Hey Y&R fans, every second Saturday TV Banter discusses the latest happenings and provides commentary on your favourite daytime drama. Note to U.S. readers - SPOILER ALERT: Here in Canada, I watch the show on Global TV, which is one episode ahead of CBS. I will inevitably refer to incidents you haven't seen yet. Read at your own risk. If you are the curious type, though, you may prefer to discover some things in advance.
Hi fans,
Talk about foolish decisions! Chelsea and Sally left jobs they loved in the fashion industry. Why? They both chose to support boyfriends who can't be trusted. Chelsea was so thoughtless that she failed to inform Chloe, her best friend and colleague, about her decision, leaving poor Chloe in the dark. Both women will end up regretting what they have done. Adam will always give in to daddy Victor's demands and Billy will never stop trying to get revenge on the Newman family.
It's great for a soap to have mysteries and keep the fans guessing. However, Y&R takes far too long to reveal the answers. The Aristotle Dumas mystery is a case in point. The identity of AD will eventually be revealed, but will we still care by then? Also, the storyline about Cole's mystery illness has been dragging out for too long. Y&R leaves things on the back burner for far too long.
Nevertheless, I do have one theory about the identity of the enigmatic Dumas, I may be completely wrong, but here it goes. It is assumed that the business mogul is a man, but what if Dumas is not a man at all? What if Dumas is a powerful businesswoman? What if Dumas is Jill? Why else would Dumas be so interested in Billy Abbott? Could Jill be trying to repair her damaged relationship with her son?
How naive can a character on a soap be? Claire Newman takes the cake in that category, Does she actually believe that she can sway Victor? Does she really think that her grandfather will change his mind about her and Kyle when he sees how good they are together, how they support each other, how happy they are? Claire should know how Victor operates by now. He'll never support her relationship with Kyle. As Victor himself would say, "It ain't gonna happen!" Why does it matter so much to Claire anyway?
Claire's plan to hold a party in the hope of winning Victor's approval of her relationship with Kyle has no chance of succeeding. I can say with the utmost confidence that Kyle and Claire are toast. Claire was uneasy when Kyle told her about his plan to get closer to Audra in order to get more information about Audra's new company, Vibrante. He says he needs to uncover her plans for a new product to compete with Jabot. Claire's not so naive that she doesn't realize the danger of that. She is suspicious because she knows that Audra spells nothing but trouble for Kyle. It looks like Kyle will be falling right into Victor's trap.
Phyllis tried to form an alliance with Victor in order to take down Billy Boy. She is fortunate that the Black Knight turned her down because he knew she was bluffing. She doesn't really have any valuable information on Dumas. Victor is toxic. He only does what's convenient for him. Victor would have thrown Phyllis under the bus. He'll do the same with others who have made deals with him such as Audra and Michael.
Eric Braedem is a master a playing the tyrannical Victor. He seems to relish playing his character. I really enjoyed Victor's scenes with Phyllis when he thought she was playing him. Phyllis accused Victor of being arrogant and behaving as if he was in control of everything. Victor replied, "That's because I am in control."
CAST NEWS
Mishael Morgan has returned as Amanda Sinclair
Y&R REPORT READERS' POLL
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Could Jill Abbott be the mysterious Aristotle Dumas? Does she regret her deal with Victor? Is she trying to make amends with Billy by getting the Chancellor company back for him? Is that why Dumas keeps delaying meetings with Billy and Phyllis? What do you think, fans? Do you think Jill is Dumas, or could Dumas be somebody else? Reply to the poll below and let me know
That's all for now. Please remember that the next edition of Y&R Report will appear on this space on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
Take care,
Joanne
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