Following on the heels of my enjoyment of Dallas, I was expecting (and got) much the same vibe from the other prime-time soap of the era - another show I'd never watched but was always vaguely aware of because one couldn't help but be in those days.
Jumping into the finale of season four and the first episode of season five, I appreciated the same vigor for ridiculousness, but Dynasty seemed to play much more on the personal side of scheming and betrayal with a little business thrown in, whereas Dallas (from the few episodes I watched) was more 50/50. I was immediately invested in Fallon's headache (what was the accident?) and her disappearance, but I found the season five starter a little tame and didn't set much in motion (apart from the final two minutes).
But most importantly, here's the first of two appearances that made me really happy:
Dude, I didn't know anything about Jack Coleman before he was in Heroes. He was my favourite character from that show and I'd only ever seen him in The Office after that, so I always figured that he just appeared out of thin air for the superhero series.
I also wouldn't have ever guessed that he could have passed for Sam J. Jones in his youth.
Then, to top it off, there was this appearance:
I'd seen his name in the opening credits so it was missing part of the surprise, but he was so smooth standing outside the door that it really didn't matter.
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