I never understood why Rebecca would leave so much of her second husband's estate to children who had no connection to him. I would have loved to have seen Katherine fight to overturn that will. She certainly had a better case than Ellie did when she tried to overturn Jock's.
I think it was just her way of trying to get all three siblings to work together, maybe feeling that if they were all close in business they’d be close in life. That’s what I’ve always assumed Rebecca’s motive was.
Ellie had no chance of overturning the will
Kind of makes you wonder why Mr. Wentworth left everything to his his wife in his will. Maybe he should have made sure Katherine was taken care of.
If I remember rightly he didn't know anything about Rebecca's other two children when he died so I guess he assumed that once Rebecca died Katherine would inherit the lot.
Ah, yes - you're right.
Yeah, I understand why a lot of people feel that way in hindsight but I prefer Katherine as a lunatic.
I think you mean Rebecca should have left Cliff and Pam...
Best guess is that he never thought about Cliff and Pam,although Rebecca presumably would have told him at some point
Morgan Brittany was great in the role. I saw her interviewed - she seems like an intelligent, articulate, likeable lady.
I loved Katherine, as despicable as she was. I know that type of character was done to death in soap land back then but there was just something special about the way she did it. Despite the evilness and the cunningness, she never could quite get what she wanted. It always eluded her. She never could one up J.R. and she never could land Bobby no matter how hard she tried. The character still had a kind of vulnerability despite all her scheming and that was what I enjoyed about her.
I always felt a little sorry for Katherine. She had the perfect life, then suddenly two siblings came out of nowhere and Rebecca dotes on them while ignoring Katherine. Maybe the reason Katherine wanted Bobby so bad wasn't about love, but about wanting to take something from Pam since Pam basically "took" her mother.
Interesting, because I always assumed she would end up having an affair with him - especially after JR made that comment about how she found the only psychiatrist in town that would try to get her into bed. I think that would have been a very dramatic storyline. Never understood why they didn't do that and utilize Dr. Elby more.
This is an excellent point. Figuring out what was in Katherine’s mind is probably a thread all in itself but I would assume part of her motivation had to be the resentment she felt for Pam and Rebecca becoming so close.
It would’ve made for more drama between J.R. and Sue Ellen had they gone this route but ultimately it would’ve made their doctor-patient relationship much more complicated in my opinion. Dr. Ellby actually ends up being the hero for helping her figure out she didn’t shoot J.R. Had they had an affair I’m thinking he wouldn’t be as well received in the end.
I loved Judith Light's old hag character. I wish we had seen more of her. More interactions with JR.
Jenna was at the peak of annoyance that year. The "Bobby loved emeralds" speech is one of the worst bits of acting we have ever seen on Dallas. The hysterical nervous breakdown was so bad it was comical instead of tragic.
HHAHAHA! Haven't got that far yet. Thanks for the warning.
