By Chris Snellgrove
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As a writer who specializes in Star Trek, I spend a fair amount of time delving into the production details of my favorite episodes. I’ll often discover cool, behind-the-scenes trivia that makes me enjoy these stories that much more. Every now and then, though, I’ll discover something shocking. Namely, that my favorite creators really despise what I consider their best work.

A perfect example of this is the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Evolution,” which was written by Michael Piller. The episode is so good that it helped him land the gig as TNG showrunner, and he almost single-handedly ushered in the Golden Age of the franchise. Because of this, I always assumed Piller must be proud of the story he crafted. In reality, though, he hated “Evolution,” the episode that helped him land the most important gig of his entire career.

Boy (Genius), Interrupted

In case you don’t have perfect android memory, here’s a recap. “Evolution” was about the Enterprise helping an eccentric genius study an interstellar explosion that occurs every 196 years, the cosmic equivalent of Old Faithful. Meanwhile, Wesley Crusher is conducting a science experiment and accidentally unleashes some nanites on the ship. They evolve and cause mayhem, but after a few wacky hijinks, Picard reaches a diplomatic solution, getting the nanites their own planet just in time to help the visiting scientist complete the research he spent a lifetime working on.

It’s a really great episode, one that most fans think writer Michael Piller should be proud of. However, the future TNG showrunner didn’t agree with this assessment. As recorded in Captain’s Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Voyages, he later said that “Evolution” was ultimately “a B-episode.” His primary concern (one shared by Michael Wagner, who helped develop the overall story) was that “I didn’t have an ending for it.” While there were “some character scenes” he was “very proud of,” he ultimately worried that the episode “didn’t quite come off.”

The Ghost Of Cranky Yet To Come

Interestingly, episode director Winrich Kolbe shared some of Piller’s concerns with “Evolution.” The director enjoyed the plot about a scientist “who tried to push an issue and then suddenly found out there were ramifications he hadn’t thought of, which is the lack of control of the nanites.” He felt that this was “a very serious issue” that “wasn’t dealt with properly” because it was a Wesley-centric episode and “everyone considered it a child’s show, even the writers.”

That last bit was directed at Piller, who primarily saw the episode as a chance to (ahem) evolve Wesley Crusher’s character. He intended cranky visiting scientist Paul Stubbs to be a cautionary vision of what Wesley could grow up to be if he continued to focus only on his studies. “Evolution” is very successful in that regard, and it’s the perfect episode to show friends who hate Star Trek’s resident teen genius. But Kolbe felt the episode spent too much time on Wesley and not enough on the nanites, who were at the heart of the episode’s moral dilemma: namely, whether to put them down as dangerous pests or acknowledge them as a new (albeit unconventional) form of life.

Michael Piller might not have been the biggest fan of “Evolution,” but this opinion was not shared by Star Trek producer Rick Berman. Piller’s script (complete with a baseball speech that impressed Berman, a huge fan of the sport) helped him land the job as showrunner of The Next Generation. After he transformed this show into must-see TV, he went on to create Deep Space Nine and Voyager, solidifying this era as the Golden Age of Star Trek. Ultimately, none of that would have happened without “Evolution,” a killer episode that everyone but its writer absolutely loved.

Lil Tjay has shared some STRONG words about Offset after being released following his arrest for disorderly conduct in Florida.

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Lil Tjay Shares Strong Words For Offset After Being Released On Bond In Florida

On Tuesday, April 7, a clip was posted to the official Instagram account of  NBC 6 South Florida. Furthermore, the clip showed Tjay apparently walking out of jail after being taken into custody for disorderly conduct. In the clip, Tjay had on light blue jeans and a black shirt rolled up around his neck.

“I didn’t do no damn fighting,” he initially told reporters. “Did I shoot Offset? That s**t is crazy… I’ll smack the s**t out of Offset. He would never play with me like that in his life.”

From there, Tjay told reporters to “Ask Offset.” This, during which some asked the rapper if Offset owed him money.

“The last thing I seen was Offset looking at me like this, ‘Yo, that n***a shot me. That n***a shot me… N***a is a rat,” Tjay stated.

Social Media Reacts

Social media users immediately entered NBC 6 South Florida’s Instagram comments with reactions to the clip of Lil Tjay speaking on Offset.

Why Is Lil Tjay Sharing Strong Words For Offset?

As The Shade Room previously reported, on Monday, April 6, it was reported that Offset was shot in the leg while outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Per reports, two people were detained in connection with the incident, and Offset was taken to the hospital afterward. To note, on Tuesday, photos surfaced of Offset outside of the hospital.

Around the same time of the shooting, Lil Tjay was reportedly taken into custody for disorderly conduct and driving without a valid license, per The Shade Room. Per TMZ, Tjay was reportedly involved in a fight moments before Offset was struck.

Nonetheless, a lawyer for Lil Tjay maintained that he had nothing to do with the shooting involving Offset.

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Bunnie Xo is sharing all the gory details of her facelift procedure and recovery.

Bunnie, 46, got candid about her “brutal” and “barbaric” experience during the Tuesday, April 7, episode of her “Dumb Blonde” podcast. While the Stripped Down author praised her plastic surgeon as “amazing” and said she’s happy with how the results are coming along, she admitted that she felt “undersold” on how difficult the recovery process would be.

“I still can’t laugh, I’m still in a lot of pain, I still feel like my throat’s closing right now as we talk,” Bunnie began. “But anything I say in this podcast does not reflect on [the doctor’s] work. This is just me telling the truth about my experience with a facelift. And you guys know I’m never going to hold back on telling you guys the truth, because I feel like I was undersold on the facelifts.”

The podcaster continued, “All my girlfriends who have had f***ing facelifts, which is quite a few of you bitches, have f***ing told me, ‘Oh, by day two, you’re going to be up and running around one week after. You’re going to be great.’ No, no, I’m not.”

Bunnie (real name Alysa DeFord) described the experience as “the most brutal thing I’ve ever been through in my life.”

“Yes, I love plastic surgery, but I can’t wait to get the f*** off this ride. I want to be back to my normal self,” she added. “Granted, it’s only been two weeks. I have zero patience.”

Bunnie then recalled the day of her procedure as her podcast team — who was present in the operating room and recorded videos of the entire process — informed her that the surgery lasted seven hours.

“That was the longest time I’ve ever been under anesthesia,” Bunnie explained, adding she felt overheated when she woke up because they had a heating pad over her chest. She recalled having a panic attack as she asked her surgery team for an ice pack. Additionally, Bunnie recalled “gasping for air” every time she woke up in the recovery room and struggling with nausea.

Bunnie’s team also told her that her face “smelled like pork rinds” during the procedure while skin was being “burned off.”

“There was some heat and flesh,” her friend Jaime said.

Bunnie joked, “My face was cremated.”

As for the recovery in the days after the procedure, Bunnie said she managed pain with Tylenol, but she also had instances where she needed the anti-anxiety medication Ativan to manage feelings of being “choked from ear to ear” due to fluid buildup under her chin.

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Bunnie said her face is still “different” every day due to swelling, adding that she won’t see complete results for six or more weeks.
“And it’s all self-inflicted, guys,” she continued. “I did it to myself and it is what it is. I’m not over here complaining, but I am gonna always give you the real because this is exactly the reality of getting a facelift. And I don’t feel like people show this side of it.”

Bunnie concluded, “It’s a privilege to be able to get a facelift. And I am not s***ting on the fact that it is a privilege and it is completely 100 percent self-inflicted. I just want you guys again to know the truth because I want — I wish I had had somebody like me, because I f***ing did a whole ton of research and everybody’s like, ‘Oh, God, it’s f***ing glamorous,’ you know? And I’m just like, ‘Everybody’s healing perfectly. Everybody’s fine. Nobody’s showing the nitty-gritty.’”

Bunnie first revealed her plans to get a facelift on her podcast back in February. Since undergoing the procedure in March, the media personality — who is married to country star Jelly Roll — has shared frequent updates on her recovery.

Amid Kanye West’s music return following his antisemitic controversy, actor Jonah Hill is looking back at one rapper’s antics.

For years, the “Stronger” artist was spewing offensive and derogatory remarks towards the Jewish community. In 2023, West renounced his vitriol against Jews, citing Hill’s movie as the inspiration behind his change of heart. 

Now, the “War Dogs” star is addressing the viral moment and where he stands with West.

Jonah Hill Hopes Kanye West Can ‘Heal’ Despite ‘Bizarre’ Past

During a recent interview, Hill revisited West’s remarks, explaining that he has no beef with the disgraced artist.

“I felt that he did this bizarre public thing to kind of make up, like, ‘It’s all good cause I love Jonah,’” the actor said on “The Zane Lowe Show.”

Hill noted that the moment sat with him in a good way, and as a result, he still has love for West. The filmmaker expressed hope that the rapper would “heal” as well as those he might have offended with his divisive words.

Hill still has great respect for West’s artistry, calling him “the greatest artist ever to live.” However, he understands how his antisemitic remarks couldn’t be easily overlooked. In his words:

“He’s a genius, and the stuff with the hate stuff sucks. What are you going to say? It sucks, no matter who you are, to hear that.”

Nevertheless, the “Superbad” actor vowed not to kick the “Runway” rapper while he is down.

What Kanye West Said About Jonah Hill’s Film

The actor’s interview comes three years after West sparked a storm after crediting Hill for making him fond of Jewish people again.

In an Instagram post, the rapper shared a poster of the 2012 comedy movie, “21 Jump Street,” featuring Hill and his co-star Channing Tatum. 

“Watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street made me like Jewish people again. No one should take anger against one or two individuals and transform that into hatred towards millions of innocent people,” West wrote at the time, per The Blast.

Months before the confession, the Yeezy founder went on a wild anti-Semitic tirade on social media, saying he was “going death con 3 on Jewish people.” He also declared that he wasn’t an antisemite “because Black people are actually Jews.”

The Rapper Issued A Formal Apology For Offensive Remarks

Despite saying he loved the Jewish community, the “Donda” artist continued with his derogatory comments. However, West took it all back, offering a formal apology in January 2026.

Taking out an entire page in the Wall Street Journal, the father of four sought forgiveness for his words, blaming his bipolar diagnosis for his problematic antics.

“I lost touch with reality. Things got worse the longer I ignored the problem. I said and did things I deeply regret. Some of the people I love the most, I treated the worst,” he wrote, as reported by The Blast.

West sought forgiveness for moving towards “the most destructive symbol,” the swastika, during his manic episodes, which lasted as long as four months.

Taking accountability for his actions, the 48-year-old declared he was “deeply mortified” and promised to pursue “accountability, treatment, and meaningful change.”

Kanye West Makes Performance Comeback In Los Angeles

Months after his formal apology, Kanye West made a powerful return to the stage last week at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

According to The Blast, the rapper performed in front of a near-capacity crowd, who cheered for his comeback, not minding his controversial past. 

Many expressed a willingness to separate the artist from the art, citing West’s battle with bipolar disorder as a reason why they might be so forgiving.

West gave his fans a swell time at his concert, turning the stage into a rotating Earth design, which he stood on top of. He also invited his daughter, North West, and Don Toliver as special guests who blew the audience away.

Jonah Hill And Channing Tatum Might Reunite For ‘23 Jump Street’

While the 2012 comedy movie might have helped with West’s antisemitism, it has been so much more for fans worldwide, who have demanded a third sequel from the franchise.

Luckily, in 2014, Sony Pictures announced the development of a third movie, hiring Rodney Rothman, who worked on “22 Jump Street”, to write the script. Unfortunately, it seems the project has been on hiatus ever since.

According to actor Channing Tatum, a script has already been written, but the movie can’t be made yet due to “a lot of bureaucracy, kind of above-the-line stuff.”

Nevertheless, Tatum is still holding out hope for the possibility of a “23 Jump Street” with his co-star. 

“I would love to do it with Jonah, and Jonah, I know, wants to do it. We would love to just get to go play again,” he added, per The Blast.

Days of Our Lives sees Xander Kiriakis Cook (Paul Telfer) is busy scheming to save Titan and the Kiriakis mansion, and it looks like he is going to go to the dark side and do some dirty business to get the funds to save Victor Kiriakis‘s (John Aniston) legacy.

And it looks like Xander is up to his old tricks again, the ones from way back in the day. Even though he’s doing it for the right reasons, Victor’s son may use blood money to bail them all out. We have a lot to cover, so let’s dive in.

Xander’s Blood Diamond Past on Days of Our Lives

Before arriving in Salem, it was back, I think, in 2015, Xander Cook, as he was known then, ran an international blood diamond smuggling ring out of Africa. And he was this high-level smuggler, and he was also a hired gun.

Then Xander involved his former lover and partner in crime, Serena Mason, and got her involved in the clandestine and highly illegal smuggling operation. And she, if you remember, hid a bunch of valuable diamonds inside this elephant statue that she then gave to Eric Brady (Greg Vaughan).

Later Serena moved from Africa to Salem and she was trying to retrieve the statue and the diamonds and Xander basically bullied Serena into handing them over. Not only that. But back then Xander also ran a pharmaceutical company and he used it as a front to launder the blood diamond money.

And we found out later that good old Victor used Xander’s muscle for all kinds of shady Kiriakis business. Victor was the brains behind it and he had Xander doing all the dirty and deadly work. And that was a long time before he knew that Victor was his dad and that he was actually Xander Kiriakis, which was his dream come true.

Eric Clueless on DOOL

Meanwhile, poor Eric had no idea until much later that the gifted elephant statue was used to smuggle blood diamonds. So, that whole ordeal, if you were watching back then, culminated in violence, threats, and the eventual murder of Serena by necktie killer Ben Weston (Robert Scott Wilson). And this kicked off Xander’s tenure as one of Salem’s most dangerous criminals.

Then in 2018, Xander revisited the diamond dealings when he sold blood diamonds to a Mexican drug lord while he was trying to rescue Theresa Donovan (Emily O’Brien). And again, that reinforced Xander’s dark criminal side, even though he was trying to legit be a decent part of Titan Industries.

Xander Became CEO Of Titan on Days

So, fast forward to last year, Xander inherited the CEO role at Titan after learning that Victor was really his biological dad, not his evil uncle. Wait, was it a year and a half ago? It’s been a while.

So now, after a series of unfortunate events set in motion by Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier) and Vivian Alamain (Louise Sorel) and exposed by Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez), we have the Kiriakis family on the brink of losing everything. And none of that was really Xander’s fault.

Now Philip is worried they cannot pay off the loan installment. If they don’t make the payment, they’re going to lose the Kiriakis estate. Because it is collateral for the loan that they desperately needed to keep Titan afloat after the DiMera disaster and they had to pull the companies back apart on Days of our Lives.

The Copyright Scheme Failed on Days of Our Lives

So, last week, Xander was frantic, as was Kate Roberts (Lauren Koslow), when they learned that Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) wasn’t gonna pay for the copyright fiasco. If you remember, Kate and Xander did this whole clever scheme.

They tricked Johnny into publishing Bonnie Kiriakis‘s (Judi Evans) questionable dirty book. And they were hoping for a quick settlement from DiMera, and they could use that to pay the loan to save Titan. But then things didn’t go according to plan. So, Johnny and EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) decided to fight them in court.

Good thing that Johnny’s got a good lawyer. Because he said they’re being sued for plagiarism. That’s not the basis for a lawsuit. Copyright infringement is, plagiarism is unethical. But it’s not actually breaking any civil or criminal laws. But anyway, so right now everybody, including Maggie Kiriakis (Suzanne Rogers), are all worried that they’re about to lose their home and lose Titan.

Xander’s Mysterious $5 Million on DOOL

So, Xander is getting his hands dirty to save all of them, save everything, even the people who don’t like or respect him. So, the other day, if you remember, he had this mysterious phone call and it was about moving $5 million.

And Xander had ordered somebody, my guess is Rita, to move money from some dodgy side of Titan’s books that nobody else knows about, and that way he can use it to pay the loan, keep everything running smoothly, keep the family afloat.

So, he is Victor’s son, and he knows all about his dad’s dirty dealings, plus his own dirty dealings, and a lot of times they overlapped. So, I think Xander might have access to a long buried stash of blood diamonds maybe.

Or he might have had an illicit stash of cash from past sales from his Africa days. And that could be money that he didn’t bring to the US back when Victor was alive. Because it was too risky, and it may be risky now,

But Xander may save Titan and the estate. But then in the long run, he could risk exposing his family to either old enemies from the blood diamond trade or to international authorities if that’s how he gets the cash to bail them out of this mess that frankly Philip got them into.

What Will Sarah And Maggie Say?

So, we may find out that Xander scrambled to find a way back into his old criminal ways to save them, thinking that he’d get in, get the cash they needed, and get out. You know, Sarah Horton‘s (Linsey Godfrey) ex-husband may have a just one more time mentality, desperate to save the family legacy.

We know Xander wants to leave something substantial for his young daughter Victoria and of course for Sarah. But Xander understands that he needs to be sneaky or Sarah may never let him see their child again and he just finally got a little bit of custody back.

Maggie Might be Opposed on Days of our Lives

So, the question is, what will Philip and Maggie say if Xander goes this route and does something illegal to save them? I think Philip would probably be okay with it. He’s no stranger to operating in morally gray areas. Maggie, on the other hand, she would not want either of Victor’s sons getting into criminality again.

But if Xander is not using blood money, it might be laundered money. That $5 million that he talked about could tie back to that pharmaceutical company that he was using to launder his dirty diamond money. But using criminal money to pay a legit debt to a bank could trigger an audit or some sort of legal scrutiny.

Xander Punished for His Methods on DOOL?

Now, one last option is that Victor might have had secret assets that were from less than legal activities and only Xander knows about them because he and Victor were in that together. So, the problem is that Xander may save the family legacy. But Sarah and Maggie may judge and punish him for it.

Now, I’m sure Xander is fully aware that everything that Victor worked so hard for could come crashing down and it could be down to this loan payment. They could lose everything. And I just don’t think Xander is going to let it happen. I think he feels like he would be unworthy as Victor’s son if it all fell apart on his watch.

So, we’re going to find out soon exactly what Xander is cooking up to save Titan and the mansion from the mess that Philip cooked up. But there’s also a chance that Gabi might pitch in and try to help out. But if she does, Xander might wonder why.

Young and the Restless puts Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) flat broke because of Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford). And with Cane mad at the world, he’s ready to forget being a good guy and rebuild his empire by stealing again.

And he wants revenge on those who wrecked his billion dollar fortune. We’re going to talk about Cane’s plan to get wicked revenge on both Victor and Phyllis.

Cane Discovers He’s Broke on Young and the Restless

So, this week, Cane is stunned to find out he’s basically flat broke. His accountant says Arabesque’s assets are gone and the guy doesn’t know where the money went. And then Cane fires his accountant when he doesn’t want to play dirty with him. But there are some assets that nobody’s mentioned.

Remember Cane bought the GCAC and a bunch of other real estate in Genoa City and they never mentioned that in the AI theft. Plus, he still got all his Cane trains and that French chateau. Maybe the Y&R writers forgot about it or maybe that’s supposed to be part of the Arabesque assets. So, I guess we’ll see if Cane gets to live on his train or if they’re going to come haul it off.

But we know that Victor is on Cane’s hit list because of all he took from him, plus the kidnapping conspiracy with Lily Winters (Christel Khalil). And Phyllis is the one who architected Cane’s downfall when she stole the AI and gave it to Victor. So, Cane’s now decided he’s going to take other people’s stuff and make it his own. But he is going to need a new accountant.

Y&R Spoilers: Phyllis Tempts Cane

After he argued with Devon Hamilton (Bryton James) and Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic) this week and made clear he wants nothing to do with Lily, we’re going to see Phyllis rolling up to ask Cane if he is actually done with Lily. Well, Cane is totally off of Lily and Phyllis snarks that it took him long enough.

She follows Cane to the bar and Phyllis is telling him it was hard to see him degrade himself over Lily. And then Phyllis brags about how great Summers Conglomerate is doing. And Cane doesn’t want to talk to Phyllis and she wonders if he’s still hanging around Genoa City because he wants revenge.

Yes, we know Cane definitely wants revenge on Victor. But I’m thinking that he’s also going to toy with Phyllis and get revenge on her as well. I mean, she’s the one with the biggest Newman asset. So, I think Cane punishing Phyllis and Victor and taking everything from them will accomplish his goals and it could be wicked fun to watch.

Cane Could Take Newman Enterprises From Phyllis

So, we could see Cane finding a way to take what Phyllis took from Victor, the entire Newman Enterprises empire that she stole and that she is now running and crowing about. That would definitely punish Phyllis. That would drive her absolutely insane. Let’s stick with her for a minute and then we’ll switch over and talk about Victor.

So, bottom line is Phyllis needs punished for first of all stealing the AI and giving it to Victor which he used to crush Arabesque even though Phyllis’ attitude is well you know Victor wasn’t going to use it that way. I didn’t think he was. That’s no excuse.

Phyllis Has Some Payback Coming to Her on Young and the Restless

Plus, when they stole the stuff back, Phyllis chloroformed Cane long enough for her to take away all of the Newman assets. So, Cane didn’t have them. Victor didn’t have them. She had them. Plus, it’s Phyllis’s fault, as I said, that Victor destroyed Arabesque. And then more stuff is going.

So, that could be more things that Cane is losing to Victor. Plus, Lily had been softening on him, but then she turned on Cane when she found out he was shagging Phyllis. And it wasn’t that long ago Cane wanted to destroy Phyllis. And I think he still wants it.

So, now that she sees that Cane is really done with Lily, I think Phyllis may try to reel him back in. And official Young and the Restless spoilers say that Phyllis tempts Cane this week. So, Phyllis may be tempting him back into her bed, but I suspect that she tempts him with the offer also to help get revenge on Victor.

And, you know, Cane might agree so that he can get close enough to do bad things to both of them. And Phyllis may not get what she wants at all, which is Cane in her bed. He might just lead Phyllis on and get her all hot and bothered while he’s doing her dirty behind her back.

Does Cane Have A Backup Of The AI?

I also suspect Amanda Sinclair (Mishael Morgan) might have a backup of the AI. So Cane could be keeping that in his back pocket. And it looks like Victor and Phyllis both think it’s really gone. Even if Amanda did delete it like he said, Cane hired somebody to create it in the first place. And I bet that person has a backup or can recreate it.

Back when he was Dumas, Cane was always two steps ahead. He always had a contingency plan. He had a backup plan for his backup plan. So, I find it hard to believe that he just let go of something that valuable. I feel like maybe he’s got some sort of nuclear option in his back pocket that he was hoping to not have to use.

I’m also hoping to see Amanda involved, but I’m not sure she would want to be part of Cane destroying Phyllis. Then again, those are stolen assets, so maybe Amanda wouldn’t care. She is Cane’s lawyer slash confidant slash best friend. And now would be a perfect time for Amanda to return.

So, I do think Cane might leave Newman Media with Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) and Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) because that’s his sort of brother and Cane doesn’t want to hurt him. So, all Phyllis has is the flagship main company Newman Enterprises that she renamed Summers Conglomerate. Terrible name.

So, I think we could see Cane blindside Phyllis and he takes that from her and Cane could reveal that he was stringing her along and was never going to get in bed with her. He might tell Phyllis she’s toxic. No one will ever love her. Not him, not her kids, nobody. That would crush Phyllis.

Young and the Restless Shocker: Cane’s Wicked Revenge on Victor

So, now let’s talk about revenge on Victor. The problem is if Cane keeps Newman Enterprises for himself, Victor will keep coming after Cane. So, I could see him doing something really wild, really clever. First, he might snatch Chancellor back from Victor and keep that for himself because that wasn’t part of the Newman umbrella for a long time.

And then Cane and Billy could run it together, which would make Jill Abbott (Jess Walton) happy and it would make Billy happy. And since Victor wasn’t going to let Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) have it back after she showed compassion for Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman), I think that would be karmic.

Victor Put in His Place on Young and the Restless?

So, here’s the thing. I think Cane could totally declaw Victor if he makes a slick move with Newman. Imagine if Cane turns around and gives it to Nikki, but with the caveat that Victor can’t work there. He can’t own voting shares. He can’t even walk through the doors.

And Cane could structure a deal where Nikki could, you know, bequeath it down to her kids or her grandkids, but never to Victor. He could never be part of Newman Enterprises ever again.

Everything the man does, he says it’s to protect the family. But if Nikki gets the company back and all the kids can work there and the grandkids, everybody but Victor, then he’s got no motive that he can use to excuse any further bad behavior.

He said he wanted the family legacy back in Newman hands, and Cane could make it happen. It would just be in the hands of Nikki Newman, not Victor Newman. And the kids might all line up and say, “No, the war stops here. We’ve got the company back. Dad, you can go retire.”

I think Victor’s head would explode. But if his family all stands up against him because they got Newman back, he might just have to eat crow and go play golf. I think that seems a fitting and kind of a wicked revenge on both Victor and Phyllis. But we’ll see how it goes.