Dynasty (2017)

[txhorns79]

I'm glad they were able to give the show a definitive ending.  I never thought the Steven character was that interesting, but he and Fallon did have a nice sibling chemistry.  Fallon's joy at seeing him did feel very real, and it was nice he was able to return for the ending.  I also appreciate the call out to the continuity that Steven is Kirby's brother. 

I'll miss this very silly show.  Kudos to Liz Gillies for making this whole thing work.          

[KittenPokerCheater]

That was a nice way to end the series, but I will miss watching Fallon swan around and causing chaos.  And I was SO happy ro aww Steven back.  I missed him.

BUT- now that it's over, can someone explain to me if Adam was actually related to the Carringtons?  I still do not understand that whole storyline.

[ketose]

6 hours ago, Artsda said:

Good pointing out Kirby and Amanda share a sibling. 

For that matter, so do Kirby and Adam. I guess she likes to keep it in the family.

9 minutes ago, KittenPokerCheater said:

BUT- now that it's over, can someone explain to me if Adam was actually related to the Carringtons?  I still do not understand that whole storyline.

Adam was the "lost" Carrington who was kidnapped as a baby by his "mother" (the one he basically poisoned when he found out he was a Carrington). He is a full sibling to Fallon and Amanda.

[KittenPokerCheater]

21 minutes ago, ketose said:

He is a full sibling to Fallon and Amanda.

So how does Steven fit in?  Is he also a full sibling or is he Ander's child?

[txhorns79]

31 minutes ago, KittenPokerCheater said:

So how does Steven fit in?  Is he also a full sibling or is he Ander's child?

Steven was raised by Blake, but later was found out to be Ander's child following an affair with Alexis.  If I remember right, Blake had said that he still considers Steven his son regardless of whether he is the biological father.   

[SanDiegoInExile]

Nice rundown of the finale and the producers' plan if there had been a Season Six.

https://tvline.com/lists/dynasty-series-finale-ending-explained-steven-returns-james-mackay-interview/cristal-recast/

This made me laugh

TVLINE | Did you ever try to get any of the other actors back who left over the years? Like maybe a dream sequence with all three Cristals?
I think it definitely did come up at one point, having all of the Cristals together somehow. Obviously that didn’t pan out, but we tried to get as much history as possible. It would have been funny to see them all together.

Honestly, they could have easily done it when Blake was watching the Alexis-Dex reunion in the rainy Appalachian woods. Just a 30 second flashback, featuring each of the Krystles for 10 seconds each.

Oh well.

[tvfanatic13]

Aww… I will miss this show. They wrapped everything up nicely and I admit to getting a little misty eyed at the end. And it was great to hear EG sing one last time. Thanks Dynasty! 

[ahpny]

On 9/17/2022 at 2:30 PM, Artsda said:

It wrapped up nicely, glad they got Steven back. Adam just being sent away alone and nobody cared seemed odd. And he's gone to London where his sister and now Kirby is going?

I'm not sure what off-screen intrigue caused them to "de-Steven" the show for much of its run, but it was nice, if not entirely surprising, to have him back one more time. The face-peeling reveal was fun and in concert with the light and frothy spirit of the show.

I suspected that sending half the kids (Amanda & Adam + Kirby) to London was a set up for the "next" season, and that there may have been a bit of scrambling to do when the writers learned this was it. While the ending didn't quite have the gravitas of say last scene of Six Feet Under, the closing scene here with the family picture was still well done. I think the last scene of the revisited original Dynasty made years after that ended might have done something similar, but my memory is a bit fuzzy on that.

I was also a nice touch to give "Fallon" and "Steven" one last song together too. Liz Gilles has a wonderful voice and it's always a pleasure to hear it. She always sounded great on this show with whomever she's paired.

[KaveDweller]

I thought it was a pretty satisfying finale. Brining back Stephen brought closure to a lot of things. 

The wrap up of Fallon's company drama was kind of rushed and I didn't totally love it. She had wanted to start her own company that wasn't part of her family's legacy and it ended up being a Carrington company anyway?

And I assume they had planned for more fallout from Liam's plagiarism thing. He just had a line after the time jump that he "cleared things up" and got to do a forward for the book? In reality, no one would want to touch him after he admitted to stealing someone else's work. But I will accept it because I like happy endings.

[methodwriter85]

I like that they were able to bring back Steven and that James MacKay was willing to come back given the B.S. that happened. 

On 9/17/2022 at 2:30 PM, Artsda said:

Adam just being sent away alone and nobody cared seemed odd. And he's gone to London where his sister and now Kirby is going?

I think that might have been the storyline for a potential season 6 but whatever, the show is done and I'm taking the ending as Adam being someone who will eventually connive his way back into the family.

The finale was fun, light, and frothy, which is how I liked the show and I'm glad that's what they went with. I'm also glad we didn't get the cliffhanger finale that OG Dynasty had.