The Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers tease that Amanda Sinclair (Mishael Morgan) will continue to navigate some challenges in Genoa City. However, many Y&R fans can’t help but wish Hilary Hamilton (Mishael Morgan) was back in GC instead. Amanda has been given a bit more depth through this Ripley Turner (Christian Keyes) storyline, but it’s just not the same.
Although plenty of viewers were excited to see Morgan back on the show, Amanda doesn’t seem to have generated much excitement. Morgan certainly deserves credit for making Amanda feel like a completely different character. Amanda may have an attitude from time to time, but her vibe is nothing like Hilary’s. It’s nice in some ways, but it’s also a sad reminder of what could be.
Y&R’s decision to kill off Hilary was a bad call overall. They easily could’ve gone with a presumed death or even had Hilary leave town in grief over the loss of her child. Hilary’s demise provided some excellent short-term drama, but now it’s hurting the show. We could have Hilary stirring up trouble right now if it weren’t for that pesky onscreen passing.
The Young and the Restless doesn’t typically like to resurrect characters who are dead-dead. If fans have seen the character die right in front of them, it makes Y&R less likely to undo it. Presumed deaths are far easier to work around – as we’ve seen with Adam Newman (Mark Grossman).
Nevertheless, maybe The Young and the Restless should make an exception in Hilary’s case. Devon Hamilton (Bryton James) has found love with Elena Dawson (Brytni Sarpy), and they’re currently on solid ground. What happens once drama hits and potentially tears these two apart?
It’s bound to happen one day, so will they pair up Devon and Amanda at that point? Putting Devon with someone who looks like his dead wife is all kinds of weird. “Hevon” fans want the real deal, not some fake version. The big draw of Devon and Hilary was the mix of his sweet to her spicy. Although Hilary did terrible things sometimes, Devon had a connection with her that just couldn’t be denied.
It’ll be tough to ever recreate that with Devon and Amanda. Plenty of Y&R fans don’t even want them to try! Of course, we all still want to see Morgan remain on the show and have a chance to shine. The obvious solution would be a rewrite so Hilary didn’t die after all. Hilary fans would forgive any crazy explanation if they got this feisty character back.
It’d be easy to say Hilary was given a drug to mimic death and argue that Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic) got duped along with Devon. Most of the details don’t really matter. Y&R didn’t offer many details when Adam returned either. The point is bringing a popular character back on canvas and offering the best show they can give.
Hilary might be just the thing to liven up Y&R. It’d be fun to see Hilary return to her troublemaking ways and reestablish old bonds in Genoa City. The Young and the Restless spoilers and updates say Amanda’s the plan for now, but who knows what’ll happen down the road? We can always hold out hope for Hilary’s return!
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