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Beyond the Gates Fall Spoilers: Michele Val Jean Puts Dani Dupree in Danger and Shatters Nicole’s World
Beyond the Gates fall spoilers: Michele Val Jean puts Dani Dupree in danger, keeps Hayley scheming and flips Nicole’s world by year’s end.
MICHELE VAL JEAN’S OWN WORDS PUT A MARRIAGE, A SCHEMER AND THE IMPALER ON A COLLISION COURSE
TL;DR: Head writer Michele Val Jean’s fall preview, given October 8, puts Dani Dupree’s marriage and Dani herself in danger as Heather Armstrong closes in, keeps Hayley Lawson scheming and promises Nicole a twist nobody sees coming by year’s end. Two lines in the version making the rounds online are not hers.
Dani Dupree’s Marriage Takes the First Hit
The Beyond the Gates fall spoilers everyone is sharing come from one interview, and Michele Val Jean did not soften a thing. The creator and head writer said on October 8 that Dani Dupree is “going to find her marriage and herself in danger and be forced to make some severe decisions.” She also said Nicole Dupree Richardson‘s world “will flip completely upside down in a way no one sees coming, including her,” by year’s end.
The danger to Dani has a name. “Andre’s secrets will catch up to him in the worst way possible as Heather closes in to make good on her threats,” Val Jean said. Andre Richardson has a past with Heather Armstrong, and on September 23 he confessed it to her brother, Joey Armstrong, and begged him to rein her in. On October 8, Andre brushed off Dani’s question about secrets.
Then there is Bill Hamilton, who left the hospital October 1 treating Dani as his ride-or-die. Andre told her October 7 that he was sick of it, asked the next night whether she still wants to be married to him, and they made up. The previews say Bill wants more from Dani on October 15, and Andre loses his cool in front of her on October 16.
Which sinks Dani’s marriage first, Andre’s secret or Bill’s knock at the door? Tell our editor at amber@soapoperamagazine.com and make your case.
Hayley Lawson Is Not Done, and Vernon Dupree Knows It
Hayley Lawson is not packing a bag. Val Jean said Hayley is “definitely not done scheming” and “not done with Bill,” bad news for Vernon Dupree. Vernon vowed October 5 to “neutralize the threat,” and on October 9 he told the family Hayley had been neutralized after her hacksaw scare. Nobody has seen her hand over her recordings of Bill and Vernon.
Val Jean said Vernon “will not be afraid to take serious measures to protect his family and bring down anyone who threatens them.” Monday’s previews have him ruling out physical harm for Hayley but not intimidation. Hayley meets her match Thursday, and the promo has Heather buying her a drink at Uptown. Anita Dupree, meanwhile, hits obstacles on her road back to music.
What Did Michele Val Jean Say About Beyond the Gates This Fall?
Michele Val Jean promised danger for Dani, a reckoning for Andre’s secrets, more scheming from Hayley, serious measures from Vernon, a sister Joey no longer recognizes and a twist for Nicole by year’s end. She also said the Articulettes’ old manager is coming, eventually.
The version circulating online adds quotation marks she has not earned. Hayley being “not done plotting or done with Bill” is not what Val Jean said, and “but by whom?” about stopping Heather appears nowhere in her quoted remarks. Her real line is that Heather “may not get the last laugh.” The soul-searching, the coming sacrifice in the hunt for The Impaler and Bill’s big move to cut Hayley loose come from that rewrite too, with no quote from her attached.
Joey Armstrong Is Losing the Sister He Remembers
Michele Val Jean said Joey “will wrestle with the reality that his sister is not who she used to be,” and he has been wrestling since September 25. Heather had Vanessa McBride carjacked on September 29, which viewers learned October 2, and Vanessa still has no idea. On October 9, Heather came home, asked Vanessa to show her condos and answered Joey’s warning text with a kiss selfie.
Joey’s admission shocks Vanessa on October 15, and Heather moves in on Joey on October 16. Standing by Joey has already cost Vanessa plenty, and her daughter begged her to walk away on October 5. As for who takes Heather’s last laugh, my money is on Joey or Jacob Hawthorne, but don’t count out Hayley, the one woman in town who schemes like The Impaler.
Nicole’s Countdown and Everyone Else on the Board
Nicole gave Dr. Kial Rollins a key to her house on October 9, and Michele Val Jean says her world flips by year’s end. On October 13 she does an about-face with Dr. Ted Richardson, who proposed to Shanice Johnson in New York on October 9. CBS’s own fall release promised sabotage can’t get in the way of their love, which tells you somebody tries.
Smitty Smith is still uncharged but bracing for the worst, and Martin Richardson‘s big declaration gets derailed on October 15. Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne shuts Jacob down on October 13, and the next day Jacob comes under fire while Naomi feels the heat. Reading between the lines, the Hawthorne marriage is the next thing The Impaler hunt puts at risk.
Who takes the last laugh from Heather: Joey, Jacob or Hayley? Make your pick in the comments.
Every scene on the calendar for the next two weeks is on our full Beyond the Gates spoilers page.
Andre’s Secret Is the Fall’s Most Dangerous Weapon
Of everything Val Jean said, one line should scare Dani most: Andre’s secrets catch up to him in the worst way possible. A marriage can survive Bill wanting more. A husband hiding a past with The Impaler can get somebody hurt.
We say Andre’s secret blows up before Bill ever gets his chance. Team Bill thinks the ex-husband walks right back in. Team Andre thinks Dani stays put and Heather pays. Pick your side on our Facebook page.
