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

[MsMalin]

Oh how elegant! Claire pulled out all the stops! Happy Birthday Nikki!

[One Tough Cookie]

Stop. I'm gonna pee!

[Sake614]

[SweePea59]

6 hours ago, One Tough Cookie said:

hmm. June, Friday the 13?????

Could Dumas really be Van Helsing?

5 hours ago, Sake614 said:

Well we had a Cane mention today so Dumas is probably hm. 

That ten thousand different backstories lying cheating son of a moofia boss? Yup. Why the hell else would Lily ever udder his name again?

3 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Victor seemed lowkey puzzled about that invite from Dumas. So much for TGVN being ten chess moves ahead of everyone, huh?

Victor better hope it's Cane and not Van Helsing.

3 hours ago, Sake614 said:

did Lily and Cane get married in Paris or Nice? 

<groan> You made me remember all of their Paris recreation celebrations where Cane would carry Lily into their GCAC room. Man, I thought I forgot that crap. I better stop taking that Prevagen.

[Waldo13]

Did Victoria do her best impression of Cruella de Vil and skin a dozen Dalmatians to get that dress.  

Does Nikki know that driving without shoes is unsafe especially when driving shoes are recommended. The petals in a Ferrari are bare metal.  

I got the feeling that the monkeys with a keyboard are going to create their own version of “Knives Out”.  

What’s with Nick🦍?  Couldn’t he wear a suit?  Also, there was a toast to Nikki’s birthday without Claire/Eve?  Curious!  

 

[surfgirl]

What in the gd hell is Sharon wearing?  She looked like she had on winter garbage bags. Nikki looked bizarre and that hair..Something About Nikki?!? Pleather on Nicholas sounds about right though. Diane looked like an abomination, and the only woman who looked amazing was Ashley - that dress was very 1970 chic! Why wasn't My Pretty Pony Lils not invited to thr soiree?

Edited May 31 by surfgirl

[KLovestoShop]

Every single employee in the hair, makeup and wardrobe department need to be fired yesterday.  I’ve never, ever seen a group of actors who looked so awful.  Nikki and that hair, along with that awful dress, that made her boobs look like snow globes was beyond terrible.  Nick in pleather couldn’t wash his hair and at least put on a sport jacket.  Sharon and the too short dress and thigh high black boots was way too young a look for her.  Abby looked like a hooker waiting for her next John in a slip. Ashley’s dress looked like something Dracula would wear.  

[Sake614]

1 hour ago, surfgirl said:

Why wasn't My Pretty Pony Lils not invited to thr soiree?

She was. She basically said she’d rather chew nails than be at Nikki’s party.

[lilmarysunshine]

SC cannot even smile without looking like a freak. She used to be so pretty. God …. she needs to stop with the work on her face. When I compare her face to ED’s, who is older than her, there really is no comparison for who has aged better. She is the worst ager on the show and there are more than a few 50s/60s actresses - MTS, MS, AH, BM, ED, KL, SW, TB (who has her own issues with tightness but SC it seems to be filler). 

Edited May 31 by lilmarysunshine

[boes]

4 hours ago, Sake614 said:

God, I hope hope hope that thing squirts water.

3 hours ago, SweePea59 said:

You made me remember all of their Paris recreation celebrations where Cane would carry Lily into their GCAC room.

I'd forgotten that!  Did Lily ever wear a french maid's outfit or am I thinking of Erica Kane?

Or Esther.  Probably Esther.  She wore that sort of get up working for Katherine.  With any luck, if Dumas turns out to be Cane I hope he gets paired up with Esther.  

Edited May 31 by boes

[surfgirl]

4 hours ago, Sake614 said:

First thought: Is this an overly waxed anus that squirts?

[Joimiaroxeu]

17 hours ago, surfgirl said:

the only woman who looked amazing was Ashley - that dress was very 1970 chic!

I agree, Ashley did look fabulous. I would've worn her outfit back in the day.  The only other person I thought looked passable was Lauren, and she pretty much was dressed like she came to the party straight from work.

Claire's gown is okay but why are they making such a huge deal about it that she gets to make her entrance after Nikki's? Also, I feel like Claire's dress was out of character unless they're trying to make Claire more of an attention seeker.

IMO Claire's bodycon outfit would've been more suitable for Phyllis, say when Red storms Aristotle Dumas' Italian French chateau (?) and demands that he listen to her amazing pitch!

(? I didn't realize the French word "chateau" could also be applied to villas in Italy. Learn something new everyday. Thanks Y&R writers. 😉) nm.

Edited May 31 by Joimiaroxeu

[MollyB]

15 hours ago, boes said:

They got married at a castle in the south of France. 

Oh, horse poop.  Does this mean A. Dmbass really is Cane (who bought the castle that he and Lily were married in)?  Pardon me while I go barf.

[boes]

1 minute ago, MollyB said:

Oh, horse poop.  Does this mean A. Dmbass really is Cane (who bought the castle that he and Lily were married in)?  Pardon me while I go barf.

He probably took over his father's cattle rustling in Australia and has made a fortune in baloney.

[Bunnyto4]

19 hours ago, MsMalin said:

What a lovely dress Victoria!

I think I just hurt myself!😂😂😂

[babyhouseman]

19 hours ago, Sake614 said:

Maybe she really is bad, and that will start shooting bullets. 

[Skarzero]

15 hours ago, boes said:

God, I hope hope hope that thing squirts water.

I hope it squirts acid. Bonus if the acid hits Victor, Kyle, Phyllis, and this mystery Asshole Dumbass person(especially if it's Cane). I'd take back everything I said about Claire, and become an instant fan!

Edited May 31 by Skarzero

[surfgirl]

44 minutes ago, Skarzero said:

I hope it squirts acid. Bonus if the acid hits Victor, Kyle, Phyllis, and this mystery Asshole Dumbass person(especially if it's Cane). I'd take back everything I said about Claire, and become an instant fan!

Maybe it emits an SBD gas...

[One Tough Cookie]

18 hours ago, lilmarysunshine said:

SC cannot even smile without looking like a freak. She used to be so pretty. God …. she needs to stop with the work on her face.

 

seriously, it  should be in her next contract she can't do anymore damage.

I hardly recognized Lauren because I didn't see a bare shouldered mini dress.

[boes]

2 hours ago, surfgirl said:

Maybe it emits an SBD gas...

Phyllis already emits gas, every time she leans over a table to invade someone's personal space.  That's the reason for her big toothy smile.

God forbid she ever eat three bean salad.

[Js Nana]

3 hours ago, boes said:

every time she leans over a table to invade someone's personal space.

I would love if the next time she does that, the person whose personal space she invades hands her a breath mint.

[NinjaPenguins]

So… a party planner was hired to throw a party that looks exactly like every party in Genoa City. Sure, there was the odd twist where the host made a late entrance wearing a fabric baboon sphincter pinned to her chest, but that didn’t really elevate the proceedings.

Nikki’s homage to David Bowie was unexpected and touching. Also touching was Nick’s sentimental gift; we were all invited on a warm, joyful stroll down memory lane to when some rich, overprivileged douchebags had snow delivered to their spoiled asshole children. We’d all be excited to drive a classic Ferrari, but a billionaire’s middle aged son should probably act like his dumb ass has been there before.

Speaking of our debonair garbage ape, while Nick’s laidback divorced dad aesthetic appears simple to you fashion heathens, a great deal of work goes into cultivating it. Christian spent at least 90 minutes wrestling a pair of cargo shorts with a mysterious crotch splotch out of his father’s death grip. Nicholas doesn’t just wear common pleather - he pays a premium for pleather harvested from free-range, grass fed plows (pleather cows). The product in his hair? Uh huh. Extra extra virgin olive oil.

Honestly, I’m no fashion expert, so I didn’t understand any of the fashion choices. It’s like some guests were dressed for different events. Victoria was attending a birthday party for her snooty neighbor’s dalmation, Abby was heading to a sleepover with her sorority sisters and Sharon was wearing one of Noah’s modern art pieces he sent home with her. Kyle forgot his lips, but he can just trim some excess fabric off Claire’s novelty flower and paste it to his face.

I think it is a fantastic idea for the Newmans to accept an invitation from a stranger to fly somewhere. That family learns from their mistakes. Please do not let Aristotle be Cane. I get queasy just listening to Lily talk about him.

[Joimiaroxeu]

1 hour ago, NinjaPenguins said:

So… a party planner was hired to throw a party that looks exactly like every party in Genoa City. Sure, there was the odd twist where the host made a late entrance wearing a fabric baboon sphincter pinned to her chest, but that didn’t really elevate the proceedings.

I had several orifices in mind when I saw Claire's dress but one associated with a baboon was missing from the list. Thanks, NP! 🤯

1 hour ago, NinjaPenguins said:

Nikki’s homage to David Bowie was unexpected and touching. Also touching was Nick’s sentimental gift; we were all invited on a warm, joyful stroll down memory lane to when some rich, overprivileged douchebags had snow delivered to their spoiled asshole children. We’d all be excited to drive a classic Ferrari, but a billionaire’s middle aged son should probably act like his dumb ass has been there before.

I'll give Nick a tiny bit of grace for being way excited about the car. There are probably billionaires who themselves haven't driven a Ferrari worth in excess of $50M, much less have their kids been behind the wheel of one. At his point in his life, Nick likely just wants to have the bragging rights.

2 hours ago, NinjaPenguins said:

I think it is a fantastic idea for the Newmans to accept an invitation from a stranger to fly somewhere. That family learns from their mistakes.

Right? And I think the invitation said "extended visit" or something similar, and that transportation would be provided. So not only are GC's elites letting themselves be summoned to the home of a reclusive billionaire, they're planning to stay until Dumas lets them leave. Who would do that? It sounds like some Hugh Hefner after he went bonkers ish.

Imagine if Dumas did hold the invitees hostage. Do Jabot, NE, Chancellor, and Winters Inc. have succession plans in place in case their owners disappear indefinitely? I'll take Doubtful for $500, Alex. It would be a good way to reboot the GC corporate power structure though, if JG was even remotely that creative.

[SweePea59]

They featured Claire's dress on Worn On TV...

[Kemper]

The invitation stated Extended Visit?  Now this gives me hope...via a story by Agatha Christie that was made into a movie.  I think the name was "And Then There Were None" - where the victims were lured to an island and got picked off one by one. All of them. This would be the best way to reboot this soap - just me? 

[Denize]

1 hour ago, Kemper said:

The invitation stated Extended Visit?  Now this gives me hope...via a story by Agatha Christie that was made into a movie.  I think the name was "And Then There Were None" - where the victims were lured to an island and got picked off one by one. All of them. This would be the best way to reboot this soap - just me? 

That is what I was thinking, though started with locked-room mystery in a haunted house where the power goes out in a storm.

[boes]

3 hours ago, Kemper said:

The invitation stated Extended Visit?  Now this gives me hope...via a story by Agatha Christie that was made into a movie.  I think the name was "And Then There Were None" - where the victims were lured to an island and got picked off one by one. All of them. This would be the best way to reboot this soap - just me? 

 

2 hours ago, Denize said:

That is what I was thinking, though started with locked-room mystery in a haunted house where the power goes out in a storm.

Somehow, Brussels sprouts must play a pivotal role.

The villian, no matter the gender, also MUST wear something off the shoulder.

[MollyB]

21 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

So not only are GC's elites letting themselves be summoned to the home of a reclusive billionaire, they're planning to stay until Dumas lets them leave. Who would do that?

I just watched a movie about a psycho millionaire that invites people to his island so he can hunt them. Then he had them stuffed to put on exhibit. Sounds fun.😁

 

[ScoobieDoobs]

23 hours ago, NinjaPenguins said:

Nikki’s homage to David Bowie was unexpected 

Oh yeah, the hair was very Bowie — but everything else?  The gold lame mermaid get-up looked ‘70’s Bette Midler, except without Bette’s humor/irony cuz Nikki has zero sense of humor or irony.  Note to the stylists who wreck Nikki’s hair every day — do NOT repeat the Ground Control to Major Tom look! 👎👎👎👎👎👎

[rcc]

Nikki looks like hell! This episode and entire show is so bad. No couple to root for. Cringe at every storyline. I also watch Coronation Street, a UK soap, and the acting and storylines are so much better. If they watched Y&R they would know how lucky they are. 

 

[ScoobieDoobs]

Oh Idk, Pietro is kinda sweet — and at least he’s trying to inject a tiny bit of humor into this gruesome, humorless brunch.  Yeah, the fangirling on Nikki was a bit much, but I’m sure that was Josh shoving in his alter ego, and forcing at us the notion that Nikki is an “icon”.  Uh no, sorry, Josh but def NO!

Pomp’s lame speech sucked.

Nick the dick took off the tacky/shiny leather/pleather jacket and still looked like a greaseball shmuck.  Ya couldn’t even make an effort to dress up for your mother’s b’day party, Nick?  What a dick.

Sharon’s jacket had such a weird fit.  She looked odd.  But I guess that’s her shtick now.  At least no sparkles anywhere & no Red Beast — YAY!

 

[MsMalin]

Pretty sure this is the bra Nikki is wearing.

[boes]

21 minutes ago, MsMalin said:

Pretty sure this is the bra Nikki is wearing.

Somebody's gonna lose an eye.

[surfgirl]

2 hours ago, rcc said:

Nikki looks like hell! This episode and entire show is so bad. No couple to root for. Cringe at every storyline. I also watch Coronation Street, a UK soap, and the acting and storylines are so much better. If they watched Y&R they would know how lucky they are. 

 

Where/how do you watch Coronation Street?

[Joimiaroxeu]

I wasn't paying full attention there at the end. When they rattled off the names of all Nikki's grandkids and great-grandkids, did the list include Cassie? She's been dead a long time but Nick had adopted her so Cassie was legally Nikki's granddaughter.

Man, there are so many spumors running wild about Aristotle Dumas! The latest one I saw has him as Summer's new boyfriend or husband.

Edited June 2 by Joimiaroxeu

[lilmarysunshine]

They did include Cassie. 

[SiouxB]

Yes, Cassie was the first name that Nikki said 

[tanyak]

Kyle's speech was cringe and over the top, but I did think the charm bracelet was a cute idea. At first, I thought they missed  Mariah, but I guess Nick didn't adopt her. I was also glad they remember Reid. lol 

And because it can't be said enough -- they can really cool it with all the talk of Claire being the bestest ever. I kind of want Summer, Faith and Katie to get together and vent. Claire is not the only granddaughter!

I also was almost horrified by how bad Nikki was styled. She's a pretty woman who usually does "gala glam" well. That was awful. 

[rcc]

38 minutes ago, surfgirl said:

Where/how do you watch Coronation Street?

CBC in Canada. I live near the border.

[Denize]

1 hour ago, surfgirl said:

Where/how do you watch Coronation Street?

It is on CBC regular television in Canada, but hey, Charles is our King.

Edited June 2 by Denize

[surfgirl]

9 minutes ago, Denize said:

It is on CBC regular television in Canada, but hey, Charles is our King.

Charles is a putz but thats neither here nor there! Do you get alot of BBC on network TV up there?

[Denize]

9 minutes ago, surfgirl said:

Charles is a putz but thats neither here nor there! Do you get alot of BBC on network TV up there?

Yes, Charles is a putz. We can pay extra to get BBC, but I don't.  Some BBC shows make it onto PBS Spokane, which has a lot of subscribers in eastern British Columbia & Alberta, so they have more British shows than eastern PBS channels.

 

Edited June 2 by Denize

[MsMalin]

They included Cassie and Christian. It seems Claire is the favored one

[Joimiaroxeu]

And of course Claire breezed in fashionably late so everyone would look at her instead of the guest of honor. Guess her new mommy hasn't gotten around to teaching her any manners. Sure.

Victor still couldn't say Nikki's name when he gave his little speech to honor her and their years of life together! What is wrong with him? Grrr.

Mind your own business, Damian. IMO Lily has every right to hold a grudge against the Newmans. It's not as if there's a guarantee the Newmans will never screw her again if it suits their purposes. 

16 hours ago, boes said:

The villian, no matter the gender, also MUST wear something off the shoulder.

I'd pay Y&R's wardrobe person cash money on the table if the first we saw of Aristotle Dumas was him wearing a cold shoulders jumpsuit.* Phyllis would swoon so hard to find a man who shares her fashion quirks. 😼

*Per the googles, on a man it'd be basically what's also called bib overalls, without a shirt underneath. Ehhh.

[Joimiaroxeu]

Hey, it's Cole. Out here looking like a mafioso, lol. The pinkish tie was odd though.

Victor told Devon he thinks Lily should be grateful for the way he used her to snatch Chancellor for Nikki. After all, he sent her packing back to her own family's business, where Victor decided Lily belongs. mumbleNeilmumble.

Ease up, Sharon. If Traci needed your help for her mental health, she would've asked for it. I was glad Ashley shut Sharon down with a quickness.

Damian said his boss Aristotle Dumas fired him. Not sure I believe that. Maybe Dumas just wanted Damian to shut himself off as an avenue for Lily's snooping.

7 hours ago, MollyB said:

I just watched a movie about a psycho millionaire that invites people to his island so he can hunt them. Then he had them stuffed to put on exhibit. Sounds fun

If it was the 1932 version in B&W, that's considered a classic film. JG drawing inspiration from yet another classic, just to run it into the ground like he's done with Dumas? Ugh.

Edited June 2 by Joimiaroxeu

[lilmarysunshine]

24 minutes ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

And of course Claire breezed in fashionably late so everyone would look at her instead of the guest of honor. Guess her new mommy hasn't gotten around to teaching her any manners. Sure.

Victor still couldn't say Nikki's name when he gave his little speech to honor her and their years of life together! What is wrong with him? Grrr.

Mind your own business, Damian. IMO Lily has every right to hold a grudge against the Newmans. It's not as if there's a guarantee the Newmans will never screw her again if it suits their purposes. 

I'd pay Y&R's wardrobe person cash money on the table if the first we saw of Aristotle Dumas was him wearing a cold shoulders jumpsuit.* Phyllis would swoon so hard to find a man who shares her fashion quirks. 😼

*Per the googles, on a man it'd be basically what's also called bib overalls, without a shirt underneath. Ehhh.

Can you imagine if Bruce the Alligator Man played Alexander Dumas? The French would work. 

 

[Joimiaroxeu]

Cole still has that nasty cough. Hmm. 

Hah, Devon basically called his BIL Nick "messy." Where was the lie tho? And where was Nick's other ex, Phyllis? She's also the mommy of one of Nikki's granddaughters.

So Damian claims not to know about Holden's shady past with Audra. Interesting. I thought he and Holden were tight friends.

Look at Kyle giving a better toast to Nikki than Victor did. He even said Nikki's name. (And Kyle also alluded to Harrison not being Nikki's biological grandchild. Yay for recognizing Tara. Or was Kyle actually referring to Summer's phony (😈) Italian adoption of Harrison?)

3 hours ago, tanyak said:

And because it can't be said enough -- they can really cool it with all the talk of Claire being the bestest ever. I kind of want Summer, Faith and Katie to get together and vent. Claire is not the only granddaughter!

Yep, I especially would want Faith to be pissed. For years she was under Victor's tutelage as a chess partner, and Victor always said Faith would be the one to run NE eventually. Now it's looking like Faith'll have to get past Claire first. Nepo baby fight!

Edited June 2 by Joimiaroxeu

[One Tough Cookie]

33 minutes ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

If it was the 1932 version in B&W, that's considered a classic film.

Was is  it one  of Agatha Christies 'Ten Little Indians?"

I am so overwhelmed by the enormous amount of snarkability I am unable to type much.  Only that I though Pomps date was so out there I thought you guys were kidding.  I'm sentencing her to 6 months hard labor in the Fashion Police camp.

Too much to unpack yet.

But, did anyone tell Chelsea to dry her hair for the big day?

Edited June 2 by One Tough Cookie

[Sake614]

I thought Kyle’s speech was sweet and I loved the idea of the charm bracelet. But if he thinks this is going to endear Victor to him, clearly he’s never met Victor. One look at Victors face would tell Kyle he doesn’t stand a chance lol!

so apparently Adam and Chelsea showed up after all. Chelsea had a wardrobe malfunction and had to pick a different dress. If her backup is any indication I’d hate to see what the first choice was. Damn that thing looked like a sparkly red and black zebra. Or maybe she’s just a bit early for the 4th of July?

all that money spent on decor and not a single piece of food? Oh but there’s a gold cake! That Claire had to physically pick up from the bakery and bring to the GCAC. Let them eat cake!

Devon to Nick: ‘do you have a calendar to keep track of your exes?’ No lie detected there Devon! 🤣

[Waldo13]

What is Claire/Eve wearing?  It looks like she is wearing a target 🎯 on her chest.  

Like Summer❄️, Lily actually benefited from their perceived betrayals. Summer❄️ is the CEO of Marchetti and Lily is the Co-CEO of her family company.  I’ve always found when one door closes another more fantastic door opens. 

Can Devon help himself from being a judgmental douche?  Natey Nate Nate is not too far behind. 

I get the fact that not all of Nikki’s grandchildren and great grandchildren are not biologically hers  but if Cassie is mentioned why doesn’t Mariah at least get an honorable mention. After all, wasn’t Mariah the surrogate for Bowie (Dominic) in order for Nikki to have another grandchild.  Harrison is mentioned as a great grandson but his adoption by Summer❄️ is bogus.  

 

As an aside:  a fully restored Ferrari GT250 is worth at least 1 million $.  Basically pocket change for Victor.