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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mustard" data-source="post: 383452" data-attributes="member: 46">Dallas is much better in terms of engaging family drama. Dynasty lost so much of that after its first 2-3 seasons, in the sense that it was hard to emotionally invest yourself in the storylines in the way that you could with Dallas or Knots Landing, although Dynasty always remained captivating in some way.I will say though, that Blake Carrington in Season 1 of Dynasty is a nastier villain than even J.R. Ewing. He has greater contempt for those who he sees as "weak" (far greater than J.R. or Jock towards Gary), is a bigot in a way that no Ewing family member is, and the Carrington family dynamic has largely been devoured by capitalism. In contrast, the Ewing family dynamic is very strong and rooted in old fashioned Southworth roots of the Democratic solid south, which is rooted in the land and old money, which both compliments and contrasts with Jock Ewing and Ewing Oil with its new money.</blockquote>