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You know me, you know I don’t watch a show until I do and then get weirdly obsessed with it.

There’s this show called Dynasty that aired from 2017 to 2022, I think, and I’ve always wanted to properly finish it.

Now as someone that does not watch shows that passionately, I don’t believe in subscriptions. Of course, I have to renew JioHotstar every year because apparently my emotional wellbeing now depends on Only Murders in the Building and unfortunately also High Potential. But Netflix? Never had it.

Until last month.

Because I had to watch Dhurandhar.

And once I had already paid for Netflix, I was like well… might as well financially exploit this subscription to the fullest.

So naturally, Dynasty immediately went into my watchlist.

Now technically this wasn’t my first time watching it. The first time I got obsessed with Dynasty was after I watched one random music edit of Fallon Carrington and went:
“Hm. She seems insane. I like her.”

Which then led me to finding a shady streaming website that probably also sold stolen passports and kidneys on the side. I watched till Season 2 and then disappeared for months because that’s just who I am as a person. I cannot commit to anything. Not even television.

Then the site died.
Or got arrested.
Or exploded.
I don’t know.

Point is, free streaming privileges were lost.

I tried finding another site but it just wasn’t happening. Until March 2026 arrived and Netflix entered my life because of Dhurandhar.

And now here we are.

Today, we talk about my favorite character on the show:
Adam Carrington.

I’m currently on Season 4 Episode 13 and I think I’ve officially made up my mind. Adam has dethroned Fallon as my favorite character because unfortunately for society, I think I relate to him more.

And yes, I know how that sounds.

No, I’m not helping my own case here.

But hear me out.

1. Hurt

Adam was stolen from the Carrington manor as a baby and despite the family having literally every resource imaginable, they still couldn’t find him.

And I need people to understand how insane that is.

The Carringtons had money, influence, power, connections — basically the entire system in their pocket. If they failed to find Adam, then whoever kidnapped him was not some random amateur criminal.

They were smart.
Calculated.
Careful.

Which means Adam was raised by people capable of pulling off a crime sophisticated enough to fool one of the most powerful families in the show.

Later, we find out he was kidnapped by his nanny’s boyfriend, and the nanny herself eventually ran away with Adam because she feared for his safety. She then raised him as her own son.

Important detail: the nanny was addicted to medication.

So let’s just say Adam was not exactly raised in the healthiest environment imaginable.

And honestly? Suddenly everything about him starts making sense.

Adam does not behave like someone who grew up emotionally secure and loved correctly.

He behaves like someone who spent his entire life trying to earn love before it gets taken away again.

That kind of childhood changes a person permanently.

2. Passionate

People love passion until it stops being convenient for them.

Love and hate are literally two sides of the same coin. Both come from caring intensely.

And Adam?
That man feels EVERYTHING intensely.

Yes, he’s ruthless.
Yes, he’s creepy.
Yes, he’s borderline psychotic.
And most importantly, this man has absolutely no remorse after doing horrific things.

But the way I see it, except for Steven, Adam rarely attacks anybody for no reason.

Every single person he goes after has, in his mind, threatened his place in the family somehow.

Take Alexis for example.

Now obviously shoving your mother into a fireplace and burning off her face is objectively insane behavior. I’m not defending that.

BUT.

Alexis immediately rejected Adam emotionally. She basically told him he was “too late” because she already had her fake son situation going on with Hank.

And in Adam’s twisted little traumatized brain, rejection is the worst possible thing somebody can do to him.

The fireplace scene wasn’t about revenge.
It was emotional implosion.

Same with most of his actions throughout the show.

Even Liam — who honestly was a great character — became Adam’s enemy because Liam was Fallon’s person. Which automatically made him competition.

Now Steven?
Yeah no. Steven didn’t deserve any of that.

That’s the one situation where I completely understand why people hate Adam.

Because Steven genuinely welcomed him. Steven was kind to him. And what Adam did there was pure paranoia and possessiveness.

That storyline is impossible to defend.

But outside of Steven, most of Adam’s violence comes from emotional reaction, not random cruelty.

That’s what makes him interesting.

3. Family Guy

The funniest thing about Adam is that despite being a literal criminal disaster, this man is obsessed with family.

That’s genuinely his whole personality.

From the moment he enters the Carrington family, in his own weird way, he tries to connect with everyone. Of course, every rejection immediately turns into an evil scheme because this man processes emotions like a supervillain, but still — he tries.

And honestly, one of my favorite parts of the show is his relationship development with Fallon.

At first, Fallon understandably hates and distrusts him.

But then in Season 3 she asks him to help bring back Kirby.

At this point Fallon is struggling with Blake because she believes her father killed someone and dragged Fallon into helping cover it up. Adam then explains why Blake did what he did, telling Fallon that Blake only killed Mack because Mack was responsible for Cristal’s baby dying.

And Fallon understands him. At least a little.

Then later, after failing to convince Kirby to return home, Fallon talks about failing the mission.

And Adam says he was never there for the mission.

He was there to get to know his sister better.

SIR???

You cannot spend multiple seasons committing crimes and then suddenly say something emotionally devastating like that.

And from that point onwards, Adam genuinely stops trying to hurt Fallon.

Sure, later he goes after Blake, but honestly? Blake kinda had that coming after trying to leave Adam behind in Moldavia after Adam and Liam literally helped save Blake and Anders.

This man was the definition of:
“all for one and one for all.”

If you threatened his family, Adam would absolutely destroy you.

The keyword there being:
threatened.

All he ever wanted was for his family to love him and honestly… who doesn’t want that?

Adam is basically what happens when passion becomes dangerous.

4. Savior

Adam genuinely deserves more credit for how many times he saves people on this show.

Season 3?
Gas leak in Fallon’s room.

This man literally tries stopping the house from exploding and loses his eyesight in the process.

Did Fallon properly acknowledge that?
No.

The only person who truly acknowledged Adam’s sacrifice was Blake.

And honestly, that explains SO much about why Adam becomes obsessively loyal to his father afterwards.

Recognition means everything to him.

Later he helps Fallon rescue Kirby from the alleged cult situation.

Then in Season 4, he helps Cristal despite everything that happened between them.

And when Cristal asks why he’s doing so much for her despite their history, this man literally says:
“Because that’s what it is. History.”

LIKE???

Why would you say something that emotionally intelligent immediately after spending seasons acting like Gotham’s most unemployed villain?

The man basically lets go of every issue he ever had with Cristal simply because she’s family and she needed him.

That’s all.

Final Thoughts

Now don’t get me wrong.
I completely understand the Adam hate.

This man:

• burned off his mother’s face
• poisoned Jeff Colby
• tried killing Liam
• sabotaged Liam and Fallon multiple times
• emotionally destroyed Steven

He was objectively evil.

But except for Steven?
Most people genuinely did contribute to the situations they ended up in with Adam.

And I will die on that hill.

At the end of the day, Adam Carrington is not a good person.

But he is an incredibly well-written character.

He’s intelligent, emotionally damaged, passionate, obsessive, loyal, terrifying and deeply desperate to be loved.

And unfortunately for me, that combination works every single time.

So yes.

I might have a little crush on Adam Carrington.

Because I love me some evil genius with a heart of gold.

It’s twisted.

But that’s what makes it fun.