The Downward Spiral of Kelly Andrews on 'The Young and the Restless'

Crazy was never a good color on you, Kelly.

  
Is it just me, or is Kelly (Cady McClain) one step away from frying Jack's (Peter Bergman) pet bunny rabbit on the stove on The Young and the Restless? And if you ask me, Kelly's descent into love life anarchy was a long time coming. 

Let's see... Kelly Andrews made her debut in November 2013, portrayed by former Guiding Light and Lost star Cynthia Watros. She ended up becoming Billy's (then Billy Miller, now Burgess Jenkins) support buddy after losing daughter Delia and she having lost her son, Sam. You see where this is going, don't you? She and Billy succumbed to flirtation and had a fling which ultimately destroyed his marriage to Victoria (Amelia Heinle). At the same time, we find out she had a fuzzy history with Stitch (Sean Carrigan). Just when we thought this annoying, clingy woman had no more purpose, the writers decided to pair her with Jack, who hadn't moved on from Phyllis (then Michelle Stafford, now Gina Tognoni) who was comatose at the time. This storyline commenced just in time for Watros' departure to work on her MTV pilot Finding Carter, and former All My Children star Cady McClain to take over the role of Kelly. 

What can I say about McClain's portrayal of Kelly Andrews? Well, at first, it was ordinary. Nothing special. Watros put a certain something into her portrayal that made you kind of feel bad for her at first, but then a whole other side came out that was dormant before. McClain channeled none of that. Which made me a little disappointed, especially when it was revealed Kelly and Stitch are in fact brother and sister. Then, by October, Phyllis made her long awaited return to Genoa City and Jack and Kelly's relationship was torn apart. Jack couldn't make a decision about who he wanted and eventually he just returned to Phyllis, not giving Kelly closure, or even having the descency to tell Phyllis that he moved on. Nope. That left Phyllis to figure out about their tryst by herself. If I'm going to be honest, McClain didn't knock it out of the park during this story. She overacted he hell out of it and it was bad. Just my opinion.

And now, Jack and Phyllis are engaged. And to top it off? Kelly thinks Jack still loves her, and is out to destroy Phyllis. Of course, Phyllis sees right through what Kelly is up to, because let's face it; she wrote the book on how to be a homewrecking slut. But both Jack and Billy think there is no cause for concern; Kelly has accepted that Jack is back with Phyllis, they say. But has she really? You be the judge; the photo of her at the top is her expression while watching Jack and Phyllis kiss. So I'm gonna go with no... She hasn't accepted anything and is out to destroy their relationship. And with McClain's formerly-ordinary-now-over-the-top portrayal of the character... I see nothing but anarchy for this so-called triangle in the future. Can't Phyllis just hit her with that rental car from 1995 and put us out of our misery?

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