17 hours ago, dragonflies said:

 

12 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

I get what he is saying-that 'the secret' has put up a wall b/w them, and they are not having much sex I guess, but this pretty much has been up to the audience to infer. If there was a scene where Smitty tried to initiate something and Martin blocked him that would have made it crystal for the audience. 

Or did I miss that?

I do remember scenes when Smitty was affectionate with an implication that he wanted more, and Martin seemed standoffish.  Maybe not a block but a vibe change and then the end of scene, implying that Martin said no.    I always suspected it was because Martin's trauma/memories make him feel weird.  And Smitty senses that but thinks Martin is rejecting him.  I think there were other times when Smitty wanted to talk and Martin tried to distract Smitty, but then Smitty felt it was fake, so backed off.

I cannot say that's exactly what happened onscreen, but that's what I sensed has been happening.   I'm invested enough that I create backstory in my mind and then I'm not sure if it aired or is my headcanon.

Edited June 24Jun 24 by janea4old

8 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

 

I am very interested in what she says about her storyline. Adding to my queue.

'Beyond the Gates' Shakes Up Daytime Television With Passionate Same Sex Love Scene https://t.co/pUMzG9Lv4i

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 24, 2025

 

wrong topic.

Edited June 25Jun 25 by Liberty City

19 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

 

Great interview! I love hearing her speak. She seems like a woman who has lived a full life and understands Leslie on a profound level. Trisha is immensely talented, and it's nice to know her instincts changed some of Leslie's dialogue with the nicknames. Great interview! 

 

 

 

 

 

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On 6/24/2025 at 4:03 PM, dragonflies said:

Thanks for posting.  Nice interview with RhonniRose Mantilla.
Article also includes quotes from Sheila Ducksworth.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/beyond-the-gates-shaking-up-daytime-tv-sex-scene-1236298466/

quoting some excerpts:

For Beyond the Gates executive producer Sheila Ducksworth, the storyline between Chelsea Hamilton (RhonniRose Mantilla) and her current love interest Dr. Madison Montgomery (Kenjah McNeil) on the CBS daytime series that launched this year is no click-bait ploy or Pride Month pandering. Instead, she says it’s emblematic of the soap’s DNA.

“It was really important that we have true representation on the show, and that’s across all lines,” she tells The Hollywood Reporter. For Ducksworth that includes sexuality, but also goes beyond it..

Reflecting the times is mandatory for Beyond the Gates, Ducksworth believes. “We’re the first [soap] of the millennium, so we’re looking at things from a very contemporary point of view, and we really embrace that.”

Shaking up viewers’ perspectives is intentional. “People are not put in any boxes whatsoever,” Ducksworth says of Beyond the Gates’ many characters. “Some folks who are watching may have a view of ‘that’s not what a typical Black person is or does. That’s not what a typical Latinx person is or does. That’s not what a typical white person might do or be.’ We’re looking to really flush out these characters beyond something that feels one-dimensional because nobody is one-dimensional.”

(end quotes from Sheila Ducksworth)

 

A snippet from RhonniRose:
“When the casting call first came out, I knew that she was a model. I knew she was young, closer to my age. I’m 25 so she’s 23, Gen Z, an influencer and very into social media,” she explains. “I knew that she was trying to find her own way and figure out her own path. The subject of her queerness didn’t really come in until I met in person with [executive producers] Julie [Hanan Carruthers] and Sheila [Ducksworth]. And I was just so game for it.”

Edited June 26Jun 26 by janea4old

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17 hours ago, dragonflies said:

EW's "The Best Shows of 2025"

 

https://ew.com/the-best-tv-shows-of-2025-11756312

 

 

That's awesome.

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On 3/6/2024 at 3:31 PM, Soapsuds said:

Paging Tamara Tunie

You called it within the first 30 minutes after it was announced to be in development!

(Looking back at the thread and I found the above.)