Young & Restless Sets in Motion the Nightmare That We All Saw Coming for Elena
Imani has not been subtle about her interest in Nate.
The Young and the Restless’ Elena loves Nate. And she trusts him. And aside from some difficulty making time for one another, they’re as happy as can be. Nonetheless, she can’t shake the feeling that their relationship is being targeted for destruction — and she’s not wrong, either. As you may have read, Imani makes her move on Elena’s boyfriend this week. Is it the beginning of the end for the couple?
“Elena knows what she and Nate have built together,” Brytni Sarpy tells Soap Opera Digest. But when her romantic rival even invades her dreams, she can’t help but be like, “Uh-oh.”
So when the opportunity arises to size up the competition, Elena can’t resist seizing it. At Crimson Lights, she sits down with Imani “to gauge how dangerous she is,” says Sarpy. “Elena has made it very clear to Imani that Nate is off limits, so she doesn’t feel the need to drive that point.
“Still,” she adds, “Imani starts button-pushing… ”
“Know what pairs well with a nice red wine? Nate!”
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Is Elena fighting a losing battle? Nate is devoted to her, yes, but Imani just keeps chipping away at his resolve to be faithful. And with the two of them working uncomfortably closely together, it seems like only a matter of time before the vixen gets what — and who — she wants.
After everything that Elena went through, self-sabotaging her romance with Devon and watching him move on with his late wife’s lookalike sister, it would be heartbreaking to watch her relationship with Nate go up in smoke. But it sure feels like that’s where we’re headed.
What do you think?
On your way to the comments, check out the latest additions to Young & Restless‘ 2022 cast portraits in the photo gallery below.
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<p>Isn’t that right, Jack (Peter Bergman)? He’s a playboy leaning hard into his new role of family man.</p>
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<p>You can’t keep a good woman down — or a bad one, either. Take it from the “late” Diane (Susan Walters).</p>
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<p>Billy (Jason Thompson) and Lily (Christel Khalil) are so right for each other, their names even rhyme. C’mon!</p>
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<p>If Victoria (Amelia Heinle) turned the other cheek, it would be every bit as lovely.</p>
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<p>Be careful where you aim that disarming gaze, Ashland (Richard Burgi); charm-proof vests are hard to come by in Genoa City.</p>
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<p>During February sweeps, Ashland underwent an extreme makeover, one that transformed him into Robert Newman, previously Josh on <em>Guiding Light.</em></p>
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<p>Reformed baddies Michael (Christian Jules LeBlanc) and Lauren (Tracey E. Bregman) have made good. So why do they always look like they have mischief in mind?</p>
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<p>We don’t have to get it as long as Kevin (Greg Rikaart) and Chloe (Elizabeth Hendrickson) do. That said, we get it, guys. We totally get it.</p>
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<p>Then again, when <em>isn’t</em> the irrepressible Gloria (Judith Chapman) prepared to shine? She’s a showstopper whether or not there’s a show going on to be stopped!</p>
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<p>If Mariah (Camryn Grimes) and Tessa (Cait Fairbanks) were a book, they’d be a page-turner that we couldn’t put down.</p>
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<p>Glorious lighting’s not required to make Sharon (Sharon Case) sparkle. Though, obviously, no one’s gonna say no to lighting <em>this</em> fantastic. Let’s be real.</p>
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<p>It wasn’t easy being a good guy like Sharon’s ill-fated husband (Jordi Vilasuso) in a town like Genoa City, where everyone’s favorite pastime is bending the truth until it snaps.</p>
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<p>Nick (Joshua Morrow) and Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) are as kaput as a couple that’s called it quits a gazillion times before ever really <em>can</em> be. In other words, probably not very kaput at all.</p>
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<p>When Nick and Sharon’s prodigal son returned, he had a new face (that of Rory Gibson) and the same old amazing jean jacket. Er, the same old amazing <em>genes</em>. We meant genes.</p>
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<p>Thanks to Jack’s surprise granddaughter Allie (Kelsey Wang), the Abbott family tree has sprouted a new branch.</p>
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<p>… here’s Kyle (Michael Mealor) <em>three</em>-faced — and each mug as handsome as the last. The Abbott heir is the result of, ahem, “a little ditty about Jack and Diane,” as John Mellencamp might put it.</p>
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<p>… we’d soon get reacquainted with Kyle’s bride, Summer (Allison Lanier), whose parents both have a past with her mother-in-law: Nick slept with Diane, and Phyllis slapped with her!</p>
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<p>… it’s gonna be a bumpy ride anytime Jill (Jess Walton) is in town. We might even go so far as to get our sofa equipped with shock absorbers.</p>
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<p>Oh, we know, we know, it’s been ages since Jill’s frenemy Esther (Kate Linder) was actually Mrs. C’s housekeeper. Didn’t mean to ruffle anyone’s feather duster.</p>
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<p>Actually, this is Chance (Conner Floyd), who came home from being presumed dead… how to put this, hmm… a new man. On the plus side, he also came home a crazy handsome man.</p>
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<p>Ashley (Eileen Davidson) is there for daughter Abby (Melissa Ordway) every step of the way. Whether Abby wants her to be or not. You understand — you have a mom.</p>
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<p>Novelist Traci (Beth Maitland) probably knows that the pen is mightier than the sword. But the heart and soul of Genoa City is way to sweet to ever jab you with either one.</p>
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<p><em>The</em> catch of Genoa City has got to be Devon (Bryton James), the rare hunk who is as rich as he is attractive. Well, that’s not <em>so</em> rare in Genoa City, but you know what we mean. He has it going on.</p>
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<p>Hardly. Amanda (Mishael Morgan) is entirely her own woman… who just happens to have the exact same features as her late sister. What? It could happen!</p>
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<p>Eh, not necessarily where Naya (Ptosha Storey) is concerned. Unless the question is “How do ya take a stunning photo?” Then, by all means, Amanda’s mom is your go-to.</p>
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<p>Well, he isn’t technically <em>so</em> new. Moses (Jacob Aaron Gaines) was born to Neil and Sofia all the way back in 2011. Wait, doesn’t that mean he should only be 11 years old? SORAS strikes again!</p>
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<p>When he’s not actually treating patients, Nate (Sean Dominic) plays doctor with Elena (Brytni Sarpy). Which pretty much exhausts our knowledge of medical puns. Unless you wanna get into the palpitations their smoochie scenes give us.</p>
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<p>Yep, any scene is made more interesting by the arrival of Amanda’s pot-stirring sister (Leigh-Ann Rose).</p>
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<p>Chelsea (Melissa Claire Egan) keeps as many unhatched plots in her purse as we do forgotten bank slips and Chiclets. Yes, the Chiclets are extremely old. Whatever you do, don’t swallow them — or, for that matter, Chelsea’s lies.</p>
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<p>There’s nothing going on between Sally (Courtney Hope) and Adam (Mark Grossman) the same way there was nothing going on between Antony and Cleopatra, Romeo and Juliet, Bogie and Bacall… You get the idea.</p>
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<p>Omnipotent Victor (Eric Braeden) is not one to be trifled with. In fact, he’s so formidable, we wouldn’t even risk serving him a trifle for dessert. Best to play it safe with the Black Knight.</p>
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