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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Werewillie Oleson" data-source="post: 420222" data-attributes="member: 8">It's shameful that it takes me so long to watch a season of Dallas but I was repeatedly sidetracked by something else: New Doctor Who, Dark Shadows, the greatest movies of all time. Not that I regret any of that but it's frustrating that it has to happen at expense of something I was already enjoying very much.Hopefully I will manage my new schedule better this time, and if there's something new and exciting going (like, a remake of Blood & Oil or something) don't tell me about it. Put me on ignore, if that's what it takes.Last night I watched disc 4 of the fourth box set which is episodes 10, 11 and 12 of series 4.These episodes are, for better or worse, the most serialized ones I have watched so far. The topics of making promises they can't keep and Bobby (once again) being torn between two dilemmas play out without any significant interruption.Bobby's working very very hard and that's why he and Pam keep missing their luncheon and dinner appointments."I promise it will never happen again" means it will happen again 15 minutes later. There's also a lot of teasing about what-coulda-happen even though I never believed for a moment that it would happen.Pam receives romantic interest from a publishing tycoon played by Dynasty's King Galen, but even if she and Bobby had divorced in one of these episodes does that automatically mean she wants to spend the rest of her life with Alex Ward?What is going to happen is Mitch and Lucy's wedding, regardless of the obvious incompatibility. The Ewings are shocked because they think they're not ready to marry yet - and for once they're right.Pam is the only one who congratulates the young couple and of course she isn't such a phoney that she doesn't mean it, but she does it so demonstratively that it looks more like an insult to everyone else in the room.[ATTACH=full]55744[/ATTACH]Lucy explains that she will lower her lifestyle standards and then Sue Ellen cheerfully comments "can't wait to see it!".It's all so claustrophobic and cringey and hateful it just makes me want to scream. How in the world did we ever believe in this madness?Jock's new business venture with Punk Anderson and the gang creates a cash flow problem for Bobby (much to JR's delight) and this results in an exciting confrontation between father and son.Bobby is right of course, company money is for the company and it's also kinda weird that Jock wouldn't have enough money in his personal bank account.Furthermore, Bobby is very busy cleaning up JR's mess and restore the image of the company.I kinda wish that Jock had done it on purpose and make it as difficult for Bobby as possible, just to see if he had made the right choice.It's an interesting thought that he has been stringing along both his sons. Alas, the episode itself doesn't give any indication of such patriarchal scheme whatsoever.Nevertheless, I'm very interesting to see how or if this Tapaka storyline develops. The good stuff starts right away: the opportunity for Cliff and Donna to weasel their way back into the lives of the Ewings.DALLAS doesn't shy away from repetition and so we meet troublesome vixen sister #2.[ATTACH=full]55745[/ATTACH]Here she impresses JR with her sweet magnolia talk but, oh my god, she's even worse than Kristin, and Arliss is sort of bargain bin Patricia Shepard.It's a return to the provocative sexiness of the first series, and now we all want to know what Afton's biggest talent is.Kristin had her reasons even if it was just to spite her sister, but Mitch's sister is an out-and-out slut. This could be fun.Sue Ellen, who was currently in one of her delusional states in order to suppress her true feelings (Dusty who?) soon finds out that her marriage hasn't changed at all.But...her bed, in her bedroom....that's dirty, even by Dallas standards.Another part of the couples-drifting-apart-theme happens in the Ewing office. I don't know if this is new information or something I failed to notice in the previous episodes, but secretary Connie is a secret admirer of Bobby. Unlike her co-worker, Louella the company whore, she tries to hide her emotions.[ATTACH=full]55747[/ATTACH]But, you know, she could have become the first Katherine Wentworth (I'd suggest a trip to the hair salon first, it makes such a difference).The Ewings decide what Mitch's life is going to be like, it's a perfectly (badly) contrived way to make Mitch storm off in disgust.There wasn't any other outcome possible in this situation, and after Mitch has cooled off and agreed to compromise the wedding happens anyway.The next wedding guests are none other than Gary and Valene from Knots Landing. Welcome, welcome.Miss Ellie immediately sinks her teeth in bad feelings from the past and this gets worse when Jock informs Gary that his other son will take excellent care of the ranch.Miss Ellie also said to Jock "do you think I care who runs Ewing Oil?" and yet the only reason for Gary's return (according to her logic) is to run the Southfork business.Not because he would like to be closer to Lucy, just to name someone. No, it has to be business related, and in that regard I think she talks in double standards.It all ends with Bobby's decision to step down as president of Ewing Oil. It was fun to see JR on the sidelines because it gave him the opportunity to comment on everything that was going on, but I think the time is right to change the situation.</blockquote>

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