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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Phyllis Reflects on Her Life; What Did You Think of Michelle Stafford’s 30-Year Anniversary Standalone Episode?

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Friday’s, October 18th episode of The Young and the Restless, began with Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) and her children; Daniel (Michael Graziadei) and Summer (Hunter King) and her granddaughter, Lucy (Lily Brooks O’Brian), in a fraught conversation about how Chance (Conner Floyd) is zeroing in on Daniel as the prime suspect for the murder of Heather Stevens (Vail Bloom), given the evidence (that has been planted by Sharon).

Phyllis already knows in her gut that Sharon (Sharon Case) is behind this and she is determined to save Daniel and figure out exactly what happened. That sets the stage for a stellar and touching look back at Phyllis through the years in some of her most memorable and important scenes and storylines encapsulating the complex character that viewers first saw 30-years ago back on October 18th, 1994. Phyllis, of course, was the brainchild of the late, great, Bill Bell (co-creator and head writer, Y&R) and first played by three-time Daytime Emmy-winner, Michelle Stafford.

The flashbacks begin when Phyllis tells Daniel that she’s one of the only people who knows what Sharon is truly capable of. She flashes to her past confrontations with Sharon including the epic catfight at the chocolate fountain. Next, Phyllis even recalls being “pushed” down the stairs in an argument with Sharon where she lost her balance and landed in a coma for a year.

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Next, Phyllis tells Lucy some history of her life in Genoa City and what her grandmother was like; including, putting an octopus in Christine and Paul’s bed on their honeymoon and how she has gone undercover multiple times – we see clips of Phyllis in disguise through the years. When her children and grandchildren ask why they haven’t heard some of her stories before, Phyllis says, she was afraid the would judge her.

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Daniel says she’s always done her best, and they know that, that prompts Phyllis to tear up and say that she’s made mistakes, “Starting with your father.” It’s there, we revisit her relationship with Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian) and how she lost custody of Daniel and only “met” him years later when he was a teenager and introducing herself as his mother. Phyllis explains to Lucy that she and Danny never got together in the way that he did with Christine.

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Now, already going down the path of revisiting her life, Phyllis talks about her love for Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman), and what drove them apart, that she could not have his child. Later, when she found out that Diane was pregnant with Jack’s child, it spelled the end of their relationship. Phyllis tells Lucy, “Oh, I loved him. There are just some hurdles you cannot get over.”

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Then, Phyllis turns to Summer, and says, “Then, I connected with your father.” We next begin the love story and affair of Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) and Phyllis. Later, Phyllis became pregnant and didn’t know if Summer was Jack’s or Nick’s. We are treated to a memorable clip of the friendship between Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc) and Phyllis as they talk about the ‘who’s the daddy?” dilemma. Then, we get the elevator scene where Pis trapped with Jack and she gives birth to the child there.  She also recalls how Sharon switched the paternity tests, so it would look like Jack was the bio-dad, not Nick.

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At the end of the episode and in present day. Summer asks her mother what she’ll do about Sharon. Phyllis doesn’t know yet, but Daniel is innocent, and she will prove it. She then reveals some of her life lessons, 1) that her internal radar is on point. 2) people will do crazy things to get what they want. 3) Be careful and  ather information. As the anniversary episode comes to its conclusion, Phyllis takes Daniel, Summer and Lucy’s hands and says. “We, as a family, will get through this together.” They hug it out. We fade to black.

As far as standalone episodes go, this was one of our favorites, and it’s clearly because of Michelle Stafford. From the present day emotions and mamma bear attitude of Phyllis, to her understanding her shortcomings and failings, to the look back at her past that illustrated Michelle is, and has been, an all-time force to be reckoned within the soap opera genre.

What did you think of the Phyllis-centric episode? What were your favorite moments and flashbacks? Let us know via the comment section below. But first, in case you missed it, check out our new interview with Michelle on her 30th anniversary with Y&R and more.

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Yes, look at all that great material she used to get. The character used to be amazing!

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When it was clear she was going to tell Lucy about her past, I figured she would leave out some of her most heinous acts LOL. One or two things I had forgotten – most significantly the fact that she and Jack broke up because she couldn’t have a child; I was and continue to be a huge fan of the Phyllis/Jack pairing but I don’t remember that.

There are some characters who I love no matter how bad their deeds because of the portrayal – and MS/Phyllis has always been one of them.

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Guess I’m the opposite! Never cared for Phyllis and of course she left out stuff, no one would care to remember. I couldn’t believe Lucy was witness to her garbage, but at least the details of how Daniel was conceived with all her lies and manipulations and what she put Danny and Cricket through, destroying their marriage, etc was disgusting, but totally Phyllis .why anyone would want to celebrate or honor this terrible character is beyond me! I sure wouldn’t brag about it.

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I can’t stand Michelle Stafford, I like Gina so much more when she was Phyllis, after Michelle went to GH she should have stayed there and should have kept Gina as Phyllis

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Haven’t seen this yet, but Phyllis, in the near past, has been so annoying. Perhaps this will be redeeming for her role.

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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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