Y&R: Week of June 1, 2009

[BadZoe]

I hope Phyllis gets pregnant.

Nick will be back to sniffing after Phyllis in no time. Hopefully she'll kick him in the balls and send him back to Sharon.

Cat, I so agree with you on Olivia. She is no friend and never has been. She probably will make a play for Victor.

[rhythmchyc]

I this post.

I was wondering about the drinking too but Genoa City has so many alkies already. Can't he be a cokehead or dope fiend instead? Miller's already frantic. He can pull it off.

And I'm pissed that the first thing Chloe tells Billy when he slept with Sharon is "don't you know how many people love you?" As if she were his mother. Someone needs to really slap the sh-t out of Billy for what he's doing. Jack should throw him out the house and Chloe should never speak to him again. Then he"ll learn not to be a jerk. He'll experience the consequences and be the man these people think he can be...

Those scenes where they were giving him roadmaps on how to be a better guy were understandable but deeply ineffective and not dramatic eough..

[Cat]

Seriously! Watching Olivia bitch out her "best friend"? Took me back to the good ole days of Liv/Brad/Ash. I get that she's concerned but "jack of all trades, doctor of none" is prescribing the kind of "treatment" best reserved for psychos like Tricia. Surely a sane, rational doctor would be asking how the scrapbook got in Ashley's bag? How about a fingerprint cjeck to see who pasted all the pictures in there?

I just put it down to Billy being an adopted NYer. You know, 20 cups of coffee and all that.

But given his drinking/addicted to gambling past, shouldn't people be concerned that he managed to shtup Sharon two (or was it three?) times while being rat-assed drunk and, at one point, with a tie wrapped around his head a la Rambo?

Actually, I thought Chloe was pretty much right-on in her scenes. I think she is enraged by what Billy has done to her -- but a part of her (the loving part) recognises Billy to be a lost soul, like her. Even angry and hurt, she sees that he is incredibly messed up and doesn't know whether he is coming or going. I think finding out that Sharon & Billy did the deed on her wedding day may push Chloe to break things off with Billy -- just when he was psyching himself up to give their marriage another try.

I do hope Billy finally realises what a gem he has in her -- by which point Chloewill have fallen in love (and been loved by!) somebody else.

As for Jack, PB nailed those scenes where he is still furious at Billy but loves him cuz he is his bro. Having said that, Jack needs to be an equal-opportunities blamer. Putting Billy on blast while ordering Sharon's favorite food and wining and dining her? I couldn't believe the way he was absolving her of all blame. Like I said, I really like Sharon but she needs to take MAJOR responsability for what happened -- including breaking up two marriages in about 4 months and essentially holding a Babydaddy Auction to see who would make the more committed father.

[Antoyne]

I decided to rewatch yesterday's eppy cause I missed a bit..The scene between Victor and Nikki was perfect..It's scenes like that and Nikki with Phylis and back at the ranch that show that MTS is a necessary part of this show.

"I didn't want to see you either..well I couldn't even if I wanted to..who knew being blind had an upside.." Adam vs. Nick is love.

[Antoyne]

Wow MJ literally just defined if looks could kill with that ice glare at Shaaron.

[rhythmchyc]

"I don't have any tears left. And if I did, I wouldn't waste them on you."

And MS swayed and looked like she was about to fall.

Bring on the pain!!

[rhythmchyc]

I think these scenes would've worked a few weeks from now. Chloe just learned that her maid of honor slept with her husband and she's worried about him? That's not realistic to me. You can be the most mature person in the world and not be as sensitive as she was yesterday. It should've been a more raw scene, as it is today with Nick and Phyllis.

I like how Morrow is nonresposive today. It's such an a--hole thing to do to just stand there while looking at a woman who's breaking down. Wow, "I want a divorce so that I'm available to my ex-wife," is quite pathetic. Nick needs to be kicked out on his arse.

[Antoyne]

God the writing is not doing Nick any favors today...Sitting there describing how great Phyllis is and then still leaving her..It was just like douche, just leave.

Nice to see the writers are keeping another character smart. I always love Jack and Adam scenes.

I swear if CE was unhappy during this time, it sure doesn't show onscreen cause the man is rocking it the darker and darker Adam gets. This recast is gunna have a tough job winning me over.

[rhythmchyc]

Nick is a complete Jerk but he's still better than Jack.

Yeah, more Adam and Jack.

Why won't someone just shake Ashley and tell her she's not safer in the mansion. What the hell!!

I really hate Phyllis and Jack sleeping together. That's too easy.

I'd love to see MJ find out about them hooking up.

This episode is really scary. Jesus.

[Antoyne]

The writing makes Ashley just seem like a dumbass. Leave the house. It's that simple. I feel bad ED is having to play Ashley as such a moron.

You got your MJ wish .

WOW..Now that's what you call a cliffhanger. This is what 3-4 Fridays in a row where all I want is for it to be Monday already..

How the hell is Adam going to get out of this now?

[rhythmchyc]

Adam in a dress is priceless. I have a feeling he'll think of something, considering no one blames the blind man.

I loved this episode. The montage at the end was chilling. It gave me goosebumps.

[Cat]

But, see, it didn't really HIT Chloe until she saw Sharon tra-la-la-ing and being all "Sorry I f*cked your guy on your wedding day. Oops!" That's when she really brokedown and, I think, this is where she's going to kick Billy to the curb because that piece of info was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Chris Engen. Why'd you have to break mah heart? Adam seems to be having a ball onscreen.

I think Ash wants to stay at the ranch because deep-down she knows that if she leaves, she may never be able to come back. Also, she wants to prove to herself that she is strong enough, that she won't back down. After the Good Sabrina dream, she must be thinking that nothing bad is going to happen to her anymore.

[Errol]

Now that you all have seen the scenes of Engen in a dress as Sabrina (which is what I was referring to in that long-ass thread), what do you think?

[Juliajms]

I'm so grossed out by the quad at this point. I wonder what the writers want me to feel. Am I supposed to be happy that Nick and Sharon are back together? I could have been under different circumstances, but as it has played out they both look like skivvy people with no integrity at all. Sharon couldn't even wait to tell Jack before she screwed Nick again. The wishy washy back and forth is just unbearable and it's making me dislike all of these characters. Then we have Jack and Phyllis having default comfort sex. There is just nothing and no one I can root for in this mess. Except possibly Chloe. I suppose she had some of this coming to her for the baby lie, but somehow I still feel badly for her.

I liked the Nick/Phyllis break up scene. I kind of wish she had kicked him out right after telling him he wasn't worth her tears. As it stands he got to be condescending (telling her how great she is) and get a little ego boost by seeing her pain.

Adam seemed concerned for Ashley at the end. What did he think was going to happen?

[JSROCKS]

Adam in a dress: PRICELESS although (IMO) it's going to be hard to redeem him after today(6/5 US).

Can't say I saw any concern but I do wish TIIC would reveal his motivations.

Granted he is "his father's son" but damn.

It's also time (IMO) for MJ's motivations to be revealed.

Looks like TGVN has unleashed two lunatics-- one sired and one hired. Can't wait to see how this all plays out.