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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Monzo" data-source="post: 441385" data-attributes="member: 19949">Josh Griffith is finally out as head writer—what wonderful news! But does anyone really believe he left voluntarily, as is being claimed?Josh Griffith had held the position since 2019, and I think the biggest mistake he made was listening to the fans who constantly complained about how boring Y&R had become. It was all just about who held which job and man pain. Back then, I actually still enjoyed watching Y&R. Yes, it was mostly boring, but I liked the way the characters conversed; it was relaxing, especially compared to the other soaps I watch. You could zone out while watching Y&R, though I could understand the frustration if it was the only soap someone watched.Josh Griffith wanted to turn Y&R back into must-see TV rather than a sleep-inducing soap, but he went about it all wrong. Ever since the veterans were wandering around that maze last summer, Y&R has been a disaster, and the two main reasons are a lack of logic and taking the easy way out. One of dozens of examples of illogical writing: When it looked as though Lily and the twins had been kidnapped by Victor (and yes, the kidnapping story was exaggerated), Cane was supposed to ensure Phyllis to give everything back that she’d stolen from Victor using that AI program, so Cane told Phyllis that since he had developed the AI program once before (which never made sense anyway), he could simply do it again and use it to return everything to Victor. So, even though Cane had the skills and Lily was supposedly in grave danger, nothing happened. There are so many plot holes in every storyline now; it’s awful. As for the easy way out: Cane suddenly becomes a donor for Malcolm and is forgiven by Lily; Matt gets amnesia so that Roger Howarth can stay on the show. What Josh Griffith was thinking when it came to Matt—aside from the fact that yet another psycho from the past is showing up—is a mystery to me anyway. When Nick collapsed in the hotel room, Matt and Phyllis were the ones who managed to save his life; Victor—a man of action—just stood there looking clueless, and no one thought to simply open the hotel room door and call for help. And then, once again, comes the easy way out: Victor is so grateful to Phyllis that he even gifts her one of his companies, and she doesn't have to go to prison, either. Meanwhile, Matt gets to prove himself by befriending Cane and playing the spy. By the way, why could Matt only recall the terrible things he had done a few weeks ago, rather than decades ago? Right—because Matt was played by different actors back then. Also, I certainly didn't expect Patty to kidnap someone again right after being involved in Jack's kidnapping; how original—not.Things can only get better for Y&R with a new head writer. I think any character (even Matt) can still be salvaged with the right writing; still, I hope that when the next round of budget cuts hits, it’s the newer characters—like Matt, Sienna, Cane, or Noah—who get the axe. As far as I’m concerned, Liy could finally disappear too, but that probably won’t happen.</blockquote>

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