Barbara Bel Geddes is such an incredible actress! She can portray true despair more believably than virtually anyone I’ve ever seen.....has the ability to make you want to cry with her.
Miss Ellie was a woman of such strength, this was something. Barbara was a tremendous actress! I am watching Dallas almost daily, and I still love it. These two were excellent!!!
Miss Ellie was from an era where women were trained to be well bred poised, gracious, polite and in control. She always kept her feelings under wraps and did an amazing job as an actress! I love this show!!
Miss Ellie was nearly at her breaking point. JR had certainly put her and everyone else through Hell and back with the BD Calhoun affair, then the loss of Ewing Oil and their reputations all dragged through the mud, dealing with Bobby's pain of losing Pam, yet fighting with JR. And finally, she suspected Clayton was cheating on her. It's amazing she lived so long.
While Bel Geddes got an Emmy and is iconic I STILL think she's underrated far as old school actresses. Her name and legacy esp on Dallas seems critically underrated. Picture perfect actress. Linda too! Fantastic actress yet rarely got props her it :/
It's quite telling that they tried to replace her with Donna Reed. I love Donna Reed, but she totally bombed in this role. Barbara is the only Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing.
Wow, seeing Miss Ellie like this is so weird! She was always so in control, even when she was upset about something and this is such a stark departure for her! I do like the way this is portrayed because it seems so awkwardly real, especially the way Sue Ellen is standing at a distance, unsure (and probably embarrassed), while Miss Ellie drunkenly rambles. Top notch acting here from Ms. Bel Geddes and Ms. Gray!
msmithstud Yes, although I believe she knew from the beginning when JR brought her to Southfork that Sue Ellen was unhappy and she knew why. This, however, was a deeper knowledge of it and BBG really knocked it out of the park, as the saying goes.
Barbara Bel Geddes is a sterling actress every scene she owned in every emotion and scenario and her warmness and affection and every other emotion she portrayed made you feel like she was your own mama, she sold it sell and owned it, R.I.P. Barbara ❤
@@zhy590 Yes i do to........seems like "yesterday" it was being aired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! great show.......i always loved it when Sue Ellen fell off the wagon............the expressions on her face..........LG played the part "Well"........
Barbara Bel Geddes was the best actor on this show by a wide margin. Every scene she played was utterly believable and you never once felt like she was "acting." Bravo to a magnificent talent.
Watching this now through my adult eyes,I know the exact pain and frustration she feels, exactly.Those words may have been scripted,but that emotion was 💯% genuine.
Clayton was going through a "mid-life" crisis so to speak and befriended a young lady named Laurel Ellis. Miss Ellie finds out about the friendship and she does not take it very well. ua-cam.com/video/-4GqB9HxXB8/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/cH89tQlWvm4/v-deo.html
If Digger had been alive and saw her in this condition, he could have used it as his last opportunity to take Miss Ellie for himself. I think Digger vs Clayton could have been interesting.
I can't imagine the Donna Reed version of Miss Ellie pulling this off so well. That version barely got emotional like this. In fact, she never yelled at anyone.
I think that the storyline with Donna replacing Barbara should have been different. There could have been a lot of sisters and cousins she could have been acting whilst Barbara was away. In fact they could have had the last episode before Barbara's "break " together . The personality could have been the same as it was.
I just do not buy the fact that Miss Ellie would cry and get drunk. The Miss Ellie that I grew up with in past seasons rarely cried. She would not have cried in this situation, she would have been mad, angry and be tough and strong. This to me seems like a weak Miss Ellie. In the later seasons, they soften her character and she did not have that toughness like she did in the early seasons.
It's cast members like miss Ellie sue Ellen along with JR and cliff that were able to keep the show going for 13 amazing seasons shows like that sadly will never come on again 😭😭😭😭😭
Thinking about the original main characters. I honestly think JR and Cliff are the only characters that made it all the way through the entire series without being killed off, taking a seasonal break or had been replaced.
Yes, that's correct, and if we're being technical, Larry Hagman is the only regular who was there from start to finish because in the first two seasons, Ken Kercheval was not among the regular cast listed in the opening credits. He didn't become part of the opening credits until Season 3.
by this time there was a huge disconnect btwn the writers,cast and showrunner.....Sue ellen comes home to experience a seriously inebriated hostile miss.ellie acting ttly out of character....clearly disturbed about something n she does not call Clayton or either of her sons....few days later she goes off to the Caribbean alone Clayton walks through the door n asks who's gone to the caribbean? Jr replies your wife....you 2 having problems....clayton replies no.....they all head in to dinner....the nxt day clayton is in his new ofc......every show on nerwork tv does a table read prior to shooting the episode....how cld it possibly make sense that ellie goes off to a caribbean isle by herself not mention it in advance to none of her housemates including her spouse n none of them think it odd n take no action?....Clayton does not say something has to be wrong....i need to get to the btm of this?.....how cld this not be caught at the table read by the showrunner or any of the cast?
This was when Miss Ellie found out Clayton was meeting the little English cupcake Laurel Ellis. She thought Clayton was having an affair. However Clayton never cheated and stayed faithful and never got the English cupcake into the sack. JR in the other hand bedded her.
Very, very odd scene. It is strange to see Miss Ellie drunk. What exactly was she mad about in this plot? She never gives details in the scene. It is particularly weird that she becomes drunk over something that she doesn't explain in this scene. Yet, in more stressful times when Jock died and Bobby "died", we never saw a mourning Miss Ellie turn to alcohol. When a family member died, Miss Ellie struggled with her grief but was always aware that she needed to remain strong for her family. It is very strange (and possibly very poor writing) to have a scene where Miss Ellie appears to be falling apart and drunk over something that clearly is less tough than losing a family member. As always, Barbara Bel Geddes is terrific in this scene but, based on our knowledge of the character of Miss Ellie, the writing for this scene is terrible.
You're just watching this scene in isolation on UA-cam so it might not make sense but watching the full episode and previous episodes, you would have seen the backstory in which she believed Clayton was being unfaithful to her. Remember the story lines were devised and executed in the context of one hour episodes, not for 5 minute stand alone bitesize snippets for a video sharing site that wouldn't be invented for a couple of more decades so criticising the writing based on an isolated snippet is a bit disingenuous
@@valeria-militiamessalina5672 yes.... the terms "disappointed" and "broken-hearted" are so descriptive. they tell us exactly what upset her. thank you for the "helpful" comment. It sheds so little light on my question. LOL.
I remember Miss Ellie drinking and when I was in England,we play a scene where Miss Ellie was drunken,much years later when Sue Ellen was drinking.Greetings from Germany;-)
Miss Ellie liked to knock back a few...but she never got this cranky and mean when she drank. Miss Ellie had really had enough here. I even felt that she came down unfairly on Clayton at this point...because the heartache she was demonstrating was actually over Jock.
Agree. Remember she went and got him from Julie Grey’s apartment and he asked her if she brought the horse whip. I am still trying to figure out what made these writers weaken the Miss Ellie character so much in the later years.
Une scène si réaliste....une prestation magnifique des deux comédiennes. Miss Ellie qui était normalement calme s'était trouvée complètement bourrée ....
I,m surprised she didn,t turn to booze a "long" time before..............she,s attended enough wedding receptions to drink Sue Ellen /others under the table!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rrickarr Miss Ellie caught Clayton with Laurel Ellis. She thought Clayton slept with her. He didn't, JR did after he got evidence that could clear Clayton from a murder charge. It was either a roll in the sack or Clayton went down for murder.
Before and during the dream season Miss Ellie 's character was so very strong. When Bobby came back the producers made Miss Ellie to soft or in a sense weak. Miss Ellie would have never gotten drunk. She would be angry and tough.
SueEllen, even If she was like she did, she was the daughter in law very closed from her mother in law always..from the beginning until the end..her mother in law was acting here very uggly..even If she was very upset.."kind" Miss Ellie..
So much centered around alcohol, on the show..Personally, I think it was OTT, as far as alcohol, was concerned. Loved Linda and Barbara, two great actresses, however.
There has never been a show like Dallas👍
Marlana Edwards
Hey, don't forget Dynasty. It's a good show too.
@@marlanaedwards5296 And Knots Landing of course. Used to watch them all. Never got into Falcon Crest though.
you're right.
Never!
Never!!!!!!!!
Sue Ellen catching someone else plastered! There’s a switch!
🤣🤣🤣 right
Miss Ellie should have confied in sue ellen if no one else because she knows how it is to drink yourself into a oblivion.
That was shocking seeing Miss Ellie like this, she was always pulling through for others. 😢
Booze is sometimes not the answer! 🥺🍾🍷🍺
@@Canuckchick32 No, it's more like a temporary fix to their problems until it gets out of hand
Sue Ellen’s shoulder pads need their own zip code
😂😂😂😂
That's the way most shoulder pads were back then. 😉😄
Barbara Bel Geddes really got a chance to display her acting chops in this scene!
Barbara Bel Geddes is such an incredible actress! She can portray true despair more believably than virtually anyone I’ve ever seen.....has the ability to make you want to cry with her.
Lynn Voss I love BBG this scene broke my heart. Such an amazing actress.
Good actor though she was only 9 years older than JR
Why and the hell and how and the as a woman with her standards stoop to the bottle anyway.
Oh my goodness! All I can say is "Wow!" to this whole darn scene. Both ladies acted so powerfully here!
are you kidding, I thought it was terrible over-acting. no one acts like that in real life
@@ronyeahright9536 everyone is allowed to have a opinion Just like you
@@lashayyancey9829 no shit
Just a few years before it was the other way round. XD
Miss Ellie was a woman of such strength, this was something. Barbara was a tremendous actress! I am watching Dallas almost daily, and I still love it. These two were excellent!!!
The kids were great too
If Jock were still around, he'd be like 'Miss Ellie...what in the HELL do yew think yur doin'?'
Miss Ellie was from an era where women were trained to be well bred poised, gracious, polite and in control. She always kept her feelings under wraps and did an amazing job as an actress! I love this show!!
St. Barts woman please make a note of it!
Hans miller rare? Next to impossible
Backward views.
St. Barts it’s a shame women of today aren’t bred the same way.
Sel in no it’s called class
Miss Ellie was nearly at her breaking point. JR had certainly put her and everyone else through Hell and back with the BD Calhoun affair, then the loss of Ewing Oil and their reputations all dragged through the mud, dealing with Bobby's pain of losing Pam, yet fighting with JR. And finally, she suspected Clayton was cheating on her. It's amazing she lived so long.
Wow, ive never seen miss ellie like this.. its really heartbreaking.. i must have miss this episode? Barbara is such an amazing actress
I agree.
Eric is that you.....
It’s the episode where she caught Clayton cheating on her. She had just thrown him out of the house.
Loved Sue Ellen's character when they let her sober up
While Bel Geddes got an Emmy and is iconic I STILL think she's underrated far as old school actresses. Her name and legacy esp on Dallas seems critically underrated. Picture perfect actress. Linda too! Fantastic actress yet rarely got props her it :/
It's quite telling that they tried to replace her with Donna Reed. I love Donna Reed, but she totally bombed in this role. Barbara is the only Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing.
@ChrisBakerauthor Bell Geddes was undergoing health issues I think heart, and she needed time off, Donna Reed was temporary.
Wow, seeing Miss Ellie like this is so weird! She was always so in control, even when she was upset about something and this is such a stark departure for her! I do like the way this is portrayed because it seems so awkwardly real, especially the way Sue Ellen is standing at a distance, unsure (and probably embarrassed), while Miss Ellie drunkenly rambles. Top notch acting here from Ms. Bel Geddes and Ms. Gray!
DarlingNikki2 now Ms. Ellie knows how Sue Ellen felt all those years.
msmithstud Yes, although I believe she knew from the beginning when JR brought her to Southfork that Sue Ellen was unhappy and she knew why. This, however, was a deeper knowledge of it and BBG really knocked it out of the park, as the saying goes.
DarlingNikki2 I always felt BBG & Susan Howard were some of the best actresses on the show. Hated that Donna was written out of the show.
I think it's a totally unrealistic storyline for Miss Ellie though Sue-Ellen does a good Joan Crawford impression.
Barbara Bel Geddes is a sterling actress every scene she owned in every emotion and scenario and her warmness and affection and every other emotion she portrayed made you feel like she was your own mama, she sold it sell and owned it, R.I.P. Barbara ❤
Clayton had an infatuation with a young model and ellie thought he was cheating on her
I remember those episodes when she finally got back her spunk and gave him an ultimatum.
Including an artist's portrait of the model in Clayton's office.
@@zhy590 Yes i do to........seems like "yesterday" it was being aired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! great show.......i always loved it when Sue Ellen fell off the wagon............the expressions on her face..........LG played the part "Well"........
Dallas was the greatest series ever!!
Barbara Bel Geddes was the best actor on this show by a wide margin. Every scene she played was utterly believable and you never once felt like she was "acting." Bravo to a magnificent talent.
BBG had some amazing acting chops you feel her hurt. Part of me almost wanted to see her and SE share that bottle. 🙃
I have never seen Miss Ellie drunk before. Wow 😲 This caught me off guard.
I was not aware of Barbara Bel Geddes until Dallas aired. She was an incredible actress! I missed out on what must have been a wonderful career.
Sue Ellen: Miss Ellie are you mad at me?
Miss Ellie: You're probably the only person I'm not mad at
Sue Ellen: Hold my whiskey bottle...
This is too hard to watch. My mom had miss Ellie’s voice and when she was in the throes of dementia, she was taking on like this.
Ellie better chase that scotch with 2 alleve pm’s or she’s gonna feel that in the morning
Aleve was still a prescription then. My doc gave me a script for a bad back for Naproxen.
Dallas & Dynasty are such good shows.
The original Dynasty yes.
@@erika8214 No, Dallas was the original by years.
@@maureenmcgovern6119I think they meant the original Dynasty with Joan Collins, not the newest one that came out a few years ago
They dont make actresses like this anymore.
Right!!!
Watching this now through my adult eyes,I know the exact pain and frustration she feels, exactly.Those words may have been scripted,but that emotion was 💯% genuine.
Jocks death was too much for her to bear. Understandably so. Plus with the way the family started to unravel was painful to watch.
It was when she was together with Clayton,it was something with Clayton...some trouble but I can´t remember yet...
Clayton was going through a "mid-life" crisis so to speak and befriended a young lady named Laurel Ellis. Miss Ellie finds out about the friendship and she does not take it very well. ua-cam.com/video/-4GqB9HxXB8/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/cH89tQlWvm4/v-deo.html
People who let you down, break your heart. 😹💔😹
This scene broke my heart.
BBG does a good job here.
Barbara Bel Geddes.
You're the one that couldn't figure out that I was referring to her in a scene featuring only two actresses. Did you think 'BBG' stood for Linda Gray?
James Kennedy one of the best actresses on the show besides Susan Howard.
Good point.
1.BBg2.Linda Grey3. Susan howard
If Digger had been alive and saw her in this condition, he could have used it as his last opportunity to take Miss Ellie for himself. I think Digger vs Clayton could have been interesting.
Digger would have been after the wine, not Miss Ellie.
Miss Ellie from the first seasons would never ever became like this. Just like Pamela, she became fragile in some ways...
I can't imagine the Donna Reed version of Miss Ellie pulling this off so well. That version barely got emotional like this. In fact, she never yelled at anyone.
I think that the storyline with Donna replacing Barbara should have been different. There could have been a lot of sisters and cousins she could have been acting whilst Barbara was away. In fact they could have had the last episode before Barbara's "break " together . The personality could have been the same as it was.
I just do not buy the fact that Miss Ellie would cry and get drunk. The Miss Ellie that I grew up with in past seasons rarely cried. She would not have cried in this situation, she would have been mad, angry and be tough and strong. This to me seems like a weak Miss Ellie. In the later seasons, they soften her character and she did not have that toughness like she did in the early seasons.
Wow, Never thought I Would Ever See Ms. Ellie Drunk. But She Has Earned the Right!
This was a great storyline, where Clayton befriended that super hot English girl.
Terrible, boring, useless storyline.
Outrageous behavior for Mrs. Ellie Ewing Farlow!
Sue Ellen knows about drinking!
Sue Ellen finding someone else drunk...that’s a change!
Gary was the drunk of the family not Miss Ellie. Val always stood by him though.
What a heartbreaking scene. Barbar Bel Geddes did a wonderful job.
Even though Clayton didn't cheat on her, she doing what Sue Ellen did when Jr. would sleep around. Now she know what it feels like
Damn, I don't remember this storyline! Miss Ellie was really going through.😢
cos u 2 were pissed just like mizzelle
BBG deserved another Emmy
What a amazing actress
How did I miss this episode?!?! I thought I had seen every show. Miss Ellie drunk off her butt? What?!?!?!
I’ve always loved scenes of the Ewing women interacting with each other.
I truly luv watching Linda Gray she played up her beautiful eyes. Long live sue Ellen..💜
There’s only one Miss Ellie . They should put Dallas back on TV again.
There is no Dallas without Larry hagman. Ms. Harper Stacey.
Great Barbara Bel Geddes!!
It's cast members like miss Ellie sue Ellen along with JR and cliff that were able to keep the show going for 13 amazing seasons shows like that sadly will never come on again 😭😭😭😭😭
Dallas was the best show ever
Damn, that was hard to watch!
Miss Bell Geddes was an AWESOME actress.....Sue Ellen reminds me of Joan Crawford!!!!
They all were alcoholics to me. They all had drinks during the day,when they got home, before dinner, after dinner and a nightcap.
Another instance where Clayton ruined the Miss Ellie Character.
I guess that's why she kicked him out.
Saxon C I never liked clayton
Todd Mayo Clayton sucked. Lame replacement for Jock.
Yep
Miss Ellie the best 😍👍
oh god that was awful to watch.
More than scary seeing the Head of the House drunk
Brilliant actors
Thinking about the original main characters. I honestly think JR and Cliff are the only characters that made it all the way through the entire series without being killed off, taking a seasonal break or had been replaced.
Yes, that's correct, and if we're being technical, Larry Hagman is the only regular who was there from start to finish because in the first two seasons, Ken Kercheval was not among the regular cast listed in the opening credits. He didn't become part of the opening credits until Season 3.
Sue Ellen also made it thru
@@beckypeters5449 nope
by this time there was a huge disconnect btwn the writers,cast and showrunner.....Sue ellen comes home to experience a seriously inebriated hostile miss.ellie acting ttly out of character....clearly disturbed about something n she does not call Clayton or either of her sons....few days later she goes off to the Caribbean alone Clayton walks through the door n asks who's gone to the caribbean? Jr replies your wife....you 2 having problems....clayton replies no.....they all head in to dinner....the nxt day clayton is in his new ofc......every show on nerwork tv does a table read prior to shooting the episode....how cld it possibly make sense that ellie goes off to a caribbean isle by herself not mention it in advance to none of her housemates including her spouse n none of them think it odd n take no action?....Clayton does not say something has to be wrong....i need to get to the btm of this?.....how cld this not be caught at the table read by the showrunner or any of the cast?
This was when Miss Ellie found out Clayton was meeting the little English cupcake Laurel Ellis. She thought Clayton was having an affair. However Clayton never cheated and stayed faithful and never got the English cupcake into the sack. JR in the other hand bedded her.
Don't we all wish we had a mother like this unreal
Why do I feel like JR would've blamed Sue Ellen for miss ellies drinking
The Ewing's didn't need a chaser to wash down the hard booze. Boy Barbara earned her paycheck in this scene. 😳😳😳
I live dallas wish it was back on tv
Very, very odd scene. It is strange to see Miss Ellie drunk. What exactly was she mad about in this plot? She never gives details in the scene. It is particularly weird that she becomes drunk over something that she doesn't explain in this scene. Yet, in more stressful times when Jock died and Bobby "died", we never saw a mourning Miss Ellie turn to alcohol. When a family member died, Miss Ellie struggled with her grief but was always aware that she needed to remain strong for her family. It is very strange (and possibly very poor writing) to have a scene where Miss Ellie appears to be falling apart and drunk over something that clearly is less tough than losing a family member. As always, Barbara Bel Geddes is terrific in this scene but, based on our knowledge of the character of Miss Ellie, the writing for this scene is terrible.
You're just watching this scene in isolation on UA-cam so it might not make sense but watching the full episode and previous episodes, you would have seen the backstory in which she believed Clayton was being unfaithful to her. Remember the story lines were devised and executed in the context of one hour episodes, not for 5 minute stand alone bitesize snippets for a video sharing site that wouldn't be invented for a couple of more decades so criticising the writing based on an isolated snippet is a bit disingenuous
She is "disappointed" and "broken-hearted", she explained herself.
@@valeria-militiamessalina5672 yes.... the terms "disappointed" and "broken-hearted" are so descriptive. they tell us exactly what upset her. thank you for the "helpful" comment. It sheds so little light on my question. LOL.
Trouble is I know people like this.
Please why can’t we see these full episodes 😩😩😩😩😩😩🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭🤯🤯🤯😟😟😟
On Freevee. It's free but has commercials.
Oh my Miss Ellie drunk. You know her shit was real if she is drinking.
Barbara Bel Geddes was an icon, and a beautiful woman!
I don't remember Miss Ellie drinking!
Jerry Hinkle me either!
I remember Miss Ellie drinking and when I was in England,we play a scene where Miss Ellie was drunken,much years later when Sue Ellen was drinking.Greetings from Germany;-)
Miss Ellie liked to knock back a few...but she never got this cranky and mean when she drank. Miss Ellie had really had enough here. I even felt that she came down unfairly on Clayton at this point...because the heartache she was demonstrating was actually over Jock.
WOW, Sue Ellen's shoulder pads and Miss Ellie drinking heavily.
All of the Ewing's were alcoholic's.
Imagine how'd she'd react if she known the John Ross from TNT Dallas !!!! Miss Ellie would have probably shot herself
The best show
I don't know what you mean
I don't know what you mean by TNT
That Twilight crap isn't anything to do with John Ross.
@@southernbelle6108 They re-booted Dallas on TNT with the next generation Ewing's.
Barbara Bel Geddes was the best !
Never saw this episode. A bit strange to see Miss. Ellie not in control and she sounded a bit like Winnie the Pooh.
@Eagle Arrow 😂yes you're right especially the last scene.
Ellie would've never shown out like this if it was Jock and not Clayton...
FamilyGuy770 agreed.
Agree. Remember she went and got him from Julie Grey’s apartment and he asked her if she brought the horse whip. I am still trying to figure out what made these writers weaken the Miss Ellie character so much in the later years.
Sue ellen always been stylish in those nice clothes
Linda was gorgeous ...
Barbara Bel Geddes 👍👍👍
Sue Ellen should have joined her. Now, SHE could drink her under the table, bed or nightstand.
Thanks for the upload..I do not remember this ?? XD oh was this during that Laurel Elli s mess ?? XD
Une scène si réaliste....une prestation magnifique des deux comédiennes. Miss Ellie qui était normalement calme s'était trouvée complètement bourrée ....
I,m surprised she didn,t turn to booze a "long" time before..............she,s attended enough wedding receptions to drink Sue Ellen /others under the table!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Makes a change as Sue Ellen is usually the pissed one!!
Sue Ellen wants to help Miss Ellie and in her time of need.
This is the 2nd episode in which her character (Miss Ellie) has found herself drunk.
Really? What was the other episode, do you know?
I recall the scene, but don't know the episode.
I bought and watched the entire series and do not remember this scene.
rrickarr Miss Ellie caught Clayton with Laurel Ellis. She thought Clayton slept with her. He didn't, JR did after he got evidence that could clear Clayton from a murder charge. It was either a roll in the sack or Clayton went down for murder.
rrickarr It’s from Season 10 which is season 11 by DVD count.
Talk about shades of alcohalism
Clayton was cheating on miss Ellie
no, he wasn’t, but Ms Ellie thought he was… they were just good friends
Jon Ross was so sweet but when they rebooted Dallas they made him into a bad guy
He IS J.R.'s son!
Miss Ellie had a right pop at sueellen something was bothering her
She’s talking about my adult kids. No time for me to
Wow Miss Ellie is ripped!
Before and during the dream season Miss Ellie 's character was so very strong. When Bobby came back the producers made Miss Ellie to soft or in a sense weak. Miss Ellie would have never gotten drunk. She would be angry and tough.
What is she upset about??
2:18 Really going for that Emmy Award!!
My how the tables have turned lol
I was just a kid watching Dallas. What caused her to go drinking? I don’t remember.
She thought that Clayton was cheating on her
SueEllen, even If she was like she did, she was the daughter in law very closed from her mother in law always..from the beginning until the end..her mother in law was acting here very uggly..even If she was very upset.."kind" Miss Ellie..
So much centered around alcohol, on the show..Personally, I think it was OTT, as far as alcohol, was concerned. Loved Linda and Barbara, two great actresses, however.