S7 started off great, but mid=year took a yawner. Crystal ruins it with her weepy, zero charisma antics and Alexis is not used effectively once she gives up the Carrington Mansion. The best thing to happen this year was the good riddance of Amanda- useless character made worse by terrible acting and writing. Other useless characters, Ben's daughter and Micheal Culhane, who is left without a purpose once Amanda leaves but shoe-horned in with Ben's daughter.... Adam gets some good story time, but Steven, Sammy Jo, Alexis, Blake and Crystal all fiddle their thumbs with mid season fatigue and no-where stories. Ben started off good but is defanged as well. Season ends on a big deal of SO what?