Reception
Cane Ashby's 2007 debut had positive and negative reviews. Soap Opera Digest praised the story as "a riveting tale". TV Guide Canada's Nelson Branco found the story unrealistic, but praised the addition of Goddard and Cane to the series. "A few eyebrows were raised when The Young and the Restless decided to rewrite history by bringing in Daniel Goddard to play Jill's 'real' son, Phillip Chancellor," Branco said. "But as romantic rogue Cane Ashby, the talented newcomer seduced us into suspending our disbelief- for now!" Soon after the character's introduction, Cane and Goddard became popular among viewers and gained praise from critics. He also became part of a successful pairing with Lily Winters, which gained "a very vocal, and loyal fan base".
In 2009, Maria Arena Bell altered Cane's backstory by revealing that Cane is not really Jill's son and was sent by the real Phillip Chancellor III to take care of his family. Soap Opera Weekly's Janet Di Lauro commended the change. "This story also breathes new life into Cane, who was becoming increasingly dull as a whitewashed, pompous do-gooder," she said. "Suddenly, he has his edge back." Soap Opera Digest gave the story a thumbs up and a thumbs down because, though it was an exciting twist, it happened too closely with the other Chancellor family rewrite undoing the mother and daughter relationship between Jill and Katherine. The magazine later named the story "Most Preposterous Plot Twist" of 2009 because the rewrite "was way out of sync with Y&R's usual authentic approach to storytelling."
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