The Young And The Restless Fans Debate Whether Phyllis Is Really Dead

With the caption, "Shocking news devastates Genoa City," CBS posted a promo video on Twitter showing characters reeling from Phyllis Summers' apparent death. Chance Chancellor relates the crushing news, "The ambulance that crashed. It was Phyllis'. Phyllis didn't make it." Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) asks what happened and Summer sadly replies, "My mom is dead." Jack Abbott throws his arms up asking, "How could Phyllis be gone?" And an angry Daniel Romalotti confronts Jeremy Stark with, "What'd you do to my mother, Stark? Are you the reason she's dead?" 

A distraught fan responded, "No! Not my Queen!!" while an optimistic one posted, "Phyllis isn't dead." A viewer confident that Phyllis is integral to the show responded, "Nope, even if Michelle Stafford was per se to leave the show, they won't kill Phyllis off. [Too] important of a character. She's faking it to frame Diane "the ring, the mask with poison on it" will all point to Diane. The ambulance is in on it somehow." Considering that Phyllis was appalled at how Diane faking her death affected her children, one fan wrote about the consequences of Phyllis' actions, saying, "The repercussions Phyllis will face will come back to bite her. She could possibly surpass Diane as the hated town pariah."

Most of the fans felt Phyllis isn't dead and approved of the story, with one writing, "We all know Phyllis [is] not dead but this is great soapy TV! Team Phyllis all day!"