DALLAS – Season 2, Episode 23 “John Ewing III, Part 1”
Whoo-boy! Sue Ellen heads to the sanitarium for the first time. Lucy kicks drugs after one heartfelt talk with Bobby. Miss Ellie reads J.R. for filth. It’s a doozy of an episode, so let’s dive right in! Sue Ellen pulls into a parking lot of the clinic and pulls out a flask before her OB-GYN […]
DALLAS — Season Two, Episode 16: ” Julie’s Return”
Is Jock having an affair? Did J.R. forge his daddy’s will? Are we about to see what’s REALLY in the Red File, once and for all?!?! Let’s saddle up and down to SouthFork! We don’t waste any time building up Julie’s reappearance. She’s on the phone to Victor at the Cattleman’s Club asking him to […]
DALLAS – Season Two, Episode 15: “For Love or Money”
The cat’s out of the bag … and J.R. finds out about Cliff and Sue Ellen – and we see Kristin for the first time and it’s NOT the Kristin we’ll grow to love/hate. And we meet Sue Ellen’s golddiggin’ momma! Buckle up … the broncos are kickin’ down at the ranch! It’s breakfast and […]
DALLAS – Season 2, Episode 10: “Act of Love”
An odd title, for a Dallas episode, but what do I know? This episode turns up the heat between Sue Ellen and Cliff AND sets up the long-running subplot of who is John Ross’s daddy REALLY! As we shelter in place and sew masks out of chiffon, let’s travel back in time and sit a […]
DALLAS – Season Two, Episode 9: “Survival”
By now, everyone has finished watching Tiger King and you’re needin’ a Southern-style drama fix. Well, this may be the 70s and it may not have tiger cubs … but Bobby and J.R. are about to go down in a plane crash and will probably (gasp) have to work together to survive! Are you ready […]
DALLAS – Season Two, Episode 8: “Election”
Oohh, this episode is a bit TOO relevant. I wonder if I should have waited until November for this one! It’s time for Cliff Barnes to try his hand at politics and get knocked down by the Ewings when a secret from his past comes back to haunt him. Let’s dive back into the Coronavirus-free […]
DALLAS – Season 2, Episode 5: “Black Market Baby”
Oh, lawsy … Sue Ellen wants a baby and she’s ready to pay for one! Let’s jump in and see what’s happening on the ranch! It’s Jock and Miss Ellie’s anniversary and as he opens a present there’s no card. J.R. tries to dig at Pam for forgetting the card. Pam demurely tells him it’s […]
DALLAS – Season 1, Episode 4: “The Winds of Vengeance”
WARNING: This is one of my least favorite episodes. I read the novelized version of Season One, and the creepy humiliation of Sue Ellen still terrifies me. Even by 1970s standards this is exploitive and gross and I considered not recapping it, but Ray’s coat alone warranted some TV archaeology. J.R. and Ray are in […]
DALLAS Season 1 – Episode 1 – “Digger’s Daughter”
It can’t be overstated how much Dallas impacted my life. I was 13 years old when it came on, and I don’t think my parents let my brother and me watch the pilot. But soon, every Friday night after the Dukes of Hazzard, we were all glued to the television set. I fell in love […]