Play Nice on Thanksgiving Y&R

Thanks to beautreal for giving the tip to Daytime Confidential and tvobsessive2008 for the clip!

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Performer of the Week: Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki, Y&R)

It's kind of late for Performer of the Week, so I'll wrap this up kind of short.

Victor and Nikki flashbacks and re-thinking wedding decisions equals stellar performances from Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki, Y&R) and she has earned the Soaps-Now performer of the Week award for the week of August 3, 2009. Melody was superb, would have been her final scenes, and was terrific. Who ever thought we'd feel this way about an exit, and even happier to know what wasn't it! Great job, Mrs. Scott! Also her on-screen partner doing these scenes, Eric Braeden (Victor) is an honorable mention for his scenes during Zapato's funeral.

This week's honorable mentions include: OLTL's Brett Claywell (Kyle) for his scenes for the Kish kiss last week, and co-star Kassie DePaiva (Blair), who was crazy drunk during the double-weddings. Representing AMC we have Jamie Luner ("Turbo" Liza) who was great during her scenes with Marian. I think I said this before in an observation that some people don't Liza 2.0, just because she's not Marcy Walker, but give the chick a break! Also from AMC is Alicia Minshew (Kendall) who is a testament to all soap stars that you can serve it up even in storyline heck. Repping that Y&R this week are Daniel Goddard and Christel Khalil (Cane and Lily) who broke my heart when Cane brought Lily a lint roller for her hair when she stars chemo! I also had a note to add Jess Walton (Jill) to this list, I don't remember, but if I wrote it down it must have been good. I almost forgot, Vail freakin' Bloom was on point. Well mostly, I was feeling up and down. In my mind was mostly, why didn't Nina act this way with Phillip. Even if it could have been better, that's the best performance Bloom has served up...ever, and that may push Bloom into Y&R's female hustlers league. I think for her scenes with Billy. DAYS honors this week belong to Lauren Koslow and Bryan Datillo (Kate and Lucas) for when Lucas goes off on Kate and she breaks down as the Chloe's poisoning mess is going on. Some days with this storyline I go up and down.

Sorry I couldn't give a more in-depth analysis, but the POW was late as it was, and also hard to decide. Keep a look out for this week's best!

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Y&R Thursday Video Recap

Nick pops the question, again to Phyllis. Sharon tells Jack he is not the father of her baby. Billy rants at Jill. Chance and Phillip finally meet up and have an honest discussion.

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Y&R Sneak Peek: Chance Comes Home!

While he does, Cane sneaks out and Phillip is dumbfounded.

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Performers of the Week: Tricia Cast, Jess Walton, Jeanne Cooper (Nina, Jill, Kay, Y&R)

From her first scenes at the beginning of the week, undoubtedly moved by their performances, Tricia Cast, Jess Walton, and Jeanne Cooper all earned the Soaps-Now! Performer of the Week Award for the week of July 6, 2009! At first it was a struggle,

An honorable mentions this week include: Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki, Y&R). I know, I know, but I had to give it to her just for her reaction when she gets a peek of some Radam action.

Not much of a POW this time, everyone was about equal. The Phillip return scenes really just beat everything else out! Hopefully this week everyone will step their game up.

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John Driscoll at Y&R

John Driscoll (Chance, Y&R) goes behind the scenes at his first few days on the show. It shows him on set shooting his first scene with Daniel Goddard (Cane), Jess Walton (Jill), Tricia Cast (Nina) and Jeanne Cooper (Kay). He also rehearses lines with his good friend Billy Miller (Billy) and Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe), who looks like she has longer hair like her days as AMC's Frankie/Maggie. I like it!! As it seems as Cane/Billy/Chloe/Lily (Christel Khalil) has cooled off, and pushing Chance into a triangle with Billy and Chloe and possibly Mac (Clementine Ford), would be superb! Y&R doesn't have a past of this, but I hope they do good with this character as they usually do with others, and don't write him into a corner by improvising the "gay dad" storyline with Thom Bierdz (Phillip).

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Performers of the Week: Kassie DePaiva and Florencia Lozano (Blair and Tea, OLTL)

As you know, not many Llanview citizens can go up against the suburb's resident bad-boy Todd Manning (Trevor St. John). However, those few include his her heroic and sympathetic sister, Victoria Lord, and his daughter, Starr. However this week, two of Todd's biggest opponents (and also ex-wives), went head to head with each other -- and Todd! After arguing and pulling out tricks on each other at Todd's place, trying to beat each other while hiding their love for the once convicted rapist, they Blair did everything to keep her kids, and Tea pulled the big one by getting leverage over Todd. This is why Florencia Lozano and Kassie DePaiva earn the Soaps-Now! performers of the week award for June 22, 2009. Other key mentions include Christopher Engen, performing at his best before being asked out of his contract at Y&R, Chrishell Stause in the aftermath of her baby's death on AMC, and Tricia Cast, Jess Walton, and Jeanne Cooper for fantastic performances in the Phillip storyline also on Y&R.


Honorable Mentions: Christopher Engen (ex-Adam, Y&R), Brandon Buddy (Cole, OLTL), Stacy Haiduk (MJ/Patty, Y&R), Drew Garrett (Michael, GH), Tricia Cast, Jess Walton, and Jeanne Cooper (Nina, Jill and Kay, Y&R), Chrishell Stause (Amanda, AMC)

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