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<blockquote data-quote="Mustard" data-source="post: 339524" data-attributes="member: 46">Pam early on was so sure of herself, high self-esteem etc. When Pam had the neurofibromatosis news and then her second miscarriage after falling off the horse (Season 3 DVD), that was the start of what would end up with her contemplating suicide and needing psychiatric treatment some 2 seasons later. There was a change in her character at that time to the &quot;frozen, doll like&quot; expression, but isn&#039;t that the character as she changes? I seem to remember Victoria saying that she liked Pam most in the early episodes, where she was feisty, and that the later change was from the brass, but after the events of Pam&#039;s life she was bound to change a bit.A later change again, with the Roger storyline you mention and also getting Christopher. That made Pam in a very good state mentally for the first time in years, probably since before the second miscarriage. The Battle of Ewing Oil in Jock&#039;s Will, and all the fallout from that, changed things again.Dallas without Pam doesn&#039;t really work because of Pam&#039;s links to all the dynamics and conflicts in the show that make it tick. Season 11 DVD not only doesn&#039;t have Pam, but doesn&#039;t have Ewing Oil either, and you can feel that the threads of the show no longer join up as they should. I&#039;d be interested to know whose idea it was to have Pam drive into the oil tanker, and whether it was supposed to kill Pam off or not. If they never intended to kill Pam off, they&#039;d have been better off getting Margaret Michaels in straight away as replacement if Victoria was adamant on leaving. I&#039;m sure Dallas would have continued declining anyway, but Michaels as a regular Pam from Season 11 DVD onwards would have certainly slowed down the decline quite a lot. The thing is, the Dallas brass had already been burned with a botched recast controversy (i.e. Miss Ellie) and bringing back a character from the dead (i.e. Bobby), so they were scared to repeat those mistakes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mustard, post: 339524, member: 46"] Pam early on was so sure of herself, high self-esteem etc. When Pam had the neurofibromatosis news and then her second miscarriage after falling off the horse (Season 3 DVD), that was the start of what would end up with her contemplating suicide and needing psychiatric treatment some 2 seasons later. There was a change in her character at that time to the "frozen, doll like" expression, but isn't that the character as she changes? I seem to remember Victoria saying that she liked Pam most in the early episodes, where she was feisty, and that the later change was from the brass, but after the events of Pam's life she was bound to change a bit. A later change again, with the Roger storyline you mention and also getting Christopher. That made Pam in a very good state mentally for the first time in years, probably since before the second miscarriage. The Battle of Ewing Oil in Jock's Will, and all the fallout from that, changed things again. Dallas without Pam doesn't really work because of Pam's links to all the dynamics and conflicts in the show that make it tick. Season 11 DVD not only doesn't have Pam, but doesn't have Ewing Oil either, and you can feel that the threads of the show no longer join up as they should. I'd be interested to know whose idea it was to have Pam drive into the oil tanker, and whether it was supposed to kill Pam off or not. If they never intended to kill Pam off, they'd have been better off getting Margaret Michaels in straight away as replacement if Victoria was adamant on leaving. I'm sure Dallas would have continued declining anyway, but Michaels as a regular Pam from Season 11 DVD onwards would have certainly slowed down the decline quite a lot. The thing is, the Dallas brass had already been burned with a botched recast controversy (i.e. Miss Ellie) and bringing back a character from the dead (i.e. Bobby), so they were scared to repeat those mistakes. [/QUOTE]

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