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Posted February 18, 2009 to photo album "Some Other "Other" Mothers"
Slide 17: Alexis Carrington (Dynasty)
Most cases of "other" mothers require a true and good mother to play off of. In ABC's 80s primetime soap Dynasty, Alexis Carrington (Jackie Collins) was the other mother to Blake Carrington's new wife, Krystle (Linda Evans). While Alexis was the actual mother of many of the Carrington brood, her power-hungry, sex-crazed, champagne-swilling nature puts her in stark contrast with the sweet, nurturing Krystle. But it was also Alexis that pushed the show to number one in the ratings when she appeared at the start of the second season with her ex-husband issuing the now famous line, "What's she doing here?"
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