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

[lgprimes]

7 hours ago, realitytvfan1017 said:

I had a theory that Holden is Tucker’s son. 

Oh! Yes! Thank you!

I was thinking today that Holden seems to be Dumas, but couldn’t figure out who he was getting revenge for. I was trying to remember how Dru left, etc. But Tucker makes sense!

 Wonder if he knows Daddy appreciates Audra as much as he does.

Edited April 17 by lgprimes

[bayviewbubba]

Re: Traci being called Pumpkin-  that used to be an acceptable nickname back in the 50s.  On Father Knows Best, Robert Young called Lauren Chapin (the young daughter) Pumpkin. So that fits in with the wholesome family dynamic they wanted for the Abbotts.  Not so much anymore, hmm?

[One Tough Cookie]

5 hours ago, realitytvfan1017 said:

unless it’s really Tucker who’s Dumas,

Oh please, make it happen

[Sake614]

1 hour ago, bayviewbubba said:

Re: Traci being called Pumpkin-  that used to be an acceptable nickname back in the 50s.  On Father Knows Best, Robert Young called Lauren Chapin (the young daughter) Pumpkin. So that fits in with the wholesome family dynamic they wanted for the Abbotts.  Not so much anymore, hmm?

My parents called me pumpkin until the day they died. I’ve never been overweight nor am I insecure because of it. It’s just a term of affection. 🤷‍♀️

Edited April 16 by Sake614

[Joimiaroxeu]

Kyle was dressed like Sonny Corleone. Oooh, so intimidating. 🙄

Guess Lily told Damian about Mattie and Charlie and then he went all OMG AMAZEBALLS! This guy.

Claire and Holden officially introduced each other. AFAIC their 2nd chem test was passed with flying colors. Now Claire, forget your bouffanted loser boyfriend and get yourself a taste of some Holden.

10 hours ago, MollyB said:

So here's my theory:  Viktor is really Aristotle Doomah and he thinks he's 'had dealings' with him because he looked in a mirror once a while back and doesn't remember now that it was him.  For some inexplicable reason Viktor/Aristotle brought Damian into the mix because of the AmyinGCalongtimeago connection.  For what purpose?  Who the f*ck knows?  Viktor doesn't need no stinking reason, yougotthat?

Whee! I'll have what you were having, @MollyB.

[Joimiaroxeu]

Again two people were discussing secrets in the middle of Society where anyone could overhear them. Wasn't that why Lily and Damian went to the overlook park "yesterday," for privacy?

Hey, it's Abby. She said Damian was easy on the eyes. Wait until you meet his pal Holden, Abs. 🔥🔥🔥

Matthison, you're the worst corporate spy ever if you got made by Kyle. Pray Victor doesn't have you sent to Myanmar in a shipping crate when he finds out you're trying to be a double agent for Jabot.

8 hours ago, realitytvfan1017 said:

Audra is losing me here. I actually started to like her when she seemed to have real feelings for Nate and liked the way she was treating him and Amy even though Amy is annoying.  But now she’s willing to risk this all for a supposed job from Victor. Didn’t she see how Lily was treated by Victor and she was promised a job too and she’s a close family friend. Maybe she should see if Damian and Holden can get her a job at the Dumas company that Damian supposedly runs, unless it’s really Tucker who’s Dumas, well then Audra is out of luck. 

All this.^^^ Why did Audra turn so gullible? Maybe Tucker does need to come back and give Audra a wakeup call so she can stop being Victor's fool.

[Joimiaroxeu]

Michael was holding his dinner fork oddly to me. I wonder if he picked that up when he was in prison years ago?

Sure, Audra, the best place to establish your own cosmetics company from the ground up is in the wilds of WI where there is already a major, long-established competitor. Plus NE could revive their cosmetics division at any time, just to eff with you. Pull your head out of the clouds!

Aw, Lily, don't cha hate it when your own brother reads you like a kid's book? Even Dr. Seuss' corpse is pointing and laughing at you over your Damian delusions.

9 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

Vic trying to speak while eating was pretty disgusting.  Yech.

The way both Victor and Michael were dealing with their food in that scene was distracting to me. I wish the show would go back to having the actors merely pick at whatever is on the plate.

Edited April 17 by Joimiaroxeu

[Joimiaroxeu]

Yeah, you should be worried about Holden cozying up to your girlfriend, Kyle. She'll find out you're like a brittle twig compared to Holden the giant sequoia. 😼

Hmm, sexy devious Audra vs. quiet divergent Claire could be intriguing. They may actually have some common goals once Kyle is out of the frame.

Jackie, Jackie, Jackie. I keep telling you: taunting Victor is not the way you want to go. Sigh. It's as if Jack is begging Victor to end him once and for all.

4 hours ago, lgprimes said:

I was thinking today that Holden seems to be Dumas, but couldn’t figure out who he was getting revenge for. I was trying to remember how Dru left, etc. But Tucker makes sense!

Wonder if he knows Daddy appreciates Audra as much as he does.

Audra has had both Tucker and Holden. Embarrassment of riches much? At least there's no need to worry about Audra achieving a trifecta by sleeping with Devon. Dominic would have her killed.

[ScoobieDoobs]

So we're owed one more scene with Traci?  Going wah-wah-wah with Amy?  Meh!

Wow, they actually managed to shove poor Melissa Ordway into a scene?  Why?  So she could repeat the Martin shit to GC'ers who have nothing to do with Traci?  What a needless scene.  Just shows how the writers have completely given up on Abby.

One thing I'll give Pomp credit for -- he recognizes competition!  Claire was def being quite the flirt with Holden.  And seriously, who could blame her?

You know, I really can't believe we're not gonna get any sort of explanation how Martin knew all the background stories on Sharon & Phyllis, and why the heck he'd go to the trouble of kidnapping them & all the other crap, especially when things were going well with Traci.  He coulda married her, scammed her out of a ton of dough & moved on.  None it makes any sense.  Such shitty, shitty writing!

Did someone (Traci or Abby) mention Ashley is going back to Paris?  Really?  C'mon Eileen, what's goin' on, hun?  Are ya retiring -- or is Bell edging ya out?  I might've suggested time off for cosmetic procedures, but she looks great & doesn't seem to need it, so who knows?

Edited April 17 by ScoobieDoobs

[Js Nana]

7 hours ago, bayviewbubba said:

On Father Knows Best, Robert Young called Lauren Chapin (the young daughter) Pumpkin.

Sorry to correct you on that one, bayviewbubba, but younger daughter Kathy's nickname was "Kitten," elder daughter Betty's nickname was "Princess" and the son, James Jr. was called "Bud."
 

15 minutes ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

Just shows how the writers have completely given up on Abby.

I thought that her hairdo was the most becoming one I've seen her in yet.

18 minutes ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

Such shitty, shitty writing!

You should be writing the show, ScoobieDoobs - I'm serious!

3 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Audra has had both Tucker and Holden.

And Noah, don't forget Noah!

[Js Nana]

3 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Michael was holding his dinner fork oddly to me. I wonder if he picked that up when he was in prison years ago?

The way he was shoveling that food into his mouth, it looked like he was trying to protect it food from some prison predator.

3 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Pull your head out of the clouds!

. . . or wherever she keeps it.

[Js Nana]

6 hours ago, Sake614 said:

It’s just a term of affection.

I called my eldest daughter "Poopsie" until she reached the age when kids find that kind of thing embarrassing; then one day I called her new little baby boy "Poopsie," and she said, in the most plaintive of voices, "But I'm your Poopsie!"

[NinjaPenguins]

Matthison was not, in fact, troubled by his conscience as the Abbott men confronted him. He was perplexed by the way Kyle’s lips and chin winked in and out of existence yet his pompadour stood tall. Matthison had seen any number of fell things at Newman, but this… this. It was the first time he felt afraid. - Confessions of a Corporate Spy 

Hey, Kyle, you mad, bro? Holden doesn’t need a cloying kid or cringe ass schmoopy to bring a smile to Claire’s face. Audra is going to get burnt by Victor again when Holden does for free what Victor is paying her to do.

Doo I care who Aristotle Doo-mah is at this point? No I doo not. I just wish all the characters would stop saying his name so much that it sounds like a doo-mahss nonsense word.

I know it’ll backfire spectacularly, but Victor deserves every ounce of gloating he gets from the Abbott family. Actually, he probably deserves a life sentence for the shit he’s pulled. Stop mumbling and take your medicine, mustache.

[MollyB]

10 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

I really can't believe we're not gonna get any sort of explanation how Martin knew all the background stories on Sharon & Phyllis, and why the heck he'd go to the trouble of kidnapping them & all the other crap, especially when things were going well with Traci.  He coulda married her, scammed her out of a ton of dough & moved on. 

I think we're going to have to live with his wanting to do a Psychological (emphasis on psycho) Experiment to prove he is/was better than his brother and somehow got info on S&P (I stick with my mind meld theory during hypnosis) and that's why he used them.  I really don't think he cares much about Traci's money.  He probably has enough of Alan's, especially to fund that clinic venue.

 

10 hours ago, Js Nana said:

but younger daughter Kathy's nickname was "Kitten,"

Great.  She's gone from being a vegetable to a pet....

[realitytvfan1017]

20 hours ago, lgprimes said:

Oh! Yes! Thank you!

I was thinking today that Holden seems to be Dumas, but couldn’t figure out who he was getting revenge for. I was trying to remember how Dru left, etc. But Tucker makes sense!

 Wonder if he knows Daddy appreciates Audra as much as he does.

😂😂. I figured if he’s his son, Tucker sent him to spy. I guess they have the same taste in woman lol .

19 hours ago, One Tough Cookie said:

Oh please, make it happen

I so hope so too! Miss Trevor!

16 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Again two people were discussing secrets in the middle of Society where anyone could overhear them. Wasn't that why Lily and Damian went to the overlook park "yesterday," for privacy?

Hey, it's Abby. She said Damian was easy on the eyes. Wait until you meet his pal Holden, Abs. 🔥🔥🔥

Matthison, you're the worst corporate spy ever if you got made by Kyle. Pray Victor doesn't have you sent to Myanmar in a shipping crate when he finds out you're trying to be a double agent for Jabot.

All this.^^^ Why did Audra turn so gullible? Maybe Tucker does need to come back and give Audra a wakeup call so she can stop being Victor's fool.

Can Tucker be Dumas? Please please !!!

17 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Kyle was dressed like Sonny Corleone. Oooh, so intimidating. 🙄

Guess Lily told Damian about Mattie and Charlie and then he went all OMG AMAZEBALLS! This guy.

Claire and Holden officially introduced each other. AFAIC their 2nd chem test was passed with flying colors. Now Claire, forget your bouffanted loser boyfriend and get yourself a taste of some Holden.

Whee! I'll have what you were having, @MollyB.

Holden definitely seems like an upgrade to Kyle.

16 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Yeah, you should be worried about Holden cozying up to your girlfriend, Kyle. She'll find out you're like a brittle twig compared to Holden the giant sequoia. 😼

Hmm, sexy devious Audra vs. quiet divergent Claire could be intriguing. They may actually have some common goals once Kyle is out of the frame.

Jackie, Jackie, Jackie. I keep telling you: taunting Victor is not the way you want to go. Sigh. It's as if Jack is begging Victor to end him once and for all.

Audra has had both Tucker and Holden. Embarrassment of riches much? At least there's no need to worry about Audra achieving a trifecta by sleeping with Devon. Dominic would have her killed.

That would be kind of hilarious if he really is Tucker’s son but ew about Devon lol 

[ScoobieDoobs]

Wow, didn’t Vic look like he was gonna smack Nikki when she countered him about Clare & Pomp?  I at least expected him to screech, “YOUGOTTHAT!!!” in her face.  Aren’t we all soooo envious of that marriage?

Oh Audra, you clearly think Natey is a moron.  He isn’t & he will figure out quickly the nature of your prostitute deal with Vic.  You’re mixed up, hun.  It’s Pomp that’s the moron.  Remember, sweetie, he’s the one with the lacquered hair that ya gotta hooker yourself for.  Ew, and good luck with that assignment, Audra.  And yet, she was so super confident with her horrible choices to Natey today.  Deluded much?

[Joimiaroxeu]

Nikki and Victor in matching colors. Ehh. I did like her outfit though.

The staff of the GCAC must be getting so tired of the confrontation drama the Abbotts and Newmans bring into the dining room and bar. Especially since the Abbotts have been living there while their home is being renovated.

Um, didn't Victor tell Vikki last week he'd already said everything he was going to say about Claire and Kyle? And yet there he was today going into another rant about them. 🙄🙄🙄

17 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

Wow, they actually managed to shove poor Melissa Ordway into a scene?  Why?  So she could repeat the Martin shit to GC'ers who have nothing to do with Traci?  What a needless scene.  Just shows how the writers have completely given up on Abby.

Guess Abby was thrilled she knew something going on in her families for a change. Usually the Abbotts and Newmans keep her in the dark until long after a crisis has occurred.

[Joimiaroxeu]

Kyle should keep his mouth shut about all Jabot stuff around Claire. I think Claire will take the gist of what Kyle confides in her back to the Newmans, even if only to try to reason with Grandpa Vic.

If it's a day ending with a "y," Victor must be straight up lying to Nikki's face about trying to break up Claire's relationship with Kyle. Yawn.

There apparently was some kind of "way too cocky" bug in the GCAC air circulation system. Audra, Kyle, and Jack all seemed to have caught it this evening. Yikes.

11 hours ago, NinjaPenguins said:

Hey, Kyle, you mad, bro? Holden doesn’t need a cloying kid or cringe ass schmoopy to bring a smile to Claire’s face. Audra is going to get burnt by Victor again when Holden does for free what Victor is paying her to do.

Wait, what? Holden is going to try to seduce Kyle? Holden, nooooo!!! #crackingmyselfup

[One Tough Cookie]

Audra, honey, you could SO MUCH BETTER than NATE, especially in that dress.  You have great taste in clothing but not in men. And if you think Victor is gonna play fair you need to get your head examined

Diane looked great, but I am so tired of Jack sitting there with his mouth hanging open.  And, agreeing with everyone else, I am tired if Society, Crimson Lights and the GAC.

[Waldo13]

Punch counter punch bob and weave. That describes GC in a nutshell.  Claire/Eve and Chance are the only two people of true integrity so let’s make them a couple.  That would never happen because the monkeys with a keyboard aren’t built that way. Integrity, what’s integrity?  

 

 

[Denize]

On 4/16/2025 at 8:26 AM, Joimiaroxeu said:

Isn't this basically how we got one of the versions of Chance?  We saw him in the hospital with his face bandaged and when they removed the wraps he was being portrayed by a different actor?

I don't recall it happening to Chance, but it definitely happened with Adam Newman, who was in Billy's car when he crashed it while blaming Adam for Delia's death. Adam disappeared (assumed dead after being swept away by a river, like Dru, Malcolm, Jordan...). He tore off his plastic surgery bandages and came back to GC played by Justin Hartley, at first calling himself Gabriel Bingham, taking the identity of another assumed-dead person, the grandson of a rich elderly GC woman.

[MollyB]

Friday Rant:

• I just spent two days watching people sit around with drinks.  Damn, these people drink a lot and I don't care what trendy name you give your cocktail, it's still booze.  (And it will get you sh!tfaced if you drink enough of them, Holden.)  Guess there's so much drinking because the conversations are so damn booooring.  Or is the convo boring because of the alcohol?
• And then there is practically the whole episode of Audra exchanging smug glares with Kyle, Clare looking over her shoulder eleventy billion times and Nate, well aware that his hot date is looking at a former lover, also glancing back at the target couple.  Yup, I think it's the booze.
• Grampus needs to be put in treatment-I hear there's a great clinic right outside GC.  His hatred of Jack and using the 'night he almost killed you' excuse is getting way old.  Fcuk it, old man, she lived, she's sober!  Move on, let it go, be happy!
• How stupid is Kyle that he thinks he doesn't have to finish a story of how he was WonderBoy at Jabot? (If this resembles anything else he does, then Clare is still a virgin.)  I agree with Clare that she should hear an ending, any ending, since he brought it up.  I don't agree with her delving into Jabot business.  She telling him everything going on at Chancellor?
• At this point I don't care who A. Dooomaah is.  If he watches this show he's going to reconsider coming to GC for anything.  Why are all the stories so boringly dragged out?

Rant over.

[bayviewbubba]

Js Nana - thanks for the refresh.  Guess I was stuck on the diminutiveness of the nicknames.

Michael having conniptions with Diane was good.  His facial expressions were epic. Then he runs to Victor to warn him.  So, which will win, his conscience or his wallet?  I just can't get over Michael being so loyal to Victor even though he knows it's looney tunes.  

Abby in a conversation with Victor?  Of course, it was about "He who will always be mentioned" Doomaaah.  Well, that's about the only way to get her involved in a storyline nowadays.  And, her mom Ashley has been shipped off to Europe with Traci again, so other than Devon she's got nobody to talk to.

[bayviewbubba]

Ooooh, next week the remodel is unveiled.  The front door didn't change.  Will it take until Friday for us to see the new living room?

[Joimiaroxeu]

3 hours ago, Denize said:

I don't recall it happening to Chance, but it definitely happened with Adam Newman, who was in Billy's car when he crashed it while blaming Adam for Delia's death. Adam disappeared (assumed dead after being swept away by a river, like Dru, Malcolm, Jordan...). He tore off his plastic surgery bandages and came back to GC played by Justin Hartley, at first calling himself Gabriel Bingham, taking the identity of another assumed-dead person, the grandson of a rich elderly GC woman.

Thank you! I knew it was one of the male characters who'd been recast several times but I picked the wrong one. D'oh!

[pvandal]

When Michael was telling Diane that Victor wouldn’t go too far in Kyle/Claire’s relationship to hurt either of them, I just wanted her to say to him: “ Michael, he tossed me out of a moving ambulance!”

[Joimiaroxeu]

Lily's not about to be duped again except by your dastardly daddy, Abby. He pretty much sicced Lily on Damian for less than honest reasons.

Someone should've explained to Valarie Pettiford to pronounce "Romalotti." Amy hit those "t"'s a bit too hard today, lol.

You go, Diane! Climb up Michael's hiney, pour some kerosene, and toss in a couple of lit matches. Then send him the bill for the cost of your supplies. 😈

4 hours ago, MollyB said:

Grampus needs to be put in treatment-I hear there's a great clinic right outside GC. 

Yeah! With free poisoned food and piped-in toxic gas! The Victor Newman Suite has been on reserve for years.

[Joimiaroxeu]

Fascinating how deftly Amy warned Lily off treating Damian like Aristotle Dumas' henchman. Methinks Amy might know more about AD  than she was letting on.

Diane has been seriously revving herself up to take on Victor. Again. Because it worked so well the last time. I can't.

Victor asked Abby about his grandson Dominic. Pshht, I doubt he could pick Dom out of a lineup of toddlers. Whatever, was that hug Victor gave Abby kinda awkward or what?

Get over yourself, Kyle. Victor has 99 problems and you ain't one. Beyonce's husband sends his regards to you and your swollen ego.

10 hours ago, bayviewbubba said:

Michael having conniptions with Diane was good.  His facial expressions were epic. Then he runs to Victor to warn him.  So, which will win, his conscience or his wallet?  I just can't get over Michael being so loyal to Victor even though he knows it's looney tunes.  

Didn't Michael say recently he considers Victor the father he's never really had? Michael has witnessed over the years how Victor treats his actual children if they don't obey him. His judgment wrt Victor is poor, to say the least.

Edited April 19 by Joimiaroxeu

[Joimiaroxeu]

Another mention of the big reunion between Amy and Traci the audience was never allowed to see. Maybe after someone brings it up infinity more times, there'll be sepia-toned flashback. Sure.

Bye, Amy. Whatever. A person with an immune system weakened by chemotherapy probably shouldn't be hanging out in a busy coffeehouse anyway.

Dear Aristotle Dumas, I'm hoping you're an ace spelunker because Victor Newman has announced: he does not cave!  🙄🙄🙄

8 hours ago, pvandal said:

When Michael was telling Diane that Victor wouldn’t go too far in Kyle/Claire’s relationship to hurt either of them, I just wanted her to say to him: “ Michael, he tossed me out of a moving ambulance!”

Heh, GMTA @pvandal. I made the same observation while I was watching that scene, except it was in reference to Diane's plans to attack Victor. Since she didn't learn her lesson, maybe the next time Vic will push Di out of a moving airplane. At 35,000 feet.

Edited April 19 by Joimiaroxeu

[Waldo13]

What part of attorney client privilege doesn’t Diane understand?  Michael gave Diane a little too much information regarding Jack but Diane expects, when push comes to shove, he will choose friendship over a very lucrative relationship with Victor.  Michael is a lawyer, they choose money 😉.  That didn’t take long because right after Diane thinks Michael is on their side, Michael goes to Victor to tell him about Diane’s accusations. 

Jack and Kyle think that they have the upper hand with Victor’s spy. Dummies, you don’t bribe a man who has already taken a bribe. You fire his ass because you can never trust him again to take even another bribe. 

Why is Amy back in GC after her experimental treatment?  You would wonder why she’s not being monitored by the doctors in charge of the research.  

 

[NinjaPenguins]

So many lies detected today. First, Jack once again complimented Kyle on his “masterful” handling of the Glissade spy. Pulling a rabid ferret face and posturing like a smarmy prep school bully is hardly impressive. If Jack hadn’t been in the room, Kyle would probably have been treated to a swirly. Second, the urban legend of Victor taking a bullet for his family continues to spread. Make it stop.

Abby was also quite foolish, thinking that because Lily is succeeding at Winters that somehow means her father isn’t a giant dick for his betrayal. That’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works.

Michael can’t keep Victor from going off the rails. It’s like he doesn’t hear Victor talking to him like he’s trash just because Michael won’t agree with him 100%

Kyle sounds like a complete idiot talking about Claire. “Golly gee, she sure is swell. She makes me smile. Claire is neat.” Shut up, dude. Stop sharing Jabot business with a Newman while you’re at it.

[MollyB]

45 minutes ago, Waldo13 said:

You would wonder why she’s not being monitored by the doctors in charge of the research.  

I asked the same question when she came back to Nate's after her first (and only?) treatment.  She lives in Chicago, right?  Why wouldn't she stay there and be monitored so the doctors would have information about their experimental treatment?  Or was she miraculously cured in one treatment?

 

[Js Nana]

5 hours ago, bayviewbubba said:

Ooooh, next week the remodel is unveiled.

There was something about the expression on Jack and Kyle's faces when they opened their eyes that I read as they're not being favorably impressed.

Wouldn't be funny if the place looked just the same?

[Js Nana]

On 4/17/2025 at 7:30 PM, Joimiaroxeu said:

if only to try to reason with Grandpa Vic.

I thought the same thing, and I had hopes that Claire would be the one to break free of the stifling patriarchy that is the Newman family.

1 hour ago, Waldo13 said:

Jack and Kyle think that they have the upper hand with Victor’s spy.

Do Jack and Kyle think that Victor has just one spy on his payroll at Jabot, the one they caught was the one Victor wanted them to catch.

[ScoobieDoobs]

I'm kinda wondering if they're gonna steal a set from BTG for the redo . . .

Oh Mikey, you're a really crappy actor!  Christian might be good, but Mikey, you stink!  Diane wasn't convinced by your babble & neither was I.

Me thinks the relationship btw Audra & Natey is doomed.  Once he finds out the sleazy details of the prostitute deal Audra agreed to with Vic -- er, it's gonna be buh-bye, Audra for Natey.  From his past history, he ain't exactly one to be so judgey, but he seems to be that way now.  Guess he's caught this attitude from Lils & angry little creep Devon?

Also, as cocky & ridiculously over-confident Audra is that she can handle this deal, & she can play both Pomp & Vic, I see her heading for disaster.  Sure, she can play Pomp cuz he's a moron.  But Vic?  No way. 

Audra seems to have convinced herself she can tempt Kyle without actually having sex.  I suspect that ain't gonna fly at all with Vic.  He's clearly expecting her to prostitute herself.  Why?  Cuz he's a misogynist pig.  And she was a total fool for getting involved with Vic again & agreeing to ANY deal with him, let alone this sleazy, lowball shit.

Btw, I had no idea who the heck Daniel was talking to in the preview.  Was wondering if they recast Dumber.  No such luck!  It's actually the now completely unrecognizable Tessa, as a blonde.

Edited April 19 by ScoobieDoobs

[One Tough Cookie]

10 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

I'm kinda wondering if they're gonna steal a set from BTG for the redo . . .

I'm thinking of the Odd Couple re-do.

[Joimiaroxeu]

13 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

I'm kinda wondering if they're gonna steal a set from BTG for the redo . . .

I doubt it. BTG films in the Atlanta area, while Y&R is based in L.A. BTG seems to be deliberately separated from the other two CBS soaps, both location-wise and vibe-wise.

Additionally, the BTG sets are quite brightly lit, unlike Y&R's. I think the renovated Abbott manse would look wildly out-of-place if it suddenly switched to the BTG style.

I did notice, however, that the set designers made Billy's house a bit brighter compared to the Abbott and Newman homes. Maybe TPTB at Y&R want to start breaking its darkly lit tradition.

[Denize]

Does CBS still run polls asking viewers what they want to see (or not see) on Y&R?   I would not have voted for all she show money going for new, odd hairdos for Nikki every day, or endless boring scripts of people sitting around talking about things we aren't interested in?

[Sake614]

19 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

I had no idea who the heck Daniel was talking to in the preview.  Was wondering if they recast Dumber.  No such luck!  It's actually the now completely unrecognizable Tessa, as a blonde.

OMG seriously? I also thought it was Summer or some brand new character. Didn’t look at all like Tessa.

[One Tough Cookie]

3 hours ago, Denize said:

Does CBS still run polls asking viewers what they want to see (or not see) on Y&R?   I would not have voted for all she show money going for new, odd hairdos for Nikki every day, or endless boring scripts of people sitting around talking about things we aren't interested in?

And let us not forget Filthis and her twitching and never ending need to show skin NO MATTER HOW COLD IT IS.

Edited April 20 by One Tough Cookie

[lgprimes]

This show has gotten so dull!

 The main, actually maybe only, thing I am in suspense about is the new set decoration!! That’s just not right.

 Come on writers, give us some action. And actors, wake up! They seem as bored as I am, not that I can really blame them.

[SweePea59]

On 4/18/2025 at 11:06 PM, ScoobieDoobs said:

Btw, I had no idea who the heck Daniel was talking to in the preview.  Was wondering if they recast Dumber.  No such luck!  It's actually the now completely unrecognizable Tessa, as a blonde.

Thanks. I thought Lucy must have had a growth spurt.

17 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

I doubt it. BTG films in the Atlanta area, while Y&R is based in L.A. BTG seems to be deliberately separated from the other two CBS soaps, both location-wise and vibe-wise.

Isn't there a B&B & BTG crossover happening next week with with the Forrester fashion show? (Yay! Not as good as a Fashion Show-down, but I'll take it!)

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Additionally, the BTG sets are quite brightly lit, unlike Y&R's.

And they use Febreeze! La la la la la.🎵

[Joimiaroxeu]

5 hours ago, SweePea59 said:

Isn't there a B&B & BTG crossover happening next week with with the Forrester fashion show? (Yay! Not as good as a Fashion Show-down, but I'll take it!)🎵

Huh, wonder who's doing the crossover? It'd be funny if it was Karla Mosley's character since she used to be on B&B as Maya. They'd have to have someone look at her like she seems familiar.

6 hours ago, SweePea59 said:

And they use Febreeze! La la la la la.🎵

Man, I've seen many sorta negative comments about the blatant Febreze product placement on BTG. Y&R hasn't gotten that bad--yet--but they have had several characters waving around bags of those Kettle Sea Salt chips. It worked on me because I was so hard into the sea salt & vinegar version I decided to give them up for Lent. But now those yummy chips are back on the menu, baby! 😋

[NinjaPenguins]

On 4/20/2025 at 1:44 AM, lgprimes said:

 The main, actually maybe only, thing I am in suspense about is the new set decoration!! That’s just not right

I feel like I’m watching HGTV. Honestly the big reveal of the Abbott manse is the only interesting thing on the horizon.

Look, I’m not a writer of daytime drama, so clearly my advice isn’t worth the few pixels it takes to show up on screen. Still, if I was a writer, I’d have stuff, like, happen. Imagine a soap with plots that moved at a pace faster than geological time. Imagine no needless exposition, circular conversations or dull dialogue repeated at three different dining establishments like JG is conducting a ritual to bore viewers into a deep fairy tale sleep. Imagine a show that isn’t 95% filler. It’s easy if you try.

The esteemed head writer obviously thinks Aristotle Dumas is way more fascinating than he is. 

[Js Nana]

It's a bright sunny day in my neck of the Massachusetts woods, and it being Patriots Day here in the Bay State means that the Boston  marathon will be running close enough to my house that I'll be able to hear all the cheering, and it's also the 50th anniversary of wheelchair racers being allowed to participate - the chairs back in 1975 were regular wheelchairs that had been specially modified, nothing like the aerodynamically designed three-wheel racing chairs people have today. 

[rcc]

Ridiculous conversation with the 3 generations of Newman women. If Claire wants to live with Kyle then do it. WTH is she, 16 years old!

[boes]

7 hours ago, NinjaPenguins said:

I feel like I’m watching HGTV. Honestly the big reveal of the Abbott manse is the only interesting thing on the horizon.

So true.  All I can wonder is, "What will be endlessly, but shallowly, discussed by everyone, all over town, this week"?

Show has bored the snark right out of me.

[Joimiaroxeu]

1 hour ago, rcc said:

Ridiculous conversation with the 3 generations of Newman women. If Claire wants to live with Kyle then do it. WTH is she, 16 years old!

Right? First she had to tell them she was dating Kyle. Then she had to let them know she'd lost her virginity to Kyle. Now she has to tell them she and Kyle might be moving in together. What's next, she has to inform them how many times a day/week/month/year she and Kyle have secksay times? I think Claire needs to advise Grandpa Obsessive Much? to get a hobby.

[ScoobieDoobs]

The Nikki, Vicks, Claire convo?  Meh, I was mostly distracted by yet another looney hair-don’t on Nikki.  Some crazy stylist went nuts with a curling iron on one side of Nikki’s head & then forgot to do the other side.  It looked like something a high school girl might have attempted in 1978 in a failed effort to look like a Charlie’s Angel.  Truly awful!

Thanks for the crap advice ya gave Claire, Vicks.  Oh Vicks, hun, sweetie, did you EVER listen to or consider what Vic thought about ANY of the losers you hooked up with?  Ha!

Guess the same terrible stylist that turned Nikki’s hair into a monstrosity, went crazy on Phyllis & flat ironed her hair into red strings.  OK then.

Oh Billy, you don’t need any partners.  Just keep saying Abbott Communications 700 billion more times & it’ll be a business for sure, right?  He musta said it at least a billion times today alone.  Not exactly surprised Daniel (and Phyllis too?) fizzled out on Billy.  Btw, thanks, Show, for the glimpse of Daniel’s nauseous-making tats.  Blech.

[Foghornleghorn]

On 4/19/2025 at 6:37 PM, Sake614 said:

OMG seriously? I also thought it was Summer or some brand new character. Didn’t look at all like Tessa.

Totally agree with both of you!  I couldn’t figure out who she was appearance wise but her voice finally twigged.