Unbelievable Betrayals and Loyalty Tests Unfold on The Young and the Restless: August 5 Recap Exposes Shocking Alliances!

Welcome to The Young and the Restless (Your After-Program Ponderings) for a quick recap of the most amazing or what-the-heck-did-we-just-watch moments on today’s episode. Let’s get to it:

What Happened on The Young and the Restless

On The Young and the Restless today, it seemed like everyone’s loyalties were being tested, even when it wasn’t obvious. At the GCAC, Cane was watching carefully as Billy refused to turn on his family. Moments later, he called up his mom and threatened to cut Jill off permanently if she didn’t tell him what he wanted to hear. Speaking of which, what does it matter if Jill knew that Cane was Aristotle? The guy did nothing to anyone, except (according to all of them, even TGVN), he beat Victor out of a few business acquisitions over the years. Big whoop.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the Moustache himself was rudely scrolling his phone while his wife tried to talk to him, but what was with that anyway? Nikki knows by now that scolding Victor falls on deaf ears. But Victoria telling Claire that she almost walked out with her was hardly a stand of solidarity against Victor’s antics. Almost? Why didn’t she?

As for Claire, she chose her loyalty: Kyle, all in — only to find out that Audra might have something on Kyle, and it sounded a little bit salacious, even for Audra. But in the end, it wasn’t Victoria, Claire, or Nikki who pushed him too far. Audra got the wrath of Victor. Will she be next to wind up on Team Cane?

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