Y&R: April 2025 Discussion Thread

[Antoyne]

I love this.

[Paul Raven]

Thank you. It all seems so obvious, but Josh is more interested in media companies that produce nothing. Surely the desired audience would be more interested and relate to cosmetics?

And it's more believable that Jabot could operate in the 'real' world than Billy's claims that so far non-existent Abbott Communications would be  a leader in the field? That's laughable.

We have seen Jabot running for decades so the credibility is there. It's as much of a legacy character as the Abbotts themselves.

[Antoyne]

You could easily do Jabot with even just the conference room and Jack’s office to have all the various characters interacting. 

[janea4old]

I'm still not clear on who works where because it keeps changing with all the mergers and whatnot, and I find it so boring to track it.

I *think* I know this (but I'm unsure)-- Victor did some convoluted machinations to arrange it so that Nikki now runs Chancellor. 

I *think* this is happening: Victor is currently bribing Audra into sexually manipulating Kyle, as a part of Victor's current scheme to sabotage Jack --- and he has promised to give Audra a company in exchange for her doing this.  Good grief, I can't believe I just typed that sentence-- but it's kind of an example of what's wrong with Y&R.

Edited 18 hours ago by janea4old

[soapfan770]

All we need is for a classic Newman vs. Jabot battle of a product.

Ashley returns and proposes a new product for Jabot. Jill talks Jack into relaunching the men’s line and putting Billy in charge of it. This causes some conflict with Kyle as he doesn’t want to work with Billy again. 
 

On the flip side Claire innocently blabs about the new product coming out from Jabot as well as the men’s line relaunch. Victoria is inspired by this to relaunch Brassy & Sassy with Claire by her side, but also recruits Nick back along with Phyllis, Lily, and Mariah to make this happen. Victor also lures Adam into the fold and vows to crush Jabot’s hopes. Victor orders a reluctant Adam to do some underhanded tactics to sabotage the new product rollout and men’s line relaunch to benefit the launch of Brash & Sassy 2.0

Chance & Daniel start a new IT security firm and offer their services to both Newman & Jabot. 

Meanwhile Fenmore’s has had 2 straight disastrous quarters and it’s all hands on deck for Lauren. She quickly creates a crisis management team of Summer, Sally, Chelsea and Chloe. The ladies are uneasy about working with each other but are flooded when Lauren reveals Audra will be the one managing the team. 

Traci writes a new best selling novel about her experience with Alan & Martin. She receives a mysterious fan letter that signed with the initials of “B.C & C.C.” and is absolutely puzzled. She enlists Chance & Daniel’s help.

Audra helps Nate score a top job using his medical background as the head of the pharmaceutical division of Prentiss Industries. Nate is familiar with the company name but not sure where. Audra introduces Nate to her old friend and of course one time lover LJ Prentiss, who is the head of the company. Privately elsewhere Damien tells Holden he thinks LJ is the real Dumas figure. Nate observes a spooky portrait of a woman wearing a veil in LJ’s office as LJ mentions that it’s good to have his family’s company back in Genoa City again. Nate decides to ask Amy about the Prentiss family history. 

 

[janea4old]

@soapfan770, I'd watch that!

[kalbir]

@soapfan770 That reads so much better than what's currently on screen. If Josh Griffith takes your ideas, I somehow feel that he'll fumble the execution.