Although The Young and the Restless has recently faced a whole host of criticisms from longtime fans, the show’s latest move may be enough to reinstate interest among its loyal viewers. The Young and The Restless has been around a long time, and the show has been through various eras since the daytime soap debuted in 1973.
That said, there is no denying that the long-running soap has earned more criticism from fans than usual in recent storylines. Although The Young and the Restless’ main characters faced genuine peril in the recent Aristotle Dumas plot, fans online complained that the main characters were too safe for too long outside this plot.
The Young and the Restless Brings Back Veteran Soap Producer Jill Farren Phelps
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From The Young and the Restless’s Victor seemingly always coming out on top to Paul’s exile to Portugal, many of the show’s writing decisions earned the ire of fans on Reddit. Not only that, but the decision to retire the rooftop pool set and a couple of other iconic locations stoked further backlash online.
Fortunately, there might be some light at the end of the tunnel. Soap opera veteran Jill Farren Phelps is set to return as a producer on The Young and the Restless, according to a report from Soap Opera Network, in what could be a major relief for longtime viewers of the soap.
Farren has worked on “One Life to Live,” “General Hospital,” “Guiding Light,” and numerous other iconic soap operas, which makes her return to The Young and the Restless all the more exciting. Farren previously worked as an executive producer between 2012 and 2016.
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The Young and the Restless Can Still Win Back Viewers
Phelps received 14 Daytime Emmy Award nominations and 11 wins throughout her long career, and it is no coincidence that three of those wins came for her work on The Young and the Restless. While the Aristotle Dumas/ Cane Ashby plot is engaging, it can’t hold a candle to the peak of Farren’s time on the series.
Even a decade later, Farren’s tenure on The Young and the Restless is still singled out as a highlight of the show’s long history by fans on Reddit. Hopefully, the welcome changes that the producer made to the series can now be used to address the ongoing criticisms.
The Young and the Restless needs stronger character writing, bigger stakes, and real consequences in its long-running storylines. Aristotle Dumas’s murder mystery story is setting up the groundwork for this change, but The Young and the Restless bringing back Farren should set these new elements in stone for the show’s future.
