New Hopes, New Beginnings

I loved this episode. It was a huge improvement over last's week. The themes of family, business, resentment and forgiveness were all amazing. This is the first episode of the season where every character actually has an interesting storyline.

Wow! I was amazed how much this felt like an episode from the 1981 series. Kudos. I've missed these dynamics and drama since S2. Glad we are moving back into the direction which made me fall in love with the reboot!

Now I have a new hope for this show, and I hope it's a new beginning that continues, because this is the kind of writing and storytelling I can get behind!

Finally the writers deliver a mature episode, great character development, and consistant storytelling. The Colbys got a really good storyline. Dominique was great and showed depth, guilt and regret. Michele played it so well, she "painted with a fine brush", not playing it weepy, just a clean and subtle performance. Culhane and Sam's story was well written. Blake and Cristal's story was very good. The comedy and drama has never been so well balanced. Really enjoyed seeing Monica again and Jeff was great. It would have been nice to see more of Alexis though. But 4x05 was one of the best written Dynasty episode I have seen. It was a huge improvement over last week's trainwreck of an episode.

What a fabulous episode! Im so glad I decided to stick with this show because the writer of today's episode was clearly not the writer of last weeks, and it shows. I was on the verge of quitting when more black and white scenes appeared, but this episode renewed my love for Dynasty. Keep it coming!