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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 180 — ‘Sins of the Fathers’
Darkest before dawn You know J.R. Ewing is having a bad week when he gets kneed in the groin and it’s the least of his problems. Such is our hero’s fate in “Sins of the Fathers.” The assault-by-patella...
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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 181 — ‘The Brothers Ewing’
The dark side In “The Brothers Ewing,” J.R., Bobby and Ray join forces to protect the family business from the increasingly dangerous Cliff Barnes. You’d think by now we’d all be used to seeing the...
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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 182 — ‘Shattered Dreams’
Key lighting It’s probably safe to say no “Dallas” episode would perform well on the Bechdel test, which some critics use to gauge sexism in movies. (To pass, a film must have at least one scene where...
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Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘Give Our Regards to Waco’
Bar girls In “Shattered Dreams,” an eighth-season “Dallas” episode, Sue Ellen and Pam (Linda Gray, Victoria Principal) are sitting in a Hong Kong restaurant when a man (Bruce Baron) approaches. MAN:...
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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 183 — ‘Dead Ends’
Inner sanctum The title “Dead Ends” refers to Pam’s fruitless search for Mark Graison, but it also describes “Dallas’s” final batch of eighth-season episodes. This show is now killing time. The writers...
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Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘I’m Very Rich, and Very Determined’
Rhymes with “rich” In “Dead Ends,” an eighth-season “Dallas” episode, Pam and Sue Ellen (Victoria Principal, Linda Gray) sit in a restaurant overlooking the Hong Kong skyline. PAM: Quite a view, isn’t...
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Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘Pam, I’m Sorry’
Sorry, not sorry In “The Ewing Connection,” an eighth-season “Dallas” episode, Bobby and Pam (Patrick Duffy, Victoria Principal) sit and drink on her living room sofa. PAM: You know, right now, I can’t...
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Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘I Never Stopped Loving You’
Close encounter In “Deliverance,” an eighth-season “Dallas” episode, Bobby and Pam (Patrick Duffy, Victoria Principal) sit on her sofa after dinner. BOBBY: The evening was perfect. PAM: Yes, it was....
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Swoon Over ‘Swan Song’ During Our Sept. 18 #DallasChat
Love story You’re invited to a special #DallasChat on Twitter to mark the 30th anniversary of “Swan Song,” the classic episode that features Bobby and Pam’s tragic reunion and his famous “deathbed”...
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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 191 — ‘Swan Song’
Exit the hero “Swan Song” is a masterpiece. This is the best “Dallas” episode ever made because it dares to set aside so many of the show’s conventions — wheeling, dealing, double-crossing — to focus...
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Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘Be a Family’
Gone, Bobby, gone In “Swan Song,” “Dallas’s” eighth-season finale, Bobby (Patrick Duffy) lies in a hospital bed, surrounded by Pam (Victoria Principal), Jenna (Priscilla Beaulieu Presley), J.R. (Larry...
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‘Swan Song’: Making a ‘Dallas’ Classic
End of the road Ask “Dallas” fans to name their favorite episode and many will say “Swan Song,” the 1985 segment in which Bobby dies heroically after saving Pam’s life. Although the death was later...
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The Best & Worst of Dallas: Season 8
“Dallas’s” eighth season had its share of ups and downs. Here are the highs and lows. Performances Principal player Victoria Principal does her best work during “Dallas’s” eighth season, a.k.a. The...
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The Dal-List: 19 Reasons to Love ‘Dallas’s’ Ninth Season
Dream on Dallas Decoder will soon begin critiquing the original show’s ninth season, which aired from 1985 to 1986. Here are 19 reasons to love it. True blue 19. Mama returns. We never needed her more....
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Critique: Dallas Episode 192 — ‘The Family Ewing’
Good grief “The Family Ewing,” the first episode of “Dallas’s” ninth season, chronicles the immediate aftermath of Bobby’s death. Miss Ellie, sad but sturdy, tries to plan the funeral while holding her...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 193 — ‘Rock Bottom’
Bottom’s up “Dallas” fans will always remember Sue Ellen drinking with the bag lady and winos at the end of “Rock Bottom.” Like J.R.’s shooting and Bobby’s “death,” this is a scene that sticks with us...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 195 — ‘Resurrection’
Looking glass “Resurrection” brings Mark Graison back from the dead and Sue Ellen Ewing back from the brink. His revival is the more surprising of the two, although hers is more satisfying. In the...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 196 — ‘Saving Grace’
Swoon song No one will ever accuse Mark Graison of being an interesting character, but you can’t deny the man knows how to make a comeback. In “Saving Grace,” Mark re-enters Pam’s life and reveals he...
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Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘Hello, Cliff’
Kitchen confidential In “Saving Grace,” a ninth-season “Dallas” episode, Cliff (Ken Kercheval) is in the kitchen cooking when Jamie (Jenilee Harrison) answers the front door and greets Pam and Mark...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 198 — ‘The Wind of Change’
Keepers of the faith Who doesn’t get chills at the end of “The Wind of Change”? Pam takes the podium at the Oil Baron’s Ball and delivers a stirring tribute to Bobby, then announces she’s decided to...
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