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Dallas - The Original Series
"The Baby"
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<blockquote data-quote="Billy Nolan" data-source="post: 435094" data-attributes="member: 1037"><p>I'm a first-time viewer of Dallas, along with my wife. I was already familiar with some episodes and plot points, but now I want to watch it consciously. Here's what I've noticed so far: In season 3, whenever Sue Ellen, Miss Ellie, Jock, or anyone else talks about John Ross Jr., they don't use his name but refer to him distantly as "the baby." "I'm going to see the baby." "Are you seeing the baby?" "What's the baby doing?" "Is the baby asleep?"</p><p></p><p>Even Miss Ellie, as the grandmother, and Sue Ellen, who tenderly cares for her child at the end of the season, use this distant form of address.</p><p></p><p>I think this is very unbelievable and doesn't create much connection or sympathy for the characters. At least, that's how we feel. Knots Landing and Falcon Crest handled this much better and with more emotional impact.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Billy Nolan, post: 435094, member: 1037"] I'm a first-time viewer of Dallas, along with my wife. I was already familiar with some episodes and plot points, but now I want to watch it consciously. Here's what I've noticed so far: In season 3, whenever Sue Ellen, Miss Ellie, Jock, or anyone else talks about John Ross Jr., they don't use his name but refer to him distantly as "the baby." "I'm going to see the baby." "Are you seeing the baby?" "What's the baby doing?" "Is the baby asleep?" Even Miss Ellie, as the grandmother, and Sue Ellen, who tenderly cares for her child at the end of the season, use this distant form of address. I think this is very unbelievable and doesn't create much connection or sympathy for the characters. At least, that's how we feel. Knots Landing and Falcon Crest handled this much better and with more emotional impact. [/QUOTE]
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