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To be fair to Sharon and Tracy neither one of them are on the Magic and Makeup level. Anita had to try to get them some more checks after all they've been through with the group.

Might be time to bring in a Congressional colleague that can be a source of support for Martin and give Smitty a run for his money.

Everyone has different likes and clearly Beyond The Gates isn't up to your standards. But factually it makes better use of all it's characters in a way most soaps haven't done in decades. Honestly it sounds like you just have a petty grudge against the show for whatever reason because that money laundering comment was very bizarre.

Annie Dutton in action. Can't see Hayley being this crazy, but she probably will falsely accuse Dani of harming her somehow.

Leslie was more well behaved than usual, even though she did steal the ticket. I think the genre choice for the Articulettes was carefully chosen to avoid any grumbling from anyone connected to Motown. In fact, the Articulettes music doesn't resemble any real life girl group and that was a wise choice. Again, Carlton is sleazy and not even subtle about it.

Y&R consists of the same conversations over and over again with very little movement with the most unrealistic sounding dialogue. B&B is it's usual melodramatic, campy self so it stands on it's own. Beyond The Gates has exceeded both it's CBS neighbors in terms of actually bringing drama and not just dancing around it or having over the top scenes with no further pay off.

Sharon is a big talker, but is the one that had a panic attack, lol. Martin and Smitty need their gay cards revoked for even considering missing a diva concert. At least they both finally decided to go, though.

In fiction we are expected to suspend our beliefs to buy much more absurd than a character being an EGOT. Anita could have easily got a Grammy for music, a Tony for producing, an Oscar for writing a song and an Emmy for a concert special on PBS. It's definitely not a crazy stretch in terms of a soap.

Vernon needs to shut up. Him co-signing that Anita do a solo is nothing but trouble and Anita should have not even entertained it. Nasty Nikki (sorry, I like that nickname Leslie called her, lol) was getting a little bit too high up on that horse even considering not going to the show. It's fine if she wants to be mad at Anita, but not attending the show would be taking the grudge too far. In this situation, Dani actually was the reasonable voice.

I feel sorry for Eva because she really became attached to Tomas and he has played with her emotions. As far as Kat goes she made a poor decision that she wasn't pressured into (Tomas did pull back the first time) except by herself so I don't think feeling sorry for her fits her situation. But Tomas has played the both of them to different extents.

I think Tomas is getting what he deserves. He has played games with both Kat and Eva so it's just desserts that he is set up for a big let down.

The show hired quite a few newcomers and people with few credits who would start a lower salaries than more experienced names. Alegria is definitely a budget hire since he this only his second role with a named character.

Eva should be more wise about Leslie at this point. Getting the money for her in the first place was dumb. It's clear that Kat is going to have to let Tomas down at some point and hopefully Eva does not take up with him. He is totally skeevy. Andre and Ashley in Paris was hoke filler.

The mistress between Jacob and Naomi is integrity or lack there of and that's it. No more Duprees being cheated on for the time being.

It actually would be a good move if written correctly.

Not Eva asking Ted for money for Leslie. Even after Leslie put her out of the house, Eva is still willing to step up for Leslie. Tomas is having flashbacks, while Kat is having regrets. I can't wait to see how he reacts when he finds out they are not on the same page. If Samantha and Tyrell are June's kids, it's hilarious that Samantha's real name is an older sounding one like Cecille considering how people mock how the actress is much to old to play a teen. Ashley was seriously trying to get Andre to send her to Paris. He really did set her straight with his budget Paris substitute. That is something that is cute when you really can't afford Paris, but from somebody who can afford it's a polite "I don't think so".

Brandon Claybon can emote with his eyes so he has acting ability. His line readings might be stilted at times, but he's been able to handle the material for the most part.

For the most part, the writers on B&B seemed to write to Ronn's limited skill level (save for "IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN!") and Ronn could bring the words off the page in character as opposed to just line reading. Alex Alegria sounds like he has memorized his lines and recites them back without any feeling.

Dapnee and Timon running through lines https://www.instagram.com/p/DMiyq-AvRF1/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Hayley should have just listened to Bill and Nicole's argument. But she's so nonchalant about it because she is all about securing the bag as usual. Kat looked like she made a big mistake at the end. Sleeping with someone to hold on to them is always a terrible idea.

He was about to sleep with Eva until she stopped it and now he's ready to go back to Kat.

Nicole chewed Bill out. His woe as me act was easily dismantled by "you could have said no". He likes being involved in drama more than he will admit. And that scene was another possibility for an Emmy reel for Daphnee. Vernon is so sneaky and fake noble. Perhaps not completely fake, but he is most certainly one the most passive aggressive, devious patriarchs on soaps. Hiring Naomi has counsel so she could keep the secret was duplicitous to the maximum. Tomas is such a slut and was basically trying to treat Eva like a hookup. At least she had the sense to stop and not allow herself to be used.

They are making great use of that budget and it looks like they put a lot of thought into this performance.

I stopped watching months ago because I really only started watching to see what Beyond The Gates was up against. It seems like the writers just throw any nonsense out because they can rely on being the top soap for 36 years and a reliable fan base. In all honesty every soap should be working like it just debuted even if they are at the top but laziness is easier.

Good episode with great interactions. Tomas is completely in the wrong for telling Kat's personal business to Eva. He's known that Kat is not the nicest person for awhile and he should have told her that directly. Ted looked a bit thirsty when Leslie touched him, but hopefully he's not stupid enough to get involved with her again. Nicole was taking a risk going to Leslie's apartment, but at this point it seems like Nicole is in "don't care" mode.