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Bill wondered why Lynette was in his hotel room. Hayley and Lynette were able to put Bill off their scent. He finally agreed to get Lynette a room at the hotel. While Lynette was alone, she started plotting what she would do next. Hayley warned her that Bill would get suspicious if she kept going down that road. Later Bill warned Hayley to keep her distance from Lynette. He suspected that she was trouble. Bill was going to call Elon when he got a notice that Dani was doing a livestream. Randy ran into Lynette and let her know that he was onto her. Lynette thought he wanted her away to avoid temptation. Randy admitted that he had memories of their time together. He didn’t have good memories of their time. Lynette tried flirting with him, but he wasn’t interested.
Dani was getting interviewed by someone who felt she was a has been and wondered why she was modeling again. She put the guy in his place and told him that she felt beautiful. After the interview, Dani went to her parents’ house to make sure interview didn’t want it to have a bad impact on Anita’s health. Anita and Vernon were supportive of her and what she told the interviewer. Hayley was annoyed that Bill was impressed with Dani’s decision to model again. She tried to use her injury to get him to focus on her.
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Hayley met with Randal, and he realized that she lied about getting mugged. He wasn’t happy to find out that she was working with Lynette. Randy felt like Lynette would sell out her own mother to get her way. He wasn’t happy to find out that Bill’s doctor was suspicious of his test results. Hayley told him that she stopped spiking his tea. Bill yelled at Tomas and Caroline for allowing Hayley to deliver Lynette”s paperwork which led to her getting attacked. Tomas started putting the pieces together and became suspicious of Hayley and Lynettte’s relationship. Lynette went to see Hayley. She told her that she was keeping the engagement ring for coming up with the scheme Hayley used. She wanted Hayley to get Bill to get the embezzlement charges against her dropped. While they were talking, Bill showed up. He wanted to know why Lynette was there, Carlton was in a bad mood at the hospital. He didn’t like seeing Nicole with Kial so he snapped at Shanice. Ted heard the encounter and got involved. He found out what happened through Shanice. They also talked about the underwear that she found in his room. After talking about the situation, they realized they were building something special. Ted and Shanice kissed each other.
Nicole arrived at the hospital to talk to Ted. She felt like he didn’t have a reason to judge her behavior. Ted promised that he wouldn’t stand in her way. Nicole wasn’t sure what she would do next. She felt like it was the beginning. Leslie went to the casino to see Joey. He wasn’t thrilled to see her, but she wanted info about Marcel. Joey didn’t give her any information about him. He wanted to know why she needed the information on him. She started cozying up to him when Vanessa showed up, Vanessa put Leslie on notice about getting too close to Joey. Leslie informed her that she had her eyes on another prize. She sauntered out of his office. Joey admitted that he liked seeing Vanessa’s jealous side.
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Young and the Restless Opinion Article

Article written by Barbara 2/13/26
Here is what I liked and disliked about Y&R for the week of 2/9/2026 (just my humble opinions, no particular order, just random musings)
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I really liked seeing the three Newman siblings – Adam, Nick and Victoria – united in their goal to save their family legacy. They quibble but are strong and allied.
There was a well-done scene at the Newman ranch showing Abby on speaker phone with her father (Victor), giving an update on Dominic’s kidnapping, while the rest of the Newman family was in the living room listening. Nikki and each of the siblings chimed in with moral support for Abby. I think it’s important to continue to show Abby being an integral part of the Newman family, even though she is not involved in the family business that has its own separate front burner storyline. Good job of juggling and intertwining these two distinct front burner Newman family storylines.
The happy scenes with Mariah and Dominic in the diner were really good. I enjoyed their rapport. Actually made me smile.
In stark contrast, in subsequent intense scenes, the little boy playing Dominic did a phenomenal job portraying his character’s frustration, impatience, annoyance and defiance with Mariah taking him on a long, mysterious road trip, her insisting that they continue to play hide-and-seek while he kept expressing his desire to go home and be with his parents. He held his own with the Emmy award winning, very experienced actress playing Mariah when their two characters were arguing.
The reunion of Dominic with his parents was very heartwarming. Gave me chills, as did Mariah crying and being comforted by her own mother.
Holden is so handsome.
Love Claire’s long, curly hairstyle
Valentine’s Day couples:
to Adam and Chelsea, Jack and Diane
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Billy’s hair… LOL. It’s probably a popular contemporary men’s hairstyle, but IMHO, he looks like he just woke up.
Can’t stand Detective Burrow, which I attribute to the way he is being portrayed. IMHO, the person playing this character can’t act his way out of a paper bag. No charisma, no energy. Unfortunately, he does nothing to instill confidence in his character, who is in law enforcement.
Stupid, meaningless, what-was-the-point scenes with Audra and Kyle at the bar in Society.
Valentine’s Day couples:
to Sally and Billy, Sienna and Noah (reunited in love in LA, but this couple is such a mis-match)

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Billy: How much chloroform did you actually use on Cane, Phyllis?
Phyllis: Uh, I used the recommended dosage that said when you wanna take out one of your enemies.
Billy: Me? You’re talking to me now? I was just in the neighborhood and popped in to say hello.
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Phyllis (pondering to herself in Victor’s old office): I thought this place needed a woman’s touch, but it looks like it just really needs a bulldozer.
Billy: Oh, wow. Look at you. Hard at work, huh? You know, when you said you were gonna leave your mark at Newman, I didn’t think you meant interior design.
Phyllis: I’ve been here since dawn meeting with the staff, giving them their marching orders, all right? Anything else you wanna know?
Billy: Not from you, no. Where’s Cane?
Victor (to Nikki): Cane Ashby, it seems, truly loves his family. He’s very concerned about them. If I didn’t despise that son of a bitch as much as I do, I’d almost give him credit for having his priorities straight.
Victoria (to Victor): What have you always taught me? The deal isn’t done until the ink is dry on the contract. And it’s still not done until the money is in the bank.
Phyllis (to Billy): Why are you here? Why don’t you go back to being some business tycoon with your girlfriend? Nobody wants you here. Take the hint.
Phyllis (turning to look at Cane, but still talking to Billy): This is something I’ve known from the beginning, that he would be a problem, and it looks like Cane is kinda coming around to my way of thinking, right?
Billy: Here’s the problem, Phyllis. You actually think you have power. You don’t. You’re delusional. You’re simply riding his coattails, okay?
Nick: I just don’t think Dad would go that far
Adam: And I think he might.
Nick: Well, of course you would, Adam, because it’s something that you would do.
Adam: Not anymore.
Nick: Oh, why? ‘Cause the reform is complete, now?
Victoria (exasperated): Guys.
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Ashley felt like Naomi should tell her family the truth about having the BRCA Gene. Lynette and Hayley interrupted them. Ashley took Naomi into a treatment room. Naomi noticed Lynette’s hand and wondered if she was hurt in the attack too. Hayley wondered what happened to Bill. Bill and Dani talked about Chelsea and Madison getting engaged and moving to Denmark. He wondered if she was upset about them moving like he was. Naomi’s call interrupted their conversation. She told him that Hayley was at the hospital and needed him. After she got off the phone with Bill, Naomi watched Lynette with suspicion. Bill arrived while Hayley was talking about her accident. Hayley wanted to know where Bill was when she tried to reach him, but he avoided telling her. He promised to keep her safe and replace the ring that was stolen. It turned out that Lynette had the ring. Chelsea and Madisont old Anita and Vernon about their news. Madison stopped Chelsea from telling them they were moving. She said they weren’t moving anymore. Madison turned down the fellowship because being in love and settling down was better. Chelsea was scared that Madison would regret turning it down. Madison believed she did the right thing.
Jacob and Smitty met at Orphey Gene’s to talk about the undercover assignment. Jill realized they were talking about the Impaler. She told them that the Impaler targets homeless encampments like where she stayed in for years. Smitty tried to question her, but she didn’t want to talk about it. June warned him not to get involved in that dangerous situation. Jacob met with his source. He informed Jacob that it won’t be easy to walk into the position. The informant said he had to pass a test to by teaching someone in the organization a lesson. He told Jacob that he would be informed when he had to pull the act off.
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Bill brought Hayley to the hospital. He was afraid she might have a concussion. Shanice noticed how close Nicole and Kial were. They planned to meet at Uptown. Carlton showed up and saw them kissing. Nicole said she wanted to date Carlton, but he had to understand that she would be seeing other people. An unhappy Carlton walked away. Later on, Nicole and Kial had a great time on their date. They ended up making love. Carlton talked to Shanice to talk about Nicole. Hayley and Bill made love. He suggested they renew their vows. He promised the love and honor her. Bill said he was determined to find the person who hurt her. Anastasia tried to bring down the Duprees. She tried to goad Dani but it didn’t work. Naomi and Chelsea showed up at the club. Anastasia’s granddaughter Francesca showed up. Anita helped Samantha for the cotillion. Dani wanted to celebrate Chelsea engagement. Naomi was afraid that Chelsea was rushing into marriage.Chelsea said she was afraid Madison would regret giving up her Copenhagen position. She wondered if Dani went through this with Bill. Dani said she thought the situation would be temporary. She said telling Bill no wasn’t an option. Dani said their situations weren’t the same.
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Hayley let Lynette know that Tomas was going to do her case pro bono. They talked about the cons they pulled. Lynette felt like Hayley’s con wasn’t going well and suggested that she get rid of Dani. While they were talking, they came up with a new plan. Lynette said she couldn’t fake an illness so she had to come up with a new one. She told Hayley to create a fake mugging. Lynette took Haley to a dark place before she hit her. Jan advised Derek to take the job at the free clinic. He was willing to work there until he found out Leslie worked there. Jan tried to convince him to take the job which led to the arguing. He agreed to thinking about the position.
Ashley asked Shanice if she thought Grayson was shady. Grayson showed up and apologized for leaving when they were about to make love. He said the call was about his mother who was in a care facility for Parkinson’s Disease. Later on, Ashley and Jan talked about Derek’s job offer. Ashley didn’t think it was a good idea for Derek to work with Leslie. Jan said Leslie changed. Chelsea and Madison celebrated their engagement. Bill and Caroline showed up and saw Chelsea and Madison. He was shocked at their engagement since they were about to break up. Bill was concerned that Chelsea was rushing into something she would regret. Chelsea told Madison what Bill said. Madison thought Bill was right. They decided they were going to move on despite any obstacles. Bill told Caroline that Chelsea made a decision based on temporary feelings. He thought Dani could talk sense into Chelsea. Bill tried calling Dani, but Andre made sure she didn’t get the call.
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At Society, the three Newman siblings discuss Dominic’s kidnapping and the latest developments, as well as Victor having Lily and Cane’s children kidnapped, and Lily going along with it. Victoria tells her brothers that she thinks their dad is not telling the truth about it. She claims that Cane is calling Victor’s bluff and planning retaliation against the entire family. She tells them she put together a plan to go against Phyllis legally, to get her to roll over on Cane behind their father’s back. Nick is against it because he thinks Lily is angry enough at Cane to go along with Victor’s plan; also, he thinks Lily is in on Victor’s plan in order to get Chancellor back. Victoria holds her ground and wants them to stick together and go behind their father’s back to save their family company by using Phyllis. The three of them simultaneously receive texts from Victor, summoning them to the ranch ASAP.
Victor and Nikki argue about him making Cane think that Lily and their children are in danger and him shutting her and their kids out of his plans to get Newman Enterprises back. He receives and shows her a photo on his phone of Lily and the twins at a hotel, appearing to be alright, and she apologizes for doubting him. He sends a copy of the photo to Cane.
When Victoria and her brothers arrive at the Newman ranch, Victor tells them Cane seems ready to make a deal. He shows them the photo of Lily and Cane’s kids taken at the hotel in Southern California as proof that his kidnapping scheme is proceeding as planned. The Newman siblings are skeptical but curious.
Holden and Claire are at an outdoor cafe in Los Angeles. She tells him she came to LA with him to get a break from Audra in Genoa City. He lets her know he’s in LA on a personal matter for Cane, to oversee the search for Lily and Cane’s children. She is appalled, given what Cane is doing to her family, but she sticks around in LA with Holden, so she can secretly find out about the disappearance of the art gallery owner there.
Phyllis is in Victor’s old office at Newman Enterprises, flashing back to when she angrily berated him. She also reviews ideas to redecorate the office. Billy enters, asking where Cane is. They bicker, and then Cane comes in, announcing a change in plans. He tells Billy he can’t sign off on giving him Chancellor yet because there’s a bump in the road. Billy gets angry, and Phyllis tries to intervene, but they’re all interrupted when Cane gets a phone call from Holden. He lets Cane know that the PI got hold of security footage of Lily and the children being led away from a hotel in downtown LA by someone in a baseball cap, and driven away in a black SUV with no license plate, looking scared. Then Cane gets the photo of Lily and his kids from Victor. He orders Billy to leave and then tells Phyllis about what the PI found out. He shows her the photo Victor sent and has a meltdown.
Billy goes home; Phyllis barges in to his place. She says that Cane is folding and that they’re about to lose everything. She tells him she needs his help with a way that would enable him to hold onto Chancellor for the rest of his life, but they have to act “so fast”.
Cane bursts into Newman Ranc,h calling Victor a “son of a bitch”. He tells Victor that he wins, demanding that Victor show him proof that Lily and the twins are safe and have been released, and then Victor can have his company back.
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Chelsea surprised Madison with an early Valentine’s Day celebration since she won’t be in town for it. She believed that their relationship would survive Madison moving to start her fellowship. Chelsea proposed to Madison. Madison thought they agreed that they weren’t ready to be married. Chelsea felt like she found the perfect partner. She knew that Madison liked to plan things, but she wanted her to do something wild. Madison finally agreed to marry her Dani met with Izaiah at Uptown to talk about the proposal she made about him joining her agency. He liked his job and didn’t want to let his students down. Dani wondered if Eva had anything to do with his decision. He said that Eva had nothing to do with his decision. Dani was impressed by his attitude. She was willing to speak to the people at his school who were interested in fashion. Pamela met with Andre, and they talked about him meeting with a designer named Tatum Stewart. He explained that Tatum wanted Dani to be the face of her company. Pamela didn’t think that Dani would agree to it if she thought the deal was arranged. They agreed to keep the truth about the job from Dani. Andre wanted her to do something to take her mind off having the BRCA Gene, and Anita’s cancer. Dani arrived while they were talking. Pamela talked to her about the job offer from Tatum. Dani wanted to think about it. After Pamela left, Andre tried to push for Dani to take the job. Dani wondered why he wanted her to take it so badly. He wanted to make up for keeping her from getting the Forrester Creations job. Andre thought she could make sure that she was able to work close to home so she could be near her family.
Ted had trouble explaining to Shanice that he didn’t know where the underwear came from. He said the underwear had to belong to Leslie. Shanice thought they belonged to Nicole. She said she jumped to the wrong conclusion because of the way he acted when they saw Nicole with Kial. Ted believed that Leslie bribed her way into his room and put the underwear in his couch the same way she disguised herself to trick her when she attacked Laura. Shanice felt bad about that. Ted wanted to continue the evening, but Shanice wanted to leave. The mood died for her when they ran into Nicole and Kial. Shanice informed him that she didn’t want to be his consolation prize. Leslie was talking when Ted arrived at Uptown. He threw her panties down. She pretended not to know anything about them. He was upset that she ruined his relationship. Ted drove it home that he wasn’t interested in her. He wanted her to stay out of his room.
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Kial and Nicole were flirting at Uptown and saw Ted and Shanice arrive. Ted and Shanice were surprised to see Nicole on a date with Kial. They walked away from Nicole and Kial. Shanice wondered if she got dressed up for him to spend the night talking about Nicole. Ted was worried about Nicole. Shanice told him that Nicole was walking in her power. She suggested they go somewhere else. Kial couldn’t stop complimenting Nicole. He wanted to take things further, but she wanted to take them slowly. She was interested in seeing where things went with them, but she wasn’t ready yet. Kial was willing to wait.
Joey invited Vanessa to his place. She was amazed at how warm his place was. Vanessa felt it was a special moment for them to have dinner at his place. He cooked for her. Vanessa said he could cook for her when she moved in. Joey didn’t think it was a good idea. He thought it would be dangerous. His enemies would know how much she meant to him. Ted and Nicole ended up at his hotel room. They were about to make love when Shanice pulled the brakes. She didn’t like what he said to her about Nicole. Shanice noticed a pair of panties on his couch. She demanded to know how they got there. Anita met with Samantha and Jessica to talk about the cotillion. Jessica was skeptical about the cotillion so Anita educated her about the importance of it. Anita thought that one of the girls would be the platinum debutante. Anastasia overheard Anita and interrupted their conversation. She believed her grandchild would win the tiara. Anastasia said Anita couldn’t do anything about it. She called out Anita and her family. Anita refused to take her insults. They went back and forth with each other. Anita hoped the best person would win. Later, Anita hoped Samantha and Jessica would do their best to win. Anita got dizzy while they were talking.
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Holden (to Cane): “I even like to think I’m a little like you. Although unlike you, I have yet to make and lose my first billion.”
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Sharon: “Are you sure she didn’t just go for a walk on the grounds?”
Noah: “Her suitcase is gone, and I doubt she took that for a walk around the ranch.”
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Victoria: “And here’s Dad, faking an abduction when his own grandson has been kidnapped. A shrink would have a field day with that, you know.”
Nikki: “I’m sure the irony isn’t lost on him, either.”
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Victoria (to Nikki about Victor): “It’s like there’s a symphony playing in his head, and he’s the only one who’s allowed to hear it.”
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Jack: “You look tired, Victor.”
Victor (laughs): “Are you concerned, or what?”
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Jack: “You’re a little hard to root for.”
Victor (laughs): “I assure you, I can live without your good wishes, Jack.”
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Jack (to Victor): “You really overplayed your hand, and now you’ve lost everything. It was a long time coming, but it was worth the wait.”
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Jack: “So then you’re the winner in all of this. That’s the story you’re peddling now?”
Victor: “Not a story, Jack. You just wait.”
Jack: “You want people to believe that. You’ve not only lost your company, you’ve lost your mind.”
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Adam: “And hopefully, this is gonna be over soon, and we can get back to what passes for normal around here.”
Chelsea: “You think that’s ever gonna happen?”
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Young and the Restless Opinion Article

Article written by Barbara 2/8/26
Here is what I liked and disliked about Y&R for the week of 2/2/2026 (just my humble opinions, no particular order, just random musings)
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Noah and Sienna – My opinion about these two has changed. My first impression has evolved because of seeing more of them together. I’m just not picking up any chemistry there. Older woman/younger man, fine, but in this case, Sienna is not only old enough to be Noah’s mother, the actress who plays her is actually the same age as Sharon Case, who plays Noah’s on-screen mother! It’s probably a combination of wardrobe, make-up and hair style, but IMHO, Sienna looks like a washed out, tired, old lady. And with the way she speaks, and her mannerisms, she comes off as having no class. I don’t know if it’s intentional, to try to contrast her and make a case for opposites attract, since Noah is wealthy and highly educated, but either way, I don’t care for this pairing.
Also, why did Noah introduce Sienna to Devon as a “good friend”?! Noah is in love with her! He’s planning to uproot himself from Genoa City and move to LA to be with her, FFS. Why didn’t he introduce her as his girlfriend?! ![]()
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I really liked how Nick spoke to Noah about his relationship with Sienna and laid out his legitimate (IMHO) concerns about it. Great dialogue.
Michael and Lauren – love these two! Michael never ceases to put a smile on my face. ![]()

I love the dress Phyllis wore on the 2/5/2026 episode!
What was shown this week in the storyline of Mariah kidnapping Dominic, who she reverted to calling Bowie, was pretty good. I liked Mariah’s monologue while she was talking to a sleeping Dominic, it was well done. In addition, the make-up and hair styling departments have done an appropriate 180 and now Abby looks just as would be expected for a devastated, distraught and desperate mother of a kidnapped little child – pale, dark circles under her eyes from crying and lack of sleep, and her hair is combed straight and plain.
The expressions of annoyance, dismay and what appeared to be confusion on Audra’s face while seated on the patio at Crimson Lights eavesdropping on Holden’s and Claire’s conversation about going to LA together – priceless! ![]()
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Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Recap written by Michele & Cheryl
Anita talked to Dani about losing her hair. They talked about cancer destroying their bodies. Anita feared that she would be talked about because of what cancer would do to her. Dani suggested she get ahead of the narrative and give people something to talk about. They got to work on creating Anita’s new look. Chelsea shocked Kat when she told her that she was moving with Madison. Kat tried everything she could to convince Chelsea not to go away with Madison. Chelsea wanted to go with her. Kat admitted that she would miss her. She didn’t know how she would live without her. Kat felt like she was putting her life on hold to follow Madison. At Orphey Gene’s, Vernon revealed to Andre that Bill had regrets divorcing Dani. Andre believed his marriage to Dani could survive Bill’s regrets.
After his conversation with Vernon, Andre went home to tell Dani that Bill wanted her back. Dani wasn’t surprised that he wanted her back. She was taken aback that Bill was telling people about his regrets. Andre wondered why Bill was suddenly feeling nostalgic about their marriage. Dani admitted that she kissed Bill. Bill and Hayley met with Madison and his new doctor. The new doctor advised him to cut things out of his diet. Bill was happy to cut Hayley’s tea from his diet. They wanted him to spend the night at the hospital to run more tests to monitor his condition. Hayley tried to do everything she could to keep him from staying at the hospital. The doctor wanted to run more tests on Bill. Anita showed Vernon her new look. Vernon was blown away by Anita’s new look.
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Dani told Andre that she kissed Bill goodbye. She said it was easy to get caught up in happy memories. Dani said despite the good memories the bad memories of Bill’s infidelity creep in. Andre let her know that he wasn’t going to let anyone interfere in their marriage. Dani said she liked his brave front, but it wasn’t necessary since she wasn’t going anywhere. Later on, Dani went to see Bill to tell him what was going on. When Bill told her what was going on with his health, she was concerned about Hayley not wanting him to stay in the hospital. While Dani was talking, she decided not to be involved in Bill’s life anymore. She said it wasn’t healthy. Dani said they shouldn’t see each other anymore. When Dani left, Bill looked disappointed that they wouldn’t be seeing each other anymore. Smitty met with his source at Orphey Gene’s. Max said he saw the boss committing a shocking act against a snitch. Smitty said that was because of the ring they were trying to bust. Later on, Smitty met with Jacob to tell him that Max wanted out. Jacob thought it was bad news since he was supposed to get him into the organization. They wanted Max to send them a text saying Jacob could go in the organization. Jacob ended up in the organization. Chelsea went to Anita for advice about what to do about Madison. Anita said no one should put their lives on hold because of her cancer. Later on, Chelsea told Madison that she wasn’t going with her and that they could give a long-distance relationship a shot.
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Leslie ran into Shanice at the coffee shop and got into an argument with her. She warned Shanice that Ted doesn’t like to stay faithful to one person. They argued for a while until Derek showed up. Leslie walked away from Shanice. Derek talked to Shanice about losing her job. She gave him advice about what to do. He realized he could do different things. Kat talked to Izaiah that Eva was insecure. Eva told Tomas that she made a big mistake. While she was talking to Tomas, she told him Kat enjoyed the attention she was getting from Izaiah. Kat talked to Izaiah about her gripes with Eva. He tried to give her advice about Eva, but she refused to listen. Kat said Eva was like her mother. Later on, Tomas and Kat met up. He asked if he was paying enough attention to her. Kat assured him that she wasn’t interested in anyone else. Tomas believed her and said would protect her. Kat said he was the only person who had her back. Izaiah went to Eva’s apartment to let her know that he wanted more than a no-strings attached relationship. He said they had a chance at something real. They ended up agreeing to making their relationship work. Madison told Chelsea that she was excited about the program because she could cure Parkinson’s. She told Chelsea it was the disease that took her grandfather away from her. Chelsea said she was making herself the main character in her story and wondered if they had a future. Madison said their relationship meant everything to her, but she was going away. Chelsea wondered how they would make a long distance relationship work. Madison asked her to go with her.
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At Crimson Lights, Nick and Sharon discuss Cane and Phyllis’s takeover of his family business. Nick is distraught and angry about Phyllis’s involvement and the ramifications.
Sienna and Noah are enjoying some fun and romance at the Overlook Cafe. Their talk turns to her plan to move back to LA and his desire to go there with her. She tries to convince him to stay in Genoa City and be near his family again. Noah counters that since he now owns the Shadow Room, they can run it together in LA, but Sienna is leery because of its past association with Matt.
Nate goes to the Chancellor mansion to support Devon during the ordeal with Mariah kidnapping Dominic.
Devon reaches out to Sharon for help while she is at Crimson Lights with Nick, who goes with her to meet with Devon at her place. Just before Devon arrives, Sharon and Nick chat with Sienna and Noah in her living room. He informs them that he hired the Newman jet to take him and Sienna to LA, where they will be living and running the Shadow Room together.
Devon shows Sharon and Nick footage of Mariah at the motel in Genoa City and tells them that she kidnapped Dominic. Sharon and Nick are shocked and offer to help find the child.
While Devon is at Sharon’s, Abby is at home. She calls her dad and asks him to come over because she needs his help. Then she clings to a stuffed animal that Chance gave to Dominic. She prays to Chance to watch over and protect Dominic, and to put his detective skills together to bring Dominic home.
Hallucination Ian is in the front passenger seat of the car Mariah is driving away from Genoa City with Dominic asleep in the back seat. Ian gives her a pep talk about how she will be a good mother to Dominic and says he will never abandon her and will always help her. Dominic wakes up and calls out “Papa”, Hallucination Ian disappears. When Mariah asks Dominic if he had a nightmare, he tells her that he had a sad dream about his papa in heaven, and he misses him. When he mentions how his “mommy” would sing to him, Mariah tells him that she’s also kind of like his mommy, that she sang to him while he was in her tummy and that she nicknamed him Bowie. He asks her to sing; she flashes back to singing Tessa’s song to him while she was pregnant with him. She starts humming “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” and tells him that sometimes she almost feels like he’s her son, too. Dominic looks out the side car window and smiles.
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Recap written by Michele & Cheryl
Chelsea was excited that Bill helped her company. He made it possible for Chelsea and Kat to meet Lauren Fenmore. Bill and Chelsea were talking when Hayley arrived. She arrived just as Bill said he used to be married to one of the most beautiful supermodels in the world. Hayley chose not to overreact to what he said. Chelsea left them alone. Hayley tried to seduce Bill, but he wasn’t ready at the time. She became enraged and pulled out her eyedropper and poisoned his drink. Later Bill headed to the club and ran into Vernon. He thought about happier times he had with Vernon. Bill started noticing the effects from the drug Hayley gave him. Vernon remembered being there just before he dumped Dani. He felt like Bill was a disappointment and a liar. Bill admitted to him that he made a mistake by leaving Dani. After Vernon left, Bill received a text from Madison. She wanted to meet with him at the office. Eva noticed that her mother was happy. She wondered what she was up to. Leslie felt like being happy, but Eva wasn’t buying it. She also didn’t like the idea of her using Marcel to get Ted. Leslie was positive that Shanice would be out of the picture soon.
Kat wanted Chelsea to take her side when she talked to her about her mother’s behavior. Chelsea didn’t agree with her. While they were talking, Dani and Izaiah showed up at Uptown. The girls were shocked to see them together. Dani informed them that she wanted him to join her modeling agency. He turned down her offer. Later Kat sat at his table and told him that he should reconsider Dani’s offer. Eva walked into Uptown and saw them together. Dani met with Vernon at the club. They talked about what was going on with the family. Hayley ran into Lynette at the coffee shop. They were talking when Dani walked in the shop. Dani warned Lynette that Hayley would steal something she loved sooner or later.
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Young and the Restless Opinion Article

Article written by Barbara 1/30/26
Here is what I liked and disliked about Y&R for the week of 1/26/2026 (just my humble opinions, no particular order, just random musings)
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Harrison’s fake emergency matchmaking trick for getting Claire and Kyle to spend time together with him and remind them how compatible they are was cute, but a waste of air time. Seemed like it was just filler to remind viewers that Kyle has a child and to keep Claire in Kyle’s orbit. I don’t particularly like the actor who plays Harrison. I know he’s just a little kid, but I’ve seen many talented child actors on soaps, and this boy is not one of them. He came across as reading his lines, or like he managed to memorize and recite them, and couldn’t effectively infect any emotion into what he was saying. JMVHO.
Sally continues to annoy the heck out of me. She’s such a bi*ch. She’s always putting Billy on the defensive, lecturing him and generally condescending to him. I like the friendship between Sally and Audra, but I’m beginning to feel sorry for Audra having to listen to broken record Sally complaining and whining about Billy.
Not liking the storyline with Mariah kidnapping Dominic from Abby and Devon, which started this week with her skulking around outside the Chancellor mansion, then returning to the motel and talking with her hallucination of Ian Ward, trying to resist his attempts to persuade her to kidnap Dominic. As of Friday 1/30/2026, she had caved to Ian, went through with kidnapping Dominick, and is driving away with him in the back seat of the car. Also, they need to lay off the bronze spray tan on Abby’s pretty face. She looks plastic.
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On the flip side, because Dominic is so adorable (this is a child actor who can act), he makes Mariah tolerable.
It was fun to see Victor sitting calmly in his chair behind his desk in his office at Newman Enterprises, listening to Cane and Phyllis going off on him, then remaining still with his hands folded, watching the heated exchange between Phyllis and Victoria before declaring “enough” and throwing Cane and Phyllis out.
Interesting dynamic with Adam, Chelsea and Nikki in alignment after Chelsea spoke up and told Nikki about Victor enlisting Adam to trick Cane into thinking that Lily and his kids are in danger (as a way to lure Cane back to the bargaining table for Victor to regain Newman Enterprises).
Abby, who is a Newman, but not involved in the family business, expressing concern to her husband/Devon about it being in such peril, was a refreshing acknowledgement of the character’s paternal family roots.
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Daytime Soap Opera Short Recaps

Recap written by Michele & Cheryl
Nicole and Kial were at Uptown. They talked about Carlton. He felt like Carlton wasn’t much competition or she wouldn’t be drinking alone. Madison thought she was going to have a difficult conversation about Chelsea’s behavior. Chelsea didn’t want to go back to her partying ways, but she missed it at times. She didn’t want to be judged for missing her old life. Madison would walk away if she’s holding her back from her old life. She didn’t know how to fix the fact that opposites don’t always work. Chelsea accidentally proposed to Madison. Madison felt like she proposed out of fear and not love. She walked away. Joey wanted Lance to go to the back room of his casino. He put Lance on notice about threatening Vanessa. If he said Vanessa’s name, he would kill him. Dani met Vanessa at the club. Bill saw Dani and made suggestive comments about her clothes. He thought she did it to please him. Vanessa thought he was full of himself and pathetic at the same time. She enjoyed watching Bill choke on his regret for leaving Dani. Vanessa didn’t think she should fall for Bill’s behavior. Dani left to meet Andre. Lance’s wife, Lolly, arrived at the club to see Vanessa. She apologized to Vanessa for Lance’s behavior. They agreed to protect each other. Lance arrived at the club, so Lolly ripped into him for what he did to Vanessa. He saw Vanessa so he left the club.
Vanessa met Joey at the casino. He noticed the bruises were that Lance gave her. He didn’t want her to downplay what Lance did to her. Joey said that she would never be hurt by his business again. He didn’t tell her about confronting Lance. Vanessa thought he was the reason Lance ran away from her at the country club. Hayley and Andre ran into each other at the coffee shop. Andre didn’t want to hang out with her. Hayley tried to bond with him, but it didn’t work. He left to meet Dani. Hayley sent Bill a sexy text. Bill was caught up in his memories of Dani. Hayley arrived at home to seduce Bill, but she saw that he was asleep. She was upset about it. Hayley didn’t know that Bill was pretending to be asleep.
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Recap written by Michelle & Cheryl
When Leslie heard Ted ordering flowers, she said she didn’t want to assume they were for her. Ted said they were for Shanice. He warned her to stop harassing Shanice. Later on, Leslie went to the hospital to flirt with Marcel. She ended up seeing the flowers Ted ordered for Shanice being delivered. Leslie picked on Shanice but it didn’t do any good. When Shanice overheard that Ted usually sends flowers to women after sex, she confronted him about it. Ted admitted that he does that. They made plans to meet later. Leslie went to Ted’s room and put her underwear behind his pillow. Jacob asked Naomi why she was researching cancer treatments when she didn’t have the BRCA gene. After Naomi left, Elon showed up to talk to Jacob about the blood case and the progress he made. Elon implied that he didn’t think Jacob could handle the case. Later on, Elon talked to Marcel about Jacob not being able to handle the case. Marcel said everyone was supportive of Jacob. He told Elon he would keep an eye on Jacob.
Jacob met with Smitty. They talked about working together on the case. Jacob was afraid that Smitty’s behavior could put them in danger. Kat talked to Nicole about being with Kial the night before. Nicole told Kat that she refused to be judged by her daughter. Carlton showed up to invite Nicole to dinner. Nicole agreed to go, but she turned down his invitation to go on an overnight date to his niece’s birthday party. Kat went to talk to Anita about her mother. Anita said Nicole was dealing with things her own way. She said Kat had better things to worry about. When Anita agreed to talk to Nicole, Kat left. Kat went to Orphey Gene’s and ran into her father. Things went well for them until he mentioned Eva. Kat walked away from him. June showed up and gave her advice about Eva. She advised Kat not to slam the door so hard that it couldn’t be reopened. Anita wanted Nicole to come over. She told Nicole that she wanted her to step in to take care of the family if things took a turn for the worst. Anita went over everything she needed to know to take over.
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Young and the Restless Opinion Article

Article written by Barbara 1/25/26
Here is what I liked and disliked about Y&R for the week of 1/19/2026 (just my humble opinions, no particular order, just random musings)
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Adam and Chelsea – I am really liking these two together, I think they have great chemistry, an organic and easy rapport and I’m rooting for them to stay together. ![]()
Nikki bonding with Chelsea – I was touched by the scenes at Newman Ranch when Nikki told Chelsea she was happy to have her supporting the family, that Chelsea fits in and that she can see why Adam loves her so much. ![]()
Tessa and Daniel make a nice couple, there’s definite sparks and chemistry between these two. (I prefer Tessa’s dark hair, the blonde makes her pretty face look kind of washed out)
So nice to see Abby and Devon again and nuDominic is adorable. Unfortunately, Mariah, who I do not like, is going to become involved in their storyline, but the trade off is seeing Ian Ward, who I enjoy, even though he’s just a hallucination for Mariah.
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Sally’s attitude – it seems like her sole purpose is to strut around whining and complaining to Billy and about him to her bestie, Audra.
The scenes in the 1/22 episode of Sally and Billy separately flashing back to previous conversations about Abbott Communications were overkill. Having to watch them arguing about their current situation is enough, don’t need to see them reviewing things in their minds.
What’s with Billy’s hair?! It looks like he was plugged into an electrical outlet!
Amy – this week was the first time I’ve seen her in the current storyline, and I have no prior familiarity with the character because I wasn’t a Y&R viewer back when she was initially on … ugh, I can’t stand her. She is abrasive and nosy, and the actress is horrible. Imho, she is trying way too hard (and falling flat). She is painful to watch.
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