Y&R's Lily Takes Cancer Fight Into Her Own Hands

they should have cut off her REAL hair! I hate this Lily.

This reminds me of Elizabeth Hubbard who was willing to cut off her real hair on camera when Lucinda had cancer a few years ago. But... TPTB didn't want that.

So, I don't understand. She did NOT cut off her hair for real?

I haven't seen the episode but from the pictures it looks like she has a wig on.

It is a wig that she has on.

Cane/Lily are back to being a snorefest! I wish they would go back to Austraila and live happily ever after LOL.

I remember when Leslie Kay shaved her head on screen for her cancer storyline on B&B. It was very powerful. Having Lily shave off a wig...ummm whatever.

Loved this episode...and TicToc, CK doesnt need to shave her real hair off, she's an actress playing a cancer patient, not a cancer patient herself.

It was so obvious from yesterday's PREVIEW that she was wearing a wig - a bad one at that. The giveaway - way too much shine. I still liked the scene though.

It's not even the storyline that makes me hate this Lily. I've hated this Lily since Dru came back from Paris. She sucks. Always has, always will. The in-between Lily was soooo much better. She had better chemistry with Daniel and she had better chemistry with Neil. This Lily is just plain awful. Bring back the in-between Lily.

Touching? Compared to Lesli Kay's storyline on B&B back in 2005, this was not well written. It's just that you should care ... but as a secondary storyline this is written, I just don't.

And it's a wig. You can see it and like the little boy on OLTL ... it just makes you care less.

Khalil is awful. I can't stand her portrayal of Lily, which makes this story fast-forward material (except I watch it "live"). Cane is nauseating when he's with her. These scenes were just so ridiculous. Ugh.

I know it's mean, but I hope the cancer finishes her off!

Miss_C

AMEN! Davetta Sherwood was 100 times better than this cardboard Lily. That is the reason that I really don't care for any Lily storyline. I'd rather see the Lily with some soul like her Mama!

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Her wig and skull cap were glaringly obvious. I think that it would have had a better effect if the actress had cut off her own hair a la Demi Moore. Heck, an a guest actress on Cold Case cut off her hair for an episode's worth...way shorter than this storyline will be.

The scene was meh for me.

If Y&R wants to make some cut backs, start with these two and send them off on a looooooong second honeymoon overseas.

People keep saying how great Davetta Sherwood was as Lily. She was NOT all that and her acting skills were not the best. I would take this Lily over her any day of the week. I think Davetta was better suited on girlfriends or the game but not Y&R.

I think that maybe it's just the storylines that are making people dislike Lily? I remember DS in the Lily role, and I don't remember thinking she was a particularly good actress, even though she did look a lot more like Dru's daughter than CK.

Also, the cancer story is just not written too well and moving too fast. I don't know what kind of health care she has, but I want it! Surgery the SAME DAY you find out you have cancer? Wow.

Davetta was a good actress but she was not Lily. As soon as she opened her mouth, it was obvious that she was not someone who had grown up in Paris or in upper middle class prep school America. Had she changed her accent, she would have been more convincing.

You don't have to be "all that" or have the best acting skills to be better than this Lily. Lily hasn't created any sparks alongside anybody -- not even Devon. Sherwood at least brought some personality and depth to the role. Watching this Lily is like watching the exact same thing over and over and over. There is nothing memorable whatsoever about her. Heck, she was supposed to be a model and even took horrible pictures.

Blech. She'd get creamed on Girlfriends or The Game, alongside any of those actors, she'd be invisible. Sherwood would kill it.

reggyreg WTF...lol I think our 95% agreement has shrunk to 90%. You didn't like Davetta Sherwood? That surprises me. I don't know many that didn't like her portrayal.

Arielade and Josstheguy,

You hit the nail on the head! DS was not as polished although she did act like she could be Dru's daughter but it was Christel Khalil's role first. It is hard to do a better job than the original actor. Just ask Michael Muhney (Although he is doing well in the role).

I do agree with miss_c to a point.

I like this Lily she's a good actress and she has good chem with Cane. I will say I do like the second Lily a whole lot more with it comes down to the whole Winters clain interacting with each other and she did have great chem with Daniel. Plus she had a lot more attitude which the character Lily needs.

Oh me. I know I am really supposed to care about this storyline, but CBS can do cancer a LOT better. Lesli Kay, Kim Zimmer, Elizabeth Hubbard? But, this girl is just, ugh.

Personally, I really like Davetta Sherwood better. I remember those scenes when Neil found out she wasn't his daughter. She had her moments, and in general she had a lot more charisma than CK. But, apparently in Y&R's eyes, CK is their favorite, although my dog is more exciting than she is

If all you gleaned from this Epi in this unrealistic, putrid S/L made watchable simply by the fine acting, where Christel Khalil gave one of the most powerful performances ever on Daytime, with Daniel Goddard doing an amazing job supporting then you missed the boat!

For, despite this crappy Script, CK and DG as LANE continue to drive it home time and again!

BRAVISIMO, CHRISTEL!!!

There was no reason for Lily to shave off her REAL hair for her job. No way in hell would I shave my own hair off to play a role.

So what if Lesli Kay shaved her real hair - Lesli's hair was short anyway. And Elizabeth Hubbard was probably losing her real hair because of her real cancer treatment.

And I'm willing to bet my last paycheck that Davetta Sherwood would not have shaved her hair off either.

That's just stupid.

On another note: Davetta Sherwood was horrible. The only thing she did well was telling people off and giving the stereotypical attitude. She couldn't play shades of anything. CK has much more range. The only thing she doesn't have down pat is the neck-rolling, eye-rolling cartoon that people associate with my black woman-ness. But don't get me started.

ITA, Pure Diva! And Victoria Rowell herself hated hen Dru was reduced to that stereotypical role!

DS, whilst cute, was one dimensional and hardly suited for the role of Lily Winters, Abby or even Roxanne. Although she was OK for that Idiot Daniel for a quick minute, I was always anxiously awaiting the return of the REAL LILY, CHRISTEL KHALIL!

Elizabeth Hubbard was probably losing her real hair because of her real cancer treatment.

Elizabeth Hubbard had cancer? I know Colleen Zenk Pinter has cancer but I don't recall Elizabeth having it in real life.

I'm not sure I understand why we need another stereotypical balck woman on screen. Black women come in all shades and tempraments, so to judge CK's portrayal of Lily against DS is wrong. I love Victoria Rowell and given the backstory that was written for Dru, I could definately get the "street smart sister" with an attitude. It fit her character as someone who was bounced around a lot in the foster care system. I agree with whoever said that CK brings the daughter raised in Paris going to the best schools into her character. Sorry, but true to her character, CK looks like and I would venture a guess that she did in fact attend very good schools. This Lily is poised and polished as she should be given the characters upbringing. I also agree that she could definately use a bit of sandpaper around the edges though, because she coems off as too much of a one deminsional goody goody.

I thought the CAne/Lily scenes were sweet today, and I wouldn't cut my hair off for this s/l either,so even though it was a bad wig they cut up, I like the thought behind it.

Season, I didn't think Elizabeth Hubbard had cancer in real life either.

If she wasn't going to cut her hair for real then what was the point of the scene. What's dramatic or interesting about seeing someone cut into a wig, especially, when it's a bad wig?

My mom started watching to show again around the same time DS started (yeah i know bad time), and when my mom saw her she said 'What? When did Neil and Dru adopt a girl from the Bronx? How noble!' Then I had to explain that DEVON was adopted and DS was playing Lily...LOL...DS was cute with Daniel, but the character during her tenure did not interact with other core families. Lily is now more integrated in society, which is what all the members of the Winters family needs.

I liked DS as Lily, but she is not comparable to CKH. She was fine, had a more sexual chemistry with Daniel, but she was a bit too one-note. It's one thing to have attitude, but attitude without meaning, reason for being is just plain stupidity. CKH does subtlety very well and she does emotion very well as well; the scenes where she asks Neil to make it all okay at the hospital, where she reverts back to being a little girl who is scared and needs her daddy to make it alright...those were powerful scenes. CKH and KSJ have amazing chemistry.

DS was fine playing Lily for the time CKH was away, but she couldn't have pulled her weight the way CKH has with this storyline.