Dylan launched heart-first into a love confession on The Bold and the Beautiful without measuring the risks against the rewards. While it’s arguably premature for her to be telling Will “I love you,” that’s not the big mistake she made. Choosing to not tell him that Ivy interfered in his relationship is the worst step she took. Her decision is likely to be the very thing that ends her future with her prince before it can begin.
Key Takeaways
- Why Dylan didn’t tell Will the truth.
- How the omission could be ammunition for Electra.
- What Ivy’s secret means for Dylan and Will’s romantic potential.
Dylan Takes Ivy’s Advice And Pursues Will
Though she knows Will (Crew Morrow) is still in love with Electra (Laneya Grace), Dylan (Sydney Bullock) wants to be with him. She considered doing the right thing by telling him about Ivy’s (Ashleigh Brewer) scheming. But going home to Will and having dinner with him shifted her perspective.
Ivy had told Dylan that the situation worked in her favor. She can have Will if she keeps her mouth shut. While she also threatened Dylan’s job, that’s not what led the young receptionist to take Ivy’s advice. Her heart did.
Dylan has made no secret of her feelings. Will’s very aware that she’s fallen for him, but it doesn’t appear that her feelings are reciprocated. However, Dylan’s willing to bide her time. She knows Ivy is pushing Electra toward RJ (Brayan Nicoletti).
With her former best friend occupied, that leaves Dylan able to pursue Will. Even if it means benefiting from his heartbreak.
Electra’s Revenge
The truth always has a way of being found out, and when Ivy’s secret comes to light, so, too, will Dylan’s complicity. Electra has insisted that Dylan isn’t so innocent and that she was trying to seduce Will while they were together. Though that’s not true, Dylan’s silence about Ivy’s meddling is going to be a strike against her character. It’s also the ammunition Electra needs to shatter Will’s image of his roommate.
To Will, Dylan’s a kind girl who’s down on her luck. He’s wanted nothing but her safety and the ability for her to get back on her feet. He put his relationship in jeopardy to ensure she had a roof over her head.
Finding out from anyone but Dylan about Ivy’s deceit is going to crush him. She’s been his confidante and his shoulder to lean on. To learn she’s part of the reason why he and Electra didn’t have the full picture of what happened could destroy their friendship and any romance that’s brewing.
Electra hasn’t had much of a leg to stand on with Dylan because her former friend was homeless. Her arguments for why Will should throw her out or Dylan should reject Steffy’s job offer have been childish and petty. But this lie of omission that Dylan has been holding onto is something she can crow about. And it could bring her running back into Will’s arms as well.
Dylan and Will are on Borrowed Time
There’s no telling how long Dylan will be able to hide what Ivy did from Will and Electra. But as she does, she’ll be using the time she has to grow closer to Will. The problem, of course, is that this could lead her to be more than silent about it. She may have to join Ivy in her scheming. Already, that seems to be happening. Not through Dylan’s direct actions but by her using the situation to her advantage.
On Wednesday, March 25’s episode of B&B, Dylan returned to the main house after seeing the picture of Electra and RJ posted on social media. While it only looked like two people having fun, she knew that it would upset Will. She wanted to be there for him, so she made an excuse about forgetting her cupcake. But “being there for him” takes on a different color with the weight of Ivy’s secret hanging in the air.
How real can their connection be if it’s supported by Ivy’s manipulations? If the reason why Dylan has an open door to Will’s heart is that he’s sad over Electra, and Dylan is keeping it that way.
No one knows if Will and Electra would reunite if they learned what Ivy’s been up to. Perhaps their love story would still be over. They had other issues besides the misunderstanding with Dylan, such as Electra’s controlling tendencies and Will’s disregard for her when making decisions.
What we do know is that nothing solid ever starts from a lie. Dylan may get what she wants in the short term, but she could lose Will in the long run if she continues to hold onto this secret.
