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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 338259" data-attributes="member: 5079">This is an easy answer for me (Katherine), with some very complicated caveats and justifications.&nbsp; Perhaps the simplest explanation is that I found Katherine enjoyably villainous, whereas I just wanted to punch Kristin in the face.Kristen had better development and the overall better storyline; the show&#039;s writing was extremely sharp in her seasons.&nbsp;&nbsp; Kristen&#039;s motivations were rather seedy and petty: envy, greed, spite.&nbsp; She fit in well in the rougher and more disreputable early years of the show.&nbsp; As a character, she benefitted from having a fairly well executed story arc, even if the manner in which she was brought back and dispatched was a bit shoddy. I&#039;ve never found Katherine&#039;s motivations to be that inscrutable: obsession.&nbsp; All three of Rebecca&#039;s kids showed apparent mental disorders, specifically a self-destructive, obsessive focus on a specific objective (revenge; baby; Bobby).&nbsp; Obsessions are inherently irrational, and Katherine&#039;s single-minded focus on Bobby can explain why she wasn&#039;t, for instance, more resentful at Pam &amp; Cliff getting 2/3 of her inheritance.&nbsp; The only thing unclear to me is whether the writers knew this, or they just fell ass-backwards into something that worked.&nbsp; If Katherine&#039;s storyline had peaked a year or two earlier, she probably would have fared better; the writing had started to fray a bit by 83/84.&nbsp;&nbsp; Which is the biggest problem with the character: her storyline is maddeningly erratic.And here&#039;s probably the reason.&nbsp; The producers seemed to recognize, circa 83/84, that Katherine was their obligatory scheming rich bitch complete with drag queen outfits.&nbsp; But the writers also thwarted her at every turn.&nbsp; The DALLAS pecking order and the inherent machismo of the series required JR to outmatch her.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 338259, member: 5079"] This is an easy answer for me (Katherine), with some very complicated caveats and justifications. Perhaps the simplest explanation is that I found Katherine enjoyably villainous, whereas I just wanted to punch Kristin in the face. Kristen had better development and the overall better storyline; the show's writing was extremely sharp in her seasons. Kristen's motivations were rather seedy and petty: envy, greed, spite. She fit in well in the rougher and more disreputable early years of the show. As a character, she benefitted from having a fairly well executed story arc, even if the manner in which she was brought back and dispatched was a bit shoddy. I've never found Katherine's motivations to be that inscrutable: obsession. All three of Rebecca's kids showed apparent mental disorders, specifically a self-destructive, obsessive focus on a specific objective (revenge; baby; Bobby). Obsessions are inherently irrational, and Katherine's single-minded focus on Bobby can explain why she wasn't, for instance, more resentful at Pam & Cliff getting 2/3 of her inheritance. The only thing unclear to me is whether the writers knew this, or they just fell ass-backwards into something that worked. If Katherine's storyline had peaked a year or two earlier, she probably would have fared better; the writing had started to fray a bit by 83/84. Which is the biggest problem with the character: her storyline is maddeningly erratic. And here's probably the reason. The producers seemed to recognize, circa 83/84, that Katherine was their obligatory scheming rich bitch complete with drag queen outfits. But the writers also thwarted her at every turn. The DALLAS pecking order and the inherent machismo of the series required JR to outmatch her. [/QUOTE]

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