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<blockquote data-quote="Lastkidpicked" data-source="post: 353446" data-attributes="member: 237">Hello Friends!Do you ever see a situation in Dallas where you think,&nbsp; &quot;That is some brilliant writing!&nbsp; In fact, it&#039;s so perfect that nobody could be&nbsp; that smart.&nbsp; It might have been a lucky accident.&quot;Here&#039;s an example:In The Venezuelan Connection,&nbsp; Bobby buys 600,000 barrels of crude from Venezuela and pays for it in advance.&nbsp; He hires Sally and Eugene Bullock to ship the oil.The tanker sinks on it&#039;s way to Texas.In a fun twist, we find out that J.R. had known about the oil shipment and colluded with Sally Bullock to run an interesting scam.&nbsp; They insured the tanker, but not the oil.&nbsp; Then J.R. and Sally filled the tanker with water instead of oil, and sank it.&nbsp; They could then collect the insurance money on the tanker.&nbsp; They also took the oil that Bobby thought was in the tanker and they sold it, keeping the money for themselves!&nbsp; The way the storyline played out for the audience was very exciting as we discovered the scam little by little, just like Bobby did.There&#039;s a throw away line when Bobby is talking with the insurance people.&nbsp; They told Bobby,&nbsp; &quot;Frankly Mr. Ewing, it&#039;s not uncommon to over insure a tanker.&nbsp; But in this case, it&#039;s a rather obvious over valuation&quot;.This is one of our favorite seasons, so we&#039;ve watched this many times and that one line about a rather obvious over valuation always made me wonder why Sally would make such an error.&nbsp; But it was one little line so I never gave it much thought.When Bobby unwinds the whole scam, Sally Bullock proposes that she make things up to him &quot;In the most pleasurable way possible.&quot;&nbsp; It&#039;s clear she wants Bobby.So, were the writers really smart enough to include the line,&nbsp; &quot;Frankly, Mr. Ewing, it&#039;s a rather obvious over valuation&quot; to tip us off that Sally actually wanted Bobby to uncover the scam?&nbsp; Or was it just a happy accident that it worked out that way?And have you seen other instances where you think,&nbsp; &quot;That was either brilliant writing or a lucky accident&quot;?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lastkidpicked, post: 353446, member: 237"] Hello Friends! Do you ever see a situation in Dallas where you think, "That is some brilliant writing! In fact, it's so perfect that nobody could be that smart. It might have been a lucky accident." Here's an example: In [I]The Venezuelan Connection[/I], Bobby buys 600,000 barrels of crude from Venezuela and pays for it in advance. He hires Sally and Eugene Bullock to ship the oil. The tanker sinks on it's way to Texas. In a fun twist, we find out that J.R. had known about the oil shipment and colluded with Sally Bullock to run an interesting scam. They insured the tanker, but not the oil. Then J.R. and Sally filled the tanker with water instead of oil, and sank it. They could then collect the insurance money on the tanker. They also took the oil that Bobby thought was in the tanker and they sold it, keeping the money for themselves! The way the storyline played out for the audience was very exciting as we discovered the scam little by little, just like Bobby did. There's a throw away line when Bobby is talking with the insurance people. They told Bobby, "Frankly Mr. Ewing, it's not uncommon to over insure a tanker. But in this case, it's a rather obvious over valuation". This is one of our favorite seasons, so we've watched this many times and that one line about a rather obvious over valuation always made me wonder why Sally would make such an error. But it was one little line so I never gave it much thought. When Bobby unwinds the whole scam, Sally Bullock proposes that she make things up to him "In the most pleasurable way possible." It's clear she wants Bobby. So, were the writers really smart enough to include the line, "Frankly, Mr. Ewing, it's a rather obvious over valuation" to tip us off that Sally actually [I]wanted[/I] Bobby to uncover the scam? Or was it just a happy accident that it worked out that way? And have you seen other instances where you think, "That was either brilliant writing or a lucky accident"? [/QUOTE]

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