Abby and Devon Have It Out – and Victor Brings in Michael to Fight by His Side

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At Newman Media, Adam flashes to Victor saying he’s going to take a more active role around there. He grabs his coat and heads out.

At the Chancellor Estate, Abby is appalled that Devon’s taking them to court. “How could you do something so hurtful?” Devon isn’t trying to hurt them. He points out that Chance has been struggling. Chance doesn’t see a reason to take this to the extreme. Devon explains he didn’t think it was extreme to ask for more access, but they didn’t leave him any choice except to sue to legally get shared custody. Abby asks to speak to Devon alone, but Chance doesn’t think it’s a good idea. Amanda doesn’t either. Abby’s most concerned about Amanda’s presence. She can call Christine or speak with her friend alone so he can explain his motivation. Devon agrees; he didn’t want to involve lawyers and hopes they can work something out. Amanda and Chance exit the house. Chance asks her to talk with him privately on their way out the door.

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Adam walks into Crimson Lights and sees Victoria and Ashland. He smirks and strolls over to offer congratulations on Chance Comm, but adds, “It’s never over until it’s over.” Victoria beams that it is over… at least as far as Chance Comm goes. Adam wonders, “What else do you have in the works?” Victoria smiles knowingly at Locke. Adam asks how Victoria found out what Billy was up to – did he try to bring her in on it? Victoria feels a child could have seen through his game. Adam wonders if she was onto him why didn’t she warn him and dad? “After all, we’re all Team Newman.” Victoria muses, “What other team is there?”

Adam can’t help but wonder if there are two Team Newmans nowadays – Newman Media and Newman-Locke. Victoria sniffs that they’re not comparable and Adam reminds her they won Cyaxares over her. Adam guesses she has another plan and that her first order of attack will be to try and turn father against son. He wonders if Ashland is on board. Locke says his wife is brilliant and doesn’t allow her husband to call the shots. Adam informs Victoria that her plan to divide him and Victor has backfired – they actually bonded more. He questions why she’d even bother with Newman Media, can she not handle a little competition? Victoria doesn’t see them as such. Adam reminds her they intervened on Ashland’s behalf before their wedding. Victoria says they thanked him for that and insists she respects him – but as his older sister, she won’t hand him a bogus win. “What would be the fun in that?” She warns that their father might not always have Adam’s back. Adam, in turn, warns she shouldn’t be so sure that he will always have her back – or Ashland’s. He walks out and Victoria gawps at Ashland.

Lily’s excited that Billy is home when she arrives. She wants to know everything that happened with Jill. He first wants to kiss her and does. After sex, Billy still doesn’t want to talk about work, but Lily needs to know about his mindset. It’s strong and he’s ready to take on the world. Lily guesses his conversation with Jill went well. Billy confirms it was constructive – the biggest takeaway was that she likes Lily and really believes she’ll take the company to new heights. Lily’s happy about that, but still wants to know if she accepted Billy’s apology. Billy says he came clean about everything and she credits Lily with being his guardian angel. Lily learns they made up and he’s coming to Chancellor as her COO with Jill’s blessing. Lily tells Billy about Adam texting her to wish her luck. He sees it as a threat. Lily agrees, which is why she went to confront him. Billy feels it’s something they should keep an eye on. He worries just because he turned the other cheek, it doesn’t mean Adam will – it’s not in his DNA. Lily grins about telling Ashland that Billy would be her COO and now she can tell the world.

At the ranch, Victor takes a meeting with Michael, who admits he’s been thinking about the offer he made the other day. He’d like to hear more about what the job might entail. Victor seeks confirmation that he’s stepping down as D.A. Michael is leaving his post and is intrigued about the possibility of working with him. Victor will make it as appealing as possible. He tells Michael there are plans in the works involving Newman-Locke, Newman Media and Chance Comm. There will be shuffling regarding power and control. He muses that Victoria’s done an amazing job merging with Ashland Locke’s company, but he’s recently noticed some signs of immaturity in his son Adam. He has done a good job, but recent events have made him consider taking a more active role. Victor is thinking of solidifying the companies with the Newman name. Michael isn’t keen to be in the middle of a Newman war. Victor understands, but he wants to protect his legacy and who better to help with the legalities but Michael. The one wild card in all of this is Ashland Locke – he loves his daughter, and she loves him, but Victor doesn’t trust him. Michael is surprised to hear this.

Victor reiterates that Ashland and Victoria love each other, which is why he made sure the wedding went off without a hitch. In the meantime, he’s learned some unsavory things about Ashland Locke. He reminds Michael how much his company means to him – and now it’s called Newman-Locke. It doesn’t sit well with him. He’ll never trust an outsider to run his company. Victor questions what kind of man merges his company with another unless he’s at death’s door – if Ashland recovers and gets well, “You don’t think he’ll regret what he did?” Michael admits it could get tricky. Victor will remove any obstacles Michael could encounter. He would like nothing more than to have his old buddy, Michael Baldwin by his side to fight this legal battle. “Because, trust me, things are about to get very interesting.”

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At the Chancellor Mansion, Abby can’t believe Devon is doing this. “Is this about my parenting?” It’s the only thing that makes sense to her. “Is it about the trip to Spain? Is it because I left him with you?” Devon thinks she’s a great mom. Abby rants that it all goes back to that trip. Devon admits leaving the boy with him strengthened their bond, but this is about him wanting a bigger role in his life and being concerned about her husband. Abby hollers that they had an agreement and now he’s turning on them! Devon loves her and Chance but wants to support Dominic. Abby shouts that he is blaming her. “You don’t think that Chance and I are capable of being good parents to Dominic, that’s it isn’t it?!” Devon doesn’t think that about her, he thinks it about her husband – he’s concerned how Chance’s psychological state will affect Dominic!

Abby admits she’s concerned about Chance too – that’s why she’s fighting so hard for her family. Devon informs her that Chance told him he was struggling at home – Dominic needs a father figure that can be there for him. Abby narrows her eyes, “You see yourself as Dominic’s father.” Devon’s not saying that Chance isn’t his father too. He wants to fill that role right now while Chance takes time to get his mind right. Abby is stunned he sees himself as Dominic’s father – she can’t even process that! Devon questions her – she picked him to take care of the boy when she went to Spain, not family. “So, what’s changed for you?”

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On Crimson Lights’ patio, Amanda’s surprised when Chance says he understands where Devon is coming from a lot more than Abby does. He can see how much he loves Dominic. It’s undeniable he’s been playing catch-up as a father and figures this has to do with him.

Inside the coffee house, Ashland worries that Adam knows something about Victor’s agenda. Victoria thinks he was just trying to knock them off guard; it was a sloppy move. She reminds Locke how far her father went to protect him. She was disappointed he didn’t agree to sell her Newman Media, but he loves the game. Victoria is certain she planted doubt in her father’s mind about Adam’s competence. Locke loves watching her play the game. “I’m sure, more now than ever, that we can accomplish anything and everything they set their minds to.” Victoria agrees; they’ll keep applying pressure.

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On the patio, Chance tells Amanda he might have been too honest with Devon about his demons. He plans to heal and to be the best father he can be to Dominic. Chance believes Devon should be involved – the more people loving their boy the better. Amanda agrees. She really hopes they don’t have to get a judge involved. She reminds Chance all Devon is asking for is time with Dom at his home at pre-arranged times.

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At the Chancellor Estate, Abby informs Devon that Dominic has a father and his name is Chance. Devon knows that and is just trying to do what’s best for the boy. Abby retorts, “Well, this isn’t it.” She finally has her family back and they’re working on healing – they’ve lost so much time already. Devon isn’t trying to take him away from them. Abby argues that suing for shared custody will only make Chance’s emotional state worse. Devon doesn’t think it’s Dominic’s job to heal Chance. He doesn’t want to argue with her and was hoping they could reach an agreement without going to court. Devon can’t back down because he feels like he’s doing what’s best for Dominic. Abby sniffs, “You’re doing what’s best for you and now I’m broken-hearted.” Chance and Amanda come in. Devon announces he’s going to take off and thanks them for listening to him.

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Once alone in the Chancellor living room, Abby tells Chance that Devon wouldn’t listen to her. “We need to call Christine.” Chance thinks they need to talk about this first. Abby gawps, “Wait. You don’t think Devon has a right to do this, do you?!”

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At home, Lily has prepared a press release about Billy being her COO. They toast to success and start making love again.

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At the penthouse, Devon updates Amanda on his conversation with Abby, who thinks him going for shared custody is going to unravel her family. He doesn’t understand why she sees him as a rival. Amanda didn’t get the same feeling from Chance. She warns Devon again that the key for any judge will be what’s best for the child. If he moves forward, he’ll have to put Chance on trial. Devon doesn’t want any of this, but he can’t back down.

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The Two ‘New’ Young & Restless Characters That Could Reset Billy and Totally Upend ‘Ashtoria’

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Genoa City is ripe for the return of these two characters, who would shake things up on the canvas.

No walk down Young & Restless’ memory lane is complete without a stop off at the shenanigans of the Glo by Jabot gang. It surrounded an ad campaign by Jabot that followed the antics of a teen-aged Billy Abbott and his friends at the Abbott pool house in a reality TV-like format.

Fast-forward to the present day, and you have two teens with zero drama being featured in Young & Restless’ Genoa City. Faith and Moses’ recent issues haven’t exactly been what one would call ‘gripping’, as Moses agonized about not getting Faith a good enough Christmas present and Faith, in turn, balked at Moses fibbing about going shopping with Elena.

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Not only does Young & Restless need to bolster its teen scene to build up the next generation of characters, it needs to get back to writing realistic stories for that age group. Faith and Moses are sweet, but their idyllic relationship isn’t believable, or interesting to watch. Faith did struggle with some bullying and a brief drinking problem that led to a car crash, but it was all tied up very neatly with a bow in the aftermath.

Happily, it’s the perfect time to SORAS (Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome) two of the other children on the show – the OG Glo by Jabot teen’s offspring, Johnny and Katie.

Aging the sister and brother duo to teenagers would not only help to grow Faith and Moses’ circle, but would also provide storyline fodder for their parents, Billy and Victoria, who have been largely focused on their own lives and businesses.

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With Johnny and Katie at boarding school, it’s the perfect time to bring them back SORAS’d to cause no end of trouble. Whether one or both struggle with addiction issues like their father, or behave like bullies because of their privilege, or take a dislike to their parents’ significant others Ashland and Lily, it would shake things up on the canvas.

Billy could be reset as a more mature version of himself, having to deal with problematic teenagers, and the perfect world that Victoria’s built around herself and Ashland might be upended entirely.

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Throwing the new teens into the mix with the sweet, but boring, Faith and Moses would help to open up storyline possibilities for them as well. Taking it a step further, imagine adding an edgy SORAS’d Connor into the equation. Of course, they’re all related so they’d have to add some other teens to the canvas as well, but it’s high time we got back to seeing some drama play out for the next generation.

Do you think it’s the right time to bring back Johnny and Katie as teens? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section after browsing photos of Summer Newman through the years in the gallery below.

The Young and the Restless Recaps: Corporate Wars And Custody Battles

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The Young and the Restless recaps for January 10 – January 14, 2022, feature corporate wars, milestone celebrations, and so much more.

The Young and the Restless Recaps: Monday, January 10

Michael Baldwin (Christian Le Blanc) contemplates retiring from his position as D.A. Lauren Fenmore Baldwin (Tracey Bregman) gathers Michael’s nearest and dearest in the hopes that they’ll be able to help him make a decision. In the end, it’s Lauren’s advice – do what will make you happy – that convinces Michael to pack it in.

Young and Restless Recaps: Tuesday, January 11

Nicholas Newman’s (Joshua Morrow) family throws him a surprise (belated) birthday party. Nick reveals that he offered Noah Newman (Rory Gibson) a job at New Hope. Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes) lets slip that she and Tessa Porter (Cait Fairbanks) are planning to adopt.

Amanda Sinclair (Mishael Morgan) encourages Devon Hamilton (Bryton James) to use the courts to gain more visitation with Dominic…Chance Chancellor (Conner Floyd) endures flashbacks of his time in Spain. Abby Carlton Newman Abbott Chancellor (Melissa Ordway) grows increasingly concerned for her husband.

Y&R Recaps: Wednesday, January 12

Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) confronts Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) about the “Best of luck at Chancellor” text he sent her. Adam insists that it is exactly as it appears; Lily is dubious.

Victoria Newman Locke (Amelia Heinle) receives word that she’s won the bidding war for ChancComm; Ashland Locke (Richard Burgi) congratulates her; Victoria reveals that she wants to purchase Newman Media as well. Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) isn’t interested in selling; Victoria cautions him against putting his faith in Adam

Devon tells Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic) and Lily that he intends he fight for joint custody of Dominic…Lily fills Devon in on recent developments, including Billy Abbott’s (Jason Thompson) agreement to join her at Chancellor. Devon worries that Billy might be more of a hindrance than a help…Ashland shares some good news with Nate: his cancer is abating.

Sally Spectra’s (Courtney Hope) attempts to make peace with Chelsea Lawson (Melissa Claire Egan) are rebuffed. Chloe Mitchell (Elizabeth Hendrickson) gives Sally an assignment that will necessitate her traveling to New York City; Sally gauges Adam’s interest in accompanying her. Chelsea plans to use Sally’s absence to her advantage where Adam is concerned.

The Young and the Restless Recaps: Thursday, January 13

Chelsea thinks that she has the advantage over Sally when it comes to Adam…After Victoria besmirches Adam’s prowess as a businessman, Victor informs his son that he’ll be taking on a more active role in the running of Newman Media…Lily keeps close tabs on Billy.

Y&R Recaps: Friday, January 14

Rey Rosales (Jordi Vilasuso) is left feeling like an odd man out when he’s denied a moment alone with Sharon Rosales (Sharon Case)…During drinks with Chelsea, Adam makes his position clear: he is not interested in reconciling with her…Chance continues to struggle…Abby is thrilled to learn of Mariah and Tessa’s plan to adopt – and crushed by Devon’s intention to seek joint custody.

The Young and the Restless (YR) airs weekdays on CBS. Check your local listings for airtimes. For more about what’s coming up in Genoa City, check out all the latest that’s been posted on Y&R spoilers, and for an in-depth look at the show’s history, click here.

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The Young and the Restless Comings and Goings: Major Role Recast

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Who’s coming and who’s going from The Young and the Restless (YR)? Are any of your favorite performers from yesteryear returning to the daytime drama, this week, or in the near future?

The Young and the Restless C&G News

Have any new actors or actresses been cast on the show in contract, recurring, or day player roles? Are any well-remembered or beloved stars from other soaps, past or present, about to join The Young and the Restless fold in surprise new parts? Here’s the latest casting news from the CBS soap.

The week of January 17, 2022

A new actor will be taking over the part of Ashland Locke. In a surprise move, Richard Burgi is out as the business mogul and Victoria Newman’s (Amelia Heinle) new husband. Taking over will be daytime vet Robert Newman, best remembered for his role as Josh Lewis on Guiding Light. Look for Newman to make his first appearance next month.

The Young and the Restless History

The Young and the Restless made its debut in 1973 and introduced more sexual undertones and younger characters to daytime soap operas. It has outlasted other soaps to become a mainstay for many households. Needless to say, four decades of storylines have kept viewers locked in and wanting more.

From Victor Newman’s (Eric Braeden) family machinations to Rey Rosales’s (Jordi Vilasuso) heroism to the adorable love story of Kyle (Michael Mealor) and Summer (Hunter King), Y&R knows how to entertain and keep fans coming back for more.

Bringing the Drama

It is one of four soap operas currently on the air. The other three daytime dramas include General Hospital (GH), Days of our Lives (DAYS), and The Bold and the Beautiful (BB). The Young and the Restless (YR) airs weekdays on CBS. Check your local listings for air times.

Y&R Spoilers Weekly Update: New Ventures and a Plan of Attack

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Y&R spoilers weekly update for January 17 – 21, 2022, tease the week ahead is full of job offers, revenge plots, and a plan of attack to take down a rival. Tune in next week so you can catch all of the action in Genoa City!

Y&R Spoilers Weekly Recap

Michael Baldwin (Christian Le Blanc) had a big decision to make. Should he go out while he’s at the top of his game? He consults with family and friends, before ultimately deciding that now is a good time to hang up his hat and retire.

Since Newman-Locke is in the process of buying ChancComm, Victoria Newman Locke (Amelia Heinle) asks Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) if they can buy Newman Media, too. Victor says he won’t be selling to her.

Rey Rosales (Jordi Vilasuso) wants to spend a few minutes of alone time with his wife. Sharon Rosales (Sharon Case) happily agrees and can be ready at any minute. But now Rey is the one having trouble focusing on his wife, as he wonders how Chelsea Lawson (Melissa Claire Egan) is feeling.

The Young and the Restless Week Ahead

Fresh off of his decision to retire, Michael is faced with a decision when Victor recruits him to help protect the Newman legacy. Michael weighs his options seriously and thinks about what becoming Victor’s legal counsel once more would entail.

Surprisingly, Victor admits that he’s skeptical of Ashland Locke now that he’s seemingly recovering from his cancer diagnosis, and wants to launch an investigation. After some back and forth, Michael agrees to the position and sets to work looking into Ashland’s health history. Not surprisingly, Ashland’s history brings forward a lot more questions than answers.

Devon Hamilton (Bryton James) pulled back from his earlier vow to sue for legal access to Dominic, but he still won’t let up on over-analyzing Abby Newman Abbott Chancellor’s (Melissa Ordway) and Chance Chancellor’s parenting strategies. His concerns about Chance (Conner Floyd) haven’t subsided and he continues telling anyone and everyone who will listen that he just can’t let it go. Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes) knows what Devon is feeling and the two sit down to strategize. Poor baby Dominic is already caught in the middle of so much drama!

Also coming up this week, Chelsea Lawson (Melissa Claire Egan) continues to plot against Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope). We have no idea how she can dedicate so much of her time worrying about what Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) and Sally are doing… maybe she should focus her attention on her job, mental well-being, or on Connor (Judah Mackey)? All of those seem like a higher priority (and less of a headache) than constantly worrying about what Sally and Adam are up to.

Upcoming Y&R Spoilers

Y&R Spoilers: Monday, January 17, 2022

Victor recruits Michael to help protect the Newman legacy.

Devon shares his concerns about Chance.

Adam questions Victoria’s motives.

Y&R Spoilers: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Nikki catches Ashland in a compromising position.

Mariah strategizes with Devon.

Phyllis receives a painful reminder from Nick.

Y&R Spoilers: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Billy makes a deal with Adam.

Chelsea plots against Sally.

Lily takes on a new venture.

Y&R Spoilers: Thursday, January 20, 2022

Tessa pulls out all the stops to impress Mariah.

Abby turns to Christine for advice.

Noah sets the record straight with Nick.

Y&R Spoilers: Friday, January 21, 2022

Victor launches a plan of attack.

Michael keeps Lauren in suspense.

Abby makes a big decision.