J. R. (Larry Hagman) gets reamed out by General Cochran (Paul Mantee) for trying to interfere with the military's contract with Harwood Oil. Holly (Lois Chiles) had told the general about J. R.'s involvement
when he (the general) talked with Holly about why she was trying to get out of the contract. J. R. Gets Holly to his office late at night to berate her for revealing his connection to Harwood Oil. He rapes Holly there in his office. The next morning, he acts all lovey-dovey with Sue Ellen and gets her to ask Clayton to let them have some refinery space. At lunch with Sue Ellen, Clayton gets very angry when realizing J. R. had manipulated Sue Ellen into asking him. Clayton leaves her to eat alone and barges into his office and tells J. R. to *never* use Sue Ellen or anyone else to manipulate him. He tells J. R. he will never do anything for him, and he will break him in two if he does try. I *love, love, love* Clayton. He let J. R. know in no uncertain terms that he is not buying what J. R. is selling. He will be a great match for Miss Ellie if he keeps his backbone and stands against all of J. R.'s shenanigans!
2 Reviews
rehashing of the same plotlines
RavenGlamDVDCollector14 June 2021
It's absolutely marvelous to see Victoria Principal's Pamela Ewing being steered to much better advantage than in previous seasons. I'm the guy who complained and complained ever since the old neurofibromatosis development.
The plotlines cannot come up with something inventive. Long ago, Cliff Barnes was set up to leave the OLM for a political career. Then, last season, he was set up to buy into a non-producing oilfield, yet he rushed into it without thinking "more of the same" while really not being dumb. Now he wants to do the same kind of thing to J. R., setting him up with a political campaign to get him out of Texas. All of these clearly come from the same mind.
And Pamela seeing Mark with an air of "I'm a married woman who don't do this sort of thing"? Remember Alex, Pam? Just the other day, really...
What struck me in this episode is what Mark said. Pamela hasn't laughed in a long time. I don't think a character like the early seasons Bobby Ewing would have neglected Pamela the way he does. It's all, Well, the script says It's gotta happen, this carries the story, never mind what the character is supposed to be like...
All of these things are connected. The characters aren't true to their proper early seasons selves.
That said, it is still a majestic show that holds it own to a guy watching ORIGINALS, GAME OF THRONES, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, COVERT AFFAIRS, you know, new this-century shows. And that says something 'cause is plain ol' no-gimmicks acting. The characters have powerful impact. Nothing of its time compares.
The plotlines cannot come up with something inventive. Long ago, Cliff Barnes was set up to leave the OLM for a political career. Then, last season, he was set up to buy into a non-producing oilfield, yet he rushed into it without thinking "more of the same" while really not being dumb. Now he wants to do the same kind of thing to J. R., setting him up with a political campaign to get him out of Texas. All of these clearly come from the same mind.
And Pamela seeing Mark with an air of "I'm a married woman who don't do this sort of thing"? Remember Alex, Pam? Just the other day, really...
What struck me in this episode is what Mark said. Pamela hasn't laughed in a long time. I don't think a character like the early seasons Bobby Ewing would have neglected Pamela the way he does. It's all, Well, the script says It's gotta happen, this carries the story, never mind what the character is supposed to be like...
All of these things are connected. The characters aren't true to their proper early seasons selves.
That said, it is still a majestic show that holds it own to a guy watching ORIGINALS, GAME OF THRONES, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, COVERT AFFAIRS, you know, new this-century shows. And that says something 'cause is plain ol' no-gimmicks acting. The characters have powerful impact. Nothing of its time compares.
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