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The scene that destroyed Krystle (Seasons 3, 4, 5 & 6)
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<blockquote data-quote="Snarky Oracle!" data-source="post: 430927" data-attributes="member: 57984"><p>In my last few re-watches, Linda Evans' acting doesn't really bother me until early in Season 5 -- perhaps because Krystle <strong><em>is</em></strong> becoming increasingly irrational, and the actress probably realizes it.</p><p></p><p>Y'know ... pregnancy.</p><p></p><p>The scene-concluding expression on her face after her "(I'm becoming) a problem?!" exchange with Blake is identical to the expression she has after Blake cancels their honeymoon in Hawaii because "It's not going to take 90 days!" two years earlier.</p><p></p><p>Krystle's A-V malformation is on the move. </p><p></p><p>It's been said before that better writing makes for better acting. And when you combine S.A.D. with the non-sequiturs that exist in every other line of DYNASTY dialogue, no wonder the cast had such problems (and began getting jeers & jokes from the press around this time). And, in particular, Krystle -- whom TVGUIDE was calling "a flimsy character" by Season 5 -- is beginning to suffer: her conflicts with Blake are increasingly stupid and contrived (and it's <em><strong>not always</strong></em> his fault, like it used to be). So Linda's thespian response is to play Krystle squeakier and squeakier because the role is getting dumber and dumber. (She seems to self-correct later in the year, presumably due to criticism).</p><p></p><p>And <strong><em>nice</em></strong> characters are the hardest to write for, especially given Eileen Pollock's contempt for the role and the actress herself. (One assumes that lines like, "You're boring!" and she's-only-beautiful "when she smiles" and "You're the most dangerous Carrington of them all!" and "You're arrogant!" are coming, directly or indirectly, from Madame Pollock). Eillen even tried to later blame Linda in the press for the highly-touted mid-Season 6 shutdown and retooling by sniping in that "some people (Linda) think of DYNASTY as a part-time job!" while the Pollocks <em><strong>themselves </strong></em>had to be called-back to Hollywood while they were obliviously splashing their feet on some mid-year Mediterranean vacation as the series' ratings were collapsing and the media were crowing about it.</p><p></p><p>Linda should have had the dirty bitch fired before re-signing her own contract in 1986 (something Forsythe had to talk Evans into doing to begin with).</p><p></p><p>Anyhoo.... Nicole Simpson (not O.J.'s ex-wife) shows up, and I wonder if she should have later stalked Jeff to Moldavia so she could wind up part of the measly body count... I mean, <em>my god, <strong>kill somebody!!</strong></em></p><p></p><p>Luke Fuller has arrived and is inexplicably drawn to the vile Stevenbot -- so Luke's motive <em><strong>must </strong></em>be cynically ambitious. And Claudia catches Luke fixing Steven's tie only three seconds after the two gayboys meet... Luke Fuller is precious enough, his greasy hair ghastly, but perhaps a <strong>black </strong>boyfriend for Steven might've been nice --- although ABC would never permit it in 1984. (But then, I wanted Michael Culhane to be African-American, too).</p><p></p><p>And the script is now pushing Blake & Alexis' break-up back from 1964/1965 one more year to 1963 -- foolishly suggesting that their brief attempt at a reconciliation (after his catching her with Roger Grimes) went on for several months (instead of one volatile July weekend before it all, quite predictably, fell apart). They now have the reconciliation ending in October 1963.</p><p></p><p>In my world, Blake caught Alexis with Roger in late-May/early-June 1964, around Steven's seventh birthday, the short-lived reconciliation was two nights in July, and the divorce was finalized in January 1965, thus rationalizing the "sixteen year" scenario referred to in Season 2.</p><p></p><p>But this is a show which just told us only weeks apart that Blake & Alexis were married for seven years <strong><em>and </em></strong>nine years. With no jokes about Alexis lying about her age.</p><p></p><p>And, not to be prim, but they should have had Amanda sleep with Dex before the two lovers knew who the other one was. Then, by the next season, Amanda sleeps with her father-in-law, King Galen, just to keep the pattern of "sloppy boundaries" going.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/98801632/photo/view-of-actors-catherine-oxenberg-michael-nader-and-joan-collins-in-an-episode-of-the.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=U-gsnfXXO1h-eR_BcWa5B9Gj9cC4R6EEdI_3E3kOM0Y=" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 708px" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarky Oracle!, post: 430927, member: 57984"] In my last few re-watches, Linda Evans' acting doesn't really bother me until early in Season 5 -- perhaps because Krystle [B][I]is[/I][/B] becoming increasingly irrational, and the actress probably realizes it. Y'know ... pregnancy. The scene-concluding expression on her face after her "(I'm becoming) a problem?!" exchange with Blake is identical to the expression she has after Blake cancels their honeymoon in Hawaii because "It's not going to take 90 days!" two years earlier. Krystle's A-V malformation is on the move. It's been said before that better writing makes for better acting. And when you combine S.A.D. with the non-sequiturs that exist in every other line of DYNASTY dialogue, no wonder the cast had such problems (and began getting jeers & jokes from the press around this time). And, in particular, Krystle -- whom TVGUIDE was calling "a flimsy character" by Season 5 -- is beginning to suffer: her conflicts with Blake are increasingly stupid and contrived (and it's [I][B]not always[/B][/I] his fault, like it used to be). So Linda's thespian response is to play Krystle squeakier and squeakier because the role is getting dumber and dumber. (She seems to self-correct later in the year, presumably due to criticism). And [B][I]nice[/I][/B] characters are the hardest to write for, especially given Eileen Pollock's contempt for the role and the actress herself. (One assumes that lines like, "You're boring!" and she's-only-beautiful "when she smiles" and "You're the most dangerous Carrington of them all!" and "You're arrogant!" are coming, directly or indirectly, from Madame Pollock). Eillen even tried to later blame Linda in the press for the highly-touted mid-Season 6 shutdown and retooling by sniping in that "some people (Linda) think of DYNASTY as a part-time job!" while the Pollocks [I][B]themselves [/B][/I]had to be called-back to Hollywood while they were obliviously splashing their feet on some mid-year Mediterranean vacation as the series' ratings were collapsing and the media were crowing about it. Linda should have had the dirty bitch fired before re-signing her own contract in 1986 (something Forsythe had to talk Evans into doing to begin with). Anyhoo.... Nicole Simpson (not O.J.'s ex-wife) shows up, and I wonder if she should have later stalked Jeff to Moldavia so she could wind up part of the measly body count... I mean, [I]my god, [B]kill somebody!![/B][/I] Luke Fuller has arrived and is inexplicably drawn to the vile Stevenbot -- so Luke's motive [I][B]must [/B][/I]be cynically ambitious. And Claudia catches Luke fixing Steven's tie only three seconds after the two gayboys meet... Luke Fuller is precious enough, his greasy hair ghastly, but perhaps a [B]black [/B]boyfriend for Steven might've been nice --- although ABC would never permit it in 1984. (But then, I wanted Michael Culhane to be African-American, too). And the script is now pushing Blake & Alexis' break-up back from 1964/1965 one more year to 1963 -- foolishly suggesting that their brief attempt at a reconciliation (after his catching her with Roger Grimes) went on for several months (instead of one volatile July weekend before it all, quite predictably, fell apart). They now have the reconciliation ending in October 1963. In my world, Blake caught Alexis with Roger in late-May/early-June 1964, around Steven's seventh birthday, the short-lived reconciliation was two nights in July, and the divorce was finalized in January 1965, thus rationalizing the "sixteen year" scenario referred to in Season 2. But this is a show which just told us only weeks apart that Blake & Alexis were married for seven years [B][I]and [/I][/B]nine years. With no jokes about Alexis lying about her age. And, not to be prim, but they should have had Amanda sleep with Dex before the two lovers knew who the other one was. Then, by the next season, Amanda sleeps with her father-in-law, King Galen, just to keep the pattern of "sloppy boundaries" going. [IMG width="708px"]https://media.gettyimages.com/id/98801632/photo/view-of-actors-catherine-oxenberg-michael-nader-and-joan-collins-in-an-episode-of-the.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=U-gsnfXXO1h-eR_BcWa5B9Gj9cC4R6EEdI_3E3kOM0Y=[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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