The Young And The Restless (Y&R) scoop for Wednesday, May 21 reveals Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc) will give Lauren Fenmore (Tracey E. Bregman) the news she’s been hoping to hear.
Also coming up, in a standalone episode about love, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) will surprise Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott). Plus, Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) will be touched by Jack Abbott’s (Peter Bergman) appreciation.
Y&R spoilers tease Jack will hold a private celebration for Diane. He’ll say it’s in honor of her hard work and his grateful joy. “I love you,” Jack will say. “I am so proud of you, I can’t tell you how impressed I am with all of this.”
But Diane will react nervously, when he tells her Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) and Traci Abbott (Beth Maitland) will be back soon, to see the renovation for themselves. “Really?” she’ll reply. “So soon?”
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He’ll tell her not to worry, his sisters will be impressed. She’ll remind him Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) didn’t like the changes. Jack will say he calmed Billy down and told his brother their father will always be with them in their hearts. Then Jack will suggest they take the honeymoon they never had.
At the ranch, Victor will tell Nikki he wants to start celebrating her birthday a week early, just the two of them. “My forever young, beautiful wife,” he’ll say to her. “I love you.” Nikki will say she’ll never get tired of his surprises. “I expect you will outdo yourself again, when you get together with Claire to plan this party.”
Then Nikki will talk about how amazing Claire Newman (Hayley Erin) is, like viewers haven’t heard it enough. Luckily, Victor will change the subject. He’ll tell his wife this evening is for her and he’ll ask her to dance. Nikki will say she always feels lighter than air when they dance. Not surprisingly, she’ll bring up Claire and her relationship with Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor).
“Kyle Abbott will self destruct,” Victor will say. But Nikki will tell him she wants Claire to be happy and whether they move in together will be their decision. They’ll finally stop talking about Claire, when Victor gives Nikki a gift. It’s a necklace and inside the locket is a photo of her, Victoria and of course Claire. Remember when Claire poisoned the whole family? Those were the days.
Meanwhile, Lauren will arrive at the Jazz Club to meet Michael (since the couple no longer has a home, aka set, of their own). Her husband will arrive and he’ll tell her he loves her. But Lauren will be suspicious. “Victor and all the fights we’ve had about the man you put your loyalty towards,” she’ll say.
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Lauren will tell him he’s going to have to work a little harder to make up for his infuriating loyalty to his boss. Michael will remind her he pulled off quite the surprise when he proposed to her.
“I bought out the club, our own private jazz party,” he’ll add, as he goes behind the bar and makes his wife a martini, with extra olives. They’ll dance and Michael will tell Lauren he’s sorry. She’ll appreciate the apology but say it doesn’t change things.
“That was just the warm up,” he’ll reply and promise her she’ll understand everything once he’s finished. So, he’ll reiterate everything he’s gone through, working for Victor. “I’ve realized that I’ve been nothing but Victor’s pawn, all these years,” Michael will tell Lauren. “I owe Victor a great deal but I owe you more.”
He’ll add that he’s not about to lose her over it. “Are you ready to walk away from Victor?” she’ll ask him. Michael will say as strong as his bond is with him, he needs to walk away. Lauren will kiss him and ask if he really means it. Michael will say he does. But she’ll worry about how Victor is going to react.
Y&R has had many standalone episodes, especially during the past few years, and this ranks as one of the worst. Although, to be fair, Lauren and Michael’s scenes are the exception. But do viewers really need to hear Jack raving once again about Diane’s renovations? And Victor and Nikki praising Claire? Is this the best the writers can do for May sweeps?
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