Yes, that was David Jacobs' original plan. He thought that having Pam - Bobby's widow, and the daughter of Jock's nemesis/Ellie's former beau - square off against J.R. and the rest of the Ewing clan would have made for excellent drama - and, of course, I think he was right, lol.
By keeping Bobby alive, however, Pam lost agency (aside from whining about J.R. and pining for Bobby when they were apart) and even Bobby lost his playboy edge, because he now needed to be the white hat to J.R. black hat. It just wasn't as interesting of a show to me as what it COULD have been.
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