Soaps this week
(This column represents on-air summaries for the week of July 15-19.)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Hope comforted Douglas, not realizing it was Thomas who scared the child. Ridge encouraged Brooke to keep an open mind when it came to Thomas and Hope. Thomas swapped out photos of Caroline in Douglas’ room for those of Hope. Liam urged Hope to reconsider marrying Thomas. Eric told Ridge and Quinn that Xander had left Forrester Creations. Steffy encouraged Liam to be happy for Hope and keep his feelings about Thomas to himself. On the day of the wedding, Thomas warned Ridge to get Brooke to stop interfering in his relationship. Brooke begged Hope to not marry Thomas. Liam and Thomas bickered about why Hope was late with her wedding entrance. Zoe panicked when Flo got drunk and told her there is still time to stop the wedding and tell the truth about baby Beth.
Days of Our Lives: Xander was arrested. “Nicole” made a move on Brady. Stefan was blindsided. Lani and Eli shared their good news with Abe. Eric mulled a big change. Xander got revenge on Kristen. Ted did his best to throw Hope off track. Gabi suspected Nicole was behind Stefan’s troubles. Gabi had a bizarre encounter with “Nicole.” Brady tried to oust Xander from Titan. Gabi pressured Kate to come clean. Jennifer made an impassioned speech to Jack about the person he used to be. Hope and Ted kissed. Xander and Kristen played a game of cat and mouse. Will made an unsettling discovery. Jennifer decided to move on from Jack. Brady was thrown when “Susan” hit on him. Will and Sonny experienced deja vu when the real Susan arrived. Gabi had it out with Xander. Ciara was thrown to find her mother in bed with Ted.
General Hospital: Lulu sought Sonny’s help. Alexis ran into Finn. Julian wondered if his efforts were enough. Kristina cautioned Ava. Jason worried about Carly. Lulu was furious. Kim and Julian had a heart-to-heart. Curtis checked in with Drew. Jax was warned about an alliance. Ava had a meeting at the hospital. Carly sought Josslyn's opinion. Sonny was furious with Ava. Cameron surprised Liz. Franco noticed something odd. Lucas wanted answers. Sam had a surprise for Jason. Valentin met with Curtis. Sasha made a declaration. Nina tried to apologize. Curtis opened up about his fears. Shiloh grew desperate. Kristina was shaken. Jason and Drew made good on their promise to Oscar. Laura offered sup- port. Chase had bad news. Jordan was shaken.
The Young and the Restless: Victor asked Chelsea to see Connor but she was reluctant to share his whereabouts with Victor. Jill was surprised to see how Cane and Traci had bonded. Billy was upset to learn that Cane was traveling to New York City with Traci. Rey returned from Las Vegas and made up with Sharon. He asked her about Adam’s connection to Chance but her attempts to deflect failed to allay his suspicions.