Wednesday, February 26th marked the third episode of CBS daytime’s newest drama, Beyond the Gates, and the story picked up revealing several new twists as the show builds towards a major cliffhanger by Friday.
In story, Dani (Karla Mosley) is on the warpath and shows up at Bill’s (Timon Kyle Durrett) law firm and his office with a golf club and clears the room with it and his desk. Next, she slaps him in the face. She wants answers – such as why he would dare bring his “whore,” Hayley (Marquita Goings) into Fairmont Crest, when he could live anywhere else. She reminds her ex, that if it was not for her, he would never have made his way beyond the gates.
Bill tries to explain he fell in love with someone else and their love died along time ago even before Hayley came into the picture. Dani says she looked the other way every time he cheated on her because she loved him. No matter what Dani had to say, Bill could care less. He tells Dani you can hit me, but if you ever hit Hayley again there will be consequences. As Dani storms out, she sees Hayley and just before she gets into the elevator she hopes Hayley understands, “past is prologue.” When the elevator door closes, Hayley breaks down in tears.
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At the mansion, Anita (Tamara Tunie) and Vernon (Clifton Davis) decide that they must continue to protect Martin (Brandon Claybon) at all costs, and take Bill Hamilton’s threats seriously. They decide they must all attend Bill and Hayley’s wedding as a united front, and are calling an emergency family meeting ASAP to tell them their decision.
Martin is with his husband Smitty (Mike Manning) at their place. He is having bad dreams again and Smitty wakes him up. Smitty thinks something happened that Martin doesn’t want to remember. Martin gets pissed at the comment and gets a text to attend an emergency family meeting at the Duprees.
At Nicole’s (Daphnee Duplaix) office, Andre (Sean Freeman) enters and he talks about filming Ted (Maurice Johnson) and Nicole for the prestigious award she is receiving. Kat (Colby Muhammad) thinks her parents should tell their story to add a personal touch to Andre’s video. Next, a more somber Andre thanks his aunt and uncle for helping him through the difficult times when his parents were killed in a plane crash.
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While Dani’s life spins out of control, her daughters Chelsea (RhonniRose Mantilla) and Naomi (Arielle Prepetit) have a chat, where Chelsea reveals she wants to stop modeling and focus on other projects, but is worried about telling their mom, who will be displeased, especially given that Dani – a former high fashion model herself – is helping Chelsea get her modeling career off the ground.
At the local diner, Orphey Gene’s: Leslie (Trisha Mann-Grant), Jan (Jerri Tubbs) and Mona (Karan Kendrick) are having lunch. Leslie is distracted as a man walks by that reminds her (of what we think is her late husband), Alan, who left a hole in her heart. The three dish the scandal at Fairmont Crest with Dani having her ex-husband and daughter’s ex-best friend getting married at the country club. Leslie asks about Nicole and Mona tells her that Nicole and Ted are as happy as can be.
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Everyone is getting texts messages in the Dupree family to meet for the emergency meeting. When they all arrive, Anita and Vernon enter the room and Dani asks why they are all there. Anita tries to speak, but Dani interrupts saying she’s heading to Paris to avoid Bill and Hayley’s nuptials. Vernon says she can’t go, and Anita says she needs Dani in town until Friday. Anita says “We’re going.” Dani says,“No!” Anita says they are Duprees and if Bill is willing to marry that “heifer” in Fairmont Crest, he will need to do it staring the entire family in the face. As Dani starts to leave, Vernon tries his best to explain to his daughter to trust him on this one.
Its getting SO good already! Karla Mosely is STEALING the show as Dani! I love Anita and Vernon too! Hayley is a classic mistress and I even love-to-hate Bill! The younger actors will grow into their roles. Please give this cast time to gel. Michele Val Jean is writing this soap and Bob Guza is producing. We are in GOOD hands.
My ONLY gripe is to tone down the lighting. It makes it seem more like a stage play instead of watching a soap. But i am thoroughly enjoying BTG so far! MORE PLEASE!
Love it as there are so many plots to explore and the main cast is African American!
Paul G
1 year ago
I like the entire cast and the storylines. Mystery and intrigue. My favorites are Martin, Smitty, Nicole, Dani, Hayley, Andre, Vernon, Bill, Anita, Ashley, Ashley’s mother, Nicole’s daughter, Dani’s daughters, woman in white going to choir rehearsal, Laura, the realtor, and Leslie whom I knew I’d love from the preview interviews. Not sure about the firefighter. I even liked the scene with the two men in the car.
First I thought Martin could be Hayley’s father. But I think Martin was involved with the plane crash where Andre’s parents died. Martin could have been the pilot or a passenger who walked away and didn’t help the parents.
I am hoping that BtG doesn’t become Y&R and B&B with long conversations about the same topics and constant praise of certain characters and relationships.
Violet Lemm
1 year ago
Am loving this show already.I know a lot of the stars from other shows, but have not really formed any real favorite characters yet.Am thinking Bill is the biggest jerk, in a mid- life crisis, giving up a real life and marriage for that little Bimbo girl. Too many other interesting things to comment on now.
Steve
1 year ago
I am so disappointed in this show. Here was a chance to do something fresh and new and instead they just followed the traditional cookie-cutter soap formula. The same formula that has sent viewers away and had shows canceled. I’m not surprised after I read that the production team are soap veterans. What an opportunity this could have been for a show based in reality, with characters people could relate to, who had real problems. Instead, everything is over the top. I hope this isn’t the nail in the coffin for any chance for more soaps to premiere. Yes, I understand that there is an audience for what they are presenting but I doubt it’s a young audience or those new to soaps.
I think you are being not only pessimistic but critical of a show that has only been on a few days. I think most of us knew it was going to be another Soap . We have enough “reality”shows already, and most of them are phony and what shows are you referring to as being cancelled, with viewers being sent away? Sorry to disagree with your whole critique, but this is exactly the Soap I wanted and am enjoying thoroughly!
So we successfully got Beyond The Gates to air on HellCable. It’s entertaining so far, but would a Devil be jumping to conclusions if I thought there might be a murder mystery coming very early on this show.
Becaue everybody seems to really hate this Bill guy. Including his own kids. Should we expect to see him down here in Hell soon?
Ernest Jackson
1 year ago
Why don’t Vernon and Anita never kiss on the lips on the show
Who would have thought that more uptight of the Beyond the Gates Dupree sisters, Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson (Daphnee Duplaix), would be the one cavorting around with a few different suitors at one time and living it up! Such as the case of the psychiatrist at Garland Memorial Medical Center.
In story, after her decades-long marriage went bust with Dr. Ted Richardson (thanks to the bombshell by Leslie that Ted and her had an affair the result of which was her having his daughter, Eva), Nicole divorced the renowned plastic surgeon and since that time has two men actively vying her attention, newcomer in town, Dr. Kial Robbins (Greg Vaughan) and Ted’s plastic surgeon partner, Dr. Carlton Fitzgerald (Michael Christopher Riley).
What’s refreshing for daytime is, this is a woman taking control of her personal life, and not making excuses that she is not being mutually-exclusive, She has even explained to both Kial and Carlton that after the stormy ending and the betrayal of her marriage to Ted (Keith D. Robinson), she’s not rushing into anything with any sort of short or long term commitment. So, everyone knows what they are getting themselves into.
For Nicole, let the fun begin and this week on all new episodes of Beyond the Gates come the Friday, May 8 episode while with Carlton, Nicole runs into Food Network Chef, Sunny Anderson who is also a regular contributor and official “Drew Crew” member on The Drew Barrymore Show. Meanwhile, Ted is thinking about another woman who Shanice thinks is Leslie, but doesn’t he just love Nicole and wants her back, try as he might to move on with anyone that isn’t her? Stay tuned.
This week, in the latest promo for Beyond the Gates, things are getting hot and heavy in the bedroom between Nicole and Carlton, while previous she had quite the time with Kial.
Check out the latest video teaser for episodes airing May 4-8 below.
So, who do you think will be the ultimate love match for Nicole? Will she wind up back with Ted, choose to be exclusive with Kial or Carlton, or will no one get Nicole, and she will just continue to be single and happy for the rest of her life? Let us know your picks via the comment section.
Your favorite soaps operas on CBS, have a scheduling shift over the next few days for the network’s fifth annual broadcast for the UEFA Champions League Soccer games in Europe.
This will effect the Tuesday, April 28 and Wednesday, April 29; and next week’s Tuesday, May 5 and Wednesday, May 6 line-up of Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless.
First, and the most affected is all-new episodes of Beyond the Gates which will not air today or tomorrow. As well, game show Let’s Make a Deal will also be preempted. The two shows will also be fully preempted on May 5 and May 6.
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However, The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful will air as normal for East Coast viewers, but those on the West Coast in Mountain and Pacific Time Zones will have a full preemption. Only, the top-rated The Price is Right will air coast-to-coast with no interruptions because of its time slot of 11am ET/10am PT.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SCHEDULE
The UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, semi-final matches begin airing today on April 28 when Paris Saint Germain PSG plays a home game in France and goes up against Bayern Munich, and on April 29, viewers can look for Atlético de Madrid plays at home vs. Arsenal FC.
Next week, on Tuesday, May 5, Arsenal FC plays at home in England vs. Atletico Madrid, while Bayern Munich faces Paris Saint-Germain, on Wednesday May 6, in Munich, Germany.
CBS will air a one-hour UEFA Champions League Today before each of the matches at 2pm ET as the matches begin each day of the tournament at 3pm ET.
BEYOND THE GATES PREVIEW
When Beyond the Gates returns this Thursday, April 3o it will be the pick-up of the Monday, April 27 cliffhanger which found the Dr. Lia Whitmore (Cecelia Specht) threatening Grayson (Jordi Vilasuso) and Ashley (Jen Jacob) and Dani (Karla Mosley) becoming even more suspicious of Hayley (Marquita Goings) and her plans for Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett).
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In addition look for, Leslie (Tricia Mann-Grant) to be confronted by Anita (Tamara Tunie), while exes, Ted (Keith D. Robinson) and Nicole (Daphnee Duplaix) share a close moment witnessed by Shanice.
For those wanting to catch all episodes of The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful if you are in the West Coast time zones and usually watch them during the day. you can catch the action via CBS.com, CBS app or Paramount+
As Beyond the Gates heats up with who’s behind and involved in the black market blood plasma snatching story, don’t forget to check out the Michael Fairman Channel’s recent interview with Cecelia Specht on all things Dr. Lia Whitmore below.
So, what do you think of the preemption schedule and how it may affect your viewing this week and next of Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless? Weigh-in via the comment section.
Ashley Jones is the newest addition of CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates. The veteran soap actress has posted some teasey Instagran stories revealing the intel; especially her latest wearing a Beyond the Gates emblazoned robe while in her dressing room.
As to who Jones is playing that is still hush-hush. Ashley follows other former daytime notables to Fairmont Crest which have included Greg Vaughan (ex-DAYS, Y&R, GH) and Jordi Vilasuso (ex-Y&R, AMC, DAYS and GL).
A spokesperson for Beyond the Gates confirmed the news to Soap Opera Digest expressing, “We can confirm Ashley Jones will be appearing in Beyond the Gates.” It should be noted: Beyond the Gates does tape four months ahead of air.
Soap fans first met Ashley when she played Megan Dennison on The Young and the Restless (1997-2000). She then went on to The Bold and the Beautiful to play Bridget Forrester in her initial run from 2004-2010 and since then making recurring appearances throughout the next 15 years. In addition, Jones appeared on General Hospital in the role of Parker Forsyth from 2016-17.
Earlier this week, Beyond the Gates was renewed for two more consecutive seasons its 3 and 4th by CBS, giving the youngest soap on the air, a big confidence boost. The series debuted back on February 24, 2025 as the first hour-long Black-led soap opera, and which tapes in Atlanta, Georgia instead of Los Angeles, California.
Who do you think Ashley Jones will play on Beyond the Gates? Share your thoughts below.
