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<blockquote data-quote="Jimmy Todd" data-source="post: 179631" data-attributes="member: 3926">I never saw Charlene Tilton as an exceptionally strong actress, but it got to the point that, for me, Ms. Tilton&#039;s performance was Lucy. Any flaws in the acting were just Lucy&#039;s quirks. I preferred her over any newcomers who came later.&nbsp;&nbsp; I agree with [USER=606]@pete lashmar[/USER] that Lucy could deliver some good quips and arch observations. I loved her in season 6 and wished they just gave her something more substantial to do.&nbsp;&nbsp; Since I&#039;m waiting for the subway, I&#039;ll give some ideas for Lucy. ( I may have posted these somewhere before. I can&#039;t remember). After Mickey&quot;s demise, Lucy moves out because seeing Sue Ellen and JR just reminds her that their dysfunctional marriage led to his death and, she&#039;s understandably bitter. This adds urgency to the plot because the effects of Jock&#039;s will are still being felt in the next season. It also puts pressure on JR because he knows Miss Ellie will not be happy when she returns home and learns Lucy is not living at SF and why. Lucy could still come by and visit and see Miss Ellie, Bobby, etc. It could also lead to some interesting scenes with Sue Ellen where she has to take more responsibility for the effect her drinking has on others&nbsp; Sue Ellen&nbsp; brushed off his death way too quickly. I also thought Lucy recovered from his death too soon. I would have like a scene here and there where she visits his grave and talks to him. Even in later seasons that would have been a nice inclusion.&nbsp; &nbsp; Lucy could also at some point decide to give JR a taste of his own medicine and hire a private investigator to look up dirt on HIM. This could happen after JR has mocked her parents one too many times.Lucy finds out about Halleyville and JR seeing a psychiatrist. She mocks him over this and taunts him wih a line like, &quot;The JR I knew would have had that whole town turned into a parking lot, not run off to a shrink. Granddaddy must be rolling over in his grave.&quot; This line is the impetus for JR to stop acting like a buffoon, strap on a set and revert to the JR we love to hate.&nbsp;&nbsp; @Pamela E also has a good suggestion of Lucy being a Paris Hilton type with more class and wit. That would have been fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jimmy Todd, post: 179631, member: 3926"] I never saw Charlene Tilton as an exceptionally strong actress, but it got to the point that, for me, Ms. Tilton's performance was Lucy. Any flaws in the acting were just Lucy's quirks. I preferred her over any newcomers who came later. I agree with [USER=606]@pete lashmar[/USER] that Lucy could deliver some good quips and arch observations. I loved her in season 6 and wished they just gave her something more substantial to do. Since I'm waiting for the subway, I'll give some ideas for Lucy. ( I may have posted these somewhere before. I can't remember). After Mickey"s demise, Lucy moves out because seeing Sue Ellen and JR just reminds her that their dysfunctional marriage led to his death and, she's understandably bitter. This adds urgency to the plot because the effects of Jock's will are still being felt in the next season. It also puts pressure on JR because he knows Miss Ellie will not be happy when she returns home and learns Lucy is not living at SF and why. Lucy could still come by and visit and see Miss Ellie, Bobby, etc. It could also lead to some interesting scenes with Sue Ellen where she has to take more responsibility for the effect her drinking has on others Sue Ellen brushed off his death way too quickly. I also thought Lucy recovered from his death too soon. I would have like a scene here and there where she visits his grave and talks to him. Even in later seasons that would have been a nice inclusion. Lucy could also at some point decide to give JR a taste of his own medicine and hire a private investigator to look up dirt on HIM. This could happen after JR has mocked her parents one too many times. Lucy finds out about Halleyville and JR seeing a psychiatrist. She mocks him over this and taunts him wih a line like, "The JR I knew would have had that whole town turned into a parking lot, not run off to a shrink. Granddaddy must be rolling over in his grave." This line is the impetus for JR to stop acting like a buffoon, strap on a set and revert to the JR we love to hate. @Pamela E also has a good suggestion of Lucy being a Paris Hilton type with more class and wit. That would have been fun. [/QUOTE]

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