Y&R’s storylines continue to puzzle and fizzle.
This month on Y&R, we watched the Sutton Ames case come to an end. Well, we didn’t exactly watch it come to an end. It ended off screen, where it started some 40 years ago. Good riddance to that. Two good things came out of the story. Naya and Imani. Hopefully we’ll see a little more screen time with these two.
Noah returned with a big secret, but it appears as his secret is merely that he’s depressed that he and his girlfriend split up. Not to diminish his heartbreak but after hearing about a secret, we expected so much more. Maybe there’s more that he hasn’t revealed yet.
We watched Abby seem to unravel as the news of her husband’s presumed death got around. She took one sleeping pill and viewers got all excited, and hopeful that we were about to get an addiction storyline but I was a little glad they didn’t go there. Addiction storylines are Y&R’s go to trope that gets old pretty fast. Instead, she took a flight to Spain to find her beau, without calling Nina to tell her to stop grieving since Chance is really alive. Yep.
In other parts of Genoa City, Phyllis and Nick broke up and Phyllis realized she might have feelings for Jack in a standalone episode that could be described as truly funny with Gloria taking her on a tour as Golden Glo.
Meanwhile, Adam and Sally seem to be a no-go, or are they? With Chelsea returning soon, there’s sure to be some tension between the women, possibly over Sally if Adam sees her as a love interest.
Billy was so intent on revenge that he gambled and lost when it came to Gaines, and the vultures started circling. Victor and Adam played a good game with Gaines, but half the viewers were not sure from minute to minute if Gaines was playing both sides. I’m just glad it’s over so we can get into a new storyline. Take a look at the gallery of a few other highlights and lowlights of what happened on Young and Restless this month. Chime in with your own likes and dislikes in the comments.
A few highlights of Young and the Restless for the month of November…


I'm not sure I want her wearing normal clothing anymore at Crimson Lights. When she does, it reminds me that this strong psychologist prefers to pour coffee instead of receive patients who so obviously need her help.


Locked in a storage room. Check. Dragged to some farmhouse where he found an old boarded-up door behind a wine rack and escaped. Sure, Jan. Walked to a nearby airstrip and identified a cargo plane headed for New York. Hid on that, without anyone noticing. Doubtful. Hopped on a train headed across the country. With no money, looking like...this.
It was so easy to see that Adam and Victor paid him off to tell this story and get Billy Boy Abbott going. Sadly, Billy was too focused on gambling to make the connection and Lily either goes along with what Billy wants or gently tells him she doesn't approve. She might want to consider not working alongside Billy in the future.
Gaines' time in Genoa City has ended. Jamison Jones has exited.


While we're all grateful for that, some viewers found the scenes of Abby talking to herself while looking through Chance's memorabilia alone in Gaines' hotel room with that voiceover a little over the top. Why couldn't she have done that with Nina or Christine or Devon? Why does she have to do everything alone, like teleporting, for example.
There are a few camps of viewers regarding Abby leaving Dominic in the care of someone who knows him better than anyone else. Devon, the Towel Baby Whisperer.
I think we can all agree that if Abby doesn't think she can take care of her kid, she should ask for help. And really, that's all she did.
That said...
Abby has Nanny Louise to care for Dominic. Nina lives with her, Ashley offered to help out. Mariah offered (don't laugh!) and just about everyone in Genoa City wants to help Abby care for this child. This kid is basically The Chosen One and Abby's the center of Genoa City. Because of her obvious white priveilege, part of me, like some of you, wants to drag her for dumping off her kid to the sperm donor. And yes, make no mistake. That's what a surrogate is. An egg or sperm donor.
The only thing that could possibly save this story is if Devon fought her for custody and gave us a messy situation to look forward to watching.
What bothers me most about her taking Dominic to Devon's is that everyone in GC is so understanding to the point that it's unrealistic. The fans are divided on whether Abby should have dumped off her kid, so why aren't people in GC divided? This is still a soap opera, right? Phyllis can't stand the heiress and she didn't really grumble about this, which would have been in character, and validating for the majority of viewers who were flat out angered by Abby wanting this baby so badly and then taking off to get her head together.

So nice to see Moses and Faith on screen having a realistic teenage conversation. Can’t wait until their next appearance when Faith frets about her retirement account and Moses advises her to diversify her assets #yr
— The Crimson Lights Puppet (@CrimsonPuppet) November 18, 2021
Such harsh words.
I really wanted her to blow up. She doesn't need to go bonkers and steal the baby, but having a much stronger reaction would give this story a kick in the pants that it needs.

Few highlights:
Victor and Nikki telling Phyllis they're glad she turned up in time to carver the turkey, and then Nikki calling Phyllis the voice of reason.
Best lines:
Phyllis ends up at the ranch, "I'm in the belly of the beast!"
"Some Fairy Godmother you turned out to be. Golden Glo. Wow more like Golden Ghoul."
My issues:
Let me preface this by saying that I watch the soaps for the ensemble, not for couples, but it's been five minutes since that contrived break up between Nick and Phyllis. I liked Phyllis with Jack in the past and I liked her with Nick. I'm not on board yet with her playing musical men and jumping into Jack's arms. It seems a little forced. Dare I mention that Summer and Kyle would be step-siblings if Jack and Phyllis remarried?!
Why does she need to be with a man so soon after Nick and why is it such a disaster to be alone on Thanksgiving? We can give thanks any day. I'd love to have seen Phyllis initially be depressed but then own the day by having her own bizarre party, even if it was filled with the people she works with like Crystal and Thomas.
Last thought: I did swoon over Jack when he sent her that Thanksgiving meal. That he thought about her as he was flying to find Abby in Spain was swoon-worthy.

Let's hope Naya and Imani will be seen a little more in coming months.

Can we end this story now, along with the baby storyline or is Devon going to get too attached to Dominic and want custody?

Maybe have the girlfriend come to GC or give him a bigger secret. This story is a yawn and it's making Noah a yawn, not to mention his weird flirting with Tessa, who is not only taken but a lesbian, who was never into him in the first place.
Noah's hot. Give him something to do, give him a focus, already.



Now that Nick is single, some viewers admit they'd like to see Sally with Nick, which would drive my Phyllis out of her mind. True. I love Phyllis but I love drama more. Whatever brings on the drama is what I want to see.