Dynasty Season 4, Episode 3 power rankings: A little bit Alexis, a little bit awry

Don’t expect things to calm down on Dynasty Season 4 in the aftermath of Fallon and Liam’s unfortunately dramatic wedding day.

Kirby, Blake, and Evan’s lives all hung in the balance thanks to the former’s unexpected presence at the occasion, and this week, each of their fates were revealed. Even though most of them receive good news (depending on your definition of good), Fallon still feels spooked from the chilling events.

Meanwhile, Alexis and Dominique continue pushing along at full steam ahead on their partnership behind Jeff’s back, but an unforeseen snag causes them to rush into damage control. Adam, too, attempts to work over Anders from his persistent pursuit of his past, while Cristal considers her future without her husband.

But each of their resulting choices comes with a price. Can Alexis and Dominique hold onto their power over Blake and Jeff, or have they lost it all to greed? We’re breaking down all the latest Dynasty Season 4 plot twists in the power struggle, including who’s moving into the manor now…

Dynasty Season 4, Episode 3 power rankings

Warning: Beware of spoilers from Dynasty Season 4, Episode 3 beyond this point.

1. Jeff

For much of the episode, we would have assumed Alexis and Dominique would take the top of the leaderboard this week. And to be fair, so did they. But it’s the name of the game for these two tireless queens to find their efforts thwarted. To no one’s surprise, Jeff quickly caught onto the scheme and pulled his funding out of the diamond dig, but when Alexis vows to make their divorce a bitter one, Jeff opts to move into the manor, which he half owns. That’s checkmate!

2. Alexis and Dominique

They had a good run, didn’t they? Alexis and Dominique almost got away with pulling the wool over Jeff’s eyes, and the local actor Alexis hired to be her “cousin” Bob (to hide the third partner in the deal) played his part. But they couldn’t cover some of the more crafty business tricks Jeff knows as instinct to watch his back. Even though they’re currently backed into a corner, we have all the faith that this iconic duo still has a few more moves to steal power from Jeff.

3. Anders? Adam?

The battle between Anders and Adam raged on as Kirby’s stab wound hung in the balance. Anders insists on making Adam pay for killing his “adoptive” mother and pushing Alexis into the fire, lest he get violent with Kirby. But once she returns to the manor, Kirby (alive but in her flop era) pushes back against her father’s crusade against her new and oddly doting beau.

Still, Anders pulls a confession out of Adam and records it for good measure. Some words of wisdom from Alexis (of all people!) inspires Anders to wave the white flag, but we think Adam pulled off a huge win here under pressure. Is he this clever?! Although, he’d better sleep with one eye open. One wrong move and Anders will release the confession he didn’t delete.

4. Blake

It’s times like these that we have to sit back and think, “Huh… Everyone fully knows Blake killed a guy and doesn’t care anymore?” When Blake loses mobility in one leg following his tackling of Evan Tate, there’s much ado about his care, since he’s been recently displaced by his ex-wife. Fallon gets him back into the manor, but it’s Blake’s slick moves to get Cristal back that give him the upper hand. Maybe he’ll swindle his way back into his marriage like a bad business deal.

5. Fallon

We’re typically gracious with Fallon, but this week, she was given an opportunity to confront her fears and open up to Liam, but she fell into well-worn patterns that never served her. Three seasons of traumatic situations caught up to her in the aftermath of Evan’s attack, and she was terrified to leave the manor. Being so, she threw herself into caring for Blake and Kirby, the front-facing reason being guilt, then orchestrated a backyard honeymoon to mirror Bora Bora. After keeping Liam at arm’s length for too long, she finally lets her husband in.

Honorable Mentions:

• Alexis sure did a lot of talking this week! She gave Anders the advice that let his guard down about Adam, and she ran right to Blake to tell him Cristal was still seeing Father Collins. Let’s not forget it when these things eventually blow up.
• No mention of Ryan this week on Sam’s end, but we got a classic taste of Sammy Jo when he crashed Falliam’s backyard honeymoon for a free drink.
• Evan update: He’s in police custody. Please leave Fallon alone now!
• The fact that Alexis planned to call her diamond empire ACDC — the Alexis Carrington Diamond Company — is totally Alexis. If she didn’t already have problems with Jeff, she’d sure have a legal battle with the band.
• Speaking of the diamonds, we’re totally sure this eventual excavation at the manor isn’t going to dig up any precious gems, right? It’s going to be something scandalous.
• Bonus prediction: Kirby mentioned her mother. Are we getting a visit from her this season?

What did you think of the latest episode? Sound off in the comments!

Dynasty Season 4 airs Fridays at 9/c on The CW.