Young and the Restless has Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) and Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) devastated by recent events. Nikki’s husband tossed her out and Jack’s wife walked out on him. And both of course are hoping that their marriages can be mended. But something that happens this week could change everything for the worse.
Y&R spoilers have Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and Diane Jenkins Abbott (Susan Walters) hatching a revenge scheme this week that could backfire on them. It’s We’re going to talk about how Victor and Diane’s scheme could push Nikki and Jack into each other’s arms.
Nikki Goes to The Abbott Mansion on Young and the Restless
All right, so this week Nikki goes to the Abbott mansion and Diane answers the door and Nikki wonders if she’s back for good. But no, Diane is just picking up a few things. And she tells Nikki that Jack’s not there. So, Nikki can’t hold his hand. And she tells Diane she just wants to help. She insists that Victor drugged Jack and says otherwise he wouldn’t have touched Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk).
And of course Nikki solely blames Victor for all of this. But Diane doesn’t. And she claps back on Nikki that she’s tired of everybody seeing Jack as the victim. That’s so awful because he is the victim of drugging and sexual assault. Diane not believing him is victim shaming. I don’t care if it’s a man or a woman who had it done to them.
Diane Shuts Nikki Down on Y&R
And then she rants about Nikki and Jack having an unhealthy desire to fix each other’s lives. And Nikki says she feels bad because Victor only targeted Jack because he saved her life when she was spiraling back into alcohol addiction. But Diane’s over it. She slams the door in Nikki’s face. Olive branch denied.
Even though Traci Abbott (Beth Maitland) just encouraged Diane to show Jack some grace, she’s not going to do it. And it looks like she is going to do the opposite because later this week, spoilers have Jack leaning on Nikki for support. That’s fine. And if you remember, Nikki told Victoria Newman that she doesn’t think her and Victor’s marriage can bounce back this time, which shocked Victoria.
Victor And Diane Give Jack A Taste Of His Own Medicine
So, here’s where things go from bad to worse. Because Victor thinks that Diane should give Jack a taste of his own medicine and helps her do it. That sounds like a recipe for disaster. First of all, because Victor cannot be trusted. He set Jack up for all this mess.
And since Diane’s on fire about Jack being in bed with Patty, a taste of his own medicine sounds like setting it up so Jack walks in on Diane in bed with another man. Now, you know, whatever it is that Victor and Diane cook up this week, the fact that she’s conspiring with Victor is going to be a huge issue for Jack, rightly so.
Diane Plotting with the Enemy on Young and the Restless
Diane is scheming with the man who put Jack through hell. He ruined their marriage. And don’t forget Victor was planning to take Jabot from them. Because that was why Jack said that they needed to take Jabot offline and it damaged their business, but it was the only way to stop Victor from using the AI on them.
Jack and Diane were completely united in that. And I just don’t understand how she would even talk to Victor at this point because she knows that he wants to destroy Jack. And here she is doing something, some sort of scheming with the mustache.
So, what I’m worried about is that Victor and Diane are going to meet in her room at the GCAC, get under the sheets, and make sure Jack walks in on them pretending to have just had sex. Or, you know, even worse, Victor and Diane might do the deed. It wouldn’t be the first time because they were married before, but I think it’s more of a maybe a setup, something like that if they go this route on Young and Restless.
This Could Backfire On Victor And Diane
So, whatever it is that Victor gets up to with Diane, her working with the man who has kidnapped Jack and given him to a crazy woman more than once is beyond the pale. That seems like a deal breaker to me. And of course, Jack will run to Nikki and tell her, you know, you won’t believe what Victor and Diane were up to, scheming behind our backs, scheming to hurt us both.
That’s the direction I think this is headed in with Victor and Diane. And right now, Victor is so angry. He may also want to make Nikki jealous or just hurt her, knowing that Jack would obviously run and tell Nikki whatever he saw.
Victor Blames Nikki on Young and the Restless
Now, Victor told Nikki recently that she betrayed him and she stabbed him in the back by choosing Jack. So, I could see Victor deciding on the nuclear option and somehow convinces Diane to go along with it. But if Victor and Diane pull a stunt like this, I think they might wind up with a rude awakening because Nikki keeps begging Victor, “Think twice. Admit you’re wrong. Stop what you’re doing.” But he won’t. He won’t do any of it.
Meanwhile, Jack has been begging Diane to forgive him, and she will not show him any grace, which is terrible. And Nikki and Victor are at a standoff. Both are refusing to give in and the fractures in their marriage are widening every day. So, whatever scheme that Diane and Victor get up to this week could push Nikki and Jack over the edge.
Could Nikki And Jack Sleep Together on Y&R?
So, Diane and Victor may make it look like they sleep together, you know, trick Nikki and Jack into thinking they did, or they could hurt them in another way. But the problem is from there, I think Nikki and Jack will turn to each other for comfort after this incident, and they may decide their marriages are too broken to fix. So, while Victor and Diane might pretend to hook up, we could see Nikki and Jack actually making love.
You know, not to get payback on Victor and Diane, but out of an overflow of broken heart emotion. Nikki and Jack may think they have no one else to turn to and it’s just comfort and then it’s just hugging and then it’s a kiss on the cheek and then it’s a romantic kiss and then before you know it Nikki and Jack are, you know, clothes off in the sheets.
Victor & Diane’s Plot Bloes Up in Their Faces on Young and the Restless
So, if this is what Diane and Victor are planning with this taste of his own medicine, I could see it blowing up in their faces and making both of their situations so much worse. From there, it could spiral out of control because Nikki and Jack may overstep. Because they’re tricked or misled or manipulated by their estranged spouses.
And then things may escalate because if Diane and Victor found out that they drove Nikki and Jack into each other’s arms. They may retaliate in the same way and really do the deed. I tend to think initially Victor and Diane wouldn’t fool around, but it might be a cruel prank. Whatever they do, obviously their stunt is designed to hurt Jack, which means it probably will also hurt Nikki.
And if Jack and Nikki wound up together and telling their estranged spouses bye-bye, I mean, they kind of deserve it at this point. And, you know, I’m back to this is I’m not in love with the way this writing is going because Jack is clearly Victor’s target, and walking in and seeing Jack with Patty.
Shocking Couple Swap Coming on Y&R?
Yes, that’s terrible. But even so, Diane has done so much worse. And when Traci said, “You need to show grace,” Diane thought about it and told Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor), you know, she probably needs to, but she just can’t. She could, but she’s choosing not to.
So, we could wind up with a bizarre couple swap because at one point Diane was married to Victor and they were in love and of course Jack was married to Nikki and they were in love and it would be super soapy. So, we’ll just wait to see how it plays out. One thing I know is Kyle would not be very happy.
