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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Nikki and Claire Take Down Jordan; What Did You Think of the Episode?
Tuesday’s episode of The Young and the Restless did what it has done best in recent months, and that is stick with one story all the way through the show. It has accomplished this when continuing the battle between the Newmans, and the truly off her rocker, Aunt Jordan (Colleen Zenk), and now the young woman who we come to understand why she went off her rocker, Claire (Hayley Erin).
In the midst of all of this is a tour de force performance by Melody Thomas Scott who has returned to the boozin’ Nikki Newman we all love, thanks to the machinations of Jordan and Claire.
As the story picks up, Nikki stumbles into the broken down cabin Jordan has lured her to. Jordan comes into the room with gun in tow ready to kill Nikki once and for all, Jordan tells Nikki she is appalled that she’s such a sloppy drunk and wonders how many years of sobriety she’s happily managed to destroy.

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Jordan questions why on earth Nikki would show up, unarmed and with no back-up. Nikki explains she came for her daughter, Victoria’s sake. She knows she has Claire. Jordan wonders how far Nikki willing to go for her daughter.
Nikki tells Jordan that she has already had her revenge on her by driving her back to the bottle. After strolling down memory lane about Jordan’s sister, Eve Howard, and throwing barbs at one another, Jordan says watching Nikki die will make it all worthwhile and watching the grief it will bestow on her family.
Pulling out a bottle of Vodka, she gets Nikki to drink from it, telling her how pitiful she is as she guzzles it down. Nikki asks if Claire is really at the cabin, or if this was all a set-up? Nikki even questions if Claire is in this with her, and Nikki is, once again, being the one set up.

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Next, Jordan brings into the room a sedated and drugged out Claire in a wheelchair. Jordan pressures Nikki to finish off the bottle of booze so that this can all end. Just then, Claire starts to move as Jordan goes to check on her. Nikki grabs the bottle of booze, and smashes it over Jordan’s head. Nikki tries to rescue Claire, but Jordan jumps up and tackles Nikki down to the floor.
As Nikki and Jordan choke each other and have a stand off against the wall, Claire yells for them to stop it. When the women look over to Claire she is holding a gun on them. Claire orders Aunt Jordan to let go of Nikki.

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At this point, Jordan (in another great performance by Colleen Zenk) tells her not to believe the Newmans and especially Nikki. She tells Claire they are each others family and that they only have each other. Nikki tells her not to believe a word Jordan is saying. Jordan’s only rebuttal is telling Claire that she’s in for a bitter disappointment if she thinks the Newmans will ever let her into the family, and if she puts the gun down now, they can walk away together.
Breaking down in tears, Claire says that she knows she would have been loved if she hadn’t been taken from the Newmans at birth. Instead, Jordan taught her how to hate and seek revenge. Claire says that prison is too good for Aunt Jordan and that she’d escape a mental hospital, too. Jordan tries to get Claire to shoot Nikki as sirens blare in the background. Claire can’t pull the trigger. Jordan tells her she’s weak. Next, Nikki chimes in with, “Will you just shut up!” Then, she shoves Jordan right into the fireplace where she hits her head and goes unconscious. Nikki is able to talk Claire down to get her to give her the gun.

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The police arrive as do Victor (Eric Braeden) and Nick (Joshua Morrow). As she is being led out in handcuffs, Jordan tells Claire that she broke her heart. Claire fires back that she broke her entire life! Nikki orders them to get Jordan out of their sight. With Jordan gone, Nikki explains to Victor and Nick that Claire saved her life.
Victor says, “Then we owe you a debt of gratitude.” Nikki pipes up with how she and Victor, Cole (J. Eddie Peck) and Victoria (Amelia Heinle), will make sure Jordan never hurts her again. Just then, in a touching turn by Hayley Erin, Claire breaks down in tears saying she’s so sorry for all she has done.
Now, the question becomes, is this the last we will see of Aunt Jordan? Will there be another plot shortly? What did you think of the performances of Melody Thomas Scott, Hayley Erin and Colleen Zenk within the episode? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
I applaud a good story but I would have liked more suspense. The whole plot twist here seemed sudden and out of the blue. I like the acting and actors, but we just had similar situation with Cameron months ago. How exciting it would have been for Jordan to come to Genoa City and ingratiate herself into the we scene with Clare, teasing us and leaving us wondering what might happen next. When the threat comes from within and plays put at home, not a distant state, it holds more stakes. There could have been collateral damage to others in GC. I hope we get gamechangers in character and storyline with Clare to Eve, and not an Adam Newman 2.0. Was nice to hear Victoria mention her other children during her talk with Cole.
One of the finest episodes ~ ever!
The episode was fantastic and i definitely want Aunt Jordan to stick around. My only beef is that the story was told way too fast. This is a story that could have taken a whole year to unravel, and it would have gone that way if Bill Bell had been alive to tell it.
I agree with you. However … soaps today don’t have that kind of time or money. Soaps are always just a step away from being cancelled and the writers and producers know it.
Also, viewers don’t have the patience or attention span. That is due to social media. If stories were dragged out how they used to be, everyone would have figured out the plot long before the resolution and it would just be boring, predictable, and redundant.
I like how they told this story! Wham!! Out of the blue! No spoilers, shocking! Suddenly all the Newman’s are embroiled in this dark, gothic mystery. Then it slowly made sense. It utilized all the vets. It was campy and over the top, but that was classic Bill Bell.
It is a bracing story and is a game changer for the Newman’s and the show itself!
I love the Jordan story I wish Claire wasn’t cole and Victoria daughter she could’ve gotten with Adam I’m so over Adam and Sally it not the same I don’t know why fans still love him the writer’s damaged both of their characters especially Sally
Not going to say one negative word everything has changed with daytime so be it! MTS looks fantastic her time to shine
I loved this whole story and am really sorry for the folks who didn’t care for or appreciate it. Nicki came through as I knew she would, it was her story from the beginning. She will have another granddaughter to dote on now and Super Girl can keep on doing what she does best, mess up other people’s lives.I wonder if Nicki will go into Rehab as she did last time, when she got messed up with Deacon Sharpe?
I thought it went a little fast, too, but I wanted Jordan to get caught and out of the picture I was glad how it ended. I would have liked for Jordan to be killed because I don’t want her to escape. MTS did a fantastic acting job.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Chase and Brook Lynn Sign Divorce Papers; Are You Glad They Ended Their Marriage or Hoped for a Reconciliation?

Any hopes for a last minute reprieve were dashed when filled with sorrow, Brook Lynn Quartermaine (Amanda Setton) and Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers in front of a judge in the Dominican Republic on the Monday, October 26 episode of General Hospital.
The judge asked if they really wanted to go through with this, as a teary-eyed Brook Lynn and Chase both hesitated to sign the court documents. They admit that neither of them wants to get divorced, but they both came to the conclusion that too much mistrust has permeated their relationship, and too much has happened between them to stay married.
With that, Brook Lynn decided to put her pen to paper first. She signs the divorce papers. Next, Chase follows suit. They look at each other with tears in their eyes that their marriage is officially over. When the judge went to filing their divorce papers, Chase and Brook Lynn agreed to split custody of baby Phoebe straight down the line 50/50.

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THE END OF THE ROAD
Next, the judge returned and gave each a copy of their paperwork. Chase says to Brook Lynn that he thinks that they should each fly back to Port Charles separately, and that he would take another flight home. Chase says goodbye to Brook Lynn and exits. Now alone looking at the empty room, Brook Lynn utters,“Goodbye, Chase.”
Later in the episode, as Brook Lynn flies back home to Port Charles alone, she listens to the message from Tracy (Jane Elliot) telling her she is doing the right thing by divorcing Chase.
Cut to: an emotional Chase who went to the beach. He looked at his wedding ring. Mourning the loss of his marriage, Chase buried his ring in the sand, at the same time Brook Lynn was removing her wedding ring on the airplane.
The drama won’t stop from here for Brook Lynn, because as teased in the GH video spoilers preview for the week, Jude (Wil Traval) will come calling wanting to see his “daughter,” and potentially staking claim to baby Phoebe! As for Chase, now that he is a free man, will he begin a relationship with his ex-wife, Willow Tait (Katelyn McMullen), with whom he has been completely duped? Stay tuned.
So, were you happy that Brook Lynn and Chase actually ended their marriage? Were you hoping that the two would reconcile at the last minute and realize love can conquer all, or do you think they were being adult about the situation that they couldn’t get out of their own way and feelings to make their union work? Share your thoughts in the comment section. But first, check out the scenes from Chase and Brook Lynn’s divorce and its aftermath below.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Brook Lynn and Chase Hesitate to Sign Divorce Papers, Elizabeth Reveals Aiden’s Leaving For Paris, Willow Flashes Back to Her Crimes

As the week came to a conclusion on the Friday, October 23 episode of General Hospital, Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) wrestled with becoming an empty-nester, while Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) and Monet (Blythe Howard) conspired to keep Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Ric (Rick Hearst) at legal bay, and Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase’s (Josh Swickard) frozen relationship thawed, but how much?
Let’s take a look! First, in a moment that was written to bring Liz and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) closer, the GH head nurse is wistful over the fact that she just learned that her talented bakery chef son, Aiden, secretly earned his GED and got into a prestigious pastry school in France and to top it off received a scholarship to attend the school.
Liz is concerned that allowing him to go wasn’t the smartest move because of his young age. Dante suggested that maybe it’s her fear of being alone that is causing her to feel hesitant for Aiden to go abroad. He shared a story about the support her received from Olivia when he moved away from home for the first time; that he understood mothers and sons are close, but she needed to let him go build his own life.

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After coming to terms with it, she revealed that Aiden is leaving in four days and had to make cupcakes for the Halloween party, Dante offered to help her do the baking. They smile. So, what this means to GH fans? All of Liz sons: Cameron, Jake, Aiden are all now officially off the canvas!
WILLOW VS. LULU
At Miller & Davis, Willow strolls in to meet Monet to go over their strategy in their meeting with Ric and Lulu. While discussing their next move, Willow flashes back to the night she shot Drew (Cameron Mathison) twice in the back, and then later, how she first stuck a needle in his neck to use the paralytic drug that kept him in a locked-in state for months.

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When Ric and Lulu arrive, the four end up in a stalemate. Willow refused to drop the lawsuit, and Lulu refused to retract the story on her. Willow’s stance is that Lulu had been manipulated by the Quartermaines, who wanted to take her children away, so Michael can have sole custody of them. Lulu fired back that she was doing her job as an investigative reporter to expose crimes perpetrated by a congresswoman.
Now at an impasse, Ric and Lulu tell Monet and Willow they will see them in court as now a judge will hear the case. Not what Ric wanted that to happen, but now he tells Lulu, they will figure out a way to bring Willow down.
DIVORCE BLUES?
Finally, Chase and Brook Lynn head to the Dominican Republic to get a quickie divorce after how their lawyers dredged up awful things about both of them in Port Charles. While on the plane, the two discuss that they still want each other to be happy.
Once in front of the judge in the Dominican Republic, he asked if the two were mutually consenting to this divorce, but instead, the two sang each others praises.
This left the judge to ask if the two wanted to go through with ending their marriage and he left the room. Later, when he returned with the divorce documents to sign, Chase and Brook Lynn stared at each other hesitating to sign on the dotted line.
So, what do you think will happen next? Will Brook Lynn and Chase end their marriage, or decide to try to make it a go? Is it upsetting to you that all of Elizabeth’s sons are off the canvas? Should the soap recast them all, like they did with Alexis’ daughters and restart the story of these young men? Do you think now will be the time that Willow’s crimes will be publicly exposed, and she will lose her kids and her seat in a congress? Weigh-in via the comment section.
General Hospital
Could Kristen Vaganos and Josh Kelly Be Exiting ‘General Hospital?’

General Hospital fans took to social media following the airing of the Wednesday, October 21 episode of the ABC daytime drama series. In story, Molly (Kristen Vaganos) reveals to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) that she has received an offer to join the top law firm in Chicago that practices civil law. She says it’s her dream job.
The problem Molly says is relocating from Port Charles and uprooting her life and being away from her mother, Scout and boyfriend Cody Bell (Josh Kelly). Wistful that she may lose another daughter to a long-distance situation (Kristina left a few months back to go to medical school in California), Alexis urged Molly to get Cody to go with her.
Molly still seemed concerned and has trouble committing to the idea. Alexis tells her to talk it over with Cody. Meanwhile, Cody asked Tracy (Jane Elliot) is he can have Thanksgiving off because he and Molly planned to spend Thanksgiving together with their families. After initially balking, Tracy agrees.

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WILL MOLLY AND CODY HEAD TO CHI-TOWN?
Later, Cody shows up at Miller & Davis and the conversation turned to Thanksgiving dinner that Alexis is hosting. Molly and Cody asked her not to cook anything. Cody hugged Molly reassuring Alexis that he and Molly would take care of whatever was needed on Turkey Day.
So, this raises the question, why out of nowhere are we learning that Molly received an amazing law offer in Chicago, if the character was not being written out? If Molly leaves the canvas, would the character of Cody make his exit too?
Kristen Vaganos joined GH as a recast Molly Lansing-Davis back in September of 2023 and went on contract in August of 2024. Josh Kelly began playing Cody Bell back in June of 2022. Initial reports were that Kelly joined the show on contract and then as of June 2025 went on recurring status with the show per his choice.
Do you see a world where GH is writing out Molly and Cody? Would you be sad to see Kristen and Josh exit the soap opera? If this is not what is going on, is this just a plot point for some other story that is upcoming? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.
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