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<blockquote data-quote="Monzo" data-source="post: 444196" data-attributes="member: 19949">There were some very interesting—and well-founded—arguments for having Lucy snap, yet I’m glad they resisted the temptation. I think that by the time such a possibility existed, Dynasty already had Claudia and Falcon Crest had Emma (and later Julia); had Dallas done the same, it would have looked like they were stealing ideas from other soaps—something they naturally wanted to avoid.I’m glad Lucy stayed true to herself. Sure, I could have imagined her suddenly taking an interest in work, joining Ewing Oil, and—after another clash with J.R.—leaking company secrets to Jeremy Wendell. But when it comes to that kind of twist, I found Sly’s betrayal—committed to help her brother (why did we never get to meet him?)—far more compelling.Lucy could have gone to see Dr. Elby after he helped Sue Ellen. That might have inspired her to become a therapist herself—both to help others and to work through her own issues. I could picture Lucy falling for a hot married patient, which would have really complicated things.Looking at what actually happened on the show, I would have liked to see Lucy more involved in Sue Ellen’s movie project in season 12. Aside from that, I still wonder what the original plan for Lucy was when she was brought back at the end of season 11, especially considering the behind-the-scenes changes that followed in season 12.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Monzo, post: 444196, member: 19949"] There were some very interesting—and well-founded—arguments for having Lucy snap, yet I’m glad they resisted the temptation. I think that by the time such a possibility existed, Dynasty already had Claudia and Falcon Crest had Emma (and later Julia); had Dallas done the same, it would have looked like they were stealing ideas from other soaps—something they naturally wanted to avoid. I’m glad Lucy stayed true to herself. Sure, I could have imagined her suddenly taking an interest in work, joining Ewing Oil, and—after another clash with J.R.—leaking company secrets to Jeremy Wendell. But when it comes to that kind of twist, I found Sly’s betrayal—committed to help her brother (why did we never get to meet him?)—far more compelling. Lucy could have gone to see Dr. Elby after he helped Sue Ellen. That might have inspired her to become a therapist herself—both to help others and to work through her own issues. I could picture Lucy falling for a hot married patient, which would have really complicated things. Looking at what actually happened on the show, I would have liked to see Lucy more involved in Sue Ellen’s movie project in season 12. Aside from that, I still wonder what the original plan for Lucy was when she was brought back at the end of season 11, especially considering the behind-the-scenes changes that followed in season 12. [/QUOTE]

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Who played JR Ewing?