Deception, Jealousy, and Lies

Deception, Jealousy and Lies
Season 02, Episode 22

Air date	May 24, 2019
Written by	Christopher Fife & Paula Sabbaga
Directed by	Michael Allowitz
Viewers	0.53 million (530,000)^[1]
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“	Don't tell me to calm down, lady. I thought you were a friend, but it turns out you're as awful as he is. You two deserve each other. What you don't deserve is that hair.	”
	— Fallon to Cristal

Deception, Jealousy, and Lies is the twenty-second and final episode of the second season; and the forty-fourth episode overall of the drama television series, Dynasty on The CW. It aired on May 24, 2019.

Synopsis

WHAT LIES BENEATH - As various members of the Carrington family decide between preserving their legacies or protecting their personal interests, allegiances are tested -- while dark secrets from the past resurface. Meanwhile, Michael finds himself in hot water with the feds, Kirby and Anders consider their loyalties, and Jeff is betrayed by someone close to him.

Plot

SPOILERS AHEAD

Fallon announces her intention to divest herself of the Atlantix and let Blake fend for himself, but he offers to join forces with her as full partners. Anders is anxious to get back to work after his heart attack, but ultimately joins Sam at the hotel instead. Jeff manipulates Adam into a fight in front of witnesses. He and Dominique stage a crime scene with Jeff's blood and Adam's cufflink to make it look like Adam murdered Jeff, who leaves the country. Dominique, however, removes the cufflink and calls Blake to confirm that his payments to her will resume now that Jeff is out of the way. Fallon learns that Blake and Cristal's separation is only a ruse, and realizes that they are framing Michael for Blake's crimes. She warns Michael, but Blake is one step ahead and Michael is arrested. Adam arranges for divers to find the body of Trixie Tate, a childhood friend of Fallon's who died accidentally at the Manor and whose body was placed in the lake by Anders. However, they also find a second body. Liam, hit over the head by Adam, falls face down into the pool.^[2]

Cast

Starring

Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon Carrington
Ana Brenda Contreras as Cristal Jennings
Rafael de La Fuente as Sam Jones
Sam Underwood as Adam Carrington
Robert Christopher Riley as Michael Culhane
Sam Adegoke as Jeff Colby
Maddison Brown as Kirby Anders
Alan Dale as Joseph Anders
Grant Show as Blake Carrington

Special Guest Star

Michael Michele as Dominique Deveraux

Guest Starring

Co-Starring

Norio Nishimura as Tarkoff
Darla Delgado as Doctor Coffman
Alpha Trivette as Reverend Doyle
Marisa Hampton as Young Fallon
Shannon Wallace as Scottie
Justin James Boykin as Walt
Brandi Huzzie as Shirley
Jasmine Sargent as Atlantic Assistant
Jessica Goei as Trixie
Lauren Bonetti as Female Reporter
Paul Teal as Male Reporter
Erika Chase as Protester #1

Notes/Spoilers

On May 24, 2019, Paula Sabbage, one of the head writers for the show, revealed that the Dynasty writers are saving Steven’s political career for a potential fourth season arc.^[3] This likely means that the events which took place in Paris will be revisited by that point.
James Mackay is given a guest star credit for this episode, for Steven’s brief appearance in a flashback.
This was the first episode where Blake mentions Celia Machado, since the second season premiere.

Trivia

This is the final episode to have Ana Brenda Contreras portray Cristal Jennings, as she is replaced by Daniella Alonso as of the third season onwards.
The title of this episode "Deception, Jealousy, and Lies" is a reference to a line of the original Dynasty series, first said by Sammy Jo Reece to Jeff Colby in the Season 9 Episode 04: Body Trouble .
- In the reboot, the original line is said by Dominique to Blake.
Corpses being discovered in the lake of the Carrington's property is a reference to a plot in the ninth season of the original series.
Fallon says that “Blake time is over” upon learning of his collusion with Cristal to frame Michael. This is a reference to Blake’s infamous line said in the second season premiere.
There was a sex scene featuring Fallon and Liam after their engagement but it was cut off. ^[4]

Quotes

Fallon: You know, I was actually really looking forward to having you as a step-mom. And if the next one is also named Cristal, then I might have to throw myself down a flight of stairs.

Fallon: And God help me, but has he ever touched you in a not-so-friendly, Big Little Lies sort of way?

Fallon: You make me look like a liar, and worse, an abuser sympathizer. And my company, my entire brand, is specifically about giving a woman a voice after they've been silenced. And here I am, the daughter of a man who's trying to silence them.

Fallon: Liam. Marry me again, for real this time.
Liam: Is that a question?
Fallon: Is that a yes?
Liam: No. It's a hell yes.