Beyond the Gates’ Couples Are *Beyond* Complicated: Here’s Who’s Hooking Up, Breaking Up and More

It can be daunting diving into a brand-new soap. But Beyond the Gates is so sudstastic, it’s worth the effort. We’ll even make it easy for you by breaking down the show’s combustible couples and where their shaky relationships stand. Read on!

Current status: Love at first sight. Their biggest obstacle: The sweethearts went all in all at once — even going so far as to introduce Madison to Chelsea’s family. As they get to know one another better, will they realize that they moved too fast?

Current status: Married. Their biggest obstacle: Fairmont Crest’s power couple puts up a united front… that may or may not remain united when more and more skeletons come traipsing out of their closets. The Articulettes’ reunion has brought to light an especially dark chapter from Anita’s past. And son Martin’s secret is a ticking time bomb that’s just waiting to go kaboom.

Current status: Newlyweds. Their biggest obstacle: “The other woman” got her man — or, well, his ex-wife Dani’s man. But can Hayley keep him? The mom-to-be has to worry not only about Bill’s health but whether he and Dani will recross the thin line between love and hate.

Current status: Hallelujah — done. Their biggest obstacle: Breakfast has been served for the last time. (How dare Derek scratch the refrigerator!) We just hope that Ashley’s recent pukefest isn’t a hint that she’s pregnant.

Current status: Separated. Their biggest obstacle: Ted wants to repair his marriage to Nicole. But that’s easier said than done in the wake of her being dealt the one-two punch that he had an affair with loco Leslie and that Eva is a lasting souvenir of that betrayal.

Current status: Embittered exes. Their biggest obstacle: Besides the fact that Ted is hoping to earn wife Nicole’s forgiveness, there’s the fact that wiggy Leslie or Dana or Sherry or whatever she calls herself this week is nuttier than a jar of Jiff. Hands off, crazy lady!

Current status: Playing with fire. Their biggest obstacle: No, it’s not the croupier who looks like he’s just gonna stand there and watch them go at it. It’s the fact that Joey isn’t just a bad boy, he’s bad news — and he’s got Vanessa’s husband under this thumb.

Current status: Married with children. Their biggest obstacle: Besides Martin’s lack of support for Smitty’s return to his career as an investigative journalist, there’s the fact that the politician is having disturbing dreams that hint at a repressed memory.

Current status: Divorced. Their biggest obstacle: Bill’s affair with their daughter Naomi’s bestie was the last straw for Dani. Although if he so much as crooked his finger in her direction, she’d still come running. (And just like that… more straws. Guess it wasn’t the last one after all!)

Current status: Dating. Their biggest obstacle: The lawyer is as untrustworthy as they come — and he proves it every time he flirts with Kat’s newfound half sister Eva or spies on the Duprees for Bill. And does anybody really believe that Tomas is gonna wait for the virgin to be ready to have sex?

Current status: Accidental lovers. Their biggest obstacle: Their illicit affair was supposed to be one of the no-strings variety. But the more time Dani and Andre have spent with one another, the more they’ve come to care for one another. Can their — gulp — relationship survive the scrutiny that comes with going public?

Current status: “For a good time, call… ” Their biggest obstacle: Though Fairmont Crest’s premier realtor certainly enjoyed her sessions with her “trainer,” her attentions have been turned to another man. No, not her husband Doug; don’t be silly. She’s now rolling the dice on Joey!

Current status: To quote Peaches & Herb, solid as a rock. Their biggest obstacle: Now and then, issues arise between the marrieds, but they tend to deal with them like the ultimate daytime rarity — sensible adults.

Current status: Friends… for now? Their biggest obstacle: Andre seems to be all in with Dani, but his crush on Garland Memorial’s newest nurse used to give him palpitations. If Ashley and Derek stay split up, will Andre endeavor to make her sexy dreams of him come true?

Current status: Testing their chemistry — and Kat’s patience. Their biggest obstacle: Not only is Eva’s half sister not about to share a guy with her, both of them deserve a better guy than this smarmy opportunist.

Current status: Unhappily hitched. Their biggest obstacle: Where to begin? He’s a gambling addict, she’s a serial cheater… At the rate these two are going, we’ll be surprised if this marriage lasts through the soap’s first year on the air!

Current status: Available, so far as we know. Their biggest obstacle: The scene-stealing nurse was instantly one of our favorite characters on Beyond the Gates. Now we’re just waiting for another character to notice how vivacious she is.

See if you agree with our rankings of the best of the best characters on Beyond the Gates, from regal Anita to bat-guano-crazy Dana/Leslie/Sherry.