The best part of this past whole week has been the Damian storyline without a doubt and to me it’s the only story that’s been worth watching.

Everything involving Nate, Audra, Amy, Holden, and Damian has been on point and I’ve enjoyed what I’ve seen so far this week.

Damian’s Thursday scenes with Lily and Friday’s scenes with Amy were the high points. Also same with Holden & Audra. 
 

NOW, as for the rest of the show, yeah there’s nothing new here.
 

Now Victor being unsettled by Damian’s presence in GC is interesting.  However, Victor huffing and puffing  his 12,867th (or is it 12,868th?) declaration that he wants to destroy Jack for good isn’t interesting at all. 
 

Nobody asked for Josh Griffith to give us a Romeo & Juliet story and I don’t think anyone but he cares. Meanwhile 5…4…3…2…1… to the the show’s current quad from hell swapping each other again. 😴💤😴

Granted, I personally find Y&R more watchable than the Leo Hour or the disgusting mess that airs after Y&R that I’ve quit watching again. But just keeping its head barely above water isn’t good either. 

I’m personally hoping BTG actually blows Y&R out that forces the hand to get rid of JG and of course our “beloved” executive in charge (of nothing) Steve Kent with more compatible replacements and maybe Sony just sells the show to CBS/Paramount?

The Damian story with all characters involved is literally the only thing keeping me watching Y&R these days.

Literally the only person that cares about seeing Victor take down Jack in 2025 has to be EB himself or Josh Griffith. 

10 hours ago, Antoyne said:

The Damian story with all characters involved is literally the only thing keeping me watching Y&R these days.

Literally the only person that cares about seeing Victor take down Jack in 2025 has to be EB himself or Josh Griffith. 

And I don’t even know why Victor wants to take down Jack this time. I’m guessing that’s all JG knows to write for the character besides meddling into either Adam or Victoria’s lives. 

They have got to keep Amy around. Especially without Nate having Olivia around. They have such a nice mother/son vibe going. And she’s really helped to flesh out Audra as well.

Those scenes with Amy and Damien on Friday were fantastic.  Damien and Lily also have some chemistry.

I stopped fast forwarding long enough to find out Phyllis is missing so I assume this is Ian continuing his plan.

Let me just take a moment to say that I LOVE Susan Walters growing her hair out. It looks gorgeous.

On 2/22/2025 at 11:07 AM, soapfan770 said:

And I don’t even know why Victor wants to take down Jack this time.

He's just stretching out how Jack is the reason Nikki kept on her relapse (as if it wasn't Jordan's fault). Even though Jack almost died to get Nikki back on the wagon. Yes, Still.

2-17

 

A decent start to the week. 

 

I admit that I do like the teasing about the redo of the Abbott mansion. I'm curious about what Ed Scott will plan to do to that set. Meanwhile...like I said, I love that SW is growing out her hair as Diane. 

 

Ooooo NOW Kyle wants to get nervous about meeting Victor and Nikki. Le sigh. Other than that, I'm not feeling the Kyle/Claire story. I guess it could be my excitement over BTG starting tomorrow, but there really is no young romance going on on this show. And while I love seeing Victor/Nikki, Jack/Diane together and united, they are currently not in any drama. And I don't like Billy/Sally cuz she deserves better. Adam/Chelesa are sleep inducing. Summer/Chance are on break. So...where's the couples having drama?

 

Oh...yeah. In the DAMIAN STORYLINE. lol. It's nice to see that now that Nate/Audra have been built up as a couple that they are starting to be tested. And not just their argument over Damian in this episode, but the juicy secret that Audra has a past with Holden. Meanwhile, Lily wants Victor to investigate Damian. Hmmm. I also like she had scenes with Victor and Nikki since they no longer interact much again. 

 

Still...good start to the week. But again...the Damian storyline continues to be THE storyline. 

I've noticed Melissa Ordway was listed with contract cast members today. Wasn't she bumped to recurring last fall ?

4 minutes ago, FrenchFan said:

I've noticed Melissa Ordway was listed with contract cast members today. Wasn't she bumped to recurring last fall ?

That's what she said, but they never took her out of the contract credits.

6 minutes ago, janea4old said:

That's what she said, but they never took her out of the contract credits.

Okay  haven't watched in ages but tuned in CBS to see BTG premiere. Was wondering. Thanks

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So what's the deal with Sharon and Phyllis?

A post on Daytime Confidential says they've been kidnapped, but doesn't reveal much else.  Who do you think has kidnapped them?  Any speculation??

3 hours ago, Mona Kane Croft said:

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So what's the deal with Sharon and Phyllis?

A post on Daytime Confidential says they've been kidnapped, but doesn't reveal much else.  Who do you think has kidnapped them?  Any speculation??

It’s more than likely Ian Ward. He was revealed to not have actually died after the gun shot.

2-19

 

Oops. I've so busy getting ready to devour BEYOND THE GATES, I don't think I finished watching 2-18. lol.  That said...this episode continued the trend of being mildly interesting due to the lack of the Damian storyline.

 

That said...I did like the Daniel/Summer scenes. And he was not wrong to call her out on her jealousy. He was also not wrong in calling her Giggly Heffa 2.0. Just ugh at how Summer is being written.

 

That dinner sure did go left fast. I liked that Kyle caught on that Victor was up to something. And I'm always here for Jack/Diane vs Victor/Nikki scenes. Moreso for Diane vs Nikki scenes. So that was brief and good. Though I wonder what Victor is about to do.

 

And mmmmm to Michael's bod and that he and Lauren got some lovey dovey time.

Color me surprised at Audra confessing her Holden connection to Nate. Obviously, there's more...

Nice little throwback with Mariah and Summer sniping at each other. I half-expected Mariah to call Summer 'snowflake'.

I liked that Mariah, Daniel, Summer and Nick last seeing 'Sharon/Phyllis' together were on radically different timelines. Mariah back on Xmas Eve! It's interesting because while the audience saw those meetings, it was a nice detail that not every character was either privy to or part of those encounters. I think Daniel has been around for most.

Chelsea and Adam have been thrown into a bizarro alt universe. While MCE does *warm* well, she is really better when Chelsea is scheming. Neutered, lovesick Adam doesn't work at all and it's clear MG isn't into it. Both actors can handle far more challenging material. Waste.

 

 

11 minutes ago, edgeofnik said:

Color me surprised at Audra confessing her Holden connection to Nate. Obviously, there's more...

Nice little throwback with Mariah and Summer sniping at each other. I half-expected Mariah to call Summer 'snowflake'.

I liked that Mariah, Daniel, Summer and Nick last seeing 'Sharon/Phyllis' together were on radically different timelines. Mariah back on Xmas Eve! It's interesting because while the audience saw those meetings, it was a nice detail that not every character was either privy to or part of those encounters. I think Daniel has been around for most.

Chelsea and Adam have been thrown into a bizarro alt universe. While MCE does *warm* well, she is really better when Chelsea is scheming. Neutered, lovesick Adam doesn't work at all and it's clear MG isn't into it. Both actors can handle far more challenging material. Waste.

 

 

It doesn’t help that MCE had much better chemistry with both MM and Justin Hartley as Adam. I feel zero connection between her and Gossman. He actually had chemistry with Sally so of course they never even made it a year either time they were a couple.

1 hour ago, Taoboi said:

And mmmmm to Michael's bod 

Are you checking for CLB? He's looked way better ever since he ditched the hair dye.