Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘I Shot Your Father, John Ross’

It was you, Bum, who shot J.R.

In “Legacies,” “Dallas’s” second-season finale, Bobby and Bum (Patrick Duffy, Kevin Page) visit J.R.’s gravesite. BOBBY: Thank you, J.R., for taking care of all of us. Even from the great beyond. A Southfork pickup truck arrives. John Ross and Christopher (Josh Henderson, Jesse Metcalfe) exit. JOHN ROSS: Don’t you think it’s about time you told […]

Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘This Drink, Governor, is For You’

Set ’em up, Sue

In “Guilt by Association,” a second-season “Dallas” episode, Governor McConaughey (Steven Weber) is seated at his office desk when Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) enters. MCCONAUGHEY: Sue Ellen, what brings you in from Dallas, huh? SUE ELLEN: Actually from the Cayman Islands, where I had a lovely breakfast with Ken Richards. MCCONAUGHEY: Good old Ken. [Throws […]

Who Killed J.R.? Dallas Solves the Mystery

He done it

We now know who killed J.R. Ewing. In “Legacies,” “Dallas’s” second-season finale, the Ewings completed the execution of the master plan that J.R. (Larry Hagman) devised before his death. All of our questions were finally answered: • Christopher (Jesse Metcalfe) learned Pam was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and went to Abu Dhabi to receive experimental treatments. […]

Who Killed J.R.? Here’s My Final Theory in the Dallas Mystery

Who Killed J.R.? Here's My Final Theory in the Dallas Mystery

Throughout the “Who Killed J.R.?” mystery, one thing has nagged at me: Is anyone “big” enough to take down the “Dallas” legend? This is why I never considered characters like Carlos del Sol or Carmen Ramos (Castulo Guerra, Marlene Forte) to be serious suspects. Even Harris Ryland (Mitch Pileggi), as important as he’s become to this […]

Dallas Burning Questions: Season 2, Week 12

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Here are the questions we’re pondering as we await tonight’s telecast of “Guilt by Association” and “Legacies,” the final episodes from “Dallas’s” second season: • Is Cliff headed for a fall? At the end of “Love and Family,” the second half of last week’s two-hour telecast, Cliff (Ken Kercheval) called in the loan on Ewing Energies and […]

Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘Well, Big Brother, As You Wish’

Raise a glass

In “Love and Family,” a second-season “Dallas” episode, Bobby (Patrick Duffy) is in the Southfork study, pouring himself a glass of bourbon when Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) enters. BOBBY: Hello. SUE ELLEN: Hi Bobby. I heard about the accident. How’s Emma? And where’s Ann? BOBBY: Well, Ann’s upstairs asleep. Emma’s in jail. Christopher and Elena […]

Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘She was a Barnes First’

He knows

In “A Call to Arms,” a second-season “Dallas” episode, Bobby (Patrick Duffy) notices John Ross (Josh Henderson) drinking alone in his bedroom and enters. BOBBY: So that’s where the bourbon went? JOHN ROSS: Sorry. BOBBY: It’s all right. As long as you share. [Pours himself a glass, sits] So, how’d it go with Pamela? JOHN […]

Who Killed J.R.? 6 New Questions as Dallas’s Big Mystery Deepens

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This week’s “Dallas” double feature, “A Call to Arms” and “Love and Family,” yielded some new clues in the “Who Killed J.R.?” mystery, along with six new questions: 1. Is Pam really alive? The Ewings’ contact in the Justice Department found a list of deposits being made to a Swiss bank account by Barnes Global. These payments mirrored […]

Dallas Burning Questions: Season 2, Week 11

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Here are the questions we’re pondering as we await tonight’s telecast of “A Call to Arms” and “Love and Family,” the latest episodes from “Dallas’s” second season: • Will Ewing Energies collapse? In “Let Me In,” last week’s episode, the Ewings were shocked to learn the state was: a) blaming Christopher’s technology for the Ewing Energies rig explosion, […]

Dallas Drinks: The Harris

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To honor Mitch Pileggi’s performance on TNT’s “Dallas,” Dallas Decoder and Cook In/Dine Out offer a Harris Ryland-inspired “Dallas Drinks” cocktail.

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