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Is Y&R's Cane About To Become Soap Opera's Latest Pill-Popping Addict?
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On The Young and the Restless, Cane Ashby (Daniel Goddard) has been in horrific pain following his knee surgery, which has taken him out of the loop for most of the normal day to day activities he has enjoyed throughout his life.
However, Cane looks to be primed to go down a dark path as he looks to be needing more and more of the painkillers prescribed for him post-surgery.
Tuesday’s episode of the top-rated sudser featured a scene where as the Winters/Ashby clan gather for Thanksgiving at Lily (Christel Khalil) and Cane’s, Lily turns on the TV. They see Hilary (Mishael Morgan) introducing a compelling story about JJ, a homeless person who lost everything when she became an addict, but now she is clean and sober. Then and ad for the Abbott-Winters Foundation follows this touching story. When Neil (Kristoff St, John) wants to go to Crimson Lights, Cane urges Lily to take the twins too. Alone, Cane reaches for the painkillers.
What do you think of Cane becoming the next soap character to become a pill-popper? Does it upset you that the show is currently taking the character of Cane down this road, or do you think it will provide actor Daniel Goddard with a solid storyline to seek his teeth into? Comment below!
I woundnt be surpiseed
Yes, and they’re making it so obvious.
I’m already bored, unfortunately. I haven’t felt interested in anything they’ve done with his character in a long time. It’s a shame.
I liked it much better when he was seedier and sneaking around. Maybe when his old man comes back it will be interesting. With no offense to the character of Neil, I hope they don’t intend to m make an addict because I not in the mood to listen to Neil preach to him. what would really be interesting would be to have Nikki talk him down and the two of them have an affair. That would really shake things up. Jill would love that
Juicyyyy, soapqueenforever!!!! It has been a while since ‘the stepping-out’ days for Nikki.
Yes!!!! That would really put Jill in a tizzy. LOL.
Nikki? You would have to blow the dust off her!
That’s morbid, gross.
Soapqueen, my friend…. some people cannot see the humor…well, Timmmy did…
…about Nikki, I mean. “Blow the dust off her” is pretty funny. He gets it. LOL.
Penny: we are kidding….not serious!!!!! LOL. and, yes, it would be gross, but no more gross than Jack and Phyllis…..and so many others.
I suppose the double standard is still alive and well.
Yup!! You said it, Tay. This guy knows how to make my hackles rise.
I hope he pill-pops himself into oblivion.
Of course.. Cain will become Jack #2 dopper ..
Also–
Y&R has a lot of drinking, they all seem to be alcoholics.
Lots of pill popping and liquor in GC ..
Hopefully this is one of the story lines Sally does away with on December 7th.
Agreed.
Well, I guess it is a timely subject. And it will give Daniel something to do besides look good (well, gorgeous actually). Maybe if the material is strong enough he might even get his first Emmy nomination. My curiosity is whether Miss Prissy Britches will be as kind and compassionate to him as he was during her cancer scare. Hmm, why am I thinking NO?
No!!!!!
The last thing this show needs is another addiction storyline. We’ve already had Kay, Nikki, and Neil’s battles with alcoholism, Tracy’s addiction to diet pills, and Jack getting hooked on pain killers after Patty shot him a few years ago.
Cane’s been a bartender at Indigo, duped into thinking he married Amber, duped into thinking he was Chloe’s baby-daddy, posed as a faux Phillip Chancellor, revealed to be a mobster’s son, embezzled money from Tucker McCall, was nearly deported, helped Lily through her mostly off-camera bout with cancer, died only to be resurrected when it was revealed that it was his never before mentioned twin who was actually killed, helped Kay when she had a brain tumor, was used by Hillary in her attempts to destroy the Winters family, was pushed into sharing a kiss with Lauren, hid his knowledge of Devon and Hillary’s affair from Lily, was arrested for kidnapping Hillary, and nearly died in the Halloween fire at The Top of The Tower…and he’s still boring.
Face it, Y&R — you’ve tried and tried to make Cane interesting but he just isn’t. It’s time to let the character go so that Lily find a man worthy of her time (and ours).
OMG, you are so right. I can’t believe he’s been and done all that, besides sniffing around his own wife every chance he gets and fending off her suiters (Joe) A jerk of all trades matey!
As usual, Alan, you speak my language…..such an incredibly well-delivered post.
Cane has never had my vote from his first mumbled word on the Y&R stage. He is, basically, without personality. He, also, does not stir my baser female ‘instincts’….no attraction there….I do not find him interesting.
Seeing him thus, ‘crippled and needy’, creeps me out. TPTB should have kept Joe ( Scott Elroy) for Lilly and given Cane back to Chloe, another whiny, forced character.
Alan, you had me until your last paragraph. For me, Lily is just as boring, but she has the added annoyance of being, well, annoying and self-righteous. Forget the knee pain. Being married to someone like Lily would be all the motivation one would need to try to escape via painkillers, alcohol, etc.
I agree, James.
To me, Cane is much more interesting when away from Lily who still talks like a petulant Valley Girl.I like Cane, like the actor who plays him.
Give him a decent story.
LOL, James. That’s sooo funny. I like it. Lily does tend to put her ‘little-miss-goody-two shoes’ on more oft than not. But, honestly? I can sort of tolerate her much more than Cane.
I know Lily’s potential….Cane has not shown me a single positive facade.
Happy Thanksgiving, my friend.
James…A-M-E-N to what you’re saying (about Lily), Brother!!!!! At this point, I end up going into the next room until she stops talking…LOL!!!!! That’s how ANNOYING she is!!!!! Y-e-p.
Have a good one, Brother.
And the mystery, for me anyway, of the random placement of Reply buttons continues…
@jaybird: Thanks for the support as always. Take care, Friend.
@Celia: Thanks for your reply and support, too. As you know, I typically reserve my negative commentary for GG Sonny. But I decided to branch out… It’s interesting how fans have a myriad of opinions on various characters. Take care, Friend.
@Mrs Kravitz: I agree with you about Cane and Lily. A “decent story” would be most welcome. Maybe Cane could have a long-lost brother, Able, with whom he doesn’t get along. 🙂 Take care, Friend.
I agree with you, Alan. Cane as a character has outlived his usefulness. Sometimes addiction kills and this point may be addressed in the story. I would be open to a plot showing Lily dealing with widowhood and being a single mother. As for these plots, they come about with fanfare but then they disappear. In real life, additions and cancer and MS do not disappear. Even in remissions, those experiences remain part of individuals’ lives. I would like to see that. I am glad Cane has a story but another addiction tale seems repetitive to me.
I agree. What did happen to Nikki’s MS ? I don’t think Y & R does enough research on the topics. I also see this with Sharon’s bi polar disorder.
BWAHAHA LMFAO..you said a mouthful..all that danggone drama and yo butt STILL BORING as all get out. That’s jus sad and hilarious. And they need to stop broadcasting the lie you can’t pick up a drink without becoming a roaring alcoholic..or stub your toe take a ibuprofen and the next thing you know you’re in an alley full of dirty mattresses huddled over a fire in a trash can in a big dirty trench coat waiting for your illegal pill delivery.
Great recap and so true, Cane is a snore!
Hey, Timmmy,
Good one…..your dry, one-liners always send me.
Poor Nikki!!…..you don’t think she and Cane should give it a whirl?
Have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving , my Timmmy….love and peace to you and yours.
Agreed w/ Alan that they have tried to make this character work and for me, it doesn’t. Between places like Amazon Prime, Hulu, cable, & network… there are SO many primetime/web series these days. A guy that looks as good as Daniel w/ professionalism and some talent could (you would think) stay busy with guest star & day player roles in primetime – and eventually land something descent. So why he keeps putting up w/ the crappy stories on YR I’m not sure. It’s reached the point that I have no idea what he would be like as another character on another show, but I would be curious to see him cast as Andrew Donovan on Days or a slick con artist, long lost son of Jimmie Lee Holt on GH.
Exactly how many addicts can one cast have? I would much rather see Cane walk outside and get hit by a flying chihuahua and die. I mean seriously, his character is a bore. All they ever do is have Cane poke Lily and when he’s not doing that he is whining that he works too hard. Do us all a favor and bump his character off. He serves no purpose on this show. Sorry to say it. I like Daniel Goddard as an actor overall but his character has been slaughtered by the writers of past regimes and now he is too far gone to save. So can we launch those flying chihuahua’s now?
You are too funny! How about a flying kangaroo?
No, the chihuahua was funny.
Do not ruin a good joke.
Violet…how about a flying cheetah…or a flying giraffe…or a flying ostrich??? The possibilities here are endless…LOL!!!!!
Well – it looks like that is where Pratt was heading, but the new team stuff will be airing soon, so when I see what they are doing with this story I be more able to judge if Cane will be GC newest addict — I think the addiction to pills story was told to death with Jack’s addiction–so I am hoping the new writers will quickly put an end to that story
Ive never seen the point of this character period but maybe this storyline will change that
And you can’t even jump over to GH because Alexis is having her alcohol problems. I’m not expecting characters and stories where there are no problems, but we are getting one after another without any hopeful, happy ones. Again, more like how the news operates. No wonder so many people are in a funk.
Let’s pray that his addiction leads to one result…………………..
Australian Cane is convicted of some drug crime and is DEPORTED back to Australia, never to be seen in Genoa City again as he is permanently exiled from the United States.
This would accomplish two things: (1) It would allow Sussman to give us one of those “social message” plots that Bill Bell liked so much —- A comment about the legal state many immigrants face in the US; and (2) It would get RID of a completely useless, unappealing character.
Ok—we already have Nikki, Neil, and Jack (and once upon a time, Kay) with substance abuse problems—we can’t have a redux of this even if it is with a different character. If they go there, I am going to put the bug in their ear to change the name of the show to “The Druggies And The Alchies”.
I caught the show that day and what’s so dumb is all the camera has to do is show a character looking at a bottle of pills and the story writes itself. No guessing. No surprises. The audience is not stupid. We know exactly what that 3 second moment meant. This show (genre?) needs a creative renaissance if in a single glance, the audience can write the next 6 months of story themselves. Come on Sally!!!
“Cane” killers!
LOL
Maybe Cain.
fast forward time!
sorry,why his he still on the show?
of all the major characters that were unecesarilly killed off..john abbott, brad carlton, colleen carlton…tptb cave in to fan pressure and bring back this dud from the dead?!..lame-o
Ik wonder where this storyline will lead to… many ceo in real life are propping pills so this could go some where…. the problem is that the writers don’t invest in good writing for this character. He’s only on once a week..no wonder people find him boring…. they only invest in Billy… Cane should be given more airtime to make his storyline believable
It could work Eva. They would have to go all out and have Cane throw away his life and live on the streets. Lilly move on and have Cane slowly build his life again.
I’m sure every small town has more than a few folks strugh long with substance issues, so this isn’t unrealistic to me.
This show needs some interesting, charismatic (and good looking, of course!) younger-ish males while we are talking about Cane. Ben aka Stitch, Devon (puh-llease!), JT not jelling well as Billy. Travis was borderline OK until they totally spun his personality and behavior around. And of course Nick who is a legacy character and tolerable. Kevin I like him but he has zero chemistry with everyone. And for pete’s sake find someone for Ashley and give her a storyline! They let Michael E. Knight get away, although his character was a dud. Bring him back as as new character so his personality can shine thru. Heck, they did that with ME at GH, why not with Michael? Sorry, we were talking about Cane but he is so boring I changed the topic, LOL! Rant over.
Good rant!
I’m N-O-T buying this…AT ALL!!!!!
Well hopefully this will make him a bit more interesting. The only thing that Lily and Cane ever do is bed hop. Did anyone notice we got Tracy Abbott back for a day? Seriously what the hell was that? Why can’t we get the greats back on a permanent basis?
Had tuned out after Michael Muhney left but after reading about the changes the new regime had planned I gave a look. They have made some improvements in lighting and sets which were needed. Still waiting to find the “compelling” plots they have promised and this isn’t one of them. The actors are fine but, Cane & Lily have to be the most lethargic couple ever. This possible story isn’t going to do anything to fix that. Cane struggles, Lily frets, they split, he recovers, they reunite……zzzzzzzz.
Maybe in a drug induced stupor he should sleep with Hilary and blow apart both couples. Then, he & that annoying character can run off to Australia.
No !! please dont let Kane and Lily Fall Apart, dont make him an addict, but if you do, please don’t let it interfere with him and Lily’s relationship please !!.
No dont do it, Jack already did this not so long ago. Come up with a fresh storyline please
As much as I don’t know exactly what happened to Cane, to cause him to have right knee surgery, we are in the same boat! I too, just had right knee replacement surgery and find myself in agony every time he moves! Mine , however is real, not a storyline!!The therapy today was so true, I’m calling mine, torture sessions! As far as the drugs go, it’s been 6 weeks for me, and I’m pretty much done with them. I do understand the storyline to become addicted, but sometimes it’s just not necessary, you don’t always have to go there!
I think they need to stop using the same story line over and over again just on different characters…pills alcohol….seems like they are running out of things to write about
General Hospital
‘General Hospital’s’ Steve Burton Shares Reaction to His Lead Actor Daytime Emmy Nomination, ‘It Was to Honor Leslie Charleson’
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award nominations kicked-off on Monday with the announcements of four major categories including, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Actor, and among the nominees is General Hospital’s Steve Burton (Jason Morgan).
Burton is already a two-time Daytime Emmy winner in the Supporting Actor category for his roles as GH’s Jason and his turn as Dylan McAvoy on Y&R. However, Steve is yet to win in the Lead Actor category and he has received 11 nominations along the way in his daytime career.
Following the reveal that he is a 2026 Daytime Emmy nominee, he and his GH co-star, podcast co-host and comedy show partner, Bradford Anderson (Spinelli) taped a special edition of their That’s Awesome podcast just featuring Burton’s reaction to the news.
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FOR LESLIE CHARLESON
Steve expressed, “I know it’s such a cliche to say, ‘I’m just so honored to be nominated.’ But truly, I’m so grateful to be nominated, so grateful to just be on the show off and on for 30 plus years and to be nominated with the guys in my category. Just to get the opportunity. Frank (Valentini, executive producer, GH) texted me right away. I was just like, ‘Thank you for the opportunity to get to do what I do.'”
Taking in the moment, Burton thanked those who helped him select the material for his nominated reel. “Unless you win, you don’t get to say things. So. I’m going just say a few things: Elizabeth Korte (co-head writer, GH) helped me a lot with the material, (as did) Michelle Henry, who’s a producer on the show, Laura Wright (Carly, GH), and then my wife Michelle (Lundstrom). I believe it was Jill Phelps who told me that when A Martinez felt like he had a great show or great scenes, he would mark it down. So, when Emmy time comes, you have all the show numbers written down, and you don’t have to think about it, because that’s half the battle (finding the material).
Burton explained how meaningful this nomination is for him, because of playing the scenes of Jason losing Monica, and his closeness with the late, great Leslie Charleson.
“The nomination’s an amazing thing, and it’s beautiful, but really it’s to honor Leslie Charleson. A lot of my material was because of her, and how I started on the show as a Quartermaine, it just means a ton,” shared Burton. “Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH) has obviously has been instrumental, and I’ve said it from day one and I’ll shout it from the rooftops. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here, and to be working with the people that we work with is incredible.”
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SHOULD JOHN OLIVER BE NAMED HOST OF THE DAYTIME EMMYS?
During the end of his conversation with Anderson, Steve suggested that the host of the Daytime Emmy should be Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver, who recently guest starred as the head of the WSB named Z on General Hospital, and is soon to show up on Days of Our Lives in a mystery role in August.
Thus far, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has not revealed their host for the upcoming ceremony to be held on October 30 in a venue to be named in Hollywood, California.
You can watch Steve sharing his reaction to receiving his 2026 Lead Actor Daytime Emmy nomination below on a special segment on the That’s Awesome podcast.
Now let us know, are you glad that Steve chose scenes surrounding Jason mourning the loss of the woman that raised him, Monica Quartermaine for his Emmy reel? What do you think of John Oliver as a suggestion to host the Daytime Emmys? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
Monday on Entertainment Tonight, the second set of nominations for the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced which included the highly-coveted Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actress and Outstanding Daytime Talk Series.
ET followed suit after Extra announced the nominees, as previously reported, in the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actor and Outstanding Daytime Talk Host.
Now, five leading ladies of the soaps are vying for the gold for Lead Actress and the category marked the first-ever nominations for CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates when two actresses made the final cut. Only General Hospital is not represented among the actresses this year after Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) took home the trophy last year.
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THE FIVE LEADING LADIES OF THE SOAPS ARE …
The 2026 Lead Actress nominees are: Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives, Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates, Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless, Heather Tom (Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful, and Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree), Beyond the Gates.
This marks the first Daytime Emmy nominations for Karla Mosley and Tamara Tunie. In addition, this marks the first-time in her career that Stacy Haiduk had received a Lead Actress nod after two Supporting Actress nominations.
Meanwhile, Michelle Stafford had previously won 3 Emmys – 2 for Lead Actress and 1 for Supporting, but this recognition makes it her 11th overall nomination.
Heather Tom currently is tied for the most all-time Daytime Emmy wins with One Life to Live alum and General Hospital guest star, Erika Slezak. The B&B star has 19 nominations throughout her career.
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DAYTIME TALK SERIES
In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series category, the nominees are: 3rd Hour of Today, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Live with Kelly and Mark, Today with Jenna and Friends and The View.
“We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television,” NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in a statement on the nominations. “As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
The rest of the nominations will be revealed tomorrow on Tuesday July 14 starting on The View and then the full list of nominees in both the main and creative arts will be released by NATAS. The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are slated for October 30th in Hollywood, California.
So, what do you think about the women who are vying for the Lead Actress Daytime Emmy? Happy with who got in? Who do you feel got snubbed? What do you think of the nominees for Daytime Talk Series? Weigh-in via the comment section.
General Hospital
‘General Hospital’ Marks Unprecedented 16,000th Episode Milestone with New Cast Photo
Today’s Monday, July 13 episode of General Hospital marks it 16,000 episode to air on the ABC television network. It is a remarkable milestone. The previous television record was held by Guiding Light which clocked in at 15,762 episodes before it went off the air on CBS in 2009.
To mark the occasion, the cast, crew and creative team of General Hospital celebrated with a cake-cutting ceremony on the Prospect Studios lot in Los Angeles back on Monday, June 1, 2026.
In addition, GH has released a new cast photo taken the day of the on set celebration. Pictured in the photo are front row: Rory Gibson, Finn Carr, Kayden Brenna Tokarski, Asher Antonyzyn, Giovanni Mazza, Braedyn Bruner, Dean Geyer and Nathan Dean.
Featured in the back row are: Tabyana Ali, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, Kristen Vaganos, Rebecca Herbst, Dominic Zamprogna, Alexa Havins, Cameron Mathison, Brooke Kerr, Cynthia Watros, Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Jane Elliot, Maurice Benard, Laura Wright, Maura West, Donnell Turner, Nancy Lee Grahn, Tanisha Harper, Kelly Thiebaud, Kristina Wagner, Lynn Herring, Chris McKenna, Katelyn MacMullen and Sawandi Wilson.
In addition, the official GH social media handles shared these sentiments along with some other photos from the cake cutting: “Today’s episode of General Hospital is the 16,000th produced since the show’s inception in 1963. It’s a milestone we couldn’t let pass by without taking some time to celebrate as a family (and, of course… eating some cake). 🍰 We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we did making it.”
WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON THE 16,000th Episode?
The 16,000th episode will feature Jason Morgan returning to the town of Port Charles, Anna and Valentin (James Patrick Stewart) reuniting, and a new surgeon, Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) joining the staff of ‘General Hospital.’
GENERAL HOSPITAL HOLDS SEVERAL RECORDS
Now in its 64th year, Emmy Award-winning daytime drama General Hospital is currently both the longest-running scripted American drama and the longest-running American soap opera currently in production.
General Hospital holds the record for the most Outstanding Daytime Drama award wins, taking home the prestigious Daytime Emmy Award a record 18 times. Will they do it again and make it 19 in 2026? Stay tuned for the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations tomorrow on Tuesday, July 14 to find out if GH will be going for gold in the category, once again.
The ABC daytime drama series was created by Frank and Doris Hursley and premiered back on April 1, 1963. Frank Valentini is the current executive producer with Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten are the show’s co-head writers.
General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC and streams on Hulu.
What do you think of the new cast photo marking General Hospital’s 16000th episode? What do you think of the accomplishment to have that many episodes of a television show and its still thriving and kicking? Share your thoughts and congrats for everyone in front of the camera and behind the scenes on this milestone airing.
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