Way too much effort and time is being put into the Diane Jenkins storyline, and the impact it’s having on “The Young and the Restless” as a whole is concerning. Nothing is exciting or fresh anymore. Tuning into the series means watching everyone in town taking another ride on the “Diane is evil” train. A complex and dynamic character like Phyllis Summers has been relegated to doing nothing else besides obsessing over Diane, and is even facing prison time for faking her death to frame Diane for murder. It’s difficult to recall the last time Phyllis was in a scene and didn’t mention her nemesis in some capacity. 

One of the cornerstones of “Y&R” has always been the significance of family, but this storyline is tearing one of the best apart. Nearly every living branch of the Abbott family tree is immersed in this. Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) is on the verge of going to war against her brothers, Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) and Jack Abbott. The writers have Ashley so entirely laser-focused on taking down Diane that they’re turning her against them in the name of this storyline. 

Even Diane’s son, Kyle Abbott, is having his life torn apart because of this plot. After everything Kyle and his wife, Summer Newman (Allison Lanier), went through to be together, they’re throwing it all away to position Diane as the show’s new central figure. The show can’t survive under these conditions. 

Post source: The List

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