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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Sharon Visits Cassie’s Grave and Reflects on Her Life; What Did You Think of Sharon Case’s Standalone Anniversary Episode?

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Sharon Case (Sharon Case) has a one-two punch of scenes for Emmy contention for the Outstanding Lead Actress category after Thursday’s riveting episode, and Friday on her 30th anniversary airshow with the top-rated soap opera.

Standalone episodes are often hard to pull off because in soapland they are often held to high standards. When they are good, and showcase the performer and take us down memory lane with a choice selection of flashbacks; fans love it and the episode is golden. Other times, standalone episodes have disappointed as they are a time-out for the current story and predicament the character finds themselves in now, or the flashbacks and the tone of the writing just doesn’t fit together as nicely as viewers would have hoped.

However, on the Friday, September 27th episode, Sharon visits the grave of her daughter, Cassie (Camryn Grimes), who’s death has been a driver for story on Y&R for years. None more so in current times for Sharon, who is struggling with her sanity, her bipolar disorder, and a thirst for revenge on Daniel Romalotti (Michae Graziadei) who she feels was responsible or a key part in the accident that took Cassie’s life.

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As viewers saw on the precursor to the standalone episode, if what we saw on-screen remains true, and does not turn out to be something Sharon dreamt up in her mind, she had a confrontation with Heather (Vail Bloom), and Heather ended up hitting her head and dying on the floor of Daniel’s apartment. At that time, with her alter-ego (the dead) Cameron Kirsten advising her to clean up the mess, she winds up taking Heather’s body and disposing it over a bridge!

In the pick up in Case’s anniversary episode, a worn down and tortured Sharon visits her daughter’s gravesite and she reflects back on her life with a selection of scenes in the flashbacks that to tell the ups and downs of her often tragic past. A tortured Sharon, who can’t believe what she just did Heather, asks Cassie, that since has always been her guiding light to, “Help me understand how I did what I did. Help me to know what to do.”

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Sharon says to Cassie, “Is this the culmination of my life? “Have I always been like this?” Cue the flashbacks, first to her mother Doris (Karen Hensel), in her wheelchair. It’s there that Sharon first learned that her mother wound up unable to walk because she went chasing after Sharon on a rainy night in her car to try to stop her from seeing her then-boyfriend, Frank. Sharon has carried that guilt for years.

Next, Sharon recalls her love story with Nick (Joshua Morrow) and falling in love with him, and her rivalry with Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott), who never accepted her. Sharon tells Cassie that she and Nick always managed to find their way back to each other, even when he left her for Phyllis (Michelle Stafford). She and Nick have an unshakeable bond that has always been there.

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In very heart-tugging scenes/flashbacks, Sharon learns she had a child Cassie who was given up for adoption, and later, we see Nick and Sharon tell little Cassie they are going to adopt her. Cassie is thrilled and we all recall what a great actress, a young Camryn Grimes was, and why when the show killed Cassie off it broke our hearts into pieces, as it did to Sharon and Nick forever. Sharon pulls out a photo at Cassie’s gravesite of the three of them together in happier times that she carries with her, always.

Next, Sharon remembers shoplifting, and burning down the Newman ranch and learning of her mental illness. “I was in the deep throes of bipolar disorder, and I didn’t even know it,” she admits to Cassie. Later, Mariah (Camryn Grimes) arrives on the scene. Sharon flashes to the difficult times they had getting to know each other and to accept each other as mother and daughter, after Nick gave her the news that she had not one, but two, daughters when she gave birth all those years ago.

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Sharon tells Cassie that although Mariah resisted her at every turn, she knew that Cassie would want her to persevere. “Things got easier after that, and I grew to accept Mariah for the special, unique person that she is. Mariah is your twin, which means that a part of her is inside of her for me to love and hold onto. For that, I will always be grateful.” Then, she realizes that being mom to Faith (Reylynn Caster), Mariah, and Noah has helped her move forward in her life.

While Sharon thought back to her accomplishments of buying Crimson Lights, getting a job from the late Neil Winters (Kristoff St. John) at Jabot and graduating college, she then relieved some of her more harrowing moments from: Matt Clark’s rape, to one of the scenes that had us reaching for the hankies, when Sharon finds out from Nick that Rey died in a car accident.

As Sharon comes out of her flashbacks, she says to Cassie, “I’m a survivor, and no one could ever say that I never loved my children with my whole heart.” But then she added, “When I heard that Daniel had moved back to Genoa City, I thought so many years had passed that I could handle it.” She admits she wasn’t prepared for the rage she felt and how she wanted to hurt him, saying, “And I almost did.”

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That’s the key point where the current story was tied into the anniversary episode when Sharon thinks back to Heather’s ‘death”, saying, “I must have blacked out,” as she can’t remember what happened. She says to Cassie, “Should I just turn myself in? Confess to my crime and end this madness?”

At the end of the episode, Sharon shows up at home to a worried, Nick, Mariah and Faith. Nick asks Sharon, “Are you alright? Where have you been?” Sharon tells them she’s OK, and that everything is going to be OK. Leaving us wondering what will her next move be?

What did you think of Sharon Case’s 30th anniversary episode with The Young and the Restless?Which moments and scenes from the past had you reaching for the hankies? Share your thoughts in the comment section. But first, check out the “Next Week on Y&R” preview followed by her recent interview with Sharon on the Michael Fairman Channel where she talks about her anniversary episode, and frontburner storyline.

 

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I have never been more sick of a character than Cassie. Enough, enough! Tons of kids have died on soaps & nobody has been mourned more than Cassie. And I hope to never see the dead Cameron in his bloody shirt again. I have been fast forwarding through most of the last 3 days. Move on.

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Well, I do agree that the obsession with Cassie is coming at the expense of Mariah, who despite being alive, has become the invisible child. But when a parent loses a child, that loss becomes part of who they are- they never get over it. That said, Sharon Case is hitting it out of the ballpark as far as her emotionally compelling performance is concerned. I actually put Y&R back on my DVR just to see her give a master class on acting and she delivered.

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Take your own advice and move on from your dislike of Sharon.

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The one glaring part in all this was no flashbacks of Noah and her I still can’t figure out why the can’t cast a Noah? He is needed acted like he did not even exist Noah was a baby when they found out Cassie was Sharon’s /Grace her best friend who was after Nick all the time anyway she went in search for Cassie because they thought Noah was going to die. She pretended Cassie was hers remember all that great storyline . Where is Sharon’s Mom personally nothing g against Case because I like her but I have no idea why JG is writing her in this mess

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JG writer needs to go like yesterday, he’s awful. He got rid of Gina T and I will never know why this man thinks he is GOD. WAKE UP CBS! He had an awesome daytime wining actress on set. How dumb is he well Adele you got it all right in your comments. Sharon Case though did an outstanding job with scripts handled to her, 30 years way to go!

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Denis I would not be a recast for anything because you always get screwed over I felt Gina was too young by pairing her with PB but yes I prefer her acting Stafford is too over the top but hell they gave her a Emmy for last year I thought she was horrible I felt sorry for Walters/Dianne anyway Gina has the best chemistry with JT’s version of Bill. I have a sister with bi-polar JG is sooo totally of the mark with this disease if anything Sharon would be trying to harm herself. My sister was in for two months last year she was seeing visions etc we truly thought we had lost her but we had great doctors that helped her she is back home her son is living with her we have help come by twice a week to make sure she is on her meds. So I’m insulted families do know the signs they would have seeked out her doctor someone would be a POA allowed to talk with Dr etc it’s insulting I know it’s a soap but this is the third mental illness enough is enough.

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Don’t you think your last sentence was a little dense, especially when this SL is about Sharon?

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Was so boring and uninteresting, had to keep FF. Nice seeing the Young Cam’ron Grimes and Doris.Hope this is the end. Send her to the mental hosp., where she can get help, instead of destroying lives

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i personally enjoyed it and have enjoyed all the episodes lately..finally a bit of intrigue, not the same old mind numbing crap..Kudos to Sharron Case..her acting skills are truly showing here..fantastic job girl..i know lots of complainers but I am not one of them 🙂

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Absolutely love this storyline and can’t wait for the next twist. Sharon blacked out, thus she didn’t kill Heather. Somebody else did. People who find this storyline boring would rather watch Devon and Nate sit around a table at Crimson Lights talking about their jobs.

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Episode was nice but where was Noah

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Jason and Britt Break Up After Realizing They Can’t Trust Each Other

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September 15, 2026

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Trust issues were cited as the reason for the break-up of Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) and Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) on the Monday, September 14 episode of General Hospital, ending the their complicated romance once and for all.

The episode began with the pick-up of Jason and Britt’s argument over Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) at the Quartermaine boathouse. Britt is in disbelief that Jason continues to take Anna’s side, and that he will not back her up as her witness, as she wants to report Anna’s attempted murder of her to the PCPD.

Jason tells Britt that Anna had been pushed to the brink through the mental torture she’d endured while held captive at Wyndemere, and accused Britt of doing nothing to save her, when she knew exactly what was going on as she was at Wyndemere as well. Britt told Jason that she’d been a victim of Sidwell and Cullum too, and by the time she figured out what was happening to Anna, they had moved her somewhere else.

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BELIEF SYSTEM BROKEN

Then, Jason clearly lets Britt know he doesn’t believe her version of what transpired. An enraged Britt fires back at Jason in disbelief, that he is siding with Anna instead of her, when he was on Mount Emerson and saw for himself how Anna was planning to kill her. Suddenly, Britt wants to know if Jason would have helped Anna cover her tracks, if Anna had killed her.

Next, Jason argued that Britt seemingly needs to believe Anna would have killed her when he knows deep down Anna would never have murdered her. Jason thinks Britt is trying to absolve herself of her own guilt and complicity in keeping Anna locked up.

Britt shouts “You need to believe that! Otherwise, you’d have to admit that your friend is unhinged and dangerous. And she would have killed someone you say you love!” Now at a complete impasse, Britt walks out on Jason realizing they don’t trust each other and calls it quits.

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PICKING UP THE PIECES

Later, Jason finds Carly (Laura Wright) at the Metro Court, and while in an elevator fills her in that he doesn’t trust Britt, and that as much as he loves her, he doesn’t trust her like he does Carly. Britt is back at the hospital.

A concerned Tristan (Dean Geyer) tries to talk to her about what transpired with Anna. However, Britt clams up and walks away from any discussion.

Now in the General Hospital teaser video for the action on Tuesday, September 15,  Jason ask Carly (over beers and a game of pool) “When you lie for a living, how long before you start lying to yourself? Take a look at that below.

Let us know, are you glad that Jason and Britt finally called it quits? What about the reason that the couple broke-up, over Britt knowing about Anna being locked-up at Wyndemere and Jason not willing to back Britt about Anna trying to kill her? Is Tristan the next man for Britt? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section.

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Franco LoPresti and Sydney Malakeh Makes Their ‘Days of our Lives’ Debuts: What Were Your First Impressions?

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Days of our Lives fans were introduced on the Monday, September 14 episode to Dante Vitali in the form of actor Franco LoPresti, and reintroduced to Sydney DiMera as now played by Sydney Malakeh. 

The DAYS writers connected the story by having them as major participants in a high stakes poker game in Monte Carlo where Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier) with Gabi (Cherie Jimenez) by his side, are trying to win enough money to save Titan Industries and the Kiriakis legacy.

When we first meet Sydney she is in front of a mirror putting on her lipstick as she puts the finishing touches on her look for the evening, when she receives a call from her grandmother, Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall). 

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POKER FACE

Later, Sydney shows up at the poker game with Dante Vitali, who introduces himself as Sami Brady’s fiancé. Philip explains that he has his own connections to Sami and would prefer his presence in the game be kept under wraps. Dante tells Philip he does not keep secrets from Sami.

Gabi asked Dante about his connection to Ava Vitali, to which Dante shared that although they shared the same last name, they were not close. Gabi says that’s good because Ava is “bonkers.” Dante did not appreciate Gabi disparaging Ava in that manner.

Philip is shocked that Sydney is such a poker player. Then we get the backstory on how she learned a lot from her grandfather, Roman Brady, and when she went to school, she played poker to beat the mean girls and realized she was quite good at it.

In the end, after throwing one guy out named “Otto”, who was “cheating” in the game, Dante offered two additional hands to Philip with a new deck. Dante asks,“Winner take all?” Philip says, “Works for me.” Eventually, Philip won the hand, but alone with Gabi told her he did not win enough to save Titan.

Stefano and boy

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DID MARLENA GIVE BIRTH TO STEFANO’S SON?

As all this is going down, in Salem, Marlena is wistful worried that there is something she has blocked out in her memories from her time being kidnapped by Stefano. She tells this to a concerned Julie (Susan Seaforth Hayes).

Meanwhile, Belle (Martha Madison), Chad (Conner Floyd) and EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) have all made it to Italy, and find hidden in a replicate chess set, just like Stefano willed to John and Marlena, a photo of Stefano with a young boy dated 1992 with whom they believe is “Dominic Marino.”

At the end of the episode, Dante shows up to a room with the mystery person wearing Stefano’s ring. He assures the person that no matter how many chips Philip won, he would not be able to save Titan and the Kiriakis mansion. Then, Dante utters, “Well, played, Dom.”

So, what’s going on here? Is Dante a bad guy? Is Sydney a schemer? Did Marlena have Stefano’s son, named Dominic Marino, but blocked the whole thing out for decades? And, what were your first impressions of the highly-anticipated debuts of Franco LoPresti and Sydney Malakeh? Weigh-in via the comment section. But first, in case you missed, check out this week’s promo for Days of our Lives below.

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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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September 12, 2026

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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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