If Patrick Duffy had not left?

[chrisjc]

If Patrick Duffy had not left at the end of Season 8 then do you think they would have reunited him Pam? The reconciliation seemed tied into the Romeo and Juliet theme. Would Bobby have married Jenna? I think he would have been with Pam eventually.

 

[Bobby Southworth]

If Patrick Duffy had not left at the end of Season 8 then do you think they would have reunited him Pam? The reconciliation seemed tied into the Romeo and Juliet theme. Would Bobby have married Jenna? I think he would have been with Pam eventually.

If Patrick Duffy wouldn't have left, we would have had two years of a reconciliation between him and Pam, rather than just one. I'll be damned if they were going to drag out him and Jenna any longer, or Pam 'searching' for Mark..

I think Victoria had made it clear, even as early as that point, that she would only be doing 2 more seasons? Of course, they didn't really take her seriously anyway, but I would like to think they wouldn't have wasted any more time.

 

[Bobby Southworth]

Although, upon further consideration, I do have to wonder if Victoria would have stayed longer, had Patrick never left, and the dream scenario never happened..
As much as I truly don't begrudge Patrick needing to spread his wings, his departure and return(and the way they were handled) just changed the show forever.