12 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

That (or LML) was the time where I fully accepted that Y&R would probably never seem like itself again. Bill Bell liked a dark story at times, but he never would have thrown a fetus into a fireplace.

I'm drawing a blank. Can you remind me of the "fetus into the fireplace" plot?? And who was the head-writer at that time?

6 minutes ago, Tisy-Lish said:

I'm drawing a blank. Can you remind me of the "fetus into the fireplace" plot?? And who was the head-writer at that time?

Victor and Ashley were married. Adam was gaslighting a pregnant Ashley (while also faking blindness and jabbing needles in his eyes, IIRC). She passed out at the ranch, had a miscarriage, and Adam, who wanted her to think she was still pregnant, disposed of the fetus. MAB, Hogan Sheffer (the writer at the time) or Michael Muhney was asked how Adam got rid of the fetus and the response was that Adam threw the fetus into the fireplace.

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14 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Victor and Ashley were married. Adam was gaslighting a pregnant Ashley (while also faking blindness and jabbing needles in his eyes, IIRC). She passed out at the ranch, had a miscarriage, and Adam, who wanted her to think she was still pregnant, disposed of the fetus. MAB, Hogan Sheffer (the writer at the time) or Michael Muhney was asked how Adam got rid of the fetus and the response was that Adam threw the fetus into the fireplace.

Okay, I remember that era of the show and I actually enjoyed it. Certainly 100 percent more compelling than what we get these days on Y&R. I do not, however, remember the "fetus in the fireplace" interview. Eeew! Wouldn't that smell like steak on the grill, and smell-up the entire house? Dear God in Heaven!!

Yeah that’s pretty dark but a lot of those storylines were very soapy and like someone else mentioned, the stakes were high.

She also had Sharon drug an officer and escape from prison and dye her hair dark to disguise her appearance. Phyllis was dragging bodies out of her penthouse with the help of Kevin. Very outlandish but still pretty entertaining nevertheless..

The show was still investing in couples and writing romance stories like Billy and Victoria even though I was NOT a fan of them, I know they had a fan base. Was Cane and Lily also a MAB creation? I know for certain she wrote Lilys cancer storyline and that one I did actually enjoy too.