Catch 22 

Alexis threatens to sue Blake for half of the plundered Nazi treasure unless Sable withdraws her lawsuit against Colbyco. Sable agrees; Krystina leads Fallon to the treasure. They are ... See full summary »

Director:

David Paulsen

Writers:

David Paulsen (as Samuel J. Pelovitz), Esther Shapiro (creator)

Stars:

John Forsythe, John James, Gordon Thomson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
John Forsythe	...	Blake Carrington
John James	...	Jeff Colby
Gordon Thomson	...	Adam Carrington
Michael Nader	...	Dex Dexter
Heather Locklear	...	Sammy Jo Dean Carrington
Emma Samms	...	Fallon Carrington Colby
Tracy Scoggins	...	Monica Colby
Stephanie Beacham	...	Sable Colby
Joan Collins	...	Alexis Carrington Colby
Ray Abruzzo	...	Sgt. John Zorelli
Kevin Bernhardt	...	Father Tanner McBride
Lou Beatty Jr.	...	Rudy Richards
John Brandon	...	Captain William Handler
Jeff Kaake	...	Dennis Grimes
Virginia Hawkins	...	Jeanette

Storyline

Alexis threatens to sue Blake for half of the plundered Nazi treasure unless Sable withdraws her lawsuit against Colbyco. Sable agrees; Krystina leads Fallon to the treasure. They are followed by Dennis Grimes; Blake and Handler face each other in a shoot out; Dex and Adam square off on each other.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is a reference to the Joseph Heller novel "Catch-22" from 1961.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Alexis Morrell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan: We'd better let you get some sleep.
[pulls covers over her daughter]
Fallon Carrington Colby: I'm still a little shaky.
Blake Carrington: [as Alexis nods] I'm sure you are.
Fallon Carrington Colby: I killed someone. I can't believe it. I killed a man.
Alexis Morrell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan: No, darling. You must not think of it like that. You saved my life. That's what you did.
Blake Carrington: Your mother's right, you know. It's all over. From now on, everything's gonna be fine.
Alexis Morrell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan: Good night, my sweet. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
Fallon Carrington Colby: [smiles dreamily] You said that to me every night when I was a little...
[...]

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Crazy Credits

At the very end of the series, Ron Burke, who appeared as a policeman, is credited for having played the part of "Unifrom #1", while immediately underneath, "Uniform #2" appears correctly spelled.

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Connections

References Catch-22 (1970)

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Soundtracks

Dynasty Opening Theme
Composed by Bill Conti

User Reviews

Hey poody67013, in answer to your question about resolving Catch 22

If you wish to know what happens after 'catch 22', you need to watch the miniseries that was aired in 1991, 2 years after the last episode of the Dynasty series. It's called 'Dynasty: The Reunion' and it's set 2 years on from the 'catch 22' episode. You'll find out what happened to Blake, Crystal, Alexis, Dex and all the others. It was originally aired for 2 hours over 2 nights, but is in either 2x2 hour episodes or 4x1 hour episodes in syndication. It wasn't a great miniseries in my opinion, but at least it tied up all the loose ends from the final episode of the series. It might be on DVD, but I'm not certain of that. The ending ties up all the loose ends, and isn't a cliff hanger in itself so doesn't need a sequel. True Dynasty fans will enjoy it somewhat, but for anyone watching it without having seen the series would probably find it quite slow and boring in parts.

Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

Greek Turkish Russian Spanish English

Release Date:

11 May 1989 (USA)

Filming Locations:

USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aaron Spelling Productions, Richard & Esther Shapiro Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

49 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1