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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Christine at a Crossroads Looks Back at Her Life and Ponders Her Future: What Did You Think of the Standalone Episode?

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On Thursday’s November 2nd episode of The Young and the Restless, the top-rated daytime drama served up a very touching standalone episode honoring Lauralee Bell’s 40th anniversary with the show as Christine.

Throughout the hour, flashbacks were used tastefully throughout to help tell the story of a woman at a crossroads in her life, while she reflects back on some of her biggest regrets, relationships and more. The episode starts with the latest news in the life of Christine. She and Paul (Doug Davidson) have called it quits. Their marriage is over.  How will she move on from here? Will she throw herself back into her work as a lawyer as she has done countless times before? Will she take another shot at romance with her ex and former love, Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian) who is currently back in Genoa City? Can she make peace with the fact she never had a child after losing the one she was carrying years ago? What direction will Christine’s life take?

As the show begins, Christine runs into Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) at Chancellor Park.  Not what Christine was hoping for as she is still reeling from her break-up with Paul. Apparently, Phyllis already knows Christine’s marriage to Paul hits the skids. After going in on Christine about rekindling her relationship with Danny, Christine tells her she will not be talking about her personal life with of all people, Phyllis!  Christine tells Phyllis: “Right now, your top priority should be getting your miserable life back on track.”

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After Christine leaves, Phyllis flashes back to a terrible fight between the two when Phyllis accused Christine of taking her son, Daniel from her.  Lauren (Tracey Bregman) shows up and Phyllis tells her she tried to make peace with Christine.  Lauren is finding that bit of intel hard to swallow.

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Now at Crimson Lights, Christine gets the help she needs when her best friend Nina (Tricia Cast) appears and asks,, “Feel like talking to an old friend?” Christine smiles. On the patio, Nina tells Chris she’s so sorry things didn’t work out with Paul. They discuss how “People change.”  Then, we are treated to a flashback of Chris and Danny trying to teach Nina etiquette and to act like a lady. The two friends even bring up when Nina stole Phillip away from Christine. When Nina finds out Danny is in town, she reminds Chris that she and Danny have quite a history.

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Nina asks Christine what she thinks about a future with Danny? Chris says there were so many starts and stops and it was all mostly due to Phyllis. We flashback to an argument between Cricket and Danny. At that point, she informs him she is marrying Paul over the holidays. Danny walks out on her as she screams, “How could you do this? How could you do this to us!”

Lauren arrives on the scene and Chris remembers going into law practice with Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc). All of a sudden, Christine is very emotional and overcome. She recalls Paul wanting to start a family and how she wasn’t ready at the time. She questions did she put her career over having a family? She doesn’t have what Lauren and Nina have. Nina points out that not having children allowed Chris to make a difference in other people’s lives.

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After Lauren takes off, Nina says to Christine, “You’re really at a crossroads, aren’t you?” She adds, that she wishes she could write her next chapter but she’ll have to do that herself. Nina reminds her she’s had two great loves in her life, Danny and Paul, which is more than most people get. At the end of her discussion, Christine feels she has a better idea of where she wants to go now.

At the jazz lounge, Phyllis comes upon Danny and asks if he’s be interested in having dinner with her tonight.  Just then, Christine appears behind Phyllis.  An irked Phyllis makes her exit. Danny, who is happy to see Christine, says he has been thinking about her, and wants to share something he has been working on composing at the piano. He begins playing and Christine wells up with tears, saying “It’s beautiful.”  Danny continues playing as an emotional Christine touches his shoulder. We fade to black.

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All in all, Lauralee Bell delivered a touching performance and the story was not overplayed, but subtle and touched upon the moments in the characters life while giving Christine some hope for her future.

Now let us know, what did you think about Lauralee’s 40th anniversary episode of Y&R? Did you enjoy the flashbacks and use of history? Were you into the story? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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I loved it although cricket has never been a favorite of mine. It was great to see Nina! The best part was Phyllis: “cheers to The Bug!” LMFAO

That was a beautiful tribute. I remember when Lauralee first started. She was just starting out, and it’s been so wonderful to watch her grow as an actress over the years. I see both her parents in her. They would be so proud. I can only hope that TPTB will find a way to keep her involved in stories yet to come. Also, what a treat to see Tricia Cast again. It was thrilling to watch her when she was a relative newcomer hold her own with Jeanne Cooper and Jess Walton. Once again, there would be great opportunities to keep Nina and Christine around for a long time.

I thought it was awful. It took me many hours to get through it, I could only take so much. Why’d they do this? Was it a tribute day to LB? She’s leaving maybe? Nina looked terrible and why not give Christine a hot second to let go of her marriage before shoving Danny at her. I assume Christine ends up with Danny and I hope they both exit GC for a very long time and take Nina with her after Nina gets her hair lightened and has it cut to a reasonable length. It’s too long now.

They should make Nina a real bitch and revive the rivalry between her and Jill or make her rivals with Phyllis or something.

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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Steffy Tells Carter She’s Pregnant, But He Has a Way ‘Out of This Situation For All of Us’

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After taking a second pregnancy test on the Friday, September 12 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) freaks out ever more when it come back positive, too. Leading her to shriek, multiple times over, “Oh my God! Oh my God! I’m pregnant!”

As previously reported, CBS and The Bold and the Beautiful have already confirmed that in the story, the baby Steffy is carrying is Carter’s (Lawrence Saint-Victor) which kicks-off their 40th season of storytelling. However, could there be a twist down the line that it’s really Finn’s (Tanner Novlan)?

On Friday’s episode, Carter gets a text from his wife, Daphne (Murielle Hilaire) telling him she wants to talk more about surrogacy later, since she cannot carry Carter’s child, and the couple was exploring ways for them to have a baby. Suddenly, Carter flashes back to waking up next to Steffy on the couch in the office after they had sex the night before in their drunken stupor.

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CARTER DEVISES A PLAN

Then, Steffy comes whirling into the office demanding to talk to Carter right away. Steffy is informing Carter that she has to tell Finn about their night together more than ever! A confused Carter asked her what changed, when they agreed to keep their one night together a secret? Carter tells her if she reveals what happened between them, it will tear about all of their lives.

Carter thinks nothing will come of their “mistake” if they keep their mouth shut. Steffy responds, “You’re wrong.” She goes on to explain that she’s pregnant! That declaration stuns Carter and we fade to black.

However, it was the preview for the action next week on The Bold and the Beautiful, that aired at the end of Friday’s episode and is now all over B&B’s social media that is the real tell-tale sign of where this story is heading.

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In a scene airing next week, Carter says to Steffy, “I have a way out of the situation for all of us!” This comes on the heels of Daphne telling Carter she wishes she knew someone who would be their surrogate. So, putting two and two together, it looks like Carter will come up with the idea to pass Steffy and his baby off as the surrogate child of Carter and Daphne.

Look no further than the official B&B spoilers for episodes airing Monday, September 14- Friday, September 18 and the teaser lines of the Steffy/Carter baby drama to back that up below.

Monday, September 14, Steffy’s news complicates things even more with Carter, while on Tuesday, September 15, 2026  Daphne is hopeful she and Carter will be able to find a surrogate and Carter rushes to stop Steffy. On Wednesday, September 16, Carter makes a passionate plea. and by Thursday, September 17, Daphne can’t believe Carter’s suggestion. Then come Cliffhanger Friday, September 18, Steffy is caught off guard.

So, what do you think how it look to be Carter who originated plan to keep the truth from ever coming out, that he and Steffy had sex, and the best way to do this is for Steffy to be the surrogate for Carter and Daphne’s child? How complicated will the cover-up eventually get? Will Steffy fall in love with the baby making this whole thing untenable for her? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section, but first check out B&B’s video teaser for next week’e episodes below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason and Britt Reach an Impasse; Is This the End of Their Relationship?

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On the Friday, September 11 episode of General Hospital, Jason (Steve Burton) and Britt’s (Kelly Thiebaud) relationship becomes strained to potentially the point of no return.

Things take a turn when an unglued Britt having been traumatized by almost being killed by Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) asks Jason to back her up with the PCPD when she reports Anna for attempted murder.

However, Jason told Britt, he can’t. Jason shares that he does not believe Anna would have gone through with shooting her. Therefore, Britt was not in any real imminent danger. Britt is flabbergasted and hurt that Jason is refusing to tell the police what he actually witnessed for himself on Mount Emerson.

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BRITT WANTS BACK UP FROM JASON

Jason counters that he can’t believe that Britt would want Anna punished. or sent to prison, or a mental facility after the trauma she endured while being locked up and mentally tortured while at Wyndemere.

He asks Britt, “How could you even say that you want her locked up or prosecuted for what she did when you knew she was being held prisoner and you did nothing to save her?” Britt is stunned by Jason’s response.

Coming up, official General Hospital spoilers share that on the upcoming Monday, September 14 episode, Jason confides in Carly (Laura Wright), while Britt is stung. In the video preview that aired at the end of the Friday, September 11 episode for this coming Monday, Britt says to Jason, “You don’t believe me. Do you?”

General Hospital head scribes, Chris Van Etten and Elizabeth Korte previously teased in their fall preview of the soap, “Britt and Jason have come a long way and fought a lot of enemies to be together. But the most stubborn obstacle to their happiness isn’t without, it’s within. Decisions Britt made to stay alive while under Cullum’s thumb will come back to haunt her and may prove too difficult for this unlikely couple to survive.”

So, what do you think will happen? Will Jason and Britt break-up over Britt’s lies and Jason’s unwillingness to report Anna’s crime against her? Do you want Jason and Britt to go their separate ways? If they do, will Britt become romantically involved with Dr. Tristan Roberts (Dean Geyer) ? If so, who do you pair Jason with? Anyone? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Steffy is Shaken to the Core, ‘Oh My God! I’m Pregnant!’

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On today’s Thursday, September 10 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) discovers she’s pregnant, after taking a home pregnancy test, that will launch a new story arc that will remain front and center for the show in the months ahead.

The life-changing story kicks off the B&B’s 40th season which officially began on September 8. In it, Carter Walton (Lawrence Saint-Victor) is the biological father of Steffy’s unborn child from their drunken night together when both endured turbulent times in their marriages.

Previously, Carter had trouble with Daphne (Murielle Hilaire), when she initially walked out on him, because she could not carrying his child. Meanwhile, Steffy broke up with Finn (Tanner Novlan) while in Monaco over Finn’s mother Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) showing up, who once tried to kill her.

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Fast-forward, Carter and Steffy made a pact that no one will ever need to know about their drunken night together, but now with Steffy becoming pregnant it changes everything. Making matters all the worse, Daphne views Steffy as her best friend, in fact, Daphne and Carter have been talking about having a child via surrogacy. While Finn had showed the couple how to start the process of finding a surrogate, Daphne felt just choosing a random person to carry Carter’s child is so impersonal. She would rather have it be someone she knows.

It does not take a scientist to predict … that somehow Steffy will carry the baby pretending to be the surrogate, when she its biological mother, and along the way, the questions become, does she keep the whole thing somehow a secret to herself? Doe Carter find out at some point? Stay tuned to see how this story reveals itself.

At its root, this is a major storyline for Wood, who has already won three Daytime Emmy Lead Actress Awards in her 18 years with The Bold and the Beautiful. In that time, her character of Steffy has experienced multiple pregnancies, given birth to two children, Kelly with Liam (Scott Clifton) as the father, and Hayes with Finn as the father, and endured a miscarriage.

So, what did you think of Steffy getting confirmation she is pregnant and looking mortified when she found out? What will she do next? Will she tell Carter? Will Daphne come to Steffy to ask her to be her surrogate, which Steffy may think will be the answers to her prayers, only for the truth to come out later, or falling in love with the baby since its hers to be begin with? Share your thoughts and theories for this major story for Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, via the comment section.

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