Hey, Beyond the Gates fans, we have got your early edition spoilers for the week starting October 26th, including Kat Richardson (Colby Muhammad) raging despite the promise to keep things peaceable. Plus, Dani Dupree (Karla Mosley) is totally blindsided in a moment when she should be really enjoying her life.
We’re diving into what is happening from October 26th – 30th, including the big kickoff to November sweeps, which starts on Thursday the 29th, and all sorts of wild stuff is going to be happening. As we always do on early edition day, we talk about what’s happening the rest of this week and then go into next week’s action.
Beyond the Gates: Kat Struggles with Wedding Prep
So on Wednesday, October 21st, if you haven’t seen it yet, we’ve got Kat having some problems while prepping for Dr. Ted Richardson (Keith D. Robinson)’s wedding. Kat, I’m sure, is worried about what having Eva Thomas Richardson (Ambyr Michelle) so involved is going to mean. Dana ‘Leslie’ Thomas (Trisha Mann-Grant) is never far behind when it comes to raising havoc. Although Kat and Eva promised Shanice Johnson (Ernestine Johnson) they’d behave so the wedding goes off peacefully, I think it’s going to be a real struggle.
Eva and Izaiah Hawthorne (David Lami Friebe) take a little trip down memory lane as they talk about their romance. They are so cute together, and Eva is trying to be understanding about his long-running friendship with Kat, but I expect Eva’s involvement with the wedding will trigger Kat into a rage before too much longer.
Bradley ‘Smitty’ Smith (Mike Manning) worries because Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) seems to be ignoring the obvious. Smitty’s concerned over what his arrest could do to Martin’s campaign, and his hubby seems blindly optimistic.
Beyond the Gates: Dani’s Life Story Special
This week, we’ve got Dani greeting Tia Allen (Tabitha Brown), who is a guest star, at the Fairmont Crest Country Club. Dani’s excited to see her, and Tia talks about Dani’s upcoming appearance on a show called Welcome to Your Life. This brings friends and family together to tell Dani’s life story, and she’s really focused on it.
But Andre Richardson (Sean Freeman) isn’t really on board. He likely does not want to be on the TV show with Dani, because it may trigger Heather Armstrong (Ashley Jones), because she’s insanely jealous. And in fact, neither Dani’s current husband nor her ex-husband is going to enjoy this chat show appearance after they see the fallout, because somebody from Bill’s past riles him up.
Beyond the Gates: A Blast from the Past
Also, this week, we’ve got guest star Kandi Burruss. You may know her from Real Housewives of Atlanta, or from being the lead singer of Xscape. She’s fabulous. And she’s playing Kalista Kilroy, who swaggers up to Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett) at the country club.
And Kalista says, “If it isn’t Bill Hamilton.” He’s shocked and asks, “What the hell are you doing here, Kalista?” So, it looks like a very unpleasant blast from Bill’s past, but more importantly, she is a blast from Dani’s past.
Promises that Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne (Arielle Prepetit) and Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) have made to each other are a struggle to keep. Both are trying to leave their work and Smitty’s case outside of their marriage and home, but that’s going to get increasingly difficult.
Beyond the Gates: Chat Show Explosion
Thursday, October 22nd, we have got Dani’s chat show happening, and we are going to have all kinds of family on there. So, what we’re going to see is the episode of Welcome to Your Life. Tia is hosting. We’ve got Tatum, the fashion designer that Dani collaborates with, on the show, behaving much better than some other people. We’ve got her bestie, Pamela Curtis (Cady McClain).
Andre, despite his protest, is going to be on the chat show with her. Chelsea Hamilton (RhonniRose Mantilla) and Naomi are on there, plus her sister, Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson (Daphnee Duplaix). It’s everybody that’s important in Dani’s family. Vernon Dupree (Clifton Davis) and Anita Dupree (Tamara Tunie) are also on the show, and so is the drag queen who married her and Andre.
Beyond the Gates: Kalista’s History
But Kalista is on the set of Dani’s chat show and says about Bill, “He’s an awful husband.” Now, it turns out Kalista is Dani’s first modeling agent. So that means Kalista has known Dani since she was a teenager. And Kalista has scenes at Fairmont Crest with Dani’s sister Nicole, among others. So Dani is blindsided, and Bill is stunned by what Kalista has to say, and Bill yells, “Stop.”
But Dani tells him no and then walks away from Bill, annoyed, and he’s asking, “Why the hell would you do that?” So, it looks like he is ranting at Kalista. And Bill seems mortified and humiliated to be called out on national TV. And Dani’s not happy either.
Beyond the Gates: Fallout and Revelations
So, I’m wondering if Kalista is not just Dani’s first agent, but maybe banged Bill back in the day behind Dani’s back. Sounds like something Bill would do. And if so, of course, Dani would be horrified to realize that Bill’s been cheating on her almost from the start.
So, Kalista has some sort of grudge against Dani. I don’t know if Dani axed her as her manager. We’ll find out. But official Beyond the Gates spoilers say Kalista feels justified putting Dani on blast in front of the world. So then we have Naomi, Chelsea, and Andre comforting Dani and helping her with the fallout after Kalista’s appearance and everything on the Welcome to Your Life TV show turning out badly. Bill’s been hoping for a chance to cuddle back up with Dani, but this Kalista thing seems to have made that even less of a possibility.
Beyond the Gates: Hayley’s Shocking News
Friday, October 23rd on Beyond the Gates, Hayley Lawson (Marquita Goings) is still hoping for Randy Parker (Maurice P. Kerry) to come back with a new ID and a better backstory than the blue-collar hussy with bad taste in men, or the librarian. I mean, Hayley doesn’t look bookish. Maybe hookish, but not bookish.
And then, while eating with Leslie at Orphe Jeans, we have Hayley shocked. Leslie says some unflattering words, and Hayley’s ranting at Leslie, asking, “Are you saying I’m gaining weight?” But then Hayley looks like she’s going to toss her cookies and rushes off to the bathroom. And we all know what queasy on soaps means: red flag of pregnancy. If you’re hoping to see Bill’s little ex leave the DMV, think again.
Beyond the Gates: Naomi Encourages Bill
Naomi encourages her dad, Bill, to dig deeper. After the thing with Kalista, I’m sure Bill feels double stupid. He chose Hayley, who tried to kill him. Bill was rolling around with women like Kalista, presumably when he had a diamond at home in Dani, and didn’t treat her right. Naomi may encourage Bill to do some introspection and work on himself, and not dive into the dating app Chelsea got him until Bill sorts himself out.
Ted offers praise to Andre about Dani. So, it looks like Ted is impressed with how well Dani and Andre did on the show, especially in the face of more embarrassment from Bill.
Beyond the Gates: Heather’s Dark Turn
Somebody who’s not a fan of this show is Heather. She is triggered by the end of this week and gets treacherous. She’s sitting with Dani and Vanessa McBride (Lauren Buglioli) at Fairmont Crest Country Club, and Heather’s saying that she couldn’t let her ex flaunt his new woman in front of her every day, and tells Dani, “It would make me murderous.” And then Heather grabs a knife and stabs Dani in the chest. So, it looks shocking, and I’m sure it’s either Heather’s twisted fantasy in her head or Andre’s worst nightmare, because he’s paranoid after more threats from Heather about how much she wants him back.
Beyond the Gates: November Sweeps Outlook
Then the week of October 26th – 30th on Beyond the Gates, look for more fallout for Andre from Heather. He gets a big win because Bill was called out on Dani’s big day. But unless he can get Heather out of his life, Andre’s lies are going to come crashing down.
Bill’s reeling from this humiliation on national TV, thanks to Kalista. I’m sure he had it coming, though. And there’s going to be a one-two punch if Hayley really is pregnant. She may initially want to terminate the pregnancy, because she’s not exactly mom material. But I’m guessing Leslie is going to tell her the bun in that oven is an eighteen-year paycheck to take Bill to the cleaners every day.
Beyond the Gates: Leslie’s Story About Bill
And since Hayley is struggling to find a new identity to move on, maybe she’ll stop and listen when Leslie shares her story about Bill terrorizing her when she was pregnant. Dani and Andre’s marriage is stronger after the chat show ordeal, but the Heather mess is going to hit hard.
Smitty’s hoping for good news from Naomi’s expert, to say the footage from Uptown was digitally altered. Shanice’s wedding plans kick into high gear. We’ll find out if Leslie really is taking the high road or just biding her time. And with sweeps kicking off on Thursday, October 29th, I’m hoping to see the long-running Heather the Impaler story finally wrap its run.
