18 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

Hayley has enough problems of her own. Besides, with the way she feels about the Dupree family, there is no way she would even consider litigation. Have you met Hayley? The person you are describing does not seem to be much like her. And, name-calling is beneath you. It's not beneath everyone but it is of you. A psycho would tend not to have logical motivation. Dani is full well 100% motivated, if not by anyone else, at least by the LOUT, her torturer, you know him by the name Bill. 

You are acting like we are name-calling some kind of Saint... but in actuality Dani has been acting like a complete lunatic. She is unhinged and just recently destroyed an iphone in a glass of chardonnay. Sorry, sweety, but that's the hard reality of it. Also...are you Dani's personal secretary? Or her defense attorney? Why do you feel so protective of a fictional character? And why are you making this PERSONAL with me? I haven't stated anything personal about you... I was just commenting about a freaking character on the soap. So...please don't try to measure what is beneath or above me.  

I will call a fictional character on a soap opera the way I see it. PERIOD. If you have a problem with that, then take it to admins. Report my "name calling" of Dani. We'll see how that goes. JUST don't try to shame me for my opinion. But again - you are a person who puts Dani in a "good" list and says that all she did was try to scare and humiliate people... Yeah.  Just one question - is Dani a saint in your eyes?

That's a rhetorical question. 

 

 

If anyone's gonna die its Mona. I keep thinking she will be the first one to discover the true extent of Leslie's deceit and Leslie will take her out to keep her secrets safe

7 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

If anyone's gonna die its Mona. I keep thinking she will be the first one to discover the true extent of Leslie's deceit and Leslie will take her out to keep her secrets safe

I can see it... Sheila-Carter 1992 style... with Mona slipping on an oiled-by Silkpress step... and hitting her head down the stairs. 🤣

2 hours ago, te. said:

What I found odd about Ted recognizing Silkpress is that they made such a point last week that he hadn't recognized her last week when he passed her by. Something is definitively off, though would they already pull the ole twin switcharoo trope? 

He didn't see her. He was on his phone and looking in the opposite direction. The only thing that scene established is that she knew him. 

1 hour ago, Vee said:

Hot take: I would recast Hayley with Loren Lott.

@Darn come thru!

She would be great on this show. She's one of the people I hope pop up some time during year one.

2 hours ago, te. said:

What I found odd about Ted recognizing Silkpress is that they made such a point last week that he hadn't recognized her last week when he passed her by. Something is definitively off, though would they already pull the ole twin switcharoo trope? 

Actually, it was shown that Ted didn't quite see her coming off the elevator. Silkpress was standing slightly off to the side. I STILL think the twin angle holds a possibility. How about "Ted" isn't Ted? He's actually Stan, the bad twin. Nicole's REAL husband is off somewhere at a secret location tied to a chair. Lol. It would remind me of how crazy Janet Green stole her sister Natalie's life by kidnapping her and dropping her into a well on All My Children.

 

I'm getting caught up. I think the Lesley will end up dead eventually and it will be a whole whodunnit. I don't know how long it will take to get us there or how many other people she will put in the hospital.

I'm not advocating for her ending up working at the grill after terrorizing people like Sheila or whatever, but I would keep Dana/Leslie around as long as humanly possible.

3 minutes ago, Vee said:

I'm not advocating for her ending up working at the grill after terrorizing people like Sheila or whatever, but I would keep Dana/Leslie around as long as humanly possible.

She will be my first big test for the writers. I find on modern soaps they have a habit of taking villains too far and not wanting to let them go. I'm curious how they will handle Leslie. If they do take her too far then they need to write her off but I hope they see her long term potential and hold back. She can be impactful without killing people and doing things that make it implausible to keep her around.

5 minutes ago, Vee said:

I'm not advocating for her ending up working at the grill after terrorizing people like Sheila or whatever, but I would keep Dana/Leslie around as long as humanly possible.

I'm not really sure how I feel about this character and actress yet. I'm still making up my mind about a lot of these characters.

43 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

If anyone's gonna die its Mona. I keep thinking she will be the first one to discover the true extent of Leslie's deceit and Leslie will take her out to keep her secrets safe

I hope not because I feel Mona has another role to play. But I do feel she will catch on before anyone as well.

3 minutes ago, marceline said:

I'm not really sure how I feel about this character and actress yet. I'm still making up my mind about a lot of these characters.

But still good to see you post.  

3 hours ago, te. said:

What I found odd about Ted recognizing Silkpress is that they made such a point last week that he hadn't recognized her last week when he passed her by. Something is definitively off, though would they already pull the ole twin switcharoo trope? 

He didn't see her that's why he didn't recognize her lol 

Ratings Update

Early L+SD Numbers: #BeyondTheGates had a strong hold in key demos for week 2, particularly among W25-54, where the Mon, 3/3 episode (following that cliffhanger Fri, 2/28) topped the premiere on Mon, 2/24.

The Fri, 3/7 episode topped Fri, 2/28 in both demos. #BTG pic.twitter.com/MWaCxDkmaz

— Errol Lewis (@ErrolLewis) March 12, 2025

2 minutes ago, Errol said:

Ratings Update

I was wondering where the numbers were yesterday. I'm glad to hear it did well in week two.

9 minutes ago, Errol said:

Ratings Update

So happy to hear this. Thank you. Wow... And better ratings than the premiere. Woof. 

18 minutes ago, Chris B said:

She will be my first big test for the writers. I find on modern soaps they have a habit of taking villains too far and not wanting to let them go. I'm curious how they will handle Leslie. If they do take her too far then they need to write her off but I hope they see her long term potential and hold back. She can be impactful without killing people and doing things that make it implausible to keep her around.

I agree - I don't think they should have her actually cross that line until they feel like they've run out of story for her. I don't want a murderer running around and getting away with it on the canvas because they can't let go of her crazy vibe. That's why I'm a bit worried that they pulled the "Sherry Carter" stunt already - Nicole sees her and connects her and Eva then it's going to be hard to explain her not putting the pieces together without dumbing her down.

I choose to have more trust in the writers for now, but I fear they'll just be too tempted eventually. Same with how I want them to stick to their guns with killing off characters unless it's an obvious "soap opera death" (which is why I'd be against killing off Naomi since that's the type of character that's tied to the main family and could be useful down the road).