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The Young and the Restless did more than delay Matt Clark’s incarceration by having him force Nick Newman to run his car off the road, suffering a broken leg in the process. The program is setting up Nick’s portrayer, Joshua Morrow, for a powerful story of recovery. Morrow’s already hitting the ball out of the park, which has earned him Soap Central’s Performer of the Week honors.
The Young and the Restless, Nick Newman, injured reserve
How many times have we seen leading ladies on soaps wake up in the middle of the night on their shows with their hair and makeup done up perfectly? Or someone goes through major surgery only to show little to no effects, and have a miraculous recovery?
Not so with Nick Newman, who underwent surgery for a broken leg. Perhaps it’s standard operating (no pun intended) procedure for doctors at Genoa City Memorial, but for the individual involved, having a broken leg and going through recovery should be pretty major!
That’s exactly how Morrow is playing Nick’s injury and recovery. While he was still in bed, he was wincing in pain. The last thing he should have done was check himself out against his doctor’s recommendation. But anyone who knows Morrow knows that the actor shines in storylines in which Nick is protecting his family.
We can see the panic in Nick’s expressions as he pushes the pain down so he can hobble around Genoa City, hoping to bring Matt Clark (Roger Howarth) to justice. Nick has been extremely supportive of his ex-wife, Phyllis (Michelle Stafford). He’s her Achilles’ heel, but the boot was off when Nick blasted Phyllis for her role in bringing down the Newman family.
Usually, Phyllis has no problem pooh-poohing her adversaries, and while she ultimately stood her ground with Nick, it was clear that even self-serving Phyllis was affected by Nick’s predicament. He’s in severe pain and is desperate to end not only Matt’s reign of terror, but also the Newman/Abbott feud.
Nice guys sometimes finish last, The Young and the Restless
Perhaps if Nick hadn’t been in such pain, he wouldn’t have threatened Phyllis, but that’s exactly what he did. We saw in Morrow’s performance the kind of intensity that Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), his father, displays when dealing with his foes. We see an intensity in Nick's eyes that is very rare. He looks tired, on the edge, and like he's ready to snap in half!
Nick put on a brave face when talking to his daughter, Summer (Allison Lanier), on the phone. We saw how much just hearing his daughter’s voice comforted him, and also how much physical pain he was in at the same time.
Nick made a passionate plea to Jack, asking his dad’s nemesis to give up his trump card (he had Matt as his prisoner). Jack cares about his stepson deeply, but he wasn’t budging on this, initially. As a result, Morrow upped Nick’s game and, in the process, had to play that his character was in even more pain as the situation clearly took a toll on his recovery.
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There’s an old show business adage in which a performer is told to “break a leg” before going on stage. But Morrow doesn’t need luck to play Nick’s story, which includes having a broken leg. The actor is drawing on talent, preparation, and technique to deliver one of the best performances of his career!
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