TAYLOR HAYES ABANDONS PROFESSIONAL ETHICS & GETS FLUTTERY OVER DEACON SHARPE!
TL;DR: Taylor Hayes finds herself affected by Deacon Sharpe’s words on Bold and the Beautiful—because apparently professional boundaries are just suggestions when dealing with Sheila Carter’s devastatingly handsome husband.
Taylor Hayes Forgot Her Ethics Training
Oh Taylor. Dr. Taylor Hayes. Licensed psychiatrist. Supposedly professional mental health expert. The woman who should absolutely, positively, one hundred percent NOT be catching feelings for her patient’s husband. And yet here we are on B&B, watching her get all flutter-y over Deacon Sharpe’s words like a teenager with her first crush.
Let’s be crystal clear about what’s happening here: Taylor Hayes has been counseling Deacon Sharpe about his marriage to Sheila Carter (you know, the homicidal maniac), and somewhere along the way, she stopped seeing him as a patient-adjacent situation and started seeing him as… something else. Something that involves daydreaming and being “affected” by what he says.
Girl. GIRL. This is literally Ethics 101. You don’t catch feelings for people connected to your patients. Especially when that patient is SHEILA CARTER. The woman has murdered people! She’s faked her own death! She’s held people hostage! And Taylor’s over here like “But Deacon’s words are so meaningful…”
B&B Spoilers: The Professional Becomes Personal
Here’s what’s really sending us: Taylor Hayes encouraged Deacon Sharpe to forgive Sheila Carter and give their marriage another chance. She talked about the power of forgiveness. She positioned herself as the wise therapist helping a troubled couple find their way back to each other.
And now? NOW she’s affected by his words? Now she’s having feelings? Ma’am, you literally pushed him back toward his wife! You can’t play matchmaker and then catch feelings for the man you just reunited with someone else! That’s not how this works! That’s not how ANY of this works!
The writers are really asking us to believe that Taylor Hayes—Ridge Forrester’s on-again, off-again love interest, respected psychiatrist, mother of Steffy and Thomas Forrester—is developing feelings for Deacon Sharpe. The same Deacon who’s married to Sheila. The same Deacon who just reconciled with said terrifying wife. The same Deacon who Taylor ENCOURAGED to go back to Sheila.
We’ve seen some questionable therapeutic relationships on soap operas, but this one might take the cake. Or at least tie with every other time a soap psychiatrist has completely abandoned their professional ethics for a storyline.
What EXACTLY Did Deacon Sharpe Say?
The real question is: what did Deacon Sharpe say to Taylor Hayes that has her so affected? Did he compliment her insights? Thank her for her guidance? Look at her with those soulful eyes while talking about forgiveness and second chances?
Because let’s be honest—Deacon Sharpe is objectively attractive. Sean Kanan is bringing the silver fox energy. But Taylor, honey, you’re a PROFESSIONAL. You can’t just get swoony every time a good-looking man says something meaningful during what’s essentially a therapeutic conversation.
And the TIMING of this! Deacon literally just went back to Sheila. He chose his wife. He made his decision. And now Taylor’s sitting in her office being “affected” by his words like she didn’t just counsel him through that exact decision? The cognitive dissonance is STRONG.
This is getting MESSY! What are your thoughts on Taylor Hayes catching feelings for Deacon Sharpe? Is this going to blow up spectacularly or will Taylor maintain her professional boundaries? Email [email protected] with your predictions about where this totally inappropriate attraction is heading!
The Ridge Forrester Factor
Let’s not forget that Taylor Hayes has her own complicated romantic situation happening. She and Ridge Forrester have been doing their will-they-won-they dance for approximately one million years. Brooke Logan is always lurking in the background. And now Taylor’s going to add Deacon Sharpe—SHEILA’S HUSBAND—to this messy situation?
Can you imagine Ridge’s reaction when he finds out Taylor’s got feelings for Deacon? Or Brooke’s reaction? Because Brooke and Deacon have their own complicated history, and she’s definitely not going to be thrilled about Taylor moving in on her ex while she’s busy fighting with Ridge about Sheila.
This is about to become the most tangled love pentagon in Bold and the Beautiful history. Ridge loves Brooke. Ridge also loves Taylor. Taylor’s catching feelings for Deacon. Deacon’s married to Sheila. Brooke’s Ridge’s wife. Sheila’s terrorized everyone. It’s like a soap opera within a soap opera, and honestly? We’re here for the chaos.
The best part is that Taylor Hayes probably thinks she’s being subtle about these feelings. She probably thinks nobody notices that she’s “affected” by Deacon’s words. But this is B&B—nothing stays secret for long, and this inappropriate therapist-patient-adjacent attraction is going to explode in the most spectacular way possible.
Sheila Carter Is Going To LOSE IT
You know what’s going to make this situation even more delicious? When Sheila Carter inevitably finds out that Taylor Hayes has feelings for Deacon Sharpe. Because Sheila doesn’t share. Sheila doesn’t forgive. And Sheila DEFINITELY doesn’t forget.
Remember when Sheila recently threatened Taylor? When she made it clear that she wasn’t going to let anyone come between her and Deacon? Yeah, that was BEFORE Taylor started catching feelings. Once Sheila realizes that the therapist she praised for being “remarkable” is actually eyeing her husband? All hell is going to break loose.
We can already picture it: Sheila showing up at Taylor’s office with that unhinged look in her eyes, reminding Taylor exactly who she’s dealing with. “You helped save my marriage, Dr. Hayes. Surely you’re not trying to destroy it now?” Cue the threatening music and Sheila’s crazy eyes.
Taylor Hayes better hope her feelings for Deacon Sharpe are worth potentially becoming Sheila Carter’s next target. Because if there’s one thing we’ve learned from decades of Bold and the Beautiful, it’s that you don’t mess with Sheila’s man and expect to walk away unscathed.
But hey, at least Taylor’s got that psychiatric training to fall back on when she’s trying to analyze why she thought catching feelings for a reformed con artist married to a murderer was a good idea. Maybe she can write a case study: “When Therapists Forget Boundaries: A Personal Journey.”
Do YOU think Taylor Hayes and Deacon Sharpe are headed for a romance? How will Sheila Carter react when she finds out? Share your thoughts in the comments!
