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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ukdallasfan" data-source="post: 252256" data-attributes="member: 5150"><p>I blame it on the writing by that point. It was patchy and inconsistent and ignored the relationship they had which had been built into the story and had been accepted by the fans for years. Sue Ellen would never have shot JR and he would never have made her fear for her life. The writers just wanted a sensational cliffhanger but it failed in my opinion because it just wasn’t realistic or true to their characters. Then, in the following season, the relationship goes back to where it had been before with them looking at each other with a sense of real regret- and love. Linda once said that she felt the writers had run out of ideas for the character and that was one of the reasons she decided to leave. She’s a smart lady and was completely right. In other hands, though, there could have been loads of mileage in the character focusing on Sue Ellen developing further in business and, ultimately, a satisfying reconciliation with JR. Wasted opportunity<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>