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Falcon Crest

Season 1 Episode 18

Air Date:  April 16, 1982

Recap:  Douglas’ funeral (not sure what it really is) is surprisingly small, in fact it’s just the family, no one else.  Chase comments to Maggie that Emma isn’t there, she tells him to leave it alone for tonight.  He tells Angela how sorry they are for her loss, she is cold with them.

   Angela’s lawyer tells her that the inquest will continue the next day, it’s been on hold for a week, and they can’t postpone it any longer.  She asks about Douglas’ will and when she will get control of the newspaper, she plans to get Chase thrown off the board.

   On the stand Angela tells the court how much she loved Jason, and tells them her story of what happened to Jason that night. 

   Back at Falcon Crest Melissa wants to know what they are keeping from her, Lance tells her that if Jason’s death is ruled anything other than an accident then they would lose everything to Chase.

The sheriff takes the stand, he is asked why he didn’t have an autopsy performed.  The medical examiner is questioned, he says that Jason died from the explosion of the truck, the DA gets the doctor to admit that he isnt’ really a doctor, he asks why no autopsy was performed.  He tells the court that Angela didn’t want one performed and Angela always gets what she wants.

   Lance and Melissa go up to check up on Emma, she has them pretend to toast to the new baby.  Emma asks Lance if he’s going to push Melissa down the stairs too.  When they go down stairs Melissa asks him what that meant.

   The DA questions Gus who tells them that he picked Jason up from the bar and that he took him back to his place for coffee, he was going to drive him home, but Jason said that he would walk since he had to get something from the winery.  Gus says that he doesn’t understand how Jason could have been driving so soon after he left him.  The DA wants Emma to be brought to court.  Angela tells her lawyer that he needs to do something.  He tells the court that Emma is unstable and he brings Dr. Banning to testify to that, but when the DA questions him he tells the court that he only spoke with her once and that as far as he knows Emma has never been institutionalized, and there is no record of Emma getting any help.  The judge agrees that Emma should be brought in to testify.

   Angela’s lawyer goes to Chase’s house and tells him that Angela would be willing to give him a loan so he could start his own winery, only if he drops this inquest.  Chase tells him that he just doesn’t get it, he doesn’t want anything but to know what happened to his father.

   Angela tells Lance that he needs to be sure that Emma takes some pills and that she isn’t to leave the house.  The lawyer comes and gives Angela a letter stating that Richard Channing has inherited the newspaper.  She asks about her daughters, he tells her that they own a share.  She asks who Richard Channing’s mother is.  He tells her that they are working on it.

   Emma is called to the stand, but Angela’s lawyer brings up a statement from her doctor saying that she’s too ill to come to court.

   Lance brings Emma her pill, she takes it, but once he’s gone she takes it out of her mouth and puts in the drawer with the rest of them.  She gets dressed and sneaks out her bedroom window.

   Chase is called to the stand, Angela is looking very smug.

   Lance goes back to check up on Emma and finds her gone.  Melissa takes the phone call Lance has been waiting for from his private investigator friend in New York, she takes the message for him.

   Chase describes what lead him to believe that his father’s death is no accident.  When Angela’s lawyer questions him he tries to make Chase admit that he is only doing this because he wants to control Falcon Crest.  He asks Chase why he came back to the valley.  The lawyer brings up Cole’s arrest and that Vicky is promiscuous. 

   Lance and Chao-Li  check the cottage then go to Chase’s house to find Emma.

   Chase says he isn’t bitter that he wasn’t left more in the will, he only wants the truth, he wants Emma to testify.

   Emma comes over to Cole and asks him to take her to the inquest.  Lance arrives and tries to get her to come home with him, but she won’t go, Cole says that he’ll take her home, Lance tells him to stay out of it.  Emma tells them that she wants to go to the inquest, so Cole drives off with Emma, Lance and Chao-Li  go to follow, but they need to fix a flat tire first (talk about bad luck). 

   Emma bursts into the court room, Angela goes to her,  but the judge orders her to sit back down or she will be removed.  The judge asks who she is, she introduces herself, and says that she wants to tell what happened that night.  Angela’s lawyer tries to get a recess, but the judge refuses.  Emma is sworn in and after the lawyer tries to stop her by saying she is under a lot of strain the judge asks how she feels.  She tells the judge that is fine.  She asks if she can read from her journal since she can get confused, he agrees, and    Emma begins to tell the court what happened that night Jason died.

   While the jury is out, Melissa comes and give Lance the message, his friend said that only two things scare him, a violent death and Richard Channing.  She says that she can’t wait to meet him.

   The jury return their verdict and Jason’s death is ruled as at the hands of another.  Chase asks the DA if he is going to prosecute Emma, he says no, Chase asks about Angela, the DA says that there would be no point.

   Emma goes over to Chase and tells him that she is sorry.  He tells her that he forgives her.  When Angela  calls to Emma to come with her, Emma tells her mother that she will came with Cole so she will leave with him too.  Chase tells Angela that he only wants what is his.  A 50/50 share of Falcon Crest, she tells him that she will fight him all the way, but agrees.  After he leaves she tells her lawyer that Chase thinks that he won. 

Final thoughts: I’m glad that story line is over, and I love how they set up Richard Channing, it’s a lot better set up then Alexis’ intro in Dynasty.

Best Outfit:  I think Angela had the worst outfits of the season, but Vicky was a close second.

In His Father's House

Falcon Crest

Season 1 Episode 1

 Air Date:  December 4, 1981 (1981-12-04)

RErrRecap:  Emma meets a man outside and they are caught by her uncle Jason, who tells the drifter to get out and leave his niece alone, Emma tells him that they are going to get married. Jason and the drifter struggle and Jason falls to his death. Emma gets her mother, who with the help from her majordomo they make it look like Jason was killed in a car accident. Angela, Emma's mother, tells her other daughter, Julia that she has to call Jason's son Chase and tell him what happened to is father.

   Chase is a pilot, and they are heading in for a landing. At his house, Maggie is trying to write an article, their son Cole is home, and daughter Vicky comes home late, Cole knows she's been somewhere else then what she tells her mother. Maggie answers the phone, and when Chase gets home she tells him about his father.

   They got to California for the funeral, leaving the two teenagers home alone. Vicky is seeing an older man, he was a teacher's of Cole's. He is trying to break things off with Vicky, when Cole come in and confronts the two of them, there is a fight, and Cole is arrested.

   At the reception after the funeral, Chase and Maggie talk to Lance and his mother Julia. Lance tells Maggie that Jason was killed drunk driving. Angela gives Chase her great-grandfather's watch, and introduces them to her attorney. Angela wants to buy the land that Jason left to Chase in his will. Chase wants his lawyers to look over the wills before he decides anything.

   That night Chase tells Maggie about how he tried to keep in contact with his father over the years. He tells her that he doesn’t want to be like his father, and not be a part of his children's lives. He says that they hardly get to see each other anymore, they are about to make love, but are interrupted by a scream out in the hall. Angela tells Chase it's only one of Emma's nightmares.

   Chase tells Maggie about his childhood as they walk the vineyard, he takes her to his father's house, the house that his great-grandfather built. They go inside and they find that Jason kept all the pictures and letters Chase ever sent to him. Maggie reminds him that they have a plane to catch. They got outside and find Gus and his son packing up their truck, Gus worked with his father, and he tells him that Angela fired him. Chase tells him to unpack that he'll talk to Angela about keeping him at the vineyard.

   Vicky comes to see Cole at the police station and he tells her to call their parents.

   Lance and Angela are walking through the wine cellar, he wants to become a buyer, she tells him that he's got a lot to learn, he tells her that he's concerned about what happened to Jason.

   Angela greets Chase and Maggie, he asks her why Gus was fired, she tells him that Gus doesn't work well with the way she runs things. Lance tells Chase that he's got a call from the police. Angela asks Maggie if Chase is serious about keeping his father's vineyard. Chase tells Maggie about being arrested but that the charges were dropped, he tells Angela that he'll pay Gus' salary till he figures things out.

   Back in New York Chase is yelling at Cole for being arrested, Cole won't tell him the real reason he got into the fight. Maggie is talking to Vicky, she knows that she's been seeing the older man. She tells Chase about Vicky, he tells her that he wants them to be a family and wants to move the family to the vineyard. She agrees.

   Gus greets the family when they get to the house. The kids aren't thrilled about moving, and their parents tell them that they'll grow to like it.

   Lance tells Angela that they family has arrived, and he asks what they are going to do about it. She says let's invite them to dinner.

   Lance and Angela greet the family and welcome them to their new home.

Final Thoughts:  I like how they introduced the cast, and started with a secret that I'm sure will play out through out the first season, I love Susan Sullivan on Castle so it's pretty cool to see her in this.  I've got an issue with their daughter's frizzy hair, it's like Gene Wilder from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Best Outfit:  I didn't like anything that Vicky wore in this episode, but I thought that this jacket/shirt was the worst because of the back mostly, which from this shot you can't see, but I couldn't get a better shot, so I went with this one,

Fight Count: 3 (Jason vs drifter) (Cole vs teacher) (Chase vs Cole)

Home Again

Dallas

Season 1 Episode 19

Air Date:  January 7, 1979   

Recap:  Sue Ellen and Miss Ellie are looking at the room Sue Ellen wants to make into the nursery. 

   A man named Garrison gets a painting delivered, he doesn’t like the way it turned out, the lady with him tells him that the artist only had a photo to go from.  He wants it delivered to Ellie Ewing, but the lady tells him that he needs to deliver it.

   Bobby is the only one at home, and while he’s on the phone, someone knocks on the door, it’s the man from the hotel, he asks for Ellie Ewing, Bobby tells him that she’s in Dallas, he asks if he’s her son, and he gets mad because Bobby looks like Jock.   He goes but the lady who’s with him, her name is Kathy tells Bobby that he’ll come back later.

   Ray comes over to the house and tells Jock that one of the ranch hands saw something going on at section 40, Jock decides that they need to go check things out.

   In Dallas Miss Ellie and Sue Ellen leave a store and talk about what color Sue Ellen wants for the nursery, she leaves Miss Ellie, who is going to wait for Pam, to make a phone call.  She calls Cliff and asks him what his favorite color is, He tells her she shouldn’t be calling him like this.

   Jock asks the ranch hand about what he saw, he tells Jock that thinks he saw a tanker, so Jock and Ray go over to section 40 to check things out.  They don’t find anything, until they are heading back, and Ray finds a puddle of crude oil, they check the well and Jock sees that it’s been tampered with.

   Jock confronts JR who tells him that it was probably vandals. 

   Bobby tells Miss Ellie about the visitor and gives her the gift the man left.  She opens it and finds it’s a painting of the old Southfork ranch house.  Just then the man returns, Miss Ellie is shocked to see it’s her brother that she thought was dead.  He tells her he wanted her to think he was dead.  The family gets reacquainted, and Garrison tells Miss Ellie that he’ll come back the next day.

   Sue Ellen and JR talk about Garrison’s return and what it might mean for the baby.

   Jock doesn’t want to stay when Garrison is there, since he’s a friend of Diggers, so he goes into town. 

   JR calls Willie Joe and Jeb, and tells them that their crew made a mess at section 40.

   Ray goes to a bar and asks a friend of his to look into who was drilling oil at Southfork, he tells him not to tell anyone who is asking.

   Garrison and Ellie talk about the ranch and their father.  Ellie tells him that Sourhfork is his home.

   Later she gathers the family and tells them that she wants to give Southfork back to Garrison because their father left it to him in his will.  None of the men are happy about this, Jock tells her that he saved the ranch, and he doesn’t want to hear anymore talk about giving away their home.

   Bobby and JR talk alone and he thinks that they should talk to Garrison and find out what his plans are, but JR says that he’s only there for the money. 

   Bobby tells Pam that he’s worried about his parents, they haven’t had a fight like this in a very long time.

   JR gets his detective to investigate Garrison. (JR would have him on speed dial if he had speed dial)

   Garrison and Kathy come for lunch, and JR takes her on a tour of the ranch, he asks her why Garrison came back, and then asks why she’s with him, she’s just in it for the old man’s money right?  She leaves.  When JR gets back he tells Garrison what he thinks is going on, and when JR tells him that he’ll fight him for the ranch, Garrison tells him that he’s not going to let him get away with it, and that he’ll fight back.  Miss Ellie yells at JR for what he did, and goes into the house.

   Pam and Bobby go to Garrison’s hotel to talk, he’s asleep Kathy tells them.  She tells them that she’s not his lover, but his nurse, and that he’s dying.   Later at the ranch Pam and Bobby talk about what they should do about what they learned.

   JR gets his report, and thinks he was right, Garrison withdrew all his money.

   Bobby goes to Miss Ellie and they talk, he tells her that Kathy is Garrison’s nurse.

   Miss Ellie goes to visit Garrison, Kathy leaves them, and Garrison tells her that he’s dying.

   Ray meets up with his friend at the bar, he tells Ray that he’s got someone who might know something.  That same guy goes to JR first, knowing that he’ll get money from JR for his information. 

   At the ranch Miss Ellie brings the family together and tells them that Garrison will be moving into Southfork, and that he’s dying.  Jock apologizes, and Miss Ellie tells him that she’s not angry anymore, and she only wants things to be as normal for Garrison as they can be.

   She and Garrison go for a walk, he tells her that the ranch is like it was before the depression, he’s happy to be home again.

Final Thoughts:   This was a good episode, it gave us more of a backstory to Jock and Ellie, and it was from a different perspective, then either of them or Digger. 

Best Outfit:  This isn't terrible, but maybe if your going into town to see someone as important as JR Ewing, you might want to put on some clean clothes.

Fight Count:  2 (Garrison vs Jock and JR) (Miss Ellie vs JR)

Bypass

Dallas

Season 1 Episode 9

Air Date: October 14, 1978 (1978-10-14)

Recap:  Ray and Jock are wrangling the cattle at the ranch, while Miss Ellie, Sue Ellen and Pam are at the meeting with the ladies committee.  Pam calls Bobby who's at the office.  She isn't enjoying the luncheon, and Bobby tells her she'll get used to them like you get used to avacados, which is a bit strange. 

Bobby asks JR about some property the family owns, Bobby tells him he's got some idea, but JR isn't interested, they are having a meeting with two guys, but JR wants Bobby to go see Luke, Bobby wants to be apart of the meeting but JR tells him that he's running Ewing Oil and Bobby needs to do what he says. 

So JR takes Jeb and Willie Joe out for drinks and who knows what else. 

When Bobby gets to Lukes office, he finds that he's in a meeting. 

The next day Sue Ellen is banging around the bedroom and wakes JR, she's made because he came home at 4 am.  She's getting ready for the women's meeting, she asks Miss Ellie if Pam is going to join them, she tells her that Pam has plans for the day.  Sue Ellen says that Pam just doesn't fit in.  Pam tells Bobby that she's going to have lunch with Liz, a friend who she used to work with at the department store.  Bobby wants to know why she is seeing so much of Liz. 

Ray tells Jock and Bobby that he thinks Jock is working to hard.  Bobby tells Jock about the property and how he wants to start a consturction business.  Jock gets upset that Bobby wants to quit Ewing Oil, and tells him that he needs to stand up to JR.  Bobby tells him that he's got a meeting in Houston. 

JR is trying to do something for his hangover when Jock comes over to him, he asks why Bobby is being excluded from the business JR gives him some line about how he still is learning the business.  Jock tells JR that he wants Bobby more involved, while JR is making up some other excuse, Jock grabs his chest, JR rushes to his side and calls for an ambulance. 

At the women's meeting Miss Ellie gets a phone call from a frantic Lucy who doesn't know who was in the ambulance. 

Pam gets the phone call about Jock during her lunch with Liz.  The family meet up with JR at the hospital, JR says that it's Bobby's fault their father had a heart attack, though Pam says that he was the one arguing with Jock when it happened.  The families doctor wants to move Jock to a different hospital where he can do further test. 

Willlie Joe adn Jeb are waiting outside the hospital for JR, before they can go to him Bobby and JR fight about their father. 

When Bobby leaves they come up to JR, they want to see the "Red File," he tells them that he doesn't want to talk about business now with his father in the hospital, but they are firm.  Bobby goes into Jock's room, but he's sleeping, he tells him he's sorry and kisses his forehead. 

The next day Bobby is helping Ray on the ranch.  Pam tells Miss Ellie that Bobby feels responisble for what happened.  Miss Ellie goes to the hospital and sits with Jock, he tells her that if anything happens to him, she needs to keep the family together. 

At the ranch Pam rides out to see Bobby, she asks him why he didn't go see his father, (I guess it doesn't count that he was in the room while he was asleep) she tells him that he shouldn't feel guilty.  Jock has some old friend with him when Bobby comes to visit.  Jock asks about the consturction business he was talking about, he says he put it on the shelf for now.  Jock tells him he heard that he's working the ranch with Ray.  Jock tells him that he doesn't want him to leave the company, and that he knows that JR doesn't tell him everything that goes on with the business. 

JR is at the bank removing the "Red File." 

At the ranch Sue Ellen is walking around the house like she's the mistress of the manor.  Pam catches her, and Sue Ellen tells her that when she takes over she'll through Pam out.  Miss Ellie overhears this and tells Sue Ellen that no one is taking over anytime soon. 

JR has brought the "Red File" to Willie Joe and Jeb, they are concerened about Jock saying that no one can drill on part of Southfork, JR tells them that's just something his father says to make his mother feel better.  He shows them the file, and it's a copy of Jock's will, stating that he gives JR the rights to drill on the land.  They joke with JR that the will is a forgery, he gets mad about this, so I think that it's probably near the truth. 

The doctor tells Miss Ellie that Jock needs surgery, and that they need to do it right away.  The family waits at the hosptial.  The surgery is successful and they are all waiting for him outside when he is released.

Final Thoughts:  I loved the scene when Sue Ellen is waltzing around the house like she owns it, and the dialouge between her and Pam is so funny.  We finds out what the "red file" is, and we know now that JR is up to no good, and I wonder how long before he gets caught.

Best Outfit:  While this isn't terrible it's just blah.

Fight Count: 1 1/2 (Bobby vs JR)

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