Rodeo

Dallas 

Season 2 Episode 8

Air Date:  November 9, 1979 

Recap:  Ray is getting the mail, he finds one for him from Donna. 

   There is a lot of activity going on, everyone is getting ready for the annual rodeo the Ewing’s hold.  JR tells Sue Ellen that he’s been patient with her, but he can’t wait any longer.  She tells him that it’s hard for her to accept him as a loving husband, she just wants him to leave her alone. 

   Lucy goes over to Ray, he tells her he’s too busy to talk to her right now. 

   Bobby has to go into town to check on a discrepancy with the feed, and Pam is on her way to go see Digger, Sue Ellen asks If she can go along with Bobby since all the noise is giving her a headache.

   Ray goes home and takes out Donna's crumpled letter still unopened and puts it in a drawer with a bunch of other letters.  He takes the newspaper article from his mirror, it says that Donna got back together with her husband. 

   Bobby and Sue Ellen arrange to meet up at noon.

   Alan tells JR about the progress of getting Cliff to run and out of the O.L.M.  JR wants him to get close to Cliff, and tells him that he’s got a plan to make it believable.

   Pam tells Digger he better not cause any trouble if he shows up at the Rodeo.  He tells her that he just wants to see his grandson.

   Sue Ellen goes into a restaurant, and drops some of her packages.  A cowboy helps her with and takes them to a table.  He tells her that he will be at the rodeo.  Bobby comes in and Sue Ellen introduces them.

   At the rodeo Jock and Miss Ellie are greeting everyone and telling them about the upcoming events.  JR is schmoozing with guests.  Kristin comes over to JR and tells her how annoying Sue Ellen is.  He asks her what she is doing.  Kristin tells him that she is acting so superior sounds like something a sister would say.  JR tells her not to forget  that his first loyalty is to his wife and child.

   The Rodeo begins and Sue Ellen finds the cowboy she met, his name is Dusty.  Bobby tells Pam that its just like her brother to tells his father about the baby.  Lucy goes over to Ray and asks him when he’s going to ride.  She asks him why he’s been so depressed lately.  He tells her it’s nothing, then tells her about Donna, and that she went back to her husband.  She asks if Donna wrote explaining.  He tells her about the letters, but that he couldn’t read them yet.  It’s Dusty’s turn and he gets a good score.  When it’s Bobby’s turn Pam doesn’t want to watch, she tells Miss Ellie that it makes her nervous.

   Jock and JR are watching the rodeo when Jock asks JR if he’s thinks Miss Ellie is alright, he says that she doesn’t seem to be herself.  JR says that she’s fine, he’s not really paying any attention to his father.

   Digger arrives at the rodeo and Miss Ellie comes over and tells her that he is welcome just as long as he stays sober.  He tells her that he has stopped drinking.  They go for a walk to talk.

   JR asks Kristin if she knows what to do, she asks him if she’s ever disappointed him, and ever the gentlemen, he tells her that she hasn’t yet.

   Sue Ellen found Dusty again and tells him that he’s very good, they go to get something to eat, while they eat he tells her about himself.  He tells her that he gets restless and has to move around a lot.  He tells her that he feels really comfortable with her.  All the while JR is watching them.

   Bobby asks Pam if she’s seen Digger yet, she tells him she hasn’t then they watch Dusty rope the cattle.

   Lucy goes into Ray’s house and finds the newspaper article on the floor, she goes to the drawer and takes out one of the letters and reads it.  Ray comes in and asks her what she is doing.  She tells him that she just wanted to help, he tells her to butt out, but she tells him that he needs to know why Donna went back to Sam Culver.  She tells him that Sam is dying and Donna still loves Ray.  Ray looks at the letter, then calls Donna.

   Alan and Kristin are about to start JR's plan, they are going to make a scene to make everyone believe that JR and Alan have parted ways.  JR is pleased to see that Digger will be a witness to what happened. 

   Digger tells Miss Ellie that he’s cleaned up, she tells him that she wishes that the feud between the families would stop.  She asks him why he came to the rodeo.  Digger tells her that he wanted to see her grandson.

   Kristin and Alan begin their act, she smacks him, JR comes over to see what happened, and she tells him that Alan insulted her.  JR tells Alan that he needs to leave.  Alan tells JR that he’s had enough of the Ewing’s.  Lucy overhearing this follows him and introduces herself.  She is pleased that someone else hates  JR as much as she does.

   JR comes over to where Dusty and Sue Ellen are sitting, she introduced Dusty to JR, and after he leaves Sue Ellen tells him that he can’t frighten Dusty off, since he couldn’t deprive him of anything he wants.  JR tells her that if she means herself then she shouldn’t be so sure.  Kristin comes over and tells Sue Ellen she’s making a spectacle of herself.  Sue Ellen tells her that she’s done a fine job herself.

   Pam and Bobby see Digger with Miss Ellie, who tells him that she’s going to find Jock so they can all go see the baby together.  Pam is upset with her father, and asks him not to say anything about the baby.

   Sue Ellen asks Dusty what he’s going to do with the prize he won for the rodeo.  He tells her who his family is, he’s the son of a successful ranching family.  Once she hears this she tells him that they better stop talking because people are noticing.  He tells her that he needs to be taken accounted of, and wants her to admit that he is a man that she likes.

   Jock comes over and grudgingly agrees to take Digger up to see Baby John. 

   Ray finds Lucy and tells her that he called Donna, and tanks her for helping.

   In the nursery Digger asks to hold the baby.  Pam and Bobby are watching him nervously.  Miss Ellie and Jock are talking about how much the baby looks like JR when he was a baby, but Digger keeps quiet.    When he leaves Pam follows him, he goes right to the bar and orders a drink, she tries to stop him, but he tells her he just needs one drink then leaves the rodeo.

   Dusty tells Sue Ellen that he can see how unhappy she is, she tells him that she needs more time.  JR comes over and tells her that he needs to talk to her.  JR takes her arm and leads her into the house and to their room.  He tries to kiss her and throws her to the bed.  He tells her to smile like she smiled for that cowboy.  She tells him that she disgusts her.  She tells him to go to her sister.  He gets up and agrees that he has been wasting his time. 

   Over the speakers we hear that Dusty has won the rodeo.

Final Thoughts: The story was interesting, I can see another affair coming for Sue Ellen, I thought that the scene between Kristin and Alan was good, I can't wait to see how Cliff reacts to it.  I'm sure Lucy is going to go after Alan now that she thinks he hate JR.
Best Outfit:  This is quite a shirt. 

Fight Count:  1 (fake Alan vs Kristin)