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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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and a spirit flight. She showed up musty and unwelcome and went right up to the room, snatched up that baby and let everybody in the house know what they will and won't do on her time. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome, or welcome back to so floor, the official gathering place for new leaf novices and od diehard fans of the golden age of primetime. I'm your host, jet, viewing and reviewing one of the Sophie and Sudsy's primetime storylines of 1984-1985. So, whether you're new to this or true to this, sit back and enjoy. Tell the kids it's time to play outside or out of sight. Obey no questions, suggestions or concerns. For the next 25 to 35 minutes, everyone else in the airshot. You can be cool, quiet or kicked out, because we are watching our stories. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, this is Soap Bowl. Hello, gorgeous, hello, gorgeous. Welcome and welcome back to another fun filled edition of soap war.

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We are back in denver watching dynasty cackling, laughing, laughing, having a good old time. I enjoy this episode. I just can't even believe it's gonna to get even better than this. I love the way that Dynasty has thrown caution to the wind. They're doing their own thing, and if you listen to the last episode of the top of that show I said I'm so glad I don't have a bunch of enemies. That sentiment remains as I watch Dynasty. I don't think I have the bandwidth to look over my shoulder all day and all night. You got to wake up very, very early in the morning to outsmart people who want to do you harm, and also you have to wake up super early to outsmart people you want to do harm. It's just not in me. A good old fashioned cuss you out and pretend like you don't exist for the rest of my life is how I like to get down. Of course, none of you will ever know that side of me, because we are here to cut up and have a good time. So go ahead and pour yourself of something bubbly and bright.

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Season four, episode 25 of Dynasty the Engagement. I'm pretty sure one of these shows has been called that before. Dynasty has already kind of pulled a trick before, pulled this little stunt where they went from birthday to the birthday. So maybe it was engagement to the engagement. How many is that this season? Y'all Shall we count the ways. This feels like an adult version of Sesame Street. We're going to learn some vicious cutdowns. There's always a color thing. Dynasty is a catty version of Sesame Street and I'm here for it completely. But we've got the remarriage of Blake and Crystal, the remarriage of Fallon and Jeffrey, the marriage of Jeffrey and Kirby, the engagement of Adam and Kirby. I think Steven and Claudia got married this season. My God, today are we serious? And that, mind you, 95% of these people no, no, no, 100% of these people all live in the same house. I'm convinced this is on some sort of alien burial ground. There's like this weird vibe. People are doing strange things in the house. Oh, and don't forget, we got two attempted murders, slash suicides already. Come on now, pour yourself off something bubbly and bright as we jump into season four, episode 25 of Dynasty, the Engagement.

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Before we get started, I want to shout out to Tony in Ohio, who loves the show Thank you so much for watching it. He is once again this week. Tony is a Dynasty fan and an Auslanding fan. He says he can't really pick between the two. But I want to clear the air with all of my Ohioans, with all of my Ohioans. I know I've made some comments in the past about Crystal's hillbilly heritage which we get to jump into this episode. I'm so excited.

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But let me be very clear as a person living in the US and I would ask the rest of my statesmen I don't really have any qualms whatsoever one way or another about Ohio. I can't ever remember hearing anything crazy about it. It's not one of those states. Well, let's not go there. Every state in the United States, with the exception of, maybe, idaho, has a crazy track record with weird crimes on a little show that we call Cops, although I will say, if you've ever watched Cops, which I used to watch as a kid wow, they do seem to be in Florida quite a bit, or they're in one of those places in Arizona. For some reason it's not Bayer County, that's San Antonio, but something like that. They're always there and I feel like they've been in Ohio a lot too, but I've never once judged the state like that. I only really know a few celebrities from there LeBron James, rob Dyrdek. I've never really heard anything country or crazy about it, but on the show when I tease, I'm just, I am playing into this whole.

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She has this trailer park background, according to her relatives, who like to spend their time at the Derby or whatever you call it the race, what is it? What is it called? It's not NASCAR, so I guess it'd be amateur racing. I said all that to say I have no qualms with Ohio. I literally can't think of one thing negative to say about Ohio, if I tried really hard, although I will say and those of you living in the US, please let me know if you agree or disagree We've got the eastern seaboard, which is the east.

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We've got the quote-unquote midwest, which is all the flyover states, all the states with the amber waves of grain. We've got the mountains, and then we've got the west coast, and then we've got the west coast. Isn't ohio more? It's not really east coast, but it's too far east in my opinion to be in the middle or in the west or the midwest. Isn't ohio the, the kind of middle east of the us? I feel like I've heard this discussion before. Let me look at a map before I embarrass myself. Yeah, like the United States is more of a bowl, ohio's kind of. Hmm, it might be a little more East in my personal opinion. I don't really understand the Midwest term, but I'm sure that's an advertising term that's stuck Either way, no matter if you're from anywhere in the United States the continental US, hawaii or Puerto Rico, anywhere in the world.

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I am so glad that you took the time out to sit here and cut up and cackle with me, so I'm asking you a little favor. You can always reach me at soplorepodcastgmailcom, which is S-O-A-P-L-O-R-E-P-O-D-C-A-S-T at gmailcom, or check the show notes. If you're listening on a mobile device, check the show notes. There is a link to send me a text. I'll respond. Well, I won't respond. I'll respond vocally to the text. I will always write you back in the email, because that's kind of my thing. Love to hear it.

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I want to know a little something about your state or a state you visited. Give me the version that would appear on cops. What sort of crime it didn't have to be super gory what sort of crime is your state or your country or your town infamous or famous for? And also, what is like your weird, weird local attraction. I'll go first. One of the weirdest things in Texas, among other things. God, you can go anywhere. Oh, I'll give you something a little supernatural. It's almost Halloween. Y'all know I hate horror movies, but I'm going to give you a little something to play with Marfa. Marfa. Texas is known for having lights. I'm not going to say they rival the Aurora Borealis, but I will say it is an attraction. Marfa Lights.

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But the lore is that there were some crazy train accident at some point, like kids used to be stolen on this train. Blah, blah, blah. They fell off. There was like some train wreck or something. All the kids unfortunately met their demise. This is all lore. Okay, folklore, probably Texas fall tales. But the good to good shit.

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One of the things people like to do is park on the railroad tracks and wait for the train to come. Now, why you would do that, I'm sure I don't know. You already know your girls aren't into that kind of stuff. But allegedly you will be pushed off the tracks and then when you go and check your trunk you'll see all these little children fingerprints. Spoiler alert, it's just your fingerprints from when you close your trunk. Of course, this story has changed over time as people have hatchbacks and such, but that is sort of the lore. The dust from the area is a little bit thicker so you'll be able to see the fingerprints more. Little children will push you off the railroad tracks in Marfa and stay for the lights. They're dope, really beautiful.

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All right, guys, that's enough jaw jacking. We got to get back into this engagement. Yay, two things I never thought I'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 he wasn't talking.

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Crystal, in her two and a half inch waist, comes in dressed like Jane Fonda. I hope this ain't disrespectful, but not having a booty or a waist must have been very chic back in the day. It's not everybody has a big old donk, I understand that. But Crystal is straight up and down, it is what it is. She comes into the room to present Blake with World Finance Magazine. I tell you what Blake reputation may be in the toilet, but that face card will never baby.

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That is the most handsome picture of him I have ever seen. It was the first time I thought to myself you know what, crystal, I get it, I get it. Blake looks gorgeous, he is very pretty. He has nothing on them on the face of this magazine that is dragging him for filth. But you know what, crystal, I get it, I get it. Blake looks gorgeous, he is very pretty. He has nothing on them on the face of this magazine that is dragging him for filth. But you know what, who cares Looks so good on it.

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It's the only headshot that I will accept. You know what? I actually don't mind when they do it like that, because that could very well have been his headshot for his company. As you walk into the halls, you know what I mean. You walk into the boardroom and it's a picture of the chairman, the vice president, et cetera. That could have very well been a photo from that. So it makes sense. But God, I was like God, blake is so pretty. A little later on, alexis also has a photo of herself. It's not a headshot, it's more of her body, but it's in her office. Why would you have a full body picture of just you, solo dolo, framed Because you are Alexis Carrington Colby. That's why Crystal's she presented the magazine to be like hey, look what came out today.

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I'm so sorry this is all happening 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, the bank that holds 50 million of the 100 million dollars that he managed to raise for these offshore drilling wells in the South China Sea has called a meeting. Now Blake is hoping that they haven't got their hands on this edition of World Finance with his beautiful mug on it. He's hoping this is just a casual conversation, maybe everybody you know, everybody's heard about Rashid Ahmed and the riffraff that may or may not be taking place where the wealth sites are. But Blake is very confident. He's like. You know what, crystal? I have done so much business with these people. I have made them money hand over 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 worry about it Because Blake is not worried, worried.

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I immediately began to worry because I can't recall a single business deal going right for this man. Can you from the time he entered this show? He was. He was, you know, broke. He had to borrow money. Cecil embarrassed him. Cecil embarrassed him from the grave. His ex-wife embarrassed him and now Rashida. Well, his ex-wife has embarrassed him again. He just don't know it. Yet. Rashida has made a complete and teetotal fool of him in front of the entire world. But he's like no, no, I made money before they know me. I'm cool. Plus, my friend Dawson is there. If Dawson says I'm good, then I'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're actually having breakfast. Mark seems to be on his way out. She seems to be on her way to breakfast and then out for the day. Mark invites her, between fistful of bacon, to come watch him play tennis. Hey, alexis, you want to come watch me teach tennis today? She's like no. She informed him of the many, many, many more stimulating options outside of watching him run around playing tennis in his little bitty shorts, which tells me immediately that she would love to watch him run around and play tennis in his little bitty shorts, which tells me immediately that she would love to watch him run around and play tennis in his little bitty shorts. Why would you bring up stimulation in that context? Alexis? I get it.

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He is in his ho shorts, he's in his tennis pro stuff. He's like well, you don't have to just watch me, you can come watch me in decks. This seems to be a statement that he knows will. He's filling out the room. I know this now because I've seen the entire episode. He's filling her out a little bit. She's like oh, no, okay. Well, no, I'm busy, I don't really want to go watch Dex either. So Mark says well, what are you going to do? Are you going to sit here and hatch schemes, plan to take down people? She's like dude, I don't hatch schemes, Calm down.

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Mark is still trying to figure out. He's kind of got it in his mind after watching her all this time. He was supposed to be spying on her for Congressman McVeigh, but it feels like at some point he became really interested one way or another. It's his version of a soap opera. So he's watching his stories and he's like listen, you seem to be just really dead set on sticking it to Blake. Now he already knows, obviously, that she paid Rashida Mad the five million dollars to create a 100 million dollar problem for Blake. He's like no, this is this goes beyond business. What else is there? This is way beyond just making sure this guy's business doesn't work out. It seems like you want to destroy him. So that leads me to what else do you have going on, alexis? What else are you plotting? What else do you want from Blake? She's had enough, damn it.

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She came down here to eat breakfast. I don't even know why $100,000 champagne poppy is still floating around in these booty shorts. So she says as much. She says hey, hey, I gave you 100, thousand reasons to keep your mustachioed mouth shut. I expect you to make good on that. He's like okay, cool, you know where I'm at if you're gonna watch me play tennis. So as he leaves, she's trying to 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 than carbbethias? She's like oh my god, funny enough, alexis is wearing like a black bolero jacket, matching pants and this asymmetrical black and white striped shirt that's sort of tight at the waist and it dangles a little bit lower down too. Kirby looks like she's been bullied into a modern wardrobe. She's calling to apologize to alexis. Alexis does not have time for us. She's still in her feelings for dragging her to that godforsaken neighborhood, talking about her dead parents and all that. She's like okay. Kirby says Alexis, I wanted to apologize for the other day. Okay, apology, except anything else. Kirby says well, I thought we can get together again and talk. Alexis already didn't want to answer the phone. She's equally annoyed that it's Kirby. She goes. You know, as far as I'm concerned, we said all we need to say goodbye.

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I only mentioned Kirby's outfit because Alexis is in black and white with her signature. She usually wears like an orange lipstick. It's a little more red today. Kirby's in black and white and red. There's a lot of kind of matching on this show, I noticed from time to time.

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I also have to say that Alexis's wig, that rat wig she was wearing that one time, has gotten much, much better, but it is giving me oh, what's the name of the catalog? It's giving church mother hair from back in the day, from the 1990s. If you were a child in the 90s and your grandmama, your great grandmama, was a boom Baptist, there used to be this catalog 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 or something I don't remember. But it was always a really young, beautiful woman Dressed like a 90 year old boom Baptist church lady with big old church hat and the drapes.

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We used to look at it me and my mom would just look at it and kind of sniggle and I'm like one day 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 it I'll put it in, but I cannot. I even looked it up and they have modernized all of these. Anyway, I said that to say there was wig in there that looked exactly like Alexis's hair. I could tell it had the a little bit of a rat tail in the back, the Carol Brady flip up on the sides and then the big curls in the middle. You would tease it. Oh my God, that is a quintessential. I am 87 years old. Mother of the church wig, but it doesn't look bad on her. I used to always think of Elizabeth Taylor when I saw that wig, but now I feel like it might be from Alexis, which would make sense because this show would have been big in the 80s and that would have, I guess, influenced this catalog in the 90s, because it didn't. I saw that catalog for many, many, many years, well into the 2000s, and it never really changed.

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Alexis is so annoyed that Kirby has called her that she immediately hangs up, picks up the phone to call Adam so that she can meet with him first thing in the morning. Now she leaves her juice and I guess she had to take her breakfast on the run because at the office Adam shows up and he's like mom, what's wrong? He thinks there's like an actual issue with Kirby. No, she just wants to let him know that Kirby is good and crazy and he needs to continue to be vigilant in his thoughts about divorcing her or not marrying her at all. Excuse me, but someone has brought over a silver platter of coffee and tea and breakfast and an even bigger glass of juice and it's red. I really think it's just a compliment. This black and white stripes and it matches her lipstick. This is kind of the second time, but it reminds me.

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Oh, my gosh, you guys, I forgot to tell you I broke down and bought some champagne. Yes, grocery store champagne. I don't know if that's frowned upon, probably, but I mean, who cares? I was honestly looking for some non-alcoholic wine or non-alcoholic champagne. I'm not a teetotaler, but I generally record these in the middle of the day and I'm like I can't be gone off champagne at 2 pm and honestly, a lot of times I'll have to start it at the beginning of the day and I'll just off and do something and I might pick it up later that night. But I just figured, let me go ahead and stick to non-alcoholic, because I'm not really drinking it for the taste. I already like regular, just sparkling water. I want to learn about wine and champagne in a more sophisticated way.

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So this really sweet lady at the grocery store shout out to Tanya. Tanya says she is. 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 and she was saying you know, sometimes I cut a few corners. I don't want to get too much into her business. Matter of fact, yeah, I already said 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 lot of times people don't really care how wonderful it is. She's like just start from the bottom shelf and go up. You usually don't want to do that, but she's like just start at the bottom, find something pretty, find something that's mixed with fruit, don't spend a whole lot of money, just start there and go up. So I have champagne. I'm going to stop and trade my regular degular. I'm drinking grape juice, y'all. I had some this morning and every now and again I really enjoy the taste of grape juice, so let me go freshen up my beverage. Alexis has reminded me that I have something a little more grown and let me see how I like it. Oh, that's kind of good. Okay, this is nothing like New Year's Eve Cheers. Here's to us.

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Okay, alexis insists that she meet Adam first thing in the morning to be like yo, your girl is nuts. Let me tell you what she did. She calls me up last week talking about this job, tells me she wants to meet in person. I try to have her come to the office. 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 a Mustang. I was cool.

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I got in a little car, drove to this weird neighborhood, went in this house. All the furniture's covered up. There's dust every place. She started going on and on about her parents. So Adam ignores a part about the job in Paris and he's like well, what is I mean? She says she wanted to talk to you about work. What's so weird about that?

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Well, alexis says well, that would have been fine, but she didn't want to talk about work. She starts telling me about her parents and how they used to live and did I think, about my maids and stuff. Adam, I need you to focus on one thing, and one thing only. That girl is nuts, crazy as a road lizard, just like her nutty mother. You need to think through this baby boy. But among many of the things Adam don't play about, he does not play about his matronly bride and her antique wardrobe. So he flips the script and says mama, well, if you hadn't blown up her whole mind by telling her her mom was nuts, she wouldn't be acting, honey. So essentially, this is your fault. Alexis is shocked Like she'd never in a million years. My fault. How is this my fault? And I love that.

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It's Alexis and Adam, two people who seem to be not really all that self-aware, who both have had a hand in sort of ruining Kirby's life. But they're like no, it's not my fault, it's not my fault either. It must be your fault. She doesn't need to know. She has a nutty mom that is ruining everything, mother. So you need to mind your business, 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 a sign of the modern times?

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I just don't understand this storyline. I really, really don't get it. I've tried really hard to understand why any of this would provoke any action at all from Joseph or Kirby, and I can't come up with a decent reason. Kirby's mom went a little bit nuts, ended up in an insane asylum. I do okay. She was in there for years 20 plus years because Kirby's a full grown woman. What difference does it make? So you lied about her being dead when she wasn't dead. I mean, okay, that's hurtful. Okay, that part I get. Perhaps Kirby is upset that she could have had some time with her mom but didn't. But it doesn't seem like Alexis is aware of that. All she was pointing out is that the woman is crazy. There's a high probability of you also being crazy.

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I would also like to point out, though, that a lot of the women on this show have had some sort of encounter with a psychiatric doctor in some capacity one way or another. Like, come on, claudia is walking. Encounter with a psychiatric doctor in some capacity one way or another. Like, come on, claudia is walking around with a full husband at this point. So what if she went a little crazy? That's par for the course. Welcome to the family. Yeah, this storyline has never really really made sense, but if it means Kirby's gonna start wielding weapons around, then so be it.

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Anyways, let's talk about Mark at La Mirage. So he, he's, of course, a tennis pro. He's still teaching people and it seems like all the people who show up to play tennis also like to stay and have lunch. So they're in their tennis clothes 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 good vibe.

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Everybody's having a good time and Mark is sort of floating through this episode, if I do say so myself. He is very happy, he's giddy. The dimple is on display, pow, pow, pow. He's walking to different tables schmoozing potential clientele, possibly women. He's already bedded In this particular scene. He's at this table. There's two women and a guy and he's telling them about this glorious backhand he used to have, or some tennis pro used to have, I don't know. Everyone's laughing.

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And then, all of a sudden, one of the workers, who's in a complete and total penguin suit, but it's sort of sepia colored comes walking up right behind Dexter. Dexter shows up, he's got his gym bag in hand. Oh my gosh, mark, I'm so sorry, I just need to change clothes. Mark's like cool. I'm over here trying to, you know, trying to set up something for later, and then that's when the kid in the penguin suit, the sepia colored penguin suit, comes waltzing up telling Dex he has a phone call. So, mark, no, whatever.

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Mark sees Fallon on the other terrace, he walks over to congratulate her. Hey, hey, fallon, I heard you're going to have a good party here or something pretty soon. Congratulations. What is this woman's government name? Is it Peggy, sue, peggy, something? I don't know if she was tired or if Fallon is meant to be tired. I can't really separate the two at this point. Let's say Fallon is tired. Fallon responds smart Well, it's not just me, it's Jeff too. I don't know what it is, but it's happening. You know, that is the strangest way to respond to someone telling you congratulations on your new nuptials. Yeah, I don't know what this thing 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 going to happen at the wedding.

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Probably her mom was going to get shot if I put money on anything, mark doesn't really care. He didn't come over there to say congratulations. He's like man, I really thought we had something going on, thought it could have been me and you baby girl. And she's like tennis pro, please. He's like no, no, fallon, you know your mama was hating on us, ruined our chances. If your mother hadn't interrupted us, you and me would have been a whole thing. Fallon's like maybe, maybe not, but if perspective was just true, that probably would have been a thing had her mom not interrupted, and he probably would have just bounced back and forth from both of them. But Fallon's like you know what it's probably for best here go me and Jeff and getting back together. Mark's like yeah, I just thought, you know, when we were in Acapulco by way of Haiti for our overnight divorces, I just would have never thought, 10 or 20 episodes later, you'd be marrying the same guy you've been ignoring for two seasons. Like, yeah, who'd have thought, well, anyway, I got to go.

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Now, as touching and heartwarming as this scene was, I couldn't help but notice something. You remember when I told you that the guy that worked there was in a full penguin suit, I mean long sleeves, almost a cummerbund everything Sepia color jacket, bow tie Okay cool, I thought. Well, maybe he's inside the hotel. Why would he be walking around outside like that? Well, tell me why.

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I start paying attention to the background and the women who serve food. The waitresses are in gold, sequined bolero jackets or cropped jackets, I don't know what they called them in the 80s White tedo shirts, bow tie and booty shorts. What the hell kind of establishment do you go to? In at midday you eat outside where someone serves you in sequence all of them. I thought it was just one person. No, there was like two or three of them walking around. I'm like are they gonna dance later is a chorus line. I don't know about where the top. If that's, this is my thing. If you're going to go there, I want you to take it all the way. I am a plain Jane or neon lights and sequence kind of girl. We're going to do either or there is no in between. If my waitress is wearing a sequined 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 dining experience 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. I feel like I've seen videos of people doing aerobic dancing on there.

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Meanwhile, back at Denver Carrington well, actually not at Denver Carrington at Bank of who Gives a Damn? Jeff Blake and Mr Dawson sit down for a little meeting. Unfortunately, but fortunately for Blake, mr Dawson has a copy of World Finance. Fortunately, blake looks amazing on the front. I want them to keep showing this throughout the rest of the episode. He looks damn good on it.

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But unfortunately, the contents of said magazine are not in Blake's favor. It isn't that he isn't a trustworthy businessman. Dawson knows this. He's like dude. Yes, I totally get it. You've made us money, we've loaned you money, never had an issue. But, homeboy, this goes beyond business. This is this is world changing Like. This is war. This is political. It does not look good to have two 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 drilling within 30 days, I'm going to lose a lot of money. Okay, I'm going to be destitute. My stuff would be in foreclosure. Do you know how embarrassing that'll be? And the guy's like I get it. I hear you, blake. The best I can do under the circumstances is just talk to the other bankers and see what they say. This isn't a decision that I can make on my own. He didn't even say if it was up to me it'd be one way or another. He's just like I can't even make that decision. Let me talk to the other guys and let's see what it's going to be. This is where Blake starts to worry. But luckily he has a 52 bedroom mansion and a beautiful rewed wife who wears most killer robes.

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Blake is chilling in his study in a silk robe. Crystal enters in a silk robe and we learn through the magic of dynasty that it has been one week and Avril Dawson has not called to say boo or anything, otherwise he is in limbo. But Blake's gut is telling him okay, this probably is not going to work out in my favor, let's go 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 you would sell everything and be a broke boy just to be with me, and I pretended to be agreeable to that. But the reality is I know my second prenup is ironclad. So I'm supporting you because I trust 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, I've been wealthy, I've had to grovel, I can totally do this again. She's like yeah, you can totally 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 amount of stress, I will say, considering the real stress behind this. He is sitting pretty. Blake is handling it like a champ. You know who else is sitting really pretty the brunette baddies, alexis and Jeffrey.

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Alexis decides one fine morning that she's gonna break protocol. She's gonna go over to Denver Carrington and check on her boy, jeff. I kind of feel like Jeff is Blake and Alexis's favorite son. I think they both really really wish he was their son for real. But Alexis shows up and she's got on this whole burgundy suit skirt number. It is very, very 40s. I love everything about it. She even has on one of those like pillbox hat with a little bit of a veil Very dramatic, I don't know if this was in vogue in 1984, but it looks good. She basically goes over there to Denver Carrington to talk to Jeff to be like, hey, baby, I see I read the papers, I read World Finance Magazine and listen, regardless of what's going on with Blake. I need you to know that you're going to be okay. Whatever you need, you got it. I kind of. I still feel so funny about this.

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Jeff should really not be working at Denver Carrington. It is a direct conflict of interest. It really really is. But I mean alexis isn't wrong if, if one of them tanks, he still has the other. So I mean, cool, I guess his little salary and whatever state stock he has might suffer a little bit. But she's like, don't even worry about it. You know your office is free of all lead, paints etc. You can come back anytime. Because I feel like this is a sinking ship. Jeff, she's, she's really coming. She is coming to ease jeff's mind, but she's also coming to get the tea. She wants to see how stressed out everybody it is. Now jeff is cool as a cucumber. He's like everything's fine. Alexa's like okay, you don't have to come on now. What about the loan extension? You really think blake's gonna get one? He's like I think Blake will pull through. I believe in him, I'm not worried about it. They're like okay, well, if you ever want to jump from Rope Boy Blake's ship to mine, you know where I'm at. And he just kind of smiles as she leaves the room. He's got a new haircut and I dig.

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Meanwhile, back at Colby Co, stephen has managed to find his way out of Alexis's office and into the mapping room. He's going over some topographical maps when in Waltz I'm not going to say he burst in Waltz none other than Dex Dexter in a corduroy jacket. Stephen is completely unbothered. 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 across town because his secretary gave him a message that said when you're dealing with the Lex Dex business, you will be dealing with Stephen Carrington from here on out. You know how mad you got to be to not just pick up the phone and cut somebody out. He drove across town just so he could throw the message slip into Stephen's face. Face, mind you. Steven didn't write it. Steven didn't make the phone call. Steven has been here looking at maps all morning. Dex came over to start some ish. Oh my gosh, mr steven is so unbothered he is quite, quite busy at the moment.

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Meanwhile, dexter's all do what with who? Not Dexter. Dexter don't do doors or scheduled meetings. Dexter don't do dealings with mama boys and he snatches up Stephen's lapel and wrinkles a school shirt. Stephen is still very calm. He's calm because he's shady, just like his mother.

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Steven calls him a desperate cowboy and he's like everyone knows your feelings are hurt because you got dumped. So you can deal with me or you can deal with nobody. Dexter is hurt man that hurt his feelers. He's like I didn't get dumped, nothing's over till I say it's over. Steven's like okay, cool, you can deal with me. You can deal with me or you can deal with nobody. Plus, let the record reflect this is my mama's company. If my mama put me into this position, nepotism be damned, I'm here. She said you got to deal with me. So that's what it is If you don.

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He also made some tout about Dex needing to prove his masculinity and I hadn't really clocked that before. But I agree with Steven, like the whole Coderoy, I'm kicking down doors. I'll burst into every meeting. I'm going to yell, no matter what the situation is Like. You are okay. Yeah, we get it. You're tough, we get it, but you do need to relax a little bit. This ain't Steven's fault.

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I'm with Stephen on this one, this one time. God, not me siding with the Carringtons two times in a row. It's a lot. So Dex does just that. He decides he's gonna go to Alexis's office because she has no security, she has no locks on her doors, he's free to waltz in there. And this is where we find him staring at her not so headshot, headshot admiring her. He misses her bad. You could tell God he wants her so bad. So when she comes in, she doesn't seem all that surprised.

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He's there, he confronts her. Actually, I believe the word is he accosts her. She tries to get him to leave by saying she's busy. He's like well, I'm busy, but I still made time to be over here. 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 think and I think you should leave. Well, he snatches her up and gives her this beautiful kiss and you can tell she's really into it. But her mind is made up. You know why? Because there's one thing you don't do to a rich baddie. You don't get to call them names and then crawl back into bed. You see what happened to Lance on Falcon Crest. He called Melissa a whore one time on a bad mother or something. Now he's on the run.

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Dexter is dumped, but she does say you know what you do have a way with lips, wrong time, wrong place. In Hong Kong you called me a slut. Here. You dare to assume that you could seal my life with a kiss. Nobody owns me, dex. My mind and my body belong to me and me alone. If you want ownership, why don't you go and buy it on the street where you belong? Bravo, I don't know who her writers are was a little over the top. But this is this is what I want and we're gonna be over the top. I need that sort of speech in the middle of this office. I need these two lovers who I hope 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 leaves the building. He's also very lucky that he's dealing with Steven and not Adam. I just thought about that. Let's kind of get some of the bit player business out of the way. I'm watching this, minding my own business and before you know it I say lordy, lordy, look what the cat drug in.

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Sammy Jo has made her way to Denver. She is fresh off of getting flipped, slapped over the back of a cream colored couch. She's got her mind right and she's shown up to Denver unannounced. We catch her at La Mirage. Now she is quietly talking to the 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 kind of money. I don't think she has that kind of money. I don't actually think she's been modeling honestly. But we'll get to that eventually. I suppose she goes ahead and she insists on taking the room she's in.

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Now Stephen sees her from the back. He knows it's her and you can kind 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 as much Sammy Jo, what an unpleasant surprise. He didn't say that. What are you doing here? 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 mama and I need y'all to bring this baby to this hotel so he can spend the weekend with his real mama.

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Now, I can't remember if she had showed up to the mansion before or after. I feel like she showed up to the mansion first and one of the servants was like Mrs Carrington, please, mrs Carrington, please See, this is what I'm talking about. I forgot about Sammy Jo being in 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 who she is. The baby's looking at her like oh hi, are you? Are you here for tummy time? Like what? What is this, well, right about? This time? Crystal comes in and it is abundantly clear that everybody's a little bit afraid of Sammy Jo, but I like that. Sammy is a little bit afraid of Sammy Jo, but I like that.

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Sammy Jo or, excuse me, samantha married up and she'll be damned if you're not going to give her the respect. She is the Mrs Carrington that Kirby needs to be Kirby's still, you know, ducking behind doors, she's probably polishing silver when nobody's looking, cleaning the toilets, all that kind of thing. Sammy Jo came fresh off an ass whooping and a spirit flight. She showed up musty and unwelcome and went right up to the room, snatched up that baby and let everybody in the house know what they will and won't do on her time. Meanwhile, kirby has two blue blood 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. Well, anyway, steven and claudia are having lunch and claudia is definitely on her xanax. Mommy juice tip because she's. She's. Mommy Juice tip because she's she's.

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Sammy Jo should not be alone with the baby, stephen. That's not a good idea. We moved to the mansion so that the baby could have security. Should we hire security here, claudia? I get it, but she's Danny's mother. I know you have custody, but she has unlimited visitation rights. Where have you ever in your long-legged life ever heard unlimited visitation rights From an absentee parent? That's what pissed me off.

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Blake had the audacity to take his son to court for his son, for full custody of his son. Sammy Jo signed the papers over to Blake and Crystal. Stephen had to go to court to get his own baby. How's this hood rat walking into the mansion in a wet seal original telling everybody what they will and won't do, got everybody whispering behind doors? Yeah, we can't really say nothing because that's his mama, I know. But you know she, maybe we. I mean, I'm scared. Steven's like I just don't trust her with the baby you see she's got. She sold him once. She don't sell him again. Well, crystal feels the same way. So Crystal was on the same sort of wavelength. She decides she's going to meet her hood rat niece, exactly where she's at.

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They go to La Mirage and they decide to eat out on the terrace as well. Sammy Jo, god bless her. Just smacking. Big greasy cheeseburger that looks amazing, by the way, smothered in ketchup. She talking. Greasy cheeseburger that looks amazing, by the way, smothered in ketchup. She talking, she's talking. Ish to crystal licking her fingers.

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Listen here, auntie. What's gonna happen is I'm the baby's mama, right belt, and I'm a wrong. Y'all gonna bring this baby to this here hotel. I am, of course, playing this up. Crystal's like well, what about danny? Listen, he doesn't really know you. He's so used to the mansion. Just why don't you come spend the 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 an invitation? Auntie ketchup all over hands, grizzle's like honey, of course, of course it's an invitation. But the reality is nobody trusts her. They want to keep an eye on her. They want to put both eyes on her 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 see how I feel later on. I'll think about it. While Sammy Joe is licking the Heinz ketchup off her, lee Presson nails.

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Tracy is hard at work at Colby Co, assisting Alexis with whatever she needs. She's also double duty. She is a spy Keeping a close eye on her. Alexis says Tracy, listen, I know you're good at PR, but I also know about your other activities. Now Tracy's trying to be professional. Other activities what do you mean? Alexa starts naming things A political power broker named Eric Graves, jeremy Thatcher, a guy in New York, blah, blah, blah.

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Tracy gets embarrassed because it's obvious that Alexis understands that Tracy has slept her way to the top in many ways Doesn't mean she's not good at her job. She slept her way to the top. Tracy was not expecting this. Now, that's so funny that she collected a laugh across the face from Crystal because she was 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.

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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 us for centuries. It is high time we flipped the script. So I mean listen, I'm a fan, trust me, I'm not judging you at all, baby girl, but what I need you to do is go talk to this guy, dawsonson, at this bank. I need to figure out that this loan extension isn't going to happen. You think you could work your magic? And Tracy's like oh yeah, sure, I'll do it first thing in the morning. Alexa's like no, no, no, you'll do it tonight. Go ahead and consider that overtime. So basically, I need you to go bone the sky to get some intel, but it doesn't really seem like that's necessary.

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It seems like Dawson has already made up his mind, and we know this because this is the day of Fallon and Jeff's party, so the mansion is abuzz. People are getting ready to go to La Mirage to have a good time, eat cake, drink champagne. When Dawson calls Blake, blake's in the study, fully in his penguin suit, and Dawson's like yo, I'm so sorry. I wish I was calling on better terms, but I'm sorry, we can't do it. And the other bankers are also going 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.

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When I said his acting was superb this is where it is the look of despair on his face was so genuine I literally believed. I was like oh my God, he's really going through it. He looks sick to his stomach. It'd be a great time to have a brandy and call it a day, but he can't do that. He can't do that because his little girl is about to have a party. He needs to show up, he needs to be happy. He doesn't want the whole family worrying and he knows Fallon's going to worry especially, especially. There's a really brief scene that just annoys the hell out of me, but I guess we'll talk about it.

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So, upstairs, baby Blake and one of his nurses or maids is walking down the hallway. He's got on these cowboy boots. He looks like the people coming out of the cowboy carter. I'm sorry, have y'all seen those videos of the people like when they show up they're all happy in their boots and then afterwards they can barely move. Yeah, baby, that's one thing about Western culture. They don't tell you got to break in boots. I can tell the manimal over on Falcon Crest wears his boots fresh out of the box too. You just can't put on any old pair of boots. You got to break them in in, even if you have soft baby feet. That baby is struggling in them boots.

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But he's quickly scooped up by his fascia, taken into the room where his mother is getting dressed and they just have this little moment. I promise, don't you promise forever. Jeff says I promise you, fallon, nothing will ever come between us again. I promise you. She looks up into his eyes like you promise. I'm sorry, are we sniffing glue? I thought you were the one who broke it off each and every time. But yeah, it's up to him to keep this together.

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I will boldly say we already know this is going down the toilet, new actress or not, and I got to say this too because of the whackness of her outfit. She's got on like Crystal's got on this. I mean, you already know Crystal does not play. It is ice blue. It's got these cool sequins it is. It fits her like a glove. She looks stunning, absolutely drop dead gorgeous. Claudia looks young and fun. Her gown is, you know, just as light and bright. It's spaghetti straps. She looks beautiful.

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Fallon on her pre-wedding day or pre, I don't know when the hell this is. They got Fallon dressed like somebody's great grandma. She's wearing a robe in that scene where she and Jeff are in the room, but when she comes downstairs it's like this champagne colored sequined number. It's not Okay. Okay, here's the thing. It's clearly a dress with like a sheer shirt that's heavily sequined over it. That's bell. And then she has these like little shimmery shangles you put on your christmas tree in her head.

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Every time I see her outfits in contrast to the other ladies I like was this the scene that broke her? Was this the? Since? I know that Peggy whoever is going to be out I'm assuming they're gonna either kill her or bring in a new actress. I just wonder was this the moment where she's like you know what? This ain't even worth it, no more. Y'all got me messed up. They got this girl in a peach grandma shawl. It's terrible. Plus, she's not she's phoning it 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, I put on the clothes, I'll say the lines, but it is what it is until this scene.

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So Blake keeps it to himself, crystal keeps it to herself, claudia sort of clocks that there's something going on with Crystal that she didn't want to talk about. But the party must go on. They all go to La Mirage and everybody looks stunning, except Fallon. When you get there, the whole room is dressed kind of snazzy. And then you see Sammy Jo, she's got this purple halter dress, which is very cute, but she stands out in this crowd because it's very clear she dress, which is very cute, but she stands out in this crowd because it's very clear she's meant to look a little more rock and roll, a little more trashy.

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So Fallon steps into La Mirage and 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 some business. She goes to the front desk, I guess to check messages or whatever. And Sammy Joe, excuse me Samantha sees her and decides she wants to confront her. She know like she know, like she knows somebody must have forgot her invitation. Because she is a caring ton, she wants to tell Fallon as much. She taps her on the shoulder wow, the Carringtons are here.

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Where's your 21 gun salute? What you're not going to do is out mean a mean girl. You're not going to out mean a rich, mean girl too. Fallon has grown up in boarding schools. She's been better than people her whole life. What you're not going to do is come in here and disrespect her.

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So after the 21 gun salute comment, fallon says just real, casually over her shoulder, like she's talking to a pushy salesman Some people don't need to 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 supposed to be here too. I should have been at the top of your list.

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Fallon continues writing whatever 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 calling this woman Sammy Jo.

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Samantha is very angry that Fallon isn't giving her the reaction. So she's like well, you know what your hotel is raggedy. It's stuffy in here. It's basic as hell. There's dust everywhere. I couldn't get no clean towels. I couldn't even stay fresh like I need to. So Fallon, by this point, is like okay, she's clearly not going to go away. Listen, sammy Jo, I put up with you when you was married to my brother and out of respect for my 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. Sammy Jo was like you know what? I'm still at Carrington. After Salen walks off, she tells a guy at the front desk yo, send me up a magnum of champagne in a grilled ham and cheese sandwich. That sounds delicious. Actually, speaking of champagne, this is kind of fun Speaking of champagne, champagne Poppy.

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Mark Jennings is back at Alexis's place and he's not drinking champagne. He has graduated to the dark liquor, whatever's in the decanter. He's got a glass full of it. He's walking around in a velour suit. Alexis comes in. She's still in her burgundy ensemble but she's trying to get dressed so she can get over to fallon's party.

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Mark tells her you know, I was gonna leave town. She's like oh okay, at first she didn't. She doesn't seem that upset. I think it's kind of a weird arrangement that he's still there. I was under the impression he was leaving right away, but he is still her bodyguard at this moment. So he tells Alexis he was about to bounce. However, he's been doing some thinking. He goes yeah, you know, I got a hundred thousand dollars in my pocket from you. Thanks very much. You can go anywhere I want, but I had this revelation. I am meant to be here with you. 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.

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Now that he knows that she's no longer with Dex, apparently he has had a little bit of a torch for her. He's like yeah, yeah, yeah, since you're not with Dex anymore, you definitely need me around. She's like yeah, yeah, um, since you're not with dax anymore, you definitely need me around. She's like you know what? I don't need a bodyguard. Why don't you go ahead and quit now? I don't need a bodyguard. He goes you may not need a bodyguard, but you need this body. You need a man. She tells him.

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You must be suffering from delusions of adequacy. God, have you ever heard anything more scathing? Can you imagine showing up with your whole chest like I'm here to take you off, I'm sweeping you off your feet, you're going to be mine? Oh, you're suffering from delusions of adequacy. Not even grandeur Adequacy. Ouch, he's drunk. Drunk, he's like. You know what, baby, you need me. My silence costs more than money. Baby, from now on we're gonna show everything our breakfast, your bed and then he like grabs her and he like kisses her. Mind you, he was just trying to holler at Fallon earlier, or at least filling out Fallon a little bit earlier. He's clearly, clearly drunk, though at this point.

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But Alexis gives that one of the best reads I've ever heard on the show. She says we went my whistle. I paid you one hundred thousand dollars to keep your mouth shut and for a tennis bomb. That'll buy you a lot of balls and believe me, you're going to need them. Balls, not balls, balls. Believe me, you're going to need them. Tell me, get your stuff. I want you out of my house by the time I come back from this party.

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So she's in a rush, she's already flustered. It seems like every where she's trying to go today. Somebody has something to say to her. So she goes down to get in her villain car. Well, mark goes outside. He kind of stumbles out. He's got his glass of brandy or whatever the dark liquor is and he goes outside. He's like on the terrace, hair's blowing in the wind, dimples on display. He's just kind of giggling at the whole situation. Looking at the street below, I didn't even think nothing of it.

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So Alexis manages to get downstairs into her car, but her driver's super apologetic, like I'm so sorry I'm late. There must have been some big accident or something. It was a mess, I'm so sorry I'm late. Like he's worried about losing his job. He thinks she's irritated at that. I think she just irritated at mark. I don't even think she noticed he was late.

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But she gets in the car and out of the bushes comes a congressman pedo, mr mVeigh or whatever his name is and he's like yo, yo, alexis, alexis, what? Oh, I need to talk to you about some money If you don't get by my face. She does something that's very impressive. She's in the car and he's leaned over like close to the window, and she does this thing where she leans in close and she tells him to scram, she's never going to talk to him about money and she holds eye contact while the window goes up. And she did and this is a rich car back in the 80s. She's not like rolling it, you know. That would definitely be a lot less intimidating if you had to wind the window physically yourself. No, she scrammed McVeigh and then maintains eye contact until it goes overhead. Oh, my goodness, I love it Trying to think is there anything really worth saying?

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After this the party kicks off. Blake is watching his children, crystal and Alexis, have a quick little exchange in the bathroom, basically to show the audience who had on the baddest dress. I call it a two-way tie. I love them both. But Crystal brings up Alexis's miscarriage. Well, blake said he don't remember anything about a miscarriage. Alexis said well, you know, if I don't have money attached to it, he's not going to remember. It Seems like a weird. Oh, she brings that up because Alexis made some little snarky comment about her being pregnant. That's neither here nor there.

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Blake is trying to enjoy the moment. He's watching his family. How beautiful they look together. Everybody's dancing and laughing and smiling and having a really good time. He decides he's going to go try to make a phone call at 10 o'clock at night, he goes in the Fallon's office. Whoever he's calling obviously is not in their office. They're not going to answer the phone. But Alexis comes in after him and he goes. You might as well hold the door open. I'm on my way out and she goes. That's what I heard, which is why I brought myself in here.

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Blake, we family, I sure hate to see you on the broke boy express. Why don't we work out something? I will loan you $100 million. I'll give you six whole months to pay me back. If you can't pay me back, then I'll just take over Denver Carrington. And he's like when hell freezes over. Alexis, I don't need you, I don't need anybody. I'm going to get on my feet on my own. I don't need anything from you. She's just kind of smiling, enjoying the moment, but it's quickly doused because the doors open. A detective comes in. I'm looking for Alexis Colby. That's me. He's like Alexis, hey, I need to talk to you.

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Mark Jennings is dead. This is like 20 minutes later, 20, 30 minutes later, what I just saw, mark, I was just with him. He was very much alive. No, no, no, he's dead man. He either fell off the balcony or someone pushed him. Well, obviously, obviously that mcvane guy knows how to get up and down the stairs, probably pushes it. I hate that.

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Here's the thing. This is a soap opera. I don't know if Mark's dead or not. This could all be a ploy. I don't. I wasn't expecting that. I'm going to be honest, when I first saw it I was like, oh no, not marking his dimples. I was getting used to the guy. But yeah, I'll believe it when I see it. We'll see what they say next episode. But damn, I sure hate to think of Mark splatter tap tatted all over Denver Avenue like that Also. Okay, yeah, I was going to say there's no way that congressman could have physically stood a chance against a Mark Jennings. That dude's like 6'3", he's a tennis pro. That's all he does is run around. He does have a drinking problem though, so maybe that could have slowed him down. He probably got the drop on him because he was drunk down. He probably got the drop on him because he was drunk, otherwise I would imagine he would have flipped the congressman over the side of the balcony.

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Exciting episode for me, for some reason. I really enjoyed it. It's funny all around. Sammy Jo is back. She seems to be a little bit of a bully. If not a bully, everybody is at least scared of her, except Fallon.

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Found myself agreeing with the Carringtons more than I would have ever imagined this episode, but I can't wait to see how Blake is going to finagle his way out of this. I feel like every season he has some sort of major business. Woe, I can't believe. This woman orchestrated this off of five million. It cost her five million dollars and two rolls in the hay, and this man's whole life is in shambles. Practically All right, guys. Thank you so much for joining me today. Don't forget to send me your text. Check on the show notes for the. Send a text link or you can reach out via email at soplorepodcast at gmailcom. That's s-o-a-p-l-o-r-e-p-o-D-C-A-S-T at gmailcom. Can't wait to hear about weird happenings in your state or country or town or family, doesn't really matter. In the meantime, in between time, if you go to a restaurant and the waitstaff is wearing penguin suits, especially gold sequined ones, demand a refund if there's not a song and dance number. Stay hydrated, stay moisturized, mind your own business and keep all of your drama on TV. Bye, thank you.