Dynasty Season 2: The real Cristal Flores Carrington returning in plot twist
The “real” Cristal Carrington is returning to Dynasty Season 2 in a crazy plot twist that eliminates the original Cristal, Nathalie Kelley. Telenovela star Ana Brenda Contreras is taking over!
Dynasty fans that were trying to understand why the CW show eliminated one of the most iconic characters from the reboot now have their answer. Cristal Carrington lives in a major plot twist! And bringing more diversity to the show, the sensational telenovela star Ana Brenda Contreras is going to play the real Cristal. This is the first English speaking role for the Texas-born, Mexican Univision actress who has starred in such shows as Por Amar Sin Ley.
Just last month, Hidden Remote reported that Nathalie Kelley surprised Dynasty fans by revealing that she was not returning back to the CW show, but was instead getting her “life back” in Los Angeles. As the Dynasty Season 1 finale was such a dramatic cliffhanger, with Cristal (Kelley), Michael (Robert Christopher Riley), Steven (James MacKay) and Alexis (Nicollette Sheridan) appearing to be trapped in a fire, it seemed very strange to spoil that Cristal was not returning before the season began.
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According to Deadline, fans of the show are not the only ones surprised by this revelation. CW president Mark Pedowitz confessed that he was a “little surprised she spoiled the surprise” before Dynasty season 2 premiered.
Yet, despite this unexpected revelation, Pedowitz doesn’t seem to believe this will ultimately spoil anything for Dynasty fans. Explaining that “It’s a wild soap,” he immediately connected telenovela star Contreras to the soap by further explaining that “It’s like a telenovela. You do things that make sense for the moment based on where the storyline’s going. That’s really all it’s about.”
In fact, Pedowitz explained that the “plot twist” is that Contreras is the “real” Cristal Flores. He is leaving the dramatic and soapy details up to the Dynasty showrunner Sallie Patrick who will plot the twist around the exit of Kelley’s phony Cristal and bring in the big personality of Contreras. Should be lots of soapy twists and turns!
Pedowitz further explained that the idea that Nathalie Kelley was playing a phony Cristal Carrington was decided halfway through last season. Hinting that the arrival of Nicolette Sheridan’s very diva Alexis really changed the show, they decided on this dramatic plot turn.
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Fans of the show may recall that later in season 1, Alexis makes many not-so-veiled hints that Cristal was an imposter. Blake and the family already knew that Cristal was involved in some illegal activity in Venezuela. Most Dynasty fans may have assumed that Alexis was just asking questions to answers already revealed. Instead, this was a foreshadowing of a major plot twist!
As for Nathalie Kelley, there has not been an announcement of any new television or movie projects in her near future. Instead, the Peruvian-born, Aussie actress recently married in Sydney and her social media is focused on her very happy new life.
What do you think of he major actor change with Cristal Flores Carrington? Are you getting excited by the new casting of Ana Brenda Contreras? Please share your comments and predictions for the upcoming season below.
Dynasty season 2 will premiere on the CW on October 12.