Faulkner

Nicole is like nails on a chalkboard for me. I find her very shrill and irritating.

By far, Kat is the best written IMO. She is a singular creation, blurring the lines between heroine and antiheroine in a fascinating way. Colby Nixon is a big reason for that. I was really hoping Eva would be equally impactful, especially with Ambyr’s show-stopping early performances, but her arc has been very mediocre comparatively.

Intoxicating

Oh I get why he’d want to. But the family just blithely agreeing to it with zero pushback after he just freaked them all out by losing consciousness and collapsing so dramatically? Odd, even for a family with a sense of duty.

I found it super weird that no one in the family objected to Martin leaving the hospital after Madison suggested he stay overnight for observation. “The primary’s tomorrow.” C’mon, man.

Damn it. That was a golden opportunity to unload an albatross. Not Nicole making me feel sympathetic towards Leslie…

I wonder how much of this will play out on Y&R in the aftermath.

These episodes have been so great.

I thought she had improved immensely when she had returned as Mackenzie for the J.T. abuse story.

Genius.

Very shocking. You see the ages of these people and it really drives home our mortality. Maybe “middle-aged” doesn’t mean you have 40 more years left to make things happen. Tomorrow has never been promised, and we’ve been lucky to be here for so long.

Renewed for two more seasons: https://deadline.com/2026/04/beyond-the-gates-renewed-for-seasons-3-4-cbs-1236861910/

Renewed for two seasons: https://deadline.com/2026/04/beyond-the-gates-renewed-for-seasons-3-4-cbs-1236861910/

It’s giving “let’s get that Black storyline on and poppin!”

Ok, they have my attention with Natalie Minardi Slater.