Sunday, January 15, 2012

The Beating

Dynasty
Season 1 Episode 9
Air Date:   March 9, 1981

Recap:  Steven has decided to move out of the Carrington mansion.  He is going to go back to school, and he's going to start working at Denver Carrington, at a refinery.  Steven tells Blake that he wants to to it like he did from the bottom up.  Blake is very pleased. 
   Walter bought a new car for Matthew, Matthew wants him to return it, but Walter tells him that he needs to look like a success now that the oil came in.  (In this episode I figured out who Walter sounds like Dr Teeth from The Muppets)  Walter has been like a father to Matthew, he agrees to
keep the car, but only if they call it the company car.  Matthew gets a phone call from a lady, and Walter tells him not to blow it. 
       Steven calls Claudia and tells her that he's moving into his apartment and wants her to be there with him.  He tells her that he can't stop thinking about her.  He makes her promise that they'll meet on Friday.  Lindsay has come into the store, and sees them together.  After Steven leaves she asks her mother why he was at the store, Claudia tells her that Steven is starting school and was looking for some books.  I'm pretty sure that Lindsay didn't hear anything so I don't know why she wants to know why Steven is there, your mom works at a bookstore why would someone go to a bookstore Lindsay. 
   Krystle and Matthew meet and she tells him about Claudia knowing about them. 
   Michael has charged Blake's credit card for car repairs for Jennifer's car.  Blake is really mad at him, I was wondering how Michael had access to Blake's credit card to begin with.  But things turn around for Michael when he tells Blake that Steven is sleeping with Matthew's wife.  He tells Michael it was money well spent when Krystle walks into the room.  He tells Krystle to go buy a housewarming gift for Steven, he wants her to get him something romantic. 
   Jeff has just returned from Paris.  Blake tells Jeff that he should take some time off, and that he already spoke to Cecil so it's all set.  Jeff tells Fallon that he has a surprise for her.
   Matthew wants to take Claudia on a honeymoon, she isn't as enthusiastic as Matthew would like her to be.  She wants to know why he's doing this, he tells her that it's because she deserves it, and that he's hurt her, and because he loves her.  She agrees.
   Jeff wants to move to New Orleans, he's got the chance to run the family office there, but Fallon doesn't want to, they argue and she runs out of the house after Jeff asks why she married him.   Blake comes out of his study as Fallon drives away.  He asks Jeff what's wrong, he tells Blake that she needed some air.  Fallon turns the car around and goes to Michael's room. 
   Matthew and Claudia run into an old college friend at the ski resort, he's there for a conference, they plan to meet later for drinks and dancing. 
   Fallon and Krystle are being driven by Michael when suddenly their car is surrounded Michael tells them to stay in the car, the drivers of the other cars begin to beat him up, Fallon and Krystle go to him when they are done.  Krystle ask why they did it, and Michael tells her that it was for a gambling debt, but Fallon knows what this is all about, he stops her from talking about it. 
   Back at the mansion Fallon accuses Blake of having Michael beaten up, he tells her that she needs to work on her marriage.
   Claudia is putting away groceries, she decides to call Steven, Lindsay come home and hears her mother talking on the phone, she picks up the other line and listens in on the conversation. 
   Lindsay is out with a boy and asks him if he'd take her out for a drive later that night, he agrees and later that night he takes her to Steven's apartment, they park outside.  She makes him go buy her some cigarettes.
   In bed Steven asks what's wrong, Claudia tells him that this has to be there last time seeing each other.  He wants to know if she loves him, she says she does. 
   Outside Lindsay sees her mother walking out of Steven's apartment and sees them kiss.
   When Claudia gets home she finds Matthew on the phone to the police.  He asks where she was, she says she was at the bookstore doing inventory. 
   Lindsay went to Walter, she tells him that she ran away and wants to live with him, he tells her as much as he would like that she needs to go back to her parents. 
   Matthew blames Claudia for not being there for Lindsay and that she blames him for her life and not being able to go to college.  Walter calls and tells them that Lindsay is with him.  Matthew and Claudia go to Walters to get Lindsay.  When they get her she runs away again, but Matthew catches up with her and promises her that they both love her and that she was born with love, and he promises that they are going to be a family again.  Lindsay walks away when Claudia tries to put her coat on.  The last shot is of Matthew with a confused look on his face I don't know if he suspects something is wrong yet or not.  
Final Thoughts:  I like the storyline with Claudia and Steven, she seems more of a person with Steven than with Matthew, Lindsay is getting pretty irritating with her constant running away, I think that Matthew should have thought of calling Walter since the last time Lindsay disappeared she ended up with him too.  Matthew just needs to let Krystle go already, just when I think he's moving on then he's with her talking about how much he loves her.
Best Outfit:  This outfit makes her look like a little girl.  The belt makes it more mature, but still I think this out fit is pretty bad.
Guest Star: Brian Dennehy
Fight Count:  3 (Michael vs the paid goons) (Fallon vs Blake) (Matthew vs Claudia)

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