Krystle Carrington

Infobox soap character
name = Krystle Carrington
series = DYNASTY
portrayer = Linda Evans (1981-1989, 1991)
first = "Oil" (1981)
last = "The Wedding" (1989)
creator = Richard and Esther Shapiro
spinoffs = "" (1991)



caption1 = Linda Evans as Krystle Carrington
gender = Female
born =
age =
parents =
siblings = Iris Grant Dean
spouse = Mark Jennings
Blake Carrington
romances = Matthew Blaisdel
Nick Toscanni
Daniel Reece
children = Krystina Carrington
Adam Carrington (step-son)
Fallon Carrington Colby (step-daughter)
Steven Carrington (step-son)
Amanda Carrington (step-daughter)
grandchildren =
grandparents =
aunts/uncles =
nieces/nephews = Sammy Jo Carrington
cousins = Virginia Metheny
relatives =
color = #000000
color text = #FFD700

Krystle Grant Jennings Carrington is a fictional character on the American TV series "Dynasty".

The role was originated by Linda Evans in the first episode of the series in 1981; Evans left early in the final season but returned for the 1991 miniseries "".

eason One

As "Dynasty" begins in 1981, Krystle is set to marry oil tycoon Blake Carrington, but receives an icy reception from both Blake's daughter Fallon and the Carrington majordomo, Joseph. She soon makes friends with Blake's sensitive son Steven, but her relationship with Blake is threatened by the advances of her married ex-lover Matthew Blaisdel and Blake's own volatile personality. Their marriage is strained by her discomfort as she learns about Blake's ruthless side, especially in business. Blake rapes Krystle when she is reluctant to have sex with him.

Later, Blake is arrested and charged with murder. Krystle must testify whether Blake has ever shown a violent temper. In the season finale, a mysterious witness enters the courtroom. Visibly agitated, Blake turns to his lawyer and asks, "What's she doing here?"

eason Two

The mystery witness is Blake's ex-wife, Alexis. She testifies to Blake's violent temper. He is found guilty, but given a suspended sentence. Krystle also learns that she is pregnant. Krystle loses her baby in a horse riding accident. Blake suggests that Krystle meet with his friend, psychiatrist Nick Toscanni. Krystle feels alienated from Blake with Alexis around, and Nick tries to seduce her. Blake accuses her of having an affair with Nick, but Krystle has been faithful. Blake goes to confront Nick but does not return. Worried, Krystle goes to find him.Krystle suspects that Alexis may have caused her accident. She confronts Alexis, and the women have a vicious fight [Krystle and Alexis's catfights became a staple of Dynasty, with at least one match up each season. Krystle typically prevailed.]

eason Three

Krystle finds Blake and gets him to help. They learn that Fallon's son, his namesake "Little Blake" has been kidnapped.Blake and Alexis make a televised plea for the return of their kidnapped infant grandson L.B. Colby. While on the air, Alexis confesses a dark secret from their past: their firstborn son, Adam, had been kidnapped as a baby and never recovered. Traumatized by the event, they had hidden his existence from their subsequent children Fallon and Steven. Weeks later, an attorney from Billings, Montana, approaches Blake and claims to be Adam. Blake does not believe him, but eventually accepts him as his son - especially when Alexis does. Krystle tries to help Adam and Blake form a father-son relationship.

Krystle learns that her divorce from her first husband was never official. Krystle and Blake separate.

Not long after Steven is missing and presumed dead, his ex-wife, Sammy Jo, (who is also Krystle's niece) appears with a baby that she says is Steven's. Blake and Krystle offer to keep the child. When Steven returns to Denver, alive, Krystle is heart broken to give up little Danny. In the third season finale, Krystle meets Alexis at a remote cabin. As the women fight, they are horrified to see flames surrounding the building!

eason Four

Krystle and Alexis are rescued by Krystle's ex-husband, Mark. A few months later, Blake and Krystle remarry.Krystle goes to work for Denver-Carrington in PR, much to the dismay of Tracy Kendall who was hoping to get the job herself. Tracy pretends to be Krystle's friend, but secretly decides to seduce Blake. Krystle figures out her true motives and sends Tracy packing.

eason Five

Krystle has a baby girl. Although her health is fragile at first, she survives and thrives.

Krystle encounters a man from her past, Daniel Reece. He turns out to be Sammy Jo's father. Blake grows jealous of their friendship. Daniel is in love with Krystle, and they kiss. Meanwhile, Lady Ashley Mitchell attempts to seduce Blake. Someone has photos taken of both Blake with Ashley and Krystle with Daniel and has them sent to each other. However, both Blake and Krystle declare their love for each other.

When Amanda falls in love with Prince Michael of Moldavia, Blake's entire family joins him for the wedding. Unfortunately, rebels storm the wedding and spray the chapel with bullets.

eason Six

Blake and his family survive the attack. Upon returning to Denver, Krystle goes to visit Sammy Jo and is shocked to find a woman who looks exactly like her! She is knocked on the head and held hostage by Joel Abrigore while the look-alike, Rita, impersonates her. Joel becomes obsessed with Krystle. Eventually, Sammy Jo will release Krystle. When the truth is exposed, Rita disappears and Krystle returns.

In the season finale, Krystle and Blake learn that Alexis has bought their house. Furious, Blake grabs Alexis by the throat and starts to strangle her.

eason Seven

Krystle pulls Blake off of Alexis. Blake learns that his hotel, La Mirage, has burned down. A grief-stricken widower blames Blake for the fire and forces Blakes car off the road. Krystle is severely injured, but recovers. Blake is charged with arson, but eventually the charges are dropped.Blake, Alexis, and Ben are in southeast Asia visiting an oil rig when it explodes. Krystle arrives on the scene only to learn that Alexis has taken Blake out of the hospital. When she finally discovers them, Blake doesn't recognize her. Heartbroken, Krystle prepares to return to Denver. However, moments later Blakes memory returns.

Blake and Krystle's daughter, Krystina, falls ills and needs a heart transplant. A donor is found, Krystina is fine, but the donor's mother kidnaps Krystina. However, she is found unharmed.

In the season finale, after Adam's wedding, Krystle's presumed-dead former lover Matthew takes the family hostage.

eason Eight

After several days in captivity, Steven stabs Matthew and the family is freed.Blake runs for governor, against the incumbent and Alexis running as an independent. Krystle takes an active role in the campaign, including researching the sudden death of Alexis's second husband Cecil Colby. Although she doesn't have hard evidence, she has enough to cast doubt on whether Alexis murdered her husband. She threatens to leak her story to the press if Alexis doesn't stop spreading lies about Blake. Alexis complies. Despite their best efforts, Blake loses.Not long after, he returns home to find his bedroom trashed and Krystle missing. He cries out: "Oh, Krystle, I thought we had more time!"

eason Nine

Krystle has a serious brain tumor and must have risky surgery. They fly to Switzerland, where the surgery is successful but Krystle is left in a coma.

The Reunion

Three years later, Krystle has recovered from her coma. It turns out that her coma was medically induced to allow an evil international consortium to brainwash her into killing Blake. A sympathetic nurse helps her escape from the clinic and return to a thrilled Blake. When her "programming" kicks in, she pulls a gun on Blake. But their love is too strong, and their plan fails.

Reception

In the book "Cultural Theory and Popular Culture", Christine Geraghty has likened Krystle to the characters Deirdre Barlow from "Coronation Street", Pam Ewing from "Dallas" and Kathy Beale from "EastEnders" as they are associated "not merely with moral values but also the capacity to speak out when necessary in defence of the truth."cite book |author= John Storey|title= [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9IBy-KJVHd8C&pg=PA253&dq=eastenders+kathy&sig=ACfU3U0Ecks4r3RZeFlWYln5e1lqedqH9w "Cultural Theory and Popular Culture"] |year=2006|publisher=Pearson Education|id=ISBN 0131970690]

Notes and references

ee also

*Carrington family tree