2 hours ago, janea4old said:

“I feel like the story is very compelling, and I think if fans can look at it with a new lens, they’ll really like it,” Khalil says. “I think the good thing that Josh has done is he’s completely changed the character of Cane.”

Oh, it's always great when soap writers do that! 

42 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Didn't Cane have some kind of evil lookalike? Was that part of the evil cattle ranchers story?

I almost want them to revive that just to see what the hell Flynn could even do with it.

I think he died. Cane was killed and came back as a "ghost" but it turned out the ghost was the real Cane and the evil twin was killed. Lol.

2 minutes ago, BoldRestless said:

I think he died. Cane was killed and came back as a "ghost" but it turned out the ghost was the real Cane and the evil twin was killed. Lol.

Thanks.

Not that that ever matters on soaps.

9 hours ago, janea4old said:

The real problem was the casting of Jason Thompson, -- he does a *great* job but Billy is supposed to be a generation younger than Jack.

Disagree about JT-his Billy is obnoxious and pathetic.

And the dumb decision to make Billy and Victoria a signature couple when Victoria was a young adult when Billy was born.

At some point everyone seemed to be in the same age range.

https://x.com/MichaelFairman/status/1937341507809501310

https://bsky.app/profile/michaelfairman.bsky.social/post/3lsd3srdklk2b

MIchael Fairman @MichaelFairman

NOTE: Time Change! Looking forward to chatting w/
@billymflynn #CaneAshby @YandR_CBS 
tomorrow Tues 6/24 Due to change in production schedules,
we will now start at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT - hope you will join us!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKbCZlI-4Vs

Edited June 24Jun 24 by janea4old

17 hours ago, janea4old said:

 

Christel Khalil on Lily and the casting of Billy Flynn as Cane
https://www.tvinsider.com/1198591/young-and-the-restless-billy-flynn-christel-khalil-reaction-cane-lily/  


Quoting a few tidbits:

“I feel like the story is very compelling, and I think if fans can look at it with a new lens, they’ll really like it,” Khalil says. “I think the good thing that Josh has done is he’s completely changed the character of Cane.”

“It doesn’t feel like we’re trying to have someone step in Daniel Goddard‘s [ex-Cane] shoes,” she continues. “It’s pretty much an entirely new character, so it’s been interesting to have scenes because we have the history there, but it’s a little bit different. They’ve also added in flashbacks that Lily has of interactions that she and Cane have had in the past, five or six years [since he’s been gone]. So, it’s almost a little bit of a new relationship again, in a way.”

“Even before Lily finds out Dumas is Cane, the main concern she has is that Dumas is coming after her company,” Khalil explains. “So, when she finds out it is Cane, I think that fear is still there . . .”

What Lily is not looking for is to jump back into a relationship with him. “As of right now, no, absolutely not,” Khalil states. “She’s very disturbed by his behavior and how much he’s lied and kept secret and what he’s hidden from the kids and what he’s hidden from her, and the fact that she finds out he was working with his dad, Colin [Atkinson, Tristan Rogers], who is a very bad person. So right now, it’s very much like, ‘I want nothing to do with you. We’re never getting back together, especially after all of this. It’s never happening.’”

As this new chapter unfolds, Khalil urges fans to keep an open mind about the new “Lane” dynamic. “At the end of the day, it’s not going to be the same Cane,” she says. “It’s a completely different person, and I really hope that everybody gives Billy a chance and tries to look at the character through new eyes, because it is a new person, and honestly, it’s a new character.  He’s nothing like Daniel Goddard, and that’s kind of the point. The point was to make this character something completely different. And so hopefully people give it a chance and look at it like a new relationship rather than like an old one coming back.”

Then why didn't they just have Billy Flynn play a brand new character? Give him a chance to create something new without the baggage of Cane.   🤔

Billy Flynn interview from July 22
https://bsky.app/profile/tvdeeva.bsky.social/post/3lune6pbbic2y

Billy Flynn Talks Taking Over as Cane Ashby on ‘The Young and the Restless’ and How He’s Going to Evolve. The Days favorite gets candid about joining ‘Y&R’ as nu-Cane, wooing Lily and manipulating locals www.womansworld.com/entertainmen... #DAYS #dool #YR #YnR @womansworldmag.bsky.social

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https://www.womansworld.com/entertainment/celebrities/billy-flynn-joins-young-and-the-restless-as-cane-ashby

Quoting snippets:

While this latest turn is sure to expose more of Dumas’ grand plan, Flynn teases that Lily and The Young and the Restless fans STILL haven’t reunited with the real Cane.

“Being Aristotle Dumas all those years, it allowed him to distance himself and not take things too personally,” Flynn tells Woman’s World. “Cane lost who he really was, so now, I’m trying to figure out who I am in this new world. He’s going to evolve. You’ll see him have a bit more of an emotional side, because he starts getting attached to things again. Maybe I can start to show a bit more humility or a bit of a sense of humor—things that made Chad popular.

 “I think it’s important for a leading man character to not take himself so seriously,” he adds. “I know that’s not how Cane’s started out and it’s going to be a very slow reveal, but a role only gets better the more time you have with it. It took a year before I felt like I was getting a handle on Chad, and I’ve felt like I’m starting to get a little handle on Cane sooner than that.  I’ll probably feel a little unsettled for quite some time, but it’s been a blessing.”
 

Edited July 29Jul 29 by janea4old

Talk it up any way you can Billy, but you've been handed a poisoned chalice.

Hope the money and working conditions are an improvement on Days, cos the role and the writing is a dud.

Amen.