Beyond the Gates Weekly Recap: Kat and Eva’s Emotional Journey Steals the Week

Last week on Beyond The Gates, a woman suffered a medical crisis and drifted into an alternate timeline. Vanessa continued her Joey obsession, and Deanna took advice from Doug. A lot happened this week, so let’s discuss.

Monday

Martin talks with Anita about the primaries, and it bores me. There was no drama surrounding the primaries, no opponent, no real story. Hopefully, that changes before the actual election. Anyway, he wins the primary. Surprise, surprise.

Darlene misinterprets Izaiah not being a total ass to his dad during a crisis as progress, but little does she know that Izaiah’s light is a little dim upstairs. He gives criminals, see Joey and Leslie, praise, but his dad wanting the best for him is an issue. They really dropped the ball with this character. I do love his love for Eva, even though they bore me.

Thankfully, Joey decides to stay away from the hospital. Vanessa goes by, and stupid Dani talks about that time she defiled herself in the elevator with a bastard who has no respect for her. Andre catches the tail end, but Vanessa lies cleanly. Gee, I don’t know, if you don’t want to get caught, maybe don’t discuss it somewhere people can overhear you.

Later, Elon confronts Joey about Jacob, but of course, Joey is the favored character by the writers, so he gets the last word.

Everyone rallies around Eva and Kat as they go into surgery. As Martin shares the news of his win, the Duprees are notified that Kat is having a medical crisis.

Tuesday

Eva wakes up and learns what Kat did for her. She talks to everyone and receives a gift from Izaiah. She can barely believe that Kat did this for her. When she finds out Kat hasn’t woken up, she blames herself.

Meanwhile, Kat visits an alternate timeline. It is too much to get into here, so I highly recommend watching the episode. In my mind, it worked up until the very end.

In this timeline, everyone is still together: Nicole and Ted, Bill and Dani. Ted tells Nicole that he chose Leslie. Then we learn that Leslie is pregnant, and Kat watches it all unfold. Later, she sees that Nicole is also pregnant, but Nicole resents the pregnancy.

At first, it seemed like all of Kat’s fears were being manifested, but it was actually designed to put Kat in Eva’s position. The timeline progresses over decades and ends with Eva at a celebration with Kat’s family, minus Martin, who is her brother in this version. They all talk trash about Kat, and Eva says she wishes Kat had never been born. Then she turns to Kat and says,

“Doesn’t feel too good, does it?”

That is when we know the writers’ intention. I am not sure how to feel about it, and the internet is split. The common thread, though? Ted is still a trash father. In the end, he is a horrible father to Kat in both timelines.

The family rallies around Kat and her parents. Chelsea is worried and proves she is a day one. However, Kat wakes up after receiving the biased message from the writers.

Wednesday

Eva wants to see Kat, but it is Kat who gets out of bed and wheels herself to Eva’s room. Kat, who suffered complications, but anyway. I really loved the heart-to-heart they had. Kat tells Eva about the dream, but she also says they will never be sisters. Still, she understands her a bit more.

Eva tells Ted that he needs to spend more time with Kat and that he has been neglecting Kat to be there for her. Hello, newsflash. Somebody scream. The thing is, why did it take Eva to say this, and will he actually change?

Leslie goes to visit Kat, and of course, she has to taunt her first. Kat tells her she isn’t scared of her. Leslie thanks her and says she owes her. Kat tells her that one day, she will collect. I am not sure what that means, but we shall see.

Tomas meets with Chelsea at Orphey’s. He shows her a ring because he wants to propose to Kat. Insert side-eye. Insert disgust. Nobody wants this, and I hope Kat declines so he can leave her for good.

Andre and Dani reconnect in the bedroom. Dani worries that the secret is eating her up, and honestly, she would be better off telling him the truth. See, Dani knows it is not just Andre’s wrath she would have to face, but Nicole and Ted’s too. She would be back in the hot seat, facing her parents’ disappointment. She ruined all of her progress for five minutes in an elevator.

Thursday

Ashley and Grayson make amends, and she calls Naomi, who is having lunch with Dani, to ask if Derek would forgive her. I half-watched her scenes, sorry.

After learning from Naomi that Bill was fantasizing about her, Dani races over to Bill’s office to confront him. Dani, if you are done with Bill, then this has to stop. It makes that man even more arrogant than he already is. It is clear that Bill only wants Dani because she doesn’t want him. He will tell Andre the truth eventually.

Meanwhile, Hayley walks in wearing a coat and nothing else. She wants to know why Dani is there, and Dani notes that Bill is still using that old roleplay, which angers Hayley. Dani leaves, and Hayley argues with Bill. Tomas asks Ted for Kat’s hand, but Ted is skeptical about his intentions.

Friday

Leslie announces that she is moving in with Eva. Both Eva and Izaiah try to talk her out of it. Izaiah later asks Ted for help.

Kat and Eva take their first steps after PT, Eva with Shanice and Kat with Kial.

Deanna talks with Kat, and Kat tells her to try to make amends. Later, Deanna talks with Doug, who encourages her to build bridges with her mother and focus on Joey. Deanna takes that advice by going to the Uptown and telling Vanessa that she accepts the relationship. But when they hug, the look on Deanna’s face says a scheme is brewing.

Final Thoughts on the Week

This week was good, but it could have done without the heavy-handed, slanted writing in favor of the Thomas women. I am over hitting the same points each week, but the best parts of the week were Kat and Eva’s story and Deanna’s revenge plot.

And honestly, that is about it.