Devon and Hilary were first called super couples when they started their affair and they are commonly referred to by the portmanteau "Hevon" in magazines, on social media, and internet message boards.

[12] While James worried about potential backlash because of the affair, the actors agreed it helped that Devon and Hilary's attraction was well established for viewers prior to her involvement with Neil.

[4] After Hilary saves the young billionaire from identity theft at the hands of her former accomplice, Mason (Lamon Archey) and defends him against ruthless paparazzi, they end up spending Christmas and New Year's Eve together.

[4] Though the relationship seems like "old hat" for the Winters family, the actors and the writers insisted that Devon and Hilary shared undeniable true love.

[4] Besides the bad "timing,"[18] Devon's jealousy over Hilary's apparent attraction to her boss Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) sends him into the arms of Esmeralda (Briana Nicole Henry).

[12] Then head writer Jean Passanante described it as a "great big mess, with much story opportunity" because of Hilary's dynamic with each member of the Winters family.

Furious at the sight of them together, Devon exposes the relationship to Lily and her husband Cane (Daniel Goddard), accuses Hilary of using Neil to work out her "daddy (and mommy) issues."

[24] When a drunken Devon crashes their wedding party, Hilary traps him in an elevator hoping to talk some sense into him and she is terrified by his sudden profession of love.

Devon gets Hilary to admit her feelings and they share a romantic night when they get stranded on the side of the road after his car breaks down; their bond grows even stronger.

[10] When Devon wants to wait until Neil can adjust to the news of his blindness being permanent, Hilary begins to crack under pressure because she feels "powerless.

[36][39][40] With Neil free, Hilary can't hide her feelings and reveals that she left Devon to give him a chance at salvaging a relationship with his family.

Neil secretly flies Hilary back to the United States where he hires Dr. Simon Neville (Michael E. Knight) to awaken her from a coma.

Though he hesitates to trust, Devon and Hilary team up with Neil and Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) to develop Neville's miracle drug.

In September 2016, Devon buys the GC Buzz and makes plans to shut it down until Hilary convinces him to keep it on the air and just change the way they tell stories.

Hilary becomes obsessed with keeping viewers happy and spiking ratings which goes against Devon's wishes of telling stories without destroying people's lives.

[48] After Lily exposes that Hilary has been lying about fielding other job offers to trick Devon into rehiring her, the couple agrees to a fresh start and being completely honest.

She continued, "You know a couple is worth weight in pure gold if the actors can have great eye sex.… Even if they only have a three minute scene without uttering dialogue to one another.

To see these characters show affection, to kiss was beautiful, a representation humanizing an experience rarely depicted, shedding light on Hilary and Devon as a phenomenon, as a promised beacon in the predominately white driven daytime world.

By July 2014, James, Morgan and the pairing of Devon and Hilary made their debuts in online fan polls from We Love Soaps and TVSource Magazine.

"[81] However, Ashley Dionne of TVSource Magazine blasted the writers for the quick shift when the pairing was seemingly abandoned in favor of Neil and Hilary when Josh Griffith was replaced as head writer leaving Devon on the sidelines as Hilary and Neil started an affair, moved in together, professed their love and married within a span of 6 weeks.

Though the writing encouraged viewers to sympathize with Neil, "The only thing [fans] saw was the heavy handed guilt trip the writers laid on anyone who dared to prefer Hilary with [Devon]" Dionne said.

Next, the story became stagnate with the writers skipping various opportunities for progression while Hevon faced even more obstacles, interruptions and revising of history before even becoming an official couple.

Gingersnap blamed the writing when the couple's "great love" was overlooked or seemingly dismissed in Aaron Foley's article about diversity in daytime.

Dionne said that while daytime had been lacking a young African American couple that was popular enough to be showcased as a much as their white counterparts—with Hevon, "Y&R has that right in the palm of their hands and are doing everything they can to demolish it.

"[61] After the plane crash, viewers saw a dramatic decline in airtime for all the African American characters—Devon and Hilary included which led to fan debate on social media accusing the writers of showing the pairing less because they are black.

"[60] CBS Soaps In Depth also noted that while the issues with airtime seemed to improve once the network took notice of Devon and Hilary's popularity, the writers fell back into the pattern of only airing the Winters family once a week not long after.

"[83] Head writer Chuck Pratt sparked further controversy when he seemingly attributed the lack of airtime to budgetary restraints and Mishael Morgan's real-life pregnancy.

The site owners also accused Pratt of dismissing fan outcry by resetting the triangle, and having an amnesiac Hilary fall in love with Neil who had recently kidnapped her.

While The Young and the Restless had been the number 1 ranked daytime drama for over 20 years, the fan site attributed the show's long-term success to the large portion of African American viewers.

"[89] The site owners also questioned the decision from a business standpoint considering the recent successes of prime time drama Empire and comedy Black-ish both of which had ethnically diverse casts.