| “ | I don't want to get away. That's the point. Who wants to disappear with a paycheck from Beto when I could live like a queen in Atlanta? All I need to do is erase you.
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| Rita to Cristal Carrington[src] | ||
Rita is a supporting character on The CW's Dynasty. She is portrayed by Daniella Alonso.
Baring a striking resemblance to Cristal Carrington, Rita is recruited by Roberto Flores as part of a scheme to gain back control of Flores Incorporado. Rita impersonates Cristal, but once getting a taste of the Carrington lifestyle, she seeks to make her new role permanent.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Rita is a southern woman living in Atlanta, Georgia. In the span of a week, she loses her job and her roommate ghosts her when their rent is due. This results in Rita stopping at a bar, unbeknownst to the fact that her life is about to change. ("Let's Start Over Again")
Season 5[]
After being thrown out of Flores Incorporado and having a huge fight with his sister Cristal, Roberto Flores goes to a bar where he stumbles across Rita– who looks just like Cristal. ("Let's Start Over Again")
Two weeks have passed, and Beto and Rita are plotting against Cristal as Beto is teaching Rita to talk, walk and eat like Cristal as if Rita is gonna replace Cristal entirely. ("That Holiday Spirit")
Weeks have passed after Beto and Rita kidnapped Cristal and Rita infiltrated the Carrington Family and gets close to Blake. Despite her training, Rita didn't know everything about Cristal and the Carringtons, which is shown during interactions with Blake, Adam, Fallon, and Sam.
After successfully getting Blake to sign Flores Incorporado back to Beto, Rita attempts to kill Cristal in a fire were no one would notice the body. Rita enters the basement where Cristal is being kept and is shocked to discover Cristal is untied. The two women fight but they are broken up by Blake, who is shocked at the scene. Blake tests the two women to discover who is the real Cristal. Rita fails the test and Blake and Cristal embrace while Rita attempts to escape but is halted by the couple, Blake hands Cristal is phone and she calls the police who arrested Rita.
Trivia[]
- Rita is based on the character of the same name from the 1980s series. However, her name isn't officially confirmed to be Rita until the press release for her fourth appearance. Her name is then stated onscreen in her fifth appearance.
- Similarly to Linda Evans in the 1980s series, Daniella Alonso adopts a southern accent when speaking as Rita.
- Rita refers to herself as "Cristal 3.0" before double-guessing herself as "Cristal 4.0", admitting to still being unable to "keep track of that story." This is a reference to the role of Cristal Carrington being assumed by three different actresses, two of which portray the same character. ("Devoting All Of Her Energy to Hate")
- There's a sense of irony in Rita being Cristal's doppelgänger, looking identical to Cristal, whereas Alonso originally took over the role of Cristal from Ana Brenda Contreras, who she bares no resemblance.
- Showrunner Josh Reims revealed that he initially resisted doing the doppelgänger storyline, but that it turned out to be one of the storylines that he was most proud of.[1]
Appearances[]
| Dynasty: Season 5 (6/22) | ||||||||||
| "Let's Start Over Again": | "That Holiday Spirit": | "How Did The Board Meeting Go?": | "Go Catch Your Horse": | "A Little Fun Wouldn't Hurt": | "Devoting All Of Her Energy to Hate": | "A Real Actress Could Do It": | "The Only Thing That Counts Is Winning": | "A Friendly Kiss Between Friends": | "Mind Your Own Business": | "I'll Settle For a Prayer": |
| Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Mentioned | Absent | Mentioned | Absent | Absent |
| "There's No Need to Panic": | "Do You Always Talk to Turtles": | "Vicious Vendetta": | "Ben": | "My Family, My Blood": | "There's No One Around to Watch You Drown": | "A Writer of Dubious Talent": | "But a Drug Scandal?": | "First Kidnapping and Now Theft": | "More Power to Her": | "Catch 22": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Mentioned | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
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