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EPISODE 17: THE WAY WE WERE
Silly title aside, our fave secretary Louella Lee Caraway delivers a script that does the show’s women justice, in obvious and subtle ways. The directing by Patrick Duffy, on the other hand, can be a little off at points when his pacing seems to be slow and he lets moments go on a bit too long. On the other hand, we have moments like Bruce Harvey amusing himself with his fingers while waiting for Sue Ellen that are quite precious.
It’s the morning after, and the Ewing household reacts to how bizarre it is to have all these people there. While Cally is upstairs, showing J.R. just how much she loves him, Cliff makes a crack about it being 8.30 and J.R. not having come downstairs yet: "Who said this wouldn’t last?!" Even Miss Ellie seems to be amused.
The episode mainly focuses on three stories: The falling out between J.R. and Bobby, Tommy’s secret purpose in Dallas, and Sue Ellen's sort of sudden near-obsession with getting in Don’s pants. And some stuff with April making up with Bobby then continuing her whorish ways with J.R.
Bobby confronts J.R. over selling that land of Cliff’s or something. Narratively, this is hardly new ground: J.R.’s done something dastardly and Bobby's pissed. Interestingly, however, J.R. later on seems to set Bobby up to seem like the bad guy: He brings up a supposed agreement. Seeing it for a trick, Bobby tells him to shove it, but doesn’t correctly guess what kind of trick it is. Should be interesting to see where J.R. takes it from here.
Tommy really is hot. Damn. Turns out his plan is to smuggle cocaine and become the next big Drug Lord. Carter and Tracey become incredibly stupid as a result: Carter funds Tommy’s ‘business’ and Tracey puts it in her name. To top it all off, Tommy tells J.R. he’ll never forgive his father because Carter is responsible for his mother’s death. Welp, the show is now not only ripping off movie titles, it’s ripping off its own storylines.
The Don/Sue Ellen thing is… interesting. She makes attempt after attempt to get to know him and seduce him, which feels really fast, but quite fascinating. Don won’t open up but when Sue Ellen brings up Holly Harwood, he can’t resist bedding her. The freezeframe on the set is a nice touch.
Meanwhile, despite very limited airtime, Lucy stands out during a nicely written Southfork dinner scene. "As a matter of fact, I’m about to make everything right," J.R. claims. "That’ll be the day" comes Lucy's response. "If there weren’t any ladies at the table, I’d tell you what you can do with your agreement," Bobby threatens. "Well, don’t let us stop you!" the Ewing heiress quips. J.R., of course, won’t quit: "I try to make things right, and he gets sarcastic." This proves too much for Lucy: "Excuse me while I go and throw up." Bless our fave secretary for making Lucy fun!
@Barbara Fan @Ray&Donna @Balena @Richard Channing
Silly title aside, our fave secretary Louella Lee Caraway delivers a script that does the show’s women justice, in obvious and subtle ways. The directing by Patrick Duffy, on the other hand, can be a little off at points when his pacing seems to be slow and he lets moments go on a bit too long. On the other hand, we have moments like Bruce Harvey amusing himself with his fingers while waiting for Sue Ellen that are quite precious.
It’s the morning after, and the Ewing household reacts to how bizarre it is to have all these people there. While Cally is upstairs, showing J.R. just how much she loves him, Cliff makes a crack about it being 8.30 and J.R. not having come downstairs yet: "Who said this wouldn’t last?!" Even Miss Ellie seems to be amused.
The episode mainly focuses on three stories: The falling out between J.R. and Bobby, Tommy’s secret purpose in Dallas, and Sue Ellen's sort of sudden near-obsession with getting in Don’s pants. And some stuff with April making up with Bobby then continuing her whorish ways with J.R.
Bobby confronts J.R. over selling that land of Cliff’s or something. Narratively, this is hardly new ground: J.R.’s done something dastardly and Bobby's pissed. Interestingly, however, J.R. later on seems to set Bobby up to seem like the bad guy: He brings up a supposed agreement. Seeing it for a trick, Bobby tells him to shove it, but doesn’t correctly guess what kind of trick it is. Should be interesting to see where J.R. takes it from here.
Tommy really is hot. Damn. Turns out his plan is to smuggle cocaine and become the next big Drug Lord. Carter and Tracey become incredibly stupid as a result: Carter funds Tommy’s ‘business’ and Tracey puts it in her name. To top it all off, Tommy tells J.R. he’ll never forgive his father because Carter is responsible for his mother’s death. Welp, the show is now not only ripping off movie titles, it’s ripping off its own storylines.
The Don/Sue Ellen thing is… interesting. She makes attempt after attempt to get to know him and seduce him, which feels really fast, but quite fascinating. Don won’t open up but when Sue Ellen brings up Holly Harwood, he can’t resist bedding her. The freezeframe on the set is a nice touch.
Meanwhile, despite very limited airtime, Lucy stands out during a nicely written Southfork dinner scene. "As a matter of fact, I’m about to make everything right," J.R. claims. "That’ll be the day" comes Lucy's response. "If there weren’t any ladies at the table, I’d tell you what you can do with your agreement," Bobby threatens. "Well, don’t let us stop you!" the Ewing heiress quips. J.R., of course, won’t quit: "I try to make things right, and he gets sarcastic." This proves too much for Lucy: "Excuse me while I go and throw up." Bless our fave secretary for making Lucy fun!
@Barbara Fan @Ray&Donna @Balena @Richard Channing
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