Beyond the Gates
DELICIOUSLY SOAPY SPOILERS–MAY 18-22: Bodies, Betrayals, Bombshells, and Brothers Going to War!
Daytime Spoilers: A cotillion turns into a crime scene, Hope demands answers, Sonny faces Ric, and Jack Abbott goes scorched earth.

FIVE SHOWS, FIVE DAYS, AND DAYTIME IS NOT TAKING A SINGLE BREATH THIS WEEK
TL;DR: Someone dies at the cotillion on Beyond the Gates, Hope Logan’s career hangs in the balance on Bold and the Beautiful, Lexie Carver demands to meet Paulina on Days of Our Lives, Sonny Corinthos and Ric finally compare notes on General Hospital, and Jack Abbott weaponizes Patty Williams against Victor Newman on Young and the Restless. Daytime has fully lost its mind.
The Spoilers Are on Fire This Week!
Daytime is bringing the kind of week where every single show is firing on every single cylinder. A cotillion turns into a crime scene in Fairmont Crest. The co-CEO chair at Forrester Creations is finally on the line. Lexie Carver wants to meet the woman who married her husband. Sonny Corinthos sits across from the brother he held a gun on last week. And Jack Abbott decides the only way to bring Victor Newman down is to take Nikki away from him.
It is a five-show pile-up of confessions, betrayals, debutante balls gone wrong, and the kind of bad decisions that rewrite storylines for months. Strap in.
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Beyond the Gates
Monday, May 18:
- The Duprees turn the entire household upside down preparing for Samantha Richardson‘s cotillion.
- Jacob Hawthorne sits down with Ren Tolliver for the kind of meeting Ren does not invite people to lightly.
- Ashley Morgan spirals into panic while Grayson Perez braces for the worst.
- Bill Hamilton corners Hayley Lawson with pointed questions about her past.
- Lia Whitmore puts Derek Baldwin in the hot seat.
Tuesday, May 19:
- Grayson Perez completes his assignment for the plasma ring and the warehouse erupts.
- Samantha Richardson and Jessica make their cotillion debut as Platinum Debs.
- Nicole Dupree Richardson gets pulled into an emergency nobody saw coming.
Wednesday, May 20:
- Someone dies on the same night a Platinum Deb is crowned, which is the most Fairmont Crest sentence ever written.
- Vanessa McBride questions Joey Armstrong about the chaos of the evening.
- Tyrell Richardson and Jessica slip away for their first time together.
Thursday, May 21:
- Ashley Morgan and Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne are left shell-shocked by whatever went down at the cotillion.
- Elon Hawthorne makes demands of Joey Armstrong.
- Donnell McBride has tough questions for Vanessa.
- Marcel Malone hauls in a perp for questioning.
- Bill Hamilton, Kat Richardson, and Tomas Navarro compare notes on Lynette.
Friday, May 22:
- Anita Dupree, Vernon Dupree, and Ted Richardson go into full damage control mode.
- Andre Richardson and Dani Dupree console someone they love.
- Nicole Dupree Richardson is asked to reach out to a distraught colleague.
- Donnell McBride confronts Joey Armstrong while Kat Richardson hands Deanna McBride some unvarnished advice.
- One of the McBrides finally walks back through the door.
Bold and the Beautiful
Monday, May 18:
- Ridge Forrester scrambles to mitigate the fallout from the decision he already made about Brooke Logan and the co-CEO chair.
- Steffy Forrester gets caught off guard by news nobody is going to be able to spin.
- Dylan begs Remy Pryce to respect her wishes and stay away from her family.
Tuesday, May 19:
- Zende Forrester Dominguez finally comes to an understanding about his future at Forrester Creations.
- Taylor Hayes gains a new perspective about Brooke Logan that nobody is ready for.
- Hope Logan gets some bad news that lands like a freight train.
Wednesday, May 20:
- Katie Logan finally questions her own motives for pursuing Hope Logan.
- RJ Forrester and Zende Forrester Dominguez put their differences aside for the sake of the company.
Thursday, May 21:
- Tensions explode as Hope Logan demands answers from Steffy Forrester about her future.
- Electra Forrester learns a shocking truth about Dylan and Remy Pryce.
Friday, May 22:
- Hope Logan’s career at Forrester hangs by a single thread.
- Will Spencer finally puts his heart on the line.
Days of Our Lives
Monday, May 18:
- Kristen DiMera turns to Xander Cook with a proposal.
- Brady Black goes out of his way for Sarah Horton.
- Gwen Rizczech vents to Leo Stark.
- Stephanie Johnson admits a hard truth to Alex Kiriakis.
- Chanel Dupree downplays her biopsy to Paulina Price.
Tuesday, May 19:
- Abe Carver thanks EJ DiMera for something nobody saw coming.
- Lexie Carver demands to meet Paulina face to face.
- Theo Carver opens up to Gabi DiMera.
- Philip Kiriakis checks up on Joy Wesley.
- Alex Kiriakis and Stephanie Johnson steal a romantic moment.
Wednesday, May 20:
- Amy Lawrence mourns Sophia Choi.
- Gabi DiMera makes Liam Vincent an offer.
- Holly Jonas and Arianna Horton grapple with difficult feelings.
- Cat Greene questions EJ DiMera.
- Belle Black and Chad DiMera finally have their long-awaited dinner date.
Thursday, May 21:
- Anna DiMera gets frustrated with Tony DiMera.
- Philip Kiriakis shares the truth with Gabi DiMera.
- Xander Cook makes a suggestion to Gwen Rizczech.
- Theo Carver urges Abe Carver to stop avoiding a decision.
- Paulina Price visits Lexie Carver.
Friday, May 22:
- Jack Deveraux reaches out to Gwen Rizczech.
- Gabi DiMera makes a stunning confession.
- Xander Cook surprises Sarah Horton.
- Stephanie Johnson checks on Alex Kiriakis.
- Kayla Brady and Steve Johnson reminisce.
General Hospital
Monday, May 18:
- Detective Joe Fitzpatrick walks into Port Charles to arrest one of the city’s own.
- Laura Collins delivers an update about Anna Devane.
- Josslyn Jacks makes a grim discovery inside her makeshift prison.
- Jordan Ashford presses Justine Turner about Sonny Corinthos.
- Emma Scorpio-Drake opens up to Felicia Scorpio.
Tuesday, May 19:
- Valentin Cassadine pitches a new plan after Nina double-crossed him.
- Gio Palmieri supports Emma Scorpio-Drake.
- Rocco Falconeri is frustrated about being told to lay low.
- Dante Falconeri sets Joe Fitzpatrick straight.
- Curtis Ashford briefs Jordan Ashford on the Isaiah investigation.
Wednesday, May 20:
- Alexis Davis seeks assistance from Ava Jerome.
- Ethan Lovett makes a promise to Lulu Spencer.
- Britt Westbourne makes a big decision about whose side she is on.
- Valentin Cassadine and Carly Spencer clash.
- Nina Reeves gets a shock.
Thursday, May 21:
- Alexis Davis wants answers after whatever Ava handed her.
- Ethan Lovett pays a visit to Tracy Quartermaine.
- Dante Falconeri summons the man wearing Nathan West‘s face.
- Britt Westbourne has new reason to worry.
- Lulu Spencer prepares to make her move.
Friday, May 22:
- Sonny Corinthos and Ric Lansing finally compare notes.
- Willow Tait delivers good news that everyone reads as a red flag.
- Britt Westbourne shares intel with someone who can use it.
- Laura Collins’s reaction surprises Lulu Spencer.
- “Nathan” makes a plea that could rewrite Lulu’s life.
Young and the Restless
Monday, May 18:
- Victor Newman questions Nick Newman‘s judgment about Matt Clark.
- Adam Newman and Chelsea Lawson strategize against a rival.
- Sharon Newman hands Phyllis Summers unsolicited advice.
Tuesday, May 19:
- Devon Hamilton and Mariah Copeland discuss forgiveness.
- Daniel Romalotti tries to broker a truce between Phyllis Summers and Christine Blair.
- Patty Williams helps Matt Clark navigate Genoa City.
Wednesday, May 20:
- Victor Newman orders Michael Baldwin to strike back against Phyllis Summers.
- Victoria Newman confronts Nick Newman about his recovery.
- Sally Spectra worries about Billy Abbott‘s past catching up with him.
Thursday, May 21:
- Victor Newman and Nikki Newman put their differences aside to help Nick.
- Lily Winters and Holden Novak arrive in New York for Malcolm’s transplant.
- Jack Abbott has a change of heart about Patty Williams.
Friday, May 22:
- Nikki Newman stands her ground and refuses to budge.
- Holden Novak and Claire Newman‘s trip takes an unexpected turn.
- Jack Abbott makes a decision nobody walks away from.
Five shows, five days, and not a single one is taking a quiet moment. Which storyline has you the most invested this week? Sound off below!
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