Dallas: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Dallas Season 1.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Reunion (1)
Sep 23, 1978 · 45 min
The Ewing family is complete when Bobby and Pam find Gary, the long-lost third Ewing brother. But J.R. has other plans: Get Gary out of the house. Something happens to only strengt
Reunion (2)
Sep 30, 1978 · 45 min
JR is frustrated with Gary back, and even more so with the return of Val, but he soon gets his way, as JR often does.
Old Acquaintance
Oct 7, 1978 · 45 min
Jenna Wade, Bobby's ex-girlfriend, arrives in Dallas seeking Bobby's help. Meanwhile, J.R. hopes that Pam's jealousy will make her decide to leave Dallas.
Bypass
Oct 14, 1978 · 45 min
Jock suffers a heart attack and must undergo bypass surgery to survive. Meanwhile, Bobby is sceptical of J.R.'s business ideas.
Black Market Baby
Oct 15, 1978 · 45 min
Worried about not being able to produce a Ewing heir before Pamela does, Sue Ellen decides to pursue illegal adoption.
Double Wedding
Oct 21, 1978 · 45 min
Pam is thrown for a loop when her ex-husband arrives in Dallas claiming they are still legally married. Upon hearing this, J.R. decides to use it to his advantage.
Runaway
Oct 28, 1978 · 45 min
It's Lucy's birthday, but after a fight with Jock, she runs away from home.
Election
Nov 5, 1978 · 45 min
J.R. tries to stop Cliff Barnes from running for state senate and gets help in doing so from Pamela.
Survival
Nov 12, 1978 · 45 min
Sue Ellen and Pamela fear the worst about their husbands when they receive news that the Ewing Oil plane has crashed.
Act of Love
Nov 19, 1978 · 45 min
Sue Ellen is devastated when after having an affair with Cliff, she learns she's pregnant and does not know who the father is.
Triangle
Nov 26, 1978 · 45 min
A love triangle emerges when Ray decides to pop the question to Garnett McGee, a country singer, but she falls for J.R. when he lands her a recording contract.
Fallen Idol
Dec 3, 1978 · 45 min
Guzzler, an old friend of Bobby's arrives in Dallas and the two decide to do business together by opening a shopping mall in Southfork. However, the rest of the Ewings are strongl
Kidnapped
Dec 17, 1978 · 45 min
When Bobby is kidnapped, J.R. and Ray come together to stage a rescue.
Home Again
Jan 7, 1979 · 45 min
Miss Ellie is beyond belief when her brother, Garrison, who has been presumed dead for several years, returns to Southfork very much alive.
For Love or Money
Jan 14, 1979 · 45 min
When J.R. strays from his marriage once again, Sue Ellen leaves Southfork to stay with her mother and sister.
Julie's Return
Jan 26, 1979 · 45 min
Jock gets back together with Julie, his former secretary, who doesn't treat him nice because of his heart attack.
The Red File (1)
Feb 2, 1979 · 45 min
J.R. has Cliff arrested for murder when Julie is found dead.
The Red File (2)
Feb 9, 1979 · 45 min
Pamela is convinced J.R. framed Cliff for Julie's death so Bobby sets out to find out what really caused Julie's death.
Sue Ellen's Sister
Feb 16, 1979 · 45 min
While Pamela is out of town, Kristin tries to seduce Bobby.
Call Girl
Feb 23, 1979 · 45 min
J.R. finds the perfect opportunity to make Pam look bad after she becomes friends with a former call girl.
Royal Marriage
Mar 9, 1979 · 45 min
J.R. believes he can create a business dynasty when Lucy announces that she is engaged to the son of a Texas oil family.
The Outsiders
Mar 16, 1979 · 45 min
Ray falls for Donna McCullum and J.R. uses the fact that Donna is married to Senator Sam Culver in his plot to stop Cliff.
John Ewing III (1)
Mar 23, 1979 · 45 min
J.R. becomes worried when Sue Ellen begins to drink while she is pregnant. Lucy also begins to head down a path of self-destruction when she begins to take drugs after her engagem
John Ewing III (2)
Apr 6, 1979 · 45 min
Due to her erratic behavior and alcoholism, Sue Ellen is sent to a sanitarium. When she is able to escape, Sue Ellen delivers her baby following a near-death experience. Meanwhil