I just watched the scene where the doctor told karen sid had passed after all these years the music in the scene and sid’s recording to Karen it still makes me cry 😢
“Is he dead? Just let me know if he’s dead.” That is the DEFINITION of character-based dialogue. The writers knew exactly how Karen would react in that moment.
Looking at it now, you can see that Don Murray’s credit is a still shot, he isn’t in any of group shots, and he doesn’t appear in any of the pictures in Michele Lee’s credit (unlike the other couples on the show). They did what they could to make it as easy - and cheap - as possible to remove him from the intro.
Oh please that's all Karen been doing is crying up until the surgery and his death which momentarily put her in shock . Trust and believe the tears are coming .. Selfish people wouldn't be willing to take care of a invalid like they would a baby... Karen pleading with him not to have the operation from fear of being a burden....
My God, the look on the Doctors face, I know it's a show, but that must have to be the hardest thing for a person to do, is to tell them their people is dead.
The show was so clever, they even included Don Murray on the opening credits for the two episodes he was on, so naturally we assumed he was going to survive the operation. That sad, dreamlike scene where they numbly walk to their cars and drive home, while the recording Sid made just hours before plays, is heartbreaking. You didn’t have to a fan of the show to recognize how good those episodes were.
Agreed. Dallas was too corporate- oil business for me as time went on. I lost interest over the years. Knots had great story lines that were multi-layered and overlapped many of the characters on the canvas.
Knots was about love rather than money and power and the themes the show was built around always endure. That's why it outlasted not just Dallas but all the competition too. Infact the show could probably run again today too.
Now when sid and Karen had Diana Abby was supposely 15 how come During the Charles Scott Flashbacks sid and Karen weren't married yet and Abby was older than 15 she was at least 20.
One of the saddest and so hugely emotional scenes i've seen on primetime dramas..Even the music was so sad you just can't help but feel sad...RIP Don Murray
Same and I remember feeling that way as a teenager watching it over 40 yrs ago. Still makes me teary eyed. They should have won the emmy for best performances, writing and episode that year for this alone.
I believe that was planned. Of all the characters who ever appeared on the show, Sid Fairgate was the closest thing to a saint. Richard had called him "Saint Sid" before.
This was a great series. To kill one of the main characters in a series like this was unheard of at the time and I remember really made an impact and made the show stand out even more because of that. BTW...his is probably the only time Abby and Val ever hugged on the show. The instrumental version of the theme song at the end was a nice touch to add to the melancholic episode. And yes, RIP Don Murray.
Yeah and I do believe that this was before Abby had an affair with Gary valines husband...At this point she had no reason to hate Abby.. Caron the sister in-law on the other hand disliked Abby with good reason ..
