Y&R: Week of September 22, 2008

[Manny]

Yeah, I agree on both accounts, Rhi. I mean, I could tolerate if they made Billy be like this NOW, but to claim he was ALWAYS like this... I didn't like that. But like I said, Miller is doing a good job with what he's given.

[MarkH]

There was a time when Billy and "Cee Cee" were both pretty troubled youth...but fundamentally decent, and very sweet with each other.

I kind of hope that the essence of that can be restored, even if they are now grown up and wit a harder edge.

[Manny]

Oh yeah, Billy and Colleen were never saints.

But I don't think you can call Billy "a player" in the past like they had Lily call him on the show.

[a2sassy]

I agree. I don't know why they are saying Billy was a "player" because he was far from it. But with Billy in the role, I see a young Jack Abbott all the way so he's about to get hella "playerish". LOL

[Heyou]

Did you read my mind? I can't stand her 'version' of Colleen and what the writers have done to the character. Eww! I just hope they keep her away from NuBilly so I can watch his scenes.

[MTSRocks]

Someone on another MB brought up a Cruel Intentions vibe between Colleen/Billy, and I can totally see that. I have to agree though on Sursok, unfortunately she's just not doing a good job.

[S&BFanForLife]

^^ITA. I got that Cruel Intentions vibe, as well. Colleen was just too slutty throughout that whole epi. She really needs to calm down. She is seriously borderline Fatal Attraction, right now. Ugh!!!! Why are the writers doing this??!!!!

I'm gonna have to FF"d her. I can't take it.

[baller]

Exactly. There's this air of Fatal attraction/some sort of bad despiration that just makes it all sooo one note, and a wrong one.

On the other hand, there were some moments with Chloe that had bits of despiration today, but it seemed to work--part scheming but so needing to make her scheme work. But Colleen--it's this forced I need everything. And WTF with her wanting Billy to cheer up Lily?

Exactly. She had scenes that what, totaled like 2 mins. Reserving judgement on that one, it's got potental.

[lmfan]

They are probably going to do the same thing with Eden that they did with Chloe. Liz H. was on recurring for awhile until the show realized they had a young woman who could actually act and hold her own with the vets and then they put her on contract.

I guess the girl who plays Eden is 17 in real life and was a star in a Nickolodeon show called Zoey 101 or something. She probably will be with the teen set with a SORASed Noah and maybe Abby and even Nate. And Lauren and Michael will play faux parents to her like they did Kevin.

It must be written in the Y and R handbook that Lauren and Michael must always have a family member crashing at their htwo bedroom apartment and they may have no scene longer than two minutes before being interrupted by a phone call or someone banging on their door.

[BadZoe]

What made it juvenile was that Lilly was so offended at him looking at boobies. I've yet to meet a straight male who doesn't. They really should have made it that he was into something extreme.

I have to edit to add: People were disagreeing with me earlier that the younger set are the stars of Y&R, but this entire discussion is about the younger set. I like Billy M in the role, not sure if I like Billy/Liam or ever will. I never liked Mac either. What I do like is that young people are doing young stupid things. This makes soaps. This is a good start to Y&R developing a ratings bankable future.

Now would be the best time to get a new Colleen. She is acting so out of character. Colleen should be over-confident, not under confident. She learned earlier that women with a brain can find a good man, regardless of whether she is underweight or overweight. This current character should be an offense to anyone who isn't selling their body outside on the street corner. Maybe now is the time to rid this show of Brad and his Daughter.

And Y&R please fire this New Mac/Eden. There is nothing redeemable about her.

[JackPeyton]

I buy the chnage in Billy.

No, he isnt the same boy he was in 1999. Yes he has changed. And yes he is more like his uncle jack. I dont see the issue, but ive never really thought of Billy as this great upstanding hero. I dont think hes just a evil person now. He is a player. He is cocky - and why shouldnt he be? Look at the man! And with his money? Who wouldnt be? I like it. And he wasnt far off from this the last time we seen him in town.

Billy Miller & CK Had amazing chem. OMG! Please, Lily & Billy!!

Chloe is so much love. Cane is an idiot. So im glad hes being played.

Loved Michael/Lauren/Gloira/Jeff.

and Kevin needs to STFU and back off Billy. Really kevin? Really? YOU are going to judge someone? HUH?!!!

[Cat]

I buy the change, too. Mac was Billy's first love and having that relationship ruined forever MUST have affected Billy deeply. So now he's acting out... sowing his wild oats... and chanelling Jack (Billy Miller may look like Peter Bergman but I was getting a definite Terry Lester vibe from him. TL's Jack chased anything in a skirt). I don't buy the whole "Billy was a sh!t" talk we got from everybody today, though. Still, IMO this Billy is working -- so far. For the first time since David Tom.

I'm going to get lambasted for this, but today was the first time in a long time I felt sympathy for Lily. Having to look at those pictures of Amber, Colleen... but not one of her. Heck, she WAS Daniel's wife (another relationship I liked once upon a time)! It was like she was admitting that she had never inspired Daniel artistically. I'm still wondering how Amber does it. I like Amber now that she's a ditzy, mistake-prone receptionist (and no longer an online porn-ho). But artist's muse?

Also today, I definitely got a "frenemy" vibe from Colleen and Lily -- and that's not the first time I've noticed that. Lily was getting seriously exasperated at Faux-lleen.

I'm glad Daniel got a taste of his own medicine re: Amber. He was so mean to her last week -- especially the way he sicced his attack dog Colleen on her at Crimson Lights and just stood back and watched her take the abuse.

Oh, I just realized... Daniel's artwork reminds me of the character drawings Y&R used to have in its opening credits before the mid-80s.

[EricMontreal22]

Yeah I only saw a bit, but wondered if that was intentional. Those were by Bill Bell's friend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Dvore Sandy Dvore who was/is pretty famous for his title designs, record album covers, etc. (sadly he's prob most famous for designing the Partridge Family logo )

[Cat]

^^ Interesting. I never knew who the artist was and always thought those drawn credits added to Y&R's uniqueness. Thanks, Eric.

[JackPeyton]

Word to EVERYTHING!

and going back to CK. Today was one of those rare days where she really did BECOME Lilly. I would say i bouhgt it, but i didnt have to buy it. Itw as there. It was amazing. Itw as like that great sacene where she walked away from Cane. She had those scens from time to time, but this was the first entire episode where i cared about Lilly. I really hope they keep her in this direction. And also, id lvoe to see the frenemy aspect of Lily & Colleen played up mopre. It really worked well.