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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goldie" data-source="post: 159436" data-attributes="member: 845">Interesting discussion on the JR / Kimberly Cryder storyline. You're right, Sarah … it did feel like the start of the end of the show because the producers / writers never did go back to a JR / SE pairing after that. I mean, they did pair them in scenes here and there until Linda left (more on that in the following post). And no matter what the characters had dragged each other through, their chemistry still popped off the screen when they were together. It just wasn't the same, though. And for what? Sometimes I wonder if the producers and writers intentionally keep them apart after the Dream Season because both Sue Ellen and Linda had become so full of potential, they didn't know what the heck to do with it.But back to the Kimberly Cryder stuff … it was just so paper thin and it felt so cheap. Plus the fun was gone … the JR/ SE dynamic became just flat out mean and nasty. No more teasing, no more knowing glances, no more subtle nuances. JR was paired up with Kimberly only for WestStar and Sue Ellen was stuck with Nick. For all the buildup about how brilliant Nick was, the dude was as dumb as a box of rocks. Then that led to JR being paired up with his own box of rocks, Cally. What a waste.On the other hand … wow, what a pairing JR and strong / vibrant Sue Ellen could've been at that time. When Sue Ellen walked into that WestStar meeting, JR should've gone right over and struck a deal with her on the spot, leaving Kimberly and Nick in the dust. It would've been fun, watching them be business partners (and then with benefits, of course). And by the time the movies and DallasTNT came around, the people in charge finally realized that, too.</blockquote>

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