If after all the character rape/assassination they've put Sharon (the character) in, they end up downgrading her to recurring (and then, most surely, casting her off), then the show deserves a fate worse than GH's.....

It's getting to the point where I really will never be able to watch my favorite show of all time ever again. Ever.

Just Wow - and not in a good way at all. I was done with doppelgangers after Sarah and that caused me to turnoff Y&R for months. I was actually OK with Mariah because it was worth getting CG back on the show and with a character that didn't have the baggage of 'sweet' Cassie. But THIS? It's not even clever or a 'twist' - it's just plain stupid. Was thinking about tuning in more because I do like the way certain players have been mixed up - like Lauren/Cane, Neil/Nikki, Sharon/Dylan, etc. But, no thanks on watch double Aunt Jack.

Yes, to all of this. I really love that different characters are interacting, but the doppelganger thing. I can't.

Dylan needs to dump Avery, she never listens to him.

Oy, Phyliss can't tell the difference between the fake Jack and real Jack in bed.

lol at Billy's remark about Victor being a vampire.

Kyle and Summer are just awful to watch. I smiled when Paul told Kyle to shut up. I usually don't mind doppleganger storylines but we just had one with Mariah, and Victor was behind that too! At least make it a little bit different.

It's called lazy, disinterested writing. Nothing creative whatsoever in Pratt's tenure. Pull out every overused, tripe soap cliche and sling it at the audience for a quick rating's bump. Pratt doesn't even try to get Y&R and its characters. His writing is generic and dreadfully uncreative. His plots are interchangeable with every other plot he's written for other soaps. He's in it for the money, nothing else. He assumes he probably won't last more than a year, so why expend much creative energy. As for doppleganger storylines, if I never see another one it will be too soon. Talk about overused and abused, especially on this show. Y&R is at its lowest point creatively. The fault lies fully on JFP and Pratt, but shame on CBS and Sony for letting them continue this travesty.

I don't get the entire Avery / Joe thing. Joe is like - the guy who is just kind of there. Nothin' there. Don't care that Avery shoved you off a balcony or whatever. You're just hanging around and none of Avery and Joe's backstory even matters to me. I just don't see any chemistry between the two yet the story and "relationship" just keeps sticking around. BE DONE. And the rest of the show...they have decided to move at a faster pace...won't work with Y&R. The thing about Y&R (I've watched since 1978)....you don't need for it to move quick. You could always watch once or twice a week and figure out what was going on. My sister was on vacation for a week and a half this past 2 weeks and called me today - she said...WHAT is going on? On Y&R??? WHAT is going on. When it takes 20 minutes to explain what happened on Y&R - it AIN'T A WORKIN'. It will never work. And HOW does Jill Farren Phelps always get a pass...it's NEVER her fault. Writers come and go but she NEVER gets the blame. This show has quickly become a teenage WRECK. I don't care who killed Austin (because we never really knew him - undeveloped character)....don't care what Victor has done lately...don't care about Neil anymore...Hillary has disappeared. Devon, Lilly - haven't seen them in many days....Jack times two - don't care. Don't care that Victor has engineered whatever he has. Even Eileen Davidson as Ashley - there's just not been anything there. Stitch...character gone nowhere...his sister "died" and he mourned for like 3 minutes. And I couldn't care less about Kelly - not a popular opinion because everyone thinks Cady McClain is the best thing since sliced bread - she's horrible. Googly eyes and over the top. This show has become a trainwreck in like 5 minutes. Sad

The faster pace for Y&R is a clear attempt to distract from the horrific plotting and stories. Keep throwing more stories at the audience and something will stick. Pratt rarely mines any of the emotional beats. If scenes were longer, the huge holes in the plots would be even more glaring. Y&R may have had some shaky head writer tenures after Bill and his proteges left, but I've never seen a head writer ruin a show so quickly as Pratt has done at Y&R. It's really sad.

The faster pace for Y&R is a clear attempt to distract from the horrific plotting and stories. Keep throwing more stories at the audience and something will stick. Pratt rarely mines any of the emotional beats. If scenes were longer, the huge holes in the plots would be even more glaring. Y&R may have had some shaky head writer tenures after Bill and his proteges left, but I've never seen a head writer ruin a show so quickly as Pratt has done at Y&R. It's really sad.

Truth!

For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone (CBS, Sony, JFP, Angelica McD) would approve of the direction CP has taken this show. How can they possibly think that this is what the fans want? WTF?!?!?

Not surprised….sigh….

 

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That is hilarious! Thanks for making me day. So bummed that I'm going to have to just read synopses until this mess ends. Will pick and choose to DVR off Pop AFTER I read. Takes the fun out of it.

I'd love it if someone out there would fire Charles Pratt Jr and Jill Farren Phelps on the spot for such a horrific state of the show. CBS Daytime execs or Sony must be out of their freaking minds, more than ever before.

Cady McClain and Peter Bergman's acting today was down right awful.

The story goes they had a meeting including story projections. CBS was at least receptive to their ideas. JFP maneuvered Pratt into place through their mutual friend at Sony. And she maintains control.

I've never seen this confirmed anywhere, just lots of online rumors from unhappy fans. But yeah, I'm sure JFP did everything she could to keep control of the show.

If after all the character rape/assassination they've put Sharon (the character) in, they end up downgrading her to recurring (and then, most surely, casting her off), then the show deserves a fate worse than GH's.....

Wait, when did Sharon Case get bumped to recurring status? I missed this.

Has anyone heard the rumor that Sharon Case's contract is up and the show only offered recurring?

It's just a rumor (for now at least)...

Not surprised….sigh….

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Michael Logan lost any credibility long ago as a soap critic. Bill Bell may have had some OTT storylines, but they were always grounded in character. The stories unfolded over months and months, building dramatic tension until the ultimate resolution. Viewers were able to invest in the emotional stakes of the characters along the way. Pratt's 'storytelling' is the antithesis. His Y&R is vapid and hollow. Characters are manipulated for plot purposes only. Hands-down the worst head writer Y&R has ever had. The only way Y&R will ever regain any credibility is to bring back Alden and Sussman and let them 'fix' the mess Pratt and JFP have created.

Not surprised….sigh….

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Michael Logan lost any credibility long ago as a soap critic. Bill Bell may have had some OTT storylines, but they were always grounded in character. The stories unfolded over months and months, building dramatic tension until the ultimate resolution. Viewers were able to invest in the emotional stakes of the characters along the way. Pratt's 'storytelling' is the antithesis. His Y&R is vapid and hollow. Characters are manipulated for plot purposes only. Hands-down the worst head writer Y&R has ever had. The only way Y&R will ever regain any credibility is to bring back Alden and Sussman and let them 'fix' the mess Pratt and JFP have created.