I guess that's what love is. Doing things you don't want to for people who don't quite deserve it.
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Sam Jones
Samuel Josiah "Sam" Jones (né Raya, formerly Carrington) is a main character on The CW's Dynasty. He is portrayed by Rafael de La Fuente.
Sam is Celia Machado's nephew and the ex-husband of Steven Carrington. Although a foreigner to the luxurious lives of the Carrington’s, it doesn't take long for Sam to sink his teeth in, as though he’s always belonged.
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Sam Josiah Jones is the only son of Alejandro Raya and Iris Machado. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and was raised by his mother and aunt, Celia Machado. He often wondered about his biological father, but his mother and aunt told him that his father had died. He is openly gay.
Fallon goes to see Sam at La Mirage after she sees Trixie. He asks Fallon if she really didn’t kill Trixie Tate because he knows that 16-year-olds can be bitchy sometimes. Fallon says that she was one of her closest friends and confesses that it has been very traumatic for her to have all these feelings bubbling back up. Sam inadvertently makes her feel worse by bringing up how it must be horrible for Trixie’s family because just when they have moved past it, they are being forced to relive it all over again. Not to mention that the press is probably hounding them.
After Kirby gets kicked out of The Carrington Manor and in looking for a place to stay, goes to Sam's hotel to see if she can crash there. Sam, unfortunately, has to turn her down because the hotel is going through some renovations. Since she's not able to attend the Carrington Gala, Sam at first tells Kirby he won't go either in solidarity. However, he shortly thereafter confirms that he was already planning not to go because he has an irrational fear of fish, and it's why he isn't going to the Gala this year.
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Personality[]
Sam is a free-spirited, fun, and easy-going young adult. He likes parties and doing whatever the newest trend happens to be. His carefree attitude initially is what puts him in a tough spot with Joseph Anders and the Carrington family. While he doesn't come from wealth, Sam integrates into the Carrington lifestyle much better than that of his aunt, Cristal. Sam didn't have a regular job and was happy being the benefactor in his relationship with Steven. The only thing he cares more about then having a good time is his family. He is willing to go to great lengths to help his family, even having Blake robbed so that he could send money to his struggling mother back in Venezuela. This protectiveness is later shown with Steven, and eventually, Fallon. Unlike the Carrington's, Sam wants to give back to the less fortunate - he just wants to do it from a position of comfort.
When Steven's impulsivity led him to purchase a hotel, he was forced to grow up and accept responsibility for his actions. He struggled from the managerial side of the hotel, but with support from Joseph Anders, Sam succeeded. He has since become dedicated to ensuring La Mirage is the best hotel in Georgia and is willing to do anything to protect it. He enjoys being in charge and self-sufficient. Despite his strides business-wise, Sam's romantic life has taken a pause since his divorce from Steven. The emotional fallout of the divorce is something he is still coping with.
Cristal becomes Sam's stepmother in law due to their respective marriages to Blake and Steven Carrington ("Dead Scratch").
Sam entered the country illegally but has since been legalized as a citizen.
He purchased a hotel with the money he received in his divorce settlement. This is the first business that Sam owns and operates. ("Deception, Jealousy, and Lies")
Sam, Fallon, and Blake are the only characters to have physically appeared in all the episodes of the show.
In the 1981 "Dynasty" series, Sammy Jo was a nickname for Samantha Josephine Dean, who was a woman and early love interest of Steven Carrington.
Making him a gender-bent version of Heather Lockclear's version of the character since the CW wanted to go very diverse with this new Dynasty series.
In the original series, as Heather Lockclear's version of Sammy Jo, the character gave birth to a son known as Danny in 1982 from a brief marriage with Steven. In the reboot, Sam would have had an step-child with Steven, due to the latter's infidelity, however, Steven ended up not being the biological father.
↑ 1.01.1In "Don't Con a Con Artist," Sam's Affidavit of Support from the Department of Homeland Security states that he was born as Samuel Josiah Raya on July 16, 1994 in Canaima, Venezuela.
↑In "The Gospel According to Blake Carrington," Sam reveals that his grandmother gave him a cross-shaped earring before he left Venezuela, saying that it was a way for God to be looking after him, every step of the way.