Getting to Genoa You All Over Again: Y&R Daily Chat

[One Tough Cookie]

May I say Phyllis never looked better? 

[Waldo13]

Ian served his time so that’s why he’s out of prison. I guess 8 years was enough punishment for all Ian’s crimes against humanity but Tara is still in prison after 3 years for a white collar crime which really wasn’t a crime.  It’s still not clear how Ian was able to get Auntie Jordan out of jail.  

 

It’s just like Billy👃 hold himself harmless and never actually take responsibility for his actions.  

 

Edited 8 hours ago by Waldo13

[NinjaPenguins]

A Simple Recap - Saying Stupid Things

Ian Ward is a free man who used his connections and resources to pull an identity switch that allowed Jordan to escape her max security prison. All he wants in return is for Jordan to risk her newfound freedom by going out and procuring the delicious tears of Sharon’s daughters. He foolishly utters the word obedience. Jordan isn’t a naive cultist but instead a sucker for flattery. By the end of the episode, she’s been persuaded to carry out Ian’s mission of misery.

Daniel has a big mad at Sharon and is half-assedly restrained by the garbage ape. My head knows that Daniel is actually a victim, but my heart insists that he’s a schmuck from a long and undignified line of schmucks. Michael tells him to GTFO and Nick finally spirits him off to visit the hot mess in the hospital bed.

Diane decides she wants to give her job to Kyle so he’ll finally stop pouting, but Jack is like “Hell to the no. I don’t want that sneaky motherfucker creeping around the eye shadow and shit.” Not an exact quote.

Oh good, it’s more OCD PSA with Connor and Chelsea who would be better off STFU. Sally drops by Crimson Lights so Chelsea can self flagellate until everyone is uncomfortable. Sally gives her some hard truths about what assholes she and Adam are but pledges to be civil at work. Unfortunately, Sally goes off the rails with all kinds of nonsense about how Adam and Chelsea are TWU WUV FOREVAH. Hey, writer guy, repeating over and over that Adam and Chelsea are destined to reunite is no replacement for chemistry, which those faithless fuckwits utterly lack.

Adam and Billy have one of their no-winners dick measuring contests, exchanging nepo baby barbs and other trash talk. I found myself waiting for them to make out. Adam, who has blossomed into a dazzling douche flower, still blames Billy for expecting his girlfriend to be honest. You have to be a real putz to make me side with Billy, but Adam rises to the occasion.

Nick visits Phyllis in the hospital and apologizes for not believing her. Fuck outta here with this crap. Nobody wants to see that psycho get her tires pumped. Summer is confused, as usual, so Nick takes her and Daniel into the pop-up waiting room to explain. Daniel doesn’t want to hear any of it and Summer mimics him like a dumbass parrot. Daniel talks about Sharon murdering Cameron Kirsten, which are you out of your fucking mind, dude? He also blows up about Nick’s white knight complex, which is not entirely misplaced.

Michael consoles Sharon until Mariah takes over. He goes to coffee with Christine, who suggests that Phyllis will not be pleased with him for defending Sharon. Michael says he adores Phyllis, but he also knows that their friendship is a one way street to hell. Again, not an exact quote.

Billy witnesses a fake fight between Jack and Diane at the Abbott manse. He buys it completely. Billy tells his brother that he’s in a downward spiral and could disappear into his own nostrils if it continues.

 

[ScoobieDoobs]

Er, to the producer/writers, hate to break it to ya, but clearly ya have to be told this -- MEN DON'T GET THAT CLOSE TO EACH OTHER!  We've seen this several times before, where Adam's & Billy's lips are literally almost touching.  WTF with this?  Unless they're going for a gay moment btw those 2, this is way off.  Sheesh, there's not even that kinda chemistry btw them -- or Adam with anyone, especially Chelsea.  And speaking of Chelsea, she could so easily be written out & not missed in the least!

Oh Daniel, STFU -- what are ya gonna do . . . punch Sharon in the face?  What a loser.

Idk, Sharon has gotta be dreaming cuz Nick was NOT his usual dumb & useless self.  In fact, he was shockingly quite the opposite.  He wasn't just pulling a white knight act, he was making a lot of sense in his defense of Sharon to the 2 morons that are Daniel & Summer.

And Mikey?  Well, we got a reminder of just how humongous his ego is.  But he does like a challenge.  So yeah, he's gonna defend & help Sharon.  And while he mentioned Phyllis, to acknowledge the annoying reaction that'll predictably come from her when she wakes up (in 10 years -- please, please, please), he'll still take Sharon's case.

Ian saying "obedience" gave me the icks.  What a charmer, eh?  Yuck.

 

Edited Yest. at 05:32 AM by ScoobieDoobs

[boes]

1 hour ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

And speaking of Chelsea, she could so easily be written out & not missed in the least!

So true.  I immediately forget Chelsea exists the second she's off screen and slightly startled and completely dismayed when she reappears.  She's like Casper the Soul Sucking Ghost.

I felt my soul leaving my body when she and Connor started their PSA on whatever's a possible trigger for Connor this time and was heading for the light by the time Chelsea was praising him once again for not becoming the world's youngest serial killer.

Though, if he's at all heading in that direction, I DO have a list he can start with, and they're all within walking distance.....

Speaking of heading towards the light, is there any way Phyllis could be nudged more quickly in that direction?  Though I suppose the Powers on the Other Side must be pushing her back in our direction as forcefully as we shove her towards them.

Every time Daniel starts thundering retribution I've taken to remembering him stalking around town in that Big Blue Shirt that hung down to his knees, the one that made him look like he'd dressed himself for kindergarten and it brings a smile to my face.......Good times, ah yes, good times.......

[NinjaPenguins]

6 hours ago, boes said:

Every time Daniel starts thundering retribution

My favorite part of Daniel’s avenging angel shtick is that he thinks he has any say in whether Sharon serves hard time in a supermax or gets bundled off to a psychiatric hospital. 

Daniel will never forgive Sharon. Oh noes! Cassie’s death set off a chain of events leading to Summer’s existence, so guess what, buddy? No one will ever forgive you either. 

[Kemper]

A quick change of subject since the holidays are near. I have noticed that most all of the romantic couplings in the Hallmark Christmas Movies have more chemistry than any of the relationships on this show. That is really something.

We get Ian, Aunt Jordan - not a couple but a terrible (to me) storyline, whatever pairing, so far, that might come from the Neal storyline, Victoria and Cole, Adam and Chelsea, Claire and Kyle, etc.  No fun or fireworks. No smoldering - although I do think that Sally and Billy have a possibility. Yikes! We sure could use some believable romance that keeps you wanting to see how it goes. 

And I will never again mention that Sharon Case has had no storyline for ages.  🙄

Edited 17 hours ago by Kemper

[Joimiaroxeu]

Arriving late to yesterday's episode party:

When Sally walked into the coffeehouse, Chelsea was eyeballing her like, "Here we go again." Right there with ya, Chelz.

Loved Diane's long coat. Are those back in style?

Michael and Nick should not have let Daniel and Sharon interact. No good was ever going to come of it.

I will never understand how Adam has the stones to say anything rude to Billy ever. There are no bygones for killing someone's child.

I think Chelsea's another one who needs to stay away from the person she harmed by her selfish behavior. Guess Chelsea counts on Sally's own messy past to give her the semblance of grace.

Identity swap. Well it's been a while since Y&R used the doppelgänger ruse. Hopefully we'll never have to see Jordan's ersatz twin. IMO CZ eats enough scenery as it is. 😈

Good grief, Chelsea, shut up! AFAIC Sally doesn't need to keep being a cheerleader for you and Adam.

It's clear Jordan and Ian don't truly trust each other. Yep, no honor among psycho criminals. Or obedience.

[MollyB]

13 hours ago, NinjaPenguins said:

Billy witnesses a fake fight between Jack and Diane at the Abbott manse. He buys it completely.

Wow.  When the ruse is revealed, Billy is gonna be even more pissed at Jack for not trusting him and letting him in on the big fake.  I'm beginning to feel sorry for Billy.  (!!!)

[TVForever]

1 hour ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

 

IMO CZ eats enough scenery as it is. 😈

Completely agree! I keep wondering if this is a deliberate acting or directing choice, because she wasn't nearly so "over the top" in all those years on ATWT.

1 hour ago, MollyB said:

Wow.  When the ruse is revealed, Billy is gonna be even more pissed at Jack for not trusting him and letting him in on the big fake.  I'm beginning to feel sorry for Billy.  (!!!)

I only feel sorry for the way Jill did him so dirty. I do NOT appreciate the way he thought Jack was supposed to instantly give him Diane's "former" job just to let Billy save face. And then to see him throw a hissy fit when Jack had to say no without a complete explanation. Jack doesn't owe Billy like that. Billy just needs to grow up and learn to sit with his disappointment for a little bit.

[Joimiaroxeu]

Kyle was at the coffeehouse buying chocolate chip muffins for Harrison. Surely Mrs. Martinez can make those at home.

Heh, I bet Elena's had more lines this week than she's had the whole year so far.

Come on, did Daniel need to dump all his personal drama on Elena too? She's Phyllis' ICU doctor, not Daniel's therapist.

Billy wants to gather up an Abbott brother posse to deal with that dastardly varmint, Victor. Sigh, just take the L on Abbott-Chancellor, Billy. Victor's not worth more trouble.

Hey, it's Lucy! She's become quite the young jetsetter.

Chance walked in the coffeehouse unnoticed and got to witness his girlfriend and her ex having a caring moment. IKR, Chance? But you should've seen that reconnection coming down Broadway.

More bonding between Sally and Billy. I love the way they match each other's energy.

Whatever on dumping Chance, Summer. Phillip Chancellor IV was slumming by dating you and you know it. He should feel like "good riddance to spawn of Phyllis rubbish."

Where were Diane and Jack sitting when they were having their secret talk about Kyle? It looked like the same set used for Heather's funeral, but without the AI cemetery in the background.

Red's awake. Lucy is the Grandma Phyllis miracle worker. 🙄

Edited 9 hours ago by Joimiaroxeu

[NinjaPenguins]

A Simple Recap - Come for the Pity Party, Stay for the Man Pain

Daniel blames himself for Phyllis’s accident. Elena wisely points out that if he were truly responsible, the mayor would be at the hospital pinning a medal on his chest.

Kyle coos at baby Summer and even cheers on the comatose assclown who took a blowtorch to their marriage. Chance sees them sharing a warm moment and realizes he’s almost free. Kyle leaves to find a plunger that will pull his lips back out, and Summer caw caws at Chance. Like all Newmans, she believes the GCPD is a subsidiary of Newman Enterprises and owes her gross family special favors.

Billy asks Jack for Diane’s old job. Jack bites his lip and declines. He also looks momentarily disgusted when Billy tells him that Victor is giving Chancellor to Nikki. What an embarrassment of riches available to Jabot - a thin-skinned, nepo baby corporate thief or an emo, nepo baby embezzler. Instead of just telling Billy about the ruse to save Kyle from his own stank attitude, Jack rejects him and lets him believe he’s a fuck up.

Poor, friendless Lucy is back with newfound self esteem and a potential boyfriend named Scotty. Auntie Summer, having discarded another man who wouldn’t kiss the family backside  arrives at the hospital to complete the circle of suck around Phyllis’ bedside. Lucy wants to be alone with Grandma Pee Pee to see if her raptor-whispering classes have paid off.

Jack and Diane meet on a park bench, conspicuously acting like a couple of teens trying to sneak a vape. Diane is super excited to reward Kyle with the position he wanted all along, but Jack would prefer their son stop being a petulant dickweed before he gets a treat.

Billy’s drowning his sorrows again, but at least he has a public make out session with Sally to brighten his day. The rest of us get the roundhouse kick to the larynx that is Lucy awakening the beast. Phyllis looks like absolute hell, which proves you can judge a book by its cover. Hopefully she has amnesia and forgets her personality. 

[Waldo13]

No Billy👃, the truths are not hatchet jobs.  So now you want Jack to hand you another job so you can fuck up Jabot.  Of course Billy👃can’t get a job on merit. 

Billy👃 groveling is a thing of beauty.  Yes Jack, Billy👃is behind you until he’s not.  

Summer❄️x6 just earned another ❄️.  How much 💩 did Manic Phyllis🕷️and Summer❄️6 put Chance through but Summer❄️x6 thinks Chance should forget about all that and take Manic Phyllis🕷️ word that Sharon killed Heather.  

If Sharon is such an evil person, then why are they still buying coffee from CL?  

It looks like Sally is going to give Billy👃a pity fuck but what Sally doesn’t realize it’s more about Adam than her. Both Nick🦍 and Billy👃 wanted to show Adam that they could easily have what he had.  I’m also sure that Sally doesn’t know that Billy👃 views woman as a conquest. 

WOW, Manic Phyllis🕷️ awakens and it’s still daylight 😉. 

[ScoobieDoobs]

OK, forgive me, cuz I'm gonna temporarily NOT fully process that THE BEAST HAS WOKEN, cuz I've kinda had to do a lot of not fully processing "stuff" lately.  Uh, so I'll leave that subject alone for now.

I'm more interesting in whether Lucy has finally gotten over her girl crush on Faith.  Hmmm, can Lucy overlook that Faith's mom is yammering endlessly that she murdered her mom?  Is Lucy now pointing her stalking tactics at some rando dude named Scotty?  Or will she still be stalking Faith -- and make granny proud?

Still like Sally & Billy as a couple.  But Billy alone?  Not so much.  Oh Billy, can ya whine anymore to Jackie?  Idk, Jackie coulda told him he'd give him some made-up pity job at Jabot.  Kinda cruel he didn't even do that.  Eh, can't say I care much -- or at all.

[One Tough Cookie]

n/m already covered.

Edited 8 hours ago by One Tough Cookie

[One Tough Cookie]

19 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

punch Sharon in the face?  What a loser.

If he did imagine all the filler flying from her face!

[Js Nana]

23 hours ago, NinjaPenguins said:

Billy tells his brother that he’s in a downward spiral and could disappear into his own nostrils if it continues.

A loud guffaw for "could disappear into his own nostrils"

3 hours ago, Waldo13 said:

If Sharon is such an evil person, then why are they still buying coffee from CL?

Because the Genoa City these folks inhabit is actually a 6-mile x 6-mile asteroid and Crimson Lights is the only cafe on it - but they did throw in a new park set on today's show, so that's something, I guess.

[boes]

I'm doing a lot of FF'ding right now, so I deliberately missed all scenes that involved Coma Phyllis and her family, but Lucy is now lusting after somebody named "Scotty"?  

Here's hoping it turns out to be 40ish Scotty Grainger, Lauren's son, so Lucy can continue her losing streak of unsuitable crushes.  Go for it, Lucy, you have a double dose of genetic material in you to make the absolute wrong choices.  

Jack missed a perfect opportunity with Billy.  He could have paid him a healthy salary to do nothing at Jabot but sit around with his head stuck up his own ass for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, and the world would owe him one.

Think on you feet, Jackie Boy!!

Edited 14 minutes ago by boes