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

[ScoobieDoobs]

Oh no, are we being warned — lots of parties, chock full of tacky neon dresses, are a-comin’?  Uh, get out your sunglasses to wear indoors, everyone!  Cuz Sharon will surely show off her sparkles, Lauren will drag out her endless supply of one-shoulder leopard cave-lady get-ups, and The Red Beast will do her usual tighty-tight, shoulderless, backless, boobies-baring, retina-burning shit.  Ugh, I can’t wait.  Well, yeah, I can.

So the tender moment with Amy?  Meh.  Who cares?  And WTF is she still doing at Natey’s place?  Hey lady, uh, fish & guests stink after 3 days — get your own place, hun, cuz Natey ain’t related to you & doesn’t owe you shit.  And what’s the matter with you, Damian?  You got a job with Lils now, so if ya wanna really impress Lils & get in her pantaloons so badly, then go support your mother, like ya shoulda been doing anyway, shithead.

Sheesh, anyone notice that hostile little creep Devon was unmoved by the tender moment btw Amy & Damian.  He looked kinda nauseous.  But then he always looks that way.  And I felt the same way — unmoved & a bit nauseous.  But lately I’m always feeling that way after watching . . .

Edited May 19 by ScoobieDoobs

[Waldo13]

Billy👃 is such an arrogant ***********. He walks through the revolving door followed by Sally. If he was a good boyfriend and a gentleman, he would let Sally go first.  

Besides everything else, Manic Pathetic Phyllis is the master of half truths and gray lies. But maybe, Manic Pathetic Phyllis actually thinks she’s telling the truth.  Amanda calls out Manic Pathetic Phyllis that she has no plan but expects Amanda to help her facilitate financing for her new undefined venture.  

Damian is going to be in charge of the Winter’s hotels. If one of them is the Grand Albatross then he must perform a major resurrection because nobody stays there anymore.  

 

 

[One Tough Cookie]

3 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

heesh, when she’s on, I feel like I’m watching a committed person in an asylum

I was in a psych ward for bi=polar and believe me, the worst patient was more lucid and quiet than she is.

[Js Nana]

On 5/17/2025 at 9:10 AM, Sake614 said:

Not an inch of fat on her!

Our skin loses elasticity the closer we get to 60+, and you can't exercise or diet your way out of that, so her upper arms have noticeably started to sag

[SweePea59]

2 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Whee! I thought the dress was fine*, just maybe a bit much for the occasion. Lily dressed up expecting to meet Aristotle Dumas at Society, but she ended up on the couch at Nate's penthouse. Oh well.

The story of Lil's life. (I thought she looked beautiful.)

[Sake614]

13 hours ago, lilmarysunshine said:

hectoring people on SM

Yup. He did it to me when I dared to ask if Victor remembers Nikki’s name because he only ever calls her ‘baby.’ 🤣

[Sake614]

52 minutes ago, Js Nana said:

Our skin loses elasticity the closer we get to 60+, and you can't exercise or diet your way out of that, so her upper arms have noticeably started to sag

She still looks damn good!

[lilmarysunshine]

5 hours ago, One Tough Cookie said:

I've been watching the show for 3 years and it sees like nothing much happens except TUCKER.

I have been watching since probably 1987 - early college years in the break room. 

[Denize]

On 5/18/2025 at 9:48 PM, lilmarysunshine said:

He told “my baby” he wanted to see her on a slab at the morgue.

With a toe tag!

[Foghornleghorn]

On 5/16/2025 at 10:10 PM, TVForever said:

But can we talk about whatever the heck is going on with Sharon?  She's back to acting like a total space cadet, and I still can't tell if this is a deliberate acting choice, or whether something is really going on with the actress.

Either way, good grief, make it stop!

Agree!  She is so slow and measured now when she talks like she is on something.  She has lost a natural way of speaking and is robotic.

[Js Nana]

It seemed to me on today's show - Tue. 5/20 - that EB was noticeably off on his lines, he even talked over HE's lines at one point, which I don't think was an acting choice on his part - I mean it really looked like he'd space out a little bit - - According to Google AI, the shows are aired, on average, two months after their taping, although some may air a little later and others may air a little sooner, so today's show was probably taped back in March - I wonder if EB will have the same difficulty for the rest of this week's shows.

Is MCE is leaving the show? 

[Kemper]

40 minutes ago, Js Nana said:

 

Is MCE is leaving the show? 

If so, Santa will have come early.

I was talking to a friend about this show. I sure do wish I could sit down with a cup of tea, feet up and ready to tune out the world. Soap operas used to be a wonderful way to do this. I don't know about GH or Beyond the Gates. I do know that Bold and the Beautiful seems beyond terrible. So I guess that leaves Y&R simply terrible. But I think they are still #1. Go figure.

 

[ScoobieDoobs]

Today, Claire visits gramps at his assisted living facility.  Or was this a barely awake Vic (mumbling incoherently and slumped over in his chair) in his mausoleum?

Ah, but Claire is still trapped in her teeny tiny bubble world of sunshine, rainbows, lollipops & daffodils, where Vic is a kindly old man that can ever be spoken to reasonably.  Sorry, Claire, but that world doesn’t exist, and your gramps is Satan — deal with reality, hun!

Our gal Audra is sooo full of bluster, ain’t she?   I’d reign that cockiness way in, sweetie, cuz you ain’t gettin’ shit from Vic unless ya produce those Pomp porn pics!

So Cole is NOT dead?  Color me surprised.  Maybe cuz he agreed to finally shave his mug regularly & NOT look like a drug addict or homeless person, with that awful stubble he always had before?  Ya think?

Boring convo with Sharon & Nick the dick.  Eh, c’mon, fess up, Sharon, it couldn’t be more obvi how jelly you are anytime you spot Nick the dick with The Red Beast.  Whatevs.  Who cares about any of this?

[Waldo13]

WTF?  Katie and Johnny spend a lot of time with Billy👃?  I guess Billy👃 is spending a lot of time ignoring them because he’s too busy launching AC and playing hide the salami with Sally.  

Katie, Johnny, and Christian are flowers in the attic along with Conor but Conor gets out once in a while for good behavior.  

[One Tough Cookie]

40 minutes ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

Boring convo with Sharon & Nick the dick.  Eh, c’mon, fess up, Sharon, it couldn’t be more obvi how jelly you are anytime you spot Nick the dick with The Red Beast.  Whatevs.  Who cares about any of this?

Well, you couldn't tell it by the  {non[ expression on her face.

 

1 hour ago, Kemper said:

don't know about GH or Beyond the Gates

GH is awful.  There is so much bullshit about the WBS you forget it  IS a hospital. . BTG  is slowly unfolding but too many plots are being thrown out at the same time.  And what the hell was Anita wearing on her dress?

Did I hear Holden/Audra talk about  a child?  Finally a back story about her. Or maybe I zoned out and dreamed it.

BONUS:  NO BLUETOOTH.

 

1 hour ago, Kemper said:

.

[Joimiaroxeu]

Hey, it's Cole. He's alive!

Holden told Kyle he and Audra handled some business together when they lived in L.A. Of course Kyle was too dumb to realize what kind of "bidniss" got handled. 🍑🍆

Claire wants to throw a birthday bash for Nikki with Victor's help. What could possibly go wrong? Apparently she wasn't paying  attention when Victor turned Abby and Devon's wedding into his own ego massage.

Didn't Cole get medical attention while he was sick? He was talking to Victoria like he still has no idea what he had. Claire's party could be the start of a superspreading event. 🤮😵‍💫

Ugh, Claire and Kyle sucking face over lunch. Since when does Chancellor Park have Public Display of Schmoopiness area? Get a room, you two.

Sigh, Audra. You might luck up and get the best of Kyle and Victor but you are not ready for Claire. Protect your neck.

[Kimboweena]

On 5/19/2025 at 7:07 PM, ScoobieDoobs said:

The Red Beast will do her usual tighty-tight, shoulderless, backless, boobies-baring, retina-burning shit.

She won't be invited to either party, but you know she'll crash one or both.

[surfgirl]

I watched the entire show today and it was soooooooo borrrrrrrinnnnngggg. That's all I got.

[Js Nana]

5 hours ago, Kemper said:

I sure do wish I could sit down with a cup of tea, feet up and ready to tune out the world. Soap operas used to be a wonderful way to do this.

When I had a weekday off from work, I used to turn on "my shows" and time my housework around the station breaks.

[Js Nana]

3 hours ago, One Tough Cookie said:

Did I hear Holden/Audra talk about a child? . . .  Or maybe I zoned out and dreamed it.

I think you zoned out, because I thought maybe I'd missed that, so replayed the show and nothing about a child was mentioned.

[Joimiaroxeu]

4 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

Today, Claire visits gramps at his assisted living facility.  Or was this a barely awake Vic (mumbling incoherently and slumped over in his chair) in his mausoleum?

IMO the way Victor sits in his chair is so rude and disrespectful. He comes across like he can barely be bothered give audience to anybody, even his family members. It's a wonder he doesn't make visitors bow and kiss his ring.

[Snaporaz]

5 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

So Cole is NOT dead?  Color me surprised.

He must have taken some cod liver oil.  I hear it cures just about anything.

1 hour ago, surfgirl said:

I watched the entire show today and it was soooooooo borrrrrrrinnnnngggg. That's all I got.

Holden made it worthwhile.  I daydreamed that he offered to shake my vesper.

[lilmarysunshine]

5 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

So Cole is NOT dead?  Color me surprised.  Maybe cuz he agreed to finally shave his mug regularly & NOT look like a drug addict or homeless person, with that awful stubble he always had before?  Ya think?

I don’t think that was the end of it because what is the point of making such a big deal about a minor illness? 

[Joimiaroxeu]

2 hours ago, Kimboweena said:

She won't be invited to either party, but you know she'll crash one or both.

Yep, Phyllis will definitely crash Billy's party and try to turn the attention toward herself. I don't know why she'd care about Claire's birthday bash for Nikki unless she wants to try again to convince Victor to invest in her. If both events are on the same night I could see several people hitting both parties.

Of course if Aristotle Dumas finally shows his face in GC, all bets are off. Phyllis is likely to pursue him on an intimate level with laser focus. Assuming Dumas swings her way, that is.

[bayviewbubba]

Nikki hair! Finally, a good day.  Diane, on the other hand...leave those waves behind girl.  Lauren, there really is nothing else to say.  She's been a lost cause since the 80s.

Edited May 21 by bayviewbubba

[Bunnyto4]

I'm praying to the soap opera gods that Aristotle Dumas is really Tucker McCall. I am also praying that I never have to see Lauren teetering around in that godawfully short mini dress and heels she can't walk in. I would love to see some age appropriate clothes on the more mature women on this show-I know such clothing exists-is show just too cheap to pay for them?

[One Tough Cookie]

So I was scrolling on my computer and what do you think I found? A product called. Wait for a minute--Vibance.  hand do dog no kidding, Is this the revolutionary product from Abbot that Kyle has been  crowing about, or Audra's? The ad had very little info about  is what to do' and I can't get a screen shot, but maybe my fellow preverts someone can!

[Bunnyto4]

Some hilarious viewers have opined that it sounds like something that requires batteries, which tracks, especially if Audra and the Hair Apparent are involved. Now THAT would be funny!

[ScoobieDoobs]

Warning!  Get out a large bottle of Pepto if ya wanna watch today, cuz it’s nauseous-making icky-sweet, syrupy I-wuv-you day.  Yuck!

So Vic called Pomp a punk?  I challenge you to say that 10 times fast, Vic!  Pomp is a punk, Pomp is a punk, Pomp is a punk . . .

Uh, sorry, Mikey, but I don’t believe ya for a sec.  For whatever reasons, you can’t EVER quit Vic.  He’s your one & only true luv, not Lauren, no matter how many one-shoulder cave-lady get-ups she wears to tempt you.

[boes]

14 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Of course if Aristotle Dumas finally shows his face in GC, all bets are off. Phyllis is likely to pursue him on an intimate level with laser focus. Assuming Dumas swings her way, that is.

If that's how things play out, Phyllis better get out the WD-40.  Her hinges must be rustier than a farm screen door.  Dumas will be able to hear her coming from a mile away.

[ScoobieDoobs]

What the heck was Diane wearing today?  The wardrobe peeps must really hate her cuz her garb lately has been so awful  With her witchy hair, all she needs is a pointy hat & a broomstick & she’s the Wicked Witch of the West.  And except for the odd neck cutout she could don a Nun’s habit, ditch Jackie & start a new life — maybe when Ash & Traci come back & tell her the redo stinks, she’ll be so wrecked . . .

[lgprimes]

I’m about 20 minutes into today’s geriatric love fest. Is this whole episode like this? Because if so somebody please let me know fast so I can turn it off. I feel nauseated. 
And by the way, I myself am geriatric.

[lightninggirl]

4 minutes ago, lgprimes said:

I’m about 20 minutes into today’s geriatric love fest. Is this whole episode like this? Because if so somebody please let me know fast so I can turn it off. I feel nauseated. 
And by the way, I myself am geriatric.

Fellow geriatric, reporting for duty. Today my FF finger got a true workout! Beyond boring.

[Joimiaroxeu]

1 hour ago, boes said:

If that's how things play out, Phyllis better get out the WD-40.  Her hinges must be rustier than a farm screen door.  Dumas will be able to hear her coming from a mile away.

Savage! 😈😈😈

Edited May 21 by Joimiaroxeu

[Denize]

Did someone punch Victor in his left cheek before the last scene of today's US episode? Or did the new makeup person put a huge dab of brown Kiwi shoepolish on his cheek and forget to blend this 'bronzer'?

[Js Nana]

17 hours ago, Snaporaz said:

I daydreamed that he offered to shake my vesper.

. . . and how long has it been since anyone's done that for you?

16 hours ago, lilmarysunshine said:

what is the point of making such a big deal about a minor illness? 

. . . but he did have that dizzy spell when he and Victoria were leaving Crimson Lights, so me thinks there'll be more to come on Cole's mysterious illness.

[Js Nana]

3 hours ago, Bunnyto4 said:

I'm praying to the soap opera gods that Aristotle Dumas is really Tucker McCall.

Unless they've replaced Trevor St. John as Tucker McCall with Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera on DOOL), it ain't gonna be Mr. McCall, sorry.

[Js Nana]

3 hours ago, Bunnyto4 said:

I would love to see some age appropriate clothes on the more mature women on this show

Even though it's been 40 years, the show has yet to emerge from its 80s glam period, which is why female characters are shown dressed up like they're headed out for a night at The Roxy, rather than a day in the office - plus the show is broadcast in something like 30 other countries and viewers in those countries might require a lot of glamour and glitz to keep their attention.

[MsMalin]

What the f kind of slop were they feeding us today!?  I turned off the TV halfway through. Decided to clean the bathroom instead.

[Js Nana]

3 hours ago, One Tough Cookie said:

but maybe my fellow preverts someone can!

Do you mean Vibriance Super C Serum for Mature Skin, because I couldn't find anything called "Vibiance" - if it is Vibriance that you're talking about, it's some kind of skin toner for the more mature among us and Google AI says it gets generally positive customer reviews.

On today's show, when Victor was putting the necklace on Nikki, rather than show EB fumbling to close the clasp, they inserted a shot of the back of Nikki's neck and a man's hands - ?EBs - easily closing the clasp of the necklace - - is it time yet to take daddy's car keys away from him?

[Js Nana]

Do you know what happens when the backlight on your LED TV goes - you have to get a new TV because replacing the backlight, which are multiple strips of Light Emitting Diodes rather than, as I'd hoped it would be, just replacing some little bulb, costs as much, if not more, than it would cost me to just replace my 32" TV - I tried checking out DIYing it on Youtube, and gave up when the easy fix video was 10 steps in and I had to admit that I had neither the skills, nor the necessary tools, to replace those LED strips myself - my new TV arrives tomorrow, and this time, it's a Smart one.

[lgprimes]

The only explanation for today’s episode that I will accept is that all six of those actors are retiring from this show immediately and that was their farewell tribute. 
Buh-bye!

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Hmm…wondering if Aunt Mamie is Alexander Dumas……

[Kemper]

6 minutes ago, Foghorn Leghorn said:

Hmm…wondering if Aunt Mamie is Alexander Dumas……

Please, for the love of God....No No No. This entire Winters/Dumas storyline is beyond boring. Writers could do so much better for the family. Neil would be heartbroken. And Jesus weeps. 

But...I could say the same for the cheap, tacky wardrobe. The terrible hairdos inflicted on Nicki. The embarrassing plots/writing. The beyond boring characters and lackluster emoting from some.  But...the writers/producers can still chant "we're number one, we're number one" forever and ever. 

[Sake614]

1 hour ago, Js Nana said:

my new TV arrives tomorrow, and this time, it's a Smart one.

 But will it be smart enough to save you from the dreck that’s YR? Maybe your old one actually did you a favor 🤣

[One Tough Cookie]

1 hour ago, Js Nana said:

Do you mean Vibriance Super C Serum for Mature Skin, because I couldn't find anything called "Vibiance" - if it is Vibriance that you're talking about, it's some kind of skin toner

My bad.Too much caffeine.

 

eeta

1 hour ago, Js Nana said:

EBs - easily closing the clasp of the necklace - - is it time yet to take daddy's car keys away from him?

 

Edited May 21 by One Tough Cookie

[One Tough Cookie]

21 minutes ago, Sake614 said:

But will it be smart enough to save you from the dreck that’s YR? Maybe your old one actually did you a favor 🤣

Only if you want to barf.

After watching the whole episode was Quick, someone please call the schmaltz police.

[ScoobieDoobs]

2 hours ago, MsMalin said:

What the f kind of slop were they feeding us today!?  I turned off the TV halfway through. Decided to clean the bathroom instead.

Good move!  I’m jelly cuz at least you were near the toilet.  I needed the toilet and/or a vomit bucket after watching Vic & Nikki (uh, Mr, & Mrs. Satan) fondly (ick!) reminisce about the start of their true wuv.  Yuck, still nauseous from watching that.

[Joimiaroxeu]

Jack put on a tux to have dinner at home with Diane. He basically told her she's a cheap date. Yikes.

Victor called Nikki his "forever young, beautiful wife." Too bad he left off the "whose name I can't remember" part.

Stop the presses! Nikki said Claire had suggested a collaboration between two divisions at Chancellor! As if such a thing had never been done before! Claire is a visionary! Nah, Nikki, Claire is consolidating the troops against you and Victor. <fingers crossed>

6 hours ago, bayviewbubba said:

Nikki hair! Finally, a good day.  Diane, on the other hand...leave those waves behind girl.  Lauren, there really is nothing else to say.  She's been a lost cause since the 80s.

I didn't hate Lauren's sparkly minidress but those chandelier earrings were a fashion don't. And I think she still has a great set of gams.

Edited May 21 by Joimiaroxeu

[Joimiaroxeu]

Oh boy, Ashley and Traci are returning to GC soon and Diane is worried how Ashley will react to the remake of the family home. Well, I hope one of Ashley's alters jumps out and turns Diane into unspiced mincemeat. On behalf of John Abbott's memory, of course.

Michael bought out the jazz lounge so Lauren and he could drunkenly bicker about Victor in private. So romantic! 🙄

Nikki, how many times did you and Victor divorce before he finally decided to settle for you? Do you really want that kind of life for Claire with Kyle? Gah.

3 hours ago, Denize said:

Did someone punch Victor in his left cheek before the last scene of today's US episode? Or did the new makeup person put a huge dab of brown Kiwi shoepolish on his cheek and forget to blend this 'bronzer'?

Yeah and it was extra odd given the way Nikki had been repeatedly caressing Victor's face. Maybe they didn't show the scene where Nikki smacked him for not saying her name. (And for reminding her how she used to get nekkid for a living. So romantic!)