Solving Lucy.

[kenneth]

She was let go as they had nothing more for her character (which is a reason for letting the writers go not her) so what would you have had them do given the chance?

She came from a strong business family and she was a former model, I would have had her start her own agency. You could show her struggling to build it, run it, make it a success, have a major setback, having to slowly build herself back up, even finding herself earning JR' s grudging respect, it could have kept her character going for several years.

 

[Billy Wall]

Have her get used by Cliff and she unknowingly sabotages the Ewing empire.

 

[DallasFanForever]

They could’ve put her at Ewing Oil and have her claim it was her birthright to be there just as much as anyone else. Make her return to what her character was more like in the miniseries and create a lot of problems in the office and the company for JR and Bobby.

 

[the-lost-son]

That all sounds promising.

Charlene Tilton was let go because they "did not know what to do with her." (Katzman)
Dallas was big on stable couples - Bobvy&Pam, JR & Sue Ellen, Ellie & Jock Clayton, even Cliff&Afton. They should have done sth. similar with Lucy.

Lucy's romances (which ended after 1 season) became repetitive soon. I would have preferred Mitch to stay on the show and give them something to do - Lucy defending her father's interest at Ewing Oil, Mitch getting less dull (eg. Show him as a doctor, comparable to Michael Ranson on Falcon Crest)
Apart from Mitch & Mickey, her romances were rather boring.

It's a unique character, raised by her grandparents. These family issues should have been portrayed.

 

[Rove]

It's a shame Mickey was used to give drama to members of the Ewing family. Mickey's incident and outcome affected Sue Ellen, JR, Bobby, Ray, Donna and Lucy. While it all makes for good television Mickey's legacy was short lived rather than having a lingering affect on characters and the series. Once these characters served their usefulness; Kristin, Rebecca, Katherine, to name a few, the Ewing family simply moved on. Of course the exception to this rule was Jock.

I would have kept Mickey alive but confined to a wheelchair. I would have kept Mickey and Lucy as a solid couple residing at Southfork. Mickey's presence is a constant reminder to others of their actions. JR was right when he said to Bobby and Ray none of them had clean hands when it came to Mickey.

The idea of keeping Mickey and Lucy together forces her to wake up to the reality how brutal being a Ewing can be. Lucy however uses that energy and her 10% in Ewing Oil to create something for herself. The idea of Lucy working at Ewing Oil is daft, same goes for her stepping into the modelling world. It would have been best to have Lucy use the income from Ewing Oil and create her own start-up business.

The concept the writers had run out of ideas for Lucy was lame. There was plenty of life in the character if they had kept Mickey alive. Watching a young couple forge ahead with life despite Mickey's handicap. The inevitable idea that one day Lucy might want children. Can Mickey father children?

There was still plenty of life in Lucy.

 

[DallasFanForever]

I would have kept Mickey alive but confined to a wheelchair. I would have kept Mickey and Lucy as a solid couple residing at Southfork

I understand that Mickey’s death may have been well written and made for great drama but I agree that I would’ve liked him to live. He and Lucy made a terrific couple and after his death her character quickly went back into hibernation. I think it was Lucy’s last great storyline to work with. After Mickey she kinda just hung around those last two seasons.

 

[Billy Wall]

It's a shame Mickey was used to give drama to members of the Ewing family. Mickey's incident and outcome affected Sue Ellen, JR, Bobby, Ray, Donna and Lucy. While it all makes for good television Mickey's legacy was short lived rather than having a lingering affect on characters and the series. Once these characters served their usefulness; Kristin, Rebecca, Katherine, to name a few, the Ewing family simply moved on. Of course the exception to this rule was Jock.

You said a mouthful and you put it way better than I ever could. If you weren’t a Ewing, you were disposable. Lets be clear. Mickey died because of Sue Ellen and JR and it took no time for them to go about their lives.

 

[Rove]

Mickey died because of Sue Ellen and JR

JR - apart from Southfork, Ewing Oil and John Ross - didn't care much for others. He only had thoughts for Sue Ellen when it became apparent he could lose John Ross again. Sue Ellen learnt nothing from Mickey's death as she hit the bottle time and time again. This might make for good drama but sometimes I wish to see characters grow and learn from their past mistakes. When Sue Ellen hit the bottle for the umpteenth time it should have been Lucy confronting her and saying, "Have you learnt nothing? Was Mickey's death in vain?"

When JR met with Bobby and Ray to discuss Mickey's predicament the writers showed us a side to JR seldom seen. He displayed a glimmer of guilt. It's why I wished the writers had kept Mickey alive, teamed up with Lucy and potentially working in some capacity at Southfork. It would have been great to see how the Ewing men: JR, Bobby and Ray reacted to Mickey in all scenes going forward.

 

[Sarah]

Don't agree at all that JR only had thoughts of Sue Ellen when it came to losing John Ross (he has admitted himself he didn't want to lose her), but I think that the problem with Lucy was the same lazy writing and respect shown to many of the lead females.

 

[stevew]

She was let go as they had nothing more for her character (which is a reason for letting the writers go not her) so what would you have had them do given the chance?

She came from a strong business family and she was a former model, I would have had her start her own agency. You could show her struggling to build it, run it, make it a success, have a major setback, having to slowly build herself back up, even finding herself earning JR' s grudging respect, it could have kept her character going for several years.

She was worth at least a second spin off. I never understood by Knots Landing, which went so well, even after the split over Bobby’s death, was the only spin off and they didn’t at least try to tie one story to Falcon Crest.

As for me and Lucy. Lucy goes to NYC and and returns to studying art. Miss Ellie and Clayton visit and donate some pieces, helping her get started in a museum. Like her parents, but in a building instead of a cul de sac she makes colorful friends. An Andy Warhol type, for which she’s a muse. A Gordon Gekko type for which she’s a possible trophy. Maybe have Peter Richards show up in the building, fresh from his fight with JR. JR in town on business attempting to finance a project where Lucy helps pull it off, done being used, making herself indispensable, getting a piece of the action. It could be a very eclectic cast, an Arab prince in love with her, nothing would be out of the ordinary in NYC.

 

[lbf522]

There were possibilities that they could have explored with Lucy but instead gave up on her too soon. I read in the National Enquirer that they had planned on Lucy working at Ewing Oil but that never happened. Look how they did with Fallon Carrington on Dynasty owning a hotel that was great. Its a shame the writers got lazy.

 

[stevew]

There were possibilities that they could have explored with Lucy but instead gave up on her too soon. I read in the National Enquirer that they had planned on Lucy working at Ewing Oil but that never happened. Look how they did with Fallon Carrington on Dynasty owning a hotel that was great. Its a shame the writers got lazy.

Seems to me a lot of sexism on Dallas. I’m wondering others thoughts.

 

[Swellin]

I think Lucy should have joined Knots Landing. She helping Val against Abby. Her and Claudia fighting over boyfriends.

 

[Taylor Bennett Jr.]

I like the ideas above, especially the ones about Lucy showing some of the Ewing business acumen. Along those lines I'd have had Lucy and Muriel start a roller derby franchise and eventually a league along with a series of roller rinks/discotheques around Texas and eventually nationwide. After a while it could have been a spinoff (no pun intended), with Lucy, now famous, occasionally visiting Dallas and/or Knots Landing (perhaps during sweeps month), for a Rodeo-like episode where the Ewings and Ewing-adjacent types like Mark Graison and Jenna Wade are all conveniently top-notch roller derby competitors involved in some sort of dramatically makeout-laden charity event in front of the leading lights of the Texas oil and disco communities.

(seen above: the fledgling skate moguls hatching their plans at the the Barnes for Congress roller derby fundraiser)

 

[darkshadows38]

i have no idea what story i'd choose for her but it really feels that they gave up on her character rather than giving her a good storyline and it feels like they didn't even try at all at some point. it's not a surprise that she left the show at some point

 

[Billy Wall]

They messed up Lucy’s character so bad that they literally separated her from the family. When she made fun of the fact that JR got shot by Sue Ellen, Bobby told her “if that’s what you feel, you can go back to Atlanta.”

We all know that Lucy and JR had a bad relationship, but the Lucy of old wouldn’t want him to get shot and Bobby loved Lucy. For him to say that tells you just how far Lucy had fallen as a character.

 

[darkshadows38]

can you really blame her on that one? JR really did deserve to get shot let's be honest now by than he had done quite a lot to really mess with Lucy so her saying that is no surprise she really did hate the guy. Lucy of old hated him too i dunno if she would have said that but she hated him more and more as time went on so it does not surprise me at all

 

[Billy Wall]

can you really blame her on that one? JR really did deserve to get shot let's be honest now by than he had done quite a lot to really mess with Lucy so her saying that is no surprise she really did hate the guy. Lucy of old hated him too i dunno if she would have said that but she hated him more and more as time went on so it does not surprise me at all

When JR got shot the first time, she was concerned just like the rest of the family.

 

[darkshadows38]

it's been quite awhile so i really don't remember how she reacted

 

[lbf522]

I liked Lucy better in the mini series when she was like a mini JR.