CBS' new daytime drama about a well-to-do Black family in Maryland is pure, glorious soap opera.
That was more than a quarter-century ago, whenNBCsPassionspremiered in 1999.
A charismatic diva is the cornerstone of any successful soap, andGateshas theirs with Dani.
(From left) Clifton Davis, Tamara Tunie, Karla Mosley, and Marquita Goings in ‘Beyond the Gates’.Credit:Quantrell Colbert/CBS
taste on her tongue.
By contrast, Durrett is playing it a bit too reserved as Danis nemesis ex.
When the matriarch does get fired up, it’s a thrill.
Daphnée Duplaix and Tamara Tunie on ‘Beyond the Gates’.Quantrell Colbert/CBS
you should probably remember who you are: A Dupree woman!"
she tells a despondent Dani.
“We dont turn our power over to anyone!
Marquita Goings on ‘Beyond the Gates’.Quantrell Colbert/CBS
It’s an apt sentiment for our current political climate, which goes largely unacknowledged in theBeyond the Gatesuniverse.
Of course, a lot of that work is being undone, he muses.
Lauren Buglioli on ‘Beyond the Gates’.Quantrell Colbert/CBS
