Recaps
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Victor is Shot; Ray Wise Delivers Tour De Force Performance
The Young and the Restless over the last year or so, has given viewers major episodes where the action stays within the “A” storyline and does not venture out of it, and on the Wednesday, January 29th episode, the top-rated soap stayed with the story. In it, Ian Ward’s reign of terror reached a stunning climax, and Ray Wise reminded us all why he is one of the best to ever play a truly dangerous, rotten to the core, and deeply-troubled man.
The entire episode featured an epic face-off between Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and Ian Ward with his gun-toting antics, anger, cruelty and his madman agenda. As the scenes play out, Ian recalls how Victor’s goons woke him up and brought him to the ranch. So, he views his gun merely for self-defense, as he had no clue whether the Newman family would attack him, assault him or kill him.
Victor tells Ian that he is a “sick man.” Ian won’t talk and make any deal with Victor until the entire Newman family is called and shows up in the living room including; Adam (Mark Grossman) and Abby. Ian announces he is taking down the entire clan and points his gun at Nick (Joshua Morrow) demanding Victor getting everyone to the house now. Ian wants to get the party started. So, Nikki, Claire (Hayley Erin) and Victoria (Amelia Heinle) are summoned downstairs.

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Ian goes completely off the rails on how he loved Jordan (Colleen Zenk), and blames Claire and the Newmans for her death. He screams, at the very least, “There will be justice for Jordan!” Nikki says she doesn’t deserve justice after hurting her and killing her friend and that Jordan was pure evil, just like him. Claire tells Ian that her aunt only pretended to love him to get what she wants, she was using him, she didn’t care about him. Ian says Claire needs to be punished for Jordan’s death.
When Adam arrives, he walks in on a terrorizing scene, and sees Ian, who harkens back to when they were partners in crime. Victor asks Ian again if they can make a deal. Ward assumes he’s offering money. Victor says he would give up his whole empire to save his family. Then, Ian asks if Victor would give up his own life to save his family. Victor says he would happily do so.
Victor gets up from his chair and tells Ian, that just the two of them should go for a ride off the property to discuss the money he will give him. Ian refuses. Victor offers him a fortune, but Ian doesn’t care about the money. After Ian goads Nikki about Abby being Victor and Ashley’s child and not hers, and Victor admitting Abby’s not showing up, because he never called, Ian becomes even more unhinged.

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Next, Ian tells Victor to pick who dies first. “No one dies but me,” Victor responds, and calls Ian a coward. Then, Ian fires a bullet at Victor. Now wounded, Victor somehow manages to attack Ian and the two have a fight on the couch with the gun going off and a bullet hitting Ian, who is also badly bleeding. While Nick holds a gun on Ian until the police and the paramedics arrive, Victoria and Nikki try to keep Victor awake so he does not lose consciousness.

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As far as bad guy’s go, there really is none better than Ray Wise, and this could have been so completely over the top, yet somehow Wise has us believing just how scary, menacing, twisted and disturbed, Ian Ward truly is. Wise’s lengthy career, which includes his turn as Jamie Rollins on Love of Life, and Leland Palmer/Killer Bob on Twin Peaks and of course, Y&R’s Ian, prove that he is such a masterful performer.

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Now the question becomes, what will happen to Victor? Is this the end of the line for Ian? What did you think of Ray Wise’s performance on today’s episode of Y&R? Let us know in the comment section. In case you missed it, here’s a clip below.
I absolutely love Ray Wise – he could recite a nursery rhyme and I would watch!
There are some villains that you don’t care what heinous acts they do because of their portrayer – Ray Wise is one.
Linden Ashby is another.
Unfortunately, we have to lose them from our screen.
But, but but Ian opened his eyes in the ambulance. I guess he’s not done. The paramedics are either idiots ( can’t tell if someone is dead??????) —-or, they are part of Ian’s well—planned scheme.
not the paramedics, the writers. just like nikki is with victor in the ambulance….what…..he’s lost a ton of blood, he is not stable….but put nikki in the back with victor and leave the paramedic up front???
The whole damn thing is very disappointing and nerve wracking . They’ve ruined the whole SL as far as I’m concerned, especially Claire’s part in it all.
Ray is fantastic. I have enjoyed his return and his collab with Jordan.
Ray Wise MUST get an Emmy nom for Outstanding Guest Performer in 2026. He should just use yesterday’s episode as his Emmy reel. He was brilliant!!
It was dumbfounding watching today’s episode. Victor nearly fatally shot, and there are his kids and grand kids, sitting around, casually having some coffee, so relaxed….what the heck is wrong with this show??? Only at the end you see Nick and Adam driving every nonchalantly to the hospital. Y&R upper management, your head writer doesn’t know how to write!!!
Y&R has never aired down here in Hell, but I’m a fan of Ray Wise’s past work, especially when he played ME on the old CW show “Reaper”.
A good show that was canceled far too soon.
Can’t you get it on UTube either?
I just wish they could have given us a real and truthful story. Is Jordan really dead, how about Ian opening his eyes? I don’t like leaving a story so doubtful and up in the air like this has been.
So we know Ian and Jordan will return ! Rays performance was a tour de force but what’s with Clair,the actress has to go just delivers the lines half asleep! She needs to watch Camryn grimes who was amazing
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.
Recaps
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Adam Delivers Sally’s Baby as Billy Reels from Jill’s Health Crisis in Tearjerker Episode

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

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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