BTG: April 2025 Discussion Thread

[kalbir]

@Soapsuds Hahaha. Love the GIF.

[DemetriKane]

The next time we get a pre-emption MVJ should ask for a Prime-Time special. I think the show would do well actually!

[Chris B]

Even if they did a BET primetime special I'd much prefer that to what we're getting which is two 3 episode weeks back-to-back. It just really sucks this happened at a time when it was really important from a story stand point to stick with the Monday-Friday format. I'm curious what the cliffhanger will look like since it'll actually be Wednesday's episode.

[janea4old]

https://x.com/BrandonClaybon/status/1917330256450457725

 

https://x.com/MicheleValJean/status/1917402432558227834

 

[Paul Raven]

This where a connection with Anita or Vernon could be interesting. They know what Bill is like and have some sympathy for Hayley, who they seemed to have liked before it all blew up.

Bill would be pissed that a Dupree is buddying up to his wife and Hayley, not having a parental figure, could respond (and also realize the value of Vern or Anita on her side)

Dani would be furious especially if Vern was sympathetic to Hayley.

It would also give some humanity to the elder Duprees who have come off as a bit entitled at times.

[Chris B]

I wouldn't mind this but I feel like the Duprees are already so expansive and clearly the dominate family. What I feel Haley is missing is a family. She's Jill Foster without the Foster family. Or Brooke without the Logan's.

If I had one major complaint is that there is only one family on this show. That isn't sustainable long term and so many of the characters would benefit from having some sort of family unit. I feel they could've done that while still maintaining the Duprees as the main family.

[Taoboi]

I would like that. It keeps them all in the same orbit without running to the well of the triangle too soon. Heck, it could be a nice slow burn, allowing for what you said about humanity, too. And lead to Dani's drunk car crash if played right. 

 

Perhaps the writers think it's too soon to try something like that, though. 

[skiman12082004]

BTG is a breathe of fresh air, finding it's way. There are so many things the show is doing well, really establishing the Dupree's as the premiere family and their importance. The writing is definitely more contemporary, especially the script writers. The cast is pretty big and some of the recurring actors are outshining some of the contract players.

I can't wait for the Anniversary party this week!

[Contessa Donatella]

It's also Sweeps & we're being cheated out of 4 days. During sweeps a day is like 2 days & then 4 days it's like a week & a half. There's an equivalency & frankly you don't want to miss even one day out of Sweeps. The show began with only a few days of Feb. sweeps remaining. Now May Sweeps & we have to suffer through sports preemptions. Can't they play soccer anytime all year long if they want to? This is not rocket science. 

[Soaplovers]

I could see Vernon possibly having a soft spot for her because he would be aware of the spell Bill cast on his precious Dani.. and would try to be a father/grandfather figure.. which would anger the domineering Dupree women.  Would be a good character driven conflict that wouldn't need to be an A plot.. but character building.

I know the actress that played Hayley recently said during that brief interview she did with Michael Fairman (the one she did with Timon) that Hayley was getting more development/focus on the episodes they were just filming so perhaps after May sweeps the focus might shift back to her and her backstory.

Maybe it's just the actress playing Dani that I have a problem with.  She would be more at home on a Tyler Perry production and a superior actress could be cast in her place.  An unknown... like Dominique Jennings  on Sunset Beach back in the day.

But yes, I do like that we do get a couple days break from characters and that no one character is totally hogging the airtime.  That's a big plus in my book

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[Vee]

I agree they need more, but I suspect they will get it. I think they went a bit overboard cementing the Dupree family as the core early on as much as possible.

[DemetriKane]

I agree, the BET special would've been nice. I know it sucks but Hopefully, It forces MVJ and her team to get more creative with their cliffhangers and to do them more often. 

[Paul Raven]

I don't believe the soccer leagues are interested in rearranging their timetable to accommodate Beyond the Gates.

[Contessa Donatella]

Really? I am shocked. Of course I am not but it is rather shocking to receive this reply. It's as if he was unable to recognize a rant, a poster venting. Somehow he thought i was being serious. it is baffling.