13 hours ago, kalbir said:

MTS has said that Victor/Nikki were an accident pairing and it was Bill Bell that saw the connection between her and EB before they themselves did.

I've heard that as well. And wasn't MTS pregnant at the time, and Bill Bell needed some way to write her pregnancy into the show? Or am I getting that mixed up with some other backstage drama, lol?

2 hours ago, Khan said:

I've heard that as well. And wasn't MTS pregnant at the time, and Bill Bell needed some way to write her pregnancy into the show? Or am I getting that mixed up with some other backstage drama, lol?

It was the combination of JLB early announced departure in February 1982 (JLB would be gone August 1982) and MTS real-life pregnancy (MTS older daughter was born September 1982, Nikki gave birth to Victoria on screen November 1982) that shifted Bill Bell plans for Lorie, Victor, Nikki.

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1 hour ago, Soaplovers said:

Kelly was a thankless role, and it only became something because of how Watros played the part and her chemistry with Peter Bergman.

Y&R wasted Cynthia Watros talent. I think she would've worked better as a Patty recast.

A Patty return had so much potential.

Maybe she came back a new confident woman that Jack found intriguing. Patty encourages him only with the intent of dumping and humiliating him.

Or she returns still a little fragile but not the full blown psycho we got under MAB.

So many better ways they could have gone w/o the ridiculous Emily angle.

But it became shock and awe over well written character drama.