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Mid Summer of 87. She was like that all the time by that point (the Gloria Swanson of Daytime tv). She would sweep into scenes (often with different hair color from one scene to the next), spit out her lines (while avoiding eye contact with her co stars) then thrust her boobs at the camera.

No. It was a secondary story (the kind usually given to B level heroines) & Lorie was basically the de facto Lead.

Cole/Victoria had plenty to do before & after Nina/Ryan. Mary was always written (even then) as "long suffering". Her issues provided Doug with some of his (at least until then) best work. Danny didn't trust her for a long time & they both felt the same way about Rex. Leslie was supposed to be the lead but Bill dumped her & neither pairing had chemistry. No. Bill's heart wasn't into it & the show had moved on.

It was classic soap. HT & JEP were (and still are) LOVE.

Jim was boring. Jessica was a Mary Sue. The end.

Aretha wanted a "glamorous" cameo (she LOVES Braeden). Y&R stupidly didn't allow it.

Not at all. Them not working had nothing to do with who they did or didn't interact with & everything to do with who they were as individuals. As Ryan/Lauren? ...Stuff symphonic fanfic dreams are made of.

Scott/Jill (like Ryan/Jill) would've looked pretty paired together but wouldn't have worked from a personality POV. Scott was way too sweet (in a good way) for a woman as strong Jill. Jill works best with men who are as strong, ambitious & bold as she is like Jack, Bobby, Ji Min, & Larry.

There was absolutely no comparison.

The best thing about Barbara is that like Beau any time Y&R needs her she's willing to return (despite never should've having left). There's really no excuse why Maria hasn't asked her to return (if Latham could she can). Especially given all the current drama & her extensive ties to almost every character on canvas. It would've. Terry had chemistry with everyone.

Not quite. Nina was mourning Phillip when David swept in & married her with the irony being that when Chase finally fell for her she had fallen for someone else (David). One of Bill's bigger mistakes was getting rid of Barbara Crampton. She always was (and still is) a lot of fun. Cricket & Scott were disgusting (not just because of the incest issue) but because Peter Barton is really hot & Lauralee has the sex appeal of a wet sponge.

A few years. He was written out toward the end of Nina/David's marriage. Nope. Everybody Loves Cricket. Yep (more him then her) but unfortunately the time was never right for them.

LOL +1.

It did but the end was worth it (barely).

Ego aside Braeden is NOT the only one that keeps the tension in that relationship. Nope. The worse she got the worse their relationship got. Eric & Terry liked each other.

They mainly interacted in group scenes during Brenda's first run & during her second they had a few scenes but nothing particularly significant. There was (and still is) tension between Braeden & Bergman from Day 1. The best thing about Nikki & Jill is much like Katherine & Nikki, Katherine & Nina, Jill & Nina, Katherine/Jill/Nina, and/or Katherine & Jill the actors are so good they can basically ad lib whole scenes themselves. Jess is very sweet & very professional. Braeden was...amused (but for the most part couldn't be bothered). Now Jerry Douglas? Is a different story. Jeanne is Jeanne. Which is all that really needs to be said.

No. Jill was not happy about Nikki marrying Greg (neither was Snapper) but Nikki & Jill have always just plain not liked each other. They have been civil over the years but for the most part Nikki thinks Jill's an annoying hag & Jill thinks Nikki is a vapid bimbo. They sure were. Brenda was hella jealous of MTS. She considered herself Y&R's star & Jill a "misunderstood heroine" which the character hadn't been in years. It got worse as MTS became Y&R's Lead actresses & half of Y&R's main supercouple. Everybody loves Jess. She's one of the few cast members that's universally adored.

David was dead by Halloween so it wasn't really a stretch. They were co workers that became best friends (especially when they both started having marriage problems). They weren't BFF's (except Cricket/Nina & later Neil/Ryan) but were all fairly friendly associates. Jill & Nikki have never liked each other. At best they tolerate each other. Not so much in front of the camera...

Not at all. It was just a character based story that made sense.

That one was fine (campy but fine) cause everyone involved made sense.

Y&R's always had huge egos. It just went from bad to worse once Brenda, Eileen, Terry & Thom left, Braeden was made Y&R's de facto centerpiece & Bergman arrived. Yep. Kimberlin was extremely popular so much so that she eclipsed Tracey who was doing some of the best work of her career. She definitely provided B&B with a shot in the arm too though. Plus Bill didn't do "clown car" umbrella stories (like now) where EVERYBODY had to be involved in umbrella stories. Nina was way too busy with her own issues (including her own psycho) to deal with Sheila too. Her 2005 "return" was a bad idea to begin with & a disaster from the word go. Yep.

WAY too many to mention. Suffice it to for all their respective respect for Bill Bell egos were plenty & jealousy was a constant issue. And the Tori Spelling of Daytime ate the show like nobody since Kelli Maroney. Definitely. Especially after Bill's health became an issue (cause nobody could write his show better than him) but even after Bill retired Kay & Ed were able to run a relatively tight ship. It wasn't until Jack Smith became HW & CBS began really exerting their influence that Y&R hit the point of no return.

Backstage issues with EVERYBODY Loving Kimberlin is one thing. Overusing her is another. They did. Her initial umbrella story just didn't include the entire canvas (not necessarily a bad thing). And Sheila's 2005 "return"? HORRIBLE. Exactly. And still she (like Lauren) was fairly upset after he died. It did. It also created a situation where a horrible writer (like LML) could ruin Y&R's existing paradigm without much effort.

A mix of backstage issues & Bill loving Kimberlin. Barton was never gonna be Terry Lester good but he's always been a solid actor. Two words. Bergman & Braeden. The death no. The rape yes. They were close (not Victoria & Nick close) but close nonetheless. *cough*Cricket*cough* That, Y&R's shift to business stories, backstage drama & increasing network pressure is why there was so much change.

No. Nikki has way too much baggage (just as she did with Paul) to be paired with Aunt Jack again.