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"It puts me to sleep": The Young and the Restless fans realize an ominous truth about why the show feels so different now
An uneasy calm rules the current The Young and the Restless storyline in the wake of Phyllis Summers and Sharon Newman's return from captivity, while their kidnapper is yet to be revealed. Meanwhile, Victor Newman is back plotting against the Abbott family. On the other hand, the invisible Aristotle Dumas is leaving Genoa City residents curious, with his name coming up in every business.
The recent episodes have pushed The Young and the Restless fans to take to social media to complain about a lack of sets and backdrop changes, while the storyline seems to move at a slow pace. One viewer, identifying as Kathleen McKenzie, commented:
"I’ve watched from the very beginning and the show has really gone downhill. It puts me to sleep."
Kathleen was responding to a Facebook post by Sally J Breen Vincent, on the fan group titled Young and Restless Canadian Day Ahead Recaps - Soaps Spoilers, where Sally observed that the actors had little work in recent episodes except eating at the club or having coffee at the café.
Many other fans of the soap have agreed with Sally, reiterating similar sentiments and calling it boring.
While some fans questioned other possible props and sets, others wanted to know whether the characters ever go to work.
However, a few fans do not agree with this view and claim to be waiting for the Abbott mansion's renovation to be completed.
The Young and the Restless: Where does the current storyline stand?
In the past few weeks, The Young and the Restless storyline followed a few arcs. On one hand was Phyllis Summers and Sharon Newman's abduction by an unknown kidnapper. On the other, Nate Hastings helped Amy Lewis reunite with her son, Damian Kane, while discovering his girlfriend, Audra Charles, shared a past with Damian's assistant, Holden Novak.
At the same time, Alan Laurent surprised Traci Abbott with a marriage proposal before flying off to Paris to arrange for another surprise for her. However, before he left, Traci saw some alerts flashing on his phone that she found baffling.
Later, when Sharon described her and Phyllis's ordeal, Traci mentally connected some points to the messages she had seen on Alan's phone. A troubled Traci unburdened herself before her brother, Jack Abbott, who decided to share his worries with cop Chance Chancellor. Traci and Jack wondered whether their "Alan" was in reality his evil twin, Martin Laurent.
Elsewhere, Lily Winters asked a favor of Victor Newman to get information on Damian Kane. As Victor and Michael searched for Damian, they came across an invisible business tycoon, Aristotle Dumas. Soon, Dumas supposedly reached out to Billy Abbott and offered to collaborate with him.
However, Phyllis Summers found the idea of Billy taking help from Dumas unacceptable, particularly since she could not find any information on the tycoon on the internet. As such, Phyllis reached out to Sally Spectra tto help convince Billy to tread carefully.
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The Young and the Restless: Where do the story arcs go in the upcoming episodes?
The Young and the Restless spoilers hint that Victor Newman will encourage Audra Charles to seek revenge on Kyle Abbott by destroying his relationship with Claire Grace-Newman. While this would help get his granddaughter Claire away from Kyle—something Victor has been trying to do—it may jeopardize Audra's stable romance with Nate Hastings.
Elsewhere, Ashley Abbott will return home and to The Young and the Restless after a long gap. Traci Abbott will ask Ashley to consider whether Martin Laurent survived the fall and Alan Laurent perished. Although taken aback, Ashley may soon realize how the dots connect.
Meanwhile, Traci will put her plan of finding out the truth to the test as Alan returns to town and comes to her suite. Whether Traci finds out that Alan is Martin or not, a heartbreak awaits her in the upcoming story arc.
Stay tuned to CBS every weekday to catch the unfolding drama about the Laurent twins and the Dumas's secret on The Young and the Restless.
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