10 Exact TV Moments That Made Fans Rage Quit
5. A Really Long Shower - Dallas
It’s not fair to expect a show to maintain its freshness after eight or nine years, and eventually, the sheer grind of creating stories is going to take its toll. When ratings for Dallas started to slip during season nine it was decided to bring back former star Patrick Duffy to entice viewers. A sound plan, but problematic considering his character died definitively the previous season.
Season nine had dealt with the fallout of his demise, so it was impossible to logically explain it away. The insane solution? It was all a dream, you guys. In the season nine finale Duffy is found taking a shower by his character’s ex-wife, and the events of season nine are revealed to part of a nightmare she was having.
A really elaborate nightmare that lasted thirty episodes, weaving together numerous characters and subplots, which were instantly rendered useless.
It was a huge slap in the face to viewers invested in the show, and it lost Dallas a tonne of credibility.