The BEST episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful season 18

#1 - Ep. #4572

Season 18 - Episode 254 - Aired 6/10/2005

Massimo tries to convince Bridget that she and Nick should get married right away, and offers his yacht to the couple.

#2 - Ep. #4308

Season 18 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/27/2004

#3 - Ep. #4374

Season 18 - Episode 85 - Aired 8/27/2004

Jackie is surprised when Massimo calls her and asks her to come to the house. When she gets there, Massimo shocks her by telling her that he's changed her mind, and he wants her back!

#4 - Ep. #4493

Season 18 - Episode 204 - Aired 2/17/2005

Amber considers what Brooke's reaction would be if she were to show her the photograph - maybe she would tell Brooke that she loves the family and Ridge is the one who doesn't belong. Amber awakens from her fantasy as Brooke enters the room. Amber announces that she has something she can't hold back any longer. Just as Amber is about to show Brooke the photograph she stops, because Ridge has entered the room.

#5 - Ep. #4476

Season 18 - Episode 187 - Aired 1/25/2005

Brooke thanks Nick for assisting Bridget in moving on with her life. Stephanie thinks that Bridget is moving on because of the way she and Nick were flirting the other night. But Bridget tells Stephanie she would never again fall for a man who was involved with her mother. Later, when Bridget returns home from her talk with Stephanie, she sees Nick leaving and kisses him on the cheek, thinking that maybe she's found that special someone.

#6 - Ep. #4492

Season 18 - Episode 203 - Aired 2/16/2005

Brooke brings papers for Eric to sign over Thorne's share of the company. Brooke tells Stephanie that nothing's going on between Ridge and Bridget and that it's been over for a while. Amber is putting together an album for Ridge when Clarke enters and sees her hiding a picture of Ridge and Bridget kissing.

#7 - Ep. #4491

Season 18 - Episode 202 - Aired 2/15/2005

Bridget explains to Eric that because of her near-death encounter, she'll never again waste a single moment of her life. Nick stops by Bridget's hospital room later and tells Bridget how scared he was while she was missing. They then share a passionate kiss. Caitlin and Thomas fill Samantha in on their Winter Formal perform some of the dance steps they used to win the dance contest.

#8 - Ep. #4490

Season 18 - Episode 201 - Aired 2/14/2005

Ridge feels horribly helpless as he realizes he can't help Bridget from dying. Amber calls the police and anonymously gives them Ridge s'and Bridget's location. Nick looks around and eventually finds Bridget and Ridge, rescuing Bridget just in time. Nick calls Hector and Brooke to tell them the news while they're traveling to Big Bear. They're relieved to hear that both Ridge and Bridget are alive.

#9 - Ep. #4489

Season 18 - Episode 200 - Aired 2/11/2005

Ridge attempts to warm Bridget up but she is slowly slipping away. Ridge encourages Bridget to hold on a little longer until someone rescues them. But Bridget is drifting fast and Ridge knows it. Ridge senses she's dying and leans in to give her a goodbye kiss on the lips. Amber feels so guilty that she calls the ranger station and give an anonymous tip as to their whereabouts.

#10 - Ep. #4488

Season 18 - Episode 199 - Aired 2/10/2005

Ridge and Bridget huddle in the mineshaft, freezing and bruised from their fall, worrying that no one will find them. Bridget begins to show signs of hypothermia. Ridge attempts to calm Bridget. Brooke worries when she wakes and realizes that Ridge never came home. Nick stops to pay a visit to Bridget, but Brooke and Thomas tell him that they never came home.

#11 - Ep. #4487

Season 18 - Episode 198 - Aired 2/9/2005

No one can hear Bridget as she calls for help. Meanwhile, Ridge grows increasingly worried but continues searching for Bridget. Amber and Clarke reach the mineshaft and place a rope nearby. Bridget tries to yell as she hears voices, but Amber and Clarke quickly run behind a tree when they see Ridge coming. Ridge locates Bridget and calls out to her.

#12 - Ep. #4486

Season 18 - Episode 197 - Aired 2/8/2005

Once the rest of the family has left the cabin, Ridge leaves to search for Bridget, who went skiing. Meanwhile, Bridget is duped by Amber's plan and reaches for a glove that the disguised Amber left behind. Bridget then falls into the mineshaft. Amber runs back to her rental and tells Clarke that Bridget fell into the mineshaft.

#13 - Ep. #4485

Season 18 - Episode 196 - Aired 2/7/2005

Nick and Bridget agree once they are alone that they can't pursue a romantic relationship. Later, an embarrassed Brooke confronts Nick about the kiss she saw between Bridget and himself. Nick assures her that he and Bridget understand why their relationship is impossible. Ridge warns Thomas to stay away from Amber after he overhears Thomas on the phone with her.

#14 - Ep. #4484

Season 18 - Episode 195 - Aired 2/4/2005

While eating dinner at the cabin, Ridge confides to Thomas that he's better off without Amber. Bridget makes Nick stay the night so as not to drive home on the icy roads. Ridge tells Brooke that something more then friendship is developing between Nick and Bridget. Brooke simply won't believe Bridget would get involved with another man that she was once involved with.

#15 - Ep. #4483

Season 18 - Episode 194 - Aired 2/3/2005

Brooke, Thomas and Hope travel to the Big Bear Cabin. Along the way Brooke calls Ridge to tell him of Forrester's loss. Nick warms up Bridget's feet by giving her a foot massage. while Bridget is off changing her clothes, Nick tells Ridge that he just wants to be Bridget's friend. Ridge asks if that's all Nick wants from Bridget. Later, things begin to heat up when Bridget and Nick are alone.

#16 - Ep. #4482

Season 18 - Episode 193 - Aired 2/2/2005

Gowns from Spectra and Forrester take turns on the runway as the Ultimate Fashion Showdown begins. The first Spectra design receives fantastic reviews, while Forrester's gown brings only lackluster praise. Spectra keeps impressing the crowd with two more models. Darla can't believe the crowd's reaction, particularly a certain group of girls. They later turn out to be cheerleaders that Sally planted in the audience.

#17 - Ep. #4481

Season 18 - Episode 192 - Aired 2/1/2005

Ridge calls while Eric is busy preparing the models backstage. Eric tells Ridge that if Forrester wins, Thorne will return to Forrester. Eric confesses that he needs Ridge and Thorne back, because they provide inspiration. As Darla and Sally set out the gift bags, Darla discovers that Sally is planning to bribe the reporters with cash. Sally also plants a group of cheerleaders to help pump up the crowd for Spectra.

#18 - Ep. #4480

Season 18 - Episode 191 - Aired 1/31/2005

Amber is devastated when Thomas breaks things off with her.

#19 - Ep. #4479

Season 18 - Episode 190 - Aired 1/28/2005

Thorne suggests a challenge - Forrester vs. Spectra. The wager - if Forrester wins then Thorne will go back to Forrester. Sally and aren't sure it's a good idea, but Thorne is confident Spectra will win. Ridge, Brooke, and Bridget tell Thomas about Amber's photo and the old feelings that still linger between Ridge and Bridget.

#20 - Ep. #4478

Season 18 - Episode 189 - Aired 1/27/2005

Massimo and Heather toast Deacon for taking his first deliberate drink. Deacon heads home slightly drunk to Jackie, who smells the alcohol on Deacon's breath as she kisses him and is not pleased. Jackie leaves and as Deacon goes to pour out the alcohol he ends up drinking it. Sally throws a party for Thorne, to which he arrives late, and she realizes this means that Eric and Stephanie must be trying to talk him out of selling his shares.

#21 - Ep. #4477

Season 18 - Episode 188 - Aired 1/26/2005

Ridge asked Thorne to come back to Forrester, making Eric and Stephanie are extremely happy. Jackie notices that Deacon's hand is shaking and realizes he wants a drink. Deacon says he'll go to an AA meeting and call his sponsor, but after Jackie leaves, Deacon takes a drink of Vodka as Massimo happily watches on.

#22 - Ep. #4511

Season 18 - Episode 222 - Aired 3/15/2005

Stephanie stops by to see Brooke to tell her what she and Eric learned about Ridge, but rather than support Brooke, she tells her she created her own problems by kicking Ridge out. Morgan heads off to see her mother Natalie, a doctor, while Ridge is sleeping in the hotel. Ridge wakens to a call on his cell phone from Brooke, begging him to come home. Nick and Bridget interrogate Amber about Ridge's disappearance, but finally believe her when she swears she wasn't involved.

#23 - Ep. #4503

Season 18 - Episode 214 - Aired 3/3/2005

Bridget asks Brooke not to throw away her marriage because of the photo. Brooke continues to question Ridge after Bridget leaves. She later asks Ridge to leave, since she believes she'll never make him completely happy. Jackie confides in Nick that she has nothing against Bridget, but she does feel that Nick isn't over Brooke.

#24 - Ep. #4439

Season 18 - Episode 150 - Aired 12/2/2004

Jackie tells Deacon she is so happy that the first day of opening at Jackie-M was a success. Deacon gives Jackie a gift of black lace negligee. After trying it on, they make love in the store. Ridge and Nick visit Massimo at the clinic, but all Massimo asks for is Jackie. Ridge wonders why Jackie hasn't come by, and Nick tells him that he wants Jackie away from Massimo, since she was having an affair with Deacon. Nick goes on to say Massimo learned of this right before he had his stroke. Stephanie begs Brooke to convince Ridge not to try and force Eric out as CEO. Eric later arrives and sees the memo from Ridge calling for a board meeting. Eric thinks Ridge just wants to vent his anger. Brooke tries to talk Ridge out of going up against Eric, warning him that it could separate the family, but Ridge believes there is no other choice if Forrester Creations wants to remain in the game.

#25 - Ep. #4510

Season 18 - Episode 221 - Aired 3/14/2005

Stephanie and Eric are surprised to learn from the bartender at Café Russe that Ridge was there earlier, and appeared to have been drinking. Jackie and Nick talk about his date with Bridget and his past with Brooke, and Jackie assures Nick that she wants him to be happy. Morgan takes care of Ridge while the two are in the air on their way to Italy, Ridge having no idea what's going on. Bridget returns home from her date with Nick and tries to comfort Brooke, who is worried about Ridge.