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

[boes]

1 hour ago, surfgirl said:

Stupid question buyt, did we ever really see both bros together in Paris? 

I seem to remember a scene or two with the brothers confronting/arguing with each other.

Though, I also seem to remember a time when I had a full head of hair and good upper body strength, so who knows what's real and what's Memorex?...........

[ScoobieDoobs]

2 hours ago, surfgirl said:

Stupid question buyt, did we ever really see both bros together in Paris? 

I think, but not entirely sure, they were fighting & then one of ‘em (it was assumed Martin) fell & was killed.  And then we assumed Paris police identified the body?  But if they’re anything like GC police . . .

And another storyline that was never fully explained was what Martin did to Ash which led to her various personalities.  Guess since she’s MIA, we’ll never know?

Any theories as to the connection btw Alan/Dead-Martin and S&P?

 

Edited March 20 by ScoobieDoobs

[Js Nana]

On 3/18/2025 at 6:23 PM, One Tough Cookie said:

Summer, you obviously got your passive aggression from your dear demented mother.

Actually, I think that Summer's passive-aggression comes from being raised by that narcissistic attention seeker, Phyllis Summer.

[One Tough Cookie]

21 minutes ago, Js Nana said:

Actually, I think that Summer's passive-aggression comes from being raised by that narcissistic attention seeker, Phyllis Summer.

I thought FFilthles WAS Summer's mother?

[Js Nana]

3 hours ago, surfgirl said:

did we ever really see both bros together in Paris?

Well Alan and Martin are identical twin brothers, so they're played by the same actor, Christopher Cousins, and there was never a scene where both brothers were shown together.

While checking out the Alan Laurent character online, I came across a listing in Fandom which identifies Christopher Cousins as the actor portraying Alan and someone named John Malone as providing Alan's modulated voice - this same Fandom piece identifies Alan as the kidnapper.

[Js Nana]

Checked online for how Phyllis would have come into contact with Ian Ward, and found info about how, back around 2015, Phyllis and Jack are enjoying a romantic getaway at the Abbott cabin and Phyllis meets a man who identifies himself as "Fred" who is a recent widower who is staying at a place in the woods while working on a book. Phyllis is completely taken in by "Fred," who is, of course, Ian Ward - Phyllis doesn't know who Ian Ward is because she was in a year-long coma while he was wreaking havoc in Genoa City - and she opens up to him about her life.  It isn't until later on, when "Fred" turns up in Genoa City, that Summer sees him talking to Phyllis in the park one day and informs her that "Fred" is actually a psychopath named Ian Ward and fills her in on everything that he has pulled with various people in GC.

[Js Nana]

8 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

I wouldn’t be surprised if it turns out to be Alan with a split personality.

I'm gonna guess that it was Evil Martin who landed on Saintly Alan if only because a few shows back, Traci mentioned something that Alan would have known and Martin didn't know what she was talking about.

[lgprimes]

7 hours ago, surfgirl said:

Stupid question buyt, did we ever really see both bros together in Paris? 

Yes we did, they tussled in a hallway right before tumbling out the window. There were definitely two people, in different clothes.

[SweePea59]

On 3/19/2025 at 1:39 PM, ScoobieDoobs said:

Guess from the previews, Traci finally sees the light?  Dead Martin reveal next week?

So Traci finally gets a love interest and a story line and it only lasts about three weeks? What a gyp! 

[Js Nana]

19 hours ago, boes said:

I seem to remember a scene or two with the brothers confronting/arguing with each other.

According to Google AI, there was never a scene where the twin brothers were in the same frame, so I'm guessing that Y&R used some fancy editing tricks to make it look like Alan and Martin were in the same room together confronting/arguing with each other.

14 hours ago, lgprimes said:

they tussled in a hallway right before tumbling out the window.

Since both brothers are played by the same actor, what we saw in that scene was fancy editing, a body double and a fight choreographed to make it look like Alan and Martin were tussling with each other.

[luv2lurk]

Weren't Alan, Martin and Traci in a Paris bar together?

[One Tough Cookie]

22 hours ago, Js Nana said:

Phyllis doesn't know who Ian Ward is because she was in a year-long coma

Ah, those were the days my friend.

[Denize]

On 3/20/2025 at 9:34 AM, MollyB said:

Well, she didn't get to pick out the ring, either, so I guess she doesn't need to participate in planning her own wedding.  

It reminds me of how Victor took over Abby & Devon's wedding planning.

23 hours ago, Js Nana said:

Phyllis is completely taken in by "Fred," who is, of course, Ian Ward - Phyllis doesn't know who Ian Ward is because she was in a year-long coma while he was wreaking havoc in Genoa City - and she opens up to him about her life.  

"Fred" was staying in an RV down by the river when Phyllis stumbled upon him.

[surfgirl]

#IHATEMARCHMADNESS 

^That^ is really what I want to say right now. MM was on my TV during Y&R, and I just turned on MY TV at 7:00pm and MM is still effing on! 😳  Are there really that many people in the USA who live for college basketball? Every year its like this and every year I am mightily annoyed AF.

Question: Is anyone seeing new episodes during MM? Are our Canook neighbors seeing new episodes or re runs?

[Denize]

Depending on where one lives in Canada, we get reruns of Y&R or something random like the Gilmore Girls so that we don't get more than the usual 1-day ahead of the US.

[Mimi]

1 hour ago, surfgirl said:

#IHATEMARCHMADNESS 

^That^ is really what I want to say right now. MM was on my TV during Y&R, and I just turned on MY TV at 7:00pm and MM is still effing on! 😳  Are there really that many people in the USA who live for college basketball? Every year its like this and every year I am mightily annoyed AF.

Question: Is anyone seeing new episodes during MM? Are our Canook neighbors seeing new episodes or re runs?

I am a Canuck and we got your Monday episode today on Global TV.

[surfgirl]

37 minutes ago, Mimi said:

I am a Canuck and we got your Monday episode today on Global TV.

Good to know, thanks! BTW, canuk isn't a derogatory word is it? I love Canada and pur neighbors to the north. I would be happy to become one of you right now! xo

1 hour ago, Denize said:

Depending on where one lives in Canada, we get reruns of Y&R or something random like the Gilmore Girls so that we don't get more than the usual 1-day ahead of the US.

Does anyone know why Canada gets Y&R a day earlier? I'm not complaining because @Artsdais over in the Canadthread doin' the lords work so I know when to bail completely on this show. But I find it odd that SHOW is a day earlier in a neighboring country. That said, I used to travel to Bangkok a lot for work and Y&R was on there in the evening snd it was like 10-15 years behind and it was totally awesome! I think that's where I got hooked on Y&R, then I came home and watched it and it was less than mediocre.

[Mimi]

@surfgirlI don’t consider Canuck a derogatory term!  I like that we get Y&R a day in advance but I don’t know the reason why?

[luv2lurk]

I think the day ahead was offered as an enticement for Canadian stations to air the show vs watching it on a US station

 

[Js Nana]

17 hours ago, surfgirl said:

canuk isn't a derogatory word is it?

It depends on how you use it - if the word "dumb" precedes it, then it's derogatory, 

Am I the only one who got an alert that if I logged onto this website, some genius hacker would rob me of my meager assets and I'd end up begging on the street?

[One Tough Cookie]

20 hours ago, surfgirl said:

Are there really that many people in the USA who live for college basketball?

And if they did, why did they has to play in the afternoon?  do their mommies give them a curfew?

[Js Nana]

On 3/21/2025 at 6:18 PM, luv2lurk said:

Weren't Alan, Martin and Traci in a Paris bar together?

"Three people walk into a bar in Paris together and . . ."

[Kimboweena]

2 hours ago, Js Nana said:

Am I the only one who got an alert that if I logged onto this website, some genius hacker would rob me of my meager assets and I'd end up begging on the street?

I got that too, on my phone and my laptop.  Got worried because I wouldn't know where to reach out if it was like that for a few days.  Would've wanted to know if it was just me or a problem for others.

[One Tough Cookie]

i had the same problem.

[Sake614]

16 hours ago, Js Nana said:

Am I the only one who got an alert that if I logged onto this website, some genius hacker would rob me of my meager assets and I'd end up begging on the street?

Yeah it happens every few months. I panicked the first time but after that I realized it’s just the site going down (again).

On 3/21/2025 at 10:05 PM, surfgirl said:

Are there really that many people in the USA who live for college basketball?

Sadly yes. And it rakes in MILLIONS for CBS, so it isn’t going anywhere. 😫

[NinjaPenguins]

I also got the warning. Wish we’d get something similar from the show when there’s unwanted content. It could be tailored to each viewer. Like I would personally program my whatever with tags like “Kyle/Claire schmoopy”,  “Pterodactyl tantrum”, “Philly” and “Victor mumbles hypocritically about the Abbotts.” Then I could make an informed choice about whether to watch that episode or not. 

[Joimiaroxeu]

31 minutes ago, Sake614 said:

Sadly yes. And it rakes in MILLIONS for CBS, so it isn’t going anywhere. 😫

Now it rakes in billions for the online betting industry. I think they pretty much own most of pro sports and some collegiate sports.

[Joimiaroxeu]

30 minutes ago, NinjaPenguins said:

Pterodactyl tantrum

Aw, why besmirch pterodactyls like that? I got no problem with pterodactyls. When comparing a certain someone to monsters I prefer to go with ones of alien origin:

[Joimiaroxeu]

On 3/21/2025 at 9:45 PM, surfgirl said:

canuk isn't a derogatory word is it?

I dunno, I think like many potentially derogatory terms it depends on who's using it. Recognized members of the group being referred to can usually use it with/toward each other. However, outsiders might want to exercise caution. (Fellow USians, maybe not with the "Canuck" right now unless you're discussing pro hockey. 😉)

[Joimiaroxeu]

On 3/21/2025 at 5:50 PM, Denize said:

It reminds me of how Victor took over Abby & Devon's wedding planning.

Victor kind of has a pattern of being dismissive of Abby but I was surprised Devon put up with that crap. He's also a billionaire and could well afford to give his fiancée the wedding of her dreams. And then Abby and Devon had to act ever so grateful Victor was going to let them get married in the new old ranch house's living room. Big whoop. AFAIC they might as well have had the ceremony in the GCAC parking garage.

[surfgirl]

2 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Victor kind of has a pattern of being dismissive of Abby but I was surprised Devon put up with that crap. He's also a billionaire and could well afford to give his fiancée the wedding of her dreams. And then Abby and Devon had to act ever so grateful Victor was going to let them get married in the new old ranch house's living room. Big whoop. AFAIC they might as well have had the ceremony in the GCAC parking garage.

Wait, I know I've checked out of daily viewing at times, but have these two chucklefucks still not gotten married?!?

[Denize]

1 hour ago, surfgirl said:

Wait, I know I've checked out of daily viewing at times, but have these two chucklefucks still not gotten married?!?

They got married on Wednesday, November 13, 2034, Y&R's 13,000th episode (I had to look it up because I wasn't sure if I had imagined the unmemorable occasion). A few family members stood around listening to Victor talk in his livingroom; it didn't look or seem like a wedding. They immediately left town & Abby was taken off contract, and we rarely see Devon. So no flashbacks either. 

Edited March 23 by Denize

[NinjaPenguins]

 

4 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Aw, why besmirch pterodactyls like that? I got no problem with pterodactyls.

Oh, sure, you have no problem with pterodactyls now. If you walked the Earth in prehistoric times, you’d find them a right pain in the arse. I can just picture a young Victor Newman now, ruling the skies while perched atop his own terror bird, blazing spear in hand and ready to smite any proto-Abbotts tentatively stepping out of the sea. 

[Denize]

I've always liked pterodactyls, but it would have been more likely for Phyllis to find mastodon bones when the hole for the hotel across the street was dug - in Wisconsin.

[One Tough Cookie]

7 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

He's also a billionaire

Is there anyone on this show NOT a billionaire?

 

7 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

to act ever so grateful Victor was going to let them get married in the new old ranch house's living room. Big whoop

Did we see that?  Was it shown?

 

3 hours ago, Denize said:

They got married on Wednesday, November 13, 2034

The day Gloria Unger threw Felix out of the house.

 

3 hours ago, Denize said:

Abby was taken off contract,

Holey moley, I've got to start paying attention 

[Sake614]

14 hours ago, One Tough Cookie said:

Is there anyone on this show NOT a billionaire?

Audra. Although she’s billionaire adjacent so I’m not really sure she counts. Maybe the staff at CL and Society?

[Joimiaroxeu]

15 hours ago, One Tough Cookie said:

Did we see that?  Was it shown?

The wedding? Yes, including some mystery woman who was standing in the foyer while the ceremony happened. It was never explained who she was and I don't think she's ever been seen again.

Abby & Devon acting grateful to have their wedding at the new old ranch house? Yes, there were several moments of them giving Victor tongue baths in return for his commandeering their nuptials.

[Joimiaroxeu]

50 minutes ago, Sake614 said:

Audra. Although she’s billionaire adjacent so I’m not really sure she counts. Maybe the staff at CL and Society?

Audra's adjacent to several billionaires: Devon, Tucker, and probably this new guy Aristotle Dumas (via Damian and Holden). That's one reason why it's dumb to me how Audra still can't find a job.

[MollyB]

16 hours ago, One Tough Cookie said:

Is there anyone on this show NOT a billionaire?

Alan/Martin....at least, not yet.

[ScoobieDoobs]

The Red Beast goes into an endless hissy fit today that’s unbearable to watch.  Feh.  So she sleeps in her clothes & uses a trench coat as a bathrobe?  Loony much?  Guess this’ll be included for MS’s 2025 Emmy nom?  Sheesh, such sh*tty acting!

There’s Tessa & now she’s blonde . . . and she’s turned herself into a Sharon clone?  Trying to look like Mariah’s mother?  What the what?

And there’s Billy being his usual workaholic self, right?  Uh, no.  He’s just supposedly starting a new business, but not doing a stitch of work. That’s Billy.

[Denize]

5 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

The wedding? Yes, including some mystery woman who was standing in the foyer while the ceremony happened. It was never explained who she was and I don't think she's ever been seen again.

The mystery woman was hanging up coats & memorizing who to give them back to as they left. She also served a tray or two of hor d'oeuvres. Miguel 2.0? or a temp hire?

[Sake614]

16 minutes ago, Denize said:

The mystery woman was hanging up coats & memorizing who to give them back to as they left. She also served a tray or two of hor d'oeuvres. Miguel 2.0? or a temp hire?

Pretty sure she was the coat check lady at the GCAC. Since they repurposed the set for the new old raunch, she was part of the package 🤣

[Joimiaroxeu]

Oh boy, guess we'll be seeing the Sharon and Phyllis hostage flashbacks in B&W for the next elebenty months.

Look Billy, you better not be trying to make Sally feel insecure about Phyllis. Sally is a showcase; Phyllis is a runner-up prize. 😡

Daniel having a deep conversation with Sharon about her being held captive with his mommy seemed pointless to me. Every single time he talks to Sharon he brings up the Heather murder. All roads don't lead back to Heather's death, Daniel.

Phyllis admitted her whole purpose in life as an adult has been to make trouble for Sharon. Ehh, that wasn't true when Phyllis was with Jack. Whatever, Nick knows the ish really started when he couldn't handle his grief over Cassie's death so he cheated on Sharon with Phyllis. But today he just stood there with his thumb up his hiney listening to Phyllis twist the truth to garner sympathy. Yeesh.

How much do I hate Victor's involvement in the Aristotle Dumas storyline? THIS MUCH!! The talk between him and Michael today made it sound like Dumas won't be interacting much with the Winters crew at all. Sigh.

Tessa was still being extra friendly toward Daniel for no apparent reason, and he was matching her energy. Hmm.

Meanwhile, re Tessa's new hair color: yikes. IMO she's a bit past her prime to be trying to imitate the current pop princess look.

Wait, what, Billy's got an unmasked phone call from Aristole Dumas? Is Dumas after Billy, or is he who Billy's been conspiring with to snatch Chancellor back from the Newmans? Wow. Did not see that coming.

[Js Nana]

On 3/23/2025 at 2:27 PM, surfgirl said:

have these two chucklefucks still not gotten married?!?

No, they got married last November, and the most memorable part of the entire episode was the hideous wedding dress specially designed by Sally Spectra 

 

 

 

[One Tough Cookie]

45 minutes ago, Js Nana said:

No, they got married last November, and the most memorable part of the entire episode was the hideous wedding dress specially designed by Sally Spectra 

 

 

 

thanks. I blocked that hideous thing out of my mind. Was that asymmetrical neckline supposed to be that way? 

[Waldo13]

Billy👃Billy👃 lier lier pants are on fire.  First of all it’s your plan is to bring NM down and what Manic Phyllis🕷️ and you were talking about.  If Manic Phyllis🕷️ was thinking about business, we definitely didn’t see or hear about this before now.  

The monkeys with a keyboard are trying very hard to make Manic Phyllis🕷️a sympathetic character 🤢🤮.  For me, that’s an epic fail.  

I’m not sure if I like Tessa with blond hair. The jury is still out. 

Is Aristotle Dumas going to team up with Billy👃to bring down Victor? 

🥁Tara! Tara! Tara!🥁

 

 

[Js Nana]

10 minutes ago, Waldo13 said:

I’m not sure if I like Tessa with blond hair. The jury is still out. 

I think CF looks much striking as a brunette; blond hair seems to wash her out.

[Js Nana]

On 3/23/2025 at 3:34 PM, Denize said:

Abby was taken off contract, and we rarely see Devon.

Abby and Devon I won't miss, but does this mean that we won't see that adorable kid who plays Dominic anymore?!?

A simple question from a simple mind: Why is Alexander Duma calling "Billy Boy" Abbott?

[surfgirl]

By golly! Today was utter dreck, wasn't it?!

[NinjaPenguins]

1 hour ago, Js Nana said:

A simple question from a simple mind: Why is Alexander Duma calling "Billy Boy" Abbott

I figure Aristotle Dumas is as sick of Victor’s shit as most of Genoa City is and thinks he can weaponize Billy’s twin turbo blowholes to knock the old vampire off his perch. You must admit, Victor will never see that coming as absolutely no one expects Billy to succeed at anything other than inhalation.

I wish there was a character on the show solely dedicated to punching Nick in the jewels every single time he calls Summer “supergirl.”

As it turns out, I don’t actually care about Phyllis’ trauma. I’m as surprised as anyone. As if she hasn’t loved every minute of being a complete asshole to Sharon… pterodactyl, please. She acts like she’ll be lost without her miserable vendetta.

Boy, Billy sure was patting himself on the back for saving Phyllis. He’s going to blow it with Sally, isn’t he?