{"id":2081212,"date":"2025-10-10T06:21:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T06:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2081212"},"modified":"2025-10-10T06:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T06:21:13","slug":"young-restless-audience-has-a-message-for-the-show-and-it-might-as-well-end-with-victors-trademark-ya-got-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/young-restless-audience-has-a-message-for-the-show-and-it-might-as-well-end-with-victors-trademark-ya-got-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Young &#038; Restless\u2019 Audience Has a Message for the Show \u2014 and It Might as Well End With Victor\u2019s Trademark \u2018Ya Got That?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Oh, <em>Young &amp; Restless<\/em>. We and your whole audience love you dearly. Really, we do. We\u2019ve thrilled to your plot twists and love stories for decades and have been grateful that you\u2019ve been there for us through thick and thin. But the current state of affairs on the show is\u2026 let\u2019s say \u201cnot ideal.\u201d So now maybe it\u2019s our turn to be there for you \u2014 by offering up what we hope will be a little bit of constructive criticism.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Why Are There More Business Machinations Than Romantic Entanglements?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ask pretty much any fan \u2014 or read any comment \u2014 and you\u2019ll find that the general consensus is that<em> Young &amp; Restless<\/em> has come to play less like a daytime drama than a business report on the evening news. Almost every storyline seems to revolve around <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soaps.sheknows.com\/the-young-and-the-restless\/news\/718667\/why-business-stories-ruining\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:millionaires fighting over their millions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">millionaires fighting over their millions<\/a>. Simply put, we\u2019re not worried about any of them and don\u2019t care about the outcomes. Heck, Cane\u2019s comeback is just a retread of Tucker\u2019s \u2014 and we all know what a big impact that <em>didn\u2019t<\/em> have. It was Glissade, Glissade, Glissade and then pfft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from Soaps.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On top of that, at a time when <em>non<\/em>-millionaires are being laid off left and right because of AI and worrying about how they will pay for their health insurance if their employers no longer will, you have to ask yourself: What viewer would invest in a plot about all-powerful AI being acted out by people who are so affluent, they probably pay all of <em>their<\/em> healthcare costs with the loose change that their invisible maids find in their sofas?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read\u2026\u00a0the\u2026 room.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Where Are the Great Love Stories of Yore?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Viewers might say that the business-minded storytelling is OK \u2014 not great but OK \u2014 if <em>Young &amp; Restless<\/em> was churning out the kind of hold-your-breath, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soaps.sheknows.com\/gallery\/young-restless-best-supercouples-all-time-ranked-photos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:palpitation-inducing romances;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">palpitation-inducing romances<\/a>\u00a0that it did in the old days. But alas, it isn\u2019t. Kyle is such a tool, we\u2019re not rooting for him to win back Claire (who is much sparkier with Holden, anyway). Billy is too fixated on Victor and his own ego for us to want him anywhere near Sally. Adam and Chelsea feel like they were reunited because no one could think of anything better to do with them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"yr-best-couples\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"560\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/lgilhwV7ya7weo.xOwho6A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU2MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/soaps_732\/9542a6645bb1b35825a6775b2b8a8fd5\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>yr-best-couples<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for Christine and Danny, their remarriage should feel like a huge deal after so many years apart. But because there\u2019s so little <em>there<\/em> there now besides nostalgia, we\u2019re not dying to attend that wedding, we\u2019re\u2026 ya know\u2026 just <em>willing<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Why Have All the Black Characters Been Backburnered?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And another thing: WTH has happened to the show\u2019s Black characters? <em>Young &amp; Restless<\/em>\u2019 diversity helped make it <em>and<\/em> keep it No. 1 for years when <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soaps.sheknows.com\/gallery\/young-restless-neil-dru-lily-winters-family-timeline-photos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Neil, Drucilla, Malcolm &amp; Co.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Neil, Drucilla, Malcolm &amp; Co.<\/a> were frontburner mainstays. But the show gave Nate a surprise half brother in Damian, only to write him off in less than a year. It has so little interest in Devon that his wife Abby has been bumped to recurring. Lily \u2014 despite being the object of Cane\u2019s obsession \u2014\u00a0has almost as little to do as Esther. And Amanda comes and goes only as a talk-to for Cane, Phyllis, etc.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.soaps.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Text reads, Subscribe to Soaps' Young &amp; Restless Newsletter. Get breaking news alerts, daily recaps, exclusive interviews and spoilers sent straight to your inbox https:\/\/cloud.email.soaps.com\/signup\/\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"268\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/VrLET86qCxxnopewqpkKZg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTI2ODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/soaps_732\/fc4a61b49b98ecc2ec25f084cacfc537\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Text reads, Subscribe to Soaps&#8217; Young &amp; Restless Newsletter. Get breaking news alerts, daily recaps, exclusive interviews and spoilers sent straight to your inbox https:\/\/cloud.email.soaps.com\/signup\/<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">In the Final Analysis<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We\u2019re not at all suggesting what a grumpy <em>Bold &amp; Beautiful<\/em> fan recently did (and was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soaps.sheknows.com\/the-bold-and-the-beautiful\/news\/802450\/sean-kanan-push-back-canceled\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shot down by Sean Kanan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">shot down by Sean Kanan<\/a>). We don\u2019t want <em>Young &amp; Restless<\/em> to go away, we merely want it to go in a different direction. All of its problems are solvable. In fact, all of the pieces are there to return it to its glory days. They just need to be moved around a little, to focus more on passion than power, to make characters rich in personality rather than flat-out wealth, to give us someone, <em>anyone<\/em>, who has concerns that mirror our own. (\u201cNo, sorry, we can\u2019t take the private jet to Paris this commercial break, we\u2019ve used all our PTO for the year.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>What do you think? On your way to the comments, take heart as you review the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soaps.sheknows.com\/gallery\/young-restless-changes-fall-2025-new-cast-couples\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:changes that Young &amp; Restless will be making;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">changes that <em>Young &amp; Restless<\/em> will be making<\/a>, and soon, in the below photo gallery. <\/strong>Maybe it\u2019s just the shake-up the show needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh, Young &amp; Restless. We and your whole audience love you dearly. Really, we do. We\u2019ve thrilled to your plot twists and love stories for decades and have been grateful that you\u2019ve been there for us through thick and thin. But the current state of affairs on the show is\u2026 let\u2019s say \u201cnot ideal.\u201d So [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2081213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[48808,342850,391262,391263,371175],"class_list":["post-2081212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-chelsea","tag-constructive-criticism","tag-glissade","tag-plot-twists","tag-young-restless"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Young-Restless-Audience-Has-a-Message-for-the-Show.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2081212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2081212"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2081212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2081214,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2081212\/revisions\/2081214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2081213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2081212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2081212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2081212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}