The Young and the Restless viewers are split on whether Alan is really Alan, or if he’s Martin, taking Alan’s place, yet again. If it’s the latter, than he’s already driven Ashley insane, kidnapped Sharon and Phyllis, and has now set his sights on Traci. We can’t figure out what he’d have against all four of those women. Unless it’s not about them. Unless it’s about the one person they all have in common. Jack.
Venn Diagram
Ashley (Eileen Davidson) and Traci (Beth Maitland) are Jack’s (Peter Bergman) sisters. Sharon (Sharon Case) and Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) are Jack’s exes. Martin (Christopher Cousins) has already driven Ashley to a split personality.
He’s put Phyllis on the emotional edge (not that it’s hard; the woman is always in a state of near hysteria), and he’s driven Sharon out of town. Now he’s proposed to Traci… then abandoned her…taking off alone for Paris, telling her to join him later. Is he planning to break her heart there. Why?
MORE: Is this what’s going on with Sharon?
Monkey in the Middle
What if Martin doesn’t want to hurt Ashley, Sharon, Phyllis or Traci? What if the person he really wants to destroy is Jack? We can think of some boring business reasons for Martin holding a grudge against Jack…or even Jack’s father, John (Jerry Douglas).
But business reasons are always so dull. Personal is much better. Maybe Martin and Jack once tussled over a woman — with Jack coming out the winner. But what fun is it if it’s a woman we never met and a fight we never saw?
Back to the Beginning
What if Martin is in cahoots with Patti? The first wife Jack mistreated horribly, whose come back since to get her revenge. It didn’t work then. Maybe it will work now? Two fake shrinks going after Jack could be a mind game worth watching…
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