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My guess would be the writers still had stories to tell with Chad, and rather than do a quick rewrite, producers decided to recast, allowing Paula Cwikly and Jeanne Marie Ford to continue their storytelling. And given per Billy Flynn's account, Chad said goodbye to Julie and his children, which would [suggest] a quick rewrite to allow Flynn out, and then a period of time allowing Conner Floyd back on, without disrupting their stories for too long. But I concur; I would have loved a Horton (or even a Brady) return.

It has been; it's nice seeing a topic issue being handled and handled the right way. It's uncomfortable to watch, which is what [I assume] the reaction should be from your audience.

date: Monday, June 23 | Gregori J. Martin, Jazmen Darnell Brown | Steven Williford So this stroke is changing how Dani is feeling? Hmm... interesting. Bill wants an apology for Hayley? Good on Vernon for telling that two-timing manslut off and putting him in his place. Okay, so Kenny has a White superiority complex and is making it known; he doesn't like that the Black family has the power he does not. Awe, poor Eva. I genuinely feel bad. The amount of pressure she must be feeling is high. Dana, you continue to do too much; the more you speak, Dana, the more guilty you begin to look. Good on Nicole for being kind to Eva; I appreciate their interactions today. Whew.... calm down, Billy boy. Don't fire Tomas because you effed up. Not his fault. It's yours. More flashbacks of the marital times between Bill and Dani; I love that we get to have these flashbacks instead of it all being scripted memories; it's visual! I'm excited to see Dani and Pamela's modeling agency kick off the ground! That's it, Eva! Do that job better than the one who came before you. Prove yourself. Dani, baby, what do you have up your pink sleeve? Notes: What the Fück in top of Cady McClain's head? Who approved that hairdon't? But I like that they continue to dress her in forest green tones. I like how this soap is paced and edited so much! It's got its own special, unique feeling to it. And appreciate the continued lessened use of unnecessary music overlaying dialogue. Is it me, or has the lighting slightly changed in these episodes? Seems like they might have seen what aired, didn't like it, and changed it up again. It's improving. I appreciate that Michele Val Jean, Sheila Ducksworth, and their team are telling this story, re: Deadbeat. Showing a White man having a problem with a Black man having more money/power than them, and telling it as bluntly as they are, is brave and I love seeing it.

Credits for Monday, June 23, 2025: Created by: Frank & Doris Hursley Executive producer: Frank Valentini Head writers: Chris Van Etten, Elizabeth Korte Writers: Nigel Campbell, Stacey Pulwer, Cathy Lepard Director: Robert Markham

Tognoni is only eight years younger than Michelle Stafford; that Phyllis recast was not bad. Plus, she worked in the role. Putting Mark Grossman into the role of Adam technically helped him de-SORAS back towards his meant-to-be age. But again, age does not exist in soap world. It's a non-construct.

As Chad should; Abigail shouldn't be the only one he's held to.

Got it to work! About damn time!

My CBS channel still has the news break, and the New York feed I have access to has zero sound. WTF.

🤣 Well, let's pray that's done and over with by the time Floyd makes his debut in April; today is his first day at work.

🤣 Yeah, that would've been key. But I guess they still had a story they intended to tell with Chad; I think you'll like him. He's a step down from Billy Flynn, but still a solid actor that Y&R wasted (no surprise).

Hoping Michele Val Jean and CBS have the Canadian channel on speed dial so they can not air another episode, since they just fixed it.

A classy shoutout from Billy Flynn, via his Instagram Stories this afternoon.

It'd be hilarious if that did happen since Cane was meant to be a love interest for Phyllis post-Amber, but the character's popularity with Nick kept it from happening, and plans [ultimately] shifted.

Makes me happy to see the William J. Bell years becoming more easily accessible, which shows what a complete creative shïtter the soap has become in comparison.

Mm-hmm; it's just a shame he was not given the proper material more. I agree with all of this! And again, with Michael off-canvas, it would have been the best time to reintroduce Dillon Quartermaine.

I mean, the character could easily go, and the canvas would not suffer, but the actor is definitely the biggest deficit working against the character. Josh Kelly would be a major improvement.