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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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Critique: Dallas Episode 192 — ‘The Family Ewing’
Good grief “The Family Ewing,” the first episode of “Dallas’s” ninth season, chronicles the immediate aftermath of Bobby’s death. Miss Ellie, sad but sturdy, tries to plan the funeral while holding her...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 193 — ‘Rock Bottom’
Bottom’s up “Dallas” fans will always remember Sue Ellen drinking with the bag lady and winos at the end of “Rock Bottom.” Like J.R.’s shooting and Bobby’s “death,” this is a scene that sticks with us...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 194 — ‘Those Eyes’
Get a grip In “Those Eyes,” the Ewings finally take off their blinders where Sue Ellen’s drinking is concerned. She lands in a detox ward at the beginning of the episode, and one by one, Miss Ellie,...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 195 — ‘Resurrection’
Looking glass “Resurrection” brings Mark Graison back from the dead and Sue Ellen Ewing back from the brink. His revival is the more surprising of the two, although hers is more satisfying. In the...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 196 — ‘Saving Grace’
Swoon song No one will ever accuse Mark Graison of being an interesting character, but you can’t deny the man knows how to make a comeback. In “Saving Grace,” Mark re-enters Pam’s life and reveals he...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 197 — ‘Mothers’
Lives of mothers “Mothers” brings back Patricia Shepard, who visits Southfork and is stunned to discover her daughter Sue Ellen is being treated for alcoholism. Patricia’s arrival allows “Dallas” to...
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Critique: Dallas Episode 198 — ‘The Wind of Change’
Keepers of the faith Who doesn’t get chills at the end of “The Wind of Change”? Pam takes the podium at the Oil Baron’s Ball and delivers a stirring tribute to Bobby, then announces she’s decided to...
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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 199 — ‘Quandary’
Courageous convictions In “Quandary,” expectant parents Ray and Donna Krebbs deal with the news their child will be born with Down syndrome. Donna wants to have the baby, believing it would be wrong to...
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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 200 — ‘Close Encounters’
Man of the hour “Close Encounters,” the 200th hour of “Dallas,” is the kind of episode only this show could produce. Most of the action takes place at a Southfork charity rodeo, where the characters...
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