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from costume designer Mandi Line (slide show with sound)

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This is how my team and I rock a #nikkinewman BDAY BLOW OUT! Oh my gosh, this was one of the most fun episodes and so iconic how I roll!! (You will see a little sneaky photo in there and I swear it just happened!!

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ok maybe I am obsessed with @melodythomassco )

I looooove my job! Thank you cast of @youngandrestlesscbs for allowing me to be me!!

@melodythomassco @eileendavidsonofficial @hayleyerin13 @mel_ordway @missyclaireegan @swaltersashby @christianjleblanc @ericbraedengudegast @peterbergmanyr @michael.mealor @ameliamheinle @jeddiepeck @jairodriguez

 

 

 

 

 

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Behind-the-scenes when Nikki's party was filmed.
Cast dancing to the Doechii Anxiety Bel-Air meme

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April 11, 2025

mel_ordway and  eileendavidsonofficial

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A little pre taping dance party this morning in hair and makeup @youngandrestlesscbs #bts #danceparty #dance #dancevideos #actor #filming #fyp #anxiety

 

 

 

 

 

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Coming into June and...

 

TRASH. Or as I like to say for moments like this...HUNNI, WHAT IS THIS?

 

Outside of seeing Traci come home...and then...Ashley...not a darn thing is going on. So they are clearing stalling now, aren't they? It really hit me during the Phyllis/Daniel scenes. It was feeling like a B&B scene where two characters have the same repetitive conversation. And I have not seen Phyllis/Daniel scenes in that light lately so yeeeeah NOPE.

 

I did like the touch of Traci arrived outside of the Abbott mansion door and taking a breath and looking around. Very aftereffects of Martin. And I liked her and Diane having their conversation about Martin. I wished JG had allowed Traci to stay in town to deal with her feelings about Martin so at least we are getting some follow-up on that. 

 

And same with Ashley and her talk with Jack. I will take Eileen Davidson anyway I can get her. Dare I say...will she be around for the Dumas reveal?

 

Outside of...

 

Kyle, Claire, and Harrison in a park IS NOT a storyline.

 

Sharon having to use the phrases (and in text) with Nick dinner as friends IS NOT a storyline.

 

Giggly Heffa giggly-heffa-ing around town IS NOT a storyline. 

 

With Damian MIA and my love of Eileen Davidson...I might just go on break until the Dumas reveal if this is how we are starting June. 

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-- The fashions are at least something to talk about, because we're definitely not getting any story. I mean, this stuff is dreadful.

-- I do like how they're dressing Nikki. Its hugely different from before, but I'll take it.

-- At least she doesn't look like Ashley, who's dressed like a clinically-depressed Cruella DeVille.

-- Nick without a jacket just looks odd.

-- I see Mark Grossman again gained about 15 lbs. when he was away on vacation. The sharp cheekbones are gone and the double chin is back. Hate to be mean, but I hope he loses the weight.

-- All that talk about all Claire did to plan that "party." Excuse me? There's nothing go on, and outside of some tacky Happy Birthday signage and tablecloths from Kohls, I don't know what they're talking about.

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I'm anticipating most of the cast at the Nice location for a few weeks a la the Tuscan villa for Victoria and Ashland's wedding.

I don't know why they bother. I'd rather see the money going into more regular home/office sets.

This party has been a bust. No secrets revealed, break ups  etc. Ugly decorations and I'm going to slam the costuming again.

Just the guests heaping praise on  Nikki  like she's achieved some magnificent milestone rather than just getting a year older.

 

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invitations received during May 30 US (May 29 CDN) episode

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You are cordially invited to join

ARISTOTLE  DUMAS

for an extended stay
at his summer home in
NICE, FRANCE

Departure
June 13, 2025

Travel details to follow

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-- What a stupid party. Devon and Abby leave while Victor goes upstairs to the GCAC bar and talks with Kyle. Then we see Jack giving Nikki ANOTHER birthday toast as if the party has just begun. Huh???

-- This party perfectly encapsulates sweeps month for this show: lame, deadly, boring af.

-- Once again, Cole gets really sick and no one insists on an ambulance or the ER. They really want him dead, don't they? Instead we hear multiple characters say "Gee, I hope Victoria doesn't catch it." Cole will be dead before Dumas.

-- Kyle is really offering to make a contract with Victor so he can continue to see Claire? Jesus Wept.

-- And then the shoe ends with Victor praising Nikki for softening his heart over the years -- after we've seen him treat Kyle, Michael, and Jack like sh_it for days.

 

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Agree with all of this.

They use stuff like the redecoration and the party as major events and nothing comes of it.

Kyle/Claire is of no interest to me because Kyle has already been deeply in love with Lola and summer so his devotion to Claire is more of the same.

And Claire is a character that came from a nonsense rewrite and now is presented as Little Miss Innocent, her dark past swept away.That charm bracelet of Nikki's must weigh a ton. The list of grandchildren seemed endless. The thing is, most of them are offscreen and ignored. Victoria seems like a neglectful parent.

Was Dylan mentioned? Another dumb rewrite character.

Not only is the show hampered by so many vet charcters, TPTB don't seem interested in venturing into new areas with them. Cole was brought by but there hasn't been any dramatic story that could impact on Victoria? What had he been doing all those years?

So many characters w/o stories talking about businesses we never see.

 

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There's nothing about the Kyle/Claire pairing that makes me say "Damn, I really want them together."

 

Yep. Everything interesting about her was swept away.

 

We were supposed to be moved by that bracelet, but all I could think of was "We never see these kids." Oh, and hearing Harrison had a charm was LOL

 

Exactly. It's vets rinsing and repeating all the old hits. Josh Griffith thinks honoring history means giving us the same stories over again.

Where are the young people on this show? WTH is going on?

Cole is a perfect example to represent everything JG is. He does reference history and bring characters back, but it's invariably a huge disappointment. Cole has done NOTHING since his return. Now he's sick, and instead of us worrying about him, we're smirking because these wealthy people won't call a doctor. I don't think anyone cares if he lives or dies.

 

Complete disaster. The Alexander Dumas story is the worst of all. ALL this buildup for ALL these months -- you just know it's going to land with a thud. Even the best writer couldn't follow through with something good.

Will any of it matter? Two days after we see all these shocked faces when Dumas appears, we'll be back to talking about takeovers and changes in job titles.

 

None of this will change unless Josh Griffith is fired, and unfortunately, the ratings aren't calling for a firing. I will never understand why Y&R and B&B are immune to long periods of relly bad storytelling.

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It just reinforces everything that's wrong with this couple and this show, doesn't it? It's not romantic, it's not sexy, it's not anything.

Instead, I end up thinking about the set -- how long it took to put up even more greenery to remind us we're in the park, that the weather in WI must be really mild to produce those full-bloom roses, and how adorable that they've added tables so people can carry Panera there to eat.

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