The Car Explosion

Dynasty

Season 2 Episode 11

Air Date:  January 27, 1982

Recap:  Jeff gets home, he looks like he had a rough night, he goes to the bedroom, where Fallon is still sleeping.  Fallon wakes up and asks him what he’s doing, he tells her that he’s moving out, because of what she did to their baby.  She tries to tell him that she didn’t go through with it, but he won’t listen.

   Joseph is leading a group of delivery people to Fallon’s room, Blake joins them and is very pleased with the balloons and the stuffed animals that they are carrying.  He tells Fallon how happy he is that she decided to keep the baby.  He gives her the christening dress that his mother made, he wore it, and both Steven and Fallon wore it.  He tells her that she needs to try and work things out with Jeff.  Krystle walks by and she looks very upset at seeing how happy Blake is.

   Blake goes to check up on Krystle, he tells her how worried he was about her, she tells him that she just went out for a drive, and that she did call, but Alexis answered.  He insists that it was nothing, but doesn’t help.  He tells her that he wants her to keep seeing Nick.  She turns her back to him and he leaves she turns and it looks like if there was a vase of flowers she would throw it at the door, but as Michelle mentioned Krystle loves flowers so she wouldn’t do that, and I said that she would take the flowers out first then throw the vase.

  At Denver Carrington, Blake goes to Jeff’s office and asks him why he is quitting, Jeff tells him that he’s divorcing Fallon because of the abortion.  Blake tells him that Fallon didn’t have the abortion.

Fallon goes downstairs and joins Krystle in the drawing room, she acts like a bitch mentioning the baby book that she’s going to start reading, then digs for more information about Nick.  I can’t tell if Krystle is suspecting something but she looks like she might.

   Fallon goes to the restaurant Nick is at, she called his office and his secretary told her where he would be.  She tells him that she is keeping the baby.  He tells her that she made the right decision.  She tells him that she loves him, he warns her to be careful because people might be watching.  She tells him that then they would already have heard that Jeff walked out on her this morning.  This still doesn’t have the effect Fallon wants, Nick is still as distant with her as ever.  After she goes the waiter brings over a phone, it’s Blake he tells Nick that he wants to talk about Krystle.

   Steven calls home, and asks Joseph if his father came home, he tells him to tell the family that he and Sammy Jo will be home later that day.  She tells him that she wants to go on their honeymoon first, but he tells her that he’s got to earn the money first, and tells her that just because he’s a rich man’s son that doesn’t mean he’s rich.  He tells her that she is broke.  Her face drops and tells him that he should have told her, he asks if it matters.  She tells him that it only matters because she spent $10 on magazines, oh it matters Steven, she married you for your money, or the money she thought you had.

   Alexis finds Fallon holding her head at her car, she asks if she’s okay, she goes back to Alexis’ cottage for tea, and they talk about the other man.  Alexis asks if he’s the father of the baby, Fallon tells her that Jeff is the father.  She asks who the other man is, but Fallon won’t tell her, she tells Fallon that she needs to fight for him.

   Nick and Krystle are walking, he tells her about Blake’s phone call, he tells her that Blake suspects something.  Krystle tells him that there is nothing for him to suspect, but Nick insists that there is.  He tells her that he wants her.  He tries to convince her to divorce Blake, because if Blake really wanted to get rid of Alexis he could.  Krystle tell him to give her time.  He kisses her.

   At Denver Carrington, Jeff stops Nick as he leaves the elevator, he tells Nick that Fallon talks about him all the time, about how he helped Claudia.  Jeff tells him that he thought about having Fallon go to him too.   In Blake’s office, Blake tells Nick that Krystle isn’t making any progress.  Nick tells him that he’s the problem, and that he’s resigning because he doesn’t think that Krystle needs any help.  Blake asks him what he’s got against him, Nick insists that he hardly knows him and that he’s never hurt him or anyone in his family.  Blake asks him what his family has anything to do with this.  Nick then has his usual flashback of his dead brother hanging in the cell.  Nick gives him so line and leaves.  Blake calls for Nick’s personnel file.

   Steven and Sammy Jo get home, she wants to announce their marriage right away, but Steven tells her that he wants to tell Blake first.  Then he processes to tell Alexis, while Sammy Jo tells Krystle.  Steven also tells Alexis that he wants to become a professional race car driver, and hopes that she will loan him the money to buy the race car, she says no that it’s too dangerous and that Blake won’t do it either, not after almost losing him in his accident in the pool.

   Krystle congratulates Steven, but isn’t as pleased as he would like her to be and tells her that he thought she would have been on his side.

   At Blake’s office Jeff and Fallon are arguing about visitation of the baby.  Blake stops the argument and tells them that they’ve got a responsibility to that baby that both parents are living under the same roof, whether or not they are married.  He tells them to hold off on the divorce right away.  Jeff agrees and leaves.  Blake tells Fallon he doesn’t want lip service from her, but that she and the baby come first.

   Claudia is in Jeff’s office when he gets back, she tells him that she is glad that he is staying, he tells her that he’s glad she is staying too.  She tells him that his uncle is still looking into where Matthew took Lindsay so there is no point in leaving till they know more.  Jeff tells her about Steven getting married, she tells him that it’s wonderful news, and he is concerned about her, but she tells him that what she and Steven had is over, just like what she and Matthew had is over.

   At the locker room of Blake’s football team, Ray Bonning tells the coach that Logan Rhinewood isn’t happy with the quarterback and wants him to drop him.  The coach calls Blake, who comes right over.  He finds him in the weight room, the coach tells him that he called because of Ray Bonning, Blake goes over to him and tells him that he needs to stop meddling  and for him to stay away from the players and the coach.

   Fallon goes home and she talks to Steven, who tells her about his marriage, she isn’t thrilled but does wish him luck. 

   Sammy Jo goes to the kitchen and runs into Alexis, who tells her that she can’t call her mother, only Mrs. Carrington.  Sammy Jo tells her that makes 3 of them. 

   Alexis goes up to Krystle’s room and tells her that the marriage is all her fault.  Alexis wants to get the marriage annulled but Krystle tells her that Sammy Jo is of age.  Alexis tells her to admit that she’s just as unhappy about the marriage as she is, then she sees the newspaper with the phone of her and Blake, then she says that she can see why Krystle is so preoccupied.  She leaves her and Krystle calls Nick telling him that she needs to see him.

   At his house she tells him that she didn’t want to believe that Blake slept with Alexis, but she believes Alexis hinting how stupid are you Krystle.  She tells him to tell her what he told her earlier.  Nick tells her that he wants her and needs her, she tells him that she is going to tell Blake that she wants a divorce.

   Jeff and Blake are walking to the car, just as Jeff is about to tell Blake about Steven and Sammy Jo, he sees a car coming towards them, a man is holding an explosive out the window and throws it at Blake’s car, Jeff pushes Blake to the ground, just as the car exploded.  Jeff asks Blake if he’s alright, he says yes, then says that he can’t see him.

Final Thoughts: Krystle is getting on my nerves and I really don't like Nick, he's now Dr. Pasta since his name reminds me of Pizza Hut's Tuscani Pasta. 

Best Outfit:  Toss up between Alexis' red pants and Krystle's jacket

Fight Count:  0  

The Harvest

Falcon Crest

Season 1 Episode 4

Air Date:  December 25, 1981

Recap:  Angela tells Lance that she’s disappointed in him, he spends too much money, and spends too much time away from the vineyard.  She tells him that she has cancelled his checking account, and he wants him to commit himself to the vineyard.

   Vicky and Mario are walking back to her house, she says that she doesn’t want things to get to serious between them. 

   Lance is putting dynamite in the pump house.

   Cole and Chase are quizzing each other on wine terms. 

   Lance lights the dynamite, and the pump house explodes.  Chase rushes out and he and Gus try to put out the fire.

   Lance goes back home and tells Angela what he did, she isn’t impressed with him, she tells him that he better not come to her if the sheriff finds out it was him.

   Chase tells the sheriff that he wants a full investigation, he told Chase about a construction crew who’s dynamite was stolen, and thinks that it was just some kids.

   Mario tries to kiss Vicky, but she isn’t into it, she tells him that she’s afraid because she was in love before and got hurt (this reminds me of Jacob and Bella new moon).  He tells her that she can take as much time as she needs to, they make plans to go to The Hideaway with Cole.  Lance drives by and makes some comment to Vicky about spending time with a picker.

   Chase and Maggie go to Angela’s for another wine revealing party, neither of them like going to them.

   Lance is watching Vicky and Mario dancing, he goes over and tells him that he needs to keep his hands off his cousin, he starts a fight and goes after Mario with a broken bottle.

   Angela tells Chase she has heard that he is broke, and offers to buy the vineyard from him.  He tells her that he’s not interested in selling.  Gus comes and tells Maggie and Chase that the kids were arrested and that Mario is in the hospital. 

   Chase tells Vicky and Cole that they need to stay away from The Hideaway and Lance, Cole has no problem with that, since the last time he got blamed for something Lance did.

   The sheriff goes to see Angela and tells her that he’ll have to arrest Lance because there were too many witnesses this time.  When he gets home he goes to the cottage, Emma is there and thinks he’s Turner Bates, when he turns on the light, she realizes it’s only Lance.  He tells her that she shouldn’t be here, and promises not to tell Angela she snuck out if she tells him how Jason died.  She will only say that he was drunk and burned to death in his car, Lance knows that this isn’t the truth.

   Angela has car trouble, Cole stops and helps her with the car, she asks him why he isn’t in college, she offers to introduce him to the right people, he tells her that he wants to study archeology, but admits working the vineyard has been interesting.

   Vicky goes to the hospital to visit Mario, when she kisses him his mother walks in.  Vicky leaves, telling him to get better.  His mother tells him that he needs to stay away from Vicky or else he might lose his chances at getting that scholarship for college.

   Lance startles his mother in her work room.  He asks her for money, she tells him she’ll get him some in the morning, she wants him to get far away from his grandmother.  He wants to know why she abandoned him, she tells him that things were different then, it was an embarrassment for the family to have an unwed mother in the family.  She tells him that his father left because of her mother, he asks why she didn’t go with him, she tells him that he didn’t ask her to go.  Lance tells Julia that the last memory he has of them as a family is the last time he has felt anything.

  Chase and Gus go to a bar to find some new pickers,.

  Angela has Cole try some really old wine, his great-great grandfather made, then as she takes him around the property she gives him a history lesson about the family.  Lance is hiding in the cellar and overhears Angela telling Cole that Lance has disappointed her and that she’s been watching Cole.

   Back at home Cole tells his parents that he like Angela and that she is thinking of making him her heir, and that she’s going to go with him to the college to pick out some classes about wine making.  Chase and Maggie tell him that they want to discuss things with Angela first.

   Angela goes to Gus’s house and asks him about Mario, she tells them that she’s heard about his desire to go to college and tells them that she can talk with the board of the college to give the scholarship to Mario, she says it will be easier for Mario if he doesn’t have to come back to testify against Lance.  They agree to drop the charges.

   Lance confronts Angela about what he heard her tell Cole.

   Angela tells Chase that Lance has been a big disappointment to her, Chase asks what she wants with Cole, he tells her that she won’t own him.  She says that Cole is an adult and can make up his own mind.

   Lance goes to Julia, she gives him the money, she tells him he needs to leave before the police find him,  he tells her that the charges have been dropped.
   Angela gives Cole a brand new car as I typed that I could hear the announcer from The Price is Right.
   Lance pays Chase's pickers off.
   Cole comes home with the car and Chase tells him to take the car back, Cole tells his parents that he can make his own decisions and that he is keeping the car, he drives back to Angela's house.  Later Vicky and Maggie want to go after him, but Chase says that they need to let him cool off.  Gus and his family come over and they toast to the harvest.  Chase tells Gus that he's very grateful for all his work and that it's his harvest as much as it's Chase's.  Angela calls and tells Chase that Cole is spending the night at her house.
   At Angela's Cole hears Emma singing, he goes towards the stairs but Lance stops him and gives him a hard time about Angela grooming him.  He warns Cole not to get caught in Angela's web, Cole goes back to his room.
   The next day the crew is late, when they do get there they tell Gus that they aren't going to help.  Gus tells Chase that they are afraid, they know that someone got to them.
   Lance tells Angela he has a surprise for her, she tells him that she doesn't want any of his surprises.
   Maggie suggests that they pick the grapes themselves just like his great-great grandparents would have done, so they all go out to the fields.
   Lance tells Angela that he wants to talk to her alone, they go in to the library, where he tells her that he paid off Chase's crew so they wouldn't show up.
   Emma comes downstairs and asks Cole if he saw Turner Bates because she needs to talk to him about Jason.  He says that he will go get Angela, when he goes to the door he hears Lance and her talking about Chase's bad luck and that they are responsible.  Angela opens the door and sees that he is standing right there, he hands her the keys to the car, and goes home.
   He runs to his father in the fields, and they hug it out.
   Angela is holding another party, they must be introducing a new wine, Chase barges in and tells her that he wants to talk to her.  He tells her that he wants his crew back and that Cole overheard everything Lance said, and knows what he did.  She tells him he'll have his answer in the morning.
   The are getting the harvest blessed when the crew returns.  Lance is watching from the distance as they being to pick the grapes.
Final Thoughts:  It's kind of hard to get into these episodes that are just about the vineyard, I like the show, but these are kind of boring, and Chase is getting on my nerves, I'm not sure why there's just something about him that annoys me.
Best Outfit:  This just has the weirdest collar.
Fight Count:  0