​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.
Episode 21: "Ben" (recap)
​Original airdate: 2/26/1986

Krystle stands in for Blake at the opening of the Denver Carrington/ColbyCo wildlife sanctuary. Steven continues to urge Bart Fallmont to come out of the closet. Alexis travels to the Australian Outback to convince Ben Carrington to return with her to Denver and claim his inheritance.
Episode 22: "Masquerade" (recap)
​Original airdate: 3/5/1986

Alexis learns that Caress is writing a trashy tell all book about her. Adam publicly outs Bart Fallmont. Ben dramatically reveals himself to Blake at a masquerade ball.
Episode 23: "The Subpoenas" (recap)
​Original airdate: 3/12/1986

Dex dumps Amanda and announces that he's leaving Denver. Oscar Goldman tells Blake he's dropping the injunction to focus on Bart being outed. Ben's lawyer issues several subpoenas.
Episode 24: "The Trial, Part 1" (recap)
Original airdate: 3/19/1986

Ben contests his father's will in a dramatic court proceeding. Alexis breaks the news to Caress that her trashy tell all book will never be published. Jackie learns that Dominique has been lying to her about the identity of her bio dad.
Episode 25: "The Trial, Part 2" (recap)
​Original airdate: 3/26/1986

The judge rules in favor of Ben, and orders he be paid his inheritance. Bart Fallmont embraces his new life as a non-closeted gay man and accepts a job in Washington D.C. Enraged at losing his court battle, Blake vows to destroy ColbyCo.
Episode 26: "The Vote" (recap)
​Original airdate: 4/2/1986

After Denver Carrington stock plummets, Blake initiates a hostile takeover of ColbyCo. Amanda's general sense of aimlessness persists. Dominique reveals to Garrett that he's Jackie's bio dad.
Episode 27: "The Warning" (recap)
​Original airdate: 4/9/1986

Caress learns the identity of the woman Ben was doinking on the day his mother died. Clay takes the blame for a car accident caused by Amanda's recklessness. Blake tries to secure a one billion dollar loan. 
Episode 28: "The Cry" (recap)
​Original airdate: 4/16/1986

Faruq Ahmed offers Blake a billion dollar loan with lots of strings attached. Emily Fallmont admits to Blake that she was with Ben the day his mother died. A depressed Amanda swallows a handful of insomnia pills.
Episode 29: "The Rescue" (recap)
​Original airdate: 4/30/1986

Amanda is rushed to the hospital after her near fatal drug overdose. Garrett proposes marriage to Dominique. Ben conspires to have Caress re-incarcerated in Caracas. 
Episode 30: "The Triple-Cross" (recap)
​Original airdate: 5/14/1986

Blake, Ben, and Alexis jet to Hong Kong to vie for control of the South China Sea oil leases. Sammy Jo gets it on with Clay Fallmont. Claudia goes on a wild shopping spree and sends the bill to Adam.
Episode 31: "The Vendetta" (recap)
​Original airdate: 5/21/1986

Dominique gets shocking news about Garrett during their engagement party. Sammy Jo and Amanda fight over Clay Fallmont. Blake goes ballistic when Alexis takes ownership of Carrington manor.