Dynasty is gearing up for an impressive exit.
The penultimate episode of the series began tying up loose ends for many of the characters, but what would Dynasty be without a dash of drama along the way? We have to expect that the series is going to go out with a bang.
Fallon and Liam celebrated their baby shower with their loved ones and surrogate Stacy, who was made an official part of the Carrington family and accidentally revealed that they are expecting a baby girl. It’s clear that the upcoming series finale will end with the family of three happy together as Stacy looks like she’s about ready to give birth. I was honestly expecting her to go into labor while she was being celebrated at the shower.
There was a tender moment between Fallon and Alexis, and boy, they’ve come a long way since their initial pool fight. It’s nice to see Alexis do this for her daughter, even if it was over-the-top with that signature Alexis flair.
Stacy also confronted Adam about having atropine in his bag, finally piecing together that he’s a complete monster. I’m so glad she informed someone about his actions before sharing her theory with him because Adam is a loose cannon. He’s so unpredictable, and when put on the spot and threatened, there’s no telling what he’s capable of. Stacy, however, seems like a pretty put-together person, so she likely acknowledged how much danger she was in when Adam poisoned her, which led to her decision to bring in reinforcements when she confronted him. And I’m loving Cristal embracing her role as the woman of the manor. Gone are the days when she would let people—mostly Blake—walk all over her; Cristal is kicking people out, hiring new staff (she should probably check references first), and standing up to Blake when he dishes out misogynistic statements like “end of discussion.”
Blake is still Blake at the end of the day, but he’s made some impressive strides in his personal growth and development that need to be acknowledged. He reached out to Colby when his PPA plane went dark, and while things got tense for a moment when he didn’t exactly trust Colby enough to give him full reign, he realized that he needed to put his ego aside for the greater good. It’s a huge moment for Blake—I never thought I’d hear him apologize to Colby let alone admit that he was wrong.
Colby, on the other hand, stood his ground. He helped Blake locate the plane’s locations while acknowledging that they couldn’t remedy a broken relationship overnight… but it was a good start. These two, much like Alexis and Fallon, have come a long way. And the reality that they likely don’t want to confront is that they work really well together.
I wasn’t exactly certain why the writers introduced a new mystery involving one of PPA’s planes while trying to wrap things up, but it was all made clear in those final moments when Blake got the call that the confidential manifest was revealed and Dex was one of the financier’s on board. Alexis has been so busy planning the baby shower that she likely didn’t even realize Dex wasn’t texting back.
For Alexis’ sake, I hope Dex survives the ordeal. She’s become a better person because of her relationship with him, and while his appearance has been few and far in between, he always pushes Alexis to own up to the mistakes of her past and do better. Plus, it’s been nice to see her in a happy and healthy relationship for once. The logline for the final episode also notes that Blake and Alexis team up to go on a rescue mission together, which sounds pretty silly but also extremely entertaining. We’ve been cheated of Grant Show and Elaine Hendrix scenes!
Speaking of someone who deserves a good partner, Culhane is engaged! In the words of Lizzo, “it’s about damn time.” Culhane obviously has the means for an extravagant proposal, but considering his and Nina’s film meet-cute, what he planned was absolutely perfect. I don’t know if we’ll get to see him walk down the aisle in the finale, but I’m content knowing that Culhane is getting his happily ever after and leaving behind his connection to the Carrington family in his dust.
It’s not entirely ideal for Sammy, who wanted to expand his hotel to another location in Atlanta, and I don’t really understand why Culhane just can’t fly back and forth to help manage the venture from LA, but honestly, Culhane has sacrificed so much for others that it’s about time he puts himself and his wants first. With the possibility of losing his best friend and sidekick (an unexpected but incredible development in the last season), Sammy is forced to put his life into perspective and dig deep when it comes to his future. Simply by witnessing Culhane’s proposal, Sammy realized that he wasn’t completely “in” with Ryan, and neither of them deserved that kind of love. If there’s anyone on this series who deserves happiness more than Culhane and Alexis, it’s Sammy!
It’s a bummer that Colby also hasn’t found a soulmate to rule the world with as he just realized that Gemma, the woman he met at the bachelor auction, was likely responsible for stealing his drives with the company codes on them. And Gemma works for Colby’s biggest adversary Richard Payne, the CEO of Plenexia, so yeah, this might have dire effects on Colby Co.
Colby wouldn’t even know if it wasn’t for the makings of what was to be a steamy hook-up between Dom and her former bodyguard. As most everyone on this series, Dom hasn’t had the best experience when it comes to relationships, so I’m hoping this is the one she doesn’t let slip away. They make a cute couple.
Of course, not everyone deserves a happy ending… like Adam, for instance. We’ve watched him get away with doing utterly terrible things to the people he claims he loves for far too long. It’s boring to see him get away without any true repercussions for his actions—and no, getting kicked out of the manor doesn’t actually count. But Graham stuffing Adam into the back of the trunk and vowing to make him pay up is the kind of plot twist I’m all about. Please, please, please let it be that Graham is working for Steven because if we don’t see Steven in this final episode, well, we march at dawn Dynasty fans.
The series has never been above a face swap, so could it be possible that Graham is Steven with a new face? Or is he someone Steven met while locked away overseas? Either way, Graham seemed to take kindly to Sam as if he were protecting him. And if Steven’s return is possible in the finale, maybe that’s why Sam could never actually commit to anyone else. His soulmate was always Steven!
I’m just hoping that Adam finally meets his match, whoever Graham may be. It’s satisfying to watch as it’s clear that Adam does not fancy a taste of his own medicine. And he’s on his own because one will even go looking for him now that he’s pretty much burned every bridge possible.
Graham wasn’t the only new person to arrive at the manor ready to cause chaos, which honestly makes you question whether anyone else needs a key to the revolving door of the manor. Just as Amanda and Kirby seemed to get off of shaky footing and established that there is a future for them even if they don’t know what it entails exactly, Florence, Amanda’s uh “friend” from London, came knocking.
Kirby looked threatened, while it simply seemed as though Florence and Amanda had a lot of unfinished business to discuss. Is she here because she wants to reconcile? Or does she have a new opportunity that will pull Amanda back to London?
And lastly, Fallon has entered what will be known as her final and ultimate beef with Ellen, a board member who is adopting all of her tricks of the trade and using them against her. It’s slightly impressive to see just how conniving Ellen is, but then again, she learned from the best.
Still, Fallon is not one to be played at her own game. She doesn’t get intimated, and she won’t lose the climate-positive company that she’s creating for her daughter to someone whose motivations are beyond questionable. She’ll come in swinging, and if I were Ellen, I’d be afraid.
As for Liam, well, I want to see how he’s going to dig himself out of this mess. Can he live with what he did by paying off his mentor’s nephew to stay silent? Or will he fess up so that his daughter can have a father she can be proud of? My gut tells me it’s going to be the latter.
What did you think of the penultimate episode of Dynasty? What predictions do you have for next week’s series finale?