A Taste of Your Own Medicine

"**A Taste of Your Own Medicine**" is the seventh episode of the first season of The CW's *Dynasty*. It aired on November 29, 2017.

## Synopsis

**SOMETHING TO BE GRATEFUL FOR** — Blake's hopes for a perfect Thanksgiving – *Dynasty*-style – are ruined when he clashes with both Fallon and Steven. Cristal's challenging houseguest reminds everyone to be grateful for the ties that bind.

## Plot Summary

**SPOILERS AHEAD**

Kicked out of the Carrington Thanksgiving celebration by Blake, Fallon appears at Michael's church dinner and meets his parents. Steven confronts Blake about the suspicious funding for the athletic club. Claudia has been faking her memory problems, and while holding the Carringtons at gunpoint, she admits to causing the explosion that killed Matthew. Claudia wants Cristal to watch her kill Blake, but the rest of the family is able to overpower her. Fallon is welcomed back, but Blake's plan to send Claudia to a sanitarium in a coverup drives Steven to plot with Jeff against Police Chief Stansfield.

## Cast

* Nathalie Kelley as Cristal Carrington
* James Mackay as Steven Carrington
* Robert Christopher Riley as Michael Culhane
* Sam Adegoke as Jeff Colby
* Rafael de La Fuente as Sam Jones
* Alan Dale as Joseph Anders
* Grant Show as Blake Carrington
* Wakeema Hollis as Monica Colby
* Arnetia Walker as Luella Culhane
* Sebastian Sozzi as Chava
* Hines Ward as Himself
* Jamal Anderson as Himself

Co-Starring* Darryl Booker as James Culhane
* Viviana Chavez as Vera
* Vanessa A. Williams as Nellie
* Brandy Grant as Coordinator
* Patrick Worstell as Joe

## Trivia

* This is the first holiday-themed episode of the series.
	+ Ironically, this special Thanksgiving episode airs two weeks after the previous due to Thanksgiving hiatus.
* Former football players Hines Ward and Jamal Anderson appear as themselves and play in two different teams during the match of the Carringtons versus their employees.
* The 15 second opening credits sequence is featured.
* The scene between Fallon and the football players is a reference to the *pilot* of the original series.
* The title of the episode comes from a line said in the original Dynasty 1981 series, first said by Alexis Carrington to Blake Carrington, in the Season 4, Episode 26: *New Lady in Town*.
	+ Most of the lines from the original scene are also used here by Claudia Blaisdel when she talks to Cristal.

## Quotes

**Claudia**: Oh, you're finally getting a taste of your own medicine. When the loss is so bitter that you cough and choke on it, just remember you did it to me too.

**Cristal**: A whole team.

**Fallon**: And not one sex tape!

**Fallon**: You know there's a thin line between true love and truly psycho.

## Multimedia

### Images

* Promotional
* Behind the Scenes

Brianna in the Thanksgiving Episode
### Videos

* Promotional
* Behind the Scenes

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## References

1. ↑ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-nov-29-2017/
2. ↑ This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors).