The Siege - Part 1 (Dynasty)

Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. The series, created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, revolves around the Carringtons, a wealthy family residing in Denver, Colorado.Dynasty stars John Forsythe as oil magnate Blake Carrington, Linda Evans as his new wife Krystle, and later Joan Collins as his former wife Alexis.

Dynasty was conceived as ABC's competitor to CBS's prime time series Dallas. Ratings for the show's first season were unimpressive, but a revamp for the second season that included the arrival of Collins as scheming Alexis saw ratings enter the top 20. By the fall of 1982, it was a top 10 show, and by the spring of 1985, it was the #1 show in the United States. The series declined considerably in popularity during its final two seasons, and it was ultimately cancelled in the spring of 1989 after nine seasons and 220 episodes. A two-part miniseries, Dynasty: The Reunion, aired in October 1991.

Season 1 was shown on Mondays in the United States.

Sammy Jo accepts the divorce and the custody of Danny. Steven takes Danny to his home, and his lawyer comes out as gay. Fallon says to Alexis that she prefers Krystle as mother, wherefore Alexis provokes Krystle into a lily pond fight. Blake stops them, whereupon Krystle leaves and moves into La Mirage. Kirby is pregnant, and Alexis threatens Joseph that she will tell Kirby the truth about her mother. The career of senator McVane is ruined by the journal article initiated by Alexis. Hopeless, he strangles her, but Blake saves her life. This episode also features the first use of the word "bitch".

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