The Young and the Restless fans got a shock at the end of the March 12 episode when Alan was revealed to be, if not the mastermind behind Sharon and Phyllis’ kidnapping, at least involved enough to be watching a live feed of the two of them. If he is doing this for someone else, that’s one thing. But if he is doing it for himself, here is what he could be getting out of it:
Helpful Hand
If Alan (Christopher Cousins) is merely supporting Ashley (Eileen Davidson), then he must think messing with Sharon (Sharon Case) and Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) would be good therapy for her. Somehow. Maybe just keeping them away from Jack (Peter Bergman), Nick (Joshua Morrow), and Billy (Jason Thompson) would be enough to snap Ashley back into her right mind. But if Ashley isn’t involved, then.
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Publish or Perish
Alan is a world-renowned psychiatrist. Or so he says. Why, then, is the clinic he’s associated with, the one that accidentally sent Billy that automated text, now closed?
Maybe Alan isn’t as successful as he claims. Maybe he’s actually floundering. Maybe he hasn’t done any meaningful research in years. Maybe he needs something big to put him back on top. Something world-changing.
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Rats in a Maze
What could be bigger and more world-changing than a paper on some radical therapy to make long-time foes love each other? If Alan can make Sharon and Phyllis join forces and forgive past sins, who knows what’s next? Ireland? The Middle East? Russia and Ukraine? Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote?
What if it’s nothing personal? What if it’s just something for him to do while he’s in town, romancing Traci (Beth Maitland)? This could all be just an experiment for him that we all have to suffer through.
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