Since little less than a month ago, The Young and the Restless turned the show on its ear with the creepy, mysterious, and impactful story of Claire Grace (Hayley Erin) and her Aunt Jordan (Colleen Zenk).

The viewers and the Newmans had no idea what was about to hit them smack dab in the face.  And wasn’t it a nice surprise that Y&R was able to keep under wraps Colleen Zenk’s (ex-Barbara, ATWT) return to daytime? And that the daytime drama went full force into the storyline, especially when they had Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) sedated and then attached to an IV-drip of booze as she fell further and further off the wagon, no fault of her own? It was a delicious way to get Melody Thomas Scott back as Nikki once again battling her demons.

Since the Newman rescue, Nikki is going full tilt at the bottle, but with shame and horror, while being tortured by Aunt Jordan who escaped capture and has set herself up in a motel room in Genoa City.  Add to this the plight of Claire, who is currently behind bars. Viewers don’t know, when and if, she gets out of the slammer if she will go right back to scheming with Aunt Jordan, or if she was as sincere as she appeared to be when Michael (Christian LeBlanc) visited her in jail to see if he felt he could represent her in a legal proceeding.

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Meanwhile, Victoria (Amelia Heinle) is feeling the pangs of motherhood, that Claire could truly be the daughter she grieved all those years ago with Cole (J. Eddie Peck), baby Eve. Speaking of Eve, isn’t in a creepy touch to have Jordan bring a photo of her supposed sister, Eve Howard (the late Margaret Mason) along her journey of revenge, and put it right by her hotel room bedside?

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Through it all this story from Y&R executive producer and head writer, Josh Griffith, has brought out great performances from four women in the cast: Melody Thomas Scott, Colleen Zenk, Hayley Erin and Amelia Heinle.

Let us know what you think of the latest developments in the story that has Nikki  falling further off the wagon, Aunt Jordan continuing her torture of Nikki and her plans for the Newmans, and Claire potentially turning over a new leaf?  Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

In case you missed it, Hayley Erin chatted during a livestream on the Michael Fairman Channel all about becoming Claire/Eve on the top-rated soap opera. You can check it out below.