Y&R: November 2024 Discussion Board

[lucaslesann23]

I liked the scenes with Billy and Jill and he was just holding her after finding out what she did.

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[kalbir]

Abby dress was fine for a female past age 35 getting married for the third time.

[lucaslesann23]

I also liked how the Newman ranch scenes barely used music cues. All the drama was to the background instruments.

[AMCOLTLLover]

Mel (Abby) is now off contract !?!?!?!? WTH? They are giving her a wedding in the anniversary episode (like they did for the 12000th) and now they take her off contract ? 
gosh it’s so hard to continue loving Y&R

[j swift]

As silly as today's "twist" felt, it also felt very Bill Bell coded (or at least Bradley).

They had written Sharon into a corner, and the only way out was through a big baddie.  Bell always had some gothic creature who was to blame for all the troubles for the aging ingénues of Genoa City.  So, at least it seemed like the same soap that I was watching in the 80s when Lauren was buried alive by her stalker, or Michael burrowed his way into Cricket's apartment, and David wound up in a trash compactor. 

But, given the current the status of the writing, we all know that this 'shocking' reveal will inevitably have a disappointing resolution. 

Edited November 14, 2024 by j swift

[Paul Raven]

The staging of the car accident etc was well done but I was questioning that Sharon and Phyllis would both be driving older model SUVs. These gals would surely be tooling around in the latest models.

Jess Walton sold her scenes, even if we question her motives for selling chancellor to Victor.

Enjoyed Audra throwing shade at the blushing bride with a fact check on marriage and divorce in GC.

[BetterForgotten]

Yeah, the car crash was well staged. Great directing by Owen Renfroe and Ed Scott for production. Had this been produced before Scott rejoined, we would have probably seen a quick flash of Phyllis going off the road and then cut to the next scene of her in a hospital bed. 

[soapfan770]

First off watching this Thursday 11/14 episode, my gosh it is so gorgeous! For a moment I felt like I was rewatching the 2003 art gala event all over again during the reception scenes. 

Not to mention in addition to JW, we also had MTS, ED, and especially SW all looking so regal. 

After last week’s hot mess of a green screen funeral for Heather, the car fire scenes in the woods with Phyllis actually looked decent for a change.

Another solid episode again.

I too loved Audra’s major shade

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As for the ending, wow. Obviously this is pretty campy for Jordan and Ian Ward to be back, but you know let Colleen and Wise have their fun.

I do wonder if Y&R had considered bringing Haiduk back as Patty considering she was Ian Ward’s last partner in crime (and maybe harboring an alive Heather) but I assume Haiduk is too busy on Days to pull double duty.

[lucaslesann23]

When it showed the women entering the motel room, I was thinking we were gonna see Yvonne Zima.

[BetterForgotten]

Sally McDonald and Owen Renfroe both directed 2 episodes each this week - they’re the best directors on the show and it shows in the finished products. 

[Mona Kane Croft]

How on earth would Jordan or Ian even know who Heather was?  And what motive would they have to drive Sharon over the edge emotionally?  Assuming their goal is to hurt the Newmans, someone should tell them Sharon is a long-time ex-Newman, and neither Victor or Nikki are particularly fond of Sharon.   

This head writer continually brings on evil outside forces to make problems for the beloved characters -- time after time.  Doesn't he know the best drama comes from characters creating their own problems? Y&R really does not need a constant parade of mustache-twirling villains.  What the show needs is some believable human drama and some romance.   

Edited November 15, 2024 by Mona Kane Croft

[Paul Raven]

It's so much easier just to have larger than life villains with no real motivations to come in and wreak havoc. They just like being EVIL...ha,ha, ha!!

You could drive several trucks through the holes in the manipulation of Sharon plotline.

[edgeofnik]

@Mona Kane Croft@Paul Raven My immediate guess as to Ian's motivation: Heather is Paul's daughter; Sharon is Mariah's mother. Plenty of history there to justify it in Ian's twisted head.

I hope Mariah gets involved in this story. CG has been in the background for far too long.

And, boy, these last few episodes continue the return of glamour and sophistication to Y&R. When you think about the 80s until the mid-aughts, Y&R was the gold standard. No show could even touch the production, sets, clothes, styling, etc. Even the slight lighting changes to Society actually make it look like a place where the elite would hang out.

[Taoboi]

Amen.

 

Can't wait to see more of it.

 

 

[BetterForgotten]

Saw this and only wished it actually happened...

https://twitter.com/thecoltonnewman/status/1857505595722707006 

 

Edited November 15, 2024 by BetterForgotten