List of Dynasty (2017 TV series) episodes

This article is about episodes of the 2017 TV series. For episodes of the 1981 series, see List of Dynasty (1981 TV series) episodes.

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Dynasty is an American television series based on the 1980s prime time soap opera of the same name. Developed by Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, and Sallie Patrick, the first season of the new series stars Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon Carrington, Grant Show as her father Blake Carrington, Nathalie Kelley as Blake's new wife Cristal, and James Mackay as his son Steven, with Robert Christopher Riley as chauffeur Michael Culhane, Sam Adegoke as tech billionaire Jeff Colby, Rafael de la Fuente as Sam "Sammy Jo" Jones, Cristal's nephew and Steven's fiancé, and Alan Dale as Joseph Anders, the Carrington majordomo. The series later introduced Alexis Carrington (Nicollette Sheridan and Elaine Hendrix), Blake's ex-wife and the estranged mother of Steven and Fallon; Anders's daughter Kirby (Maddison Brown); Blake's third wife Cristal Jennings (Ana Brenda Contreras and Daniella Alonso); Blake and Alexis's long-missing son, Adam Carrington (Sam Underwood); Blake's half-sister Dominique Deveraux (Michael Michele), the mother of Jeff and Monica Colby (Wakeema Hollis); Fallon's husband Liam Ridley (Adam Huber); and Amanda Carrington (Eliza Bennett), Alexis's secret daughter by Blake.

The pilot was announced in September 2016, and the reboot received a series order in May 2017. Dynasty premiered on October 11, 2017, on The CW in the United States, and on Netflix internationally a day later. On November 8, 2017, The CW picked up the series for a full season of 22 episodes. On April 2, 2018, The CW renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on October 12, 2018. Dynasty was renewed for a third season on January 31, 2019, which premiered on October 11, 2019. Dynasty was renewed for a fourth season on January 7, 2020, which premiered on May 7, 2021. On February 3, 2021, ahead of its fourth season premiere, The CW renewed the series for a fifth season. During the course of the series, 85 episodes of Dynasty aired, between October 11, 2017, and September 16, 2022.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired	Rank	Average viewers (in millions inc. DVR)
	1	22	October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
	2	22	October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)	May 24, 2019 (2019-05-24)
	3	20	October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)	May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08)
	4	22	May 7, 2021 (2021-05-07)	October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)
	5	22	December 20, 2021 (2021-12-20)	September 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)

Episodes

Season 1 (2017–2018)

Main article: Dynasty (2017 TV series, season 1)

Dynasty season 1 episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"I Hardly Recognized You"	Brad Silberling	Sallie Patrick & Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage	October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)	1.26
Heiress Fallon Carrington is unhappy to find her billionaire father Blake engaged to Cristal Flores, and plots to drive a wedge between them by giving her father photos of Cristal with her former lover Matthew Blaisdel. Fallon's plan backfires, pushing up the wedding and securing Cristal the promotion Fallon wanted for herself. Feeling underappreciated by Blake, Fallon sets herself up as his business rival, backed by Blake's nemesis, Jeff Colby. Anders, the Carrington family butler, makes his knowledge of Cristal's shady past known to her, and the arrival of her opportunistic nephew Sam—who has just slept with Fallon's brother, Steven—puts her in further jeopardy. Matthew is killed in the aftermath of a suspicious explosion, and his unstable wife Claudia appears at Blake's wedding to accuse him of her husband's murder.
2	2	"Spit It Out"	Michael A. Allowitz	Sallie Patrick	October 18, 2017 (2017-10-18)	0.92
Cristal is devastated by Matthew's death, while Blake works to distance the Carringtons from him and his possible murder. Jeff helps Fallon delete all traces of the photos of Cristal and Matthew. Cristal proves her loyalty to Blake by relinquishing her keepsakes of her former lover, and staging a diversion for the press at Matthew's wake by declaring his love for her as one-sided. FBI agents arrive at the mansion, arresting Steven instead of Blake.
3	3	"Guilt is for Insecure People"	Kellie Cyrus	Ali Adler	October 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)	0.72
Implicated in Matthew's death, Steven clashes with Blake, who he suspects may have been involved. When Blake blocks Fallon's use of the Carrington name for her new business venture, she looks for leverage over him. Sam's mother Iris is in trouble, but Anders has made it impossible for Cristal to send her money. Cristal remembers her past as Celia Machado, when the sisters stole a fortune, but only Cristal escaped Venezuela. Sam secretly arranges the theft of Cristal's engagement ring and other valuables during a charity gala to raise the money, but Matthew's phone and its incriminating contents, which Blake had acquired illegally, are stolen as well.
4	4	"Private as a Circus"	Kevin Rodney Sullivan	Jenna Richman	November 1, 2017 (2017-11-01)	0.74
While Cristal takes Blake on an impromptu honeymoon, Sam goes to Steven for help retrieving Matthew's phone. They get it back, but Fallon leaks the sex video of Matthew and Cristal that it contains. After her overconfidence costs her a lucrative contract, Fallon realizes she has to accept Jeff's input as well as his money. Steven is cleared of Matthew's death, but is furious when Sam admits his complicity in the robbery.
5	5	"Company Slut"	Cherie Nowlan	Christopher Fife	November 8, 2017 (2017-11-08)	0.72
On Cristal's first day as COO, she faces the backlash from her sex video, and a lack of confidence from the rest of the Carrington Atlantic executives. Steven's ex-boyfriend Ted Dinard reappears, hoping to reconnect. Anders manipulates Sam to keep Steven from rekindling anything with Ted. Cristal and Fallon compete for an award, which Fallon wins by subterfuge. But Fallon's triumph is short-lived when she blurts out that she was behind the leak of Cristal's video and a furious Blake kicks her out of the mansion. Cristal apologizes to an irate Claudia, who chases Cristal into the street and is accidentally hit by Blake with his car.
6	6	"I Exist Only for Me"	Lee Rose	Kevin A. Garnett	November 15, 2017 (2017-11-15)	0.64
Fallon and Jeff throw a launch party for Morell Corp. Fallon is jealous when Michael arrives with Kori, but their relationship withstands Fallon's meddling. Despite being drunk, Fallon helps secure important technology for the company. Claudia is pregnant, and Cristal insists that she stay at the mansion to convalesce. Sam and Claudia bond, but Claudia's erratic behavior convinces Blake and Cristal that she should leave. Sam and Cristal learn that Claudia has been taking the wrong medication.
7	7	"A Taste of Your Own Medicine"	Matt Earl Beesley	Jay Gibson	November 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)	0.64
Kicked out of the Carrington Thanksgiving celebration by Blake, Fallon appears at Michael's church dinner and meets his parents. Steven confronts Blake about the suspicious funding for the athletic club. Claudia has been faking her memory problems, and while holding the Carringtons at gunpoint, she admits to causing the explosion that killed Matthew. Claudia wants Cristal to watch her kill Blake, but the rest of the family is able to overpower her. Fallon is welcomed back, but Blake's plan to send Claudia to a sanitarium in a coverup drives Steven to plot with Jeff against Police Chief Stansfield.
8	8	"The Best Things in Life"	Pascal Verschooris	Francisca X. Hu	December 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)	0.64
Cristal's pursuers have found her, and Anders helps her pay them off. When Blake catches her in a lie, Cristal confesses her secrets to him. Michael's relationship with Kori implodes over his lingering feelings for Fallon, who rebounds with Jeff. Steven's plan to neutralize Stansfield blows up in his face when he learns that he was responsible for a man's death in an oil rig accident, and that Stansfield helped Blake cover it up.
9	9	"Rotten Things"	Brad Silberling	Paula Sabbaga	December 13, 2017 (2017-12-13)	0.69
Blake brings Iris to Atlanta for the holidays, and is surprised when his domineering father Thomas arrives as well. Steven, fresh from a drug-fueled bender in New York with Ted, clashes with Blake, whose management of his company and family is already being criticized by Thomas. Cristal and Anders discover that Iris was behind the extortion plot, and a confrontation with her sister causes Cristal to admit to Sam that she killed his father to defend Iris. Fallon and Monica have a falling out. Jeff visits his father Cesil in jail, where they discuss their vendetta against Blake, who Cesil believes slept with his wife and framed him on drug charges. Blake meets a new business partner, unaware that he is Sam's father Alejandro using an assumed name.
10	10	"A Well-Dressed Tarantula"	Kenny Leon	Adele Lim	January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)	0.63
Cristal is a pariah at the mansion. Alejandro reveals himself to her, threatening to expose Blake's father's past crimes if she does not help him close a deal with Carrington Atlantic. A guilty Steven pawns an expensive watch and gives the money to the wife of the man who died because of his mistake. Fallon throws herself a 25th birthday party as she gains control of her $100 million trust fund, and overcomes her reluctance to fully commit herself and her money to Jeff. Meanwhile, Jeff tells his father he plans to marry Fallon to secure her assets for himself, including her shares of Blake's company. Cristal, Blake, Fallon, and Sam work together to turn the tables on Alejandro and Iris. After getting into her new car, Fallon is chloroformed by Iris.
11	11	"I Answer to No Man"	Steven A. Adelson	Gladys Rodriguez	January 24, 2018 (2018-01-24)	0.56
Alejandro and Iris hold Fallon hostage in a warehouse, demanding $15 million dollars and safe passage from Blake. He reveals to Cristal that he and his ex-wife Alexis had a son, Adam, who was kidnapped and never returned, thanks to ineffective police work. Blake tries to handle the situation without alerting the new police chief, whom Cristal has invited to dinner. With the ransom now up to $25 million, Cristal sneaks off to make the drop, but is taken as a hostage as well. Blake, Jeff, and Michael track them down; Cristal helps Fallon escape, but is whisked away in a truck by Alejandro and Iris. Cristal convinces Iris that Alejandro is bad and will only turn on her, and as Alejandro tries to strangle Cristal, Iris shoots and kills him. The sisters reconcile. Cristal sends Iris off with some cash, and tells the police she shot Alejandro in self-defense, not Iris.
12	12	"Promises You Can't Keep"	Norman Buckley	Christopher Fife & Kevin A. Garnett	January 31, 2018 (2018-01-31)	0.65
As the Carringtons prepare for a Casino Night fundraiser they are throwing for Senator Paul Daniels, Cristal learns from a journalist friend, Rick Morales, that Blake regularly bribed Daniels when he was a judge. To avoid the truth coming out, she gives Rick an alternative story about Daniels' many extramarital affairs. When the price of an important Morell Corp. property lease doubles, Fallon has the opportunity to retain her old price if she can win a poker game. Knowing she would be expected to sleep with the owner if she lost, Fallon bluffs for the win. Monica is horrified when Jeff reveals his plan to destroy Blake by using Fallon, but later agrees to help him.
13	13	"Nothing But Trouble"	Matt Earl Beesley	Jenna Richman	February 7, 2018 (2018-02-07)	0.65
On Blake's behalf, Anders bribes a prison guard to stage an attack intended to prevent Cesil from being paroled. The parole board votes against his release, but Jeff sleeps with the parole commissioner, who sets Cesil free. Monica manipulates Fallon into accepting Jeff's marriage proposal, but Fallon discovers their duplicity and enlists Michael to help her against the Colbys. Steven decides to run for city council, and lets Ted know that tales of their wild past may become public. Still using drugs and believing that Steven and Sam are romantically involved, Ted stages a scuffle with Sam and leaps out of an upper story window.
14	14	"The Gospel According to Blake Carrington"	Dawn Wilkinson	Francisca X. Hu & Paula Sabbaga	March 9, 2018 (2018-03-09)	0.64
Realizing that she inadvertently put Jeff's spyware on the Carrington server, Fallon and Michael use a dinner with the Colbys to try and access Jeff's own server to erase the data he has stolen. At dinner, Cesil explodes and reveals to Fallon all that Blake has done to the Colbys, which leaves her crushed. Sam tells Steven that he is not a legal citizen, so he cannot explain to the police what really happened with Ted. At Blake's urging, Steven spins the potentially negative publicity by pretending to be Ted's grieving partner. At Ted's hospital bedside, Steven manages to reclaim Sam's missing earring from Ted's belongings, but then Ted wakes up. Cristal receives flowers from Rick, and admits to Blake that they kissed. Aware that Rick is secretly working with Jeff, Blake presses Cristal to get as close to Rick as possible, but she refuses.
15	15	"Our Turn Now"	Matt Earl Beesley	Libby Wells	March 16, 2018 (2018-03-16)	0.60
The Carringtons proceed with preparations for Fallon's wedding to Jeff, planning to invade Jeff's home and erase his server while the Colbys are at the rehearsal. Cesil's refusal to attend forces the ruse to continue, despite Cristal's objections. Blake convinces Cesil to put aside the animosity between them and come to the ceremony, while Jeff presents Fallon with full ownership of Morell Co, and a plan for them to exchange 25% of their respective companies. On the eve of the wedding, Fallon asks Michael to marry her at city hall, but he refuses, not wanting something so important to be part of a Carrington plot. With Fallon and Jeff at the altar and the server still not breached, Blake tries to stop the ceremony, but Fallon shuts him down. Afterward, she reveals to the stunned Colbys that the marriage is invalid because she married someone else, Liam Ridley, the night before. Jeff's claim to 25% of Carrington Atlantic is therefore null and void, but Fallon now owns 25% of ColbyCo. A confrontation with Cesil causes Thomas to have a heart attack, and he admits to the Carringtons that Blake never had an affair, but was just covering for Thomas.
16	16	"Poor Little Rich Girl"	Kenny Leon	Ali Adler & Jenna Richman	March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)	0.63
As the Carringtons prepare for Thomas' funeral, Jeff and Fallon's feud goes public. Disgusted with Jeff's machinations, Monica cuts ties with him and takes guardianship of Cesil. With Sam facing deportation, Steven seeks help from Senator Daniels' wife Melissa, with whom he had an affair 10 years before. He has sex with her to secure an O-1 visa for Sam. Blake finds a videotape of Thomas that provides him with a little closure, and he apologizes to Fallon and Steven for manipulating them. At the funeral, Steven proposes to Sam, and Blake's long absent ex-wife Alexis reappears.
17	17	"Enter Alexis"	Jeff Byrd	Sallie Patrick & Christopher Fife	March 30, 2018 (2018-03-30)	0.69
The Carringtons are shocked to discover that Thomas has left the mansion and the grounds to Alexis. Blake vows to overturn the codicil to Thomas' will as Fallon makes overtures to connect with her mother. Accused of abandoning her children, Alexis tells Fallon that Blake bribed a judge to seize custody and exile her, which Cristal confirms. Fallon soon discovers, however, that Alexis has not been living a life of luxury abroad, but is housed in a trailer nearby, and has stayed in touch with Steven. A furious Fallon confronts Alexis, and their catfight takes them into the pool. Michael learns that his father has been hospitalized, and resigns. Through a bribe, Fallon ensures that the codicil is invalidated, but Alexis reveals that she does legally own Michael's stable house—her former art studio—and moves in.
18	18	"Don't Con a Con Artist"	Carl Seaton	Kevin A. Garnett & Paula Sabbaga	April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)	0.71
Fallon and Liam discover that Alexis is trying to sabotage Steven's engagement, but he refuses to believe them. Cristal puts the Carrington resources behind helping Michael's ailing father. Blake informs the staff that Alexis is unwelcome, and that anyone who helps her will be fired. When Anders tries to dissuade him, Blake fires him as well. Fallon manipulates Alexis into confessing, but Steven is more mad at Fallon for endangering Sam. Alexis admits to Steven that she spent all of her money trying to find Adam, Alexis and Blake's kidnapped first child. Upon being rehired, Anders warns Blake that Michael's father's illness is tied to an environmental scandal that Carrington Atlantic covered up.
19	19	"Use or Be Used"	Viet Nguyen	Jake Coburn & Jay Gibson	April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20)	0.56
Cristal convinces Blake to go public with the truth about the scandal, but he later destroys her files on the coverup and uses a recording of her admitting guilt to keep her in line. Fallon agrees to a date with Liam. She sends Sam to try and sell back her shares in ColbyCo to Jeff, who refuses. Alexis, distrusting Liam, tries to get between him and Fallon. Steven goes on a secret trip to El Paso to track down Adam. At a fashion show, a drunken Jeff confronts Fallon before passing out. Alexis reveals to Fallon that Liam is really a journalist named Jack Lowden writing a tell-all, and Fallon cuts him loose. Sam negotiates a deal with Jeff to sell the shares, and Alexis burns Liam's manuscript—actually about his own family—before visiting Jeff.
20	20	"A Line from the Past"	Pascal Verschooris	Jenna Richman & Francisca X. Hu	April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27)	0.68
While Fallon and Cristal work together to gain leverage over Blake, thanks to Alexis the press learns of the ground contamination, and Carrington Atlantic's possible involvement. Intending to force her father to take responsibility and do right by Michael, Fallon is dumbstruck when Blake publicly announces her promotion to COO in Cristal's place. Sam discovers that Steven is not in Washington, D.C., just as Steven finds Adam. Alexis tries to get Jeff to pull himself together and reconcile with Monica. As they discuss Blake's longstanding grudge against the Colbys, Alexis tells Jeff that he is actually a Carrington.
21	21	"Trashy Little Tramp"	Brandi Bradburn	Christopher Fife & Kevin A. Garnett	May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)	0.55
Blake wants to mend fences with Cristal, but she meets secretly with a divorce lawyer. Jeff and Monica go to their grandmother, who confirms that she had an affair with Thomas Carrington, and that their mother Millie is his daughter. Blake thwarts Fallon's plans for Carrington Atlantic, and fires Michael. Steven brings Hank/Adam home, but Blake refuses to accept him. Fallon visits Claudia looking for incriminating information on Blake, which she uses in a secret meeting with the Carrington Atlantic board to make a case for them to name her CEO in Blake's place. Alexis informs Jeff and Monica that as Thomas' grandchildren, they are entitled to a portion of his shares in Carrington Atlantic. Hank's missing finger convinces Blake that he is Adam, but Hank is actually Alexis's lover with whom she is conspiring to amass enough Carrington Atlantic shares to seize control of the company. Claudia is visited by Matthew, who is alive and vengeful toward the Carringtons.
22	22	"Dead Scratch"	Michael A. Allowitz	Sallie Patrick & Libby Wells	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)	0.56
Fallon is named Carrington Atlantic's CEO in Blake's place, while Jeff and Monica reveal their Carrington heritage and declare their intention to force a sale of the company. Now that Fallon is in charge, Alexis changes her mind and tells Hank, who has just been added to the family trust, to vote against the sale. However, he is seduced by the money and votes with the Colbys. Melissa appears and informs Steven, who is minutes from marrying Sam, that she is pregnant. Matthew helps Claudia escape the sanitarium, and they infiltrate the mansion. Steven and Sam marry. Cristal catches Alexis kissing Hank and the women fight, which ends with Alexis locking Cristal in the stable house. Claudia snaps and confronts Cristal with a gun. Matthew steps between them as Claudia fires, except that Matthew is a figment of her imagination, and Cristal takes the bullet. Claudia flees with Hank. The Carringtons are locked in the trophy room while the building is set on fire. Michael rescues Blake, Fallon, and Sam, but Alexis runs upstairs to release Cristal, and Steven is nowhere to be found.

Season 2 (2018–2019)

Main article: Dynasty (2017 TV series, season 2)

Dynasty season 2 episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
23	1	"Twenty-Three Skidoo"	Matt Earl Beesley	Sallie Patrick & Christopher Fife	October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)	0.64
A month after the fire, Fallon and Michael have resumed their relationship, but she and Liam pretend to still be married to assure that Liam's uncle Max buys Carrington Atlantic. Cristal has died in the fire, and Blake returns after a month's absence mourning her. Steven has not told Sam about Melissa's pregnancy. Anders keeps his newly-arrived daughter Kirby hidden from the Carringtons. Hank, who is the prime suspect in Cristal's murder, blackmails Alexis, threatening to expose their plan. He also reveals that he started the fire. Blake exposes the truth about Melissa to Sam, who comes to accept the news of the pregnancy. Michael proposes to Fallon, who accepts before flying to New York with Liam to meet the Van Kirks. Blake berates Alexis for her shameless gold digging, and they fall into bed together. In Sedona, Arizona, Cristal Jennings watches online coverage of the Carringtons.
24	2	"Ship of Vipers"	Kenny Leon	Josh Reims & Jenna Richman	October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)	0.61
Fallon and Liam are in New York to close the deal with Max, who makes a pass at Fallon. Sam and Alexis suspect that Melissa is not really pregnant, but they are proven wrong. Monica reluctantly hires Kirby to help her open Club Colby. When a rival venue schedules a concert to sabotage Club Colby, Kirby sneaks in and releases some rats to shut them down. Fallon tussles with Kirby, who vows to take everything from Fallon. Cristal Jennings arrives at the mansion and shows Blake a photo of her with his deceased wife Cristal Flores. Fallon has Kirby arrested for assault. With the deal contingent on Fallon sleeping with Max, she hires an escort to impersonate her, but Max dies of a heart attack during the encounter.
25	3	"The Butler Did It"	Pascal Verschooris	David M. Israel & Paula Sabbaga	October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26)	0.56
Cristal is uncomfortable when she realizes that Blake sees her as a substitute for his deceased wife. Ada Stone blackmails Michael with the escort's testimony against Fallon. Fallon meets Liam's imperious mother Laura, hoping to win her over, but Fallon eventually eviscerates Laura over her abusive treatment of Liam. Kirby attends court-ordered counseling sessions with Dr. Nick Toscanni, who is secretly working with Alexis to find out what Kirby remembers regarding her banishment from Carrington Manor. Kirby realizes that Alexis started the fire in Fallon's room to get rid of her, and learns that Alexis and Anders had a one-night affair that led to Alexis's pregnancy. Kirby reveals the affair publicly, and Anders confirms that Steven is his biological child, devastating the Carringtons. Now that she believes her baby is no longer a Carrington heir, Melissa admits that Steven is not the father.
26	4	"Snowflakes in Hell"	Mary Lou Belli	Francisca X. Hu & Audrey Villalobos Karr	November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02)	0.55
In the aftermath of Kirby's reveal, Blake is furious with Anders, Fallon throws Alexis out of the mansion, and Steven and Sam plan to go to Paraguay to work with Steven's foundation. Ada forces Michael into a high-stakes poker game under an assumed name; Jeff is also there, but does not blow Michael's cover. Michael photographs the documents Ada needs, and manages to get Jeff out before the FBI raids the game. The Carringtons follow Steven to Paraguay to convince him to return. Blake and Anders reconcile, and Steven encourages Fallon to reconcile with Alexis. Cristal returns to the mansion to give Blake her support. Steven decides to return to Paraguay alone.
27	5	"Queen of Cups"	Jeff Byrd	Kevin A. Garnett & Jay Gibson	November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09)	0.60
Jeff and Michael work together against Ada, but she outmaneuvers them. Cristal and Sam bring a psychic, Adriana, to the mansion. Hank tries to sell the Rembrandt that Alexis gave him as collateral, but she intervenes to keep him away from Blake. Alexis attempts to get rid of Cristal, but her efforts only bring Blake and Cristal closer together. Fallon suspects Michael of cheating on her, and almost has sex with Liam. Claudia berates Hank for his failure to get the money. Adriana tells Alexis that a powerful man will propose to her, but that he will expire.
28	6	"That Witch"	Tessa Blake	Josh Reims & Libby Wells	November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)	0.66
As a major storm heads toward Atlanta, Blake and Cristal grow closer, and a jealous Alexis sabotages their plans to leave town for Thanksgiving. Fallon attempts to make amends with Michael's mother, while Liam serves her an ultimatum regarding their relationship. A tornado warning derails the Carrington Thanksgiving celebration. Fallon is knocked unconscious, and has a Wizard of Oz fantasy. She makes up with Alexis and chooses Michael over Liam. Blake proposes to Cristal. Hank cuts Claudia out of his payoff from Alexis, with whom he leaves baby Matthew.
29	7	"A Temporary Infestation"	Michael A. Allowitz	Jenna Richman	November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)	0.63
Alexis leaves Matthew to be found by Sam, who names him Little Blake. Sam and Kirby work together to find a nanny. Fallon and Monica's new business venture threatens Jeff and Michael's poker game, which does not please Ada. Cristal's attempts to rid herself of Alexis fail, but she learns that Alexis is the one who left the baby, and makes sure Sam finds out on his own.
30	8	"A Real Instinct for the Jugular"	Matt Earl Beesley	David M. Israel & Francisca X. Hu	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)	0.56
Confronted about Little Blake, Alexis tells Sam that the baby is Hank's child, and Sam agrees to keep the secret. Fallon seeks Alexis's help with her wedding plans, and Alexis hits her socialite friend Mimi with her car to free up Fallon's chosen venue. However, Fallon decides to get married at Carrington Manor. Michael agrees to do one last job smuggling artifacts for Ada, and talks his way out of a dangerous situation. She gives him all of her blackmail material on Fallon and a $5 million bonus, but asks him to keep working with her. Missing Steven, Sam is tempted when Little Blake's new "manny", Manuel, comes on to him. Blake buys a soccer team for Cristal. Sam sees a pregnant Claudia in his wedding photos, and Alexis makes the connection that she is Little Blake's mother. Sam learns that Claudia has escaped the institution, and wonders if she killed his aunt Cristal and set the fire. Claudia rages over her missing child, and Little Blake disappears from the nursery.
31	9	"Crazy Lady"	Melanie Mayron	Christopher Fife & Paula Sabbaga	December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)	0.63
In the Fall finale, The FBI are called in to investigate the disappearance of Little Blake, who the Carringtons now know was fathered by Matthew. Claudia hides out in a hotel with baby Matthew, but a televised plea by Blake and Alexis leads the authorities to her. A hysterical Claudia has Matthew on the roof, and Blake, Fallon, Cristal, and Sam try to coax her away from the edge. Claudia admits to killing Blake's late wife Cristal, but trips and accidentally tosses the baby off the building. It is only a doll, and Kirby discovers that Manuel actually kidnapped the baby. She manages to knock him out with a lamp before Anders arrives. Before Claudia is arrested, Alexis gaslights her into believing Hank was not real. Michael and Jeff are caught up in Ada's plan to destroy Van Kirk Industries; Jeff is shot as they flee the FBI, and Michael crashes their car on the way to the hospital. At the Manor, Anders receives a call that Steven never got on the plane in Paraguay, and is missing.
32	10	"A Champagne Mood"	Michael A. Allowitz	Josh Reims & Kevin A. Garnett	January 18, 2019 (2019-01-18)	0.59
Jeff recuperates at Carrington Manor in a hospital-like room set up by Blake. Michael confesses almost everything to Fallon, who forgives him. The family hears from Paraguay that Steven has reappeared, however Sam is served with divorce papers. Fallon and Michael go to a reluctant Liam for his help in accessing Van Kirk files, which they hope will incriminate Max in the drug smuggling and keep Michael out of jail. The records are clean, but they create a paper trail that Fallon uses to coerce Nico Russo to not name Michael in his testimony. Cristal confides in Sam that she is pregnant. Blake discovers the pregnancy test and announces the news publicly, to Alexis's dismay. Jeff tells Fallon that Michael continued to work with Ada even after she gave him her blackmail material, and a devastated Fallon breaks off the engagement. She goes to see Liam, only to discover that he has moved on with another woman. Fallon is furious to find Sam kissing another man. Steven calls Sam, and tells him that he does not want a divorce after all. Cristal texts "M. Jennings" that her baby is Blake's and not his, but she is not actually sure.
33	11	"The Sight of You"	Matt Earl Beesley	David M. Israel & Aubrey Villalobos Karr	January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)	0.58
Fallon takes a girls' trip with Monica, Cristal, and stowaway Kirby, but her true motive is to see Liam, who is at the same ski resort with his new girlfriend Ashley. Sam arrives and helps the women sabotage Ashley, while Fallon asks Liam for another chance. He is happy with Ashley, and asks Fallon to move on as well. Ashley and her friends confront Fallon and her posse at a dive bar, and the rival groups brawl. A furious Liam tells Fallon he never wants to see her again. Jeff invites his mother to Atlanta for a reunion. Monica, still furious over their mother's abandonment, calls Dominique and attempts to thwart her plans to come to Atlanta. Jeff is disappointed when she does not arrive, or even call. Blake asks Michael to help him secure a famous soccer player for his new team. Michael is able to do it, but his price is a stake in the team. Cristal confesses to Fallon that her ex-husband Mark Jennings may be the father of her baby. Fallon urges Cristal to tell Blake the truth, but she is unable to when he expresses how excited he is about being a father again.
34	12	"Filthy Games"	Geary McLeod	Francisca X. Hu & Libby Wells	February 1, 2019 (2019-02-01)	0.60
Recovering from Liam's rejection, Fallon pulls out all the stops to convince a reporter that she is thriving. Alexis blackmails Tony the gardener into helping her get dirt on Cristal, and when Alexis learns that Cristal is unsure about the baby's paternity, she makes sure Blake finds out. Blake is upset, but forgives Cristal for not telling him. Sam engages a guru, Lady Monk, in hopes of becoming a better person, but Kirby exposes her as a con artist. Michael pressures Blake for more input regarding their soccer team, and makes it clear to both Blake and Fallon that he is no longer at their beck and call. Michael is surprised to find that Blake has hired Fallon to help with the team. Alexis calls Mark.
35	13	"Even Worms Can Procreate"	Viet Nguyen	Christopher Fife & Jay Gibson	February 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)	0.61
While Alexis tries to convince Mark that the baby is his, Blake tells Cristal that whatever the paternity test shows, he will raise the child as his own. Mark shows up at the Manor to get the truth from Cristal, and Blake asks him to stay with the Carringtons until the test results come back. Fallon sabotages Michael in hopes that Blake will fire him from the Atlantix, but Blake fires her instead when her machinations at the team opening leave Michael publicly humiliated when his past painkiller addiction is exposed. Alexis lies to Mark that Cristal is still in love with him, and he and Cristal have a tender moment. Blake sees them together, and offers to have Mark's ban from professional soccer lifted if Mark leaves town. Fallon apologizes to Michael, and they sleep together. Cristal learns that the baby is Blake's and taunts Alexis. Sam gets a call from Steven, who has been mugged in an undisclosed location. A distraught Alexis plans to commit suicide, but sees Cristal and Mark horseback riding, and fires at Cristal instead. Mark takes the bullet, and Cristal's frightened horse throws her off and drags her.
36	14	"Parisian Legend Has It..."	Pascal Verschooris	Sallie Patrick & Jenna Richman	March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15)	0.47
Cristal survives, but has lost her baby and may not be able to have more children. Fallon and Sam fly to Paris to see Steven. Alexis comforts Cristal at Blake's urging. Blake believes his hired muscle, Mack, is behind the shooting, and Alexis lies to further implicate him and elude suspicion. A distraught Blake kills Mack with Cristal's approval, and Anders disposes of the body. Steven wants a concerned Fallon and Sam to meet his friend, George, who has been staying with him in Paris. Their suspicions that Steven is having a drug-induced breakdown seem confirmed when it becomes clear that Steven is imagining George and needs help. Fallon and Sam check him into an institution, and head back to Atlanta. George appears, and tells a sedated Steven that he has been gaslighting and manipulating him. George is the real Adam Carrington, bent on claiming what is his in Atlanta.
37	15	"Motherly Overprotectiveness"	Brandi Bradburn	David M. Israel & Paula Sabbaga	March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)	0.55
Six months earlier in Billings, Montana, Mike Harrison's mother Theresa confesses that he is the kidnapped Adam Carrington. In the present, Adam introduces himself at the Manor with a silver rattle that Blake recognizes. Fallon is dubious, Blake immediately believes the newcomer is Adam, and Alexis clings to her story that Hank is their son. When Blake loses the site of his new stadium, Cristal and Michael outmaneuver Jeff for a replacement location. Cristal's brother Beto has secretly helped her, and now her powerful father expects her to visit. Fallon offers Mike $50 million to go away; he refuses, and takes a DNA test with Blake. Fallon and Sam go to Billings and learn that Mike lost his medical license for stealing narcotics. The DNA proves that Mike is Adam, and Fallon reveals Adam's secret to Blake. Adam explains that he stole the drugs for his ailing mother, but does not tell the others that he euthanized Theresa. Adam confronts Alexis with proof that she orchestrated Hank's arrival and fake DNA test; she explains that she was desperate, and apologizes. Adam offers to keep the secret, but then pushes Alexis's face into her lit fireplace.
38	16	"Miserably Ungrateful Men"	Jeff Byrd	Garrett Oakley & Bryce Schramm	March 29, 2019 (2019-03-29)	0.52
Alexis is in the hospital with severe facial burns, and under Adam's thumb. Fallon is ostracized after a damaging article is released, and she seeks to repair her reputation by writing a memoir. Cristal resists Beto's demand that she hire one of her father's pet players for the Atlantix, but he refuses to leave Atlanta until she capitulates. Blake has Adam's medical license reinstated and hires him to work under the Atlantix's team doctor, whom Adam sabotages to secure the head doctor position for himself. Jeff visits Alexis and wants her to convalesce in his home, but Adam forces her to stay put. As Alexis is wheeled in for facial reconstructive surgery, Adam hands the doctor a reference photo that raises her eyebrows. Sam catches Beto kissing another man, and convinces him to forgive Cristal for betraying their family. Beto backs down, and gives Cristal a dossier that her father has collected about her and the Carringtons. After overhearing that her publisher is using her to get to Blake, Fallon buys the publishing company and fires him. One of the company's authors arrives to see Fallon, who is surprised to learn that it is Liam.
39	17	"How Two-Faced Can You Get"	Joanna Kerns	Christopher Fife & Kevin A. Garnett	April 19, 2019 (2019-04-19)	0.55
Liam's arrival surprises Fallon, who does not want to publish Liam's novel. Rather than pay him off, she tries to manipulate him to pull out of the deal on his own. Learning that the league will be drug testing an Atlantix player who is using drugs, Blake and Adam conspire to switch the urine sample. Jeff tries to expose them with a video of Adam making the swap, but the commissioner is in Blake's pocket, and dismisses the allegations. Convinced by Jeff that Blake has been lying to him, Michael enlists Jeff to help him take down Blake in what Michael believes is a money laundering scheme. Kirby tries to resist her attraction to Michael out of respect for Fallon, but kisses him before she can come clean to Fallon about it. Monica sends a picture of the kiss to Fallon, who confronts Kirby. However, Fallon is understanding rather than angry. Fallon reads and loves Liam's novel, which is about their relationship. She goes to him to apologize, and offers to publish it after all. Adam relinquishes his office to Jeff, but secretly pours a chemical into Jeff's new paint. Alexis's new face is revealed.
40	18	"Life is a Masquerade Party"	Jeff Byrd	Josh Reims & Aubrey Villalobos Karr	April 26, 2019 (2019-04-26)	0.49
Cristal promises Beto she will keep Blake from antagonizing their dangerous father Silvio, but Blake has the power cut at the Flores-owned stadium in Mexico, costing Silvio millions. Cristal invites Silvio to Carrington Manor and brokers a peace between him and Blake, who go into the gambling business together. Fallon arranges for Liam and his ex, Ashley, to spend time together in public to promote his book, but is jealous when they appear to be rekindling their relationship. Jeff and Michael argue and then make up as they struggle to find evidence that can take down Blake. With his divorce from Steven finalized, Sam throws a masquerade party to debut his single self. Fallon and Liam admit they are in love with each other. Adam presents Alexis to the family, who are shocked that her surgery has made her look almost exactly like Fallon. Adam takes a photo of Fallon and Liam kissing, which he sells to the press.
41	19	"This Illness of Mine"	Matt Earl Beesley	Francisca X. Hu & Jay Gibson	May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03)	0.39
The negative publicity surrounding the photo threatens Liam's book sales, forcing Fallon to confirm publicly that the book is about her and not Ashley. Liam's mother Laura appears and threatens to block the novel's publication unless Fallon breaks things off with Liam. He tries to broker a peace over dinner. Laura claims to be dying of cancer, but Fallon is suspicious. Jeff is behaving erratically thanks to Adam's toxic paint, and collapses in his office. Blake and Cristal succeed in getting gambling legalized in Atlanta, but Michael learns that they coerced politicians to secure the vote. Alexis discovers that Adam is responsible for her doctors making her look like Fallon. She confronts Adam about it, and warns Fallon not to cross him. Alexis informs Fallon that she is leaving for Europe to get more plastic surgery. Fallon has Laura's blood tested and proves she is lying, but Laura deflects the accusation and Liam is angry with Fallon. Sam and Anders learn that Adam leaked the photo, has been sleeping with Laura, and helped plan and execute her ruse. Laura is eventually forced to confess, and Liam softens to Fallon. Fallon plots revenge against Adam.
42	20	"New Lady in Town"	Elodie Keene	David M. Israel	May 10, 2019 (2019-05-10)	0.42
Jeff and Monica's mother, Dominique, reappears as Jeff recovers at home. She and Monica clash over Dominique's abandonment, and though Dominique is apologetic, she asserts that Jeff and Monica were better off being raised by their grandmother. Dominique confesses that she has been lying about having a successful career, and Jeff writes his mother a check for $1 million as a trap to see if she only came back for money. Jeff and Monica catch Dominique trying to leave, but she has thrown the check in the trash. Fallon and Liam plot to expose Adam's true colors to Blake, but Adam outmaneuvers them each time. Fallon finally goads Adam into assaulting her, and though Blake fires him publicly, he fully intends for Adam to keep working for him. Dominique takes a secret phone call, revealing that she has been manipulating Jeff and Monica, and that she has other children in New York. Michael's evidence is not enough for the FBI to arrest Blake, so Michael alerts Cristal that the FBI is on to Blake's scheme. Blake incriminates himself in a private conversation with Senator Joanne Braden, unaware that thanks to Michael she is wearing a wire. The FBI arrest Blake.
43	21	"Thicker Than Money"	Ken Fink	Jenna Richman & Kevin A. Garnett	May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17)	0.47
While Fallon steps in for Blake to prevent Jeff and Michael from seizing control of the Atlantix, Liam and Kirby help her snatch a book deal from a competitor. Dominique visits Blake, who has been paying her for years to keep secret the fact that she is his half-sister. The payments have recently stopped, and Dominique wants what she is owed. Blake says she can have her money when she gets Jeff off his back. Sam receives a generous divorce settlement from Steven, and buys a luxury hotel on a whim. Jeff figures out that Adam poisoned him, and enlists Dominique to help destroy Blake and Adam. Cristal objects to Blake's plan to blame her father for his crimes. She goes to the FBI, ostensibly to inform on Blake, but she is secretly executing his plan to exonerate himself and frame Michael. Liam and Fallon finally have sex, while Kirby and Michael do the same. Anders collapses.
44	22	"Deception, Jealousy, and Lies"	Michael A. Allowitz	Christopher Fife & Paula Sabbaga	May 24, 2019 (2019-05-24)	0.53
Fallon announces her intention to divest herself of the Atlantix and let Blake fend for himself, but he offers to join forces with her as full partners. Anders is anxious to get back to work after his heart attack, but ultimately joins Sam at the hotel instead. Jeff manipulates Adam into a fight in front of witnesses. He and Dominique stage a crime scene with Jeff's blood and Adam's cufflink to make it look like Adam murdered Jeff, who leaves the country. Dominique, however, removes the cufflink and calls Blake to confirm that his payments to her will resume now that Jeff is out of the way. Fallon learns that Blake and Cristal's separation is only a ruse, and realizes that they are framing Michael for Blake's crimes. She warns Michael, but Blake is one step ahead and Michael is arrested. Adam arranges for divers to find the body of Trixie Tate, a childhood friend of Fallon's who died accidentally at the Manor and whose body was placed in the lake by Anders. However, they also find a second body. Liam, hit over the head by Adam, falls face down into the pool.

Season 3 (2019–2020)

Main article: Dynasty (2017 TV series, season 3)

Dynasty season 3 episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
45	1	"Guilt Trip to Alaska"	Michael A. Allowitz	Josh Reims	October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)	0.45
The Carringtons deal with the discovery of the bodies in the lake. As Liam lies in a coma, Fallon begins seeing Trixie everywhere she goes. Adam tries to kill Liam in the hospital, but is interrupted by Fallon. Ashley arrives, and when Liam wakes up, he does not remember Fallon. Dominique plays the worried mother for the press, but still claims her payoff from Blake for getting Jeff out of town. Sam begins renovating his hotel, and Blake kicks Kirby out of the Manor. Adam sneaks into the morgue and arranges for Mack's body to be cremated, but Blake is arrested anyway. Fallon confesses to the police that Trixie's fall was an accident, and lies that Mack disposed of the body on his own.
46	2	"Caution Never Won a War"	Melanie Mayron	David M. Israel	October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)	0.41
Blake is booked, the police having found his DNA inside Mack's body bag. Fallon pulls out all the stops to get Liam to remember her, but his mother Laura does her best to thwart Fallon's efforts. Sam and Anders discover that the hotel is historically significant. Sam arranges a media day to capitalize on this fact, only to learn that the hotel's famous designer was an outspoken homophobe. Adam outmaneuvers Cristal to be named temporary CEO of Blake's winery. In jail, Michael tries to intimidate Blake to goad him into incriminating himself. When Blake is overheard threatening to have Michael dumped in the lake, Michael is set free and Blake's bail is denied. Fallon is sentenced to community service. Michael allows Kirby to stay in his apartment, but after his release it becomes clear their relationship is in trouble. Cristal marries Blake in jail, and puts both Dominique and Adam on notice. Laura obtains a restraining order to keep Fallon away from Liam.
47	3	"Wild Ghost Chase"	Jeff Byrd	Christopher Fife	October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25)	0.42
Learning that she is the President of the Atlanta Historical Alliance, Sam faces off with Melissa, who refuses to cancel the media day she has planned for his hotel. Dominique makes a play to gain control of Jeff's money. Fallon reconnects with Trixie's older brother Evan. Monica learns that Jeff's cufflink is not in police evidence, and Dominique drugs her to delay her investigation. Fallon gives Michael her shares in the Atlantix, making him the majority owner. Cristal helps Blake stage an attack by another prisoner, causing the judge to grant Blake bail. Fallon attacks Adam for sabotaging her community service assignment, and Blake finally admits to Fallon that Adam is out of control. Fallon learns that Evan was the one who destroyed her garden, and they make amends. Jeff returns, and he and Monica cut ties with Dominique for her machinations.
48	4	"Something Desperate"	Kenny Leon	Jenna Richman	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)	0.35
Fallon sneaks onto Laura's property to give Liam's original manuscript to him, hoping it will trigger memories of their relationship. She is caught by Laura, and learns that Liam and Ashley are getting married that day. The Carringtons host a wine tasting event to promote Blake's winery, and though Adam attempts to sabotage Cristal's efforts, she turns the tables on him and regains Blake's support. Thanks to a gas leak in her bedroom, Fallon hallucinates several musical numbers involving herself and the family. At Fallon's urging, Sam talks his way in to see Liam and gives him the manuscript. Liam reads it and does not marry Ashley, but tells Fallon he still does not remember her, and wants to be on his own. Jeff enlists Dominique to disrupt Adam's winery event as a condition of his mother getting back into his good graces. Attempting to turn off the gas, Adam is caught in an explosion and believes he may be permanently blinded. Though Dominique's plan had been to tamper with the wine, she insinuates to Jeff and Monica that she caused the explosion.
49	5	"Mother? I'm at La Mirage"	Brandi Bradburn	Liz Sczudlo	November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08)	0.35
When Kirby declines Fallon's offer to buy Femperial, Fallon sabotages Kirby's hiring of a new CEO. Dominique discovers that her stepdaughter Vanessa has secured a job as a bartender at Sam's hotel, La Mirage. With Dominique's help, Vanessa drugs Ashanti at the grand opening party and sings in her place. Blind but back at home, Adam refuses the help of physical therapist Nadia, but relents when he learns that Blake and Cristal are considering sending him away to a special facility. Michael is annoyed to learn that Kirby is sleeping with his new player Victor. A tough judge is assigned to Blake's murder trial, so Cristal blackmails him to recuse himself from the case. Jeff tells Dominique about his medical condition. Adam and Nadia learn that they have a mutual dislike of Cristal. Victor is attacked, and Michael intervenes. Just as Fallon moves on from Liam with Evan, Liam begins to remember their past together.
50	6	"A Used Up Memory"	Matt Earl Beesley	Kevin A. Garnett	November 15, 2019 (2019-11-15)	0.38
Dominique proposes to Fallon and Monica that they sign Vanessa to their music label. Liam asks Fallon to dinner, hoping to recover more memories. Vanessa becomes romantically involved with Michael, which interferes with Dominique's plans for her. Nadia helps Adam arrange for Evan to see Fallon with Liam. A possessive Evan warns Liam to keep away from Fallon. Blake puts his ankle monitor on Cristal so he can leave the Manor to meet the bailiff handling his jury, and asks that the jury be sequestered at La Mirage. Jeff nearly catches him, but manages to eliminate Blake's arrangement with the bailiff. Dominique threatens Michael to stay away from Vanessa. He ignores her, and soon figures out that she is Vanessa's stepmother. Nadia peeks at Blake's latest will and tells Adam that he made Cristal the sole heir. Liam's memories return, and he and Fallon reunite.
51	7	"Shoot from the Hip"	Geoff Shotz	Paula Sabbaga	November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)	0.44
With his trial approaching, Blake asks Adam and Cristal to make amends. Adam strands Cristal away from the Manor so she misses Blake's family photo. Fallon is worried that Liam will forget her again, and he is angry to discover she lied to him to keep him close. Michael gives Dominique one day to tell Jeff and Monica that Vanessa is their step-sister. Dominique convinces Blake to give her incriminating information on Michael, which she uses to silence him. Just as Monica is softening to Dominique and agrees to sign Vanessa to her label, Vanessa reveals that they are sisters. Trying to deflect the negative effect of Victor's attack on La Mirage's image, Sam clashes with public relations consultant Fletcher Myers. Sam turns things around on his own, and an apologetic Fletcher kisses him. Feeling that he has helped Sam all he can, Anders resigns from the hotel and returns to the Manor. At Thanksgiving dinner, Cristal defends Adam to Blake, but then spots Adam and Nadia holding hands under the table. After dinner, Adam and Nadia kiss and have sex, and Cristal tells Adam his days at the Manor are numbered. Nadia is secretly working for Fallon.
52	8	"The Sensational Blake Carrington Trial"	Melanie Mayron	Francisca X. Hu	December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)	0.37
Michael, Fallon, and Anders are subpoenaed by the prosecution. Monica is still angry at Dominique, but Jeff is unfazed, having accepted his mother and her many flaws. Cristal learns that Nadia is plotting with Fallon, and joins them. The trio stages a confrontation for Adam's benefit in which Nadia admits to having an affair with Blake and using Adam to make him jealous. Michael's testimony against Blake is damning, and when Fallon's testimony proves incriminating, he gives his lawyer permission to eviscerate her on the stand. Anders accepts the DA's offer of immunity to testify against Blake, but says on the stand that he killed Mack himself in self-defense. Monica is going to New York to open another Club Colby, and asks Vanessa to come with her. After Dominique makes a scene in court for publicity, Vanessa decides to go with Monica. Adam's sight returns, and he sets Blake's vineyard on fire. Fallon realizes that he can see, and Liam remembers that it was Adam who hit him over the head. In the barn, they struggle at the edge of the loft door. Alexis returns to testify against Blake, having married Jeff.
53	9	"The Caviar, I Trust, Is Not Burned"	Jeff Byrd	Aubrey Villalobos Karr	January 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)	0.34
Adam saves Liam from falling but then falls himself, though he escapes with minor injuries. Alexis testifies that she saw Blake murder Mack. Fallon visits Jeff and Alexis ostensibly to reconnect with her mother, but actually to find her datebook to prove she was not home when she said she was. While Cristal helps Blake have a juror replaced, Fallon is able to prove that Alexis is lying, resulting in a mistrial. Dominique is especially upset over Jeff's marriage, and confronts Alexis. Later, Dominique takes a public tumble down the courthouse stairs and makes it look like Alexis pushed her. Sam reconnects with Fletcher. Adam tries to make things up to Blake for torching the vineyard, but Blake tells him to leave the Manor. Adam moves into Alexis's vacated loft. Fallon tricks Cristal into revealing that Blake did kill Mack. Alexis reaffirms her commitment to help Jeff destroy Blake.
54	10	"What Sorrows Are You Drowning?"	Pascal Verschooris	Libby Wells	January 24, 2020 (2020-01-24)	0.34
Jeff gives his Atlantix shares to Michael, making him majority owner. As their romantic relationship develops, Sam and Fletcher help Michael entertain potential sponsors. Anders seeks Fallon's help to track down Kirby, who has run off with motivational speaker Joel Turner and sold Femperial. Fallon recruits Adam to help her infiltrate the self-help compound by interviewing for a doctor position. Posing as Adam's wife, Fallon finds Kirby, but she has no interest in leaving. Fallon apologizes for trying to make Kirby's decisions for her, and Kirby decides to come home. Cristal finds a custom Carrington bullet near the spot where Mark was killed and her horse threw her. Tony suggests it belonged to Mack, and then reports to Alexis and reminds her he lied to the police to give her an alibi for Mark's murder. Alexis comes to the Manor to collect the gun she used, just as Cristal's investigation convinces her that Mack did not kill Mark. Cristal confronts Alexis, and when she confesses, they brawl in the lily pond. Blake cannot get his Greater Georgia Yacht Club membership reinstated, so he blackmails the president. The symptoms of Jeff's illness become increasingly apparent. Fallon moves out of the Manor.
55	11	"A Wound That May Never Heal"	Brandi Bradburn	Bryce Schramm	January 31, 2020 (2020-01-31)	0.34
When Blake's new business interests threaten Fallon's fledgling streaming service, she plans an impromptu promotional halftime extravaganza at an Atlantix game that literally goes up in flames. Sam and Fletcher's deepening relationship implodes over Sam's involvement in Fallon's stunt. Kirby and Adam get closer. Alexis learns that Adam has been staying in her loft, and manipulates him into helping her and Jeff in their plot against Blake. Sam learns that Fletcher is married. Alexis convinces Adam to confess to poisoning Jeff on camera as a means for Adam to ingratiate himself to Jeff. Blake decides he wants Carrington Atlantic back just as Jeff and Alexis use blackmail to force a sale of the company. Unable to deal with her fury toward Alexis and realizing that Blake will never punish his ex-wife, Cristal calls her brother to ask for his help in killing Alexis.
56	12	"Battle Lines"	Matt Earl Beesley	Christopher Fife	February 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)	0.31
Blake and Anders learn that Jeff and Alexis are trying to acquire Carrington Atlantic. Fallon's ruthless side comes out as she attempts to buy a house. Dominique gets Michael drunk and they have sex, but Vanessa returns to town and wants to date Michael. Dominique agrees to keep her night with Michael a secret, but she has surreptitiously recorded a video of their encounter on her phone. Sam is heartbroken over Fletcher. Kirby invites Adam to a "secret admirer" party at La Mirage, and they end up sleeping together. Blake enlists Dominique to help him against Jeff and Alexis, and her price is moving into the Manor. Jeff initiates the purchase of a pharmaceutical company working on a cure for his condition, but Blake buys it out from under him as a bargaining chip to get Carrington Atlantic.
57	13	"You See Most Things in Terms of Black & White"	Heather Tom	David M. Israel	February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)	0.32
Fallon accompanies Liam on a trip to London to pitch a book idea, which puts her planned proposal to him on hold. Cristal is annoyed by Dominique's presence at the Manor. Fletcher apologizes to Sam, explaining that he has an open marriage. Sam is willing to resume their relationship, but when Kirby presses Fletcher to be honest with Sam about their future, Fletcher breaks up with him. Dominique meets with a reality show producer who is interested in a show revolving around her and Cristal, but Dominique is unable to make any inroads with her sister-in-law. Adam has not responded to Kirby's messages, but they have sex in Blake's office when she catches him sneaking into the Manor. Admitting that his book pitch is a ruse, Liam proposes to a surprised Fallon, and she accepts. Cristal pays an assassin to kill Alexis. Liam's ex-girlfriend Heidi appears with their young son Connor.
58	14	"That Wicked Stepmother"	Brandi Bradburn	Garrett Oakley	February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)	0.34
Cristal's plan to assassinate Alexis with a car bomb falls apart. Beto arrives to talk her out of it, but eventually agrees to help her. Blake manipulates Adam into helping him against Jeff and Alexis, but Adam double crosses his father, guaranteeing that Jeff will secure control of Carrington Atlantic. Liam introduces Fallon to Heidi and Connor, who are considering relocating to Atlanta. Feeling threatened by Liam's new "family", Fallon overcompensates, upsetting Liam when she gets Heidi a job in San Diego. Just when Fallon thinks her relationship with Liam is in jeopardy, he admits that he is unsure he can handle being a father. Michael and Vanessa resume their relationship, which implodes when Dominique leaks her sex tape with Michael. The subsequent public confrontation with Michael and Vanessa secures Dominique's deal for a reality show, House of Deveraux. Alexis cheats death when Beto plants the explosives under the wrong SUV. He is injured, but survives. Heidi leaves Connor with Liam and Fallon.
59	15	"Up a Tree"	Andi Behring	Jenna Richman	March 27, 2020 (2020-03-27)	0.32
Dominique tells Vanessa they need Michael on their reality show to tell the story properly. He agrees to film some scenes as a peace offering to Vanessa. Adam has been reinstated as a doctor. Alexis coerces him into helping an ailing Jeff by procuring experimental drugs not yet approved for Jeff's condition. Cristal transports a wounded Beto out of the country to avoid further police scrutiny. She confesses to Blake that she tried to kill Alexis, and Blake is understanding. Jeff refuses any help from Adam, so Alexis administers the drugs without Jeff knowing. While Liam looks for Heidi, Fallon watches Connor. She accidentally tells him that his mother has run away. They eventually bond when Fallon admits that her mother abandoned her too. Connor falls into the Carrington lake, but is saved by Liam and Michael. Though Michael's sex tape has sponsors dropping the Atlantix, Vanessa releases a video of him helping save Connor that reverses the trend. Heidi returns, but Fallon wants Liam to fight for his rights as the father. Dominique and Vanessa celebrate that fact that Vanessa has manipulated Michael into staying with the show. Jeff collapses.
60	16	"Is the Next Surgery on the House?"	Michael A. Allowitz	Liz Sczudlo	April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)	0.32
When Heidi refuses Liam's request that she and Connor relocate to Atlanta, Fallon goes to Blake for help making Heidi look like an unfit mother. Adam and Alexis scheme to steal a donor liver for Jeff, but they fail. Sam's friend Ramy gets out of jail and Sam lets him stay at La Mirage, but Ramy is soon back to his thieving ways. Seeking absolution for her recent sins, Cristal attempts to get her veterans clinic off the ground, but finds herself scheming again. Sam hires Kirby to work for him at La Mirage. Heidi reveals that she had an affair with Liam's father, making Connor his brother and not his son. Learning that his mother Laura made Heidi lie and swore her to secrecy, Liam severs ties with Laura. Adam decides to donate a portion of his own liver to Jeff even though he may not survive the surgery due to previously donating. Laura visits Blake and offers to block the sale of Carrington Atlantic to Jeff in favor of Blake if he breaks up Liam and Fallon.
61	17	"She Cancelled..."	Pascal Verschooris	Kevin A. Garnett	April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10)	0.38
Laura explains to Blake that she is on the verge of closing an oil deal in Moldavia. She needs to keep Liam single a bit longer because he will inherit a large amount of shares in Van Kirk Industries when he marries, and would be likely to interfere with the deal. Adam insinuates himself into the planning of Cristal's fundraising gala. Dominique throws a birthday party for Michael, but Anders shows him proof that Dominique and Vanessa are manipulating him for the benefit of their show. Sam hires Ramy as Kirby's assistant, to her chagrin. Ramy steals cash from Sam's safe, and Sam and Kirby have a falling out over it. Laura is delighted when she and Blake manipulate Liam into an argument with Fallon that threatens their wedding, but it is all a ruse staged by Blake, Liam and Fallon. Cristal and Father Caleb acknowledge their attraction to each other, and Adam is watching when Caleb kisses her. Having closed her Moldavian deal quickly and on the verge of restoring Carrington Atlantic to Blake, a triumphant Laura kisses him.
62	18	"You Make Being a Priest Sound Like Something Bad"	Elodie Keene	Aubrey Villalobos Karr	April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17)	0.30
Fallon tries to secure Liam's favorite singing duo, Kelly and Donna, to sing at their wedding. Kirby is still mad at Sam, but her sexual relationship with Adam has resumed. Adam's supervisor, Dr. Bailey, threatens to have him fired for stealing drugs for Jeff, but intimates that she might forget about it if he stops rejecting her advances. Cristal feels guilty about kissing Caleb. Blake buys her a diamond necklace that, according to Fallon, means Blake has done something bad, and Cristal soon figures out that he slept with Laura. Jeff and Sam bond, and Jeff realizes that his marriage to Alexis only made sense when he thought he was dying. Blake misses Cristal's hospital gala to deal with a crisis involving Carrington Atlantic oil tankers in Moldavia. Kirby coerces Cristal into getting Adam out of trouble by threatening to reveal the secret that Cristal kissed Caleb. Fallon embarrasses herself trying to impress Kelly and Donna, but steps in to sing with Donna when Kelly falls ill. Caleb comes to Cristal's rescue, and they have sex. Michael asks Fallon to help him get back at Dominique and Vanessa. Adam tells Cristal that Blake and Anders have been kidnapped in Moldavia.
63	19	"Robin Hood Rescues"	Jeff Byrd	Paula Sabbaga	May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)	0.32
Blake and Anders are imprisoned in a Moldavian dungeon by the king, but Blake refuses to hand over his oil, believing he needs to maintain control of the tankers or he and Anders will be executed. A guilty Cristal breaks things off with Caleb. Adam and Liam head to Moldavia despite Cristal's protests, with Sam as a stowaway. Fallon is sued for bad advice Alexis gave in her podcast, but they discover it is a scam. Dominique sabotages negotiations for House of Deveraux after being offered a talk show, which Michael later reveals is a lie to get his revenge on her. Adam and Liam are captured and imprisoned after being betrayed by Liam's contact. A drunk Sam sneaks into the palace in a laundry bin, crawls through an air vent, and rescues the group while guided by a hallucination of Danny Trejo. Adam has to stay behind, but escapes wearing a borrowed military uniform. Blake liberates his oil, and Adam is upset that Blake risked all of their lives for greed. Blake hires Adam as his protégé, but Adam vows to destroy Blake. Evan is revealed to have orchestrated the phony lawsuit against Fallon. Cristal leaves Blake.
64	20	"My Hangover's Arrived"	Gina Lamar	Francisca X. Hu	May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08)	0.37
Adam begins sabotaging Carrington Atlantic, but is outmaneuvered by Blake. Fallon, Kirby, Cristal and Sam wake up after Fallon's bachelorette party, missing their phones and purses and with no memory of the night before. They retrace their steps, which culminates in the discovery that Sam married a stripper named Scorpio. Alexis finds Jeff in bed with Mia, and he asks for a divorce. Alexis conspires to make Jeff think Mia is a prostitute, but he sees through the ruse. Anders discovers that Adam has a juvenile record of violence, and then learns that Kirby is dating Adam. Deducing that Adam pushed Alexis into the fire, he warns Kirby, who dismisses the allegations. Alexis confesses her feelings for Jeff, and they have sex. Adam arranges an explosion at a Carrington Atlantic oil refinery. Anders travels to Montana to investigate Adam further.

Season 4 (2021)

Main article: Dynasty (2017 TV series, season 4)

Dynasty season 4 episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
65	1	"That Unfortunate Dinner"	Michael A. Allowitz	Libby Wells	May 7, 2021 (2021-05-07)	0.24
Fallon's wedding plans suffer one setback after another, including the arrival of Liam's mother, Laura. Blake tries to reconcile with Cristal as he struggles to keep his company afloat. He puts up all his personal assets as collateral for a loan, unaware that the lenders are actually Jeff and Alexis. Sam and Ryan annul their marriage, but go on a date. Dominique seeks financing for her sleepwear line, to no avail. She tries to mend fences with her mother, who gives Dominique a safe deposit box key left to her by Thomas. Fallon and Liam's rehearsal dinner is ruined when Kirby inadvertently reveals Cristal's affair to everyone, and Cristal calls out Blake for sleeping with Laura. With Anders investigating his past in Montana, Adam admits his crimes to Kirby. Evan is revealed to be the wedding saboteur.
66	2	"Vows Are Still Sacred"	Michael A. Allowitz	Josh Reims & Jenna Richman	May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)	0.25
Fallon twists her ankle on the morning of her wedding to Liam. Adam gives Alexis and Jeff the information they need to make sure Blake is unable to repay the loan. Having inherited the mineral rights to the land below Carrington Manor, Dominique offers to sell them to Blake, who declines. Alexis and Jeff reveal to Blake that they bought the loan and will own the Manor if he does not repay it within the hour. Furious at both her parents, Fallon asks Liam to run off and get married at her high school theatre. Looking for Fallon at the Manor, Evan stabs Kirby and uses her phone to find Fallon. Dominique offers to sell the mineral rights to Alexis, and they join forces. Fallon and Liam marry, but an obsessed Evan appears with a knife. Liam and Blake work together against Evan, but Blake and Evan fall into the orchestra pit.
67	3	"The Aftermath"	Pascal Verschooris	Christopher Fife	May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)	0.24
Kirby and Blake survive, but Blake is temporarily paralyzed. Alexis has already moved into the Manor, but Fallon insists that a recuperating Blake remain there. Alexis and Jeff have agreed to divorce amicably, but she gets him to finance her dig for diamonds without mentioning that his mother Dominique is her partner. When Jeff learns the truth, he pulls his money out of the endeavor. Anders tries to keep Adam away from Kirby, and tricks him into a confession about his adoptive mother's death. Fallon insists on caring for both Blake and Kirby herself, but fails miserably. Cristal plans to leave Blake for Caleb, but Blake manipulates her into becoming his physical therapist. Traumatized by Evan's attack, Fallon is afraid to leave the Manor. Alexis tries to increase her divorce settlement from Jeff to pay for the excavation, but he counters with the fact that he still owns half of the Manor, and intends to move in.
68	4	"Everybody Loves the Carringtons"	Andi Behring	David M. Israel	May 28, 2021 (2021-05-28)	0.19
Fallon and Liam return home from their honeymoon to find Jeff and Alexis battling in the Manor over the terms of their divorce, and Blake on his way out to move into La Mirage. Anxious to prove to the world that the Carringtons are not imploding, Fallon secures a big media interview that is subsequently threatened by the chaos going on at the Manor. Sam goes overboard sending gifts to Ryan. Blake tries to get back into Cristal's good graces, but she tells him that she is leaving him for Caleb. Blake concedes, but then threatens Caleb's life. Michael discovers a gambling ring run by the League's deputy commissioner and threatens to go public.
69	5	"New Hopes, New Beginnings"	Geary McLeod	Jason Ganzel	June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)	0.23
Michael considers selling the Atlantix. He plots to neutralize the deputy commissioner by having Sam offer him a bribe, but the commissioner propositions Sam instead. Fallon's efforts as the face of the new Carrington dynasty backfire, and her carefully laid plans fall apart one by one. Jeff and Dominique learn that Granny has died, and Monica returns. Dominique's heartfelt eulogy and promises to be a better mother begin to thaw her icy relationship with Jeff and Monica. Sam gets the commissioner to incriminate himself, which Michael uses to force him to approve a consortium of African-American buyers and then resign. Cristal confronts Blake about threatening Caleb. Blake apologizes, but manipulates the bishop to make it impossible for Caleb to leave the church. Acknowledging Caleb's commitment to his work, Cristal ends the relationship.
70	6	"A Little Father-Daughter Chat"	Star Barry	Aubrey Villalobos Karr	June 11, 2021 (2021-06-11)	0.25
Blake's first day working for Fallon puts her company in turmoil, but she tries to bear it for the sake of family unity. Having sold the Atlantix, Michael is uncomfortable spending his new wealth. Blake makes inroads with Cristal by making time for her during his work day. Adam hopes to become chief of staff at the hospital but his nemesis, Dr. Bailey, vows to get the job herself and ruin him in the process. Ryan is accepted to a law school in Atlanta but can only afford to attend one in New Orleans. Wanting Ryan to stay in Atlanta but knowing he will not take money from him, Sam arranges a fake scholarship, which only makes things worse. Blake continues to ignore Fallon's leadership, so she fires him. Kirby helps Adam sabotage Bailey's presentation. Blake and Cristal kiss, and her advice leads Blake to apologize to Fallon. Michael smooths things over between Sam and Ryan by offering Ryan a loan and convincing him of Sam's good intentions. Anders sees Cristal nearly faint at La Mirage, but she insists nothing is wrong.
71	7	"The Birthday Party"	Kenny Leon	Katrina Cabrera Ortega	June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)	0.28
Fallon secretly invites Liam's college friend Nash to Atlanta to distract Liam while she finalizes a deal. Disapproving of Adam's relationship with Kirby, Alexis plans a birthday party for Adam on the same night as Kirby's party. Alexis has invited the hospital board, and manipulates Adam into choosing her party and not inviting Kirby. Michael is mistaken for a waiter at a charity event, but goes along with it to spend time with the event coordinator, Mia. Blake feigns sympathy for Dominique and tries to convince her that her mineral rights are worthless, but she and Alexis recognize the ruse. Nash tries to kiss Fallon and then attempts to blackmail her, but Fallon tricks him into revealing his machinations in front of Liam. Alexis and Dominique's mine yields its first handful of diamonds. Now aware of Michael's true identity, Mia rejects his advances. Kirby infiltrates the party and is successful in both strengthening her relationship with Adam and foiling Alexis's plans to get rid of her. Blake and Dominique, having deceived Alexis about the viability of the diamond mine, discuss their plan to take back Carrington Manor. Alexis invites Kirby's ex-boyfriend Oliver to Atlanta.
72	8	"Your Sick and Self-Serving Vendetta"	Melanie Mayron	Libby Wells	June 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)	0.23
A recently divorced Fletcher reappears, wanting to get back together with Sam. Blake and Dominique turn up the pressure on Alexis with a fake lawsuit, and convince her that the Manor is sinking. Fallon goes head to head with her college nemesis Colin over the land she has purchased in Scotland. She plans to use incriminating photos as leverage against him, but changes her mind and finds another way to begin building on the site. Sam resists Fletcher's advances, but falls into bed with him after feeling neglected by Ryan. Alexis gives the Manor back to Blake, who subsequently reveals all he has done to turn the tables on her. Jeff and Michael both pursue Mia. Michael steps back to preserve his friendship with Jeff, but Mia kisses him and makes it clear she wants to date both men. Cristal confides in Adam that she has a brain tumor. Alexis confronts Dominique about her betrayal, and their catfight triggers a collapse that traps them in their mine.
73	9	"Equal Justice for the Rich"	Melanie Mayron	Bryce Schramm	July 2, 2021 (2021-07-02)	0.20
Tensions are high between Alexis and Dominique as they remain trapped in the mine. Adam keeps Cristal's secret, but tells her that her tumor is stage 4 and seemingly inoperable. Jeff and Michael compete against each other for Mia's affections, but the escalation prompts her to break things off with both of them. Fallon hopes that SEC officer Corinne Simon will push through her paperwork for her company to go public. With their oxygen dwindling, Alexis and Dominique make peace with each other. Kirby's ex-boyfriend Oliver appears at La Mirage. Dominique admits that she is still married to her second husband, and Alexis confesses that she had an illegitimate daughter who is being raised by a relative in Europe. Liam's investigation into Corinne's connection to his father's insider trading scandal threatens Fallon's goals. Jeff and Michael rescue Alexis and Dominique. Cristal decides not to tell Blake about her condition yet. Corinne reveals her suspicion that Liam's father's accidental death was actually a murder.
74	10	"I Hate to Spoil Your Memories"	Ayoka Chenzira	Elaine Loh	July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16)	0.26
Fallon tries to pressure Jeff into being a member on her board, then to locate a hacker that is pirating information from her company. Oliver continues to take Kirby down a road of modeling and cocaine abuse. Cristal puts off telling Blake about her tumor and lives in abandon with him, opting for high risk treatments. Adam and Anders both recognize that Kirby is in trouble, the latter connecting Oliver's agenda to Alexis. Sam loses Ryan, Fletcher, and his pending expansion deal in one fell swoop when everyone shows up at the same male strip club, but goes into business with Michael. Fallon recognizes how unfair she has been to Jeff in the past and apologizes to him. The hacker is revealed to be seeking intel on Liam and his investigation, not Fallon Unlimited.
75	11	"A Public Forum for Her Lies"	Jay Karas	Liz Sczudlo	July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)	0.25
Typical blackmail and deceit play into the family's current business dealings. Anders coerces Alexis to drop Oliver, which she does by destroying his camera and photo proofs. Sam and Michael's struggle to get in sync results in the hiring of corrupt contractors for La Mirage's extension. Adam shuts down medical care to an opposing doctor's relative until the hospital approves funding for clinical trials of a new drug for Cristal. Dominique learns her fashion line will not be showcased in a prestigious exhibit because of her age. Fallon turns from Blake's advice to lie to their investors and instead publicizes a recent bond with a young social influencer that advances the company's IPO. Blake, Alexis, Dominique, Kirby, and Oliver are all fired, broken up with, or cut off due to their twisted choices.
76	12	"Everything but Facing Reality"	Brandi Bradburn	Garrett Oakley	July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)	0.26
Liam returns to Atlanta obsessed with exposing the insider trading ring connected to his late father and Georgia's Senator North. Blake is distracted from his new airline when he finally learns of Cristal's illness. Dominique pleases Jeff when she turns down a lucrative offer for her fashion line in order to design more affordable clothes. Michael and Sam seem trapped into doing business with mob boss, Leo Abbott. Fallon and Liam infiltrate the senator's fundraiser (disguised as caterers) to obtain data on the securities fraud, but are shut down by North and his staff. Dom and Alexis threaten to reveal each others' personal secrets. Adam is encouraged by Cristal's medical results, even though she collapses. An unrelenting Liam sets a back alley meeting with informants only to be violently abducted by them.
77	13	"Go Rescue Someone Else"	Heather Tom	Josh Reims & Christopher Fife	August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)	0.25
An outdoor funeral is underway and there are many candidates for who is in the casket. Flashbacks play out: Liam and Fallon are held hostage by Lofflan, the senator's chief of staff and ringleader of the trading fraud; Anders dispatches the crooks with Secret Service panache, but is injured in the process; Abbott and his thug beat up Michael after he tries to offset their money-laundering scheme; Blake attempts to land his private jet when the pilot is disabled; Cristal requires immediate surgery; Jeff plans a dangerous ColbyCo venture into space; Kirby overdoses in a flophouse after Oliver bails. In the end, it is Anders who dies, distracted by pain in his ribs and losing control of his car. After his service, Fallon and Sam find Kirby barely alive.
78	14	"But I Don't Need Therapy"	Brandi Bradburn	Aubrey Villalobos Karr	August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13)	0.33
Weeks after Anders's death, acceptance is in short supply. Kirby leaves the hospital in complete denial, falling off the wagon when she tries to model at the Designer Institute Ball. Blake is grateful for Cristal's recovery, but realizes he cannot build Primetime Private Air on the up and up. Adam co-opts Alzheimer's research at the hospital to create a dynasty of his own. Dominique and Jeff advise each other on far-fetched undertakings (hers in promotion; his with tech rival Nolan). Michael and Sam are eaten away by paranoia over Abbott's criminal activities. Fallon breaks down when she confronts her own sense of loss. Kirby finally visits her father's grave. After a heartfelt talk with Anders's spirit, she resolves to enter rehab and pull her life together.
79	15	"She Lives in a Showplace Penthouse"	Heather Tom	Katrina Cabrera Ortega	August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20)	0.29
Fallon and Alexis vie for a penthouse in the exclusive Solitaire high-rise, sabotaging each other at every turn. Sam and Michael stage a desperate electrical accident to slow Abbott down. It backfires when the crime boss deduces their ploy. Dr. Adam steps in (guided by a warped sense of brotherhood) and lets a coding Abbott die in the hospital, freeing the La Mirage partners from the mob once and for all. Blake takes his turn being counseled by Anders's ghost to face off against Senator North over land rights. Dominique caters to Cristal's need for confidence while advancing the Deveraux fashion brand. Fallon relinquishes the suite when she realizes her mother only wants to live there to be closer to her and Adam. Blake announces a bid for Georgia's open senate seat.
80	16	"The British Are Coming"	Grant Show	David M. Israel	August 27, 2021 (2021-08-27)	0.18
Touted acclaim for Liam's exposé does not extend to the Carringtons (including his wife) who are too absorbed by their own endeavors. Fallon seeks to quell competing offers for Dominique's line and land it on her own shopping network. Cristal chases down hundreds of signatures needed to secure Blake's entry in the senate race. Michael heeds Anders's other worldly criticism concerning a lack of guilt over Abbott's demise. Alexis is pursued around Atlanta by a young British blonde who turns out to be her secret daughter, Amanda (visiting to obtain answers about her true parentage). All comes to a head during Blake's press conference: Fallon and Adam react badly to learning of their new sister; Dom keeps business in the family; a stood-up Liam wins a journalism award and thoughtful attention from Fallon's attractive new assistant, Eva.
81	17	"Stars Make You Smile"	Michael A. Allowitz	Jason Ganzel	September 3, 2021 (2021-09-03)	0.22
Amanda is impressive. She's an Oxford-educated attorney with little tolerance for manipulation. Blake suspects he may actually be her biological father and squares off against Alexis to confirm it. Jeff loses his cool during a podcast interview rather than admit to set-backs in ColbyCo's space race. Kirby's sobriety has her making too many amends to unreceptive Adam and not enough to Sam. Fallon is matched play by play in an attempted company takeover by a taunting Colin. Michael brainstorms use of offshore rigs to launch Jeff's rockets. Amanda has choice words for both "parents" when swiped DNA reveals her to be a Carrington. Neglected Liam is drawn closer to Eva - as Fallon is to Colin after she barely defeats his ingenious buyout.
82	18	"A Good Marriage in Every Sense"	Elizabeth Gillies	Bryce Schramm	September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)	0.26
Sibling relations test the family. Cristal's brother, Beto, resurfaces from Mexico to gain help incarcerating their racketeer father (and seduce Sam); Blake seeks Dominique's sway with Atlanta's black community to further his senatorial bid; Fallon and Adam ally to exploit claustrophobia and rumored dirt on Amanda that will send her packing. Elsewhere, flash drives from Anders lead Kirby to a dossier on the Carringtons, while Eva and Colin's ploys prompt the newlywed Ridleys to sleep in separate bedrooms. Dom brokers deals for Jeff and Michael to back Blake's campaign. Amanda's no-nonsense confession of having a career-damaging lesbian affair with a judge causes Fallon to call a humbled truce. Beto swears revenge when Cristal is put in charge of the Flores cartel.
83	19	"Everything Looks Wonderful, Joseph"	Brandon Lott	Libby Wells	September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)	0.25
Dominique's ex, Brady Lloyd, shows up at her studio. He explains he ran out years ago to protect her from his creditors and wins her back. Sam spins a reporter's scoop about Abbott's death, only to see the article rewritten as a hit piece on La Mirage. Adam tampers with a contract Amanda is drafting for Primetime Private Air but she turns the tables on him, joining his hospital's legal team. Fallon numbs her troubles with pot edibles creating a Capra-esque hallucination of the Carringtons if she had no ambition. Guided by Anders, she realizes that a simpler life may not be so wonderful. Jeff learns Dom and Brady never divorced; Blake and Amanda bond; Liam states he's the spouse who needs to change, not Fallon. He rides off, breaking her heart.
84	20	"You Vicious, Miserable Liar"	Robbie Countryman	Elaine Loh	September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24)	0.30
Fallon jets to LA to meet with an acclaimed New Age marriage mediator (bringing along Sam to portray an absent Liam and Kirby for distraction). Enlightenment comes when she accepts Liam truly needs space away from her. Michael maneuvers Blake to make campaign promises giving aid to communities Carrington Atlantic has harmed. Jeff's neurotoxin symptoms return as he sells ColbyCo assets to fund Mars flights. Trials for Adam's new drug are stalled when Amanda finds liability issues for the hospital. Cristal intervenes on his behalf, fueling more fire for the siblings' feud. Eva gaslights the lie that Liam wants a divorce, causing Fallon to hook up with Colin for a hot night she will probably regret.
85	21	"Affairs of State and Affairs of the Heart"	Geoff Shotz	Liz Sczudlo	September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24)	0.21
Adam is put on the spot when Dr. Larson, biochemist of the drug formula he plagiarized, comes back to claim the research. Colin advises Fallon to keep their tryst a secret, which proves difficult when she attends a couples retreat with Liam that includes blindfolded wall scaling and truth tents. Alexis is revealed to be in league with Brady to seize Dominique's business. Lt. Governor Lipnicki offers Blake the land for PPA's airfield if he drops out of the election. Kirby shares her diary of Carrington skeletons with Michael. Jeff is off his meds. Cristal plays on Blake's lust for power (planting rumors of a Presidential appointment) to keep him in the race. Fallon intends to come clean about Colin but Eva sees to it that Liam learns of the fling first. The tearful Ridleys seem to part for good.
86	22	"Filled with Manipulations and Deceptions"	Pascal Verschooris	Josh Reims & Garrett Oakley	October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)	0.22
The "Sahara Club Shootout" frames numerous Carrington cliffhangers. Fallon gets hip to Eva's schemes when Amanda helps uncover the assistant's history of stalking and obsession with Liam (followed by a knockdown brawl between employer and fired employee). Dr. Larson has an upper hand until Adam apparently throws him off a balcony. Jeff suffers a psychotic break and rampages after Brady. Blake and Cristal curb Beto's efforts to derail the senate race by moving the Flores empire to Atlanta. Alexis is jailed for Larson's murder in a red designer gown. Sam emulates Anders's calm demeanor and pulls off an impressive gala for Blake's campaign at the new club until Jeff, Beto, and Eva each show up uninvited with guns. A shot is fired. Fallon is struck by the bullet and falls into Liam's arms.

Season 5 (2021–2022)

Main article: Dynasty (2017 TV series, season 5)

Dynasty season 5 episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
87	1	"Let's Start Over Again"	Michael A. Allowitz	Christopher Fife	December 20, 2021 (2021-12-20)	0.38
Reports of Fallon's death are exaggerated. She is very much alive (surviving a through-and-through gunshot wound) and anxious to ditch the hospital to reverse her company's free-fall with Sam and Kirby's help. Jeff recovers in another ward but is cognizant enough to expose Brady's treachery to Dominique. Alexis is allowed caviar and pumps in prison but denied bail. Amanda starts to gather evidence that Adam (not her mother) murdered Dr. Larson. Blake manipulates the press (again). Beto sees possibilities in a trashy doppelgänger of Cristal. Fallon gets Liam to admit how angry he still is with her before she lapses into a coma from an undetected infection.
88	2	"That Holiday Spirit"	Kenny Leon	Aubrey Villalobos Karr	December 20, 2021 (2021-12-20)	0.31
Liam rallies the family to have Christmas conversations with comatose Fallon. His are about forgiveness; Kirby tries to stir emotion; Blake confesses vulnerability; Sam and Culhane get hung up on words and holiday decor. Jeff sets up an FBI sting to free Brady of his mob debts, then Dominique parts with him for good. Adam scrambles to find an alibi for the night of the murder, barely keeping ahead of Amanda's investigation. Blake decides to quit the senate race. Dom visits Alexis in prison with bitter tidings. Fallon wavers at death's bright light, then wakes. Beto trains his new protege Rita how to behave like Cristal.
89	3	"How Did the Board Meeting Go?"	Pascal Verschooris	David M. Israel	March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11)	0.25
The annual Carrington gala hosts a wealth of new partnerships; some desired, some forced. Blake teams with Cristal to coerce a deal for PPA's airfield before Beto kidnaps and replaces her with an impeccably coached Rita. Fallon is put on medical leave by her board so she installs Jeff as the company's CEO, using the break to reheat passion with Liam. Sam and Kirby try in vain to help Culhane find a soulmate. Amanda tracks footage from a drone that exonerates both her mother and Adam of Dr. Larson's (shockingly accidental) death. Alexis is released from prison in time to attend the gala where she makes Adam sign over his promising business, then connects with handsome investor Farnsworth "Dex" Dexter.
90	4	"Go Catch Your Horse"	Star Barry	Libby Wells	March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18)	0.28
Jeff settles in as head of Fallon Unlimited while Kirby becomes the muse for Dominique's next fashion line. Fallon rediscovers a love of horses when Sam mentors her into a joining an equestrian foundation to find personal fulfillment. Unfortunately, this brings out a competitive streak as she bids for a prize mare against frenemy Patty De Vilbis. Culhane's animosity with film director Nina nearly derails Liam's shot to adapt his novel for the screen. Cristal remains Beto's hostage as her lookalike Rita cons Blake to surrender the Flores empire. Amanda's distrust of Dex gives Alexis second thoughts on her impetuous romance with him. Fallon's recent dream of starting a family is met with ambiguity by Liam.
91	5	"A Little Fun Wouldn't Hurt"	Andi Behring	Elaine Loh	March 25, 2022 (2022-03-25)	0.20
Leisure is never easy for the Carringtons. Sam's dalliance with a shallow trendsetter tests his partnership with Culhane and new friendship with Daniel, a horse trainer staying at La Mirage. Family ties edge out business ones when Dominique and Jeff clash over an exclusivity clause in her Fallon Unlimited contract. Liam and Fallon hop from manor to manor in order to find the perfect spot to conceive a child. Blake refuses to transfer the rights for Flores Inc, which prompts Rita to consider poisoning him as she comes on to Adam. Daniel claims Sam is his son.
92	6	"Devoting All of Her Energy to Hate"	Brandi Bradburn	Liz Sczudlo	April 1, 2022 (2022-04-01)	0.23
Fallon and Jeff combine tactics to regain Morell Green Energy when they expose greenwashing by its current owners, Patty and her oil baron father, Peter De Vilbis. Blake's suspicions spur him to find Beto's lair. He breaks up a fight between Cristal and Rita, deduces which is his true wife, has the imposter arrested, and closes down Beto with a con of his own. Sam chooses to accept Daniel after learning of his troubled past in Caracas. Amanda poses as Kirby's date to help her reconnect with a modeling agency. Culhane and Nina tangle once more securing a shoot date for Liam's film. Patty contacts a mystery accomplice with an aim on destroying Fallon.
93	7	"A Real Actress Could Do It"	Ayoka Chenzira	Bryce Schramm	April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08)	0.28
Jealousy colors a new week at the manor. Cristal's post-traumatic stress surfaces when paired with Alexis at a seminar for women executives (the hot dog sale assigned to them deteriorates into a ketchup/mustard fight). A romantic triangle forms between Kirby, her female agent Charlie, and Amanda. Blake's fatherly position is threatened so he does a deep dive on Daniel to prove he is only after Sam's money. Jeff discovers company sabotage is responsible for a wetlands oil spill. Fallon has difficulty masking her corporate side when shadowed by an eco-sensitive actress that Liam and Culhane are pursuing for their film. Sam spies Daniel in pain, injecting himself with a syringe.
94	8	"The Only Thing That Counts Is Winning"	Heather Tom	Chris Erric Maddox	April 15, 2022 (2022-04-15)	0.26
Bets are high at the Peachtree Stakes where Fallon's steed, Allegra (trained by Daniel), runs against Patty's. Dex pushes Alexis and Adam to see a therapist and address their strained issues. Kirby discourages Culhane from dating her colleague, Sasha, but he does anyway and learns both models are being bilked by Charlie. The death of Luna, a spirited friend Jeff met in recovery, inspires him to move past the Mars fiasco. Cristal suggests Amanda embrace being a Carrington and follow Blake's example in dealing with troubles at the hospital. After Allegra's victory, Daniel lets Sam know his drug use is for cancer. Fallon finds both glory in her win and humility to trust others.
95	9	"A Friendly Kiss Between Friends"	SM Main-Muñoz	Garrett Oakley	April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)	0.22
Blake feels his age until he and Cristal get an illicit proposal to swing with Sonya, a former Yale classmate, and her husband. They decline but are invigorated by the offer. Alexis, Adam, and Sam navigate numerous obstacles (lack of product, bad PR, and self doubt) while launching Alexam's face cream. Jeff resigns from Morell Green Energy to go after price-gauging pharmaceuticals. Fallon, stinging from her current infertility, tries to help him by extorting data from an unethical drug company. Amanda's failed attempt to rescue Kirby from a crooked modeling contract results in their first romantic kiss.
96	10	"Mind Your Own Business"	Heather Tom	Katrina Cabrera Ortega	May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)	0.21
Cameras start to roll on The Biggest Payday, but Liam (the writer) finds himself banned from the set until he bypasses Culhane (the producer) and Nina (the director) to accommodate the star, making himself invaluable. Daniel's chemotherapy is not successful so Sam and Blake convince him to spend his last days in Atlanta. Fallon juggles Alexis and Dominique's egos when both claim a prime time slot on her shopping network. One televised catfight later and she leverages the spectacle's high ratings to get them to work together. Jeff holds a shipment of herbal cosmetic ingredients hostage so his nemesis, Dr. Adam, will use his medical credentials help infiltrate Plenexia Pharmaceuticals.
97	11	"I'll Settle for a Prayer"	Brandi Bradburn	India Sage Wilson	May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)	0.20
Fallon and Liam jet to Idaho in search of Sam's guilt-ridden mother, Iris, to convince her to return to Atlanta. Her initial reluctance to leave her church causes the Ridleys to pose as a nympho nun and an imbued priest, then come to terms with their own religious differences. Jeff and Adam gain a begrudging respect for each other when they steal and post a price-inflated drug formula from Plenexia. Amanda moves into the manor after Blake and Cristal strategize to be supportive parents in contrast with Alexis's vindictiveness. Dominique designs costumes for The Biggest Payday as Culhane and Nina's bickering starts to turn to passion. Daniel passes away with his true love, Iris, and son, Sam, at his side.
98	12	"There's No Need to Panic"	Robin Givens	David M. Israel	May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)	0.21
Crisis triggers romance and heartache in the Carrington manor. PPA business trumps marriage when Cristal goes over Blake's head to strike a game-changing deal with Sonya. Amanda's heated battles with Adam at the hospital draw her and Kirby closer together at home. Liam realizes his film's storyline reflects buried history with Culhane and makes amends before production wraps. Home invaders force Alexis and Fallon to spend a night locked in a panic room where they level up about their insecurities as mother and daughter and how to face the future. When safe and free, Alexis accepts an engagement ring from Dex and Fallon reveals to Liam that she can never carry a baby due to scarring from her gunshot wound.
99	13	"Do You Always Talk to Turtles"	Andi Behring	Malcolm Boomer & Chava Friedberg	May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)	0.23
Fallon schemes to have Blake's airport go "Morell green" by unleashing environmentalists (and an endangered tortoise) on the property. Cristal shuts her down but offers a keen compromise that benefits all. Sam is convinced that Sasha is the wrong woman for Culhane and relies on tarot cards to prove it. Would-be parents Liam and Fallon opt to try surrogacy. Dominique asks Jeff to rethink his crusade against corrupt CEOs. Amanda and Kirby find some alone time when they stow away on a PPA jet. Liam's rich mother, Laura, swoops back into Atlanta. She guilts her son, taunts Fallon, and strong-arms Adam until an overdose of cosmetic injectables leaves her dead, impaled on a stiletto heel.
100	14	"Vicious Vendetta"	Pascal Verschooris	Josh Reims & Christopher Fife	June 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)	0.23
Another family wedding stirs more chaos than bliss. The bride, Alexis, tries to smooth over her tarnished reputation with Dex's father, Samir, by inviting both exes (Blake and Jeff) to the ceremony. Fallon shuffles her search for the perfect surrogate and business negotiations between duties as Matron of Honor. Dominique crashes the reception to show off her portfolio. Blake, Cristal, and Sam rule out potential enemies among the guests including paroled Claudia Blaisdel, who slips by security with a coffee mug for Alexis. Adam's plot to break up Kirby and Amanda is thwarted when they announce their relationship during the champagne toast. Blake's hated brother, Ben, enters and takes a punch from his sibling as the party ends.
101	15	"Ben"	Brandon Lott	Bryce Schramm	June 24, 2022 (2022-06-24)	0.25
Ben Carrington is a shrewd, dashing art dealer out to prove he did not cause his mother's death some twenty years prior (a notion Blake will not consider). Fallon gets so paranoid when her pregnant surrogate Stacey goes on an archaeology dig that she turns to Adam to help sabotage it. Dominique is swayed to hear Ben's agenda. Jeff enlists Amanda to track the owner of ColbyCo's lost holdings, but she withholds information after learning it is Blake. When Sam is not invited to "Lance Bash", he becomes an irrational diva tasking Culhane and Kirby to stage a last minute Gay Pride gala at the Sahara Club. Ben is foiled at pinning a Vermeer forgery on Blake, so he sues for half of the dynasty instead.
102	16	"My Family, My Blood"	Robbie Countryman	Elaine Loh	July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01)	0.22
The Carrington women clash on how to obtain attorney files that can be used against Blake in the upcoming estate case (Fallon leans towards theft, Cristal to bargaining). Adam steps in for an ailing Alexis at her shopping network broadcast, but she mistakenly suspects he poisoned her to do so. Liam experiences writer’s block. Ben dupes Dominique to leak a fake legal strategy that misleads Blake. Culhane dives into an affair with Geneva Abbott, widow of the racketeer he and Sam electrocuted. Fallon sees underhanded methods won’t leave a positive legacy, so she chooses Cristal as a mentor and her unborn child's godmother. Alexis steals Kirby's incriminating dossier on the family and gives it to Ben.
103	17	"There's No One Around to Watch You Drown"	Grant Show	Liz Sczudlo	July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)	0.28
The bench trial for the dynasty centers on an alleged note Ben left for Blake on the night their mother drowned. Witnesses include Heather (Fallon and Steven’s hot nanny who was Blake’s mistress), Alexis (produces the note), Fallon (proves Blake never saw it), and Kirby (verifies it was hidden in Anders’s files). The will that disinherited Ben is upheld, though he is absolved by Judge Drexel of deliberate negligence. Jeff and Culhane aid Kirby in retrieving her diary, which she burns. Liam ghost-writes an essay for his mentor’s nephew. Dominique wins a contract to design airline uniforms. Guilt over Leo Abbott’s demise causes Culhane to part with Geneva. Ben rejects Blake's amends and vows reprisal. Fallon finds Adam and Stacey kissing.
104	18	"A Writer of Dubious Talent"	Heather Tom	Katrina Cabrera Ortega	August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05)	0.24
Six months have passed. Liam struggles to meet the deadline on his book so he checks into La Mirage where he gains film noir nightmares but no new pages. Culhane and Nina resume their adversarial relationship at The Biggest Payday premiere until Dominique pushes them to realize they are actually in love. Jeff hacks into PPA’s mainframe to force Blake to sell back ColbyCo assets (which Cristal and Amanda arrange without Blake's approval). Adam's intense romance with Stacey warps him into risking her pregnancy so Fallon will help reinstate him at the hospital. Professor Kingston suddenly dies leaving behind a brilliant, unpublished manuscript that Liam considers claiming as his own work.
105	19	"But a Drug Scandal?"	Elizabeth Gillies	Aubrey Villalobos Karr	August 12, 2022 (2022-08-12)	0.22
Fallon squares off against Atlanta snob Mandy Von Dunkel who opposes a racy bachelor auction that will benefit Heroic Hooves, an equestrian charity. Alexis and Dex argue over how to handle the FDA's investigation into Adam's dangerous injectables. Liam submits the novel he did not write to his publisher despite Sam's disapproval. Dominique is threatened by a stalker and assigned a hunky, overzealous bodyguard. Even with Culhane, Sam, and Liam up for bid, Fallon's event nearly fails until Jeff raises the ante and donations roll in, besting Mandy's browbeats. Blake fixes Adam's problem by switching drug samples, but Alexis is done with her son’s betrayals and turns him over to DEA agents.
106	20	"First Kidnapping and Now Theft"	Pat Santana	Chris Erric Maddox	September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)	0.18
Blake works to clear Adam's name, but Cristal grows concerned about the effects Adam's scandal will have on PPA and Flores. Alexis seeks to strengthen her connection with Fallon and Amanda, who see Alexis in a new light after they take a roadtrip to Charleston and see the house Alexis built for her children before Blake bribed a judge for sole custody. Sam reconnects with his ex, Ryan, and learns that La Mirage is used for an illegal sex-ring operation. Sam and Michael devise a plan to make the problem go away, and Sam and Ryan reunite. Jeff is hurt to discover Kirby kept quiet about Blake's acquisition of ColbyCo assets, and Amanda is upset that Kirby used her name to threaten a nurse. Meanwhile, Jeff's girlfriend, Gemma, is a double-agent for Plenexia, and Blake finally evicts Adam from the manor.
107	21	"More Power to Her"	Michael A. Allowitz	Libby Wells	September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09)	0.17
As Fallon and Liam prepare for their baby shower, Fallon opens her first hydroelectric plant and discovers the head of her board, Ellen, seeks to make a coup for her company. Meanwhile, Liam's plagiarism results in being blackmailed by Jasper. Certain relationships hit strides; Dominique admits feelings for her bodyguard; Michael proposes to Nina, who accepts. Meanwhile, Sam and Ryan break up when Sam is unable to commit; Stacey discovers Adam put her pregnancy at risk; and Jeff learns that Gemma orchestrated the robbery at Dom's loft. At the shower, Stacey accidentally reveals that the baby will be a girl. Additionally, Blake deals with a crisis that involves a missing PPA aircraft which Dex was on; Kirby and Amanda's discussion about the future is interrupted by the arrival of Amanda's ex, Florence; and the new majordomo, Graham, kidnaps Adam to make him pay for all those he hurt.
108	22	"Catch 22"	Pascal Verschooris	Josh Reims & Garrett Oakley	September 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)	0.19
As Stacey's delivery nears, the Carringtons and Colby's make difficult decisions about their futures. Fallon makes last ditch efforts to save her company. Liam grapples with his integrity as a writer. Florence offers Amanda a job in London, but Kirby is afraid to uproot her life. Jeff makes his servers public, fast-tracking ColbyCo's restoration. Sam struggles to come to terms with Culhane's move to Los Angeles. Blake and Alexis' rescue mission results in heartfelt reunions for Alexis with Dex and Blake with Cristal. A captive Adam learns that Graham is Steven, back for revenge, but Steven spares Adam's life and orders Adam to leave immediately. Then Steven reunites with Sam and Fallon before Stacey goes into labor. Fallon reveals her daughter Lauren Morell Carrington-Ridley to the family before Steven makes his re-entrance. Six months later, everyone gathers at the manor for Culhane's wedding. Fallon rebrands her company as "Carrington United" with Blake's approval. Liam is now a children's book author, has included a disclaimer by him in his mentor's book, and is taking care of Lauren. Kirby and Amanda agree to live in London together. Dominique and Alexis both open up stores on Bleecker Street. Jeff sets up ColbyCo's new headquarters in Nigeria as he advises Dominique and Alexis to combine their stores. Adam is working as a veterinarian in London under the alias of Dr. Kerwan. Steven and Sam are back together as Steven eyes taking over Fallon's foundation. Sam officiates Michael and Nina's ceremony and everyone gathers for a family photo.

External links

• Official website
• Dynasty at IMDb