Beyond the Gates episode spotlights Shanice confronting Ted
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Shanice confronts Ted after discovering he asked his ex-wife Nicole, a psychiatrist, to counsel her, snapping "So why didn’t you just talk to me yourself?". Ted replies "I could see you needed someone to talk to" and the exchange exposes his pattern of outsourcing emotional work. Nicole’s fantasy subplot escalates as her role as both ex-wife and psychiatrist blurs professional boundaries and complicates Shanice’s care. The episode sits inside a crossover with The Young and the Restless and includes stolen kisses and a shocking tornado that raise stakes across multiple storylines.