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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Promo: Sage From The Grave, Phyllis Spills To Jack About Billy!

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It should not be such a big surprise for Jack. I mean, it did happen before…..will he never learn? My question is???? Why do people cheat on each other???? Why get married????? If one gets the seven year itch ? ….Just get a divorce first….then, do whatever. It does happen in real life, I don’t wear blinders. Yet, it’s something I will never understand. I do not like Jack, the character, but you ‘gotta’ feel sorry for the guy and his “duh, I’m clueless” demeaner. Phyllis and Billy do not interest me….I see/feel neither the love nor the lust between… Read more »
PS…Sorry; I have said this repeatedly: Sharon’s torturous situation(s) befuddles me. Affixing this endless, all-kinds-of-torment on this character is like beating a dead horse, per se. Why? Is this the only theme this extraordinary actress can carry? I do not think so. This stupid weight should be lifted off her shoulders as we speak. She has been turned into a deceitful manipulator……needy and helplessly dependent on her emotions. But, hey….she’s married to super-overnight-cop-of-the-century. Why shake the tree?? Indigestible!! Sharon was her best with Michael Muhney. I know that’s asking for the moon. So, the other best thing is Nick. I… Read more »
ie: Sharon Case I – love – your first para “…Is this the only theme this extraordinary actress can carry? ” yeah… right I know I’ve posted years ago…. give this character a job… she is NOT Nicks lady in waiting… and or fall back just saying it’s amazing to think… I liken her to Liz @GH… so much chemistry with all their pairings LOL I’ve kinda given up that Sharon outside of all that she is… ( fans will stampede… she’s the reason Y&R has a following ) will be any thing more than I more than any thing…… Read more »
@Patrick.
You bet, my friend. Jack put so many people through hell. Patty is what she is because of him. I felt a twinge of pity for one second. He does deserve every bad thing that befalls him.
As far as Sharon, I would like to see her happy–free and clear without baby dramas, starting fires, going nuts etc. …..not too much to ask to give this character some peace and a normal life. She ‘ain’t’ getting any younger.
Thank you, Patrick. You pull a few delicious writing of your own, my dear poet!
Celia, my dear, a few things…
1. At times, I don’t get or understand as to W-H-Y some couples even get married?!?!? Just saying……….
2. I DO NOT feel sorry for Jack!!!!! AT ALL!!!!! N-o-p-e.
3. Celia, my dear, you are SO RIGHT ON about Chrishel Stause!!!!! To me, Chrishel is REALLY ROCKING AND ROLLING as Bethany!!!!! Y-A-Y!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a good one, my friend.
Hey, Jay,
I am so glad I am not alone in upholding the sanctity of marriage. Call me old fashioned. But, that, too, is a fallacy as infidelity is as age-old as rain.
Soaps, movies etc. take full advantage of that fact. Later, my friend.
I appreciate that posts… point out
that Jack is getting his just desserts
he did the same thing to his dear ole dad… w/Jill
I get that…
I’m just pissed… that thee main staple of Abbott Mystique … that Peter Bergman… solidified…
should one day … conquer and just put out his lights… and rot
the inveterate … why why why… I ask
Victor Newman
Sweat heart , people who cheat are never in love! They might be good looking, get what they set out to get (sex) get bored and look for their next piece of ass! In other words, they never fell in love with the person, just their looks !
Sorry, I meant sweetheart!
LMAO..that only sweats when they get caught or over run by guilt hee hee (phyllis)..since when is phyllis EVER concerned with consequences. .she’s what you don’t know won’t hurt you lol
Totally over….SAGE…SHARON….SULLY AND DUMBLAN…
Can’t wait!!! I’ll take Kelly Sullivan anyway we can get her on out soaps. LOVE HER!! Next week looks so good!!!
Jack will sleep with Hillary to even the score and just as Phil and Jack reunite Hillary will be pregnant-predictable soap plotting-lol
Good prediction, Jimmy; but, oh, sooo gross!!!! Sperm is always viable, regardless of age, LOL.
Oh dear Lord, you’re probably right.
Oh Wow! What are the chances?
It is also very possible that Phyllis is pregnant. I offered this idea before. ‘Who da Dada’?
Oh, my darling, Harry. I suppose I am destined to “set you straight” on these actors’s ages…LOL.
Alicia is 48….. Pregnancy at that age is not unheard of.
Jim…dude…the L-A-S-T thing I wanna watch on Y&R right now is that WHACK-JOB Hilary being pregnant for 9 months!!!!! Y-U-C-K!!!!!
Later, Jim.
Oh my goodness, I thought the same gross thing! And my other fear is that Dr. Meredith Gates is going to get pregnant.
Damn, fifty something Meredith pregnant? OH dear Lord please no,
She is coming off as a lonely spinster and it’s not a flattering look on her.
It brings back memories of playing Old Maid with my old aunt, who was yes, and Old Maid and who looked a lot like Meredith.
Yes, Lucia!! Exactly.
As I said, those little swimmers are alive and kicking, no matter a man’s age. But, I find it hard to believe a man that age does not need a little ‘push’….no pun.
I,also, find it soooo hard to digest the fact that Meredith finds him sexually attractive. EWWWW!!
The again, she has Daddy issues. I know, I know…gross!!
So, let’s see….how many pregnancies? Well, there’s Meredith; there’s Phyllis; there’s Hilary and possibly Bethany. Imagine that!! Hope they can keep the Daddies straight. So many paternity tests. LOL.
I am not sure if I am watching General Hospital or Y&R anymore these days. With all the BRAIN TRAUMAS/ILLNESSES going on its hard to tell. First you have Sharon with her BiPolar disorder that she conveniently uses to explain away everything, she is now having hallucinations about Sage. I can guarantee you that eventually it will be that she’s been so stressed over what she learned about Sully that she hasn’t kept up with her meds or her doctor which will explain away why she’s lying. But Mariah is no better. I don’t get why a promise to Sharon… Read more »
What a great post–I do agree with you.
Even at his worst, Billy had feelings. Yes,I can imagine Billy having impulse controls and sleeping with his brother’s wife. He’s done it before with Sharon. However, the Billy we know would be torn up with guilt and remorse thereafter.
This Billy just doesn’t give a damn. In fact, he almost seems hostile toward Jack as if he were enjoying the prospect of hurting him. This way Billy gets to screw Phyllis and his brother at the same time. Talk about your unholy threesome.
Okay, I stand corrected.
Billy pretended to feel sorry for his brother today.
This whole story just isn’t working.
And why the hell is Phyllis whispering her lines to Billy all of time?
Totally true!
And where’s the bedroom in that mansion? Must it be in the living room or staircase only?
I mostly agree with you, Paul, except I don’t care for Jason Thompson at all. I just feel he’s a limited actor all around. But it’s not his fault that they’ve now destroyed the Billy character, the same way they destroyed Sharon, Summer, Neil, Victor, to name a few. They’re just too reprehensible for me to believe I could ever like them again. I know we have to suspend our disbelief on soaps, but Billy’s abrupt changes are simply not realistic. Oh, by the way, can anyone tolerate this new Bethany person? She not only resembles an Ewok, but her… Read more »
Hi… I like the actress and don’t really like insulting her looks. I do see what you are saying about her acting but its the writing that she’s being given and the director for not telling her to tone down the volume. That dinner with Jack and Phyllis had me looking around my living room to make sure no one else could hear her AND I WAS ALONE and not in the scene. LOL BTW… one thing I left out of my long comment was the back that Billy called Bethany a BIMBO to Phyllis! Really?!! Bethany went out on… Read more »
Oh I LOVE Bethanny, She is played by Christel Strause, an AMC alumni.
Just give her a chance, she is good. She’s good at playing the spaced out dumb chick who is actually steps ahead of the people who look down on her. She’s dumb like a fox.
My wish? That she outsmarts both Billy and Phyllis and wins. Really, she is great and so good she makes it look easy. As far as her looking like an Ewok? I think CS is gorgeous and she has a killer figure too.
Stause is stellar! I know her acting very well from AMC., Soaphound. However, I can understand how anyone would dismiss this great, gorgeous actress as a nonentity. I believe she IS to act the airhead. The fact that she comes across as sub-par in her craft and makes one believe it, proves her honed experience as an artist. I agree with Harry, and his wisdom. Given the chance; given the right storyline; given the vivid writing, Chrishel, as Bethany, will make heads spin. I like her with Jason….he seems more resolute when with her. If there is a small chance… Read more »
I like Bethany and Chrishell. I think she’s gorgeous. She’s acting the way they want her to act.
Golly gee, Paul….I wanted to say the ‘D’ word so badly, but I was afraid of getting kicked off. Thanks for saying it! LOL. Every little nuance about Billy(s) (all of them) is en pointe. From David to Jason. I loved David….but, when Billy Miller, as the adult Billy A, walked on stage, my heart skipped a beat. He was the whole package…looks, charisma, personality and mostly he had that soft, Southern, sexy wsy about him that captured and commanded attention. Then, came Burgess, who had not one iota of anything Billy A. Jason Thompson is a fish out of… Read more »
Oh, Celia, I wish I could clone your perfect comment. I feel the same way about Billy M. When he started as “Liam” on Y&R, my entire world upended….in the best way. He could make an unconscious person swoon! The smooth confidence, that smile, the lush blonde hair, cool blue eyes, the comic timing, and that VOICE. Oy vey! Didn’t care that much for Burgess, though I liked him better than David Tom. Burgess at least had a sense of humor, albeit a few beats behind Billy M. But J.T. has NONE of the Billy Abbott charm, just an arrogant,… Read more »
@Soaphound. Thank you, Soaphound. I think we all had too great expectations from and for Jason Thompson. It is amazing how inconsolable some of us still are over losing Billy Miller. He was perfect. Unfortunately, as much as I love Billy M, he needs to step it up at GH. ….starting with removing Sam, the thorn in his side. Between the two of them, after a while, my TV set starts to throb in annoyance. I should actually record their conversations and play it to my two-year-old when she has a hard time falling asleep…..better than a lullaby. LOL. I… Read more »
I don’t think you have to worry about using the word DICK here when someone else here calls an actress an EWOK. It’s rude!
Celia, love your comments. For those who are not familiar with this actress: She is the actress who played Janet from another planet’s daughter, Amanda on AMC. Amanda, as played by Crystal Stause, was at first introduced to viewers as a hardened con artist/grifter. In time the actress showed that her character acted that way as a way of self protecting as she had been through hell and back since she was a child. She eventually showed her vulnerability, her intelligence and her innate sense of goodness and the character viewers first hated became the character we all grew to… Read more »
@Harry.
Thank you, my darling Harry.
You have described Chrishel to the letter. And, you remember her performance as Amanda better than I.
Isn’t it extremely ironic that ‘Janet from another planet’ was played by no other than Robin Mattson? Perfect looney-tune role, Harry. LOL. I was pretty young, but I could never forget Janet….
its easy to criticize both jason and gina for their interpretations of billy and phyllis
although miller and stafford were once the one and only actors to popularize the characters, i remember towards the end of their runs both actors could nt wait to walk off the stage. miller was phoning it in during dehlia s death and stafford looked completely unintrested when paired back with bergman. both can have fun at gh for all i care
now jason and gina have infused life and imo sex appeal back to the characters and are hot for eachother. i love both of them.
I am do glad you find this couple intriguing. I wish I felt the same way. Phyllis and Billy gross me out. The reasons are endless….one being, the fact that She is sleeping with her husband’s brother. I suppose I am spoiled….Billy M and Michelle S will always be Billy and Phyllis to me. However, even if they presently held those roles and slept with each other? Well, I would still be grossed out and miffed. The writers are making a big mistake …….unless this is not a mistake and TPTB are taking us to something dangerously momentous. The sky… Read more »
Paul Connelly, your post is stellar. Do we know if the powers that be at the show read this stuff? They should!
And is Bethany gone for good already?
This story line has been dragged out for to long. This whole show has changed so much! I’ve only been watching for 8 years, unreal how much it has changed 🙁
Tskyent, I so totally agree and I have been watching it since the 70’s…I so wish CBS and Sony get with each other and realize it needs to be return to it’s GLORY DAYS…
Oh how much I miss Y&R…i quit watching it several years ago…Until they fix Y&R and get it back along with it’s classic background music…Y&R is no more for me.
I HAVE BEEN WATCHING FOR MANY MORE YEARS, AND BOY ARE YOU RIGHT….IT IS UNREAL HOW MUCH IT HAS CHANGED AND NOT FOR THE BETTER….MISS KATHERINE,JILL AND PEOPLE THAT CARRIED INTERESTING STORY LINES…SO MANY GREAT PEOPLE HAVE LEFT THE SHOW!!! AND…..THOSE THAT ARE LEFT OR THE NEWBIES NEED TO HAVE SOME INTERESTING MATERIAL WRITTEN FOR THEM…..LETS HOPE IT GETS BETTER SOON…WAY TO DRAGGED OUT…THE SAME THING DAY AFTER DAY AND ITS NOT GOOD.
This show stinks to high heaven. Now that Phelps has been fired, send Pratt, Steve Burton, Hunter King, and the other FOJ’s packing too. Clean house!
I agree. Unfortunately, we can’t do anything abou6 the great Katherine Chancellor. But we cwn do something about bringing Jill b back. Die hard fans in my opinion were spoiled and teased at the same time when the beautiful and talented Jess Walton came back and gave her all to an all to brief appearance as Jill. Her scenes with Hilary were the best this show has seen in to long a time. I got a couple of wishes fulfilled when she had her little run in with Nikki and got a few digs in about Victor. I was also… Read more »
Dear JK:
It is not that I disagree with you but wen you type in call caps, I cease listening because I hear it as shouting.
Ditto again and again… especially with the music! Characters had a theme song for them. Glad I bought the CD of the show’s music from years ago!
I’ll say it again: Y&R needs to put that baby switch story on the back burner and not return to it until Sully/Christian is old enough to be affected by the reveal and then the show can play out the ripple effect for years. You’d think the show would’ve learned from their mishandling of the Faith storyline with Ashley getting Sharon’s baby: the baby was returned to Sharon mere months after the switch and now the effects of that “story” (which played out in a matter of weeks) are never even referred to any more. Compare that to ONE LIFE… Read more »
ITA– if they had waited to make the Faith reveal, it might be coming out now, instead we have to endure a copy cat story that isn’t nearly as compelling as the original. But the sad truth is most soap viewers today do not have the patience to invest in stories long term. If the Faith reveal took years they would be complaining it was taking too long— viewer like us you would be willing to invest the time, to savor the pay off that takes time to ripen are dying breed. That said, now that Sharon knows the truth… Read more »
The soaps desperately need ”young” writers, someone who is of the 21st century..
It would be awesome if when the dead came back they were more zombie like the walking dead..
yah know put some ‘NOW’ into the soaps..
Soaps need a good shot of dynamite under their arses to get ’em up and going!
Young writers needed !!!
needed- writers of the 21st century media to pull the soaps out of the neverending 80’s .. (which by the way I have heard were much better than now, why- because back in the glory days the writers were actually young !
And, su; not screwed up people and storylines. At the risk of sounding offensive, some of this writing is completely off the wall, in my opinion. It is too outer-space-fantastical. Common sense goes a long way…..just once in a while; I’d welcome a love story that has twists and turns, yes; but, without the macabre; without the subterfuge; without the incredible child-play. I suppose every thought and idea of any and every storyline has been run into the ground. So, su, I do agree with you. Fresh, young writers could be the answer. But, no Kardashian theme, or over-compensating by… Read more »
hi Celia
Seems the writers are older/senior citizens and set in their way of writing- same ol’ ..
In the 80’s, the glory days, our same writers J&S were 35 years old and now 60 (age estimation)
So, new young writers are needed.. new writing ideals new presentation to modernize our soaps..
Pratt writing in the 80’s was a 35 year old writer (fresh) now 60? ..
“Fresh” – yes
“Young” – not only the young
Finding an appropriate balance in everything is difficult.
@Tani. Hi, Tani, I stand corrected. I will amend that. FRESH is the key. A good writer, who gives vivid, descriptive stories, where the words dance before us, will always deliver, regardless of age. However, su does have a point. The mindset differs as we age; and what may attract those of us who are older, may not appeal to those of us who are younger. At least, that’s what I was thinking. I have been watching soaps since I was very, very young. I wonder how many kids, other than my little nieces and my six-year-old son ( when… Read more »
I can’t fault you on that Suoo. The show is called Young and Restless– perhaps younger writers could recapture the essence of what the show was meant to be about
Thoughts on this thread…I think some new energy and originality from writers is a good idea. But a combo between traditional soap themes of romance, more adventure and fun, and legacy, along with a “fresh” approach. Remember, even in the soap heydays with possible 35 yr old writers they were including mixed age groups like the Q’s and Spencer’s, still throwing in the Cassidines, the ice princess and Casey, bad guys without the relentless mob stories. But not the Walking Dead, end of the world stuff…this is daytime…love in the afternoon, not doom and gloom. And better than some of… Read more »
Is Phyllis really telling Jack or is she imagining telling him? Considering she cheated on him before, he really shouldn’t be surprised, but it will hurt even more because it’s with his little brother.
Imaging it
That’s a good wuestion, Mo. She’s between a rock and a hard place. Her dilemma is her own fault. What she feels for Billy is lust. He’s a diversion and probably more dexterious with his hands in bed, LOL. All kinds of volcanic explosions must have gone down in bed with Billy. Double LOL. I think Phyllis misses Marco Annicelli’s lovemaking? HaHa….bit of irony, wouldn’t you say? By the same token, Phyllis is very well aware that any relationship with Billy would be so disastrous everywhichway. Can’t tie him down due to immaturity. Also, I think she loves Jack, albeit… Read more »
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Oops again….dexterous.
I did not know that anyone cared about Pepper Salt or Olive Branch? The destruction of Sharon I see continues! Memo to Case get out and get a night rime gig this show is toast,
Well even though its only a ghost, I’m so happy to see Sage back again. I think it was a big mistake letting her go. Such a great actress. I know she wont be there for long but it’s really nice to see her again. Maybe they could bring her back as Sage’s twin sister Page! Just kidding about the name.
I have to admit its been a while since a soap has played a love affair like they are playing with Y&R with Billy and Phyllis. Granted, I am not buying Billy’s DICK-A$$ motivations and selfish rich boy attitude but I am dying for the fall out. I do want to see Phyllis fall this time around. After Jack struggled to get back to her, took control back from Victor and stood by her when she begged one week not to ruin her reputation by revealing Marco which almost ruined Jabot. He even stood by her when she struggled to… Read more »
I like it, Paul! Especially the part about Jack ending up with Bethany. Yeah, I know, I know, the age difference but I thought I saw sparks fly during their interaction. I am so over Billy and Phyllis. Jack plans a surprise weekend trip to Barbados and Phyllis turns him down so she can spend the weekend with Billy. Now when I they first said they were going to spend the weekend together, I was sure I heard them say they were going OUT of town to spend the weekend together so they could enjoy each other’s company without fear… Read more »
It kills me that no one sees her car. I would buy it that she parks it around the back in the garages (years past Katherine had a slew of them and a driver) and then see Phyllis come in the back door. Ridiculous. PLUS… This mansion is supposed to be massive. Have an east wing and a west, etc. but it’s perfect for a single guy? As for the weekend away… I agree. The living room? Seriously? The show is filmed in LA. Why not just have them meet in LA and we see them walk on the beach… Read more »
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