
Before I dive too deep into my opinion here, it’s worth noting that my grudge is not against The Young and the Restless actors themselves. I think Jason Thompson and Melissa Claire Egan are doing remarkable jobs in their respective roles as Billy and Chelsea. However, my annoyance is with the characters themselves. For the past few months on the soap, Billy and Chelsea have managed to really rub me the wrong way with only a few moments of redemption in between.
As it pertains to Billy, his continued jockeying for power at Chancellor-Winters is starting to grow tired. I get it, he wants to ensure his mother’s legacy is protected at the very company she co-owns, and he’d like to prove himself as more than the "family screwup." However, the way he’s going about it seems misguided. He’s constantly getting into arguments with Devon (Bryton James).