WORST PRESIDENT EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wonder if Forrester Creations has a whistleblower hotline.

Or if the pilots have a union representative.

Because they, being caught between Ridge and Big Bad Pwesident Rick, was the height of absurdity.

But before diving into the Steffy/Rick/Ridge stuff, some clean up:

Jackie and Owen finally got down - meh! After sex, Jackie and Owen planned to get a bite to eat when Bridget showed up. Jackie decided to lend Owen out to Bridget because Jackie has it in her mind that Bridget still wants Nick (little does she know...) and that Nick peeping Bridget with Owen would send him into a jealous frenzy. Really, really bad plan, Jackie. Still don't understand Jackie. Am also not on board with Bridget either. Bridget didn't pick up on the 'just had sex/were we caught trysting' vibe that Jackie and Owen were giving off? How many times have Bridget walked in on her significant other and a trusted, older female giving off that very vibe? Seriously.

However, to Owen's credit, he did tell Jackie that he asked Bridget out several times; unfortunately, he didn't admit that he may still be interested. The question now is did Owen tell Jackie enough? If the shit hits the fan, does Owen have a loophole, since Jackie didn't hear him when he said that he made overtures towards Bridget?

Now... to the nitty-gritty...

Over the last few days, Rick popped off at the mouth, again, and Ridge recorded the whole damn thing. Rick, dissatisfied that his trash talk didn't get under Ridge's skin, doubled-back to Ridge's office and overheard Ridge and Taylor listening to his tirade. Freaked, Rick crashed Steffy's bridal shower and whisked her away for an impromptu romantic getaway. Ridge and Taylor got to the shower too late, as Rick just led Steffy out of the backdoor. Rick decided to take Steffy to Big Bear; Steffy got a call from Taylor and Steffy let it slip where they were going. Rick got pissed and snatched the phone from Steffy; he then came up with a plan to go to Hawaii. He called and arranged for the Forrester corporate jet to be readied for them. Unbeknownst to Rick, Ridge has to be notified whenever the jet is used, since he has the power to authorize the use of the jet. Ridge found out about Rick's plan and told the pilot not to take off. Pwesident Rick jumped bad and reminded the pilot that he was Pwesident; the pilot caved and attempted to take off. Ridge, with Taylor riding shotgun, drove onto the runway and chased the plane down. Taylor dragged Steffy off the plane, while Rick and Ridge traded barbs.

Now the surprising thing... the actress playing Steffy... Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, can act. I think that my opinion was colored by the Phoebe's death episode; I didn't buy her crying. She looked like she was straining. Lesson learned -you can't cry like Katherine Kelly Lang overnight. But back to Jacqueline... her Steffy looked like she was hit with a 2 by 4 with each progressively worse soundbite. She was hearing what Rick was saying but the wheels in her head kept trying to crank out excuses for Rick. It was nice seeing smart Steffy; unfortunately, it's still April, and I'm thinking that a breakup would happen through May sweeps. So, my fear is that B & B will be bipolar and Steffy will become dumb again, for the sake of a May sweeps payoff.

But still, my hope is that Steffy will find her inner Stephanie and smoke Rick but good. Now that I have more confidence in Jacqueline, I would love for this storyline to go in that particular direction.

And will somebody at Forrester Creations do some actual work?