Pam’s reasoning for selling Christopher’s shares to Wendell

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I never quite understood why Pam "controlling Christopher's shares" meant she had to be in the office every day. It wasn't a situation like the season where Bobby and JR were independently running their own half of the company.

I think controlling Christopher's shares made her de facto partner with the same rights that Bobby had. I imagine she could have hired a proxy for her proxy but could she have trusted that person not to be intimidated or bought off by JR?

The idea of Pam controlling Christopher's shares was a brilliant move by the writers. With Bobby gone, how do you keep Pam relevant to the story? This keeps her not only as part of the family, but now directly a part of Ewing Oil. It pulls her deeper into the storyline.

In a way she could have had Mark Grayson do it. If you think about it there was one scene where Mark Grayson did address Jr over some research that Jr made her do.

I enjoyed the reveal in J.R.'s office. The secretary buzzed J.R. and said, "The contracts you sent to Pam are back. The courier insists on delivering them to you personally."

When J.R. goes to confront the courier, it's Mark!

Power move by Mark, and it showed he wasn't intimidated by J.R.