Snarky Oracle!
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...after leaving Garnett McGhee's room when he caught her there with JR??
Why did Ray rip his shirt open...
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I don't recall the scene but "rending one's outer garments" is a fine old expression of disgust dating back to biblical times.
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/ws20140815/rip-apart-garments/
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/ws20140815/rip-apart-garments/
Taylor Bennett Jr.
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Sometimes that just what an angry cowboy does.
The whole bit about Ray and JR's friendship being irreparably ruined over Garnet was a bit much, as Ray had slept with Sue Ellen only 6 episodes earlier!
(courtesy of the excellent http://dallasreviewed.blogspot.com/)
The whole bit about Ray and JR's friendship being irreparably ruined over Garnet was a bit much, as Ray had slept with Sue Ellen only 6 episodes earlier!
(courtesy of the excellent http://dallasreviewed.blogspot.com/)
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Kenny Coyote
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That's an excellent point that I'd overlooked. You're right! That's an excellent observation.
I thought that Ray's relationship with Garnet always seemed forced, that she was becoming too important to him too fast, for one thing. Also, she really had a lot of bad qualities that seemed pretty obvious but he somehow overlooked them. I don't know how he could have overlooked so many blatant signs that she wasn't his type of woman at all. Ultimately, JR did Ray a favor by ruining their relationship. I know that wasn't JR's intent, I know JR was just doing what he felt like doing, but it was ultimately a good thing for Ray to not be in a relationship with that kind of woman. It would have ended badly anyway, so it was better for Ray that it ended soon rather than after he got even more attached to that woman. Even Bonnie was a much better woman for Ray than Garnet.
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B.J. Ewing
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Ray_Krebbs
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Ray got turned on secretly by those two in bed, and he ripped open his shirt to relieve the sexual tension.
Snarky Oracle!
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Awww... I thought Ray was kind of cowboy hunky. I mean, maybe not quite like the Marlboro man, but he's dead from cancer.
Billy Wall
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Sometimes that just what an angry cowboy does.
The whole bit about Ray and JR's friendship being irreparably ruined over Garnet was a bit much, as Ray had slept with Sue Ellen only 6 episodes earlier!
(courtesy of the excellent http://dallasreviewed.blogspot.com/)
Yeah, but JR didn’t know about that. Ray was VERY slimy in the early episodes.
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Really interesting. Maybe that's what they were going for. Or maybe it was just something the director thought looked good on camera. I wonder if it was in the script or added later.
That's an excellent point. What Ray did to JR was actually worse. I mean Sue Ellen was his wife and she was really drunk. Ray might want to marry Garnet but at least he hadn't tied the knot yet. Still the way I see it JR did Ray a favor as Donna was way better for him.
Luke_Krebbs_Ewing
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He was quite clearly beefcake, unlike myself I'm probably fruitcake! 
Willie Oleson
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From a physical point of view, being (partially) naked makes us more vulnerable i.e. prone to wounds. Maybe it's a metaphor for his wounded pride and heart.
People can be so upset that they pull out their own hair or scratch their own faces, so this could be Ray's version of self-damage.
A more ordinary explanation is that people often feel the urge to break/smash/destroy something when they're very upset, and his shirt simply happened to be the most accessible item.
Whatever the real answer is, it's an iconic DALLAS scene.
People can be so upset that they pull out their own hair or scratch their own faces, so this could be Ray's version of self-damage.
A more ordinary explanation is that people often feel the urge to break/smash/destroy something when they're very upset, and his shirt simply happened to be the most accessible item.
Whatever the real answer is, it's an iconic DALLAS scene.
Grant Jennings
Telly Talk TV Fanatic
This isn't how the scene was originally intended to play out but the wardrobe department failed to get Steve Kanaly's outfit ready in time. The director of the episode was forced to compromise and the scene above is what was filmed.
This is how the scene was supposed to end.
This is how the scene was supposed to end.
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Luke_Krebbs_Ewing
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Patrick Duffy looks ridiculous like that!
He's no Christopher Reeve that's for sure!
Willie Oleson
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S....S.....This is how the scene was supposed to end.
....Southforkman?What is it, Grant? Give us a clue!
Luke_Krebbs_Ewing
Telly Talk Champion
S....S.....
What is it, Grant? Give us a clue!
Let me guess.
Is he Super Southfork Man!