We get that soaps are cyclic. Characters come and go from the frontburner. It’s like the circle of life… or something. But every so often, someone is MIA at a time when they should be an MVP. Case in point: The Young and the Restless’ Summer Newman.

Why Is Summer So Needed On the Show?

If ever there was a moment that Hunter King and Allison Lanier’s Genoa City counterpart should be on the canvas, this is it. On one hand, you’ve got her half brother Noah in a coma and Invisible Man drag in L.A. On the other, you’ve got her brother Daniel inviting his heart to be broken by giving it to Tessa.

But wait, there’s more. On top of all that, Summer’s ex-husband Kyle is on thin ice with girlfriend Claire, and mom Phyllis is… Sheesh. She seems to think that she can just steal Cane’s AI and not get caught or prosecuted for it. Has she forgotten how little she liked being hauled in by the GCPD for extortion?

And making a deal with Victor? Phyllis is just asking to be backstabbed!