Everyone in the room turned against Matt on The Young and the Restless. Yet, Phyllis was the one who defended him amid escalating tensions. She might end up as his most unexpected ally.
Key Takeaways
- Everyone wants Matt gone for good.
- Phyllis might believe that Matt has amnesia.
- She might become too emotionally invested to back out now.
Phyllis is Willing to Risk It All
Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) loves to take risks. She took a huge risk when she acquired Newman Enterprises and lost her kids. Now, she’s using Matt’s (Roger Howarth) amnesia as a bargaining chip to drop the charges against her. By becoming his ally, Phyllis hopes to keep her business and avoid prison.
To gain leverage, Phyllis turned to Matt, who found himself alone at GCAC, without a memory. The two quietly struck a deal to stick together. But instead of protecting her tracks, this situation has spun out of control. Phyllis even used Matt’s location to force Victor (Eric Braeden) and Nick (Joshua Morrow) to drop the charges against her.
Matt claims to have amnesia. He is confused about who to trust. Phyllis assured him that she was his only confidante. Even ruthless villains like Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk) left Matt to fend for himself.
But Phyllis’s plan is quickly unraveling. Nick and Victor want Matt gone. Meanwhile, Nick spiraled into a severe addiction and thirst for revenge, adding a life-and-death stakes to this already tense situation.
Phyllis is Only Thinking About Phyllis
Phyllis is aware of who Matt Clark is and what he did to the Newman family. She wanted to use his amnesia to her advantage, whether he really had it or not. She doesn’t believe he’s changed. But rather, Phyllis views Matt’s memory loss as a way to manipulate this situation in her favor.
Phyllis is not the type of woman who’s bogged down by emotional investment. She’s strategically invested in using Matt as a weapon against the Newmans. Phyllis even confronted Matt about his dark past, which led him to reject his memories to stay close to her.
This gives Phyllis a powerful advantage. She is committed to this manipulative game, gambling that having Matt on her side will serve her goals. When the Newmans came into the CEO’s office and confronted Matt, Phyllis was the only one who defended him.
Even as the tensions rose. Even as Nick’s drug addiction spirals out of control. There’s no thinking about what Phyllis will do next to get what she wants.
