Think of the Grandkids! Y&R’s Nikki Newman Lost the Jazz Lounge and Forgot Noah Owns the Shadow Room

NIKKI NEWMAN FORGOT HER GRANDSON OWNS THE SHADOW ROOM

TL;DR: Young and the Restless fans watched Nikki Newman lose the Neil Winters Jazz Lounge booking to Diane and storm off like a teenager who lost the student council election. Here’s the thing nobody in Genoa City seems to remember. Nikki’s grandson Noah opened his own venue, the Shadow Room, back in June. If Nikki wants a place to launch Vibrante on Valentine’s Day, she could support her own family. The Y&R spoilers show she’s too busy being mad to notice.

Nikki Lost the Lounge

It’s official. Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei) gave the Valentine’s Day booking at the Neil Winters Jazz Lounge to Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) and Jabot Classic. He called it a business decision, plain and simple. Jabot has the track record, and the GCAC wants elite clients.

Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) did not take it well. She told Daniel she thought he was smarter than his mother, warned him the Newmans “have long memories,” and promised he’d regret it.

All that over a room. A grown woman threatening a young man over a party booking. Somebody, please get this lady a juice box.

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Student Council Energy

Watching Nikki lose this booking felt like watching a high schooler lose the student council election. The pouting, the threats, the “you’ll be sorry.” It was a full-on, foot-stomping tantrum.

Then she got into it with Diane face-to-face. Diane called the relationship between Nikki and Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) a “trauma bond.” Nikki fired back that Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) is “a generous lover.” Classy. Then she thanked Diane for making her more determined to make Vibrante a success, mostly so she could rub it in Diane’s face.

This isn’t new, either. When Diane launched Jabot Classic with a throwback shoot featuring former Jabot models, Nikki Newman crashed it and called Diane old news. The rest of the room saw right through her.

And guess who was one of the models at that shoot? Sharon Newman (Sharon Case). Nikki was a total witch to everyone there, and Sharon could have put her in her place on the spot. She didn’t.

So when Sharon showed up at Nikki’s door this week needing help, you’d think Nikki would have a little grace. Nope. She tried to slam the door in Sharon’s face because she was still stewing over Diane. Sharon had to tell her to make time. Honestly, Sharon had earned the right to slam that door first.

That’s Nikki in a nutshell. When she doesn’t get her way, nothing else in Genoa City exists.

Remember Noah’s Club?

Here’s what makes this so ridiculous. Nikki’s grandson Noah Newman (Lucas Adams) opened his own venue, the Shadow Room, back in June. It’s right there in Genoa City, built for exactly this kind of event.

Noah left for L.A. in August, but he still owns a piece of the place. So does Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian), who bought half of Noah’s stake and has been keeping the music going. So why isn’t Grandma Nikki booking it? She could launch Vibrante there, keep the money in the family and support her grandson’s business while he’s gone.

Instead, she’s begging for a room at the GCAC, which Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) now owns. Every dollar Nikki throws at that lounge goes straight into Phyllis’s pocket. Think about that for a second. Nikki would rather pay Phyllis than hand a dime to her own grandson.

Nikki Only Sees Nikki

Nikki Newman is a selfish woman. She forgot her own grandson has an entertainment venue in town because it never crossed her mind to think about anybody but herself.

Everybody is a traitor when Nikki isn’t the main character. Daniel didn’t pick her, so Daniel is the enemy. Sharon needs something, so Sharon gets the door. And Noah’s club? Never even made her list.

And here’s the kicker. Danny is Daniel’s dad. Nikki threatened his son over a jazz lounge, so good luck getting that booking now.

Grow Up, Nikki

Nikki started out dancing at the Bayou, so she knows a thing or two about working a room. She’s a grown woman, a retired stripper and a grandmother. She can throw a launch party without acting like her prom date stood her up.

Book the Shadow Room. Support Noah. Let Diane have the jazz lounge, and let Vibrante shine somewhere it actually belongs. That would be the most grown-up thing Nikki Newman has done all year, hands down.

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