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TNT's DALLAS Midseason Finale Was On FIYAH … Literally!
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The creative team behind TNT’s Dallas promised a blockbuster midseason finale and it lived up to it, in that there were so many cliffhangers it left heads spinning! And, can we all just stop a moment and take in how deliciously twisted Judith Light’s portrayal of Judith Ryland truly is!
The episode which aired on Monday night, burned down the house, ah Southfork to be exact! But before the fire started, there were flames igniting all over the place!
Pamela (Julie Gonzalo) sees the video of John Ross (Josh Henderson) and Emma (Emma Bell) having sex, which sets off a horrific chain of events.
She is already pissed off at her husband and her so-called best friend, but also very angry at Ann (Brenda Strong) and Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) for keeping that tryst from ever coming out to her! Later, Sue Ellen tried to make Pamela understand that she knows what it feels like to be betrayed and wanted to protect her, only Pamela tore into Sue Ellen and told her she was nothing but a weak drunk! So cue Sue Ellen to down every single bottle of booze she could get her hands on at Southfork until she passed out drunk.
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Next, Pamela uses her phone to track down John Ross who is at the Omni Hotel with Emma, who is also setting up the guy thanks to Judith’s words to her which were, “I know from personal experience what pleasure strong men can give women like us and how sometimes our hearts get involved even when we don’t want them to. Be smart, my darling girl. They heel better when they have a leash around their neck.” Judith knows John Ross wants in at Ryland Transport and is playing her granddaughter.
When Pamela arrives in the hotel room and catches John Ross and Emma in bed, you think she is going to pull out a gun on them, but instead is wearing the same green teddy as Emma … and she begins making out with Emma. Next, and at first appalled John Ross, joins in! As the trio are having their romp, Pamela goes into convulsions and John Ross and Emma find a bottle of pills in her coat … and they call 911!
Elsewhere, Drew (Kuno Becker) is back and hell bent on destroying the Ewings! Elena (Jordana Brewster) is panicked! Joaquin (AKA Nicolas) wants Drew to stay out of Elena and his way and their plan!. Elena realizes she should have never blamed Christopher (Jesse Metcalfe) for anything, but Nicolas (Juan Pablo di Pace) screws with her birth control and then has sex with her to get her pregnant!
Ann, after a big blow out fight with Bobby (Patrick Duffy), ends up at Harris Ryland’s (Mitch Pileggi) and the two kiss after she has drink. Realizing the closeness of the moment, Ann leaves at this point, but Judith is furious as she witnesses the exchange from the upper window!
Christopher and Bobby have driven off to try to find Bo, who kidnapped Michael from Heather (AnnaLynne McCord), after Heather and Christopher decided to be together! But from the looks of it, Bo set fire to Southfork! Or, did he? And inside Southfork is a passed out Sue Ellen! Later, when Christopher and Bobby arrive home to see their home in flames, they go inside, but are knocked out by falling ceiling beams!
So what did you think of the midseason finale of Dallas? What was the biggest shocker to you? What was your favorite moment in the episode? Weigh-in!
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Priscilla Pointer, ‘Dallas’ On-Screen Mom to Victoria Principal, and Real-Life Mom to Amy Irving, Dies at 100
Hollywood veteran actress, Priscilla Pointer, best known to primetime soap opera fans for her role on CBS’ Dallas as Rebecca Barnes Wentworth passed away on Monday, April 28th. Pointer was 100.
Pointer had two famous “daughters.” On Dallas, Priscilla played the mother to Victoria Principal’s Pam Barnes. The actress recurred in the role of Rebecca Barnes Wentworth in seasons 4-6, while appearing in nearly 44 episodes on the iconic 80’s series.
In real-life, Priscilla is the mother to actress Amy Irving, and in fact, the two appeared in more than a half-dozen movies together including in Brian De Palma’s 1976 horror classic Carrie, starring Sissy Spacek.
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Taking to her Instagram upon the news of Pointer’s passing, Victoria Principal expressed, “My favorite TV mama and a wonderful woman passed away today. My sincere condolences to Amy Irving and all of Priscilla’s family. Always a special place in my heart.”
Meanwhile, Amy Irving’s official Instagram account shared more touching details of the moment when her mother passed on sharing: “Priscilla Pointer, May 18th, 1924-April 28th, 2025. Priscilla Pointer, acclaimed stage television and film actress, and mother of David, Katie, and Amy Irving, died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 100, hopefully to run off with her 2 adoring husbands and her many dogs. She most definitely will be missed.”
In addition, Priscilla also played the on-screen mom to Diane Keaton in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Sean Penn in The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986). Throughout her lengthy TV career, Pointer also appeared in The Rockford Files, L.A. Law, The A-Team, Judging Amy and Cold Case to name but a few. However, it should be noted, Pointer got her first big break on the CBS soap opera, Where the Heart Is playing the role of Adrienne Harris Rainey back in 1972.
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‘Dallas’ Star Linda Gray Signs on as Executive Producer of Proposed Holiday-Themed TV Movie to Shoot at ‘Southfork’
Dallas star Linda Gray (ex-Sue Ellen Ewing) has signed on as executive producer of a proposed holiday-themed TV movie that would see her return to the former shooting location of her legendary primetime soap with a major twist.
Conceived as a love letter to the legions of Dallas fans, the project is a lighthearted romantic Christmas comedy, which finds Gray, and potentially Dallas co-star Patrick Duffy (ex-Bobby Ewing), back at Southfork Ranch playing all-new characters but in supporting roles to a pair of younger leads.
Teaming with Gray to shop the project is executive producer Larry Thompson, who cast the actress in last December’s hit Lifetime TV movie Ladies of the 80s: A Divas Christmas.
According to sources, one of Gray’s motivations for wanting to return to the real life Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas, is to bid a proper farewell to the beloved filming location after TNT’s 2012-2014 Dallas reboot ended abruptly.
The TV-movie script, is written by former Hallmark Channel Home & Family producer William Keck (who also guest starred on General Hospital as Russell and gave Morgan Fairchild a lot of grief on-screen), was inspired by the 1937 film classic Topper, which cast Cary Grant and Constance Bennett as glamorous matchmaking ghosts.
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In this upcoming project, Gray and potentially Duffy would portray a pair of former co-stars, now deceased, who are steadfastly guarding their sacred homestead from a Taylor Swift-type pop princess who takes up residence to shoot a music video for her new holiday song. As part of their plan, the spirits plot to sabotage the young star’s budding romance with the ranch’s handsome caretaker.
While the Southfork ranch routinely hosts annual, well-attended holiday celebrations, the property was remarkably never shown decked out for Christmas in any Dallas episode.
This announcement follows the news that Lifetime is developing character-driven TV-movies themed from the legendary soap opera, All My Children, one also being holiday-themed.
So, what do you think about an holiday-themed TV-movie with Linda Gray as EP and co-star shot at Southfork? Would you be interested in seeing it come to fruition? Comment below.
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Lifetime’s ‘Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas’ Brings Epic Food Fight and “Slapfest Coup de Grâce”
Get ready for the feuding soap opera divas, when five actresses known for their signature primetime and daytime roles are brought together in Lifetime’s new holiday film, Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas.
Saturday night, December 2nd on Lifetime (8pm ET/7PM CT) marks the highly-anticipated holiday movie premiere featuring: Donna Mills (ex-Knots Landing), Nicolette Sheridan (ex-Knots Landing), Morgan Fairchild (ex-Falcon Crest et al), Linda Gray (ex-Dallas) and Loni Anderson (ex-WKRP in Cincinnati).
Here’s what we do know! In story, five alums from the long-running soap, The Great Lakes reunite for a live Christmas finale. Uh-oh! Now take a look at the backstory of the colorful cast of characters (pay special attention to the clever twists on the actresses names!)
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LAUREN EWING (Linda Gray) “Everyone thinks I’m so damn good all the time,” confesses the junk food-loving Lauren of her second act as a lifestyle guru. “I don’t know how Gwenyth Paltrow does it!”
DANA CUNNINGHAM (Donna Mills) Now a sitcom mom, she’s yet to make amends to ex-bestie Juliette after abruptly leaving the soap back in the day. Not that she hasn’t tried: “When I thought the world was going to end in Y2K,” Dana says, “I reached out to her, and she never called me back.”
LILY MARLOWE (Loni Anderson) After replacing Dana on ‘Great Lakes’, Lily never again found a role to win her acclaim. “What do I have to show for (my career)? An arc on For the People – Shonda Rhimes’ only flop!”
JULIETTE MATHESON (Nicollette Sheridan) “She left me for L.A.,” the party girl turned fashion mogul recalls of Dana’s betrayal. Will their feud derail the entire event?
MARGEAUX ROBERTS (Morgan Fairchild) “Fasten your face-lifts, ladies, it’s gonna be a bumpy weekend!” The sassy grande dame of ‘Great Lakes’ sees the Juliette-Dana beef as the perfect escape from her own domestic drama.
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Now, making this all the more hysterical is the director of The Great Lakes reunion special, which makes the five women live under the same roof, is its former child star Alex, who has gotten his ex-girlfriend, Nell to direct the finale. Meanwhile, in the subplot. the ‘Ladies of the ’80s’ come up with a plan to get Alex and Nell back together.
As with any good soap opera, there is a major food fight. Linda Gray shared with USA Today ,”The food fight was one take. And it was fabulous.” And of course, their is a bitch-fest slap-fest. Morgan Fairchild revealed, “Oh honey, we all got ours in. Mine was a simple, ‘How dare you?’ with a slap. But I was hoping for a punch.”
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The movie’s EP, Larry Thompson, who is a Hollywood manager and has Donna Mills as a client, said that the entire scene peaks with the”slapfest coup de grâce.” What is that exactly? That is when Donna Mills pushes Nicollette Sheridan into a pool in a nod to Dynasty’s Lily bond battle between Dynasty’s Alexis (Joan Collins) and Krystle (Linda Evans).
In case you missed it previously, check out the trailer for Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas below, also starring Patrika Darbo, Alec Mapa, Mills real-life daughter, Chloe Mills, and Christopher Atkins with theme song by Tiffany.
Now let us know, will you be tuning in to the movie for a premise that should delight many a longtime soap fan? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
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I loved every minute of it. It lived up to the hype. I can’t wait for August . Please please renew!!!
I liked it a lot. I didn’t believe that Pamela was going to do something we wouldn’t be able to see coming and had never been done before. Boy, was I wrong. In a good way!
I thought it was a great episode with a lot of cliffhangers and questions to be answered.For example who really set the fire at Southfork?Plus if Pamela recovers will she remember everything?Plus will Sue Ellen,Bobby and Christopher survive the fire unscathed?I can’t wait till the Summer when the new episodes air?
Not surprise on how powerful the cliff hanger was considering it was Dallas who invented the season ending cliffhanger with the famous Who Shot JR episode. Since that time, most prime time dramas have ended their season and their mid seasons with a cliff hanger
I thought the threesome was a very bold move– and unexpected— was Pam trying to kill herself or just taking pills to work up the nerve for the threesome? She just told Sue Ellen she wasn’t like her, weak, so taking pills to kill herself doesn’t seem plausible. Perhaps she took just enough to make John Ross feel so guilty he would never cheat on her again.
As for the house fire– who started it? Could be Drew, Bo, or even Sue Ellen in her drunken stupor might have caused it. Perhaps John Ross ordered in burnt down to get around Bobby’s objection to his remodel of it.
And that Joaquin has all the makings of real villain — tampering with Elena’s birth control that is just nasty.
So it was certainly a jam-packed episode, almost too much considering some episodes this year crawled along at a snail’s pace.
Lastly I am hoping Judith Light gets a Emmy for her work, she has been wonderful in this show.
In the original Dallas a season ended with Southfork on fire and SueEllen drunk upstairs so last night really was nothing new. Big disappointment. This reboot is just no fun.
I lost interest in it…
It was probably the BEST hour of television I’ve watched in a really long time. However, when I saw that return date, I started breaking out in hives. What am I gonna do until August 18th?! Yeah, I mean, these other TV shows are ok, but NOBODY can do it like Dallas these days.
I’m really enjoying DALLAS, including the mid-season finale, and can’t wait till August. Hope the show is renewed past the last half of this season in August.
Great finale!! Judith Light is just amazingly creepy!!
Love me some Judith Light…when did she become such a ranging evil bitch ..perfect and sexy hot too
Ava…YES INDEED!!!!! AGREED!!!!! And…the character of J.R. Ewing would be BOTH proud and envious at the same time…LOL!!!!!!
In my opinion, Dallas went from genius to silly.
I loved it, and I’m old school Dallas. Who’d thought our sweet Karen Wolek was so darn creepy! Whoa Pamela I didn’t see that one coming. I didn’t know hubby was watching in the bedroom (I thought he left me to go watch baseball). I heard a big ole HOLY S#$%! coming from the bedroom. It’s too long to wait til August. Please make this a spring and summer show so it doesn’t compete with some other cable shows.
I’m hoping the 3some is a dream. It didn’t make any sense. Linda Gray is doing an amazing job. She deserves an Emmy … best drunk on TV ever!
If you really want to do something that would cause a stir on Dallas. Get Victoria Principal to reprise her role as Pamela Ewing. They never killed her off they just said that she went off somewhere in the Midwest.