Another day, another theory to unpack involvingĀ The Young and the Restlessā Aristotle Dumas. Despite us speculating that the mystery business tycoon is eitherĀ Cane AshbyĀ orĀ Tucker McCallĀ (our best guess being the former), Aristotleās real identity is still a closely guarded secret that onlyĀ Amanda SinclairĀ (Mishael Morgan) knows the truth about. Additionally, while itās been stated by Amanda and Billy (Jason Thompson) that Aristotle is going after Chancellor, we have no way of knowing if thatās truly the case until Aristotle makes his move.
Zeroing in on this point about Chancellor, itās crossed our mind that thereās a possibility that Aristotle isnāt going after the company, but merely putting that rumor out there to provide a nice distraction. Perhaps Aristotle wants Victor (Eric Braeden) so focused on protecting Chancellor from a hostile takeover and keeping Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) at the helm of the large corporation, that Victor lets his defenses down when it comes to his other businesses ā Newman Enterprises and by extension, Newman Media. Is the crown jewel of the Newman patriarchās legacy under attack?
Even if Chancellor is really what Aristotle is after, whoās to say that he wonāt settle for Newman Enterprises or Newman Media as a consolation prize of epic proportions? Again, Victor is so focused on protecting Chancellor and so distracted by his feud withĀ JackĀ (Peter Bergman) and quest to break upĀ KyleĀ (Michael Mealor) andĀ ClaireĀ (Hayley Erin), that itās hard to imagine he has been paying as close attention to the company he built from the ground up. When you add the fact that Michael (Christian LeBlanc) is no longer working for Victor, doing his dirty work while protecting him, Victor may be a bit more vulnerable to attack these days than he was previously.
Now, to be fair, weāll happily acknowledge that Victor has a winning track record in business that should squash any doubt that heāll beat Aristotle. Plus, Victor has Victoria (Amelia Heinle), Nick (Joshua Morrow) and Adam (Mark Grossman) to have his back in corporate combat.
However, Victor was once dealt a mighty blow thanks to theĀ Prentiss family. Additionally, Victoria has a lot on her mind lately withĀ Coleās (J. Eddie Peck) health and her daughterās love life, Nick is busy denying his resurgence of romantic feelings for Sharon (Sharon Case) and Adam is trying to manage being Victorās pitbull while being the ānew manā heās promised to be for Chelsea (Melissa Claire Egan).
Having said all that, with Victor having been a thorn in the side of many Genoa City residents recently, we think he may be owed a serving of humble pie, served courtesy of Aristotle. Whether that be Aristotle hostilely taking over Chancellor or acquiring a Newman brand, we can imagine Victor suffering a setback. But we should note, even if one of our theories proves true this go-around and Victor loses a battle with Aristotle, The Mustache will likely ultimately win the war.
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