Y&R: January 2025 Discussion Thread

[Taoboi]

Cuz Nick is hotter.

Please register in order to view this content

 And don't forget she was with Jack. 

 

Same.

 

IKR!!! I've been saying that since she was introduced. She does not do bland well at all. But psycho is something she can pull off. It is part of the reason I hope she keeps that part of her when the Jordan storyline is over. And yes, Ik...I"m behind. lol. 

 

 

[Paul Raven]

Josh seems averse to writing long term couples. You know the soap template of 2 characters fighting to be together with some interlopers to deal with, getting together for a while and then some obstacle to break them up etc. At least 2 years of story.

 

[Mona Kane Croft]

I agree.  There are no love stories on this show, and haven't been for years.  He just randomly puts couples together with little drama, they stay together for about a year, then they break-up and move on to someone else.  No drama, no angst, no heart-break.  How can a "successful" soap opera writer refuse to write long-term love stories?  Aren't soaps supposed to be all about love stories?  It's nuts. 

[Liberty City]

I wouldn't say she was with Jack; they shared a kiss, and that's it. But yes, Nick is hotter than [the current] Adam.

[Khan]

Unless it's because Josh Morrow has personal issues with Sharon Case, or he thinks reuniting Nick and Sharon translates into taking a back seat to their now-grown children's dramas, I don't understand what his deal is.  You're fifty years old, bruh.  It's time to leave the keg parties to the next generation.

[Antoyne]

That’s why I said Newman Abbott Quad. For Billy, Jack, Adam, and Nick.

[Liberty City]

I don't think he's against it and does believe in a future reunion, however, also made the statement that they are not Victor & Nikki. Per an interview with Today (June 2024):

❝ It’s been quite some time since Nick and Sharon have been together, yet some die-hard fans are always hoping for a reunion. Morrow certainly understands and reassures us that the pair will inevitably get back together one day.

However, he's quick to add that Nick and Sharon have a complicated history and have both "hurt each other deeply." Because of this, he doesn't foresee the couple sailing off into the sunset together one day. "They’re not Nikki and Victor," he says. ❞

[kalbir]

Hahaha yes, so true!

[Taoboi]

Ahhh I get it.

 

Since I believe that the both of them have mended fences since that one interview BITD, I believe it's the latter. Which is funny cuz his best chemistry is with Sharon Case. 

[Khan]

That's what I'm saying!  Y&R has tried and failed to pair JM with so many other ladies on-screen that I've literally lost count.  It's time to admit that, while Nick and Sharon might not be Victor and Nikki, she's absolutely the best he can do for a mate.

[Paul Raven]

Putting Sharon and Nick back together is not the worst idea in the world, especially in light of the stories they've been given in the past few years.

A lot of them could have been played with the couple together.

Sharon's breast cancer (w/o the useless Rey marriage) Adam's return, Faith's bullying, Mariah surrogacy,various Victor dramas, Cameron's return etc

[Khan]

For sure, Sharon's bout with breast cancer should've provided the impetus for a Nick/Sharon reunion; and if I were HW'ing the show today, I'd have her cancer recur with the same purpose: to put them back together (this time, for good).

[Taoboi]

Definitely her over Giggly Heffa any day of the week.

 

And even with that, I can't think of a Nick pairing that I felt could have gone the distance outside of her and Sharon. I mean has he another pairing that has stood the test of time like those two?  And this is coming from someone who didn't like the idea of Nick/Sally but watching it play out (and the fact that JM put in outside of work gym time and it showed), I didn't mind it at all. 

I agree. There's been so many teases with them that I've lost count. But I'm used to them getting close and then an abrupt left turn happens. 

 

 

[soapfan770]

@Taoboi about to dive into the Y&R eps

from this week anything I should look and anything I should skip lol? Kind of excited to see HE revert to trim form as Claire. 

[Taoboi]

lol. You would know better than I. My system crashed last Sunday so I'm sure I might have missed some episodes. I think my last episodes was the Damian reveal last Monday (sidenote-does anyone know if they followed up on the reveal that week?) and then the mundane Thursday/Friday episodes. I would totally say skip last Friday outright. 

 

I only watched Tuesday of this week so far and yes, I have been enjoying how HE has been playing her psycho version of Claire again for sure. From some of the comments here and a slight spoiler, this week sounds like it's going to be a good one.

Please register in order to view this content

Edited January 26 by Taoboi