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Y&R’s Jason Thompson and Melissa Claire Egan Deliver the ‘Power Performances of the Week’
Get your Emmy reels ready, Jason Thompson (Billy) and Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea), with your riveting scenes from this week’s episodes of The Young and the Restless.
The drama continued this past Monday after the stunning cliffhanger the Friday prior, where Chelsea was getting ready to jump off the hotel roof as her depression over took her, and she felt ending her life was the only way to stop the voices in her head. Just as Chelsea is ready to step off the ledge, Billy appears. Now realizing he is in way over his head, when confronting someone who is in the middle of a suicide attempt, he does his best on the fly to save Chelsea.
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Eventually, when Chelsea won’t get off the ledge, Billy climbs up on the ledge next to her. Chelsea wants to be alone. She cries, “It hurts every single day when I wake up. I don’t want to wake up anymore.” She goes on to say, “I’ve hurt so many people. I don’t think I deserve happiness. Maybe I’m just not meant for this world.” Billy thanks her for sharing that with him, but suggests they get down from the ledge and they can just talk. He tries to assure Chelsea that there are people who love and care about her, but she disagrees. When the subject goes to her sons, Connor and Johnny, and how Victoria (Amelia Heinle) wanted her to stay away from Johnny, it affected her seismically. When Billy tells her to get down from the ledge, she kisses him and tells Billy he is a good man with tears in her eyes. However, she begins to jump anyway! Billy manages to grab her and pull her down from the ledge, and ultimately, saves her life.
Now with his coat around her to keep her warm, Billy promises Chelsea she will find her way out of the hell she finds herself in. Adam (Mark Grossman) finds them as Billy escorts Chelsea off the roof to get her inside, and to her hotel suite, without explaining anything to his enemy.
Once in Chelsea’s suite, Billy tells Chelsea he’s not leaving her alone. Chelsea is angry that he saved her from jumping, telling him that he had no right and he took that choice from her. Billy tells her it’s not a choice she would have made two weeks ago or two weeks from now. He was not going to allow her to do that to herself, or her sons.
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Billy admits he doesn’t know how to handle any of this, and is not sure what exactly do, but he’s staying put. Chelsea admits, “I keep hearing voices.” She also talks about a previous kiss with Billy and how it was a mistake, and how Connor and Johnny are better off without her, stating, “The world is better off without me!” Billy asks her not to say that, as he is getting increasingly more lost and what to do for Chelsea and is desperate for some help.
When Chelsea admits she is worn out and needs to sleep, Billy helps her to her bed, and tucks her in. Then he, sits on the edge of the bed in tears and overwhelmed. In a smart move, Billy contacts Sharon (Sharon Case), and tells her about Chelsea: “She wanted to end her life, Sharon”. Billy hopes Sharon knows what to do because Chelsea’s feelings haven’t changed and she could try to end her life again. Sharon tells Billy they need to get Chelsea into a mental health facility with professionals.
Once Sharon arrives at the suite, and in another emotional moment played to perfection by Thompson, Billy recalls the night his daughter Delia died, and how he held her in his arms before the ambulance arrived and how minutes seemed like hours. He told Sharon, all he could do was hold Delia and tell her she would be OK, but he knew in his gut she wasn’t going to make it. Billy shares “I had the same feeling tonight”. Feeling inadequate on how he tried to help Chelsea, Sharon says he handled it perfectly. It was then Billy admits, he couldn’t save his daughter, but he won’t let the same thing happen to Chelsea.
When Chelsea stirs in the bed, she calls out for Billy. He tells her Sharon is with them now. Billy explains he called her as he needed some help on how to deal with this. Stunningly, Sharon makes inroads with Chelsea assuring her that she is there to help her, expressing: “Trust me. And if you can’t trust me, trust Rey. He saw the good in you and gave you another chance. Don’t throw that away.” It is then that Chelsea agrees to let Sharon and Billy help her.
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Next, they bring Chelsea to a mental health facility where Sharon meets the therapist Ms. Lawson. Despondent in the room, Billy gets Chelsea to snap out of it, when he asks her if she realizes what is happening. She then panics realizing where she is. Billy assures her she’s in a much better place than before. Billy vows he will go through this with her, and be there when she needs him. Billy also assures her that Connor will be well taken care of, and she should concentrate on getting better so she can enjoy Thanksgiving with her son.
Once alone with the therapist, Chelsea doesn’t think she wanted to die, she just didn’t want to be out of pain. She admits she felt alone, unworthy, and that her presence was ruining other’s lives. In tears, Chelsea admits she needs help, and wants to get better, but she doesn’t know if that will even be possible.
While clearly this entire situation will bond Chelsea and Billy forever, it cannot be overstated how impactful this story was for anyone who has considered ending their life, is struggling with depression, or for those on the other side of it; thrust into a desperate situation they have never had experience with while knowing one wrong move, or one wrong word, could send the person over the edge.
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Jason Thompson played all the beats so realistically that you could feel Billy’s struggle, and yet his willingness to see this through with Chelsea however it would turn out. Melissa Claire Egan took viewers on an emotional rollercoaster as all of Chelsea’s raw pain was exposed and tapped into someone who felt they had nothing left to live for. The writing of this story arc was also effective, and we can only hope Y&R stays on track and sees this important story on mental health through.
For these very effective scenes, Michael Fairman TV names Jason Thompson and Melissa Claire Egan’s work The Power Performances of the Week.
So, what did you think of the Billy and Chelsea scenes? What did you think of Jason and Melissa’s work? Do you think Billy and Chelsea will wind up in a relationship together, when Chelsea gets out of her depression and deals with what’s been troubling her … or do you want Billy to remain with Lily (Christel Khalil)? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
No thanks. That’s a horrible message to send. She also raped him but let’s just forget about that to push this nonsense RME.
Agreed.
No. Great scenes and actors but not into them as a pairing at all. The rape history is ugly. Prefer him with Victoria or Lily.
I think making Chelsea a couple with the person she wanted and rejected her only after she threatened suicide sends a very dangerous message about getting your heart’s desire so no, I hope they pair Billy with Sharon instead.
The idea of them as a couple disgusts me but I liked the acting.
Stunning work from both and a happy surprise for me since I’ve never cared for Jason Thompson’s version of Billy. But he REALLY delivered here and made the story even more poignant. Lily and Billy never worked for me; there’s more chemistry in a bath mat. So, I’m game for a friendship with Chelsea but she’s got a ways to go before falling in love (or into bed) with anyone.
Feeling lost and at your final limit isn’t nonsense. Not everyone can push their way through. No, I don’t like Chelsea and Billy as a couple and I hope they allow Chelsea to get past this and find a purpose.
I was all set not to watch this story. But while I didn’t like the subject matter ended up watching anyway. It was extremely well done by Jason (Billy) and Melissa.(Chelsea). But add me to the list that doesn’t want to see them together. In fact I can’t recommend Chelsea to anyone I’ve seen so far. Liked Billy with Lilly when they actually worked together as a team, before the merger. Hope they recapture those feelings.
MCE is amazing – I’ve always known she could deliver having first seen her on AMC when she and Billy Miller were brother and sister and had terrific scenes. Hard as this subject is, it is a great showcase for her talent. It’s also great to see Jason T. deliver and have something to get his teeth into. He has not had a story that show his talent for a long time.
That said, I don’t know why all these posts refer to the possibility of a pairing between these two. Billy is being an amazing friend to Chelsea and I can see this being a bond between them as the article states. Why do we always have to go to romantic pairing talk; men and women can be great friends for heavens sake and hopefully this will remain a real friendship.
Perfectly stated! I 100% agree with you JenW
I would be open to a Chelsea and Billy pairing 2.0
Jason and Melissa both deserve an Emmy for their performances and I would love to see Billy and Chelsea get together on the show .He and Lilly have no chemistry and she is too superficial .
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ric’s History of Jealousy Where Elizabeth is Concerned Has Come Back Around
On General Hospital, Ric Lansing (Rick Heart) is about to fall back into dangerous old patterns by the foreshadowing during the Wednesday, August 19 episode. After first coming to see his brother, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and telling him of his plan to propose to Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) his longtime love tonight, Sonny has concerned.
Next, Sonny reminds his brother of what has happened in the past, when things have gone south with Elizabeth and wonders if it’s too soon for him to propose to her. What Ric did not tell Sonny is that he has seen the developing closeness between Sonny’s son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Elizabeth, which is propelling his urgent need to propose.
Meanwhile, Dante ran into Elizabeth at the park during a break from their mutual team softball games. She needs help with a bookcase after the game at her house. Dante wants to put it together for her. Later, Dante arrived at Elizabeth’s house, limping after injuring his knee during the game. Head nurse Liz wanted to check out the injury as much as Dante protested, which required him to take off his pants.
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RIC BEGINS TO UNRAVEL
Outside Elizabeth’s widow, Ric arrives with a bouquet of roses and the engagement ring. When he leers through the widow he is shocked to see Elizabeth rubbing Dante’s leg while Dante is in his boxer/shorts. He storm troops into the house, demanding to know what is going on here? Both Elizabeth and Dante look surprised by his reaction. In the pick-up of today’s Thursday, August 20 episode (see GH video teaser below), viewers will learn the upshot for all three characters.
A VENGEFUL PAST
As longtime GH fans know, Ric has done some horrible, vengeful things in regards to Elizabeth starting back in 2003 after she lost her baby after Ric’s ex, Faith Rosco pushed her down a flight of stairs. Ric accused Sonny for the accident and to get revenge, Ric kidnapped Carly (who was married to Sonny at the time), and stashed her in a panic room below the house where he was living with Liz.
On top of that, Ric fed his wife Elizabeth birth control pills to keep her from getting pregnant so that they could raise Carly’s baby together after it was born. Eventually, Elizabeth found Carly in the panic room but ended up having a pulmonary embolism. When she woke up in the hospital, Elizabeth was all confused by what happened, and Ric convinced her that her vision of Carly was just a bad dream. Eventually, Elizabeth learned the horrifying truth and divorced Ric.
Years later, Ric noticed the connection between Elizabeth and “Jake Doe” who eventually turned out to be Drew (Billy Miller) A jealous Ric hired Hayden Barnes to show up and claim to be “Jake’s” wife. Elizabeth stepped aside, and when Ric planned to propose to Elizabeth at the 2015 Nurses Ball, Carly exposed his manipulations, and Elizabeth dumped him yet again. And those are just two examples of the lengths Ric will go to for Elizabeth!
So, we ask you, given the history of Elizabeth and Ric, how do you see this playing out with Dante in the picture? How will Ric derail their growing bond? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Steffy and Carter Get Lame Excuses From Their Spouses, and Try to Shake Off Their Night Together
If you caught the Wednesday, August 19 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, and if you were Carter Walton (Lawrence Saint-Victor), and your wife, who literally took off, threw of her wedding ring and abandoned their marriage to head to Paris, shows back up saying she overreacted and wants to be with him, would you bother to even take her back?
As for Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood), now that Finn (Tanner Novlan) is giving her the spiel about how he took her for granted, how he is so sorry for not listening to her, and that Sheila will never be in their lives again, would you want to listen to that, either, after so many broken promises?
That’s the situation hungover Steffy and Carter found themselves, while still reeling from the seeming fact that they had sex the night before while drunk in the Forrester Creations CEO office.
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STEFFY AND CARTER GETS EARFULS
Daphne (Murielle Hilare) doesn’t understand why Carter is being so distant, and he says, “You said I wasn’t family.” She wants to put all of what she said and did behind them and now explore other ways to have a child. Carter seems hurt and annoyed.
Back at the cliff house, Steffy is so upset between sleeping with Carter and getting drunk, and Finn and his mother, Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) in Monaco. She tells Finn, “I need you to stand up for me. I can’t live like this. I won’t.” Finn begs her not to let “one terrible mistake” (get it!?) tear us apart.
Finn promised Steffy he will get a restraining order on Sheila if it calls for it. He understands why Steffy is so scared of Sheila after she shot her … and him. In the closing moments of the episode, Finn pronounces how lucky he is to have the “perfect wife.” To which a rattled Steffy in tears goes, “Oh, I’m not perfect.”
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STEFFY’S GUILT
Steffy is losing her grip at this moment as Finn says he wants to step up and be the husband he deserves. Along with Daphne, I kind of want to kick Finn to the curb, too. Then Finn lays it on real thick and adds, “You’re pure, you’re honest, you’re loyal.” Steffy interrupts, “Not quite.”
Suddenly a guilt-ridden Steffy says to Finn, “There’s something I need to tell you.” Can she actually get the words out about getting drunk and having sex with Carter …or, will she keep it under wraps so we can have months of the line “one terrible mistake?”
Take a look at some of the scenes between Steffy and Finn from today’s episode below.
Now let us know: would you bother to take back Daphne or Finn, if you were Carter and Steffy? Would you like to see Steffy just blurt out she had sex with Carter to her husband? Weigh-in via the comment section.
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On the Tuesday, August 18 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, viewers were tuned-in to see if Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor), who were were both on benders, wound up having sex in the Forrester Creations CEO office.
As the Monday, August 17 episode concluded, Carter and Steffy shared a close moment where it looked like they would kiss. Now in the pick up which starts the morning after, Steffy awakens from the couch in the office, and realizes she has no clothes on and is mortified to see Carter on the end of the couch also naked and under blankets.
In that moment, Steffy realizes they had sex, and begins to unravel to Carter as she scrambles to get dressed: “We shouldn’t have done this. Oh my God, I shouldn’t have done this!”
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STEFFY RACES TO GET HOME
Steffy’s panic of the situation escalates when she finds her phone, and sees multiple text messages from her husband, Finn (Tanner Novlan), desperately trying to reach her. He told Steffy he was on his way home from Monaco.
Suddenly, a hungover Carter speaks up and agrees. He says to Steffy they made a terrible mistake and wanted to talk about it, but Steffy kiboshed any discussion, not dealing with Carter, and racing home to be with her kids and Finn. As a disheveled Steffy ran out of Forrester, Carter stayed behind to straighten up the office and get rid of any remnants of their drunken binge.
Just then, Daphne (Murielle Hilaire) showed up as Carter is shocked. She apologized for running out on him, and details how when she got to the airport to board the plane to Paris, she realized she couldn’t leave him. She loved him too much, and asks him to please forgive her and her, “terrible mistake.” Daphne hugs Carter and he looks like a man who has no idea what to do or make of this entire situation in the moment.
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WHAT WILL BE THE REPERCUSSIONS OF CARTER AND STEFFY’S DRUNKEN NIGHT TOGETHER?
Cut to: Steffy comes home and runs into her mother, Taylor (Rebecca Budig). She explains what happened with Finn and Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) in Monaco. Next, Steffy details how she took off her wedding ring after Taylor noticed it was no longer on her finger. Just then, Finn arrives. Taylor leaves the two to talk. Finn begs for Steffy’s forgiveness and the episode comes to an end with Steffy facing away from Finn and towards the camera, trying to figure out what to do next. Take him back?
Now the real story begins: it would appear that the intent was to have Carter and Steffy face long-lasting consequences of their drunken night together. So that, Steffy would become pregnant with Carter’s child, which would cause the ripple effect in Carter’s marriage to Daphne, who is unable to carry a child.
One other theory, unless, Carter and Steffy believe they had sex, but they passed out in compromising positions but nothing ever happened? Perhaps one of them, or both will have flashbacks of them carrying on together on the couch? Were they set up? Stay tuned.
So, we ask you. What happens from here? Steffy gets pregnant with Carter’s child? Does Steffy goes back to Finn? Carter goes back with Daphne? They really never had drunken sex? Weigh-in via the comment section. But first, take a look below, and a bit of what went down when Steffy and Carter realize what happened between them.
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