Why Did Victor Pretend He Was Dead On The Young and The Restless?

The Young and the Restless spoilers tease that some fans are scratching their heads over the show’s current showing of flashback episodes. Just when you thought you knew everything about a character, we time travel back a couple of decades, and everything changes!

This was the case when we saw Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) sitting on a couch in Kansas with his kids, Colonel Douglas Austin (Michael Evans) and Hope (Signy Coleman). The last two characters have not been on the canvas in years, and Nicolas Newman (Joshua Morrow) and Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) looked very different than they do today!

Perhaps most puzzling to newer fans is what Victor was doing there, and why he let his family believe that he was dead, something he tried to explain to his kids.

The Young And The Restless Spoilers – Victor Newman Is A Man Of Many Hats

Today we know Victor “The Mustache” Newman as a powerful man who has conquered Genoa City society and business. He’s at the pinnacle of the titan mountain and reigns supreme in his town.

How in the world did he get to Kansas? It’s a deliciously sudsy story and here are a few of the details.

Y&R Spoilers – Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) Had A Little Something To Do With Victor’s Disappearance

The back story to Victor’s disappearance and reappearance in Kansas is a sad one. It was the result of his tragic contribution to the death of Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) and Jack Abbott’s unborn child.

Unable to face what he’d done, he left town and ended up in of all places, a farm in Kansas. There he met Hope who ran the farm. She gave him peace and he decided to stay. Eventually, he realized that he had to resurface and his return from the dead dropped a huge bombshell back in Genoa City!

The Young And The Restless Spoilers – Victor Newman And Adam Newman Have Always Had A Tenuous Relationship

Hope and Victor had a son, Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) who is currently wreaking havoc in Genoa City and on his dad. Victor did not raise Kansas-born Adam and he resents this. Ironically, Victor protected Adam from a murder rap, a fact that has just come to light.

How will this story unfold when the show returns from the current coronavirus pandemic filming hiatus? Be sure to tune in and find out!

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