User:DaniloDaysOfOurLives/sandbox/Ashland
| Ashland Locke | |||||||||||
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| The Young and the Restless character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Richard Burgi (2021–22) Robert Newman (2022) | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2021–22 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | March 11, 2021 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | July 26, 2022 | ||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Anthony Morina and Josh Griffith | ||||||||||
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Ashland Locke is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless. He made his first appearance on March 11, 2021, played by Richard Burgi. The character was recast with Robert Newman in 2022.[1][2]
Casting
[edit]https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/young-and-the-restless-richard-burgi-fired-covid-1235152487/
Development
[edit]Storylines
[edit]Reception
[edit]Prior to his introduction, Amy Mistretta from Soaps She Knows referred to the character as a "ruthless business mogul".[3] Richard Simms from the same website referred to Ashland as a "legendarily malevolent husband".[4] Simms, alongside Charlie Mason, later wrote that Ashland was the "Second-Best New Character" of 2021 in American soap operas, calling him the "Locke Ness Monster", but wanted the soap to show "just how bad Richard Burgi's Big Bad is instead of merely telling us over and over again that he's powerful and scary".[5] The following year, they called Burgi's firing from the soap as the "Biggest Shock, On Screen" of 2022.[6] Following the news of the recast, Mason noted that whilst it was a "bummer" that Burgi had departed, the soap "couldn't have picked a finer successor for him than Newman".[2] Mason also noted that Ashland and Victoria's pairing was one of The Young and the Restless' "biggest successes of 2021".[2] Simms referred to Burgi's departure as a "twist nobody saw coming" and noted that Burgi had joined the soap to "great fanfare", as well as noting that the "unexpected pairing" of Ashland and Victoria "almost immediately caught fire" rather than a love triangle between Tara, Kyle and Summer.[1]
However, Mason and Simms later placed Ashland as the "Least-Missed Character" of 2022, writing:
Maybe it was the fact that Young & Restless' Ashland didn't live up to his pre-introduction hype. Maybe it was that the part had to be recast mid-story. Or maybe it was that even in death, he remained the most talked about person in town. As the saying goes, "How can I miss you if you won't actually leave?"
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Simms, Richard. "Young & Restless Shocker As Richard Burgi Announces His Exit as Ashland Locke". Soaps She Knows. SHE Media. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Mason, Charlie. "Young & Restless Recasts Ashland With Veteran Daytime MVP". Soaps She Knows. SHE Media. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Mistretta, Amy. "Young & Restless Casts Elizabeth Leiner as Tara Locke — the Woman Who Could Blow Kyle's World Apart". Soaps She Knows. SHE Media. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Simms, Richard. "When You're Hot, You're Hot… When You're Not, You're On This List of Characters Who Fizzled Rather Than Sizzled [PHOTOS]". Soaps She Knows. She Media. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ Mason, Charlie; Simms, Richard (June 4, 2021). "Soaps' Best and Worst of 2021 [PHOTOS]". Soaps She Knows. SHE Media. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ Mason, Charlie; Simms, Richard. "Soaps' Best and Worst of 2022: From Best Show to Worst Storyline, Favorite Couple to Most Ruined Character [PHOTOS]". Soaps She Knows. SHE Media. Retrieved 16 August 2023.