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<blockquote data-quote="Lastkidpicked" data-source="post: 179210" data-attributes="member: 237">I see your point, and as usual you back up your post with solid facts.So it is only in the spirit of friendly debate that I will disagree that Rebecca was not a casualty of the battle for Ewing Oil.&nbsp;&nbsp; Even if you don&#039;t like Rebecca Wentworth, you will enjoy the wonderful performance of Priscilla Pointer when she defends Cliff:&quot;J.R. used Ewing Oil funds to destroy my son.&nbsp; Cliff is in Dallas Memorial in a coma.&nbsp; J.R. set him up.&nbsp; He lost everything.&nbsp; Last night, he tried to kill himself.&nbsp; This has always been an unfair fight.&nbsp; The rich Ewings against the poor Barnes&#039;s.&nbsp; Well this time its even.&quot;I&#039;m doing a rewatch of the series now, and one thing that really struck me during the Battle for Ewing Oil storyline is how the battle affected so many people.&nbsp; This is a case where a re-watch is even better than the original viewing.&nbsp; You see all these characters (Mickey Trotter) who have NOTHING to do with the feud, and you watch them living their lives and all you can think is,&nbsp; &quot;By the time this is over, you will either be dead or your life will be ruined.&quot;And I had the same exact thought when Rebecca joined the fight.Here&#039;s one where we can totally agree.Because of your post, I&#039;m adding to my list of casualties Ray Krebbs.&nbsp; He was a casualty of the battle for two reasons-- the obvious first one is that he lost his nephew.The second way that Ray was affected is more subtle.&nbsp; Until the battle for Ewing Oil, Ray could keep out of that side of the family business.&nbsp; He ran the ranch, and was happy not being involved in the oil business, especially the dirty tricks that were pulled. Ray was involved in the Walt Driscol setup which led to Walt&#039;s suicide.&nbsp; From that point forward, Ray could no longer pretend that he was just a good old ranch foreman.&nbsp; He was part of the dirty deeds done for Ewing Oil.&nbsp; As J.R. said,&nbsp; &quot;None of us has clean hands, boys.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lastkidpicked, post: 179210, member: 237"] I see your point, and as usual you back up your post with solid facts. So it is only in the spirit of friendly debate that I will disagree that Rebecca was not a casualty of the battle for Ewing Oil. Even if you don't like Rebecca Wentworth, you will enjoy the wonderful performance of Priscilla Pointer when she defends Cliff: "J.R. used Ewing Oil funds to destroy my son. Cliff is in Dallas Memorial in a coma. J.R. set him up. He lost everything. Last night, he tried to kill himself. This has always been an unfair fight. The rich Ewings against the poor Barnes's. Well this time its even." I'm doing a rewatch of the series now, and one thing that really struck me during the Battle for Ewing Oil storyline is how the battle affected so many people. This is a case where a re-watch is even better than the original viewing. You see all these characters (Mickey Trotter) who have NOTHING to do with the feud, and you watch them living their lives and all you can think is, "By the time this is over, you will either be dead or your life will be ruined." And I had the same exact thought when Rebecca joined the fight. Here's one where we can totally agree. Because of your post, I'm adding to my list of casualties Ray Krebbs. He was a casualty of the battle for two reasons-- the obvious first one is that he lost his nephew. The second way that Ray was affected is more subtle. Until the battle for Ewing Oil, Ray could keep out of that side of the family business. He ran the ranch, and was happy not being involved in the oil business, especially the dirty tricks that were pulled. Ray was involved in the Walt Driscol setup which led to Walt's suicide. From that point forward, Ray could no longer pretend that he was just a good old ranch foreman. He was part of the dirty deeds done for Ewing Oil. As J.R. said, "None of us has clean hands, boys." [/QUOTE]

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Who played JR Ewing?