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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 181 — ‘The Brothers Ewing’
The dark side In “The Brothers Ewing,” J.R., Bobby and Ray join forces to protect the family business from the increasingly dangerous Cliff Barnes. You’d think by now we’d all be used to seeing the...
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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 185 — ‘The Verdict’
Stand by your woman, man Bobby Ewing fights to save Jenna in “The Verdict,” but the real man of the hour is Patrick Duffy. After an unusually long stretch of disappointing episodes, Duffy takes his...
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Critique: ‘Dallas’ Episode 187 — ‘Terms of Estrangement’
Hello, stranger Jack Ewing is a bad boy who makes a good impression. “Terms of Estrangement” introduces the character, a long-lost cousin who comes to town offering to sell J.R. information that could...
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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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Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘Be a Family’
Gone, Bobby, gone In “Swan Song,” eighth-season finale, Bobby (Patrick Duffy) lies in a hospital bed, surrounded by Pam (Victoria Principal), Jenna (Priscilla Beaulieu Presley), J.R. (Larry Hagman),...
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The Best & Worst of Dallas: Season 8
“Dallas’s” eighth season had its share of ups and downs. Here are the highs and lows. Performances Principal player Victoria Principal does her best work during “Dallas’s” eighth season, a.k.a. The...
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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 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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George Kennedy: ‘Dallas’ Villain, Real Life Hero
Rose and the briar George Kennedy was nothing if not versatile. The actor, who died last week at 91, brought to life such diverse characters as Joe Patroni, the everyman hero of the “Airport” disaster...
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Dallas Decoder’s Summer Vacations Guide
Slippery when wet Planning to hit the road this summer? To have the happiest of holidays, let the Ewings be your guide. Lurid rendezvous Mix business with pleasure. Experts say you should unplug from...
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