Dynasty

Episode 1: "The Aftermath" (recap)
Original airdate: 9/25/1985

The aftermath of the Moldavian Massacre leaves two (minor) cast members dead.

Episode 2: "The Homecoming" (recap)
Original airdate: 10/2/1985

The surviving Moldavia Massacre hostages return to the U.S. unharmed. An emotional Steven delivers the eulogy at Luke's funeral. Sammy Jo gets an unexpected offer to help claim her inheritance.

Episode 3: "The Californians" (recap)
Original airdate: 10/9/1985

Charlton Heston seeks to join forces with Blake to build an oil pipeline. George Hamilton tries to sweet talk Rita into getting a nose job to more closely resemble Krystle. Alexis is determined to rescue King Galen from his Moldavian captors.

Episode 4: "The Man" (recap)
Original airdate: 10/16/1985

Jeff is given a new opportunity in California. Adam follows Claudia to San Francisco to keep their romance alive. Rita completes her Krystle makeover.

Episode 5: "The Gown" (recap)
Original airdate: 10/30/1985

Dex finally agrees to help Alexis rescue Galen from Moldavia. Adam convinces Claudia to marry him aboard a ship. Krystle encounters Rita at Delta Rho.

Episodes 6 & 7: "The Titans, Part 1 & 2" (recap)
Original airdate: 11/13/1985

Blake and Charlton Heston announce the launch of their pipeline project. Rita begins impersonating Krystle. Fallon freaks out at the sight of Carrington manor.

Episode 8: "The Decision" (recap)
Original airdate: 11/20/1985

Dex rescues King Galen and smuggles him out of Moldavia. Amanda tells Prince Michael she wants to file for divorce. Fallon agrees to hit the sheets with Miles.

Episode 9: "The Proposal" (recap)
Original airdate: 11/27/1985

George Hamilton poses as Rita/Krystle's doctor to gain access to Carrington manor. Claudia inherits an oil well. King Galen makes a cryptic promise to Alexis.

Episode 10: "The Close Call" (recap)
Original airdate: 12/4/1985

Blake buys a horse for Rita/Krystle, and is miffed when she shows little enthusiasm for the gift. Claudia is angry when she learns that her new oil well is an asset of Denver Carrington. Alexis tells Dex she's invited King Galen to move into their penthouse while he recovers from his surgery.

Episode 11: "The Quarrels" (recap)
Original airdate: 12/11/1985

Dex warns Alexis that King Galen is plotting to use her cash for nefarious purposes. Rita/Krystle continues to avoid Blake's amorous attention. George Hamilton allows Krystle to take a bubble bath.

Episode 12: "The Roadhouse" (recap)
Original airdate: 12/18/1985

George Hamilton takes Krystle to an out-of-the-way roadhouse, where they happen to run into Dex and Alexis. Rita angers Blake when she refuses again to go to bed with him. King Galen moves into Alexis' penthouse to begin his convalescence.

Episode 13: "The Solution" (recap)
Original airdate: 12/25/1985

When Blake tells Rita/Krystle he's contemplating divorce, she begins slow poisoning him. George Hamilton tells Krystle he wants to spend the rest of his life with her. Garrett Boydston makes a sexy advance on Dominique.

Episode 14: "Suspicions" (recap)
Original airdate: 1/8/1986

Blake visibly weakens as Rita/Krystle continues to slow poison him. Steven has a sexy wrestle-romp with Bart Fallmont. Krystle's lame escape attempt is foiled by George Hamilton.

Episode 15: "The Alarm" (recap)
Original airdate: 1/15/1986

George Hamilton orders Rita to give Blake one last, fatal dose of poison. Adam plots to seize control of Denver Carrington. King Galen and Prince Michael continue their counter-revolutionary efforts to regain the Moldavian throne.

Episode 16: "The Vigil" (recap)
Original airdate: 1/22/1986

Blake's health improves after being hospitalized, which causes Rita/Krystle to panic. Dex gets increasingly frustrated with Alexis' lack of interest in hitting the sheets with him. Amanda catches Prince Michael hugging Elena.

Episode 17: "The Accident" (recap)
Original airdate: 1/29/1986

Krystle escapes George Hamilton's clutches and is finally reunited with Blake. Alexis finds a sleazy way to exploit Krystle's kidnapping ordeal. Rita and George Hamilton vanish after their car drives over a cliff.

Episode 18: "Souvenirs" (recap)
Original airdate: 2/5/1986

Amanda tells Prince Michael she's filing for divorce, then hits the sheets with a drunken Dex. Krystle is confronted by a nosy reporter who demands the sordid details of her captivity. Fallon jets to Denver after being attacked by Miles.

Episode 19: "The Divorce" (recap)
Original airdate: 2/12/1986

Alexis jets to St. Thomas to get a quickie divorce from Dex after catching him in bed with Amanda. Garrett suspects that Jackie could be his bio daughter. Steven begins to forge a friendship with Bart Fallmont.

Episode 20: "The Dismissal" (recap)
Original airdate: 2/19/1986

Amanda deals with the fallout of her romp with Dex. Alexis makes a pass at Blake...and when he rebuffs her, she vows to make his life a misery. Sammy Jo tries to get back into Krystle's good graces.