The Young and the Restless spoilers document that Victoria Newman’s (Amelia Heinle) personal and professional life have been chaotic in recent months. She can rightly place responsibility for both upheavals at the feet of Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson), Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), and to a lesser degree, Adam Newman (Mark Grossman).
As devoted fans recall, Vickie and J.T. Hellstrom (Thad Luckinbill) married more than ten years ago. Their union only lasted a few years, but included Reed Hellstrom’s (Tristan Lake Leabu) birth.
J.T.’s more recent return and remorseful appearance last year in the hospital, before he was sent to prison, felt incomplete. So, why not write him back once more?
Having Victoria offer compassion for her one-time love would make sense and potentially allow for the revival of what once was a great couple. Assume J.T. is released due to good behavior and the circumstances surrounding his imprisonment and returns to Genoa City, Wisconsin, as part of a program where he’s closely monitored.
Young And The Restless Spoilers – Brief Recap Of Complex J.T. Hellstrom Storyline
An initial murder mystery storyline allowed Luckinbill to return to the cast in the latter part of the last decade. He’d left town in 2010, with J.T. said to have moved to Washington, D.C. with Mackenzie Browning (as then played by Clementine Ford).
J.T. came back to GC as part of his investigation of Victor Newman’s (Eric Braeden) financial affairs. Luckinbill’s character determined that Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) was responsible for the unusual money transfers.
Digitally skipping ahead, it appeared as though J.T. was having mental health problems. His ongoing outbursts and violent behavior led him to try to kill Victor twice for the role the Moustache played in Coleen Carlton’s (Tammin Sursok) death.
Later, Nikki whacked J.T. on the back of the head as he was acting aggressively toward Victoria. J.T. was assumed dead. Nikki, Vickie, Sharon Newman (Sharon Case), Phyllis Summers (as then played by Gina Tognoni), and later, Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes), covered up the assumed murder by burying him in Chancellor Park.
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J.T.’s miraculous survival was revealed awhile later and also included Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) pretending to be Luckinbill’s character. An earlier electrocution, which impacted his behavior and a brain tumor were proven as the causes of J.T.’s actions, which provided a believable resolution to what was a very compelling, extended arc.
Viewers who got to know J.T. during his first stint in GC never bought the sudden transformation of this character into a villain. So, the eventual reveal of J.T.’s condition served as a believable answer and vindication of the entire storyline that played out across a few years.
Young And The Restless Spoilers – Just Friends Or #JTV?
Couple’s nicknames gained popularity during the rise of social media. So, the one-time married duo of Victoria and J.T. wasn’t accompanied by a hashtag nickname during the 2000’s, when Heinle and Luckinbill, a one-time real life married couple with children themselves, were once together.
Tagging this past pairing as #JTV fits, as do other monikers that fans might want to apply. However, even if Luckinbill would agree to return to the cast, which is questionable based on his career efforts as a producer, Victoria and J.T. might only become friends again.
The clear chemistry that JTV once shared allowed for a rapid couple’s revival. Victoria would be right to be leery of any further personal involvement with J.T., but could welcome his release from prison and help him to slowly regain his reputation.
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