J.R.'s Masterpiece
"J.R.'s Masterpiece" is the eighth episode in the second season (2013) of the television series Dallas. The episode features the funeral of J.R. Ewing (played by Larry Hagman), who was killed in the previous episode "The Furious and the Fast". Plot The plot of the episode featured the funeral service of J.R. Ewing, as well as the memorial service, held at the Dallas Petroleum Club. Guests in attendance include Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval), J.R.'s longtime rival who comes to pay his "disrespects"; Gary Ewing (Ted Shackelford), J.R.'s reformed alcoholic brother; Ray Krebbs, J.R.'s half brother; Lucy Ewing (Charlene Tilton), Gary's daughter and J.R.'s niece; J.R.'s second wife Cally Harper Ewing (Cathy Podewell); and Mandy Winger (Deborah Shelton), J.R's longtime mistress in the 1980s. Appearing as themselves are Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and Dallas mayor Mike Rawlings. As a result of Hagman's death, and therefore his character's, the remaining season's plot will focus on the same question raised in the original series, "Who shot J.R.?" dubbed into "Who killed J.R.?" Production Larry Hagman appeared in seven of the fifteen episodes slated for the season before his death. The plot of the season had to be