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

[Js Nana]

56 minutes ago, lightninggirl said:

even if your car is out of gas

Given that saying that you forgot to charge your car implies that you drive an EV, that whole explanation of the car and her phone running out of charge for why Tessa and Aria were incommunicado was so bogus that I, for one, wanted to through something big and heavy at the screen - - it screamed of the show's crack writing team having lost interest in the Tessa's being mesmerized by the evil Ian Ward thread.

Just now, Js Nana said:

wanted to through

Sorry, "through" should have been "throw"

[Js Nana]

On 1/28/2025 at 9:15 PM, Joimiaroxeu said:

Why did the CC spell lovey as "lovie"?

Because it uses voice recognition technology, which, in my experience, falls prey to different accents, slurred speech, whispering, etc. There are shows that I think use a kind of CC technology that involves the script being fed into it - those are the ones that identify who is saying what, just like in the script.

[Js Nana]

The evil Ian Ward opens his eyes in the ambulance, and the plot thickens: Ian will reveal to GCPD's finest that he was kidnapped by Mikey with the assistance of an armed member of the Emperor Victor's crack security team and transported against his free will to the lair of the Newmans, where he was forced to steal a gun and shoot Victor out of fear for his life - will the GCPD buy that, tune in for more of the trials and tribulations of the Young and the Restless (cue organ exit music) - As The World Turns had the best organ music, aaahhh, those were the days, weren't they.

[Waldo13]

To start off would like to make an analogy.  Every  once in a while, Y&R becomes very enjoyable with exceptional performance by Mariah, Claire/Eve and even Auntie Jordan.  It’s like watching a very bad movie that becomes worth watching when your favorite actor or actress is in that movie. You endure the ridiculous scenes as long as they are in them.  

So Tessa has an electric car that ran out of “juice”.  That’s going to teach Tessa to plug her car in even before she enters her house. I hope Tessa knew where the manual release was located to open the door.  

Every time I see a flashback of a younger Sharon , I see a beautiful woman before she started putting crap in her face.  

What 🐂💩 is this that Ian might still be alive?  Is the EMT that incompetent that he can’t detect a heartbeat.  Ian was gut shot that would mean his bowels would be penetrated and deadly toxins and bacteria would be released into his body. Think of it as a burst appendix which can be deadly if not treated timely with a mass dose of antibiotics.  Ian eyes open but miraculously there is no pain. Ian must be a man of god 🤯.  

Chance is only a cop when the Newmans are involved.  Victor was shot and Ian was shot but he doesn’t question the self defense only why Ian was there in the first place.  

 

[Kemper]

Sorry this is so long.....

I have not really been watching regularly for awhile now. Lots going on personally. But I come here everyday to see what opinions this group has on what they are watching. And you never disappoint! The end for me?  Besides bringing in new characters to prop up or liven up Devon and Nate...two of the most dull people, ever, on a Soap?......

I want to say Sharon. Sharon C is not cut out to do "serious" drama. And she was onscreen seemingly at least 75% of the time. Nicki? Again, seemingly on all of the time. Victor? Sick to death of him. Ray Wise and Colleen Zenk (sp?) are a step above most GC residents, acting-wise; but they could not overcome the terrible writing. The rest of the cast? They were hardly ever on for these last months. Three quarters mostly disappeared.  Except for Claire.  Plus the terrible hair and wardrobe.

And maybe the worst? The plan seems to be that when some of the long-time actors/actresses are no longer on as much...the successors will be Nick, Victoria, probably Claire and maybe Kyle and Billy. The core Winters family has faded. Adam has been written terribly and basically ruined; so will be the target that gets beaten by Victoria, as head of Newman's. 

Who knows...maybe if the ratings tank enough, changes will be made.

Edited January 31 by Kemper

[NinjaPenguins]

Chance is as over the Newman mafia as I am.

Now, my closed captioning displayed “He didn’t make it” re: Ian. My ears heard the paramedic say it. No sheet is placed over him, and he’s rolled into the ambulance looking like he’s sleeping off some minor injury. If he didn’t make it, why isn’t he riding in a coroner’s vehicle with his body treated as potential evidence? Ian’s just chilling in the ambulance, no one attending to him. Did I hear and read incorrectly? What is this hot, incoherent mess?

Adam’s hair looks dumber than Nick’s, and Olive Garden sources their salad dressing straight off the garbage ape’s coif. Also, Victor has a new favorite son and it’s still not Adam. You damn fool, Michael.

Speaking of Victor, he doesn’t look manly or heroic declining a gurney. It’s actually okay and, dare I say it, sensible to accept medical assistance after being shot. No one would judge a person, no matter that person’s age, for getting rolled into an ambulance with a bullet in them. Victor does look like a try hard fool for limping out the door. I would like to echo the kudos given earlier for the magnificent view of the Newman nostrils during the ambulance ride. The show was right up there with Billy’s manspreading follies the other day.

Who came up with Tessa forgetting to charge the car and her phone? Like, wow, what a resolution to the cliffhanger. 

[Joimiaroxeu]

47 minutes ago, NinjaPenguins said:

Now, my closed captioning displayed “He didn’t make it” re: Ian. My ears heard the paramedic say it. No sheet is placed over him, and he’s rolled into the ambulance looking like he’s sleeping off some minor injury. If he didn’t make it, why isn’t he riding in a coroner’s vehicle with his body treated as potential evidence? Ian’s just chilling in the ambulance, no one attending to him. Did I hear and read incorrectly? What is this hot, incoherent mess?

That was my experience too and I started wondering if my CC had made a mistake. Sometimes the CC is based on a script which was revised at the last minute. I also think sometimes the actors misspeak, or they ad lib their lines. 

I don't know what happened in yesterday's clusterfcuk. This sounds hyperbolic but IMO it truly was one of the worst soap opera episodes Y&R has ever produced.  Lately it seems to me like different parts of the show are being written by a committee whose members barely communicate with each other.

[Joimiaroxeu]

15 hours ago, Js Nana said:

Because it uses voice recognition technology, which, in my experience, falls prey to different accents, slurred speech, whispering, etc. There are shows that I think use a kind of CC technology that involves the script being fed into it - those are the ones that identify who is saying what, just like in the script.

Or, "lovey" is a primarily British term of endearment, while "lovie" can either be the American English spelling of "lovey," or a stuffed toy treated like a security blanket.

Edited January 31 by Joimiaroxeu
google is kinda still a friend. kinda.

[boes]

3 hours ago, NinjaPenguins said:

Who came up with Tessa forgetting to charge the car and her phone? Like, wow, what a resolution to the cliffhanger.

I was on the edge of my seat.  Until I fell off and hit my head.

Best part of the show.

Except, of course, for those quadruple windows to the soul, Victor and Nikki's nostrils.  If only Billy could have seen them the way we did, he'd know he has true soulmates.

The lighting in that ambulance was NOT a friend to Nikki.

[MollyB]

Friday Rant:

• Really sick of the way law enforcement and the whole judicial system is being made to look so half-a$$ed.  You'd think a city with three major corporations headquartered there would have at least two detectives show up to a crime scene.  Hell, Lenny always had a partner.  Dun dun.
• And speaking of crime scenes-have the unseen police force of GC even visited Sharon's Hallucination Hallway?  Umm, maybe tested the water bottle?  (I have given up on Chekovtessa's Water Bottle-that was a dumb and unnecessary detour in the whole Ian hearts Mariah story.)
• I have to assume that there are no sitting judges in GC.  Viktor just gets a retired one to issue his (Viktor's) orders and it saves a lot of unnecessary investigation.
• Totally sick of the way the Newman's spin everything their way and getting a little nauseous at Chance for letting them slide.  He should have taken them all in (except hospital bound Viktor) and questioned them separately.
• Don't get me started on the treatment of EMTs in this mess.  They couldn't tell if Ian was dead or not?!  That's pretty much their whole job!  The only thing to make them look worse that could happen is the improperly closed back door opening and Ian sliding out of the ambulance.
• The ridiculousness of Michael telling Ian that the Newman Cop Friends made the letter from Ian disappear is only eclipsed by Ian asserting that if anything should happen to him, that letter will start an "investigation".  Yeah, that's not happening.  We don't need no stinking investigation if you already dead, Ian.  Yougotthat?
• How can a group of people facing one guy with a gun stand around baiting him?  There is also enough decorative kitsch in that room to throw something at him. Or even throw your phone at him, Viktor. (Hopefully the other players would rush Ian in his distraction.)  If Michael had left instead of singing the Loyalty Oath to BetterDad, he could have beaned Ian from behind (or even pushed him). But no, we have to have Viktor be the hero....yet again.
• The whole 'this happened in one day' fails when you drag it out over a month.

Feh.

[ScoobieDoobs]

Party on in the GC morgue — with dead bodies that aren’t dead?  Well, dumb-dumb Nick thinks Ian is in the morgue.  OK, does the GC EMT bring alive people to the morgue?  Will there be a teary reunion of Ian & Jordie, celebrating their love & making more sinister plans to destroy the Newmans?  Will they make out?  Ick.

Welp, Sharon’s storyline is over & she’ll be relegated to doing nothing.  Just as well.  She was struggling today to make expressions, but the best she could do was smile a bit & widen her eyes ever so slightly.  Ugh.  Was distracted by her bumble bee top.

Hey, Shmoopy is back.  Claire finally remembered him, only to tell him a Swiss cheese story, full of holes & chock full of lies.  Way to get a good relationship goin’, Claire!

Daniel whimpering over Heather?  How long do we have to endure this crap, Show?  Please make it stop!

Chelsea wearing a really ugly outfit of pleather (or leather?) pants with studs up the sides & an ugly, unflattering lace top with a tank underneath.  Yuck.  But she got thru the day w/o bawling her eyes out.  Amazing!  Oh yeah, Adam & Nick & Chelsea were babbling some sh*t I couldn’t care less about.  More zzzzzzzz.

Oh, and Mikey implied he wanted to patch up his friendship w/The Red Beast.  Why, Mikey, why?

Edited January 31 by ScoobieDoobs

[Sake614]

As near I can tell, the EMTs were on. Ian’s payroll, hence them ‘pronouncing ‘ him but not putting a sheet over his head or calling for the ME. I was actually surprised Victor made it to the hospital. I thought sure the EMTs were going to kidnap them and take them to Ian. I actually would have welcomed that if Ian could finish the job he started, but with silver bullets to ensure Victor really died. As it is, he intentionally pointed the gun away from any vital organs when he shot Victor. More’s the pity. 

Adam talking about what happens when the old man finally gets a stake through the heart is meaningless since we know EB isn’t going anywhere. Victor is tough as nails, loves with his whole heart and would do anything for his family, yougotthat? And oh look, he’s out of the hospital already and back on his thron, wearing the same sweater he was shot in, bitching at Jack for daring to show his face at the Newman ranch. 

As was noted above, the camera was NOT kind to MST in that ambulance scene. Her makeup looked awful. Dry and powdery. But hey, her lipstick stayed intact for 20+ episodes! 

Honestly, how did Nick grow up in the same home as Victoria? He’s a Neanderthal! Constantly snarling, sneering, punching…I refuse to believe that Victor raised him. Did he even graduate from elementary school?

oh look, Sharon is back at work at the coffee house and Michael tells her ALL the charges have been dropped. Of course she still hasn’t been checked out by. A doctor to ensure no more drugs are in her system. But hey, who needs a doctor when Nick is there to absolve her of any and all responsibility?

so. Tessa took the baby out in the middle of the night without checking the charge in her car or phone, got lost and then just what? Sat around in the frigid Wisconsin night with the baby until Abby — who also left her phone behind—came knocking on the car window to help her? And both she and the baby are perfectly fine. No frostbitE, no hypothermia…

damn this show just keeps hitting new lows. On the bright side at least it’s a new day and the Newman women have changed clothes!

[ScoobieDoobs]

So lemme get this straight — if a bullet goes thru you, & you lose a ton of blood . . . that’s the same as not being shot at all?  And if you’re 80-something, you’ll be able to immediately walk away?  AND your recuperating time will NOT be weeks or days or hours or minutes — it will be none at all?  At least according to Show, right?

Was Vic wearing that same sweater he was shot in or does he have a zillion of those black sweaters?  Hmmm.  Didn’t Dracula also always wear the same black outfit?

[pvandal]

I have watched this show since 1986 when Phillip 3 first came on. I loved me some Thom Bierdz in high school. I have put up with A LOT over these last 38 years but I've stuck with it. These last three days of the Victor tongue bath has got me almost turning off the show for good. I mean REALLY?? Ugh. Adam to Chelsea: "He's such a warrior". Sharon to Nick: "He would DIE for you". And when the great love with Nikki is mentioned I yell back at the tv..."You mean the woman he told several times he wishes she were dead?" Pah-leeze.

Anyway, this is all talk because I will never leave. I'm apparently a glutton for punishment. I also enjoy this page too much. I admit when watching and something stupid happens I think I can't wait to see what the board makes of this crap.

[boes]

1 hour ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

Was Vic wearing that same sweater he was shot in or does he have a zillion of those black sweaters?  Hmmm.  Didn’t Dracula also always wear the same black outfit?

He did.  But, the Count could pull it off.  Victor, not so much.

[Js Nana]

18 hours ago, Kemper said:

maybe if the ratings tank enough, changes will be made.

I'll hold my breath in anticipation of that happening.

7 hours ago, NinjaPenguins said:

No sheet is placed over him, and he’s rolled into the ambulance looking like he’s sleeping off some minor injury.

. . . and the head of the stretcher is in a raised position, rather than being laid out flat.

[Js Nana]

6 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Or, "lovey" is a primarily British term of endearment

In all honesty, I misread "lovey" as "lovely" - Oh, darn, I wasted a whole rant about modern technology over nothing!!!!

[Js Nana]

2 hours ago, Sake614 said:

we know EB isn’t going anywhere

I'm guessing that they're going to create an AI image of him that can be used in perpetuity.

3 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

Chelsea wearing a really ugly outfit of pleather (or leather?) pants with studs up the sides & an ugly, unflattering lace top with a tank underneath.

That's so Adam won't get turned on when they're in the same room together.

[One Tough Cookie]

5 hours ago, MollyB said:

Chance for letting them slide.  He should have taken them all in (except hospital bound Viktor) and questioned them separately

In GC the only requirement for police work is "pretty but dumb"

 

1 hour ago, Js Nana said:

I'm guessing that they're going to create an AI image of him that can be used in perpetuity.

The talking would be much improved.

 

4 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

Party on in the GC morgue — with dead bodies that aren’t dead?

I was thinking if Ian was really dead they would have covered his face

 

2 hours ago, pvandal said:

I admit when watching and something stupid happens I think I can't wait to see what the board makes of this crap.

.

that's pretty much my case.

OH LOOK!  

Chelsea did a whole scene without crying!

[Waldo13]

I don’t remember Ian saying that he killed Heather. It was Auntie Jordan who said it was Ian but did she place the blame on him because she was pissed at him?  It doesn’t actually matter now. 

All charges were dropped on Sharon including disposing of a dead body.  I thought for sure that Sharon would go to jail while Manic Phyllis🕷️got community service for the same crime.  

 

[Joimiaroxeu]

"The bullet went straight through so there was hardly any damage." Um, what? If Victor had been shot straight through his temples I'm pretty sure he'd be dead. Whoever wrote that line needs to pay better attention when they watch Chicago Med.

The old ranch set looked smaller to me.

Victor Newman was in the hospital because of a nonfatal GSW but Kyle didn't know? It would've been all over the news media. Guess Kyle was too busy working on his bouffant to catch up on current events. 😼

I'm with Daniel: Heather only ended up murdered because she showed up at Daniel's apartment at the wrong time. What if it had been him? Would Jordan have killed Daniel instead? The story is still iffy to me.

Wait, what? Victor didn't jump in front of a bullet meant for Nikki. Ian aimed right at him. Stop trying to gaslight the audience, Show.

Not sure why Nick took it upon himself to warn Chelsea off Adam. It's not any of his business at all.

Kyle served Claire a cup of tea after she'd just told him what went down with Jordan. This guy. Utterly thoughtless.

There was snow on the ground and in the trees and bushes but Daniel sat outside without a coat, gloves, or hat. Okay.

Sounded to me like Adam was lowkey more disappointed than grateful  Victor didn't die. Hmm.

OMG, Sharon, stop agonizing over Daniel! He needs to work through his grief and you can't help.

Edited February 1 by Joimiaroxeu

[Sake614]

6 minutes ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Kyle served Claire a cup of tea after she'd just told him what went down with Jordan. This guy. Utterly thoughtless.

She didn’t tell him the part about her drugging the tea. The official Newman story is that Jordan brought the poison with her and drank it. Claire told Kyle that the rest of the story is a secret that she, Victoria and Nikki will take to their graves. Or something like that 🙄. I did laugh at how reluctant Claire was to actually drink the tea. Did she think Kyle was going to point her?

[Denize]

Victor is lucky that his heart (Colleen's) is less than half his age, so he bounces back faster.

[ScoobieDoobs]

So all charges against Sharon have been dropped, eh, Show?  Let’s take a closer look at the lousy writing here, shall we?  Cuz The Red Beast could make a pretty good case against Sharon if she threw enough loud hissy fits.

But who would The Red Beast scream to?  Not Chance cuz he’s too dumb. Local media?  Doesn’t Vic own the only media in town?  And run by scuzzball Adam, who does any sleazy thing Vic tells him to do.  And Vic could easily squash her like a bug or intimidate her if she causes too much trouble.  And she wouldn’t stand up to Vic cuz she recently said to Summer that she’s afraid of him.

So ALL the charges are dropped?  Breaking into Heather’s apt, dumping her dead body in the river and framing Daniel for her murder?  Oh, and for her murder?  Based on what?  That Swiss cheese Newman story — full of holes and chock full of outright lies?  And isn’t it interesting how the “Newman story” keeps . . . er, evolving?  Of course, evolving how it puts the Newmans in best possible light.  Yuck to all of it.  And once again, really sloppy writing!

 

[NinjaPenguins]

Ugh, here comes Kyle like a potato chip fart to diminish everyone’s joy. Can the lifeless chemistry between him and Claire survive the knowledge that she murdered her crazy aunt? I’m trying to imagine a world in which I care.

Chelsea, wtf are you even doing? You have set no boundaries and made absolutely nothing clear to Adam. You still moved in with him, which is all the go ahead he needs. I almost launched a vomit comet when Adam declared he’d take a bullet for her. Lord what a fuckwit. Good luck getting into those vacuum sealed pleather pants, jackhole. Even Nick knows moving in together is dumb because game recognizes stupid game.

That sit down with Michael, Nick, Sharon and Daniel was incredibly awkward. Almost as awkward as the close ups of Daniel’s snot locker as he sat weeping next to Heather’s grave in his best Mr. Rogers mourning attire.

I don’t know. This show wanting the audience to feel anything for a super rich family full of entitled prats with a body count that can stack up against any villain’s is asking too much. 

[surfgirl]

5 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Victor Newman was in the hospital because of a nonfatal GSW but Kyle didn't know? It would've been all over the news media. Guess Kyle was too busy working on his bouffant to catch up on current events. 😼

Well in all fairness to Kyle, you can't really hear much with the blow dryer on. 🙄 

I barely watched today, it's that bad.

Edited February 1 by surfgirl

[Joimiaroxeu]

13 hours ago, Denize said:

Victor is lucky that his heart (Colleen's) is less than half his age, so he bounces back faster.

Grrr, I'm still mad Traci gave Victor Colleen's heart! After everything he's done to Abbotts and will keep doing to Abbotts, no effing way did Victor deserve such grace from Traci. AFAIC Traci straight up stabbed her own kin in the back. For what? 🤬🤬😡😡

[MollyB]

14 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Kyle served Claire a cup of tea after she'd just told him what went down with Jordan. This guy. Utterly thoughtless.

In the same cup Claire used! (Loved how she delicately moved it away) Granted, he has no way of knowing about the tea, but maybe Mr. Sensitivity could take her out to CL for a beverage or a drink at the Jazz Hole. Anything to get out of the scene-of-the-crime house.

 

12 hours ago, NinjaPenguins said:

Chelsea, wtf are you even doing?

Acting like the good wifey/sister-in-law by pushing Adam to go with Nick so Daddums could be so happy seeing them walk in together. 

What's the over/under on Adam and Tearful doing the horizontal mambo before Valentine's Day?

[Joimiaroxeu]

1 hour ago, MollyB said:

What's the over/under on Adam and Tearful doing the horizontal mambo before Valentine's Day?

GMTA! On January 15 I posted that I gave it a month, tops. Chelsea and Adam are going to boink for sure. There's Valentine's Day as an excuse, plus February is a sweeps month.

1 hour ago, MollyB said:

In the same cup Claire used! (Loved how she delicately moved it away) Granted, he has no way of knowing about the tea, but maybe Mr. Sensitivity could take her out to CL for a beverage or a drink at the Jazz Hole. Anything to get out of the scene-of-the-crime house.

Yep. I'm just glad Kyle was drinking something besides booze. He can't seem to go many places without having liquor.

[NinjaPenguins]

2 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

He can't seem to go many places without having liquor.

Don’t judge Kyle too harshly. Alcohol is his only shot at having a personality.

2 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Chelsea and Adam are going to boink for sure

I can’t understand why filth like this gets posted in a civilized forum. At long last, ma’am, have you no decency?

[boes]

19 hours ago, NinjaPenguins said:

That sit down with Michael, Nick, Sharon and Daniel was incredibly awkward. Almost as awkward as the close ups of Daniel’s snot locker as he sat weeping next to Heather’s grave in his best Mr. Rogers mourning attire.

I don’t know. This show wanting the audience to feel anything for a super rich family full of entitled prats with a body count that can stack up against any villain’s is asking too much. 

Your whole post, as always, NinjaPenguins, is perfection, but these two paragraphs just sing!  Phrases such as Daniel’s snot locker and his best Mr. Rogers mourning attire should be set music.

Your last paragraph could serve as a modern breakdown of Show's story bible.

Perfection!

Edited Sunday at 12:38 AM by boes

[nilyank]

On 1/31/2025 at 9:30 PM, Joimiaroxeu said:

OMG, Sharon, stop agonizing over Daniel! He needs to work through his grief and you can't help.

You know both of them are both single and this will drive a certain someone already nuts about Sharon even more nutty.

[Kemper]

11 hours ago, nilyank said:

You know both of them are both single and this will drive a certain someone already nuts about Sharon even more nutty.

This is bizarre - but I might just be here for it. Anything (to me) is is better than more propping (and angst)  for The Winters Family. 

[Joimiaroxeu]

11 hours ago, nilyank said:

You know both of them are both single and this will drive a certain someone already nuts about Sharon even more nutty.

If Sharon and Daniel get together after everything that's happened, I think TPTB might as well pack Y&R in a rocket and blast it directly into the sun.

And have Phyllis riding on top of the rocket like this moment from the classic 1960s film, Dr. Strangelove:

[boes]

On 1/31/2025 at 11:57 PM, surfgirl said:

Well in all fairness to Kyle, you can't really hear much with the blow dryer on. 🙄 

Poor Kyle.  As much as loves that blow dryer, it's nothing compared to how excited he was when he first heard the phrase, "blow dryer", and how disappointed he was when he found out what it actually did, as opposed to what he had hoped....

[lightninggirl]

Dangit, I was all here for the cutie-pants Nate half-brother and now the REAL half-brother looks like Kevin Hart? 🙄 Can't we have nice things?

(my apologies to anyone who thinks Kevin Hart is hot)

[ScoobieDoobs]

Daniel, I get it & ITA with your skepticism on Billy's new "venture".  He's a loser who talks big, but fails at EVERYTHING he does.  But hey, Daniel, you got nothin' else goin' on, except moaning & crying over dead Heather.  At least The Red Beast realizes it's better than the nothing prospects those 2 now have.  And btw, it's the middle of a really frigid winter, but does that stop The Red Beast from going shoulder-less today? NOOOOOOOO!

Wowza, Vic is in pain?  Really?  I thought Show is going forward with the notion that he's invincible & can get past a gun shot wound with zero down-time.  Maybe not . . . or was this supposed to be an excuse for his cranky, unpleasant & nasty attitude?  Er, except isn't that the way he ALWAYS is?  Uh, HELL YES!

Ah, so Damian is not who we thought.  Well, given Show doesn't seem to have an affinity now for men who are deemed "too handsome" (WHY, SHOW, WHY???), as evidenced by the side-lining of Chance, I'm not surprised.  Still waiting for this storyline, which remains dull, to interest me in the least.

Edited Monday at 10:18 PM by ScoobieDoobs

[Joimiaroxeu]

Whoo chile, Damian was already hitting on Audra and doing it right in front of Nate. Messiness!

It must be uncomfortable receiving tongue baths from four people at the same time. Poor Victor. 😉😉😉

Of course Phyllis was skeptical when Daniel told her Ian confessed to Heather's murder. Obvious reaction was obvious, just like her cold shoulders.

Jackie. Have you met Victor before? How dare you interrupt his enjoyment being fawned over? You're asking for trouble.

We have now entered the phase of the game where Audra starts trying to garner sympathy due to her troubled childhood. Okay.

Wonder why Audra left all mention of Tucker from her history? Wasn't he her mentor in the corporate raiding business?

Jack's overcoat with the velvet collar was gorgeous. IMO he easily stays being the best-dressed man in GC. Meanwhile, Diane's outfits have been looking more down-market to me lately.

Victor has lost his complete mind. He has nothing better to do now than try to keep Claire and Kyle apart? Get over yourself, Grandpa Clean Bullet Hole.

WAIT, WHAT!? Damian was a stand-in? Real Damian does look older than Nate though. Kudos, Y&R. I did not see that level of con artistry coming.*

Apparently Amy has never seen Fake Damian because surely she would've known he wasn't her son. Unless she's in on the scam, that is.

Real Damien better not order any oatmilk vanilla lattes at Crimson Lights. The wrong person might notice and tattle on him, tee hee.

*Or, TPTB saw all the complaints in the soap forums about how Damian didn't look older than Nate. So, they recast the role and figured out a way to keep both Damian actors in the storyline. 🥳

Edited Monday at 10:05 PM by Joimiaroxeu

[pvandal]

Whenever Victor rages about the Abbots and how he 'hates them all', I wish someone would ask...even your daughter? Remember you HAVE an Abbott daughter and who with? Oh yeah, an ABBOTT who he is always happy to see. Dork

Maybe he just likes the blonde ones.

Edited Monday at 11:23 PM by pvandal

[One Tough Cookie]

Where the hell is hard hearted business woman Audra?  Now she seems like a prop for Natey Nate Nate.

And please don't torture her hair with the blow dryer all the time.  She has gorgeous wavy/curly hair.

and because it can't be said often enuff: BRING BACK TUCKER, OK?

[Waldo13]

A broken clock can be right more than twice a day if you move it to different time zones.  

How quickly Manic Phyllis🕷️ forgets everything thing she got away with but she might have a point for the first time in her life. Ian didn’t confess, it was just Auntie Jordan who accused  Ian. 

So Audra has a terrible childhood. Who cares?  Damian is not Damian. Who cares?  Billy👃 is ultimately going to fail. Sounds about right. 

 

 

[TVForever]

2 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Jack's overcoat with the velvet collar was gorgeous. IMO he easily stays being the best-dressed man in GC. Meanwhile, Diane's outfits have been lately looking more down-market to me

The Wardrobe Department's treatment of the women on this show is borderline abusive. Diane escaped that fate for a long time, but it looks like the curse might be catching up to her.

[Js Nana]

On 1/31/2025 at 12:41 PM, MollyB said:

They couldn't tell if Ian was dead or not?!

I read about a case that happened maybe 3 years ago where EMTs declared a woman dead, called it into the hospital, where the MD in charge OK'd their assessment, and just as the undertaker was getting ready to embalm her, she woke up.

[Snaporaz]

2 hours ago, pvandal said:

Whenever Victor rages about the Abbots and how he 'hates them all', I wish someone would ask...even your daughter? Remember you HAVE an Abbott daughter and who with? Oh yeah, an ABBOTT who he is always happy to see. Dork

Maybe he just likes the blonde ones.

There's also an Abbott heart beating in his miserable chest.  Maybe he should return it?

Edited Tuesday at 02:03 AM by Snaporaz
Splelling

[taavir40]

Nathan Owens character Holden sounds interesting.

He had an interview, both men are on contract.

 

According to Owens, “Holden is a very, very charismatic man. He is … I don’t want to say a Lothario, but he’s a charming dude and he’s very single. And he has quite the interest in alcohol [laughs]. He’s definitely worldly and cultured, but there is a bit of a mysterious darkness to this character that Ill get to tap into even more as the story progresses.

 

As for what Owens wants Y&R viewers to know about what they can expect from Holden, the actor hints, “I would want to tell the fans that they will soon learn that my character has a past with someone in town. And maybe a certain lady. So he will be busy keeping secrets as he settles in and, and as the drama continues.”

 

Meanwhile,  for what viewers can expect from Rivers’ version of Damian, the actor previews, “He’s a very cerebral, cautious man. He’s very strategic and plays his cards close to the vest. He’s a very successful businessman who is managing and overseeing a couple of companies, so he doesn’t have time for a lot of games or drama. With that level of anonymity comes mystery, so it’s going to be fun for everyone to see him initially, in contrast to what they’ve already been acquainted with with his proxy. You will see a contrast.”

Edited Tuesday at 05:29 AM by taavir40

[boes]

So, let me ask a rhetorical question.......

If Nate went looking for his supposed half-brother, at the request of said bunko's mother, any reason, any at all, that he wouldn't have a PHOTOGRAPH of the guy?  Is he identifying him by teeth marks left on a partially eaten croissant or the afterscent of his favorite cologne?  Or is he just following a guy he wishes was his brother?

Plus, didn't Amy SHOW him pictures when this nonsense first started??

I'll go back to banging my head on the wall now.

ETA - If Amy was my mother, I'd have disappeared too.

[MollyB]

23 minutes ago, boes said:

If Nate went looking for his supposed half-brother, at the request of said bunko's mother, any reason, any at all, that he wouldn't have a PHOTOGRAPH of the guy?  Is he identifying him by teeth marks left on a partially eaten croissant or the afterscent of his favorite cologne?  Or is he just following a guy he wishes was his brother?

Plus, didn't Amy SHOW him pictures when this nonsense first started??

I also wondered about this.  Nate was supposed to go to LA alone to "find" Damien until Audra and Amy invited themselves along.  Then Amy wasn't going to confront Damien until after Nate contacted him, so it would have probably helped to have a photo. (and what mother doesn't have a ton of photos of her kid on her phone?)  Also, wouldn't the PI have gotten a photo?  Guess they are all just following the smell of oat milk vanilla lattes until they bump into him.

 

19 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:

Wowza, Vic is in pain?  Really? 

And yet, he has to plop himself down on his throne in the main room of the house so he can bitch at anyone who sees his pain and tries to help him. Aren't there any bedrooms in this mausoleum?  Wouldn't the Great Viktor Newman have a private nurse?  Next time he gets shot, they should have him stuffed.  Then he can rest in his Throne forever.

 

19 hours ago, Joimiaroxeu said:

Jack's overcoat with the velvet collar was gorgeous. IMO he easily stays being the best-dressed man in GC.

He's my favorite of Men in Suits. (And you know I love my men in suits.)  Line up him, Chance and Adam in suits and I die happy.

I'm thinking Damien already knows the facts about his parentage and that's why he is so ticked off at Amy.  Why he's even bothering with this 'come to GC for a job and oh, by the way, I'm your half bother' nonsense is beyond me.

[Js Nana]

18 hours ago, Js Nana said:

I read about a case that happened maybe 3 years ago where EMTs declared a woman dead,

This particular case happened in Michigan in 2020 - the EMTs assessment was that a 20-year-old woman was dead, everyone else agreed with them, but workers at the funeral home she was brought to saw the allegedly dead woman moving.

[boes]

26 minutes ago, Js Nana said:

This particular case happened in Michigan in 2020 - the EMTs assessment was that a 20-year-old woman was dead, everyone else agreed with them, but workers at the funeral home she was brought to saw the allegedly dead woman moving.

The same happened in a small town in Maine called Jerusalem's Lot in 1975 and since then, everyone stopped answering their phones and apparently, only go out at night......

Could Genoa City be next?

Suddenly, cow tipping took on a much darker meaning.

[Joimiaroxeu]

FFS, Phyllis. If you don't want to run into Sharon stop going in the coffeehouse! And Sharon, the justice system just did you a huge favor. Gloating in Phyllis' face is not the way you want to go.

Sigh, I think maybe Sharon shouldn't keep bringing up Ghoul Cameron. PCP aftereffects or no, continuing to talk about him makes Sharon sound like a basic loon.

So Real Damian thinks Nate might be running a scam on him. Gah these people are deep in paranoia.

Does Sally not know Phyllis and Billy were lovers at one time? Whatever, I liked her boss bish lady vibe today. The chignon, the pinstriped jacket. Fabulous...from the waist up, anyway.

Real Damian, you pronounced "Genoa" wrong. In GC they accent the first syllable instead of the second one. Act like you know.

Of course Phyllis the Menace bum-rushed Billy's new place. And c-blocked him in the process. Plus helped herself to his Chinese takeout. Sally wasn't fazed but IMO Billy still shouldn't have let Phyllis get away with all that rudeness.

"Firewall Phyllis"? Pshht. More Firehole Phyllis, amirite? 😈

Don't worry about your persistent joblessness, Audra. Odds are good you'll be working for Fake Damian's corporate empire soon.