
Hell, or high water?
In “Sue Ellen’s Sister,” a second-season “Dallas” episode, Kristin (Colleen Camp) is in the Southfork swimming pool, lounging on a float, while Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) sits on the edge, dipping her toes into the water.
KRISTIN: You know, I could spend the rest of my life here, Sue Ellen, instead of a few days visiting you.
SUE ELLEN: No matter what Mama says, Kristin, money is not the most important thing in the world.
KRISTIN: That isn’t what you used to think.
SUE ELLEN: Well, I thought I could save you from repeating my mistakes.
KRISTIN: [Glancing around Southfork] This is a mistake?
SUE ELLEN: I might have made other choices – choices that would’ve made me happier.
KRISTIN: You don’t have to worry about me, Sue Ellen. I’ll be very happy. [Adjusts herself on her float] Happy and rich.
SUE ELLEN: You don’t like me very much, do you? Why? What have I ever done to you?
KRISTIN: You didn’t have to do anything. You were there. “Look how pretty your sister is, Kristin. Look how well-behaved she is. Why can’t you be well-behaved like that? No, you can’t have a new dress, Kristin. We’ll just make over one of Sue Ellen’s. It’ll be just fine.” No one paid any attention to me until after you married J.R.
SUE ELLEN: That’s not true, Kristin.
KRISTIN: Yes it is. I remember it very well, Sue Ellen, and I’m not playing second fiddle to you anymore. I’m not gonna be second best. I’m gonna get everything you’ve got and more – much more.
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