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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, March 19, 2026
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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, March 18 2026
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Billy tells Phyllis that he, Diane, and Kyle found Jack last night and he was back to Genoa City before she signed the deal to give Chancellor Industries back to Victor. Billy tells Phyllis that she should have called him before signing the papers with Victor. Phyllis tells Billy that he should have called her as soon as they found Jack. Phyllis tells Billy that she can’t do anything now. Victor already owns Chancellor Industries.
Billy later tells Sally that Victor played Phyllis and now he lost Chancellor again. Sally encourages Billy to think about what he wants to do for his future. Sally suggests he go visit Jill and mend the rift between them. Billy tells Sally that he will think about it but he is worried about Jack because he is heartbroken Diane moved out last night.
Adam calls his old friend Riza Thompson and tells her that he is in town and wants to see her. Lauren takes the job Phyllis offered her to help her run Summers Conglomerate.
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Y&R Short Recap Monday, March 16, 2026
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Chelsea goes over to Crimson Lights, where she shares her concern with Sharon about Adam teaming up with Nick to go after Matt in Las Vegas. Sharon assures Chelsea that Adam will be able to handle any bad associations from his past in Vegas that might be dredged up and will have Nick there for support.
Meanwhile, the two brothers go over to the Newman ranch to let their father know that they got a lead on Matt being in Las Vegas and they are heading there to follow up on it. Victor tells his sons that he’s happy that they are working together to protect the family, advising caution.
Victoria enters and announces that she is heading to Milan to meet with Summer and that Victor is holding Jack hostage to “pressure Phyllis and/or Billy” into returning Chancellor to the family. Nick is shocked and appalled by this and by Victoria being ok with it.
Nikki shows up at the Abbott mansion to talk to Traci about Jack’s disappearance. She informs Traci that Victor has had Jack abducted in exchange for Chancellor and Jack is on a yacht on Lake Michigan with a woman. When Traci brings up how Lily and her children were part of Victor’s scheme to abduct them, Nikki indicates that Victor not only wants Chancellor back, but he also wants to punish Jack so this abduction has been against Jack’s will. She also tells Traci that Victor could have arranged for the woman to seduce Jack. Traci tells her not to worry and that Jack would not succumb to temptation.
Billy, Kyle and Diane are able to get to the yacht where a drugged up Jack is giving into having sex with a relentless Patty Williams. Diane bursts into the bedroom and catches Jack and Patty in bed together immediately afterward, with Billy and Kyle racing in right behind Diane. Patty declares that it’s a party with all the Abbott men in one place. Diane is livid and when Patty gets dressed and is made to leave the room with Billy and Kyle, Diane slaps Jack across the face.
After Traci and Nikki find out that Jack has been found safe, Nikki confronts Victor with this news in front of their children when she returns to the Newman ranch. Victor doesn’t believe her and leaves to find out more. Nick argues with Victoria about her dragging his daughter into their father’s battle to get the family legacy back from Phyllis.
After the Newman siblings leave, Victor returns and Nikki expresses her disgust about what he did to Jack. He tells her that he did it for his family’s sake. She says she does not know that she will be able to forgive him for it. He indicates that he doesn’t give a damn and screams at her to get out now.
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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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Nate is upset that Cane didn’t tell him and Devon that Victor kidnapped Lily, Charlie, and Mattie.
Phyllis makes a deal with Victor and she gives him Chancellor Industries in exchange for Jack. Phyllis doesn’t know that Billy, Diane, and Kyle have already found Jack.
Jack tells Diane that he thinks his scotch was drugged with ecstasy and that is why he slept with Patty. Diane tells Jack that ecstasy isn’t a mind control drug and he could have stopped himself from having sex with Patty. Jack tells Billy and Kyle what happened and they believe him . Jack arrives home and is having a drink when Diane enters.
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Y&R Short Recap Friday, March 13, 2026
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Cane makes a video apologizing for everything that he has done. Cane hopes that Victor hasn’t hurt Lily and that she is okay. Cane tells Lily that she is the only woman he has ever loved.
Diane, Billy, and Kyle get to the marina. Billy pays a man money for information and the man tells them that Patty Williams rented a yacht and said to come back for her in two days. Billy manages to get a signal in front of the yacht where Jack is and they will soon find the location of the yacht on the lake.
A drug that is put in Jack and Patty’s water and in Jack’s scotch makes Jack and Patty loosen their inhibitions and, pretty soon, Jack and Patty are in bed and Patty is kissing Jack .
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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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Nick and Sharon asked Adam to contact Riza Thompson his friend from when he was Spider the Gambler. Nick and Sharon worry that talking to Riza might bring up bad memories for Adam but Adam decides he needs to help Nick and Sharon find Matt Clark .
Phyllis tells Billy, Diane, and Kyle that Victor wants all of Newman Enterprises back and she is hesitant about giving the company back to him. Billy, Diane, and Kyle follow their only lead and go look for Jack at the marina in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Diane and Kyle tell Nikki that Victor kidnapped Jack and is forcing Billy to give him Chancellor Industries in exchange for Jack but Phyllis won’t sign the company over to Billy. Nikki is livid when she arrives home looking for Victor.
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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, March 12, 2026
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Nikki tells Victoria that Victor has kidnapped Jack. Victoria decides to go to Milan to talk to Summer and ask her to pressure Phyllis to give Chancellor Industries back in exchange for Jack. Victoria wants to ask Summer to persuade Phyllis to give Newman Enterprises back to them.
Sienna tells Noah that she thinks Nick is addicted to pain killers just like her brother was and she has seen the signs in Nick. Noah doesn’t think Nick would ever over medicate himself because he is the rock of the Newman family.
Nick doesn’t want Adam to go with him to find Riza Thompson because he is worried that Adam will revert back to the trauma he was in Vegas when he didn’t remember he was Adam Newmam.
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Y&R Short Recap Monday, March 9, 2026
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Adam and Chelsea are out to dinner at GCAC, although neither of them have an appetite because of how upset they are about the loss of the Newman family legacy to Phyllis and Billy. They discuss the impact it will have on the various Newman family members and Adam expresses his appreciation of Chelsea’s support. They joke about what kinds of jobs they could get when the Newman money runs out, including him being a card shark again and her returning to running cons. She says she could be his shill.
Billy comes to Phyllis’s office to demand that she get the contract that will give him Chancellor signed within an hour because Victor kidnapped Jack and will not release him until Billy gives Victor Chancellor back.
He then meets up with Diane and Kyle at Society and lets them know that Phyllis is giving him a hard time about signing the contract. He also expresses uncertainty about whether Jack is actually in danger from Victor without proof. After pressure from Diane and Kyle, Billy texts Victor and tells him to send him proof that he has his brother and he will make sure Victor gets Chancellor back. Shortly thereafter, Billy gets a text from an unknown number with a picture dated the day before with Jack looking unconscious wearing the shirt Diane last saw him in. Billy thinks it must be from Victor using a burner phone.
Phyllis goes to the Newman ranch to meet with Victor. She lets him know that she still owns Chancellor and if he wants it back, he will have to negotiate with her, not Billy. Victor says it’s a demand, not a negotiation and Phyllis capitulates. She says she will give him Chancellor back if he releases Lily, the twins and Jack. Victor is shocked and skeptical and gets her to admit that she just wants her children to love and respect her so she will give up Chancellor for their sake. Victor is distrustful, tells her to give him an hour, during which time she is to get the papers drawn up and then they’ll see. He warns her not to ever start negotiating again or the deal is off.
A bewildered Jack finds himself in a bedroom stranded on a lake in a yacht with Patty Williams, who says she is rehabilitated and wants to make amends. Jack is skeptical, infuriated and wants nothing to do with her. She leaves him in the room and comes back with food and drinks for him, which he refuses. She taste tests everything to prove it’s not poisoned and after she expresses deep regret for the mistakes she made with him and his family and describes the excruciatingly difficult work she did on herself to get well in the psychiatric facility, Jack warms up to her attempt at redemption and forgiveness. He says he could see his way to believing and forgiving her if she gets them to shore together where they can eventually go their separate ways and she can go back to rebuilding herself. Patty tells him that’s not an option because she’s not the one in charge here.
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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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Jack remembers that when Patty kidnapped him years ago Victor was the person who helped her. Jack tells Patty he thinks Victor put her up to this but Patty tells Jack that she doesn’t know the identity of their captor. Jack gives Patty a kiss in exchange for giving him a tour of the yacht.
Billy Diane and Kyle find a clue to Jack’s whereabouts on the Jabot surveillance footage from Jabot. The footage shows a black van that took Jack and the van has a parking decal from a marina so they go to the marina to search for Jack.
Phyllis heads to the ranch to talk to Victor because Billy sent her a picture of Jack that his captor sent him when he asked for proof of life. Phyllis sees Nikki with Victor when she walks into the ranch house. Phyllis wonders if Nikki knows that he kidnapped Jack.
Sienna tells Sharon Nick and Noah that she reached out to her contacts and they told her that Matt works for a woman named Raiza and Sharon remembers Adam knew a woman with that name when he was gambling in Vegas and using the name Spider.
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Y&R Raves and Rants #8
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Article written by Barbara 3/6/26
Here is what I liked and disliked about Y&R for the week of 3/2/2026 (just my humble opinions, no particular order, just random musings)
Raves: 
Victoria and Nikki looked beautiful in the 3/2/2026 episode … Victoria’s top was beautiful and her hair looked great pulled up into a bun. Nikki’s blue flowered blouse really brought out her blue eyes.
I liked Sharon’s blue denim shirt, outfit and casual look (light makeup, hair straight down).
Enjoyed the friendly conversation between Kyle and Claire at the bar in Society. I’m not much of a Claire fan, but there’s chemistry between these two. (Nonetheless, I think she overdoes it just a bit with facial expressions and eye movements – in these scenes and in the scenes with her and Victoria on 3/6/2026.)
Ooh, another solid female friendship – Tessa and Sienna. It’s continuing to be refreshing to see women bonding rather than sniping at each other or gossiping about each other.
Billy Flynn did a great job projecting his character’s Cane’s desperation to get his family back when he was begging Phyllis to help him. I could almost feel his anxiety.
Likewise, Jason Thompson did a great job projecting his character Billy’s panic and desperation to find out what happened to his brother, Jack, who as of 3/6/2026 appeared to have been kidnapped by Victor.
Rants: 
In a word … Sienna. I cannot stand that fake, forced, tough and gritty type accent of hers. This character just really annoys me.
Gee, only one rant. Apparently, this was a good week for me on Y&R. 
The opinions in these articles are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of TVMEG.COM or its other volunteers.
Proofread and Edited by Brenda
Y&R Best Lines Thursday, 3/5/26
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Sally: I know you’re not a fan of Billy’s.
Audra: I mean, it’s not about him. I mean, yes, he’s insensitive, impulsive, self-centered…
Sally: Okay. But it’s not about him?
Audra: You could say that about almost any man, Sally. It’s the nature of the species.
Audra: Okay, I’m sorry, but sure does seem like one night of great sex has turned a big corner for you.
Sally: Hey, it was a lot more than that.
Audra: Sorry. I didn’t mean to presume. I was just being a little bitchy. But I’m not wrong about how he hurt you. Or everything you had to give up to be his partner. Marchetti was a pretty good gig.
Sally: I do not regret any of my decisions.
Audra: Even before last night?
Sally: Even before.
Audra: Okay, like I said, it’s your life, your choices. It’s none of my business. But I’d still run for the hills if it were me.
Sally: Even if it were Nate?
Audra: Unfair.
Sally: Why?
Audra: Because I was the one who screwed that up, not him.
Sally: I have never been one to play it safe. So why do I do that with my relationships? I believe in Billy and me. And … for the first time in my life, I am choosing love … over fear.
Billy: Hey. Where’s Jack?
Kyle: Hey. He flew to Chicago on some Jabot business. What’s going on?
Billy: You know that for sure?
Kyle: Know what?
Billy: That he’s in Chicago.
Kyle: Yeah. It was a last-minute thing. He texted my mom and me last night.
Billy: Okay. Where’s he staying?
Kyle: Okay, just slow down, Billy.
Billy: Kyle, what hotel is he at?
Kyle: No. First you’re gonna tell me why you’re flying around here like a bat out of hell. What’s wrong?
Billy: Look, I hope that it’s nothing, but I don’t think it is.
Kyle: Just tell me.
Billy: Is Diane here? She needs to hear this.
Diane: I – I’m right here. Billy, what’s going on?
Billy: Victor kidnapped Jack.
Sally: You’re probably so bored of this by now – “The amazing adventures of Billy and Sally.”
Audra: Are you kidding? I am a sucker for dysfunctional relationships. That’s my jam, girl.
Sally: Well, I am really glad we could be so entertaining for you.
Audra: Oh, it’s better than television.
Sally: Uh, let’s not forget that I came into this relationship with a lot of baggage of my own.
Audra: Sally, you brought a purse. Billy had a whole set of luggage.
Audra: I get the attraction between you and Billy. You know, he’s got that smile, he’s got those charms. And when he looks at you … man … I want that look one of these days. I want someone to see me and just, uh … light up the way Billy does when he sees you.
Sally: You will.
Audra: Yeah, maybe in like 20 years or so.
Sally: Audra, you will. You just haven’t found the right guy yet.
Claire: Is there any update? Has Grandpa figured out a way to save the company?
Victoria: No, nothing so far. However, he says he has a new plan in the works, but as usual, he won’t tell any of us about it.
Claire: Mm. Sounds like Grandpa.
Victoria: Yeah. It’s very frustrating for all of us. We’re smart people. We have ideas. But when things get critical, he always insists on taking care of everything himself.
Claire (snickering): Mm-hmm.
Victoria: Why is that funny?
Claire: It’s kind of funny,
Victoria: Is it? Why?
Claire: Okay. Well, I think it’s kind of ironic to hear you complaining about Grandpa, wanting to handle things all on his own when I think secretly you would like to be doing the same thing yourself.
Adam: What do you think you’re doing?
Kyle: Calling the cops.
Victor: I wouldn’t do that if I were you
Kyle: I don’t give a damn what you think.
Victor: You don’t call the cops without reporting a crime.
Diane: Well, kidnapping is a crime, Victor.
Victor: How do you know he didn’t just decide to take a vacation?
Victor: Listen, if you wanna know more, just contact your idiot Uncle Billy Boy, okay?
Kyle: If you do anything to hurt my father, I will make it my mission in life to destroy you, Victor.
Victor: Listen to me, boy. Instead of threatening me … why don’t you contact your idiot Uncle Billy Boy? I want my company back. He has the means to do it. See to it that he does!
Sally: So what are you gonna do?
Billy: If this is about getting a signature on a piece of paper, then I call my attorneys and I get it done.
Sally: But I thought you said that you thought Phyllis was stalling.
Billy: Yeah, I mean it’s either that or it’s Phyllis, you know, making me sweat just for old times’ sake.
Sally: Do you really think Victor would do something like that? You really think he’s gonna hurt Jack?
Billy: I think it would be a very big mistake to underestimate Victor’s hatred for my brother. I mean, we’re talking a decades-long rivalry, and that match is very quick to light.
Kyle: God! I wanna hit him!
Diane (scoffs): Well, you would have had to have stood in line behind me.
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Y&R Best Lines Wednesday, 3/4/26
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Nikki: Well, I”m glad you couldn’t track him down. I would have worried that you wouldn’t have been able to stop yourself from doing something we would all regret.
Nick: Anything that gets that psycho out of our lives for good would not be regrettable.
Nikki: It would be if it landed you in jail.
Victoria; You know, Nick, Matt could have killed you. You’re lucky that only one leg was shattered. I’m with Mom. I’m glad that you weren’t able to track him down.
Victor: I don’t like not knowing where he is. It gives him the upper hand.
Nick: Agreed. Feels like the calm before the storm. The problem is, we don’t know what direction that storm is coming from or when it’s gonna hit.
Cane: I truly believe that the only reason she’s continuing down this path and refuses to give it up is because she has nothing left. She’s clinging to this new role as CEO, not because she’s enjoying it, but because she feels abandoned by the people that matter to her most.
Daniel: Abandoned? She abandoned us!. She’s operating with a blatant disregard for the people that you claim that she loves. You know why? Because all she cares about is being one of Genoa City’s power elite. Everything else, that just – it falls by the wayside now.
Cane: Look, I’m just telling you what I observed the last time I spoke with her, and it’s not someone who’s reveling in being on top. Okay? She’s suddenly aware of what it cost her to get what she always wanted.
Daniel: That’s good. ‘Cause if losing us gets my mother to wake up to the mistakes that she’s made, I’m willing to be that sacrificial lamb.
Phyllis: This is a multinational company. You think I’m just gonna hand you Chancellor, what, and jot something down on a cocktail napkin or write some scribble on your hand or something? Come on!
Billy: I”m gonna need reassurances apart from a reworded contract.
Phyllis: You know what I’m gonna need? I’m gonna need you to be less paranoid. No one’s trying to attack you. No one’s trying to stab you in the back. You and your attorneys will thank me after this is done, okay?
Billy: I’m gonna hold you to that, Phyllis.
Phyllis: Great. Do that. In the meantime, while you’re waiting for the sweetheart of a deal, why don’t you spend time with your sweetheart? In your robes and your little socks. Your coffee mugs. While you … while you enjoy your nonprofessional life.
Billy: It’s happening, Victor. Chancellor Industries is now in the hands of its rightful leader. I know it’s a shock to hear it said out loud, but it feels pretty good to me, especially saying it to you.
Victor: I’ve got news for you. Chancellor Industries will be back in my hands before the end of the business day.
Billy (chuckles): That’s funny. You working on your stand-up routine now that you have so much time on your hands?
Victor: I’ll be very busy once the company belongs to me again.
Billy: I think all of this is making you a little delusional because there is not a chance in hell that I will be handing Chancellor Industries back to you.
Victor: If you don’t … neither you nor anyone in your family … will ever see Jack Abbott again.
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Y&R Short Recap Friday, March 6, 2026
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Holden persuades Audra to help him break the connection between Kyle and Claire. Holden wants Claire back and she thinks that Kyle is the person standing in his way.
Billy tries to persuade Phyllis to sign Chancellor over to him right away and she wonders why it is so important that she signs the papers right now.
Jack figures out that Victor put him on that yacht to get leverage over Billy. Jack is surprised when he sees Patty Williams on the yacht too.
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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, March 5, 2026
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Claire tells Victoria that she has decided to let go of all the Audra drama because she thought she was reverting back to the person Jordan raised her to be and she had to stop it. Claire also tells Victoria that she decided to end her relationship with Holden because he lied to her. Claire also advises Victoria that she should follow her instincts about going to Milan to talk to Summer about persuading Phyllis to give back Newman Enterprises.
Billy tells Kyle and Diane that Victor has kidnapped Jack and won’t give him back to them unless Billy gives Chancellor Industries back to him. Diane and Kyle talk to Victor and he tells them Jack is safe for now and that they should both persuade Billy to return Chancellor Industries to him.
Billy tells Sally that Victor has kidnapped Jack and he wants Chancellor Industries in exchange for Jack. Billy tells Sally that he can’t meet Victor’s demands because he hasn’t officially signed the contract with Phyllis making him the owner of Chancellor Industries. Billy tells Sally, once he signs the contract, he won’t sign the company over to Victor unless Victor proves that he has Jack.
Jack awakens and tries to figure out where he is. When he looks out the window, he realizes that he is sailing on a ship.
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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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Billy and Sally reconcile and promise that they will talk honestly with each other.
Cane tries to persuade Daniel to talk to Phyllis and work things out with her because she really misses her family. Daniel doesn’t think that Phyllis misses her family at all. Daniel thinks Phyllis made Cane talk to him and, in exchange ,she would give Newman Enterprises back to the Newman family.
Nick tells Victor , Nikki , and Victoria that he went to Los Angeles to look for Matt but Matt isn’t in Los Angeles…he has disappeared and nobody knows his whereabouts.
Phyllis gives Cane 24 more i hours to talk to Daniel. Daniel asks Tessa if he should forgive Phyllis. Tessa tells Daniel that in her irrational relationship with Mariah she doesn’t think Mariah wants her forgiveness for shutting her out of her life.
Victor tells Billy to come to the ranch and when he gets to the ranch Victor tells Billy that, if he doesn’t return Chancellor Industries to him, he will never see Jack again.
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Y&R Best Lines Tuesday, 3/3/26
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Audra: Something wrong?
Claire: Oh, I’m just in a state of shock that you would hold a door open for me.
Audra: You thought I’d let it hit you in the face?
Claire: I thought you’d slam it.
Audra: I’m curious. Why were you with Holden in the first place? Was it a one-night stand you couldn’t quit? Something more?
Claire: Why do you care?
Audra: Well, he just doesn’t seem like your type. But maybe that’s what you were going for – the opposite of Kyle.
Kyle: Sorry, am I late?
Claire: You are right on time.
Kyle: Well, thanks for agreeing to have breakfast with me.
Claire: You’re welcome.
Audra: You know, maybe there’s another reason why you and Holden are done. Rebound over. Pivot back to ex.
Claire: Have a lovely day, Audra.
Audra: You too, Claire.
Tessa: Oh, Daniel, this is Sienna. I know her from LA. We were in the music scene together.
Daniel: Oh, cool. Uh, nice to meet you.
Sienna: Yeah, likewise.
Daniel: So … what brings you to town?
Sienna: Oh, um, well, it’s kind of a long story, but I live here now and uh, I’m with Noah Newman.
Daniel: Oh! With Noah. Noah and I actually share a half-sister, Summer.
Sienna: Wow. It seems like everybody in this town is related to a Newman.
Daniel: Yeah, it’s the truth.
Kyle: She’s not worth anyone’s energy. Especially yours. You’re too good of a person.
Claire: I’m not perfect.
Kyle: Eh, from where I’m sitting, you’re pretty flawless.
Claire: Flatterer.
Kyle. Besides, the less time spent on Audra opens up more time to …
Claire: To do literally, anything else? Because that would be preferable.
Kyle: Not to push, but I wouldn’t mind having breakfast more often with you.
Claire: Just breakfast?
Kyle: I’m open to lunch. And coffee. Grocery shopping.
Claire: Mm-hmm.
Kyle: I mean, I’ll pretty much take any opportunity I can get to spend more time with you.
Claire: Grocery shopping? It’s a date.
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Y&R Best Lines Monday, 3/2/26
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Kyle (to Claire as she’s walking toward the bar at Society, looking down at a book she’s holding): Is that book so people won’t try talking to you? And here I am talking to you. We can just pretend that I didn’t see you.
Claire: It was one of my dad’s. The plan was to have an empanada and read some of the same words as my dad, and remember that there are good people in the world.
Kyle: Woof.
Audra: Oh, look who’s back from Los Angeles. Guess it didn’t go well if you’re back so soon. You couldn’t recapture some of that LA magic.
Holden: Seems like a bad idea for you to joke about LA, given the current circumstances.
Sally: Very nice.
Billy: Well, you set the bar pretty high. You did something like this for me not too long ago. You know, when you lived here and had a key and all that?
Sally: I think your snacks might be a little better.
Billy: Yes. Score one for me.
Sally: Half a point.
Audra: You wanted to just recapture whatever magic you had in LA, but Claire had other plans. She just wanted to find dirt on me.
Holden: Claire isn’t as obsessed with you as you are with her.
Audra (scoffs): Obsessed. She left Genoa City while her family is at war. You think that was to cuddle with you?
Holden: Ha. No.
Audra: That whole trip was about finding more dirt on me. She never would have left otherwise. And you know I’m right.
Holden: Everything happening with the Newmans, it’s … it’s intense. You hear about AI this and AI that, but this is … this is atom bomb level stuff.
Audra: Yeah, it’s insane. Wish I’d thought of it. Meanwhile, your little girlfriend runs off to California, leaving her grandpa’s side because she can’t quit me.
Holden: It’s hard to work up much sympathy for Victor since he did the same thing to Cane … among other things.
Audra: Careful. Claire’s Grandpa’s biggest fan.
Holden: Well, then she doesn’t see the big picture.
Audra: It almost sounds like you think she’s making a big mistake, but I thought she was perfect.
Holden: She’s too close to the issue. I can see things clearly. And that man doesn’t give a damn about anyone who doesn’t share his last name.
Audra: Is there something you know, Holden? Something we can use to distract Claire – or better yet, shut her up entirely?
Holden: Taking on Claire isn’t enough for you? You want to go poking around in Victor’s business? How – how have you survived this long with instincts like that?
Audra: It’s not surviving. It’s called thriving.
Audra: So, she listened to you?
Holden: I think so, yes.
Audra: But, you don’t know?
Holden: I said … I think so.
Audra: And I can guarantee you – you don’t know how to think.
Kyle: Audra is the kind of person who’s always looking for someone she can use. If she can’t exploit them now, maybe there will come a time. So she uses her humor and her confidence …
Claire: To lure men into her bed.
Kyle (laughs): It’s nothing personal. It’s just … how she functions.
Claire: I can read Audra. I think that’s probably one of the reasons why she hates me. And, uh, she’s not gonna give up on you anytime soon.
Kyle: Yeah, out of spite or because she hates losing. But as far as an actual relationship, she misses Nate and it makes sense ’cause he’s the only one who ever cared about her. God knows why, but it was real, and she blew it up.
Audra: Look, at the Shadow Room, no matter who you went home with, it was never the same woman twice. Everyone knew that’s just how you rolled. Have a little fun and move on.
Holden: And?
Audra: Except not this time. It’s like that player is gone. The man I see right now … I think he’s falling for Claire.
Holden: She’s done with me.
Audra: Wait – this whole conversation, and you’re just now telling me that?
Holden: You already called me out. You said LA didn’t go the way I wanted, and … you were right.
Audra: Well, I mean, I thought separate hotel rooms, not her sending you on your way. And why now?
Holden: She knew I was holding out on her. Which I am, and so … so she’s done. Which means that I no longer have to spend all my energy lying to her, and she doesn’t have to dig into my past or yours.
Audra: Wow. Well, she’s an idiot. Where’s she gonna find a guy like you?
Holden: Oh, now you want us back together?
Audra. God, no. You should have walked away from her months ago. Wasting your time on that psycho. She never deserved you in the first place. She never gave you the benefit of the doubt, never trusted you, and she was never willing to accept what you were willing to give. So … good riddance. For both of us. Who needs that kind of misery? Anyone who doesn’t believe in you can go straight to hell.
Audra: What’s so special about her anyway? You and Kyle, just falling for those dimples. You can find other dimples without risking jail time
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Y&R Short Recap Monday, March 2, 2026
Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Barbara
Claire runs into Kyle at the Society bar; he invites her to join him for a drink – his treat. They talk briefly about her family situation and then about her trip to LA. She tells Kyle that the trip did not provide her with the answer to the secret of what happened with Audra (regarding her connection to the missing art dealer there). Claire indicates that she is suspicious of Audra- she thinks she’s up to something. Kyle informs Claire that Audra is going to work with Sally, so she’ll be less interested in causing trouble and more concerned with her job. He also tells her that there was nothing real between him and Audra. Claire insists that Audra is obsessed with him and is not going to give up on him anytime soon. Kyle counters that as relationships go, the only person she misses is Nate, who was the only one who ever cared about her. Kyle admits that he’s a little jealous that Claire went on a trip to LA with Holden again. Claire mentions that Holden is lying to her and keeping secrets, so she no longer wants to be associated with him.
Audra is at Crimson Lights, finishing up a Spectra-Charles Media business call, when Holden enters. They sit down and discuss his trip with Claire to LA. He assures her that there’s no reason to believe that Claire learned or knows anything else about what happened with them in LA. He tells Audra that Claire isn’t as obsessed with her as she thinks. Audra isn’t convinced. She also lets Holden know that Sally hired her to work at Spectra-Charles Media, so she doesn’t want Claire to mess that up. Holden tells Audra that Claire is done with him because she knows he was holding out on her. Audra says that Claire being out of his life is good riddance for both of them.
At the Newman ranch, Victoria tells Nikki that she is postponing going to see Summer in Italy, but she’s not giving up on the idea entirely. She also expresses worry about how Nick seems off and appears to be in a lot of pain. Nikki is concerned about Nick going after Matt Clark in the condition he’s in. They also discuss Phyllis’s takeover of their family legacy. Victoria is emphatic in her determination to get back everything that belongs to them.
Back at his place, Billy pulls out all the stops with pre-dinner snacks and champagne for Sally. She tries to resist his heartfelt plea to give him a second chance and win her back. When he tells her that he wants them to be open and honest, even about things they aren’t proud of, she opens up about her alcoholic father who was a big dreamer that would do anything to chase his dreams, only to fail repeatedly. She admits that it was difficult for her, growing up with him. She also tells Billy that she feels that he chose Chancellor over her. He counters that wanting Chancellor doesn’t change the way he feels about her, that he loves her and still sees them building a life together. He gets out a pen and writes, “I love you” in her palm, just like she had done with him in Nice, and they kiss.
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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Eva
Claire tells Audra that her secret will stay buried because she is going to stop trying to find out what happened between her, Holden, and the art dealer. Claire also tells Audra she is done with Holden because he couldn’t be honest with her about what happened to the art dealer.
Sharon and Noah are worried about Nick since they have not heard from him. Sharon thinks Nick is searching for Matt and she tells Noah that they need to trust Nick.
Cane tells Phyllis that he can get Daniel to forgive her and, in exchange, he wants her to give Victor Chancellor Industries as a show of good faith. Once Lily and the kids are okay, he will tell Victor that he never intended to give Newman Enterprises back to him.
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Y&R Raves and Rants #7
Young and the Restless Opinion Article
Article written by Barbara 3/1/26
Here is what I liked and disliked about Y&R for the week of 2/23/2026 (just my humble opinions, no particular order, just random musings)
Raves:
I really, really enjoyed the light, flirty banter between Audra and Noah at the GCAC bar, reminiscing about their time together in London and chatting. Talk about chemistry – these two have it in spades! Noah was energized and grinning; he sparkled when he and Audra were chatting… a stark contrast to how he comes across like a misguided puppy dog chasing after old lady Sienna, who IMHO has no appeal whatsoever. The way Noah looked at Audra during the friendly and flirty part of their conversation, the gleam in his eyes … nice.
Too bad it went south with Noah and Audra after she told him she got a job as co-CEO of Spectra-Charles Media (the re-branded Newman Media, which was stolen from Noah’s Uncle Adam), because I could easily have gotten behind these two as a couple.
Audra, Noah and Kyle, the three of them hanging out at the GCAC bar …
I like Victoria and Nate together. He gets her.
Jack taking digs at Victor had me literally LOL. 
I like how they incorporated the actor, Michael Graziadei (Daniel), who plays the guitar in real life into his character’s storyline. Added bonus – his character’s father and quasi-girlfriend both being musicians on-screen and in real life.
Lauren looked beautiful in the dress she was wearing on Friday’s episode. Very pretty haircut and color, too.
So nice to see another pair of women best friends – Phyllis and Lauren. In fact, that same day, they showcased both sets of women BFF’s – Phyllis/Lauren and Sally/Audra.
Rants:
I’m tired of Victor’s evasiveness with Nikki/his wife. It’s getting old and making her come off like a nag (about his continuing to keep her out of the loop regarding his secretive efforts to reclaim Newman Enterprises).
Sienna and Noah are back together. Ugh. She has moved from LA to Genoa City to be with him, and I had to look away from the screen each time they leaned in to kiss. 
She has not zero, but negative appeal. I cannot stand the way she talks and looks. Must admit, I enjoyed seeing the frown on Nick’s face when Sienna mentioned that she decided to live in Genoa City and be with his son.
Detective Cardboard, oops, Detective Burrow, was back on the scene, telling Nick, Sharon, Noah and Sienna that he can’t do anything to help them with Matt being released from jail and out on the loose, since Matt was let go legally, on a technicality. Fine with me, because I’d much rather watch Nick and the Newmans deal with Matt than Detective Useless. I couldn’t believe what they had him say – he appeared to be addressing Nick when he said that although he would normally caution against taking the law into his (referring to Nick) own hand, in this case, it might be his (Nick’s) only choice. What a waste of air space this character is and the actor who plays him is a dud. Pair the detective with Sienna and send them back to LA together.
The dress Phyllis wore for her first day in her office at her newly acquired Newman Enterprises was beautiful, but it wasn’t appropriate for a C-Suite. (It looked perfect on her at the GCAC dining room, where Lauren took her for a fancy, celebratory breakfast.)
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Y&R Short Recap Friday, February 27, 2026
Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps
Recap written by Eva
Lauren goes by Phyllis’s office to congratulate Phyllis for beating Victor and pulling off the impossible. The ladies go to Society to celebrate. Phyllis offers Lauren a job working with her but Lauren tells her that she is happy with her job. Phyllis tells Lauren to think about the offer and not let Michael talk her out of taking the job.
Billy persuades Sally to go to dinner with him one last time. Audra tells Sally that having dinner with Billy isn’t a good idea. Sharon tells Victoria that she is worried that Nick may be addicted to pain medication.
Nick continues to take femtomole with way too many prescription pain pills.
Sharon and Nick decide to draw Matt out when he sends Nick a text message demanding $ 5,000,000.00 to leave Noah alone
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Y&R Best Lines Friday, 2/27/26
Best Lines provided by Barbara
Lauren: Wow. I’m not sure I’m ever going to get used to the sight of you behind Victor Newman’s desk.
Phyllis: Well, this is my desk now. It’s mine. And if you’ve come to, uh, read me the riot act, really, you can leave.
Lauren: Now, what on earth would I do that for?
Phyllis: I don’t know. Because you’re empty handed. You don’t have flowers or champagne or anything. Et tu, Brute?
Lauren: Oh, we’re quoting The Bard, now?
Phyllis: Well, yeah. I mean, Victor quoted Shakespeare, so I figure I can do whatever I want. But really, I – I’m so tired of character assassinations by people who are triggered by my success. So …
Lauren: Well, then … let me rewrite Julius Caesar for you. I have not come to bury you. I have come to praise you.
Phyllis (sitting with Lauren in the GCAC dining room, shouting): Breakfast for everyone! Breakfast on me. (Lowers voice) They can eat their hearts out.
Lauren: (laughs)
Billy: That sounds great. I’ll take a side of bacon.
Lauren: Oh. Hello, Billy.
Phyllis: You look happy, Billy.
Billy: Well, I’m just happy to see you two beautiful women here together, although I am surprised that you’re here together.
Lauren: Why? We’ve been friends forever.
Billy: Yeah, I know, but you’re also married to Michael Baldwin, so the fact that you are here together could mean one of two things. You’re either in the process of chastising her for the coup that she just pulled off, or maybe you’re actually happy that she was the one that screwed Victor over because of the amount of times that he screwed Michael over in the past. She’s the one to make it happen. Maybe you’re okay with that.
Phyllis: Lauren is the only one who’s not passing judgment on me.
Billy: Hey, now, I was on board from the get-go.
Lauren: Well, of course you were all for it. Everybody knows you hate Victor Newman and probably jumped at the chance to be part of his demise.
Billy: Honestly, I had nothing to do with it. I just happened to be at the right place at the right time.
Billy: So this is just the two of you being gal pals? I’m supposed to believe you’re not using your decades-long friendship to try and convince Phyllis that she made a mistake?
Lauren: Oh. That’s a page out of your playbook, Billy, not mine. I’m not that devious. Especially with my friends. And Phyllis is a very important friend to me, whether you believe it or not.
Phyllis: Phyllis is right here.
Billy: I’m very much aware of that. I would say proceed with caution where your friends and enemies are concerned because I’m sure they’re coming at you at all angles. Don’t cave under the pressure. Don’t let anyone convince you you don’t deserve this. You’ve come way too far to have someone talk you out of your success now. Good to see you.
Audra: Sharing so much as a stick of gum with him is a huge mistake and something you should avoid at all costs.
Sally: Okay, you make it sound like I lose all sense of myself when I’m around him.
Audra: This so-called dinner can only go one of two ways. Either he convinces you to get back with him, and you’ll end up back on that roller coaster you swore you were done riding. Or you’ll stand your ground, in which case he won’t take no for an answer. And if that happens, you two adults could end up being anything but civil.
Sally: There’s no way I’m letting Billy talk me into getting back together with him, okay? I made it very clear to him, and now to you, I am moving forward.
Phyllis: This is the way I see it. This is my last chance, Lauren. This is quite possibly my only chance to change my life. For the better. Do you understand what I’m saying? Maybe do something good in the world. It’s incredible to me that I am the villain and the Newmans are the victims in my dastardly deeds. That’s how people see it. The Newman family, no matter what crisis befalls them, they come out on top. I mean, I can’t believe doing what I did has affected my friends and family the way it has, that they wanna alienate me. These are the same people who chastised me for going toe to toe with Victor Newman and winning, and I won – I won, Lauren. Nobody has been able to do that. And I did it. But somehow I’m alone because of it. I’m the town pariah? I am? Really? Listen, if that means I have to go solo, fine. If that’s my only option, so be it – I don’t care.
Lauren: I’m – I’m so sorry, and if there’s anything … that I can do to help you, just you say the word, okay?
Phyllis: Maybe there is.
Lauren: Name it.
Phyllis: Come work for me.
Lauren: I’m so flattered and, uh, touched by the offer. I – You know, I think I’m content where I am right now.
Phyllis: Mm. Is that really contentment that you feel?
Lauren: Well, as opposed to what?
Phyllis: As opposed to complacency, maybe? You know, to be honest, you’re due for an adventure, you know, something besides picking out wedding dresses for the Bug, you know, while beautiful, but still, putting together bachelorette parties. You’re better than that. Come work for me. Just think about it just a bit. But don’t let Michael talk you out of this, please. But imagine us together. We could take over the world.
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Y&R Best Lines Thursday, 2/26/26
Best Lines provided by Barbara
Victoria (to her father/Victor): Can I ask you exactly what is it that you object to? Do you think it’s not gonna work, or are you upset that I’m willingly not gonna sit and watch you fix everything?
Phyllis: You know what? I’m done. I’m done. I’m going to the door. Press your little button thingy, and tell Shrek to get out of the way.
Cane: You are not going anywhere until I get what I want.
Phyllis: It’s about love. It was all about love. Profound.
Cane: I can’t give up on – on three people that I love most in my life. I just can’t. All that time I didn’t know where Lily and my kids were … and I was fearing for their safety … I realized that … the only time I’ve ever felt whole was when we were together. As a family. When we were happy. I felt like the richest, smartest, most powerful man in the world when my kids would come to me and ask for advice. Or support. I miss hugging them. I miss hearing them tell me they love me.
Phyllis: I get it. It’s about love, right?
Cane: Family is everything. Love is everything. And there’s no amount of … power or wealth or even vindication that’s worth losing all of that. Is there, Phyllis?
Victor (to Victoria): Sweetheart, I can assure you, if Matt Clark shows his damn face again, he’ll sign his own death warrant.
Sharon: The problem is, thinking that Matt would want to avoid another confrontation – that’s rational. But Matt is not rational. Nick and I know. He thrives on hand-to-hand combat.
Nick: Sharon’s right. It might take years. It might take decades. This guy always comes back.
Sharon: And if his actions so far are any indication, this go-round, he’s not wasting any time.
Sienna: Look, I really wanna believe that Matt is gonna play it safe, and he’s gonna go back to hiding under that rock that he slithered out from under, but … I think that Sharon’s right. And honestly, I don’t think I’ve got the stomach to handle another showdown with that despicable man.
Sharon: Take that feeling and multiply it tenfold, and that’s about scratching the surface of how Nick and I feel.
Detective Burrow: I don’t know. Matt got extremely lucky getting his case thrown out. You really think he’s stupid enough to return to the scene of the crime, do something to get himself locked up again?
Noah: I’ve gotta think that he’d think twice before taking that risk.
Nick: You all need to stop assuming that this guy is going to make the smart move. He’s not gonna do that. It’s not who he is. He’s a relentless psycho. He will be back. It’s just a matter of when.
Cane: Don’t you agree, Phyllis, that … all the power and wealth in the world isn’t worth it if you lose the only people you love in this life?
Phyllis: Yeah. Love and family are the only things that matter, right? You sound like Victor Newman. Ohh. Except he’s full of hot air and, um, look at how unhinged he is by – by losing all the power and money he could ever want.
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Y&R Best Lines Tuesday, 2/24/26
Best Lines provided by Barbara
Victoria: I’m the lucky one. My favorite drink waiting for me.
Nate: You know, I was seriously considering peppermint hot chocolate, but you sounded like you needed some fortification.
Victoria (takes a sip from a glass of red wine): You’re a wise man.
Jack: Victor! How’s that short game coming along these days?
Victor (chuckling): I don’t have time for this.
Jack: I haven’t seen you in awhile – not that I’ve missed you. I just assumed you’d flown south with the rest of the snowbirds to enjoy the links, you know, the fresh air, the ocean breezes.
Victor (chuckling): Let me ask you something, Jack. Have you lost your mind? I mean … you seem to be more of a blithering idiot than before.
Jack: Oh, golf’s not your game? Maybe you should try pickleball. I mean you got a lotta time on your hands now that you’ve lost Newman Enterprises. Tell me … how’s it feel to be retired?
Victor: I’ll leave the game playing to you and that punk brother of yours.
Jack: Good luck filling your day. Uh … shuffleboard may be more your game. (leaves)
Nikki: What was that all about?
Victor: Jack Abbott blowing smoke.
Jack: I live to make you happy.
Diane: Hmm. Well, then, can you make Victor and Nikki disappear?
Jack: Well I, for one, am very happy that Victor has crawled out from whatever rock he climbed under. That way I can rub salt in his self-inflicted wounds and, to tell the truth, I really like doing it.
Diane: I know you’re not one to take pleasure in other people’s misfortunes.
Jack: But in Victor’s case, I’m willing to make an exception. No, I enjoy watching him toppled from his self-made throne, especially since that fall happened through the same means he intended to use to destroy me.
Diane: Well, as long as he stays down this time. That man has more lives than a cat.
Jack: That is the rub, isn’t it?
Diane: Yeah.
Jack: Every time he’s down, no matter how hopeless, he seems to get back up, and I don’t know… better positioned than when it all started.
Diane: Well, it’s beyond infuriating.
Jack: Yeah. I would admire that quality in anyone else. In Victor, I find it nauseating.
Diane: It’s just seeing Victor and Nikki out and about in a public place looking so satisfied. I can’t — I can’t help but be suspicious.
Jack: It’s a weak attempt to maintain appearances. Victor is never going to admit defeat. In fact, we’ll probably bury that bastard with that “never say die” look on his face.
Nikki (standing in front of the long mirror in the GCAC ladies’ room, next to Diane, as the two women freshen their make-up): You followed me in here for a reason, so why don’t you just say what you wanna say?
Diane: Fine. I want you to stop using the tragedy your husband brought on you and your family as a way to score sympathy points with mine. Now, Jack might offer you some compassion because he’s kind and decent and obviously patient, but you really need to find another shoulder to cry on.
Nikki: Mm. Why are you so threatened?
Diane: Oh. I’m not threatened. I’m just tired of constantly finding poor, sniveling Nikki every time I turn around.
Nikki: Of course you feel threatened, Diane. Jack and I have been very close for a very long time, and I haven’t put him through a fraction of the agony you have over the years, which makes me think maybe you have serious doubts that you are capable of holding onto a man that you don’t deserve.
Nikki: I’m not the one who’s so insecure I need to accost someone in the ladies’ room.
Diane: Oh, I’m just freshening up. But it wouldn’t be a bad idea for you to stay away from my husband.
Nikki: Ah, well, that will never happen because Jack and I share a very special bond, something that you don’t understand or ever could.
Diane: No, it could happen if you would stop playing “damsel in distress” at every turn.
Nikki: I don’t go looking for sympathy from my dear friend. He just gives it to me.
Diane: (scoffs)
Nikki: That’s what friends do, but you wouldn’t know anything about that because you don’t have any. Oh. And that lip color? Not one of Jabot’s best. (exits)
Nate: I’m just trying to minimize that pain by encouraging you to think of other ventures that might give you equal satisfaction.
Victoria (laughs): Such as?
Nate: I don’t know, um … maybe you have an idea of starting your own company? Or maybe you wanna go in a completely different direction. Have you … seen yourself as a professor? Taking after Cole?
Victoria: What? In a classroom full of students teaching (laughs) Business 101? No. No, thank you.
Nate: Okay, uh, maybe, I don’t know, what did you wanna be when you were a kid?
Victoria: A CEO.
Nate: Oh. What?
Victoria: Yeah.
Nate: Uh, say, what about a dancer?
Victoria: Mm. Two left feet.
Nate: A singer?
Victoria: Tone deaf. Don’t say cook, either, because you know I can’t cook. I can bake chocolate chip cookies, but that’s baking.
Nate: You win for now. I’m just trying to open your mind to other possibilities.
Victoria: Understood. And I appreciate that. But right now, I’m focusing all of my energy on succeeding. I want Newman Enterprises back, and I’m gonna get it.
Jack: Oh, would you look at that. The façade has already crumbled. I guess Victor got some bad news. (chuckling) Couldn’t happen to a more deserving son of a bitch.
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