Welcome to the Beyond the Gates Daily Y.A.P.P. (Your After-Program Ponderings) for a quick — and by that, I mean you’re already halfway done — recap of the most amazing or what-the-heck-did-we-just-watch moments on today’s episode. Let’s get to it:
What Happened on Beyond the Gates

It’s not often that soap operas make me laugh out loud, but even rarer than hen’s teeth is the show making me snort. So Doug was at the hospital, and no one had seen or heard of his wife. Hmm, wonder where she could be? Doug decided to take off early and go look for her. First stop: Orphey Gene’s, great choice. Vanessa and Doug were there celebrating their savvy at having a realty deal go very, very well for them. Doug just missed seeing them holding hands, but totally saw them looking cozy. Doug came over and says, "I see you’re celebrating me coming out of my cast, without me.” Yeah, Vanessa, you were too busy to remember that was happening today, we got it. Doug declined the invite to stay and chat, and rather than feel like a third wheel, just left. But as he was heading to the door, in walked the foursome of Samantha, Smitty, Vernon and Martin (who was doing anything he could to dodge having a real convo with Smitty). As they passed each other in the doorway, Martin greeted Doug with, “Dr. McBride, whats good?” and Doug snapped with a foul expression, “Not a damn thing” as he pushed past them and through the door. That bit had me howling.
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