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May 07, 2023

The Young And The Restless Finally Got One Key Ingredient It's Been Missing

Finally, a long-awaited and worthy character appeared on the show. One of the

Finally, a long-awaited and worthy character appeared on the show.

One of the greatest soap operas on television and one of the longest running.

The Young and The Restless CBS show is now in its season 50 and still has fans watching the series sitting on the edge of their seats holding their breath every time a new episode airs.

Well, the show that premiered in 1973 definitely had a lot of storylines to follow, and sometimes it can be really hard.

Although there is no doubt that the true fans would remember every twist and turn in the plot and every romantic storyline that ever happened.

Although it seems like something was missing from the show for a long time. And fans finally realized that they weren't being given the opportunity to really hate someone not just for something bad a character did once, but forever.

A "great villain," so to speak.

"It would be great to have a long-time villain that the audience loves to hate. The problem is that a lot of them become so popular that the writers get in this weird spot of justifying them never getting comeuppance. Often they get turned into the hero," Redditor PupnamedHarlow said.

In fact, this problem has come up several times on The Young and The Restless. Remember Sonny's redemptive moments?

Still, not enough personality to call the character a true villain, or even a light version of one.

But it seems like the show is finally getting what the fans have been dreaming about.

"Every soap needs a good villain who is terrifying and well acted. Jeremy Stark wasn't a villain, he was just a slimy con-artist. Easily killed with a pair of hotel scissors… so weak!

Cameron Kirsten IS what a soap villain is supposed to be. I hope the writers don't screw this up, because this could be some thrilling stuff coming up…" Redditor DenaNina said.

Well, all the hopes are now on Cameron Kirsten to become the beloved (if it's correct to say) long-lasting villain of the show.

Fingers crossed he won't screw up! It's not like we're rooting for the villain, though.