16. Dynasty - Season 5 Finale (Royal Wedding)
Weddings never go well in soaps - or TV in general - but none ever went as far as the Dynasty season five finale, which saw armed men burst into the ceremony and begin gunning down everyone on sight. Audience's jaws must have been hanging open by the time the end credits rolled. It is so extreme a cliffhanger you're not sure whether you should be laughing or gasping with horror. It is even more interesting to note that many cast contracts were up by the time season five ended. With that in mind, anyone could have be dead. In some shows, you would expect certain characters to make it out alive. With Dynasty, no one seemed safe. Utterly ridiculous and brutal, this was surely the Red Wedding of the 1980's. Who knows, perhaps George R. R. Martin was inspired by this Dynasty massacre? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7KOvzLSFKI
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A writer for Whatculture since May 2013, I also write for TheRichest.com and am the TV editor and writer for Thedigitalfix.com . I wrote two plays for the Greater Manchester Horror Fringe in 2013, the first an adaption of Simon Clark's 'Swallowing A Dirty Seed' and my own original sci-fi horror play 'Centurion', which had an 8/10* review from Starburst magazine! (http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/eventsupcoming-genre-events/6960-event-review-centurion) I also wrote an episode for online comedy series Supermarket Matters in 2012. I aim to achieve my goal for writing for television (and get my novels published) but in the meantime I'll continue to write about those TV shows I love! Follow me on Twitter @BazGreenland and like my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BazGreenlandWriter
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