I watched The Early Years tonight and have a new perspective on this topic. The deal Jason made was exactly something that JR would have done. Jock acted like Bobby. Personality is a combination of hereditary and environment. All the theories we’ve discussed do contribute to JR’s psyche. But it also seems he may have taken after his Uncle Jason
Lastkidpicked
Telly Talk Dream Maker
I wish they had talked about the older generation more often. Jaime explained that Jason's nickname was Tumbleweed, because he never stayed in one place very long.
Things like that are interesting, and tell us a lot about why the current characters behave the way they do.
Seaviewer
Telly Talk Warrior
He would have hated to be told that, though.
Snarky Oracle!
Telly Talk Supreme
Very much -- these backstory details are always so interesting, and even DALLAS didn't do them quite enough for my tastes. And shows like DYNASY and FALCON CREST never did them enough for me, and on the rare occasion they actually did, it made their narratives much more compelling (when they weren't contradicting themselves)!
If only BBG had quizzed Jamie about Tumbleweed (and had taken down Jock's painting) herself, how much more powerful it might've been.
He would have so hated that! I agree it would be good to know more about the previous generations. It also explains Jock to me more. He wasn’t born into money. He literally poured his blood, sweat & tears into everything he did. JR would have been the son most exposed to that. Also helps explain his hero worship
