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The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven,

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    Dynasty Season 1 Episode 1 - Oil (1)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Oil (1)

    S1:E1

    The big, wealthy oil tycoon Blake Carrington and his former secretary, Krystle Grant Jennings are getting married. Krystle's ex-boyfriend, Matthew Blaisdel, who's been working as a geologist on one of Blake's oil rigs in the Mideast for a year and a half

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 2 - Oil (2)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Oil (2)

    S1:E2

    Matthew gets a little visit from an old acquaintance, Walter Lankershim. Walter asks for money, because he's in trouble. He's lent money from Blake to drill for oil, but he haven't made any strikes. Matthew refuses to give him any money. Matthew goes to visit his present wife, Claudia, who's been in a mental institution for 18 months, but he learns that she's much better, and she's been released. Matthew, Claudia and their daughter, Lindsay, decides to start over again as a family. Blake and Krystle get to talk about their disagreements, and starts planning a big wedding. There's an accident on Walter's oil rig and he finds out that somebody has been sabotaging. He's convinced that Carrington has something to do with this.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 4 - The Honeymoon
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Honeymoon

    S1:E4

    Blake and Krystle have to break off their honeymoon, because Blake's in a bit of a crisis at work, and he has to go home to do business. Walter gets in trouble with the workers on his rig, but he gets it all straightened out, and both Matthew and Steven get a job there. Blake doesn't like this. Krystle has problems getting along as a wealthy woman, with all the servants and the money. Matthew and Claudia fight alot, they both think it's difficult to start this new life. Cecil and Fallon have negotiations of their own. Cecil is going to help Blake out of his problems, if Fallon marries Jeff.

    Director:Robert C. Thompson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 5 - The Dinner Party
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Dinner Party

    S1:E5

    Blake apologizes to Walter and Matthew about their fight at the wedding and asks Matthew to come back to his old job. He also invites them to a dinner party at the mansion. During the dinner, many things happen; Steven and Claudia meet and get along really well, Matthew has a long talk with Krystle and tells her that he's still in love with her, and Cecil and Fallon start realizing their plans. Cecil offers to help Blake and Fallon starts hitting on Jeff.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 6 - Fallon's Wedding
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Fallon's Wedding

    S1:E6

    Cecil helps Blake with his money problems. Jeff and Fallon get married. Blake's driver, Michael Culhane, who's been sleeping with Fallon, is a bit jealous, because she won't take him anymore. Blake hires him to do undercover work for Denver-Carrington, and he starts flirting with Cecil's secretary. Blake warns him about being unloyal. Steven gets a visit from his gay friend, Ted Dinard, from New York.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 7 - The Chauffeur Tells a Secret
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - The Chauffeur Tells a Secret

    S1:E7

    Michael still tries to win back Fallon and tells Blake about Cecil and Fallon's agreement. Blake and Fallon argues about this. Steven is taunted on the job for being gay. Lindsay has a boy over to study, he tries to put the moves on her and she gets upset and runs off. Blake wants to have a child with Krystle. Matthew invites Steven to a dinner party at his house. In the end Steven and Claudia secretly start kissing.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 8 - The Bordello
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Bordello

    S1:E8

    Walter takes Steven to a bordello to try to ""straighten him out"". Something goes wrong at Matthew and Walter's rig, Steven is blamed for sabotaging, and though he's innocent, he looses his job. Blake's plan now is to take Walter and Matthew's rig when they're in trouble. Krystle doesn't like Blake's methods in his work. She pawns an emerald necklace and loans Matthew the money to help him. She makes a false copy so Blake won't understand it's gone. In the end, Matthew and Krystle kiss, but Krystle breaks it off and leaves.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Edward DeBlasio

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  8. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 13 - The Separation
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Separation

    S1:E13

    The butler, Joseph Aynders, shows Krystle that he doesn't like her, and he means she doesn't belong in the Carrington family. Krystle understands that Blake is the one who bought the necklace, to show her that he had found out. They have a little argument about this, and Krystle decides that life with Blake is impossible and leaves him. Steven tells Claudia he spent the night with Ted, but now he wants to quit his relationship with both of them. Steven and Ted are just saying good-bye and hugging each other when Blake discovers it. He gets furious, because ""the gay"" is now standing there in his house with his arms on his son. He attacks Ted and there's a fight. Ted trips, hits his head, and dies.

    Director:Gabrielle Beaumont
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 14 - Blake Goes to Jail
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Blake Goes to Jail

    S1:E14

    Blake is arrested for the murder of Ted, and a big trial comes up. The prosecutor is Jake Dunham, an old friend of Claudia and Matthew, who does not like Blake. Krystle hears about the trial and decides to come back to Blake to be with him, and then solve their problems later. Fallon is afraid and to help her father, and she lies in court. Steven tells the truth about what really happened, though.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 15 - The Testimony
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Testimony

    S1:E15

    Blake's trial continues. Both Joseph, Claudia and Krystle have to testify. When Claudia testifies, she has to tell that she had an affair with Steven, and then Matthew finds out about it. He makes rebellion in the court room, attacks Blake and has to go to jail. Claudia packs her stuff, runs away, and takes Lindsay with her. On the way, they collide and get serious injuries. In the final scene, Jake Dunham calls in a new witness, and in walks a mysterious woman. It turns out to be Alexis Morrell Carrington - Blake's first wife.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dynasty Season 2 Episode 3 - Alexis' Secret
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Alexis' Secret

    S2:E3

    Claudia is released from the hospital. When she comes home, she tries to kill herself by taking an overdose with pills, but she's saved by Blake's friend, dr. Nick Toscanni. It turns out that Nick's secret plan is to get back at Blake for something that happened in the past. Fallon and Jeff decides they want to have a baby. Claudia moves into the Carrington mansion. Blake tries to get Alexis out of his property. Alexis tells Steven that he is Blake's only child and that Fallon's father is another man.

    Director:Richard Kinon
    Writer:Robert Pollock

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  12. Dynasty Season 4 Episode 1 - The Arrest
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Arrest

    S4:E1

    Krystle and Alexis, trapped in a burning cabin far off in the woods, find the door has been locked--from the outside. Mark, who has come to see Krystle in this remote setting, dramatically rescues the two women, who are rushed to the hospital. Blake meets with Steven to discuss the upbringing of little Danny; Blake remains convinced that a homosexual cannot provide a proper role model. A pregnant Kirby wrestles with the decision to tell Jeff he is not the father of her baby, while Fallon learns Adam is responsible for the mysterious illness that almost cost Jeff's life. Blake, suspecting that Mark's timely arrival at the burning cabin is more than coincidence, provides evidence to the police and Mark is arrested.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dynasty Season 4 Episode 2 - The Bungalow
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Bungalow

    S4:E2

    Mark is charged with attempted murder and arson; Alexis tells Blake and the police his motive was revenge. The other suspects-McVane, Hess and Adam, are questioned and released. After Alexis destroys Fallon's relationship with Mark, Krystle suggests she is seeking revenge because Mark rejected her. Kirby breaks down and tells Krystle her baby is not Jeff's; an unknown man in surgical garb tries to smother Alexis. Blake and Jeff receive a frantic call from Joseph, who is muttering incoherently. At the bungalow where Kirby was born, Blake and Jeff find the disturbed butler with a gun. Before they can stop him. Joseph pulls the trigger and kills himself.

    Director:Alf Kjellin
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dynasty Season 4 Episode 3 - The Note
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Note

    S4:E3

    Alexis receives a note written by the late Joseph, stating that he indeed set the fire to kill her because of the lives she's ruined with her manipulations. Alexis laughs it off, claiming she never intended to tell Kirby her mother was an ""attic nympho."" Blake lies to protect the girl, telling Kirby her father was worried Alexis would take control of Denver-Carrington and tried to kill her out of loyalty to his employer. When the murder attempt failed, the butler tragically killed himself. Claudia is released from the sanitarium and she and Steven make love. When Steven learns of Blake's plan to sue for custody of little Danny, he becomes enraged. Both men lose their tempers and wrestle each other to the ground.

    Director:Jerome Courtland
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dynasty Season 5 Episode 1 - Disappearance
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Disappearance

    S5:E1

    Following a serious traffic accident, Fallon mysteriously vanishes. Dex and Steven bail Alexis out of jail. Sammy Jo attempts to seduce Adam. Alexis flatters Adam by suggesting he work with her defense attorney, Warren Ballard. Dominique's husband Brady arrives at La Mirage and finds his wife suddenly interested in staying in Denver. Steven accuses his mother of killing Mark Jennings and ruining Blake's business. Despite her pleas, Steven tells his father everything. Steven orders Sammy Jo from the mansion. She counters by promising she'll sue for custody of Danny. After duping Adam into letting Danny ride along with her to the airport, Sammy Jo dashes off, kidnapping her son.

    Director:Irving J. Moore
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dynasty Season 5 Episode 2 - The Mortgage
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Mortgage

    S5:E2

    Steven accuses Adam of conspiring with Sammy Jo to kidnap Danny. Blake arranges to take out a mortgage on the mansion. He little suspects Alexis has signed the note and will become the owner if he defaults. A cross-country search for Fallon has developed few leads. Warren Ballard and Adam prepare Alexis' defense. Dominique Deveraux makes her singing debut at La Mirage, with Blake and Krystle in attendance. Krystle quickly senses Dominique's hostility toward Blake. Brady declines the Carrington's hospitality as well. Jeff finds a truck driver who gave Fallon a lift to Portland, Oregon, the night of the accident.

    Director:Jerome Courtland
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dynasty Season 5 Episode 29 - Royal Wedding
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Royal Wedding

    S5:E29

    Elena confesses to Amanda that nothing happened in the bedroom with Prince Michael. Sammy Jo fits her roommate Rita with a blonde wig and has her practice duplicating Krystle's voice. Fallon has chosen a new name and heads for Denver. Dex is kidnapped by Yuri and his gang as Amanda and Michael recite their wedding vows. Dex breaks free from his captors and heads for the chapel, where terrorists have opened fire on the entire wedding party.

    Director:Jerome Courtland
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dynasty Season 3 Episode 16 - The Mirror
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Mirror

    S3:E16

    Alexis, concerned the doctors will learn the truth behind Jeff's illness, orders his office to be remodeled and the lethal paint compound removed. Mark and Fallon make love in Haiti; Blake learns Alexis is planning to orchestrate a Denver-Carrington/Colbyco merger to control both companies. Dr. Edwards, a physician who cared for Adam in his younger days, arrives in Denver to see his former patient, a one-time drug user. In the Singapore hospital, Steven's bandages are removed and he is handed a mirror. Blake is stunned to learn the hospital has found poison in Jeff's bloodstream.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 3 - Oil (3)
    5.8/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Oil (3)

    S1:E3

    Blake and Krystle finally get married. Blake talks a bit with his son about the homosexuality. There's a big wedding at the mansion, and among the guests are Cecil Colby and his nephew Jeffrey Broderick ""Jeff"" Colby. Cecil is a big oilman like Blake, but he's much bigger, and Blake's company, Denver-Carrington, is just a newsstand compared to Cecil's ColbyCo Oil. Walter blurs into the big wedding, furious about the sabotage on his rig. He and Blake fight about this, and Matthew takes Walter's side in the fight, which leads to Blake firing Matthew.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 9 - Krystle's Lie
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Krystle's Lie

    S1:E9

    Matthew finds the guy who really sabotaged the rig. Steven is offered his job back, but turns it down. Claudia learns about Matthew's relationship with Krystle. Lindsay is upset, thinking that her parents HAD to get married just because of her when she was born. Steven's boyfriend Ted tries to contact him, but Fallon does everything she can to stop it and keep them apart. Blake finds out that Krystle is on birth control pills and assumes she's not interested in having a baby. He gets both mad and drunk and forces Krystle to a rough sexual intercourse.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 10 - The Necklace
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - The Necklace

    S1:E10

    Blake apologizes to Krystle about his behavior, and she forgives him. Michael has found out about Krystle's pawning and tells it to Fallon. Matthew and Walter finally strike oil. Claudia goes out with a guy she meets and almost has an affair with him. She manages to pull out, but later she has an affair with Steven. Lindsay starts finding out about it.

    Director:Philip Leacock
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 11 - The Beating
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - The Beating

    S1:E11

    Jeff comes home after being in the Middle East, but he and Fallon have lots of arguments. Steven decides to get some more education and to start working for Blake, and he moves to his own apartment. Blake finds out about Michael's relationship with Fallon and hires some people to beat him up. Lindsay finds out everything about her mother's affair, which is still going on.

    Director:Don Medford
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 12 - The Birthday Party
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - The Birthday Party

    S1:E12

    Blake learns about Krystle's ""pawning"". He doesn't tell her, but he starts frightening her with hints. Jeff now knows that his marriage to Fallon is only a part of a deal, and he does everything to embarrass his wife. Especially during a birthday party Blake throws for Cecil, when he yells out to everybody what he thinks of them. Ted still tries to get into Steven's life again. Matthew manages to pay the money back to Krystle, and she wants to buy her necklace back, but the pawner has already sold it.

    Director:Burt Brinckerhoff
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dynasty Season 2 Episode 1 - Enter Alexis
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Enter Alexis

    S2:E1

    Alexis testifies against Blake, and tells about an incident several years ago, when Blake discovered her in bed with her lover, Roger Grimes. Her testimony proves that Blake is a violent man, and things doesn't look too good. Fallon and Blake welcome Alexis with hate and rudeness, but Steven is friendly to her. Claudia wakes up in the hospital and discovers that Matthew has run off with Lindsay.

    Director:Gabrielle Beaumont
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dynasty Season 2 Episode 2 - The Verdict
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Verdict

    S2:E2

    Blake is convicted to two years unconditional prison. Blake first wants to appeal, but changes his mind. We can now see the first sign of Alexis being the ""big bitch"" in the series. Both she and Blake hate each other, and she decides to move into an old house which once belonged to her in Blake's garden. Blake fires Michael. Claudia tries to track down Lindsay and Matthew, but with no luck. Blake tries to talk to Steven, but it ends with a fight. Krystle discovers she's pregnant.

    Director:Gabrielle Beaumont
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Oil (1)" is the best rated episode of "Dynasty". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Ralph Senensky and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/12/1981. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Oil (2)".