Dynasty (2017)

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Season 1
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
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Critic Reviews

  1. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Oct 11, 2017
    75
    Fans of the original “Dynasty” know Fallon’s nastiness is just a warm-up.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Darren Franich
    Oct 6, 2017
    75
    While the pilot breezily sets up her [Fallon Carrington played by Elizabeth Gillies] family's decadent problems, there's something fuddy-duddy in the execution--high-camp trash reduced to bland high style. [13 Oct 2017, p.55]
  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Oct 10, 2017
    70
    The worst thing you can say about this show is that it knows exactly what it is; the best thing you can say about it is that it goes above and beyond that realization. It has hints of wanting to build on one of TV’s biggest soapy fortunes, rather than leech off it like a trust-fund brat.
  5. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Oct 7, 2017
    70
    The camp elements have given away to a gloriously lurid trashiness.
  6. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Oct 11, 2017
    65
    Dynasty works a little too hard at living up (or down) to its splashy billboards in the early going, with Gillies overplaying the femme fatale shtick.
  7. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    Oct 9, 2017
    63
    Updated, sharply written, socially conscious, this new version wants to improve on the original and often does. But what’s missing is a compelling reason for a reboot in the first place.

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#58 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017
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#42 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 117 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 97 out of 117
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 117
  3. Negative: 17 out of 117
  1. Thura
    Oct 11, 2017
    10
    I had so much fun watching the pilot. It is a guilty pleasure with great outfits, lots of over the top drama and sassy lines. But it is also aI had so much fun watching the pilot. It is a guilty pleasure with great outfits, lots of over the top drama and sassy lines. But it is also a good show with a diverse cast and female characters owning this show, especially Liz Gillies as Fallon is great as a strong and smart character always underestimated by her father and other men in her life. I think this show will be a hit!… Full Review »
  2. Jellyblossom
    Oct 11, 2017
    10
    Great show, love the diverse cast, they really made some good changes here to make Dynasty fit for 2017. And Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon isGreat show, love the diverse cast, they really made some good changes here to make Dynasty fit for 2017. And Elizabeth Gillies as Fallon is just perfect… Full Review »
  3. jonathanl
    Oct 13, 2017
    10
    The Dynasty reboot is a perfect mix of old and new. It pays hommage to the Dynasty series from 1980 in lots of ways, using the music that wasThe Dynasty reboot is a perfect mix of old and new. It pays hommage to the Dynasty series from 1980 in lots of ways, using the music that was the old Dynasty intro and doing the epic scene in which Fallon bites of the wedding cake's chocolate bridesmaid' s head.
    It is also new, changing the subjects of the old Dynasty that now are seen as problematic like the homophobe reaction from Blake Carrington to his son Steven. Steven now is openly gay and there are no problems with that. The strained father-son relationship now comes from the fact that Mr. Carrington is in oil and fracking while Steven is a for fighter of green energy and protests against his father' s plans to exploit native american land.
    New is also that the women are the main characters of the show. Daughter Fallion Carrington is now ambitious, smart and after the head position of her family's company.
    This combination of old and new makes Dynasty a great watch for both fans of the 80' s Dynasty as new fans looking for some fresh, modern drama. Well done!    … Full Review »
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