Carter Makes a Heartbreaking Decision — and Katie Gives Ridge and Brooke Shocking News

At Forrester, Carter pushes Hope to get married that very day. At that very moment, Brooke tells Ridge that her daughter’s heart is being drawn back to Liam. Ridge, totally lacking any kind of self-awareness and sounding like a total hypocrite, snarks and rolls his eyes over Hope being torn between two people.

Katie comes in and Brooke exclaims that Hope For the Future has been reinstated. Katie’s reaction is underwhelming. As it turns out, she has bigger news… and it concerns Steffy.

New: B&B twist leaves fans *apoplectic*

Will Liam and Beth Get Their Wish?

At Brooke’s house, Liam is mooning over Hope when Beth appears in her dress for the daddy/daughter dance. He gushes that she’s gorgeous. “Just like your mother.”

Beth presses for dad to get her mother to come, so Liam sends a text. The child worries about Hope and Carter getting married. Liam tells her they’ll love her even if they’re not together. They decide to start the dance party.

What’s Happening at Deacon’s Place?

At Il Giardino, business is bustling. The bartender explains to Daphne that Deacon’s started up open mic night again for the first time since Tom’s death. Daphne texts Carter to see if he wants to join her if he doesn’t have plans with Hope.

What is Carter’s Heartbreaking Decision?

At Forrester, Hope puts Carter off by saying they should probably do some planning before getting married. Unrelenting he says, “Let’s do some planning then.” Hope then gets a text from Liam and Carter realizes she wants to be with him and Beth tonight.

The atmosphere turns a smidge tense as Carter points out it’s a daddy/daughter dance and she’s not exactly obligated. Reverting to good guy mode, he urges her to go and be with her family. He goes on about the memories they’ll make and how lucky Beth is to have them as parents.

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Accepting the inevitable, Carter declares that it’s obvious now… “Give your daughter what she wants. Give her her parents back. That’s what’s in your heart.” Hope cries as he removes her engagement ring, kisses her, and says, “Goodbye.”

The Final Scenes

At Brooke’s place, Liam’s set up punch, cookies and balloons, much to Beth’s delight. But she’s still focused on her mother making it there in time for sunset. Soon, they get to dancing.

When the upbeat song is over, they slow dance. Hope comes in and joins her family. Liam notices Hope isn’t wearing her engagement ring and smiles ensue.

At Il Giardino, Daphne is crooning on the open mic when Carter walks in. He’s clearly intrigued by seeing her perform and sits to watch. Daphne spots him and he smiles. After, Daphne joins Carter, who tells her she was right about everything. “I’m just a loser in love.” Daphne takes his hand asks, “Are you?”

New: B&B twist drives fans mad

At Forrester, Katie tells a stunned Brooke and Ridge, against Bill’s wishes because Steffy deserves to know, that Luna is alive!

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Mike Kafka Sends Warning to Giants Rookie QB Jaxson Dart

Jaxson Dart has been the talk of the NFL since he made his debut as a starter on Sunday, Sept. 28 as his New York Giants upset the Los Angeles Chargers 21-18. Dart profiles as a mobile, dual-threat quarterback, and he showed that on Sunday, rushing 10 times for a total of 54 yards.

Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka spoke to the media on Thursday afternoon and talked about the pros and cons of having a quarterback like Dart who likes to escape the pocket at the risk of his own safety.

Mike Kafka was asked about his philosophy on Jaxson Dart's running and scrambling:

"Jaxson's a tough player. He's competitive and you don't want to take that away from him. Just gotta be smart in certain situations. I don't want to put the players in a box at all" pic.twitter.com/7qV4PE93VO

— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) October 2, 2025

“It’s the age old question of the running quarterbacks… you don’t really know until you get hit, once you get hit you learn a little bit from that,” Kafka said.

With that being said, Kafka likes the versatility that Dart offers, and doesn’t want to take that away from him.

“Jaxson’s a tough player,” Kafka said. “He’s competitive and you don’t want to take that away from him. Just got to be smart, there’s a time when you want to slide and get down, there’s a time when you’ve got to go get that yard. Just gotta be smart in certain situations. I don’t want to put the players in a box at all. It’s a smart balance that we’ve got to work through.”

Jaxson Dart: Savior of the New York Giants?

The Giants looked… underwhelming in the first few weeks of the season, and that’s putting it incredibly kindly.

Russell Wilson was abysmal outside of his performance in Dallas week two, hence the turn to Dart for week four. Dart came in with a mindset of taking the job and running with it, and he’s off to a great start as he led New York to arguably the biggest upset in the NFL of the first month.

The 22-year-old showed out against a strong LA defense, even without star wide receiver Malik Nabers for most of the game. Though he threw just 20 passes and only picked up 111 yards in the air, Dart effectively spread the ball around and allowed the Giants strength, the run game, to work at it’s peak.

How Will Dart Fare Without Malik Nabers Moving Forward?

Dart won’t have his No. 1 target for the rest of the season, as Nabers was diagnosed with a torn ACL. This means that like the second half he played without Nabers, Dart will have to find new avenues to keep the pass game afloat without it’s star.

New York will need Wan’Dale Robinson and Darius Slayton to fill in as legitimate threats for Dart to look towards. Even though he had success in his first week, the Giants will certainly be looking for Dart to throw the ball more often, especially against good run defenses.

The uphill climb the Giants were already facing seems just as arduous even after their first win of the season. Can Jaxson Dart be the spark plug the team needs moving forward?

He’ll have a favorable matchup this weekend as New York is set to take on the 0-4 New Orleans Saints.

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