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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bobby Southworth" data-source="post: 205871" data-attributes="member: 4960">Yes. There should have been more of a reaction and some scenes together between Miss Ellie and James. I'm not sure why this was overlooked by the creative team. I think probablybecause Miss Ellie was too much in the background at that point, and it's unfortunate. It probably was contractual, budget cuts, and Barbara and Howard already had their plots slated.  Maybe Sasha and the James character were a later addition to season 13, and like I said, some plot lines were already laid out.I suppose it also could have just been lazy writing. There were other instances in later seasons when characters didn't seem to have a proper response to situations. For instance, Bobby and most of the family when it came to Pam's car crash and disappearance. Sue Ellen's lack of grief over Nicholas Pearce. I guess in later days perhaps it became more plot driven than character based? It's hard to know for sure.</blockquote>