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‘The Young and the Restless’ Airs Tristan Rogers Final Appearance as Cane Gets Fatherly Advice from a Dying Colin

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The soap world has been in mourning since the passing of one of its most beloved veteran actor’s, Tristan Rogers. The former General Hospital and The Young and the Restless star, died on August 15th from lung cancer. Rogers was 79-years-old.

However, Rogers and Y&R had one last surprise for viewers. Tristan actually filmed scenes as a dying Colin just several weeks before his own death, pairing him with his on-screen son, Cane, now played by Billy Flynn.

In the set-up of the story, alone in a his train car, Cane reflects on how his children and Lily (Christel Khalil) want nothing to do with him for disappearing on them for six years and becoming the wealthy business magnate “Aristotle Dumas.”

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As Cane poured himself a drink, he flashed back to being at a gravely ill Colin’s bedside, marking the first time we see Rogers in the episode. Cane gets Colin glass of water and he responds, “I don’t suppose you could put a drop of scotch in it?” he joked weakly. Cane refused, and told Colin not to try this with Jill (Jess Walton) either. Colin responds, “Why do you guys think you know so much about me?” Back in the present, Colin looks at a letter from his mother, Genevieve Atkinson, and then proceeds to open up to his children, in a lengthy video message to hopefully open the door fo him to eventually step back into their lives.

After Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) arrives and convinces Cane to send the video, he hits send. After he asks Phyllis to leave, Cane flashes back to sitting by his father’s bed, urging him to stick around to add more zeroes to his bank account. “I’m tired,” Colin replied. Even though he is tired, Colin shows love to Cane, sharing that he is worried about his son. Colin reminded Cane that Aristotle Dumas was just a name, not a person with a family who needed him. “Wait too long and the mask burns into the skin,” said Colin wisely. Next Cane promised he wouldn’t let it get that far. Meanwhile, Colin with having the same snide remarks we used to love, snarks back, “Famous last words.”

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In a hankie-inducing moment, Cane remembers when Colin says, “Don’t tell Jill how much I love her. It’ll just make it that much harder when I’m gone.” In addition, Colin urges his son to try to reconnect with the woman he loves now, before it’s too late. adding, “Make it up to Lily in 50 years when it’s your turn to go?”

Cane promises his father, he will let go of Dumas soon but he needs to finish one more thing. Colin firmly tells Cane that “Dumas has served his purpose, and what is important from now on is Cane and his family. “

In his final lines, Tristan Rogers as Colin told Cane, “Then you bury Dumas forever, “You promise me.” In that moment, Cane reached out and took his father’s hand.

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While it was heartbreaking to see a very frail Tristan Rogers, he left fans this big gift – that he never stopped acting until the very end, and he gave closure to one of his favorite TV roles – while getting the chance to play scenes with his new and last television son in Billy Flynn.

In addition, it should be noted that Billy Flynn delivered another very fine performance in his career. as the entire hour focused on Cane making the videotape for his kids, reflecting on his actions thus far, changing his plans for the future, and remembering his dad’s dying words.

So, how did you feel about seeing Tristan Rogers one final time as Colin on The Young and the Restless? Did you reach for the hankies? What were your thoughts on Billy Flynn’s scenes with Rogers in today’s special episode? Share your thoughts via the comment section.

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Wow, just amazing that Tristan Rogers was able to do those scenes. So brave of him knowing his own condition. Truly dedicated to his craft. Wish they didn’t show those scenes in black and white, really didn’t make a lot of sense to me.

I know why ….. this black and white showed flashback or back in time episode more like while back ago.

I didn’t recognize Tristan at all. He looked like a shell of his former self. Major kudos to him doing those scenes knowing how frail he was. Also, major props for #YR in keeping his final TV appearance under wraps.

Yes he went out doing what he loved. He wanted to say farewell to his fans and give Colin Atkinson closure.

One of the reasons I was hesitant of Billy Flynn taking on the role of Cane is because he didn’t do any scenes with Tristan Rogers. Which is why I am hesitant of Rory Gibson as Micheal on General Hospital, as he didn’t do scenes with Leslie as Monica before her death. Glad that Rogers was able to do scenes before his death.

On a nostalgic level, I see what you’re getting at emotionally speaking. However, if we were to limit recasts to only those who played opposite signature, legendary legacy actors, the deaths of such legends would eventually wipe out entire legacy families, no?

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Could Kristen Vaganos and Josh Kelly Be Exiting ‘General Hospital?’

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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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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Adam Delivers Sally’s Baby as Billy Reels from Jill’s Health Crisis in Tearjerker Episode

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The Tuesday, October 20 episode saw The Young and the Restless deliver some deeply-poignant moments in the aftermath of Billy (Jason Thompson) and Sally’s (Courtney Hope) wedding.

The scenes which will be talked about for some time to come, because of how they can impact longterm story, had Adam (Mark Grossman) being the one to deliver Billy and Sally’s baby, while Billy was gut-punched by a phone call from Snapper Foster that Jill had suffered a heart attack in London.

In story, while up in Sally’s room at the GCAC, wishing his ex all the happiness, (because Adam and Billy have no love lost, and he didn’t want to cause waves), Sally’s water broke. In true soapy fashion, all phones were dead. Sally’s phone was missing because it was with Audra (Zuleyka Silver), Adam’s battery ran out etc. Prior to that, Adam did try to call Billy, but Billy did not pick up his calls, as he was with Cane (Billy Flynn) coming to terms with the news on Jill.

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TORN BETWEEN RUNNING TO HIS MOTHER OR HIS NEW WIFE AND BABY

Now in the perfect storm of circumstances, Adam is the one to help Sally deliver her baby when she begged him to stay with er screaming, “Please don’t make me do this alone!” Adam reminded Sally that he’d already delivered a baby twice before. She assured him that it will be OK, and not to be scared, because this isn’t the same set of circumstances when she lost their daughter, Ava, during childbirth.

Downstairs, Billy is in tears over his mother. So too is Cane. Cane speaks to Jill on the phone when Snapper holds the phone to her while at her hospital bed. He tells her he loves her. Billy cannot bring himself to talk to his mom.

Cane decides he will go to London. Billy doesn’t know what to do with a new wife and a baby on the way. It’s clear how much losing Jill would devastate Billy. Cane tells Lily (Christel Khalil) what has happened to Jill, and Billy informs Jack (Peter Bergman) before he tries to find his bride who is upstairs in her room.

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A NEW ABBOTT

Back in Sally’s room, eventually Adam asks Sally (who is deep in labor), if she thought she was having a girl or boy, and she said a boy. But then, Adam introduced her to her “beautiful, perfect baby girl.” It was a moment laced with so much history for Adam and Sally and Adam and Billy, when you think of the deaths of Ava and Deliah.

As Sally cradled her newborn little bundle of joy, Adam went to go get Billy at her request, and as he made his way to the door, Billy was standing there. Billy is stunned to see his rival standing, but then Sally tells Billy to meet his daughter!

Billy rushes to the bedside to be my his new wife and daughter, with the heartbreaking final shot of Adam emotionally overcome thinking of the baby he has lost with Sally. and how he wishes things could have turned out differently in a bittersweet moment.

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EMOTIONAL PERFORMANCES

The episode was laced with hankie-inducing moments from Jason Thompson, Courtney Hope, Mark Grossman and Billy Flynn, who each delivered, to bring this story so much heart and history.  There is plenty of Emmy material within for next year for these four.

You can check out the final moments of yesterday’s episode where Billy meets his daughter for the first time, followed by the final shot of Adam at the door below, followed by our live chat replay with Y&R stars, Jason Thompson and Courtney Hope which streamed immediately after this episode aired in all timezones on the Michael Fairman Channel.

Now let us know, did you reach for the hankies during the episode? Did you like that Adam was the one to deliver Sally’s baby? Do you think something more will happen with Jill? Share your reactions in the comment section.

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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Finn Blows a Gasket After Steffy Reveals She’s Gone Ahead and Become Carter and Daphne’s Surrogate

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On the Monday, October 19 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, after Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) stammering around and trying to find a way to couch her lie to her husband, Finn (Tanner Novlan), she finally admits what she has been dreading telling him.

But not before, Finn and Steffy rehash Monaco, Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), and how it was turning point in their lives (that’s an understatement) with Finn reiterating, “Our marriage is precious. What we have is pure and true.”

Finn promises Sheila is out of their lives for good, and Steffy chokes back tears saying how she wished she hadn’t removed her ring and hightailed it out of Monaco. She says she wishes she could take that back, but she can’t.

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Steffy tells Finn she has a lot to say. Finn tells her there is nothing they can’t overcome. Steffy says she made a significant decision while he was away. She goes to to say what a great friend Daphne (Murielle Hilaire) has been to her. Finn asks if Daphne and Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) are still interviewing to find a surrogate? Steffy says they found someone and the process has begun, and its “me.”

Finn gulps, “What do you mean it’s you?” Steffy eeks out of her mouth, “I agreed to be Daphne and Carter’s surrogate.” Finn, who is a doctor no less says, “I don’t understand!” He explains he knows there is a list of medical and legal hurdles someone has to go through before a woman can become a surrogate for a couple. He also tells Steffy he knows she could never carry a child and give it up.

Next, Finn tells Steffy she’s wonderful for considering to do this for Carter and Daphne, but she’ll have to tell them no. Steffy says it’s too late. That while he was out of town they went ahead with the procedure. Finn asks, “What procedure?” Steffy responds, “The fertilization of the eggs.” Finn learns they used Steffy’s frozen eggs and did the implantation and loses it!

“I can’t believe you went and did that! This isn’t something a wife does when their husband is out of town on a business trip,” hollers Finn. He cannot believe what he is hearing and that his wife just went and did this without him! He pushes back on Steffy. demanding answers, “There’s more going on here. What is it? Steffy? Tell me!” We fade to black.

You can check out the pivotal scene between Finn and Steffy below.

Now weigh-in: are you glad Finn is as of now not being a doofus? That he is pushy back on Steffy? Do you think Steffy will continue with this lie or admit she slept with Carter and became pregnant? Either way, would Finn stay with his wife while she became a surrogate for Carter and Daphne? Let us know in the comment section.

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