Young & Restless Preview: Did Young & Restless Really Just Kill Heather?!
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Paul’s kids just can not catch a break on The Young and the Restless! First, Ricky was shot and killed (unintentionally) by his own dad when he went off the homicidal deep end and now, it looks like Heather’s dead, too, courtesy of Sharon’s psychotic break!
We aren’t totally surprised. We saw this coming the second Heather and Sharon ran into each other. But we thought maybe it would just result in a coma and amnesia — not murder!
But today’s episode was all about Sharon’s confrontation with Heather after being caught, and her apparent death at Sharon’s hands. You can catch up on what happened in our recap here.
The long and the short of it? After arguing, Sharon blacked out, and when she came to, Heather was dead. Cameron helped her clean up, dispose of the body and come to terms with what she’d done. It doesn’t look good.
There’s still hope, of course. Sharon could have become so delusional that all of this happened in her head and Heather is still alive and well… But this would be one heck of an intricate delusion.
Vail Bloom’s been back in the role as Heather for a little under two years now, having rejoined the show early in 2023, 13 years after her first run playing Paul’s daughter. And so far, there’s been no word on whether or not Bloom is done at Young & Restless. Even if Heather is truly dead, that doesn’t mean she’s gone, of course. With someone as prone to hallucinations as Sharon is right now, we could soon see her joining Cameron in tormenting her killer.
After fleeing Genoa City in the middle of the night and checking into a seedy motel, Sharon continued to be haunted by visions of Cameron, who kept taunting her to get her revenge on Daniel.
After a nightmare of seeing Daniel, whose head was covered in blood, gasping Cassie’s name, Cameron pushed her to make her dream come true. He told her it was the only way for her to get justice for Cassie and feel whole again. He then prompted her to discover a small black bottle in her bag, which Cameron revealed was a deadly poison. Sharon soon found herself breaking into Daniel’s place and poisoning his whiskey!
That’s pretty much when all hell broke loose. Sharon fought with Cameron, broke free from his influence and poured out the whiskey. That’s when Heather found Sharon in Daniel’s place! The next thing you know, Heather’s dead, and Sharon’s dumping her body over a bridge!
Coming up, Daniel, frowning and looking down at something he’s holding, tells Lucy, “Your mom’s not coming home.” So, is Heather really dead? Meanwhile, Sharon tells Nick and Mariah, “That’s why I confessed.” Nick asks, “Confessed to what?”
If Sharon killed Heather, how will she be able to live with herself? At least we can guess how she’ll stay out of prison.
Be sure to read our Young & Restless spoilers to discover who Nick is comforting and what Lily may live to regret.
wered questions, so hopefully, we’ll find out what truly happened sooner, rather than later. But for now, RIP, Heather!