
She called it
In “Requiem,” a sixth-season “Dallas” episode, Miss Ellie (Barbara Bel Geddes) comes to the Southfork kitchen counter and speaks to Sue Ellen (Linda Gray), who is seated at the table.
ELLIE: Good morning, Sue Ellen.
SUE ELLEN: Good morning, Miss Ellie.
ELLIE: Poor Bobby. Rebecca’s death has been so hard on him. [Pours coffee]
SUE ELLEN: I’m sure it has.
ELLIE: He looks worn out.
SUE ELLEN: Let me tell you something, Miss Ellie. I think it’s about time that your other son got a little sympathy too.
ELLIE: What did you say?
SUE ELLEN: [Holds up a newspaper] J.R. just lost the variance, thanks to Donna Krebbs.
ELLIE: Sue Ellen, how can you compare those two things?
SUE ELLEN: Well, I feel terrible about Rebecca’s death. But still. …
ELLIE: Still nothing! I’m astonished at you.
SUE ELLEN: My husband is very important to me. But this battle that he’s fighting is costing him.
ELLIE: It’s costing all of us. And you just don’t understand how much. Think ahead, Sue Ellen. Think 25 or 30 years ahead. I won’t be here then. And the fight won’t be between J.R. and Bobby. It’ll be between John Ross and Christopher. Think carefully, Sue Ellen. Your loyalty to your husband is a wonderful thing, but you’re a mother too. And where will this all end?
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