When appearing on the podcast "Soap Party 411," the host lamented that Taylor seems to be just pining for Ridge and is not written as a strong character anymore, but Krista Allen disagreed.

"That's the narrative you see," Allen responded. "But from my point of view, that's not what I see. From my point of view, I am not waiting for Brooke and Ridge to fall apart so I can jump in there. She didn't come back for Ridge, she came back to be with her family."

That family includes two grown children, Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson), and both were thrilled to have their mother back and even encouraged her to be the one to tell Ridge what Brooke did. 

Allen even admitted on the podcast that it was the kids who were trying to do the "parent trap," referring to the 1960s Disney movie of the same name, starring Hayley Mills as teen twin sisters trying to reunite their parents. In 1998, a remake debuted with Lindsay Lohan.

While the host argued that what Brooke did with Deacon was between Brooke and Ridge, Allen countered that Brooke did this to herself. 

"If you're in love with somebody and claim to be in love with somebody, you're not looking at someone else," Allen said. "So, what does that say about Brooke-Deacon, Ridge-Brooke, there's something missing, right?"