15 Things Fans Were Never Supposed to Know About ‘Dynasty’

7. There were some pretty accurate dates

In season nine, episode eight, Blake and Krystle renew their wedding vows. The day that this episode aired was actually eight years to the day of the pilot episode when the two wed for the first time.

8. The cast didn’t know how the 5th season finale would end

The season finale of the show’s season five centered around a massacre that took place at a wedding in Moldavia (don’t try to look it up on a map, it’s fictional). Sixty million people tuned in to see it all unfold, and then they had to wait until the season premiere of the sixth season to see which characters survived and which did not. It was Dynasty’s version of “who shot J.R.?” However the cast did not know either. Said Joan Collins: “We had no idea who was going to live or die. None of us knew. Because we knew if you were really bloodied up, that was it. Might as well call your agent and say, ‘I need a job’ … It was very funny, actually.” (Spoiler alert: only two minor characters actually bit the dust).

9. The show only won a single Emmy

Dynasty was actually nominated for 24 different Emmy awards over the years, but the show only ever walked away a winner once. And the winning Emmy? That was for costume design.