i have watch y and r for more than 25 year and i can say with absolute certainty that y and r have lose it way . whatever it once offer in the way of life lesson and good storytelling be go . in recent year and story line be drag out f o r e v e r and clearly the only motivating factor work here be to keep the addicted viewer come back day after day . despite a large population and it rating have be slowly slip for year . once upon a time and y and r be a fairly entertaining piece that include decent drama and a touch of humor and glamor and try to make some point about what be happen in the world dangers that young people could be expose to and the consequence of make bad decision that forever impact your life and so on . it hardly do that at all anymore and these day virtually every character be so flawed that there be few to relate to or even like if only a little . ruthless ol victor be so evil and corrupt that he should have disappear year ago . good guy john abbott sr. be dumbed down and then eliminate only to show up a stupid and clueless ghost criticize his only son ad nauseum . the female be all mess up . new character come into the story and often disappear without explanation because they do not attract a following . sometimes and they do not disappear fast enough . the story be stretch out to the max . a single day can actually be play out over 2 week . the bad guy rarely get punish and the writer keep bring back psycho sheila every time they need a villain and can not come up with a new one . over and over and this show have repeatedly try very hard to promote interracial relationship even though they be statistically rare ( about 3 % ) yet oddly enough they never address the racial component of a relationship . after many year and especially the last few and i have conclude that this show be a waste of time . the next time you may be tempt to watch y and r and ask yourself and be this the best way to spend the next hour of my life . you will never get that hour back again .