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The Best Episodes of Dynasty Season 1

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dynasty Season 1 Episode 1 - Oil (1)
    0.0/10(243 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)
    0.0/10(110 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 3 - Oil (3)
    1.5/10(97 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 4 - The Honeymoon
    0.0/10(159 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 5 - The Dinner Party
    0.0/10(155 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 6 - Fallon's Wedding
    0.0/10(147 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 7 - The Chauffeur Tells a Secret
    0.0/10(136 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 8 - The Bordello
    0.0/10(131 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Dynasty Season 1 Episode 9 - Krystle's Lie
    0.0/10(131 votes)

    #9 - 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