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The Newmans, Abbotts, Chancellors and Winters haven’t been featured this much since Katherine and Neil were alive, and that deserves a big high five. I’m especially partial to Victor, Ashley, and Jill, who were the straws that stirred the most dramatic drinks, with Nikki joining them the end of the year to get kidnapped and glurg vodka straight from the bottle. Victor’s kids also showed they haven’t learned a thing through 900 marriages, with Nick and Adam both romancing Suffering Sally while Victoria went down yet another tortured romantic path.

Victoria: “You have zero respect for my instincts.”

Victor: “Your instincts led you to Billy Boy Abbott, J.T. Hellstrom, Ashland Locke and now Nate Hastings.”

Victoria: “Leave my exes out of this.”

How can we? She’s the poster girl of bad dating decisions, yet seems to be a very effective CEO. Perhaps the HR department at Newman Enterprises can vet her next boyfriend.

Worst: Too many business stories

We shouldn’t need LinkedIn to follow a soap story but that’s where all the hirings, firings and corporate espionage led us. I’ll give you $10 if you can tell me what Audra’s jobs were in 2023, never mind how she could have slept with Kyle and Tucker in the same day and kept her, um, positions. Newman Enterprises, Jabot and Chancellor-Winters saw unprecedented upheaval to what end? So Kyle, Summer, Audra, Nate, Adam, Nick, Victoria, Billy, etc. could bounce from one office to another? When every business has multiple sets but none of the characters has a home bedroom it’s time to rebalance the action.

More please

The Baldwins! Y&R teased us when Gloria and Kevin joined Michael, Lauren and Chloe at Thanksgiving but then the whole clan disappeared. No one beats them for humor and dysfunction, and Michael and Lauren’s easy marital banter is always welcome.

Enough already

With Tucker McCall. Where is his rooting value? He has to do more than sit around drinking brown liquid in hotel lobbies while nastily threatening our faves.

Jack: “Finally we will put an end to Tucker McCall.”

From your mouth…