SEASON TWO OF THE NEW "DALLAS" SERIES BEGINS WITH LARRY HAGMAN'S FINAL 5 EPISODES PLUS ONE..........

When actor Larry Hagman died on November 23, 2012; having appeared as JR Ewing in the filming of the second season of the new 'Dallas' television series on TNT, it was just two day after the 32nd anniversary of the night the, "Who Shot JR ?", episode of the original 'Dallas' series on CBS Television, 1978-1991; that made 'Dallas', JR Ewing, and Larry Hagman, worldwide phenomenon.  Turner Network Television on cable, TNT; premiered the second season of the new 'Dallas', on Monday night.  After a brief on camera acknowledgement by Hagman's co-stars, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, and the ensemble cast, of his death, they dedicated the next five episodes, his final work to him.  And if the first episode of this season two is indicative, the powerful portrayals of intrigue involving the Ewing clan and their rivals, that made the original series riveting to fans and viewers; is being solidified anew as the new series, developed by Cynthia Cidre, delivers on the initial work of the 'Dallas' creator, David Jacobs, thirty five years ago.  Current leading co-star Jesse Metcalfe, who plays Christopher Ewing, said in an interview on CNN last weekend, that due to the "Magic of Television", although Larry Hagman appeared in five episodes of season two before his death, he will be fully present in this season's sixth episode, J.R.'S Funeral episode, which may well be both a retrospective as well as a reunion 'Dallas' episode.  I am back in the saddle, resuming my fan and viewership, as I have been from night one of the miniseries in April 1978.  As I described it when made to defend why as seminarians we should be watching it, - as a modern day morality play of everything we will face in advising and counseling people as how not to be and why.  Besides, it's quite entertaining......Fr. Troy