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<blockquote data-quote="Karin Schill" data-source="post: 212734">Happy Easter Everyone! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />[USER=404]@Justine[/USER] Thank you, I am glad you love that idea. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I gave it quite a lot of thought, how to explain away that scene in a way that made sense for my story. Then I figured out that the best way to explain it was that she wasn&#039;t really Pam but an actress hired to fool Cliff. Poor Pam wanting to be rescued but not being able to do anything about it! [USER=130]@stevew[/USER] I think you just described a part of the storyline in your new fanfic. I have started to read it but haven&#039;t caught up just yet. Will leave you some feedback once I do. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Thank you for saying that the scene with Afton and Pamela was emotional. I think I am probably quite good at writing emotional scenes. She and Pamela definitely have some issues to work through. But Afton understand why Pamela did what she did, but she doesn&#039;t approve. It doesn&#039;t mean that she won&#039;t forgive her for it.&nbsp; Then as for Dallas TNT. I agree that some of their plots were underdeveloped as they seemed to favor plot twists over character driven storyarcs. I hated what they did to Cliff&#039;s character and I never thought he deserved to rot in prison. I wanted him to be released and was annoyed when he wasn&#039;t. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad&nbsp; &nbsp; :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" />I agree that it was easier to empathize with the characters on the original Dallas than on Dallas TNT. So it was not a good thing for Dallas TNT since people no longer recognized the characters they had watched on Dallas for so many years and were left wondering why they had changed. <img src="http://yoursmiles.org/msmile/think/m1714.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confuse:" title="Confuse&nbsp; &nbsp; :confuse:" data-shortname=":confuse:" /> No explaination was given. Also I think the key to any successful TV series or movie or book is that you have to care about the characters. If you don&#039;t there&#039;s no point in watching! *Chapter four&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; John Ross was laying in bed, trying to sleep off the booze, when he suddenly woke up from a disturbing noise coming from the glass doors leading out to the porch. John Ross’s eyes popped wide open, as he wondered for a moment if it might be a burglar. He had been out drinking until eleven last night and noticing that the time was only a little past one now he was still feeling a bit tipsy. Then he could hear her voice call out for him, “John Ross! Open up! I know you are in there!”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Oh f**k!” John Ross cursed when he recognized his wife’s voice since that meant he had to get out of bed to let her in. So he reluctantly stood up and walked over to the slide doors and opened them, only to find his wife standing out in the rain on the other side. She was freezing cold and from the looks of things she had been standing there for quite a while before he’d noticed her. “Pamela what the hell?” He pulled her inside and hurried to close the door behind her, “It’s in the middle of the night.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I forgot my keys when we left for the funeral,” she said as she kicked off her shoes before she brushed past him. “And you are drunk.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “So are you,” he said before he added with a beat, “So what happened to your mother?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “My mother lied to me,” Pamela cried in a hurt voice, as she took off her wet suit jacket and threw it angrily in a chair. “She knew my father was out of prison and she didn’t tell me.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “What?” John Ross exclaimed, as he was shocked to hear that. “I thought your father died in that Mexican prison.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “He didn’t,” Pamela said. “Aunt Pam apparently let him out before he died. He’d been staying with her in Abi Dhabi for the past seven months.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Wow!” John Ross exclaimed, as he hadn’t seen that one coming. “I bet you must be happy to hear that.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Why should that make me happy?” Pamela snapped, as she stripped out of her wet skirt too. John Ross didn’t think much about it though since it was obvious that Pamela needed a hot bath after standing out in the rain so long.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Because now you don’t have to feel guilty anymore,” John Ross said. “You were whining all the way in the car about how you felt awful for leaving your father to die in prison.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “So?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Your father didn’t die in prison so now&nbsp; you’re off the hook,” John Ross reasoned.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Maybe,” Pamela said, as she contemplated that.&nbsp; Then she sighed heavily. “I still wish mom would have told me though. I didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I know that it sucks,” John Ross said. “I didn’t get that with my dad either.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Our fathers were both messed up people,” Pamela said, as she took off her earrings and put them on the nightstand.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah,” John Ross remarked.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “But at least your mama loves you, mine doesn’t really seem to care about me,” Pamela said bitterly. “When I was little she was always off singing at some club somewhere chasing after fame and fortune that eluded her. Later on when she’d married my dad he was the one who was helping me with my homework. She just never did.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I guess school wasn’t all that important to her,” John Ross reasoned. “It’s not for everyone you know?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I know,&quot; Pam acknowledged. &quot;Anyway as I grew older my dad just got so busy with his company that he didn’t have much time for me either. So I did everything I could to impress him,&quot; Pamela said looking vulnerable, I tried so hard to follow in his footsteps, I got the bar like he did, I started working at his company I even married Christopher because he asked me to spy on him. I would have done anything for my dad to love me and yet he always hated your family more than he ever loved me.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I tried to impress my father too,” John Ross said. “But JR Ewing is a hard man to live up to.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “But you still try though?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yeah and I fail every time. Sometimes I feel like his boots are just too big for me to fill,” John Ross admitted.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “You’re still upset we lost the company?” Pamela asked, as she began unbutton her blouse.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “You bet I am, but I have a plan of how to get it back,” John Ross said. “Care to join me?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Nah,” Pamela shook her head. “I’m done trying to impress my father. The man’s gone now so what’s the point?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Suit yourself,” John Ross said. “I’m still going after the company.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “You mean you’re starting another war with your family,” Pamela sighed.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Oh no honey, they were the ones starting it when they bought up the company from underneath me.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I’m still fed up with all the fighting,” Pamela said. “I feel like I don’t care about business anymore. I just want someone to love me,” she said in a broken voice.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I love you,” John Ross said.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Then prove it to me,” Pamela said, as she took off her wet blouse and threw it on the floor. “I need you to make love to me tonight.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Staring at his wife, as she was standing before him in her underwear, John Ross looked taken aback by her request, since they hadn’t made love for months. In fact the last time they’d tried to have sex was when she’d overdosed on the pills and started puking in the middle of that threesome with Emma. It was not something John Ross wanted to think about as it had made him forever turned off on threesomes. But knowing his wife he suspected that had been her plan all along. So to hear that she was willing to come back to him now was surprising. Sure she had agreed to give their marriage another try this morning but after what had gone down with Christopher at the funeral, he hadn’t expected her to come back to him this soon. Not that he was complaining as he wanted to put his marriage back on track so badly. So he smiled at her, as he gently pulled back her wet hair, “Gladly,” he agreed before his lips closed hungrily over hers in a passionate kiss. They ended up making love most of the night and it felt so good to be this close again. They both knew just what to do to keep the other one satisfied in bed and they had definitely missed it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Karin Schill, post: 212734"] [B]Happy Easter Everyone![/B] :) [USER=404]@Justine[/USER] Thank you, I am glad you love that idea. :) I gave it quite a lot of thought, how to explain away that scene in a way that made sense for my story. Then I figured out that the best way to explain it was that she wasn't really Pam but an actress hired to fool Cliff. Poor Pam wanting to be rescued but not being able to do anything about it! [USER=130]@stevew[/USER] I think you just described a part of the storyline in your new fanfic. I have started to read it but haven't caught up just yet. Will leave you some feedback once I do. ;) Thank you for saying that the scene with Afton and Pamela was emotional. I think I am probably quite good at writing emotional scenes. She and Pamela definitely have some issues to work through. But Afton understand why Pamela did what she did, but she doesn't approve. It doesn't mean that she won't forgive her for it. Then as for Dallas TNT. I agree that some of their plots were underdeveloped as they seemed to favor plot twists over character driven storyarcs. I hated what they did to Cliff's character and I never thought he deserved to rot in prison. I wanted him to be released and was annoyed when he wasn't. :mad: I agree that it was easier to empathize with the characters on the original Dallas than on Dallas TNT. So it was not a good thing for Dallas TNT since people no longer recognized the characters they had watched on Dallas for so many years and were left wondering why they had changed. :confuse: No explaination was given. Also I think the key to any successful TV series or movie or book is that you have to care about the characters. If you don't there's no point in watching! * [B][U]Chapter four[/U][/B] John Ross was laying in bed, trying to sleep off the booze, when he suddenly woke up from a disturbing noise coming from the glass doors leading out to the porch. John Ross’s eyes popped wide open, as he wondered for a moment if it might be a burglar. He had been out drinking until eleven last night and noticing that the time was only a little past one now he was still feeling a bit tipsy. Then he could hear her voice call out for him, “John Ross! Open up! I know you are in there!” “Oh f**k!” John Ross cursed when he recognized his wife’s voice since that meant he had to get out of bed to let her in. So he reluctantly stood up and walked over to the slide doors and opened them, only to find his wife standing out in the rain on the other side. She was freezing cold and from the looks of things she had been standing there for quite a while before he’d noticed her. “Pamela what the hell?” He pulled her inside and hurried to close the door behind her, “It’s in the middle of the night.” “I forgot my keys when we left for the funeral,” she said as she kicked off her shoes before she brushed past him. “And you are drunk.” “So are you,” he said before he added with a beat, “So what happened to your mother?” “My mother lied to me,” Pamela cried in a hurt voice, as she took off her wet suit jacket and threw it angrily in a chair. “She knew my father was out of prison and she didn’t tell me.” “What?” John Ross exclaimed, as he was shocked to hear that. “I thought your father died in that Mexican prison.” “He didn’t,” Pamela said. “Aunt Pam apparently let him out before he died. He’d been staying with her in Abi Dhabi for the past seven months.” “Wow!” John Ross exclaimed, as he hadn’t seen that one coming. “I bet you must be happy to hear that.” “Why should that make me happy?” Pamela snapped, as she stripped out of her wet skirt too. John Ross didn’t think much about it though since it was obvious that Pamela needed a hot bath after standing out in the rain so long. “Because now you don’t have to feel guilty anymore,” John Ross said. “You were whining all the way in the car about how you felt awful for leaving your father to die in prison.” “So?” “Your father didn’t die in prison so now you’re off the hook,” John Ross reasoned. “Maybe,” Pamela said, as she contemplated that. Then she sighed heavily. “I still wish mom would have told me though. I didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye.” “I know that it sucks,” John Ross said. “I didn’t get that with my dad either.” “Our fathers were both messed up people,” Pamela said, as she took off her earrings and put them on the nightstand. “Yeah,” John Ross remarked. “But at least your mama loves you, mine doesn’t really seem to care about me,” Pamela said bitterly. “When I was little she was always off singing at some club somewhere chasing after fame and fortune that eluded her. Later on when she’d married my dad he was the one who was helping me with my homework. She just never did.” “I guess school wasn’t all that important to her,” John Ross reasoned. “It’s not for everyone you know?” “I know," Pam acknowledged. "Anyway as I grew older my dad just got so busy with his company that he didn’t have much time for me either. So I did everything I could to impress him," Pamela said looking vulnerable, I tried so hard to follow in his footsteps, I got the bar like he did, I started working at his company I even married Christopher because he asked me to spy on him. I would have done anything for my dad to love me and yet he always hated your family more than he ever loved me.” “I tried to impress my father too,” John Ross said. “But JR Ewing is a hard man to live up to.” “But you still try though?” “Yeah and I fail every time. Sometimes I feel like his boots are just too big for me to fill,” John Ross admitted. “You’re still upset we lost the company?” Pamela asked, as she began unbutton her blouse. “You bet I am, but I have a plan of how to get it back,” John Ross said. “Care to join me?” “Nah,” Pamela shook her head. “I’m done trying to impress my father. The man’s gone now so what’s the point?” “Suit yourself,” John Ross said. “I’m still going after the company.” “You mean you’re starting another war with your family,” Pamela sighed. “Oh no honey, they were the ones starting it when they bought up the company from underneath me.” “I’m still fed up with all the fighting,” Pamela said. “I feel like I don’t care about business anymore. I just want someone to love me,” she said in a broken voice. “I love you,” John Ross said. “Then prove it to me,” Pamela said, as she took off her wet blouse and threw it on the floor. “I need you to make love to me tonight.” Staring at his wife, as she was standing before him in her underwear, John Ross looked taken aback by her request, since they hadn’t made love for months. In fact the last time they’d tried to have sex was when she’d overdosed on the pills and started puking in the middle of that threesome with Emma. It was not something John Ross wanted to think about as it had made him forever turned off on threesomes. But knowing his wife he suspected that had been her plan all along. So to hear that she was willing to come back to him now was surprising. Sure she had agreed to give their marriage another try this morning but after what had gone down with Christopher at the funeral, he hadn’t expected her to come back to him this soon. Not that he was complaining as he wanted to put his marriage back on track so badly. So he smiled at her, as he gently pulled back her wet hair, “Gladly,” he agreed before his lips closed hungrily over hers in a passionate kiss. They ended up making love most of the night and it felt so good to be this close again. They both knew just what to do to keep the other one satisfied in bed and they had definitely missed it. [/QUOTE]

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