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<blockquote data-quote="Laurie Marr" data-source="post: 444756" data-attributes="member: 175">Ah! I missed that JfL. Allen had two of the toughest gigs in the series: directing the Oil Baron’s Ball AND the Rodeo. The direction is so confident, as the plots and characters flow seamlessly in an out of shot. He’s also partial to single takes. The JR -Mandy bath tub scene in Winds of Change is typical. We continually see characters from behind other characters or objects. We encounter them rather than being given the usual over the shoulder talking head format. The Rodeo episode had a beautiful opening shot of Dusty and Sue Ellen both in silhouette at either end of the barn. It’s gorgeous.At this point in the Season everything looked exceptional and the plotting was good. If the writing had stayed on course this could have been a landmark year for the show in so many encouraging ways. But then there’s emeralds. And masquerade balls. And doppelgängers and….well…it ended with literally the&nbsp; soapiest cliffhanger imaginable.&nbsp;Oh what might have been.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Laurie Marr, post: 444756, member: 175"] Ah! I missed that JfL. Allen had two of the toughest gigs in the series: directing the Oil Baron’s Ball AND the Rodeo. The direction is so confident, as the plots and characters flow seamlessly in an out of shot. He’s also partial to single takes. The JR -Mandy bath tub scene in Winds of Change is typical. We continually see characters from behind other characters or objects. We encounter them rather than being given the usual over the shoulder talking head format. The Rodeo episode had a beautiful opening shot of Dusty and Sue Ellen both in silhouette at either end of the barn. It’s gorgeous. At this point in the Season everything looked exceptional and the plotting was good. If the writing had stayed on course this could have been a landmark year for the show in so many encouraging ways. But then there’s emeralds. And masquerade balls. And doppelgängers and….well…it ended with literally the soapiest cliffhanger imaginable. Oh what might have been. [/QUOTE]

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