In the September 18 episode of The Young and the Restless, Matt managed to offend Nick and Sharon one last time before leaving town. He suggested their lives would be better if they were together, and neither appreciated relationship advice from the man who once terrorized them. But for all their outrage over Matt saying it, neither actually said his assessment of their relationship was wrong.
Key Takeaways
- Matt told Nick and Sharon he thinks they belong together
- Nick and Sharon were offended by the source of the advice
- Neither actually rejected the possibility Matt raised
Matt Says What Nick and Sharon Don’t Want to Hear
Matt (Roger Howarth) certainly wasn’t the person Nick (Joshua Morrow) or Sharon (Sharon Case) wanted to analyze their relationship. Before leaving Crimson Lights, he told them he thought their lives would be nicer if they were together. Considering everything Matt did to both of them, their reaction was understandable.
But Nick and Sharon’s objection was surprisingly specific. They were offended that Matt would comment on their bond after everything he’d done to tear them apart. What they didn’t do was laugh off the idea itself or tell each other that Matt had completely misread what exists between them.
Nick and Sharon Never Say Matt Is Wrong
The exchange was more interesting than Matt offering some unwanted romantic advice. Nick and Sharon have enough history that either could have dismissed his suggestion immediately. Instead, once Matt was gone, they continued talking together about the past he forced them to revisit.
Nick even wondered what their lives might have looked like if Matt had never terrorized them. Sharon didn’t turn that into a conversation about romance, but the timing is hard to ignore. Matt had just suggested Nick and Sharon would be happier together, and suddenly Nick was contemplating an alternate version of their shared history without Matt’s interference.
Nick and Sharon Are Left With the Question Matt Raised
Matt’s opinion doesn’t prove Nick and Sharon should reunite, and his history with them gives both plenty of reason to resent hearing it from him. Still, rejecting Matt is much easier than confronting the question he left behind.
Nick is newly home from rehab, and Matt is apparently leaving Genoa City. Sharon and Nick could be entering a period without Matt factoring into their lives at all. His last piece of unwanted advice may linger precisely because neither of them bothered to say the simplest thing they could have said if it were completely absurd: he’s wrong.
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