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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rove" data-source="post: 196570" data-attributes="member: 100">...to the detriment of the series. The strength of Dallas was its core cast, beginning with Jim, Barbara Bel, Larry, Linda, Patrick, Victoria, Charlene, Steve and Ken. Later additions like Susan Howard and Howard Keel added weight to this ensemble. No one is disputing the brilliance of Larry's portrayal as JR Ewing - he was the breakout star. But JR was only worth watching when those other core characters played an even greater importance. At the time I was excited to see Bobby return from the dead - though he was never dead in the first place - but hindsight now informs me his return killed my obsessive passion for viewing Dallas. To accommodate Bobby/Patrick's return other characters suffered. The powerhouse actresses of Barbara Bel, Victoria and Susan over time were diminished. Miss Ellie became a shadow of herself with the occasional glimpse of how good she was. The scene of her meeting up with Cliff in the park after Pam's death/disappearance is a case in point. Pam was thrust back in the shadow of Bobby upon his return and Donna was shipped off to Washington because of some mean spirited buffoonery behind the scenes.So Bobby was back. Was it worth it?</blockquote>