Young and the Restless: Kyle Sparks Sizzling Alliance Romance With Victoria

Young and the Restless saw Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) and Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) thrown together many, many times recently, and this week, Kyle and Victoria get a lot closer, and it looks like they have reached some sort of really interesting turning point in this friendship they have. Things are definitely shifting between them.

We’re going to talk about whether there is a revenge romance ahead for Kyle and Victoria. And obviously, it’d be nice if romance was all it was, but Kyle might realize revenge is also possible.

Young and the Restless: Kyle & Victoria’s Connection

Over the last several months, we’ve seen Victoria and Kyle a lot together, but it’s mostly been bickering about what Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) has been doing. It’s not really animosity at each other, although Kyle is irritated that Victoria and the other Newmans are constantly enabling Victor and covering for him.

And it’s no small thing considering the amount of havoc he has wreaked on Kyle’s family. Time and again, Victoria tried to talk Kyle out of going after revenge on Victor because she knows that her dad would retaliate on Kyle. And if Victor went after Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) and the Abbotts again, that would be a deal breaker.

Victoria told Kyle that if Victor goes after them again, she’s afraid that Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) will leave Victor again and this time for good. No chance of a reunion. But Kyle hasn’t seemed willing to give up on revenge because Victor has done so much to his family for so long. But things may get way more complicated for Kyle because it definitely looks like he and Victoria are sparking this week.

Victoria Distraught on Y&R

She’s extremely worried about Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) because he didn’t go back to rehab. He’s not answering his phone, ditching calls, he’s ignoring messages. And at this point, Victoria and the Newmans already suspect that Nick is holed up somewhere getting high. I mean, what else would he be doing at this point?

And the thing is, that is exactly what Nick is doing. He resisted temptation for a few hours, but then he started drugging and fooling around with Marie Kirkland (Jade Harlow), the new junkie they just added as a recurring Young and the Restless character. So, Victoria is understandably distraught. She’s really worried about her brother Nick.

And then this week, Victoria’s at Crimson Lights and Kyle and Jack see her crying out on the patio. So, Victoria tells them what’s going on with Nick. And Kyle’s dad, of course, is really kind because Jack was a pill addict in the past as well. So, he’s trying to reassure Victoria. And he also offers her a little insight into what Nick is thinking and feeling right now.

Young and the Restless: Kyle & Victoria’s Almost-Kiss

As a former addict, Jack’s been there, done it, got the awful t-shirt. And Jack got hooked the same way that Nick did and this new chick, Marie, did after a medical situation that required painkillers. And then they got hooked and then it just spiraled into addiction. So then, Jack’s going to step away from them to take a phone call from Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) and Victoria is crying and Kyle’s holding her while she cries. And then when Victoria pulls back a little, she and Kyle are lingering.

Their faces are really close and it looks like they are just about to kiss, but they are interrupted right before it happens. So, Jack walks back in. They kind of pushed away and Kyle and Victoria, you know, that little moment they were having, it just abruptly ended. But I think it is going to happen at some point and it’s going to be more than just a kiss. It definitely looks like Young and the Restless is going there with these two.

We’re going to get some kind of romance with Kyle and Victoria, I expect. And of course, it would be extremely messy because it wasn’t that long ago Kyle was in a relationship with her daughter Claire Newman (Hayley Erin). They were very serious. Kyle was Claire’s first boyfriend. And he even asked her to marry him. And we saw Kyle completely head over heels for Claire.

Messy Family Entanglements on Y&R

But things were moving too fast because that was her first relationship. Plus, Summer Newman was an issue. And speaking of her, Kyle was married to Summer, who is Victoria’s niece. And on top of that, Victoria shares two kids with Kyle’s uncle, Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson), who also used to be married to Victoria.

So, if she and Kyle get together, the family tree is starting to look more like a very entangled vine. And of course, there’s the big old Victor issue. Remember, he got close to Kyle a while back to try and weaponize him against Jack. But any warm feelings Kyle had about Victor evaporated once he brought Crazy Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk) back to town and she kidnapped and raped his dad, Jack.

And then, of course, Patty kidnapped Diane and then tried to murder both Jack and Diane. So, there is no goodwill left between the Newmans and the Abbotts because of Victor’s endless vendettas. So, I just don’t think Kyle is quite ready to give up on his quest to destroy Victor no matter what he says.

Young and Restless: Revenge, Romance, and Family Complications

However, Jack reiterated his feelings to Kyle. Basically, Jack and Diane want to put this ugly chapter behind them. And then Kyle claimed to Victoria that his parents don’t want revenge, so he’s going to set it aside.  But Kyle may not be able to resist if he gets the opportunity to hit back at Victor the same way the mustache came for the Abbotts.

And obviously Kyle wasn’t expecting Victoria to kind of swoon over him like that. And it may give Kyle an idea on how to get revenge on Victor. You know, in Kyle’s mind, maybe going after Victor’s daughter, Victoria, may be the perfect revenge since Victor went after Kyle’s parents. An eye for an eye thing.

So Kyle told Victoria he didn’t want to see her, hurt, but we’ll see if Kyle sticks to that. First of all, him pursuing a romance with Victoria, that is enough to infuriate Victor if nothing else happen. And if Kyle’s having fun with Victoria while knowing Victor will amp up, act out, and maybe lose Nikki, that’s a big win for Kyle. That might be enough.

If you remember, he told Victoria his main issue is that Victor has paid no consequences. And Kyle thought if Victor had at least really lost Nikki, then Kyle could let it go because Victor would have suffered. But Nikki took him back because you know that’s what she does. She takes Victor back. So, Kyle might enjoy seeing Victor simmer if he finds out he’s seeing Victoria. And of course Kyle will think this is a ticking time bomb that could wreck Victor’s marriage.

Kyle & Victoria Fall for Each Other on Y&R

But there’s also a chance that Kyle could seduce Victoria from the start with the intent of it being a revenge play. However, even if it starts with Kyle looking for revenge, I still think he would end up falling for Victoria. And can you imagine how Victor’s head would explode if Victoria got with another Abbott after all this time?

She’s finally cut romantic ties with Billy once and for all. So, Victor would hate it, but honestly, I think Victoria could also fall for Kyle. And you never know, Victoria might finally be tired of Victor meddling in her love life and stand up to him and stick with Kyle. We’ve seen Victor rip apart many of her past relationships. I mean, honestly, he’s done it to all of his kids.

So, what would be really wild and soapy is if Victoria wound up getting pregnant by Kyle. If Victoria had a baby with Kyle, that kid would have Billy as a great uncle, but also Billy’s kids as siblings. And of course, Claire would be siblings with her ex-boyfriend’s kid. And that is straight up soapy. We’ve seen stuff like this on Young and the Restless before.

It definitely looks like Kyle and Victoria may be headed for romance, but I think that at the start they would probably keep it under wraps for a while and not let anybody know that they’re together for obvious reasons because it would be straight up Romeo and Juliet with an age gap twist and the messy family and revenge stuff in the mix. I think it’d be great.