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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 279793" data-attributes="member: 7">Charlene Tilton was very pretty during her youth. She definitely had the makings of being the &quot;It Girl&quot; on DALLAS, but I&#039;d say that never quite materialized as well as it could have with better execution. 

Lucy was very interesting at the beginning of the show. Her side romance with Ray (which was later retconned as never existing) was quite steamy, and I liked how saucy Lucy could be towards her family. I also liked her relationships with Mitch and Mickey, and I often wished both of those guys had stayed around longer. Had Lucy been given a steady beau or her &quot;on space&quot; inside Ewing Oil, I&#039;d theorize that her character would&#039;ve been better utilized. 

But nothing was stable with Lucy. 

Mitch didn&#039;t fit in at Southfork, and they weren&#039;t about to take have Lucy move away with him permanently. Mickey finally wedged his way into the inner clique, but then the writers/producers/whoever killed him off... and then Lucy was all alone again. When watching DALLAS, I often got irritated at just how under-utilized Lucy was as a character. I cannot quite pinpoint as to why the producers used her so sparingly. 

The decision to let Charlene Tilton go at the end of Season 8 (per DVD count) was probably wise. I mean, why keep someone around on payroll to waste her time? Lucy really wasn&#039;t missed, I&#039;d say. Her presence on the show had become so insignificant that her absence was barely missed. 

I&#039;ve heard many theories as to how Lucy could&#039;ve been better-utilized as a character. I&#039;ve often heard it said that Lucy should&#039;ve moved over to KNOTS LANDING and lived with Gary and Val, but that wouldn&#039;t have worked either. KNOTS was already stabilized as the &#039;middle class sister&#039; of DALLAS, and Lucy would&#039;ve been too high-class to fit in on the cul-de-sac. I&#039;ve heard other theories, but whether or not they were good ones seems irrelevant: the producers hadn&#039;t any interest in developing her. 

Sorry Charlie.

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[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 279793, member: 7"] [JUSTIFY]Charlene Tilton was very pretty during her youth. She definitely had the makings of being the "It Girl" on DALLAS, but I'd say that never quite materialized as well as it could have with better execution. Lucy was very interesting at the beginning of the show. Her side romance with Ray (which was later retconned as never existing) was quite steamy, and I liked how saucy Lucy could be towards her family. I also liked her relationships with Mitch and Mickey, and I often wished both of those guys had stayed around longer. Had Lucy been given a steady beau or her "on space" inside Ewing Oil, I'd theorize that her character would've been better utilized. But nothing was stable with Lucy. Mitch didn't fit in at Southfork, and they weren't about to take have Lucy move away with him permanently. Mickey finally wedged his way into the inner clique, but then the writers/producers/whoever killed him off... and then Lucy was all alone again. When watching DALLAS, I often got irritated at just how under-utilized Lucy was as a character. I cannot quite pinpoint as to why the producers used her so sparingly. The decision to let Charlene Tilton go at the end of Season 8 (per DVD count) was probably wise. I mean, why keep someone around on payroll to waste her time? Lucy really wasn't missed, I'd say. Her presence on the show had become so insignificant that her absence was barely missed. I've heard many theories as to how Lucy could've been better-utilized as a character. I've often heard it said that Lucy should've moved over to KNOTS LANDING and lived with Gary and Val, but that wouldn't have worked either. KNOTS was already stabilized as the 'middle class sister' of DALLAS, and Lucy would've been too high-class to fit in on the cul-de-sac. I've heard other theories, but whether or not they were good ones seems irrelevant: the producers hadn't any interest in developing her. Sorry Charlie. [ATTACH type="full" width="455px"]28380[/ATTACH][/JUSTIFY] [/QUOTE]

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