Sharon Case's Excuse For Her Y&R Character Flatline Doesn't Hold Water

The words spoken by Sharon Case about her character's lack of screen time or overall story make sense on a surface level only. Sure, if "The Young and the Restless" were the type of show to always tell things from a realistic point of view, it would be a plausible excuse. However, this is a soap opera. Honestly, there's nothing to say that down the road, Rey Rosales won't rise from the grave and creep back into Sharon's life. Case is saving face with her excuse, and that's fine, but please don't insult the intelligence of those watching. 

It's understandable that Sharon had major trauma stemming from her husband's death. However, the writers have wasted one of their most talented actresses for the last year while parading around tired characters with stagnant stories. In that amount of time, Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) and Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) have been locked in a stalemate with no forward progress in either of their stories. Some of that could've been put to the wayside to create scenes giving Sharon something to do on the canvas. 

The Cameron Kirsten story was a fantastic opportunity to bring Sharon back to her former glory, but it doesn't feel like it will last. Until there's evidence this can last beyond the initial shock factor period, it feels like a stunt for the show's 50th-anniversary celebration instead. Sharon needs to remain in the mix for this to mean anything.