This is Dynasty. A reboot from an OG soap which ushered in the next era of drama, power, greed and has inspired and continued to inspire numerous forms of media entertainment. I just feel like it's playing it way too safe and not taking any risks. I don't feel the stakes on the show- and how can I when my favourite characters, Dominique, Alexis, Cristal, Blake and even Amanda and Adam are all taking the backseat to Fallon and Liam. My patience for them grew very thin this season, but due to the last two episodes, I was more invested than before. However, I don't see how they can continue to lead this show. Cristal and Blake, or even Alexis and Dex (who is sorely missed and needed badly for the show) can take their place. Kirby had a promising start this season- becoming more antagonist due to her substance abuse storyline, and following in the footsteps of Sammy Jo from the original, which was a great place to take a character who hasn't had anything going for her in a long time. With the help of her book of Carrington secrets, I hope she really brings down the hammer next season, otherwise why keep her around? Speaking of which, Culhane's storyline was done long ago, I wish he would just go so Alexis can get more screen time. We don't know the outcome of what happened, but Alexis needs to become more business savvy, and I think she needs ColbyCo to do so. If she doesn't have a business to drive her she will end up going in circles as a character for the rest of the series. The directing of the finale was really a superb job. Kudos to the cast and crew for pushing through the pandemic. I just hope next season has more drama and stakes.