From Soapdom, first up is Y&R: 

 

• Shades of the great Ryan/Nina/Cole/Victoria quadrangle occur when Kyle, Lola, Theo, and Summer heats up as Theo and Lola share sparks while Kyle and Summer spend too much time at work together, causing their sexual tension to hit the roof! 
• Jill and Devon investigate Colin and Cane as they are the nefarious duo behind Katherine's will change! A stunning twist occurs as Cane's entire backstory is suspected to be a massive con itself! Meanwhile, Devon learns the hair-raising truth behind Amanda's secret!
• Dina's shocking secret is publicly revealed, she and Stuart Brooks had an illegitimate child together!  Ashley and Traci team-up to find out what happened to that lost child, and realize that a lost relative of theirs may already be in Genoa City involved with the Abbots!
• Chelsea's return to con artistry proves very consequential when her latest con puts her, Kevin, and Chloe's in a dangerous situation, leading Adam to save the day! Will this reignite the spark between Chelsea and Adam?
• Nick is hopeful for his political future, but recent Newman family history comes roaring back to haunt him!
• Sharon and Rey reconcile and become closer, however Rey feels that something is just not quite right with a loose Sharon.........
• Victoria is troubled when she fears that Billy has had a relapse with his DID! 
• A dismal Thanksgiving arrives in Genoa City for Nate and Abby, but Nate realizes he does have much to be thankful for when finds himself in the arms of a new leading lady!

 

B&B: 

 

 

• Shauna is gleeful as Ridge and Brooke separate she sets her sights on becoming the next Mrs. Ridge Forrester!
• Steffy and Liam grow closer together as Kelly and Beth share a sisterly bond, reigniting old feelings between the two!
• Hope is desperate to cling onto to Douglas and starts playing cat and mouse games with Thomas! Will Hope go as so far to seduce Thomas and lose Liam in the process?!
• Brooke is heartbroken over her decision to dump Ridge, leaving her to bury her sorrows when she becomes the slut from the valley once more!
• Thomas' recklessness claims yet another victim and another dead body!
• Bill will have the final say for Wyatt and Sally's' relationship. 

 

Didn't Theo say his dad had died??? 

2 hours ago, Faulkner said:

What would be the point if they aren’t going to bring back some of the Brooks family?

 

Agree!

 

If the goal here was to bring back the Brookses, why couldn't they have brought back a now-adult Brooks Prentiss instead?  I'm sure there's a way to do it that would interest newer and older Y&R fans alike!

6 minutes ago, Khan said:

 

Agree!

 

If the goal here was to bring back the Brookses, why couldn't they have brought back a now-adult Brooks Prentiss instead?  I'm sure there's a way to do it that would interest newer and older Y&R fans alike!

 

They could have easily made the new guy Brooks' son, too, even saying Dina is his mom. It'd be in character for her to have fun with a toyboy, but be embarrassed that she got pregnant by him so never told anyone? 

Edited October 27, 20196 yr by Bright Eyes

48 minutes ago, Ponds said:

Didn't Theo say his dad had died??? 

 

Theo said his dad died of a heart attack when he was 15 years old. But if he were still alive today he would be around the right age to be Stuart/Dina's son. The actor cast to play him (John Briddell) is 53 years old. I could see the show making a small adjustment to his character's age and saying that Eric was in his mid 50's when he died. According to soaps.com Eric Vanderway is supposed to make an appearance on the show on November 8th. I think it will be in a flashback. 

Edited October 27, 20196 yr by xtr

The Theo twist doesn't give me heartburn.  I'm OK with expanding the new generation through legacy families.

 

However, I'd rather we find out that Traci attempted in vitro and one of her eggs was fertilized or misplanted, which actually has happened, and she finds out she has a bio child out there.  Traci is such a beloved character who has remained untainted every generation of writers, that I believe the audience would welcome it. Compared to other soaps, Y&R doesn't make too many mistakes, but taking away Traci's only child was a big one - right up with John's death. 

You wouldn't even have to go the long-lost child route for Traci.  She could meet an orphaned teenager -- perhaps, even one with weight issues similar to her own as a child and young adult -- whom she takes in and becomes a foster mother to.

With as many times as this show has revived Adam from the dead, they could at least do a solid for the Abbott clan.  It is actually not that hard to write a story, while slightly stretching the boundaries of logic, wouldn't be nearly as outrageous as other BFTD stories on soaps. 

 

If these writers had any imagination they'd be able to write a story where Colleen has been incapacitated yet alive and Victor eventually discovers that he has someone else's heart (it was always stupid that someone of Colleen's small stature would've been a fit for Victor anyway).

I'm not going to go into details but I did a short script on this in a blog post years ago.  Seriously, folks, it's not that hard! 

Y&R might even be able to get one of the actresses to make an appearance for a short-term story arc and if they could get Thad Luckinbill to return for all that mess with Nick in a mask and Nikki with a fireplace poker, over the past couple years, they could probably get him to return for this too. The Colleen character could occasionally show up (like Ashley or Lily) for appearances and Traci could still adopt too (maybe Colleen convinces her mother to adopt too after Traci realizes that she cannot make up for lost time with her adult daughter who, reunites with J.T. and once Colleen is well enough, the couple decides to move to NYC, or something, blahblahblah).  

I still think that it's unfair that Colleen was killed off.  One child cannot make up for the loss of another, so why not let Traci get Colleen back and adopt?

Edited October 28, 20196 yr by DramatistDreamer

Or maybe a baby switch is uncovered at GCH and the real Colleen is discovered.They could get a lot of story out of this new character as she rejects Traci/ feels disloyal to her own family/is from a poor background and eagerly embraces the Abbott lifestyle etc etc

19 minutes ago, Paul Raven said:

Or maybe a baby switch is uncovered at GCH and the real Colleen is discovered.They could get a lot of story out of this new character as she rejects Traci/ feels disloyal to her own family/is from a poor background and eagerly embraces the Abbott lifestyle etc etc

 

No offense but Y&R should aim to do something different from what's become the usual story over the last twenty years, they owe the actors that much.  Baby switch storylines just elicit a groan from me these days because most are written so poorly, with the same retread of an earlier baby switch story.

Someone let me know if we get a "Jill rips into Cane" scene...I could really go for seeing Jess Walton toss her hair, scream, and slap someone in some classic Emmy bait.

 

The B&B spoilers don't sound bad at all. The show has finally turned a corner and is fun to watch. 

Also, Traci shouldn't have to put away all those memories with Colleen the way they've made Sharon put away Cassie in order to make Mariah viable.  Victor's heart story was illogical anyway and it wouldn't be difficult to see the lack of logic and fix it.  It could be an interesting story to find out who the real donor is. 

I hope Cane is really Caleb. I hope Cane truly did die on the church steps. He's been Caleb all this time 

9 hours ago, ajsp35801 said:

I hope Cane is really Caleb. I hope Cane truly did die on the church steps. He's been Caleb all this time 

 

i can see the writers doing this to give stans their pristine, unmarred Perfect Prince Cane. Even have Lily crying over him, etc. 🤣

Here are some upcoming spoilers from SOD for Y&R:

 

Chelsea will cover her tracks, Jack will keep the peace and Adam plays with the truth, Phyllis will connect the dots and Chloe and Kevin will go undercover. Also, Billy and Nikki will play with fire, Amanda will run from her past and she will be forced to come clean. Victor will also surprise Adam, Ashley will come home with surprising news and Chelsea's past will catch up with her. Chelsea will also be threatened by the new character Simon Black.

Edited October 29, 20196 yr by xtr

Josh sure loves him some Chelsea.