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<blockquote data-quote="Werewillie Oleson" data-source="post: 214181" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>There's much more continuation in season 2 than I thought.</p><p>Thanks to Julie Grey's clumsiness, Ewing Oil has lost two supporters in the cartel. This cartel is not one of those shady underground entities thou shalt not speaketh of, it's just a bunch of oil men "keeping in touch" with Washington i.e. bribery and cutting through the red tape.</p><p>Jock knows about this, and since he always tells JR to "fix it!" it's hard to ignore that he has contributed <em>something</em> to his son's psychopathic traits.</p><p>Not that JR needs an awful lot of encouragement because he loves playing the boss, but every time Jock says "if I ever find you were involved with…" it just sounds a <em>tad</em> sanctimonious.</p><p>But not as bad as Angela Channing, who always told her grandson to "fix it!" and then later claimed that she never told him "to do <em>that</em>", eventhough she secretly loved it.</p><p>Wicked, wicked woman.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]20923[/ATTACH]</p><p>Bobby and JR work up a sweat at the aptly named Racquet Club. We know that the sweat is fake because Charlton Heston said that The Colbys was the only prime time soap with real sweat, but the Texas soapies do their best to make it look like the real thing.</p><p>Apart from fixing Ewing Oil's position in the cartel, JR also has to deal with Cliff Barnes who, as the chief of the OL&D, has been given carte blanche by the powerful Ben Maxwell.</p><p>Time to fix Ben, except that he doesn't have a weakness or flaw.</p><p>For the sake of narrative convenience, that one impossible flaw pops up in the form of the glamorous Veronica Hamel.</p><p><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/b2019fa1367e77201b730f4a8b87f2ec/e2f10cd41a1523b2-35/s500x750/193611aae6e2d8201166e460a0c161ac88180a88.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>She's modelling The Story fashion but she used to be a call girl and she has worked for JR in the past. She and Pam become best friends, and because Pam doesn't want to stay the hotel she moves in with Leanne Rees FKA Amber.</p><p>That evening when she arrives at the appartement and walks towards the building suggests an increasing distance between her and Bobby, but it's the beautiful soap-y score that adds momentum to this little scene.</p><p>If there was a third female character you'd have Valley Of The Dolls.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, Ray and Bobby are trying to find a mysterious rustler (or plural) which results in a crowd-pleasing saloon brawl.</p><p><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/81ff23cd4287b64068d159e8b1cbb0c0/96744af651f7b2c0-6a/s500x750/3a69e6fa0c499148203166423200ca873bfd9140.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>I've got to say, it looks<em> really</em> good. Furthermore, it's the introduction of another oil heir, Kit Mainwaring, and this is the set up for a future storyline.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]20924[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>JR's scheme to damage Ben Maxwell's reputation with the intention to eliminate Ben's powerful support to Cliff - <em>and</em> besmirch Pam's reputation as the faithful wife in the process - plays out in a corny and typically convoluted way, or maybe it just feels like that because I've seen it so many times already. But it's fun to watch anyway.</p><p><img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/6870b64e3e606144ed11519f2fa28b66/4e882b1c429334fa-9c/s500x750/3b297c6fb4ff9ee3a37261394193d9032ac5a8d8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>However, too much of that "fun" seems to stick when Pamela decides to move back to Southfork, but not before she and Bobby have exchanged hundreds of "I love you's".</p><p>There is the theory that the villain should get away with most dastardly things for no other reason than to keep them close to the core ensemble, and I've never had a problem with that.</p><p>But the lighthearted conclusion of this story creates the idea that they're all in on the game, and it diminishes the drama and terror one would usually associate with that pit of broken marriages called Southfor-k.</p><p>The only person who thinks there's nothing funny about it is Sue Ellen as she calls Pam "a disgrace to the family!" <img src="https://66.media.tumblr.com/3d89f1334d1812f1993a0a1a5ff69c89/e0662c75e2560335-d6/s75x75_c1/762b3a9a558959ffaa6de7e2992a81cec101584c.gifv" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Werewillie Oleson, post: 214181, member: 8"] There's much more continuation in season 2 than I thought. Thanks to Julie Grey's clumsiness, Ewing Oil has lost two supporters in the cartel. This cartel is not one of those shady underground entities thou shalt not speaketh of, it's just a bunch of oil men "keeping in touch" with Washington i.e. bribery and cutting through the red tape. Jock knows about this, and since he always tells JR to "fix it!" it's hard to ignore that he has contributed [I]something[/I] to his son's psychopathic traits. Not that JR needs an awful lot of encouragement because he loves playing the boss, but every time Jock says "if I ever find you were involved with…" it just sounds a [I]tad[/I] sanctimonious. But not as bad as Angela Channing, who always told her grandson to "fix it!" and then later claimed that she never told him "to do [I]that[/I]", eventhough she secretly loved it. Wicked, wicked woman. [ATTACH=full]20923[/ATTACH] Bobby and JR work up a sweat at the aptly named Racquet Club. We know that the sweat is fake because Charlton Heston said that The Colbys was the only prime time soap with real sweat, but the Texas soapies do their best to make it look like the real thing. Apart from fixing Ewing Oil's position in the cartel, JR also has to deal with Cliff Barnes who, as the chief of the OL&D, has been given carte blanche by the powerful Ben Maxwell. Time to fix Ben, except that he doesn't have a weakness or flaw. For the sake of narrative convenience, that one impossible flaw pops up in the form of the glamorous Veronica Hamel. [IMG]https://66.media.tumblr.com/b2019fa1367e77201b730f4a8b87f2ec/e2f10cd41a1523b2-35/s500x750/193611aae6e2d8201166e460a0c161ac88180a88.jpg[/IMG] She's modelling The Story fashion but she used to be a call girl and she has worked for JR in the past. She and Pam become best friends, and because Pam doesn't want to stay the hotel she moves in with Leanne Rees FKA Amber. That evening when she arrives at the appartement and walks towards the building suggests an increasing distance between her and Bobby, but it's the beautiful soap-y score that adds momentum to this little scene. If there was a third female character you'd have Valley Of The Dolls. In the meantime, Ray and Bobby are trying to find a mysterious rustler (or plural) which results in a crowd-pleasing saloon brawl. [IMG]https://66.media.tumblr.com/81ff23cd4287b64068d159e8b1cbb0c0/96744af651f7b2c0-6a/s500x750/3a69e6fa0c499148203166423200ca873bfd9140.jpg[/IMG] I've got to say, it looks[I] really[/I] good. Furthermore, it's the introduction of another oil heir, Kit Mainwaring, and this is the set up for a future storyline. [ATTACH=full]20924[/ATTACH] JR's scheme to damage Ben Maxwell's reputation with the intention to eliminate Ben's powerful support to Cliff - [I]and[/I] besmirch Pam's reputation as the faithful wife in the process - plays out in a corny and typically convoluted way, or maybe it just feels like that because I've seen it so many times already. But it's fun to watch anyway. [IMG]https://66.media.tumblr.com/6870b64e3e606144ed11519f2fa28b66/4e882b1c429334fa-9c/s500x750/3b297c6fb4ff9ee3a37261394193d9032ac5a8d8.jpg[/IMG] However, too much of that "fun" seems to stick when Pamela decides to move back to Southfork, but not before she and Bobby have exchanged hundreds of "I love you's". There is the theory that the villain should get away with most dastardly things for no other reason than to keep them close to the core ensemble, and I've never had a problem with that. But the lighthearted conclusion of this story creates the idea that they're all in on the game, and it diminishes the drama and terror one would usually associate with that pit of broken marriages called Southfor-k. The only person who thinks there's nothing funny about it is Sue Ellen as she calls Pam "a disgrace to the family!" [IMG]https://66.media.tumblr.com/3d89f1334d1812f1993a0a1a5ff69c89/e0662c75e2560335-d6/s75x75_c1/762b3a9a558959ffaa6de7e2992a81cec101584c.gifv[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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