The Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers tease that three unexpected events will happen regarding the Christian (Jude and Ozzy McGuigen) paternity secret. Chelsea (Melissa Claire Egan) will voluntarily tell Nick (Joshua Morrow) the truth. He’ll be shocked, but choose to maintain their relationship. And, all of this will happen without Adam Newman (most recently played by Justin Hartley) returning from the apparent dead.
Well, that was a lot to swallow. So let’s have an after dinner coffee and begin to digest how the future could play out with these scenarios. Latte at Crimson Lights anyone? Tell Sharon (Sharon Case) to put it on this scribe’s tab.
The Young and the Restless spoilers remind us that Chelsea has spoken with Victor (Eric Braeden) on multiple occasions. Last week he again advised his daughter-in-law to withhold information about Christian’s biology from his other son (Nick). Chelsea didn’t agree to do so, as much as she seemed resigned to the reality that Victor’s advice was probably best to follow.
Yes, Chelsea used to be an effective con artist. Hey, that’s how Johnny (Ryan and Holden Hare) Abbott was conceived via Billy (then played by Billy Miller). But marrying Adam and having a second son (Connor, Gunner and Ryder Gadbois) helped to change her outlook on life.
Chelsea isn’t trying to con Nick by withholding the truth about the boy he thinks is his rediscovered child. She simply wants to maintain Adam’s promise and doesn’t want to hurt Nick, though this information dump would clearly impact their relationship.
However, The Young and the Restless spoilers say that Chelsea will tell Nick the truth if a medical condition exhibits itself in the future. And it won’t necessarily have to be related to Christian’s eye sight.
Nick has long been written as someone who holds a grudge. But Chelsea isn’t Sharon. She’s different, as are these circumstances. And like a variety of other characters, most notably Victor, Nick can become an acceptor. He can choose to keep Chelsea in his life, as doing so would allow him to raise his nephew and her step-son.
As far as Adam Newman goes, TPTB at Y&R seem to have decided that this specific character remains too controversial to revive (yet again). That’s a strategic choice, as the show is betting fans of that character are going to continue watching the show and that any lost one-issue viewers weren’t all hardcore fans.
Choosing to not recast Michael Muhney, or to cast another actor in this part isn’t a deep gamble. Because loyal fans of the show support the entire ensemble, even among those who feel that Muhney’s return would be electric. Using logic as our guide, instead of emotional petitions, it’s plausible to write Chelsea as the paternity revealer without green-lighting the Adam show.
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