Young and the Restless Spoilers: Is Adam Newman Really The Bad Guy – Nick Is No Saint

The Young and the Restless spoilers document that Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) is experiencing grief that is somewhat similar to when his mother, Hope Wilson (Signy Coleman), died. Adam’s grief, over the perceived loss of his father, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), is overwhelming.

Self-reflection hasn’t been a component of Adam’s calculation since his memory was restored through Chloe Mitchell’s (Elizabeth Hendrickson) missed shot. But an orchestrated event, where Adam has been led to believe that Victor collapsed and died as a result of taking double-dose medicine, is impacting his psyche.

Longtime Y&R viewers are watching the erstwhile Victor basher embrace the role of being his father’s defender. Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) has a longer and deeper history of going at it with his dad, yet takes every opportunity to project his feelings onto Adam.

Young And The Restless Spoilers – Brother Battle Continues To Rage On

Grossman’s alter ego has been honest about the type of relationship he’s had with Victor. But anyone who’s witnessed the repeated, massive battles Nick and Victor have waged through the years knows that their volume of fights dwarfs the number of father-son eruptions Adam has had with Victor.

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It was just last year when Nick disguised himself as J.T. Hellstrom (Thad Luckinbill) in order to take advantage of his father’s weakened state. While Adam’s medicine manipulation was even more reckless, Nick arguably doesn’t have a moral leg to stand on whenever he shoots his mouth off about his brother.

Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) was stunned to learn that Adam’s endgame plot involved taking over Newman Enterprises so he could dismantle it. His scheme was intended as part of a plan to humiliate his family members, most especially Victor.

Young And The Restless Spoilers – Victor Newman’s Tough Love In Action

Adam’s reply to Phyllis, when she said that Victor offered him the top spot at Newman, represented classic dysfunctional thought. He didn’t want daddy’s gift, but wanted to earn control of the family conglomerate so it could be destroyed. However, Y&R viewers have seen just how shaken Adam is. He’s been led to believe that his actions created the worst possible consequence that can’t be fixed.

Victor has often stated how his life was shaped by the cruelty Albert Miller (George Kennedy) imposed on him. Braeden’s character puts that lesson into action through his version of tough love. Sure, Victor’s plan to fake his own death is outrageous. Allowing Adam to wallow for whatever length of time is wrong, regardless of the intended result, which is to wake his son up. Even more awful is causing whatever number of his friends and family to suffer the faux loss.

At the same soapy time, Adam’s view of reality needed to change. Victor believes that this diabolical plan will help his son. Once revealed, Adam and the others who are affected will rightfully feel manipulated. But time will tell if Victor’s goal of family unity is realized eventually.

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