Recaps
Y&R Recap – Sept 6 – Sept 10th
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Jana’s jealousy of Kevin and Chloe grows when she sees the newest cover of Restless Style with the two of them on it and she rips it up. At Gloworm, while trying to help Gloria with her new electronic registers, Kevin is blindsided when Gloria gives Kevin his divorce papers from Michael just as Chloe arrives with the new issue of RS. Overwhelmed and uncertain about what he wants, Kevin walks out on Gloria and Chloe, who are advising him to close the door on his marriage. Later, Chloe ends up consoling Jana when she breaks into tears over losing Kevin. Victoria prepares to tell Nikki the news about her and Billy’s new home. At the ranch, after a sleepless night, Nikki admits to Victor that she was suddenly hit with the urge to drink and wonders where it came from. Meggie listens out of sight, secretly thrilled that her plan is working. Later, Nikki is going through old family photos when Victoria arrives. Victoria tells Nikki about the house and Nikki takes it in stride until she learns that Victoria bought the house together, they aren’t renting. However, no one is more stunned than Victor when he runs into Billy at the gym and sees his tattoo. Jack and Ashley wonder how Victor persuaded Adam to drop his suit against the Newmans and realize that Skye may know something. Meanwhile, Adam warns Skye about interfering with the suit against the Abbotts after what she did with the Newmans. Later, while waiting to meet with Skye, Jack hears that Victoria and Billy bought a house together from Gloria. When Skye arrives she tells Jack that she isn’t telling him anything about the lawsuit unless there is something in it for her. Meanwhile, Ashley confronts Adam who tries to play the victim but Ashley won’t have it and promises him that she will find out what Victor has on him and use it to nail him to the wall. Nikki isn’t sure of Victoria’s decision but Victoria tells her that because of Billy she is moving on with her life and enjoying it and she doesn’t care what Victor thinks anymore. Meanwhile, both Billy and Victor find a moment of humor as Billy explains why he has a tattoo of Victor’s name on his back instead of Victoria’s name. Later, Billy and Victoria aren’t sure if they should laugh or be wary when Victor sends a tattoo artist to the trailer to finish Billy’s tattoo. Once complete, Billy and Victoria admire the work before leaving to their new home. Skye tells Jack that she wants his contacts to invest in the Newman Fund before she says a word and Jack makes good immediately. Skye turns right around and tells Jack that she was the reason that Adam had to drop the lawsuit against Victor. Meanwhile, Meggie purposefully steers her conversation with Nikki towards alcohol, trying to continue to push Nikki to the edge. Later, Skye tells Adam about her meeting with Jack and threatens that if Adam doesn’t drop the suit against the Abbotts she will tell Jack everything. At Gloworm, Victor meets with Jack and Ashley to tell them what he found out from Skye and Ashley is stunned at the depths of Adam’s cruelty. Ashley leaves as Billy and Victoria arrive to meet Gloria and Jack tells Victor that Billy and Victoria bought a house together. Jana is crushed when Kevin presents her with the divorce papers and runs out of the coffeehouse without taking them. Later, Jana and Kevin sit together as they look at the papers and Jana asks Kevin for one last chance. Kevin responds by signing the papers and saying goodbye. Meggie spikes a smoothie with alcohol and gives it Nikki. Meanwhile, Victoria is stung by Victor’s seeming indifference to her news about her moving in with Billy. Later, Ashley vows to take everything from Adam that he took from her.
Jack is forced to cover with Ashley when she tells him that Abby is suing Victor for mismanagement of her trust and she tells him that Victor thinks Jack is behind it. Meanwhile, Victor has bigger problems than Abby when he realizes that Victoria and Billy are having a baby and getting married. Nikki tries to keep the peace but Victoria loses it when Victor says that the only reason that Billy is marrying her is to stick it to him. Billy steps in, furious, and asks Victoria to marry him tomorrow and Victoria agrees. When they can’t get married in Genoa City because license waiting periods, Billy asks Victoria to go to Las Vegas. At the coffeehouse, Nina and Paul finally see the computer aged photo of Nina’s son but it looks nothing like Ronan. Nina realizes that she has never seen this person before and she thought she would recognize him somehow. Meanwhile, Chloe quickly tries to explain to a reeling Chance how she came to find out that Ronan was his brother. With Meeks and Owen, Ronan, trying to prove his loyalty, agrees to kill Chance by tomorrow night. Later, Chance doesn’t believe for a second that Ronan is his brother and tells Chloe that Ronan’s game end tonight. Ronan goes to Owen’s office and slips in to look for evidence but is interrupted by Heather. Heather tells him that she is there to tell Owen everything about the case and Ronan begs her to give him more time, his life depends on it. Abby tells Vance that she doesn’t want to get Victor into trouble with this lawsuit but she wants to him to treat her like an adult. Vance tells her, however, that she may not be able to have one without the other. Meanwhile, Jack’s concern grows when he learns from Ashley that Victor plans to dismantle Abby’s trust. Jack asks Ashley to consider that Abby could be right about Victor’s handling of her trust. Later, Abby perks up when Vance tells her that he believes Victor will offer her a settlement. Nikki tries to get Victor to reconsider his position about Billy and Victoria, especially since they are expecting a child but he refuses. Victor leaves to go deal with Abby and Nikki calls Victoria who tells Nikki that they are going to Vegas to get married and although disappointed, Nikki supports Victoria. Meanwhile, Victor goes to see Ashley and Jack to tell them about Billy and Victoria’s news and Jack is no more pleased about it than Victor. Ashley tells them to leave Billy and Victoria alone but Victor tells them that he plans to stop the wedding. Later, Nikki calls Victoria to tell her that she was able to get the waiting period on the marriage license waived so that she and Billy can get married in Genoa City tomorrow. At Ronan’s motel, Chance confronts his brother for the first time since learning the truth and Ronan doesn’t deny it. Chance attacks him and Ronan tells him to back off and he’ll tell him everything. Meanwhile, Heather shows up at the coffeehouse, visibly upset and tells Nina and Paul that she doesn’t know who she can trust. Paul sends Nina out of the room so that he can call Christine to get background on Ronan. Later, after Ronan tells Chance his story behind closed doors, Chloe shows up at the motel and Ronan is furious with her for opening her mouth. Chance tells Chloe tomorrow this will all be over. In her room, Ronan calls Owen to tell him that Chance will be at the meeting and he has no idea he is walking into a trap. Vance tells Abby that if Victor isn’t willing to settle she needs to decide how far she is willing to take this lawsuit. Billy and Victoria decide that they want a traditional wedding with their friends and family. Later, when Nikki tells Victor that she is helping Victoria and Billy with their wedding, Victor makes a mysterious call to stop the wedding.
Billy sees that his guests aren’t very thrilled about being at his wedding so he thanks them for coming and tells them that as soon as Victoria is ready they will get the show on the road. Meanwhile, Victoria is horrified when she sees that Gloria hired Deacon to be the bartender at her wedding when the original bartender had an emergency. Later, Gloria is forced to fire Deacon but Phyllis sees him and decides to invite him as her plus one as a way to stick it to Nick. Chance meets with Heather to apologize to her and ask her to forgive him for biting her head off about going to Ronan. Heather wonders what is going on and asks if he is trying to say goodbye. Chance tells Heather about the drug deal and Heather is immediately panicked. She pleads with him not to go, finally admitting that she loves him, but Chance promises Heather that he will come back to her. Meanwhile, Ronan meets with Owen and Owen tells him that he will be there tonight when Chance arrives and Ronan doesn’t take care of Chance then Owen will have to deal with both of them. Owen decides to be extra careful when he demands to see if Ronan is wearing a wire. Mac and Billy share a close moment as Billy thanks Mac for smacking some sense into him and he tells her that he will always love her. Nearby, Jack, Abby, Ashley and Vance wonder if Victor will show up and blow this wedding to hell. Meanwhile, Victor has memories of his little girl. Later, Billy starts to freak a little when Nikki tells him it is time to get the show on the road. Just as Victoria is about to start down the aisle, Nick steps in and stops her, saying he is about to let her do this on her own. Later, Billy and Victoria tell the crowd that they are getting tattooed wedding bands before exchanging their vows, which including shocking a few people about the baby. However, before Victoria can say “I do” the FBI shows up and places her under arrest. Nina overhears part of Heather and Chloe’s conversation when Heather comes to see Chloe about Chance’s meeting tonight and Nina demands to know what is going on with her son. Meanwhile, Ronan plays the part of angry and defensive but when Meeks checks for a wire there isn’t one. Moments later, Chance arrives at the warehouse and is stunned to find himself face to face with Owen. Later, Chloe and Heather fill Nina in on everything they know about Chance’s meeting, including Ronan’s involvement and Nina says she knows someone who will know where Chance’s meeting is taking place. At the warehouse, Chance finds the drugs just as Owen tells him he will never get the opportunity to take the stand against them. Ronan walks up behind Chance with his gun on his back. Paul arrives to help Nina, Chloe and Heather search for Chance and things get intense as Nina’s worry heightens. Paul makes the decision to tell Nina that Ronan is F.B.I. and has Chance’s back and Heather realizes that Chloe knew something about Ronan but Chloe tells them that it wasn’t exactly that secret. Meanwhile, Chance turns to face Ronan and the two end up in a face off. Later, Chloe tells Nina that Ronan is her son just as Paul gets the news that he was able to triangulate Chance’s cell location. Things go from bad to worse when Ronan hesitates in shooting Chance and Chance turns to shoot Meeks but misses. Finally Ronan gets his shot off and hits Chance. Nina and Paul rush into the warehouse just in time to see Ronan standing over Chance’s bleeding body. Heather and Chloe arrive just as Chance is pronounced dead. Billy and Victoria manage to finish their vows just as Victoria is being shoved into the back of a police car, cuffed. No one has any doubt that Victor was behind it. Meanwhile, Victor gets a call that his plan was successful.
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.
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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