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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 162 — ‘Killer a Large’
Reflected glory “Dallas’s” seventh season winds down with half the cast once again gunning for J.R. In the final scene, an unseen assailant enters the darkened Ewing Oil offices and fires three shots...
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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 164 — ‘If at First You Don’t Succeed’
Take another shot The final scene in “If at First You Don’t Succeed” is another example of how music helps tell the stories on “Dallas.” As Bobby sleeps in his hospital bed, Katherine enters the room,...
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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 165 — ‘Jamie’
Distant cousin Jamie Ewing arrives and Katherine Wentworth departs in “Jamie.” Is this a fair trade? I’ll reserve judgment on Jamie’s end of the exchange until I’ve revisited more episodes that feature...
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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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‘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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#WhoShotJR: A Twitter Tribute to ‘Dallas’s’ Biggest Moment
He done it Ever wonder what “Dallas” would have been like if the Ewings had the power of social media at their disposal? No? Well, I do. To honor the “Who Shot J.R.?” cliffhanger resolution — which a...
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J.R. and Sue Ellen: How Tweet It Is!
Tweet talk Thirty-five years ago tonight, “Dallas” delivered one of its greatest moments: the conversation where J.R. and Sue Ellen reminisce about their courtship. The scene, which occurred at the end...
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Remembering Larry Hagman, the Life of the ‘Party’
Party people I’ve always believed famous people are as entitled to their privacy as anyone else, which is why I hesitated to read “The Eternal Party,” the new biography of Larry Hagman written by his...
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Play It Again, Darlin’: A Lego Salute to ‘Who Shot J.R.?’
Big bang Today marks the 40th anniversary of “Dallas’s” famous “Who Shot J.R.?” cliffhanger, and Dallas Decoder is honoring the occasion with an all-new Lego tribute. My husband, Andrew, has created a...
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Who Hung J.R.? We Did!
Square one Today marks the 40th anniversary of “Dallas’s” famous “Who Shot J.R.?” revelation, and I’m marking the occasion with a special tribute to Larry Hagman. This Lego portrait of the late, great...
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