The Way Bobby Treated Jenna

[Taylor Bennett Jr.]

That is one of the best questions to ever be posted to this forum.

the two main candidates would have to be Ray Krebbs, who already secretly fancied her, and Elvis, who had faked his death as many speculated and was a huge Dallas fan

 

[Pandora]

If Bobby didn't want to marry her because of that, then that would be understandable. Knowing her past, he chose to ask her to marry him and she said yes. But then while engaged to Jenna, he asked Pam to marry him. What kind of a man asks a woman to marry him while already engaged to another woman?

A man who is pond scum.

 

[pete lashmar]

I think the way Bobby, Jenna and Pam treated each other was generally very bad. They all got stuck into murky goings on at one point or another.

But when Bobby died (allegedly) Jenna should have been written out after the funeral.

 

[Taylor Bennett Jr.]

Bobby deserved a silver medal for putting up with Jenna #3’s lousy acting

 

[pete lashmar]

Bobby deserved a silver medal for putting up with Jenna #3’s lousy acting

And a Gold medal for putting up with whiny brat Charlie.

 

[J. R.'s Piece]

A man who is pond scum.

Oh, he could change his mind. Or hedge his bet.

 

[Jock Ewing Fan]

Kenny, I don´t mean really what I write when I talk about certain characters. I suppose you know that. Perhaps I´m not so articulate as the rest of you because English is not my first language and I turn to humor (even black or slightly bad taste humor) to write my posts. Also, please take into account that a soap character is to me just that, a piece of fiction. I don´t use them to talk about my personal opinions about life and relationships. But that is just my way of doing things here.

Above all, I´m being respectful to everybody and every opinion. I see Jenna as the plot device used to separate what I see as the perfect lovers in the Dallas universe, that´s all. That´s why I vilify her (is that a word, right?). Poor Katherine, on the other side, was a sick person who deserved my compassion. You see, my dumb points of view? By the way, happy holidays from moi and Da Pig!!

You make some good points. I think that Morgan Fairchild (Jenna #1) gave the best overall character portrayal.

 

[Ollie james]

I never saw the point in Jenna I didn't believe for a second that Bobby could ever love her while Pam was around. I Could see Pam and Mark working far better as he was more than a match for Bobby and he removed Pam from living in a toxic house with JR and the Barnes Ewing politics. Mark was wealthy and in comparison to Bobby alot less complex to live with Jenna hung around too long and served less of a purpose with every passing season. Mark didn't stay around long enough in fact it almost feels like he didn't exist at all.

 

[Lastkidpicked]

The writers did one thing pretty well as regards to Bobby, Jenna, and Pam. When Bobby dies, we don't know if he is looking at Pam or if he is looking at Jenna when he says, "All that wasted time. We should have been married."

They did a nice job of making us speculate on whether he was talking to Pam or Jenna.

 

[Pandora]

Oh, he could change his mind. Or hedge his bet.

In keeping with the pond scum he was.

 

[DallasFanForever]

The writers did one thing pretty well as regards to Bobby, Jenna, and Pam. When Bobby dies, we don't know if he is looking at Pam or if he is looking at Jenna when he says, "All that wasted time. We should have been married."

They did a nice job of making us speculate on whether he was talking to Pam or Jenna.

I actually never doubted for a second that his comments were meant for Pam. I thought it was clear considering he had proposed to her the previous evening. I took it as the comments were clear to us who he meant but Jenna thought the comments were for her.

Did I rationalize that wrong? Oh, maybe I was dreaming too.

 

[Luke_Krebbs_Ewing]

The writers did one thing pretty well as regards to Bobby, Jenna, and Pam. When Bobby dies, we don't know if he is looking at Pam or if he is looking at Jenna when he says, "All that wasted time. We should have been married."

They did a nice job of making us speculate on whether he was talking to Pam or Jenna.

That line was directed at Pam not Jenna Wade.

 

[Seaviewer]

I agree that the line is directed at Pam,, it's pretty clear to the audience, but there's just enough ambiguity to allow Jenna to think it's directed at her.

 

[Chris2]

Of course that comment was directed at Pam - he had proposed to her just 15 minutes before, and during that proposal he explained how Jenna shouldn’t be married to a man who didn’t love her. But it was done so Jenna could misunderstand who he was talking to; not the viewers.

 

[Toni]

I agree that the line is directed at Pam,, it's pretty clear to the audience, but there's just enough ambiguity to allow Jenna to think it's directed at her.

It´s all because of Da Presley´s pompous *ss, just like when she changed her name and put in Beaulieu so she could head the opening titles (but it didn´t work out: BBG took the shotgun out of the closet!).

 

[cws]

It´s all because of Da Presley´s pompous *ss, just like when she changed her name and put in Beaulieu so she could head the opening titles (but it didn´t work out: BBG took the shotgun out of the closet!).

She was so wrong for the part!!! It's so funny...I still remember my mother telling me the only reason she got the job was because of her last name.

 

[Luke_Krebbs_Ewing]

She was so wrong for the part!!! It's so funny...I still remember my mother telling me the only reason she got the job was because of her last name.

It was stunt casting. Pure and simple!

She actually wasn't a bad actress, but she wasn't great either! Her facial expressions to emote feeling's were virtually non-existent!

 

[Chris2]

Priscilla and Chris Atkins were definitely a result of stunt casting in 1983.

 

[Snowcat]

When I see the early episodes with the Priscilla Presley Jenna, she was trying hard to protect her heart from Bobby. But he kept pushing even though he wasn’t over Pam. I thought that was very selfish of him

 

[Luke_Krebbs_Ewing]

Priscilla and Chris Atkins were definitely a result of stunt casting in 1983.

Give me Chris Atkins over Priscilla any day!

Please give him to me!!