Young and the Restless sees Summer Newman (Allison Lanier) running out of time to get Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) back because he and Claire Grace Newman (Hayley Erin) are in love, and they are about to move in together. We’re going to talk about what stunts Summer may pull to break Kyle and Claire up for good before it’s too late.
Summer’s Desperate Measures: Will She Sabotage Kyle and Claire’s Relationship?
Over the past week, Kyle and Claire exchanged “I love yous,” and on top of that, they decided they’re going to take the plunge and move in together.
You can bet it’s not going to be long until Summer Newman hears about this. And then she realizes, “Whoops, I’m almost out of time. I need to do something drastic to get Kyle back.” Summer’s going to need to act fast, but I mean, what can she do?
Well, we got a few ideas. And they’re a little bit wild, but so is she. Don’t forget she is definitely Phyllis Summers‘ (Michelle Stafford) daughter.
Don’t forget this is the same young woman who blackmailed Kyle over a liver donation to save his girlfriend Lola’s life. If you were watching then, you’ll remember Summer forced Kyle to dump Lola and marry her. So yeah, she’s capable of almost anything.
The Phyllis Playbook: Seduction and Manipulation Tactics
So, first of all, Summer could address this directly. She could show up for a typical family night with just her, Kyle and Harrison Locke (Redding Munsell). Then, after they put their son to bed, Summer could chat with Kyle, you know, pour him a drink. That’s not out of the ordinary for them. They’ll have a glass of wine occasionally. And she could pull a page directly from the Phyllis playbook.
Summer could slip something into Kyle’s drink. And then Summer can seduce him or just outright take advantage. We’ve seen her mom do it. Even if Kyle is totally conked out, Summer Newman could even time it so that Claire walks in and sees her and Kyle half naked and clearly, at least apparently, looking like they did the deed. And of course, Claire would be devastated, but you know, seeing is believing, especially on a soap.
Setting Up Claire: Cheating Allegations and Hotel Room Drama
Or Summer could go the other way on Young and the Restless and set up Kyle’s girlfriend in the same manner. You know, Claire’s a lightweight when it comes to booze, so it wouldn’t take much for Summer to get Claire drunk or go ahead, spike her drink, set it up for her to look like she cheated on Kyle, maybe with Holden Novak (Nathan Owens).
Because he’s already been flirty with Claire, and Kyle noticed. And he was a little bit suspicious. Holden just told Audra Charles (Zuleyka Silver) he wants a new job. He doesn’t want to work for Damian Kane (Jermaine Rivers) anymore on Young and the Restless.
I guess he’s disgruntled. So if she knows that, Summer could offer Holden a spot at Marquetti if he helps set up Claire to look like a cheater. I assume Holden, like a lot of people, is staying at the GCAC, so Summer could drug Claire and and/or get Holden to just give her some strong drinks so she gets tipsy.
Then, once Claire is out of it, Holden could take her up to his hotel room. And then Summer could have the bartender tell Kyle that Claire went upstairs with a man. Of course, Kyle would follow, bust in. And if he found Claire and Holden in bed together, you know that could be a deal breaker. Then, of course, Summer could be right there to comfort Kyle.
Victor and Audra’s Plot: A Diabolical Alliance?
We could also see Summer jump in to be another co-conspirator in Audra and Victor Newman’s (Eric Braeden) plot to fake seduce Kyle. After she finds out Claire and Kyle are moving in together, Summer may run right to Victor to ask for his help to stop this, right?
And he might send her to see Audra and leave it in their hands to break up Claire and that darned Abbott that he hates. And if they go that route, there’s a couple of options for Summer. First, she could legitimately try and help Audra with her fake Kyle seduction thing.
Or Summer could play really dirty and turn on Audra and drug her and Kyle both and put them in bed together for Claire to find so that she’ll dump him. That would be really diabolical for Summer to do because it would also break up Audra and Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic).
But don’t forget, Summer hates Audra because she was always flirting and throwing herself at Kyle. And the second he dumped Summer he went and slid into Audra’s sheets. So yeah, she’s hated her for a long tim
