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ITS TIME THAT US FREINDS OF JUDY CAN SIT BACK AND WATCH THE BEST SHOE EVER CREATED CANT WAIT TO SEE JOAN IN ACTION SEASON 3 MUST FOLLOW QUICK
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Season 1 of Dynasty was a mediocre set up to a fantastically brilliant camp series. Season2 however is the real set up for the future by introducing the most important character to make the other characters more fascinating. The next seven seasons should come out quicker now!
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I finished Season 2 last night and damn, where is Season 3 already??? THIS is what night time soaps were all about! This is campy, glitzy (Nolan Miller gowns! Swoon!), high falootin' FUN!! The first episode is a bit slow, but after that, the hijinks fly fast and furious! What a fabulous show and cast. I do remember watching this the first go round, but hardly remember much of what I see, so it's practically all new again! Thank goodness for Joan Collins coming on and being the vile cat she was! This season is just the best!
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It's been a long wait but season 2 has finally been released. Hopefully it sells well and future releases follow on a similar timetable to the Dallas releases.
Season 2 is where the show really takes off, and watching these episodes again it's easy to see why. The additions of spunky Heather Locklear and chic uber bitch Joan Collins - who in these episodes just seems so continentally exotic in comparison to the other California beauties inhabiting the cast that it's easy to see why she became Dynasty's superstar - are nothing short of inspired.
The show stayed white hot in terms of both storylines and ratings from this season through to the 1984-85 season, whereupon it descended swiftly into camp farce (albeit expensive camp farce), but in season 2 you get all the fun without the over-the-top stupidity of the show's later years: glamour, plotting, sex, conniving, and unexpected wit make season 2 of Dynasty utterly entertaining and very good fun.
You'll really enjoy watching these episodes - the plotting is top notch and the season's storylines simmer along nicely to a satisfying cliffhanger. It's interesting to compare it to more recent prime time soaps, which are far more fast-paced. Season 2 of Dynasty takes its time to get to the big plot pay-offs: many episodes pass between Alexis's causing Krystle's miscarriage (whilst wearing a truly hideous outfit) before Krystle figures it out and responds by creating the traditional Dynasty catfight. It's the promise - and ultimate deliverance - of these delayed story payoffs that will get you hooked on the show.
The only gripe is the extras - an "interactive" family tree is not very exciting. The rumoured Collins commentaries evidently did not materialise, and it's a shame the recent reunion show could not have been included.
But the lack of extras aside, you'll whizz through these episodes before you know it because the stories and the cast are all very compelling and great fun to watch. It was really Dynasty's prime era - before it became just too over the top and collapsed under the considerable weight of its own glamour sometime in 1985.
They really don't make 'em like this anymore.
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Season One of the classic serial sets up the story of the Carringtons and their circle at a very thoughtful pace. In Season Two, everything is gleefully torn apart and while the Carringtons suffered, the viewers benefitted. It's said that Season Two is one of the best in the entire series, and I can say from watching each episode unfold, it's a nonstop party. Marriages are jeopardized, affairs (or near affairs) unfold, confrontations happen regularly, cars crash; no wonder the ratings rose during this season. The most obvious reason is, of course, the addition of Joan Collins as Blake's ex-wife Alexis. By shaking up the Carrington balance, the villainy shifted from Blake to Alexis. Collins is wonderful and walks in like she owns the show, although some of the wigs she sports are unfortunate. A very young Heather Locklear also debuts as Sammy Jo who's quickly seduced by the rich life.
There are some drawbacks to the revamped show. Pamela Bellwood as fragile Claudia, who brought so much grace to the show in the first season, spends a large part of the second season only appearing once an episode. Al Corley seems to have lost his enthusiasm for the character of Steven, and indeed, he would exit the show at the end of the season. Plus, James Farentino is terrible as Doctor Toscanni and his storyline never ignites, despite the number of storylines in which he's involved.
There are very few extras on the DVD, but I hope this won't stop anybody from taking a look. People have waited long enough for Season 2, so let's hope there won't be such an interminable wait for Season Three.
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