WORST COUPLE I EMMA AND XANDER, B&B
Their meeting, we presume, was meant to be cute: Emma was showing off a dance move to Hope and accidentally knocked out Xander. He came to and it was clear from their googly-eyed stares that they were instantly smitten with one another. Sadly, this is the only indication we’ve had that they like each other. Sure, the duo spent a lot of time on the front burner, but it wasn’t in a meaningful way that built a connection. If they weren’t chatting over bolts of fabric, they were inexplicably invited to join top-level executive meetings. Hardly the stuff of long-lasting soap romances. Then, Xander’s ex, Zoe, and cat Harry (RIP) entered the picture, turning Emma into a green-eyed monster. In what felt like a very familiar retread of the Nicole/zende/sasha story, Zoe and Xander were tapped to model for Forrester while a dejected Emma pouted in the corner. Adain Bradley and Nia Sioux are certainly welcome additions to the cast. We just wish we could have gotten to know their alter egos better before they were thrust into a ho-hum coupling that went nowhere fast.