The Billy Plot Twist We Never Saw Coming On Young and the Restless

No one has ever accused Billy of being a great guy on The Young and the Restless. He was kind of a messed up teen, a screw-up of a young adult, and a total loser by his thirties. But this week, Billy seems to have upped his obnoxious game, being rude to everyone in his path, from Adam (to be expected) to Devon (ditto) to Lily (what the heck, dude; she’s one of your few fans left in Genoa City?) After the August 7 episode, we think we know what’s really going on. All the clues were right there—just like last time.

Someone That I Used To Love

Remember the last time Billy (Jason Thompson) was acting even worse than usual? He was horrible to Victoria (Amelia Heinle) and even plotted to murder Adam (Mark Grossman).

It turned out that Billy had developed an alternative personality. This one looked like Billy, sounded like Billy. But he also chewed gum a lot. Which is how we knew he was Evil Billy. Evil Billy took a nap, where he was yelled at in his dreams by Jill (Jess Walton), Victoria, and Ghost Delia. When he woke up, he was all better, and we thought he’d put his mental health issues behind him. Nope!

One of the Gang

Genoa City is currently awash with the mentally ill. Ashley (Eileen Davidson) is in an institution in Paris. Connor (Judah Mackey — who revealed details about Connor’s OCD) just came back from residential care. Claire (Hayley Erin) is still struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) is…still Phyllis.

So why not have Billy join the fun? Behavior is contagious, you know. It’s why there are eating disorder clusters and suicide clusters. And Genoa City currently seems to be the epicenter of ill health, which makes Billy most suseptible. It’s obvious that he’s not himself. Welcome back, Gum Chewing Billy!