On soap operas, you know a scene is good and a performance is great, when you go back and watch it over and over again, and have the same feels you had watching it the first time. Such is the case of Joshua Morrow’s work in Nick Newman’s heartbreaking confession to his father Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) on the May 1 episode of The Young and the Restless.

In it, with his brother, Adam (Mark Grossman) at his side, the two men fill Victor in what transpired in Las Vegas with Matt Clark (Roger Howarth). Now, without having a way to hide the truth from his father, Nick copped to being addicted to painkillers and taking fentanyl, which all began after he broke his leg, and was hospitalized for it. Once out, he explains he tried to deal with the pain, but it was too much and he stumbled upon the baggie of fentanyl pills he had put in his jacket when Matt was trying to get Noah (Lucas Adams) to take them in Los Angeles. From there, Nick went on a downward spiral he hasn’t been able to get himself out of.

What really pulled at the heartstrings was Morrow’s ability to tap into the shame Nick feels at having to admit his problem to the mighty Victor Newman. But what the scene also showed was that father and sons stick together in the most challenging of times.

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Nick sadly told Victor, “I was desperate. I couldn’t get anymore prescription meds, so I took the fentanyl  I’m deeply ashamed that I was so weak, but all I can do is stand here and tell you the truth that I’m going to make this right and I’ll get better.” In the climatic and emotional ending of the scene, Nick in tears admits his shame to his dad, who comes in to give him hug. Nick says, “I’m so sorry. I know that this is the last thing you or this family needs.”

Morrow also turned in believable performances earlier in the week, when Nick fought as hard as he could not to take another pill, but while driving with his brother, Adam in the passenger seat, he was having withdrawals, so Adam told him to do what he needed to do. Nick popped, what he believed was a fentanyl pill. However, Matt laced the drugs and viewers watched as Nick wound up having a major reaction to the pill writhing on th floor, as he and Adam saved Sharon (Sharon Case) and Noah in the abandoned gas station Matt had taken them to.

Y&R CASTMATES AND REAL LIFE SON SING JOSHUA’S PRAISES

Joshua’s The Young and the Restless co-stars jumped into the Michael Fairman TV Instagram post on Friday, May 1 also hailing praise: Lucas Adams (Noah) shared, “Pop is absolutely amazing in this storyline. A masterclass getting to watch him work.”

Crew Morrow, Joshua’s real-life son, who plays Will Spencer on The Bold and the Beautiful, wrote, “Incredible” on hid dad’s performances. Lauralee Bell (Christine, Y&R) simply said, “Yes” with two applause emojis. In addition, many fans took to the thread. One viewer wrote: “And the Emmy goes to … Joshua Morrow.”

HONORABLE MENTION

We also want to note that the week of April 27-May 1 bring a special shout-out and honorable mention to Rachel Boyd as Sophia Choi on Days of our Lives, as the deeply disturbed teen who fakes her suicide, only to end up being murdered instead. If these were Boyd’s final scenes filled with all the heartbreak, delusion and revenge, all played into one, Boyd went out on a high note.

As for Joshua Morrow, watching Nick, the hero of the Newman family, struggle and fall from grace, while being able to admit his issue with addiction and all that has come with it, has once again shown what we have said for years. Whether you like, or don’t like the stories you see on-screen on Y&R, Joshua is the continued MVP of the show. You can always count on him to deliver, and in this story, he has like never before. That is why Michael Fairman TV names him our choice for the Power Performance of the Week.

So, do you agree with our pick of Joshua’s work as the Power Performance of the Week? Did you reach for the hankies during the scenes between Nick, Adam and Victor when Nick confessed to his drug problem to his father? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

 

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The twisted topsy-turvy story of Sophia Choi has seemingly comes to an end on Days of our Lives or has it? Whatever the case, the Friday, May 1 episode of the Peacock streaming soap opera, and the episode proceeding it, gave actress Rachel Boyd a great exit story complete with Sophia writing a suicide note, that also gave DAYS a moment to end their Friday cliffhanger with a suicide prevention message. However, Sophia didn’t take her own life, it appears that Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) murdered her!

The unstable Sophia has been causing problems for everyone in Salem most notably, Rachel, Johnny, Chanel, Holly, Tate and more. So, the resolution of this story appears to be what the character deserves, but this is DAYS, and people have habit of coming back from the dead.

On Friday, after tying up Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) in his apartment and turning on the gas, Sophia left him there to die. In the pick-up, we learn Johnny imagined the place blowing up with Chanel (Raven Bowens) inside it. When he came to in the reality of the situation, he is tied up and the gas fumes are on. Outside the apartment, Javi (Al Calderon) and another paramedic show up and he burst down the door to save Johnny.  Meanwhile, we see that Chanel is still at University hospital where she learns from Sarah (Linsey Godfrey) that she has a breast cancer malignancy.

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Sophia, who has just written the suicide note, which is part of the plot that Kristen set for her, is confronted by her mother. Eventually, after hearing Jada (Elia Cantu) and Brady (Eric Martsolf), she sneaks out her bedroom window. Next, she runs into Tate (Leo Howard) and Holly (Ashley Puzemis) at Horton Town Square. Holly goes in on Sophia: “We all know you shouldn’t have been let out of Bayview, you crazy bitch! Part of me wishes you really were dead!” Sophia calls her former friend horrible, blows her and Tate a kiss, and the makes her exit.

At this point, Sophia had been off her medication which would have helped balance her out, but she continues to be a deeply troubled teenager. Kristen had a concocted a plot to bring Sophia down once and for all for having her young daughter, Rachel, while in Bayview together, running drugs fo her to Holly. Viewers will recall the pills were actually Sophia’s own antipsychotic medication, which she had previously been swapped for Holly’s skin supplements. Rachel was unaware she was acting as a drug courier. That sets the stage for Kristen’s ultimate act of revenge.

In the final moments of the episode, Sophia had met up with Kristen on the bridge in the evening. She takes the gun out of her purse that Kristen gave her to kill Johnny, and throws it in the river, making Kristen believe she shot him, when instead she chose to gas him. Perhaps, believing someone would find him, since he is raising her child?

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Next, Sophia demands Kristen’s promised payment, for faking her suicide and so she can head to Paris to start a new life. Kristen directs Sophia to throw her shoes in the water, and get her fingerprints on the railing. With her back to Kristen, she is double crossed when Kristen picks up a rock, bashed Sophia in the head and had her male cronies toss the young teen into the river below. “I told you revenge was sweet,” announced Kristen!

Following the streaming of the pivotal episodes the official Days of our Lives Instagram account posted some behind the scenes photos of Stacy Haiduk and Rachel Boyd (you can see it below) which says, “Things took a dark turn at the pier for Sophia and Kristen, but behind the scenes, Rachel and Stacy kept the mood a little lighter. Continue watching the drama unfold, only on Peacock.”

If as it appears to be that Rachel Boyd has exited DAYS, she definitely went out delivering some haunting performances.  However, the just released Days of our Lives promo for the week of May 4, 2026, shows Kristen being visited by a bloodied Sophia. Is she hallucinating or did the girl survive?

Share your thoughts on Kristen’s plot to kill Sophia, and what you thought of the plot twist and the performances of Rachel Boyd leading up to it via the comment section below. But first, check out the promo for next week on DAYS.

 

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We have another scream machine on her hands at The Bold and the Beautiful after the dramatic ending of the May 1 episode, and that would be Dylan (Sydney Bullock)!

B&B is finally making some headway on just who was the person behind the mystery call that Dylan received telling her they have some “unfinished business.” At the time of the mysterious call, it was clear that the voice was altered to disguise the true identify of the person on the the other line.

On today’s show, after Dylan and Electra (Laneya Grace) exchange words in the wardrobe room about Dylan wanting to rebuild their trust and friendship and how Electra has issues stemming from way back trusting anyone after what Remy (Christian Weissmanm) did to her by befriending her and then plastering deep fake nude photos of her across social media.

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The timing of Electra bringing up Remy is also interesting to us, as we had previously reported now that Christian Weissmann is back and on on contract with The Bold and the Beautiful, he’s already teased that Remy has another connection to someone on the canvas, which many are still believing its Dylan.

At the end of the episode, after Electra leaves the room, Dylan hears noises coming from behind the dress rack. She asks, “Jamie” is that with you? After no answer and a bit more hangar and dress ruffling, a figure steps out behind it, while Dylan is looking down at her tablet trying to get back to work.

When Dylan looks up, she lets out a scream that could be heard to Nebraska, as viewers see partial view of what looks to be a woman with long dark hair from the back. Dylan in shock, says, “It’s you!” We fade to black.

So, what’s going on here? Is the reason the caller said to her that we have “unfinished business” because on Monday, it will be revealed to actually be an alive and well, Luna (Lisa Yamada)? Did the two strikes some sort of deal, that allowed Dylan to help Luna escape after Luna supposedly died after Dylan ran her down with her car, which was all off-screen? Another theory, is the mystery caller is Remy and he is doing some sort of Luna fakeout on Dylan for a yet to be revealed reason.

What do you think is going on? Did Lisa Yamada just make an on-screen return to The Bold and the Beautiful? Share your thoughts and theories below, but first check out our recent interview from back in March on the Michael Fairman Channel when Lisa who attended the BBTV app launch party.