Hey Y&R fans, every second Saturday TV Banter discusses the latest happenings and provides commentary on your favourite daytime drama. Note to U.S. readers - SPOILER ALERT: Here in Canada, I watch the show on Global TV, which is one episode ahead of CBS. I will inevitably refer to incidents you haven't seen yet. Read at your own risk. If you are the curious type, though, you may prefer to discover some things in advance.
Hi fans,
Right now, Claire is on top of the world, but, her happiness won't last. Happiness never does on a soap. In Claire's case, she's in for a rude awakening. She's over the moon about her relationship with Kyle Abbott, and she is excited about her new job working with Nikki in the corporate world/ Alas, there are dark clouds on the horizon for Claire. She will soon be hit from all sides. Summer and Grandpa Victor will interfere with her romance with Kyle. Summer clearly doesn't like Claire and Kyle together. Neither does Victor. Victor has to control everything and he can't tolerate her association with an Abbott. He will never accept them as a couple, and he will do everything in his power to ruin their relationship Whether Claire likes it or not, Victor demands absolute loyalty and obedience. He is relentless. He won't stop until he gets his way.
Claire will have to face another nightmare. She will be devastated when she discovers that Aunt Jordan is once again on the loose. Jordan isn't too pleased about her involvement with Kyle either.
It was quite amusing when Victor told Jack that he was ready to admit defeat. Jack Abbott didn't believe that for a second. He knows Victor too well to believe that. He knows that Victor never surrenders and he never admits defeat. That's why Jack gave son Kyle a little lesson on how Victor operates.
Now that Adam has been rejected by both Sally and Chelsea, where will he turn next? I think he'll try to become involved with Sharon again, much to Nick's disapproval. I think this will happen because it will create conflict.
Lily has decided to join her brother Devon and her cousin Nate at Winters. At least, she'll be out of Victor's orbit. I think Nate's brother, Damian, will be attracted to Lily, but there may be a triangle involving Audra Charles. Speaking of Audra, she has been showing another side of herself recently. She has always been so selfish and cynical and ambitious, but her luck hasn't been all that great lately. True, she stole Glissade from Tuck McCall. It's hard to have much sympathy for Tucker, and Audra's professional and personal involvement with him was regrettable. It's surprising that she was also so naive as to make a deal with Victor Newman. She obviously didn't know enough about him, although Nate warned her to beware of him. Not surprisingly Victor forced her to share a co-CEO role with Kyle Abbott, only to have the The Great Newman fire her in favour of Kyle.
Audra hasn't had much luck with men, or maybe it's more accurate to say she has chosen the wrong men with whom to become involved. She may be better matched with Nate Hastings. They seem to have good chemistry and she appears genuinely happy with him. She even became emotional while having dinner with Nate's family to celebrate Lilly's rejoining Winters. She later opened up to Nate about her unhappy family life. Her father was and alcoholic and her mother was cold and distant. It seems inevitable that Nate's newly found brother, Damian, will complicate matters for Audra and Nate. Unlike the Newmans and the Abbotts, Audra does not have a family company to fall back on. She is currently unemployed, like fellow Genoa City residents Phyllis Summers and Billy Abbott.
No wonder Phyllis doesn't have many friends. I understand her desire to protect her children, but she goes way overboard. Michael and Lauren are two of the few friends she has in this world, and she went ballistic on them. She let her hatred for Sharon cloud her judgement. She didn't want to disclose the truth to Michael about her memory of the car crash. She didn't want to admit the possibility that Sharon wasn't the one who crashed into her.
Finally we have an explanation on how Jordan met Ian. On yesterday's show on Global TV, there were flashbacks showing how the dastardly duo became acquainted in prison. We still don't know how they escaped, but an explanation about that may be forthcoming. One thing Jordan and Ian have in common is that they both hate the Newman family. Billy and Phyllis are also hatching a plan to bring down Victor. The Big Man will be under attack from his many enemies.
CAST NEWS
Nathan Owens set to play Damian on Y&R
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Couples don't stay together very long on soaps. There are plenty of break-ups and make-ups. It's a merry-go-round. So fans, who is your current favourite couple on Y&R? Respond to the poll below and let me know.
That's all for now.
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Take care,
Joanne
