She put the psycho in psychotic, the terror in terrorize, and now that she’s gone, The Bold and the Beautiful just won’t be the same without her. Lisa Yamada was a devilish dynamo as Luna Nozawa, the demented lovechild of Finn and Poppy who murdered Tom and Hollis and wreaked havoc on the rest of the town’s citizens. Here’s what we’ll miss most about her.
Holy Terror
When it came to menacing stares and glares, Yamada had “the look” down pat. There was an intensity in her eyes, a fiery glow that conveyed Luna was a terrifying young woman to be feared mightily.
While she may have been petite in stature, she had a scary, larger-than-life presence when she sneered or threatened someone, and it all emanated from her eyes.
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Steffy, Steffy, Steffy
Forget about Marcia, Marcia, Marcia. For Luna, it was all about Steffy, Steffy, Steffy. Instead of taking accountability for the homicidal mess she made of her life, she blamed everything on Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood). We’ll miss hearing her mantra, “This is all your fault, Steffy.”
Luna condemned her stepmother for keeping her dad, Finn (Tanner Novlan), away from her. She insisted that it was Steffy’s fault when she accidentally shot Sheila (Kimberlin Brown). It was a never-ending blame game. In Luna’s mind, Steffy was the cause of all her problems and misdemeanors.
Killer Wardrobe
For an unemployed ex-con, the girl had a killer wardrobe. Luna may have been the most chic villainess to ever grace daytime.
Her best looks always surfaced when she was committing crimes. She wore a tight, black leather suit when she held Steffy hostage in a cage. And during her last stand, training a gun on Steffy, Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) and Liam (Scott Clifton), she donned a cutting-edge green and black leather moto jacket and matching pants. Luna made a fashion statement to the very end and went out with a stylish bang.
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Granny Dearest
During the last few months of her life, Luna discovered she had a grandmother, Sheila. Their relationship was instantly intriguing as Luna tried to cajole Sheila into helping her eliminate Steffy.
Instead, the newly reformed Sheila tried to dissuade her granddaughter’s murderous urges and steer her on the straight and narrow. Luna and Sheila’s one-on-one scenes were always interesting, a mix of contentiousness and genuine love, and they’ll be sorely missed.
Will He or Won’t We?
The death of Luna also means the potential of a triangle between her, Will (Crew Morrow), and Electra (Laneya Grace) is gone before it ever really began. There could have been real fireworks between the young trio.
While Will’s heart clearly belongs to the virtuous Electra, Luna kept throwing herself at him. As a viewer, you had to wonder if he would have eventually given in to temptation and hooked up with the brazen little tart. Sadly, the possibility of that tantalizing trio will never be.
