Oh come on! We all know how the photographers work their magic (touch ups) to make celebs look thinner and to hide flaws.

We all know crazy things happen on soaps. But for the Abbott heir to get serious about a vulgar, ex con is too much, especially when he already has a Newman princess. Phyllis and Jack are enough of a stretch. But at least with Phyllis, the writers did a major make over. She is a smart, ambitious and very successful executive and former owner of not one but two very successful businesses and she is an internet guru.

CP didn't hire CG and so far, he has shown very little interest in Mariah.

Edited April 24, 201510 yr by celine12

Vulgar ex-con? That's the majority of the characters

Princess? Or vacuous self-centered ho? Anyway. Moving on. <sigh>

The last half of the show today wasn't bad, but Chuck is apparently going to keep his promise on how he sees Sharon. Case was giving it all she has. She was fixin to whoop dat azz before Michael showed up and I was cheering her on.

Lily as a suspicious, and maybe even a little jealous, wife works for me. CK can play rivalries well.

Joe/Dylan. Blah. I have no interest in either one of these dudes when they're on their own.

At least a little bit of the show was watchable today...

Edited April 24, 201510 yr by GMac

Sorry DramatistDreamer....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozvYg2i3pS0

These posters reminded me of this^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I completely missed this cartoon but that video brought back a vague memory.

Believe me, I know slick, it's so tempting sometimes (lol). You guys are restrained compared to me...when I unleash I show no mercy, I think that's why I'm trying to withold these days...ya know?

Honestly though, I don't know why anyone would judge CG's looks based on Y&R. I mean, Y&R couldn't even get Mason's good looks across onscreen and he's a model. He looks hot everywhere EXCEPT on Y&R. Anyone who is dubious, compare the lighting on Y&R compared to B&B. It is a world of difference.

I've seen a few candid pics of CG on her Twitter/Instagram page and she looks beautiful. Pale but beautiful.

This picture with GR for instance.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CC5ZnoqUkAEpTof.jpg:large

Edited April 24, 201510 yr by DramatistDreamer

This picture with GR for instance.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CC5ZnoqUkAEpTof.jpg:large

That is a terrific picture. She's a sweetheart.

I know you directed this to the Slickster, but your post is perfect. I friggin love you right now. lol

Vulgar ex-con? That's the majority of the characters

lol! So true. I can't think of any major character besides Traci who hasn't been incarcerated at some point.

Esther has a proper, glorious portrait of Katherine in her late 1980s glory installed above the fireplace in the Chancellor living room. Jill is fine with it and says she's at peace with Katherine's death, but slowly all the hateful memories of Katherine begin to creep into Jill's mind and dreams. She experiences sleep disturbances, imagines all the hurt with Katherine over the years during the day, hears Katherine shouting at her ("Dear God In Heaven! Tramp! Whore!") and Jill starts to resent Katherine's memory.

One night, Jill is all alone in the mansion and she gets a little drunk, as Jill is want to do...and the memories of Katherine ramp up and Jill delivers an explosive monologue to the portrait of Katherine hanging above the fireplace which explains Jill's grief about all the hurt, all the history, all the pain and all the hell that Kay and Jill put each other through and how Jill doesn't know how she's supposed to go on without Katherine, realizing their hatred fuelled her life.

From the death of the two Phillips to John Abbott dumping Jill after Kay exposed her affair, to Rex duping Kay and then dying, to Kay thinking she was Jill's mother, to Jill's 4th of July explosion at Kay's poolside party, to Jill getting Kay off the wagon, to all the catfights - we are talking ALL the flashbacks, a veritable 'best of Kay and Jill' - the monologue ends with Jill hurling a glass of booze into the fireplace, a nod to Kay hurling a glass of booze against the mirror back in 1998, and as the alcohol hits the fireplace it sparks out and the Chancellor living room catches fire, and Jill is numb to it. She stares at her tear streaked face in the mirror, takes a deep breath and then snaps out of it and realizes how bad the fire actually is getting and calls the fire department in tears, reporting the fire, as she runs out of the mansion - which burns to the ground as the music swells and Jill stands out in the snow crying with a mix of anger, grief and relief.

Brilliant, DaytimeFan. Love it, a perfect exit for Katherine's stately old mansion.

It's too late for the one piece of fan fiction I thought up to come to life - but I always imagined the following...It would start in November sweeps and conclude in February sweeps...

Esther has a proper, glorious portrait of Katherine in her late 1980s glory installed above the fireplace in the Chancellor living room. Jill is fine with it and says she's at peace with Katherine's death, but slowly all the hateful memories of Katherine begin to creep into Jill's mind and dreams. She experiences sleep disturbances, imagines all the hurt with Katherine over the years during the day, hears Katherine shouting at her ("Dear God In Heaven! Tramp! Whore!") and Jill starts to resent Katherine's memory.

One night, Jill is all alone in the mansion and she gets a little drunk, as Jill is want to do...and the memories of Katherine ramp up and Jill delivers an explosive monologue to the portrait of Katherine hanging above the fireplace which explains Jill's grief about all the hurt, all the history, all the pain and all the hell that Kay and Jill put each other through and how Jill doesn't know how she's supposed to go on without Katherine, realizing their hatred fuelled her life.

From the death of the two Phillips to John Abbott dumping Jill after Kay exposed her affair, to Rex duping Kay and then dying, to Kay thinking she was Jill's mother, to Jill's 4th of July explosion at Kay's poolside party, to Jill getting Kay off the wagon, to all the catfights - we are talking ALL the flashbacks, a veritable 'best of Kay and Jill' - the monologue ends with Jill hurling a glass of booze into the fireplace, a nod to Kay hurling a glass of booze against the mirror back in 1998, and as the alcohol hits the fireplace it sparks out and the Chancellor living room catches fire, and Jill is numb to it. She stares at her tear streaked face in the mirror, takes a deep breath and then snaps out of it and realizes how bad the fire actually is getting and calls the fire department in tears, reporting the fire, as she runs out of the mansion - which burns to the ground as the music swells and Jill stands out in the snow crying with a mix of anger, grief and relief.

*Fade to black*

Wow. Yes. Yes. Such a Y&R way to do it.

You even managed to find a scenario in which losing the Chancellor estate would be acceptable to me. Wow!

WTF is up with Abby?!? First she screws her niece's husband and now her (correction lol) sisters boyfriend. She ain't nuttin but a common ho.

She's obviously going to be Y&R's competition to B&B's Brooke. Let's see how many inappropriate sex partners we can give a character before all of the viewers leave.

That is a terrific picture. She's a sweetheart.

I know you directed this to the Slickster, but your post is perfect. I friggin love you right now. lol

@ GMac Oh slickster already understands (lol). That pic was for the other folk, the non-believers

That link was more of a not so subtle directive to really see someone as they are, which is not always what Y&R shows. I'm still pissed about the Mason thing. You can say what you want about Lamon Archey was a good looking man and I could never figure out why he looked good on everything else except Y&R (even You Tube videos taken on cell phone cameras).

Many of us on this board have discussed Y&R's piss poor lighting. I cannot fathom why some don't make the connection. No matter how attractive, actors need to be properly lit to look their best. Unless you're deliberately trying to make someone look haggard, different story. Y&R obviously equates working class and poor with schlumpy hence Mariah's look. I don't think they understand that people on a modest budget can actually look good sometimes (lol) but oh well...

@ Daytime Fan, that's some dramatic stuff! Man, if I didn't know Sony would try and sue, I'd suggest a Kickstarter to finance that (LOL). That was good and dramatic and I like the Chancellor Mansion. The only problem with actually doing this is, knowing Y&R, they'd only replace the Mansion with something hideous in return.

Edited April 24, 201510 yr by DramatistDreamer

Bummer has been a horrible character, hardly a Princess.

From the horrible "My Two Dads" story to Cabin Killin' HK has continually regressed. She started out as a decent actress playing a typical soap teen, but has just gone downhill from story to story. I also never advocated for Kyle/Mariah. Mariah deserves a love interest other than "Uncle" Kevin. Personally, I think Mariah/Fen would be an interesting story.

HK's job security due to the unfortunate incident with MM means we're stuck with her for the duration. It's time to call in Lisa Brown or Larkin Malloy to work with her,since they both teach acting.

The whiny nature of Bummer comes from piss poor writing, and makes her FF material for me.

Today's episode was decent, although Cane and Joe and Dullan worked my nerves. As for Avery, I wish Sharon dropped her bitch ass.

When Michael went down, I was thinking of Fred Sanford<winks>.

^ ^ ^ You said that way better than I could. +1

Edited April 24, 201510 yr by GMac

Well HK won an Emmy for her performance and her career is going quite well, so she must be doing something right. As for Fen and Mariah, I don't see it for many reasons. Fen is a bit of a snob for starters (I like Fen so this is not a knock, just an observation). He is going to be a lawyer so I don't see him dating an ex con. Mariah was a one SL character and now CP is stuck with her. So IMHO weird Kevin is the best she can hope for, very sad, but true.

Sexual harassment is not an incident. HK worked for the EP at Hollywood Heights, so she is also a friend of Jill's.

Edited April 25, 201510 yr by celine12

I like Hunter King a lot, but Camryn Grimes is a far, far better actress. No one gives a [!@#$%^&*] about your prehistoric Phyllis/Sharon fan wars trickling down to the two young women playing their daughters. Have a great night.

Edited April 25, 201510 yr by Vee

What is so great about watching the same characters going year after year after year after year? No wonder there are only 4 soaps left!