Incest was a common theme in Dynasty. Fallon had married her second cousin Jeff (which really is not incest). In Season 2, Fallon learns that Cecil may be her father which is a little creepy since Fallon had pursued Cecil in Season 1 and it would make her and Jeff first cousins (which I consider incest). But. things got more intense for Fallon in Season 3.

Fallon’s older brother who was kidnapped as a child, Adam, returns to Denver to claim his birthright. Going by Michael Torrence, Adam checks into Fallon’s new hotel. He meets his sister and there is instant chemistry between the two. The only problem is that Fallon is unwilling to tell him her name. If she did, this storyline would have ended right away. Despite not knowing Fallon’s name, Adam is more than willing to woo Fallon and try to bed her. And Fallon is enjoying the flirtation. But, for some reason, Fallon holds off (that’s a new one for her).

In this scene, Adam and Fallon actually kiss while enjoying a romantic boat ride. The scenery is beautiful (and Fallon is appropriately dressed for the setting) but the viewer knows what the two characters do not and there is always the thought of how far these two will go. It is a good thing that Adam and Fallon hold off because they learn they are siblings just before having a romantic dinner that would inevitably lead to the bedroom.

The Fallon/Adam incest story makes a return on Season 1 of the Colbys when Fallon’s amnesia is explained by Fallon being triggered by Adam and her fear of almost sleeping with him. It really was a weak reason, but at least it was a reason. Fallon would not be the only one in the series to have incest issues. Leslie and Clay found out that they could have been half siblings after they had sex (both the child of Ben Carrington). And, Monica and Jeff are accused of incest before Monica learns that she is not Jason Colby’s daughter (they still would be first cousins though).

I still haven’t got to the final episode of the Colbys where Fallon is taken away by a UFO, but I still think I can comment on the scene and how I feel I am one of the few people who actually liked it. Yes, it was incredible. Yes, it was campy. Yes, it adds a Sci-Fi element to a s soap opera. But it was also just one scene. I mean, if there was a Season 3 of The Colbys or Dynasty Season 8 had Fallon’s crazy adventures in space (like Josie and The Pussycats), that would be too much. But, that never happened.

Actually, I think the writers handled it well. Fallon believed she had been abducted and Jeff, of course, believed she was crazy. And, let’s face it, if there was going to be one character on the show who would probably believe they were abducted (well, Fallon went willingly), it would be Fallon (I can hear the cries of “No, Claudia” now.) Fallon even showed some interest in others that were abducted by aliens and her obsession with it helped destroy her second marriage to Jeff.

They didn’t put a lot of effort into the design of the UFO

Of course, you can only take the storyline so far. Further, Blake was running for governor and the last thing he needs is stories about his daughter swearing she took a wonderful ride with aliens. The storyline did not last as long as some of the other ridiculous storylines (Rita-Krystle, cough cough). It lasted as long as it should have.

The scene does create the perfect narrative for the night time soaps of the 1980s and their waning popularity. The scene was a Hail Mary pass to save The Colbys and it did not work (even though Season 2 of The Colbys was pretty good). TV viewing habits in the United States were changing - people were less interested in outlandish storylines, outlandish sets and outlandish clothes (which is probably why Knots Landing was able to continue to 1993). It happens. Still, I am totally down with Fallon running off with some alien - she needed the break from the Miles-Jeff competition. I get it!

Dynasty Top Scenes - Fallon and Adam Kiss

Fallon's UFO Adventure