This week’s slow-burning storyline involves Phyllis’s endgame on The Young and the Restless. She stole Cane’s so-called AI program, so she can take over everyone’s company. Finally, she’ll achieve the power, wealth, and success she has been striving for. But then what?
Key Takeaways
- Phyllis is desperate to prove that she’s a powerful force to be reckoned with.
- She is using Cane’s AI program to steal Billy’s company, as well as everyone else’s, while she’s at it.
- She has no idea how to use AI… She just googled it a few weeks ago.
- Does Phyllis have a motive?
Holding Onto a Grudge
Is this why Phyllis stole Cane’s AI program? Because she has a grudge against Billy (Jason Thompson) still? The two have a complicated history that involved them living together.
Billy found out that Phyllis slept with Nick (Joshua Morrow), so he seduced her daughter, Summer (then Hunter King). Phyllis and Billy broke up, and she reconnected with her daughter.
But she still has a bridge to burn when it comes to him. She doesn’t understand that he’ll never come back to her side again. She’s also jealous of his relationship with Sally (Courtney Hope) for some reason.
Phyllis could’ve stolen Cane’s (Billy Flynn) AI program to get Billy back. She might also have wanted to entangle herself with Cane. It’s clear that these two have chemistry.
Their partnership could become more personal and less business-oriented over time. But she also has a bone to pick with him. Cane went against their initial plans, so Phyllis is taking matters into her own hands.
What Does Phyllis Really Want?
Phyllis sat at Crimson Lights, instead of at home, plotting her next move. She boldly declared that she would use Cane’s AI program to take down everyone else’s businesses.
This is a clear pattern in Phyllis’s life. She’s using these men to get what she wants. She doesn’t necessarily want them. She just wants to chew them up and spit them back out.
Right now, she wants to utilize Cane’s AI program to achieve wealth and success. She also wants to prove to everyone that she’s a powerful force to be reckoned with. For much of her life, she was written as too unhinged or chaotic to work with, and they’re right.
Ultimately, Phyllis’s goal is to utilize technology to dismantle Chancellor, Jabot, Newman Enterprises, and every other business in town.
This is her power play, as she outwits and outplays Cane. She bats her eyelashes and flirts with men like Billy and Cane to get what she wants. She might charm or seduce them a bit, so they can cower in fear.
We’ve seen Cane cower many times by now. Then, she will have emotional leverage over them. She’s doing this with Cane by using his program while he’s not looking.
And she’ll end up with more power, leverage, and a dangerous AI program that she can use for whatever she wants. This slow-burning storyline will prove that her plan is more risky than it’s worth.
