Y&R: Actress leaving

[janea4old]

I was able to watch the entire Canadian episode just now.  Everything I described happened except for a couple of minor things

After Summer exits, Nick & Phyllis comment to one another that Summer is off to conquer the world. 
Correction:  Nick & Phyllis don't comment this to one another. Nick says it to Phyllis.

Harrison says he will give her a Euro coin that he had saved, to give to her, for them to spend together some day.
Correction: Harrison says he will give her a Euro coin that he had saved, that she can spend on her trip.  She says she won't spend it, but instead will hold it to spend with him when they take a trip together later on.

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Another nuance I noticed: when Chelsea and Summer both say they're leaving Marchetti, there is some nostalgic/wistful talk about what the three of them have done working together at Marchetti.
It's not the words that they said, but instead the vibe.
It was like the three actresses were talking fondly about having worked together. But again, I wouldn't have picked up on that if I hadn't known AL was leaving.

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Summer did have one phonecall with Daniel, during which she learned from him that Billy Phyllis fired Phyllis from Abbott Communications, so that's why Billy is hiring Sally, to replace Phyllis. She discussed this with Daniel since Phyllis is their mother.  We didn't see Daniel's side of the phonecall.
I wasn't clear if Summer told him on the phone she was going out of town, but she did tell Nick&Phyllis later that she planned to say bye to Daniel.

During the episode, Summer told someone on the phone that she's going to Milan and not returning until she finds a new creative director for Marchetti.  I got the impression she was talking to Daniel? but it could have been any of her employees.

Summer was just standing in the GCAC, in one-sided phonecalls.  I wasn't clear if she was talking to the same person in both phonecalls or two different people.  Just a few seconds, businesslike, that she's going out of town.

Edited May 2 by janea4old

[janea4old]

The fashion house Marchetti came onto Y&R several years ago as a company headquartered in Milan.  Summer went there to work and ran it.  Kyle and Harrison lived in Milan, too with her, I think? for a while, I think ? ? ?  I don't remember exactly.  [Maybe during the period when Michael Mealor was off the show]

Jabot acquired Marchetti, (I think?) as one of the gazillion corporate merger storylines on Y&R that I lost interest in tracking. 
In recent years, Summer was running Marchetti from Genoa City; but I think Marchetti still has a presence in Milan, probably.

Chelsea was Marchetti's "creative director", and Sally was doing something fashion-connected for Marchetti.  Each of them quit thinking the other would take over her duties.  But they announced they were quitting at the same time, so suddenly Summer has nobody.

During the episode, she told someone on the phone that she's going to Milan and not returning until she finds a new creative director for Marchetti.

I wonder if, once she's there, if she decides to run Marchetti from Milan?  And then maybe the show would state that Harrison is living in Milan part time?

Edited May 2 by janea4old

[Errol]

I knew most of this, and I stand by what I said. This story is stupid. If she could run it from Genoa City, there is no reason she needs to be in Italy just because she lost two employees who left their jobs to work with their boyfriends, which in itself is stupid.

[LeClerc]

Was Kyle in any other scenes in the episode or did he just show up in the last 10 minutes for Summer's exit?

This whole thing screams last minute. Super quick last scenes with Nick and Phyllis, nothing with Daniel...

I wonder if AL was taken off contract and, unlike Conner Floyd, Melissa Ordway and others, said "No thanks. Bye!"...

Regardless, what a stupid exit.

 

 

[janea4old]

that was all Kyle did

 

 

 

totally stupid.
The only think good about it was that Summer called them on it, although she said it politely.

[janea4old]

I agree with everyone who commented on it being a last-minute stupid contrived exit episode.

Summer's exit was only part of the episode, just kind of thrown in there.

The rest of the episode was:

• When Sharon and Nick returned, one of them mentioned that Christian enjoyed the trip. I guess Christian and Faith went with them to visit Noah in England?  Noah is still dating Jack's granddaughter Allie who lives in Europe.
   
• Billy visiting the Abbott mansion, seeing the redecorating and telling Diane he doesn't like it, then leaving.
• Sally confirming she'll work for Billy, and Phyllis being annoyed to learn that Sally got her job.
• Adam telling Victor and Nick that Chelsea will be working for him. Nick commented to Adam that it was weird that Chelsea would give up her fashion career.
   
• Phyllis meeting with Tessa to discuss Daniel's state of mind.  Phyllis wants Daniel to go back to work for Billy. Tessa says Daniel needs something different. 
   
• Mariah talking with Sharon. Sharon started to say that it was too bad that Mariah/Tessa/Aria didn't come on the family trip. Sharon's all cheery but finally notices Mariah is upset.
  Mariah confides that she is still not okay after Ian being around months ago.  Mariah says that Ian's presence a few months ago has made Mariah question if she was *ever* mentally healthy  (since she was raised by Ian and he had controlled her etc etc etc.,) Mariah blames herself for doing Ian's bidding at times.
  And then Mariah confides to Sharon that something happened on Mariah's business trip that she just returned from -- that Mariah got into a bad mental state as a result of everything -- and got drunk on hotel room alcohol, and then did something awful. Mariah didn't say what the awful thing was, but said she can't tell Tessa.  (I don't think it's cheating? Just something she thinks Tessa wouldn't forgive).

That was the end of the episode - Mariah being scared about whatever dark place she's in.

All of that stuff happened in the episode.
The Summer exit scenes were just sprinkled into the episode between the unrelated scenes.
But the episode wasn't focused on Summer.

Edited May 2 by janea4old

[Beachstorm]

I'd like to thank you all for your synopsis on how this went down with AL/Summer's exit. I'm still pissed because I liked her.

[Paul Raven]

And of course none of this is seen on the show,just told second hand.

Can I ask who Mariah works for these days?

[janea4old]

Last I heard, Mariah was working for Cassidy First Technology, the company that Sharon renamed after inheriting it from Cameron Kirsten.
But honestly, I'm not sure where anyone works since everyone changes jobs on this show.

[Paul Raven]

Yes, and we never see them at work.

Cassidy First-yet another company that served no purpose except an Oprah like 'you get a company and you get a company...'

[Liberty City]

I'm really gathering it came down to a three-year contract ending, and she opted not to renew. Her casting was announced on April 20, 2022, and she made her first episodic appearance on May 17. In comparison, she announced her exit on April 30 and is making her last episodic appearance today (May 2). Date-wise, timelines add up to the end of a three-year contract ending.

[dio]

it's probably set up for when Billy Flynn pops up - we will find out Mariah had a  drunken 1 night stand w/ him. 

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[Errol]

It still could be cheating, and it being something she couldn't tell Tessa, specifically if she "cheated" (that implies knowingly doing so) with a man. Since being with Tessa, has Mariah displayed anything that would imply her attraction to men?

[Paul Raven]

No, but that wouldn't stop Josh. 

 

[dio]

when Mariah and Tessa first came out, it was made very clear they were both bisexual. Obviously not fully lesbian, so they can still pair them with dudes whenever. I'm pretty sure they're setting up for Tessa+Daniel, eventually. lol