Recaps
Y&R Recap – Jan 18 – Jan 22nd

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Phyllis is surprised to see Nikki back in Genoa City and not pleased to learn that Victor came with her. Nick and Adam are stunned to see Victor. At Newman, Victor and Nick face off as Nick tells Victor Newman thrived under his control and the only mistake that was made was Victor’s choice to promote Adam. Victor makes it clear that he is taking back control of Newman Enterprises. Ashley and Sharon compare their stories about the night Faith was born and realize things were left out by Jack and Adam. Jack explains why he never told either Ashley or Sharon about the other’s time in the mental hospital as Billy arrives looking to talk to Ashley about Adam. Sharon leaves as Neil calls looking to talk to all the Abbotts. Kay refuses to believe that Tucker is her son and is hit hard with the enormity of what this means. Later, Kay comes home to Jill just as Nikki arrives and tells them both about Tucker’s take over of Chancellor and his claim that he is Kay’s son. Neil breaks the news to the Abbotts that Tucker McCall Unlimited is now controlling Chancellor Industries and thus Jabot. Later, Jack wonders if Jill was helping Tucker or if just got played for the world’s biggest fool. Meanwhile, Nikki is at a loss when she sees Jill walk out on Kay to go deal with something else, saying that she is helping Kay in her own way. Later, Nikki calls Victor to tell him about Tucker’s take-over and his claim that he is Kay’s son. Phyllis tells Nick that she went to Billy with information. She tells Nick that she isn’t so sure she is going to be able to handle Victor’s reappearance in Genoa City like she thought. Meanwhile, Adam tells Sharon about Victor’s response to their marriage and Sharon tells him that she feels that their marriage may have been a mistake as well.
Tucker tries to make J.T. understand that he did what he did but tried to keep J.T. out of it as much as possible. Tucker tells J.T. not to deny him a great opportunity as J.T. is walking out on him. Meanwhile, the Abbotts pull together to help save Jabot. Later, instead of reaching out to his wife, J.T. goes to Mac for advice. Jack tells Billy to hold off going after Tucker McCall in print because the man can’t know what’s coming until its too late. Meanwhile, Jill confronts Tucker about his lies and secrets. Sharon confronts Adam about the secrets he is continuing to keep from her. Neil comes back to the ranch to comfort Ashley and the two end up in a kiss. Victor offers Kay his full support to bring down Tucker McCall. Cane and Mac are still on a high from learning that she is carrying twins, Cane goes to give the good news to Kay and Jill as J.T. enters. J.T. tells Mac about Tucker’s bait and switch on Kay and Mac demands to know how he could let that happen. Meanwhile, Nikki, Michael and Victor offer Kay their full resources and support. Tucker makes it clear to Jill that he never needed to use her in order to get to Kay or Chancellor. However, Tucker tells her that although Jill may have wanted to be Kay’s daughter, Tucker has no desire to call Kay “mother” even if he is her son. Cane is gob-smacked when Kay tells him that he will now be working for Tucker McCall. Meanwhile, Tucker tells Jill about his life, but maintains that the takeover of Chancellor Industries was purely a business decision. Nikki arrives and is surprised to find Jill there.
Adam swears to Sharon that he is not hiding anything else from her. Meanwhile, Victor arrives at the ranch in time to find Ashley and Neil together and Neil holding Faith. Victor and Neil prepare to go toe-to-toe when Victor accuses Neil of not doing everything he can help Katherine deal with the situation at Chancellor. Later, Adam and Sharon are interrupted when a gift is delivered from Lauren and Adam uses it as a way to help win over Sharon’s trust. While at Fenmore’s shopping, Adam can see that Sharon is still unsettled about his secrets so Adam makes a spectacle and begs Sharon’s forgiveness, which she gives him. Billy runs into Heather while looking to talk to Paul and asks her what she knows about Dr. Taylor. Billy turns on the charm and is surprised when it works and Heather agrees to help him, in more ways than one. Later, Billy and Heather end up in bed together. When Cane tells Kay that he is going to quit Chancellor she refuses to let Tucker win that way and convinces Cane to stay for now. Nearby, Mac calls Brock and tells him that Kay needs him. Meanwhile, before things can escalate between Neil and Victor, Abby arrives and is thrilled to see Victor so Neil slips out. Nikki makes it clear to Tucker that there is no trace of Kay in him and one day he will regret having taken Chancellor from “his mother.” Later, J.T. goes to Tucker for some answers on why Tucker hired him in the first place. At the Chancellor mansion, Kay admits that there may be a possibility that Tucker is her son. Paul brings the news that he tracked down the nurse who led him to Jo-Jo and she admitted that she was paid to lie and that she actually brought in a baby boy the night Kay gave birth. Meanwhile, J.T. agrees to continue to work for Tucker. Victor announces to Ashley, Sharon and Adam that he is taking back the ranch. Kay confronts Tucker and demands a DNA test. Eden brings Michael and Lauren a letter she received from her mom’s sister asking her to come to Paris in order to get to know her mother’s family. At the dive bar, Ryder continues to be torn between his brother and sister, as Kevin gives Ryder some money to help him survive. Chance gets the news that his suspension has been lifted with the stipulation that he stays away from the Riggs case and although relieved, Chance is still clearly troubled. Later, Chance tells Chloe that he wants to go to the station to look at the Riggs file and Chloe reminds him that he has more in his life to think about now than just himself. Chance agrees to let go of the Riggs case for Chloe and Delia’s sake just as Chloe gets a call from Murphy telling her that Kay needs them at the house immediately.
Amber begins to fear for Little D’s safety and wants to go look for him but Daniel thinks better of it. When Amber tells Daniel that she will bring him back to Genoa City with them Daniel lets her know that that changes everything. Daniel begins to think that Amber just wants to find Little D as a way to make an end run around Daniel not wanting to have children right now. Later, their argument gets out of hand when Amber starts to believe that Daniel regrets marrying her. Eden is caught off guard when Noah tells her that she should go to France. Meanwhile, Lauren’s headaches begin to get worse as she explains to Michael her outburst and that she believes it would be in Eden’s best interest to go to France for a while. Daisy can barely contain her smile when she hears that Eden may be leaving. Later, Noah misinterprets Eden’s hurt when he tries not to stand in the way of this great opportunity for her. Kevin, Billy and Mac arrive at the house and Mac and Murphy are surprised by the maturity the two boys show when they come together in their support of Kay. Murphy reminds them that they may not be Kay’s blood but they will always be her family. Later, Amber arrives ahead of Kay and everyone embraces her, which is exactly what Kay needed at a time like this. The lab tech arrives with Tucker close on his heels and Tucker sees that he is about to face a firing squad. Daniel runs into Daisy while looking for Amber and he sees that she is having trouble with her film camera. He offers to lend her one of his digitals and she manipulates the situation so she gets an invitation back to his apartment with him. Meanwhile, Abby tells Noah the real reason why Eden is hurt and Noah hopes it isn’t too late to change Eden’s mind about leaving. At Fenmore’s, Eden tells Michael and Lauren that she wants to go to Paris. Later, Amber and Daniel agree to take the situation with Little D one step at a time. Chance gets a call from a mysterious voice telling him that he is in danger and he covers with Chloe when she asks who it is. Inside, as they finish up the DNA tests, Mac surprises Kay when she shows Brock in and mother and son embrace.
As Patty continues to hide her medication and is slowly going through withdrawal, she fights with herself about taking some of her medication to help her get through it just as Paul arrives. Meanwhile, with Jack distracted because of Tucker and Jabot, Emily offers to postpone the wedding until things calm down. Later, Jack tells Emily that she is his top priority and he won’t let anything get in the way of their wedding. Paul begins to worry for Patty when she goes on a rant about her past with Jack. However, Patty catches herself and immediately pastes on her best “sane” smile for Paul. Victor tells Phyllis and Nick that he plans to move back to the ranch with Nikki. After seeing Victor with Summer, Phyllis agrees to come to dinner in order to help mend fences. Later, everyone is a little stunned when they arrived and realize their intimate dinner is actually a family reunion. J.T. arrives with Reed and he immediately gets into an argument with Victor when Victor realizes that J.T. is still working for Tucker. J.T. decides to leave with Reed rather be controlled by Victor one moment longer. As Emily and Jack are going over their check list for the wedding, Paul calls Emily and tells her about his visit with Patty and that he is worried. Later, Emily arrives at the hospital and Patty covers her anger. After talking to Patty for a few moments, Emily realizes that Patty has regressed back to the eighties again and decides to up her medication. Later, As Victor is addressing his family Jack arrives and Victor and Jack come face to face for the first time since Victor’s return. After Victor’s family has left, Victor sees Emily arrive and greet Jack with a kiss. Victor confronts the two and demands to know what is going on between them.
After his fight with Victor, J.T. decides to call Victoria and tell her about everything that happened with Tucker and Kay and his decision to continue working for Tucker. Victoria isn’t happy and tells him she isn’t sure when she will be coming home. Meanwhile, Phyllis and Nick discuss the events of the evening and Phyllis is impressed by the way J.T. handled himself with Victor. Nick becomes determined to first make Victor see the truth about Adam. At the main house, Adam tells Sharon that he is finally starting to feel like Victor is accepting him. Victor and Jack draw a line in the sand when Victor learns that Jack and Emily are engaged. Ashley comes to Jack and the two siblings stand together to hold Jabot up. Meanwhile, Victor and Tucker finally come face to face. Later, as Ashley and Jack work to reassure the employees of Jabot, they receive a memo from Tucker that unsettles them. Ashley tells Jack that Victor intends to fight her for the ranch. Eden, Michael and Lauren say goodbye as Eden prepares to leave for Paris. Later, Noah and Daisy arrive just as Eden is about to leave. Noah gets a chance to tell Eden how much he truly loves her and the two part ways on a good note. Once Eden is gone, Daisy offers to be there for Noah but Noah can’t be around friends at the moment and leaves. Lily, Cane and Mac gather their families in order to deliver the news that they are having twins. Everyone is thrilled about Lily and Cane’s news and Kay wishes that she could be celebrating the possibility that she may have a son rather battling with him. Later, Malcolm drops a bomb of his own when he informs everyone that he is engaged and that his fiancé is moving to Genoa City to live with him. Neil and Cane refuse to reach to Malcolm and congratulate him on his big news. Mac runs into J.T. at the coffeehouse and tells him that she is carrying twins. He is floored for her and admires what she is doing for Lily and Cane. Later, Brock confronts Mac with his concerns about the surrogacy. Victor and Tucker draw a line in the sand where Kay and Chancellor Industries are concerned. Later, Jill comes by to talk to Kay and hears her tell Nikki that she wishes Nikki would have been her daughter. Moments later, the DNA results arrive and Kay learns the truth about Tucker. Victor tries to get Tucker to sell him his share in Chancellor Industries but Tucker refuses and so Victor ends their little dance and leaves. Lily tells Malcolm that Neil is so angry because Malcolm is asking for too much too soon and Malcolm promises to make things right with Neil. Later, both Neil and Malcolm take a step towards each other and apologize for not trying hard to make an effort. Jill goes to Tucker to find out why he is attacking Kay the way he is and in the end they end up in a passionate kiss. Nikki and Ashley have a confrontation when Nikki enters the ranch uninvited on Noah’s behalf. Ashley asks Nikki for her keys to the ranch back and Nikki refuses to give them to her saying that Victor will decide when Nikki returns her keys. Meanwhile, Victor goes to see Jack about Tucker and two make a truce in order to take down Tucker for Kay’s sake. Later, Kay is devastated when she brings the DNA results to Tucker’s apartment only to find Jill and Tucker in bed together. Eden arrives in Paris to meet her aunt and they are both puzzled when they realize that neither was the first to make contact. Eden wonders who wrote to her if it wasn’t her aunt. Meanwhile, Daisy continues to replace herself into Eden’s life where Michael and Lauren are concerned.
Days Of Our Lives
DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Marlena Looks Back at 50 Years in Salem

The June 22 episode of Days of Our Lives reminded us all of why Deidre Hall is iconic in the role of Dr. Marlena Evans. Here we are 50 years later, and Marlena is still the heroine of the long-running soap opera, and Deidre remains one of the most most recognizable names in the history of soaps.
To pay tribute, and to look back at the life and times of Marlena, the story starts with Marlena flipping through a photo album of her with John (the late Drake Hogestyn) over the years. As she misses him dearly, she gets a knock on the door and its none other than John’s son, Paul Narita (Christopher Sean).
With Andrew (Colton Little) in Salem working on a case, he sits down with Marlena, who says she can’t believe its been fifty years since she first arrived in Salem! Cue: Deidre’s first scenes on DAYS when she finds Mickey Horton (the late John Clarke) playing chess against himself inside the mental institution she worked.

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THE FLASHBACKS OF MARLENA’S LIFE
From there, viewers definitely got the cliff notes version of the history of Marlena and entrenched within them, some of the biggest moments in Deidre’s enduring run.
Paul thinks he is looking at 70s, and early 80s Marlena while going through her scrapbook, but he is actually looking at her twin, Samantha (Andrea Hall). Cue: when Marlena confronted Samantha about impersonating her, and then later getting a call on her radio show from the Salem Strangler (Jack Coleman as Jake Kostichek) who killed Samantha thinking it was Marlena.
In the present, Belle (Martha Madison) has arrived at this time to meet up with Paul, unaware of this trip down memory lane. She wants to go over the findings in the chess board mystery Stefano willed to Marlena and John, in private with him, since Marlena previously said she wanted nothing to do with it.
Back to the history lesson, Marlena speaks highly of Don Craig and even though their marriage didn’t work out, she could find a path forward with the new love her life, Roman Brady. (Wayne Northrop however is never shown, possibly to keep the story focused on John as Roman for confusion sakes?)
Paul sees a photo of a young Carrie (Christie Clark) in the album and Marlena says she was such a godsend after losing her baby. In fact, Marlena says caring for Carrie prepared her for her having and raising her own twins, Eric and Sami. Cue: The twin visiting Marlena in the hospital.
JOHN AND MARLENA’S LOVE CONQUERED ALL
Then, in a way to get through and incorporate the wild storylines only Marlena could have been in, she tells Belle and Paul, she has been through so much in her life, how lucky she was to find John, and some of the most unbelievable experiences no one could imagine. Cue: Marlena possessed by the devil and levitating from the bed. Next, John confronting Marlena being the Salem Stalker, where she admits she killed Alice Horton, pretends she needs help, then pulls a gun on her beloved John!
The comment is made by Paul and Marlena, that she literally has been to hell and back and she could not have survived were it not for her beloved John. Cue the big emotional highpoint clips; The Pier Scene! Marlena steps out of the fog when John sees her from a distance. After believing she was dead for four years, here she was before him in one of the greatest reunions in a soap opera love story in history. What followed were other times of the life of times of Jarlena.

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MARLENA’S ‘GIFT’ FROM STEFANO HAS A NEW CLUE
When Marlena makes a brief exit to the other room, Belle fills in Paul on the chess set Stefano left her mother and the photo of the Lire. Paul said he will investigate. Marlena comes back into the room and overhears, and says to promise her if things get dangerous he will back off, she does not want anyone hurt by Stefano’s games.
As the episode comes to a conclusion, it’s just Belle and Marlena going through the photo album giggling about 70s hairstyles and all the memories. Belle speaks on the impact Marlena has had in everyone’s lives, and that she is both the heart of their family and the heart of Salem.
An end card comes up acknowledging Deidre Hall’s 50th anniversary as Marlena, and we fade to black.
So, what did you think of Marlena’s walk down memory lane? Were you happy to see the flashback clips utilized throughout? Were you touched by the scenes and the performance of Deidre Hall? Let us know what you thought of Deidre’s 50th anniversary episode via the comment section below.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Sidwell Surfaces; A Twist in Britt’s Condition

On the Thursday, June 18 episode of General Hospital, Jenz Sidwell (Carlo Rota) makes his shocking return right in Port Charles, after fleeing (thanks to Cassius) to supposedly parts unknown to escape capture for trying to kill Dr. Lucas Jones (Van Hansis).
How does he show up in town? First, Ezra (Daniel Cosgrove) gets a text from Jacinda (Paige Herschell) to meet in his hotel room. Ezra thinks the two are going to have a sexcapade so he puts champagne on ice for his favorite escort.
Suddenly, there is a knock at the door. Ezra’s excitement turns towards fear as instead of Jacinda, Sidwell is standing in front of him. Next, Sidwell blackmails Boyle telling him he has plenty of leverage he can use against him. Sidwell wants to use Ezra to help him takedown, Sonny (Maurice Benard), Lucas, Laura (Genie Francis) and Cullum.

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ARE SIDWELL’S DAYS NUMBERED?
Meanwhile, Sonny confides in his brother, Ric (Rick Hearst). He says he knows who killed Marco an he is going to use that intel to lure Sidwell out of hiding. Sonny also shares he is going to kill Sidwell, and handle this by himself. He gave the PCPD a chance, but they failed to nab Sidwell for good and lock him up.
Sonny also has been tracking the whereabouts of Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) and Rocco (Finn Carr) through Brick, and learned they took a flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and then boarded a fairy to take them somewhere off the island.

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BRITT’S ‘SYMPTOMS’ RETURN
Turns out, Britt and Rocco are hiding out in the British Virgin Islands. Britt set up Rocco with a burner phone and a VPN on her tablet, that is not traceable. Rocco reads on the tablet about Lucas’ shooting. Britt starts to have the shakes and passes out. When she comes to, Britt won’t let Rocco call a doctor, but he uses his phone to step on the balcony and call Charlotte (Bluesy Burke) and ask for help. Charlotte looks shocked to hear from her brother as Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) looks on!

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However, Joe (Jonathan Bennett) could be the one to put two and two together! While at General Hospital and after questioning Lucas about a syringe he found that was in someone’s possession. the toxicology report showed traces of saline solution, not actual medication. He asks Dr. Jones, why someone would inject themselves with saline? Lucas responds saline is harmless and would have no effect on someone.
So, does this mean that this entire time, Britt has been led to believe that the medication she was taking to treat her Huntington’s disease was placebo? Has Britt been lied to into believing she is dying? Is something else wrong with her instead?
Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below, and if you are ready for Sidwell to finally get his comeuppance from Sonny! But first, watch the scenes where Sidwell comes out of hiding and blackmails Ezra Boyle.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Dante and ‘Nathan’ Have It Out, Valentin and Carly Share Passionate Moments Which May Be Their Last
On the June 16 episode of General Hospital, the PCPD under acting police commissioner Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) is in a bit of mess and does not go unnoticed by ADA Turner (Nazneen Contractor).
First, there is the whole Chase (Josh Swickard) defending Willow Cain (Katelyn MacMullen) over Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot), who he arrested for allegedly tossing Willow in the waters next to the Quartermaine boathouse. Turner has had it with Chase’s good guy act and how he tampered with evidence in her case against Willow for shooting Drew.
Later, Dante and Justine question “Nathan” (Ryan Paevey) about Sidwell’s escape while in his custody. Turner is not buying his cover story that he was ambushed by Sidwell and his men. Once “Nathan” left the interrogation room, Turner went in on Dante about having “Nathan” on the force after seven years away, and Chase she views as a “dirty cop.”
However, Dante defends both of his officers, but Justine warned that “Nathan” and Chase’s behavior would reflect poorly on Dante as commissioner and she should really think about that. Later, Dante has a terse confrontation with “Nathan” on how he botched a prison transport and that he better watch his back as Justine is one step away from turning this over to Internal Affairs.
COP MADNESS
Next, “Nathan” apologizes for the way he handled the situation with Rocco and says he feels badly. But then in the twist, Dante said that he was grateful that “Nathan” had been there for his son in his time of need (referencing after Rocco shot Cullum and covered it up).
Then, there’s the newest police officer in the precinct, Joe Fitzpatrick (Jonathan Bennett). He may actually be on to “Nathan’s” double life when he questions him about a syringe found in Britt’s room at Bobbie’s. “Nathan” made up a story to counter Joe’s, that he was not aware that his sister was taking anything for her Huntington’s disease diagnosis. Joe called the forensic department lab wanting to know what drug was exactly in the syringe.

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BEFORE YOU GO
At Carly’s (Laura Wright), Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) tells her that he must travel to Geneva to speak to the head of the WSB, named Z. Valentin feels it’s the only way to save Josslyn if he informs Z about Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) being a double agent. Valentin shares with Carly that he has to stop Cullum from bringing his dangerous cold fusion device online. Carly is beside herself. She doesn’t want Valentin to sacrifice himself by turning himself into the organization who has made him a fugitive in the first place. Valentin stands firm that he must meet Z in person.
Knowing that revealing himself to the WSB meant he was likely going back to prison, Valentin asked Carly if she’d get in touch with his daughter, Charlotte so he could say good-bye to her. Next, Carly and Valentin make their way to the bedroom to make love, which may be for the very last time, if Valentin is caught and put back in Steinmauer Maximum Security Prison.

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CAUGHT BY CULLUM
At the same time while at Wydemere, Cullum is talking with one of his WSB operatives. Now, he is pondering if Valentin and Sidwell were working together all along. Next, Cullum entertains the idea of involving the FBI to locate Britt and Rocco. He says he plans to kill them both once he knows of their whereabouts. Cullum sees the only other threat to the completion of the cold fusion project to be Anna Devane.
Cullum wants to track the location of the unidentified person who called the private clinic in France trying to get in touch with Anna, while pretending to be Kevin Collins. When the agent came back with a report, he says it emanated from a cell tower near Shoreline Road. It’s in the that moment that a light bulb goes on for Cullum! Valentin is in Port Charles and hiding at Carly’s!
So, what do you think of the PCPD cops, Chase, Joe and “Nathan?” Who should Dante fire? Do you think Valentin will go the run?Are you digging Carly and Valentin’s relationship and want it to continue, especially with Finola Hughes on her way back as Anna next month on-screen? Weigh-in via the comment section, and in case you missed it, you can check out our latest interview with Dominic Zamprogna below from his appearance on the Michael Fairman Channel, where he talks the PCPD cops, Rocco on the run, and more.
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