The Best Episodes of Dynasty
Every episode of Dynasty ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dynasty!
Follows two of America’s wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, as they feud for control over their fortune and their children focusing on Fallon Carrington, the daughter of billionaire Blake Carrington, and her soon-to-be stepmother, Cristal, a Hispanic woman marrying into this WASP family and America’s most powerful class.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Dynasty" is "Dead Scratch", rated 9.3/10 from 958 user votes. It was directed by Michael A. Allowitz and written by Sallie Patrick. "Dead Scratch" aired on 5/11/2018 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Poor Little Rich Girl".
9.3/10 958 votes#1 - Dead Scratch
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/2018
Alexis loses control of her plan with the Colbys; Fallon challenges Blake for control of the company only to learn she's not the only one with a claim to the throne; Sammy Jo and Steven prepare to tie the knot; an unexpected guest causes havoc.
Director: Michael A. Allowitz
Writer: Sallie Patrick
8.9/10 739 votes#2 - Poor Little Rich Girl
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/23/2018
In the wake of a sudden Carrington death, Blake's temper pushes Cristal to make a bold decision regarding their marriage. Fallon's feud with Jeff goes public, forcing her to rely on her faux-husband, Liam, for support. Steven processes his grandfather's sordid past and decides how he wants to spend his future.
Director: Kenny Leon
Writer: Jenna Richman, Ali Adler
8.8/10 679 votes#3 - Our Turn Now
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/16/2018
After Fallon discovers that Jeff Colby's motives to marry her are not for love but for revenge, she is forced to continue with her faux engagement until she can save her family from becoming a casualty of the Colby-Carrington war. Sam pulls out all the stops to earn his citizenship and Steven's love, while Cristal must choose between her role as a wife or her role as a stepmother.
Director: Matt Earl Beesley
Writer: N/A
8.8/10 727 votes#4 - Enter Alexis
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/30/2018
The arrival of Alexis has thrown the entire Carrington family into disarray. After Alexis receives a fortune from Grandpa's will, Fallon sets out to prove her mother weaseled her way into it. Meanwhile, Cristal tries to keep Alexis away from her already shaky marriage to Blake.
Director: Jeffrey W. Byrd
Writer: Sallie Patrick, Christopher Fife
8.8/10 580 votes#5 - Deception, Jealousy, and Lies
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/24/2019
As various members of the Carrington family make the ultimate decision between preserving their legacies and protecting their personal relationships, allegiances are tested... while dark secrets from the past resurface.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.8/10 399 votes#6 - Filled With Manipulations and Deceptions
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 10/1/2021
Blake and Cristal work together on the new obstacles threatening Blake's senatorial campaign. Fallon turns to Amanda for help regarding Liam and their marriage. Adam finds himself in yet another precarious position.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 625 votes#7 - Trashy Little Tramp
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/2018
When Blake thwarts Fallon’s attempts to take the company in a new direction, Fallon realizes that the biggest threat is actually Blake himself.
Director: Brandi Bradburn
Writer: Kevin Garnett, Christopher Fife
8.6/10 670 votes#8 - The Butler Did It
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/2018
Fallon gets in over her head and needs Liam and Culhane’s help. Kirby makes a shocking discovery that changes everything, while Blake wines and dines a new guest.
Director: Pascal Verschooris
Writer: David M. Israel
8.6/10 637 votes#9 - Parisian Legend Has It...
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 3/15/2019
Blake seeks justice in the wake of a disturbing crime; Fallon and Sam covertly fly to Paris to investigate the truth behind a distressing phone call.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10 640 votes#10 - Don't Con a Con Artist
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/6/2018
When Fallon and Alexis fight for Steven's love, his relationship with Sam gets caught in the crossfire. Meanwhile, Cristal turns her attention to Culhane's family and stumbles upon a terrible secret. Grant Show, Sam Adegoke and Alan Dale also star. Kevin A. Garnett and Paula Sabbaga wrote the episode, directed by Carl Seaton.
Director: Carl Seaton
Writer: Kevin Garnett
8.5/10 551 votes#11 - Even Worms Can Procreate
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/2019
Cristal and Blake have a surprise visitor show up who threatens to unravel their relationship, while Fallon goes to war with Culhane when he becomes a power player at Carrington Atlantic.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10 225 votes#12 - Catch 22
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 9/16/2022
A new majordomo begins working at the Manor and piques the interest of the Carringtons. Blake and Alexis go on a search and rescue mission. Jeff is put in a precarious position. Fallon is challenged by the FSN board. Sam does not accept Culhane’s business choices and tries to sabotage Culhane’s plan. Amanda is presented an amazing opportunity which leaves Kirby questioning the future. Adam can’t seem to scheme his way out of his new mess.
Director: Pascal Verschooris
Writer: Josh Reims, Garrett Oakley
8.4/10 680 votes#13 - Rotten Things
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/2017
The Carringtons’ plan for a peaceful holiday are spoiled by two new arrivals and the scandals they bring with them. Blake faces a power struggle with his own father; meanwhile Fallon attempts to reunite the Colbys.
Director: Brad Silberling
Writer: Paula Sabbaga
8.4/10 658 votes#14 - A Well-Dressed Tarantula
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/17/2018
Cristal’s efforts to mend her fractured marriage are complicated when a dangerous newcomer threatens to destroy everything she and Blake hold dear. Meanwhile, Fallon celebrates her golden birthday and gains control of her trust, forcing her to think about more than just what size champagne bottles to serve at her party.
Director: Kenny Leon
Writer: Adele Lim
8.4/10 665 votes#15 - I Answer to No Man
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/24/2018
When Fallon is taken hostage, the rest of the family must come together to enact a rescue mission - but coming together isn't exactly what Carringtons do best. Out of desperation, Culhane turns to Jeff Colby for help, while Cristal is forced to choose between her old family and her new one.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Gladys Rodriguez
8.3/10 630 votes#16 - The Gospel According to Blake Carrington
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/9/2018
Suspicious that the Colbys may be up to no good, Fallon plays a dangerous game of charades; meanwhile, Steven finds himself unexpectedly channeling his darker side when he tries to help Sammy Jo, and Cristal must cover-up an impulsive mistake that threatens to implode her marriage.
Director: Dawn Wilkinson
Writer: N/A
8.3/10 616 votes#17 - Use or Be Used
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/20/2018
The manipulative power games between Fallon and Alexis continue when Alexis — who's grown highly suspect of Fallon's new husband, Liam — meddles in Fallon's love life. Meanwhile, Blake and Cristal spar over whether CA will take responsibility for the health crisis that is hurting Culhane's family.
Director: Viet Nguyen
Writer: Jake Coburn
8.3/10 607 votes#18 - A Line From the Past
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/2018
While Alexis and Blake continue to battle, Alexis enlists in a surprising ally, Jeff Colby. With her loyalties torn, Fallon must decide if she helps save the company or come to the aid of Culhane’s family.
Director: Pascal Verschooris
Writer: Jenna Richman
8.3/10 475 votes#19 - The Sensational Blake Carrington Trial
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/2019
Blake's trial begins, and every Carrington and family associate gets pulled into the fray.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10 387 votes#20 - Go Rescue Someone Else
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 8/6/2021
Fallon confides in Anders that she is worried that she hasn't heard from Liam. Blake becomes enraged when he finds what Adam has been keeping from him; a tragedy strikes the Carringtons.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10 689 votes#21 - A Taste of Your Own Medicine
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/2017
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Director: Matt Earl Beesley
Writer: Jay Gibson
8.2/10 637 votes#22 - Nothing but Trouble
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/2018
After Fallon’s declaration of professional—and romantic—independence, Jeff tries to reel her back in. As Cristal struggles with Blake’s unorthodox moral compass, she finds herself in a gray area of her own.
Director: Matt Earl Beesley
Writer: Jenna Richman
8.2/10 653 votes#23 - Ship of Vipers
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2018
While Blake focuses on his own selfish endeavors, Fallon goes to desperate measures to sell Carrington Atlantic to the Van Kirks. Sam and Alexis are determined to validate their suspicions about Melissa. Meanwhile, Anders’ daughter Kirby befriends the Colbys in order to seek revenge on Fallon to make her pay for the past.
Director: Kenny Leon
Writer: Josh Reims, Jenna Richman
8.2/10 566 votes#24 - Crazy Lady
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/18/2019
As the Carringtons track down a dangerous enemy on Christmas Eve, Fallon and Blake clash on how to best handle the situation, stirring up unresolved grievances. Meanwhile, Cristal suspects Alexis may not be telling the whole truth to the authorities, and Kirby is cast out by Anders for having an immature reaction to the grave situation at hand.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10 523 votes#25 - Motherly Overprotectiveness
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/22/2019
While Fallon and Sam struggle to keep a secret from bubbling to the surface, their attempts are complicated by the arrival of a mysterious stranger; Cristal teams up with Culhane to face a brewing crisis at the Atlantix soccer office.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A