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** Given the show's liberal use of LoveDodecahedron, major characters frequently dated people who had already had relationships with other family members. For example, Mark Jennings was married (and divorced) to Krystle and later had affairs to Alexis and Fallon (the latter being Krystle's stepdaughter). While both Steven and Adam were (at different points) married to Claudia, thus making each other brothers-in-law at points.
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** Jeff also being briefly married to Kirby Anders (the daughter of the Carrington family majordomo Joseph Anders, thus making him Anders' son-in-law).
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*** Kirby herself almost married Adam, which would've made her an in-law of the rest of the Carrington family. [[spoiler: She later reconciles her relationship with him in the 1991 miniseries]].
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*** Kirby herself almost married Adam, which would've made her an in-law of the rest of the Carrington family. [[spoiler: She later reconciles rekindles her relationship with him in the 1991 miniseries]].
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** Fallon was married to Jeff multiple times (and has two kids by him), and was later briefly married to Jeff's cousin/[[spoiler: half-brother]] Miles, thus making her in addition to Jeff's ex-wife, his cousin-in-law and [[spoiler: sister-in-law]] (not to mention being both the first cousin-once-removed of Fallon and Jeff's kids but also their stepfather).
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** Fallon was married to Jeff multiple times (and has two kids by him), and was later briefly married to Jeff's cousin/[[spoiler: half-brother]] Miles, thus making her in addition to Jeff's ex-wife, his cousin-in-law and [[spoiler: sister-in-law]] (not to mention being both (this would make Miles not only the first cousin-once-removed of Fallon and Jeff's kids but also briefly their stepfather).
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** Fallon was married to Jeff multiple times (and has two kids by him), and was later briefly married to Jeff's cousin/[[spoiler: half-brother]] Miles, thus making her in addition to Jeff's ex-wife, his cousin-in-law and [[spoiler: sister-in-law]].
** Jeff also being briefly married to Kirby Anders (the daughter of the Carrington family majordomo Joseph Anders, thus making him Anders' son-in-law)
** Jeff also being briefly married to Kirby Anders (the daughter of the Carrington family majordomo Joseph Anders, thus making him Anders' son-in-law)
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** Fallon was married to Jeff multiple times (and has two kids by him), and was later briefly married to Jeff's cousin/[[spoiler: half-brother]] Miles, thus making her in addition to Jeff's ex-wife, his cousin-in-law and [[spoiler: sister-in-law]].sister-in-law]] (not to mention being both the first cousin-once-removed of Fallon and Jeff's kids but also their stepfather).
** Jeff also being briefly married to Kirby Anders (the daughter of the Carrington family majordomo Joseph Anders, thus making him Anders'son-in-law)son-in-law).
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** Both Steven and Adam were (at different points) married to Claudia, thus making each other brothers-in-law at points.
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** Plus, we learn of Blake's half-sister Dominique and brother Ben, Alexis' sister Caress, Blake's niece Leslie...and this doesn't even get into the spin-off ''The Colbys''.
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** Given the show's liberal use of LoveDodecahedron, major characters frequently dated people who had already had relationships with other family members. For example, Mark Jennings was married (and divorced) to Krystle and later had affairs to Alexis and Fallon (the latter being Krystle's stepdaughter). While both Steven and Adam were (at different points) married to Claudia, thus making each other brothers-in-law at points.
** Plus, we learn of Blake's half-sister Dominique and brother Ben, Alexis' sister Caress, Blake's niece Leslie...and this doesn't even get into the spin-off ''The Colbys''.
*** For those who don't know: Sable Colby is, in addition to being Jeff's maternal aunt, Alexis' first cousin. Thus already making Jeff and Alexis first cousins-once-removed before Alexis even entered ''Dynasty''. Accounting Alexis' brief marriage to Sable's brother-in-law Cecil, this would also make her Sable's sister-in-law (sort of). Sable's children Monica and Miles are [[spoiler: not the biological kids of her husband Jason. However, if Jason is considered their legal father, this still makes them Jeff's half-siblings if only legally]].
** [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Did we mention Adam's son by a surrogate who intended to give the baby to him and his wife Dana before deciding not to?]]
** Plus, we learn of Blake's half-sister Dominique and brother Ben, Alexis' sister Caress, Blake's niece Leslie...and this doesn't even get into the spin-off ''The Colbys''.
*** For those who don't know: Sable Colby is, in addition to being Jeff's maternal aunt, Alexis' first cousin. Thus already making Jeff and Alexis first cousins-once-removed before Alexis even entered ''Dynasty''. Accounting Alexis' brief marriage to Sable's brother-in-law Cecil, this would also make her Sable's sister-in-law (sort of). Sable's children Monica and Miles are [[spoiler: not the biological kids of her husband Jason. However, if Jason is considered their legal father, this still makes them Jeff's half-siblings if only legally]].
** [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Did we mention Adam's son by a surrogate who intended to give the baby to him and his wife Dana before deciding not to?]]
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* WhamEpisode: Several, but the most famous is Alexis' dramatic courtroom introduction at the end of Season 1.
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* TangledFamilyTree: To a degree, the Carringtons while tying in the Colbys and some of the Carrington family staff. The series begins with Blake's marriage to Krystle, thus making her the stepmother of Steven and Fallon. Simple enough, right? Then...
** ...we meet Blake's first wife Alexis (the mother of Steven and Fallon) and learn later down the line of two other Carrington children Adam and Amanda (the former being kidnapped as an infant while Blake wasn't aware of the latter's existence for 20 years).
** Steven was married to Krystle's niece Sammy Jo, thus making him Krystle's nephew-in-law. Sammy Jo had Steven's son Danny, who subsequently is both Krystle's great-nephew and step-grandson.
** Fallon was married to Jeff multiple times (and has two kids by him), and was later briefly married to Jeff's cousin/[[spoiler: half-brother]] Miles, thus making her in addition to Jeff's ex-wife, his cousin-in-law and [[spoiler: sister-in-law]].
** Jeff also being briefly married to Kirby Anders (the daughter of the Carrington family majordomo Joseph Anders, thus making him Anders' son-in-law)
*** Kirby herself almost married Adam, which would've made her an in-law of the rest of the Carrington family. [[spoiler: She later reconciles her relationship with him in the 1991 miniseries]].
** Alexis would ultimately marry four times; initially married to Blake for seven years, Alexis married Jeff's uncle Cecil on his deathbed in season 3 thus making her briefly Jeff's aunt-by-marriage. She was also married (and divorced) Dex Dexter and Sean Rowan, the latter of whom was [[spoiler: Anders' son and Kirby's brother, thus making Alexis their daughter-in-law and sister-in-law, respectively]].
** Both Steven and Adam were (at different points) married to Claudia, thus making each other brothers-in-law at points.
** Amanda also had a short marriage to Prince Michael of Moldavia, while Alexis had an affair with his father King Galen.
** Plus, we learn of Blake's half-sister Dominique and brother Ben, Alexis' sister Caress, Blake's niece Leslie...and this doesn't even get into the spin-off ''The Colbys''.
* WhamEpisode: Several, but the most famous is Alexis' dramatic courtroom introduction at the end of Season 1. Not to mention the [[spoiler: the Moldavian Massacre in the season 5 finale]].
** ...we meet Blake's first wife Alexis (the mother of Steven and Fallon) and learn later down the line of two other Carrington children Adam and Amanda (the former being kidnapped as an infant while Blake wasn't aware of the latter's existence for 20 years).
** Steven was married to Krystle's niece Sammy Jo, thus making him Krystle's nephew-in-law. Sammy Jo had Steven's son Danny, who subsequently is both Krystle's great-nephew and step-grandson.
** Fallon was married to Jeff multiple times (and has two kids by him), and was later briefly married to Jeff's cousin/[[spoiler: half-brother]] Miles, thus making her in addition to Jeff's ex-wife, his cousin-in-law and [[spoiler: sister-in-law]].
** Jeff also being briefly married to Kirby Anders (the daughter of the Carrington family majordomo Joseph Anders, thus making him Anders' son-in-law)
*** Kirby herself almost married Adam, which would've made her an in-law of the rest of the Carrington family. [[spoiler: She later reconciles her relationship with him in the 1991 miniseries]].
** Alexis would ultimately marry four times; initially married to Blake for seven years, Alexis married Jeff's uncle Cecil on his deathbed in season 3 thus making her briefly Jeff's aunt-by-marriage. She was also married (and divorced) Dex Dexter and Sean Rowan, the latter of whom was [[spoiler: Anders' son and Kirby's brother, thus making Alexis their daughter-in-law and sister-in-law, respectively]].
** Both Steven and Adam were (at different points) married to Claudia, thus making each other brothers-in-law at points.
** Amanda also had a short marriage to Prince Michael of Moldavia, while Alexis had an affair with his father King Galen.
** Plus, we learn of Blake's half-sister Dominique and brother Ben, Alexis' sister Caress, Blake's niece Leslie...and this doesn't even get into the spin-off ''The Colbys''.
* WhamEpisode: Several, but the most famous is Alexis' dramatic courtroom introduction at the end of Season 1. Not to mention the [[spoiler: the Moldavian Massacre in the season 5 finale]].
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* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: The outfits were the ''piece de resistance'' as far as the 1980s go. Not to mention ridiculously expensive.
** ImpossiblyTackyClothes: [[HilariousInHindsight In hindsight,]] the clothes also come off as this.
** ImpossiblyTackyClothes: [[HilariousInHindsight In hindsight,]] the clothes also come off as this.
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* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: The outfits were the ''piece de resistance'' as far as the 1980s go. Not to mention ridiculously expensive.
** ImpossiblyTackyClothes: [[HilariousInHindsight In hindsight,]] the clothes also come off as this.expensive. But these days, a lot of them are subject to heavy FashionDissonance.
** ImpossiblyTackyClothes: [[HilariousInHindsight In hindsight,]] the clothes also come off as this.
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Just as ''Series/{{Charmed}}'' would later top ''Series/{{Buffy|TheVampireSlayer}}'' in terms of FantasyKitchenSink, this show topped ''Dallas'' in terms of every SoapOpera trope the writers could think of (with [[AllJustADream one extremely notable exception]]).
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Just as ''Series/{{Charmed}}'' ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' would later top ''Series/{{Buffy|TheVampireSlayer}}'' in terms of FantasyKitchenSink, this show topped ''Dallas'' in terms of every SoapOpera trope the writers could think of (with [[AllJustADream one extremely notable exception]]).
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** Caress, [[spoiler: Alexis']] sister was PutOnABus in order to dig up secrets on [[spoiler: Ben Carrington]], but she never returned to the series nor the miniseries, thus rendering that potential storyline moot.
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** Joel (George Hamilton) and Rita (Linda Evans, though she also played Krystle) left the show in a way that almost guaranteed their returns. Namely, Joel had kidnapped [[spoiler: Krystle]] and believed that [[spoiler: her lookalike]] Rita was her, and having fallen in love with [[spoiler: Krystle]], he believed that [[spoiler: Rita]] was her and wanted to leave for South America with "[[spoiler: Krystle]]", though [[spoiler: Sammy Jo]] had switched the women at the last second. With Rita's knowledge of Joel's feelings toward [[spoiler: Krystle]], she attacked Joel while he was driving, and they went over an embankment. A search party is employed to find them, in which they recover the crashed car, though both were missing. They didn't return, and the storyline was promptly forgotten.
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** [[spoiler: Joel (George Hamilton) and Rita (Linda Evans, though she who also played Krystle) left the show in a way that almost guaranteed their returns. Namely, Joel had kidnapped [[spoiler: Krystle]] Krystle and believed that [[spoiler: her lookalike]] lookalike Rita was her, and having fallen in love with [[spoiler: Krystle]], Krystle, he believed that [[spoiler: Rita]] Rita was her and wanted to leave for South America with "[[spoiler: Krystle]]", "Krystle", though [[spoiler: Sammy Jo]] Jo had switched the women at the last second. With Rita's knowledge of Joel's feelings toward [[spoiler: Krystle]], Krystle, she attacked Joel while he was driving, and they went over an embankment. A search party is employed to find them, in which they recover the crashed car, though both were missing. They didn't return, and the storyline was promptly forgotten. ]]
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* BuryYourGays: Ted Dinard and Luke Fuller. [[Spoiler: Subverted with Steven, who is revealed to be alive after being presumed dead in an oil rig explosion]].
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* BuryYourGays: Ted Dinard and Luke Fuller. [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Subverted with Steven, who is revealed to be alive after being presumed dead in an oil rig explosion]].
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** Joel (George Hamilton) and Rita (Linda Evans, though she also played Krystle) left the show in a way that almost guaranteed their returns. Namely, Joel had kidnapped [[spoiler: Krystle]] and believed that [[spoiler: her lookalike]] Rita was her, and having fallen in love with [[spoiler: Krystle]], he believed that Rita was her and wanted to leave for South America with "[[spoiler: Krystle]]", though [[spoiler: Sammy Jo]] had switched the women at the last second. With Rita's knowledge of Joel's feelings toward [[spoiler: Krystle]], she attacked Joel while he was driving, and they went over an embankment. A search party is employed to find them, in which they recover the crashed car, though both were missing. They didn't return, and the storyline was promptly forgotten.
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** Joel (George Hamilton) and Rita (Linda Evans, though she also played Krystle) left the show in a way that almost guaranteed their returns. Namely, Joel had kidnapped [[spoiler: Krystle]] and believed that [[spoiler: her lookalike]] Rita was her, and having fallen in love with [[spoiler: Krystle]], he believed that Rita [[spoiler: Rita]] was her and wanted to leave for South America with "[[spoiler: Krystle]]", though [[spoiler: Sammy Jo]] had switched the women at the last second. With Rita's knowledge of Joel's feelings toward [[spoiler: Krystle]], she attacked Joel while he was driving, and they went over an embankment. A search party is employed to find them, in which they recover the crashed car, though both were missing. They didn't return, and the storyline was promptly forgotten.
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* BuryYourGays: Ted Dinard and Luke Fuller. [[Spoiler: Subverted with Steven, who is revealed to be alive after being presumed dead in an oil rig explosion]].
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** In late season two, Alexis and Blake mention their eldest son Adam during a fight, who was kidnapped as an infant and never returned. At the start of the following season, Adam shows up and becomes of the show's most notable villains.
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** In late season two, Alexis and Blake mention their eldest son Adam during a fight, who was kidnapped as an infant and never returned. At the start of the following season, Adam shows up and becomes one of the show's most notable villains.
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* IconicSequelCharacter: Alexis is probably the show's most notable character, but doesn't appear until the start of season two.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** In late season two, Alexis and Blake mention their eldest son Adam during a fight, who was kidnapped as an infant and never returned. At the start of the following season, Adam shows up and becomes of the show's most notable villains.
** In the season four episode "Birthday", Alexis mentions being pregnant four times. At the time, it was known that she had ''three'' children (Adam, Fallon, and Steven). When Krystle notes the discrepancy, Alexis claims she had a miscarriage. Eleven episodes later, in season five's "Amanda", this is revealed to not be true when Amanda shows up and reveals that she is Alexis' daughter.
** In late season two, Alexis and Blake mention their eldest son Adam during a fight, who was kidnapped as an infant and never returned. At the start of the following season, Adam shows up and becomes of the show's most notable villains.
** In the season four episode "Birthday", Alexis mentions being pregnant four times. At the time, it was known that she had ''three'' children (Adam, Fallon, and Steven). When Krystle notes the discrepancy, Alexis claims she had a miscarriage. Eleven episodes later, in season five's "Amanda", this is revealed to not be true when Amanda shows up and reveals that she is Alexis' daughter.
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To date, the first seven seasons so far have been released on DVD.
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* MidseasonReplacement: Premiered in the middle of the 1980-1981 television season.
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Imagine ''Series/{{Dallas}}'', but in UsefulNotes/{{Denver}}, replace Larry Hagman with Creator/JoanCollins, and throw in a few catfights and ''lots and lots'' of shoulder pads.
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Imagine ''Series/{{Dallas}}'', but in UsefulNotes/{{Denver}}, replace Larry Hagman Creator/LarryHagman with Creator/JoanCollins, and throw in a few catfights and ''lots and lots'' of shoulder pads.
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-->-- '''Roger''', while watching one of ''Dynasty''[='s=] many {{Cat Fight}}s, ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''
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-->-- '''Roger''', while '''Roger''' (while watching one of ''Dynasty''[='s=] many {{Cat Fight}}s, Fight}}s), ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''
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[[caption-width-right:310:[[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad They don't write female characters like they used to.]]]]
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->''"They don't write female characters like they used to.
-->-- '''Roger''', while watching one of ''Dynasty''[='s=] many {{Cat Fight}}s, ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''
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[[Series/Dynasty2017 A reboot series]] with a new cast was picked up in May premiered on October 2017.
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* CatFight: What this show is best known for nowadays.
** The show's writers obviously had huge fun thinking up new venues for hissing, spitting, slapping fights between Joan Collins and (usually Linda Evans, but sometimes whichever other actress was being featured at the time, such as Diahann Carroll or Stephanie Beacham) at least once a season.
** The show's writers obviously had huge fun thinking up new venues for hissing, spitting, slapping fights between Joan Collins and (usually Linda Evans, but sometimes whichever other actress was being featured at the time, such as Diahann Carroll or Stephanie Beacham) at least once a season.
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* CatFight: What this show is best known for nowadays.
**nowadays. The show's writers obviously had huge fun thinking up new venues for hissing, spitting, slapping fights between Joan Collins and (usually Linda Evans, but sometimes whichever other actress was being featured at the time, such as Diahann Carroll or Stephanie Beacham) at least once a season.
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** Joel and Rita left the show in a way that almost guaranteed their returns. Namely, Joel had kidnapped [[spoiler: Krystle]] and believed that [[spoiler: her lookalike]] Rita was her, and having fallen in love with [[spoiler: Krystle]], he believed that Rita was her and wanted to leave for South America with "[[spoiler: Krystle]]", though [[spoiler: Sammy Jo]] had switched the women at the last second. With Rita's knowledge of Joel's feelings toward [[spoiler: Krystle]], she attacked Joel while he was driving, and they went over an embankment. A search party is employed to find them, in which they recover the crashed car, though both were missing. They didn't return, and the storyline was promptly forgotten.
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** Nick Toscanni (James Farentino)'s ultimate fate was left ambiguous when he left Blake for dead at the end of season 2. He left town, though nothing was stated about what actually happened to him.
** Daniel Reece (Rock Hudson)'s story arc, including the revelation of being [[spoiler: Sammy Jo]]'s father, was cut short because of Hudson's declining health.
** Joel (George Hamilton) and Rita (Linda Evans, though she also played Krystle) left the show in a way that almost guaranteed their returns. Namely, Joel had kidnapped [[spoiler: Krystle]] and believed that [[spoiler: her lookalike]] Rita was her, and having fallen in love with [[spoiler: Krystle]], he believed that Rita was her and wanted to leave for South America with "[[spoiler: Krystle]]", though [[spoiler: Sammy Jo]] had switched the women at the last second. With Rita's knowledge of Joel's feelings toward [[spoiler: Krystle]], she attacked Joel while he was driving, and they went over an embankment. A search party is employed to find them, in which they recover the crashed car, though both were missing. They didn't return, and the storyline was promptly forgotten.
** Daniel Reece (Rock Hudson)'s story arc, including the revelation of being [[spoiler: Sammy Jo]]'s father, was cut short because of Hudson's declining health.
** Joel (George Hamilton) and Rita (Linda Evans, though she also played Krystle) left the show in a way that almost guaranteed their returns. Namely, Joel had kidnapped [[spoiler: Krystle]] and believed that [[spoiler: her lookalike]] Rita was her, and having fallen in love with [[spoiler: Krystle]], he believed that Rita was her and wanted to leave for South America with "[[spoiler: Krystle]]", though [[spoiler: Sammy Jo]] had switched the women at the last second. With Rita's knowledge of Joel's feelings toward [[spoiler: Krystle]], she attacked Joel while he was driving, and they went over an embankment. A search party is employed to find them, in which they recover the crashed car, though both were missing. They didn't return, and the storyline was promptly forgotten.
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* CommutingOnABus: Sammy appeared sporadically during her first four seasons on the show (season 2-5), often going back and forth from Denver and New York, before she got off the bus permanently in season 6, remaining on the show for the rest of the show.
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* CommutingOnABus: Sammy Jo appeared sporadically during her first four seasons on the show (season 2-5), often going back and forth from Denver and New York, before she got off the bus permanently in season 6, remaining on the show for until the rest of the show.end.
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** Joel and Rita left the show in a way that almost guaranteed their returns. Namely, Joel had kidnapped [[spoiler: Krystle]] and believed that [[spoiler: her lookalike]] Rita was her, and having fallen in love with [[spoiler: Krystle]], he believed that Rita was her, though [[spoiler: Sammy Jo]] had switched the women at the last second. With Rita's knowledge of Joel's feelings toward [[spoiler: Krystle]], she attacked Joel while he was driving, and they went over an embankment. A search party is employed to find them, in which they recover the crashed car, though both were missing. They didn't return, and the storyline was promptly forgotten.
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** Joel and Rita left the show in a way that almost guaranteed their returns. Namely, Joel had kidnapped [[spoiler: Krystle]] and believed that [[spoiler: her lookalike]] Rita was her, and having fallen in love with [[spoiler: Krystle]], he believed that Rita was her, her and wanted to leave for South America with "[[spoiler: Krystle]]", though [[spoiler: Sammy Jo]] had switched the women at the last second. With Rita's knowledge of Joel's feelings toward [[spoiler: Krystle]], she attacked Joel while he was driving, and they went over an embankment. A search party is employed to find them, in which they recover the crashed car, though both were missing. They didn't return, and the storyline was promptly forgotten.
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* AbsenteeActor: On the parent show, everyone but John Forsythe.
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* YouFailHistoryForever: In reality, Moldavia (the country where the terrorist attack takes place) was part of the USSR and definitely not a monarchy. Granted, ArtisticLicenseHistory and ArtisticLicenseGeography.
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* YouFailHistoryForever: ArtisticLicenseGeography: In reality, Moldavia (the country where the terrorist attack takes place) was part of the USSR and definitely not a monarchy. Granted, ArtisticLicenseHistory and ArtisticLicenseGeography.
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* YouFailHistoryForever: In reality, Moldavia (the country where the terrorist attack takes place) was part of the USSR and definitely not a monarchy.
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* YouFailHistoryForever: In reality, Moldavia (the country where the terrorist attack takes place) was part of the USSR and definitely not a monarchy. Granted, ArtisticLicenseHistory and ArtisticLicenseGeography.
* ChildByRape: Subverted; Kirby's pregnancy with Adam's child ends in a stillborn birth.
* DeathIsCheap: Pulled on [[spoiler: Fallon and Steven]] because their "deaths" were never permanent, even though they would be instantly fatal if the show went with a more realistic approach (e.g. [[spoiler: plane crash and gas explosion, respectively]]). And don't forget [[spoiler: the entire wedding party at the "Moldavian Massacre"]].
* SerialSpouse: Alexis has been married four times, the longest marriage being with Blake at seven years.
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* StraightGay: Steven. In particular demonstrated by his penchant for getting into fights with some of the other guys on the show, especially his brother Adam. He possessed no stereotypically gay attributes, which was fairly notable for a show that aired during TheEighties.
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* StraightGay: Steven. In particular demonstrated by his penchant for getting into fights with some of the other guys on the show, especially his brother Adam. He possessed no stereotypically gay attributes, which was fairly notable for a show that aired during TheEighties. Also, several other gay characters (often Steven's exes) can qualify under this trope because they lack stereotypical mannerisms.
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* CommutingOnABus: Sammy appeared sporadically during her first four seasons on the show (season 2-5), often going back and forth from Denver and New York, before she got off the bus permanently in season 6, remaining on the show for the rest of the show.
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* {{Cliffhanger}}: Once a season. The show ended on one, as well, which left the fates of [[spoiler: Adam, Alexis, Dex, Blake, Fallon, and Krystina]] in the balance.
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* {{Cliffhanger}}: Once a season.OnceASeason. The show ended on one, as well, which left the fates of [[spoiler: Adam, Alexis, Dex, Blake, Fallon, and Krystina]] in the balance.
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* FishOutOfWater: Krystle, upon arriving to the Carrington household. Not helped by how Blake is quite {{Workaholic}}
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* FishOutOfWater: Krystle, upon arriving to the Carrington household. Not helped by how Blake is quite {{Workaholic}}the {{Workaholic}}.
* KarmaHoudini: Adam was never arrested after raping Kirby; in fact, Kirby almost ''married'' him even after that happened.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dynasty_characters#Overview The OtherWiki has a whole list dedicated to the many cast members of ''Dynasty'']].
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dynasty_characters#Overview The OtherWiki has a whole list dedicated to the many cast members of ''Dynasty'']].
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* ManipulativeBastard: More than a few.
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* LukeYouAreMyFather: Dominique eventually told [[spoiler: Tom Carrington]] that she was his daughter.
* ManipulativeBastard: More than afew.few, including Adam, who was almost a KarmaHoudini as well.
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** [[Spoiler: Claudia was moved to a mental hospital in early season 3 after being accused of kidnapping Fallon and Jeff's baby son (though in reality, it was a baby doll) and dropped the "baby" off the roof of an apartment building. She returned once later in the season, before rejoining the cast from season 4 until her death at the end of season 6.]]
** [[Spoiler: Fallon disappeared after a car crash at the end of season 4. She was presumed dead in a plane crash in the following season, though later turned up alive later in season 5, with a [[OtherDarrin different actress]]. She then appeared for the first couple episodes of season 6 before moving to the show's spin-off ''The Colbys'' for two seasons, before permanently returning in season 8.]]
** [[Spoiler: Steven left Colorado at the end of season 2. He moved to an oil rig, which blew up in an explosion, leaving him presumably dead. He was later discovered alive, with a [[OtherDarrin different face after surgery]]. His intended PutOnABus moment in season 7 was averted, and he stayed until the end of the following season, where he left Denver. He returned for the miniseries.]]
** [[Spoiler: Amanda was PutOnABus to England in the middle of season 7 "to think", when the actress was let go from her contract. She never returned nor was she mentioned again.]]
** [[Spoiler: Kirby Anders, ex-wife of Jeff and ex-fiancee of Adam, left for Paris after Alexis blackmailed her when Kirby attempted to shoot her, the end of season 4, the same episode Pamela Sue Martin (the original Fallon) left the show. She returned for the mini-series seven years later.]]
** [[Spoiler: Jeff left for ''The Colbys'' in early season 6. He returned in season 8, after that show's cancellation, and stayed on permanently.]]
** [[Spoiler: Krystle started to lose her mind at the end of season 8. In season 9, she only appeared in six episodes before receiving neurosurgery and being placed in a ConvenientComa in a Swiss hospital for the remainder of the show. She returned for the mini-series in 1991.]]
** [[Spoiler: Fallon disappeared after a car crash at the end of season 4. She was presumed dead in a plane crash in the following season, though later turned up alive later in season 5, with a [[OtherDarrin different actress]]. She then appeared for the first couple episodes of season 6 before moving to the show's spin-off ''The Colbys'' for two seasons, before permanently returning in season 8.]]
** [[Spoiler: Steven left Colorado at the end of season 2. He moved to an oil rig, which blew up in an explosion, leaving him presumably dead. He was later discovered alive, with a [[OtherDarrin different face after surgery]]. His intended PutOnABus moment in season 7 was averted, and he stayed until the end of the following season, where he left Denver. He returned for the miniseries.]]
** [[Spoiler: Amanda was PutOnABus to England in the middle of season 7 "to think", when the actress was let go from her contract. She never returned nor was she mentioned again.]]
** [[Spoiler: Kirby Anders, ex-wife of Jeff and ex-fiancee of Adam, left for Paris after Alexis blackmailed her when Kirby attempted to shoot her, the end of season 4, the same episode Pamela Sue Martin (the original Fallon) left the show. She returned for the mini-series seven years later.]]
** [[Spoiler: Jeff left for ''The Colbys'' in early season 6. He returned in season 8, after that show's cancellation, and stayed on permanently.]]
** [[Spoiler: Krystle started to lose her mind at the end of season 8. In season 9, she only appeared in six episodes before receiving neurosurgery and being placed in a ConvenientComa in a Swiss hospital for the remainder of the show. She returned for the mini-series in 1991.]]
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** [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Claudia was moved to a mental hospital in early season 3 after being accused of kidnapping Fallon and Jeff's baby son (though in reality, it was a baby doll) and dropped the "baby" off the roof of an apartment building. She returned once later in the season, before rejoining the cast from season 4 until her death at the end of season 6.]]
**[[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Fallon disappeared after a car crash at the end of season 4. She was presumed dead in a plane crash in the following season, though later turned up alive later in season 5, with a [[OtherDarrin different actress]]. She then appeared for the first couple episodes of season 6 before moving to the show's spin-off ''The Colbys'' for two seasons, before permanently returning in season 8.]]
**[[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Steven left Colorado at the end of season 2. He moved to an oil rig, which blew up in an explosion, leaving him presumably dead. He was later discovered alive, with a [[OtherDarrin different face after surgery]]. His intended PutOnABus moment in season 7 was averted, and he stayed until the end of the following season, where he left Denver. He returned for the miniseries.]]
**[[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Amanda was PutOnABus to England in the middle of season 7 "to think", when the actress was let go from her contract. She never returned nor was she mentioned again.]]
**[[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Kirby Anders, ex-wife of Jeff and ex-fiancee of Adam, left for Paris after Alexis blackmailed her when Kirby attempted to shoot her, the end of season 4, the same episode Pamela Sue Martin (the original Fallon) left the show. She returned for the mini-series seven years later.]]
**[[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Jeff left for ''The Colbys'' in early season 6. He returned in season 8, after that show's cancellation, and stayed on permanently.]]
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** [[spoiler: Dominique left town at the end of season 7, to re-establish her music career in Europe.]]
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