The BEST episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful season 8

#1 - Ep. #1673

Season 8 - Episode 175 - Aired 11/18/1993

Macy is upset when Sally tries to tell her that she is being too hard on Anthony. Stephanie and Ridge are shocked when Eric tells them about Scott's death. Mike deduces that Scott was Sheila's one true love judging by Sheila's tearful state. Macy is touched when she discovers that Anthony has hired Keith and Kevin as his assistants. Stephanie suspects Sheila is reacting so strongly to Scott's death for a reason.

#2 - Ep. #1658

Season 8 - Episode 160 - Aired 10/28/1993

Taylor tells Ridge she thinks he is crossing the line trying to get close to Brooke. Ridge convinces her he is doing the right thing. Sheila begs Eric to reconsider but he holds fast to his desire for a divorce. Connor tells Brooke that Ridge wants his family business back, not her. Ridge is upset when Brooke tells him that Connor will be taking her home from the hospital.

#3 - Ep. #1659

Season 8 - Episode 161 - Aired 10/29/1993

Karen tells Anthony she has figured out why there is tension between him and Macy and tells him he had best make peace with her to keep his job. Mike senses Sheila's marriage is in trouble but she won't admit it. Thorne thinks Macy has been having an affair with Anthony when he finds Anthony is working at Spectra. Taylor realizes James intends to kill Sophia to end her suffering.

#4 - Ep. #1660

Season 8 - Episode 162 - Aired 11/1/1993

Stephanie taunts Sheila about her failed marriage to Eric. Taylor realizes she must stop James from killing Sophia and rushes to his house. Eric agrees to go away with Sheila for a few days to see if they can save their marriage. James is confused when Taylor arrives on his doorstep and tells him she is hear to stop him from going through with his plan.

#5 - Ep. #1661

Season 8 - Episode 163 - Aired 11/2/1993

Taylor is embarrassed when she discovers James had no intention of killing Sophia and instead was trying to poison the rats in his apartment. Lauren and Scott travel to Catalina just as Sheila and Eric are visiting the island. Lauren looks forward to ruining Sheila's marriage. James is angry with Taylor for jumping to conclusions but decides he still wants her as his therapist.

#6 - Ep. #1662

Season 8 - Episode 164 - Aired 11/3/1993

Scott wonders why Lauren is acting so strangely in Catalina. Brooke and Connor are furious with Sheila for leaving town without telling them. Brooke is stunned by the quality of Ridge's new designs. Ridge urges her to believe in their friendship. Lauren is concerned when Scott has a dizzy spell. Lauren accepts that she will have to wait a day to confront Sheila.

#7 - Ep. #1663

Season 8 - Episode 165 - Aired 11/4/1993

Taylor is disappointed when Ridge cancel their dinner plans but decides to go to dinner with James instead. Anthony accuses Macy of coming on to him the night he took her home. Macy is furious when she realizes Anthony is teasing her and tears one of his sketches in half. Taylor is crushed when she sees Brooke and Ridge having an intimate dinner together.

#8 - Ep. #1664

Season 8 - Episode 166 - Aired 11/5/1993

James tries to reassure Taylor that there is a reason why Brooke and Ridge are together. Ridge tells Brooke Eric's health is suffering due to the stress of working for her Sheila is shocked to see Lauren at the hotel. Eric is starting to be swayed by Sheila's charms. Lauren fantasizes about telling Eric the truth about Sheila's marriage to Scott as well as the kidnapping and murder. Scott orders some medication for his pain.

#9 - Ep. #1665

Season 8 - Episode 167 - Aired 11/8/1993

#10 - Ep. #1666

Season 8 - Episode 168 - Aired 11/9/1993

Brooke is offended when Connor asks if she spent the night with Ridge. Taylor tells Ridge he must back away from Brooke. Lauren is stunned when Scott does not react to seeing Sheila again. Scott wants to know why Lauren did not react. Sheila is terrified when Eric suggests the four of them have dinner tonight. Ridge is upset by Taylor's jealousy. Ridge and Brooke bump into each other in the steam room.

#11 - Ep. #1667

Season 8 - Episode 169 - Aired 11/10/1993

Lauren and Scott are each stunned to learn the other knew that Sheila was alive. Lauren is shocked when Scott admits Sheila visited him in the hospital and told him she still loved him. James tells Taylor about his fear of losing Sophia. Lauren tells Scott she intends to uncover Sheila's charade once and for all. Scott tries to talk her out of it. Brooke tells Ridge she is using the business as a replacement for his love.

#12 - Ep. #1668

Season 8 - Episode 170 - Aired 11/11/1993

Lauren asks Scott if he is in love with Sheila. Scott tells Lauren his relationship with Sheila is history. Anthony and Macy try to make amends. Anthony decides to talk to Thorne to straighten out his misunderstanding of their relationship. Sheila tries to seduce Eric so he will miss dinner with Lauren and Scott but is unsuccessful. Lauren tells Scott it is time for Sheila to pay for what she has done.

#13 - Ep. #1669

Season 8 - Episode 171 - Aired 11/12/1993

Sheila tries to convince Lauren that she has changed. Anthony tries to reason with Thorne but they end up getting into a fight. Macy rushes to stop the fight. When Macy defends Anthony Thorne feels betrayed and is even more convinced of an affair between them. Scott's condition continues to worsen. Scott calls Sheila for help while Lauren waits for Eric so she can tell him the truth about Sheila.

#14 - Ep. #1670

Season 8 - Episode 172 - Aired 11/15/1993

Sheila realizes Scott is very ill and asks him what is wrong. Connor tells Stephanie he knows Ridge has ulterior motives for designing the men's fashion line. Ridge tells Taylor they should get back to work on conceiving a child. Sheila calls a helicopter ambulance for Scott as his condition worsens. Eric and Lauren are shocked when Sheila calls to tell them Scott is deteriorating fast.

#15 - Ep. #1671

Season 8 - Episode 173 - Aired 11/16/1993

Karen urges Brooke to admit she still loves Ridge. Sheila tells Eric and Lauren that Scott has been hiding the truth about his condition and that he is dying. Ridge wonders why Lauren and Scott are in Catalina with Eric and Sheila. Scott tells Lauren his dying wish is that she never tell Eric the truth about Sheila. Lauren promises him she won't. Scott dies as the paramedics arrive on the scene.

#16 - Ep. #1672

Season 8 - Episode 174 - Aired 11/17/1993

Sally is furious when Anthony reveals plans to design fashions under his own name label, but encourages him to pursue Macy to get her away from Thorne. Taylor urges James to talk about his problems with Sophia. Thorne tells Ridge he should worry about all the time Taylor spends with her new patient. Budget cuts force Sly to fire Kevin and Keith.

#17 - Ep. #1657

Season 8 - Episode 159 - Aired 10/27/1993

Eric is furious with Sheila for not calling him while she was away. Eric admits to Stephanie he no longer trusts Sheila and it is hurting his ability to work. Sheila realizes she has no future with Scott and must resolve her marriage with Eric. Bill tells Sally they must keep Anthony or he will shut down the company. Eric tells Sheila she wants a divorce Macy tells Anthony she will get him fired somehow someday.

#18 - Ep. #1674

Season 8 - Episode 176 - Aired 11/19/1993

Connor tells Karen he thinks Ridge is manipulating Brooke to get the company back. Taylor wonders why James will not give his mother's name or address on his insurance forms. James explains that he doesn't want his mother to know he is undergoing therapy. Brooke is upset when Ridge asks her to give Eric the couture fashion line, but Ridge makes it clear he is not trying to manipulate her.

#19 - Ep. #1675

Season 8 - Episode 177 - Aired 11/22/1993

Sally tells Anthony she wants him to design a high fashion line to compete with Forrester Creations. Anthony worries that there isn't enough time before the fashion show. Ridge tells Eric he is certain Brooke will give them back their company. Connor warns Brooke that Ridge is just befriending her to win back the company.

#20 - Ep. #1676

Season 8 - Episode 178 - Aired 11/23/1993

Jack warns Stephanie that Sally wants to get even with her. Stephanie tells Brooke she wants the yearly fashion show to be a fundraiser for the Motion Picture and Television Fund, but Brooke tells her she won't allow it. Ridge tells Taylor it is time for a celebration because he thinks Brooke trusts him enough to give him the company and predicts she will do it soon.

#21 - Ep. #1677

Season 8 - Episode 179 - Aired 11/24/1993

Stephanie tells Ridge that Brooke turned down the fundraiser idea because she is on a power trip. Taylor cannot understand why there is a phone listing for James' father, who is dead, but none for his mother, who is alive. Brooke tells Stephanie she can go ahead with the fundraiser but must start treating her with the proper respect. Taylor is disturbed by what James reveals during a guided imagery therapy session.

#22 - Ep. #1678

Season 8 - Episode 180 - Aired 11/26/1993

Thorne tells Macy he wants her to move in with him, but only after she fires Anthony. Anthony designs a beautiful wedding dress for the fashion show, but demands that it be designed under his name label, not Spectra. Thorne is crushed when Macy refuses to fire Anthony and tells her he can't see her anymore. Macy is tempted to drink. Sally decides Anthony can call the collection his own.

#23 - Ep. #1679

Season 8 - Episode 181 - Aired 11/29/1993

Anthony manages to talk Macy out of drinking a shot of brandy. Stephanie tells Thorne that Macy should have respected his feelings regarding Anthony. Sally tries to trick the Forrester fundraiser spokesperson into combining the Armando fashion show with the Forrester fashion show. The spokesperson agrees and Sally is thrilled at this chance to humiliate Stephanie.

#24 - Ep. #1680

Season 8 - Episode 182 - Aired 11/30/1993

Brooke cancels plans with Connor to comfort Ridge about Taylor not having come home the night before. Taylor is surprised to learn that James vanished from the university while on the verge of a breakthrough in genetic research. Taylor tells James she is going to Scotland to talk to his mother about his childhood. Karen is ready to make love to Connor until he admits he is only visiting her because Brooke canceled their plans.

#25 - Ep. #1681

Season 8 - Episode 183 - Aired 12/1/1993

Sally calls Karen and demands that she come to the office. Connor pretends to be Karen and tells Sally what she can do with her demands. Taylor is furious when she discovers Ridge talked about their marital problems with Brooke. Karen and Connor are about to make love when Sally, Saul and Darla barge in on them. The mood is ruined for Karen. Ridge is upset about Taylor's plans to go to Scotland.