This past week, CBS’The Young and the Restlessfinally blew the lid off its six-month-long Aristotle Dumas mystery, revealing that the real identity of the mysterious mogul was none other than the long-missing Cane Ashby. Last week saw the bulk ofThe Young and the Restlesscast of charactersstill embroiled in the games Aristotle Dumas has been playing with them at his French estate. By the end of the week, just about everyone was sick of the drawn-out theatrics of their anonymous host, especially Victor, who was a whole “I am too old and too annoyed for this charade” vibe.
Unsurprisingly, then, Friday’s episode revealed that, while Lily was the first guest to whom Cane Ashby revealed himself, Victor was actually the only one to deduce the truth. The only one, that is, unless you were one of the manyYoung and the Restlessfans who correctly theorized that Aristotle Dumas was, in fact, Cane Ashby. Still, while his real identity was finally confirmed, we still have no idea why he’s been hiding as Dumas for six years. It would appear this week’sYoung and the Restlessis poised to give us those answers – a few of them, anyway.
What’s Happening This Week On The Young & The Restless: June 23-27
Cane Has A Lot Of Explaining To Do
Even though the synopses are brief, they still give us a tantalizing tease of what we can expect this week from the events unfolding both in Nice, France, and back in Genoa City. With Cane Ashby’s shock return dropping a bomb on both the show itself and the characters' lives, it seems the fallout will be immense as everyone demands answers. The daily rundown for this week hints that whatever Cane is planning, it won’t be as smooth sailing as he hopes. Here are the episode synopses for this week:
What Big Storyline We’re Following This Week
It’s Still All About Aristotle Dumas – Er, Cane Ashby
Obviously, even thoughlast week’sYoung and the Restless(June 16-20)revealed the Aristotle Dumas/Cane Ashby twist, the storyline is hardly resolved. In fact, it seems like it’s just heating up. We still don’t know why Cane was gone for six years, why he decided to play this game with his assumed identity of Aristotle Dumas, why he decided to reveal himself now, and what he wants from the parties involved.
If anything, the reveal actually raised more questions than it answered. Now that we know that he’s actually Cane Ashby, he’ll arguably have an even greater impact on the story and the other characters moving forward. Had he simply been an anonymous stranger, it would have been bad enough, but with him having so many ties and unresolved stories with so many people, it makes us wonder what he’s playing at and what his end goal could possibly be. And now we also have to wonder, how will the other characters react now that they know the truth?
How This Sets Up Next Week’s The Young & The Restless
Battle Lines Will Be Drawn & New Alliances Formed
It would appear that at least one big battle line is clearly being drawn this week inThe Young and the Restless: Cane Ashby vs. Victor Newman. While last week certainly teased it, with Victor figuring out Aristotle Dumas' real identity before anyone else, it seems this week will cement Cane and Victor as the next big rivalry of the show. As we saw in this week’s promo at the end of Friday’s episode, Amanda warns Cane that Victor is dangerous, and Cane responding that Victor has always underestimated both Aristotle Dumas and him, Cane Ashby. It’s unlikely that Victor will just let Cane waltz back into Genoa City and let his plans unfold unhindered.
It’s not just Victor that Cane has to worry about, however. This week’sThe Young and the Restlesswill clearly see several new alliances and new rivalries forming. Cane’s ex-wife, Lily, the mother of his children, is understandably outraged that her ex disappeared on them for six years. She certainly doesn’t trust him, and she could quietly prove to be an even bigger problem for whatever Cane is planning than Victor himself. We should also never count out Phyllis, who is already unsurprisingly being positioned as a scheming agent of chaos in the whole matter. Let the games begin.
