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Y&R Best Lines Wednesday, 2/18/26

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Billy: You know, Jack, if you wanted to wish me well, I’d have preferred a fruit basket instead of you making a personal appearance.
Jack: This is a big day for you, I hear. I wouldn’t wanna miss it.
Billy: Let me ask you a question. Are you concerned about me? Or are you just pissed off that I’m the Abbott that bested Victor Newman?
Nikki: I didn’t realize you would be here already. I had hoped to have a last few moments in my office alone.
Billy: Well, no rest for the wicked.
Nikki: Oh, I couldn’t have put it better:
Billy (talking about Jack): Oh, Nikki. I think he likes you better than me.
Nikki: Well, who could blame him? At this moment, I would prefer anybody other than you.
Noah (to his father): We want you back to your old self. Emphasis on “old.”

 

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Y&R Best Lines Tuesday, 2/17/26

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Billy (Jason Thompson) and Nick (Joshua Morrow) on Y&R 2/17/26 (screencap)

 

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Billy (after Nick barges into his home): Jeez, Nick. Where are your manners? Don’t you know you’re supposed to knock before you get invited into someone’s house?

Nick: I don’t need an invitation, you son of a bitch. All rules went out the window when you decided to mess with my family.

Adam: I shouldn’t be surprised that Billy would want to add Newman Media to his list of treasures. Makes sense that he would take the easy win.

Adam: When Phyllis double-crossed Cane and kept Newman Enterprises for herself, she screwed over four generations of Newmans, including her own daughter. I mean, you almost gotta admire the sheer audacity of it.

Sally: I don’t admire it at all.

Adam: Yes, well you have a soul and conscience. Something that is in short supply at the top of the new masthead.

Billy: You don’t look so good. Your leg still bothering you?

Nick: Go to hell.

Billy: Well, your father could tell me how to get there, huh? If he could afford a map.

Nick: You keep talking and you’re gonna be spitting a bunch of teeth out of your mouth.

Billy: Sorry. Is that supposed to be frightening to me?

Nick: We’ll see. Just keep talkin’.

Billy: Don’t embarrass yourself, Nick. The only blows in this fight have already landed, and they knocked you and the rest of the Newmans on your ass, which as far as I’m concerned – long overdue.

Nick: Wait – you think you’ve won?

Billy: I think it appears that way, yeah.

Nick: It’s not even round one, you idiot. You’re not gonna have time to print up new business cards by the time we’re done with you.

Nick: Your mother sold Chancellor to my father and now you won’t rest until you get it back, and it doesn’t matter how you do it or who you hurt to get there.

Billy: You’re damn right. And let me tell you something, it feels good.

Nick: You know, I actually like this Billy – you being honest. I mean, look at you  You’re hurt. So you’re lashing out like a little three-year-old.

Nick: You going after Chancellor isn’t a business move, all right? It’s a temper tantrum from a spoiled brat.

Billy: Oh, are we sinking to name-calling now, Nick? Are we about to fight?

Nick: Say when.

Billy (to Nick, who is recovering from a broken leg and hobbling with a cane and leaning on his good leg): Oh yeah? You want me to hop around on one leg to make it fair?

Nick: You think that’s funny?

Billy: No, I think it’s sad. And it’s embarrassing.

 

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, February 20, 2026

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Devon tells Nate that Dominic is okay…he thinks he was just playing a game of hide and seek with Mariah. Devon also tells Nate that he doesn’t agree that Christine should use the insanity defense in Mariah’s case. Abby and Dominic walk through the park and Dominic sees Mariah with Christins and apologizes to Mariah for ruining their hide and seek game because he got tired. Mariah apologizes to Dominic taking him away from his parents to play the game because she knows that he missed his parents.

Abby talks to Christine alone and tells her Mariah shouldn’t be out, she might take another child. Christine tells Abby a court determined that Mariah wasn’t a danger to herself or anyone else so she has every right to be in the park.

Adam, Chelsea, Nikki, and Victoria are worried about Victor because they can’t find him. Victoria thinks Victor went to look for Phyllis to see if he can get her to give Newman Enterprises back to him. Victoria tells Nikki that she intends to talk to Summer to see if she can persude Summer to talk to Phyllis and see if she can talk to Phyllis and persuade her to return Newman Enterprises back to them.

Noah and Sienna are worried about Nick because he is in pain and is talking like he is sleepy. Nick tells Sharon that he is fine and he is headed to the pharmacy to get more pain medicine.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, February 19, 2026

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Victoria and Billy argue about her sending Johnny and Katie back to boarding school but, in the end, Billy agrees that, for the time being, the kids should return to boarding school.

Claire continues to pressure Holden about what happened between him, Audra, and the art dealer that disappeared but he doesn’t give her any more information even when she suggests that the art dealer accidently died.

Cane tells Daniel that he has a plan to make Phyllis give back Newman Enterprises, but he needs his help with the plan.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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Sally hires Audra as her co-CEO and changes the name of Abbott Communications to Spectra Charles Communications since Billy isn’t involved with the company anymore. Sally and Audra decide to have a girls night watching tearjerker movies and eat ice cream to help console Sally since she broke up with Billy.

Victoria decides to send Johnny and Katie back to boarding school to protect them from the battle between Billy and Victor over Chancellor Industries .

Noah returns home and tells Nick and Sharon that he hopes that Sienna will move to Genoa City with him eventually. Noah and Sienna are worried about Nick because he looks like he is in a lot of pain. Nick tells Noah and Sienna that he is fine and he will refill his prescription for pain pills and take one when he gets home. Nick gets home and takes another pain pill even though he had already taken one thirty minutes ago when he was at Crimson Lights.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, February 17, 2026

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Victor tells Cane that he had better figure out how to get Newman Enterprises away from Phyllis or he will never see Lily Mattie or Charlie again.

Nick goes to Billy’s place to ask him where Phyllis is because he can’t find her. Billy tells Nick he doesn’t know where Phyllis is and even if he knew where she was he wouldn’t tell him where to find her. Nick continues to take more pain pills then he is supposed to and hide it from everyone. Victor tells Nikki that he has a back up plan if Cane fails to get the company back for him.

Sally breaks up with Billy because he loves power and prestige more then he loves her.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, February 16, 2026

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Abby and Devon are happily back home with Dominic, who is upstairs playing. Tessa comes over and they talk about how well Dominic is doing after Mariah kidnapped him. Tessa theorizes that Ian caused Mariah’s breakdown and is optimistic and hopeful that Mariah will recover, as is Devon. Abby, on the other hand, is concerned about Aria being around Mariah, possible trauma for Dominic from being kidnapped and blames the facility in Boston for failing Mariah.
After Tessa leaves, Devon and Abby discuss the mystery surrounding Lily being MIA and Abby expresses her rage toward Mariah for taking their son. Abby starts freaking out about Mariah’s recent and previous behaviors regarding Dominic and about possible long term adverse effects on Dominic and Devon calms her down.
Christine and Sharon bring Mariah to Crimson Lights after her arraignment, where Christine reviews the rules of her release on bail and explains that it was based on her honesty and remorse in the psych evaluation, staying in Sharon’s custody and her plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Mariah is very subdued and says she wants to go back to the judge and change her plea to guilty because she knew what she was doing when she took Dominic. Christine advises her not to do it. Mariah rebuts and tells Christine and Sharon about planning and carrying out the kidnapping of Dominic. She explains that she was having hallucinations of deceased Ian at the clinic but did not tell her doctors there because her hallucinations of him helped her with loneliness. She also mentions that her hallucinations of Ian guided her to kidnap Dominic and raise him. Sharon asks if Ian is there now and Mariah lets her know that he is not, he disappeared. Sharon explains that what Mariah experienced is childhood trauma and PTSD and assures her that they will find the right team of doctors and treatment for her to heal.
Tessa enters Crimson Lights, Christine leaves, and Tessa asks for a moment alone with Mariah. After Sharon agrees and goes to the back room, Mariah says Tessa must hate her and Tessa explains that she hates what Mariah went through and she hates that Mariah has been in so much pain and she couldn’t help. Mariah asks how Aria is and Tessa assures her that their little daughter is fine and thriving. Mariah asks if Daniel did as she asked and watched over Tessa. Tessa tells her that Daniel has been a wonderful friend. Mariah lets Tessa know that her mom (Sharon) told her that Tessa filed for divorce. Mariah says that Tessa doesn’t need her chaos and that Tessa needs to move on with her life with Aria. Tessa counters that Mariah doesn’t ask her what she needs and Mariah explains that she doesn’t have to ask because she already knows and so does Tessa. Tessa says she can see that Mariah needs her, starts to cry about how Mariah just keeps pushing her away, expresses how hurt she is, and leaves.
Daniel and Danny are at GCAC discussing the situation with Mariah and Tessa. Daniel tells his father that Tessa filed for divorce from Mariah, but things are now uncertain between him and Tessa because Mariah is back in the picture and needs Tessa. He thinks Tessa will stick by Mariah, but Danny isn’t so sure. Danny is concerned about the complications of Daniel’s romantic involvement with Tessa and their feelings for each other, but acknowledges that they have something special. Christine comes over, mentions that Mariah is out on bail and lets Daniel know that Tessa went to Crimson Lights to see Mariah. Daniel asks how Tessa and Mariah seemed to be, then says that he should probably just go to try to find Tessa. Danny and Christine encourage him to do that and he leaves.
Sharon and Mariah come to the Chancellor mansion, where Sharon lets them know that Mariah was released into her care. Abby is furious and rages at Mariah. Mariah apologizes for taking Dominic, lets Abby and Devon know that she realizes he belongs with them and expresses her hope that one day Abby can forgive her. Abby is outraged, tells Mariah to leave and says that she never wants her around her son again.
Daniel meets up with Tessa in front of Society and she sobs as he hugs her. She tells him that she doesn’t know what to do and he says they will figure it out together.

 

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Y&R Raves and Rants #5

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Adam (Mark Grossman) and Victoria (Amelia Heinle) on "The Young and The Restless" week of 2/9/26 on CBS (pic from screencap)

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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)

Raves: 👍

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

Rants: 👎

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)

Matt (Roger Howarth) and Detective James Burrow (Matt Cohen) on "The Young and the Restless" on CBS. (Photo from screencap)

The opinions in these articles are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of TVMEG.COM or its other volunteers.

 

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Y&R Best Lines Thursday, 2/12/26

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Adam (Mark Grossman) and Cane (Billy Flynn) on Y&R Feb. 12, 2026 (from screencap)

 

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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: Oh, that’s very funny, smart ass.
Phyllis: I’m not gonna screw you over. I’m not gonna do that. You know why? Because accomplishing something like this, this kind of triumph, it’s way more fun with a partner in crime.
Billy: Happy to be included. Chancellor’s always been a dream, and Newman Media’s a … chef’s kiss.
Jack: It sucks the air right out of my lungs when I stop to think about what could have happened when Jordan had Harrison.
Jack: Is there news on the Victor/Cane war front?
Nikki: There’s been movement. I don’t know if you’ve heard.
Jack: Catch me up, uh, and and we’ll see.
Nikki: As a countermeasure, Victor decided to find something that Cane valued so much that he would be willing to bargain for it.
Jack: So he had Cane’s train hijacked?
Jack: Oh my God. Cane could have held onto his company, he could have won his ex-wife back. But no, he had to out-Mustache Victor.
Jack: This damn AI! All the scheming and backstabbing! Let me be very clear. Victor made all this happen. All of it! And if he’s about to pay, that will bring me unbridled joy.
Phyllis (to Victoria) I have sole ownership of Newman Enterprises. [giggles] And I’m not letting my precious go.
Victoria (talking to Billy in what’s now Phyllis’s office, with her sitting at the desk): And somehow – somehow you think this doesn’t involve you?

Billy: Me? You’re talking to me now? I was just in the neighborhood and popped in to say hello.

Nikki: Can you just please set your anger aside for a moment?
Jack: Oh, I would love to set my anger aside for good. I’ve spent half my life with this! But when I see what his actions have done to you, it makes my blood boil. And all he’s ever had to do is stop! Stop playing king! Stop playing conqueror! Stop making everyone bend a knee! Just be a human being, for God’s sake!
Adam (to Victor about Phyllis): Wow, zero loyalty to Cane or anybody else. I’m … almost impressed.
Billy: I am freeing our children from being a cog in the Newman Enterprises machine, okay? They are gonna thank me one day.
Jack (to Nikki about Victor): Why not sit back and enjoy the rest of life instead of digging up trouble and trying to burn down the world and making your kids and you worry?
Billy: Victoria wants my kids to stay away from me. And it sounds like she meant all that, all because I went after Victor, the man who says he’s gonna put you in a grave and you’re left to wonder if that’s a metaphor or not. She thinks that psychotic man is a good parent, but she wants me to stay away from my kids?
Phyllis: Eh … Listen, Victoria is a self-righteous hypocrite. That doesn’t mean she’s gonna go through with it.
Phyllis: If my kids can forgive me for being quasi-dead, they can forgive me for anything.

 

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, February 13, 2026

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Genoa City celebrates Valentine’s Day with most of our favorite couples having romantic dates.

Kyle is drowning his sorrows at the Athletic Club bar when Audra arrives to tell him Claire and Holden went to Los Angeles together. Adam tells Chelsea that Phyllis double-crossed Cane and took Newman Enterprises away from him and transferred it over to herself.

Adam and Chelsea decide to stop talking about business and they give each other Valentine’s cards that say how much they love each other.

Jack and Diane decide to pause their argument until tomorrow and spend a romantic Valentine’s Day at home dancing.

Billy surprised Sally with a romantic dinner at home. Billy tells Sally that Phyllis double-crossed Cane and signed Newman Enterprises over to herself but gave him Chancellor Industries and signed Newman Media over to her. Sally is upset that Billy helped Phyllis double-cross Cane and she doesn’t want to get Newman Media that way. Billy doesn’t feel like Sally is supporting his dreams and he tell me to live that way anymore.

Noah has lunch with Sienna in Los Angeles and after they talk and dance he persuades her to move to Genoa City with him.

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Y&R Best Lines Tuesday, 2/10/26

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Billy: Well, well. Gang’s all here.
Victor: What are you doing here?
Billy: Nice to see you, too.
Nick: I don’t like this. Cane’s offer sounded genuine until Billy showed up for his little visit.
Adam: Yeah, I agree. Something about his story made me very uneasy.
Nick: Think I’ll track down Phyllis. I’ll shake the truth out of her if I have to.
Phyllis: Don’t worry, Billy. You’re gonna get what you want, okay? Everything you want. And Sally, wow, what a Valentine’s gift she gets, right?
Billy: Yeah.
Phyllis: Why give her flowers? She gets a whole company, doesn’t she?
Billy: Okay, good, just checking.

 

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Y&R Best Lines Monday, 2/9/26

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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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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, February 12, 2026

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Diane and Jack have a big argument because Diane thinks that Nikki came to talk to him to ask him to persuade Billy to talk to Phyllis and persuade her to give Newman Enterprises back to the Newman family. Jack doesn’t think Nikki would ask him to talk to Billy for her and Diane is tired of Jack putting his friendship with Nikki above everything else in his life.

Phyllis and Billy go to Newman Tower where Phyllis transfers Chancellor Industries over to Billy and she makes Newman Media a part of Abbott Communications. Victoria goes to her father’s former office and sees Billy with Pjyllis and figures out that Phyllis gave Billy Chancellor Industries to help her double cross Cane. Victoria is very angry with Billy and tells her that she will tell Johnny and Katie what he is doing and they will never want to see him again. Victoria also tells Billy that she is going to the SEC to tell them whether he and Phyllis did and how they got control of the company illegally.

Billy is worried about losing custody of Johnny and Katie and tells Phyllis that having Chancellor Industries isn’t worth losing his kids! Phyllis tells Billy that Victoria is bluffing and not falling for the bluff.

Adam calls Victor. Victor tells him that he knows that Phyllis and Billy are still at Newman Tower. Adam tells Victor that means that Newman Enterprises will belong to the Newman family again by tonight.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, February 11, 2026

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The entire episode is about the search for Mariah and Dominic.

Abby, Devon, Detective Burrow, and Sharon are on the Winters jet on the way to Oklahoma where Mariah and Dominic were last spotted at a convenience store. Detective Burrow gets word from the police that Mariah and Dominic were seen at a diner in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Abby, Devon, and Sharon decide it is best to fly to Albuquerque and have unmarked cars follow Mariah who is driving along route 66 since she plans to take Dominic to Mexico. Devon says once the plane lands they will just meet the police cars along the route Mariah is driving. Detective Burrow talks to the police on the phone to make arrangements with them .

Dominic gets upset with Mariah and tells her that he is tired of playing the hide and seek game and wants to go home to his mommy and Daddy. Mariah gets upset with Dominic and he tells her that she didn’t used to be so mean and he wants to go home. Mariah tries her best to get Dominic to play the hide and seek game but Dominic won’t even look at her.

Sharon is the one who sees Mariah’s car on the road and Dominic is reunited with Abby and Devon. Dominic wonders why the police took Mariah. Devon tells Dominic Mariah is sick and the police took her to the hospital.

Sharon calls Tessa to tell her that Mariah and Dominic are safe. Tessa tells Daniel the good news and says that she cares about Mariah, but she is in love with him and she needs to let go of Mariah.

Detective Burrow is driving Mariah back to Genoa City and he tells Mariah that when they return to Genoa City she will be arrested for kidnapping Dominic.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, February 10, 2026

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Detective Burrow tells Abby, Devon, and Sharon that Mariah and Dominic is in Oklahoma so they all decide to go there to see if they can find out more information about where Mariah is going with Dominic. Mariah tells Dominic that she is taking him to another country and they will be there in two days.

Phyllis is upset with Cane because he is going to give Victor Newman Enterprises back to Victor and also destroy the AI program in order to get back his family. Phyllis decides to team up with Billy and promises Billy she will give him Chancellor Industries and give Newman Media to Sally in exchange for his help with her plan. Phyllis asks Billy to go tell Victor that Cane is using the AI program to destroy the rest of Newman Enterprises before he returns it to him.

Phyllis tells Cane she understands the he must rescue his family. Phyllis then starts to have sex with Cane but then she gives him a shot to make him go to sleep. Billy arrives and Phyllis tells him it will only take a few minutes to get on the computer to transfer ownership of Newman Enterprises over to herself. Phyllis assures Billy that she won’t double-cross him and the only people who will suffer are Cane and Victor.

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Y&R Short Recap Monday, February 9, 2026

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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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Y&R Best Lines Friday, 2/6/26

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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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Y&R Raves and Rants #4

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Noah Newman (Lucas Adams) and Sienna Bacall (Tamara Braun) on "The Young and The Restless" on CBS from February 2, 2026. Screencap.

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)

Rants: 👎

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?! 🤔

Raves: 👍

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. 😀Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) on Y&R 2/5/26 (screencap)

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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Noah gets a Dear Noah letter from Sienna, and she tells him not to follow her and stay in Genoa City where he is happy. Noah ignores Sienna’s wishes and follows her to Los Angeles.

Cane asks Holden to find Lily, Mattie, and Charlie, and he promises Holden he will have a good job at one of his companies. Holden asks Claire to go to Los Angeles with him and she accepts his invitation because she wants to find out more about the art dealer who disappeared after a run-in with Audra and Holden.

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Cane is worried about Lily, Mattie, and Charlie, and he tells Adam that maybe he will take a member of the Newman family.

Adam later tells Victor, Nikki, and Victoria about his conversation with Cane. Nikki fears that Cane is so desperate that he is dangerous. Victor assures Nikki that Lily knows about the plan and is on board with the plan. Victor tells Nikki that Lily, Mattie, and Charlie are safe and Cane will give Newman Enterprises back to them.

Phyllis assures Cane that Victor won’t hurt Lily, Mattie, and Charlie is bluffing to get back Newman Enterprises. Daniel tells Phyllis that if she doesn’t give Newman Enterprises back to the Newman family he and Lucy will never speak to her again.

Mariah talks to a sleeping Dominic and tells him that her life has never been the same since she gave him to Abby, Chance, and Devon after he was born. Mariah also tells a sleeping Dominic that she is his mommy, and nobody will take him away from her again she will die before she allows anyone to take him from her.

Abby and Devon record a video plea to Mariah asking her to bring Dominic home and they post the video on Tessa’s social media. Abby, Devon, Shsron, and Tessa talk to Detective Burrow who has moved from Los Angeles to Genoa City and is now a part of the Police Department. Everyone tells Detective Burrow about Mariah and her struggles in the hope that he will bring Dominic and Mariah home safely.

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Chelsea admits to Victor that Adam told her the basic details of his plan to get Newman Enterprises back from Cane. Chelsea makes it clear to Victor that Adam didn’t want to tell her the plan but once he told her the basics she figured out the rest of the plan. Chelsea also tells Victor that she told Nikki and Nikki suggested that they tell Lily about the plan so she and the twins will be safe.

Nikki is upset that Victor already put the plan in motion because she can’t get in touch with Lily and the twins. Jack tells Diane that Jill is sick and was trying to get Billy to see her, but Billy said that he was following Jill’s wishes in not going to see her.

Victor tells Cane he must sign Newman Enterprises over to him or he will never see his family again.

Billy tells Jack that he intends to run Chancellor Industries in a way that will honor Katherine and Jill but Jack thinks Billy wants to run the company to prove to all the people who didn’t believe in him that he can succeed at running Chancellor Industries.

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Nick is unable to persuade Noah to take things slowly with Sienna and not move to Los Angeles with her.

Audra tells Holden that, when she was in school, she was bullied by girls for having an accent and wearing hand me down clothes. Audra tells Holden she worked hard to assimilate to the point of stealing clothes so that nobody would make fun of her again. Audra tells Holden that when she started making money she went back to the stores from which she stole cand bought clothes and donated the clothes to charities that help women. Holden tells Audra to talk to Claire because they have a lot in common . Audra tells Holden that she doesn’t want to talk to Claire but she will keep the peace as long as Holden doesn’t give Claire any more details about what happened in Los Angeles. Audra warns Holden that if Claire comes after her the gloves are off.

Claire talks with Sienna who tells her that Holden worked as a bartender at the Shadow Room when Audra came in with an art dealer who got drunk and started touching Audra and Holden defended Audra against the art dealer. Sienna tells Claire that the art dealer disappeared suddenly and nobody knows what happened to him. Claire asks Sienna the name of the man because she wants to find out what happened to him.

Sharon and Tessa have a long talk and they decide that Mariah has changed but no matter how much she was in emotional pain she would never kidnap Dominic. Sharon and Tessa think that because of the trauma Mariah suffered with Ian Ward he somehow got in her head and thar is why she kidnapped Dominic. Sharon and Tessa decide to try and figure out where Mariah and Dominic are and bring them both home so that Mariah can get the help she needs.

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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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Courtney Hope (Sally) and Jason Thompson (Billy) on Y&R on CBS/Paramount+ (photo from Paramount Press site)

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)

Rants: 👎

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.

Raves: 👍

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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Nick tells Phyllis he is done with her taking Newman Enterprises from his family has permanently ruined their relationship. Phyllis tells Nick that it doesn’t matter to her and Nick tells Phyllis that she will be successful in business, but she will end up alone without anyone who cares about her.

Phyllis calls Summer but she doesn’t answer her phone. Summer sends Phyllis a text message that says don’t call me.

Devon and Abby go to Crimson Lights for coffee and they run into Daniel and Tessa. Devon and Abby tell Daniel and Tessa that someone took Dominic and the only thing they found was a scarf. Devon shows Tessa the scarf and she recognizes it as a custon made scarf she gave Mariah for Christmas two years ago.

Devon gets a call from the police station, and they tell him that a little boy matching Dominic’s description was seen at a nearby motel. Mariah tells Dominic it is time to go to the next hiding place. Devon and Abby get to the motel and find one of Dominic’s mittens. The policewoman shows Devon security footage from the motel security camera. Devon tells the policewoman that the people on the video are Mariah and Dominic. Abby decides to call her dad and get his security team looking for Mariah and Dominic.

Cane tells Billy that the takeover of Newman Enterprises is finished and he is now the CEO of Chancellor Industries just like he promised him. Billy tells Cane about Jill ‘s heart condition getting worse and asks Cane not to make an official announcement about him being the CEO of Chancellor Industries because if Jill finds out it could make here condition even worse.

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