S4 EP25 Dynasty: The Engagement " The Swan Dive or Nose Dive" Episode

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Blake Carrington's world is shattered when his hopes for a bank loan extension collapse, threatening his $100 million investment in South China Sea oil wells. The timing couldn't be worse as the family gathers for Fallon and Jeff's pre-wedding celebration at La Mirage. Behind the scenes, Alexis revels in her successful scheme - having paid Rashid Ahmed five million dollars to create this very crisis, she now swoops in with a predatory offer: a $100 million loan that would give her control of Denver Carrington if Blake can't repay it within six months. Meanwhile, Sammy Jo makes a dramatic return to Denver, demanding time with her son Danny and throwing the household into disarray. Her confrontational style has everyone on edge except Fallon, who matches her barb for barb during a heated exchange at La Mirage. The tension between these two women highlights the class divide that still separates Sammy Jo from the Carrington inner circle, despite her technical status as a family member. The episode takes a shocking turn when tennis pro Mark Jennings, after being rejected by Alexis and told to leave her penthouse, is found dead on the pavement below her balcony. Was it an accident fueled by his drinking, suicide, or murder? Suspicion immediately falls on Congressman McVane, who was seen lurking outside Alexis's building just moments before, but this is only the beginning of what promises to be a complex mystery. This hour perfectly captures Dynasty at its best - showcasing glamorous settings and sharp-tongued confrontations while revealing the ruthless machinations that drive these characters. John Forsythe delivers a particularly moving performance as Blake silently processes his financial ruin while maintaining a brave face for his family. As the episode closes with a detective interrupting the celebration, we're left wondering not just who killed Mark, but how Blake will possibly recover from Alexis's most devastating attack yet.

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Welcome and welcome back toanother fun filled edition of
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We are back in denver watchingdynasty cackling, laughing,
laughing, having a good old time.
I enjoy this episode.
I just can't even believe it'sgonna to get even better than

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this.
I love the way that Dynasty hasthrown caution to the wind.
They're doing their own thing,and if you listen to the last
episode of the top of that showI said I'm so glad I don't have
a bunch of enemies.
That sentiment remains as Iwatch Dynasty.
I don't think I have thebandwidth to look over my
shoulder all day and all night.
You got to wake up very, veryearly in the morning to outsmart

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people who want to do you harm,and also you have to wake up
super early to outsmart peopleyou want to do harm.
It's just not in me.
A good old fashioned cuss youout and pretend like you don't
exist for the rest of my life ishow I like to get down.
Of course, none of you willever know that side of me,
because we are here to cut upand have a good time.

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So go ahead and pour yourselfof something bubbly and bright.
Season four, episode 25 ofDynasty the Engagement.
I'm pretty sure one of theseshows has been called that
before.
Dynasty has already kind ofpulled a trick before, pulled
this little stunt where theywent from birthday to the
birthday.

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So maybe it was engagement tothe engagement.
How many is that this season?
Y'all Shall we count the ways.
This feels like an adultversion of Sesame Street.
We're going to learn somevicious cutdowns.
There's always a color thing.
Dynasty is a catty version ofSesame Street and I'm here for
it completely.
But we've got the remarriage ofBlake and Crystal, the

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remarriage of Fallon and Jeffrey, the marriage of Jeffrey and
Kirby, the engagement of Adamand Kirby.
I think Steven and Claudia gotmarried this season.
My God, today are we serious?
And that, mind you, 95% ofthese people no, no, no, 100% of

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these people all live in thesame house.
I'm convinced this is on somesort of alien burial ground.
There's like this weird vibe.
People are doing strange thingsin the house.
Oh, and don't forget, we gottwo attempted murders, slash
suicides already.
Come on now, pour yourself offsomething bubbly and bright as
we jump into season four,episode 25 of Dynasty, the

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Engagement.
Before we get started, I want toshout out to Tony in Ohio, who
loves the show Thank you so muchfor watching it.
He is once again this week.
Tony is a Dynasty fan and anAuslanding fan.
He says he can't really pickbetween the two.
But I want to clear the airwith all of my Ohioans, with all

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of my Ohioans.
I know I've made some commentsin the past about Crystal's
hillbilly heritage which we getto jump into this episode.
I'm so excited.
But let me be very clear as aperson living in the US and I
would ask the rest of mystatesmen I don't really have
any qualms whatsoever one way oranother about Ohio.
I can't ever remember hearinganything crazy about it.

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It's not one of those states.
Well, let's not go there.
Every state in the UnitedStates, with the exception of,
maybe, idaho, has a crazy trackrecord with weird crimes on a
little show that we call Cops,although I will say, if you've
ever watched Cops, which I usedto watch as a kid wow, they do

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seem to be in Florida quite abit, or they're in one of those
places in Arizona.
For some reason it's not BayerCounty, that's San Antonio, but
something like that.
They're always there and I feellike they've been in Ohio a lot
too, but I've never once judgedthe state like that.
I only really know a fewcelebrities from there LeBron

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James, rob Dyrdek.
I've never really heardanything country or crazy about
it, but on the show when I tease, I'm just, I am playing into
this whole.
She has this trailer parkbackground, according to her
relatives, who like to spendtheir time at the Derby or
whatever you call it the race,what is it?

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What is it called?
It's not NASCAR, so I guessit'd be amateur racing.
I said all that to say I haveno qualms with Ohio.
I literally can't think of onething negative to say about Ohio
, if I tried really hard,although I will say and those of
you living in the US, pleaselet me know if you agree or
disagree We've got the easternseaboard, which is the east.

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We've got the quote-unquotemidwest, which is all the
flyover states, all the stateswith the amber waves of grain.
We've got the mountains, andthen we've got the west coast,
and then we've got the westcoast.
Isn't ohio more?
It's not really east coast, butit's too far east in my opinion
to be in the middle or in thewest or the midwest.

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Isn't ohio the, the kind ofmiddle east of the us?
I feel like I've heard thisdiscussion before.
Let me look at a map before Iembarrass myself.
Yeah, like the United States ismore of a bowl, ohio's kind of.
Hmm, it might be a little moreEast in my personal opinion.

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I don't really understand theMidwest term, but I'm sure
that's an advertising termthat's stuck Either way, no
matter if you're from anywherein the United States the
continental US, hawaii or PuertoRico, anywhere in the world.
I am so glad that you took thetime out to sit here and cut up
and cackle with me, so I'masking you a little favor.

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You can always reach me atsoplorepodcastgmailcom, which is
S-O-A-P-L-O-R-E-P-O-D-C-A-S-Tat gmailcom, or check the show
notes.
If you're listening on a mobiledevice, check the show notes.
There is a link to send me atext.
I'll respond.
Well, I won't respond.
I'll respond vocally to thetext.
I will always write you back inthe email, because that's kind

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of my thing.
Love to hear it.
I want to know a littlesomething about your state or a
state you visited.
Give me the version that wouldappear on cops.
What sort of crime it didn'thave to be super gory what sort
of crime is your state or yourcountry or your town infamous or
famous for?
And also, what is like yourweird, weird local attraction.

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I'll go first.
One of the weirdest things inTexas, among other things.
God, you can go anywhere.
Oh, I'll give you something alittle supernatural.
It's almost Halloween.
Y'all know I hate horror movies, but I'm going to give you a
little something to play withMarfa.
Marfa.
Texas is known for havinglights.
I'm not going to say they rivalthe Aurora Borealis, but I will

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say it is an attraction.
Marfa Lights.
But the lore is that there weresome crazy train accident at
some point, like kids used to bestolen on this train.
Blah, blah, blah.
They fell off.
There was like some train wreckor something.
All the kids unfortunately mettheir demise.
This is all lore.
Okay, folklore, probably Texasfall tales.
But the good to good shit.

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One of the things people like todo is park on the railroad
tracks and wait for the train tocome.
Now, why you would do that, I'msure I don't know.
You already know your girlsaren't into that kind of stuff.
But allegedly you will bepushed off the tracks and then
when you go and check your trunkyou'll see all these little
children fingerprints.
Spoiler alert, it's just yourfingerprints from when you close

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your trunk.
Of course, this story haschanged over time as people have
hatchbacks and such, but thatis sort of the lore.
The dust from the area is alittle bit thicker so you'll be
able to see the fingerprintsmore.
Little children will push youoff the railroad tracks in Marfa
and stay for the lights.
They're dope, really beautiful.
All right, guys, that's enoughjaw jacking.
We got to get back into thisengagement.

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Yay, two things I never thoughtI'd say.
Number one, crystal, I get it,I get it.
And number two, blake.
Really, what's his name?
John Forsythe.
His acting was superb.
Surprisingly, it was when hewasn't talking.
Crystal, in her two and a halfinch waist, comes in dressed
like Jane Fonda.
I hope this ain't disrespectful, but not having a booty or a

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waist must have been very chicback in the day.
It's not everybody has a bigold donk, I understand that.
But Crystal is straight up anddown, it is what it is.
She comes into the room topresent Blake with World Finance
Magazine.
I tell you what Blakereputation may be in the toilet,
but that face card will neverbaby.

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That is the most handsomepicture of him I have ever seen.
It was the first time I thoughtto myself you know what,
crystal, I get it, I get it.
Blake looks gorgeous, he isvery pretty.
He has nothing on them on theface of this magazine that is
dragging him for filth.
But you know what, crystal, Iget it, I get it.
Blake looks gorgeous, he isvery pretty.
He has nothing on them on theface of this magazine that is
dragging him for filth.
But you know what, who caresLooks so good on it.
It's the only headshot that Iwill accept.
You know what?

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I actually don't mind when theydo it like that, because that
could very well have been hisheadshot for his company.
As you walk into the halls, youknow what I mean.
You walk into the boardroom andit's a picture of the chairman,
the vice president, et cetera.
That could have very well beena photo from that.
So it makes sense.
But God, I was like God, blakeis so pretty.
A little later on, alexis alsohas a photo of herself.

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It's not a headshot, it's moreof her body, but it's in her
office.
Why would you have a full bodypicture of just you, solo dolo,
framed Because you are AlexisCarrington Colby.
That's why Crystal's shepresented the magazine to be
like hey, look what came outtoday.

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I'm so sorry this is allhappening right around Fallon's
re-wedding shindig.
How are you doing Blake's fine?
He's fine.
Let him tell it.
Dynasty does Dynasty's thing,where they explain the plot that
we haven't seen.
So, according to Blake, thebank that holds 50 million of
the 100 million dollars that hemanaged to raise for these

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offshore drilling wells in theSouth China Sea has called a
meeting.
Now Blake is hoping that theyhaven't got their hands on this
edition of World Finance withhis beautiful mug on it.
He's hoping this is just acasual conversation, maybe
everybody you know, everybody'sheard about Rashid Ahmed and the

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riffraff that may or may not betaking place where the wealth
sites are.
But Blake is very confident.
He's like.
You know what, crystal?
I have done so much businesswith these people.
I have made them money handover fists.
My reputation precedes me.
If this bank is on my side,then the other banks will fall
in line.
They're not going to worryabout it Because Blake is not
worried, worried.

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I immediately began to worrybecause I can't recall a single
business deal going right forthis man.
Can you from the time heentered this show?
He was.
He was, you know, broke.
He had to borrow money.
Cecil embarrassed him.
Cecil embarrassed him from thegrave.
His ex-wife embarrassed him andnow Rashida.
Well, his ex-wife hasembarrassed him again.

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He just don't know it.
Yet.
Rashida has made a complete andteetotal fool of him in front
of the entire world.
But he's like no, no, I mademoney before they know me.
I'm cool.
Plus, my friend Dawson is there.
If Dawson says I'm good, thenI'm good.
I immediately began to worry.

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Meanwhile, in alexis's penthouse, she and tennis pro bro mark
are I wouldn't say they'reactually having breakfast.
Mark seems to be on his way out.
She seems to be on her way tobreakfast and then out for the
day.
Mark invites her, betweenfistful of bacon, to come watch

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him play tennis.
Hey, alexis, you want to comewatch me teach tennis today?
She's like no.
She informed him of the many,many, many more stimulating
options outside of watching himrun around playing tennis in his
little bitty shorts, whichtells me immediately that she
would love to watch him runaround and play tennis in his
little bitty shorts, which tellsme immediately that she would
love to watch him run around andplay tennis in his little bitty

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shorts.
Why would you bring upstimulation in that context?
Alexis?
I get it.
He is in his ho shorts, he's inhis tennis pro stuff.
He's like well, you don't haveto just watch me, you can come
watch me in decks.
This seems to be a statementthat he knows will.
He's filling out the room.
I know this now because I'veseen the entire episode.
He's filling her out a littlebit.

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She's like oh, no, okay.
Well, no, I'm busy, I don'treally want to go watch Dex
either.
So Mark says well, what are yougoing to do?
Are you going to sit here andhatch schemes, plan to take down
people?
She's like dude, I don't hatchschemes, Calm down.
Mark is still trying to figureout.
He's kind of got it in his mindafter watching her all this
time.
He was supposed to be spying onher for Congressman McVeigh,

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but it feels like at some pointhe became really interested one
way or another.
It's his version of a soapopera.
So he's watching his storiesand he's like listen, you seem
to be just really dead set onsticking it to Blake.
Now he already knows, obviously, that she paid Rashida Mad the
five million dollars to create a100 million dollar problem for

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Blake.
He's like no, this is this goesbeyond business.
What else is there?
This is way beyond just makingsure this guy's business doesn't
work out.
It seems like you want todestroy him.
So that leads me to what elsedo you have going on, alexis?
What else are you plotting?
What else do you want fromBlake?
She's had enough, damn it.
She came down here to eatbreakfast.

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I don't even know why $100,000champagne poppy is still
floating around in these bootyshorts.
So she says as much.
She says hey, hey, I gave you100, thousand reasons to keep
your mustachioed mouth shut.
I expect you to make good onthat.
He's like okay, cool, you knowwhere I'm at if you're gonna
watch me play tennis.
So as he leaves, she's tryingto have her delicious juice.

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The phone rings.
She's like who is it?
Damn, it's early.
Who is it?
Why is none other thancarbbethias?
She's like oh my god, funnyenough, alexis is wearing like a
black bolero jacket, matchingpants and this asymmetrical
black and white striped shirtthat's sort of tight at the
waist and it dangles a littlebit lower down too.
Kirby looks like she's beenbullied into a modern wardrobe.

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She's calling to apologize toalexis.
Alexis does not have time forus.
She's still in her feelings fordragging her to that
godforsaken neighborhood,talking about her dead parents
and all that.
She's like okay.
Kirby says Alexis, I wanted toapologize for the other day.
Okay, apology, except anythingelse.
Kirby says well, I thought wecan get together again and talk.
Alexis already didn't want toanswer the phone.

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She's equally annoyed that it'sKirby.
She goes.
You know, as far as I'mconcerned, we said all we need
to say goodbye.
I only mentioned Kirby's outfitbecause Alexis is in black and
white with her signature.
She usually wears like anorange lipstick.
It's a little more red today.
Kirby's in black and white andred.
There's a lot of kind ofmatching on this show, I noticed
from time to time.

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I also have to say that Alexis'swig, that rat wig she was
wearing that one time, hasgotten much, much better, but it
is giving me oh, what's thename of the catalog?
It's giving church mother hairfrom back in the day, from the
1990s.
If you were a child in the 90sand your grandmama, your great
grandmama, was a boom Baptist,there used to be this catalog

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that would come to the house.
What was it called?
Oh my gosh, oh my gosh.
I can't remember the name.
I want to say sensational orsomething I don't remember.
But it was always a reallyyoung, beautiful woman Dressed
like a 90 year old boom Baptistchurch lady with big old church

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hat and the drapes.
We used to look at it me and mymom would just look at it and
kind of sniggle and I'm like oneday I'm gonna be old enough to
wear this.
I'm actually looking forward,uh, mother of the church, big
hat days.
Oh my gosh, when I'm 80, 90,I'm gonna throwing all so hard.
If I remember the name of itI'll put it in, but I cannot.
I even looked it up and theyhave modernized all of these.

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Anyway, I said that to saythere was wig in there that
looked exactly like Alexis'shair.
I could tell it had the alittle bit of a rat tail in the
back, the Carol Brady flip up onthe sides and then the big
curls in the middle.
You would tease it.
Oh my God, that is aquintessential.

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I am 87 years old.
Mother of the church wig, butit doesn't look bad on her.
I used to always think ofElizabeth Taylor when I saw that
wig, but now I feel like itmight be from Alexis, which
would make sense because thisshow would have been big in the
80s and that would have, I guess, influenced this catalog in the

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90s, because it didn't.
I saw that catalog for many,many, many years, well into the
2000s, and it never reallychanged.
Alexis is so annoyed that Kirbyhas called her that she
immediately hangs up, picks upthe phone to call Adam so that
she can meet with him firstthing in the morning.
Now she leaves her juice and Iguess she had to take her

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breakfast on the run because atthe office Adam shows up and
he's like mom, what's wrong?
He thinks there's like anactual issue with Kirby.
No, she just wants to let himknow that Kirby is good and
crazy and he needs to continueto be vigilant in his thoughts
about divorcing her or notmarrying her at all.
Excuse me, but someone hasbrought over a silver platter of
coffee and tea and breakfastand an even bigger glass of

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juice and it's red.
I really think it's just acompliment.
This black and white stripesand it matches her lipstick.
This is kind of the second time, but it reminds me.
Oh, my gosh, you guys, I forgotto tell you I broke down and
bought some champagne.
Yes, grocery store champagne.
I don't know if that's frownedupon, probably, but I mean, who
cares?

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I was honestly looking for somenon-alcoholic wine or
non-alcoholic champagne.
I'm not a teetotaler, but Igenerally record these in the
middle of the day and I'm like Ican't be gone off champagne at
2 pm and honestly, a lot oftimes I'll have to start it at
the beginning of the day andI'll just off and do something

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and I might pick it up laterthat night.
But I just figured, let me goahead and stick to non-alcoholic
, because I'm not reallydrinking it for the taste.
I already like regular, justsparkling water.
I want to learn about wine andchampagne in a more
sophisticated way.
So this really sweet lady at thegrocery store shout out to
Tanya.
Tanya says she is.

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I don't know if she's listening, but I told her about the show.
Tanya is an event planner.
She does a lot of weddings andshe was saying you know,
sometimes I cut a few corners.
I don't want to get too muchinto her business.
Matter of fact, yeah, I alreadysaid Tanya that's kind of an
unusual name Says that you know,sometimes they mix a couple.

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But if you're just starting out,you're just drinking it because
it's an occasion, drink A lotof times people don't really
care how wonderful it is.
She's like just start from thebottom shelf and go up.
You usually don't want to dothat, but she's like just start
at the bottom, find somethingpretty, find something that's
mixed with fruit, don't spend awhole lot of money, just start
there and go up.
So I have champagne.

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I'm going to stop and trade myregular degular.
I'm drinking grape juice, y'all.
I had some this morning andevery now and again I really
enjoy the taste of grape juice,so let me go freshen up my
beverage.
Alexis has reminded me that Ihave something a little more

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grown and let me see how I likeit.
Oh, that's kind of good.
Okay, this is nothing like NewYear's Eve Cheers.
Here's to us.
Okay, alexis insists that shemeet Adam first thing in the
morning to be like yo, your girlis nuts.
Let me tell you what she did.
She calls me up last weektalking about this job, tells me
she wants to meet in person.

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I try to have her come to theoffice.
She insists on picking me up.
She picked me up in a Mustang.
I put on my furs and everything.
Baby, she picked me up in aMustang.
I was cool.
I got in a little car, drove tothis weird neighborhood, went in
this house.
All the furniture's covered up.
There's dust every place.
She started going on and onabout her parents.

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So Adam ignores a part aboutthe job in Paris and he's like
well, what is I mean?
She says she wanted to talk toyou about work.
What's so weird about that?
Well, alexis says well, thatwould have been fine, but she
didn't want to talk about work.
She starts telling me about herparents and how they used to
live and did I think, about mymaids and stuff.
Adam, I need you to focus onone thing, and one thing only.
That girl is nuts, crazy as aroad lizard, just like her nutty

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mother.
You need to think through thisbaby boy.
But among many of the thingsAdam don't play about, he does
not play about his matronlybride and her antique wardrobe.
So he flips the script and saysmama, well, if you hadn't blown
up her whole mind by tellingher her mom was nuts, she
wouldn't be acting, honey.
So essentially, this is yourfault.
Alexis is shocked Like she'dnever in a million years.

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My fault.
How is this my fault?
And I love that.
It's Alexis and Adam, two peoplewho seem to be not really all
that self-aware, who both havehad a hand in sort of ruining
Kirby's life.
But they're like no, it's notmy fault, it's not my fault
either.
It must be your fault.
She doesn't need to know.
She has a nutty mom that isruining everything, mother.

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So you need to mind yourbusiness, mom, and stay out of
our business.
And Alexis is like oh my God,all I'm trying to do is help you
out.
Is it just mean, or is it asign of the modern times?
I just don't understand thisstoryline.
I really, really don't get it.
I've tried really hard tounderstand why any of this would

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provoke any action at all fromJoseph or Kirby, and I can't
come up with a decent reason.
Kirby's mom went a little bitnuts, ended up in an insane
asylum.
I do okay.
She was in there for years 20plus years because Kirby's a
full grown woman.
What difference does it make?
So you lied about her beingdead when she wasn't dead.
I mean, okay, that's hurtful.

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Okay, that part I get.
Perhaps Kirby is upset that shecould have had some time with
her mom but didn't.
But it doesn't seem like Alexisis aware of that.
All she was pointing out isthat the woman is crazy.
There's a high probability ofyou also being crazy.
I would also like to point out,though, that a lot of the women

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on this show have had some sortof encounter with a psychiatric
doctor in some capacity one wayor another.
Like, come on, claudia iswalking.
Encounter with a psychiatricdoctor in some capacity one way
or another.
Like, come on, claudia iswalking around with a full
husband at this point.
So what if she went a littlecrazy?
That's par for the course.
Welcome to the family.
Yeah, this storyline has neverreally really made sense, but if
it means Kirby's gonna startwielding weapons around, then so

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be it.
Anyways, let's talk about Markat La Mirage.
So he, he's, of course, atennis pro.
He's still teaching people andit seems like all the people who
show up to play tennis alsolike to stay and have lunch.
So they're in their tennisclothes and they like to eat
outside.
Because it's really I mean,it's Denver Beautiful weather,
gorgeous scenery.
It's just kind of a really goodvibe.

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Everybody's having a good timeand Mark is sort of floating
through this episode, if I dosay so myself.
He is very happy, he's giddy.
The dimple is on display, pow,pow, pow.
He's walking to differenttables schmoozing potential
clientele, possibly women.
He's already bedded In thisparticular scene.
He's at this table.
There's two women and a guy andhe's telling them about this

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glorious backhand he used tohave, or some tennis pro used to
have, I don't know.
Everyone's laughing.
And then, all of a sudden, oneof the workers, who's in a
complete and total penguin suit,but it's sort of sepia colored
comes walking up right behindDexter.
Dexter shows up, he's got hisgym bag in hand.
Oh my gosh, mark, I'm so sorry,I just need to change clothes.

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Mark's like cool.
I'm over here trying to, youknow, trying to set up something
for later, and then that's whenthe kid in the penguin suit,
the sepia colored penguin suit,comes waltzing up telling Dex he
has a phone call.
So, mark, no, whatever.
Mark sees Fallon on the otherterrace, he walks over to

(25:44):
congratulate her.
Hey, hey, fallon, I heardyou're going to have a good
party here or something prettysoon.
Congratulations.
What is this woman's governmentname?
Is it Peggy, sue, peggy,something?
I don't know if she was tiredor if Fallon is meant to be
tired.
I can't really separate the twoat this point.
Let's say Fallon is tired.
Fallon responds smart Well,it's not just me, it's Jeff too.

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I don't know what it is, butit's happening.
You know, that is the strangestway to respond to someone
telling you congratulations onyour new nuptials.
Yeah, I don't know what thisthing is, but it's happening.
She seems real, real excited.
I don't know what it is either,fallon, but I'm betting money
that something dramatic is goingto happen at the wedding.

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Probably her mom was going toget shot if I put money on
anything, mark doesn't reallycare.
He didn't come over there tosay congratulations.
He's like man, I really thoughtwe had something going on,
thought it could have been meand you baby girl.
And she's like tennis pro,please.
He's like no, no, fallon, youknow your mama was hating on us,
ruined our chances.
If your mother hadn'tinterrupted us, you and me would

(26:50):
have been a whole thing.
Fallon's like maybe, maybe not,but if perspective was just
true, that probably would havebeen a thing had her mom not
interrupted, and he probablywould have just bounced back and
forth from both of them.
But Fallon's like you know whatit's probably for best here go
me and Jeff and getting backtogether.
Mark's like yeah, I justthought, you know, when we were

(27:11):
in Acapulco by way of Haiti forour overnight divorces, I just
would have never thought, 10 or20 episodes later, you'd be
marrying the same guy you'vebeen ignoring for two seasons.
Like, yeah, who'd have thought,well, anyway, I got to go.
Now, as touching andheartwarming as this scene was,
I couldn't help but noticesomething.
You remember when I told youthat the guy that worked there

(27:32):
was in a full penguin suit, Imean long sleeves, almost a
cummerbund everything Sepiacolor jacket, bow tie Okay cool,
I thought.
Well, maybe he's inside thehotel.
Why would he be walking aroundoutside like that?
Well, tell me why.

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I start paying attention to thebackground and the women who
serve food.
The waitresses are in gold,sequined bolero jackets or
cropped jackets, I don't knowwhat they called them in the 80s
White tedo shirts, bow tie andbooty shorts.
What the hell kind ofestablishment do you go to?
In at midday you eat outsidewhere someone serves you in

(28:17):
sequence all of them.
I thought it was just oneperson.
No, there was like two or threeof them walking around.
I'm like are they gonna dancelater is a chorus line.
I don't know about where thetop.
If that's, this is my thing.
If you're going to go there, Iwant you to take it all the way.
I am a plain Jane or neonlights and sequence kind of girl
.
We're going to do either orthere is no in between.

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If my waitress is wearing asequined tuxedo gold jacket, I
expect a song and dance number,but that is so foul.
What the hell do you want?
Do you want a casual diningexperience or do you want a
solid gold dancer?
I kind of know what that is.
That's an 80s reference.
I know it is.
I swear it is.

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I feel like I've seen videos ofpeople doing aerobic dancing on
there.
Meanwhile, back at DenverCarrington well, actually not at
Denver Carrington at Bank ofwho Gives a Damn?
Jeff Blake and Mr Dawson sitdown for a little meeting.
Unfortunately, but fortunatelyfor Blake, mr Dawson has a copy

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of World Finance.
Fortunately, blake looksamazing on the front.
I want them to keep showingthis throughout the rest of the
episode.
He looks damn good on it.
But unfortunately, the contentsof said magazine are not in
Blake's favor.
It isn't that he isn't atrustworthy businessman.
Dawson knows this.
He's like dude.
Yes, I totally get it.

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You've made us money, we'veloaned you money, never had an
issue.
But, homeboy, this goes beyondbusiness.
This is this is world changingLike.
This is war.
This is political.
It does not look good to havetwo different countries pointing
guns at each other with your,your oil wells being the
backdrop.

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Blake's like bro, listen please.
If I don't start drillingwithin 30 days, I'm going to
lose a lot of money.
Okay, I'm going to be destitute.
My stuff would be inforeclosure.
Do you know how embarrassingthat'll be?
And the guy's like I get it.
I hear you, blake.
The best I can do under thecircumstances is just talk to
the other bankers and see whatthey say.
This isn't a decision that Ican make on my own.

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He didn't even say if it was upto me it'd be one way or
another.
He's just like I can't evenmake that decision.
Let me talk to the other guysand let's see what it's going to
be.
This is where Blake starts toworry.
But luckily he has a 52 bedroommansion and a beautiful rewed
wife who wears most killer robes.
Blake is chilling in his studyin a silk robe.
Crystal enters in a silk robeand we learn through the magic
of dynasty that it has been oneweek and Avril Dawson has not

(30:51):
called to say boo or anything,otherwise he is in limbo.
But Blake's gut is telling himokay, this probably is not going
to work out in my favor, let'sgo ahead and start thinking of
other ways.
And Crystal's like listen, babe, I remember when you got with
me and you told me that youwould sell everything and be a

(31:13):
broke boy just to be with me,and I pretended to be agreeable
to that.
But the reality is I know mysecond prenup is ironclad.
So I'm supporting you because Itrust in your ability to remain
a millionaire.
He's like thanks, babe, yeah,you're right, you're right, even
if I do become a broke boy,I've I mean, I've been poor,

(31:35):
I've been wealthy, I've had togrovel, I can totally do this
again.
She's like yeah, you cantotally do it again, but don't
worry, they didn't say no yet,so let's just act like
everything is cute.
I can only imagine the amountof stress, I will say,
considering the real stressbehind this.
He is sitting pretty.
Blake is handling it like achamp.
You know who else is sittingreally pretty the brunette

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baddies, alexis and Jeffrey.
Alexis decides one fine morningthat she's gonna break protocol.
She's gonna go over to DenverCarrington and check on her boy,
jeff.
I kind of feel like Jeff isBlake and Alexis's favorite son.
I think they both really reallywish he was their son for real.
But Alexis shows up and she'sgot on this whole burgundy suit

(32:23):
skirt number.
It is very, very 40s.
I love everything about it.
She even has on one of thoselike pillbox hat with a little
bit of a veil Very dramatic, Idon't know if this was in vogue
in 1984, but it looks good.
She basically goes over thereto Denver Carrington to talk to
Jeff to be like, hey, baby, Isee I read the papers, I read

(32:45):
World Finance Magazine andlisten, regardless of what's
going on with Blake.
I need you to know that you'regoing to be okay.
Whatever you need, you got it.
I kind of.
I still feel so funny aboutthis.
Jeff should really not beworking at Denver Carrington.
It is a direct conflict ofinterest.
It really really is.

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But I mean alexis isn't wrongif, if one of them tanks, he
still has the other.
So I mean, cool, I guess hislittle salary and whatever state
stock he has might suffer alittle bit.
But she's like, don't evenworry about it.
You know your office is free ofall lead, paints etc.
You can come back anytime.
Because I feel like this is asinking ship.

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Jeff, she's, she's reallycoming.
She is coming to ease jeff'smind, but she's also coming to
get the tea.
She wants to see how stressedout everybody it is.
Now jeff is cool as a cucumber.
He's like everything's fine.
Alexa's like okay, you don'thave to come on now.
What about the loan extension?
You really think blake's gonnaget one?
He's like I think Blake willpull through.

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I believe in him, I'm notworried about it.
They're like okay, well, if youever want to jump from Rope Boy
Blake's ship to mine, you knowwhere I'm at.
And he just kind of smiles asshe leaves the room.
He's got a new haircut and Idig.
Meanwhile, back at Colby Co,stephen has managed to find his
way out of Alexis's office andinto the mapping room.

(34:08):
He's going over sometopographical maps when in Waltz
I'm not going to say he burstin Waltz none other than Dex
Dexter in a corduroy jacket.
Stephen is completelyunbothered.
Good morning, dexter.
How can I help you?
Dex is pissed.
Good morning Dexter.
How can I help you?
Dex is pissed.
He drove all the way acrosstown because his secretary gave

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him a message that said whenyou're dealing with the Lex Dex
business, you will be dealingwith Stephen Carrington from
here on out.
You know how mad you got to beto not just pick up the phone
and cut somebody out.
He drove across town just so hecould throw the message slip
into Stephen's face.
Face, mind you.
Steven didn't write it.
Steven didn't make the phonecall.
Steven has been here looking atmaps all morning.

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Dex came over to start some ish.
Oh my gosh, mr steven is sounbothered he is quite, quite
busy at the moment.
Meanwhile, dexter's all do whatwith who?
Not Dexter.
Dexter don't do doors orscheduled meetings.

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Dexter don't do dealings withmama boys and he snatches up
Stephen's lapel and wrinkles aschool shirt.
Stephen is still very calm.
He's calm because he's shady,just like his mother.
Steven calls him a desperatecowboy and he's like everyone
knows your feelings are hurtbecause you got dumped.
So you can deal with me or youcan deal with nobody.

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Dexter is hurt man that hurthis feelers.
He's like I didn't get dumped,nothing's over till I say it's
over.
Steven's like okay, cool, youcan deal with me.
You can deal with me or you candeal with nobody.
Plus, let the record reflectthis is my mama's company.
If my mama put me into thisposition, nepotism be damned,

(35:56):
I'm here.
She said you got to deal withme.
So that's what it is If you don.
He also made some tout about Dexneeding to prove his
masculinity and I hadn't reallyclocked that before.
But I agree with Steven, likethe whole Coderoy, I'm kicking
down doors.
I'll burst into every meeting.
I'm going to yell, no matterwhat the situation is Like.
You are okay.
Yeah, we get it.

(36:17):
You're tough, we get it, butyou do need to relax a little
bit.
This ain't Steven's fault.
I'm with Stephen on this one,this one time.
God, not me siding with theCarringtons two times in a row.
It's a lot.
So Dex does just that.
He decides he's gonna go toAlexis's office because she has
no security, she has no locks onher doors, he's free to waltz

(36:38):
in there.
And this is where we find himstaring at her not so headshot,
headshot admiring her.
He misses her bad.
You could tell God he wants herso bad.
So when she comes in, shedoesn't seem all that surprised.
He's there, he confronts her.
Actually, I believe the word ishe accosts her.
She tries to get him to leaveby saying she's busy.
He's like well, I'm busy, but Istill made time to be over here

(36:59):
.
We're so good together, baby,you're so exciting.
I know you feel it.
You feel the magnetic chemistry, the sexual chemistry between
us.
She said I don't feel, I thinkand I think you should leave.
Well, he snatches her up andgives her this beautiful kiss
and you can tell she's reallyinto it.
But her mind is made up.
You know why?

(37:20):
Because there's one thing youdon't do to a rich baddie.
You don't get to call themnames and then crawl back into
bed.
You see what happened to Lanceon Falcon Crest.
He called Melissa a whore onetime on a bad mother or
something.
Now he's on the run.
Dexter is dumped, but she doessay you know what you do have a

(37:42):
way with lips, wrong time, wrongplace.
In Hong Kong you called me aslut.
Here.
You dare to assume that youcould seal my life with a kiss.
Nobody owns me, dex.
My mind and my body belong tome and me alone.
If you want ownership, whydon't you go and buy it on the
street where you belong?
Bravo, I don't know who herwriters are was a little over

(38:04):
the top.
But this is this is what I wantand we're gonna be over the top
.
I need that sort of speech inthe middle of this office.
I need these two lovers who Ihope end up together going off
on each other just like this.
But you know what?
She hit all the right buttons.
Dex is devastated.
He's devastated as he leavesthe building.
He's also very lucky that he'sdealing with Steven and not Adam

(38:27):
.
I just thought about that.
Let's kind of get some of thebit player business out of the
way.
I'm watching this, minding myown business and before you know
it I say lordy, lordy, lookwhat the cat drug in.
Sammy Jo has made her way toDenver.
She is fresh off of gettingflipped, slapped over the back
of a cream colored couch.

(38:47):
She's got her mind right andshe's shown up to Denver
unannounced.
We catch her at La Mirage.
Now she is quietly talking tothe guy at the front desk.
She wants a suite, obviously,but he's like yeah, that's going
to be like $400 a night.
I don't think she has that kindof money.
I don't think she has that kindof money.
I don't actually think she'sbeen modeling honestly.
But we'll get to thateventually.

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I suppose she goes ahead andshe insists on taking the room
she's in.
Now Stephen sees her from theback.
He knows it's her and you cankind of feel his butt cheeks
clench together Like oh my God,his stomach drops, mouth goes
dry.
What the hell is she doing here?
He goes up to her and ask asmuch Sammy Jo, what an
unpleasant surprise.
He didn't say that.
What are you doing here?

(39:29):
She's all.
I'm a successful model, steven,I can stay wherever I want.
And he's like look, sammy Jo,she's.
My name is Samantha.
Samantha, I'm Danny's real mamaand I need y'all to bring this
baby to this hotel so he canspend the weekend with his real
mama.
Now, I can't remember if she hadshowed up to the mansion before

(39:49):
or after.
I feel like she showed up tothe mansion first and one of the
servants was like MrsCarrington, please, mrs
Carrington, please See, this iswhat I'm talking about.
I forgot about Sammy Jo beingin this mix.
She is Mrs Carrington.
Well, divorce, mrs Carrington,please, please, don't.
She goes up to the room.
She's holding the baby.
The maid didn't even know whoshe is.

(40:10):
The baby's looking at her likeoh hi, are you?
Are you here for tummy time?
Like what?
What is this, well, right about?
This time?
Crystal comes in and it isabundantly clear that
everybody's a little bit afraidof Sammy Jo, but I like that.
Sammy is a little bit afraid ofSammy Jo, but I like that.
Sammy Jo or, excuse me, samanthamarried up and she'll be damned

(40:31):
if you're not going to give herthe respect.
She is the Mrs Carrington thatKirby needs to be Kirby's still,
you know, ducking behind doors,she's probably polishing silver
when nobody's looking, cleaningthe toilets, all that kind of
thing.
Sammy Jo came fresh off an asswhooping and a spirit flight.
She showed up musty andunwelcome and went right up to

(40:52):
the room, snatched up that babyand let everybody in the house
know what they will and won't doon her time.
Meanwhile, kirby has two blueblood husbands and she can't
manage to girl hot.
We'll get to that.
We'll get to that one day.
She done brandished a weapon.
This episode, I'm sad to admit,but she'll get there, I'm sure.

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Well, anyway, steven andclaudia are having lunch and
claudia is definitely on herxanax.
Mommy juice tip because she's.
She's.
Mommy Juice tip because she'sshe's.
Sammy Jo should not be alonewith the baby, stephen.
That's not a good idea.
We moved to the mansion so thatthe baby could have security.

(41:36):
Should we hire security here,claudia?
I get it, but she's Danny'smother.
I know you have custody, butshe has unlimited visitation
rights.
Where have you ever in yourlong-legged life ever heard

(41:57):
unlimited visitation rights Froman absentee parent?
That's what pissed me off.
Blake had the audacity to takehis son to court for his son,
for full custody of his son.
Sammy Jo signed the papers overto Blake and Crystal.
Stephen had to go to court toget his own baby.
How's this hood rat walkinginto the mansion in a wet seal

(42:22):
original telling everybody whatthey will and won't do, got
everybody whispering behinddoors?
Yeah, we can't really saynothing because that's his mama,
I know.
But you know she, maybe we.
I mean, I'm scared.
Steven's like I just don'ttrust her with the baby you see
she's got.
She sold him once.
She don't sell him again.
Well, crystal feels the sameway.
So Crystal was on the same sortof wavelength.

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She decides she's going to meether hood rat niece, exactly
where she's at.
They go to La Mirage and theydecide to eat out on the terrace
as well.
Sammy Jo, god bless her.
Just smacking.
Big greasy cheeseburger thatlooks amazing, by the way,
smothered in ketchup.
She talking.

(43:10):
Greasy cheeseburger that looksamazing, by the way, smothered
in ketchup.
She talking, she's talking.
Ish to crystal licking herfingers.
Listen here, auntie.
What's gonna happen is I'm thebaby's mama, right belt, and I'm
a wrong.
Y'all gonna bring this baby tothis here hotel.
I am, of course, playing thisup.
Crystal's like well, what aboutdanny?
Listen, he doesn't really knowyou.
He's so used to the mansion.

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Just why don't you come spendthe weekend at the mansion?
You'll have all the maids,you'll have all the servants and
all that sammy's like.
Is that a command or is that aninvitation?
Auntie ketchup all over hands,grizzle's like honey, of course,
of course it's an invitation.
But the reality is nobodytrusts her.

(43:51):
They want to keep an eye on her.
They want to put both eyes onher at all times, especially
with this here baby.
Sammy Joe tells him we'll see.
See how I feel later on.
I'll think about it.
Sammy Joe tells him we'll seehow I feel later on.
I'll think about it.
While Sammy Joe is licking theHeinz ketchup off her, lee
Presson nails.
Tracy is hard at work at ColbyCo, assisting Alexis with
whatever she needs.
She's also double duty.

(44:12):
She is a spy Keeping a closeeye on her.
Alexis says Tracy, listen, Iknow you're good at PR, but I
also know about your otheractivities.
Now Tracy's trying to beprofessional.
Other activities what do youmean?
Alexa starts naming things Apolitical power broker named
Eric Graves, jeremy Thatcher, aguy in New York, blah, blah,

(44:36):
blah.
Tracy gets embarrassed becauseit's obvious that Alexis
understands that Tracy has slepther way to the top in many ways
Doesn't mean she's not good ather job.
She slept her way to the top.
Tracy was not expecting this.
Now, that's so funny that shecollected a laugh across the
face from Crystal because shewas like that's what we do in
this business.
That's what we do.
But when it comes to Alexis,she was a little bit shocked.

(44:58):
But Alexis was like listen, girl, listen, I'm not judging you at
all.
As a matter of fact, I'm a fan,which is why I brought you in
here today.
These men have been using usfor centuries.
It is high time we flipped thescript.
So I mean listen, I'm a fan,trust me, I'm not judging you at
all, baby girl, but what I needyou to do is go talk to this

(45:27):
guy, dawsonson, at this bank.
I need to figure out that thisloan extension isn't going to
happen.
You think you could work yourmagic?
And Tracy's like oh yeah, sure,I'll do it first thing in the
morning.
Alexa's like no, no, no, you'lldo it tonight.
Go ahead and consider thatovertime.
So basically, I need you to gobone the sky to get some intel,
but it doesn't really seem likethat's necessary.
It seems like Dawson has alreadymade up his mind, and we know
this because this is the day ofFallon and Jeff's party, so the
mansion is abuzz.
People are getting ready to goto La Mirage to have a good time

(45:49):
, eat cake, drink champagne.
When Dawson calls Blake,blake's in the study, fully in
his penguin suit, and Dawson'slike yo, I'm so sorry.
I wish I was calling on betterterms, but I'm sorry, we can't
do it.
And the other bankers are alsogoing to say no, crystal seizes.
And she's like oh my gosh,blake, what are we going to do?
This is what I'm talking about.

(46:11):
When I said his acting wassuperb this is where it is the
look of despair on his face wasso genuine I literally believed.
I was like oh my God, he'sreally going through it.
He looks sick to his stomach.
It'd be a great time to have abrandy and call it a day, but he
can't do that.
He can't do that because hislittle girl is about to have a

(46:34):
party.
He needs to show up, he needsto be happy.
He doesn't want the wholefamily worrying and he knows
Fallon's going to worryespecially, especially.
There's a really brief scenethat just annoys the hell out of
me, but I guess we'll talkabout it.
So, upstairs, baby Blake and oneof his nurses or maids is
walking down the hallway.
He's got on these cowboy boots.

(46:54):
He looks like the people comingout of the cowboy carter.
I'm sorry, have y'all seenthose videos of the people like
when they show up they're allhappy in their boots and then
afterwards they can barely move.
Yeah, baby, that's one thingabout Western culture.
They don't tell you got tobreak in boots.
I can tell the manimal over onFalcon Crest wears his boots
fresh out of the box too.

(47:15):
You just can't put on any oldpair of boots.
You got to break them in in,even if you have soft baby feet.
That baby is struggling in themboots.
But he's quickly scooped up byhis fascia, taken into the room
where his mother is gettingdressed and they just have this
little moment.
I promise, don't you promiseforever.

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Jeff says I promise you, fallon, nothing will ever come between
us again.
I promise you.
She looks up into his eyes likeyou promise.
I'm sorry, are we sniffing glue?
I thought you were the one whobroke it off each and every time
.
But yeah, it's up to him tokeep this together.
I will boldly say we alreadyknow this is going down the
toilet, new actress or not, andI got to say this too because of

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the whackness of her outfit.
She's got on like Crystal's goton this.
I mean, you already knowCrystal does not play.
It is ice blue.
It's got these cool sequins itis.
It fits her like a glove.
She looks stunning, absolutelydrop dead gorgeous.
Claudia looks young and fun.
Her gown is, you know, just aslight and bright.

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It's spaghetti straps.
She looks beautiful.
Fallon on her pre-wedding day orpre, I don't know when the hell
this is.
They got Fallon dressed likesomebody's great grandma.
She's wearing a robe in thatscene where she and Jeff are in
the room, but when she comesdownstairs it's like this
champagne colored sequinednumber.
It's not Okay.

(48:42):
Okay, here's the thing.
It's clearly a dress with likea sheer shirt that's heavily
sequined over it.
That's bell.
And then she has these likelittle shimmery shangles you put
on your christmas tree in herhead.
Every time I see her outfits incontrast to the other ladies I
like was this the scene thatbroke her?

(49:02):
Was this the?
Since?
I know that Peggy whoever isgoing to be out I'm assuming
they're gonna either kill her orbring in a new actress.
I just wonder was this themoment where she's like you know
what?
This ain't even worth it, nomore.
Y'all got me messed up.
They got this girl in a peachgrandma shawl.

(49:23):
It's terrible.
Plus, she's not she's phoningit in this episode, she's, she's
like it on a scale of one to 10.
She's like at a five, she's.
She's all right, I showed up, Iput on the clothes, I'll say
the lines, but it is what it isuntil this scene.
So Blake keeps it to himself,crystal keeps it to herself,
claudia sort of clocks thatthere's something going on with
Crystal that she didn't want totalk about.

(49:43):
But the party must go on.
They all go to La Mirage andeverybody looks stunning, except
Fallon.
When you get there, the wholeroom is dressed kind of snazzy.
And then you see Sammy Jo,she's got this purple halter
dress, which is very cute, butshe stands out in this crowd
because it's very clear shedress, which is very cute, but
she stands out in this crowdbecause it's very clear she's
meant to look a little more rockand roll, a little more trashy.

(50:04):
So Fallon steps into La Mirageand she goes into boss mode like
all right, but give me, y'all,give me a second y'all, let me
go over here and handle somebusiness.
She goes to the front desk, Iguess to check messages or
whatever.
And Sammy Joe, excuse meSamantha sees her and decides
she wants to confront her.
She know like she know, likeshe knows somebody must have
forgot her invitation.
Because she is a caring ton,she wants to tell Fallon as much

(50:27):
.
She taps her on the shoulderwow, the Carringtons are here.
Where's your 21 gun salute?
What you're not going to do isout mean a mean girl.
You're not going to out mean arich, mean girl too.
Fallon has grown up in boardingschools.
She's been better than peopleher whole life.
What you're not going to do iscome in here and disrespect her.
So after the 21 gun salutecomment, fallon says just real,

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casually over her shoulder, likeshe's talking to a pushy
salesman Some people don't needto be announced.
Samantha, I love it.
So Sammy was like well,where's's my invitation?
I definitely didn't get one.
I'm a Carrington, I'm supposedto be here too.
I should have been at the topof your list.

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Fallon continues writingwhatever she's writing.
She's like as an ex Carrington,amen, you're not even at the
bottom of the list.
Sammy Joe's is very is.
Excuse me, I can't stop callingthis woman Sammy Jo.
Samantha is very angry thatFallon isn't giving her the
reaction.
So she's like well, you knowwhat your hotel is raggedy.
It's stuffy in here.
It's basic as hell.

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There's dust everywhere.
I couldn't get no clean towels.
I couldn't even stay fresh likeI need to.
So Fallon, by this point, islike okay, she's clearly not
going to go away.
Listen, sammy Jo, I put up withyou when you was married to my
brother and out of respect formy nephew, danny, I took a whole
lot.
I'm not going to take that now.
This is my hotel.
You don't like it?
Collect your tings and leave.
You can go, you can get.

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Sammy Jo was like you know what?
I'm still at Carrington.
After Salen walks off, shetells a guy at the front desk yo
, send me up a magnum ofchampagne in a grilled ham and
cheese sandwich.
That sounds delicious.
Actually, speaking of champagne, this is kind of fun Speaking
of champagne, champagne Poppy.
Mark Jennings is back atAlexis's place and he's not

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drinking champagne.
He has graduated to the darkliquor, whatever's in the
decanter.
He's got a glass full of it.
He's walking around in a veloursuit.
Alexis comes in.
She's still in her burgundyensemble but she's trying to get
dressed so she can get over tofallon's party.
Mark tells her you know, I wasgonna leave town.
She's like oh okay, at firstshe didn't.
She doesn't seem that upset.
I think it's kind of a weirdarrangement that he's still

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there.
I was under the impression hewas leaving right away, but he
is still her bodyguard at thismoment.
So he tells Alexis he was aboutto bounce.
However, he's been doing somethinking.
He goes yeah, you know, I got ahundred thousand dollars in my
pocket from you.
Thanks very much.
You can go anywhere I want, butI had this revelation.
I am meant to be here with you.

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She's like oh, interesting,what made you change your mind?
And he's like well, dexter,remember, I said earlier it felt
like he was filling him out.
Now that he knows that she's nolonger with Dex, apparently he
has had a little bit of a torchfor her.
He's like yeah, yeah, yeah,since you're not with Dex

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anymore, you definitely need mearound.
She's like yeah, yeah, um,since you're not with dax
anymore, you definitely need mearound.
She's like you know what?
I don't need a bodyguard.
Why don't you go ahead and quitnow?
I don't need a bodyguard.
He goes you may not need abodyguard, but you need this
body.
You need a man.
She tells him.
You must be suffering fromdelusions of adequacy.
God, have you ever heardanything more scathing?
Can you imagine showing up withyour whole chest like I'm here

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to take you off, I'm sweepingyou off your feet, you're going
to be mine?
Oh, you're suffering fromdelusions of adequacy.
Not even grandeur Adequacy.
Ouch, he's drunk.
Drunk, he's like.
You know what, baby, you needme.
My silence costs more thanmoney.
Baby, from now on we're gonnashow everything our breakfast,

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your bed and then he like grabsher and he like kisses her.
Mind you, he was just trying toholler at Fallon earlier, or at
least filling out Fallon alittle bit earlier.
He's clearly, clearly drunk,though at this point.
But Alexis gives that one of thebest reads I've ever heard on
the show.
She says we went my whistle.

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I paid you one hundred thousanddollars to keep your mouth shut
and for a tennis bomb.
That'll buy you a lot of ballsand believe me, you're going to
need them.
Balls, not balls, balls.
Believe me, you're going toneed them.

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Tell me, get your stuff.
I want you out of my house bythe time I come back from this
party.
So she's in a rush, she'salready flustered.
It seems like every where she'strying to go today.
Somebody has something to sayto her.
So she goes down to get in hervillain car.
Well, mark goes outside.
He kind of stumbles out.
He's got his glass of brandy orwhatever the dark liquor is and
he goes outside.
He's like on the terrace,hair's blowing in the wind,

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dimples on display.
He's just kind of giggling atthe whole situation.
Looking at the street below, Ididn't even think nothing of it.
So Alexis manages to getdownstairs into her car, but her
driver's super apologetic, likeI'm so sorry I'm late.
There must have been some bigaccident or something.
It was a mess, I'm so sorry I'mlate.
Like he's worried about losinghis job.

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He thinks she's irritated atthat.
I think she just irritated atmark.
I don't even think she noticedhe was late.
But she gets in the car and outof the bushes comes a
congressman pedo, mr mVeigh orwhatever his name is and he's
like yo, yo, alexis, alexis,what?
Oh, I need to talk to you aboutsome money If you don't get by
my face.
She does something that's veryimpressive.

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She's in the car and he'sleaned over like close to the
window, and she does this thingwhere she leans in close and she
tells him to scram, she's nevergoing to talk to him about
money and she holds eye contactwhile the window goes up.
And she did and this is a richcar back in the 80s.
She's not like rolling it, youknow.
That would definitely be a lotless intimidating if you had to

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wind the window physicallyyourself.
No, she scrammed McVeigh andthen maintains eye contact until
it goes overhead.
Oh, my goodness, I love itTrying to think is there
anything really worth saying?
After this the party kicks off.

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Blake is watching his children,crystal and Alexis, have a
quick little exchange in thebathroom, basically to show the
audience who had on the baddestdress.
I call it a two-way tie.
I love them both.
But Crystal brings up Alexis'smiscarriage.
Well, blake said he don'tremember anything about a
miscarriage.
Alexis said well, you know, ifI don't have money attached to

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it, he's not going to remember.
It Seems like a weird.
Oh, she brings that up becauseAlexis made some little snarky
comment about her being pregnant.
That's neither here nor there.
Blake is trying to enjoy themoment.
He's watching his family.
How beautiful they looktogether.
Everybody's dancing andlaughing and smiling and having
a really good time.
He decides he's going to go tryto make a phone call at 10

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o'clock at night, he goes in theFallon's office.
Whoever he's calling obviouslyis not in their office.
They're not going to answer thephone.
But Alexis comes in after himand he goes.
You might as well hold the dooropen.
I'm on my way out and she goes.
That's what I heard, which iswhy I brought myself in here.
Blake, we family, I sure hate tosee you on the broke boy
express.
Why don't we work out something?

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I will loan you $100 million.
I'll give you six whole monthsto pay me back.
If you can't pay me back, thenI'll just take over Denver
Carrington.
And he's like when hell freezesover.
Alexis, I don't need you, Idon't need anybody.
I'm going to get on my feet onmy own.
I don't need anything from you.
She's just kind of smiling,enjoying the moment, but it's

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quickly doused because the doorsopen.
A detective comes in.
I'm looking for Alexis Colby.
That's me.
He's like Alexis, hey, I needto talk to you.
Mark Jennings is dead.
This is like 20 minutes later,20, 30 minutes later, what I
just saw, mark, I was just withhim.
He was very much alive.

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No, no, no, he's dead man.
He either fell off the balconyor someone pushed him.
Well, obviously, obviously thatmcvane guy knows how to get up
and down the stairs, probablypushes it.
I hate that.
Here's the thing.
This is a soap opera.
I don't know if Mark's dead ornot.
This could all be a ploy.

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I don't.
I wasn't expecting that.
I'm going to be honest, when Ifirst saw it I was like, oh no,
not marking his dimples.
I was getting used to the guy.
But yeah, I'll believe it whenI see it.
We'll see what they say nextepisode.
But damn, I sure hate to thinkof Mark splatter tap tatted all
over Denver Avenue like thatAlso.
Okay, yeah, I was going to saythere's no way that congressman

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could have physically stood achance against a Mark Jennings.
That dude's like 6'3", he's atennis pro.
That's all he does is runaround.
He does have a drinking problemthough, so maybe that could
have slowed him down.
He probably got the drop on himbecause he was drunk down.
He probably got the drop on himbecause he was drunk, otherwise
I would imagine he would haveflipped the congressman over the

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side of the balcony.
Exciting episode for me, forsome reason.
I really enjoyed it.
It's funny all around.
Sammy Jo is back.
She seems to be a little bit ofa bully.
If not a bully, everybody is atleast scared of her, except
Fallon.
Found myself agreeing with theCarringtons more than I would
have ever imagined this episode,but I can't wait to see how
Blake is going to finagle hisway out of this.

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I feel like every season he hassome sort of major business.
Woe, I can't believe.
This woman orchestrated thisoff of five million.
It cost her five milliondollars and two rolls in the hay
, and this man's whole life isin shambles.
Practically All right, guys.

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