Oil Part 3

Dynasty

Season 1 Episode 1

Air Date: January 12, 1981 (1981-01-12)

Recap:  It's the day of the wedding and at the Blaisdale house Matthew's daugther is reading about the wedding, Matthew check in on Claudia who is still in bed, she wants to know if things will ever be good for them again, he thinks everything is good, she says he should have been in the mental hospital because things aren't good between them.  He's thinking about Krystle. 
Back at the mansion Krystle and Blake are married and everyone is having a great time at the reception.  In the receiving line, Fallon kisses all the football players, while Krystle watches her, she must have made way through the entire team.  Blake introduces Krystle to Cecil and Jeff Colby, Jeff likes Fallon, and they banter back and forth, it's really obivious that he's into her.  He mentions something about the Petroleum Club, which sounds like it must be a lot of fun.  He goes off to get them some champagne, and she goes off to play pool with his uncle, and they flirt and make plans to go for a ride.  Jeff finds Steven and asks if he's knows where Fallon is, Steven is rude, but apologizes and they talk for a bit, Jeff wants to marry Fallon, even though they haven't seen each other in years. 
Things aren't going smoothly over at the Blaisdale's, Claudia is left to clean up the dishes that Lindsay was supposed to do, but being a teenager, she on the phone, things only get worse for Claudia when two Jehovah Witnesses ring the bell not once but like five time, give someone a chance to answer the door, most people aren't standing near the door waiting for someone to ring the bell.  She blows them off quickly, Lindsay finally emerges from the den, and brings all the dishes from the kitchen table to the sink, and proceeds to drop them all.  Claudia yells at her and Lindsay runs to her room in tears, Claudia can't get through to her. 
Fallon is changing and hears something coming from her bathroom, it's Michael the chauffeur, he wants her to join him in the tub, and beings to talk about his plans for himself, basically he wants to be Fallon's kept man, she holds him under the water, and tells him she'll tell her father and kill really kill him if he doesn't leave her alone. 
It's time for Krystle to throw the bouquet, Fallon gets it but promptly throws it and Steven catches it, everyone thinks this is really funny. 
Walter, who must have been really far away has finally arrived at the Carrington mansion and confronts Blake, he thinks Blake wants his oil leases.  The Security guards let the dogs loose when Walter pulls out his gun.  Blake tells them to take him to the carriage house and moves the party back to the back yard, he's going to go talk to Walter, Steven calls Matthew, and Jeff sees Fallon leave with his uncle.  When Matthew gets to the mansion he finds the security guards and the chauffeur beating up Walter.  Blake comes in and he talks to Walter, who agrees to sell the leases to Blake, but Matthew stops him.  Krystle come in to the carriage house and as she and Blake leave Matthew tells her he hopes she has a happy life and Blake speaks for her saying that he'll see to it that she does. 
Final Thoughts:  This is finally the end of the pilot.  I liked the final part of it the best.  It's clear that this was supposed to be another version of Dallas, two feuding families, poor girl marring into a wealthy family, the list can go on and on, the only thing this is missing is a villain like JR.
Best Outfit:  Yuck, this is terrible, too much blue, and what's with the shirt

Fight Count:  1 (Walter and the Carrington Security)