cardiff1984
Telly Talk Active Member
The reason for Cliff becoming evil and psychotic in new Dallas, was never really explained. In the 11th season of OD, Cliff made peace with Ellie and seemingly put closure to the Barnes/Ewing feud. He became close to Bobby and Christopher and only had few run ins with JR, prior to getting control of Ewing Oil in 1991. When watching the beginning of TNT Dallas, Chris had a dislike to his uncle and suggested Cliff wanted to do everything to screw over the Ewings and it appeared Cliff felt the urge to carry on that vendetta, which led to his vicious crimes, killing his unborn grand children and going to prison. Cliff was a bumbling idiot, whom had his failings, his cunning ways. At the beginning of OD, he was a likeable character. Even, after he accidentally killed Johnny Dancer, he was guilt ridden and was willing to go to prison to get Mckay off the hook, but was saved by a mistrial. Something big or terrible happened between 1991-2012, which tipped Cliff over the edge. Here's my theory. It may sound far fetched.
Sometime in the 90s or early 2000s, Cliff tracks down Katherine Wentworth and demands the whereabouts of Pam. Katherine hands Cliff an old diary of Rebecca's and the contents are shocking. It reveals Rebecca was struggling with Digger's continuous ways and Digger disappeared for weeks on end and Jock was a shoulder to cry on. She had a one night stand with Jock. Jock was Cliff's father. Katherine laughs and taunts Cliff and in a fit of rage, he murders Katherine and covers up her murder. He finds a way to make it look like in her will, that she makes him conservitore of her entire estate. As the years go by, Cliff realizes, the real reason Pam left, because she feared Katherine would find her and decided not to return to protect Bobby and Christopher. What sends Cliff over the edge even more is that the cancer, she died from, progressed too quick, due to Neurofibomatosis. Which proves she was Digger's Daughter after all. He wasn't a Barnes, but she was. Cliff gets it into his head, that Jock knew he was his father and that he allowed himself and JR to hurt, both him and Digger and that Rebecca abandoned him and Pam, because of her guilt of being mother to Jocks son. During the 1990s or 2000s, Cliff sells Ewing Oil during a merger and his bitterness towards the Ewings reoccurs, which leaves the Ewings bewildered.
Sometime in the 90s or early 2000s, Cliff tracks down Katherine Wentworth and demands the whereabouts of Pam. Katherine hands Cliff an old diary of Rebecca's and the contents are shocking. It reveals Rebecca was struggling with Digger's continuous ways and Digger disappeared for weeks on end and Jock was a shoulder to cry on. She had a one night stand with Jock. Jock was Cliff's father. Katherine laughs and taunts Cliff and in a fit of rage, he murders Katherine and covers up her murder. He finds a way to make it look like in her will, that she makes him conservitore of her entire estate. As the years go by, Cliff realizes, the real reason Pam left, because she feared Katherine would find her and decided not to return to protect Bobby and Christopher. What sends Cliff over the edge even more is that the cancer, she died from, progressed too quick, due to Neurofibomatosis. Which proves she was Digger's Daughter after all. He wasn't a Barnes, but she was. Cliff gets it into his head, that Jock knew he was his father and that he allowed himself and JR to hurt, both him and Digger and that Rebecca abandoned him and Pam, because of her guilt of being mother to Jocks son. During the 1990s or 2000s, Cliff sells Ewing Oil during a merger and his bitterness towards the Ewings reoccurs, which leaves the Ewings bewildered.
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