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Keeping score of poor life choices: Beyond the Gates commentary for the week ending October 24, 2025. Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll shares his opinions and editorial on daytime in a new home -- DanJKroll.com

My View From Beyond the Gates: Keeping Score of Poor Life Choices

Keeping Score of Poor Life Choices: A Beyond the Gates commentary by Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll for the week ending October 24, 2025. I will admit that I…

Dan J Kroll October 25, 2025

Break all the rules: Beyond the Gates commentary for the week ending October 17, 2025. Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll shares his opinions and editorial on daytime in a new home -- DanJKroll.com

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My View From Beyond the Gates: Break all the rules

Break all the rules: A Beyond the Gates commentary by Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll for the week ending October 17, 2025. It’s the middle of October, so that…

Dan J Kroll October 18, 2025

Logic has left the building: Beyond the Gates commentary for the week ending October 10, 2025. Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll shares his opinions and editorial on daytime in a new home -- DanJKroll.com

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My View From Beyond the Gates: Logic has left the building (and feelings are running the show)

A Beyond the Gates commentary by Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll for the week ending October 10, 2025. With apologies to a popular donut and coffee shop with an…

Dan J Kroll October 11, 2025

Ruin the Friendship - General Hospital Commentary for the week ending October 10, 2025. Former Soap Central Two Scoops columnist Tamilu shares her opinions and editorial on General Hospital in her a new home: DanJKroll.com

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General Hospital Commentary: Ruin the Friendship

Love. Death. Complicated family relationships. Evil twins. No, it's not the subject matter of a new Taylor Swift album -- it's life in Port Charles. Check out this week's diary…

Tamilu October 11, 2025

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My View From Beyond the Gates: Save it for your memoir

Beyond the Gates commentary for the week ending October 3, 2025. I had considered titling this week’s column “Save it for your Emmy reel” because there were so many performances…

Dan J Kroll October 4, 2025

Farce weddings and a funeral: Beyond the Gates commentary for the week ending September 26, 2025. Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll shares his opinions and editorial on daytime in a new home -- DanJKroll.com

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My View From Beyond the Gates: Farce weddings and a funeral

While Andre and Dani were impersonating a bride and groom, Vanessa was taking her wedding ring off, and Doug contemplated using his to ante up. All three situations turned out…

Dan J Kroll September 27, 2025

The lack of the joy of sex: Beyond the Gates commentary for the week ending September 19, 2025. Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll shares his opinions and editorial on daytime in a new home -- DanJKroll.com

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My View From Beyond the Gates: The lack of the joy of sex

There have been countless poems written about love. I think it was Lord Byron or maybe it was George Michael who wrote, "Sex is natural. Sex is fun. Sex is…

Dan J Kroll September 20, 2025

Sex as a weapon: Beyond the Gates commentary for the week ending September 12, 2025. Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll shares his opinions and editorial on daytime in a new home -- DanJKroll.com

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My View From Beyond the Gates: Sex as a weapon

They say you have to hustle and grind to make your dreams a reality. But using sex as a weapon isn't part of the dream. It's a nightmare -- just…

Dan J Kroll September 13, 2025

The person I thought you were: Beyond the Gates commentary for the week ending August 29, 2025. Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll shares his opinions and editorial on daytime in a new home -- DanJKroll.com

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My View From Beyond the Gates: The person I thought you were

When someone shows you who they are, believe them. Unless, of course, the person they showed you never truly existed. It's an unusual case of personality disorders in the Beyond…

Dan J Kroll August 30, 2025

And that's what love is: Beyond the Gates commentary for the week ending August 22, 2025. Soap Central founder Dan J Kroll shares his opinions and editorial on daytime in a new home -- DanJKroll.com

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My View From Beyond the Gates: And that’s what love is

There are many types of love. There's puppy love, unrequited love, forbidden love, a mother's love, and obsessive love, to name just a few. And they've all been on display…

Dan J Kroll August 23, 2025