The Bold and the Beautiful Early Weekly Spoilers: Hope Turns to Deacon, Dylan Fights Back and Sheila Makes Her Move

The Bold and the Beautiful is heading into another explosive week, and the early spoilers for August 31 through September 4 suggest several relationships could be pushed to breaking point.

Hope Logan finds herself needing support during a personal crisis, Dylan refuses to remain silent as Katie continues questioning her intentions, and Sheila Carter appears ready to take advantage of growing tension between Deacon Sharpe and Taylor Hayes.

Meanwhile, Carter Walton and Daphne Rose face new questions about their future, Ridge Forrester weighs an important business decision, and Steffy Forrester remains trapped by a secret that could destroy more than one relationship.

Here is what viewers can expect.

Hope turns to Deacon during a difficult moment

Hope Logan will reportedly find herself struggling with a situation that leads her to seek advice from her father, Deacon.

While her concerns could involve the future of Logan’s fashion business, there is another possibility hanging over the storyline: Hope’s fractured relationship with Brooke.

Hope and Brooke have been dealing with significant tension, and Deacon may encourage his daughter not to completely close the door on repairing things with her mother.

Deacon’s own romantic problems could also become part of the conversation.

Taylor recently rejected his marriage proposal, even though she still wants to continue their relationship. Deacon was clearly disappointed, and Sheila wasted no time reminding him that Taylor had been willing to walk down the aisle with Ridge more than once.

That comparison may continue to bother him.

If Hope learns what happened between Deacon and Taylor, she could find herself offering advice to her father at the same time he is trying to help her.

Sheila sees another opportunity with Deacon

Sheila Carter is struggling to accept a future without Finn, Hayes and possibly Deacon.

After returning from Monaco without the reconciliation she wanted, Sheila learned something that immediately caught her attention: Taylor turned down Deacon’s proposal.

For Sheila, that could look like an opening.

Deacon insisted that Taylor still wants him, but Sheila knows how deeply the rejection affected him. If she begins appearing more frequently to comfort him, their old chemistry could become increasingly dangerous.

Sheila may flirt, offer emotional support and remind Deacon of the bond they once shared.

The bigger question is whether Deacon will eventually start wondering if ending his relationship with Sheila was really what he wanted.

Taylor’s refusal to marry him does not necessarily mean their romance is over, but unresolved resentment could quickly create cracks in their relationship.

And Sheila is rarely the type to ignore a crack when she believes she can turn it into an opportunity.

Dylan finally fights back against Katie

One of the week’s biggest confrontations will continue to center on Dylan and Katie Logan.

Katie has made it very clear that she does not trust Dylan’s relationship with Will Spencer. After discovering that Will and Dylan became intimate, Katie reacted strongly and began questioning whether Dylan truly cares about her son.

Katie appears especially suspicious of Dylan’s background.

Will, however, has already accepted that his relationship with Electra is over and seems determined to move forward with Dylan.

That puts mother and son on a collision course.

Katie may continue pushing the theory that Dylan is interested in Will because of his family’s wealth. She is also expected to investigate Dylan’s past, including her connection to Remy.

But Dylan has not exactly hidden that connection.

Remy is part of her family, and Dylan previously discussed the situation with Electra. She also had her own traumatic experience involving Luna, making any suggestion that she willingly associated herself with dangerous people particularly unfair.

After repeatedly being attacked, Dylan may finally decide she has had enough.

Darcy arrives as Dylan’s past comes into focus

The arrival of Dylan’s mother, Darcy, promises to reveal much more about Dylan’s life before she came to Los Angeles.

After speaking with her daughter by phone, Darcy appears disturbed by what Dylan has been experiencing and reportedly promises to come to Los Angeles as quickly as possible.

Her presence could dramatically change the dynamic between Dylan and Katie.

Darcy may be able to explain parts of the family history that Katie is using against Dylan, particularly the situation involving Remy.

If Katie believes discovering Dylan’s past will prove that she is wrong for Will, Darcy’s arrival could have the exact opposite effect.

Instead of exposing Dylan, Katie may end up looking increasingly unreasonable in Will’s eyes.

Bill Spencer could also get involved.

Bill has never seemed particularly interested in forcing Will back together with Electra, and he may eventually tell Katie that their son needs to make his own decisions.

The harder Katie pushes, the greater the risk that she drives Will away from her.

Ridge weighs R.J. and Electra’s new fashion project

Business drama will also remain important at Forrester Creations.

R.J. and Electra have pitched Ridge on a new youth-oriented fashion line, but Ridge initially had reservations.

One of his concerns involves Brooke and how she might react if Hope appears to be replaced or pushed aside.

There are also questions about Electra’s workload because of her involvement with the jewelry line.

However, the project appears likely to move forward.

R.J. could potentially take a larger creative role, perhaps overseeing the design side of the new collection while Electra serves as its muse and public face.

If Ridge gives them the green light, the development could create fresh competition between the younger generation at Forrester and the team working on Logan.

It could also reignite tensions between Will and Electra.

Electra previously became furious over Will keeping Logan business information confidential. If Dylan learns about R.J. and Electra’s supposedly secret project, Will may see the entire situation very differently.

Carter and Steffy’s dangerous secret threatens to explode

Another secret remains dangerously close to being exposed.

Carter and Steffy have repeatedly discussed what happened between them, and their conversations have not always been particularly private.

Steffy originally wanted to confess everything to Finn, but Carter convinced her that revealing the truth could cause unnecessary destruction.

Steffy ultimately agreed to stay quiet.

The biggest danger may not be Finn.

There is a strong possibility Finn could eventually forgive Steffy, particularly given everything they have survived together.

Daphne could be a completely different story.

She has spoken about admiring Steffy and Finn’s marriage and even viewing their relationship as an example for her own marriage to Carter.

If Daphne discovers that Carter betrayed her with the very woman whose marriage she admired, the fallout could be enormous.

Could Carter and Daphne start planning a family?

Assuming their marriage survives the secret, Carter and Daphne could soon begin considering their options for starting a family.

IVF may become part of that discussion, opening the door for several unexpected storyline possibilities.

There is also growing speculation that Steffy’s drunken encounter with Carter could have an even more shocking consequence.

Could Steffy eventually discover she is pregnant?

There is no confirmation yet that the storyline will go in that direction, but the possibility would turn Carter and Steffy’s secret into a crisis impossible to hide.

A complicated week ahead

The week of August 31 promises to connect several of The Bold and the Beautiful’s most volatile storylines.

Hope will need her father’s support while Deacon wrestles with Taylor’s rejection. Sheila will likely be watching closely, searching for the perfect opportunity to reconnect with the man she still wants.

Dylan will face more accusations from Katie, but the arrival of her mother could finally give her the support she needs to fight back.

Meanwhile, Ridge must make major decisions at Forrester Creations, and Carter and Steffy’s secret continues hovering over their marriages like a ticking time bomb.

With Sheila making moves, Katie refusing to back down and multiple secrets threatening to surface, Los Angeles may be heading for another week where one conversation changes everything.