Episode
Dynasty: Private as a Circus
Overview
The Carringtons' efforts to protect their secrets - from the world and from each other - lead them outside the protective cocoon of the Manor: Cristal and Blake to their belated honeymoon, Steven to Sammy Jo's rescue, and Fallon to confront old demons. They all face the same difficult choice: serve yourself, or save the family?
Details
- Series
- Dynasty
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2017-11-01
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Private as a Circus is Episode 4 in Season 1 of Dynasty. It aired on 2017-11-01. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 3: Guilt Is for Insecure People
In a throwback to the '80s, when "greed was good," the Carringtons don their best costumes for their Charity Gala. Fallon fights her father Blake for the right to use the family name in her new business venture. When Cristal learns her sister is in danger, she's forced to choose between her old family and her new one.
Episode 5: Company Slut
Fallon and Cristal both vie for the cover of a prestigious magazine; Steven's life is upended by an ex-boyfriend's return; Sammy Jo and Anders discover an unlikely connection.
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The spotlight falls on the Carringtons when it’s discovered that Matthew’s death may have involved foul play. The family members are then forced to swallow their own suspicions of each other and close rank to defend the clan. Meanwhile, Cristal struggles with what it means to be a Carrington; and Fallon begrudgingly helps cover up Cristal’s affair to protect the family name.
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Cristal's houseguest puts Blake in an awkward position; Sammy Jo gets in over his head while baby-sitting; Fallon realizes she has alienated everyone in her personal life.
Episode 1: I Hardly Recognized You
When Blake chooses Cristal over his own daughter, Fallon sidles up to Blake's biggest rival, Jeff Colby, to seek her revenge. Meanwhile, when Cristal's nephew Sammy Jo comes to town, her carefully concealed history could bring her future crashing down - and who knows who else she might take down with her.
Episode 7: A Taste of Your Own Medicine
Episode 8: The Best Things in Life
The Carringtons struggle with ghosts from their past; Fallon tries to move on from her former flame; Steven and Jeff band together to right an old wrong; Cristal's past threatens her future with Blake.
Episode 9: Rotten Things
The Carringtons’ plan for a peaceful holiday are spoiled by two new arrivals and the scandals they bring with them. Blake faces a power struggle with his own father; meanwhile Fallon attempts to reunite the Colbys.
Episode 10: A Well-Dressed Tarantula
Cristal’s efforts to mend her fractured marriage are complicated when a dangerous newcomer threatens to destroy everything she and Blake hold dear. Meanwhile, Fallon celebrates her golden birthday and gains control of her trust, forcing her to think about more than just what size champagne bottles to serve at her party.
Episode 11: I Answer to No Man
When Fallon is taken hostage, the rest of the family must come together to enact a rescue mission - but coming together isn't exactly what Carringtons do best. Out of desperation, Culhane turns to Jeff Colby for help, while Cristal is forced to choose between her old family and her new one.
Episode 12: Promises You Can't Keep
When the Carringtons host a lavish Casino Night party, Cristal and Blake’s marriage is put to the test when an explosive secret from Blake’s past surfaces. Meanwhile, Fallon must reconsider her behavior as she attempts to fix a professional blunder by accepting an indecent proposal.
Episode 13: Nothing but Trouble
After Fallon’s declaration of professional—and romantic—independence, Jeff tries to reel her back in. As Cristal struggles with Blake’s unorthodox moral compass, she finds herself in a gray area of her own.