UPDATE!! Falcon Crest mini marathon

So it's been a long time, since I've updated, and honestly even longer since I've watched any of the shows, since the move to the new house, my schedule has been all screwed up, not to mention all the great new shows that have started.  Anyway, I decided that I would have to do things a little differently, since it was so hard for me to totally recap the shows, it honestly too me almost double the episodes length to watch it, so I wouldn't miss anything I was writing down, and another hour at least to type it all down here.  And since I found a new hobby that is perfect to do while watching TV, cross-stitching.  I decided that I would just enjoy the shows, and write a synopsis of what happened with my thoughts about what happened, we'll see how this goes. 

So I had Friday off since I was asked to work on Saturday, and I decided that it would be a perfect time to start watching Falcon Crest again, since it was the last show I watched before my "break"  and since I finally managed to get the entire series!!!  So excited about this!  I watched while I was cross-stitching the last of 3 of the same project I've been working on. 

1. The Namesake (November 19, 1982)
2. Choices (November 26, 1982)
3. The Vigil (December 3, 1982)
4. Confrontations (December 10, 1982)
5. United We Stand... (December 17, 1982)
6. ...Divided We Fall (December 31, 1982)
7. Pas De Deux (January 7, 1983)
8. Above Suspicion (January 14, 1983)
9. Broken Promises (January 21, 1983)
10. Deliberate Disclosure (January 28, 1983)
11. Love, Honor and Obey (February 4, 1983)
12. Separate Hearts (February 11, 1983)
13. The Odyssey (February 18, 1983)

These episodes dealt with Cole, and the murder of Carlo Agretti, Maggie finishing her script, going to Hollywood, and almost having an affair, to finding out that Richard and Chase are brothers, and that his adopted father had something to do with Nazi's.  So Cole has been cleared but that doesn't stop the police from hounding him, and people of the town still thinking that he did it, even if the evidence cleared him, it was proven that a right handed person hit Carlo and Cole is left handed, if this show was on today, this probably wouldn't still be an issue, someone tried to kill Cole and make it seem like suicide.  Maggie finally finished her script and went to Hollywood to give it to the producer, (I forgot his name).  I don't know if my copy was missing a few scene, because once she is looking for an agent to the next moment she is calling Chase telling him that she has to stay and do rewrites because the movie is being made.  So this leads to her going to the producers house to work on the script because the hotel had complaints about her typing all night.  The walls must be very thin there I can only imagine what else there are complaints about.  So once there the producer tries to seduce her, which he almost succeeds but Maggie leaves and goes back home.  Chase's mother comes back to help him with proving Angela has been taking money from the vineyard and using it to buy the New Globes stocks.  She tells Chase to work with Richard, since it's Angela that he should be fighting.  Jacqueline admits to them that Richard is her so, and at the founder's day party at Angela's house Richard tells everyone that she is his mother.  Now Angela wants to find out why Jacqueline abandoned her baby and goes to France where she meets with the nun who ran the orphanage, she tells her that Denault dealt with the Nazis.  Through all this we also saw Melissa having a son, who almost died, Richard bringing the doctor who saved him, Melissa and Richard almost getting together, then publishing the news that Lance isn't the father but Cole is (Lance took the baby and had a paternity test done.)  Now Lance and Melissa seem to be together, working to get Falcon Crest.  Maggie doesn't want Chase to continue his investigation into the murder of Carlo and has moved out.  Vicky is having an affair with an married man, Nick Hogan, who works with Chase, who is now getting a divorce, and now Vicky has left home to move in with him.

Next time I'll have some pictures to go along with my post and include a cross stitch pattern I created for Dynasty.

Home Away From Home

Falcon Crest

Season 2 Episode 6

Airdate:  November 12, 1982

Recap:  Maggie gets home and finds Cole packing up his car with his things.  He tells her that he is moving to Catherine’s place and that he can’t take it at home anymore.

   Lance leaves Falcon Crest after telling Melissa that he won’t be home for dinner.

   Maggie tells Chase about Cole as they are getting dinner ready, Vicky doesn’t see this as a problem since he is still in the Valley, but Maggie tells her that it’s like he ran away.  Chase says that he can’t believe that Cole didn’t come talk to him first.  The phone rings and it’s Chase’s mother Jacqueline.  He tells her not to come.

   Chase goes to see Cole, he tells him that with the murder trial coming up, that he needs his family.  Cole tells him that he needs his freedom too, Katherine comes over and Cole introduces them to each other.  She tells Chase what a help Cole has been to her.

   Lance surprises Lori on the pier, she tells him that she is tired of all the secret meetings, she tells him that if he was his own man then he would be out on his own, doing what he wanted.  He tells her that this is just the way his family does things.  She tells him that she doesn’t understand it them.

   Diana is going over the report about what Cole has been doing with Richard.

   Jacqueline gets into a limo at the airport and asks to be taken to the Tuscany Valley. 

   Chase and Maggie are in bed when the door bell rings, Chase opens the door and finds his mother there.  The next morning she tells them that she hired a criminal lawyer for Cole, they tell her that they will stick with their lawyer.  Jacqueline asks where Cole is staying. 

   Katherine brings Cole something to drink, while he is working on the roof of her house, they talk about what she is going to make for dinner, she stumbles and he grabs her and they kiss.  There is someone hiding taking photos of them.

   Philip tells Angela that if Douglas knew what Richard would do to the paper he would have made other arrangements.  Angela tells him that it’s up to her now.  She says that they need to find Emma so she can get her proxy.  He suggests that she should buy all the outstanding shares of The Globe, she tells him to get on it.  Chase comes over and tells Angela that his mother is here to visit, he mentions that he will be bringing her for a tour of the winery.  After he leaves, Angela tells her lawyer that she doesn’t want Jacqueline on her property, Philip tells her that it will be hard since Chase owns half of Falcon Crest.

   Jacqueline and Maggie goes to see Cole, he takes them to his room.  Maggie notices that Katherine is doing his laundry, she tells him that she wants him to bring his laundry home.  Jacqueline tells him that she is there for him.

   Emma calls Chase and tells him that she is in Louisiana, she tells him that she was being followed, but that she thinks managed to give them the slip.  She tells him that she trusts him to do the right thing with her proxy.  He asks her to give him a phone number, but she hangs up.

   Julia finds Lance picking out some wine, she tells him that she wants him to go with Melissa to her childbirth classes.

   Maggie gets upset with Jacqueline for the things she bought for Vicky, when Chase comes home, he suggests that they talk about it after dinner.  They go outside to talk, and Chase tells her that she is only doing what any grandmother does for her grandchildren.  Maggie tells him that they went to see Cole, she tells him that she doesn’t think living at Catherine’s is a good idea for him, Chase agrees but tells her that there is nothing he can do about it at this point.  Maggie tells him that she is worried about Cole, and he tells her that they all are.

   Richard picks a new photo of Katherine and Cole for the headline for the paper.  Diana shows him a photo of Cole and Jacqueline, he asks who she is, and Diana tells him that she is Cole grandmother.  Richard tells her that they will have to keep an eye on her too.

   Philip comes over and tells Angela that she now owns 10,000 shares of The Globe.  She is surprised how much it cost her, but he tells her that the prices went up once Richard took over, he tells her that the paper is making money.  She tells him that they need to find Emma, that she really needs her proxy.  Philip tells her that they almost had her in Louisiana, but they can’t figure out what her plans are.  Angela tells him to put more people on it.

   Lance drives over to Lori’s for dinner, and Melissa follows him.  Lori and Lance go out to the balcony where she has the table set, she tells him that she doesn’t want to get used to the best, and he tells her that he isnt’ going anywhere.  Melissa watches them from her car.

   Melissa gets home later as Angela goes back upstairs, she says that she thought Lance was with her, Melissa tells her that she went out to dinner with a friend.

  Maggie meets with Catherine, she tells her that Cole needs his family right now, and Catherine tells her that she really disapproves of her, and Maggie tells her that she won’t let her take her son.

   Later Catherine tells Cole that she saw his mother, she tells him that she was right, but Cole tells her that he is going to stay with her.

   Richard goes to Julia’s lab, he tells her that he has come to talk business.  He offers her cash and that he will find Tony and get him a job for her shares.  Julia asks him how he will find Tony, and he tells her that it will be his problem.  Angela walks in and tells him that Julia isn’t interested in his offer.  Julia tells him that she will think about it

   Chase is showing Jacqueline around when they run into Angela and Richard leaving the winery.  Angela asks her how long she is staying, and Jacqueline tells her she will stay as long as she is needed.  Angela introduces her to Richard.  Something is wrong with Jacqueline after she meets Richard, when they are gone, Chase asks her if she is alright.

   Melissa asks Lance if he is going back to San Francisco, he tells her that he doesn’t care that she knows where he is going.  She cries out in pain, at first he doesn’t seem to believe her, he goes to her side, and then Angela comes in, she tells him to go call for the doctor.

   Cole goes to see Richard, he tells him to stop convicting him before he has gone to trial, and he tells him to leave Catherine out of it.  Richard tells him to get out of his office.  Cole asks him why he is doing this to him.  Richard tells him that he is doing it to himself.

   Jacqueline tells Chase and Maggie that she has to go, but that she will be back.  Chase asks her why she is leaving, she tells him that he was right, she shouldn’t have come.  She gives him a check for the legal expenses, he tells her that he doesn’t want it, but she makes him keep it just in case.  Maggie asks him if he gave her a nudge to leave, he says no, but he thinks that someone else did.

   The doctor comes down and tells them that the baby is in a breach position and that if could endanger Melissa’s life and the baby’s, he tells them that she is to stay in bed and that she should not be upset.  Angela tells Lance that Melissa needs the presence of a loving husband, so he needs to stay home from now on.

Guest Star:  Lana Turner 
Final Thoughts:  Okay whats up with Jacqueline and Richard, that was the most interesting thing to happen in this episode.  I kind of wish that Lana Turner was a regular in the show.
Best Outfit:  If this pajamas I would like to know what's up with the huge necklace.

Choices

Knots Landing

Season 2 Episode 10

Airdate:  January 29, 1981

Recap:  Judy calls for Gary, she wants to know when they can meet, Gary isn’t giving her a definite answer, when Val walks in, he agrees to meet her for lunch so they can talk.  Val asks him what that was about, he tells her that it was work, she tells him that he is working too hard.

   Abby goes into Gary’s office and sees the paper work that shows that he managed to sell all the stolen parts, and with her help Sid will never find anything out.  Later on Judy walks into the dealership and Abby watches as they go into Gary’s office.  Gary tells her that it isn’t a good idea for them to meet where he works.  She asks him to skip the AA meeting he is supposed to go to with Earl that night, so they can spend sometime together.  He agrees to, and Abby walks into the office, she asks Gary if she can speak with him for a moment.  While she is waiting for him Richard comes and reminds her that she was going to go to lunch with him, but she tells him that she can’t, that something came up.  

   Linda asks Sid if she can put up a poster for a car race in the front window, he tells her that it’s fine, he says that he would like to go see it, and she asks him if he would go with her.  He tells her that he will think about it.

   Abby calls a restaurant and pretends to be Gary’s secretary and tires to make reservations, they tell her that Gary already made them, and she finds out what time Gary will be there.  After she hangs up she calls Val and asks her what she is doing for dinner.  After work Abby stops by Gary’s office and pretends that she doesn’t have a ride home, and Gary offers to take her home.  

   Linda asks Sid if he thought about the trip, he tells her that he needs to talk to Karen first.  She seems surprised about his.

   Abby tells Gary that she is sorry for walking in on him and Judy, he tells her that it isn’t what she thinks.

Richard stops Abby when she walks to her house, they arrange to meet later when she gets back from dinner with Val.

   Sid tells Karen about the race, and tells her that she and Michael would like it, she tells him that she doesn’t want to go, and doesn’t think that it would be good for Michael to spend so much time in the car, then to sit and watch the race, he wouldn’t be able to use up his energy.  He tells her that he didn’t think about it.  She tells him that she thinks that he should go, but he needs to tell her what he decides so she can make plans. 

   Laura asks Richard if he is going to eat dinner, he asks abut Jason, and she tells him that he is spending the night with a friend.  She tells him that they haven’t been alone for a long time, but he isn’t interested.  She tells him that she tired.  

   After dinner Abby suggests that they have a drink before going home.  Val tells her that Gary will be home, but Val tells her that she should let him wait on her for a change.

   Gary tells Judy that she needs to look at things from Earl’s point of view, but she tells him that she is tired of doing that, she asks him what side he is on.  She tells him that she doesn’t want to be an unfaithful wife anymore.  Gary asks her what keeping her from leaving Earl, she tells him that she doesn’t know what to expect from him, she tells him that she wants him.  Gary tells her that he can’t leave Val.  Judy asks him why he is her lover then.  Just then Abby and Val walk in, Abby and Val see them, Judy looks up and sees them too.  Val and Abby go over to the table, Judy tells Val that she called Gary to come and meet her, she tells her that she and Earl are going to get a divorce.  Val walks away, Gary follows her and Abby sits down with Judy.  Val gets into a cab just as Gary comes out.  Just asks her if it was a coincidence that they showed up, she tells her no.  Judy asks her what she got to gain from this, Abby tells her that she isn’t the subject of the conversation.  Abby tells her that she is the complete opposite of Val and that is what is interests Gary.  Judy tells her that Gary has outgrown Val, and that she will be the one to wreck the marriage, but she will be the one to get Gary.

   When Gary gets home, he finds Val on the sofa, he tells her that Earl and Judy had a fight, and that he took her to the restaurant to talk, he tells her that he thought she understood what he was doing.  She tells him that she does.  He tells her that he will drop them if that is what she wants, she tells him not to.  Gary tells her that he knows how it looks, but he loves her.

   Richard hears Abby get home, and goes over to her house, Laura gets up when she hears the door close, she sees Richard walking over to Abby’s.  He looks up and sees her watching.

   The next morning Abby goes to Gary’s office, she asks him how Val is doing.  She tells him that she would be worried of he was her husband, and that she is there if he needs her.

   Judy goes over to see Val, she tells her that she thinks that they need to talk, Val agrees and lets her in.  Judy tells her that she doesn’t know what to say once she is inside.  Val tells her that she wants Gary.  Judy tells her that she does too, she tells her that they have been seeing each other, and that they are lovers.  Judy tells her that she is going to leave Earl and she and Gary will be together.  Val tells her that she needs to leave.  Judy asks her what she and Gary have in common anymore.

   Linda asks Sid about the race again.  He tells her that he can’t go, and explains that he needs to spend time with Michael because the weekends are the only time he can give Karen a break from taking care of Michael, and he feels like he owes it to them to stay home.  He tells her that Karen said he should go, but he didn’t think it was right.  Shea ask him if he and Karen always talk like this.  She comments that they have a very modern relationship. 

   Gary and Val go over to Sid and Karen’s for dinner, it’s pretty quite, and Gary tries to make conversation, Val is picking at her food, when Karen offers to fix her something else, she gets upset.  The men start talking about work, and when Karen tires to bring Val into the conversation, Val excuses herself, Gary gets up and goes to her, and asks her what’s wrong, and she tells him that Judy came to see her today.  She leaves the house, and Gary apologizes, Sid tells him that he doesn’t need to apologize to them, he should go after Val.

Laura gets home, and asks about Jason, Richard tells her that he’s in bed, and tells her that he is going out.  She asks him if Abby is expecting him, and tells him to go ahead and go, she doesn’t care anymore.  She tells him that she thinks that they need to go see someone to help them with their marriage.  He tells her that he’s got someone to see, next door, and she doesn’t charge anything.

   Gary finds Val at the beach, he apologizes and she tells him that she believes him, he tells her that he doesn’t know how it happened, and tells her that it doesn’t have anything to do with them.  Val tells him not to lie to himself, she asks him where they went wrong, she goes through all the things that they went through.  Gary tells her that they are good, and that she is doing fine here.  He tells her that he is the one to blame, she tells him that she is what went wrong, he tells her that he loves her, and she smacks him.  He looks at her with surprise, she hugs him, and they walk back towards the car.  

   Judy goes into the dealership the next day and goes to Gary’s office.  After Abby leaves, she closes the door, he asks her why she did it.  She tells him that she felt that Earl and Val had the right to know, he asks her if she told Earl too, she tells him that she iddn’t.  She tells him that he lead her to believe that he loved her, he tells her that he won’t leave Val, because she reminds him of how far he has come.  She tells him that that is pathetic and walks out.  She tells Abby good lunch.  Abby walks in to his office and asks him if he is ready for her.

Final Thoughts:  I'm so glad that this plot is over, I did not like it at all, I don't think we need to have everyone in the cul de sac having an affair.
Best Outfit:  Gary's turtleneck is really tight, it might not be so bad if it was not flesh colored.

Bottom of the Bottle Part 1

Knots Landing

Season 1 Episode 12

Air Date: March 20, 1980

Recap:  Everyone is at the Fairgate’s celebrating Gary’s promotion to vice president of Knots Landing Motors.  Sid thanks Gary for all his work.  Richard pours the champagne and hands out the glasses.  He gives one to Gary, who takes it.  Val is watching him closely as he takes a drink.  When Richard goes to refill Gary’s glass Val goes to him to take it from him, but he won’t let her and makes her go dance with him.  Later on everyone is still dancing, and Gary has been drinking more, Val is really worried about him, when they finally go home, he doesn’t want to go up to bed, and gets angry at her telling her that she is treating him like a child, and that he can handle a few drinks.  He is getting pretty nasty with her and tells her that if she doesn’t like the way he’s acting then it’s just too bad.

   Sylvie calls for Kenny, Ginger tells her that he’s not home, Sylvie tells her that he should be home, since he left her house 30 minutes ago, Ginger gets upset.

   Sid and Karen are still dancing, they talk about how Val and Gary were that night, suddenly they hear them arguing outside, they rush out and see Val trying to stop him from driving away.  After he is gone, tell her that he will come back, but she tells them that he won’t, and tells them that Gary is an alcoholic.

   Gary is at a bar (bartender is deep throat from the x-files), the bartender tells Gary that he’s been where he is, and suggests that he come back the next day, because he is cutting him off.  Gary starts to make a fuss, but a lady comes over and offers him a drink at her place.  Gary goes with her.

   Kenny gets home and when Ginger wakes up she tells him that Sylvie called, she tells him that he’s got  a lot of nerve having his girlfriend call him at home, Kenny tells her that Sylvie is only a client.

   Karen and Sid go over to Val’s, she tells them that Gary hasn’t come home yet, and that alcoholics don’t stop. She says that she is going to go look for him, Sid tells her that he will go with her.  They go to every bar and liquor store, they finally go to the bar that we last saw Gary, the bartender remembers him, but doesn’t know where he went, he calls Sid back and tells him something privately.  Val asks him what he told him, at first Sid doesn’t want to tell her, but he tells her that Gary left with a prostitute.  They go to the motel she works from, they see Gary’s car, and go to her room.  She tells them that Gary left and that he sold her the car.

   At another bar, Gary is starting another country song, which some guys at the bar are getting annoyed with, a fight breaks out.  Sid and Val drive up and see that there is something going on they get out of the car and go see what’s going on and see Gary being handcuffed and put into a police car.

   At the station Karen arrives and Sid tells her what happened, they leave, Val will be taking Gary home once he is released.

   At home, Gary is angry that Val got Sid involved.  He goes upstairs to change for work, Val tells him that he can have the day off, and that no one expects him to go in today.

   The next day at work Gary who seems to be a bit on edge, tells Sid that he’s got a business lunch.  At first Sid tells him that he will go instead, Gary is getting a bet hyper, and agrees, but Sid tells him that it’s ok that he should go. 

   At the lunch Gary is having a hard time concentration, he is looking out the window, hardly listening to the other men at the table, they order another martini, Gary orders a coffee, he watches the bartender making the drinks, then calls the waitress and orders one for himself too.

   Sylvie tells Kenny that she wants them to go away together, she tells him that she is tired of what they’ve got.  He asks her why she called the house.  She tells him she just wanted to talk.  He tells her that he knows that she is lying and that she better not do it again.  She asks when she will see him again.  He tells her to tell him.

   Gary gets back to the dealership, Sid can see that he has been drinking, Sid tells him to go take break in the office, Gary gets upset and wants to know why everyone is on his case.  Gary tells Sid that he can take his job and stuff it, and walks out, he goes to a bar.

   At home Val is helping Karen bring a tree to the backyard.  When Sid gets home he tells Val about Gary drinking, she asks him why he let him go alone.  Sid apologizes, she tells  him that she is sorry too.  Karen tries to encourage her, but Val says that it’s different, because she now sees that Gary doesn’t need a reason to drink, he will drink at anytime. 

   Kenny ask Ginger which picture of Sylvie she like better, Ginger tells him that she doesn’t appreciate him flaunting his affair in her face.  He denies it again.

   Gary goes to the beach, as he walks down the steps of the pier a group of thugs surround him and start hassling him, Gary takes his jacket off to fight them, he deosn’t notice that one of the guys takes him wallet out of his jacket pocket.  Once they have the wallet, they leave him.

   Karen is sitting with Val, she asks her if she wants her to go, and Val says no, she asks what if Gary doesn’t come home.  Karen tells her that since coming to Knots Landing Gary has become a different person, so it’s reasonable that he had a set back, but that he has Val and Karen knows that she will be able to help him.

   Gary goes to a liquor store and wants to buy some whiskey, but he realizes that he doesn’t have his wallet, he throws a bunch of coins on the counter, the clerk tells him that he’s only go enough for the wine.  Gary tries to take the bottle, but the clerk pulls gun on him, they stand there a moment before Gary takes the wine and leaves.  He goes to the beach to drink the wine.

   Sid, Karen and Val are over at Richard’s making a plan to look for Gary, who has been gone for 3 days.  They go to look for him, but Richard stays behind, Laura tells him to go that Gary is his friend.  Richard tells her that Gary doesn’t like him that he tired to be friends.  She gives him a look that makes him leave the house.

   Gary wakes up under the pier, he stumbles to his feet, and moves towards the water, he passes a bum sleeping, with a bottle in his arms.  Gary pulls it out of his hands, waking the man, who cries for him to give it back, but Gary finishes it off.  The man passes out again, and Gary goes off collapsing in the sand, and starts to cry.
Final Thoughts:  I thought this was a great way to end the season, I don't like the Kenny/Ginger/Sylvie storyline, it will be interesting to see where this is going.

Best Outfit:  Wow, this seems really casual to wear when you are having a party with your neighbors, no shoes too.  The muumuu isn't that youthful especially the pattern at the top.

The Outsiders

Dallas

Season 1 Episode 27

Air Date:  March 16, 1979

Recap:  Miss Ellie asks JR why he’s calling Mr. Mainwaring, he tells her that just because the weddings off doesn’t mean that they still can’t do business together.  Miss Ellie tells JR not to talk about the Mainwaring’s again.  Bobby offers to take Lucy to school, instead he gives her a new car, he tells her it’s because he thinks that he deserves it.

   At the office there is a Mr. Morgan in JR’s office he tells Jock and JR that the O.L.M have stopped them from their test drilling, because they had a delay with the environmental report, JR says that Cliff is just holding them up.  JR tells Jock that they need to do something about Cliff, and remove the O.L.M.  They need to get someone with a lot of power to help them out, they decided to call Sam Culver, he owes Jock a favor.

   At a bar (which a group that looks like it could be a part of the Partridge family) there is a group of people that we’ve never seen before, they all want to go somewhere else to dance, except for one lady, she says she wants to stay and listen to the music, one of the men doesn’t like that starts to give her a hard time, they are getting a lot of notice from the other people in the bar, one of them is Ray, he comes over and suggests that the guy leaves before a fight breaks out. She thanks Ray and he asks if she would like to have a drink with him.  Later they are talking about him working the ranch.  Her cab arrives and she tells him that she had a good time, he asks if they can get together again, she asks if he will be here the next night, he said he might.

   Sam is late for lunch with JR and Jock, when he does arrive they talk to him about how Cliff is out to get the Ewing’s and they want him to help them get some laws past that will help them out, I doubt even then that you could get laws past as fast as they would need them to help them.  He tells them that he needs to look in to it, and they invite him and his wife to dinner at Southfork.  She comes to pick him up, and he introduces Jock and JR to his wife Donna, she’s the lady from the bar.

   JR comes home and finds Sue Ellen drinking alone in the room where the family gathers before dinner.  She says that he seems pleased with himself.  He tells her that if she isn’t going to come to dinner, then he hopes that she won’t make a sound if she passes out. 

   Donna meets up with Ray again, he says he didn’t think that she would come, he wants to know more about her, since they just talked about him last night.  She gives him the basic facts, but not that she is married. 

   Ray tells Pam and Bobby about his new lady friend and make plans to meet up for a drink in a few days.

Sam and Jock are reminiscing about their past, JR is pushing for Sam to give him an answer, but he tells him that he’s not ready yet, he wants to talk to Donna about it first.  Miss Ellie tells them that she doesn’t want to hear anymore talk about business.

   In JR and Sue Ellen’s room, JR tells her that he’s glad that she didn’t speak during dinner, since she would probably have made a fool of herself.

   Lucy has come friends over, hanging out by the pool, they want her to go with them to a party, but she is still upset about Kit, and doesn’t want to go, one of the girls gives her a pill, telling her that it will make her feel better.  They all cheer when she takes it.

   Bobby and Ray go to the bar to meet up with Ray and his date, when they see that it’s Donna they leave before Ray could see them.  The next morning Bobby calls Donna to meet up with him, JR overhears Bobby on the phone.

   One of the members of the D.O.A tells Miss Ellie that they want Sue Ellen to resign temporarily as president until she’s had the baby and is back to normal, everyone knows that Sue Ellen is drinking a lot.   They ask Miss Ellie to talk to Sue Ellen about it.

   Donna meets up with Bobby and he asks her why she is seeing Ray, and if he knows she’s married.  He tells her that Ray was hurt before by Garnet McGee, she tells him that she doesn’t want to hurt Ray, and that she cares for Ray.  She tells him how she met Sam, and that she loves him but is not and has never been in love with him.  She knows that all three of them will be hurt, and she doesn’t know what she can do about it.

   JR gets home and Miss Ellie tells him that Sue Ellen is resigning, I don’t think she told Sue Ellen about it yet, but to save face Sue Ellen acts like she was the one to decide this.  JR wants to know where Ray is, and Jock tells him that he went to town.  He tells him that he has to go out to, and for him to tell Sue Ellen that he will be late.

   Ray and Donna are in a motel room, Ray tells her that he wants to go away together for awhile, so that they can get to know each other better.  JR is outside watching the window.

JR meets Donna as she is window shopping, he tells her that he wants her to convince Sam to support the Ewing’s, and if she does he won’t tell Ray that she’s married.

   Lucy’s friends get her to come with them to another party and give her another one of those pills.

   Donna calls Ray and tells him she has to see him.

   JR tells Jock that he hasn’t heard from Sam yet, but he’s sure to hear from him anytime.

   Ray tells Donna it’s nice to see her out in the open for a change.  She tells him that she is leaving Dallas, he asks if she is leaving or running.  She tells him that she is married, he asks her if she loves him, she tells him that her husband is rich, powerful and an older man.  He asks if he was just some young stud to her, she tells him that he is very special to her and that she would have had an affair before if it was like that.  She tells him that she loves Sam but isn’t in love with him, and that she told him that, and that she is going to divorce him,  Ray says that she can stay then, but she tells him that she can’t , she needs time to figure thinks out.  She tells him that he is a good man, and that when she comes back, he kisses her and tells her that he’ll be here.

   At Southfork Bobby tells JR that Sam is on the phone for him, JR is happy to hear from him till Sam tells him that he won’t be supporting them that he will be giving his support to the O.L.M. and to Cliff.  JR starts to tell him about Donna, but Sam stops him telling him that he knows everything already.

Ray tells Bobby that he’s ready to build that house on his land, he tells him that things didn’t work out with his friend, but he learned that he can still care for someone.

Final Thought: Things are going to well for JR and Sue Ellen, everyone knows she's drinking too much but no one will say anything.  JR is getting over his head and something is going to happen where he's going to be in a lot of trouble.  I liked Donna and Ray together, I hope that she comes back, but I just don't see her being 28 like she told Ray.  But now I know about how old Bobby is, since they went to school together.

Best Outfit:  This looks like Pam is auditioning for a part in Annie Get Your Gun.
Fight Count:  0

Let Me Count the Ways

Knots Landing

Season 1 Episode 3

Air Date:  January 10, 1980

Recap: Karen’s two sons are talking about girls, while Karen is making breakfast, Diana comes in and wants her to take her drive some of her class mates to the observatory, she tells her that she already volunteered her to take them.  The boys argue about the tomatoes Karen put on their plate, she gets upset with them.  Sid comes over and asks her if the kids are getting to her down.  She tells him she wants them to go on a vacation, just the two of them, he tells her that he can’t get away from the dealership at the moment. 

   Richard comes over and wants them to come to the PTA meeting, he’s running for the school board, and he wants to get a teacher out of the high school because he is showing them videos about STD’s  and has brought in convicts, drug users and prostitutes.  Richard leaves for work, but makes Laura ask Karen to be sure to come. 

   Sid is late for the PTA meeting, Karen asks Richard when he asks where he is, if he wants her to call him.  She goes to the payphone, but there is someone there already, he wants her to give him a dime so he can keep talking, but she says she only has one and her call is important too.  He tells her that he’ll let her use the phone if she smiles, she does when he makes a funny face.  Sid comes in just when she starts to make her call.

   Richard is listing off all the things the teacher has done, he says that he’s given the students pregnancy test, brought in a drug user who shoot up, but the teacher, David Crane, stands up and say that he never had a drug user shoot up, it was a diabetic, but Richard just bypasses that little bit of information, but brings up the shooting up part up.  Richard has a petition, and wants to continue the meeting outside, since the teacher showed up to defend himself.  David shocks everyone by kissing Karen, he tells them that that is how he teaches.

   Karen is feeling great about herself, she gets the kids out of the house for dinner, and gets a new dress.  She’s reading a magazine while waiting for Sid to come home, he calls her and tells her that he’s got to work late.  She doesn’t tell him what she had planned.  Val shows up, she knew about Karen’s plans, since she gave her some candles earlier, she says that Gary just called too.  They decided to go to the school board meeting, but first they eat Karen’s dinner.

   Richard is going on about how they need to have David removed from the school, David asks Karen what she thinks, since she’s got a daughter in his class, she says that she supports what he’s doing, but she doesn’t want her daughter to be so self reliant that she won’t come to her parents for questions..  David wants everyone to come to one of his classes and see what it’s really like, Richard says that they don’t need to, but Karen says she’ll go.

   Over coffee, Val confesses that she wouldn’t vote for Richard if it wasn’t for Laura.  David comes over to them and thanks Karen for supporting him.  They talk for a bit, they kind of leave Val out of everything.

   When Karen gets home she gets a call from David who wanted to know she got home okay and wanted to say good night.

   Richard, Laura and Karen all go to the class, where a pregnant teenager is talking to the class, she is telling them what it’s like for her.  Richard thinks this just proves his point, but Karen tells the teacher she is impressed that the students are seeing for themselves what could happen to them.  Karen plans to get the class together to make posters to support David. 

   When she gets home she tells Richard that she will make sure that the teacher isn’t removed.  Richard asks if it’s only because of his “curly blue eyes”?  I have no clue what that even means, the guy does have curly hair, but I don’t know how you can have curly eyes.

   At the school, the kids are making signs and Karen is making phone calls to parents getting their support.  David and Karen go for a walk.  David wants her to come over to his house the next day and have lunch with him, she tells him she can’t.  He asks if she can’t or won’t.  She tries to change the subject and asks about the stars, he has her wish on the wishing star, and when her eyes are closed he kisses her, and tells her that was his wish.  She says she needs to get back to the kids.

   When she and Diana get home, Sid is upset she was gone for so long, and admits he’s also upset with Richard. 

   The next day Sid comes home with some amazing pots and pans for Karen, they are none stick, he melts some cheese and makes her try it, like it’s some gourmet cheese dip and not just a bit of butter and melty (burnt) cheese.   David and tells her that he wants to see her, she says that she wants to see him too, he gives her his address.

   When she gets to his apartment, he tells her that he’s getting more support than Richard is.  He offers her a glass of wine, after he gives it to her, she tells him she doesn’t want it anymore.

  Diana gets home and tells Sid that Richard lost the election.

  David leads Karen to his bedroom, he is talking a lot, suddenly she tells him that she can’t do it, that this isn’t who she is.  When he tells her she’s just scared, she tells him that she isn’t, but being scared brought her to his place.  She tells him that he’s made her feel young again and sexy.  She thanks him for that and leaves.  He tells her that it could have been wonderful, and she says that it was.

   When she gets home, she sees Richard taking all the signs off the van, she tells him she’s sorry that he lost, he says that he’s a better loser than a winner anyway.  Karen finds Sid in the garage and asks what he’s doing, she takes his hand and takes him into the house to go to their room.

Final Thoughts:  I loved the final shot of the episode like it’s product placement for these pots and pans, got to love the light hitting the pans.

Best Outfit:  I picked Karen's dress just because it's not flattering on her at all. 

Fight Count:  0