Joshua and Sharon already confirmed in their interview this past month that the show is going in the direction of Shick once again but it’s a slow build. I doubt anything will come of this Burrows and Sharon interaction other than friendship.

I have not always been a big MO fan, like at all.. but she is kind of impressing me with this storyline and it’s just been a nice welcome change to have Devon and Abby back and getting to see the Chancellor mansion again. The same characters and sets all the time get super boring. Also can we do something about Billy and Sally? I don’t like these two together at alllllll.

2 hours ago, Ryanc2 said:

Joshua and Sharon already confirmed in their interview this past month that the show is going in the direction of Shick once again but it’s a slow build. I doubt anything will come of this Burrows and Sharon interaction other than friendship.

I have not always been a big MO fan, like at all.. but she is kind of impressing me with this storyline and it’s just been a nice welcome change to have Devon and Abby back and getting to see the Chancellor mansion again. The same characters and sets all the time get super boring. Also can we do something about Billy and Sally? I don’t like these two together at alllllll.

I think Melissa Ordway has been the standout in the Dominic storyline. Something tells me she channeled this happening to one of her own children, and it's the best she's been in years.

Bryton had been too calm and collected for my taste. I wanted a father to act more like a father than a bystander who's "concerned."

I can't even comment on Camryn Grimes because I'm so disgusted with the way the show has used her in the past few years. Nothing about this makes any sense, and neither will all these people forgiving her for kidnapping a child.

14 hours ago, Sapounopera said:

Can someone please explain the train thing to me? Cane lives and works there? Is this a thing? Where is the train? Outside the city?

ROFL, only on Y&R, yes it's a thing. Ridiculous, but yes. In the years between when Daniel Goddard left the role and Billy Flynn took it over, Cane Ashby was working in some sort of business dealings, and became a gazillionaire. He owns an estate in the hills overlooking Nice, France. In winter/spring 2025 he was going by the name "Aristotle Dumas" and he was this mysterious person nobody had seen. In summer 2025 (under his Aristotle Dumas pseudonym) , he invited some Genoa City residents to his French estate for some big mystery business thing. It seemed the only way up the hill (small mountain) was on his private train. He revealed himself as Cane when they arrived.

The train remained parked at his estate. During the weeks the Genoa City characters were at his estate, Cane had his Genoa City guests stay in the train cars as their accommodations on the grounds of his château. He never invited them inside the château during the long summer they were there. They socialized on the train cars, or in a hedge-maze on the grounds. Really. This went on for weeks or months. At the estate, Cane's frustrated servant tried to kill Cane but accidentally killed Chance Chancellor (Phillip IV) instead.

Cane announced he was moving to Genoa City. He LITERALLY said "I own a train exactly like this one on every continent". Yes that's what he said. He arranged to have his North American train moved to Genoa City and that's where he lives now. I guess it's parked in town.

Yes it's absolutely nuts but that's canon now.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by janea4old

Here are two extended videos the show made to promote the train set, one from June 2025 (in reference to the France train) and the other from August 2025. In the first one, the set designer is interviewed. In the second one, Billy Flynn shows details of the set.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by janea4old

A year ago, Y&R's Valentine's Day episode teased a Philly reunion, especially after Billy rescued Phyllis/Sharon. But then Philly collapsed during the whole AC/Daniel nonsense. Are the writers finally going there? JT/MS both have unique acting styles that somehow line up to the benefit of both in their scenes.

Phyllis as the voice of reason with her with her hysterical Boy Toys is humorous. First, Cane, as if Victor would harm Neil's family, and then Billy - after everything Billy has done to wreck his life, now his kids are going to turn on him? Please.

Love Y&R's mid-show drop-ins. Diane walking-in on Nikki/Jack doing what they do even though they supposedly aren't lol. Didn't expect Diane to launch such a pointed and accurate assessment of Jack/Nikki. SW captured Diane's anger, resentment and hurt perfectly. SW is a true pro who really doesn't get enough credit for her work. Bringing her back to anchor the flailing Abbott family has turned out far better than anyone would've imagined.