On The Young and the Restless, there has been a spate of kidnappings in a row, and the fans are over those being the storyline for their favorite soap. New storylines, please, they cry.
Kidnappings and Hostages on The Young and the Restless
Y&R has used kidnappings ad nauseam, say the fans. Upon further investigation, there seems to have been an inordinate number of these over the years. Shall I recap? These do not comprise the entire list, but a fair share of them. Michael (Christian Le Blanc) held Cricket (Lauralee Bell) and Nina (Tricia Cast) hostage, Lisa (Lynne Harbaugh) held Brad (Don Diamont) in a cage, Paul (Doug Davidson) kept Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) in a cage, Sheila held Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) and the babies at gunpoint, and Victor (Eric Braeden) held his first wife's boyfriend in the cell in the basement of the ranch.
We also saw Blade Bladeson (Michael Tylo) held captive in the Bahamas by his evil twin brother. (How many evil twins have we had?) And let's not forget when Sheila kidnapped Lauren (Tracy E. Bregman). See what I mean? And that's not even adding in recent events with Sharon (Sharon Case) being kidnapped by Ian Ward (Ray Wise) and Jordan Howard (Colleen Zenk) and then being so lucky as to be kidnapped again about a week later with her bestie Phyllis and being held hostage in an abandoned clinic. Lucky girl.
Who Do You Think Will be Kidnapped Next?
Soap Central message board contributor DOOLWILL wrote, "Let's be honest. [The show] loves kidnapping stories. [They] moved away from mental health to kidnapping. I cannot figure out who is next though.
Nightrocker jokingly replied, “I hope Summer and her Cowgirl Outfit.”
Regular contributor CloverLeaf replied to Nightrocker asking, “Geez, are you trying to scar me for life by having to look at that outfit for days and days?”
“After all of the rotten things he’s done to people, I would love to see Victor get kidnapped and be held for ransom. Although it would probably end up like O. Henry’s “The Ransom of Red Chief," Art Vandalay commented.
Chocolatelover7 said, “Well, continuing on the enemies must become almost friends theme he started with Phyllis and Sharon (and by extension Billy and Nick), perhaps Claire and Summer? Victor and Jack? Almost anyone and Diane.”
The Young and the Restless fans have spoken! Who would you like to see get kidnapped next? We need a poll, LOL, but seriously, who do you want to see in the cage/basement/remote location next? If only Chance (Connor Floyd) was like Liam Neeson in the 2008 movie Taken. I’d love to have heard him say to the mystery kidnapper over the phone, “I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don’t have money, but what I do have is a very particular set of skills — skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let Sharon and Phyllis go now, that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you, but if you don’t, I will look for you, I will find you and I will kill you.”
Wouldn't that spice things up nicely? Comment below your thoughts on whether there have been too many kidnappings or who you’d like to see get…Taken
