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* ArcFatigue: Krystle's kidnapping storyline in season 6 spanned over 13 episodes (nearly half the season), with increasingly frustrating results.
* AssPull: The "Moldavian Massacre" conclusion, which revealed that the only major casualties of the massacre were [[spoiler:Steven's lover Luke and Lady Ashley Mitchell]], both played by guest actors. It's not surprising that the show steadily dropped in ratings for the rest of its run after this, and it would have probably gone down as the most preposterous plot twist in U.S. soap opera history had it not been for the AllJustADream storyline in ''Series/{{Dallas}}''.
%%* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGBxwqL6jbw The theme song, of course.]]
* BizarroEpisode: Not from the series itself but its spin off, the final shot of ''The Colbys'' featured Fallon stranded in the desert, encountering a UFO, and being abducted by aliens. Her return to the series proper in season 8 featured her dealing with the fallout of this.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Creator/JoanCollins' [[ChewingTheScenery scenery-chewing glee]] as Alexis has become such an iconic part of the show's image that it's a bit hard to believe she didn't show up until season 2.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In the late 1980s this was the most popular TV series in Yugoslavia. It was broadcast every Monday at 9pm, and the streets were empty.
* GrowingTheBeard: Season 1 had middling ratings, and not enough bite to sustain a major audience. Come season 2, more experienced writers, not to mention the introduction of Joan Collins, saw the show's ratings increase.
* HarsherInHindsight: Adam's numerous homophobic comments towards Steven and others became even more cringe-inducing when Gordon Thomson came out of the closet in 2017, and frankly discussed the self-loathing he'd suffered from being a gay man in his generation.
* MagnificentBitch: Alexis. Total RichBitch. So fun to watch on-screen.
* NeverLiveItDown: The Moldavian Massacre. Much like the AllJustADream storyline with [[Series/{{Dallas}} Bobby Ewing]], it undermined the show's credibility quite a bit and it among one of the first things the average fan remembers about the show.
* ReplacementScrappy: All of the second actors to portray the adult Carrington children are this with the exception of Steven. Most infamously are Fallon and Amanda, with the former suffering from {{Chickification}} (and making the list of "Television's 100 Dumbest Moments") and the latter was so unpopular, that it caused her character to be ''retconned out of existence.''
* SeasonalRot: After the "Moldavian Massacre", there was no way that the show could top itself in terms of {{cliffhanger}}s, and new storylines. The show's declining ratings reflected the show's rot.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Most of the things that made this show a success have since become a ClicheStorm of {{Discredited Trope}}s which are difficult to take seriously anymore. That is to say, if you only see it long after it was cancelled.
%%* SickeninglySweethearts: The relationship between Blake and Krystle is often redolent of this.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: Krystle can come off like this in comparison to almost all the other women in the cast.
* TheWoobie:
** Claudia Blaisdel-Carrington in spades. [[TeenPregnancy Becoming a mom at 16]], [[ShotgunWedding getting married because of it]], suffering a major mental breakdown that sent her to a mental institution for a year and a half, her failed reconciliation attempts with husband Matthew, getting involved with the gay Steven, Matthew kidnapping her daughter Lindsey and spiriting her away to South America, later learning that both were killed in a car wreck in Peru ([[spoiler: actually, Matthew survived, though Lindsey succumbed to her wounds]]), spent another year in the loony bin for another mental breakdown, got married to Steven though they later divorced, got involved (and married to) Adam though that relationship failed as well, and finally, [[spoiler: her death in a hotel fire, unintentionally set by herself. All the while feeling that she was alone in the world]].
** Krystle as well, occasionally, [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer given her treatment by her stepchildren, husband's ex-wife and even the staff]] and Blake's own treatment of her.
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* AssPull: The "Moldavian Massacre" conclusion, which revealed that the only major casualties of the massacre were [[spoiler:Steven's lover Luke and Lady Ashley Mitchell]], both played by guest actors. It's not surprising that the show steadily dropped in ratings for the rest of its run after this, and it would have probably gone down as the most preposterous plot twist in U.S. soap opera history had it not been for the AllJustADream storyline in ''Series/{{Dallas}}''.
%%* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGBxwqL6jbw The theme song, of course.]]
* BizarroEpisode: Not from the series itself but its spin off, the final shot of ''The Colbys'' featured Fallon stranded in the desert, encountering a UFO, and being abducted by aliens. Her return to the series proper in season 8 featured her dealing with the fallout of this.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Creator/JoanCollins' [[ChewingTheScenery scenery-chewing glee]] as Alexis has become such an iconic part of the show's image that it's a bit hard to believe she didn't show up until season 2.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In the late 1980s this was the most popular TV series in Yugoslavia. It was broadcast every Monday at 9pm, and the streets were empty.
* GrowingTheBeard: Season 1 had middling ratings, and not enough bite to sustain a major audience. Come season 2, more experienced writers, not to mention the introduction of Joan Collins, saw the show's ratings increase.
* HarsherInHindsight: Adam's numerous homophobic comments towards Steven and others became even more cringe-inducing when Gordon Thomson came out of the closet in 2017, and frankly discussed the self-loathing he'd suffered from being a gay man in his generation.
* MagnificentBitch: Alexis. Total RichBitch. So fun to watch on-screen.
* NeverLiveItDown: The Moldavian Massacre. Much like the AllJustADream storyline with [[Series/{{Dallas}} Bobby Ewing]], it undermined the show's credibility quite a bit and it among one of the first things the average fan remembers about the show.
* ReplacementScrappy: All of the second actors to portray the adult Carrington children are this with the exception of Steven. Most infamously are Fallon and Amanda, with the former suffering from {{Chickification}} (and making the list of "Television's 100 Dumbest Moments") and the latter was so unpopular, that it caused her character to be ''retconned out of existence.''
* SeasonalRot: After the "Moldavian Massacre", there was no way that the show could top itself in terms of {{cliffhanger}}s, and new storylines. The show's declining ratings reflected the show's rot.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Most of the things that made this show a success have since become a ClicheStorm of {{Discredited Trope}}s which are difficult to take seriously anymore. That is to say, if you only see it long after it was cancelled.
%%* SickeninglySweethearts: The relationship between Blake and Krystle is often redolent of this.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: Krystle can come off like this in comparison to almost all the other women in the cast.
* TheWoobie:
** Claudia Blaisdel-Carrington in spades. [[TeenPregnancy Becoming a mom at 16]], [[ShotgunWedding getting married because of it]], suffering a major mental breakdown that sent her to a mental institution for a year and a half, her failed reconciliation attempts with husband Matthew, getting involved with the gay Steven, Matthew kidnapping her daughter Lindsey and spiriting her away to South America, later learning that both were killed in a car wreck in Peru ([[spoiler: actually, Matthew survived, though Lindsey succumbed to her wounds]]), spent another year in the loony bin for another mental breakdown, got married to Steven though they later divorced, got involved (and married to) Adam though that relationship failed as well, and finally, [[spoiler: her death in a hotel fire, unintentionally set by herself. All the while feeling that she was alone in the world]].
** Krystle as well, occasionally, [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer given her treatment by her stepchildren, husband's ex-wife and even the staff]] and Blake's own treatment of her.
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* AssPull: The "Moldavian Massacre" conclusion, which revealed that the only major casualties of the massacre were [[spoiler:Steven's lover Luke and Lady Ashley Mitchell]], both played by guest actors. It's not surprising that the show steadily dropped in ratings for the rest of its run after this, and it would have probably gone down as the most preposterous plot twist in U.S. soap opera history had it not been for the AllJustADream storyline in ''Series/{{Dallas}}''.
%%* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGBxwqL6jbw The theme song, of course.]]
* BizarroEpisode: Not from the series itself but its spin off, the final shot of ''The Colbys'' featured Fallon stranded in the desert, encountering a UFO, and being abducted by aliens. Her return to the series proper in season 8 featured her dealing with the fallout of this.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Creator/JoanCollins' [[ChewingTheScenery scenery-chewing glee]] as Alexis has become such an iconic part of the show's image that it's a bit hard to believe she didn't show up until season 2.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In the late 1980s this was the most popular TV series in Yugoslavia. It was broadcast every Monday at 9pm, and the streets were empty.
* GrowingTheBeard: Season 1 had middling ratings, and not enough bite to sustain a major audience. Come season 2, more experienced writers, not to mention the introduction of Joan Collins, saw the show's ratings increase.
* HarsherInHindsight: Adam's numerous homophobic comments towards Steven and others became even more cringe-inducing when Gordon Thomson came out of the closet in 2017, and frankly discussed the self-loathing he'd suffered from being a gay man in his generation.
* MagnificentBitch: Alexis. Total RichBitch. So fun to watch on-screen.
* NeverLiveItDown: The Moldavian Massacre. Much like the AllJustADream storyline with [[Series/{{Dallas}} Bobby Ewing]], it undermined the show's credibility quite a bit and it among one of the first things the average fan remembers about the show.
* ReplacementScrappy: All of the second actors to portray the adult Carrington children are this with the exception of Steven. Most infamously are Fallon and Amanda, with the former suffering from {{Chickification}} (and making the list of "Television's 100 Dumbest Moments") and the latter was so unpopular, that it caused her character to be ''retconned out of existence.''
* SeasonalRot: After the "Moldavian Massacre", there was no way that the show could top itself in terms of {{cliffhanger}}s, and new storylines. The show's declining ratings reflected the show's rot.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Most of the things that made this show a success have since become a ClicheStorm of {{Discredited Trope}}s which are difficult to take seriously anymore. That is to say, if you only see it long after it was cancelled.
%%* SickeninglySweethearts: The relationship between Blake and Krystle is often redolent of this.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: Krystle can come off like this in comparison to almost all the other women in the cast.
* TheWoobie:
** Claudia Blaisdel-Carrington in spades. [[TeenPregnancy Becoming a mom at 16]], [[ShotgunWedding getting married because of it]], suffering a major mental breakdown that sent her to a mental institution for a year and a half, her failed reconciliation attempts with husband Matthew, getting involved with the gay Steven, Matthew kidnapping her daughter Lindsey and spiriting her away to South America, later learning that both were killed in a car wreck in Peru ([[spoiler: actually, Matthew survived, though Lindsey succumbed to her wounds]]), spent another year in the loony bin for another mental breakdown, got married to Steven though they later divorced, got involved (and married to) Adam though that relationship failed as well, and finally, [[spoiler: her death in a hotel fire, unintentionally set by herself. All the while feeling that she was alone in the world]].
** Krystle as well, occasionally, [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer given her treatment by her stepchildren, husband's ex-wife and even the staff]] and Blake's own treatment of her.
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* AssPull: The "Moldavian Massacre" conclusion, resulting in only [[spoiler: Steven's lover Luke and Lady Ashley Mitchell]] being which revealed that the only major casualties of the massacre. massacre were [[spoiler:Steven's lover Luke and Lady Ashley Mitchell]], both played by guest actors. It's not surprising that the show steadily dropped in ratings for the rest of its run after this.this, and it would have probably gone down as the most preposterous plot twist in U.S. soap opera history had it not been for the AllJustADream storyline in ''Series/{{Dallas}}''.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Most of the things that made this show a success have since become a ClicheStorm of [[DiscreditedTrope Discredited Tropes]] {{Discredited Trope}}s which are difficult to take seriously anymore. That is to say, if you only see it long after it was cancelled.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Creator/JoanCollins' [[ChewingTheScenery scenery chewing scenery-chewing glee]] as Alexis has become such an iconic part of the show's image that it's a bit hard to believe she didn't show up until season 2.
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* NeverLiveItDown: The Moldavian Massacre. Much like the AllJustADream storyline with [[Series/{{Dallas}} Bobby Ewing]], it undermined the show's credibility quite a bit and it among one of the first things the average fan remembers about the show.
* ReplacementScrappy: All of the second actors to portray the adult Carrington children are this with the exception of Steven. Most infamously are Fallon and Amanda, with the former suffering from {{Chickification}} (and making the list of "Television's 100 Dumbest Moments") and the latter was so unpopular, that it caused her character to be ''retconned out of existence.''
* ReplacementScrappy: All of the second actors to portray the adult Carrington children are this with the exception of Steven. Most infamously are Fallon and Amanda, with the former suffering from {{Chickification}} (and making the list of "Television's 100 Dumbest Moments") and the latter was so unpopular, that it caused her character to be ''retconned out of existence.''
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** Claudia Blaisdel-Carrington in spades. [[TeenMom Becoming a mom at 16]], [[ShotgunWedding getting married because of it]], suffering a major mental breakdown that sent her to a mental institution for a year and a half, her failed reconciliation attempts with husband Matthew, getting involved with the gay Steven, Matthew kidnapping her daughter Lindsey and spiriting her away to South America, later learning that both were killed in a car wreck in Peru ([[spoiler: actually, Matthew survived, though Lindsey succumbed to her wounds]]), spent another year in the loony bin for another mental breakdown, got married to Steven though they later divorced, got involved (and married to) Adam though that relationship failed as well, and finally, [[spoiler: her death in a hotel fire, unintentionally set by herself. All the while feeling that she was alone in the world]].
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** Claudia Blaisdel-Carrington in spades. [[TeenMom [[TeenPregnancy Becoming a mom at 16]], [[ShotgunWedding getting married because of it]], suffering a major mental breakdown that sent her to a mental institution for a year and a half, her failed reconciliation attempts with husband Matthew, getting involved with the gay Steven, Matthew kidnapping her daughter Lindsey and spiriting her away to South America, later learning that both were killed in a car wreck in Peru ([[spoiler: actually, Matthew survived, though Lindsey succumbed to her wounds]]), spent another year in the loony bin for another mental breakdown, got married to Steven though they later divorced, got involved (and married to) Adam though that relationship failed as well, and finally, [[spoiler: her death in a hotel fire, unintentionally set by herself. All the while feeling that she was alone in the world]].
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* TheWoobie: Claudia Blaisdel-Carrington in spades. [[TeenMom Becoming a mom at 16]], [[ShotgunWedding getting married because of it]], suffering a major mental breakdown that sent her to a mental institution for a year and a half, her failed reconciliation attempts with husband Matthew, getting involved with the gay Steven, Matthew kidnapping her daughter Lindsey and spiriting her away to South America, later learning that both were killed in a car wreck in Peru ([[spoiler: actually, Matthew survived, though Lindsey succumbed to her wounds]]), spent another year in the loony bin for another mental breakdown, got married to Steven though they later divorced, got involved (and married to) Adam though that relationship failed as well, and finally, [[spoiler: her death in a hotel fire, unintentionally set by herself. All the while feeling that she was alone in the world]].
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* TheWoobie: TheWoobie:
** Claudia Blaisdel-Carrington in spades. [[TeenMom Becoming a mom at 16]], [[ShotgunWedding getting married because of it]], suffering a major mental breakdown that sent her to a mental institution for a year and a half, her failed reconciliation attempts with husband Matthew, getting involved with the gay Steven, Matthew kidnapping her daughter Lindsey and spiriting her away to South America, later learning that both were killed in a car wreck in Peru ([[spoiler: actually, Matthew survived, though Lindsey succumbed to her wounds]]), spent another year in the loony bin for another mental breakdown, got married to Steven though they later divorced, got involved (and married to) Adam though that relationship failed as well, and finally, [[spoiler: her death in a hotel fire, unintentionally set by herself. All the while feeling that she was alone in the world]].
** Claudia Blaisdel-Carrington in spades. [[TeenMom Becoming a mom at 16]], [[ShotgunWedding getting married because of it]], suffering a major mental breakdown that sent her to a mental institution for a year and a half, her failed reconciliation attempts with husband Matthew, getting involved with the gay Steven, Matthew kidnapping her daughter Lindsey and spiriting her away to South America, later learning that both were killed in a car wreck in Peru ([[spoiler: actually, Matthew survived, though Lindsey succumbed to her wounds]]), spent another year in the loony bin for another mental breakdown, got married to Steven though they later divorced, got involved (and married to) Adam though that relationship failed as well, and finally, [[spoiler: her death in a hotel fire, unintentionally set by herself. All the while feeling that she was alone in the world]].
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* GrowingTheBeard: When Alexis Season 1 had middling ratings, and not enough bite to sustain a major audience. Come season 2, more experienced writers, not to mention the new writers appeared.
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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome - The catfight in the pond is this for a lot of fans. It's also one of the most parodied soap opera scenes ever.
* GrowingTheBeard - When Alexis and the new writers appeared.
* MagnificentBitch - ''Alexis''. Total RichBitch. So fun to watch on-screen.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny - Most of the things that made this show a success have since become a ClicheStorm of [[DiscreditedTrope Discredited Tropes]] which are difficult to take seriously anymore. That is to say, if you only see it long after it was cancelled.
* SickeninglySweethearts - the relationship between Blake and Krystle is often redolent of this.
* TastesLikeDiabetes - Krystle can come off like this in comparison to almost all the other women in the cast.
* GrowingTheBeard - When Alexis and the new writers appeared.
* MagnificentBitch - ''Alexis''. Total RichBitch. So fun to watch on-screen.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny - Most of the things that made this show a success have since become a ClicheStorm of [[DiscreditedTrope Discredited Tropes]] which are difficult to take seriously anymore. That is to say, if you only see it long after it was cancelled.
* SickeninglySweethearts - the relationship between Blake and Krystle is often redolent of this.
* TastesLikeDiabetes - Krystle can come off like this in comparison to almost all the other women in the cast.
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*MagnificentBitch - MagnificentBitch: ''Alexis''. Total RichBitch. So fun to watch on-screen.
*SeinfeldIsUnfunny - SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Most of the things that made this show a success have since become a ClicheStorm of [[DiscreditedTrope Discredited Tropes]] which are difficult to take seriously anymore. That is to say, if you only see it long after it was cancelled.
*SickeninglySweethearts - SickeninglySweethearts: the relationship between Blake and Krystle is often redolent of this.
*TastesLikeDiabetes - TastesLikeDiabetes: Krystle can come off like this in comparison to almost all the other women in the cast.
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* MagnificentBitch - ''Alexis''. Total RichBitch. So fun to watch on-screen.
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* JumpingTheShark - The "Moldavian Massacre" mentioned under BolivianArmyCliffhanger. By itself, it wasn't that bad, but when it turned out only two {{Red Shirt}}s had died, it was one of the most disappointing resolutions in TV history. This was a year before ''Dallas'' did an even worse resolution, which is likely why this one isn't so infamous. But the show declined just the same.
** Another JumpingTheShark moment came when Fallon was apparently abducted by aliens - or it would have been a JumpingTheShark moment if it hadn't been the series' last episode.
** Another JumpingTheShark moment came when Fallon was apparently abducted by aliens - or it would have been a JumpingTheShark moment if it hadn't been the series' last episode.
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* JumpingTheShark SeinfeldIsUnfunny - The "Moldavian Massacre" mentioned under BolivianArmyCliffhanger. By itself, it wasn't Most of the things that bad, but when it turned out made this show a success have since become a ClicheStorm of [[DiscreditedTrope Discredited Tropes]] which are difficult to take seriously anymore. That is to say, if you only two {{Red Shirt}}s had died, see it long after it was one of the most disappointing resolutions in TV history. This was a year before ''Dallas'' did an even worse resolution, which is likely why this one isn't so infamous. But the show declined just the same.
** Another JumpingTheShark moment came when Fallon was apparently abducted by aliens - or it would have been a JumpingTheShark moment if it hadn't been the series' last episode.cancelled.
** Another JumpingTheShark moment came when Fallon was apparently abducted by aliens - or it would have been a JumpingTheShark moment if it hadn't been the series' last episode.
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* SickeninglySweethearts - the relationship between Blake and Krystle is often redolent of this.
* TastesLikeDiabetes - Krystle can come off like this in comparison to almost all the other women in the cast.
* TastesLikeDiabetes - Krystle can come off like this in comparison to almost all the other women in the cast.
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** Another JumpingTheShark moment came when Fallon was apparently abducted by aliens - or it would have been a JumpingTheShark moment if it hadn't been the series' last episode.
