Bold and the Beautiful Key Moments April 17: Luna’s Daddy Issues and Li’s Stark Warning
On the Thursday, April 17 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, Luna continues to deal with her daddy issues while Li shares a stark warning for her son. Meanwhile, Liam wants to know what’s going on with Steffy’s marriage. The drama never sleeps in Los Angeles. You should check out this episode for yourself.
The Best Man
At the start of Thursday’s episode, Luna (Lisa Yamada) felt bad that Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) had to sneak around to see her granddaughter. Sheila assured Luna that Deacon (Sean Kanan) will eventually come around to their relationship. He just needed time to process this shocking news. She’s being overly optimistic about this situation. However, Sheila wanted Luna to focus on the man in her life. No, she doesn’t mean Will (Crew Morrow). She meant Finn (Tanner Novlan).
Sheila wants Luna to have a relationship with her father, which obviously triggered Luna. She recalled the first time she learned that he was her biological father. Luna feels that Finn wants nothing to do with her. Sheila had the perfect idea in mind. She wanted to thank Finn for making her a grandmother again. Will her surprise visit make him change his mind?
Mother Knows Best
Speaking of Finn, he met with his mother at his office. Li (Naomi Matsuda) could tell that Luna was still on his mind. But she warned Finn about Luna’s psychotic ways. It also didn’t take her long to throw shade at her sister. Li called out Poppy’s (Romy Park) sex addicted ways, which led them into this mess.
Regardless, Li knows that Finn is a decent and caring man. Some part of him might want to care for Luna. But Li warned Finn that it’s too late. He could never have a relationship with Luna. Yet, the idea is still in the back of Finn’s mind. He might regret missing out on so much of her life. He might even have regrets about not being there for the darkest moments of Luna’s life.
Spill The Tea
Today’s drama seemingly circled around Luna. Liam (Scott Clifton) is recovering from brain surgery. But he wants to know the secret to Steffy’s (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Finn’s happiness. He asked Steffy how they’re handling the situation involving Luna. Bridget (Ashley Jones) got an earful. She was shocked to learn that Luna was Finn’s daughter. Meanwhile, we’re still buzzing about Bridge’s return to B&B and what this could mean for Liam.
Liam was worried about Steffy’s safety. After all, his father released Luna from prison. Steffy assured Liam that she can handle it. This was her fight. Lilam had to focus on his well-being. But Liam doesn’t want his daughters to be around Luna. Steffy told him that Finn wants nothing to do with Luna. But is she so sure about that? This is the same man who welcomed his mom with open arms.
We’re excited to see where this takes us into Friday. Watch B&B weekdays on CBS and Paramount+.
Volkswagen Plans Two Hybrids for the U.S. in the Next Few Years
While Volkswagen offers hybrid powertrains in other countries, the brand has been without a gas-electric model in the United States since the departure of the Jetta Hybrid after the 2016 model year. Earlier this year, Arno Antlitz, the CFO of the Volkswagen Group, said the brand aimed to bring plug-in hybrid models to the U.S. to bridge the gap to EVs. But during a roundtable interview at the New York auto show, Kjell Gruner, president and CEO of the Volkswagen Group of America, said that the brand’s hybrid plans will take a different approach.
Volkswagen still aims to launch hybrid models in the U.S., but Gruner revealed that while VW will launch two hybrids in the next few years, they will be traditional hybrids instead of those of the plug-in variety. “We believe for this market, with the consumers here, that full hybrids are the right solution,” Gruner said. While plug-in hybrids have some advantages, “it adds a lot of weight and also a lot of material cost” and there is a significantly bigger market for traditional hybrids.
Volkswagen also wants to manufacture these hybrids in North America. “It would be much faster, obviously, to import them from Europe,” Gruner explained. “But that’s not the solution we’re going for.” Gruner all but confirmed that the two hybrids will be the Tiguan and Atlas SUVs, saying the company will “choose from our volume models.”
The Atlas is currently built in Chattanooga, Tennessee, while the Tiguan is being assembled in Puebla, Mexico. A Tiguan hybrid will likely arrive first since the brand is launching the nameplate’s third generation this year. An Atlas hybrid could be at least a couple of years out, with a next-generation Atlas due soon.
