Alison Lash, Beverly Hills 90210

Alison Lash (Sara Melson)

Alison was a guest character introduced in Season 5. After an invitation to a rave was accidentally posted on a lesbian forum, she showed up to the party with her girlfriend, Dana. At the party, the building caught fire and Alison found herself trapped in a bathroom with Kelly, who freaked out but was calmed down by Alison.

They were both badly burned in the incident, and Alison spent a significant amount of time going through rehabilitation. During that time, she broke up with Dana and claimed she was in love with Kelly. Alison’s presence in the Season 5 finale earned Kelly the ridicule of her friends, but after accepting that Kelly wasn’t interested in women, Alison decided to go on with her life and disappeared off the show.

Appearances:

• 4 episodes. Season 5

Female love interests:

• Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth, straight, main cast, 292 episodes, unrequited)
• Dana (Kristine Mejia, lesbian, guest, 3 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a woman: No

No male love interests

Relationship story arc with a man: No

Male love interest after being identified as a lesbian? No

Filter Relationship Arc:

• None

Storyline during sweeps? No

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.