Dynasty: Season 07 (1986)

Although the ratings for Dynasty's seventh season were far below those of earlier years, the series still had plenty of "guilty pleasure" entertainment to offer its loyal fans. Much of the season's activities center around oil millionaire Blake Carrington (John Forsythe), who after thinking twice about murdering his ex-wife Alexis (Joan Collins) suddenly develops amnesia, imagining that he and Alexis are still married. Also in the course of things, spiteful Alexis boots Blake and his present spouse, Krystle (Linda Evans), out of their 48-room Denver mansion. Even so, things change for the better when Blake is finally able to wrest back his financial empire from Alexis' clutches. In other developments, Clay Fallmont (Ted McGinley) weds Krystle's mercurial niece Sammy Jo -- this despite the surprise return of the supposedly deceased Matthew Blaisdel (Bo Hopkins), who barges into the proceedings for the express purpose of abducting his former lover Krystle. (Matthew is not the only former cast member who pops up unexpectedly this season, not by a long shot!) Also on the domestic front, Blake's long-lost "son," Adam (Gordon Thomson), reveals that he is not actually related to the Carrington clan, just prior to his marrying series newcomer Dana Waring (Leann Hunley). Other new cast members include Jessica Player as Blake and Krystle's three-year-old daughter, Krystina, and Karen Cellini, taking over from Catherine Oxenberg in the role of Alexis' daughter Amanda. Finally, after a season away from Dynasty as regular on the spin-off series The Colbys, Emma Samms returns to the fold as Blake's rapacious daughter, Fallon. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi