Young and the Restless: Summer Doubles Down on Dirty Deception

Young and the Stressed spoilers have been exhibiting Summer Newman (Allison Lanier) attempting to interrupt Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) and Claire Grace Newman (Hayley Erin) up as a result of she’s determined she needs her ex again, and issues are about to escalate wildly.

And now, Summer’s doubling down on her scheme to return between Claire and Kyle and how far she would possibly go.

Summer’s Scheme on Young and the Stressed: Rekindling Previous Flames or Sabotaging Kyle’s New Romance?

After Summer and Kyle’s divorce, bear in mind she began seeing Detective Probability Chancellor (Conner Floyd)? However issues went south throughout the investigation into Heather Stevens’s (Vail Bloom) dying. Summer didn’t like the method Probability dealt with it when he simply laser-focused on her brother Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei) as the high suspect.

And he didn’t appear to do much more investigating into the rest. That’s regardless of the incontrovertible fact that Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) had clearly framed Daniel. The proof was so clearly planted, and Summer, you recognize, she simply couldn’t get previous it. So first, Summer referred to as a break on relationship Probability on Young and the Stressed.

And now she’s referred to as it quits, instructed her dad, nope, by no means taking place. So Summer’s single, and she needs Kyle again. Somewhat than, you recognize, going and discovering a brand new man of her personal, Summer needs what Claire has, which is smart as a result of Summer by no means wished the divorce from Kyle.

He was the one which referred to as off their marriage as a result of, for those who recall, Summer lied to him after she knew Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) was alive. And that lie was protecting Kyle’s mother, Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters), behind bars. So it was just about Summer and her protecting for Phyllis that torched her marriage.

Kyle and Claire: A Budding Romance Underneath Menace

And now Kyle has moved on on Young and the Stressed. He’s very pleased with Claire, and Summer can’t stand it. The faces she makes when she sees Claire with Kyle are so clearly petty and over the high. It’s fairly humorous to look at them. Summer is consistently giving Claire the stink eye. And now, Summer is taking part in soiled and dirtier as she is actively sabotaging their relationship.

Summer’s Dirty Ways: Sabotaging Dates and Manipulating Feelings

As a result of this week on Young and the Stressed, simply as Claire and Kyle settle into their dinner date at GCAc, Summer makes this huge transfer. She interrupts, and she’s claiming she and Kyle have to speak to their son Harrison Locke (Redding Munsell) proper that minute.

Summer insists they’ve obtained to inform Harrison that Phyllis is lacking earlier than he hears it some other place. And Kyle, after all, thinks this may wait. This isn’t the first time he stated this may wait. However Summer has simply, you recognize, simply pushed and pushed, and Summer insists, so Kyle reluctantly goes together with her to see Harrison.

You realize, perhaps it’s that cowboy shirt Summer’s obtained on, and Kyle thinks she’s a woman sheriff that he’s obtained to obey. I don’t know, perhaps he’s simply blinded by Summer’s terrible style in outfits on Young and the Stressed.

That shirt is really horrible, however no matter the cause, Kyle leaves Claire in the eating room. She tells him it’s okay to go, and Summer wished to smash their date. After all, she knew Kyle would cave if she performed the Harrison card.

Claire Pushes Again

After which when Claire stated, I’ll wait down right here for you, then after all, Summer was encouraging her to not. Oh, it’s going to be too lengthy, you recognize, simply go. And he or she’s attempting so exhausting to ensure that Kyle can’t get again to his date with Claire after this discuss with Harrison.

However it’s a fail. And regardless of her apparent manipulation, you recognize, Claire can spot this a mile away. It’s apparent to Claire, it’s apparent to me, not so apparent to Kyle. And that’s as a result of Summer’s ex at all times reveals her lots of grace on Young and the Stressed.

He offers her the advantage of the doubt, particularly when it’s something to do with Harrison. And naturally, Summer is aware of that. So she retains emotionally manipulating Kyle, and she’s wielding Harrison like a weapon. She’s attempting to and kill his relationship together with his new girlfriend on.

Doubling Down: Summer’s Escalating Makes an attempt to Win Again Kyle on Young and the Stressed

And now we’re going to see Summer doubling down through the use of this Phyllis disaster. She’s going to attempt and get consolation and closeness from Kyle whereas additionally blocking Claire. And the timing of Summer amping up her antics is not any coincidence. It’s sizzling on the heels of Kyle telling Summer he’s falling in love with Claire.

And whereas he and Claire haven’t stated I really like you, not but, Kyle did inform Summer that’s the place it’s heading. So Summer realizes she’s obtained to behave quick. She has obtained to kill this factor between Kyle and Claire. Or at the very least gradual it down earlier than they get to that I really like you part on Young and the Stressed.

As a result of then comes engagement, marriage, and then she’s most likely obtained no likelihood of stopping it. And you recognize, if Summer revered Kyle as a person, as an individual, as somebody she cares about, she would settle for that he has chosen Claire, and she’d again off.

However nope, Summer’s going to do the precise reverse and might be going to make use of any means essential to tear them aside, very similar to her mother Phyllis. We will clearly see that it’s all about what Summer needs and additionally about her not wanting Claire Newman to have Kyle.

Such as you don’t wish to play with the toy, however when another person takes the toy, and you’re a toddler. You wish to take that toy again, and it seems to be sort of each of these items motivating her more and more unhealthy habits on Young and the Stressed. 

Summer’s Historical past of Selfishness: Echoes of Phyllis’s Ruthless Ways

And everyone knows Summer’s egocentric, and she has been for a very long time. You could recall a number of years again on Young and the Stressed when Kyle had fallen for candy, working-class Lola Rosales. She ran a meals truck, and then later, she was the head chef at Society, and Kyle was deeply in love with Lola.

However then she had that medical disaster. She went into liver failure, and the solely match on the town was Summer. So she lastly agreed to donate a bit of her liver to avoid wasting Lola’s life, however the worth was steep. She would solely donate if Kyle agreed to marry her. Discuss a dirty transfer.

She was simply going to let Lola die if he didn’t marry her. So yeah, Kyle married Summer, and then she donated a part of her liver to Lola, and the candy chef survived, however Kyle couldn’t avoid Lola as a result of he actually cherished her, and he walked out on that marriage with Summer.

Finally, Lola left as a result of the actress obtained the position of Supergirl, and Kyle wound up again with Summer. I imply, how ruthless do you bought to be to carry Lola’s life in your hand and use it to blackmail Kyle into marriage? Summer Newman actually is her mom’s daughter.

Deja Vu: Claire the New Goal of Summer’s Jealousy on Young and the Stressed

And now right here we’re as soon as once more with a pleasant lady like Claire. You realize, other than her attempting to kill the Newmans. And Kyle’s falling exhausting and quick, similar to he did with Lola. And there’s truly different similarities there.

There’s one thing that Claire had, one thing that Lola had, that Summer simply doesn’t have and by no means will. One thing that Summer can’t compete with, that Kyle simply can’t resist. Perhaps it’s their innate goodness, perhaps it’s their robust backstories on Young and the Stressed.

Whereas Summer has grown up very spoiled and entitled, however there’s a giant distinction there, and that’s what attracts Kyle in. So we’re going to see an escalation quickly with Summer as Kyle will get nearer to Claire and is making a gift of extra of his coronary heart. Summer’s going to ramp up her efforts to tear them aside.

I hope Claire doesn’t wind up needing an organ transplant, and Summer’s the solely match on the town as a result of Summer most likely discovered her lesson and would say no and simply let Kyle’s girlfriend die. However, you recognize, Claire’s solely going to place up with Summer’s antics for thus lengthy.

And as soon as her endurance runs out on Young and the Stressed, I feel Claire might go considered one of two methods: both go head-to-head with Summer, name her out, simply combat it out. Or, Claire might inform Kyle, look, if Summer’s going to be consistently messing with us and interfering, it’s simply exhausting. And I simply don’t wish to do that, and that will most likely get Kyle to go, oh, wait, wait, no, I’ll deal with this.

Echoes of the Previous: Summer’s Obsession Mirrors Phyllis’s Habits

This plot with them truly jogs my memory lots of Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian) selecting Christine Williams (Lauralee Bell). We have been watching Phyllis refusing to just accept it, throwing herself at Danny each likelihood she obtained, simply flirting obnoxiously. He saved refusing her. And it was like Phyllis simply couldn’t comprehend that Danny couldn’t need her and wished Christine as a substitute.

She was consistently working her down, stated nasty issues, you recognize, implied that Danny would cheat on Christine with youthful girls. It was only a complete marketing campaign of harassment. And if Summer’s extra refined strategies don’t begin pushing Kyle and Claire aside, Summer might be going to enter full Phyllis mode.

And begin her personal marketing campaign of harassment. Summer could begin channeling her mother Phyllis’s worst habits, which implies it’s all going to finish up in a giant soapy mess that’s most likely going to chew Summer in the bottom. We’ll see the way it goes.