Eileen Davidson was magic. Marla Davis, althought a tad odd was so amazing in her scenes. People trash Y&R on other soap sites but let me say this: Y&R always goes for class even when it is the most dramatic. It is a sign of good writing. It a sign of good acting. Most of all it’s a sign that Y&R has a reason it’s number one. I am really digging the way the show is pacing and the way it is telling it’s stories. BRAVO!!

Loved it and this is what Sally Sussman wrote which I love and how this all unfolded…The only thing that would of made it better if we had the classic background music along with this drama, sorry I couldn’t help myself…I actually feel so bad for Ashley and Dina and I hope Graham get’s what he deserves…

The Graham and Ashley’s reveal story is way better than the boring Jason return..
read ^^^ again ……. heh one more time!

I was cheering Graham on, waiting for him to take down Ashley (she is such a snotty bitch)..
Poor Dina 🙁 but she will be fine she has bitch in her too and they are survivors.
And now we finally get some suds in our soap and bubbles to pop..
That was soap at its best..
Y&R needed that story because the rest of it is really lame and boring.

Here’s to Ashley crying me a river and a score one for Graham !! 🙂
I’m going to enjoy it until Graham gets the boot and Ashley struts her bitch, again..
Graham needs to stay on and go to Brash and Sassy help bring Jack/the Abbots down he is business qualified to do so.
But not Tracy.. I really like Tracy and she is off limits!

Well, I enjoyed Graham doing his thing and into what’s next with it all..

((as for Jason’s return wake me if something of interesting or exciting happens))

“…One good thing, daddy died believing I was his daughter.”  ”

Thank the serial god. the relationship between John Abbott and his eldest daughter… priceless

“Traci and Abby look on shocked! ”

this is where I hope it doesn’t run amok; wild with abandon

I expect this from the dullard nuMANs please.

the bond between the Abbott siblings are so much more interesting , vital, and relatable… that this is not what the show direction should ever be

let the gutter sniping – spiral continue with Victor and Nikki… so much more fun to LOL

I have to agree that Y&R has finally returned to its pre-2006 Form. I hope Mal builds on the momentum. Y&R’s core audience has always appreciated the melodramatic, slow-moving pace of character-driven drama punctuated by major dramatic events organically placed to continue mining the show’s rich history and utilizing a stable cast of cross-generational characters who are like family to many of us. If you want action or quickly paced head spinning plots, Y&R isn’t for you, at least not in its current form, which is what millions of us have wanted back for a decade now. Some things are just fine. Winning formulas don’t need to be fixed. Y&R lost its identity when a careless string of executive producers and head writers imposed their own visions on Y&R, instead of letting the organic evolution of this show guide them. The characters would have guided the show had the show headers respected the legacy left to them by Bill Bell, Ed Scott, Kay Alden, Jack Smith, etc. Now we pick up the Brent/Dina/Ashley story again in traditional Bill Bell fashion of storing drama in the “vault” until a logical opportunity presents itself to resurrect some long kept secret. The drama would be much more impactful had a misguided show runner had not so irresponsibly killed off John and dismantled the Abbott family. Still, this reveal opens up many new story opportunities. How will Tracy react now that the big sister she never measured up to, John Abbott’s “Beauty” and the apple of his eye, was not only not his daughter but Ashley, Dina and Jack kept it a secret from her for 30 years? Tracy has always had an inferiority complex and was insecure to the point of drug addiction and attempting suicide. How will Billy react once it sinks in? Will he act ruthlessly, like Jack did back in the day and use it as a weapon to keep Ashley from power over the family business? What will Jill do? Will she return to vindictive form and encourage Billy to claim his birthright from sanctimonious Ashley? Will Dina finally make peace with her past demons and finally have an unawkward relationship with the children she abandoned when they were still kids? Finally, how will Ashley cope this time, especially if Abby is angry about being lied to. Will Ashley keep it together, or will she battle another emotional breakdown that renders her out of touch with reality? Guys and Gals: This is classic Y&R. The acting by all was golden. The writing didn’t rewrite history and respected the intelligence of us original viewers with some skewed unbelievable timeline. Now that Dina will be unconscious for the foreseeable future, spiteful Grant will have some more time to taunt Ashley and punish her for being the bio-daughter of the only father he knew. It may be a long time until Dina wakes up and remembers everything. Until then, enjoy the human stories of the Abbotts and how they cope with this… Read more »

Maybe Dina is testing Graham the way GH’s Edward tested Tracy with a fake heart attack years ago…Dina only pretended to pass out to test Graham’s loyalty???

The only fly in the ointment is the actor playing Graham. He’s a good looking guy but he’s not really a very good actor. He might as well have been reading off the menu in the big reveal scenes. Luckily, we had Ashley and Jack and Dina to really punch it up.

It should have been a OMG moment it wasn’t ! The actor who plays Graham is weak at best

For years, I’ve wondered why each episode of Y&R ends with brief clips of the next episode (“Next on the Young and the Restless…….”). The clips don’t really “tease” the viewer about what may happen but, instead, often reveal too much. I think this cuts down on a viewer’s interest. I strongly think the show should reconsider showing the brief clips of the next episode and end the practice: End the episode with the final scene and cut to the credits.

Friday’s episode is a prime example about why Y&R should dump the next episode clips. On Friday, the last scene shows Diana has collapsed on the floor. Graham stops his immediate reaction to call for help and pauses to look at her. The episode ends on a cliffhanger: What is Graham going to do? Will he summon help for Diana? Will he leave the stricken woman on the floor, hoping that she will die before she can revise her will to remove him as a beneficiary. I thought it was a good ending. Inanely, the next episode clip shows someone hanging a “Do Not Disturb” sign on the exterior of a hotel room door. The two-second clip gives the viewer only one conclusion: Graham didn’t call for help but, instead, exited the room with an ill Dina on the floor. The clip completely destroyed the end of Friday’s episode. A really, really, dumb production decision.

Great episode that made me wanting more story! I cannot wait to see how this unfolds Monday and throughout the week. I thought it was absolutely priceless the way Graham’s eyes told us what was on his mind in that pivotal last moment: that was quality!

I also recall Graham making a side comment about John Abbott not being so perfect, something to that effect. It made me wonder then: Could John Abbott have had an affair and produced a child he never knew about? (That’s typical Y and R: Kay Chancellor, Sharon, are two examples.) So, I remembered when Liz Foster finally told Jill that she wasn’t her real mother– that was a great bombshell. Now, what if Graham turns out to be John Abbott’s son? Will the writers go there?

Oh my gosh what a great story on Friday. I hope they sign Dena to a contract and don’t kill her off. She is a great actress and it would be nice to see the Abbots reunite with her again. So nice to see Tracey back again. I wish we could keep her here permanently. I’d also like to see them give Gloria a bigger roll she is a great actress.

I am/was so confused by where this plot was going and especially its outcome since I thought everyone knew about Ashley’s parentage including John. Is there some sort of revisionist history here? There is a same character by the name as Mateo as a Mateo arrives on the B and B. I disagree – GH is way better even as convoluted as it is right now and I stopped watching the Y and R when it was too much Chelsea/Nick and not enough of Chloe Kevin and the hot doctor who held her hostage – that paralled with this storyline would have been good. Even Days I am watching more of, but right now I have to hand it to GH and B and B.

I hope Dana stays: to see her kick Graham’s a.., Y&R need reps in that age group, and enough of the Newman money woes

Here is the problem with the climax, it was a dud. Only because Graham is not Brent’s kid, connecting Graham and Ashley. Why did they go this route? I think because the actor who plays Graham is too weak. Being Ashley’s stepbrother would be front burner and this actor is not front burner. He has gotten more comfortable but his big reveal was anti-climatic! The other reason to make Graham not be related to Ashley is he will be killed off. Myrna will do it and Dina, Jack and Ashley will be prime suspects for the foreseeable future until the truth is revealed.