‘Young and the Restless’: Chance Chancellor Excuses Fall Flat – Kill or Recast – Fans Want Action

Young and the Restless this week has Chance Chancellor (Donny Boaz) going even deeper undercover as the CBS soap makes more excuses for why he’s not home with his family. As of now, he’s got no idea that their surrogate was kidnapped or his child was born. Fans are getting sick of the excuses to explain his absence and want closure one way or another on Y&R.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Chance Chancellor Still MIA – Why?

Chance Chancellor has been missing in action for months on Y&R. He was last seen in Genoa City on February 1, 2021. At that time, Donny Boaz was released from his contract. At the time, he had positive words to say about his time as Chance on Young and the Restless. The acotr chalked his release up to budget issues. He hinted that there would be further cuts coming as well.

However, no more cuts materialized on Young and the Restless. There were murmurs at the time that he was let go because of other reasons. And of course, CBS didn’t comment. Recently, Donny posted an emoji on a comment about the Abby Newman (Melissa Ordway) twisted storyline with Ben Rayburn (Sean Blakemore).

To keep the notion going that Chance Chancellor might come back, Abby got one-sided phone calls. She also recorded a video diary for Chance. Recently, Christine Williams (Lauralee Bell) couldn’t get a message to him about the recent baby mama drama. That’s how they found out he was even deeper into his undercover work.

To Young and the Restless viewers, that sounds like they’re setting up an extended open-ended absence for Chance Chancellor. And that means no closure. No nothing. Storylines with Abby, her MIA husband, and their new baby left hanging. It’s not a good look. Letting him fade away like this is not something fans seem to want.

Fans Demand Action on Y&R

Young and the Restless watchers have been patient. But it has now been over seven months since Chance has been on-screen. The time is right for something to happen in the endless storyline. By now, they could have had him killed or presumed dead in a undercover shoot out. Viewers just want something – anything – to happen.

Or, they could have recast him and brought Chance Chancellor back home to Genoa City  on Young and the Restless. Melissa Ordway’s real-life husband, Justin Gaston, stepped into the role while Donny recovered from COVID- 19. Some Y&R fans would like to see him back as Chance.

Patience is running thin with this storyline – and things need to get moving on-screen, based on fan comments. It seems viewers would be most happy with a return of Donny Boaz or a recast of the character. Even word of his demise would allow for movement on Young and the Restless. Unless they’re writing Abby out to go reunite with him, it seems like Chance needs to come back – or go for good.

Young and the Restless: Abby Could Plan for Life Without Chance

Chance left town almost immediately after his fairytale wedding to Abby. Now she is alone. Abby needs her husband more than ever. Due to his absence, Abby was vulnerable to Stitch’s manipulation. If her husband were home, she might have avoided the whole fiasco. Now, she’s a new mother and needs a  full-time partner to enjoy this exciting time in her life.

If Donny Boaz was truly let go for budget reasons, then his death off-screen would allow Abby to be paired with a current actor already on the show. With Devon Hamilton (Bryton James) as the biological father of baby Dom, he may be the most likely candidate. They have grown closer as he supports Abby as she manages her life alone on Young and the Restless.

If Mariah goes off the deep end, she might kidnap the baby while struggling with PTSD. No matter what else they do with Abby and baby Dominic – viewers just want this Chance Chancellor storyline resolved – no matter the outcome. Leaving viewers angry with an unresolved plot feels sloppy. Let’s tie those loose ends! So, will Chance Chancellor stay in this holding pattern forever?

Soap Dirt has the most up-to-date Young and the Restless spoilers on the web.