Y&R: July 2025 Discussion Thread

[Taoboi]

Most definitely. Missed opportunity.

[Paul Raven]

So there's Jack bawling out Billy for making Sally head of Abbott Communications.

Sally has zero qualifications to be CEO of anything, especially the company that Billy claims is going to shake up the industry(insert cringe emoji)

How many jobs has Sally had since she came to GC?

Sorry Jack, but you were an idiot to have any faith in Billy as he has blown every business opportunity he ever had. But that might require character growth and insight and Josh isn't interested as he'd rather replay the same stories over and over.

Billy is insufferable and not in a love to hate or endearing way. Dislike JT's take on the character and the writing. Really Billy could be written off at this point.

Are Micheal and Lauren lost in the maze or scrambling down the hillside?

What was the piont of including them if they are not seen?

[Ryanc2]

Michael & Lauren were in today’s CDN episode, but yeah it’s pretty hilarious that we’re supposed to believe they’ve been there this whole time when they’ve barely been on. 

[ranger1rg]

-- No, Nick and Sharon would not listen to Carter and allow themselves to be locked into a room.

-- If Victor is so damn powerful, why can't he do anything to protect his family? So much bluster.

-- Eric Braeden is getting slower and worse with his lines, giving Maurice Benard a run for his money.

 

[kalbir]

In EB defense he's 84 and in recent years has gone through cancer treatment, so I give him a pass.

Edited July 23 by kalbir

[Paul Raven]

Yes and the show should recognize that instead of pretending that Victor is still some macho power player as in years gone by.

This nonsense of them being cut off is insane. If Adam could fly to the South of France and scale a mountain to reach them, then why doesn't some one go down the same damn mountain?

Maybe if they were on an island it would make a little more sense.

Victor and Jack etc have been completely out of touch with their business/family for weeks and nobody is concerned?

Possibly the worst story the show has done.

[Liberty City]

I agree wholeheartedly!

[Tisy-Lish]

Are there really even mountains in the South of France?  Mountains on the French riviera?   

[janea4old]

Mountains in the French Riviera
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massif_de_l'Esterel


and here's more . . .
bringing this over from the June thread . . .

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The maze and train are fake but the hills and house are a real place...

I found it through google images, it's a real place.
There are estates like this in the hills by the Riviera.

in the town of Saint-Paul de Vence, France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Paul-de-Vence 

and/or the town of La Colle-sur-Loup, France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Colle-sur-Loup 

images of what seems to be this estate
called "Villa Domaine des Lys" in the Cannes region
https://lvhglobal.com/cannes/villa-domaine-des-lys 


The same building or a similar one:

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Edited July 23 by janea4old

[janea4old]

Y&R "establishing shot" of the Dumas/Ashby house in the evening:

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zoomed in:

 

 

 

 

Screenshot from the youtube of the real-life estate
"Domaine For Rent - John Taylor Saint-Paul de Vence"
(at about 17 seconds in)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySiYwDmO3rM

Edited July 23 by janea4old

[BoldRestless]

I feel like Y&R is defaming that house by using that image to represent whatever that set is.

Thank you for your research @janea4old on point as always.

Edited July 23 by BoldRestless

[edgeofnik]

Totally. As we know, legends like EB won't be with us forever. We can quibble about his performance, but EB always gives it his all. 

[Paul Raven]

The house we never see...

 

Agree but 'his all' at this point is lacking. That's not shade at Eric, just facts.

There is an opportunity for a story of Victor realizing that he's slowing down and taking stock.

Of course Josh Griffith could not write that. It could be more compelling and believable than Victor being the Alpha Male that everyone is in fear of.

[soapfan770]

Meanwhile over here I just feel sorry for the cast having to act out this garbage all summer long.

Obviously JG must be channeling his inner JER with this whole story just playing out in the same location and the same dialogue being repeated over and over and over again and yet barely a day or two have gone by.

Like Days and Passions 20 years ago under Reilly’s pen you probably could miss a whole week of Y&R and not miss anything at all at the moment. At this rate wake me up when September ends. 

[YRfan23]

The difference is I actually remember being entertained for those 6 months summer 2003 when Chad/Whitney/Theresa/Ethan/Gwen/Fox etc…were stuck in LA (where they literally left in the middle of summer and came back in time for Christmas after only being there for like two days in Passions time.)
 

JG is putting me into an early grave for how bland and boring this “hot summer story” is…..

Edited July 23 by YRfan23