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How was it determined Digger, Gary, and Sue Ellen were the alcoholics?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mustard" data-source="post: 349289" data-attributes="member: 46"><p>Three very different kinds of alcoholics.</p><p></p><p>Digger liked to drink, but he could also stop for a while to get work, get more money to afford more drink, see his family etc.</p><p>Gary simply couldn't function if he was drinking alcohol, and would quickly hit rock bottom pretty damn hard</p><p>Sue Ellen, when drinking, was either embarrassing or not able to function, mixed in with low self-esteem</p><p></p><p>Gary is what's known as a non-functioning alcoholic, while Digger was just about a functioning alcoholic to an extent even if he did constantly moan about Jock Ewing and didn't move on from it. Digger was a conscious wanderer when drinking. Sue Ellen's drinking was more slow burn, where it would eat away at her self-esteem some more and eventually harm herself and those around her more.</p><p></p><p>Episodes 12-13 of Season 1 of Knots Landing (the last two episodes of that season, called "Bottom of the Bottle") show what happens when Gary Ewing falls off the wagon. It's pretty damn ugly, and the speed with which it happens is scary. Val ends up lying that Gary tried to commit suicide in order to get him committed to a hospital. When Gary was forced to choose by a detox doctor into choosing between Val and booze, he chose the booze, which Val witnessed. Earlier, Gary had stolen a bottle of booze from a homeless man, and a shop worker pulled a gun on Gary to warn him off trying to take booze by force. All this had started when Gary's boss Sid Fairgate (who didn't know Gary was an alcoholic) offered him glasses of champagne to celebrate a promotion at Knots Landing Motors. The look on Val's face when Gary gulped down the champagne was one of sheer horror, and when they got back home, he was taunting her really badly. This just wouldn't happen with a drunk Digger or Sue Ellen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mustard, post: 349289, member: 46"] Three very different kinds of alcoholics. Digger liked to drink, but he could also stop for a while to get work, get more money to afford more drink, see his family etc. Gary simply couldn't function if he was drinking alcohol, and would quickly hit rock bottom pretty damn hard Sue Ellen, when drinking, was either embarrassing or not able to function, mixed in with low self-esteem Gary is what's known as a non-functioning alcoholic, while Digger was just about a functioning alcoholic to an extent even if he did constantly moan about Jock Ewing and didn't move on from it. Digger was a conscious wanderer when drinking. Sue Ellen's drinking was more slow burn, where it would eat away at her self-esteem some more and eventually harm herself and those around her more. Episodes 12-13 of Season 1 of Knots Landing (the last two episodes of that season, called "Bottom of the Bottle") show what happens when Gary Ewing falls off the wagon. It's pretty damn ugly, and the speed with which it happens is scary. Val ends up lying that Gary tried to commit suicide in order to get him committed to a hospital. When Gary was forced to choose by a detox doctor into choosing between Val and booze, he chose the booze, which Val witnessed. Earlier, Gary had stolen a bottle of booze from a homeless man, and a shop worker pulled a gun on Gary to warn him off trying to take booze by force. All this had started when Gary's boss Sid Fairgate (who didn't know Gary was an alcoholic) offered him glasses of champagne to celebrate a promotion at Knots Landing Motors. The look on Val's face when Gary gulped down the champagne was one of sheer horror, and when they got back home, he was taunting her really badly. This just wouldn't happen with a drunk Digger or Sue Ellen. [/QUOTE]
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