Knowing Marchetta, Did Bobby Not Once Think She Was Being Held Against Her Will?

Billy Wall

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Bobby showing up to see Jenna and Renaldo getting married and no Charlie in sight should have caused some red flags to go up. Heck, even JR talking to his investigator thought that was suspicious.

Amazing how Bobby can be so determined in some scenarios and be so cavalier when it comes to the women he claims to love so much.
 
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Snarky Oracle!

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Bobby was a smuggart --- and he was more interested in playing the victim to women's "disloyalty" when he was left at the altar yet again. (He did the same thing even after Pam's horrific collision and subsequent disappearance -- also a kidnapping).

Was this really who Bobby James Ewing was, or was it just a convenient trick by the writers to push the story in the direction they wanted?

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Luke_Krebbs_Ewing

Luke_Krebbs_Ewing

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Snarky Oracle said:
Bobby was a smuggart --- and he was more interested in playing the victim to women's "disloyalty" when he was left at the altar yet again. (He did the same thing even after Pam's horrific collision and subsequent disappearance -- also a kidnapping).

Was this really who Bobby James Ewing was, or was it just a convenient trick by the writers to push the story in the direction they wanted?

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Of course it was just a trick by the writers to further the storyline in their own direction.

That's why Bobby behaved so much out of character after Pam's disappearance from the hospital. :(
 
Snarky Oracle!

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Via The Void said:
Of course it was just a trick by the writers to further the storyline in their own direction.

That's why Bobby behaved so much out of character after Pam's disappearance from the hospital. :(
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Although the argument can be made that if the writers write it, then it then becomes the character, like it or not.
 
alovelylady7991

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Okay, here is a reluctant confession: Back when the series originally aired, I thought "Bobby James Ewing" was nearly 100% perfect - perhaps it was my teenage lust for Patrick Duffy or I thought that "JR" was just so beyond awful - aka - hitting Sue Ellen across the face - etc - anything "Bobby" did or said - seemed like perfection - but - now - re-watching again - at sixty-years-old - I see that "Bobby" was a character of many-many-many flaws - mostly that the women in his life lived in fear of upsetting him and/or they kept their feelings hidden - until something became a crisis - because they feared his bad reactions.

Basically, "JR" was right - "Bobby" has a terrible temper - and often - especially early in the series - you see him roughly grab "Pamela" - whenever she's saying or doing something he doesn't like. And I think it's this temper issue - that causes "Bobby" to react so poorly when something (or someone) doesn't go his way or according to his expectations.

Never was this more true - than "Bobby" expecting "Jenna" to be okay with their not marrying - him marrying "Pam" - he seemed dumbstruck by her broken heart and subsequently he became even more upset with "Jenna" for not just understanding and remaining on good terms? WOW - talk about arrogant and entitled - THEN - he gets even more angry - when an alone & pregnant "Jenna" turns to "Ray" - it's not like she left "Bobby" for "Ray" - HE DUMPED HER - FOR "PAM" - he broke off the relationship - one he kept promising was solid - that "Pam" was in his past - etc. It's actually "Pam" who has more honest compassion for "Jenna" - here.

I suppose I still think of "Bobby" as being something of a hero - compared to dastardly "JR" - but I can now see the rust and grime - all over his shining suit of armor.
 
KayLloyd

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Billy Wall said:
Bobby showing up to see Jenna and Renaldo getting married and no Charlie in sight should have caused some red flags to go up. Heck, even JR talking to his investigator thought that was suspicious.

Amazing how Bobby can be so determined in some scenarios and be so cavalier when it comes to the women he claims to love so much.
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In fairness, Jenna had already skipped town on him once before, which left him jaded enough to believe that history was repeating itself and not question Charlie's abscence. That fit with their history together. Not searching for Pam, on the other hand, was totally out of character and just the writers taking their anger at Victoria's departure out on her character.
 
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Via The Void said:
She was just as whiny and self centered as her Mother! :)
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I guess Bobby had his choice between two whiny self-centered women LOL!

On a more serious note, I wonder if it was ever considered that Bobby marry Jenna,
a spurned Pam becomes more like Dynasty Alexis and joins Cliff in
battling Ewing Oil. I guess the showrunners were always going to reunite Bobby and Pam.
 
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