Beyond the Gates | 5 22 2026 Watch Along

Added: 2026-05-24

[00:00:02]Happy Friday, ladies and gents. Hello Aliyah, already in the chat. I too hope we have a nice Friday cliffhanger today.

[00:00:12]I think the potential is actually there for a nice Friday cliffhanger today.

[00:00:17]Especially since there's no episode on Monday, I don't think so.

[00:00:22]Got to leave people come wanting to come back.

[00:00:24]>> [clears throat] >> As usual, I will say that I am like a minute behind in my Paramount Plus stream where CBS is concerned, and [clears throat] I'll be typing notes furiously.

[00:01:20]All right, it's starting for me. It's starting with trash and Tamas. What a What a duo.

[00:01:26]>> [clears throat] >> Hello Didi. Hello Phoenix Rising.

[00:01:45]Welcome back, both of you.

[00:02:08]>> Hello Aleah, again.

[00:02:32]Happy Friday, Phoenix.

[00:02:43]Okay, Donnell, finally with a little bass in his voice.

[00:02:59]Hello Taiwan, welcome back.

[00:03:04]It's about time for him, Donnell.

[00:03:46]Taiwan says, "Finally, somebody making sense in the household." I mean, Deonna has been since she arrived.

[00:04:08]Now she needs some Ted.

[00:04:48]DD says, "So it seems like Leah, Randy, Joey, June know who the Impaler is." Do they? Do they know? I haven't gotten that.

[00:05:02]Alia says, "Ted Sue is a little pimp before work."

[00:05:05]>> [laughter] >> It is pimpy.

[00:05:37]Hello Z Hicks. Z Hicks thinks Joey will kidnap Darnell.

[00:05:43]I don't know if he'd do that.

[00:05:45]Yeah.

[00:06:10]We getting it.

[00:06:12]Andre feeling better at Derek's house. Death before Jacob.

[00:06:18]Oh, then we got to deal with [ __ ] Grayson and Ashley. I'd really rather not.

[00:07:21]I might have a new least favorite thing to watch besides Trash and Joey together.

[00:07:29]That's Ashley's [ __ ] So, I don't really know if if Joey is the leader of the mob, but he does seem to be the leader of the territory.

[00:07:51]And they do seem to write it like he has eyes everywhere. He knows a lot of things. So, you would think Joey would know who The Impaler is, but I don't know if they've actually Who knows?

[00:08:08]DD says, "Oh, Andre is thinking about Ashley. Does he know about Grayson?"

[00:08:12]Probably not.

[00:08:15]Not even with how fast Ashley and Grayson have seemed to move.

[00:08:20]Aleia says, "Another day of crying over Derek." Yeah, it's [ __ ] Ashley.

[00:08:25]Kathy says, "Please not Ashley today."

[00:08:27]Looks like we're still stuck with her.

[00:08:31]Going to ruin a perfectly decent Friday.

[00:08:35]Hello, DJF. What are you investigating?

[00:09:16]DD says, "I'm trying to recall about June's conversation when talking to Smitty and Jacob."

[00:09:23]She did mention something about The Impaler, but I don't know if that necessarily means she knows who The Impaler is. Maybe she just somehow knew about the operation, people working for the operation on the streets that want to.

[00:09:39]You know, they have not done a good job at all of flushing out the actual storyline. Like I feel like the Impaler storyline has all these moving parts, but none of them really connect well at all.

[00:09:57]ATC says, "I know Nicole better not talk to Shinji's about Derek."

[00:10:05]You think Shinji's going to need some therapy from Nicole? I could see that.

[00:10:21]ATC says, "Ted, you are not that stupid.

[00:10:23]Get someone else to talk to Shinji's about Nicole." Ted is that stupid though.

[00:10:28]Ted, I guess, is that stupid. He's constantly proven to be stupid.

[00:10:43]DGF says, "Why the writers channel that Derek was leaving in some capacity capacity by reducing his role, yet expect us to be shook up? I don't know.

[00:10:53]There's no way they could really think we were going to be just crying in these Ashley scenes."

[00:11:03]DD says, "Joey definitely knows because he asked Ronnie to talk to the Impaler.

[00:11:08]Yes, Ted is that stupid."

[00:12:27]>> I hope not, Diddy. I don't want to hear Vanessa stick up for Joey again.

[00:13:08]Okay, once there's you both know this place that's a friend Joey has legalized gambling leads to illegal crime.

[00:13:14]Yeah, but Joey's not going to admit that.

[00:13:17]I guess.

[00:13:20]Yeah, DJF, Ted is really bright in his red jacket today.

[00:13:27]Elias said he like a pimp.

[00:13:49]And now Lonnie wants to play victim murderer like Ashley.

[00:14:33]>> [clears throat] >> I'd rather do anything else than watch Ashley and Grayson scenes.

[00:15:08]Aliyah says, "Everyone always tries to find a way to blame themselves for someone else's death.

[00:15:13]Then they kind of try and make it about them, which is annoying.

[00:15:17]Even if they feel guilt, it's still kind of selfish." Bobby Waby says, "Didi, I thought it was comical for Joey to not say The Impaler's real name over the phone, like The Impaler is his real first name, like a comic book villain."

[00:15:34]Happy Friday, Dan.

[00:16:12]ATC says, "Jan should have stayed.

[00:16:14]Ashley should not be talking to Grayson.

[00:16:16]Jan should have went to the bathroom."

[00:16:21]Yeah, but I guess Jan doesn't know that Grayson was so shady.

[00:16:26]Alia says, "The stunning reunion is going to be the cliffhanger." Yeah, it's got to be.

[00:16:31]Denise says, "I'm late today. See I haven't missed much." No, still a lot of Ashley and Grayson today.

[00:16:38]Dan says, "I'm so glad you decided to watch with us."

[00:16:42]You're welcome, Dan. Thanks for watching with me.

[00:16:46]Getting me through these scenes with these characters I don't like.

[00:16:51]DD says, "Is Doug going to show up at the end of the show?" That's the the speculation.

[00:16:58]ATC says, "Danny is annoying me lately."

[00:17:01]You know what Danny's doing for me?

[00:17:02]Danny is boring me lately.

[00:17:05]I don't think Danny should ever be boring with the first incarnation of Danny we got with this show.

[00:17:20]>> Bobby says, "Hopefully the Impaler won't back down so Joey will finally have a rival."

[00:17:26]He does need a rival.

[00:17:52]ATC says, "Yes, they have changed her character for the worse."

[00:17:56]I mean, I get that Danny and Andre are happy, but like I feel like she should still have a personality.

[00:18:05]DD says, "Blame the writers about my Danny." I blame the writers for a lot of the [ __ ] Hello, GB. Welcome. It's too bad you got to a lot of Ashley and Grayson.

[00:19:22]DGF says Danny should be a little more pushy with Chelsea Cat.

[00:19:58]A lot of you were right about Monica.

[00:20:23]Why why Nicole?

[00:20:38]Cariana, I think they're on the board.

[00:20:41]Bobby Wobby says no, not Nicole in charge. I don't really want to see that either.

[00:21:22]>> We've also had no follow-up to Nicole's patient.

[00:21:27]Unless I was supposed to supposed to make us think maybe she's the impaler.

[00:21:37]DD says no way for Nicole to take over from Leah's position.

[00:21:41]Leah says, "I don't think it would be right for Vernon and Anita to name their daughter Chief." That wouldn't stop him, I don't think.

[00:21:59]Wanda never knew Derek was so close to so many people.

[00:22:05]I mean, he had his work friends.

[00:22:42]That's true, Leah. Maybe they will for Derek's funeral or after his funeral or whatever we're going to be seeing.

[00:23:32]>> Cat does love to speculate.

[00:23:58]At least we get some Deonna today.

[00:24:05]Elias says, "I guess Vanessa is a wolf."

[00:24:07]I would think so.

[00:24:40]DDI, I agree. Deonna does need to be a regular on the show.

[00:24:47]She's a lot more interesting than a lot of other characters.

[00:25:23]>> ATC says, "How did Monica Corcoran come up as a choice?" I'm assuming cuz you know, she helped Anita with cancer.

[00:25:30]So, Anita probably has respect for her.

[00:25:40]Kathy who didn't either.

[00:26:24]I also think this episode's going faster than yesterday's for me at least.

[00:26:27]Yesterday was kind of a struggle.

[00:27:25]>> Bobby Bobby says they doing chief of staff meeting in the Dupriest home. How come Carlton and Kyle not there?

[00:27:31]I don't know where Kyle's been.

[00:27:39]Kyle one, I don't think Bill's connected to the hospital thing.

[00:27:43]Aliyah says, here goes Joey with that same BS daddy's story. He loves that story.

[00:27:49]Feel sorry for me.

[00:28:17]Wanda Dixon says, last time Bill and Haley was on the show, she put something in his drink. Did anything happen? We never see any effects of the poison.

[00:28:25]So, no.

[00:29:12]>> Oh man, I didn't even want to hear it from trash cuz in the last episode her kids wanted to hang out. What did she do? Went to Joey to question him about the [ __ ] shooting.

[00:30:23]Ted's dressed like he's playing Satan on Days of Our Lives.

[00:30:30]Miss Blue says, "Vanessa's probably running straight to Joey again like she always does." Wouldn't be surprised.

[00:30:35]She's going to go interrupt Don and Joey.

[00:30:44]Well, I say Kay One today cat says just speculating with the little nasty up.

[00:30:49]She's not exactly right.

[00:31:27]Denise laughing at Ted.

[00:31:51]DD, what's wrong?

[00:31:53]>> [clears throat] >> Hello.

[00:32:35]>> [laughter] >> I don't really know why we're having this conversation with Andre to be honest and why he's making it about himself.

[00:33:10]Z Hicks is dragging this episode. They definitely are with this Andre stuff.

[00:33:26]But I got to tell [ __ ] Grace and Ashley.

[00:33:46]Did Derek used to call Ashley Ash?

[00:33:48]Cuz I don't even remember that.

[00:33:52]Must have fast forwarded too many of their scenes when they were together.

[00:34:32]I guess this is supposed to be the thing that is a hurdle for Ashley and Grayson to get together, but I wish I had a single [ __ ] to give.

[00:34:48]Aleah says, "I knew she was going to blame Grayson." Yeah.

[00:34:52]Bobby Bobby says, "The writers trying to find a reason for Andre to go see Ashley." I guess so. I guess so.

[00:34:58]C Hicks says, "Andre wants to Ashley." I don't think that's true. Aleah says, "Isn't Ashley nickname of every Ashley?"

[00:35:06]Probably.

[00:35:09]GB says, "Ashley being all upset now because Derek is gone is annoying when he spent all last year tripping off of Andre, please." Yes, it's why these scenes are not landing at all.

[00:35:24]Taiwan says, "It is Grayson's fault."

[00:35:27]ATC says, "Joey just keep repeating his story." Yeah, it's his one story to make everyone feel sorry over here, I guess.

[00:35:37]DD says, "Ted definitely would have want Monica in charge." I feel like Ted should.

[00:35:42]Monica went to bat for him with Shanice when she shouldn't have.

[00:36:05]>> [clears throat] >> Wanda Dixon says, "Exactly, Derek and Ashley were not close." Yeah, it was Derek always trying to be close with Ashley and her either being a [ __ ] or [ __ ] ridiculous about it.

[00:36:21]ATC says, "Monica is the better choice."

[00:36:24]I agree. They also say, "Where is Kyle or Carlton?

[00:36:28]I mean, I don't miss that love triangle for Nicole. So, I'm not exactly sad that Carlton Kyle aren't around.

[00:36:37]DD says the writers think fans don't remember what happened on the show. They must not.

[00:36:45]Miss Blue says, "If Andre goes to see Ashley, I hope that she will not kiss him." Oh god, I can't [snorts] even deal with that if that happens.

[00:36:52]I doubt it would though.

[00:36:54]Lulu says, "Ashley is feeling her own guilt."

[00:36:58]I mean, she is, but Grayson's also somewhat responsible.

[00:37:03]They both suck.

[00:37:16]I want to know where the follow-up on Tyrell and Jessica are, you know?

[00:37:20]One of the better things they did this week. Not following up on that cuz they don't want to actually put the time and attention into the younger people, even though they're They can be more interesting than some of these people they shove down my throat.

[00:37:39]ATC says, "I don't miss them either.

[00:37:41]Ashley didn't want Derek." She didn't.

[00:37:43]Bobby Wobby says, "Instead of a chief of staff meeting, they need to decide if Grayson is suspended or fired."

[00:37:51]Yeah, exactly. But, he gets to keep his job.

[00:37:54]Elia says, "Right, I'm waiting for them to get caught in the cabin." I guess they're not going to get caught.

[00:37:59]>> [laughter] >> There seems to be no follow-up with that.

[00:38:04]Miss Blue says, "Jessica's probably taking a pregnancy test." Yeah, probably off screen.

[00:38:19]DD says, "I thought Derek would be heading to ashes instead of following Grayson."

[00:38:24]Yeah. Yeah, Derek was a little dumb though.

[00:38:29]Elias says, "Grayson got immunity.

[00:38:31]They're probably carrying it to his job, too."

[00:38:34]I guess. I don't know if that's exactly how immunity works though.

[00:38:38]You have immunity with the police, but I don't know about with your job.

[00:38:44]ATC says, "Where's the poison? I need to see Bill." You know, they show her him getting poisoned about once a month.

[00:38:53]So, maybe in a few weeks Haley will poison Bill again.

[00:39:54]Ted just sounds like a clown to me every time he opens his mouth.

[00:40:03]Maybe that's why he's wearing a red suit. He's going to go put clown makeup on after, put on the red nose to match his suit.

[00:40:22]>> Z hex says, "Next time we will see Terrell, he'll be a man."

[00:40:26]Denise says, "Terrell is on another show, Divorce Sisters on Paramount Plus.

[00:40:30]Maybe that's why they haven't followed on Jessica's story yet."

[00:40:34]Well, they need to put him on contract then.

[00:41:16]I mean, Kat is a good person for Deonna to have this conversation with, unless she gives her bad advice.

[00:42:14]Honestly, Kat can't really give this advice cuz she still really hasn't gotten over that Eva stuff.

[00:42:48]Oh, just what we need. More Ashley scenes.

[00:43:05]>> [clears throat] >> You know, this is the same thing as like the writing for Vanessa or we're supposed to sit here and believe that Ashley just loved Derek so much in these damn scenes, but that's not what we saw.

[00:43:38]Wanda says, "I thought things were heating up when the father said he was going home. They left us wide open with Terrell and his daughter." They did. No follow-up.

[00:43:47]Bobby says, "I thought the police talked to the parents usually, especially if it's a murder."

[00:44:15]>> The only thing these follow-up episodes have proven from Tuesday and Wednesday is they killed the wrong person from that original couple.

[00:44:23]Ashley should be the one dead cuz she just doesn't work as a character.

[00:44:29]And we have to sit here and like take in bad TV.

[00:44:39]Leah says Jessica's parents don't know she went to the Vacations house. Yeah, she did say that's where she usually sneaks away when her dad pisses her off.

[00:44:50]Kathy says let's hope Ashley leaves town. I don't think that's going to happen.

[00:44:55]These writers just love them some Ashley.

[00:45:03]B slow said how did Ashley tell any tell the parents when she won't marry or related to Derrick?

[00:45:10]I don't know.

[00:45:13]Hello Zachariah. No impaler update today.

[00:45:19]I think that's going to be stretched out a while longer.

[00:45:25]DD says the writers love Ashley. They got to cuz she's not good TV.

[00:45:32]Never has been.

[00:45:33]In how many months of this show now?

[00:45:36]15 months of this show?

[00:46:12]>> Phoenix says, "I am still upset about Derek. I saw his goodbye video on the BTG's page on IG and I actually cried.

[00:46:18]Several friends commented their displeasure with Derek being off."

[00:46:22]It's funny because they did that character such a disservice at the beginning with Ashley that none of us liked him. But then away from Ashley, you know, he was more likable and then they kill him off and not Ashley.

[00:46:34]Zachariah says, "It's a joke how long this has been dragged."

[00:46:38]They've They've got to fix the pacing issue with this show.

[00:46:52]Kai wonders if Kai's going to give bad advice. Well, she's giving advice that she doesn't listen to.

[00:46:57]Phoenix Rising says, "Not Nicole being the impaler."

[00:47:01]That's the only thing I could think about with the phone call. It's Nicole the other episode.

[00:47:05]With no follow-up to that. But it's at the same time everything's going down at the warehouse.

[00:47:11]I wouldn't hate Nicole being the impaler.

[00:47:15]Bobby Wobby says, "Tracy Thompson probably responsible for a lot of Ashley."

[00:47:20]Maybe.

[00:47:22]But there's been a lot of Ashley from jump.

[00:47:25]DD says, "We didn't get to see Leslie and Eva's reaction." I think we will next week.

[00:47:31]Wanda says, "The writers love Ashley and Leslie. Neither one has a [laughter] storyline." They're trying to give Ashley a storyline with this Grayson [ __ ] >> TD says, "I want Andre to arrive when Grayson is there."

[00:48:31]Amelia says, "Okay, she's not alone, but >> [sighs] >> GB says, "We got about 10 minutes left and he ducked to show up."

[00:49:33]If he does, probably at the very end.

[00:49:36]I just hope it's really Doug.

[00:49:39]If you know what I mean.

[00:50:24]>> [snorts] >> Dan says Doug will become head of the hospital.

[00:50:29]Uh did he quit last time he was on the show?

[00:51:06]DD says the Impaler is supposed to be dangerous. Doug is not, but he could be involved.

[00:51:11]It really should not be Doug. Would not make sense to me.

[00:51:37]Oh, you know, Donnell's bringing up the night his dad died. That's a good segue to seeing Doug alive, I guess.

[00:51:49]Kaiwan, I do think they're trying to write Grandpa Gangster like Sonny.

[00:51:54]Except he's Grandpa Gangster.

[00:52:04]Denise says, "This show doesn't excellent job of dragging everything out." I think is they don't though. They don't do a good job of dragging things out.

[00:52:13]Their pacing has gotten really bad.

[00:52:20]ATC is over this Joey and Dannell conversation.

[00:52:26]I mean, I am glad that Dannell seemed to get a brain and some balls.

[00:52:55]ATC, are you upset that Danny is at Ashley's?

[00:53:12]Aliyah says, "Right, three conversations take up the whole show."

[00:53:18]Bobby says, "At this point, I'd rather Ren be the Impaler but pretending to work for him."

[00:53:22]>> [clears throat] >> I don't see that being the case.

[00:53:38]Whoops, I just [ __ ] up my camera.

[00:54:09]>> Beast those says wow with this episode I hope money they don't start off with Ashley trash and grab a gangster. I think they're going to well actually I don't think it's on Monday but Tuesday they probably will start with these same characters.

[00:54:27]DD says Donnell should also be a regular Samantha has a crush on him and he may have a crush on Cat.

[00:54:33]The show could use the younger characters on more.

[00:54:37]ATC says I hope Donnell doesn't cave to Joey he probably will.

[00:54:58]Time for the last segment.

[00:55:06]Aliyah thought they were going to bring Bannock her into the story it seemed that way.

[00:55:11]What Isaiah working there?

[00:55:23]Miss Blue is waiting to see Doug.

[00:56:18]>> Look at Danny giving good advice.

[00:57:16]Oh, there's nothing like trash and Nicole together.

[00:58:24]>> Okay, why do you do hate Vanessa just like me?

[00:58:45]Oh-oh.

[00:58:56]Oh, I don't know about that.

[00:58:59]Like seems like it might not be real.

[00:59:26]Oh, Leslie's been trying to Haley on her side forever, it feels like, and it still hasn't worked.

[00:59:38]Uh, what we have Doug, if it's real, I don't know. GB says, "Okay, so Doug, is this a dream or real?"

[00:59:47]If it's a dream or some sort of ghost thing, then we might as well just call this show Passions.

[00:59:53]Uh, Bobby Bobby says, "I hope Deanna is not a drug user." You think that's what it is? She's just going to be hallucinating her father.

[01:00:00]That's a possibility. Wouldn't be surprised with these writers.

[01:00:04]Aliyah says, "Is Deanna hallucinating?"

[01:00:07]It didn't seem real, which is quite disappointing.

[01:00:11]ATC says, "It's a vision."

[01:00:14]Looks like we're all kind of on the same page that they're going to underwhelm us next week, even with Doug's return.

[01:00:24]All right, that's all for me today. I will be back with my review later, and I will be back for some of the episodes next week to do these watch alongs.

[01:00:36]There is no, uh, Monday episode, though.