Young & Restless’ Dumas Reveal: Behind Every Mystery Man Is a Mystery *Woman*… So Who’s His?

The imminent introduction of The Young and the Restless’ much-discussed Aristotle Dumas is set to shake up the corporate hierarchy in Genoa City in a big way. But that’s not nearly as intriguing as the romantic upheaval that the tycoon is likely to bring with him — especially if, as we suspect, he’s being played by Days of Our Lives charisma machine Billy Flynn, who is leaving his role of Chad DiMera to join the CBS soap. With whom will the newcomer be paired? Consider the options…

Phyllis Summers

We’ve been saying for ages that Phyllis needs a new love interest. (She has options galore — dang!) The homewrecker has always been a heat-seeking missile. Did she suddenly lose interest? (And no, we don’t count her weird, random fixation on ex-husband Danny Romalotti as a real lust story.) Her eagerness to have Dumas hand her Chancellor could be a precursor to a merger of an altogether different sort. Then again, for all we know, he’s already involved with…

Amanda Sinclair

Anything that keeps Mishael Morgan on the canvas is OK by us. But if the Emmy winner doesn’t want to stick around longterm, that rather puts the kibosh on a grand affair with her boss, Aristotle, now doesn’t it? Maybe the character is being introduced to throw some tension between Phyllis and her former nemesis…

Sharon Newman

All the signs point to a “Shick” reunion. But we’ve been there and done that — repeatedly. It would be a whole lot more fun if the show zigged when we expected it to zag by having her become the object of Dumas’ affections. Just think of it: They could talk business (since Sharon “runs” Cassidy First) over free coffee (since Sharon owns Crimson Lights) while she analyzes him (since she’s an occasional therapist).

Lily Winters

Remember way back when Young & Restless teased that Lily was about to meet TLOHR? Sorry, Damian Kane, but we don’t think that’s you. It could, however, be Dumas, whose unpredictability waves red flags that his innate charm would bat away with ease. (Especially is he turns out to be you-kn0w-who.) Last but not least, we imagine that the fresh meat could be served up to…

Victoria Newman

C’mon. No way is Cole Howard her endgame. There are hot couples, there are lukewarm couples, and then there are couples that generate no heat whatsoever: That’s Victoria and Cole. When the author kicks the bucket — and the sooner, the better — his past and present love could wake up from the stupor the discovery of their “dead” daughter Claire Grace put her in and start having fun again with take-no-prisoners Aristotle.

With whom do you think Dumas will be paired?