching Peggy Sue Got Married, and definitely not in a good way. The show desperately needs someone — anyone — to point out the blindingly obvious: Brooke’s romantic history is less about “destiny” and more about a severe case of serial monogamy within the same family tree.

Landing in the arms of her daughter’s ex-husband probably isn’t the best second choice for a soulmate, but it’s no less weird than having her own ex-husband-slash-ex-father-in-law-slash-brother-in-law (Eric) championing her cause. Let’s just say what we all know: Brooke has been married to every one of Ridge’s half and full brothers, his father, and her daughter’s husbands — whether or not any of them were divorced or available at the time.

Unless these characters genuinely believe “destiny” means “can’t take no for an answer,” we are beyond tired of hearing about it, and even more tired of the inevitable, mind-numbing reunions. It’s a broken record, a tired trope, and frankly, an insult to viewers’ intelligence.

The collective hope of a frustrated fanbase now rests on Italy. Here’s hoping the trip doesn’t let us down by delivering yet another predictable “Bridge” reunion. Will The Bold and the Beautiful finally break free from its own self-imposed chains of repetition? Or will Ridge, Brooke, and Eric once again prove that in this soap opera, “destiny” is just a fancy word for “we refuse to evolve”?

We are ready for laughs, tears, and genuine new drama, not just the same old cycle with a new location. We’re watching, and we’re judging.