Young and Restless: Phyllis & Matt’s Steamy Romance Explodes – Massive Shockwaves Hit Genoa City!

Young and the Restless has Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) vibing with Matt Clark (Roger Howarth), and soon he asks Phyllis out on a date, and I’m betting that she says yes. Phyllis may not say yes the first time he asks, but in the end, she likes Matt enough to give him a chance.

They’ve got chemistry. They’re both town pariahs and they’re both lonely. But I think when those in Genoa City who know Phyllis find out that she is dating Matt, it will not be pretty.

Young and the Restless: Phyllis and Matt’s Unlikely Connection

So, you saw at first that Phyllis was using Matt as leverage against the Newmans. But after he saved Nick Newman’s (Joshua Morrow) life, everything changed for Phyllis when she looked at him because now she firmly believes that Matt is not a monster anymore. And Phyllis is so grateful to Matt for saving Nick, who is the father of her daughter, Summer Newman (Allison Lanier). As you know, Phyllis once loved Nick very much. And in her heart, you know, Phyllis will always love Nick in some way as co-parents, as friends, as humans. I mean, heck, it wasn’t even that long ago, if you remember, Phyllis was actually trying to get Nick back.

And I think this is all part of why she’s protective of Matt now. So, remember, Phyllis was worried about what would happen to Matt if authorities went through with the trial and she wound up thrown in prison. And now Phyllis hates the idea of Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) using Matt to destroy Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn). It’s not really about Cane, though. Phyllis doesn’t trust that Victor isn’t playing Matt and suspects he will ruin both Cane and Matt.

So, this week we’re going to see him telling Phyllis a sweet little once upon a time tale. Matt is talking about a man with no memory asking a woman he met out on a date. So, of course, that’s about him asking Phyllis out indirectly, and we’ll have to wait and see how exactly she reacts. I can definitely see Matt and Phyllis starting something real, though, especially because I don’t think there’s a single person in Genoa City that would date either of them. And Victor can’t keep Matt under his thumb forever.

Young and the Restless: What’s Ahead for Phyllis and Matt

With the criminal charges dropped, I think it’ll be a lot harder for Victor to try and restore them and bring them back after getting rid of them. But also, I do suspect Matt will be under Victor’s thumb for a while yet, just not forever. So, as I said, Matt asks Phyllis out this week, and we’ll see how that goes. There’s a chance she may tell Matt no at first because she may be rightly concerned about the optics of it, but eventually I do think Phyllis will say yes to Matt. We could even see Phyllis dating Matt on the sly at first, keeping it on the down low. But Phyllis and Matt would eventually either go public or wind up outed if they do start dating.

So, with that in mind, we’re going to talk about what could come next for Matt and Phyllis because it looks like they may begin dating, getting closer, and could be starting a relationship soon, possibly secretly.

Young and the Restless: Daniel Loses His Mind

So, the first thing I want to think about is Daniel Romelotti’s (Michael Graziadei) reaction if Phyllis starts dating Matt. At this point, Daniel has just about had it with his mom. He’s ready to walk away from Phyllis once and for all. He and Summer would have been justified if they never spoke to Phyllis again after, if you remember, her faking her death. That was during the whole Jeremy Stark scheme. Phyllis made Summer and Daniel grieve her needlessly by faking her own death. And I don’t know if they will ever fully forgive Phyllis for that. It took a long time for Daniel and Summer to let her back into their lives.

And then when Phyllis pulled this whole thing with stealing Newman Enterprises with Cane, that just sent Daniel and Summer right over the edge because Phyllis was hurting people that they cared about while she was chasing revenge and power and profit. And even before that, she had already pushed Daniel and Summer too far. So Daniel may be absolutely horrified to find out Phyllis is dating Matt. And of course, he would run to Summer. And even though Phyllis gave Newman Enterprises back to Victor, we know that Daniel still hasn’t forgiven his mom because he knows Phyllis didn’t do it for the right reasons.

Young and the Restless: Matt Really Changed?

Although, I will say Matt does truly seem to be a changed man and he wants to be a better person and he wants to make amends to those he hurt. But I don’t think Phyllis’s kids are going to care about any of that. Just her dating Matt, somebody who’s done unspeakable things. I think her kids will be appalled that Phyllis is getting close to Matt. There’s always a chance that he could end up reverting back to his old evil self. I don’t think he will because Josh Griffith seems to love Roger Howarth. I’m a fan of his, too. And for him to stay on Y&R, Matt’s either got to be really good or really bad and remain a villain.

Young and the Restless: Potential Fallout and Reactions

The second thing I could see ahead for Phyllis and Matt is that Phyllis gives Matt a job at Arabesque or another company. That would annoy Victor and would probably annoy Cane also. And we know Phyllis loves to ruffle Victor’s feathers and she also loves an excuse to poke at Cane as well. And I think Victor would absolutely go through the roof. Can you imagine if Phyllis brought Matt into a company and then Matt, you know, walked away from all the schemes? Because Victor’s got his own big plans to use Matt. And I think if Phyllis circumvented him, that would drive Victor absolutely nuts, which Phyllis would love, but it would put her at war with Victor again.

Another thing to think about is Sharon Newman’s (Sharon Case) reaction. That’s important to consider. This one will be hard to process if Phyllis agrees to date Matt. I mean, there’s no way that Sharon wouldn’t be bothered, right? It’s understandable because Matt tormented and terrorized Sharon for years. In their younger years, Matt raped her. Then he tried to rape her again. And he nearly killed her. He tried to kill Nick.

And Matt tried to frame Nick for murder. And more recently, Matt terrorized her again, tried to kill her son, Noah Newman (Lucas Adams). Plus, Matt tried to blow Sharon, Noah, Nick, and Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) all to smithereens. Plus, Matt got Nick hooked on fentanyl. I mean, the list of Matt’s crimes goes on and on and on. It’s all just horrible, terrible things.

Young and the Restless: Sharon & Phyllis Finally Buried the Hatchet

Plus, don’t forget very recently Sharon and Phyllis had that nice hug it out moment where Sharon was telling Phyllis she could always count on her and she’s there for her and she cares about her. It’s surprising, but Sharon and Phyllis have actually become friends after years of rivalry and plotting and bickering.

It’s a big moment, but Phyllis dating Sharon’s rapist is icky and something that she might be really angry about and she may chew Phyllis out. But I think more than that, Sharon would be scared for Phyllis that Matt might hurt her. However, Sharon is a very forgiving person. So, it’s not beyond the realm for her to see that Matt had mental health issues before and is a different man now. So, we’ll see how it all plays out, but I can see Phyllis and Matt becoming a legit couple soon, and the reactions would flip Genoa City upside down.