My View From Beyond the Gates by Dan J Kroll

This week had it all: poison, robbery, attempted murder, and... doughnuts! From Hayley's slow-acting poison finally be revealed to a scary gunpoint showdown, find out why this may have been the soapiest week in Beyond the Gates history.Those are some of things discussed this week in "A Full Circle Moment" the My View From Beyond the Gates podcast episode for the week ending September 25, 2026.The My View From Beyond the Gates podcast is a weekly commentary about the CBS soap opera Beyond the Gates.

If anyone were to see my Internet search history, I'd probably end up on some sort of list. There are a lot of weird things that need to be researched when you cover soaps. Untraceable poisons. The technical term for killing your sister. Is it legal to set up hidden cameras in your place of business?These are all legitimate topics that have come up on Beyond the Gates recently. And they've led to more questions. Does Bill know he is being poisoned? Will Joey really "stop" Heather? Does Kat have a thing for Izaiah? And why is Leslie the way she is?Those are some of things discussed this week in "What’s In Your Search History?" the My View From Beyond the Gates podcast episode for the week ending September 18, 2026.The My View From Beyond the Gates podcast is a weekly commentary about the CBS soap opera Beyond the Gates.

Soap operas and movies have a lot in common, but they also couldn't be more different. And while soaps don't have the huge budgets, that doesn't mean that they are not equally satisfying.Movies typically have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Soap stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end that can be retooled at any given point in time.Beyond the Gates has yet to revise its own history, but it likely that two of its biggest stories -- Heather's return to the DMV and Hayley's attempts to Kill Bill -- could come to an end before the end of the year. But how? And what will happen after those stories end?Those are some of things discussed this week in "I Will Not Apologize For Having A Good Time" the My View From Beyond the Gates podcast episode for the week ending September 11, 2026.The My View From Beyond the Gates podcast is a weekly commentary about the CBS soap opera Beyond the Gates. It is hosted by Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll.

Boy meets girl. Life happens and boy and girl are pulled apart. Life continues to happen, but boy and girl are reunited and everyone lives happily ever after. That plot device might work in rom-coms and animated fairytales, but in the real world? Yeah, not so much. On the soaps? Definitely not. To be fair, even single folks on the soap rarely get a happy ending. And as story moves forward, it's becoming quite clear that a whole bunch of Fairmont Crest residents are about to see their lives go from fairytale to nightmare.Those are some of things discussed this week in "We Will Get Our Happily Ever After" the My View From Beyond the Gates podcast episode for the week ending September 4, 2026.The My View From Beyond the Gates podcast is a weekly commentary about the CBS soap opera Beyond the Gates. It is hosted by Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll.

Living life flying by the seat of your pants might seem exciting, but life tends to be a little easier when you have some sort of plan. Take Chelsea and Kat, for example. They’ve spent a great deal of time planning how to take their handbag line to the next level. What they didn’t expect was that a business partner could bring all those plans crashing down in minutes.Then there’s Hayley who has been planning her husband’s demise for months. A plan was in place: methodically dose Bill’s drinks with some mystery poison and wait for him to keel over. That plan wasn’t moving fast enough, so Hayley called and audible and started giving Bill poison every chance she got.You would think that Heather, the head of an international criminal enterprise, would plan every action out in advance. But her trip to the DMV has me thinking that she just makes things up on the fly. Blackmail, stalking, threats, annnnnnnd murder! Is keeping track of three different schemes too much for even a beautiful babe bitches be jealous of?Those are some of things discussed this week in "Plans Can Change" the My View From Beyond the Gates podcast episode for the week ending August 28, 2026.The My View From Beyond the Gates podcast is a weekly commentary about the CBS soap opera Beyond the Gates. It is hosted by Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll.