Dynasty: Season 9
Season 9 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Dynasty Season 8.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 9 Progress Shield
Broken Krystle
Nov 2, 1988 · 46 min
Recovering from Sean's attempted murder on her life and his subsequent death, Alexis and Dex flee to Los Angeles. There, they regain the passion they once had. Jeff tries to keep S
A Touch of Sable
Nov 10, 1988 · 46 min
Sammy Jo and Jeff are relieved to discover the body they found in the lake is not Krystle, but the mystery of how she is involved still haunts them. Krystle's car is found in Harmo
She's Back
Nov 30, 1988 · 46 min
Finding Krystle and her sister, Virginia, talking, Blake is pleased to see Krystle well, but remains distressed when she has no recollection of how she got to Dayton. Fearing she w
Body Trouble
Dec 7, 1988 · 46 min
Blake entrusts Jeff with Steven's share of leadership in Denver-Carrington. Devastated by Blake's reliance on Jeff, Adam schemes to gain control of Denver-Carrington. Making light
Alexis in Blunderland
Dec 14, 1988 · 46 min
Returning from her trip to Natumbe, Alexis is greeted by Dex and his gloomy prognosis for Colbyco. Desperate to liquefy her assets, she makes plans to sell the Carlton Hotel and th
Every Picture Tells a Story
Dec 21, 1988 · 46 min
Taking the picture of Blake standing with the young man found floating in the lake, Fallon sets up an appointment with Sergeant Zorelli to view the corpse. Krystle undergoes more t
The Last Hurrah
Jan 4, 1989 · 46 min
Blake is furious at Fallon for showing the picture of Roger Grimes to Alexis. Overhearing his tirade, Krystle is uncertain why Blake is so concerned by the picture. After Alexis vo
The Wedding
Jan 11, 1989 · 46 min
Krystle agrees to the operation only after Blake reluctantly signs her divorce papers and living will, to be enacted if the surgery is not a success. Virginia tells Krystle of her
Ginger Snaps
Jan 25, 1989 · 46 min
Blake returns from Switzerland with news about Kryslte. Fallon and Zorelli get more involved. Sable and Jeff argue about her intentions with Blake. Virginia tries to get Dex to rem
Delta Woe
Feb 1, 1989 · 46 min
Following their passionate love making, Zorelli suspects Fallon is merely trying to influence him to drop the Roger Grimes case. After Virginia storms from Dex's room, leaving behi
Tankers, Cadavers to Chance
Feb 8, 1989 · 46 min
Jeff pulls Sammy Jo from the burning barn, and Gibson is taken into custody. Sammy Jo recognizes Gibson as the man Krystle saw in her nightmares. Blake worries that Gibson is invol
All Hands on Dex
Feb 15, 1989 · 46 min
Irate after Sable gains control of her ships, Alexis hires one of Adam's unsavory friends, the handsome and intriguing Cray Boyd, to get them back. Running into Hamilton Stone at t
Virginia Reels
Feb 22, 1989 · 46 min
Sable meets with Blake and Dex to explain she was searching the lake to discover what her ex-husband, Jason, was determined to keep hidden. She assures them that she had no idea Bl
House of the Falling Son
Mar 1, 1989 · 46 min
Sable is able to maintain a calm facade and convince Heath to put the gun down so they can talk. Agreeing, and feeling more at ease, Heath talks about how Sable can ruin Colbyco. A
The Son Also Rises
Mar 15, 1989 · 46 min
Seeing the disarray of Denver-Carrington, Blake resumes control of the company. His first act is to fire Adam. Appreciating Joanna's knowledge of Sable's affairs, Adam tries to cha
Grimes and Punishment
Mar 22, 1989 · 46 min
Joanna agrees to tell Adam everything she knows about Sable, in exchange for his protection. Upon Alexis' return to Denver, Blake confronts her about the ad asking for information
Sins of the Father
Mar 29, 1989 · 46 min
Alexis is emotionally crushed by Dex's affair with Sable. She sends Adam to try and make up with Blake, so she can have a set of ears in his camp. Blake and Sable renew their bonds
Tale of the Tape
Apr 5, 1989 · 46 min
Blake and Jeff are stunned when Dex finds the hidden vault beneath the lake completely empty. Returning from the lake, Jeff finds Sammy Jo waiting for him in his bed. Blake asks Sa
No Bones About It
Apr 12, 1989 · 46 min
Captain Handler, suspecting Blake may have killed Chisolm, puts Zorelli back on the Grimes case, despite Zorelli's belief that Blake is innocent. Blake accuses Adam of setting him
Here Comes the Son
Apr 26, 1989 · 46 min
Another skeleton is discovered buried in the tunnel beneath the mansion. Blake is convinced that whoever else is looking for the treasure also killed Elsworth. He gives Dex and Jef
Blasts From the Past
May 3, 1989 · 46 min
Convinced that someone is trying to frame him for Chisolm's murder, Blake turns to Charles Matthews for answers to his father's mysterious past. Matthews tells Blake a dark secret
Catch 22
May 10, 1989 · 46 min
Blake tells Alexis that Charles Matthews knew about Fallon's childhood nightmare. Matthews also knew that Blake's father, Tom Carrington, covered up the incident. Alexis blackmails