HOLLYWOOD—How in the world are these bozos on “The Young and Restless” not aware that Ian Ward and Aunt Jordan are masquerading around Genoa City. I can see if they are wearing actual costumes and masks, but they are NOT! Their faces are quite obvious, especially Ian who dolled up at Society like wearing nothing to disclose himself.

The logic in this writing just doesn’t make sense sometimes. With that said, Ian has finally been exposed, by Mariah of all people. How so? He drugged Tessa’s drink, Devon and Abby realized something was off, but instead of following her, just allowed her to go outside solo. The stupidity is really bothering me this week on “Y&R.” Tessa fell right into Ian’s arms and that is when Mariah stumbled upon her wife in the clutches of the man who made her upbringing an utter nightmare.

So, the question I want to know is whether Mariah screams, yells and draws the attention of Abby and Devon who will come to her aide? She knows how dangerous this man is, and for him to be back in her orbit it cannot be good. Ian is beyond calculating which makes him very dangerous compared to Jordan who is simply psychotic.

Things spread fast in GC because before the week culminated Victor Newman made it known to Ian Ward that he is NOT to be messed with. Remember Ian threatened and tortured Nikki all those years back and is responsible for her not knowing she had a son, Dylan with Paul Williams. With that said, Nikki is about to get the shock of her life when she learns Ian is back in GC and it should raise alarm bells to everyone, especially as it pertains to Sharon and Heather’s untimely death.

This rivalry between Sharon and Phyllis is heating up so much to the point that it plays right into Ian’s new plans. Utilizing Phyllis to bring down Sharon and the Newman clan. How might you ask? While Ian was drugging Tessa, Jordan was drugging and kidnapping Sharon who was supposed to show up to Society. So the fact that she hasn’t will have Nick, Mariah, Faith, Michael all worried about her whereabouts. Phyllis has been adamant that she is going to make Sharon pay for what happened to Heather and Daniel, so Phyllis is falling into a trap and not even aware of it. Making matters worse Phyllis has publicly scolded several times similar to what Sharon did with Heather, Daniel and Lucy.

Making the situation more dire is that Sharon recalled a potential third party inside the apartment on the night that Heather died. Yes, she recalled seeing black gloves, which makes me suspect it was Jordan who killed Heather. We haven’t gotten a face just yet, but I suspect in the next few weeks that will unfold as we near February Sweeps. Why is this critical? Jordan is starting to spy on Claire, and she is ready for her revenge plot to go into action against Victor and his family.

This could be a massive drawback for Claire who has truly put her life back together, and I feel like Jordan will go after Kyle to really stick it to her niece. Summer is ready to pounce on Kyle when the time is right and Claire being tortured by Jordan can cause rifts in their relationship or make it stronger, I suspect the latter.

Adam wants to give it a go YET AGAIN with Chelsea, despite her having no interest at all. I’m guessing with Victor pushing and if Connor’s pushes a bit, maybe Chelsea will give in? Do I care to see those two back together? Not really because they’re so toxic that it is hard to root for them.

The other big mystery involves Damian, Amy’s son and Nate’s half-brother. Amy, Nate, and Audra have arrived in Los Angeles searching for Damian, who seems to switch locations on a dime. Yeah, the writers are crafting a bit of a mystery with Damian who is slated to make his GC debut in January 2025. The question is what brings him to GC and what does Damian have to hide that he doesn’t want his mother and the brother he never knew about to discover?