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.

 

[Monzo]

I assume Bobby and Pam would actually have gotten back together toward the end of season 8, but Jenna would have told Bobby about her pregnancy in the season finale, causing the love triangle to continue. It’s hard to predict what would have happened after that. One twist could have been Jenna dying in childbirth, with Pam taking in the baby and finally reuniting with Bobby for good—though I doubt they would have written Priscilla Presley out as early as season 9.

Maybe Ray and Jenna never would have become a couple. I could imagine a season finale where Donna dies a dramatic death; budget cuts were inevitable eventually, and Susan Howard would surely have been on the chopping block at some point.

Otherwise, I’d be interested to know what Jack’s character would have been like if Bobby hadn’t died. Perhaps he wouldn’t have appeared in season 8 at all.

The ratings decline would have happened even with Bobby remaining on the show throughout. I think the turning point would have been the Jock’s return/Ben Stivers storyline; from that moment on, ratings would have dropped significantly—just as we actually witnessed—and the show still would have ended after 14 seasons.

 

[Taylor Bennett Jr.]

I think ratings would have stabilized and gone back up and the show would still be on the air.

The original Eric Farlow Christopher would have returned and would currently be running the Ewing empire with his evil wife Muriel Gillis. Jenna and Charlie would still be arguing about something in the occasional Switzerland scene, and Ray would have become a successful Senator, turning down multiple opportunities to run for President because he enjoys Texas ranch life too much.

 

[Michelle Stevens]

I think ratings would have stabilized and gone back up and the show would still be on the air.

The original Eric Farlow Christopher would have returned and would currently be running the Ewing empire with his evil wife Muriel Gillis. Jenna and Charlie would still be arguing about something in the occasional Switzerland scene, and Ray would have become a successful Senator, turning down multiple opportunities to run for President because he enjoys Texas ranch life too much.

Would Christopher have lived past 2014, would Muriel have had him blown-up?

I can just see a storylines with Ray battles Braddock county and the ruthless land barons who want to put housing subdivisions on his ranch's front door. I can also see a 2023 cliffhanger of when someone knocks his original home down, the one he built with his own sweat for Donna forty years earlier.

 

[Taylor Bennett Jr.]

Would Christopher have lived past 2014, would Muriel have had him blown-up?

I can just see a storylines with Ray battles Braddock county and the ruthless land barons who want to put housing subdivisions on his ranch's front door. I can also see a 2023 cliffhanger of when someone knocks his original home down, the one he built with his own sweat for Donna forty years earlier.

Muriel would have blown up Jeremy Wendell early in in their reign, but is a loving wife for Christopher (somehow she isn’t *that much* older than him on the show - Karlene Crockett can pull it off if anyone can!)

Yep, I could see Senator Krebbs (now retired, much like Sam Culver in the early episode he was in) physically blocking the wrecking crew at his hand-built first house, much like how he held off the hospital staff when Aunt Lil pulled the plug on poor Mickey..

 

[Michelle Stevens]

Yep, I could see Senator Krebbs (now retired, much like Sam Culver in the early episode he was in) physically blocking the wrecking crew at his hand-built first house, much like how he held off the hospital staff when Aunt Lil pulled the plug on poor Mickey..

Oh, I'd love to see an image (AI or otherwise) of a 77-year-old Ray physically blocking a wrecking crew ... and of course a trial of some sort would follow. Ray's adopted son Tony (who over the series comes back into cannon) could have died in this altercation and Ray would face the trial of his life.

 

[Taylor Bennett Jr.]

Oh, I'd love to see an image (AI or otherwise) of a 77-year-old Ray physically blocking a wrecking crew ... and of course a trial of some sort would follow. Ray's adopted son Tony (who over the series comes back into cannon) could have died in this altercation and Ray would face the trial of his life.

aw man, Tony has worse luck than Jamie “died or nearly died 6 or 7 times in 2 years” Ewing!