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As the episode begins, Sheila takes a break from preparing for Il Giardino\u2019s open-mic night to fill in Li on Deacon\u2019s homecoming. The doc is surprised to hear that Deacon is going to continue undergoing treatment with Taylor to become his best self. But \u201cif seeing her is good for him, I\u2019m all for it,\u201d Sheila insists. She\u2019s even hopeful that the shrink can \u201cwork her magic\u201d on her stepchildren next.<\/p>\n
Li admits that Sheila\u2019s open-minded take on all this is impressive \u2014 especially after she so recently threatened to kill Taylor. Sheila admits she perhaps she may have overreacted to her fears that her husband would stray. \u201cTaylor isn\u2019t that kind of woman,\u201d she says, \u201cand she\u2019s been nothing but good for Deacon.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Taylor\u2019s office, the shrink holds a meeting with Deacon and his family to get them over the fact that he\u2019s reunited with Sheila. Deke and Hope are palpably displeased and urge Taylor to tell their dad that there\u2019s a woman out there for him that is everything his untrustworthy wife isn\u2019t. Gee, like who? Hmm\u2026<\/p>\n
Eventually, Hope marvels at the unlikelihood that Taylor could possibly be OK with Deacon being with Sheila after all she\u2019s done to the shrink and her family. \u201cWe are not trying to attack you,\u201d Hope tells her dad. \u201cThis comes from a place of concern\u2026 Sometimes people don\u2019t change\u201d the way he has.<\/p>\n
Following the meeting, Deacon marvels to Taylor that his kids really do love him. He used to think about how he screwed up in the past, he had such low self-esteem. But now he\u2019s in the best place he\u2019s been in his life, he says, and it\u2019s all thanks to Taylor (whose hands he takes in his).<\/p>\n
In the design office, Zende questions Carter about his relationship with Daphne. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to getting to know her better,\u201d the COO says. Next door in the main office, Steffy and Daphne discuss their need for a girls\u2019 night out. Natch, Steffy also nudges her gal pal in Carter\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n
Daphne and Steffy seem to have forgotten their plot to have the Frenchwoman seduce Carter in hopes of getting him to undo the coup. Now she\u2019s all about making him work to prove that he deserves her heart. When Carter and Zende interrupt, the former blabs Daphne\u2019s secret that she has a great voice. Zende\u2019s in for open-mic night. So is Carter.<\/p>\n
As the episode nears its conclusion, Daphne, Carter and Zende head out to open-mic night. Steffy begs off but insists that her mom would love to go. When Deacon arrives at Il Giardino, Sheila asks how his session with the kids went. \u201cI\u2019m hoping Taylor put in a good word for me,\u201d she says. Hold your breath, toots.<\/p>\n
At Forrester, Steffy is surprised to hear from Hope that she\u2019s just come from a family therapy session. \u201cTaylor\u2019s had a really positive influence on him,\u201d Hope tells the shrink\u2019s daughter.<\/p>\n
To Deacon\u2019s surprise, Taylor shows up at the restaurant to hear Daphne sing. Sheila acts like the shrink is her long-lost best friend. \u201cI am so excited that Deacon and I are\u2026 you know,\u201d she says, \u201cand that\u2019s all because of you.\u201d Nah, the credit is Deacon\u2019s, Taylor insists.<\/p>\n
Making it awkward, Sheila blathers to Deacon, \u201cI love you more than I\u2019ve ever loved anyone else\u201d \u2014 as he and Taylor gaze longingly at one another.<\/p>\n
Credit: Howard Wise\/JPI<\/p>\n
Sharon, Sharon, Sharon. Must you always prove to be your own worst enemy? Even as\u00a0Young & Restless\u00a0<\/em>fans shout at their screens in the vague hope she might somehow hear and reverse course, the poor thing is making one bad move after another where the seemingly resurrected Matt is concerned.<\/p>\n This week, she threatened him repeatedly, even grabbing his arm in an aggressive fashion. She\u2019s made sure that anyone and everyone who crosses her path in Los Angeles knows exactly what Matt did to her, Nick and their family over the years. Heck, she\u2019s even talked to Phyllis, of all people, about the mess that\u2019s unfolding far from home. (Anybody else think those messages she left for the redhead and, later, for Nick, are gonna come back to haunt her, big time?)<\/p>\n All of which makes me think that this is heading toward the blonde bombshell once again being up to her neck in trouble. Because unless I miss my mark, Mitch\/Matt is going to wind up deader than a doornail before long\u2026 or at least so everyone will believe. We, the constant viewers, will likely be left wondering whether rumors of his demise are greatly exaggerated.<\/p>\n There are more than a few ways this could play out, and the ultimate path taken could depend on exactly what motivates Matt. Assuming he caused Noah\u2019s accident not because the young man was having an affair with his wife but rather to lure Nick and Sharon to Los Angeles, the question then becomes why.<\/p>\n My theory: Matt is dying, perhaps of a behavior-altering brain tumor. While his life in Los Angeles has clearly been a pretty good one, he\u2019s long resented the way things went down with Nick and Sharon all those years ago. What better way to get revenge than by making it appear that Sharon\u2019s public attacks eventually took a fatal turn? Soap villains have been framing heroines for their murders \u2014 real or supposed \u2014 since first the words \u201ctune in tomorrow\u201d were uttered by breathless radio announcers.<\/p>\n Sure, this twist would be coming directly on the heels of a long story in which Sharon was framed for the Heather\u2019s murder. But even that wasn\u2019t the first time she\u2019s been falsely accused of killing someone. (Remember when Adam\u2019s ex-wife, Skye, fell into a volcano and Sharon wound up being convicted of her murder?) Yet here we go again. Poor Sharon apparently has never learned that those who forget the sins of the past are doomed to repeat them.<\/p>\n In my mind, the only real question is whether Matt really dies (at the hand of someone other than Sharon) or simply fakes his demise. He\u2019s got past experience, after all, having apparently been playing possum for decades while living it up as Mitch Bacall.<\/p>\n Which way the storyline goes might well depend on exactly how long Roger Howarth is slated to remain on\u00a0Young & Restless<\/em>. A short-term stint would certainly explain why the show hired such a high-profile actor only to have him step into the shoes of a character who \u2014 given his past \u2014 would seem to have a short shelf life.<\/p>\n If my theory (or theories, as the case may be) prove true, things should pick up rapidly. After all, we can\u2019t have the Newman clan hanging out in Los Angeles forever, right? At some point, they\u2019re gonna need to head back to Genoa City. Perhaps once Sharon stands accused, Michael and Lauren will join them out in California so he can defend the accused. It\u2019s either that or call upon the legal skills of\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the episode begins, Sheila takes a break from preparing for Il Giardino\u2019s open-mic night to fill in Li on Deacon\u2019s homecoming. The doc is surprised to hear that Deacon is going…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t