Has Anybody Seen Diane Jenkins?
Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) is lacking on Y&R. Gone. Poof. Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) is wandering round Genoa Metropolis trying involved & the entire thing is being handled like a legit thriller.
In the meantime, over on Past the Gates, CBS’s NEWEST cleaning soap in ages, Jack & Diane are collectively, joyful & apparently having a grand outdated time.
So which is it, CBS?
The Crossover No one Requested CBS to Screw Up
The Y&R & Past the Gates crossover had actual potential. Two reveals, one community, shared characters crossing over for a storyline that truly connects the 2 worlds. On “social media paper”, this was WAY thrilling. Followers of each reveals lean in. New viewers uncover each applications.
The execution? CBS dropped the ball utterly & then buried it.
Diane is “lacking” on Y&R. Jack is fearful. The entire Genoa Metropolis canvas is treating her disappearance like an actual storyline with actual stakes. Then you definitely flip over to Past the Gates & there she is, standing subsequent to Jack, joyful as a clam, not lacking in any respect, & again in love with Jack like Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk) by no means sexed him on a Victor Newman sponsored yacht.
The 2 reveals are apparently taking place in utterly separate universes that don’t speak to one another.
Y&R Followers Are Not Confused — They’re Aggravated
Right here’s the factor — Y&R followers should not silly. They watch. They listen. They discover when Diane is dramatically lacking someday on Y&R & completely nice the following day on one other cleaning soap opera additionally on CBS.
The crossover was speculated to make each reveals really feel greater & extra linked. As an alternative, it’s making Y&R really feel sloppy. If Diane’s disappearance is an actual storyline, then Past the Gates must acknowledge it.
Proper now, neither present appears to know what the opposite one is doing & it reveals.
What This Means for Diane’s Storyline
Diane Jenkins has been via all the pieces on Y&R — dying, resurrection, & redemption. She’s earned her place in Genoa Metropolis & Susan Walters performs her fantastically.
She deserves higher than being a prop in a crossover that CBS clearly didn’t suppose all over.
When Diane comes again to Y&R — & she is going to — the present goes to must both acknowledge what occurred on Past the Gates or faux it by no means occurred. Neither possibility is an efficient search for a community that offered this crossover as appointment tv.
The Verdict
The Y&R & Past the Gates crossover had promise. The Diane Jenkins continuity catastrophe is proof that CBS didn’t do the homework to make it work.
Followers deserve higher. Diane deserves higher. Susan Walters positively deserves higher.
Determine it out, CBS. 🎤
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