Dallas Recap: The Final Two Episodes of the Season

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   Guy
   Posted August 13, 2012 at 9:29 am

   Was disappointed that Dallas recap didn’t appear last week. Decided that TVGasm didn’t care about Dallas.

   Saw recap listed on today’s page. Got excited. Read another excuse from another recapper that they were sorry recap was so late. Seems to be a trend.

   Read recap. Felt like I was reading Cliff Notes. I had seen the episodes, was a total waste of time.

   Recapper promised to be back next January. Heavy sigh. Maybe the Mayans will be right and January will never come.

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   Pollyanna
   Posted August 13, 2012 at 10:00 am

   @Guy-i really don’t know what else I can say. I realize the recap wasnt great. I wasn’t even able to watch both episodes until Saturday. I just wanted to get the recap posted, so I didnt go into a lot of commentary. If you want to make a decision on not reading next season because of one recap, that is your choice.

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   Guy
   Posted August 13, 2012 at 11:14 am

   Sorry, I guess I was hoping for more sarcasm and poking fun. I love Dallas, and was hoping for more of a comedy routine than a dry recap. Not that I could do any better, but I guess I always hope for a home run every time at bat. Didn’t mean to make anyone feel bad.

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   Pollyanna
   Posted August 13, 2012 at 11:36 am

   I totally understand. I just dont want you to think that next season will be boring. I promise a ton of sarcasm:) The past couple weeks have been hell so I just didn’t have it in me lol.

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   Guy
   Posted August 13, 2012 at 11:40 am

   Yay for sarcasm! Hope you’re doing better this week!

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   Patty
   Posted August 13, 2012 at 12:05 pm

   So glad to see the recaps! I was a little disappointed in the finale. I thought the show the week before was more exciting, but that’s probably just me. I can’t wait for January either! It promises to be a good next season. Thanks for hanging in there and recapping, I think you did a great job! (No sarcasm there! )

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   Chicken Lips
   Posted August 13, 2012 at 12:42 pm

   Maybe I’m just dim, but I NEVER saw the ending coming. I didn’t think that Cliff Barnes was so repugnant as to make his daughter marry and get impregnated by her cousin. Although, Ray and Lucy did something similar and he turned out to be her uncle, so I guess it isn’t outside the realm of possibility. Plus, I have a very foggy recollection of Cliff’s attitude that Christopher wasn’t real because he wasn’t a biological Barnes (I know JR was always big on the “He’s not a TRUE Ewing” and I think Cliff was the same, but with Barnes of course). I could be making that up, but I’m thinking it is true because I’m not as creeped out as I should be and worried about inbred twin babies with a total of 4 eyes – 1 on one, 3 on the other.

   That didn’t stop me from shrieking “OH MY GOD – AWESOME!” and then being happy that it is coming back in January and not waiting until next summer.

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   carol
   Posted August 13, 2012 at 1:30 pm

   Okay, I never watched the original Dallas but maybe it was answered earlier in this season, but who is Cliff? It was also a little scary how quickly Rebecca switched to bad-ass-call-the-dead-body-cleanerupers but a little nice to see her finally growing a spine. Did her ‘brother’ know that the person he was dealing with was actually a minion for Cliff? Or was he just a pawn as well?

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   Tonya
   Posted August 13, 2012 at 1:55 pm

   Ohhhhh… I loved the finale. I knew something was up with Rebecca but I kinda thought maybe she was Ann’s daughter??? Can’t wait for January!! Please don’t let the Mayan thing be true…

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    wcsdancer
    Posted August 13, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    @Carol, Cliff is Bobby’s first wife Pamela’s brother. There was a bitter feud between the Ewing and the Barnes’ families, especially between JR and Cliff. I believe Cliff and Sue Ellen also had an affair, but I won’t swear to that.

    @Chickenlips, I don’t think Christopher is biologically related to Not Rebecca, so they shouldn’t have any mutant babies. Not to mention no creepy incest vibe.

    Thanks for the recap, Pollyana.

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    Stephanie B
    Posted August 13, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    The best part was that the “cliff hanger” was literally, Cliff in an (airplane) hanger.

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    Chicken Lips
    Posted August 13, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    @Tonya – you are just writing the next episode for them – how awesome would it be if Ann was Rebecca’s mother and that Ann married Bobby to infiltrate the Ewings in the name of Barnes? She was awfully sympathetic to Rebecca when it found out “brother” Tommy was a con man.

    But now you’ve got me thinking…perhaps Ann is Christopher’s birth mother and she found him and married his adoptive father to be close to him? That would be an epic twist right there!

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    Patty
    Posted August 13, 2012 at 4:37 pm

    LOL Stephanie, that is HILARIOUS!

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    Tonya
    Posted August 13, 2012 at 6:39 pm

    @chicken lips ! Totally could be ! Something is up and Ann has some dark secret with a kid??? My only issue is Elana and her mouth it’s like she doesn’t open it up? It’s all teeth ! I was pleasantly surprised with the season and so excited for January! Team JR!

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    thatdariamom1332
    Posted August 14, 2012 at 7:40 am

    Hold up. I thought it was implied in the original series that Christopher belonged to Sue Ellen’s sister, Kristen? And that MAYBE Chris was JR’s? Don’t hold me to that. But I don’t know what it is about Ann, but I don’t think either Rebecca or Christopher belong to her. Perhaps TOMMY was her kid?

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    wcsdancer
    Posted August 14, 2012 at 10:21 am

    Yep, Christopher is Kristen’s son, but he isn’t JR’s. Kristen miscarried that pregnancy. Christopher’s father is Kristen’s drug dealing bf. He essentially sold him to Bobby for something like $25K. For all things Dallas: http://www.ultimatedallas.com

    I was hooked on this show back in the day (until the Oh No This Last Year Was Just a Dream season) but I’ve forgotten a lot of the details.

    ITA, I think Ann might have a secret adult child out there somewhere.

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    carol
    Posted August 14, 2012 at 10:51 am

    @wcsdancer – thanks for the link, now just waiting for the family tree, I don’t think I will understand it all till it is visually laid out. Still enjoying this second generation, I just sort of zone out when they talk about older family members.

    Let’s see if I got this. Cliff was Bobby’s brother-in-law from Bobby’s first wife. They both come from oil/land dynasties and the families have never liked each other.

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    thatdariamom1332
    Posted August 14, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    @wcsdancer–Thanks. I was waaay too young for the original, so I got my fill in reruns and I guess my mom’s show recall is sketchy.

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    Stephanie B
    Posted August 14, 2012 at 3:08 pm

    Carol,

    Bobby married Cliff’s sister Pam. Christopher’s parents are Sue Ellen’s sister (who shot Jr) & a random conman. Christopher was sold to Bobby & Pam. It came out later that Pam’s daddy wasn’t Cliff’s daddy (in fine soap tradition).

    Cliff’s daddy Digger & JR/Bobby’s daddy Jock started out as partners in wild catting for oil. Deals went bad…Digger was in love with Miss Ellie, but Jock married her. Digger turned into a drunk bum & Cliff has always blamed the Ewings for what became of Digger. Cliff’s entire life on Dallas was to make the Ewings pay for destroying (in his mind) Digger. Everyone across the board had a collective shit fit when Bobby married Pam (episode 1).

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    Chicken Lips
    Posted August 14, 2012 at 5:16 pm

    I didn’t know about the “Christopher is Kristen’s” thing. I was very young when I watched with my mom and even though I watched the reruns in college, I don’t remember ever seeing that. Live and learn.